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Medford Stores to Offer Dollar Bargains Friday and Saturday Air The Weather Forecast: Unsettled tonight and Thursday, with freezing tem perature. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday 44 Lowest this morning 51 Find It Pays A trial will convince yon of the pulling paner of Mall tri bune Classified Adi. others are using this methoil of ail Tertlslng recularly. They find It pays. Slim something. Medford IBUNE Thirty-first Year Pull Associated Press MEDFORD, OREGON', WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1936 Fan Onlted Pkm No. 3. Mr wav'i iitrw aw j.;vw m mm w CfflEflW By PAUL MALLON (Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON, March 28. The continuous flashing of fighting phrases in the news from Europa means nothing, except that the situ ation has reached the stage of higher diplomatic Intrigue. For example, Paris beau her breast officially every hour on the hour In fear o! the Hun at the doorstep. Her prompted press Is shrieking the danger of a Ger man Invasion. Paul Mallon Tr us t w orthy diplomatic sources here know tha French government la not much wor ried about a Gorman Invasion any time soon. They can see that the French fear Mr. Hitler's few diplo mats In Wllhelmstrasse more than his 30,000 goose-steppers on the Rhine. The Inner diplomatic situation, rather than the prospect of attack, explains the frantic efforts of French statesmen to get Great Britain In on action to combat the rebirth of Ger man militarism. What frets French officials Is the prospect that France will lose her dominant dlplomatto position In Eu rope, and thoy will - thus lose their Individual official heads. Of course they are not telling that to the French people. French governments have main tained themselves since the war large ly by promoting fears of Germany. Thla particular government will have nothing left to stand on. except fear, unless It can appear to bring Hitler to terms, and such a possibility grows more remote every day. Paris la sincerely convinced that Hitler plans to fortify the Rhlneland as soon aa the existing situation calms down. Our people have information Indicating Parts Is right about that. The scheme of the German general staff la supposed to be the freezing of the usefulness of France as an all7 of the Soviets. Hitler's generals are supposed to have figured It out that by fortifying the Rhlneland they can defend the fatherland from French Invasion with no more than 800.000 troops. This would leave the bulk of Hitler's armed forces free for the seat where Hllcr wants to and will expand. But It would aleo lessen the Im portance of France to Russia and to tha Little Entente. Those pals of France will be looking for other stars to hltcn their security sites to. Con sequently, there Is no wonder here that the French are screaming snd will continue to, rather than accept sny rapproachment with Hitler which would leave him free to fortify the Rhlneland. Note It may have sounded alarm ing that President Roosevelt chose to mention his policy of "the good neigh bor" In his Florida speech while the European situation was at a fever heat. Whet he apparently, had In (Continued on Page Four ) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Harry Rosenberg eurprisedly watch ing the sun shining through falling snow here this morning, a pheno mena he declared unusual to a group of eastern r. r. men. Prank Crouch steaming to work at Swift's through the same snow storm, equipped with top coat which he had neglected to button, and com pletely unconscious of the little drifts forming on his vest buttons. Mrs. Bert Rostel, as a flower girl In the "Oay M s" last night, twisting the hem of her skirt and scratching her knee in true small girl fashion, all the time shivering with the cold wind blowing across the stage. Coach Bowermsn. attired as a lady In the same production, be In order ed to take the shirt and tie off from under the dress so aa to leave his neck and arms bare, and he looking pained and flaying "Is nothing sacred any more?" J. Carlisle Crouch admiringly watch ing hla young aon sprout like a weed, through photos sent out weekly from Saluda, S. Caroline, where the off spring la ,viall.ng hi aTsadsia, and mother, . POLICE COMBING SISKIYOU REGION FOR 2 SUSPECTS Seattle Hardware Salesman! Tells Officers of Forced Auto Journey Ending Near Klamath Junction A message from Seattle this after noon stated that James c. urove, kidnap victim, was not back at the store where he said he was employed and that he had no home telephone. The store manager. Informed of the asserted kldnaolnit. said he was checking "some such report." A pesse of state police. Ashland city police and sherlff'a officers was combing the Siskiyou mountains to day In search of the two alleged kid napers of James C. Grove. 