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In temperature.
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Highest yesterday 34
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MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 23. 1936.
Full United Press
No. 259.
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SYRACUSE. N. Y., Jan. ,33. The
mnat. tiAVArfiil farm lalr lln here
like Inflation, and Borah. You may
a1 njgwpwwwj tnins. mat one
r i eaas. , u nf those two
would be enough
but apparently
not lor them.
Thev attended
the meeting of
farm counselors,
held In Wash
ington r e entry
after the AAA
b r e a k-up, but
were shunted
, c I Into group meet
lnes In which
daiti. iiiij.ov their voice waa
not the loudest. Neverthetesa. you
will notice, If you look up we
inriftt.innarv idea was men-
nn.j BnmHwhfLt nolnted way
In more than one of the general
farm counsellors' statements iu
at that time. These went unnoticed
In Washington, during the majority
rush for the sou conservation uu
atltute. What was apparently behind the
pointed suggestion was the old com
modity dollsr theory. It was orlgl
nslly suggested by President Roose
velt, but shelved early In the new
Tfc rt. nr the country may
have forgotten about It, but not
the farm folks In tnis neca 01
national woods.
In this connection, train 'con-.,n-a
nnt.i(wt Prof. Warren on the
Washington-bound sleeper once since
the AAA decision. They saw him
return to his Cornell university post
shortly therealter. noming awu
appeared In the papers because the
Invisible professor has a way of get
ting In and out of Washington un
noticed. Persons with long memories will
recall he waa the original com
modity dollar man, but do not let
that mean too much to you. He
formerly taught Treasury Secretary
MnnrenthSIl. Mr. MornthaU OCCS-
atonally calls him In for private
advice on a variety 01 monetary
Ject.
It does not necessarily Indicate
that Mr. Morgenthau la toying again
with the Warren theory. He la prob
ably now Interested In. only one
phase of It, and the White House
may not be Interested at all.
Best guess amona.the best guess
era Is that the largest of all state
delegations to the coming Republi
can convention will be spilt three
ways. They expect New York to be
divided among Knox, Borah and
Landon.
The Idaho farm orstor will prob
ably get the bulk of the upstate
farm delegates. It Is not generally
known, but he haa been playing ball
with thla crowd for many years.
(Continued on Page 811)
Coos Bay, Frisco
Air Line Planned
NORTH BEND. Ore.. Jan. S3. AP)
Vem O. Oorst, operating the Oorst
Air Transport company of Bremerton
and Seattle, said plans are under
way to extend an airline from Coos
Bsy to Oakland, Cel., In March.
Oorst said he would affiliate with
an airline company which proposed
to obtain air rights from Vancouver.
Wash, to Bandon and Cooa Bay
within the near future.
Work on development of the North
Bend airport under a $10,000 federal
fund will begin Monday, weather
permitting, works progress officials
here said.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Walt Olmscheid. a bright orange
feather In his hat, walking across
Central on Main, crossing Main, then
back arrnas Central on the opposite
aide of the itreet to get from the
United National bank corner to the
Woods drug store.
Bert Orr uktng "Papa Bote if
mrkel cigars were three for a dime
when tou had to wait on yourself,
cafeteria style. The answer was
"NO."
Vie Patton honking his way up
Main atreet In a shiny Pl mouth
coupe, and almost running over
another car while waving at ac
quaintance. Howard Osult setting up cokes for
the force at the sheriff's office,
which Is common practice. The stall
ilm has ftinkln (iinti With which
to buy apple.
Jack Hughes promising, albeit
grudgingly, to try to do something
about the sticky fog that enveloped
the sows last night.
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ASSERTSSH E R i F F
Fresno Officers Hustle Cap
tive to Folsom Prison to
Thwart Lynching Possi
bility Motive Obscure
FRESNO, Calif., Jan. 33. 4AP)
Elton Stone, 30, a paroled convict
who Sheriff George J. Overholt said.
confessed slaying Mary Louise Stam
mer, 14, was hustled Into Folsom
prison today by deputy sheriffs to
thwart any possible lynching at
tempts. Stone, heavily guarded, was taken
from jail here after sheriff Overholt
reported, the man had admitted
shooting the daughter of a promln
ent attorney to '"get" one of the
family.
