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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRTBUXE, MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. MAY .10. lOM. PACE TTTREE TO CHARACTER OF BOY'SABDUCTOR 'Egoist' Unusually Well Edu cated, Definitely Homi cidal and Highly Intelli gent Claims Psychiatrist By ROBERT M. YOREK (Awoctatd Press Staff Writer.) CHICAGO, May 28. ($) "Iotst." who algned the note demanding ran som for little George Weyerhaeuser, kidnaped Tacoma boy. drew at a least a partial sketch of himself vhen he wrote It. Studying the note. Dr. Harry ft Hoffman, Chicago psychiatrist, pic tured "Egoist" as: "A man unusually well educate! probably with college trainii; med ically and legally sane; definitely homicidal. If trapped; careful and methodical; with a surprisingly hUh order of intelligence." A specialist In the criminal mind aa head of the behavior clinic of the Cook county criminal courts. Dr. Hoofman said "Egoist's" note com pared strongl with a ransom note in one of Chicago's most celebrated cases, the Loeb-Leopold case. Then, a in the Weyerhaeuser case, a boy was the victim 10 -year-olf. Bobby Franks. The kidnapers weje Richard Loeb. then 18, and Nathan Leopold. 19, both brilliant student al the University of Chicago. The bo? was kidnaped and killed In an at tempt at a "perfect crime." The signature of the Weyerhaeusor pared strongly with a ransom note in note most strongly Interested the Chl- "We have handled dozens of gang ster notes at the clinic," said D. Hoffman, "and no gangster would have chosen that word. It's striking that he uses 'Egoist' rather that: 'Egotist. "It Indicates acquaintance at least with basic psychology, which must have been acquired in college. "Another indication of education and intelligence is the form of the note. It la written like a college theme. "Aside from the signature, the most striking thing about the note Is the one slip in grammar. The writer sars 'are lain' when he should "7 laid.' "The ordinary criminal, when he attempts to simulate education, be comes very elaborate. This man sim ply faltered, and then used an un common word on the theory that it was required. He was determined to how superiority. "The peaceable line. 'We donlt want to hurt anyone,' is the 'tip' on the writer's criminal nature," said D' Hoffman. "It's my guess he would kill If co--nered, the criminologist said. HAYES-TUTTLE TEAM In a hotly contested final game at the Med ford Badminton courts last night, Miss Mary Hayes and "Pick" Tuttle emerged with a narrow win. 17-15, over Mrs. Slater Johnson and Gain Robinson. The win gives Miss Hayes a total of 30 points In the race for the president's cup. A win re quires 30 points, and the tournament has now gone Into the fourth frame. The winners dropped two games In their bracket last night, but decisive wins in their other games put them Into the finals with Robinson and Mrs. Johnson, a team that had gone through their entire bracket without a loss. The next tourney will be held In the near future. TESTAMENT LEAGUE TO Carlton Null, secretary of the Na tional Pocket Testament league with headquarters in Chicago, will speak In the Federated church at Central Point Friday evening. His subject will be "Personal Evangelism." Mr. Null with Dr. John Stevenson, pastor of the Grace Presbyterian church of San Francisco, will be guests of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Charles Lewis Friday and Saturday, en route to Portland, where Mr. Null is on the program of the annual Christian worker' fundamentals conference. 'Cash-in" your Old Gold .for a fine GRUEN Watch! Quality Jewelry "--itlv Priced o Society and Clubs Forthcoming Piano Recital Stirs Interest Music Circles An announcement of much Interest to the musically-minded of the valley was made today when It was maie known that pupils of lmogene Wal lace, featuring Harvey Field, baritone, a pupil of James Stevens, at the as sisting soloist, will be presented In recital Tuesday evening. June 4 The recital Is to be In the Baldwin Recital hall, at 8 o'clock. The complete program Includes al ways popular numbers suitable for the talents of these gifted pupils, who have been preparing for many weeks to make this event a highlight of spring musical entertainment. The recital, expected to draw many from ne lgh borl ng cl 1 1 es as well as scores from Med ford who are ac quainted with the work of the group of young pianists, will include a duet and a two-piano number, besides the many solo presentations and the group of numbers by Harvey Field. The latter became well known for his musical ability in the high schol op eretta. Chimes of Normandy, in which he played the lead. The pUno pupils who will partici pate are Barbara Dorris, Emily Tyree Barbara Kendrlck. Jean Pbythlan. Geraldtne Bunch, Natalie Wilcox. Helen Chirgwln. Billie Piche. Barbara Lemmon and Phylls Phythlan. Mrs. Oolph Byrd To Be Med ford