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1RIBUNE
Thirtieth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1935.
No. 102.
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WAIL
By PAUL MALLON
(Copyright, 1935. by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON. July 20. On the
surface It appears that the vaunted
publicity and political strategy of
the new deal has
4 gone stale. Only
cursory answers
have been made
to the growing
crescendo of op
position argu
ment. No cam
paign to offset It
effectively has
been attempted.
The new dealers
appear to be
. content to follow
i-a passive, policy
of rebuttal.
IWtL MALl-ON
The president haa, In the past six
months, made fower speeches than
silent Cal did In his most taciturn
moods. President Roosevelt has drop
ped a few off-hand replies at his
press conferences twice a week, but
has shunned all current radio and
speaking Invitations. He has submit
ted to congress a difficult legislative
program, the political wisdom of
which is doubted or not understood
by many of his legislative leaders.
He has Insisted on keeping congress
here to enact the program at a phys
ically Inopportune time, when the
weather and the strained tempers of
legislators make such a course ap-
pear to be Illogical.
This does not seem to make sense
to the average outsider and most of
the Insiders, but to the few at the
top who have been let in on the
long-range program, it Is not as con
fusing as it sounds. It may appear to
be an Impossible political picture
puzzle, hut the pieces generally fit in
if you know the combination.
You can find one combination In
what Is happening In the courts.
These decisions you are now read
ing about are only preliminary. The
real Issues about the constitutionality
of AAA. TV A, etc.. will be raised In
the fall after congress adjourns. That
Is when the supreme court will ren
der the final opinion. What this
opinion will be Is not now known,
but most good lawyers suspect It will
not be entirely favorable to the new
deal.
While the lower courts are . now
differing. Mr. Roosevelt is trying to
get legislation from congress which
will accentuate the legal issue (Wag
ner law, Guffey bill). The conatitu
4 tlonallty of these also will be decided
by the supreme court before the next
election.
Consequently, both In the courts
and In congress. Mr. Roosevelt Is
heading up toward a legal Issue which
may dominate all others. What he
will do about It will not be decided
by him but by the supreme court.
Whether he will advocate a constitu
tional amendment to strengthen fed
eral authority or a milder course de
pends on the coming decisions.
At any rate, anything said on this
subject now will be obsolete In a few
months.
The other fundamental phase be
hind current "illogical" procedure Is
merely a continuation of the basic
strategy Mr. Roosevelt adopted with
congress six months aeo. He has made
little effort to conceal the fact that
he wanted congress to do two years
work this year and why.
Congress Is a forum for the opposi
tion. When It adjourns, the presi
dent dominates the Washington
scene. If he can get enoutrh leslsla
tlon now to last until after election.
the coming January session of con
crete will not amount to much. He
can get rid of the bovs In short order,
and thus avoid the necessity of hav
ing It on his hands In a campaign
year.
The legal issue has arlsrn since Mr.
Rooeevelt started on that legislative
course, but It haa not changed his
purpose.
If the supreme court treats his
" new deal kindly this fall, he can still
net away with a brief January session.
If it does not. all the current criti
cisms and attacks enn be centered
Into that one Issue and carried Into
the campaign.
In view of these situations, the
Roosevelt strategists (meaning lamely
Mr. Roosevelt himself) consider that
It would be a waste of ammunition to
unmask their defense guns now. Prom
all standpoints, it Is obviously too
early. Furthermore, concreas Is still
looking over Mr. Roosevelt's shoulder.
. When It. adjourns, the president's
transcontinental tour will start. This
will be the opening salvo of the '36
campaign. Prom then on. the firing
from the masked publicity batteries
of the n"w deal will be Increasingly
heavier.
Whether this straf-jry will suc-eed
or fail in anv particulars, or whether
It ts a wise course may be a debatable
subject, but at least It explains many
things whlc. are now otherwise unex
plalnable. The president Is said to have con
vinced his capltol advtwrs of the wis
dom of this course during conferences
on the way to and from Jefferson
Island la.t week-end. That Is why
(Continued on Pace Eight)
Kidnap fioternor's Kin
MEXICO Cm. July 30. (AP(
Dispatches to the newspaper El Dia
today said rnrlque Torres Sanchez.
acting governor of Duranpo. had an
nounced that his sifter had been
k:dnaped apparent!;. in an effort to
force him to modiy antl-rcliglous
lav
ABANDON RECALL,
SUPPORT MARTIN
SAYS JOE DUNNE
Defeated Candidate Urges
State Unity Behind Execu
tive False Leadership,
Promising Political Magic
Flayed.
