MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKL), OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1935.
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HELD AS SUSPECT
FRESNO, Cal ., Dec. 31. UP)
Fresno county authorities were be
lieved holding Edward Meyers, 38.
Texas transient, In some secluded
spot today for further questioning
In the slaying of 14-year old Mary
Stammer.
Although the state bureau ot
criminal Identification reported
Meyer's fingerprints did not check
with those of the slayer, the county
sheriff's officers made no Immedi
ate move to release their prisoner.
Much of the obscure movements
with which Sheriff George Overholt
and his aides surrounded their de
tention of Meyers was due to the
fear of mob action here should
suspect be brought to the county
Jail and be connected definitely
with the slaying.
The mob spirit so rife at the
time the body of the studious high
school girl was found on a bed in
the Stammer home in the Figarden
suburb has not yet died down.
Meyers was arrested several days
ago in Santa Crue. He was trans
ferred secretly from the Santa Cruz
Jail today. While authorities insisted
he still was In Jail, he was taken to
a unannounced place of detention.
The youth's clothing was stained
with blood when he was taken Into
custody while 'loitering on the
street. He said he had cut his hand
trying to board a freight train.
His shoes, officers said, were ap-.
proximately the same size as those
worn by the Intruder who shot the
Stammer girl through the head and
then dragged her Into a bedroom
to attack her, only to be frightened
away from the body of his victim.
S. P. Robb Owns
Heirloom Razor
250 Years Old
Some time ago John HU, In Ms
feature column "8trange As It
Seems." In the Mall Tribune,
startled the world with his an
nouncement that J. R. Fields, of
Millport, Ala., has a razor that
has been knocking off whiskers
with careless abandon for the past
145 years.
8. P. Robb, of route a. Medford.
thought this very Interesting, no
doubt wondering at all these mod
ern Inventions, as he hurried to
tell the Mall Tribune about a
rarer that Is really OLD. "1 have
a razor," Robb writes, "that was
brought from Ireland by my great
grandfather, John Robb. a
Scotchman, In 177.
"My father told me, aa much
as SO years ago. that the razor
was over 300 years old. It Is the
first razor my father, grandfather
and great-grandfather ever shav
ed with, and I used It myself be
fore 'safeties' came Into use."
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TRENDS UPWARDS
i SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31. (AP)
i Cheering news appropriate to the
Christmas season poured out 01
Pacific coast business figures today
figures that show rapidly rising
activity.
The batch of figures came from
Strassburger and company, brokers,
who keep statistics of the region's
industrial trends. The Strassburger
index of Pacific coast business kept
steadily to its steeply climbing
course to record another new peak
for the last 4', years.
The Index rose to 93.1 per cent
of the 1930 level, up two full points
for; the week ended December 14-
All lines of industry Included in
It Joined the upward sweep. These
lines are power production, lumber
output, crude oil production, oil re
fining, bank debits and carload-Ings.
BRUNO T
PLEA FOR
TRENTON. N. J., Dec. 31. (AP)
C. Lloyd Fisher, one of Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann's attorneys, said to
day he would probably file on Mon
day Hauptmann's petition to the
court of pardons for clemency.
The draft of the petition has not
yet been completed. Fisher said, and
still needs Hauptmann's signature.
Governor Hoffman Is expected to
summon the court between Christmas
and New Year's to consider the plea.
COMING
To End
RUPTURE
Troubles
Representatives of Wm. S. Rice,
Adams, N. Y.( originator of the Rice
Met nod for the sell treatment of rup
ture at home, will be at the Holland
Hotel. Medford, Ore., Monday. Dec. 23.
to give a personal and free trial of
hia method to all sufferers who want
to end rupture trouble and truss
wearing.
No matter how bad the rupture,
how long you have had It, or how
hard to hold; no matter how many
sunas oa trusses you nave worn, let
nothing prevent you from getting
this FREE TRIAL. Whether you are
tall and thin, short and stout, have a
large abdomen, whether you think
you are past help or have a rupture
aa large as your fists, this marvelous
Method will so control and keep it
up Inside as to surprise you. It will
so restore the parts where the rup
ture comes through that soon you will
be as free to work at any occupation
aa though you had never been hup
tured. The trial will be absolutely com
plete and thorough without a penny
of cost.
Tou owe It to your own personal
comfort and safety not to miss the
great free demonstration. It la a real
opportunity to learn how you may be
done with chailne trusses arm th
danger, suffering and trouble your
rupture has caused.
The hours are 9 to 12 a. in.. 3 to H
p. m., and evening 7 to 9. neme mber
the dates and place, Holland Holel.
Medford. Ore.
