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Saturday Feature Day of Medford Merchant Dollar Day Event TVfc The Weather Forecast: Rain tonight and Saturday; temperature below normal. Temperature Highest yesterday .......... 55 Lowest this morning .S9 Work for You Alain tomifc-row (Saturday) tlie bu-lncs, office will accept Clasilflrd Ads nnlll 8 p. m. for ths Sunday A. M. edition. These little ads produoe Make them work for you. MEDFORD 7iIBUNE Thirty-first Year Full Associated Praia MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1936. Full United Press No. 5. , I WILLIAM REED, 80, FOUND NEAR ROAD: By PAUL MALLON (Copyright. 1936, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON. March 27. Under neath the new naval treaty signed at London you will find the aerlo- rldlculous state o f International affairs disclosed more simply than anywhere else. Seadogs here are already call ing 1t the Swiss cheese treaty. It Is all holes. The overlooked prize hole Is ar ticle 26. It was that "If the re-requlre- Paul Million ments of the national security of any high contracting party should. In his opinion, be materially affected by any change of circumstances" other than those for which the other es cape holes have been provided, that nation may Immediately relieve It self of all obligations under the treaty. In other words, anyone who does not want to abide by the treaty Is granted the advance privilege of not abiding by It. Even the state department diplo mats, who never admit anything, are willing to concede that this treaty will not win anyone the Nobel peace prise. The treasury has been exuding sweetness and light about the cur- - , - rafiirnR. Tt. lx hand- VUb .i.w,.. lng out statements showing that the revenue returns are Just nine-tenths of one per cent higher than the of ficial estimates. That would be about perfect. If some of the estimates privately made by treasury officials could be for gotten. One of the top treasury men figured a week before the returns were filed that total treasury Income for the month would be between 438,000,000 and 46O,0O0,OO0. That la what they really expected. The other day he had collected exactly 0369,000,000. He may get slightly more than 400,000,000 by the month end. In any event he will be far more than nine-tenths of one per oent below expectations. The truth is the retuma were somewhat ' disappointing. Business has not Improved as much as they thought. The way congress Is slyly easing Itself out from under the drastic Koblnson-Patman business practice (miscalled the chain store) bill Is clumsy, but Indicative of a change of heart. You may recall that no hearings were held on the Logan version of It, which was reported to the senate several weeks ago. Senators behind that move would not admit that uSi streamlining of legislation was un democratic. Nor would they agree to send the bill back to the Judi ciary committee for hearings. So they authorized hearings on the Borah-Van Nuys bill which Is a sub-, atitute for the Boblnson-Patman bill. This saved their faces. By similar devious means the orig inal bill will be modified consider ably In conformity with the Borah Van Nuys bill before It Is passed. Note, ultimate eflect of the leg islation will be to standardize price discounts by manufacturers and pre- (Contlnued on Page Four.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS J. F. Haws, upon being asked to Identify his two-year-old runaway son, saying "That Is Farrell no, It Isn't either, that's Ronald. I'm so mixed up I dent even know my own kids, I'm glad I'm not that Dtonne guy up in Canada." Doc Moffat recalling the time when, at 15 years of age, he helped en editor's wife put out a news paper back in Kansa while the editor was on a summer vacation, and bragging! of how they had more advertising upon his return than in the history of the rag. Walt Antle going suit after seeing "All, Wilderness" last night, and reminiscing upon that day and age with the comment "People don't have any fun any more. Those were the good old days. That picture made me 10 years younger." FMr.c? Mthallkas wandering what la the matter with people, because they stare at htm every time he break out hi Arabian narghlUa pipe, which i MimkM by drawing; the fwmc. tli-oiiH'i natrr the pipe : webbing about 10 p Hinds, 1 i mm f ,- DEAD SIX WEEKS Ranger Lee Port Notifies Coroner of Discovery Officers Returning to Medford With Remains William Reed, 80-year old Indigent miner who disappeared from his cabin eight miles northwest of Copper In the Applegate district six weeks ago, was found dead, lying several feet off the road, yesterday evening. It was learned today. The body was found near the Star Gulch road which leads to the Tal lowbox lookout station about halfway between Reed's home and the town of Applegate. Detalis of the dlscov ery were few this afternoon, but It was learned that the old man had been dead for approximately six weeks, or since the time of his dis appearance. Ranger Lee Fort last night notified. Coroner Frank Perl In this city, say ing that the body had been found by a man named IngaJls, presumably a forest service worker. A represen tative of the sheriff's office and the coroner left this morning to return the body to this city. Reed disappeared prior to Ftebru ary 13, the date on which Ranger Lee Port discovered that he was miss ing and notified authorities here. For a week after the report came In a posse of over 50 COP workers, a group of rangers and .state polk well as sheriff's officers, and friends and neighbors of the missing miner combed the hills without a single clue as to his whereabouts. Reed was listed on the county In digent lists, records here show, but for the past year he had been Into this city for supplies at rare Inter vals. He supported himself, aside from Indigent funds, by occasional mining and by raising a small gar den near his home. Three weeks before the date he was last seen alive the aged man had collapsd on the road wlhle walking from his home to the Applegate store. The sheriff's office was notified, and brought the man to Medford where he was impatient to return to his home. He was taken there several days later and was never again seen alive. E By the Associated Press, Great Britain's readiness to fight for France and Belgium If they are attacked appeared to disturb Ger many's representatives at London today. Joachim von Rlbbentrop, envoy of Relchsfuehrer Adolf Hitler, called on Anthony Eden, British foreign sec retary, for an explanation of bis re affirmation of Britain's obligations under the Locarno treaty, as well as his warning that peace negotia tions depend on a conciliatory move from Germany. Hitler, meanwhile, went to Ger many's biggest munitions factory at Essen to broadcast an election cam paign speech for 'peace and patriot ism" while all Oermans were com manded to stop their work and listen. The reich votes Sunday for a new nasi reichstag. the election amounting to a plebiscite on the Rhlnrland's reoccupatlon by German soldiers in violation of the Locarno pact. PORTLAND, Ore., Marrh 37. (AP) New buslneag of 119 sawmills dur ing the week ending March 21 in creased seven per cent over the week before, the Western Pine association reported today. New buslnesfl waa 04.055.000 feet, shipments 57, 147.000 ft and pro duction 45 427.000 feet. The same mills for the correspond ing week a year ago showed orders 39. 795.000 feet and production 83, 803 000 fet. For the period January 1 v date, ordera are 10 per cent a hove t he cor rex pon ding pe nod year ago. THE DALLES. Ore., March 3?. Norman Jacobs, declared sane, drew a sentence of four and one-half years tn privn today fnr a holdup to which at huX pleaded guilty. SMILES FROM The Irish Sweepstake, draw at Dublin spelled fortune for Andrew Sorensen, shown her, with hi wife. They have been on relief at New York at $5.10 a week, but they were assured of at least $3,570 and possibly the top prize of $150,000 by drawing D'Eyncourt, a 40 to 1 shot. They aold a pusaywillow bush from their front yard to purchase tha sweepstakes ticket. (Associated Press Photo) ELLIS J( IP. CO. GOIVIIVIISSIONER Oad Kills of Ashland late yesterday filed for county commissioner on the Republican ticket. Ellis is a former resident of the Talent district, where he owned a farm and In recent years has resided at Ashland. He spent one year In the Willamette valley and then returned here. He Is well known In -the Ash land-Talent district. Ellis is the third Republican can didate for county commissioner all from the Ashland section. Besides Ellis they are County Commissioner Ralph Billings and William