"When Stammer hears my name
he wtU know why I did It," Over
holt quoted Stone,
Unknown To Father
The slain girl's father, Walter H.
Stammer, prominent attorney, de
clared he did not recall Stone's name
nor did he recognize the former con
vict from a photograph.
Sheriff Overholt said there was no
Indication of mob violence, but Im
mediate steps were taken to prevent
a lynching such as occurred at San
Jore and Yreka.
Sheriff Overholt said Stone told
in detail of lying In wait near the
Stammer home the night of last
November 24 to "get" one of the
family. -
Officers took the ex-convlct Into
custody at North Fork 60 miles from
here. He offered no resistance and
readily admitted the slaying, Over
holt said.
District Attorney Dan Conway said
Stone would be charged with mur
der.
. Shot From Window
It was a shot out of the dark that
fatally wounded the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter H. Stammer as she
sat alone In the beautiful family
home in an exclusive residential sec
tion outside the city limits.
Having determined to Mget" one of
the Stammers that night, Overholt
said Stone related, be dtove to with
in a block of the Stammer home and
parked his car. Ho formerly lived In
the. district bordering the exclusive
section and was familiar with the
territory.
After parking ha car he watched
the Stammer home. He saw Mr. and
Mrs. Stammer and ther younger
daughter leave the house and drive
away In an automobile.
It was learned later Mrs. Stammer
was taking her husband to the rail
road station.
As the automobile disappeared
down the street Overholt said the
former convict told him, Stone
stepped from his hiding place.
stealthily approached the house
where a light had been left burning
and peered In at a window.
He saw Mary sitting before 'the
fireplace, deeply engrossed In a
transcript of a legal document. For
a brief moment he watched her,
then pointed his small calibre auto
matic pistol at her bowed head and
pulled the trigger.
The bullet, an autopsy determin
ed, plowed through her head from
the top and lodged at the base of
her skull.
Broke Into House
Stone saw the girl slump to the
floor, Overholt ssld he was told.
Then he raced around to the rear
door. Using his pistol as a mallet
he smashed through the screen and
glass doors and let himself In.
He dragged the dying girl Into an
other room and disrobed her, plac
ing her on the floor with a pillow
under her hear!. The sound of some
one returning came to htm and he
hurried out the back door end drove
away,
Mrs. Stammer, who was returning
from the station, found her daugh
ter and called for help. The girt was
taken to a hospital but died two
hours later.
LOCAL PLANE SERVICE
IS STILL FOG-BOUND
Fog continued today to tie up the
Medford schedules of United Air
Lines. No Immediate relief was In
ight as the weather burwau fore
cast fof for tonight and tomorrow.
Instead of calling here United Air
Itr.ere were landing at Redding. Cal.,
today. Local passengers were being
conveyed by train for part of their
Journey.
VIMbltlty today was ranclng be
taeen one-eighth and one-fifth of a
mile, there being no celling The fog
was general In th valleys up and
down the coast, the weather bureau
reported.
51 Perish as Severe Cold Grips
In Winters Straight-Jacket
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A straight-Jacket of Ice furmea aver Atlanta, In the heart or tlis
"Nuniiv foil I h," mille the Fast and Middle lint suffered hemy lire
and property toll from a Inter storms. Here Is a scene In Atlanta, where
the streets were hesped with fallen limbs and trolley ear senlee was
halted. (A. P. Photo.)
OF
All county offices of Jackson coun
ty completed last year within their
budget allowances, though for several
It was a narrowsqueak. The four
principal funds of the county also
closed well within their budget limi
tations. The general rosd fund closed with
a deficit of $3,553.08. or 4.3 per cent
In the red. but reimbursements to
this fund for outside work amount
ing to (3.743.64 left the fund with
an actual budget balance credit of
$190.46,
The county library fund expended
78.8 per cent of Its budget, and closed
the year with a balance of (1.267.08.
