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The Weather Forecast: Insettled nil rain i tonight and Saturday. Little chanjc In If niperalure. Temperature: J Hlehest yesterday 45 I Lowest this mornlnr, 30 What Happens Propettiea in littoi sold, housei rented. Job found. Joat article returned and nunwrcua other transactions made through ads is the classified columns of this newspaper. BUNE Thirtieth Year (20 Pages Two Sections) iMEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, PuU United Press No. 226. Ml JJ BE FBLtl wwm By Paul Mallon Copyright, J935, by Paul Mallon WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 3. An ex minister called on the head of a la cites' welfare organization of a Pres byterian church in a large Pennsyl vania town a few days back. He-an-nounced he had been sent by the Townsend people to address that organization. The lady in charge, informed him that her organi zation would not receive Townsend speakers. After all she had done to build tMLI. .MALLON up a happy mor ale within her flock, she would not permit Mm to start thorn off chasing 300-a-month rainbows, she said. The good ex-minister insisted. He pointed out his cause "is the greatest humanitarian movement since Lin coln's proclamation." He said life was hort and the lady would have a good deal to answer for. if she denied this boon to her people. The lady never theless decided to run that chance. Her church later sanctioned her gamble. This sub-surface Incident. Is known to have, been duplicated dally, with opposite results. In most of the large and small church communities throughout the country. It Is the lat est unobserved trend of Townsend organization tactics. Also It explains vhy politico-statesmen hereabouts have become increasingly apprehens ive about It within the pRst tew weeks. The Townsend appeal Is clearly catching on more and more with the good quiet people whose-hearta- are larger than their opportunities for economic study. Their meetings arc not nationally observed. People Identified with them seldom have national reputations which attract national dramatic In terest. The class involved Is not'bas- leally that which formed the bulk of the Long share-the-wealth Idea, the Utopian epic or cougniin movements, but rather the kind of welfarc-mlnd-ed persons who put over prohibition, Thev have built up something ap proximating a non-sectarian national (Continued on Page fhree) MEET OpiG SALEM. Dec. 13. (Pi Governor Charles H. Martin left for Portland today to attend the mining meeting t the chamber of commerce there this noon. The session was called by the chamber to promote the development of the mining Interests In the state and to set tip a volunteer organiza tion to assist In the work. A bill creating a mining board with an ap propriation was defeated by the leg islature. The governor said he would remain over to give an address at the meet " lng of the Willamette society there Bsturdsy night. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Mrs. Almus Pruitt. Jim Collins. Bud Blgclow and Roy Lee planning on sneaking up on a "4 for a dime" photo palace and having a group pic ture made, of all four at once, flip ping a coin to see who got nicked the dime. Walt Antle and the Smoke House Bowl cat both stealing a mld-morn-Ing snoore, but Mrs. Antle denying the allegation that both were prob ably dead. Jack Marshall hanplng his nogsln so far out of his car. yelling at a passing motorist, that he almost got It knocked oft by passing traffic. (Id Simmons being surprised to find that Bex Mobley. wrassler. was not a bulnes man or preacher after hav ing seen him wslklng about for sev eral dsys. Ouy Conner finally deciding to get out and walk to iunrh while the family auto wns still moving as son John jooaeyed around the block a few times preparatory to parking. 