HELP SEAL SALES
Co-operating with the Jackson
County Health association In the an
nual sale of Christmas seals for help
in the prevention of tuberculosis. Ed
ward Cantor and Velma Stubblefield,
high school students, have been
speaking In behalf of the sale before
service clubs and schools of the city
during the past week.
It is the aim of the association, ac
cording to a statement made by the
committee in charge, to Inform and
Interest as many young persons as
possible In the campaign against tu
berculosis, as the greatest death toll
from this disease Is found among the
youth of the nation, catching them
in the age of greatest productivity,
FISH SEES ROSY
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WOODSTOCK. N.- Y., Dec. 21.
(AP) Caleb Milne, 4th, returned
today to his mother's home In
Woodstock.
Pale and limping, young Milne was
helped out of an automobile by O
men who accompanied him on an
automobile trip from the hospital
in Doylestown, Pa. He showed vis
ibly the effects of his days In the
hands of supposed kidnapers.
Mrs. Prederlca Milne, his mother,
and his two brothers. Frederic. 18,
and Aubrey, 16, came home with
him.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 31. (API lady
Cavendish, the former Adele Astalre,
arrived today . from London, where
she has been for four years, and
announced that she calls her hus
band "Cheffy-Wef fy."
The sister and one-time dancing
partner of Fred Astalre. also said
she feeds her husband raw cabbage
"for his liver condition."
Lord Cavendish son of the Duke
and Duchess of Devonshire accom
panied his wife from London ana
heard these disclosures with smil
ing approval.
The former dancer said they had
come to visit her brother, but that
she would not sppear with Astalre
In motion pictures.
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Sandr Water Vote
SANDY, Ore., Dec. 21. (AP) A
vote December 37 will decide whether
this community will Issue $10,000 In
fends to finance a waterworks project.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 31. (AP) Rep.
Hamilton Pish (R., N. Y.) tonight
predicted that 8enator William E.
Borah of Idaho would "sweep every
presidential primary he enters" and
that Republican organization lead
ers would "fall over themselves get
ting on the band wagon."
Fish asserted Borah could easily
be elected president and would car
ry a Republican house of represen
tatives with him.
His predictions were made over
stiftlon WOR.
"Senator Borah, due to his long
public service and sound liberal
views, has the greatest personal
following of any man In public
life since Theodore Roosevelt." he
said.
No Relief Funds
To Buy Divorces
In Multnomah Co.
PORTLAND. Dec. 31 (AP) Re
lief funds are for groceries, clothes
and shelter, but not for domestic
relations relief, the Multnomah
oounty relief office ruled In refus
ing to allow a 119 voucher for fil
ing fees In a divorce oomplaint.
A worker In a sub-division of
the oounty office Issued the
vouoher which was presented to
the county clerk when Linda- L.
Drum filed a divorce complaint
against Harold Drum.
"We have no funda for such
purposes." an auditor In the coun
ty relief oflce told the clerk when
he presented the voucher for payment.
(Continued Prom Page One.)
FINDS GOOD USE
LOGAN. O., Dec. 31. Conrad
Relchley. 73, vowed In 1933 he -would
let hia whiskers grow until a repub
lican sat again In the White House.
Now he has a long, billowing beard.
The Logan chamber of commerce
said "Relchley is Just the man to be
our Santa Claua.
The authenticity of his whiskers,
In an age of cotton-beard department
store Santas, has Impressed Hocking
county youth, the chamber of com
merce reports, with the Importance
of being good.
Relchley lays his position to the
new deal but adds mllltantly;
"I look the part better than any
democrat.
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TOWN
ABERDEEN. Dec. 31. iVPl Police.
called to a downtown corner here by
a report of a fist fight, saw two aged
men exchanging furious blows. One
gave his age aa 74. the other 70.
The elder claimed It was his first
fight. Because both are "fine old gen
tlemen," their names were withheld.
They were released after first aid
treatment.
The fight started after an argu
ment over the merits of the Town-
send plan.
MILLEDGEVILLE. Oa., Dec. 31.
(;P) Two slayers. Marvin Honea. At
lanta white man, and John White.
Marietta negro, were electrocuted at
the state prison today.
Honea was convicted of killing Da
vid Lord, a relief worker. In a filling
station holdup In Atlanta.
White waa convicted of slaying Orel
C Swanson, Marietta filling station
operator. Oct. 5.
COLUMBIA, fl. n . rw si am
Cornell Luster and Harry Hill. Oreen
vhle county negroes, were electro
cuted at the ftfjitA nnltntl- tn.w
- J - J
for killing state highway patrolman
c j. niuam last unristmas day. .