Bruin of Talent who was. for more than 15 years road supervisor in the south end of the county. Ralph G. Jen nings, former sheriff, is the only Democratic aspirant for the oommls- slonerahlp to date. The final day for filing candidacies for the May 15 primary is next Mon day, March 30. Filings for county offices to date are: For representative: Moore Hamilton, Incumbent, and James Stevens, Dem ocratic; Glenn O. Tayor, Incumbent; and William M, McAllister, Republi can. For district attorney: George A. (Continued od Page Nine) E 10 LEAVE SUNDAY The second of the special trains carrying CCC enrollees of the Med ford district to eastern points for discharge wtU leave Medford Sun day for Fort Sheridan, HI. Capt. William B. Clegg of Camp Prescott Is train commander, with Lieut. LeRoy O. Cronkhlte of head quarters detachment as meas officer and Lieut. William C. Martin, of Oak Knoll, as train surgeon. All three officers wlU return here. The train will carry members who did not wish to re-enroll back to the sixth corps area for discharge. They will be replaced by others from the lame corps area. Those returning will Include S3 from Co. 1633, Camp t?!lnim: 100 from Co. 1637, Camp Chin Flats; 63 from Co. 1649, Camp McKlnley: 53 from Co. 1634. Camp Oregon Cave: 53 from Co. I64t, Camp South Fork, and 64 from Co. 1653. Camp Prescott. The special train will go by way of Sacramento and Salt Lake City, Few Hop Growers To Cut Production SALEM. Ore.. March 27. AP) Not more than 1.000 of the 36.000 acre planted in bops In Oregon win be out of the market for 1035, a pre llmlnary survey revealed. A few hop yard h-ve tern dug up entirely. while others will lie Idle. The leas than 4 per cent reduction, local hop men state, was surprising in view of the rock-bottom condition of the hop market. The decrease growing aevreage will cut liUie figure in the f)nl market anayltua, veteran growers re pur w LADY LUCK IS ON YREKA STREET rOLSOM. Calif., March 37. (AP) Oeorgo Hall, slayer of State High way Patrolman Steven Kent and Leslie Qulgley, Yreka garageman, dropped to his decth on the gallows of Folsom prison here st 10:0J a.m. today. He was pronounced dead at 10:18. His execution brought to an end a three-year fight against paying the penalty for Ills crime, climaxed by the desperate effort of his at. tractive 33-year-old wife to help him ecp hy smuggling guns Into the prison to him. The wife. ' near collapse, awaited the news of her husband's execu tion. In her cell In the county Jail at Sacramento. Just 34 hours after the springing of the trap- she Is scheduled to be arraigned in supe rior court here to answer to a felony charge based on her "one-chance-ln-a-mllllon" attempt to provide (Continued on Page Nine) LIMN FILES $17,703 . 0-C LAND GRANT CLAIM ALBANY, Ore., March 37. (P) Linn county entered a claim on the Oregon and California land grant fund of 193S for ,17,703 as Its share. TOWNSEND MOUTHPIECE ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY PORTLAND, March 37. OP) El bert Eastman, Townsend radio broad caater, announced his candidacy for circuit Judge of the Portland district. OANBY, Ore., March 37 P) S. D. Peterson deserted his sickbed with slscrlty when the roof of the house In which he was staying burned. Blonde Breaks on Stand As Romance Described NEW YORK. March 37. fAP) Blonde Vera Strete calmly admitted today that she fatally allot Dr. Frit Oebhardt, her wealthy lover, but she broke down repeatedly when shj de scribed their romance. The 33-year-old secretary, opening her own defense, had been on the stand only a few minute when At torney Samuel Lelbowits suddenly akd: "You shot Oebhardt, didn't you?" "Yes," Miss 8 tret e replied quietly. For a moment her calm demeanor nearly broke, but she quickly re gained control of herself. She broke down completely when IrMbowlte asked her to describe her lover, 'I loved him very, very dearly," she said. Her counsel aked her to Identify photographs of Oebhardt. Again she burst into sobs. Do I have to do this? Do I have to Innk?" she aftked Judxe Cornelius Collins. "Only a glance, the Judge replied. Lelbowlte did not lesd gradually to his first question about t-h aborning, but brought (he t-imlA!on after Miwv 4i.eu had tod of oer eaily lUe and, MfFlPlLElME t GASOLINE PRICES 10 JAM DIP Action of I. C. C. in Reduc ing Freight