23-year-old Seattle hardware salesman. Aocora Ing to Grove's statement to state po lice, the two men asked for a ride to the Seattle railway station yes terday aftemon and Grove granted the request. When the two were in his car one of them ordered nlm to drive from Seattle to Tacoma, en- forcing his demand at the point of a gun. The two robbed him of his money but returned hla wallet, and forced him to continue south, stopping only for gas and oil. until arriving s few milea south of the Klamath Falls lunctlon. There st 6 o'clock this morning, they ordered him to stop the car. and they got out, telling him to continue south wlthoat -look lng around. He drove to the Hilt checking station Just over the Oregon Una and notified state police nere. The alleged kidnapers were de scribed aa leas than 30 years of age, about five feet 10 Inches tall, and both dressed neatly. Grove said that they spoke only rarely on the trip south, occasionally conversing in low tones vlth each other but address ing him only in issuing commands. They did not treat him roughly, he told police. A search was started Immediately after state officers heard of, the ab duction, but no traces of the alleged kidnapers had been found this after noon. APPLICATION FOR TRENTON, 1. J.. March 35. AP) Bruno Richard Hauptmann, under sentence to die In the electric chair Tuesday night for the kldnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby, signed an application today to a second court of pardona hearing. His first appeal for mercy was rejected on January 11, but a reprieve by Gov. Harold o. Hoffman saved him from execution six dsys Ister. The application was filed with the clerk of the court of pardona st 3:08 p. m. (E. 8. T.) today. Hauptmann signed the application In the death house of the New Jer sey state prison. It was brought to bis cell by C. Lloyd Fisher, his chief counsel, who haa fought 18 months to ssve Haupt mann from death. Fisher, upon leaving the state prison, said he would go immediately to the state house to file the appli cation with the clerk of the court of pardona. NOTED COMEDIAN TAKES OWN LIFE MUD FORD, Maw.. March 35. Paul McCullorh, 32, of Brook line, radio, screen and stage comedian, and a member of the widely known team of Clark and MoCullough. dJed at Lawrence Memorial hospital today. Hospital orticlal Mid he died of wounds suffered Monday when he slashed himself with a razor In a Medford barbershop. McCullough, with a friend, had en tered the shop for a shave. Patrolman John MUll aald. The comedian grab bed a raeor, the officer added, and before he could be irabd'w-i bM - cd his throat, wrist, and arm. He was enroute st the time from a hoftplte:. where he had been treated tor aervou break 30 a, to $i home- MOT FUTURE WAR' I . 1 i. i . .ii i . hi h ' ' ' Copying the "Spirit of "76" members of the University of Arizona chapter of the "Veterans of Future Wars" took up drum and fife for bonus march at Tucson. The organization, designed to "help prospec tive soldiers of future wars get bonus benefits now so they may enjoy them before they die on the battlefield," was formed at Princeton. Shown on the march here ire (left to right) Hal Whitney, James F. Guy, Jack Williams snd Ben D. Gross. (Associated Press Photo) OF CLEARING SKY Clearing akiea tonight, will bring frost danger, and the first general smudging of the season, Frost Obser ver Earl J. Rogers said this morning. A rlfslng barometer gave promise of clearing weather. Pear orchards are now in tha clus ter and bud stage. Orchardlsts for the past ten days have been prepared for the first visitation of Jack Frost, with smudge pots ready for lighting. and crews at attention. Variegated weather prevailed