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Newspaper Page Textedford Mailt Good Business it U good business to um the classified page of this newspaper. These little Ads bring surprising re mits and In most cases prove to be a good Investment. Try them. UNE Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 12, 1935. No. 70. rm HE9T The Weather Forecast: Unsettled with showers to. night and Thursday; continued mild. llifihp't yesterday .81 Lowest this morning .. .. .vi M RIB nil onil ?fm By PAUL MALLON (Copyright, 1935, by Pail Mai Ion) WASHINGTON, June 12. Some fairly fancy bookkeeping has been done on treasury ledgers in the past. The Republicans often were proud of the neat ways In which they made the govern menl accounts give the best pos sible picture of their situation. It Is now evi dent they were amateurs. There has never before been recorded such an exquisite I'Al'i. MALLON degree of perfection as has been ex hibited lately. Consider, for Instance, the fact that the working balance of the treasury was increased by $300,000,000 over a holiday recently when no money was coming In and nothing was going out. You know a treasury account ant has to be good to show a profit of more than a quarter of a billion I dollars while the treasury Is closed. There appears to have been nothing particularly wrong about the trans action. What happened on the In side was that a bright treasury lad discovered that the books were carry ing reserve funds of the postofflce. TVA, HOLO, FCA. and a few others In special accounts as money already pent. He found out this money was being spent slowly. Why not put It back In the treasury till as cash on hand until the other bureaus drew on it? A holiday was selected for the re transfer. As a result, the treasury closed May 20 with only 702.280, 084.S0 In the treasury cash box and opened May 31 with 1. 020.402.625.03 'j therein. A stroke of the pen, acting ' like a fairy wand, had deposited ex actly 1327.022,540.53 when no one was looking. Thus, the treasury was able to beat Its breast proudly In the announce ment made last Monday regarding a new offering of notes and conversion of an old one. In a technical sense, the treasury prospectus for Its note Issue made Its cash position appear to be about 25 per cent better than It was. The securities and exchange com mission Is supposed to get after any private corporation that falls to pre sent facts accurately In Its prospec tus on bond Issue, but there Is little likelihood that it will proceed against Its brother department In the irew deal. Tor one thing, the treasury will contend that 1U hocus-pocus was le gitimate, good business. For another thing. It will say there was no con nection between the ledger-de-maln of May 30 and the June 15 financ ing. These explanations may be ar gu.d Indefinitely, but business men will Bgre that, inasmuch as the treas ury got away with it. it was "good." and even If they had failed to, it was "smart." Every time President Roosevelt goes to Hyde Park, wlsescres here re- (Contlnued on Page Pour.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Honey Reddy tn another of thore atrocious hats red this time, and strikingly like an inverted pie tin. A neon sign man standing on his heels sunburnlng the roof of his mouth trying to Inspect the Grand hotel sign from the sidewalk. Two grimy young hoboes emerging from a side-door Pullman with a two-ounce dog as white as Sonny Austin's teeth. Roy McConochle enthroned in his Model-T, enjoining hts passengers to hang on tight, because of the terrific pick-up. Gene Orr squandering that $700 he made last week, on a pin-ball ma chine. C. C. Hoover in a paper lid. not looking too much like Livingston but planning an expedition into the veldt of his upper 40. in search of a lost pig. Thirteen men around the council table opening bids, only one not wear ing glasses. Bill Allen. Pastoral scene entltied "Little Na- m rp study ' Charlry Campbell perchr re; on a stool busy milking 19 bovines. 