Loses Car and Cash
BEND. Ore., Dec. 31. (AP) Joe
Garske reported to Deschutes county
officers that three men robbed him
of $40 and stole his car.
ling the status of Mr. Adams to the
voters for settlement waa questioned.
The legality of a referendum election
waa referred for opinion to City At
torney Prank J. Van Dyke. The mat
ter waa taken under advisement by
Mr. Van Dyke and It waa understood
he would submit a written opinion.
Mr. Whiting appeared before i
meeting of the council late Friday af
ternoon and requested a release from
the Job of Installing the accounting
system, estimated to take four
months to complete. The council ask
ed If he could not continue until Jan.
uary 1, but Mr. Whiting sold his serv
ices were required In Portland Im
mediately and he was released.
Mr. Whiting stated he would wind
up hia business In the recorder's of
fice Monday and leave with his fami
ly for Portland Monday night.
At It Friday meeting the council
deferred any further action In the
recorder squabble. Councllmen. how
ever. Informally agreed to pay a reoa.
onable fee to Mr. Adams' counsel, Don
Newbury, should Mr. Adams be ex
onerated of the charges. It waa like
wise agreed that the city should pay
Mr. wniting s attorney. Kenneth Den
man, for prosecuting the charges.
Jn an Interview with the Mall Trib
une Mr. Whiting asserted he had been
unjustly placed In an embarrassing
position by the testimony of Thad
Coleman who asserted at Wednesday's
session of the public hearing that at
Monday's session he had overheard
Mr. Whltlng'e daughter aay that her
father was going to get the recorder's
Job. When he testified Mr. Coleman
Identified the daughter In the au
dience. Mr. Whiting, however, told the Mall
Tribune he had no expectation of get
ting the Job and that he did not want
It. The position of statistician In the
Multnomah county sheriff's office was
offered to him In November and every
councilman was aware of that fact,
Mr. Whiting sold.
Mr. Whiting aald also that on the
evening Mr. Coleman aald he over
heard the daughter at the hearing
she was In fact at the Ashland li
brary with other high achool students
and Rolla Reedy, social science teach
er, who were gathering material for
a debate.
Neither the students nor Mr. Reedy,
nowever, were called to refute Mr,
Coleman'a testimony. So far aa the
record shows. Mr. Coleman's tesrj
mony waa not controverted with the
exoeptlon of Mr. Whltlng'a denial, giv
en before Mr. Coleman testified, that
he had ever said to a member of his
family that he would get the record
er s job.
Mr. Whiting told the Mall Tribune
he regrotted the Aahland tumult and
hoped to be able to forget It In his
new position in Portland. He expreaa
ed appreciation of the encouragement
he had received from his friends In
Ashland.
The council agreed to pay Mr.
Whiting to the end of the month and
allow travel expenses to Portland.
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PLANES FOR ARMY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. (UP)
The war department tonight an
nounced Important additions to the
fighting strength of the army air
Award of contracts waa announc
ed for the purchase of 00 two-motored
bombing planes and of 13
four-motored "aerial fortress" bomb
ers similar In design to the big
Boeing craft which crashed at
Wright field during experimental
flights a few weeks ago.
The contract for the two motor
ed bombers was awarded to the
Douglaa Aircraft company. Santa
Monica. Calif., for a total of .
408.000, or an average cost of $73.
000 each.
The purchase price of the four
motored "aerial fortresses" was not
announced but It was understood
they will cost approximately aon.OO
each, without the motors,
Ajocals
In Hospital Ted Leonard. 333 North
Holly street, un dor went a nminr n.
e rot Ion at the Community hospital
yesterday morning.
From Kansas Hazel LofUn of E11U.
Kansas, arrived yesterday morning
and will be emnim-Mt . mnw .
the Community hospital for the next
two wwrs ounng me ansence of Miss
Phyllis Swcariruren and mi msi
Coffee n.
PORTLAND POWER
FAIR PLAN URGED
VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 31. (AP)
The proposed 1937 electrical exposl.
tlon In Portland would pep up the
city's growth and benefit the north
west In general, Wade Dean ot White
Salmon, Wash., told members of the
Mld-Columbla chamber of commerce.
Dean, former president of the group,
recounted at the meeting here last
night that Portland enjoyed consid
erable growth Immediately following
the 1003 exposition.
He also said the proposed Vnncou-ver-Yaklma
railroad "would provide
the greatest home center In the
world."
Use Mall Tribune want ada
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FOREST OROVE. Ore.. Due. 31
(API Trustees of Pacific Unlverattu
announced the resignation of Dr.
Prank Collins Taylor as dean of the
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