yes terday and today, with a medley of hall, sunshine, snow, and sprinkles of rain. A light covering of snow fell In the foothills, that melted fast. In the higher levels, freezing tem peratures prevailed, with the mer cury at the 30 mark and below. SAN FRANCISCO. March 23. (AP) Frost caused considerable damage to crops In northern California, agricul turists reported today as the weather bureau issued a statement warning of freezing temperatures for tomor row. In the Modesto area, 70 miles east, frost caused widespread damage to fruit, grspe and truck crops, the temperature ranging from 38 to 31 degrees last night. Peas In bloom and raisin grapes were nipped severely snd there was some loss of peach buds but Farm (Continued on Page Five.) A PORTLAND, Ore., March 25. (p, The report card bone of contention in many a home la passe at three eVmntry rhnnA here. W. A. Dick son, principal of one of the largest grade schools on the coast, disclosed no such cards had been issued since January. Instead, "when a child slip we call in the parents for a conference and the problem la discussed for the child's general welfare." The experiment Is In line with the national trend toward simplification of elementary education snd more personal attention to pupils. ur-r-lnrndnt. Charles A. Rle said. Prin cipal Dickson said the ayntcm was working out well. Honor fitful ration. SACRAMENTO. March 35 (4 The governor's office honored a requi sition from Oregon today for the re turn from Crescent City to Rowbunj of .prank f. Harper, charged with at tempting to obtain property by false it: at rases. nn M VETS MARCH JACKSON'S QUOTA FOR FLOOD HELP RAISED TO $675 Jackson county's Red Cross emer gency Quote, for the relief of eastern flood victims was Increased 80 per cent today, from $480 to B75. upon instructions received from national headquartera. More than 300 has already been received, It was announced thla morning by George T. Frey, local Red Cross chairman, contributions rang ing from 35 cents to 50. "It Is gratlfvlnz the WAV volnnt.i-. contributions are being made," Mr. ray sam. "it Is hoped that enough money will be donated voluntarily so that It will bs unnecessary to put u un j raise our quota for thla county which la now 675." The following tclenram ws. celved by Mr. Frey from Admiral -ary i. urayson, national Bed Cross chairman: "Since original flood relief fund quotas were ssslgned, the flooded areaa and the number of victims have doubled. Latest reports from our relief directors now In the field place the total number of men. women and children Mini i ,. Red Cross for Immediate emergency .t ocw.uou, with every likeli hood that this figure will Increase as the flood crests continue. To meet clear and essential Red Crosa obligations to these suffering fellow citizens, it Is now Imperative that we ask you to make every possi ble effort to secure relief contribu tions exceeding your original chapter quota by at least Jo percent. "Aa flood waters recede in some areas, wa must continue to feed, shelter and cloths homeieu and also extend medical and nursing care in order to prevent epidemics. This relief work must onntlnu. . sn Indefinite period and until the victims can return to normal living. "We feel confident the people of your communltv will wish to Increase contributions promptly and gener ously in order that thla emergent numnn neeo may ne met. Contribution may be left at Red Cross headquartera In the court house, Medford banks, the First Na tional Bank of Ashland or the First state Bank of Eagle Point. Meailes I'lenllftll. PORTLAND. March 3. on Dr. Frederirk r'-r. Vieslth of ficer, ssld today that phystrlane re ported ,i(K rases of meselea snd 134 case, of Influensa In Oregon the waek ending Msrrn 31. Income Shares Maryland Funding, bid 10.48; asked 31 09. Quarterly Income, but lit, ask.d 4 .14. - U TO Former Medford Resident Promises. Portlanders 'Kiss for Everyone' Thomas Files for Congress PORTLAND. Ore.. March XVP) Grace Wick, who atartled sedate Port land with a protest parade In scan ties and a barrel laat year, announced her candidacy for mayor today, end promised "a kiss for everyone in Port land." In announcing her "leap year" plat form, Mlaa Wick alluded to the kiss of welcome former Mayor Oeorge Bak er gave Mary