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The Weather Forecmt : ralr tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer. Temperature: Highest yesterday ... r Low ps t tlits morning . sn Medford Mail Til iTTfc-fT It's Vacation Time Have the Mall Tribune follow you on your turner tacatlon. Better than a letter trom borne. Telephone 73 or drop a postal string yoor old and new address. UNE Thirtieth Year MEDFOKP, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1935. No. 109. i tut MM Xgs j DUNSMUIR CHIEF Bggfcd SLAIN IN PISTOL BbH DUEL WITH THUGS By Paul Mnllnn (Copyright, 1935, by Paul Mallon.) Personalities. WASHINGTON. July 28. President Roosevelt has quietly started to re vise his Inner circle line-up. The biggest part of the Job will not be completed un til after congress quits, but you can see the firs', signs of It be hind the assign ment of Charles West as assistant secretary of in terior. It Is an open secret at the white House Motu that Mr. West's r.ux MALLON success as a llason officer with .on. grcss was not outstanding. This Is not a reflection on Mr. West. He Is a good conciliator, but only with gentlemen and not with wolves. What the White House needed for that Job was a lon-tamer. This function now Is being served by Vice-President Garner, even to the extent that Sen ate Floor Iader Robinson can be spared occasionally for a few speeches back home. t At the same time, there seemed to be need for a llason officer "between the White House and the Interior de partment. Recent misunderstandings there have not been so conspicuous as those with congress, but are suf ficiently Important to engage Mr. West's talents. Incidentally. Mr. West will be In line for the secretaryship If Mr. Iefces ever decides to take a Judgeship. Form. A similar explanation lies behind the Virgin Islands shakeup. The White House did not care for the way things were going, decided to get rid of Governor Fearson and Judge Wilson. The shakeup was ar ranged diplomatically so that every one would save his face while losing his official head. Mr. Roosevelt even went to the extent of lifting a let-, ter from what Is now known as his "kiss of death," form letter A-l, ex pressing his deep appreciation of the services of those who must depart. Incidentally, the Justice depart ment was not as sorry as It pretend ed to be in making a place for Gov ernor Ponrson on the parole board. Authorities there had long been hon ing to make a place for someone on that board. Discontent. If you will piece these Incidents together and couple them with others like the recent transfer of capable Assistant Commerce Secretary Dick inson to the Justice department, you will have a hint of a changing Inner condition here within your plain sight. President Roosevelt is reshuffling his Jacks and queens. He has not come to the cabinet kings yet. In fact, there are evidences of disin clination to go into that situation very vigorously In the face of the very warm political situation which Is developing. But deeper than these thing, it discloses a fundamental dissatisfac tion at the top with the way things have been going: also a desire tc re vise and rcbolster the new deal in the matter of personnel. Pre pa rations. Those closest to the securities and exchange commission keyhole noted some time ago that Chairman Ken nedy was making a few personal preparations to get back to private business, probably in the fall. Lately (Continued on rage Pour) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Archie Harrington, a far-away look In his eye, watering a service station lawn with one nana c-enina nis John Wilkinson. Sr.. giving a good Imitation of a farmer by driving his j car about with a sack of wheat hung . over the bumper. Mayor Porter pondering the selec tion of a new clear to replace the quarter-Inch one he had Just tossed ' awav. t . I Half the kids' in town, all with bt-i rveles. lining up in front of the Ri- I alto to be first ones Into the "thriller." Judge Coleman, apparently leary of automatic clearet lighters, arriving for court with a big box of eld-fashion woodn matches under his arm. A workman almost doing an In-1 voluntary Steve Brodie as he leaned too far out of a Medford hotel win dew to grab lumber from a rope hoist. Whent Fluctuate. CHICAGO. July "0 ( APi Turn- I bies of 7:hont v.ilucs tvrme the ruif lare todav a.'ter a aer;es of nervous i lde fluctuations, : V 1 " J J Caslella Restaurant Robbers Open