Guest Mrs. Dolph Byrd and small daugh ter Joan, of Burns, Ore., will spena their summer vacation In MedfoM this month as the guests of Miss Mar garet Hensley. Mrs. Byrd will be re mem be red as the former Bernyce Hensley, who visited here several year ago. Miss Murray plans Vancouver, B. C, Visit Miss Lucille Murray was planning to leave today on a several weeks' trip to Vancouver, B. C. Sh-) will be a guest at the home of Mrs. Walter J Ridell while In the Canadian city. Eagle Point EAGLE POINT. May 30. (Spit Mr. and Mrs. wm. Flckelsen Jr.. formerly of Butte Falls, called on Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stanley, enroute to Los Angeles on their honeymoon, from their home. In Aberdeen, Wash., one day last week. Mr. Flckelsen was a former student of Mrs. Stanley's, while teaching at Butte Falls. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. McPherson of Shady Cove and Mrs. Carlyle Nat wick of Long Mountain attended the funeral of "Uncle" Geo. Nichols In Medford May 27. The sympathy of the entire community Is extended the Nichols family in this sad bereave ment. Mrs. Walter Young, two children, Dorothy and Billy, and Mrs. Clarence Daviea and daughter Kathleen, of Eagle Point, left May 26 in com pany with Mrs. Chas. Frazler and two sons Charles and Alex, of Med ford. The Frazier's will visit the Grand Canyon in Colorado and the San Diego fair before returning home, Mrs. Young and children, will spend a month with her mother in Mountain Home, 'Idaho, and Mrs. Davies and Kathleen will visit at Nampa, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Robert La Rocque. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Seamon, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Charley, Walter Young and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pettigrew spent May 26 at Fish lake. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Dixon of Fort Klamath were week-end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle Henderson, leav ing May 26 for San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mrs. Dixon is getting along nicely after her recent accident and Is able to travel In a car, al though her broken leg la still In a cast that reaches to the knee. Now that school is over, some of the teachers have gone home to spend vacation. Miss Donna Earl left May 26 for Sacramento, Cal., and Mrs. Fern Wlnslow haa gone to her home in Eugene, Ore. Miss Yetta Olson expects to leave the last of the week for Eugene, where she will attend summer school for six weeks. Miss Wllda Darnlelle haa returned to her home in Medford. Ray Harnish of Eagle Point, who recently underwent a very serious goiter operation In Medford, Is get ting along fine and will be able to be brought home within the next day or so. Frank Rhodes and Orvllle Hender son came down from Trail camp on Tuesday morning and took back a load of road machinery the same day. Robert LaRocque left May 27 for Klamath Falls to do some more tele phone work for the Columbia Utili ties. Tom Riley is painting Roy Ash pole'a house this week. Among the many from Eagle Point who auended the Nichols funeral In Now It tke ideal time to 90 through your collection of old gold jewelry, trinkeH, etc. . . . and bring them to us. We pay the new. higher, full govern ment value. And we'll gladly apply the pro ceeds toward any of the imart new GRUEN Watches in our itore. GRUEN Watches tor men and worien from $2.73. Many of Younger Set Attend summer Formal Gray skies failed to daunt a large number of the younger set of Med ford, who in summer formal dr&k,. attended a highly successful danrv presented last night at the Masonic temple by the Medford bethel of Job's Daughters. Purple snd white crepe streamers formed a lovely ceiling for the hall, and the unusually attractive decoru tton scheme was carried ou ; on al' sides with spring flowers, fern and sprays of green. Music was furnished by Sebastian Apollo, Ralph Botts and Roy Finch, who proved excellent en tertainers. The dance was said by many to b-i the most enjoyable yet given by the Medford bethel, Social Ai-tivltles Give Way for Memorial Servire Social activities in the city gave way today for the patriotic observance of Memorial day, ana there have n been the usual number of events scheduled for this time of the wee, usually the busiest. Private and club functtons iv scheduled to increase In numoer dur ing June, always a busy month in the social throng. With outdoor events perhaps the greatest in popularity Ira the younger set, there will be much entertaining centering aro.md the Twin Plunges at Ashland, which open Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Colton On Vacation Trip South Mr. and Mrs. Sam Colton are spending several days In southern California, having left over the week end on a vacation trip that will take them to San Francisco. Los Angeles and the World exposition at San Diego. Mrs. Stewart Guest