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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY. MARCH 15, 1936.
roll United Pres.
No. 303,
Eifil?EtH!HtlES
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By Paul Mnllon
Copyright 1936. by Paul Mellon.
MADISON. Wis.. March 13. Hotter
than the Hagcod case out here In
the La Follette country Is the cele
brated case of
Glen Frank.
All that has
emerged on It so
tar has come
through a key
Iwle, but those
who have been
able to get near
the keyhole have
observed that
Wash lngton la
not the only lo
cality In which
political temper
Paul Mai Ion
atures are rising.
. What happened was this:
Mr. Prank, the nationally known
president of the University of Wis
consin, made a speech last Lincoln
day to a gathering of New .York Re
publicans. He said some unkind
things about the New Deal.
About a week ago he was privately
Informed by a member of the board
of regents of his university that the
official ax was about to fall on him.
The objections to him Included the
charge that he had been making too
many speeches.
Now, Mr. Frank Is not the kind of
university president to stand around
and let an ax descend on, him with
out resentment. Apparently he had
heard the niories that all the other
Insiders wound town had heard,
namely: That Gov. Phil La Pollette,
the progressive and unofficial' ally of
President Roosevelt, had prepared
the guillotine for him. .
it Is apparently true that La Pol
lette had appointed five new regcnte
lately who share his lack of regard
for Mr. Frank. It Is also apparently
true that three of these regents saw
Gov. La Follette lately and got the
Idea that the state house would not
be draped In mourning If the regents
decided to part company with the
nationally known president of the
university.
To meet this situation, Mr. Frank
went before bis board of regents,
with sword In hand.
This meeting was secret, but those
who sat. in on It heard an extensive
statement from Mr. Prank, He con
fessed he was a Republican, proved
that he had not participated in party
politics. He said a suggestion had
been presented to him that he try
to get the presidential delegates, from
this state, also that he prepare him
self to be keynoter of the Republican
national convention. ,
He declined both suggestions. He
pointed to the growth of the univer
sity .under 11 years of his manage
ment, showed that he had made only
137 speeches In 11 years, which Is a
record even Nicholas Murray Butler
cannot tie. Most important, he sug
gested that "another force" outside
the university was behind the move
ment against him. No further de
scription was needed to Identify Gov.
La Follette.
. That spoiled the guillotining, for
the time being at least.
What the situation has - boiled
down to now Is this:
The press reaction against guber
natorial (rerference In the adminis
tration jt the university has been
very strong. It Is doubtful that Gov.
La Pollette will choose to force the
issue. The whole matter may be
delayed until after the election next
year, when Mr. Prank wtll probably
retire of his own volition to accept
some of the offers which have been
made.
Another result of the inner clash
has been the expansion of Mr. Franc
as a national political figure. He has
not been prominently Identified with
either the organized or conservative
movements during the last few years.
He looks and acts like an alert middle-aged
business man and Is a bril
liant speaker. Some of the folks out
here consider him the best speaker
In the country today, and they have
heard Roosevelt. Borah snd Al Smith.
The students like him and seem to
recent what they believe to be politi
cal interference In the management
of the school.
Of course, the La Pollette people
do not agree that politics enters into
the matter at all. While no open
move as;al rut Mr. Prank has been
made by them, they privately criti
cize the tech nival ma n aireme n t of
the university.
The b!f question is whether Mr.
Prank would be having much less
trouble now If his speeches hd been
less cr!!rei cf-the New Deal.
r poll'l.'sl doiirtats about Wis
consin exist fiootig tine most trust
worthy ao-?rMn pTC-pl.eta.
The Republican ation to the
nvt eoavffitfon Is exrctod to be
Just Vnrt all Borah. The democra
ts deisrtton wl!l nirelr be all
P.ooaerelt.
(Continued on Pace octchj
prp4
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SOFTENS
STAND ON RHINE
J
Tension Eased As Olive
Branch Extended Hitler
Boasts in Munich Speech
Wall Street Cheered.