Rate From San Francisco Means Boon for Auto Owners SALEM, March 37. A reduc tion of one cent a gallon In gasoline prices for southern Oregon, from Eu gene to the California line, will re sult from the Interstate commerce commission order today reducing in terstate railroad rates on gasoline from San Francisco to the territory between Goshen and Gregory. Frank McColloch, publlo ultllltles commissioner, announced receipt of a telegram from Washington, statin? the order waa released there today. He stated a reduced Intrastate rate from Portland to that region had been approved by the state commis sion. At the hearing held recently on the petition for equitable rates, the truck operators protested a reduction. The Interstate commerce commission dented the protest. McColloch at tended the hearing at Washington. It was brought out at the hearing, McColloch stated, that the Klamath Falls territory would not be affected by the reduction and that In the event the cut was allowed, that re gion would be discriminated against. As a result the railroads filed a tariff providing for a proportionate rate for that region. The new rates will go Into effect April 0. SENT TO BANKS WASHfUOTON, March 17. (AP) The treasury began shipping ,50 bonds to federal reserve banks today In preparation for paying the Mi dlers' bonus. Shipments began on receipt from the veterans' administration of first vouchers listing the nsmes of veter ans and the amounts due them un der the full payment law passed over President Roosevelt's veto. Actual payments begin June 15. The vouchers listing paymcnta to be made will go flrat to the various disbursing offices, where In each case a check will b, written for the amount by which the payment ex ceeds an amount evenly divisible by ,90. For example, a veteran having a claim of 763JS0 will receive a check for 13.50 and IS 50 bonds. Coos Bay Strikers Stick By Demands MARSHFIELD, Ore., March 37. (AP( Leaders of striking WPA work ers reiterated today that they would refuse to work unless higher wages and shorter working hours are grant ed them. Alfred Mateon, WPA engineer, aald that three Coos Bay projects would be reopened Monday. By using sin gle shifts he said be expected to have 119 men working out of the 310. who went on strike. studies at New York university and the University of Munich. "Waa he a sentimental man, an ar dent lover?" Lelbowtta asked, speak ing of Oebhardt. "Yes." "When did he first tell you he loved you?" "When he returned from Europe, March, 19.13." "You loved him Intensely?" "Yes." "Did you speak about his wife?" "Yea, I told him he was a married man." "Yes?" "But he said he and Theo (the wife) were not living together." Her voice was school -glrluh. al most musical, as she discussed her sffectlons. "Did he dlsctiM marriage?" "He aald ordinary laws did not apply to him." "Did that make aiiy difference?'' "No, I waa fascinated anyway." ' "Now. Mlaa Strews, what was the first time you were Intimate with him?" 'WU, he wanted to show me some Continued pa Page f our.) TOWNSEND 'TAKE' CLOSE t MILLION SINCEJCEPIN Resigned National Secretary Admits Own Income $12, u585 Last Year Apart ment Paid by Club Dues WASHINGTON, March 37. (AP) Total receipts of the Townsend old age pension organization since Its In ception In January, 1034, were esti mated today at $591,064.08. R. E. Clements, resigned national secretary, told a special house In vestigating committee the receipts from January 1, 1034, to January 1, 1938, were $771,064.00. He estimated receipts for the first three months of this year at $180, 000. - At- one point, Clcmenta estimated receipts of the Townsend organiza tion during the Inst three months of 1035 at $350,000 after "blanket elim inations" from a chart showing a cash total of $666,000 for the period. Clements Get $12,AKfi James B. Sullivan, commit toe coun sel, estimated that Clement's total in come from the Townsend organisa tion in 1036 was $13,688. The witness, who helped Dr. F. E. Townsend found the movement said the total waa correct, Clements' 103A Income Included these items: Salary of $o,300, "covering all com pensation from all departments." Ba-Jary of $350 from the- Townsend Weekly. Dividends from the weekly of $6,- 950. Other Income from the Prosperity Publishing company, which publishes the weekly, of $385. ' Expense