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Newspaper Page TextATT The Weather Unsettled tonight and Tuesday with show or rain; slightly warmer. TEMI'KBATl'RE lllrliext yesterday 47 Lowest this morning 23 Satisfactory How won id yon find a buyer, a tenant, help or t trade? The quickest, and mcnt sati factory way In to use Mali Tribune Classified Ads. Thew ads cost o little. Medford Tribune Thirty-first Year Full Associated Press ' MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH P.O. 1936 roll Cnlted Press No. 7. By PAUL MALLON (Copyright. 103, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, March . 30. An Inkling of ''hat la happening to the economy program may be found In the old suck- trick method by which congress now appears to be economising on federal ap propriations but Is not. The house appropria 1 1 o n 8 committee cour ageously econo mized on appro priation bills. The committee men really stud- Paul Mallon led expenditures and did & sincere minor Job or cur tailing. This was big news and at tracted big headlines. After that, a quiet little process of wriggling out of the economies got started. First, the house membership voted to restore a few of the com mittee cuts. Then the senate com mittee voted back a few more. Fin ally the senate Itself, In a burst of generosity, not only wrecked the en tire economy work of the house committee but voted extensive ap propriations even beyond the bud get. It you thlnic this la a minor mat ter, consider the fact that the sen ate has Increased the house appro priation bills by 2, 179,000,000 so far this year. The Interesting part of It Is that the restorations attract little atten tion. They are made Item by Item. Hence they are of great interest only to particular localities and Interests affected by each Item. 'They are not voted up or down In bulk. Congress apparently desires It so. Today you can find a foot-high tack of report on appropriation bills by house and senate commit tees. These are published In the congressional record. But nowhere wlU you find a compilation of the mounts of the bills as finally pass ed with all the restorations, unless you flgve it out for yourself or consult an expert of either the house or senate appropriations com mittee. This does not mean congress Is concealing anything. The fl gures are available. But the point Is that, while the purported economies' are handed out with eclat,, you will tiave to dig to find that they did not last long. Note Digging through records kept mainly by the Associated Press senate staff Indicates the senate this year Increased the agriculture bill by 40,0O0.000; the war depart ment appropriation by 68,000.000: the Interior bill by S63.0OO.000 (all (Continued on Page Six) CCC BOY KILLED BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT KLAMATH PALLS, Ore., March 30. ( AP ) An acclden tal shot from a small caliber rifle killed Richard Granger, 20. CCC enrollee from Mt. Ollead. Ohio, at the Tule Lake CCC camp near the Oregon line. He apparently was taking the gun from a corner of his cabin when It bumped a box and dis charged a bullet into his head, of ficers eald. He was alone. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS L. W. House, gunsmith, disre garding the early morning smudge and cold, up and about armed with a fishing pole preparing an on slaught against the Rr, fish. B. F. George of Grants Pass dis covering a bunch of buggy whips in a downtown store, and so over come with fragrant memories trftit ho must needs buy one on the spot, to keep for a souvenir. Chaa. Dunford of Little Applegate reporting that this catching of wild horses isn't so tough If you do It right. He recently drove six into his corral, locked the gate, n1 there they were. Bob Ettinerr, Ray Lewis snd Rum Blair, all members of the ha. foot ball tfftm. bIng called out one by one from" the movies itst nlnlit. In vestigation showing that they were going pmudfrlng and not to a stu dent body meeting. Harry Rosenberg. Vern VanDyke Ed Lamport. Frankie Peck and other rallying around to watch a to cxnlodlntr rocket go whirring put or i(,iit ween slimmed to the , aloe walk, J TfcuflHR! i EXECUTION STAY IS REFUSED BY. Curt Announcement Leaves Only Slim