Today at Pankey Home Among Medford guests for Memo rial day is Mrs, A. Stewart of Eu gene, who arrived this morning for a brief visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pankey and family. Medford Monday afternoon were Grandma and Hattla Howlett and Mrs. Allie Daley. E SHATTERS HOIS TAIHOKU. Formosa, May 30. (UP) Another serious earthquake struck northwestern Formosa at 3 :45 a. m. today (2:45. p.m., Wednesday. E.D.T.), rocking the same area recently devas tated, with the loss of thousands of lives. The shocks before dawn today shattered houses In the towns of Talchu and Shinchiku, center of the terrific quake earlier this spring. The terror-stricken natives, mostly Chinese In this Japan-owned island off the coast of China, rushed into the open, cowering In the darkness. Casualties were feared high, but at present are unknown. CRITIC OF ROOSEVELT ATLANTA, May 30. OP) Governor Talmadge, critic of Presiden. Frank lin D. Roosevelt, today was elected Democratic national committeeman from Georgia by the state executive committee which commended th governor In a resolution as an ex ponent of "pure Jeffersonian Democ racy." He was selected for the vacanry caused by the death of Major John S. Cohen. Use Mall Tribune want ada. Phone 203 SNIDER'S MILK Will Keep Your Children Healthy and Happy Snider Dairy St Produce Co. 'WE LEAD ft iMlll RE (Continued from Page One.) closing some of the Institutions for lack of revenue. gammons also said that Dr. Fred erick Maurice Hunter, chancellor of the University of Denver, who re cently visited here, 'had made a very favorable impression on the board." Dr. Kerr, who was president ol Oregon State college for many years, was named chancellor under Oro gon's new educational set-up In 1932. Since then, supporters of the Uni versity of Oregon have been Increas ingly Insistent that he be replaced. Only this week, the board was pre sented with petitions seeking the Abolition of the office of chancelu, but representative groups indicated they might be satisfied if a new man was named to the post. Dr. Kerr pre sented his resignation nearly a yen ago, to take affect when a successor is named. (Continued from Pago One.) came up and asked if he might bor row the boat to cross the creek. The JurlBt replied In strictly legal fash Ion: "Yes. you may. It belongs to me and I give you permission ft use it." The traveler started rowing for the opposite shore, but, on the way. water gushed into the boat from hole In the bottom. In the middle of the creek it sank, drowning its occupant. An observer rebuked the Jurist for not warning the stranger of the leaky boat. The Jurist replied: "The matter of the condition of the boat did not come before me." Those telling this story point to the paragraph In the decision In which the court stated it was not its province to consider the economic advantages of the NRA so long as the constitution did not provide for it. On only one point were the new dealers in agreement after the de cision i.e.. their personal bitterness against the court. If their opinions had been expressed In public, a few of them might have gone to Jail for contempt, but they would have gone gladly. Only the fact that the decision was unanimous prevented an Imme diate indignation movement among the liberals. A sample of their view point Is contained In the private ob servations of one of the most astute among them: "Look at the history of the court and see what it has saved us from. what liberties It has preserved. "It saved us from limiting the slave trade, from stopping child labor, from the income tax, from minimum wage legislation, the first workmen's compensation act for rail way employes, the railway pension system and now the NRA. There has been some talk about Lawn & Garden Furniture Awnings BURKS 111 K. tlnlti. Tel. US 1 mrmmm . OTHERS FOLLOW' 1 viihitammsMiu u a boom coming out of the NRA de cision. A good many people have an idea that, if business gets the notion that the lid is off and that it can curtail wages and increase working hours, thus reducing the cost of production, it may go into production on a grand scale. In this connection, a delegation of laborttes had an appointment with labor department officials to discuss collective bargaining dispute the day after the decision. One olficlal (assistant secretary McOrady) stepped out to meet them and said: "There Is nothing I can do for you fellows today. We have no law any more; my hands are tied." A laborite in the back of the crowd replied : Well, there's another way we still have the picket line." CRATER ANNUAL A high school annual In new form was Issued yesterday by the Crater I staff of the Medford senior high school. Billy Barnum. editor. Issued the 76-page book to the senior class yesterday, with the remainder of the copies going out tomorrow. A fine layout of copy was excel lently handled by the staff In an effort to gain recognition from