Garden, opera star, when ahe first visited Portland, and to the klsa Mayor Joe Carson gave a Townsend club worker when she en rolled him In a Townsend club re cently. Miss Wlok said her platform waa "a brand of kisses that will blend with the city of roses." Her barrel parade through the busi ness district was In protest against being unable to find work. SALEM. Ore., March 2S. VPl Charles M. Thomas, former public utiutlea commissioner, filed his can didacy today with the secretary of state for the republican nomination to congress from the third congres sional district, to succeed W. A. Ek wall. Grace Wicks Is a former resident of this city -and Jacksonville, and ten years sgo figured In a sensational di vorce suit st Jacksonville, following her marriage to George Merrltt. She is e, former actress. Charles M. Thomas, who filed for congress at Salem la former circuit Judge of Jackson county, and is well known in this city and county. He received the endorsement of state Townsend club organization. Twenty years ago, ahortly after his arrival in Oregon from lows, Thomas waa men tioned for congress. A packed house last night saw the Klwanla club community play, "The Gay en's" at the Senior high school auditorium. The cast of the two-act play waa made up entirely of local talent, and the hastily assembled cos tumes, the strange-looking make-up, and the attempts at dialogue by the members provided many laughable: sidelights on the play, Interaperslng the regular play were performances by grade school chil dren, with the first curtain lifting to show 400 of them packed tightly on the stage. There were lnstru menal solos, dancing and singing. The huge crowd, one of the largest of the year In the school auditorium, ap plauded loudly at the burlesque poses of many of Medford s most dig nified citizens. The money raised by the Klwanians on the production will be donated to chanty, for the benefit of under privileged children. The committee checking the proceeds has not fin ished lis work, but a report Is ex pected In a short time. Klwsnls of ficials today thanked those who sided in ths production. FREE MOTHER IN SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 25. (AP Justice of the Peace Er nest Wagner today exonerated Mrs. Dorothea Longcope on charges of shooting and wounding her son. Jesse Llvermors, Jr., last Thanks giving. Wagner, after testimony at Mrs. Longcope ' preliminary hearing, or dered a complaint charging assault with Intent to kill dismissed. Young Uvermore, aon and name sake of Jesse Uvermore, Br., well known Wall Street operator, testi fied that he assumed the blams for the shooting which followed an argu ment over hit drinking. For several months the 16-year- old boy hovered between life and death as the result of a bu let wound in htft chest. Hentence Served SALEM, March 2SA Jame Mc intosh, sentenced to the state peni tentiary 22 years ago to serve life for murdering hta wife, today served his HOUSE IS PACKED AT KIWANIS SHOW STATE TELLS OF Defense Fails in Effort to Bar Signed Confession in Vancouver Trial of For mer Medford Resident VANCOUVER, Wash, March 35. (AP) The detenas in the murder trial of Glenn Stringer. Medford. Ore., youth, rested today without calling a witness In a surprise move. Attorneys started final arguments, and the case probably will reach the Jury about 5 p.m. VANCOUVER. Wash, March 38. (AP) Alfred Holm testified that Glenn Stringer, on trial here for flrat degree murder, told blm he and a companion held up Herbert L. Caples, young tobacco salesman, snd had to "let him have It" when he put up a fight. Over strenuous defense objections yesterday, the court admitted de tailed confession of the slaying, sign ed by Stringer while in the Oregon penitentiary. Superior- Judge George B, Simpson ruled the confession ad missible since no threats were made. Holm, atar wltnesa for the state, said Stringer displayed a petl nM dled revolver the day after the slay lrur two years ago. snd admitted that he and Ralph Tremalne, alias Ralph Kline, used it-in the noioup A pearl handled revolver whlcn of floera aald was taken from Stringer when he .was arrested for burglary at Medford, Ore., was admitted ss evidence. Stringer, formerly of Mea ford, served about a year In the Ore gon penitentiary