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Support The Weather Forecut: Increasing cloudi ness probably with rain to night and Friday; cooler Fri day. Highest yesterday ...... M Lowest this morning 46 Thirtieth Year By PAUL MALLON Copyright, 1935, by Paul Mallon, HEW ORLEANS. Oct. 10. The av rage man on the street here believes that Huey Long's assassin drew the 0 short straw. No one will ever be able to convince him that anything ehort of a mur d e r conspiracy was behind the death of the Louisiana dicta tor, This version la probably the one which will be handed down to posterity, al though the best Informed n o n - partisans, and PAUL MALLON even some of the men In the Long outfit, no not believe It Is true. What has happened on the Inside here is that the Long leaders have taken up the conspiracy theory and are determined to perpetuate it. Some of them may believe It Is true, but all recognize the political value In It. They are not overlooking the oppor tunity of establishing a martyr cause to hold their movement together. For that reason, the Long authori ties now conducting a private Inves tigation of the assassination will eomeout shortly with what they will call further evidence to promote their theory. Their evidence will have to be very strong to convince anyone not already convinced The reason the theory Is not ac- .-J ... iitnmm In t.Yim knOW IS that (WKU ujr -..w 11 the evidence points a different way. Most of Hueys taut aoous - i MnlniMHM was orlmar- lly political poppycock. He told at least two friends mat no uurncw bodyguards for publicity effect and really did not believe anyone wanted to kill him. He was worried about getting his face marred In a fight, but not about his life. Probably a thousand persons In ... i.nH t least a hundred lAJUlDliwn more In Washington) have ssld at one time or another that Huey was going to be shot, or should be. Borne even volunteered conversationally for the Job, but no one ever did any thing. It may be hard for an outsider to believe, but It really was all part of Huey's show. What la more convincing Is the fact that the assassin, Dr. Carl A. Weiss, does not fit Into the conspiracy pic ture. He never paid much attention to politics. He was a home-loving man. an expert on a particular throat ailment, and Huey, politically, was far away. In fact, no political expert here had ever heard of Dr. Weiss dur ing all the hlstorlo Long battles In the state. It Is true that hl father-in-law, District Judge B. P. Pavy. a popular man, was having his troubles with the Long outfit. Judge Pavy con trolled a district which Long could not get. At the time. Long was spon soring a bill to combine this Judicial district with anoher in hopes of get ting rid of the Judge. Dr. Weiss knew all about that, but It Is hard for most Impartial Investi gators 'to believe that any man would go out to kll solely because his father-in-law's Job was endsngered. at least not a man of Dr. Welse's at tainments. l Also, most political experts doubt thst Long could have conquered the Judge by combining the districts. Pavy was possibly pop"!" enough to have won both against Long. Most convincing of all are the ac tions of Dr. Weiss on the day of the assassination. He went to mass In the morning, took his wife and his three-months-old child (he was deeply de voted to both) to the home of his father and mother for their custom ary mld-dsy Sunday dinner. Then all went out to their camp on the river. He went swimming with his wife, plaved with his child, was unworrled. Those who saw him that dsy are con vlnced that he carried no thought of murder. What changed Ms mind. appar ently, was a telephone call he received at home about 8 p. m., after he had put the child to bed. While hla wife was In another part of the house, he took his gun and went out. Later, the wife, noting the disappearance of the gun. started calling friends on the telephone. She was too late. The as sassination occurred about 8:30. (Continued on Psge Ten) Havballrr Dies. WOODLAND. Calif., Oct. 10 (API William Hartwlg, S4, pitcher for the Sacrsmento Senatora of the Pacific Coast league, d'.ed here last nljht from a kidney' disorder following sn emergency cperstlen a week '$ for Community Chest Urged M Full Associated Press