LONDON. March . 14. (AP) An
embattled France offered tonight to
aoften. Its stand on the question of
Germany's remilitarization of the
Rhincland as 14 nations sat In Judg
ment on the violator of two treaties
Intended to Insure Europe against
war.
"We do not want to stick blindly
to our insistence on evacuation If
we can get something better," said
a French spokesman attending a
meeting of the League of Nations
council called to consider the Reich's
violation of the Lorcarno pact and
the Versailles treaty.
The "someiiiiiitj better" was left
unexplaned.
The French pronouncement, ' and
the council's Invitation to Chancellor
Adolf Hitler to state his case Mon
day afternoon through a representa
tive, eased the tension which . has
gripped Europe since. Reich troops
goose-stepped into the Rhine land a
week ago.
(The New York stock market, re
assured that "war threat" news faom
abroad had been premature, climbed
swiftly, equities soaring for gains of
around CI to $7 a share).
Nevertheless, Foreign Minister An
thony Eden of Great Britain, told
the grave first session of the coun
cil: . "It will not be too much to say
that the future depends upon . the
wisdom of our action here."
,. Protestants at, the bar of Inter
national justice, to which Germany
was called, were France and Bel
glum. The buffer, demilitarized
Rhine land zone where Germany has
re-established her troops, was in
tended for their protection.
Memories of 1914 Infused Queen
Anne's drawing room In historic St.
James' palace, hung with scarlet and
gold, as the council listened to in
dictment of the naul regime for
denouncing the Locarno pact and
shedding another clause of the Ver
sailles treaty.
Council circles considered the of
fer "to Hitler as opening a new path
way to European peace.
Though the council called on Ger
many to explain herself, her vote as
a signatory of the Locarno pact
could prevent any proclamation of
punishment for the violation.
Moreover, Italy waa expected to
oppose any Imposition of sanctions
on Germany. Experts drew up a sys
tem of economic and financial meas
ures, but thetr work practically was
nullified beforehand by the necessity
for unanimous action on penalties.
eome members of the council were
inclined to believe Hitler would ac
cept the Invitation to send a rep
resentative to London, possibly the
juridical expert Dr. Gaus who aided
in drawing up the Locarno pact in
1925.
The unanimous vote to Invite Ger
man participation in the conversa
tions here occurred in a secret ses
sion which followed open arraign
ment of the Hitler regime by rep
resentatives of three nations.
MUNICH. Bavaria, March 14. (UP)
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, addressing
300.000 frantically cheering Germans
In the blrthplece of the nazt party,
intimated tonight that Germany will
decline to face the league council In
London on Monday In the role of an
accused nation.
"The German nation does not tol
erate being continuously dragged be
fore international trlbunala, especially
when right and law unmistakable are
on our side." he declared.
Other references, Including a re
fusal to be "dictated to" even by
neutral organizations, tend scathing
allusions to requests for him to make
a "gesture" were widely Interpreted
as foreshadowing rejection of the
league council'! invitation to appear
on Monday.
Hts speech also was Interpreted ss
a flat refusal to make sny concessions
which would neutralize the March 4
re-occupatlon of the Rhtneland.
Halem Bids Called.
PORTLAND. Ore., March 14. AP'
The Journal's Washington corres
pondent reported today that Senator j
McNary was advised that the govern
ment expects to have plans prepared
in time to advertlne for bids for
the new federal building In Salem
not later than June. Construction
la scheduled to start about a month
lstr.
ii piil fro lis
SALEM, Ore- March 14. (AP) Two
wives and Friday the nth proved too
much for Lew Rceech. He was sen
tenced to four years In prison on a
charge of bigamy. He pleaded guilty.
Present at the hearing waa his wife
from Eugene. He married Mabel Nel-
name of W. R. Reddlngton.
FRANCE
AGE
PENSION PLAN
GIVES $25 MONTH,
EFFECTIVE
APRIL
SALEM, March 14. yT) A tele
gram from Elmer R. Goudy, state re
lief administrator, to Governor Mar
tin cleared away the uncertainty that
has clouded the old age relief setup
In Oregon since the 1935 special leg'
lslatlve session.