3rd Newton, a boxer of ability in his day. demonstrating left hooks etc. In Illustration of how Joe Louis could be beat tonicht. Chuck rr,r. cold-d-d-d-ddfJ ' as bri-.ed u. weather. ' Why I rr, no, he smvenngly Nasi $1 3,700 SAVING PROMISED USERS Lower Rates Will Apply On Combination Residential Lighting, Heating and Cooking, if Approved SALEM. Dec. 13. ( AP) A reduc tion in electric rates by the Cali fornia and Oregon Power company effect a saving of 13,700 an nually to rate payers In the Oregon territory was filed with the public utilities commissioner here today. The reduced rates will be on the combination residential lighting. heating and cooking service. The tariff filed stated 5335 customers In Mcdford. Klamath Palls. Grants Pass, Roseburg, Ashland and surrounding territory would benefit by the new tariff. The reduction will become effec tive January 12. The new rate annual savings were not divided as to localities, but the (Continued on Page Four ( JAPANESE TROOPS ENTER KALGAN ON MYSTERY MISSION KALGAN. Chahar Province. China, Dec. 14. (Saturday) (API A small detachment of Japanese troops en tered this gatewa.li city of the, Chi nese northwest early today while the populace and Chinese soldiery gawd in wonderment. Not a shot was fired and not a voice was lifted In protest. It was the first appearance of Japanese armed forces here and the "Invasion" was viewed as a mani festation of the Japancso army's de termination to clinch Its hold on North China by acquiring military control of strategic centers. Where the troops came from and what their Immediate purpose might be wes not disclosed, but the ar rival of 50 Japanese buses from Pslplng was thought to possibly- In dicate an expedition deeper Into the Interior. Hostilities between Manchoukuo and Chinese forces In southeastern Chahar province, meanwhile, lulled with reports thst a settlement had been reached involving Installation of Mongol police In the disputed frontier territory. MORE WORK NOW THAN DURING 1925 EUGENE. Ore.. Dec. 13. (API More men now are employed In Ore gon than In 1925 and the payroll total Is more, a report by the Uni versity of Oregon school of business sdmlnistratlon showed today. Employment, although not wages, also Is nn par with the situation in 1928-29, the bureau stated. Average dally wage was recorded as follows: 1928. M 80; 1933 (March I 3.15; 1935 (August) 3 84. Pavrolls listed for the first six months of each year were: 1928. 63.000.000; 1929. B4,000.bO0; 1935, JS.1 .000,000. Tor the first nine months this year the man-daya worked were 23.000.000. while for 1929. a pesK veer, the number was 24,300.000 for the nine-months period. COSMETIC THERAPY WITH HOUSEKEEPING BARRED SALEM. Dec. 13. fyp" A'torney- General VanWink.e advised the state board of cosmetic therapy today thnt placet of business where cosmetic therapy is practicca cannot oe usea for cooking or sleeping quarters. The attorney-general sa'.d the lax was spe cific on the subject snd exceptions a-ere not permissible, C0PC0 WINCHESTER DAM IS DAMAGED BY FLOOD ROSEBURG, Ore., Dec. 13 fAPl The North Cmpqua river, aug mented by a rapid three-foot r-. riesrroyfd a 100-foot seetlnn cf the Copra powr stminn dam at Win rheter. near here, - ALBANY, O-e . Dr. 11. f APt The Ssn.ifm Fih and Game Prote tire association elected Harry Howe of Lenar -ft preirient for 19. E!rrer rVrcfraWi r Ibsnon and M. O. W;l k;ie:.n of Albany were cl-.uen vire p:es.de at and crctarj. repectveiy. Hauptmann Sentenced to Chair Week of CONFESSES SLAYING WITH HAMMER ' Mabel Frankle WIIHa, 38, with rht hammer ah said the used In killing Dr. Walter F. Hammond, 62-year-old dentist, with whom she had lived for eight years In Los Anoelet. She said she was emulating Clara Phillips, hammer slayer of Alberta Meadows. (Associated Press Photo) WOMAN ATTACKED BL1AD' -YOUTH WIELDING HAMMER LA GRANDE, Ore., Dec. 13. Mrs. Evelyn Stone, 30, .was recovering from severe cuts In her scalp and Eugene Matthews, 17, was held In the cltf Jail here today his sanity sus pected. Matthews confessed verbally to at tacking Mrs. Stone, housekeeper for his half-brother, It was said by Ser geant. Oeorge Glenn of the state po lice and Police Ohlof Jim Steffen. The officers said the youth simply snld he "goi mad." Mrs. Stone, the officers related, said the youth went Into the kitchen, ob tained a hammer and started hitting her over the head. She could gVve no reason for the attack and when she screamed he ran from the house, she told the officers, who were called to the house by