MEDFORD 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
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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
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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
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. OTHERS FOLLOW'
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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 "
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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
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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
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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.
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