for burglary, but was paroled and nrougnt nere ior trial. . Tremalne haa never been , appre hended. The defense was expected to open its case today. Counsel for Stringer contended the confession had been obtained by of fering inducements. Holm, a portlsud youth', ssld he met Stringer the afternoon of tha murder snd losned -him 35 cents. The next day he aald he aaw Stringer and the youth aeemed nervous, warn ing Holm to "look out" If sny one tried to atop them. Chief of Polios Frank B. Osmond told of going to the penitentiary and obtaining the confession. E By the Associated Pre,. What to do about Germany's mili tary march into the Rhlneland a problem which may eventually mean war or peace to millions puzsled European foreign officers more thsn ever today. Relchsfuehrer Hitler's rejection of the Locarno treaty algnett' proposals to restrict the occupation and nego tiate a settlement tightened the cri sis. Von Rtbbentrop was expected In some British quarters to give Lon don s hint of what counter-proposals his fuehrer Intends to msks next week, but nothing was divulged as the talk, began. D.A.R. PRESIDENT PORTLAND. Ore.. March 25. (AP) The Oregon Daughters of ths American Revolution sleeted Mrs. Bonn e Oeorge H ard I n g of Medi ord to succeed Mrs. Mark V, Weatherford of Salem as state regent, at their annual convention here today. Mrs. Gilbert E. Holt of Pendleton was elected first vice-regent. Others elected Included Mrs. M. M. Morris of Medford, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Lloyd J. Ooble of KlsmaUl Palls, recording secretary nd Mrs. A. T. Hill Of La Orsnde, historian. State Income Tax Shows Prosperity PORTLAND, Ore.. March 26. (P The state Income tax office aald total receipts this year are ISM.33A joa, com pared with 1578,300.49 at the corres ponding time In 1939. A venule collec tion thla year wee shown at MB. 15, com pa red with WV78 last year. The Ux vtite&lm parlo4 flda fiBCtt L rui La City Cops One Up On State Police As Deer Finders A Mall Tribune olasslfled ad got results today even before It waa published and the etty police put one over on the state police and both put one over on R. K. Phelan of 604 North Riverside avenue. Mr. phelsn came to the Mall Tribune thla morning with a clas sified ad asking that the owner of a pet deer come to his home and claim the animal. The pet, a young buck, wandered into his yard this morning and liked the reception he received so well that he mado himself at home and graciously accepted the eup of milk Mrs. Phe lan held out for him. An hour later Mr. Phelan came running bade to the Mail Tribune and asked that the ad be canceled aa someone had moosed off with the pet In hie absence. The rescue party was headed by Tom Robinson, city motor patrol man, and Included Nick Young and his daughter Nellie and Andy and Carl Slough. They restored the pet to Its owner. The owner waa William H. EI lenburg of 831 North Riverside avenue, sergeant of state police. WAITS DECISION BY SAN JOSE, calif.. March 35. (AP) David A. Lamson'a .fate passed to day from the bands of s disagreeing Jury to prosecutors .who debated whether to try him a fourth time on wife murder chargea which al ready have coat the state over 60,- 000. District Attorney Fred Thomas said he would talk ths case over with his surf before deciding whether to ssk another trial for the former Stanford University Press official, "We will make that decision when the case comes up sgaln," said Thomas who yesterday aaw a Jury discharged for the seoond time, standing 9-3 for conviction. Thirty of ths 36 Jurors who In three years heard the state's charge that Lamaon bludgeoned pretty Al lene Thorpe lAmson to death have voted to convict him. Three of tUe floe women Jurors, who received the case Friday noon, held out for acquittal. One of the trio, Mn. Emma Green, waa under doctors' care today, on the verge of a nervous breakdown from ths hours of wrsngling. Prosecution and defense agreed upon April 3 as the date for the next court appearance. Lamsoa would be released if the state decides not to prosscute .gain. Convicted and sentenced to desth at bis first trial, Lemaon wss grant ed a new hearing by the state eu prome court. E NEW FLOOD FEARS By the Associated Press.) Heavy rains and rising rivers spread new