Goudy advised that the federal gov.
eminent had approved the pension
plan as proposed by the 1935 regular
legislative session, under which the
government would provide half the
mony needed, the other half to be
provided jointly by the state and
counties. AH needy persons over 70
years of age would benefit.
Governor Martin stated that under
the approved plan the approximately
10,000 ellglbles In the state would re
ceive 25 a month as compared to an
average of $11 a month since the 1933
act went Into effect.
The governor said the amount
available for the current quarter
would be about $760,000, or more
than $3,000,000 for the year. The plan
will become effective April 1.
Goudy's announcement ended spec
ulation as to the old relief setup In
Oregon which has prevailed since tlte
last special legislature modified the
regular 1935 act by voting a sales tax
to provide funds and diverting a $1,
000,000 appropriation for pensions to
general relief.
The electorate at the late special
election then defeated the sales tax
measure, and subsequently the spe
cial session pension amendment waa
subjected to a referendum; clearing
the way towards operation of the plan
approved by the government.
FEDERAL TOILERS
GET SICK LEAVE;
IE
WASHINGTON. March 14. (AP)
Presjdent Roosevelt signed into law
today bills providing more liberal va
cations and new sick leave allowances
for federal employees.
One act provides 28 days annual
vacation leave for permanent em
ployees and 30 days annual leave for
temporary employees.
Another provides 15 days sick leave
Instead of the existing 30 days sick
leave allowance. The new provision,
however, permits a total of 90 days
accumulative nick leave, and as much
as 30 days over the basle 15 days,
at the discretion of the bureau or
department head, In case of. serious
illness.
Reductions In sick and annual
leave were Instituted aa a part of
the economy act which reduced fed
era! workers aalarlea and veterans
pensions'. Presidential approval of the
new leave allowances wiped out one
of the last remaining provisions of
the economy act. Reductions In fed
eral aalarlea and veterans' pensions
previously had been restored. Offic
ials estimated that the act still ef
fects a saving of $190,000,000 a year
to the government, however, most of
that being due to reduced allowances
for non service-connected disabili
ties. AUTO NEEDS CURB
E
CHICAGO, March 14. (AP) The
traffic cop was hailed as the nation's
No. 1 law enforcer today by U V.
Jenkins, vice-president of the Inter
national Association of Chiefs of Po
lice. He said crime fighting had been
relegated to a secondary position by
the campaign to halt the annual
slaughter of 36,400 persons In mo
tor vehicle accidents.
"With the death . toll mounting
dally." Jenkins aaserted. "it Is of
paramount Importance that more at
tention be centered on trie enforce
ment of traffic laws. The crime situ
ation, thanks to new laws and tiie
cooperation of the federal govern
ment. Is well in hand."
Jenkins Is inspector of police at
Portland, Ore.
Auto Registration In
State Gains 8 Percent
SALEM. Ore. March 14, MP)
Total automobile registration for the
first two months this year showed an
Increase of more than 6 per cent over
the same period In 195, while regis
tration and operators' fees increased
nearly 12 per cent. Secretary of State
Earl Snell reported today.
Registration to date showed 354.130
automobiles, while fees collected. In
cluding oner tors' licn. Increased
to $1,851,673, Snell reported.
FLOUTS
TRUST AND
FDR BUREAUCRACY
Return to 'American Plan'
Urged by Oregon Solon in
Pittsburg Address.
PITTSBURGH, March 13. (AP)
Sen. Frederick Stelwer (R., Ore.) de
nounced "the Insane destruction" of
brain trust experimentation, before
1200 Republicans attending a victory
banquet tonight and pleaded for a
return to "the old United States
system of Inventive genius and pri
vate initiative."
The dinner was a testimonial to
Allegheny county's district attorney,
Andrew T. Park, one of tha few suc
cessful Republican candidates In last
fall's elections here.
"We can solve the problems of the
machine age," the senator declared,
"by getting down to safe and sane
fundamentals, to the old American
plan."
Senator Stelwer quoted President
Roosevelt as saying: "The real Issue
Is the right of the average man and
woman to lend a finer, happier and
better life."