Fire Without Warn ing When Cornered Guard Southern Oregon Roads. P. R. Daw was born and raised In Medford, and made his home here until his enlistment In the United States navy In 1917, to serve the duration of the World War. His mother, Mrs. Joseph Coleman, owns her own home In Medford, but W not in the city at the present time. George Ma lone, better known as 'Doc.' is also well known here. He was active In assisting the state po lice in their investigation In the local angle of the Urschel kidnaping case, when $6000 of the ransom money was found burled in the yard of a South Peach street residence here. D. J. "Bud" Lawrentz. delivery truck driver for the Unique clean ing company here, Is a cousin of the slain man. The state police headquarters here announced that they are cooperating In a check of highways Into Oregon, mostly In the Dorrls. California dis trict south of Klamath Falls, In the hunt for the Dunsmulr, Calif, bandit killer. A close check was being made on the Pacific highway all through northern California and at the Siski you Pass In Oregon. KLAMATH FALLS. July 29. (AP) Oregon state police here received a report early this afternoon that Robert Mellln, wanted In connection with the killing of the Dunsmulr Chief of Police this morning, had been surrounded by a posse. KLAMATH FALLS. July 28. (AP) Jack Linchenback left here this af ternoon with his two police dogs to Join in the search for Robert Mellln, hunted by a northern California posse as one of the killers of the Dunsmulr Chief of Police. Llnchenbach was accompanied by Sheriff Low of Klamath county and a deputy. DUNSMUIR. Calif.. July 20. f AP) Chief of Police F. R. Daw was shot and killed and Traffic Officer George Malone slightly wounded in a gun battle with two asserted ban dits here today. One of the gunmen was captured and a posse of citi zens Instituted a spirited hunt for the other. The fugitive, who gave the name of C. L. Johnson, was subdued in a hand-to-hand fight with two Duns mulr men 43 roinutes after the shooting. Chief Daw and Malone had been summoned to halt a car containing the two men after they asscrtcdly held up a restaurant in Castclla. Shasta county. 20 miles south ol here, and robbed Mtke Padula, the proprietor, of $55. The bandit car sped past the wait ing officers, stationed at the out-of-state car checking depot on the outskirts of the city. The officers eave Immediate chase and found the car abandoned at the northern limits of town. Chief Daw and Malone set out on foot and spotted the fugitives a short distance away. Before either had time to draw his weapon, the pursued men opened fire, killing Chief Daw almost Instantly. Malone then bundled the dying officer In hi car and sped to hospital here. Although shot at more than a dozen times, Malone had only a slight scalp wound. Hla hat bore several bullet holes. Citizens, notified of the shooting, formed a posse and spotted Johnson a short time later in the heart ot the city. Johnson was trapped by Charles Tracy and Stephen Abgarofl and rushed to city Jail. He told of ficers his companion's name was Robert Miller. Chief Daw had been chief here for two years. He was formerly an employe of the Southern Pacific railway. Pear Markets NEW YORK. July 29. (AP-USDA) Pear market weaker. Arrivals unre ported . California Bartletts, 12.85 boxes. 12.45 a 4.18; average, $2.99. CHICAGO, July 49 fAP-USDAl Pear auction market. Five California cars arrived: 2 cars on track; 2 cars old. California Birtletts. 1978 boxes. 2 45 a 3.15; average. $2 65. Income Shares Maryland fund. bid. Il5: uira. -!.' Quarterly locoait .lr. bid H ; std. II 51. STUDENTS CELEBRATE DOWNFALL Students In Mexico, D. F., showed their Jubilation at the overthrow of th-lVyear dictator of Tabsseo, Tomae Garrldo Canabal. Traffic wii blocked In downtown streets while several thousand students par aded carrying a casket containing an effigy of the dictator. Later the effigy was hung to a light pole. (Associated Press Photo) F IS TOLDLOBBY QUIZ Netted Millions During De pression, With Dividends Unpaid, Is Charge Hop son Missing. WASHINGTON, July 29. (P) Evidence that H. C. Hopson, domin ant figure In the' Associated Gas and Electric system, took profits of J2, 805.000 during the depression while many of the dividends were unpaid, was received today by the senate lob by committee. It also heard from a number of of ficials of the Associated system and affiliated companies that they did not know