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 30. f API
The Republican beaten by Major
General Charles H. Martin for the
Oregon governorship today called
upon people of Oregon to cast aside
thought of a recall and give full
support to their Democratic gov
ernor. "In the spirit of fair play I now
ask the citizens of Oregon you
have elected Governor Martin to
give him a chance to work out the
Jroblems of state as he sees them,"
Joe E. Dunne of Portland declared.
'It's easy enough" to watch the
parade go by and hurl rocks at the
elephant, but If you are riding the
elephant and have to keep him mov
ing, it's a different problem."
Dunne mentioned the point upon
which newest advocates of a recall
have based their activities that Gov
ernor Martin, being a pensioned
army officer. Is still a federal of
ficial and not eleglble to hold the
state position of governor.
"General Martin made no secret
of his age, made no secret of his
retirement pay, made no secret oi
his position on the things he has
said and done during his time ot
office, and the people elected him,"
Dunne said.
'I always have been prone to abide
as the people decide. If I win, I do
the best I can with the lights 1
have."
Then, while not mentioning by
name Progressive-Independent Sen
ator Peter Zimmerman who ran for
governor on an Independent plat
form and polled more votes than
Dunne, former Senator Dunne took
a slap at "the so-called non-conformists,
who not satisfied with
either nomination, started a third
candidate."
Demagoguery Scored.
Dunne declared the "non -conformists"
candidate espoused "every con
ceivable scheme as his own and gath
ered about him alt those who be
lieved that our system of govern
ment was a failure, that private In
centive should be destroyed, that
profit had no place In American
life, that all people and parties were
generally bad, except these soil -proclaimed
leaders of destiny who held
in their hands the magic key that ,
provided open sesame to all the j
goods and goodies of the world at !
no cost to themselves. j
"They bayed at the moon and i
other candidatea, with the result
that those who believed In the or-!
derly processes of government were 1
divided between General Martin and
myself." he said, aa he continued
his bitter assault on the third
party which made such a strong
showing in tho past election.
Better G. O. P. Days.
Concluding his lengthy statement,
Dunne predicted better days for Kic
Republicans, In face "astounding
success" in the next primary elec
tion. "We must welcome back to the
party those who were deluded by
the attractive promises of false lead-
crship, ask them to give us the
benefit of their thoughts," he said. !
Meanwhile It was predicted that :
the Oregon Republican club at its
annual meeting In Salem Friday and
Saturday would be asked to pass a
resolution generally condemning re
calls. T
STRIFE LESSENS
SEATTLE. July 30. (AP) With
lumber centers almost back to nor
mal and striking nurse seiners ready
to leave for the fishing grounds the
labor situation In the Pacific North
west showed great improvement dur
ing the past week.
While A. A. Mulr, executive vice
president of the Carpenters and
Joiners Brotherhood, denied In Se
attle today that the backbone of
the sawmill and timber workers un
ion had been broken, the past week
has seen many mills re-open to In
crease the number of men at work
to nearly 12,000 men. '
The West Coast Lumbermen's as
sociation reported that "between 10.
000 and 13.000 of the normal sawmill
and logging camp employes were
estimated to be working during the
week ending July 20. approximately
5.000 of whom, mostly in Oregon,
did not stop work during the strike."
FOR COMING WEEK
Oregon: Low clouds on the coast:
otherwise fair to fresh north and
northwest wind off the coast.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 30 (API
The outlook for the far western
states for the period July 22-27 in
clusive Is for ;a:r weather, but with !
, coastal foe: temperature slightly j
above normal generally. I
FAIR AND WARMER
i
TO SHARE IN
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M'i! "ft lr S-Iit
Abraham Starr and his wife (above) of New York tee the end of
their working days soon. Starr, a poor East Side foundry worker, re
ceived news from Montreal that he will receive $1,000,000 of a $17,
000,000 fortune bequeathed by Harry Lozack, an undo he hadn't seen
or heard of In 35 years. (Associated Press Photo)
SEATTLE STAGES
El
Foundation Didies Held Es
sential, With Triangle
Fold Official Men Entries
Want Handicap.
