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Newspaper Page TextPerhaps The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonlfht and Tuesday; normal temperature. Temperature niftiest yesterday 60 Lowest this morninj SO MEDFORD Tribune If, by chance you failed to read the Classified Ads In the Sunday paper better cheek them now. There Is almost everything ImiMtlnante artvrr tlsed perhap the thine you need. Thirtieth Year MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY,- MARCH 16. 1936. Full Associated Frtn ma Cnlted Press No. 304. mm mum mef it metss ; ; By Paul gallon ' , (Copyright, 1938, by Paul Mallon) , CHICAGO, March 16. The wind i always windier out hero and o Is politics. There s an ancient be- fmtim wya-rf lie! that the re- vblows o the lake, while the poll tlcal situa tion Is generally scented as hav ing come in from the west through the abbatolr dis trict. Just now, as usual, both are coming straight up out of the pavement in whirla. . Paul Mallon u.n Hhinrf te bellows are Jam ming away at their work as lustily as in the old days when Big Bill Thompson used to spear the king of England nightly, and. Incidentally, the sweep has even blown Big Bill out of the downtown hotel room In whtch he has been In retirement for yeara and brought him forth again as a political figure. If only In favor of an attorney general who will guarantee "clean elections." Imagine that after all these years. Note BUI still rides down to the foreign quarters occasionally and call the men and women voters off the atoop for a chat. He alwaya calls them by any first name which hap pens to be most common In that particular district and he never falls to get a response from more than one of the perpetual atoop alttera. He haa friends, but no organization. He probably will not be a figure In presidential politics:! "being Interest ed only In his candidate for "clean elections." More Indicative of the gusty iwin of politics is the Increasingly pain ful disagreement of Democratic Mayor Kelly and Democratic Governor Hor ner. Said Mr. Kelly of Mr. Horner, the other day: "As a governor he l a good hod carrier." Said Mr. Horner of Mr. Kelly: "I will carry Boss Kelly Cook county by 250,000 even If they steal another 250,000." : The general consensu of the better Judges here Is that Governor Horner over-estimated his own ability and under-estimated Mayor' Kelly. All seem to suspect thst Homer cannot roll up enough downstate to offset what the efficient Kelly-Naeh Chi cago roller will roll up against him here. Note The Kelly-Wash Roller com- (Contlnued on Page Six) DMTOlMIlES VERJfONIA, March 16 (AP) County Judges, relief committee chairmen and administrators will as semble at Eugene on March 20 to dis cuss Oregon's new soolal security plan recently approved by the fed eral government. Judd Oreenman. chairman of the state relief committee, said Earl B. Day. Medford, Guy Boylngton, Astoria. F. U. Phlpps, The Dalles Donald T. TVmpleton. Hlllsboro, and Fred Fish. Eugene, will lesd a discussion of the program. . SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Col. F. L. TouVelle of Jayvllle. usually the picture of sartorial per fection, covered with confusion while breakfasting In a down town nook thl morning when he discovered he'd forgotten his tie. a situation the more embarrassing because he received four on his birthday Friday. Ah Banwell nursing his left optic, which hi six months old offspring put out of commission with a well timed kick while the two were grap pling. nd Banwell afraid young Ah will develop 'Into another Ken Hollls. Olen Lsldley, deputy sherf. seri ously threatening the stability of the city hall when he cut loose with a powerful roar from a .36 automatic on the Indoor police rane. the slug hitting the backstop with a re sounding crash. Hob Deuel hardly living up to the expectations of a big crowd at the airport yesterday afternoon while flying oer the upturned facet, 50 percent of his audience being under the tmpreealon he was a movie stunt flyer. MaJt Ullrd proudly surveying hit new Airflnr Imperial, which has a comfy folding arm rest In the bark srst which Mark surmises will spoil the reatlra who rice there. HHMHKi iSl Y GAMBLING PROBE HEADEDJY10DY Beer Parlor and Pool Hall Operators Indicted, Or dered Arrested Shocking Situation Held