neighbors. Matthews was arrested later last evening at the Union Pacific depot. District Attorney Carl Helm said this afternoon that Dr. C. L. GUstrap examined Matthews this morning and expressed doubt as to his sanity but recommended that he be examined by Dr. W. D. McNary, superintendent of eastern Oregon hospital for the insane at Pendleton. Matthews 'l was held on an open charge. Mrs. Stone's Injuries were not re garded as dangerous. ALL-CALIFORNIA GRID LOOP URGED SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13. (API Formation of a new football confer ence composed entirely of California universities was suggested today to Professor Hugh friUeU, president of the Pacific coast conference. The suggestion was made by Father Ernest Watson, athletic moderator of the University of San Francisco, a the latest development In the situ atlon caused by the "freeze out" of Independent colleges by the new coast conference policy of playing t "round robin'' schedule next year. In a letter to Professor Wlllett of the University of Southern Caiifor nla. Father Watson proposed an ght team "California conference" to Include the four California uni versities now In the coast conference Stanford, University of California at Loa Anselea, University of South ern California and California and the four leading Independents. St. Mary's. Santa Clara, Loyola and San Fram-lseo. Tractor Crtth I-eg. POfEBURO, Dc. 13. Ti R. A B.isenbark, former Douslas county commissioner, la in a hospital here vrtth a crushed and broken leg. suf fered st his farm home in Melrose yetTdrty wht assisting; In Jo 'dine trnrtnr or'o trnk Th .iot fell on B'jf-er.oarit en one of the ran a bos ids coi.Aped. DELAY SENTENCE OF-CCC MEN WHO STOLE SUPPLIES Imposition of sentence upon Georse August Emmert of Dayton. Ore., and Joseph Mcccri of Rthway. N. Y., CCC enrolees, who entered pleas of guilty to larceny from the CCC warehouse at Talent a month ego, was deferred tills morning by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, pending a conference with CCC officlala relative to final disposi tion of the case. . "This Is a case for the government, not the slftte outiiorities,1 the court declared. "When they get into trou ble the government should pay the bill and punish them, and send them back where they got them. They im port them, and, should export them The court does not feel like saddling the expense upon the Oregon tax payer. I am opposed to the govern Continued oo Page Stxt LUMBER OUTPUT SHOWS BIG GAIN SEATTLE, Dec. 13. fA The West Coast Lumbermen's association, In bulletin, today reported 201 down ami operating Washington and Oregon mills last week produced 101.8S0.867 board feet of lumber about 17.000. 000 more than during Thanksgiving week. Their average weekly output this year has been 75.937.002 feet, com pared with 86,763.442 for the same period of 1834. The mills reported orders for 101, SiO,33S and shipments of 86,790,86S feet last week. The unfilled order file ntood at 380,453.907 feet, about 11,800,000 over the previous week. Aggregnte Inven tories are 30 percent less than this time last year, the association report ed. Improvement Seen on NEW YORK. Dec. 13 API Trade improvement continued last week, "extending along a wider front than has been the fse in many years at this seaaon." Dun and Bradstreefs review aald today. The retail division had the apot light, it said. "While weather condi tions forred consumers to cover long postponed nfeds of mail's and wo men's clot h i ns . shfte. h ard ware, groceries, and bther winter merchan dise, it was the sttrre in the buying of Christmas goods that was the out standing feature of retail trade dur ing the week " "Bailed on the result of the pt two weeks, estimate fnr !