The emergency fund expended 93.6
per cent of Ita allotment and closed
with a balance of (606.36.
The market road fund ended with
a (472.42 balance, after expending
96.8 per cent of the allotment.
The percentage of budget expendi
tures and balances at the close of the
year for county offices Is:
Justice courts
Pet.
District attorney M 90.
Balance
( 2.S4
111.12
2,589.28
127.97
16.51
8.33
187.34
270.19
973.21
205.54
29.23
189.84
324.74
6.10
4 30
County court .. 98.1
Circuit court 69.5
Sheriff
99.1
89.5
Medford
Ashland
Gold Hill
. 97.9
. 37.6
97.B
. 80.1
.... 98.
Clerk
Treasurer ...
Assessor
Court house-
Maintenance 99.9
County Jail 96.3
Coroner 59.4
Surveyor , 99.6
Srhool superintendent 99 6
BONUS ADVOCATES CELEBRATE
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Thus eenatortal and veteran adveestea of the bonus oathered for a celebration of the senate's
passage of the "bond bonus" plan. Left to right: Senator f'st McCarran 0.-Nev.); Ray Murphy, com
minder of the American Legion; Senator Frederick Stelwer R,-Ore.), co-author of the bill; J. T. Taylor,
American Legion representative; Senator Jamea F. Burnt (O.-t. C) and Jame Van Zandt, commander
of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Associated Press Photo
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TAKES DEAD KING
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By BURDETTE JOHNS
(Copyright, 1936. by the Associated
Press)
LONDON, Jan. 33. The body oi
King George V was returned to
London this afternoon for the four
days lylng-ln-stste in the capital
of his former empire.
Only a few hours earlier, a sad
farewell had been accorded the dead
monarch at Sandrlngham, where his
reign came to an end shortly be
fore midnight Monday.
Tho 10-car royal funeral train
pulled Into the smoke - encrusted
King's Cross station at 3:46 p.m.,
while tens of thousands of Britons
packed the adjacent streets.
They stood waiting silently and
mournfully In the ohlll air, to pay
their last tribute of reverence to
the man they had honored in life
with loyalty.
An honor guard from the three
fighting services the army, navy
and air force stood rigidly at at
tention on the purple-carpeted plat
form as grenadier guardsmen car
ried the oaken coffin from the
black and purple funeral coach.
The guardsmen placed It on
royal horse artillery caisson for the
procession through the streets of
central London to Westminster hall.
There, the great folk of the land
were assembling for the lylng-ln-
state ceremonies.
The new king, Edward VIII, who
accompanied the body of hli father,
already had communicated to the
house of common the declaration:
"I am resolved to follow In the
way he ha Mt before me."
LIBERTY LEAGUE
LEADERS. SCORED
BY DEI SOLON
Al Smith, DuPont and Ras
kob Target for Bitter Re
marksControl by 'Ras
cals, Crooks' Is Claimed
WASHINGTON. Jan. 33. (AP) The
financial Integrity and personal loy
alty of three leaders of the American
Liberty league Alfred E. Smith,
Pierre DuPont and John J. Raskob
were challenged sharply In the sen
ate today by Senator Schwellenbach
(D., Wash.)
Almost on the eve of the league
meeting which Smith la to address
Saturday, Schwellenbach referred to
the several occasions when President
Roosevelt had supported Smith for
kob, asserting that Pierre DuPont
Yorker to rememtwr that "No man
can successfully turn his back on a
friend."
Picturing Smith as surrounded by
"leeches and bloodsuckers' 'and the
"rascals and crooks that control the
American Liberty league." the west
erner expressed, hope that Smith
would remember how Roosevelt ran
for governor of New York In 1928 at
Smith's request.
He said that Smith, campaigning
for president, had phoned Roosevelt,
then at Warm' Springs, to run for
governor,
'He (Smith) made the request de
spite the fact that It Involved risk
ing the life of his very best friend."
Schwellenbach shouted.
- Schwellenbach began by attacking
the DuPont family and John J. Ras
the presidency and called on the New
and Raskob pttbsed "rubber checks"
to establish stock losses to evade In
come taxes.