Revealed SALEM, March 16. (P) Frank A. Mtnto, Salem chief ol police, and Orcy Coffee, policeman, were under arrest here today following Indictments re turned by the Marlon county grand Jury In Its Investigation of gambling conditions. The grand Jury returned 36 Indict ments, Including many proprietors of beer parlors and pool halls. In Its pre liminary report to Judge L. H. Mc Mahan, and the immediate arrest of all defendants was ardered. Minto was Indicted on two counts, one for negligence in falling to prose cute gamblers, and one for malfeas ance In office. His ball was set at 2,000. Coffee received three Indict ments, two the same-as those against Minto and one for bribery. Bis ball was set at $4,000. More To Come The grand Jury was continued upon the suggestion of Ralph Moody, spe cial prosecutor assigned from the at vtorney general's office on the gamb ling cases. He stated other indict ments were expected later. With this report, which affected 19 (Continued on Page Three.) RETURN TO WORK NKW YORK, March 16. (API Tenants of 2600 -building, hampered by a two weeks service walkout, wel comed strikers back to work today while arbitration machinery was put in motion for a final settlement. The end of the strike came yester day when union leaders and land lords compromised their differences and agreed to Immediate reemploy ment of strikers and arbitration of wage and hour demands. Both sides hailed the settlement of a victory. The union pointed out that It had won reinstatement of strikers while the building operators won a retention of the open shop. Leading society women and social workers Joined In a statement ap pealing to the public to support the demands or the 12,000 women em ployes In Mew York's hotels, declar ing Investigation showed the average chambermaid receive 910.58 for a seven day week. Signers Included Mrs. John Boett Iger, daughter of President Roosevelt. Oeorge M. Koblson, who passed away at his home In Ashland Sun day, after a long Illness, will be burled In Talent Tuesday, following funeral services at the Stock and LKwltlcr chapel at 2 p.m. Mr. Robl aon was a native of this section and besidca his wife and children leaves many friends in the county to mourn his passing. 4 Income Shares Maryland funding bid 116.86: asked 30.39. Quarterly income shares, bid l.fiO; aakd SI .60. LOBBYIST SHARED HOUSE WITH SIX CONGRESSMEN WASHINGTON, March 18. (AP) Testimony that he had entertained many members of congress and shared a house with six of them while working for certain legislation was given to the senate lobby commit tee today by Robert B. Smith, chair man of the national conference of investors. Referring to representative as "the boys," Smith said that weMern pom er com pan Irs con Lri bu ted the bulk of 125.177 contribu:d to his National Security Holders sj-oclation from January 1, 133, to p timber .10. IPtt. He listed 923.71)8 of this eoi ng for h is ovn snI a ry and expenses. rw -;tutvi .ru.Bted moot y. (..- discussions with members of congTeA concerned reclamation project. He CASH SHORTAGE ui W Harry M. Tyler (center), Detroit city accountant, la shown as ha aided Leo Monahan (left), deputy controller, and William J. Curran, controller, to check an apparent $349,000 shortage In the city's funds. Just a few hours later, Tyler was found by Mayor Frank Couzens and police dead of a self-inflicted bullet wound In the basement of his home. (Associated Press Photo TO START LHOME HERE THIS WEEK Ground .wULJM. -broken th latter part of the week for the model home to be built on West Main street as an example of what can be accomplish ed under the federal housing act. Contract for the excavation haa been let to R. X. Stuart & Sons and about 100 cubic yards of earth are to be removed to make room for the basement. Plans drawn up by John Boyle of the California Oregon Power com pany have been approved and from these Prank Clark, architect, la com pleting the specifications, Olen Am splger, chairman of the committee, in charge, stated today. Mr. Boyle Is a member of the committee. The model home will be a five room house of colonial design. It will bo a story and a half high, with provision for two additional rooms upstairs. The basement will be com pletely finished. There will be a central heating plant and all ap pointments will be modern, Mr. Arn