SEATTLE, July 30. (d5) Seattle
"Queen City of the Sound" and home
of the ringbone and spavin derby,
the cattle -candle-put ting out cham
pionship and the ice-man kissing con
test will stage a diaper changing
tournament Monday afternoon at the
Woodland park hostess house.
Modesty will be the keynote, the
Wallingford commercial club, spon
soring the event, announced today.
After many complaints from prim
prospective spectators, William Sha
piro, in charge of arrangements, ald
that all babies entered must wear
foundation diapers when they are
turned up to the sun for time trtlals
by their ambidextrously pin-piuh-Ing
papas and mammas.
late today the club had 34 entries
-r-13 men and 13 women, all ready to
compete, completeley equipped with
babies, pins and regulation diapers,
Including the foundation garments
over which the contestants will fold
and pin the contest diapers.
The men. Shapiro announced, were
asking a change In rules, however.
They want a 10 -second amateur han
dicap advantage over the women
competitors. The rules committee had
the modification under consideration,
basing the handicap time on an es
timated one minute flat as the index
for a diaper change.
With three cosh prizes $10, 5
and 250 to whet their sporting in
stincts, the diaper changing cham
pionship aspirants had divided into
two schools of thought today, and
tho rules committee had under nd
vl6cment the question of what is the
standard diaper fold and the stand
ard number of pins.
The rules committee, all men and
all rank amateurs at the Indoor g.me
themselves, agreed that the triangular
diaper shall be the official fold, but
they didn't know at a late hour today
Just what to do about the threc-pln
versus the one-pin schools of thought.
OIL SCANDAL TO
EXCEED 'TEAPOT'
SACRAMENTO, Calif.. July 20. VPl
The fate of two great California oil
fields rested in the balance of law
and politics tonight with partisans
in one instance hinting of a possible
scandal "greater than Teapot Dome."
Before Governor Prank F. Men-Jam
was a bill permitting the state to
lease rich oil-bearing tldelands' to
private companies for development on
a royalty basis by "whlpstock drill
ing" a new king in the many-sided
romance of petroleum engineering.
With some Independents contend
ing the measure enacted Into law
would give the Standard OH company
a monopoly on the great Huntlngt.cn
Beach field. The l?sue was whether f
he governor would sign It.
At the same time In Los Angeles 1
John W. Preston, associate Justice rf
the state supreme court was working
on a suit to be filed with the govern
ment seeking recovery of title of two
sections or land In the equally rich
Elk Hills field from the Standard O I
and General Petroleum companies A
value estimated 125.000.000 to 150.
000.000 wa Involved.
The bill before Merrlam had only
until midnight to live unless he
ed :t Into la'. On the turn of another j
day it was destined to die by pocket J
CHANGING
TOURNEY MONDAY
HINT CALIFORNIA
$17,000,000
BY ACTIVE CLUB
FOR '36C0NCLAVE
Deportation of 'Reds' and
Quietus On Radicals Fa
vored City Wins Honor
From Three at Aberdeen
Meet.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. July 20. .TV
Med ford. Oregon, was picked for the
1936 convention of Active Interna
tional, aa the young men's civic clubs
completed their three day convention
here this afternoon. Olympla, Mis
soula, and Yakima bid for the con
clave and will press their invitations
next year.
Two hundred and fifty delegates
from the 28 clubs of British Colum
bia, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and
Washington were in attendance to
day. Tho convention marks tho home
coming of Active International, the
first Active club having been formed
In Aberdeen In 1924.
A resolution urging the deporta
tion of aliens advocating communist
policies, and rigid suppression of citi
zens working for overthrow of the
government, was adopted unanimous
ly today.