This he assailed as representing
the "goal of the Idealist, the goal of
the reformer" and "the goal of all
the people" rather than a statement
of Issue.
He again quoted the president:
"The real Issue ... Is the retention
of popular government."
"If he means the right of the peo
ple ... to govern themselves." the
senator said, "then I agree. But It is
hard to believe that of a president
who baa built up the greatest bu
reaucracy the world has ever known.
If that Is the Issue, then the presi
dent is on the wrong side of it. ,
vThere is only one lssue-not the'
retention of popular government, but
the retention of the New Deal.
Senator Stelwer departed from his
prepared address while speaking over
the radio. In thla he had asserted a
Democratic triumph next fall might
lead to a "New Deal" supreme court
of the United States.
Northern California: Fair Sunday
and Monday; no change in tempera
ture; fresh to strong northwest wind
off the coast.
Oregon: Partly cloudy Sunday and
Monday, with rain In west portion
Monday; little change In tempera
ture: fresh northwest wind off the
coast. .
SAN FRANCIOCO, March 14 (AP)
Weekly outlook, March 16 to 31:
Far western states, fair In California
and plateau region and occasionally
unsettled with rainy periods In
north Pacific atates and Idaho: nor
mal temperature.
THIRD TRIAL OF
SAN JOSE, Cal March 14. (UP)
Genevieve Alleno Lamaon, only
child of the Ill-fated David Lamsous,
will be five years old Monday, and on
her birthday her father, David Lam-
son, probably will hear the state of
California demand, for the third time.
that he be hanged for the death of
her mother.
Progress of Lamson's- fourth trial
Indicated tonight the state would
launch Its closing arguments In the
Monday session.
Most observers of the present trial
are convinced there will be another
Jury deadlock or Lamson wtll be ac
quitted. U.S. RECOGNITION
WASHINGTON. March 14. (UP)
President Roosevelt tonight granted
recognition to the new "dictatorial"
government of Paraguay, acting ap
parently, under a threat that If the
United States did not establish dip.
lomatlc relations with It the terms
of the Chaco peace settlement might
not be carrtrd out.
Recognition was extended through
the United States minister at Asun
cion, Pin ley Howard, who called on
the new provisional president. Col.
Rafael Franco, and Informed him fthat
the United States would be glad to
continue the "friendly relations thst
have bn traditional be' ween our
two countries."
FAIR WEATHER IS
WEEK'S PROSPECT
Multiple Slayer
ifcft-fWil ffllinlili'i '
1
Hare I, acloseup character itudy
of Jerome von Buun Soli, 27, who
ha. confessed two killings to San
Mateo county, Calif, authorities.
It shows him smoking a cigar after
eating a hearty dinner. Peace offi
cers at hla directions recovered the
body of Ml Ada Rice, 58, whom
Selz said he killed with a poker;
searched In San Francisco bay for
tha body of a man Sell announced
slaying and alio attempted to link
him with other deaths. (Associated
Press Photo)
IP
IN,
HEIGHTEN FLOOD
INACEJ EAST
New.England and St.. Law
rence Valley Face Rising
Waters Score Perish
(By United Press)
A forecast of new rains brought
fresh anxiety tonight to northeaat
ern United States and bordering
Canada where flooded rivers and
streams raged through farm lands
and villages.
Thousands were homeless and
property damage was estimated In
the millions.
Twenty-nine were ' known dead
but other casualties were feared un
reported. Eleven perished in Quebec,
ten in New England, four In Penn
sylvania and two each In New York
and New Jersey.
Temperatures, expected to reach
58 In the New England states tomor
row, and the predicted rain will
hasten thawing of the snow and
Ice, Increasing danger In the paths
of the already rampaging waterways.
Greatest anxiety In New England
was along the Merrlmao river in
Massachusetts and the Androscoggin
in central and southern Maine. Dan
ger Increased in Canada along the
St. Lawrence for 200 miles. Rising
tributaries swept bridges and housea
of the French-Canadian farmers be
fore them.