1 inatllia Moistened PF.NDLETON. Ore, June 12 (AP) Welcome rain fell on Umatilla county's parched wheat lands last night. The precipitation, especially If continued today, was expee'ed to aid eren:y in .uiik the what crop, sit iim-cv, of th flHds in the liUti fc$ btjiOfid, CHIEF OF G-MEN IN nil DENIAL Old Acquaintance of Fugi tive Supplies Hot Tip Butte Trail Cold Volun teers Search for Ransom VICTORIA. B. C, June 12. (AP) The hunt for possible con federates of the kidnapers of nine year - old Georse Weyerhaeuser shifted to British Columbia to day after provincial police head quarters here received reports two of the ransom hills had been passed at Kelowna, B. C. A store at Kelowna reported to the police thot two of the hills had been passed there. SALT LAKE CITY, June 12. (API Frisked down the back stairs of the federal building while newspaper men awaited their arraignment in federal court, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon M. Waley, confessed kidnapers of George Weyerhaeuser of Tacoma, hop ped off for Tacoma In a United Air lines plane shortly before 2 p. m.. mountain time, today. The Waleys, who revealed a cache of more than sno.OOO In ransom money here, were taken from the fed eral building where they have been held since their arrest last week, and rushed to the Salt Lake airport by department of Justice men. BUTTE. Mont.. June 12. W) Search for William Mahan. fugitive ex -convict named as one of the Wey erhaeuser kidnapers, turned suddenly to Canada today on a "hot tip" from William Mahon. Gre.it Palls, Mont., transportation executive. Mahon, vice-president of a cab company, who has known Mahan since childhood, said the elusive, scar faced fugitive adopted an alias sim ilar to his name, tliat the true name of the hunted man is William Dnln ard and that he formerly lived at Vldora, Saskatchewan. Canada. He said he believes Mahan fled there when the search for him became too hot in Montana. Kimds piitrolled. All roads to Canada were patrolled a short time after Mahan escaped at Butte Sunday, abandoning his car and $15,155 of the Weyerhaeuser ran som here. Mahon said Mahan once had used his name when he was arrested on robbery charges. Another alias he U5ed was William Walward. Mahon said. Mahan Is the son of a former Du luth. Minn., policeman. Mahon said. The family formerly lived at Cando, N. D., and In Canada. As department of Justice agents turned their search to Canada, Ma rian's trail grew cold here, but a "gold rush" was on for the $8ff.000 of the Weyerhaeuser ransom he may have burled in this region. Police Chief Jere Murphy said he believed Mahan, arrested here la 1928 (Continued on Page Pour.) E ON LOST IDEALS McMJNNVlLLE. Ore.. June 12. (API Lewis J. Taber. master of the National Grange, told delegates to the Oregon btate Grange convention here today that Americans are facing a drouth "even more serious than lack of rain." Taber pointed to a social drouth, under which he declared people are lacking home-made fun and enter tainment: & drouth of wisdom In which he asserted common sense has been superceded: a lack of co-operative spirit: a drouth of pioneering spirit; an "economic menace wherein banks have failed, businesses have floundered and homes have been lost," and a patriotic and spiritual drouth. "There la more doubt now than at any time since the fall of the Roman empire." the crange master declared. "Western civilization stands at the most pronounced crossroads in 19 centuries. "If we preserve the character and the ideals of the people, they will not be destroyed. If we lose our Ideals, we will perish." Governor Charles Martin is to ad dress the delegates in selon here to morrow. 4 Income Shares Quarterly Income shares, 1.32 bid: , aj-ked 1.49. j Mr. shepiird ii Mrs. Emma' Snepard of Valentin. Nco.. is vint , ;ng here tn: vefc with her dauh- j Women of Empire Win Civic Battle Against Sawmill EMPIRE. Ore., Jun, 1J. (API History repeated ltaelf somewhat In Empire this week when the wo men of the town won another civic welfare battle this time over an spen burner at a local lumber com pany. On demands of the feminine population, the city council or dered the burner removed In 30 days. The women complained the constant fire kept babies awke. made Insurance rates higher, with ered gardens and besmudged the Monday washing. A score of years ago Empire wo men succeeded In having the coun cil bar untied cows from the city limits after a lengthy argument. ANNOUNCE WINNER SEWAGE DISPOSAL JOB ON THURSDAY Bids on the contract for the Hert ford sewage disposal plant were open ed this