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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 , . ,