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MEDFOTiD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1933.
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By Ull MAU.ON
(Copyright, 1035, by Paul Matlon)
WASHINGTON, July 17. Midsum
mer day-dreaming about politics con
tinues. The latest vision conjured up
Dy p O 1 l v 1 FW?
clans around the
electric fans Is
that President
Roosevelt may be
defeated for re
nomlnatlon a t
the Democratic
convention. This
view seems to be
widespread
around the coun
t r y. Apparently
the wish of cer
tain Democratic
I'M. I. AI.V1.LON
coneressmcn Is the
father of the
thought.
Every practical politician knows It
is next to impossible to prevent re
nomlnatlon of a president. He con
trols the party organization.
The dream ends when you start
considering who could be nominated
In Mr. Roosevelt's place. Senator
Byrd? He would not consider It. Lew
Douglas? He has no organized po
litical following. Huey Long or Gov
ernor Talmadge? Their candidacies
are so weak that even they know they
have no chance. These names Just
about exhaust the possibilities.
The facts behind this situation
seem to be: Some of the conservative
and radical Democrats would like to
get rid of Mr. Roosevelt at the con
vention and are trlal-balloonlng the
suggestion. They know his popular
ity would have to decrease to noth
ing before any formidable movement
could even be started. The talk Is
being fostered mainly In an effort to
influence his actions. Conservatives
want to frighten him Into going a
little slower. Radicals vice-versa.
A representative from a mid-western
state arose In a closed meeting of
the house steering committee a few
days ago and said:
"I have supported Mr. Roosevelt
right along and have been called a
rubber stamp for so doing. The other
day I went down to the White House
and could not even get in to Bee him.
I can't get patronage. Now If I were
a rebel ho would pay some attention
to me.
"That Is what I am going to be
from now on."
tn other words, there Is no sense In
giving loyalty away when you can get
paid for It. This Is a further explana
tion of the recent congressional re
volt. More Inside trouble has developed
between the White House and the
House leaders over the revised FTaz-ler-Lemke
Farm Mortgage Act.
The Frazler-Lemke crowd had 210
signatures on the petition to bring
the bill up the other day. Co-Author
Temke went down to the White
House. Later the President was quot
ed In the cloakroom as saying that
any bill which had 200 supporters de
served to be brought up for discus
sion at least.
But the nominal leaders of the
House sre secretly against the bill.
(Continued on Page Six)
DALLAS. Tex., July 17. (AP)
Many times Mrs. Marie Prltchett. po
, m.irnn ban landed safely after
parachute Jumps from airplanes at
high altitudes. Now snc is recover
ing from a sprained arm and severe
body bruises sustained In a fall
from a chair.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Bob Forter, electric refrigerator
salesman. Introducing Ingenuity into
his game by prowling the rlty streets
keeping an eye peeled for ice-cards
out.
A California, sedan currying the
"sir stream" effect even farther with
airplane propellers front and rer In
lteu of bumperr.
Apropo of nothing In particular,
there were 67 people seeking to avoid
sunstroke by lolling In the city park
this noon. Twenty-nine were women,
two were babes in arms.
Tommy Culbertson thrilling the
populace with a few dips and whirls
over the village In his airplane.
Pete Belcastro. raster. Insisting
that he pot the blisters now on his
dukes by driving a "muck stick" at
his gold mine, and not by pounding
the mat while getting licked by small
boys up near Leland .
Hob Deuel, chairman of the land
appraisal committee of the chambre
tie commerce, telling the city council
that he d have had a report to make,
had he not suddenly discovered thai
he and Fred Scheffel bad appraised
the wroi;g property.
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FOR NEW TRIAL
Young Wife Of Weyer
hauser Boy's Abductor
Shows No Emotion When
Led To Bar For Sentence.
FEDERAL BUILDING, TACOMA.
Wash., July 17. ( AP) Mrs. Mar
garet Thulln Waley. 19, convicted In
the George Weyerhaeuser kidnap case
last Saturday, was sentenced by U. S.
District Judge E. E. cushman today
to serve 20 years In the federal de
tention farm at Milan, Mich.