The Med ford delegation, Including
Jack Butler, president or the Med
ford club. Bill McAllister, trustee of
the International, Glen Fabrlck. tigr
oid Larsen, Chet Hubbard, Bruce
Bauer. James Moore and John NieOer
meyer, who left Thursday for the
meet, have been boosting strongly
for the selection of this city, and they
were aided in their drive by the com-
(Contlnued on Pago Eleven)
HEIR 'DOING FINE'
NEW YORK, July 20. (AP) The
great Aator fortune once estimated
at 100.000. 000 had a potential heir
today In the tiny person of the
son of John Jacob Astor, 3rd. and
hia 19-year-old bride, the former
Ellen Tuck French.
The boy was born yesterday, weigh
ing 7'i pounds, "and described, along
with his mother, as "doing fine."
The baby boy's name. If his father
adheres to a previous announcement,
will be William.
The bulk of the Astor estate,
passed on by John Jacob Astor who
perished on the Titanic, went to
Vincent Aator, eldest son, half
brother of the present John Jacob
Astor, Vincent Astor is childless, and
the fortune may revert eventually
to the baby born yesterday.
FALSE ALARM DUE
-TO FAMILY FUSS
NEW YORK. July 20. f AP It
wasn't that Mrs. Grace Fisher mis
took the fire alarm box for a mall
box, or anything else as hackneyed
as that. I
It was simply, she told Magistrate !
Anna M. Kross today, that she and j
her husband were having a fight, (
her husband raised his arm as If to
hit her, she ducked, lost her balance !
and grabbed the fire alarm handle
to keep from falling. I
Along came three engine compan
ies, two hook and ladder companies, I
a salvage corps patrol, two police)
radio cars, three battalion chiefs and j
a patrolman who arrefd her.
The magistrate paroled her in cus
tody of her husband pending a
further bearing.
PRESIDENT HELD
NEAR I MPEACHABLE
GROUNDiBY SNELL
'Headstrong Course' Cited
Against Constitution to
'Satisfy Own Whims'
Courts Hit Acts Hardest
WASHINGTON. July 30. (API
President Roosevelt was accused to
day by house Republican Leader
Snell of having come "perilously close
to whAt somo people call impeach
able grounds."
In a statement palpably projected
toward next year's election, Snell
lashed the administration's entire
legislative program and particularly
the president's "latest vagary," the
proposed taxes on wealth.
"No administration In tho history
of this country," he said, "hat had
such a confusing record and I hazard
the guess that none ever will be so
inconsiderate of the statutes, the
constitution, and generally, what the
pcoplo really want.
"Every event has been made to
circumvent the courts, a clear ad
mission that the administration fears
the worst for its legislation.
"In pursuing this headstrong
course, Mr. Roosevelt haa come per
ilously close to what some people
call Impeachable grounds."
Elaborating on the impeachment
angle, Snell said the president was
on the border line of violating his
oath to preserve, protect and defend
the constitution, when in a letter to
Chairman Samuel B. Hill (IX, Wash.)
of a ways and means subcommltec
he urged approval of the Guffey
Snyder coal bill and said:
"I hope your committee will not
permit doubt as to the constitution
ality, however reasonable, to block
the suggested legislation."
Urging the president to review his
"failures." the minority leader said
Mr. Roosevelt's "house of cards Is
tumbling" and his "policies have been
wrecked."
"Yet to satisfy his own whims."
he asserted, "he would proceed still
further along the road to ruin."
He noted that "virtually every maj
or piece of legislation "born of Mr.
Roosevelt's refusal to bide by Amer
ican principles of government" has
been challenged as unconstitutional
or been so held In the courts.
WASHINGTON. July 20. ( AP)
With a record breaking number of
laws swatted out of existence in the
last two ears by the supreme court,
government officials today counted
five new tests of young laws that
are marching toward the Judicial
proving ground.
Seven laws enacted In the Roose
velt administration have been de
clared unconstitutional by the sup
reme court in the last two years.
Two of these the railroad retire
ment act and the Frazier-Lemke
farm mortgage moratorium law
were not sponsored by the adminis
tration but received the president's
signature.
Hundreds of cases now are pending
In district courts over the country
Involving tests of the new deal laws.
Many of these, however, would aut
omatically be settled by supreme
court decisions on the five cases
that are moving rapidly toward the
highest court.
Two of these cases Involve the
agricultural adjustment act and the
processing taxes. The others are
directed toward the alum clearance
projects, another test of the gold
clause abrogation and the Tennessee
valley authority.