( mber retail volume rang from l.S to 30 per cent in excew of !34, with a larger TOWNSEND PLANS THIRD PARTY FOR: COMING ELECTION Will Enter Candidates for Presidency and Congres- sional Seats Says Old Parties Not Favorable WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. (API- Decision to form political party and enter candidates for the presi dency and congressional seat in the 1036 election was announced today by Dr. F. E. Townsend, co-sponsor of the plan to pay $200 a month to all persona past 60 years. He said "It is Inevitable that we have a third party as neither of the old parties appear favorable to our cause .' He replied "I am not" when asked whether he plans to run for presi dent. He said likewise that It. B. Clem ents, the- other founder of the move ment, would cot run. Townsend said that Chicago, Cleveland and Lea AngeSes had asked that a national convention be held in their particular communities. He claimed approximately 6,000.- 000 members of Townsend clubs and said the total support for the move ment consisted of about 28,000,000 persons. A platform consisting only or a pledge to work for ih enactment (continued on Page Four.) AGED FUND PLAN IS 'CRUEL H0AX; SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Ree. 13. (AP) The Townsend plan Is "cruel hoax" that can never solv the problem of security for the aged, said Col. K, Frank Knox, Chicago publisher and potential Republican presidential candidate, in an inter view here today. Everyone wants to see the aged destitute cared for," he aaid, "but to assume that we can absorb one half the national Income for sucft a purpose as that outlined In the Townsend plan is preposterous. Pri vate industry should co-operate with the Individual In a mutual contribu tory plan whereby the social security of the aged will be safeguarded, but it is certainly not matter for tlte federal government to step Into." Studying Bids For Clackamas Court OREGON CITT, Ore., Dec. 13. AP) County and PWA officials had befora them today three bids for the proposed Ctar.kamaa county 1 200 .000 courthouse. The offer of Olen L. Hord of Portland 226.400 wrs lowest of those opened yesterday. Of ficial said the elimination of alter nato specifications would bring the bid within the prescribed 1 2 00. 000 limit. Reed College Men After Scholarship PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec, 13. (AP) Robert C, Bernard and Uojd 8, Wil liams, both of Portland and both graduates of Reed coiiee, will repre sent Oregon at tha Rhodes scholar ship competition In Spokane Monday. They were ohoaen from a list of 13 nppllcants following yesterday's ex aminations here. Twelve youths from six states wilt compete at Spokane for tMT scholarships. of Trade Wider Front gain expected for Jewelry, radios, toys, fur garments, rugs, furniture, house-furnlahlngs. snd electrical ap pliances. "The average gain In retail sales over those of the weels previous spread from 10 to beyond 30 per cent. "Compared with the corresponding 1034 week, the eimfid increased for the country, as a whole, ranged from 8 to 20 per cent. "With the wave of consumer buy ing overtaking the preparations that had been made for it, greater pre aure was placed on wholeaalers for . rush shipment of fll!-ln supplies of ' winter merrhaiifliij and the prompt dUpavh of recorders for Chrtatmas I t gooeta. WOMAN'S STORY OF MASS SLAYING HIT BY DEFENSE Tighten Guard Over Hall to Prevent Suicide At- tempt to Inject Akin Murder Is Overruled OJOUrtTHOUSE. Port Orchard. Wn.. Dec. 13. (API The defense for Leo Hall In the Erland s Point mass mur der trial ripped into te testimony J of his co-defendant and accuser. Peggy Peterson Paulas, today on : cros-examination. Sheriff Rush Blankenship of Kit sap county told ne-smea outside of ; court that he had "tightened the guard over Halt in case he should try to commit suicide." Blankenship said the guard, maintained i-e Hall wna first confined in jail here, was "placed directly In front of Hall's cii where tie couid be matched all tha time." Truth Affirm Everett O. Butts, defending Hall, vigorously attacked her atory that Hall brutally slew tour men and two women In the Frank Flleder cottage at tha Point March 28, 1934. "Peggy, before I start this cross examination, I want you to answer this question," Butts began. "Isn't this entire atory untru that you have been telling? "It la notl" Mrs. Paulos replied determinedly. "Isn't it a fact that neither you nor Leo were out there th night of that killing?' ... "No, air," aaid .Mrs. Jauk Ralph A, Horr, defending Mrs. Paulos, during hia cross-examination (continued on