Judge Cushman denied her mo
tions for an arrest of Judgment and
a new trial after overruling the gov
ernment's objections to the motions
being filed more than three days af
ter her conviction.
Chief Defense Counsel John F. Dorc
submitted his motions without any
more argument than he had made
during the trial last week.
Woman Vn moved
Mrs. Waley allowed no outward sign
of emotion when called to the bar for
sentencing. She stood mute when
Judge Cushman asked her If she had
anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced.
Neither the government nor de
fense attorneys made any recommen
dations about the sentence.
Mrs. Waley had tried twice to plead
guilty to the Lindbergh law con
spiracy and kidnaping counts under
which she and her husband, Har
mon M. Waley and their fugitive co
defendant, William Dalnard. alias
Mahan. were Indicted. She said Sat
urday she was satisfied with the con
viction, verdict and U. S. Marshal A.
J. Chltty said she told him before the
Jury came In that she hoped "that
Jury won't acquit me."
Husband Given 45 Years
Her husband pleaded guilty during
their arraignments last month and
Judge Cushman sentenced him to
years in whatever federal prisons U.
(Continued on Page Two)
CHAMBER'S DRIVE
IE
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The first day of the membership
campaign being conducted by the
Jackson County chamber of com
merce was extremely encouraging, it
was announced by B. E. Harder,
president, this morning. "The gen
eral public approves the activities of
this chamber ot commerce," stated
Mr. Harder, "and there seems to be a
willingness on the part of many to
back their faith in the organisation
with their money."
Due to the warm weather and the
fact that many are on vacation only
a few calls were made, but Mr. Har
der has announced that the cam
paign will be continued for one week
so that everyone will be given an op
portunity to Join the organization.
Members obtained yesterday are as
follows: Dr. LcRoy C. Jensen, Dr. B.
L. Lageson, Dr. R. W. Clancy. Dr. D.
H. Find ley, Dr. R. W, Sieeter, Frank
Farrell, Newbury and Newbury. Jen
kins Sign Company, The Beverage
Shop, City Cleaning & Dyeing Com
pany, Nanscn's Dairy, Sunrise Auto
Court, Fred W. Scheffel, John E.
Peters, Wit ham Magneto and Parts
Company, Flynn Electric Servlre.
John W. Johnson, and Med ford
News.
Additional subscriptions from those
already members of the chamber of
(Continued on Page Seven)
Sharp Cut in Rail Fares
Urged to Boost Traffic
WASHINGTON. July 17. AP A
sharp cut In railway passenger rates
was recommended today to the Inter
state commerce commission by one
of its examiners after a lengthy In
vestigation. In a report. Examiner Irving L.
Koch suggested as a reasonable maxi
mum future fare basis a rate of two
cents per apssenger mile in coeches
and three cents In Pullmans.
The present rate, described as un
reasonable, is 3.6 cents per mile.
Action by the full commission on
the recommendations will be taken in
a few months.
The report found the Pullman sur
charge to be unreasonable and recom
mended Its elimination.
Extra fares charged for extraordin
ary and supplemental Pullman serv
ice were held not to be Illegal or improper.
FOUND GUILTY -
When the Tacoma, Wash., federal Jury found Mrs. Margaret Waley
guilty of psrtlclpatlon with her convicted husband, Harmon, and the
fugitive William Mahan In the $200,000 Weyerhaeuser kidnaping, she
said she was satisfied. She was heard to say, "My goodness, I hope
that ury doesn't acquit me." The 19-year-old woman Is shown sur
rounded by her attorneys. (Associated Press Photo
Wife Locked in Garret
For Five Years, Is Freed
When Cops Investigate
PHILADELPHIA, July 17. (JP) Grey-haired and hollow-eyed, her body
wasted to leas than 70 pounds, Anna VanOleve stared up from a hospital
cot today and offered detectlvee bar only explanation for five years
spent locked In a garret prison with only scraps for food.
"My husband didn't like my cook
ing," she whispered.
She looked all of 80 years she Is
48 when the detectives found her
on a bed in a lonely third -story room,
bereft of light by boarded windows
and nalled-down shades.
Her eyes were sunken In her hed,
and her skin hung on her bunes.