morning in the council cham ber of the city hall, with six firms having submitted bids. They Includ ed the R. I. Stuart and Sons com pany of Medford, Warren Northwest, Inc., of Portland, Dunn and Baker of Klamath Falls. Fred J. Early, Jr.. of San Francisco, Hoffman Construc tion Co., of Portland, and the Par-ker-Schramm Co.. of Portland. Although the list of plans and spe cifications was taken out by the Mountain States Construction Co.,- of Eugene, that firm did not submit a bid. The bids had all been opened by 11 :30 this morning, with C. C. Hockley, state PWA head. In charge o; the meeting. City and PWA engin eers, and the consulting engineer oe gan work Immediately on. tabulating the bids submitted, A special meeting of the city coun cil has been called for ll o'clock to morrow morning, and the contract will be awarded at that time. Bids for equipment have been submitted by special contractors to the six gen eral contractors, and only one bid, encompassing all details in the pro ject, will be awarded, according to City superintendent Fred Scheffel. Girl Singers May Get Chance With Dance Orchestra A novel contest will be staged by the new proprietors of the Dreamland dance hall In this city to find talent among young women of this city. This contest will begin Wednesday. June 19, when girl contestants will sing with George Dayton's orchestra and the winner of the competition over a period of a few weeks will be given a permanent position with this well known orchestra, according to an announcement by H. G. McClure. Mr. McClure and J. C. ("Bobby") Burns are now managing' Dreamland hall. The contestants will be Judged on their singing, dress and stage per sonality, and the winner will have an opportunity to travel with George Dayton's band when It visits other cities on the Pacific coast. Registration for this contest can be made at this evening's dance at Dreamland, or any other time before the opening of the contest at the Domino cafe in the Chllders building. ICEMAN LIVES NEXT TO KIDNAPERS' LAIR 1 fr .-i Jm i Elmer Cawthon (left), living next door to the George Weyerhaeuser kidnap house fright) In Spo kane Wash., identified pictures of Harmon Waley, arrested in Salt Lake City, and William Mahan, fugi tive, as occupants of the house at the time the mne-year-oid Tscoma, Wash, boy was held captive in rVrtrw-aVlifiirtfVafli lML press f fan!" PEACE ASSURANCE NEEDED BY WORLD F, R. IEUSCADETS West Point Graduating Class Hears President's Ap proval of Increase in Country's Military Force WEST POINT, N. Y., June 12. (AP) President Roosevelt boarded a special train here shortly after noon today, after addressing the graduating class of West Point, to return to Washington. WEST POINT, N. Y.. June 12. (AP) President Roosevelt called for an "assurance of permanent peace" before the graduating class of the United States military academy and the high command of the army oi these historic grounds today. Mr. Roosevelt spoke from a stand at the base of Battle Monument at Trophy Point overlooking the green covered banks of the Hudson river. Proposing peace to the uniformed men before htm, the president also announced hla approval of legisla tion to increase the military force because of a conviction that the army had been reduced "to a level unjustified by a due regard to our own safety." Mutual Understanding Basis. "The greatest need of the world today." he said, "is the assurance of permanent peace, an assurance based on mutual understanding and mu tual regard." Riding here by motor from his home at Hyde Park, N. Y., the presi dent waa greeted with the 21 -gun (Continued on Page Eight) WASHINGTON. June 12. (AP) Asking for $3,444,132 from the work relief fund for a survey of the na tion's recreational needs, the national park service estimated today that It would provide Jobs for 4698 persons. Including 3872 seml-skllled laborers. Officials said the national resources board had requested the material to help co-ordinate the land program of the civilian conservation corps, the public works administration and other federal agencies. The park service announced It planned to use the funds, If allotted, in the various states. Including: Oregon. $26,109: Washington, $43, 456; California, $161,652. MEDFORD PEAR-A D1SE OF PACIFIC IS SLOGAN "Medford. the