BOTH SIDES LIST
By the AriAorlated Press.
A general engagement In northern
Ethiopia with several thousand men
killed on both sides were reported
by Italian and Ethiopian sources
today.
The Italian news agency, fitefanl,
said i several thousand Ethiopians
had been slain; the Ethiopian gov
ernment Issued a communique de
claring several thousand Italians had
been killed.
There were lnd Icatlons tile f igh t
Ing was somewhere west of Makale
In the Temblen region.
HOLMAN, ALEXANDER
TO ADDRESS OFFICERS
Rufus O. Hoi man, state treasurer,
has accepted an Invitation to attend
and apeak at the meeting of the
Southern Oregon Law Enforcement
Officers association meeting to be
held tn Grants Pass Saturday, Feb
ruary 6, George P. Alexander, assist
ant superintendent of state police,
will also be present. Peace officers
from Douglas, Coos, Curry, Josephine,
Klamath, Lake, Jackson and Dos
chutes countfe will attend.
SENATE VOTE
AAA SUBSTITUTE,
CREATEJSCORD
Farm Bill Too Loosely
Drawn Is Protest in Sen
ate Aides Study Bonus
Bill for Recommendations
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. (p) A
senate agriculture sub-committee vir
tually scrapped the administration's
soil conservation substitute for AAA
today n favor of legislation built on
the principle of "48 little AAA's" In
the states.
Simultaneously, Attorney General
Cummlngs told newsmen that new
taxes to finance a farm program are
"In process" or formation by the Jus
tice department and the treasury.
WASHINTON. Jan. 33. DlS
cord among senators over the stop
gap farm subsidy bill and the muni
tions Investigation burst forth today
while the house disputed over allot
ting ai.ooo.OOO for control. of potato
production. .
The administration discovered lta
AAA substitute would either have to
be drawn more strictly or face pro
tests that It does not square with
the constitution. A closed senate com
mittee mooting revealed such friction
that some members declined even to
serve on a aub-commlttee to study
the plan.
Public Demand Claimed
Senator Nye. (R N. D.), put op
ponents on the munitions Inquiry
on notice that he would Insist on
more funds to carry through. A "vio
lent demand" from the public sup
ported him, he said.
The senate Itself worked ea minor
legislation.
In the house, Representative Lud
low, (D., Ind.). argued the potato
act "la positively on Its way out," tn
urging that no enforcement funds
be voted.
"There was a time when a million
dollars was regarded as an enormous
sum," he said, "Here Is a chance to
do a good turn for the taxpayers b;
saving a million."
Bonus Bill Studied
In downtown departments aa he
spoke the cash-bond bonus bill was
being studied for reports to be made
to the president, Treasury officials
considered how to raise the money
In time to start redeeming the vet
erans certificates June 15, If the bill
becomes taw.
Secretary Mongenthau said tho sit
uation created by this potential de
mand for almost 92,500,000.000 on top
of some 9877.000,000 expected to be
required to straighten out the post
AAA confusion, had his men bending
over their desks. In several weeks, he
expects to "see things much more
clearly.
For one thing. It should be clearer
then whether new taxes can safely be
attempted or It would be simpler to
rely on borrowing. And Mr. Roosevelt
will have had his say on the bonus.
Every one was trying to guesc what
was In the president's mind with re
gard to the full payment measure
which emerged from congress yester
day and was laid on his desk.
Veto Bet of Intimates
Most of bis Intimates continued to
"bet" he would veto the 93,401,000,
000 bill which would pay off 3,800.-
000 bonus certificates with 950 bonds
cashable after next June 15.
Politicians were trying to figure
what the effect on the presidential
election will be If Mr, Roosevelt ve
toes the measure and his supporters
In congress vote to override . the veto.
aa many figure they will.
JOURNALIST. DIES
WASHmOTON. Jan 93. (P)
Frank H. Simooda. notnl Journalist,
author and student ot foreign af
fairs, dlad at Uls horn hr. today
shortly after noon. Ha mi M aars
old
Tn trim sraa born at Concord,
Mass.