Hope Of Action By Governor Execution Set For 8 P. M. Tuesday, TRENTON, N. J March 30. (iGovcrnor Harold Ci. Hoffman a few minutes after the court of ardons today rejected Bruno Klchard Hauptmann's second plea for clemency, said he would grant "no reprieve." The governor, through his pre aide. William S. Conklln, Issued the following statement: "The action of the court of ardons was the final legal ac tion In the Hauptmann case. "There will be no reprieve." m With every avenue of escape apparently closed to him, Haupt munn Is to die In the electric r hair at the New Jersey state iprlson tomorrow nlgUt soon after 8 o'clock, for the Lindbergh baby murder. TRENTON, N. J., March 30.) The news that the court of pardons had again refused her husband clem ency left Mrs. Anna Hauptmann stun ned and grief-stricken today. She flung herself on the bed In her hotel room, weeping quietly and moaning: "There must be some way out. There must be some way out." The self-possession with which shs received previous setbacka In her husband's long and luckless fight to escape the electric chair seemed o desert her completely when she heard of the 'verdict. ' ' . . v TRENTON, N. J., March 30. (AP) Bruno Richard Hauptmann's second clemency plea was denied by the New Jersey court of pardons today. The court,-In a fifty word an nouncement, made no reference to a stay of execution. The announcement, made by Al bert B. Hermann, clerk of the par dons court, after a five hour and t53 minute hearing, follows: "The second application for clem ency made by Bruno Richard Haupt mann before the board of pardons of New Jersey, sentenced to death for murder of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., March 1. 1032, was today denied." Governor Only Hope The denial of clemency on the eve of Hauptmann's execution left virtu ally the only slim hope for him to escape the electric chair the possibll- ( Continued on Page Be von) E F WASHINOTON, March 30 (fl Senate and house conferees today set tled differences ovei a bill extending for one year from next Wednesday the authority of the Federal Housing Administration to insure private loans for home and building repairs. Early approval by both houses was forecast to get under the April 1 deadline. The conferees eliminated a house provision permitting Insurance of residence loans for new construction up to 2,000 on unimproved property A senate clause allowing Insured loans on mechanical equipment was stricken out, 1 Two house provisions accepted won id pttinlt loans to lessees whose leases run for six months or more oe yond the loan maturity date, and loans to church properties. NEW TORK, March 30. 4y Lu crezla Borl'a 3fl years of operatic star dom was at an wnd today. The famou'i soprano sang her swan song laM n'ght In the Metropolitan opera hou and then received the ftudienec'r, ovation. Mlsa Fori had one of her favorite roies the part of Vloletta in "Tra viata." Afterward, Mrs. Vincent Astr pre-M-Titfd Miss Bori with a diamond pen dant orve worn by the Empress Eu genie. Edward Johnson, general manager ft the company, described the ainger as "irreplaceable. "Plesae tell my friends. Mlsa Bori sAld. "it u merely au revolr. not :Kl!eu I h. rrm-i:n hre, wo-klng fnf t ii Mt?rtViliTmn I avhill mm aod bear my oUX ootleafuea ting. j Eagle Point Man Killed by Runaway Resigned Pension Leader On Stand Robert E. Clement of Los An geles, resigned co-leader of the $200-a-month old age pension movement, la pictured here aa ha testified before a apeclal housa committee Investigating the Townsend plan organization. (Associated Press Photo! I FILE IN PRIMARY FOR EACH OFFICE Pilings for the primary election May 15 end today at five o'clock and up to noon there had been no filings lor major offices recorded with the county clerk. This morning the can didaclee .of several precinct commit teemen, for the Republican and Demo cratic party were filed. All the candidates for county of fices, with the exception of Ralph O, Jennings, Democratic candidate for county commissioner, have filed their nominating petitions or paid the lev. It was reported that Jennings would file this afternoon. County Clerk George R. Carter and Treasurer A. C. Walker have no op position In