where to locate Hopson Even officials of hla personal com panies said they bad not seen the stocky utilities magnate for ten da"6 or two weeks. Committee members quickly point ed out that It was about time the lobby inquiry started. "Is he in the custom of disappear ing like this?" asked Senator Schvel lcnbach (D Wash.) "It is not unusual," replied on of the witnesses. H. A. Stix. account ant for Hopson companies. Department of Justice aid may be enlisted in the search for the official whose testimony la desired by the committee. Carl Estes, Texas newspaper pub lisher, hotly denied he had beeu paid for speaking against the Whce'er Rayburn utility bill. The committee refused to penuit him to read a prepared statement accusing r, of "mud-slinging." He testified that the Texas Power and Light company paid 225 month for advertisements in his magazine "East Texas Oil." but In dignantly denied that he was influ enced by hla advertisers. "I want to say that I will eat with, walk with, talk to. fight with, sp.-sk on radios about or argue with any one I want to about anything, any time I please, regardless of how much mud Is thrown at me or by whom," he said In his statement. F. S. Burroughs, vice-president of A. G. E.. said he saw Hopson a week ago yesterday. He as id he had been trying el nee to locate him through his family. "I have no doubt he will show up," Burroughs said, "aa soon as he tea'ns the committee wants him in fact I'm surprised you haven't heard from him." Testimony on Hopson'a profits was given by 8- C. Ross, accountant for the New York state utility investi gation. BACK 1929 BASIS PORTLAND, July 29. (AP) Franklin T. Griffith, presidnt of Portland General Electric company. a n n ou need tod ay em p loves wt IJ re ceive on August 1 a restoration of 1029 salaries. About 1200 workers are affected. In 1931 their salaries were cut eight per cnt. In 1933 a cut or irom ft to 20 pr cent was made. Tne 1933 reduction a restored last year. TO .10 G. 0. P. Motion to End Con gress Tabled Probe of Farmers' Visit Also Side tracked. WASHINGTON, July 29. (AP) The senate today smothered a Re publican proposal that congress ad journ August JO. A motion by Senator McNary, the minority leader, that the senate take up a resolution by Senator Hastings (R., Del.) for the August 10 adjourn ment was tabled at the request of Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader. The Democratic leaders also block ed another Republican move which they said was political. Without a record vote, the senate tabled a motion by Hastings to con sider his resolution calling on the Secretary of Agriculture for Informa tion hearing on the recent farmers' rally In Washington which endorsed the crop control program of the New Deal. The vote to table was 52 to 10. All ten voting against the tabling motion, which automatically shut off debate, were Republicans Austaln. Dickinson, Gibson. Hale. Hastings, Johnson. McNary. Stclwcr, Vanden berg and White. Four Republicans Capper, Ftazler, Norbeck and Nye, and the progressive, LaFollette, Joined 47 Democrats for the Robinson motion. Although many Democrats favor an early adjournment, they did not want to be placed in the position of having one forced by the opposition. The house has voted down a simi lar proposal. CUT BEER PRICE PORTLAND, Ore., July 29. ( AP) A cooperative brewerv which would 1 produce and market beer to Its own members was proposed today by the Oregon Pood and Beverage Dis pensers' association. Members of the association told members of the Oregon Liquor Con trol commission they were disgusted with breweries and brewery associa tion because of paat trade practices. Virgil Bennett, spokesman for the dispensers, asked the commission II a llrense would be given to a co operative brewery. He was told the commission could not decide until an application was made "We are sick and tired of these breweries and thlr associations." j Bennett Mid. "and we want to have t one owned and controlled by the nvmbTi of our group." He said t'ie brem-eries were "in a conspiracy or combine to maintain the prsnt price of beer." Bennett ld brewrrles charge 2 10 far h.ilf barrels of beer and that a ro-oprtive brewery could make it for $9 10. DISPENSERS ASK CO OP BREWERY TO OF DICTATOR REFORM OP STATE GOVERNMENT nr di mm ui Leonard Carpenter Returns From First Meeting at Portland Gives Impres sions. Leonard Carpenter, recently ap- pointed a member of the state plan nlng board by