pear-a-dle of the Pacific." A catchy slogan, if ever there was one, thinks the publicity committee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, for they offi cially adopted It yesterday. The slo gan waa the thought of Mrs. R.E. Blsnkenberg of Gold Hill, whose hus band Is a, member of the chamber, and actively serving on the publicity committee. The new slogan will be widely publicized, and employed on all ma terial sent out from the chamber of commerce. r"'h KIDNAPER'S BRIDE i , j CLAIMS ATTORNEY rJ THREATENED HER If the kidnapers of George Wey erhaeuser are prosecuted in Ta coma under Washington laws, Prosecutor Harry H. Johnston (above) will ask the death penalty. (Associated Press Photo) Taxes collected In Jackson county by the lax collection department of the sheriff's office from January 1 to June 1 total $626,116.20. This figure Includes current and delinquent taxes. Collection of current 1935 taxes, for the five-month period, amounted to $475,363.40, an Increase of 20 per cent over the same period In 1934, when $451,322 waa paid. This la re garded aa a healthy sign of returning confidence In the valley. Payment of delluquent taxaa. for the years 1928, 1020 and 1930 amount ed to $34,748.29. The sum la not em bodied In the above total. Most of this amount, according to Sheriff Syd I. Brown, la In $10 units with Inter est payments, as provided by Oregon law. The payment permits the prop erty owner six months more time, and removes the property from fore closure sale for the same period. Sheriff Brown estimates that 10 per cent payments have been made to date on half the foreclosure sale (Continued on Page Four) Th American Legion "Dart Game" room In the building occupied by the Marsh grocery store opened to a fair sized crowd last night. The game is played In much the same way as la the old time "Beano" game, with darts to be thrown Into numbered squares. Merchandise orders are giv en to those who fill out their cards first. The game has achieved remarkable favor In those places where It has been established, American Legion of ficials declare. At the present time the game room, which easily accommodates 80 people. Is under the direction of Earl Foy and Herb Strang. Proceeds are to go toward relief, and the building of new American Legion club house here. Clara Feldman First Wit ness to Show Entry of Ben Laska in Alleged Urschel Kidnaping Plot The arrest of Mrs. Clara Fold ma o and Edward Feldman followed shortly the discovery on November 8, 1934, of approximately $6000 of the Urschel ransom money burled In quart Jars In the yard of the Alvln H. Scott place on South Peach street of this city. The arrests were made In northern California after federal agents and state police had spent wecka search ing the Scott place for ransom money and clues leading to possible capture of the kidnap gang. The hunt cen tered In southern Oregon soon after Scott waa arrested for possession of ransom money near Rosoburg when he was critically Injured In an auto crash. OKLAHOMA CITY, June 12. (AP Mrs. Clara Feldman testified In federal court today Ben A. Laska threatened her with death unless ahe carried out his instructions In the dlspossl of her convicted kidnaper husband's share of the $200,000 Char lea F. Urschel ransom. Mrs. Feldman, whose honeymoon with Albert Bates, the convicted kid naper, was cut ahort by his arrest, was the first witness the government has introduced to show the entry of j Laska into the alleged kidnaping con spiracy. She made the accuaatlon on cross examination by Laska, whose theat rical courtroom demeanor drew the flra of Federal Judge Edgar 8. Vaught aeveral times during the ex amination. ' Repeats Accusation ' . . Leading up to the question after he drew from the witness details of his alleged part In the concealment of Bates' (70,000 share In the Urschel ransom, Laska suddenly shouted: "I didn't say to you that I'd cut your throat, aa the government nas tried to show, did I?" "Yea, you did," Mrs. Feldman re plied. "You said to me that If I didn't take your Instructions youd have my throat cut." "You took my instructions when you went to Chicago, didn't you?" Laska asked. He referred to a trip made to that city by Mrs. Feldmsn and her son, Edward, to which ahe previously had testified on direct ex