The thaw spread over 2000 square
miles In the province of Quebec and
the forecast of rising temperatures
brought fears of floods along the
entire course of the mighty St. Law
rence. National Guardsmen patrolled tha
Merrlmac at Reeds Ferry with ex
plosives, ready to blast out Ice Jams
that threaten to Inundate the town.
WASHINGTON, March 14. (;p
Jesse H. Jones, treasurer of the Will
Rogers memorial commission, report
ed today that contributions to a me
morial fund for the famed humorist
now total about 11,740,000.
Jones said 341,400 contributors hid
given S2MMRD to the fund.
"The remainder," he continued,
"consists of the gift of a horpltal at
Saranac, N- T., valued In excess of
I ,000; from the National Variety Art
ists' Fund. Inc., and eftCM.000 pledged
by the five major motion picture
theater circuits for fee maintenance."
"A large part of the fund will be
used In the aid of handicapped chil
dren," Jones sf.id.
Cs-nshed to fteath
NEWBFAO, Ore., March 14. (AP)
Hsrol'J Thornton. 33. died as a re
sult c't Injuries rerelwd when he wss
eruf-ned between two logs at the
Braiding pulp and paper mill plant
here.
Parmer a fltilclrle
CORVALI.1S. Ore., March H- fAP)
Coroner J. B, Keeney said death of
Julius Abraham, 00-year-old Benton
county farmer, was due to a self
inflicted bullet wound.
ROGERS MEMORIAL
FUND, $1 ,740,000
I . I
T
WITH -SECY. ROPER
Opposes Arrest of Striking
Sailors for Mutiny Loses
First Round of Clash.
WASHINGTON, March 14. (AP)
A clash of opinion between two
members of the Roosevelt cabinet to
day came to light with a disclosure
that a third, the attorney general,
had been called upon to prosecute
striking sailors on the steamship
California for mutiny.
Overriding the suggestions of Sec
retary Perkins, Secretary Roper re
quested the Justice department U
take direct action.
The lntra-cabtnet difference arose
after sailors aboard the 65 Califor
nia of the Panama-Pacific lines de
layed the ship's sailings from San
Pedro, Calif., from March 3 to March
5 by striking for higher wages. The
commerce department chief contend
ed such an act was mutiny. The la
bor department secretary asserted It
waa merely a strike.
Miss Perkins- today declined to
comment upon the situation but It
was learned upon high authority that
she 'was still trying to prevent the
sailors' arrest.
E
SAN PRANOISCO. March 14. (VP)
California Townsend club leaders
today steered. the old age pension
plan movement away trom preslden
tlal campaign considerations to a
mora direct attack on congressmen
who oppose the plan of the Long
Beach, caj., physician to give every
person over 60 pension of $200 a
month.
The Townsend leader, singled for
their initial attack Rp. Clarence O.
Lea, Santa, Rosa Democrat represent
ing the first California district, and
Rep. Prank R. Buck. Vacavllle Dem
ocrat sitting In congress for . the
third California district.
"Both representatives ara outspok
en opponents of tha Townasnd plan,
have voted against it, and made
speeches on the floor of the house
against It," Charlea J. Margett, Cali
fornia state manager of the Townsend
clubs,. aald in declaring a ballot war
on them.
E
TRENTON, K J., March 14. (AP)
Invltatlona to tha electrocution of
Bruno Richard Kauptmann Till be
mailed neat Saturday, Col. . Mark
O'Klmberllng, warden of tha New
Jersey state prison, announced to
day. Barring an Improbable 11th hour
respite, the convloted killer of the
Lindbergh baby win go to tha o'jalr
8:00 p. m., Tuesday, March 31.
Oovernor Harold O. Hoffman, con
ceding he haa no legal power to ex
tend Hauptmann's reprieve, haa said
tha only thing likely to savs tha
condemned man nov would be the
disclosure of new evidence.
HOGAN REGISTERS
AS STOCK BROKER
WA8II1NOTON, March 14. (API
Names of 38 Oregon registrants ap
peared on the Hat of several thousand
registered aecurlty dealers made pub
lic by tha securities commission.