page nine) '.0. SCARRED Blf FIRE WASHINGTON, Dec. 3S. fAP The Interior of tha new t8.000.000 postofffee building was scarred today by a fire that called out the entire fire fighting fore of the capital to suppress It. The amount of damage was not Immediately estimated. Postal offic ials early today started a tour of inspection to estimate tha loss. By daylight the fire was out but apparatus remained on duty while a careful check was made for any possible renewed outbreak among the general accounting office fiiea in which the flames started. A. dozen firemen were overcome temporarily by the smoke which filled the richly furnished building shortly after midnight. DENIES PART IN MOVE 10 OUST GAME BOARD ASTORIA, Ore., Dec, 13. (AP) Senator Frank Franclsoovlch, one of the attorneys for fishermen seeking to halt stream pollution, said today "it Is not necessary to put out the (game) commission io carry out the river purification move." lie declaimed any part in the peti tion of the Pacific coast fishermen's union Wing Governor Martin to re place the state game commission for not be, ng more militant against stream polluUon, Cuban Diplomat, 71 Is Made President HAVANA. Dec. 13. M. Jcee A. Barnet, 71 -year-old diplomat, took the oath of office aa provisional president of Cuba today. The full diplomatic corps assigned to Cuba. Including Ambassador Jef ferson Caffery of the United States, attended the ceremony. erey Meet fiet. SALBM. Dec. 13. fP The execu tive board of the Oregon Jejsey Cat tle club set January 4 as the date for the annual meeting of the ciub. The meeting, to be held In Balem was expected to attract at least 150 Jersey cattle breeders. I tcht Jer1ie. The Tilbuwe HI pot I nltefl lre htiltHIn at the end of e'h rmtnd of iwe Li-1 rs dim fight I hi ewpnlng. Hint staff ttfinhf HI he on band f answer telephone Inquiries aa to the remit f the haflle, The main e,rnt 1- Mhrrtiili'rt in Mart atmut 7 p. m., purine lime. Friday, Thirtee nth Adds Twin Boys To Family With Seven NORTH EAST, Md Dec, 13. ( AP) Twin ooys were born to day Friday the thirteenth to Mrs. George T. Cuttey. 36. ana brought to 13 the total number of cnren to whica she faa given birth. This wrs the second set 1 twins born to Mrs. Culley and her husband, George. 50-year-old railroad employe. The first set died at birth. Of the 13 Culley children, seven are living. Dr. J. J. Orcenwald. Elkton physlelaa, said the mother aad hnbles were "doing nleely." PEACE PROPOSAL GIVES ITALY BIG ETHIOPIAN SLICE ly Roy p. porter Associated Press Staff Writer The hetly-discujtsed Franco -British plan for ending the Italo-Ethloplan war was made public today lo & fUtr ry of European antagonism. Publication of the plan'a text re vealed that France and Great Britain sought to appease Premier Musso lini's desire tor tha expansion of Italy with a gift of about two-thirds of Ethiopia1 territory to the country against which the League of Nations is imposing sanctions as agressor, The reaction In Geneva, where dip lomats are assembled, tor session of the league's committee of 18, was prompt and unfriendly, Some of these diplomats declared such a plan violated the spirit' of the league covenant and that the smaller nations would turn it down. Ethiopia Attacks Plan Ethiopia made a savage diplomat! Bttsxfe on the plan, claiming it would ruin the League of Nations If It were accepted. Emperor Halle Sclasle asked the league to call a special meeting of the league assembly on the grounds that the Franco -British peace plan violated the spirit of the league cove nant. The plan has resulted la a call for session of the council next Mon day. , Rebellion against the Franco-Brit ish proposal threatened In the house (Continued on Page Six) . PLAHE HOPS FOR ELLSWORTH HUNT KANSAS dir. Bee. !3. API With Pilot Dick Merrill at ts con trol, th Uncoln Ellsworth rescue plsne soared southward today on th first Ice of a night to Boutn ABK-ric Bid t Antarctic in Marco or the missing explorer. With JJerrSH was WSMSasn H.XltB Jr., who rode beside his radio ap paratus ir the ahip'a compartment that once carried mall across the nation. The filers first scheduled atop "waa Fort Worth, then on to