splger said. It will be situated at the northeast corner of Main and Peach streets. A meeting of the general commit tee will be held in the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 Wednesday night with Mr. Arn splger presiding. It is expected that final financing plans will be perfect ed at the meeting. HOOD RIVER APPLES I FOR RELIEF HOOD RIVER, Ore., March 18. (AP) The federal relief committee Informed growers that it will pur chase a limited quantity of C grade apples In lidded boxes, either wrap ped or packed "facs and fill." The fruit must 'pass federal In spections, which requires thst not ; more than 10 per cent of any box or four per cent of any carload shall shor decay, visible breakdown or soft scald . nor more than five pr cent full ripe fruit. A price of 70 wnt a box was offered. f recalled finding no telegrams In his files concerning the ttueeler-Rayburn ! public utility holding company bill. His genial manner vanished mo mentarily when Senator Schwellen bach (D.. Wash.) charged he had practiced deception by asking invest ors to Join his association at 1 apiece without telling them railroads, power corn pn Ira and other large in terests had put up 127.000 for It in ; 1P34. "I object to the word deception," Smith shouted. "Did you ever tell anyone where j the big money mas coming from? Did ! you ever tell any of the fifty con reMmen you enrttnd, or anyone ele. where the money for your or .Miiilon csme from?" Schwtllen b"h demanded. 1 "No.- CAUSES SUICIDE CASES TO START NEXT THURSDAY A special venire of 15 Juror, has been drawn, with Instructions .to re port next Thursday, for circuit court duty In orlmlnal and civil trials. The venire Is as follows: Harry o. Hansen, Medford; Geary E. Garrett, Medford; Peane Owens, R. F. D. 8, Medford; Mrs. Mayme P. Tucker, Medford; Wellborn Beeson, Ashland; Sam Batemsn, Medford; Charles W. Luman, Medford; Wilbur Cameron, Jacksonville; O. V. Myers, Medford; Herman Orfenbacher, Ap plegate; E. O. Briscoe, Phoenix; Nem Webster, Talent; Henry Nledermeyer, Jacksonville: C. E. Wllhlte, Lake Creek: John E. Smith, Gold Hll!; Robert E. Dodge, Ashland: Mrs. Esther Fllegel. Medford, snd C. D. Bean, Medford. The first case docketed for Thurs day Is that of Orln D. Schenck, as administrator of an estate, his fath er, against Dr. R. W. Sleeter. Boyd Hamilton of Ruch, Indicted for alleged larceny of livestock, will go on trial Monday, March 23. It Is the first criminal case on the docket. The damage suit of Attorney Qua Newbury against Marie Collin, and Kate Wright, for damages asserted ly growing out of an auto accident on the Pacific highway near Central Point last winter, Is scheduled for Wednesday. (Continued od Page Ten) TURKEYBROKERS' T SACRAMENTO, March 16. (AP The governor's office received requi sition papers from Oregon today asking the return to Jackson county of Clarence Mollnart and Albert Michel!, arrested In San Francisco last week. Moiinarl and Michel., Indicted In Oregon on charges of larceny by em beTxlement, asked for a hearing which will be granted by Governor Merrlam as soon as he return to the state capitol. The two men are accused of de frauding Rogue River valley, Oregon, turkey grovvem by fa!!in to make payment for a Christmas consign ment of turkeys. They operated in Medford as the Bear Produce and Fruit company. YOUNG DEMOCRATS SET STATE CONCLAVE DATE PORTLAND, March 16. (AP) Young Democratic clubs of Oregon will hold a state convention April 34-36 in Salem, U. 6. Burt, CorvallU. state president ,satd after a meeting Sunday of the state executive com mittee. The dates represent a change from the original time set, April 17-10. Ki-Trlnlly Judge tiles REDDINO, March 16 (AP) J. W Bartlett, 74, superior )udee of Trin ity eounty for 30 years, dted at his Wavervllle home last night, appar ently from a hert attack. Hr retired three yeara i?o. He .as TTI:i:t7 dis trict attorney for eiht years. WILD HORSES SHY AT HUGE ONLY 6CAPTURED Noise of 1500 Onlookers Foils Efforts to Corral Applegate Band Will Try Again Without Audience Freedom of the wide open spaces and the high hills was enjoyed to day by a majority of the wild horses of the Applegate, following the round-up held yesterday at Muddy Gulch In the Buncom district, -which resulted In the corralling of alx yearling colts. The rest of the mus tang