money by Clements during the year was not Included. Sullivan submitted a financial (Continued on Page Five.) By the Asaoclnted Press. The Ohio river, pouring toward the brimming rivers of the midwest, was a 081-mlle-long flood today above flood stage along Its entire length, for the first time In history. Throughout the Mississippi valley, while It was expected that this tre mendous flow would be carried off without great damage, rivers were rising. It was announced sixth corps area federal army troops were standing In readiness for flood service. At Pittsburgh, eastern end of the Ohio, plans were laid to ask $10, 000,000 In RFC loans to help repair the huge damage of Its St, Patrick's day flood, estimated at from 150 to 350 million dollars. IS FOR ROGUE VALLEY Rain In the Rogue valley was fore cast for tonight and tomorrow, tem peratures to remain below normal. Maximum temperature yesterday was 55 degrees. Low this morning was 30 as aAalnst 81 yesterday. The mer cury this afternoon was averaging about two degrees below yesterday's comparative marks. ELECTION BOARD LISTS WAITING ACCEPTANCES County Clerk George Carter today stated that all persons who have re ceived notice of their appointment on various election boards of the county are requested to send in their acceptance or rejection Bt Dimf. It llh Nnnw Hlorm SPOKANE, Wash., March 37, (AP) Eastern Washlnaton dug out today from a strange combination of blind ing dust and snow storms. Bllrzards swirled tn Dlewett pass and In cen tral and north Idaho ymterday, while dust blotted' out the sun In much of the e tensive dry farming area between. Income Shares Maryland funding, bid 10. Iff; asked 30.75, Quarterly Income, bid 166; asked 1.71, innrvi Ml U V V Brain Use Would Cut Traffic Toll Says Auto Expert PORTLAND, Ore.. March ST. (AP) Thinking not mechanics Is the way to eliminate traffic accidents, Ralph R. Tee tor of Ha gerstown, Ind., blind president of the Society of Automotive Engi neers, said today. "The principal way to reduce accidents is to teach careful driv ing." said Tector, here for a con vention of his organization. . "The chief thing in this entire matter la to get people to respect the rules of driving. This cant be done with mechanics; It must be done by thinking." SHEER FOILED TO ESCAPE JAIL VANCOUVER. Wssh., Msrch 37. (AP) Sheriff Leland Morrow reveal, ed today that Olenn Stringer, 33, Medford, Ore., youth convicted of the murder of Herbert Caples, to bacco salesman, made two attempts to escape from the oounty Jsll. The sheriff said Stringer tore a piece of metal off his bed and "be gan digging at the bricks." "He didn't get very far either time because we watch them too close," said the sheriff. Morrow said the at tempts were made about a. month ago. Beulah Wilcox. Tacoma. Wash., gin, whom stringer embraced In court yesterdsy after a Jury returned a verdict recommending the death penalty, will leave here today for her home. The sheriff said Stringer and the girl were sweethearts ana had (Continued on Page Seven) ELOPEMENT GIVE PARENTS FRIGHT A young man, a very young man, this morning walked Into the Gen eral Petroleum station at the corner of Main and Ivy streets and de manded that attention be paid to him. His wide blue eyes popping with the wonderful things he had seen on the Journey down town, the two-year-old gentleman was unable give his nam and address, but was quite definite In his indications that he would not look unkindly upon a bit of candy, "Sharkey" Sherrltt, baseball play ing manager of the station, fixed the lad up quickly with a nice candy bar, and waited for the boy's parents to arrive. They hadn't come in an hour so Sherrltt called the city police, who gathered the tot In and took him down to the police station, where he promptly took over the reigns of the office, and assumed the duties of Inspector. Shortly after his arrival, Mrs. J. Farrell Haws, whose husband Is man ager of the Safeway store on North Central avenue, frantically called the station with the information that her son bad vanished. With him was little Jean Stanley, three and a half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R, Stanley, who live next door to the Haws family. No trace had been seen of this little maiden on her hiking jaunt. Mrs. Haws and Mrs. Stanley had cur ried the neighborhood