amination. "Yes." Mrs. Feldman replied. "You took my Instructions In go ing to Oregon, too, didn't you?" Las ka continued, referring to another trip Mrs. Feldman said she made while seeking to avoid apprehension with the ransom cash. Ignored Instructions "No," ahe returned. "What." Laska shouted, rising to hla tiptoes and waving his arms, "you mean to tell me you didn't take In structions when you went to Ore gon?" "No," came the answer. "And yet you were In terror of your life. You were afraid of me?" he con tinued. I "Yea. t waa afraid," was her reply. "How many times had you seen me?" Laska queried. "Once, when I went to your home In Denver." "And yet, after seeing me once, you became so Impressed with my vlc lousnesa you lived in terror of me for months," Laska went on, his voice raising. "Mrs. Feldman," Laska Inquired In his first question, "you never gave me any money, did you?" "No," was the answer. Throughout the session, Urschel has been an Interested spectator. During the questioning of Mrs. Feldman by Frank Dudley, assistant U. S. district attorney, Urschel watch ed Laska closely. James C. Mathers, youthful Okla homa City attorney, who la Laska's co-defendant, watched the proceed ings with Interest. Mathers la accuwd of receiving $1, 000 from Laska aa hla fee for hla part In defending Harvey Bailey, convict ed pal of Bates. Married In Denver Mrs. Feldman testified her home waa In Tacoma, Wash., and that she went to Denver In September, 1832 for the .first time. It was there, she said, that ahe be came the wife of Bates, alias Georg L. Davis, a man ahe believed to be a carnival worker. "When did you marry him?" Dud ley asked. "May 15. 1033," she replied. She testified she and her son, Ed ward, went to Portland. Oregon, on July 17. 1033. and did not see Bates again until the morning of August 10. 1033. It was on July 22, 1033, that Urschel was kidnaped. Bates arrived at her Denver apart ment early on the morning of Aug ust 10. she said, carrying two bags, one of which was later discovered to contain his share of the Urwhel ransom. BASEBALL American. First game: R. H. E. New York 11 15 0 St. Louis 4 7 0 Batteries: Gomes and Dickey. Jor gens: Coffman, Wetland. Andrews. Heath, VanAtta and Hemsley. R. H. E. Boston ISO Detroit - 4 9 0 Batteries: Welch. Walberg and R. Ferrell; Rowe and Cochrane. R. H. E. Washington 2 5 1 Chicago 7 13 1 Batteries : Whltehlll and Bolton: Lyons and Sewell. National. First game: R. H. E. St. Louis 8 11 1 Boston 6 10 2 Batteries: Haines, Huesser, J, Dean and Davis; Brandt and Hogan. Second game: R. H. E. St. Louis 5 11 0 Boston - 4 7 0 Batteries: Collins, Haines and De lancey; Frankhouse, Cantwell, Betts and Spohrer. Hogan. First game : R. H. E. Chicago '. 15 IS l Philadelphia . 0 5 4 Batteries: French and O'Dea: Blvln, Pezzulo, Davis and Todd. Second game: R. H. E. Chicago 8 10 3 Philadelphia 11 13 0 Carlton, Henshaw, French and Hartnett; Walters, Prim, Dietrich, Johnson and Wilson. R. H. E. Pittsburg 7 13 0 Brooklyn 3 8 1 Batteries: Lucas, Birkofer and Grace; Leonard, Bablch, Munns and Lopeii. R. H. E. Cincinnati .. 4 8?. New York ... 10 18 0 Batteries: Derringer, Johnson and Lombard 1; Hubbell and Dannlng. 10 BOYS JAILED FOR RUNNING OFF George L. Roberta, 20, New York state, and Floyd Sheppard, 18, an es cape from the Oregon training school at Wood bum, are In the Ashland city jail today, charged with theft of an automobile. According to police they have confessed that last night they stole the coupe of Dean Pieper, Med ford News reporter, while It waa park ed Just off Main street In the vacant lot west of Front street. According to the alleged confession to Charles Talent. Ashland chief of police, the two were arrested by Ash land city officer, Pat Dunn, at 2 o'clock this momlns, im'.c In ths act of siphoning gasoline from one auto to refuel a second atolen car In which they were riding, a model T Ford The Ashland report shows that the two stayed In the Medford transient camp on the night of June 10, and had been hanging around the streets of Medford alnce then. Last night the two decided to steal a car, the police said, choosing a Ford V-B park ed on Main street, and unlocked. The Ford had very little gas In It. how ever, and the two decided upon Ple- per's oar, parked nearby. Thla ma chine took them