band headed back to the bald hills after catching a glimpse of an expectant and whooping holiday crowd, estimated by state police at 1500. The tough and aomewhat acxaggly appearing colts, led Into the oak timber corral by a tame mare were Jittery with fright, aa men. women and children packed against the cor ral. Cowboys lassoed two of the colts and dragged them Into the en closure. Three times the range riders, un der the supervision of District For est Ranger Lee Port, drove the wild horses within a block of the corral, and three times the cries and hub bub of an unexpected crowd fright ened the nags, and they raced through the cordon of CCO enrolleea and horsemen. It was then decided (Continued on Page Ten) SERGE WIDIVANI KILLED IN POLO PALM BEACH, Fla., March 16 JP) Death In a polo game gave a final dramatic touch today to the col orful life story of 33-year-old Prince Serge Mdlvanl, one of the widely known "marrying Mdlvant" brothers. While his bride of less than alx weeks, the former Louis Astor Van Al len of Newport, R. I., collapsed at his side from the shock of grief, prince Serge died late yesterday a few min utes after he was kicked on the head by his horse from which he had fal len. The tragedy, recalling the death of his brother; Prince Alexis, In an au tomobile accident In Spain a few months ago, occurred at the Delray beach polo field about 20 miles south of here. Prince Berge's bride, one of Amer ica's outstanding socialites, was the divorced wife of Prince Alexis. Prince Serge's first wife was Pola Negri, motion picture actress. They were married In 1837 ond divorced In 1831. His second wife was Mary Mo Cormlc, opera singer, who was mar ried to him In 1831 and divorced In 1033. . IN NEW- OUTBREAK MADRID, March 16. 7P Extrem lsts today seised extensive properties owned by President Nice to A teal a Za mora. An aunt of the president was At tacked but saved from serious Injury by police. The sudden attack on the presi dent's property and family came de spite an order from leftist leaders to their followers to stop demonstrating. Mobs alleged by police to be made up of communists occupied the presi dent's big estate at Prlego de Cordoba and tried to storm the home of Seno rita Gloria Torres, the 74 year nld maiden aunt of the chief executive Id Jean province. OREGON NORMAL WINS FIRST TOURNEY GAME DENVER. March 18. (AP) Ore gon Normal school of Monmouth won its flrat round fame In the A.A.A.U. basketball tournament today, defeat ing Sul-Koa Teachers of Alpine, Tel., 41 to 9. University .of Idaho, southern branch, defeated Nebraska Wcsleyen 43 to aa. CRESCENT COAST GUARD STATION IS PROPOSED WASHINGTON, Mairh 16. ;r A bill authorl-lng establishment of a roast guard station at or near Cres cent City, Calif., was passed by the house today and sent to the senate. Mont radio "ts In Moscow home' are 18-Inch loud speakers connect"' to the telephone circuit. Only iwo croedcastlng stations can be heard. LOST CHILD LIVES T 3-Year-0ld Colorado Boy Sought by 500 Turns Up Safe 6 Miles From Home After Terrifying Night TWO BUTTES, Colo., March 18. (AP) Three year old Steve Benson walked into a farm house alive today after spending the night lost in one of the worst "black bltz-ard's1' dust storms ever to strike tills area. More than BOO persona were search ing for the boy, expecting to find him smothered or froeen to death, when he reached the farm home of Dewey Fetters, six miles from where he disappeared. "I slept out," he said In childish English. "Saw tha cows." Almost Immediately ha fell asleep. Doctors examined him and said his condition was "exceptionally good" "considering that he had been In the open for hours tn a dust storm that reduced visibility to zero. Ha waa rushed to a hospital at Lamar, Veteran residents of the south eastern Colorado "dust bowl" were amazed that the child lived through the night. The temperature dropped to below freezing and the boy waa clad only In overalls. "We had not hunted as far as the Fetter home because we believed it (Continued oo Page Ten) - FOR FROST DUTY ; Barl J. Rogers, frost observer In charge of this district, arrived yea terdsy and assumed his seasonal duties today. He waa accompanied by Floyd Young, In oharge. of frost ob servation work for the Paclflo coast, who conferred with County Agent Robert O. Fowler, and