fears of floods over the eaat and middle west today. The Ohio surged to higher leveli from Portsmouth to Cincinnati and swept over thouaanda of acres of low lands as It roared down to Join the Mlastaslppt. The desth list, from mors than a week of high water and wind, reached IBB. . Swirling past Grafton, W. V., where It damaged the Tygsrte valley flood control dam. under construction the liver mensced Pittsburgh anew. The rise threstened at lesst a 83 foot crest at the steel metropolis but weather bureau officials ssld H would fall far short of the disastrous height reacbed last week. PROCESSING, EXCISE TAX DELETED FROM HEARING WASHINOTON. March 35. (AP) A house wsys and mentis tub-committee reversed Itself suddenly today and agreed to keep processing and all other excise taxes out of a re port on which the full committee will open hesrtng Monday on the new revenue program. Triplets in The Dalles. THE DALLES. Ore.. March 39. (41 Triplets, the first ever born here, came to Mr. and Mrs. Leland Thompklns today. A boy weighed S1 pounds, ons girl weighed 6'4 pounds and the other girl 4 pounds. Tha mothnr and babies w&r doing well, physicians SLATE FOR MAY PRIMARY PUT INJISCARD New State Manager Takes Charge Premature En dorsement Quashed Lo gan Again Placed at Head PORTLAND, Ore.. March 35. (API A week of internal dispute within the Townsend plan movement in Oregon subsided today, leaving be hind a new state area manager and a group of disappointed political aaplranta. With the consent of Charles . Hansen, former state msnager, Jas. Logan of Portland hn-m. th. Townsend head In Oregon. Logan'a anrvil n tm.n. ed by Ha Slemons, acting regional manager from Los Angeles, stter the state area board of 31 had received Hansen'a resignation last week and substituted Logan. The board', endorsement n m slate of candidates from u. S. sen. tor on down for nomination st the May 16 primary election was tossed out, however. The board waa notified by Dr. F. E. Townsend, originator of the $300 a -month pension plan movement, that It Waa not the noTlmr a. organisation to endorse candidates jmor wj one prunanea. He said thai organisation might choose betweea a weak and strong candidate at the November elect lona. Logan agreed that the telegram had the effect of nullifying the are board's endorsements, one of whlcn had been In opposition to the candl. daoy of Senator Charles L. McNary. who Slemons described as being "avowedly" against the plan. The dispute reached a climax yes. terday after Blemons, who previously had challenged the board's replace ment of Hansen, abandoned thla nn. altlon and Joined with the board lav substituting. HAMILTON TRIAL Trial of Boyd Hamilton, Applegat district resident, charged with uu ceny of livestock, wss scheduled to to reach the final argument stage late today. A long list of prosecution witnesses, principally from the Apple, gate district, marched to the witness atand today. The state's ease Is being hsndM by Deputy District Attorney George W. Nellsou, with Attorney Allison Moulton, counsel for the Applegat District Stockmen's association, as sisting, but In no official capaclry, as reported. The defense Is representee by Attorney Don R. Newbury. The esse has attracted wide atten tion among Applegate district resi dents. T NEW YORK, March 38. () Friends of Mrs. Anna Hsuptmann, wife of the condemned Undberg&. baby slayer, expressed fear today shy might take her life tf her husband la electrocuted. Oov. Harold O. Hoffman of New Jef sey had no comment on published re ports that she had written him threi.t enlng to kill herself and her son tf her husband dice. K. K. Kubli's Hurt When Car Ditched ROSEBURO, Ore. March IS (AP) Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Kubll of Port, land auffered minor Injuries laat night when their car aklddsd cn lo on ths Paclflo highway north of Drain and rolled into the ditch. Mra. KubU, suffering outs and bruises, was taken to hospital In Eugene. 200 PWA WORKERS ON COOS BAY WALK OUT MAR&KP SLD, Ore., March 3A (rf1) Two hundred workers, employed on airport, dock and road projects on Coos bay,, struck when their demand for a 130-hour month and a gradusted wage scale of 40 to BO cents an hour waa not met. They have been receiving M4 a month. The central labor fiotus