ALLOT $32,340 FOR IMPROVING LOCAUIRPORT $437,000 Earmarked Under Road Improvement Is Cited As Blanket Sum for General County Program An Associated Press dispatch from Washington today states that $470, 444 has been earmarked for WPA projects In Jackson county to be al lotted as follows: Road improvements, $437,000; mu nicipal ' airport Improvements, $32, 340, and community center program, $1,104. The sum earmarked for road im provements, it was explained at WPA headquarters here, Is a blanket al lotment that may be used for pro jects not necessarily connected with road work, as they are filed for ap proval by various communities In the county. Project coming under the blanket allotment already filed here and subject to approval In Portland and Washington' Include improve ments of farm roads, feeders to main highways and county roads, and the construction of small dams, bridges and irrigation ditches, it was said at the local office. Will Extend Runways Improvements to be made at the airport include the extension of the runway 1,000 feet, the construction of warming-up aprons at each end of the runway and new border lights along the runway, it was explained by Fred Heath, Jr., chairman of the city council committee on aviation. When the runway is .extended It will be almost a mile long, a length that Is advocated for all commercial fields by the government, Mr. Heath (Continued on Page Nine) BUSINESSMEN FEAST IN GOOD WILL RALLY Indicative of the good will felt by the businessmen of the city for the high school football squad, about 76 civic leaders met at the school today for a rally-luncheon, an annual fea ture sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. After an excellent meal, during which the men and the players were arranged alternately, William Gates, acting a master of ceremonies, In troduced Dr. Eddie Dumo, former Medford coach. Durno obliged the gathering with a few humo-ous re membrances from his own days. B. E. Harder, president of the chamber, spoke briefly, as did the Rev. W. R. Balrd. Rev. Balrd also read an amus ing Jingle that he had written for the occasion. Coach Bill Bowerman responded, and Introduced the players and man agers, and his two assistants, Ed Klrt ley and Brenton Finch. Following the Informal talks, a clever skit was put on by the Latin club, and a giant pep rally was staged by the students of the school. , i SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS An old-fsabloned farm wagon pass ing the Mall Tribune with a load of apples, gilding along noiselessly on auto wheels, a lsnky nag teamed with a stubby burro for motive power. Ed Shockly calling on the business men and students at the school rally today to sing the Oregon state song, snd being greeted with blank looks. He seemed somewhat surprised to learn thst the words were dum-de-dum-de-dum-de-da-de-dum. Simile: As disgustingly lucky as a Mall Tribune paper carrier. Another one Is today flaunting wealth, Inher ited from Geo. Hunt. Vie Dallalre tacking up a big "UNFAIR" sign on the house Arnold Toung Is remodeling, because Arnold wanted him to work at least 30 min utes a dsy. while employed. George Porter. trap-ahooter and bird slayer, anxiously wondering If it were against the law to carry over three sheila in the shotgun while hunting pheaeanta and quail. , The cupola that has been a land mark, and an eyesore, at the comer of Main and Bartlett these .many tears, finally recelrin a befitting fate. It l being torn down. EDFORD Claim SLEUTHS AID MAE TRAP SUSPECT George Janios, 28 (Inset), bus boy at a Hollywood film studio restau rant, was being held in Loa Angeles on suspicion of extortion In an attempt to extort $1000 from Blonde Mae West, film actress, on a threat of disfiguring her with acid. Miss West is shown with Harry Dean (right), dlatrict attorney's Investigator, in clothing and make-up he wore to Impersonate her in efforts to trap the note writers. (Associated Press Photos) '. E OF Total assessed valuation of taxable property In Jackson county for 103S amounts to 124,307,860, according to figures complied by the. county as sessor. This Is S200.950 less than In 1034 when the assessed valuation was 24.998,810. On the basis of this valuation, the tax levy will be approximately the same as last