their own party primary. Two candidates have filed fcr each of fice on the Democratic tlohet. Clarence B. Pankey, of thla city, expert orchard 1st and member of a pioneer southern Oregon family, filed Saturday for county clerk, on the Democratic ticket. Ke will oppose Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin of Central Point, who filed last week. Pankey was draft ed by the Jackon county Democracy In an 11 th hour move. There are three candidates for the office of county commissioner on the Republican ticket: Ralph Billings of Ashland, incumbent, William Bruin of Talent, former county road super visor, &nd Cad Ellis of Ashland. For school superintendent, C. R. Bowman. Incumbent, and Clarence p. Daffies of Eagle Point have filed. Un d,T Oregon law this Is a non -parti -mn race. For district attorney, George A. Codding, Incumbent has filed on the Democratic ticket. Victor A. 1ng wald. Frank J. Newman, and F. Kra mer Deuel, all of thla city, seek the Republican nomination. For representative In the legloU ture the Democmttc party offer Moore Hamilton, Incumbent, and James te vens, well known as a singer through out southern Oregon. The Republican nominees are Olenn O. Taylor, Incum bent, and William M. McAllister. J. B. (Bllnl Coleman, incumbent, lo the only one filing for asseaaor, and Frank A. Perl, incumbent, Is the only candidate for coroner. Both are Republicans. KLAMATH SHIVERS IN WIND OFF MOUNTAINS KLAMATH FALLS, March 30. (AP A cold wind off the snow covered mountains left Klamath Falls shivering today. The tempera ture was 20. The sky was overcast. A light snow covered the ground hre Sunday morning. WOMAN IS RECOVERING FROM BITE OF SPIDER ALTURAS, Calif.. Uarch SO. (AP) Mra. Ella Clara of New Pine Creek. Ore, ro reeovenn, todav from a bsz-k wkIott pWer blt on a flnjjer. B.ir'om said It would not be necea- sar to amputate to finger. lEfflElfUE E 99 Per Cent Of Plebiscite Votes Endorse Rhineland Action No Chance Given To Voice Opposition. Bjr LOUIS P. LorilNKR (Copyright. 1938, by Associated Press.) BERLIN, March 30. (tP) Ger many's endorsement of Adolf Hit ler's remilitarization of the Rhln: land mounted to 99 percent today while Der Fuehrer turned to drafting of new proposals to the other Locarno powers which political sources lntl mated would "astound the world." The Nazi propoganda machine, moving with speed and precision, swung virtually the entire German nation behind Hltlor in yesterday's election, nominally to select a nw relchstag but actually to approve his violation of tbe Versailles treaty and Locarno pact. "No" Votes Invalid. An official tabulation of the re turns, still Incomplete, raised Hitler's percentage from 98.79 to 99 percent of the votes cast the greatest en dorsement ever given In any plebis cite. Of ihe 4s.9S4.937 ballots. 44.411.911 were marked clearly with a cross In the circle opposite the name of Hit ler, official announced. On the re- (Contlnued on' Page Sevens s rri TO SALEM, March SO. (AP) Prank O. McColloob, public utilities com missioner, toued an order permitting the California Oregon Power commis sioner to sell 113,900,000 of its first mortgage 4 per cent series bonds on or before July 31. 1938. Th- applica tion for the sale had been received Maroh 11. The Issue was requested, the opin ion of utilities commission set out. far the purpose of redeeming Its present Indebtedness, to pay redemp tion premiums, and to reimburse Its treasury for expenditures for Im provements and additions. The amount of bonds to be refunded to taled (11.97S.800 and redemption premiums amounted to as32,ooo. The sale must be made. McCul lough ruled, at not less than 95 per cent of the face value plus accrued Interest. The company operates In southern Oregon and northern California. ROY RITNER SEEKING CONGRESSIONAL SEAT 8ALEM. March 30.) Roy w. Rltner. Republican of Pendleton, to day filed for the nomination as rep resentative In congress from the sec ond dlstrlot. Rltner la former president bf the state senate, and while serving aa such became acting governor for about a month when former Governor Ben W. Olcott was absent from the state. Reprimand by Townsend Rouses Rep. McGroarty WASHINOTON. Karch 30. (AP Di Men I on among th leaders of the Townsend pension movement in creased today with publication of a reprimand by Dr. F. E. Townsend to Representative (D-Callf.), author or legtttlAtlon to put the plan into ef fect. "The recent appeal by Congress man MoOroarty for the Townnend people In California to Immediately register from th rpubll-n to the democratic party has c.