CKES SEES PLOT
TO FOIL USE
WASHINGTON, July 20. (P)
Jumping Into the power fight, Sec
retary Ickes declared today that somo
"central source" Is responsible for
the many, widely-separated legal at
tempts to block municipal power P"o
jects financed by PWA money.
Declaring that private utility firms
are making a "concerted attack." he
referred In a statement to attempts
to enjoin 22 of the 31 municipal
power projects to which PWA has Ivnt
a helping hand.
The public works chief's declara
tion was the latest move In the gl
cantlc atruggle being waged over the
power Issue. He declared that "In vir
tually every case" the language In
the legal documents presented against
the municipal planta "Is similar in
sofar aa questions of constitutional
ity are concerned."
"In some Instances," he said, "It
la identical."
Henry T- Hunt. PWA general coun
sel, said similarity of language Indi
cated the u tilt ties' arguments were
"drafted on forma or Instructions
emanating from some central sour re "
Of the 12 suits which have bn
decled, nine were won by PWA and
three by the utility companies. Hunt
said, while nine were atill pend'ng
and a decision in another did rot
turn on the right of PWA to make
the allotments.
Jail Furltlm Knot
LA CROSSE, Wis.. July 20. (AP)
Two prisoners fleeing from the La
CroMe county Jail were fatally wound
ed by L Crosse policemen this aft
er noo a.
'Poor Relative9 1$
Kidnap By Mistake
For Rich Brother
COLUMBUS. O.. July 20. (API
A "poor relative" told police
today of a $10,000 kldnnplng-cx-tortlon
plot that failed because
of mistaken Identity.
Robert C. Byers. 42, a Colum
bus sales and advertising coun
selor, said he waa snatched hero
Thursday night by five men who
later told him they Intended to
kidnap his brother, George owner
of a large automobile distributing
agency.
"It sure ts tough that a poor
relative is mistaken for one who
has money." he said.
Byers said his captors released
him near Cleveland Friday, after
ha convinced them he was not
George and promised to pay them
SftOO here this afternoon.
ETHIOPIA RULER
ASKS FOR PEACE;
Italy Objects to Verbal At
tacks by 'Lion of Judah'
Premier Mussolini's Pol
icy Assailed.
Br the Associated Press
ADDIS ABABA Halle Solaule says
Italy "drowning peace In blood and
tears of war;" promises defense to
last man.
ROME Italy protests emperor's
fighting speech before Ethiopian par
liament; promotes 1,000 officers.
LONDON Britain stakea slender
peace hope on forthcoming league
council session; hopes Dues will mod
ify demands.
TOKYO Italo-Jap press exchanges
snarl relations; Italy told Japan
wants to keep Ethiopian markets.
INNSBRUCK, Austria Deserters
from Italian military service flee
across river.
(Copyrighted, 1035, by the Associated
Press) .
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 30.
Emperor Halle Selassie flung another
riuglnng challenge at Italy today as
Italy's diplomatic representative here
vigorously protested the "bitter tone
of attacks on Italy" In the emperor's
fighting speech before parliament
Thursday.
Count Vinci, the Italian minister,
called at the foreign office to protest
verbally against the address without'
waiting for written Instructions from
home.
Shortly before the emperor, citing
the European nation's Increasing
prcpmatlons for war, appealed to the
world to help avert the threatened
Italo-Ethloplan war lest peace cove-
(Contlnued on Page Eleven)
'NEW DEAL' SURE
WASHINGTON, July 20. -CyT7) The
projected "constitutional Issue" as
sumed formidable prominence In po
litical calculations over the week
end. New deal readiness to battle on it
If necessary to perpetuate poll I e of
the past two years, became virtually
unquestioned in view of current de
velopments. "Economic self-government" emerg
ed as a possible slogan In 1930, should
additional basic Rome ve It enactments
meet the doom of NRA.
The phrase was used by Secretary
Wallace, Just after the AAA and te
TVA had lost and won respectively
In appeals courts. In a Seattle speech
attesting the depth of administra
tion determination.
Matiy economic problems are na
tional, he reminded, and proceeded to
state the broad question much In
the manner as did President Roose velt
In the celebrated "horse and
buggy stage".