Aftsr baintj graduated from Har
ard In IVOO ejlmonda started a nsrs
paper oareai wluob began with tlui
New Tork rrlb ina ai,d has included
servtos as a writer ami editor on the
New Turk Eteuu Tc&t. New Tork
flun. and the Keriew of Review.
Por some year-a be hae wiiUibuted
to a syndicate o: half a hundred
American aid foreign newspapers. He
held numerous forelg"! orders.
Among his works la a history of
tne world war in fir volumes.
.
Tenneosee'e 1830 auto license plates
are shaped In th geographical out
line of the .tat.
Eastern States
Used Razor Blades
Are Highly Prized
By Africa Natives
CHATTANOOGA Tenn.. Jan. 3fl.
(j Used razor blades are going
to church next Sunday to supply
eggs for a missionary In the Bel
gian Cojiko,
Walter Johnson, president of the
Layman's club of the First Pres
byterian church, arranged 't
when he learned ot the demand
for discarded raoor blade among
native of Africa.
The Rev. Carroll fitegall, Chat
tanooga missionary in the Congo,
wrote that natives used the blades
to maks decorative scars on tholr
bod.ee and out furrows In the hair.
He said his wife was charging the
natives an egg for each blade. Thiy
paid readily.
3
TO
MANY SEEK DATA
Definite arrangements were made
for the construction of three new
Medford homes at the mortgage clinic
held today In the Jackson County
Chamber of Com mere, it was an-!
nounoed thla afternoon by Leslie !
Peyton, Oregon manager of financial
relations for the federal housing ad
ministration which la promoting a
building program here.
Tentative plans were made for the
building of several other homes snd
arrangements were completed for the
modernization of a number of resi
dences and the purchase of nous
hold and farm equipment,1' Mr. Peyton
said. He did not disclose the iden
tity of the prospective builders or
purchasers.
"Wo are more than gratified with
the response shown snd the results
obtained during the first morning of
the clinlo," Mr, Peyton stated.
Exactly 83 persons consulted the
federal housing administration agents
between 0 a. m. and noon, Mr. Pey
ton related. So much Interest was
shown In the building compalgn that
the clinic will be continued Saturday
at the chamber of commerce, he said,
adding that an evening session be
tween 7 and 0 would be held tonight
and tomorrow.
The clinic, therefore, will be open
tonight, all day snd evening tomor
row and all day Saturday. Persons
Interested In new construction or
the purchase of household and farm
equipment are Invited to confer with
the FHA agents who are prepared to
answer all pertinent questions and
offer helpful suggestions.
Four PHA representatives are con
ducting the clinic. In addition to
Mr. Peyton, the staff consists of John
H. Hoppes, Stewart Jameson and Miss
Manche I. Langley.
ARRESTED IN EAST
Word was received here this morn
ing of the amt at Slkeston. Mo.,
of C. B. Swift and wife of Rogue
River, Ore., on a burglary charge
from Butler. Mo, The two were ac
companied bv William and James Bal
lard, who ev their homes aa Ven
tura, Cal,
When the four were apprehended
they were riding In an automobile
registered to otft, but legally be
longing to thi Commercial Finance
oorporatlon of Medford company of
ficials said today. Missouri officials
contacted the local company, asking
to be advised as to the disposition
of the machine
Finance officials stated that Swift
had not received permission to take
the machine out of the state. They
have not yet decided disposition of
the auto.
State police hae as yet not heard
from the Mlsuourl police regarding
the case, but expect Information on
the cause of the arrest shortly, they
said today.
EVANS VALLEY YOUTHS
CITED TO GRAND JURY
Wilson Nesthamer, Newton Jami
son. Harlan Pelcher and Don Camp
bell, ffrana valley district youths,
charged In a nomplalnt aigned by
Lloyd Beer with larceny not In a
Iwelltng, we. ordered held to the
grai.d Jury oy Juatloa of th Peace
William R. Coleman yesterday. Upon
recommendation of the district attor
ney. the were allowed to go on trwir
own recoxnlKanc pending call to ap
pear before th grand Jury.
Th youth allegedly removed ar
ticle frum a gas.