-sted unnec essary confusion throughout Califor nia ssld an article headed "state ment by Dr. Francis B- Trrwnwnd" and appearing In the Townsend Weekly. The article added MrOrwrty had "(tone right ahead" denptte a head quarters atatement that It would not endorse anyone to head any presi dential delegation. McOroarty has given permtaslon for his name to be ued In the Cali fornia presidential primary, sMerttns; lie was not a candidate for president tout msraJy vaatad a delegation to Bird Cage Is Used By Boy To Catch Load Of Smelts PORTLAND, Ore, March 30 (AP) A boy' with a bird cage showed old timers a few things about catching smelt which were making their annual spring run In the Sandy river near here to day. Using two flst-slae " rocks aa sinkers and a 35-foot casting line, be made catch after catch of the wriggling fish. Gsme of ficials Issued nearly 1000 licenses of SO cents each yesterday to visitors. The run, which started Friday night, was expected to continue severs! more days. BORAH TO ENTER By LATE FILING SALEM. March 30. (AP) Ore gon's primary election lists which close tomgn'c will contain the names of Senator William E. Borah of Idaho and Franklin D. Roosevet for the Republcsn and Democratic preferential vote for president on May 18. Oregon will have 10 dele gates In the two national conven tions. Authoritative information received at Portland stated Senator Eorab would Have his nung lor tne ite publican preferential vote In the hands of the secretary of state by 3:00 p. m. Just two hours before the deadline for declarations. Presi dent Roosevelt placed his filing here two weeks ago. Garner Running Mate Vloe-presldent Gamer's name was entered for preferential vote aa run ning mate of the president, wu Ham S. Bennett of New York Is the only filing received to date for Re publican vice-presidential choice. Three men will compete for R publican nomination for United states senator. Including Senator Chsrles L. McNsry: Sam H. Brown, of -Oervals and Theodore 0. Nelson, Townsend supporter of Salem, will compete against McNary; while Wil lis Mahony of Klamath Falls and John A. Jeffrey of Portland are (Continued on Page Two.) BEGINS THIS WEEK Improvement of the Medford arm ory Is to start this week, WPA head quarters announced today. The pro ject calls for a total outlay of about $4000. Materials for the Job are now ar riving here and men will be put to work probably Wednesday or Thurs day, the WPA ssld. The project Includes a new roof, cementing of the entire basement, additional sidewalks around the building, a new ordnance vault and redecorstlon of the whole Interior. This Is part of a federal plsn to bring all armories In Oregon up to standard requirements. the democratic convention pledged to urtta a Townsend platform plank. Townsend recently registered as a republican and asserted flenator Brah fR -Idaho) had approaol:ed the Townsend movement's aim more nearly than any other presidential c&ndldata. When advised of tha weekly's at tack, McOroarty said: "When Dr. Townsend accuses me of political ambitions, h la talking like a fool. "Apparently the doctor believes he Is privileged to be active In politics, but that nobody else may be. His attitude and his unscoountAble aecu attlons may do the movement some harm, but I believe It wilt progre lit pit of him M . McOroarty said he "didn't want to coma to congress and I don't want to ttsy. X waa surprised and disgusted when the voters sent me here by 12.000 majority." McOroarty added he felt certain Dr. Townsend had some reatvm which was not immediately evident, lor at UrJrlnf ItJnw BLOOMING TREES HIT SEVERE BLOW I Mercury Dives To 23 t Weather Bureau Low As 19 In Some Orchards Damage Known Soon Relief Predicted Relief from last nlght'a extreme ly cold weather waa foreseen today by the meteorological bureau which asld temperatures would probably be moderated by a storm area