local fruit growers and shippers today. i Rogers waa busy today testing orchard thermometer for the open ing of amuding season, now pre dicted to start in April, or the last of the month. Many of the orchards have already distributed smudge-poU for the sesson, and otherwise making ready for the annual combat with Jack Frost. CAGNEY WINS SUIT T LOS ANCIELE8. Calif., March 19. (;p Red-haired James Cagney won hla suit today to cancel Ms (4.600-a-week motion plcturtr contract with Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc. The decision waa banded down by Super ior Judge Charlea Bogue, who ruled the studio had breached the contract. Cagney asked abrogation of the contract on the ground the atudlo violated an oral agreement he said ho had with Jack L. Warner, vice presi dent In charge of production, not to star him In more than four pictures a year. Hkl mar Hlaln MODESTO. Calif., March IS. (AP) The body of tiles Deraaa, 49, Rlpon, Tuolummt county, ski star, waa found In a ploughed field today. Officers declared he had been alaln. There waa a bullet wound In his head. FORMER ASHLAND GIRLS MURDERED IN ALBERTA ROSEBtJRO, Ore., March It. (AP) Messages were received here last night by Mr, and Mrs. B. O. Rlckll reporting that Mrs. Rlckll', two nieces, Alalre and U rene Blason of Turin, Alberta, Canada, were mur dered Saturday. The two girls, It was reported, were slain by a Hun garian ranch hand, who had been employed by Mr. and Mrs. O. R. 7llaaon, parents of the two girls, for the psst three yesrs. Following the murder. It waa stated, the farm houaea and barns were burn.d by the alsyer, who then killed himself. Mr. and Mrs. Ellison, who were former residents of Ashland. Oregon, had gone to a neighboring town, leaving the two daughters, who were 16 and 15 yesrs of age. In school, according to meager details received here. Mr. Eliason, father ot the girl. U i Sales Of Red Ink Take Marked Dip As Times Improve PORTLAND. Ore.. March 16. (P) Business Is writing less of Its financial history in red now, Fred L. Whalen, Ink company executive of Cambridge, Mass., stud today. Millions were recorded In led Ink during the depression, but now the trend is all the other way, he said. "The drop in the sales of red Ink In the past few months is the most remarkable feature In our trade history." Whalen said. "You can understand that the output cf this color Increased several hun dred per cent during the recent financial unhapplness." Exports of all colors of Inks are Improving too, ha reported. SCHOOL HEN NVITED TO VIEW E A special matinee at 10 o'clock for all school children of Jackson county baa been announced for Thuradsy morning at the Craterlan theatre for the showing of Warner Bros. "Mid summer Night's Dream." C. R. Bow man and E. H. Hedrlck, county and city superintendents of schools, have granted all- students In grade and Junior and senior high schools, the privilege of being excused from their classes to attend the special showing the only restriction being that the student must get their tickets at the principal's office In the respective school. A special concession to parents and to teaehera attending the early morn ing showing of "Midsummer Nlght'a Dream" haa also been made. This marks the first time Jackson county schools have granted such pnvliegea to the students and It Is expected that many hundreds will take advantage of the chance to see tho much-discussed film play of the famous Shakespearean fantasy. The regular reserved seat Bale of seats for the . matinee and evening performance for the one day only showing. Thursday, starts at the the atre box office today. Early reserva tion are advlaed, ae the present rate of sale gives every iu.J!cntlon of capacity crowds for the two perform ances. ONTARIO LAWYER SHOT IN ARGUMENT ONTARIO, Ore., March 16. (AP) W. B. Lees. Sr., Ontario attorney shot In the abdomen during a hotel lobby argument, remained In a serious con dition at a hospital here today, at tendants reported. He was conscious, but weak. Ohlef of Police H. C. Farmer ar reted Pat Brennan following the shooting late yesterday, and said he would await the outcome of Lees' Injuries before placing formal charges. Brennan, a retired railroad worker, refused to talk today but It waa be lieved the argument which occurred In the lobby of the leading hotel