Governor Martin, to take the place of D. C. Henny. de ceased, returned Saturday night by plane from hla first meeting with the board In Portland. In an Interview with a representa tive of the Mall Tribune, Mr. Car penter gladly gave his Impression o! the first meeting. ' "The seventh meeting," said Mr. Carpenter, "and my first, of the atate planning board, discussed Among other matters resolutions upon the death of D. C. Henny. whom many local people will remember as the consulting engineer for the Medford Irrigation district; plans concerning the state capltol; reports on county planning commissions; discussion of governmental rc-organlz&tlon study; reports from the committee of public lands: co-operation with Pacific northwest regional planning commis sion on Columbia basin survey, and designated Gold Beach, on August 31, for the next monthly meeting of the board. "The work of the board la better understood and much more appreci ated at the north end of the state because the three most lmpoi mnt studies undertaken to date are cen tered there. The moat far-reaohlng undertaking at present Is the study of our state government, which is being made upon request from the last legislature. With the growth of state business. It has been necessary to appoint com m 1a Ions and set up bureaus until now there are almost 70 of them, such aa tax commission highway commission, etc., many of which if combined would do better work at less cost to the taxpayer. Other atatea have modernized their governmental setup with gratifying results. "The study of problems arising out (Continued on Page Three) BASEBALL National. R. H E. F.t. Louis 3 4.0 Pittsburg 11 2 Batteries: Hallahan, Huesar and Delancey; Lucas and Padden. Philadelphia at Boston postponed; rain. American. R. H. B. Detroit ft u 1 Cleveland . 6 9 0 Batteries: Crowder, Auker ana Cochrane; Hudlln, Lee and Phillips. R. H. E. Chicago .. 7 14 o St. Louis 2 3 1 l:etje and Sewell; Coffman, Cain, Thomas and Hemsley. INDIANAPOLIS. Iud.. July 29 (AP) Lloyd Nordstrom, salesman from Davenport. Iowa, shot in front of the early field of finishers In the national public linkn golf cham pionsnip medal struggle today Dy touring the Coffin course in 3538- ,-1 71, one over pajr. TERM FOR DEATH OF FRIEND VALID Legality of Proceedings Up held by Attorney-General Serving Life for Fatal Assault on Albert Tingleaf SALEM. Ore., July 29. ( AP) In an opinion the attorney general has held the conviction and sentence of Earl Hanscom, serving a life term In the Oregon penitentiary for second degree murder In Jackson county, were legal. Tills opinion was asked by 8tatc Police Officer E. M. Duffy, who stated the question had been raised ns to the constitutionality of the procedure of Han scorn 's trial. Hanscom, charged with a brutal assault on Albert Tingleaf. on the night of Saturday, July 8. 1033. out side an Eagle Point dance-hall, en tered a plea of guilty to second de gree murder, ten days later, and was sentenced to a life term by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. Hanscom was represented by Attorney E. E. Kelly, appointed by the court to defend him. Hanscom and his victim both lived In the Eagle Point district, and were friends. Tingleaf, a farmer, was seat ed In an auto outside the dance, when Hanscom approached. Follow ing a slight argument, Hanscom, a powerful built man, struck Tingleaf, and beat him so severely that he died later. Hanscom, when arrested, could give no reason for the attack. Hanscom, lodged In the county Jail, was contrite, and at the time of his sentence welcomed It. He faced first degree murder charges. Because ot the brutality Involved In the assault, the case attracted wide attention. , throughout Jacltsan county. ' Hanscom was well known In the Eagle Point district, and figured In a number of court actions, including one for non-support of wife and child. FARLEY DECLARES SALT LAKE CITY. July 29 (AP) With a declaration that "the Demo cratic party is Justified in doing everything It can to defeat Borah." James A. Farley, postmaster general and Democratic national chairman, denied here today he had attended a recent meeting of party leaders J.0 plot the Idaho senator's elimination. "The meeting referred to was never held, to my knowledge," Farley aald. "The Democratic party Is Justified In doing everything It can to defeat Borah, but I don't know anything about this latest move." Washington dispatches not carried by the Associated