spreading over southern Ore gon. Rain or snow waa expected to keep the mercury above thla morning's low mark of 33 degrees. Snow fell In town thla afternoon. PORTLAND, March 80. (p) A wave of cold, bringing temperatures to eastern and central Oregon which the weather bureau said were the lowest of record at this time of the year, chilled the state again today, The thermometer struck bottom it 10 degrees In Baker and Bend, and It was' only IS above In LaOrande at 7 a. m. Pendleton was slightly warm er with a low of 19 degrees. The cold est point apparently was Cascade Summit with a reading of two above zero. Other sections escaped with slightly higher temperatures, tbe thermonv eter recording 30 degrees at Klamath Falls and O rants Pass. In the west ern pert. Salem recorded 27 degress Eugene 34. Roseburg SO, and Portland 33. On the coast, at North Bend the temperature dropped to 32 degrees. The most severe cold alnoe the spring of 1918 swept orchards of the Rogue river valley lsst night and this morning, with an official temperature of 33 degrees, and dropping to 33 and as low aa 19 degrees in some orchards. The cold came with clearing skies, after a cloudy day. Extent of the damage cannot be determined for a couple of days, ac cording to Dr. W. W. Aldrtcn. of the (Continued on Page Seven) H. E ILL IN EVERETT EVERETT. Msrch 80. &) H. Chsndler Egan of Medford, Ore., vet eran amateur golfrr and one-time na tional amateur champion, was a "very sick man" here today, stricken with lobar pneumonia. His condition la not serious, but he Is "very alclt," the Everett Oeneral hoapltal reported. Egan came here last Thursday to act as architect for the new American Legion municipal golf course. He suffered chills Saturday and wai taken to the hospital that evening. GO BACK TO JOBS MAIUiKFIEI.D. Ore.. Msrch 30 (AP) Sixty WPA employes resumed work on two project today but the majority of thou who struck for higher wages last week did not re turn to their Jobs. At a meeting last night, about 190 men again voted to remain on etrlke. The workers have aaked (I0 a month Instead of H. Clifford Doane, member of the striking group, ssld "w want some sign they've given our plea for a liv ing wane fair consideration. They can't sit snd atubbornly say no for ever." The demand for tha 140 minimum waa sent to th state WPA headquar ters. CALIFORNIA COAST WARNED OF STORM BAN FRANCISCO. March 30 (API Storm warnings wer raised along the California coast from Santa Barbara to Rureka today, the weath er bureau reporting a disturbance 900 miles west of Point Arena. Income Shares Maryland funding, bid lo.lo; ask ed 120 72. uarterly Income, bid 1J, akd tl.U, Ml It Tells Death Story Vera Stretz (above), on the wit ness stand In her murder trial at New York sobblngly told the story of her life with Dr. Fritz Qebhsrdt snd how the shot him In his apart ment. (Associated Press Photo) IN HIGHER COURT WASHINGTON. Mar-h an IAV The supreme court today. In Its long awaitro sugar institute decision, held that the Ah.m-inn htl.finiaf. 1 a "charter of freedom" permitting voluntary action to end abuses In industry provided suoh, action does not restrain competition "unreason ably." Tha court upheld in the main a lower oourt decision enlolnlnir the sugar Institute from many of Its practices, but permitting tha trade association to continue In existence. In a voluminous decision partially read by Chief Justice Hughes, the court outlined In great detail Its view Of the scone of the fammta antl.tmat statute. Then was no dissent. It held that exchange of trade In formation and statistics waa legal. An agreement by members of the sugar Institute to abide by posted prices without deviation waa oonstrued aa an "unreasonable restraint" of com petition and so Illegal. Walter L. Rica, special assistant to the attorney general, wno participat ed In argument of tha ohm roe th. government, said : "We regard the decision as a sweeping vlctorv. The. Chan... In decree are of comparatively minor importance." Acceding to a reauest hv Mi. w. ernment, the supreme court refused to pass at th present time on con stitutionality of th public utility holding company act. The supreme oourt deferrt tarf.v for at least one week Its decision