Sores pocked her face and hands. An
old black dress was wound about her,
tacked with safety pins.
She clutched bread crusts in each
hand. A cup of water and a bucket
were on the floor. Besides the bed,
the room was furnished with a chair.
The door was locked.
She was too weak to walk, so they
carried her to an ambulance and sped
her to morals court and then to a
hospital.
Two glasses of milk was all the
food she was allowed, but that seem
ed to strengthen her.
She had raided the garbage pail
for at least one ravenous meal while
her alleged captors her husband,
William. 54-year-old window washer,
and his sister, Catherine, 57 were
(Continued on Page 1'woj
SPEAKEASY THIEF GETS
CONFEDERATE CURRENCY
DURHAM. N. C. July 17. (A)
Floyd Bell went to sleep in a ap-ik-easy,
he told police, and somebody
robbed him of $30.
The Joke. If any, was on the thief,
too. The money was in confederate
currency.
1
Income Shares
Maryland fund, bid $16.33; asked
17.66.
Quarterly Income shares, bid 1.35;
affked 1.48.
The report added that low experi
mental fare bases In the southern and
western districts were not unreason
able or otherwise unlawful.
Before action Is taken by the com
mission on the recommendations fur
ther hearings will be held by the full
commission beginning October 3.
The report asserted passenger rev
enues declined so severely before and
during the depression that extraord
inary n easures are Imperative if rail
roads are to retain that traffic and
Insure a reasonable share of Increased
future traffic.
It Is said the future looks promis
ing but the railroad cannot hone to
share In that market except at fares
more nearly commensurate with the
price and convenience of travel by
highway and changed economic conditions.
: - -:- -:- SATISFIED
SEEKING SLAYER
TACOMA. Wash., July 17. (AP)
A heavily armed posse was moving at
dawn today screws the Stuck river
bottom 13 miles from here expecting
momentarily to flush the suspected
gunman killer of two Puyallup po
licemen, i
The Puyallup valley's greatest
manhunt swung to the Stuck river
bottom late la-t night after a woman
In a berry pickers' shack told officers
a man answering the description of
the slayer had rushed Into the shack,
demanding food.
SEATTLR, July 17. f AP) A man
suspected to be the fugitive killer of
two Puyallup police officers following
the robbery of the Ortlng State bank
Monday, attempted at the point of a
pistol to stop two Kent women driv
ing an automobile betwren Kent and
Ren ton Junction early todny, Deputy
Sheriff O. K. Bodla of King county
reported.
Instead of complying with the
man s order to stop the driver speed
ed up the car. Neither woman looked
bark to see what became of the high
waymsn.
GRAND RAPIDS, Neb., July 17.
fAPt Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Perrlne,
operators of a tourist camp near
here, told police today they were
positive William Dalnard, alias Ma
han, the alleged leader of the Weyer
haeuser kidnaping, stopped at their
camp seven hours late yesterday.
They identified pictures of Dalnard
as their "guest."
AAA PRICE FIXING
LOSES IN SENATE
WASHINGTON. July 17. (API
Reversing Its action of yesterday, the
senate voted 44 to 41 today to strike
price-firing provisions from the ad
ministration's AAA amendments.
The vote was regarded as a setback
for administration forces, which had
called the price-fixing section a
major part of the bill.
The rejected provision had been
placed In the legislation yesterday by
a senate vote of 40 to 38.
Foes of price-fixing gave notice that
other language In the bill, written
by the house and touching on the
same issue, would be taken up as
soon as other senate amendments
were out of the way.
ADDED PWA FUNDS
GRANTED CITY EOR
Revised Agreement Expected
Back From Washington
Thursday Word at Coun
cil Meet Action Friday
It was announced at the regular
meeting of the city council last night
that although no official word has
yet been received here, the city of
Medford's application for additional
PWA funds to meet the cost of the
construction of Medford's new sewage
disposal plant, has been approved at
Washington, D. C.
The announcement was made by
City Superintendent Fred Scheffcl.
who said that the re vised loan and
grant agreement only needs the nec
essary official signatures, according to
word recaived here. The revised
agreement la expected to be returned
Tnursday of tills week, and will be
brought beforo the council at a spe
cial meeting Friday.