here concerned a mortgage foreclosure. YAKIMA. March H. (AP) Bight persona, six of them students In the Granger Adventlat Academy, were Injured when a car driven by Mrs. Claude Harris, of Milton, Ore., struck one operated by Jack Melser of Orandvlew on the highway near ftunnyslde last evening. Johnnie Morrison, near Bunt Texas, farms with a team of oxen. a brother of Mrs. Rlckll. who Is leav. Ing for Turin -this afternoon. I.ETHBRIDOI, Alta., March 16 (AP) Royal Canadian Mounted po lice are working on a double murder-suicide theory In their Investl gstlon of the deaths of two sisters and a hired hand on the O. R. Ella son farm, 9)9 miles north of here. Dr. D. B. Fowler, coroner, said to day. The alaters. Alalre Kllason. 18. and Laureen Eliason. 16, were found by neighbors Saturday shot to death In their burning home w h 1 1 e other members of the fsmlly were absent from the farm. The body of the farm hand, Loult Caaba, 86, was found, burned to a skeleton. In be barn. Dr. sv!r aetd nolle, reconstruct ing the,. tragedy, believe Crnba shot the two glrla. set fire to the house snd barn and Ui,n committed aul-eld. OF PACT REPUDIATION Flandin Presents Resolution to League Council Hit ler's Plea for Peace Proposals Are Refused One Opinion Hitler's Copyright, 1936. The Associated Press. FRANKFORT - ON - MAIN, Ger many, Maroh 16. Adolf Hitler, making his third speech In the relchstag election campaign, de clared In thla remilitarized Rhine lend town tonight that "the world must know that there are not two or three different opln iona In Germany but only one." "The spokesman for Germany represents this unity." said Hit ler, referring to himself. Copyright. 1036. the Associated Press. LONDON, Msrch 16. (AP) Pierre Etlenne Flandin, foreign minister of France, today presented a resolution condemning Germany for violation of the Locarno treaty to the League of Nations council which, earlier, had refused consideration of Relchsfuehr er Hitler's peace propoaals. Flandin presented the resolution on behalf of France and Belgium. The resolution ststed that Ger many had repudiated the Locarno pact between Germany, France and Belgium through an Infringement of article 48 of the Versailles treaty. Article 43 provldea that no troops shsll be sent Into the. Rhlnelend. Discussion of Flandln's resolution waa put off until 8:80 tomorrow afternoon. t Stanley M. Bruce, president of the (Continued on Page Three.) DECLARED HOOEY PRRE, 8. D., March 16 (P) R. 8. 8. Plnkerton, special officer of the United States Indian service, denied reports today a auspect in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnaping had been ar rested on the pine Ridge Indian res ervation in southwestern South Da- Plnkerton described as "hooey a report from Gordon. Neb., that a nutn believed to be William Mahan had been arrested and brought here for Identification. "I know of no arrest and no one waa brought here," he said. Officers at the county and city Jails hers said no suspect had been brought here, and the state Justice department reported no knowledge of any arrest. IN TIL OF LAMSON fiAJ-T JOSE, Cal., March !. (AT) The taking of evidence was con cluded today In the third trial of David A. Lomson, charged with mur dering hla wife. Prosecutor A. P. Lindsay waa to make his opening statement to the Jury thla afternoon. Lam son smiled aa the evidence waa completed In the long trial, which began January 27. Arguments will be limited to two days for each aide snd the Jury la expected to be given the case by Saturday. EVANGELISTS COMPLETE FIRST BAPTIST SERVICE Sunday night closed the service of the series of meetings held her by the Rev. J. B. Long and wife at the First Baptist church. Their next appointment 1 at Brownsville, Oregon, beginning March IT. 16.809 chapters In the Bible were reported aa read during the meetings here. Bank Condition Call Is Issued WASHINGTON, March 16. (AP) The comptroller of the currency Is sued a call for the condition of all state banks a at the close of busi ness March 4. SALEM, Ore., Maroh 16. (API Mark H. Skinner, state euperlnten dent of banks, todsy Issued a call for the condition of all atata banks as at the close of business Msrah 4. , i A "lone wolf credited with eleylr', 40 sheep snd many young hogs neat Beaumont, Texas, within the put all month hat been trapped.