near their homes (1506 and 1510 West Main) and were almost frantic. Mr. Haws was Informed that hla son was at the station and he came over as soon as he heard. His son seemed particularly pleased to see the old man, who skipped the habit the others had fallen Into of asking him who he was every time he turned around. Little Jean waa discovered a half hour later, on North Central avenue, almost directly across the street from Mr. Haws' store She was re turned to her mother, who stilt can't figure out how the children crossed all those streets The kids them selves declare It waa easy Night Clubs Break Rum Law Is Claim PORTLAND, Ore., Marrh 27 (AP) Enforcement officers conferred to day over complaints that nlRht clubs In Portland were selling drinks after 1 o'clock In the morning. District Attorney James V. Bain aald he recolved numerous com plaints. He and Auston P. Flegel, attorney for the liquor rommtMion, will man $ course of prosecution. F OF BRUNO TRIAL Case Reeks With Unfairness- Passion, Prejudice Says 'Jersey Governor Welcomes Quiz by Solons TllteXTOX, N. J., Man sr. (AP) Anthony M llauck, jr, Hunterdon county prnsern tor. to day rejected Govern, imM . Huffman's proposal that llauck Rive him the lejrai basis for a further reprieve for Bruno Rich ard llauptmann. The governor, earlier In th day, said that If llaurk or At torney General David T. Wllentz would show him thnt he had the authority he would stop the execution set for next. Tuesdsy night. Trentow w t -governor Harold o. Hoffman ld today the whole Hauptmann oaae wltli unfairness, passion and Tha governor aald also ha la mora firmly convinced than ever that Hauptmann waa not given a trial In line with what we consider to be American standards of justice." Hoffman's statement waa In reply to a statement by Prosecutor Anthony ' Hu. Jr.. of Hunterdon oounty. who criticized the governor's aotlvt. tlea In .the Bruno Richard Haunt msnn ease. Hauok said he waa "get-' tliur sick and tired" of the governor's utterances and movea, and suggested a legislative Inquiry was In order. "I would sincerely welcome It," the governor ssld of the proposal of Hauek. Even hla political enemlea. Demo, orats and thoso within hla own Be. publican party, have ateered away from anything bordering on criticism of the governor'e activities. TRENTON. Msrch 27 (AP) CoU Mark O. Klmberllnff. nrlnnin.) v at state prison, said today he told u,lu fiicnara naupimann "thing don't look verv favrmthl ... u . nunn replied cheerfully he was sura w vouajTO ww cnair, Klmberllng aald he asked HaupU mann how he "felt", about tha dis mal outlook of hla escaping the chair Tuesday night In view of Governor Hoffman'a "final" statement Wednes day that ha urmiM nnti mnt . . other reprieve unless there were (Continued on Page Seven) AS UP 8AM PBANCISOO. March 87 (AP) Tlie cold wave which caused eonsld erable damage to California crop wsa broken today, tha weather bu reau said and temperature, rose slightly. ' A cloud blsnket and a change of character In the frigid mass of air sweeping from the north caused the warmer weather. Another disturbance was sweeping from the gulf of Alaska, however, but California probably will be Just on Its frtnue. the weather bureau said. While extent of the damaite wrought I still unascertained, tha state department of agriculture aald crop lossea would be general and, la soma cases, heavy. Smudge pots proved helpful In cer tain areas, Ineffectual In othera. Pencil growers withdrew all offer Inge of a large 1035 hcldover pack, apparently fearful of a greatly re duced crop, drapes, plums, apricots, cherries, prunes pears, almonds, walnut and truck farm vegetablee were reported affected by the frost, Southern California cltrua regions nlone appesred to have escaped. In the Santa Clara valley, the ther mometer dipped to 36 degrees yester day, County Agricultural Commis sioner L. R, Cody said. Apricots and peant were damaged "considerably, he said; prunes little. P. E. 0. TO RESCUE WHEN TRIPLETS DELIVERED THE DALLES. Ore.. March 37 (API The P. E. O. sisterhood cams to the reacue of Mrs. Lelsnd Tnomp slna today and provided her with two more layette. Mrs. Thompklna went to a hospital expecting one child and she took one layette. She had triplets. The mother and babies were progressing satl;fsctor!!y, don. tors aald.