year for county mtllage. Valuations of land, both rural and town, show a slight decrease. The tillable acreage of the county la 105.141.07 acres, with a valuation of S5.78O.030. In 1034 the valuation was fixed at 13,780,410; a decrease of 9.380. Non-tillable acreage this yesr Is given a valuation of $5,559,260 on a total of 714.636.63 acres. Last year the valuation was fixed at 5,S97.9I0. a decrease of $9,360. Town lot valuation this yesr Is placed at $3,768,840, and last year at $3,777,500. a decline of $9,000. Valuation of Improvements on till able acreage Increase and town lot de creased. On tillable acreage the valti- (Contlnued on Page rive) 4 GRAVE ROBBERY I PENDLETON. Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) Four La Grande men were held in the county Jail here today on charges of robbing Indian graves on the burying ground on tha Umatilla reservation after being arrested at La Grande yes terday by Charles Hosklna, officer at large of the Indian bureau, and a deputy sheriff from Umatilla county. They are: C. E. William. 40. Miles Wilson, 33, Pearl Stiles, 20, and Glenn Marr. 31. Tom Woods, 6. quarter-breed In dian from the reservation, entered a plea, of guJlty in circuit court here late yesterday to a charge of illegal disinterment and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Officer state that he was the apparent ring leader. Freighter Freed STORIA. Ore., Oct. 10. f AP) The Intercoastal freighter Kentuckian. which grounded slightly at Tongue Point this morning, was pulled free shortly after noon without damage. Trie Kentiicklan was Inbound from Boston with general cargo MEDFORD, OREGON, Hauptmann Offered Life in Bargain AS CHEST DRIVE HEARS LAST DAY Eugene Thorndlke, president of the Community Chest, announced today that the campaign for funds which opened Wednesday has been success ful to a gratifying degree although the total already contributed Is still substantially short of the amount necessary to reach the chest quota. Tomorrow, the final dsy of the cam paign, will see an energetic drive for additional contributions so that the work of the seven participating chest organisations may continue without interruption during the 1936 season. "Those who have been identified with the cheat campaign this yesr are gratified in the splendid response on the part of Medford and southern Oregon people to our earnest plea for funds." Thorndlke aaid today. "Many are giving more than before so that the splendid work of the chest organ izations can "continue. We are still short of our very conservative chest budget amount, however, which means an airgTessIve drive for addi tional money will be necessary on the final day of the. campaign tomorrow." Mr. Thorndlke expressed his appre ciation for the splendid work of Chairman M. N. Hogan. the members of the executive committee and other chest committees as well as the tire less efforts of Manager Frank Hull and General Gain Robinson and the campaign officers and workers. "The work of these public spirited men and women is an inspiration." Thorndlke said. "With such unselfish effort put forth, those who guide the art ivi ties of the participating chest organ irat tons will he sure that every cent is devc.ted to the most effective welfare and ehsracter-bullding work " The field force, under direction of General Gain Robinson and the mem bera of the executive committee itself will conduct a "mop-up" campaign Friday so thst every financially-able person may have sii opportunity to participate in the Community Chest. HAILE'S SON-iN-LAW FEARED WAR CASUALTY LONDON, Oct. 10 (AP) Fears that a report of the death of "Halle" on the northern Ethiopian front might refer to Redjasfatch Hallee Se- J lassie, son-in-lsw of the emperor. were expressed today by the aecretsry of the Ethiopian IcgaUop on Final Day of THURSDAY, 0 0 JBER OWN DIRTY LINEN Police Head's Report Deals Mostly With Breach Be tween Judge and Prose cutor; Judge's Zeal Cited SALEM, Oct. 10. (ff) Governor Martin today announced he would give the city of Klamath Falls and Klamath county a "chance to wash their own dirty linen before taking any further action." The governor made the brief announcement after receiving a, detailed report from Sup erlntendent Charlea P. Pray on the alleged