on constitutionality of the Ouffey coal and 1 033 securities acta. VESSEL PILES UP BANDON, Ore., March 30. fAPl The wreckage of the motorshlp Ool- den West, tiny freighter, teerered to day on the north Jetty, victim of a brisk wind and heavy aeas. The four crew members, who came sshore on a coast guard Ufa Una shot aboard shortly after th ship crashed early yesterday, awaited calmer weather to attempt aalvage of th 0000 cargo which was being hauled to Bandon from 0an Francisco, At low tide 1st yesterday crew members walked out on the rocks and retrieved th ship's papers and personal belongings. The ship's bot- 10m wss rsdiy broken. After a few hourn of respite, the tld cam boom ing In for another assault. GRANT PASS COLDEST ORAhrre PASS. March 30 (AP) 'Rising above th river like hug thunderhead, a vast cloud of black smoke this mnrnln; gave evi dence of orrhsrdlsts south and west or Crania Pass protecting their now budding pear traee from a 30 -degree cold snap by smudging. Heavy clouds held off frost un til thla morning. Th thermometer went to th lowest point sine Feb ruary a. The aun promised to dispel th cold this morning. At B a. m U mercury. w qj M , III Truck R. ON HIGHWAY JOB Body Crushed Between Ma chines While At Work For Contracting Co. Time - keeper Discovers. Oren R. Adamson, 83-year-old Eagle Point man and father of four ehil dren, was crushed to death about 9:30 this morning when a runaway truck caught his body against the back of another truck, parked at road building operations In the Siskiyou mountains. Adsmson hsd been working for tha Bcrke Brothers Construction company for the past two weeks, helping la the machine shop. This morning his boss, Dewey Campbell left Instruc tions for Adamson to repair a weld ing machine. Needing more tools, ha had taken one of the trucks from the shed where he was working and gone) to the scene of operations on the new Siskiyou highway, a mile up tha mountain, and upon returning ap parently failed, to set the emergency brakes on tha truck. . The truck presumably started to roll down hill, and according o Deputy Coroner Will Dodge of Ash land, and state police the man had made an attempt to stop the run sway machine, according to the evl donee found. The effort waa futile, and his body became caught on tha aide of the loose truck, which, banged,' Into the rear end of another truck. Continued on Page Seven) SELECT JURY IN Selection of a Jury In the suit of Ous Newbury against Marie Co 11 tne and Kate Wright, for 1 60 IS alleged damages for Injuries, aa the result of sn auto accident on the Paclflo ' highway, north of Central Point, oa the evening of December 11 last, waa underway in circuit court today. Plaintiff seeks toOOO general dam ages and 91023 for loss of time from business and for medical care. The complaint sets forth that Marie Collins was the owner and Kate Wright the driver of an auto that collided with one driven by Newbury, after emerging from a driveway to the Pacific highway, re sulting In a head-on collision. New bury claims to have sustained oh est and abdominal Injuries) as a result of the crash. OF OF OOLD BEACH, Ore., March JO F) George chenoweth. candidate for county Judge, and Jamea Pool, presi dent of the Rogue River Fishermen's union, said today they were promot ing an Initiative petition calling for restricted opening of the Rogue rlvw to commercial fishing. The game commission ordered Ah river closed last year, to prrpetuat sport fishing. The group here suggested th rive? be open from May IS till Jun 30, ta muddy season when sport fishing to not at Its best. ailter. NEW YORK, March 80. P) Bar sllvor quiet and unchanged from Friday. March 27, at 4. Dust Storm Aids In Finding Watch Missing 27 Years TH DALLES. Ore, March SO (AP Th North-Central Oregon dust storm had Its benefits. O. A. Tom, rancher, recovered a watch he lost 37 years ago. Tom waa crossing a dust blown field hen when he sighted a metallic object protruding from th soil. It waa a watch, and was Identified by a Jeweler aa th on he repaired for Tom nor than a quarter of a cen tury ago. The watch began ticking stead lly after being wound. Th Jew eler amid th work. In an old. fashioned silver case, wer vir tually undamaged.