the National Scholastic Press association. The dedication was made to Dar win K. Burgher, retiring nthletic coach. Thirty-eight features are car ried, covering every phnse of high school life. Several scenic views ol the valley are displayed and messages from Mayor George Porter and A. H. Banwell, manager of the chamber ol commerce, are given. PARK INSPECTOR HERE ON ROXY ANN PROJECT Tj. L. Hohl of Snlem, inspector (c the national park service, is In Med ford today conferring with City Sup erintendent Pred Scheffel on plans for the completion of Prescott Me morial park on Roxy Ann. The fvo were busy today Inspecting the slta of the proposed CCC camp at the base of the mountain, the road lead ing to the crown where the park Is to be located, and the other projects j planum hmmc. nuni fuiiuieu uu ir- turning to Salem tonight. BURGLAR DISGUSTED BY FAILURES AT SUICIDE KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Iky 30. (VP) "I'm disgusted." Robert J. Noonan j explained when he pleaded guilty to I burglary charges today. Noonan ra- ' ferred to three unsuccessful attempts to commit suicide. He swallowed pol- j son. ate razor blades and gashed his ! wrists without permanently bad ef- I tect. . I Viryl jfc&i v asms 'wiwwiitwiwiiwlwiwgtyiiyat nvc me forget wmm I " rannon'a rumbling ring In our enrsl fci,7f w ,V H J iJ A L le "ie sordid pictures of lorn limllr, and AlRfji p . , V v eSVl5lfeI5p i - l suffering souls he Mnmped on our memory! l&wiv ' 4"' i I. el us recall the cries of mothers, sweethearts, ilY "Vr': '. -V.-;' ' -JSfr- ''iVS;'' children ... hereft of their lined ones Millions WV ' - r2" fc of men dead on a Irattlefleld. Tin e llilngs li I us .' V? ijt 7 VJ -1 Si remember . . . lest e forgrl the Misting price 5 s f A ?tfi&LZ I of nnr. If we have limits III it hem . minds V vA'&'t .tV"" a"r - that think ... we Ml ST OT rOItt H mV M The First National Bank WmMvKJsi " iihiimiiii l.l II Jill III I I iiii.ssm.il IN TACOMA CASE Continued rrom Page One.) managers of an apartment house, and Mrs. T. Gunnell, a tenant. Identified pictures of Davis as resembling a man who suddenly checkfd out of the building last Saturday. They said he was seen In comp.in) with a woman whom he eta 'mod w,is his wife. strung? Art loin Noted, "We noticed there was something peculiar about his actions when h came to us." said Mrs. Reed. On Saturday morning, she said, ths man went Into the room carrying a bundle of newspapers blazoned with headlines about the Weyerhaexis?: kidnaping. Two hours later he leT; suddenly with his woman companion and did not return. Police were no tified. Karpls. variously reported seen In California snd the Pacific northwest In recent months, is widely souaht ir. the St. raul kidnaping of Edward Bremer, wealthy brewer, who paid 200.000 for his release. Climax Seen Near. Reports the kidnapers of Geor.' Weyerh-ieuser hnd been contacted and S200.000 ransom was In a secret hid lng place awaiting delivery, led to p belief today the nine-year-old lum ber heir would be released today o; tomorrow. Noticeable relaxation of tension among authorities and a report two contact men had rwen named bv th- family lent strength to the theory the boy was safe and would be re turned to his distracted parents shortly. Also adding to the belief he would be quickly returned, was the state ment of a high ranking Tacoma pollrr orricer, who expressed the belief V day the curly-haired boy hnd been snatched by "local talent" and was still In the city. Enjoy Your Vacation and all summer social events 1 with a lovely new Lavendoil PERMANENT WAVE CLAUDETTE 113 E. Main. Tel. 1.11 H WA 7 vVM PAY VOTED BY (Continued from Ta?e One.) his mill would reopen Monday. Iist week h:s company agreed to the new wa?e terms of the Loyal Le gion of Lowers ay$ Lumbermen employe-employer organization call lug for a minimum wiine of SO cens an hour He presumed A. P. of L. members would not be discriminate:! against. Also at Lontrview last niht. 200 M. & M. Woodworking company em ployes voted 9 to 1 to reject a pUn similar Lo the one approved by the sawmill and timber workers. WORKERS ADRIENNE'S Friday and Saturday MM Wtyfyn f A new linen suits Values to der knits. for Rummer styles Reports from Seattle were that con ference between employes and em ployers were under way or arranged all along the Washington strike front where the tleup has been most serious. "KICKERNICK" Undergarments that fit at Ethel wynn B. Holfmann's Use Mall Tribune want ads. A 1 cake saijs Jrcsi longer, tlianhs to the CrcamTarlar i Schilling Baking Poivtler SPECIALS DRESSES Ideal froi'ks for vacation wear. Wash silks, prints and linen suits. Values to Special $10-95 TAirm Of TITP shipment of smart $3.95 KNITTED SUITS $25, in Miriam Gross and Sny Lovely colors nights $19.95 ORGANDIE DRESSES Also French Ginpham and Mousselinc de Soie in dinner and dance DC I.OU STRAW HATS, all colors in a special group at one-half price.