BUENOS AIRES, July 20. (API
Argentine newspapers today vigor
ously protested yesterday's surprise
government decree requiring for
eign newspapermen to post heavy
bonds to ensure their sending out
only news favorable to this country.
I Nacton. one of the capital's
moat influential newspapers. In an
editorial headed "an absurd decree."
assailed It M "an absurd device" to
cancel constitutional provisions guar
anteeing freedom of the malls. Us
provisions were termed Impracticable.
La Prcsna also took the view that
the decree was tantamount to abro
gation of the constitutional guar
antee of freedom of the press.
Lightning Kills Bathers.
NEW YORK. July 20. v AP( A
bolt of lightning flashed down on
crowded Brighton Beach killing lour
bathers and rendering four more
unconaciou
CONSTITUTION VS.
ARGENTINA SEEKS
0NLYG00D NEWS
COM JIAL FISH
INTE' iTS URGE
ROGULJEOPENED
Initiative to Be Filed Mon
day Seeks Short Season
for Nets Seek Closure
Act Change.
MARSH FIELD, Ore.. July 20. ( AP)
An Initiative petition asking re
opening of the Rogue river to com
mercial fishing between March 13
and June 30 each year will be filed
Monday with the secretary of state,
It was learned here today.
The bill was said to be sponsored
by the Rogue River Fisheries Union
and A. W. Hall, Jess Turner, Attor
ney J. C. Johnson, Mrs. J. C. John
son. C. H. Bailey, county Judge of
Curry county, and Ophir Grange No.
767, Fred Adams and Fannie James,
secretary.
The backers contend that the pro
posed short season would allow the
Rogue river watera to replenish later
in the year and safeguard Ideal
sports fishing.
The bill drafted Is similar to the
old Rogue river bill except with ref
erence to the season. It will ask re
peal of chapter 328, Oregon lawa of
1935, passed by the last legislature,
closing the river to all commercial
fishing.
Supplementing the legislative clos
ing act, the Oregon gams commis
sion recently exerted Its prerogative
and decreed that the Rogue should
be closed for five years to commercial
fishing.
eastWgas
A lone bandit shortly before 11
o'clock last night held up Ralph
"Sandy" Green at the Green-Munter
General Petroleum atatlon at 601)
East Main street at the point of a,
gun and escaped with about 160
State and city police In prowl cars
conducted an Intensive search
throughout the city last night. This
Is the third service station robbery
In a period of but a few weeks, in
this city.
The hold-up man, described as
roughly dressed, about 35 years old,
and six feet tall, wore a dirty black
cap pulled down over his eyes.
Following the robbery, he fled
down South Almond street, and is
thought to have escaped In the wait
ing auto of a conferedate.
The holdup carried a small calibre
pistol.
Most of tha loot was In silver, and
$10 In bills.
Young Green had Just locked up
the establishment, when the tall
man approached, and Inquired:
"Can I got a quart of oil?"
Green then unlocked the station
door, and entered, to wait upon bis
customer.
When his back was turned, the
bandit shoved the pistol In Green's
back, with the words;
"Fork It over, sonny!"
Young Green then banded the
bandit as small amount of cash
he could from the cashier. At this
Juncture, the thug spied a sack of
money In the till, and compelled
the station man to give It up.
The bandit then edged to the door,
holding the weapon menacingly upon
Green. Once outside, he warned:
"Don't be in too big a hurry to
call the police."
The footpad then ran down Soutn
Almond street, and disappeared.
HEAT-CRAZED GIRL
SLAYS BROTHER
PltfcSTONBURO, Ky.( July 20. T)
A mountainside tragedy came to
light here today with the announce
ment by county officials that 14-year
old Hattle Irene Hyden had con
fessed slaying her brother, Thomas
James Hyden. 0 years old, while they
were picking berries.
Officers said the mountain girl,
apparently crazed by the sun beat
ing down on the mountainside, slash
ed hia throat with a butcher knife
with which she had been whacktng
at the undergrowth as they climbed
up the mountain.
Described as pretty, the girl was
held In Jail awaiting trial In Juvenile
court here July 25 on a murder
charge. If convicted she would face
sentence to a state reform school for
girls.