The application for additional
funds was made ncceivnry when an
acceptable bid of (103,000 was mr.de
by It. I. Stuart, contractor, which la
in excels of the originally scheduled
cost of the plant, set at $100,000.
Several alternate bids were received
but it was agreiKl by city officials to
accept Stuart's bid, which figures the
total cost, of the plant when complet
ed. The alternate bids listed several
prices under the $100,000 mark but
omitted several features of the sew
ago plant that would have necessitat
ed additional cost In the future for
their completion.
The council adjourned until Fri
day, when the special meeting was
(Continued on Page rhree)
SAYS NEWSPAPER
SALT LAKE CITY. July 17. lP,
The Descret News says It has receiv
ed authoritative Information that
William Dalnard. alias Mahan, sought
for the kidnaping of George Weyer
haeuser, waa arrested In the railroad
yard here five days ago and is being
held here.
Department of Justice agents re
fused to confirm or deny the story,
but unofficially Indicated Mahan 'o
arrest in tho near future not Tar from
this city Is not considered unlikely.
BELFAST FACTIONS IN
HAND TO HAND BATTLES
BELFAST. Nortnern Ireland, July
17, (AP) Hand to hand fighting be
tween the opposing factions of the
recent riots broke out again today at
a cemetery where the burial services
were being performed for a victim
of the Protestant-Catholic fighting.
Three persons, Including a young
boy, were beaten in disorders that
broke out while the funeral proces
sion was en route to the cemetery.
The military was called out to rescue
the boy from the mob attacking hjm.
TVA CONSTITUTIONAL
SAYS APPEAL COURT
NEW ORLEANS, July 17. (yp,
The United states fifth circuit court
of appeals here today declared tne
Tennessee Valley Authority act un
constitutional. The opinion reversed the recent de
cision of Judge W. I. Orubb In the
federal district court of north Ala
bama In which Judge Orubb Issued
an Injunction against the sale of
TVA power to a group of north Ala
bama cities.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 17
(UP) Don Broughton, 31, well
known former transport pilot, crash
ed to his death late today while
testing an airplane here.
BASEBALL
National.
First game: ft. H. E.
Brooklyn 6 10 a
Pittsburg 4 !8 3
Batteries: Clark, Vanoe and Lope-:
Bush, Blrkofer and Padden,
American.
First game: R. H. E.
Cleveland - - ft 10 a
Boston 13 18 8
Batteries: Harder, L, Brown, ie
and Brenzel: Cascarella, Wslberg and
R, Ferrell.
Detroit tt Philadelphia postponed;
rain.
UTILITY LOBBYIST
ORDERED EVIDENCE
BURNEDJ! CLAIM
Western Union Operator
Tells Senate Probers of
Alleged Effort to Keep
Telegrams Out of Hands
WASHINGTON, July 17, ( AP)
Testimony that the Associated Gas
and Electric company had paid West
ern Union boys at Warren, Pa., three
cents apiece for signatures to tele
grams opposing the utility holding
company bill, was given senate lobby
Investigators touay by Elmer Dan
lelson. Warren messenger.
Young Danlelson, who testified
earlier he helped destroy messages
but denied knowing they were anti
utility telegrams, told the committee
the Associated paid him 18 cents for
six signatures he got, tn money be
ing given through Jack Fisher, sus
pended Western Union manager at
Warren.
WASHINGTON, July 17. (AP)
Testimony that R. P. Herron, bond
salesman for the Associated Gas and
Electric company, said he had re
ceived Instructions from his super
iors to destroy all papers that may
prove damaging In the congressional
investigations of activity for and
against the utilities bill was received
today by the senate lobby commit
tee. This was given by A. F. Chrlsten
son, Western Union operator at War
ren, Pa.
Previously testimony said Herron
had dictated several hundred antl
utlllty bill telegrams in the Western
Union office and had signed them
with names taken from the telephone
directory.
Burned in Basement
Later, It was said, copies of the
original telegrams were found burned
In the basement.
Chrlstenson said he had heard Jack
Fisher, ousted manager of the War
ren Western Union office, and Her
ron talking the day of the evening
the records were burned.