Press) said Farley called the party chiefs together Just before his departure on his western trip to plan the election of a Demo crat to Borah's seat. Dispatches from Washington today stated that administration plans to concentrate a big part of their cam paign next year in efforts to defeat the dean of the senate, will be active ly opposed by Senator Wheeler (D.. Mont.) If the Idaho Republican Inde pendent needs such aid. "I will go into Idaho for Senator Borah If he wants me to," Wheeler said In commenting on revived re ports that Borah would be opposed for reelection by C. Ben Ross, Idaho's Democratic governor. DAM WORK DELAY ROILS BUILDERS BONNEVLLLE. Ore., July 20. (AP Construction companies In charge of the Bonneville dam con struction expressed keen disappoint ment when they learned over the week-end that army engineers had decided to delay until late November, the opening of bids on the contract for construction of the superstructure of the powerhouse. This phase of the $42,000,000 power and navigation project on the Co lumbia river will undoubtedly be the last major construction contract to be let In connection with the dam building. The reason for the delay, engineers said, was lack of housing space for workers on the reservation. It is ex pected the Columbia Construction company will have at least 2.000 men busy until November, pouring con crete for th,e first half of the main splllwey dam Lindy Passes Up Old Home Town Lacks An Airport SAUK CENTRE, Minn.. July 29. (AP) Main Street flushed a deep red today the reddest. In fact, since readera of Sinclair Lewis suspected he wrote of his home town in his novel called "Main Street." Embarrassed residents learned Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind bergh flew AO miles out of their way Saturday to drop In on Sauk Centre, which knew him years ago as a campaign poster distributor for his father, the late congress man. But Sauk Centre, otherwise fully modernized to greet travelers, has no airport, and the Lindbergh's red cabin plane, cruising about for a time, left Sauk Centre ofr the Itinerary. LASKA, KIDNAPER'S LEGAL AIDE, WEEPS AT 10-YEAR TERM Bc Reasonable Gangster Mouthpiece Begs Court When Sentenced De fended Notorious Outlaws OKLAHOMA CITY, July 29. (ZD Ben B. Laska, the Denver attorney who drew nation-wide notice for his defense of kidnapers, was sentenced today to a ten-year prison term by Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught. for having a part in the Oharlea P. Ur schel kidnaping. The sentence came after Judge Vauglit overruled Laska'a motion for ft new trial. Laska reiterated that he was Innocent, heard the sentence, and gave notice of appeal to the United States circuit court at Denver. Laska became the twentieth person to face a federal Judge and hear sen tence passed In connection with the Urschel kldruiplng. Aa ever, Laska was a dramatic fig ure aa he heard the Judge pronounce his fate. Tears' filled his eyea and tolled down his cheeks aa he sobbed audibly and stood, arms outstretched, pleading with quivering lips for the Judge to "be reasonable." Asked If he had anything to say, the weeping defendant struck his arms-outstretched attitude and said: "Judge, all I can say la bo rea.ion able. An Innocent man la going to be sentenced. TliM's all I can s.y. I'm Innocent. This la a terrible thing for me after 27 years In thla Busi ness. Please, Judge, be reasonable." Judge Vaught replied: "There are always a great many embarrassing functions the court must perform. One of these la pass ing sentence. On the other hand, an offense has been committed." He then pronounced the brief for mality of the sentence and Laska re tlrew with hla attorneys. He remain ed free on a $10,000 bond to remain In force until determination ot the appeal. Laska was convicted June 15 of ac cepting part of the $200,000 ransom as fees for defending Albert Bates, convicted kidnaper. His star witness, Mrs. Molloy O. Edison, attractive Denver attorney, was arrested for perjury immediately after the Jury returned lt verdict In Laska'a case, and three government wltuesea who admitted their guilt and aided the prosecution were given paroles from five-year sentences. They were Mrs. Clara Feldman. the "woman Bates married throe months before hla arrest; her son. Edward, and her brother-in-law, Alvln Scott. iThls trio recently returned to Ore gon by court permission, to settle business affairs,) "The conviction of Laska