Perhaps
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
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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
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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.
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A "lone wolf credited with eleylr',
40 sheep snd many young hogs neat
Beaumont, Texas, within the put all
month hat been trapped.