He said Herron remarked, "It would
be nice if a fire could be arranged
in the basement." -
Fisher replied, Chrlstenson said. It
might be "all right as the 10-year
lease on the building was up any
way." Testimony that Fisher had told
him Herron faced danger of a 30
ycar sentence for forging the tele
grams also was given by Chrlsten
son. Meanwhile, Philip H. Gadsden,
chairman of the committee of pub-
( Contl nued on Page Seven
Klamath Principal
Heads Youth Move
WASHINGTON, July 17. (AP)
Paul C. Jackson, principal of Klam
ath Union high school, was today
appointed Oregon director of the
national youth administration.
The announcement was made by
Aubrey Williams, executive director.
President Roosevelt has allotted
$50,000,000 of work relief funds to
aid young people between the ages
of 16 and 20.
SCAB EPIDEMIC HITS
GRAIN' IN MINNESOTA
ST. PAUL, July 17. P) new
threat to wheat crops was added to
day to the already serious rust wlien
Dr. E, O. Stakman, University or
Minnesota nathollglst, reported aoto
has attacked grain.
"The heavy acab epidemic la af
fecting both wheat and barley," he
said.
Society Matron Fights
For Lottery Legalizing
By Mary Kllrnbeth Plummer
Associated Press Staff Writer
NKW YORK, July 17 (AP)lamb
ltng, as Mrs. Oliver Harrlman sees It,
Is one thing, and lottery Is another,
and she's leading a determined fight
to prove that the one Is not the
other.
Her fight la for the lottery. She
wants It legalized, and she Is htad of
the national conference for legalising
lotteries.
At the moment the white-haired
society matron and her organisation
Is promoting a contest by which any
one, for a fee of II. may submit a
title for a poster with a chance to
win a big prize, the surplus going to
hospitals.
"Oarnbllng I wasteful," she said.
"1 don't consider a lottery gambling.
You don't waste when you do some
thing for your country."
Fresh after the first stage of a
i "friendly Investigation" by th dis
Airship Snatches
Passenger Aboard
Without Stopping
MOSCOW. July 17. (fp) An air
ship, floating at a height ot 300
feet, today hauled up a paisencr
from the ground with the aid of
a cable and hook.
The hook and cable previously
had been used sucessfully in load
ing and unloading freight, but
this was the first time the appa
ratus had been employed with hu
man cargo.
A Red army soldier volunteered
for the experiment, and was pull
ed board the airship 10 minutes
after he had been yanked from the
ground.
IS REQUESTED BY
T
PORTLAND, July 17. (AP) The
la-ounce glass of beer, set as a maxi
mum some time ago by the Oregon
state liquor control commission, was
under fire today by a group of
restaurants which Attorney John
Kaste of Portland said he was repre
senting In an appeal made to the
commission yesterday.
Kaste said the beer business In
restaurants had fallen off 00 per
cent, and attributed the decrease to
the fact that downtown beer gardens
offered "a glass of beer, vaudeville
and a fight film for a dime." He
asked tho return of the 18-ounoe
schooner, previously outlawed by the
com mission.
Members of the control board told
Kaste there was no price limitation
and that therefore the restaurants
could Blv two 13-ounce glasses for
a dime or one for less than that
figure but the attorney said It was
"too much trouble dirtying glasses
or monkeying around with pennies.
He declared the limitation on the
alcoholic content of tho suds made
unnecessary the continued ban on
larger glasses.
Kaste was Informed he could take
up the matter with the courts or
that the liquor control board would
hear representatives of all groups
Involved.
HIGHEST IN 5 YEARS
DPINVER, Colo., July 17 (PVTho
highest price for hogs on the Denver
livestock market In the past five
years, was paid today when eager buy
ers offered 10.25 a hundredweight.
The price was 28 cent Above the
market's top Tuesday.
Stockmen Interpreted the Increase
as a direct result of the U. 8. circuit
court decision Tuesday declaring the
AAA processing tax unconstitutional.
The processing tax Is 12 25 a hundred.