will put the fear of the law Into a lot of crooked lawyers," said W. C. Lewis, U. 8. district attorney. "They made an example of me be cause I have been successful In de fending kidnapers, and It hurt their pride.' railed Laska. In addition to the Urschel case, he defended persons accused In the Boettcher, Bohn and H&mm abduc tions. E PORTLAND, July 29 Their voices tuned to the national anthems of the two jrreat powers of tho Pa clflc "The Star-Spangled Banner" end "Klmigayowa, 120 voun men and women today opened the -cond America-Japan student conference at Rped college here. In the group were 45 native Japan ese, guest of college student of the Pacific const: an equal number of Americans: 25 American-born Japan ese; two Ctnadlan and ttuce Can-adian-boxo Japanese. SEEK WILLAMETTE CAMPUS AS SITE FOR NEWCAPITOL Negotiations Opened With University Trustees Call Legislature When Pro gram Fixed Speed Now Vital, Says Governor. SALEM. July 29. (AP) The com mittee from the Willamette univer sity trustees today was ordered to prepare estimates for the purchase of the Willamette university by the state, as well as cost of construction of new buildings and campus In lieu of the old site. Tills action waa taken at the execu tive session of the trustees and the negotiating committee following the presentation of the need for more grounds at the board of control ses sion during the morning. No definite action was taken as to the transfer, but the course will be determined at a later meeting when the estimates have been received. Charles A. Sprague, a member of the trustees, announced. Amedee M. Smith, chairman of the trustees in a statement following the session, declared the university posi tion waa as follows: "That Willamette was not desirous of selling its property, that the uni versity was oiner man tne state and many sentimental values were at tached to lta present site which la adequate and centrally located; that the university, however, does not want to stand In the way of the state If It deems the university campus es sential for the location of a state house. SALEM, July 29. (AP) The pro posal for acquisition of the Willam ette university campus as additional and other buildings In the group was presented to the Joint session of the board of trustees, the special committee appointed to negotiate, and the state board of control here today by Oovernor Charles H. Martin. Immediately afterward the special committee and the Willamette trus tees went Into executive session to consider suggested plans and to ar rive at a definite conclusion. The board of trustees, in a ses sion during the morning, reported Us willingness to consider any pro posal, but apokesmcn stated they wanted It understood the trustees were not initiating the transfer, but would enter Into consideration with open minds. In presenting the board of con trol's proposal, which will later be presented the state legislature to be called Into special session, Governor Martin declared the state desired to build for the future, and not for the present only He then ou timed to the committees the latest report of the planning board. The planning board this week will complete Its preliminary application for a 45 per cent grant for the pro posed agsnonnn rnpitoi building from the federal government. The governor stated Senator Charles L. McNary again urged speed in making the application because he wished U presented before he returns to Ore gon early next month. Martin told the groups the plan- . ntng board decided the present grounds were too small and that the only hope, other than condemnation proceedings on property to the north. which likewise will be considered, was purchase of the Willamette campus, approximately 14 acres. The planning board further ap proved an even greater sum for the capltol and group of buildings, rais ing the proposal to 4,300.000, but (Continued on Page Five.) VElf.MK.IO PARK, N. M., July 'J7. ThiB sure is a beaut iful country up in here lakes, streams, mountains, fish, deer, elk everything. Kvery time we would see a good-looking ranch and a little meadow down in the canyon Wiley Tost would set his I.ockhead down in it. Visited our old friend Waits Phillips first. He has a marvel ous place and 3'J5,0H0 acres of pretty country. Now we are at the famous Vermejo ranch. The Krcatcst fishing and pame place in the whole southwest. Wiley is fishing and I am out looking at cattle. Tours, C UcNsmM SjidlcsM. tsa.