Thlrty.two wera from Portland. The
other waa M. N. Hogsn of Medford.
Dealers ara required to register un
der tha new federal eecurltlea act If
they ara engagd In interstate com
merce or use the malla or other In
trumeiitalltles of lnterstat com
merce. Registration does not mean ntces
sully thst tha dealer haa bevn ap
proved, tha commission said. Several
appllcatlona were denied when the
commission unearthed criminal rec
ords. It also pointed out th!
soma dealers probably have not yet
registered.
Quakes In South.
MINERAL. Calif., March 14 (AP)
Two earthquakes of sufflclant In
tensity to shske buildings of the
old Boundary Springs CCC camp were
felt In Lassen volcanlo national park
today.
E
The stage was set last night for
Jackson county's first wild horse
roundup in the Applegate today.
Close to 100 cowboys, and a few
cowgirls, were prepared to start out
at 0 o'clock this morning on a 30
mlle drive which. It waa hoped, would
result In the roundup of at least 50
of the 100 mischievous mustangs that
have been raising havoo on ranches
and grazing lands.
The riders will be assisted by 65
men from the Applegate CCD camp
who will take up positions on foot
to shoo the wild horses into a corral
as they are rounded up.
The corral, erected In Muddy Gulch,
is made of poles. It la circular, being
45 feet In diameter and nine feet In
height. Lee Port, United States for
est ranger In charge of the roundup,
said laat night the corral Is "pig tight
and bull strong."
Twenty-five of tha OCO men en
camped last night at tha Star ranger
station for an early start this morn
ing. The others remained at the
Applegate camp, prepared to Join the
roundup gang at the crack of dawn.
Newspaper and movie . cameramen
were expected to be on hand.
The riders will be divided In the
chase. One group will set out for
Wagner( Clap, where an additional
band of 14 horses waa reported yes
terday. The cowboys will comb the
entire territory from Wagner Oap to
the Sterling mine, covering an area
30 miles long and four miles wide, Mr.
Fort aald. v
Monday will be spent In taking care
of what horses ara captured today,
Mr. Port aald. After they have been
attended to. the roundup will con-
ttnu euntll all the roving horses have
been caught, ha stated.
Spectators, eager to see some ex
citement, began to gather at the Star
ranger station - yesterday -afternoon,
They cams prepared to camp out all
night so as to be present at the start
of the show today
Stivers Vernon, special writer for
the Oreg-jnlan,- laat night wired to
the Gates Auto company here and re
quested a driver to take him to the
wild horse roundup being conducted
on the Applegate today. Herbert
Cochrane, salesman for Gates, will ac
company Vernon to the scene of ac
tion. TAX REMITTANCE
TOTALS $31 ,223.33
Tha California Oregon Power com
pany paid lta first quarter tax pay
mans Saturday, amounting to $31,
223.33. Thla la one of tha largest tax
payments ra-jelved by tha tax col
lection department of the county
sheriffs office. The total property
tax to be paid by Copoo to Jackson
county thla year amounta to 12o.-
0O33. Thla aum covers only the state,
county, city, aohool and other dla-
trlct property taxes levied agalnat
Copoo In Jackson county, and does
not Include other forma or atate and
federal taxes.
Tha total of property taxes alone
to be paid by Tha California Oregon
Power company in tha atate of Ore
gon this year, will amount to 1354.-
830.39 according to local offlclaia.
BURKE FILES FOR
STATE TREASURER
SALEM, March 14. (AP)-Senator
W. I. Burke of Yamhill county to
day filed for tha Republican nomi
nation for state treasurer by peti
tion. Tha secretary of atate an
nounced It would require at leaat
1000 name for tha petition to be
completed. Oregon candtdataa can
file either by petition or by pay
ment of fees which In the case of
tha state treaaurer'a office) would c
100.
Burka la tha first to file hla decla
ration for tha office of state treas
urer. Rufua C. Hoi man. Incumbent,
declared he would seek reelection
and P. J. Stadelman of Tha Dallea,
former secretary of State, waa re
ported aa favorably eonalderlng re
queeta to become a Republican can
didate.