ADDED DISTRESS
PREDICTED WITH
HEAVY SNOWFALL
Twenty States Feel Effects
of Blasts From Arctic
Mercury Takes Sharp
Dive in Many Sections
100 Weeks Death Ton
CH1CACJO. Jan. JS. (AP)
Mora than 300 deaths within tha
last week wer attributed today
directly or Indirectly to the
weather.
At least 177 died In snow-cor.
ered northern states last Satur
day. Sunday and Monday, mostly
In traffic accldenta on Icy high
ways. At least 54 more have been
froeen to death, died of exposure
or In fires yesterday and today aa
dded warmth waa sought sgalnst
some of the lowest temperatures
ilnce the turn of th century.
CHIOAOO, Jan. 33. (AP) Bub
zero temperatures and whistling
winds from the Canadian northwest
doubled their toll ot human Uvea
today aa they swept from th Da
kotas to the Atlantic.
.At leaat fil dead wer counted
In a dosen of twenty state covered
by th Arctlo blaat.
Heavy snow was due to fell to
night or tomorrow, and the weather
man waa uncertain when real relief
would come. Slowly rising tempera
tures were predicted for tomorrow
or Ssturday in th midwest a th
Arctic wave moved eastward.
The rawest cold still centered
over the midwest, with M below
aero at International Falls bridge
In northern Minnesota the worst
on the continent, but aero chill ex
tended from the Rockies to th dg
of New England and south to Ten
nessee and North Carolina. - '
Mercnry Goes Low.
Thermometers registered between
35 and 35 below cero In Minnesota
and Wisconsin, and from 10 to 30
below In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, eastern Kansas, Ne
braska and th Dakota. '
From Ohio eastward the mercury
sagged below aero aa far a New
Tork city, where th column showed
a below, and the harbor sent up
clouds ot vapor because th air was
so cold.
Across Pennsylvania and New Tork,
leaving snow and Ice locked high
ways, the wind ripped Into New
England and tore th Nantucket
lightship adrift from her mooring
oft the Massachusetts cosst.
"Hell" Free re i Over.
Even the Satan'a Kingdom pond In
Connecticut froze over with 111
Inches of 1c. Snow drltu were lk
feet high around the tiny commu
nity, and the temperature drop
ped to below. In Michigan, Hell
(an almost abandoned village) was
froeen over.
Oslea off the Virginia capes blew
the Danish steamer Maryland
aground In Baltimore harbor and
unroofed three homes In the city. A
St-mlle wind smashed windows la
Washington, D. C.
Thirty psssenger wer reported
marooned In a Pennsylvania raU
road train stalled by snow nesr
Stsrkey, N. T. An emergency crew
was sent to free them.
The worst of the blleeard was
Juet moving In on th east coast,
however.
Westward from the western fringe
of Pennsylvania, wher th mer
cury slid to 35 below at Cnsson In
the Allelghenle. roads remained
blocked by snow. In many state and
score of school were closed.
IT Below In Chicago.
Chicago escaped Ita predicted low
of 39 below, because th wind
changed Ita course, but 17 below
waa touched before a rise began.
Trains from the east wer an hour
and a half 1st, but some from th
northwest wer two hours behind
schedule.
Illinois low spot ws Mundeleln,
north of Chicago, with 3a below.
Other below aero point: Pomeroy.
Ohio, 39; Indian-polls, U: Madison,
Mil.. 34: S. Bte. Marls, Mich., 18;
Internatlonal Falls Bridge. Minn.,
M; Cedar Raplda. Is. SO; Hsnnlball,
Mo.r 17: Orand Forks. N. D., SS:
Huron. 8. D.t 34; Omsha, Neb.. 10;
Elwood. Kss., 13.
10O0 Autos linowhoand.
In New Tork more than a thou
sand automobiles wer snowbound
near Buffalo, and hundred of car
were abandoned near Rochester.
Th eastern half of Kansaa waa
froeen. while western Kansan watch
ed the first robins of spili. Call-
(ornlsns bathed In sunny comfort,
but frost was expected In th muck-
lands of southern Florida.