as far aa the vicinity of the Jackson Hot springs, and then ran out of gas. They pushed It to the side of the road, and walked Into Ashland. There they tried seven cars, finding them all locked, before coin ing upon a model A Ford, unlocked and with plenty of gas. They could not start this car, however, pushing It downhill for several blocks In an effort to do so. They then found the model T, but this car had no gas. It waa while they were preparing to take the gasoline from the model A that the Ashland prowl car picked them up. Talent stated. Talent stated that the two would probably be turned over to the sher iff's office here, and held In the conn, ty jail for the circuit court, and ac tion by the grand Jury. 8 POUND SON JOINS Don't be too surprised If some time In the immediate future a very, very young man calls st your home to Interest you In "one of our general coverage policies which pro tects you, gives you a sense of se curity, and" That young man will probably be Jaok Lee Moad. son of Mr. and Mra. J. D. Moad of 123 Vancouver street. They say that salesmen are born, not made, and Jack Lee waa born Sunday, June 0, at the Community hospital, son of Metropolitan Life's star salesman here. The new sales man weighed 8 pounds and II ounces, and both he and the mother are .doing nicely. E HERE TOMORROW Over 200 Entered in State Shoot Gun Club Grounds Scene of Brisk Activity in Preparation Today The event: Cregon State Trap Shoot. The Place: Medford Gun club, adjne-nt to the municipal air port. The Time: Starts at 9 a.m. to morrow, continues for four days: ends Sunday. The Contestants : Top ranking scatter gunners of the west. The Prizes: Cash and trophies. Who May Attend: Anyone. No admission charge. Keen - eyed, ool - nerved shotgun artists from half a dozen western states continued to arrive here today for the Oregon state trap shoot, which will open tomorrow morning at 0:00 o'clock for a four-day run. It became definitely known today that more than 200 expert scatter gunners will line up behind the trap houses during the four-day meet, the big cash and trophy prizes hav ing attracted an unusually large of entries. The tournament, under auspices of the Medford Gun club. Is described by club officers aa on of the largest held in the United States In recent years. Add Finishing Touches. The gun club grounds today were) the acene of feverish activity aa s crew of workmen put the finishing touches to the field and equipment for the opening shot tomorrow. Th work was. being done under th supervision of T. E. Daniels, presi dent of the Medford Gun club, and of the Oregon State Trapshootlnff association. Mr. Daniels was one of the busiest men on the scene and hts presenco was continually de manded In a dozen places at once. At noon he announced that tho (Continued on Page Three) RELIEF IN m Relief expenditures In . Jackson county for the month of May totaled 16,304.26, according to figures pre pared by the county clerk's office. Ill is described as en average monthly expenditure for relief. Expenditures to date ana well within the budget. The total for the year, to June 1, 14 $23,864. May relief allotments were as fol lows: Hospitalization ...-..iI,a24.38 Miscellaneous relief 1,042.83 Burials 80.00 Regular indigents .,.....,m., 1.332.20 Old-age pensions 2,201.17 Indigent soldiers 33 63 Hen Watches Average THE DALLES. Ore., June 12. (API O. S. McCorkle .believes he has a hen which attempts to adhere to the law of averages. A couple of days ago McCorkle exhibited an egg meas urlng 7 Inches around ( length wise), and now he has a sample from the same chicken about the size of filbert. HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. June U Hope nobody don't appeal this kidnaping oase to the su preme court, for it certainly interferes with state rights, and as thev have iust decided the federal government has n more standing than feanta Clans, why, they might make 'cm turn 'cm loose. It kinder shows that the gov eminent can do something. Thev oucht to turn all crime over to 'em and take it out of local politics, but all they have to do to find out who the crim innl is nowadays, just find the one that's been pardoned the most times. These two guys seemed to just have made one night stands out of all the jails in the northwest.