Burke's slogsn waa: "Continue
senatorial record, aupporllng econ
omy, good business; peoples' Interest.
Townsend plan."
Oppose River Monopoly
PORTLAND, Ore.. Msrch 14. (AP)
Tha farm rate council directorate
In aeaslon here went on record sealnst
a monopllatlc franrhlae for sny trans
portation service on the Columbia.
QUARTERLY
'STANDARD OIL' AS
FOE INUOMA
Charge Branded As 'Pub
licity' Landon to Enter
California Primary GOP
Politics Liven.
WASHINGTON. March U. ;pwoi
charge by Senator Borah (R., Idaho)
that "the Standard Oil company" has
sought to Influence selection of Okla
homa delegates to the republican na
tional convention tonight emphasized
the depth of the conflict over the
GOP president tlal nomination.
The senator, a candidate for the
nomination, called for an investiga
tion by the senate campaign funds
committee of "facts" he said had
been presented to him that the com
pany was getting "frlet.ds,, selected
aa unlnstructed delegates "regardless
of public sentiment.
His charge climaxed a week of In- '
tense political activity which saw
President Roosevelt and Col. Frank
Knox of Chicago, triumph In the
year's first presidential primaries and
the groundwork for a direct test of
strength between Borah and Got.
Alf Landon, of Kansas, In the Call-,
forma republican primary.
"Borah aald today he had not fin
ally consented to enter the California
primary, explaining he had not only
authorised the circulation of petitions
so aa to be ready If he should decide
to go Into the far western state.
Carl O. Bachman. Borah manager,
said yesterday the circulation of pe
titions "means that we will go right
In there and work for It." Landon
supporters had already announced
they would enter a slate of delegate
pledged to the Kansas governor.
Thla waa the first state, outside of
Kansas, where a Landon -pledged dele
gation had been entered In a primary.
The move was typical of the Increas
ed activity In the Landon camp,
marked also by the announcement of
John Hamilton, general counsel of
the republican national committee,
that he would open headquarters hare
Monday to direct the drive for tha
Kansas governor.
TULSA, Okla., March 14. (ff-W.
G. Skelly, republican national com
mitteeman from Oklahoma, said her
tonight By statement by Senator Borah
of Idaho that the Standard Oil com
pany had sought to influence selec
tion of Oklahoma delegates to the
national republican convention
not worth answering."
"It Is merely an effort on the part
of Senator Borah ' to 'keep his candt
daoy before the public" Skelly said.
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EUGENE, March 14. (AP) An
unidentified man, said to be a
transient, waa believed lost In tha
deep anow drlfta In the McKenale
Pass section east of here. Ha la aald
to have started up the mountain
Thursday night, although offlclaia
did not learn of hla trip until early
Saturday. Employee of the McKenzle
bridge ranger atatlon aearched all
day Saturday for tha man but found
no tracsa beyond Craig monument,
which Is about one and one-half
miles thla side of McKrnale Paas.
They found evidence that he had
bogged down aevorsl times In deep
snow.
The msn waa last seen at the
Belknap CCO camp, where h. took
supper Thursday night. When he
arrived there he waa practically
barefoot and the men of the camp
gave him ahoee.
SPIRIT MURDERER
ATTIKNfl. Trva. March 14 (AP)
vih violence. Bherlff Jesa
Sweeten hurriedly transferred Oeorg
Patton, farmer accused of killing snd
burning ths bodies of four memoera
n. the 3. w. McOehee family, to
an unannounced Jail tonight.
Patton waa taken from tha nen
deraon county Jail after the skele
tons, believed to be those of Mcde
hee, hla wife and their two children.
had been dug up on the patton
farm.
ntttnn ted flherlff Sweeten and
Toxae Ranger Dsn Hlnea to the scene
and personally dug tn now
revealed the skeletons.
He dug five feet before rescuing
the bodies, exclaiming "I told you
t hut mitt lvlnr." Ha had Drointsed
a reveal the whereabouts of the
bodies after being questioned at
length by the officers.
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