gambling conditions in Klsm ath county. Martin announced he concurred in Prey's views and con clusions. . The Klamath circuit Judge had ask ed the governor to appoint a, special prosecutor to Investigate the gambling situation. Pray's lengthy report dealt mostly with the "breach" between Judge E. P. Ashurst and District Attorney Blackmer and he declared he had found no evidence reflecting upon the Integrity of the district attorney, but added that "unfortunately, the zeal of the Judge In undertaking the task (investigating gambling In Klamath county) has caused' him to step out of the role of arbiter Into that of advocate." Tlreda Widened Rift. Discussing further the Judge's ao tlons, Pray's report stated that "on the occasion of again charging the grand Jury the Judge In open court and before a microphone, launched into a tirade which can only serve to widen the breach between him and the district attorney." In conclusion, Superintendent Pray stated that "the situation is one Into which the local officials have gotten themselves, It la one from which they can extricate themselves If they will. The district attorney has expressed himself desirous of proceeding with the Investigation and was so proceed ing yesterday." tiplTadguilty local burglaries Esrl H. Snyder, 31, and Joseph L. Barnhardt, 30, both .of Medford and both with former prison records, to day pleaded guilty before Judge H. D. Norton In circuit court to charges of burglary. Both admitted robbing the home of Ed Gould at 833 Mary street recently and both admit having rob bed the B. A. Skinner home on Boss Lane Monday night. The two were ar rested by state and city police. Snyder was sent to the Oregon stste reformatory at Wodburn In 1938 on a charge of car theft, and was sent bsck on the same charge the next year. In 1030 he was again sent bsck by his mother. He told state police, who arrested him at Keno, near Klamath mils, on Tues day, that the two were his only bur glsries. Barnhardt was arrested soma time ago In Monterey county, California, on a charge of burglary, he told state and city police. His mother told po lice that ha waa sent to San Quentln prison upon conviction of a charge of holding up a service station. He la now on parole from that Institu tion, having been released on Decem ber 10, 1834. Barnhardt also confessed to state and city police to robbing the home or David Beese, taking si. He also admitted entering a vacant house at the corner of Second and Summit streets, where he found nothing worth tsklng. and the Medford Do mestic laundry on the night of July 38, and later In the same evening the American laundry, getting noth ing from either place. The two also sdmltted to police that they stole a Bulck sedsn belong ing to L. s. Lyons, 148 Kenwood street, on the night that they robbed the 8klnner home. The arrest snd the guilt; pleas solve burglaries over a period of 1 months In this city, according to both i city and state police. Sentence will be passed on the two ss soon aa their records can re checked. ANNAPOLIS. Md Oct. 10. (AP) The navy rallied late In the game today, after trailing Virginia r.t the half, to defeat the Cavaliers, 34 to 7, before 18,300 spectators here for the ooth anniverssry of th founding of the nival academy. Tribune .10, 1935. LEAGUE APPROVAL GIVEN PENALTIES AGAINSHTALIANS Fifty Nations Favor Move II Duce's Legions Strike at Interior of Ethiopia Holy City Is Captured ITALIAN GENERAL IIR.VD Ql'AKTKRS IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA, 'Oct. 10. (Exchange Telegraph) It was announced today that the Ethiopians Have lost 3.1U0 dead In the last eight days nlille the Kalian Ioshcs mere placed at two officers killed and 100 officers and men wounded. The Italian announcement also said 000 Ethiopians have been made prisoners since the Ital ian push Into Ethiopia began. By the Associated Press, Some 80 nstlons in the assembly of the League of Nations today gave final approval to penalties against Mussolini's fascist government for Its war against Ethiopia. The assombly took action invoking the penalties swiftly. Aa if It were a gesture of de fiance, II Duce's Roman legions, from the north and south, struck at the mountainous Interior of Holle Selas. sle's empire. Only two nations Austria