Brownsville, Tex., and through Central America and the canal eone Into soutn America. At MsS!s3, Chile, they planned to meet the Wyatt Earp, awpply ahin of the Ellsworth party. There the plane will he placed aboard the ship and taken to the Antaotic in arch o the miasing ejrpiorer. MINZIE PASS OPEN FIER HEM SNOW BKND, Ore- Dec 13, MP)-Taur leen inches of snow that fell on the Cascade dlvlda went of Bend yester day failed to biork the fcKenxi psss to travel. Highway officials said the mountain highway was in fair winter condition today. The pass gradusiiy Is becoming more narrow since the anow from each storm Is pushed out to the sidei. Clear, cold weather prevailed In the high r mm try and motorists were advised the road is dangerously slick In place, ... Income Shares ! Maryland rundln-, bid J7J1: ask ed IB 71. i Quarterly Income ahares, bid 146: '! Ii, Jan. 13 PRISON WARDEN TO NAME EXACT ! EXECUTION DATE ; Climax Will Come Wearjy Eleven Months After Trial for Kidnaping, Slaying of Colonel Lindbergh's Baby TRENTON, N, J.. Dec, 13. (AP) Bruno Richard Rauptmana was sen tenced today to dte the week of January 13 for the murder of the Lindbergh baby. femes ecanethia? unforeee de velops Hauptmann will die approxi mately eleven months after hie tr!ai at Fleming ton. Assistant Attorney General Joseph A. Lanigan went to Justice Trench ard's office in the state house an nex after he had beer J n formed the records In the case had been sent by the clerk of the rourt of errors and appeals to the Hunterdon county court of oyer and terminer. Justice Trenchard signed the new t death warrant, which will be takes! to Flemlngton tomorrow. i! There It will be signed br O. t2oyd jwi, Kjunty clerk. The exact date during the week of January 13 will he fsxrd by Cs5: Mark O. Klmberling, warden of state prison. This date is not made public Jn advance. Condemned men, fee-wever. generally go to the chair on Tues day nlghta at a o'clock. There was no immediate comment from Hauptmann 'a lawyers. They have said, however, they will appeal to the court of pardons as soon as a new death date is set. - The court of errors end appeals denied Hauptmenn's application Jet new trial on October S. The su preme court of the United, Stesee turned down his appeal for a review of tha trial last Monday, REFUSES $250,000 TO AID HAUPTMANN NEWTON, Mass.. Deo. 13. (AP) Dr. John F. Condon, the Jafele" of the Lindbergh baby kidnaping and murder Investigation, declared today he had declined offers of 1 10.000 e 2S0.000 to intercede for Bruno Rich ard Hauptmann. 'I have been approached several times with offers of sum really great sums if I would go to the authorities to have Kauptmana taken off that death sentence." the elderly former English teacher declared. "One man, in fact, approached m and afterwards the offers ranged from 10,000 to eZS.. LEGION ATTACKED AS BARK FREE SPEECH SUOBNE, Ore., Dee. JSWjJ"! Luoy Norton , former history profeaor Oswego Normal aohool In New York, told -the Jt'.yrene intslness arid profes sional women that democracy It threatened by "riRiJante" whs the law Into their own hands and use the courts tor their own ends. . The American Ijegion, ahe ansd, i "ono of your publle enemlea No. 1" for interference "in the matter of free sipeech." She apoke of "Interference" Tteeu the na.tlona.1 oouncil for th preven tion of war tried to put on program In the eaat. LOUIS GIVES BASQUE . 6 1-2 LB. ADVATASE NEW YORK. Deo. 13. (AP) Jot LouSa, Detroit h'svjTte Sght KraaiJoB, will give away 6'4 pounds when he itepe Into the ring tonight at Mad ison Square Garden tor his IS round bout with Paulino Uccudun. Louie weighed in at poanda ifcia -ernoon while Uacudun tipped the ? t S07. For the moet part the betting con cerned whether loan weute fcrjock out Paulino or eren place him on the mat. Loula hsa won 31 of hla a professional fight by kr.oclos'.u. tvin Sirlrtce Cffniracr. BCTJn. Ore.. Dec. 13. iO B. P. and W, is. Phiipoit of Portiand was the contract for building two bridge om the Deachutea rlvrr in Bnd today on their tow bid at S.T3iS.'5S. Tfori wilt start Monday on the epons over tha north and aouth enrts of pictssreeesa Mirror Wn, to replace the existing apaju