S. S. SMITH REPORTED
SOME BETTER TODAY
B. Sumptcr Smith, woll known
Medford resident, who has boen ser
iously 111 at the Community hospital
following an operation Friday, was
reported slightly Improved today by
his attendants.
FIVE HEAT FATALITIES
RECORDED IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND. July 17. (P) Addi
tional deaths reported to the city
health bureau today brought to five
the total number of fatalities direct
ly resulting from the record hea.
I wave here over the week-end.
trict attorney's office, Mrs. Harrlman
figuratively rolled up the sleeves of
her flowered print frock and went on
with her work.
"It Is Just a friendly Investigation
to see that everything la all right,"
she said.
"It's a perfectly natural thing for
them to do. They wanted to see that
1 am not being used by racketeers.
"The movement will be a success,
she said confidently.
"The public is beginning to see
that we've been building hospitals In
Europe.
"This fail," added Mrs. Harrlman,
"one hundred hospitals In New York
state will close for lack of funds. The
mayor says he must have $30,000,000
for New York city s Jobless.
"Where can we get the money?
People can't be taxed any more. But
people will take chances. If every
other country In the world can run
a straight lottery, why can't we?"
PIPM
Oil
Text Of Plea For Slayer's
Liberation Bears Familiar
Ring Of Turmoil Days
Propaganda In County.
Circulation of petitions protesting
fiRftlnst the granting of any execu
tive clemency to L. A. Banks, form
er local agltntor now serving a Ills
term In state prison for murder
and deploring "the persistent and
repeated" agitation to that end,
started In this city and county late
yesterday, and were widely signed.
Coupled with the petitions was
the forwarding to Governor Martin
at Salem of letters and telegrams,
vigorously objecting to any leniency
for the slayer.
The present attempt la the second '
In two years to liberate Banks. Ths
first was launched last December by
Banks' brother-in-law, the late Charles
P. Moran of Clovoland, Ohio. Julius
L, Meier, then governor, denied tne
plea. A deluge of protests flooded th
governor's office from this county,
at that time. All the data and letters
collected In resisting that abortive
effort were destroyed In the ftra
that swept tho state capltol building
last April,
Assistant Attorney Oeneral Ralph.
E. Moody of Salem will be here Fri
day, to procure new data. Attorney
uencrni Moody, over the telephone
yesterday, characterized the pardon
Investigation plea as a "political
move," and "backed by a number of
political foes of the governor," In
cluding Peter Zimmerman of Tam-
t Continued on Page Two).
By the Associated Press
Thousands Of Part fin Nrlh..
workers, unemployed for more than
win weens oecause or a strike, were
back Rt Work todav nH lnmh
once more taking Us place as one of
cne principal industries of Oregon
and Washington.
More than half of t.hn iitmhiMrr,.
panics are neartng normal produc
tion with others now negotiating
with their former employees In order
to open as soon as possible.
scattered reports of violence con
tinued from inlTM nmnFa mnM VVa-K-
1 11 (I ton state nntrntmnn mrf MsHaH.i
Guardsmen are remaining on duty In
some ci lies,
W hat's In a Name, "
SAM DIEGO, Calif., July 17. (API
If the two lawyers who applied
for membership in the Ban Diego
ear association live up to their
names the Jxidge won't have to ask
them to talk louder. They are John
W. Holler and Oeorge K. Bellows.
BJSVURIjY HILLS, Cnl., July
10. Put Hurley called me up
last night, Rfiincnibcr Pnt, eo
retnry of war diiriiiff the tims
when we had no trouble with
the constitution, but had it
with everything else.
Well, sir, there was a cheer
ful, and in fact an arrogant
ring in Pat's voice. You know
Republicans' voices are chang
ing. They are not whispering
any more. You meet one now
and he hollers across the street,
"Hello, hello, did' you know
that our free American institu
tions are in greater danger to
day than ever before t Did you
know that our constitution is in
jeopardy t Did you know they
are going to take our Rolls
Royces away from us and make
us ride in mere Cadillacs t
"Did you know that six
months ago there wasn't a Re
publican presidential candidate
in a carlond and now there is
over a million! Happy days are
here again I"
C UtNsuiht Syndicate, taa.
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