and Hungary, Italy's neighbors to the north the connecting links between Rome and Berlin, refused to Join the alignment In favor of penalties against Italy, in Paris, newspapers at once seized this defection to express fears of a central European alliance of Italy, Hungary. Austria and Germany. Holy (II v Captured. Today the Italians captured Aksum, the holy city of the Ethiopians, ana legendary citadel of tho Queen of Shcba'. They drove south from Adl- grat toward Haur.len, strategic gatc wav to the mountain fastness. They drove north from Italian Somallland toward acrlogubi, In tho southern section. The main objective from both the north and south, was Harar, east of Addis Ababa in the lowlands. It successful In these operations, the Itailsns would gain a atrip of Ethio pia from north to south along the eastern boundary and unite their province of Eritrea with Italian Somallland. The holy city of Aksum Is older thsn Rome. Here, legend has It, the (Continued on Page Nine) IDENTIFY 10 BODIES S.O. SALT LAKH CITY, Oct. 10. (AP) Two bodies, Identified m those of R. fl. Allen, pilot, and George O. Ander son, mechanic of a mkslng Standard OH company air liner, had bevn re covered this afternoon from Stans bury Wand In Great Salt La It'. Identification of a body first slght ed late yesterday afternoon from a searching plane and again this after noon, was effected by a search party that went to the Island from the east ern shore of the lake. Pear Markets KB WYORK, Oct. 10. (AP) (U. S. Dept. Agr.) Pear market slightly weak; 10 cars arrived; 13 California cars. 8 Oregon. 1 Washington unload ed: 4 cars on. track. Oregon Boecs: 723 boxes extra fancy, 1 08-3.88, iverage 3.41: 13A8 boxes fancy, 1.0S-3.8S: average 3.43; 720 boxes combination fancy and better, 2.10-2 8.',, average 3.47. Oregon Bartletta: 70S boxes extra fancy. 3 50-3.35, average 3 41; 3080 boxefi fancy, 3.38-3.18, average 3.81. Ocgon D'AnJoua: 1100 boxes extra fancy. 3.15-2 01. average 3 43; 878 box's fancy, 3 18, average 3 88. California Bartletta: 4058 boxes, 3.08-3.80, average 3.76. California Bones: 1110 boxes, 1.5V 2.78, average 3.13. Income Shares Maryland Funding bid 17.00: asked 1848. I Quarterly Income susres, bid 81-43; asxea m.m FIB Campaign Friday Full Cnlted Press Curiosity Kills Big Cat Triplet In San Fran Zoo SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 0. (AP) In proof of the old saying that "curiosity killed a cat," the moun tain Hon triplets at San Francis co's eoo are now twins. One of them stuck his pair through the wire netting to find out what was in the next cage. It turned out o be a pair of hungry adult wolves. The threo-months-old cub lost his paw. his curiosity and hla life In quick succession. COCKTAIL' BILL NOT TO BE ISSUE SPECIAL SESSION By Clayton V. Bemhard Associated Press Staff Writer SALEM, Oct. 10. (AP) The bitter fight over the "cocktail" bill in the! regular 1035 legislative session will not be repeated at the special ses sion; rather, strengthening the state liquor control act relative to sale of beer and control of beer parlors will be sought. This waa learned from leaders of the former campaign by hotels and restaurantB for open serv ing of alcoholic drlngs with menla. Prominent Portland hotel managers declared there would be no attempt this year to Introduce a cocktail bill. They gave aa their reasons lack of in terest on -the part of up-state hotel owners to participate In the cam paign, and the threat that should more agitation be aroused Oregou would again vote on the prohibition question. Dry Move On Foot While the Initial cause for aban donment of the cocktail fight was re ported aa purely financial, there was sufficient basis for the sccon'i, In that there Is already a movement on foot by various ministerial associations to propose a "bone dry" constitutional amendment. State control of sale of hard liquor, (Continuod on Psge Three) POWER IN GREECE ATHENS. Oct. 10. (AP) The gov ernment of Premier TsaldarU resign ed today and the monarchist leader. General George Kondylls, minister of war, took the helm. The resignation enme In a swift move that climaxed week's dtnputa over ft monarchy and is expected to set the stag for the return of former King George to the throne. President Alexander Zalmls, Whose