THE DALLES, Ore., July 20 (AP)
The Columbia river stood at the
18-foot level today, having dropped
more than six Inches In the past 24
hours. Extremely low temperatures
have prevailed at headwaters. Much
snow remains In the mountains but
It Is melting slowly.
SPOKANE. WMh., July 30. (AP)
Challenging what they viewed aa an
Invasion of their professional field,
public accountants of the stato to
dsjr resolved against a United States
bill to give lawyers sole right to rep
resent clients bcrora federal commis
sions and bureaus.
STATION ROBBED
BY DARING THUG
FREE BANKS PLEAS
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State-Wide Sentiment That
Agitation for Wanton
Killer Cease Zimmer
man Explains Position
A number of Jackson county resi
dents yesterday protested that their
names had appeared on the Hat of
signers of petitions, for a pardon
hearing for L. A. Banks, former
local agitator serving a state prison
life term for murder, without their
knowledge or consent. Assistant At
torney General Ralph E. Moody, be
fore he left for Salem yesterday said
ha would send a photostatic copy
of the original signatures, filed with
the governor, for checking with reg
istration cards.
Petitions, bearing between 6000
and 6000 names of Jsckson county
residents, protesting against execu
tive clemency to Banks, will be filed
with the governor the coming week,
A number of upstate areas, and or
ganisations will also file pro teat.
Word has been received that the rest
of the state, like Jackson county, is
becoming weary of tha persistent
agitation for liberation of the wan
ton and willful slayer. Demands have
been made that the coming hearing
be final.
Assistant Attorney General Moody,
in his short stay here, collected
needed records snd data, replacing
evidence destroyed in the capltol
fire last April. Scores of letters and
telegrams have been sent to Salem
vigorously opposing any considera
tion to Banks In his desire to get
out of the penitentiary. Many of the
letters stress the fact the slaying
i without extenuating circum
stances, and climaxed a long series
of boasts and threats by Banks. He
has been In prison for less thsn
two years, and has made two efforts
for release.
The hearing has been set for
August 3 at Salem.
Granges Bide Time
Granges of Jackson county am
withholding further action relative
to condemnation of Peter Zimmer
man and Albert Slaughter, members
of the the state grange executive
committee, for signing a petition ask
ing the pardon of L. A. Banks, until
a Pomona meeting of all granges of
the county Saturday, July 27, at
Phoenix.
Local grange officials said yester
day that letters have been sent Ray
GUI, state grange master, asking for
the state grange's sentiment toward
the action of its two executives. R.
E. Nealon, deputy county
grange master, said no further action
haa been taken In the county sines
the resolution condemning Zimmer
man and Slaughter was drawn up
by the Bel I view grange early last
week, and that "further steps will be
withheld' until Saturday's meeting.
In & telephone communication
from Portland yesterday morning.
State Grange Master Gill exonerated
the state grange of any support or
knowledge of Zimmerman's and
Slaughter's action, according to
Nealon. with whom GUI talked.
"Zimmerman and 'Slaughter told
me that they were led to believe by
circulators of the petition that It
asked for an Investigation only and
not a pardon, and that they signed
It as private citizens and not repre
sentatives of the grange," OU1 de
clared, according to Nealon.
The action of the two committee
members was ill-advised, Nealon ac
credited GUI as having stated.
"Zimmerman and Slaughter mads
a mistake by signing the petition
without further Investigation and
without taking the matter before the
state grange executive committee,
Nealon reported as being Gill's state
ment. Zimmerman Evasive.
PORTLAND, July 20. (AP) Peter
Zimmerman, Yamhill senator, grange
leader and political Independent, de
clared today that a petition he sign
ed several days ago in connection
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SANTA MONICA. Cal., July
10. News today: Tapers Ray
"the market stood still." Yes,
and so did congress. Hain and
no war in Ethiopia. Heat not
so bad as it was. Now that the
AAA raised prices on all pro
ducts they arc about to say it's
not constitutional.
England let our chorus girls
out. Well, that's all right.
Every country should be allow
ed to protect its own labor. No
body is more broke up over it,
however, than the English
"Johnnies."
The American Bar associa
tion yesterday come out very
strong against unethical and
shyster lawyers. Looks like I
been vindicated.
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