office haa hung In the balance for weeks, Is preparing his resignation In readlnem to atep down at the oppor tune moment. TO CLOSE SATURDAY Saturday, October 19, ts Columbus day, a legal holldoy In the state of Oregon. To honor the day, all the banks In the city will be closed, as will the state liquor store. The flay Is not considered a legal holiday at the postofflce, however, and the fed eral biilldlng will consequently re main open. The city hall and the county court house will be closed. Charles Stevens Funeral Friday Funeral services for the late Charles K. Stevens, who passed away Tuesday morning near Phoenix, will be held Friday at two-thirty from the M. B. church in Talent. Rev. T. H. Temple I will have charge of the service. Interment will be made In the Wagner Creek cemetery, Conger'! Funeral Parlors In charge of arrange ments. f Juries nraham plr SAM Francisco. Oct. 10. (API- Superior Judge Thomas F. Graham. for 38 year a member of the San Francisco bench, died today at St. Francis hospital. Ho waa 78. Judge Graham was once president of the Paclila Coast baseball league. GET THE HABIT Of following Frank Watanabe'a entertaining Oh Sol feature whtrh will appear dally on the first page of the Mall Tribune. You'll like this delightfully humorous Japanese character! No. 172. NEWSPAPER SAYS F WILL SAVE NECK Powerful New Jersey Officer Pledges Word, Is Claim Must Name Accomplice and Aid in Prosecution execution Near TRENTON. K. J., Oct. 10. (AP) Legal observers said today Bruno Richard Hauptmann unle&a he wins his last few appeal nioves will die In the electric chair late In November or early la Decem ber. From 10 to 18 days will elapse before the record In. the case Is sent back to Supreme Court Jus tice Thomas w. Trenohard. who will set a new date for carrying out the death sentence he im posed last February. Justice Trenchard must fix a date not leas than four weeks nor more than sight from the time he recelvea the record. NEW YORK. Oct. 10. (AP) The New Yovlc Evening Journal In a copy, righted atory from Trenton, N. J said today that Bruno Richard Hauptmann might yet save himself from the electrio chair by confessing to the kldnsp-murder of the Lind bergh baby. The Journal said that 'one of New jersey's most powerful officers" had pledged thla assurance. The Journal atory waa in the form of a letter to Hauptmann, whose con viction for the murder of the Infant son of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh waa upheld yesterday by the New Jersey court of errors and appeals. ' "Bruno Richard Hauptmann," the paper told the Bronx carpenter, "you may aave yourself from the electrio chair and earn 810,000 for your con fession and tha name of your ac complice in the kidnaping and murder of the Lindbergh baby. "One of New Jersey's most power ful officers has pledged his solemn word to the Evening Journal that he will save you. "He has vowed ha will pay you or your wife and child this sum from his psrsonal fortune and will guar antee that you need not follow the aesrlng path of the four men you have seen led and carried thru that square, green, steel door separating you from life and death." "Life Imprisonment wilt be your rs- ( Continued on Page Five) Oh Sr! scuja FRANK WATANAII V ID HOLDEM Just like dear Will Roger vised to aid "All I reading are done in newspapers" and I reply similar so if them Re publicans expect to winning in 1936 I thinking they better be putting up a man which will making the general people ashamed if they NOT voting for him. So now I going raise up to my feet and making one speech. I starting now "Dear Mrs. and Sir. Madame citizen i we having one A number One citizen in U. S. A gentman which got so muoh courage that he flew across of the Atlantio on g bicycle with wings without a Bingle sandwich. Also this gentman have got no spots rra him from politics. He have did more for advancing of aviation as any other man. He have suffered a great grieve and come up with smiling colors le have invent things & medi cines for removing sickness from humanity he are Amer ica greatest Ambassadore h have a soul of a Poet mind of a Thilosophcr body like itccl snd deportment of loving Fathers I Nominating Claries Lindbergh for President! Hows about it, Sen at of Borax I , . ,
