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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecast: Unsettled and con. tlnued cold tonight and Wednesday- Highest yesterday - - , , as Mwcftt this morning J at precipitation last 24 hr-45 Busy As Bees The little ads on the Classi fied pege are aa busy aa bm aarh evening worhlng for thr sdvertlser. It Is for thla Raton auch good results aro obtained. MEDFORD Thirty-first Year roll Associated Pm M EDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY,, MARCH 31, 393G. fnO United Pre No. 8. ji iiiR mm B&jmi mm By PAUL MALLON 1 Aid k. r ..1 wi.. WASHINGTON, March 31. Am-baasador-at-Large Davis la exuding hope that the Japanese will accept -i -- wa b i b v a u&c rrzzzi . . " i i u u u u uavoi treatv: Thla la a diplomatic hope. There is not much ateam be hind It. Here Is the reason why: Mr. Davis was squeezed Into an agraem ent at London reducing the maximum calibre of big gun on battle rut. Tha Brit Paul Mallon ish and French both worked to have us give up 16-lncn guns. We have developed a higher maximum of ef ficiency with these guna than they have. They wanted a i.-inca (Ion. In order to prevent the confer ence from breaking up without any kind of agreement, nr. uavis com promised on 14-lncb guns. Our 14 lnchers are no better than those wnnnesKed bv other naval powers. Shrewd Mr. Davis, however, sawed out a trapdoor for himaeir. ne cou atructed an escape clause. Under It the 14-lnch gun agreement la void T.n. nri Tt-.lv do not adhere to the treaty by April Pool's day of next year. (See section 2. article That means Mr. Davis la not likely to be the one who la fooled. He may continue to exude hepe without much fear of It being real ised Note International bargaining has always been a game of take, but in the new naval treaty It ha developed aomo of the fmer polnta of a polite skin game. The participant generally recognise It aa iuch. Nothing else la possible, they ay, as long aa existing extreme na tionalism continues. Newsmen threw away their pencils and snored at the first lew Town end hearings. Special Examiner Sul Hvan contented himself with de veloping a great mass of jng technical background on the his- . . . m movement. He Sid away from anything which would inspire interest 4t.n eiDlalned off House ' - tJ i n the record that they were holding back their big sensations groundwork Is legally established. The truth is they were not prepared. Their investigators had not cora- -w. .. tha tlma the hear ings opened. That la why the hear ings are now ueins However. If thla Is to be a skil fully conducted house Investigation, tt will be the first In many year. ... . . infamous lnves- All wie IBIUVUO ligations have been cunducted on the senate side, i-.uuso mu. never mastered the senatorial tech nique. They have not had the train ing, for Instance, of Senator Black, who appears to have been over trained. A very prominent Republican la eomplaltuj'J to friends that some of his r-.ll lately haa borne evidence of having been opened before It reached him. Be is not among the .H..trlnr nolltlCOS Who might be aroused by alight suspicions for political purposes. . D-nnhHon lawver In Washing ton also has been murmuring about similar experiences. No complaint has been made to ..tai .iithnritiftfl. Probably none will be. Tou may hear about the matter (Continued on Page Pour.) 1 SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Ernest Scott. Elks secretary, start Ing to support himself on the new bannister down the front steps of the temple and suddenly catching hlmv-lf when he remembered It was but freshly painted. Ah Banwell authoritatively handing out pointers at the rasslln matches last night, stating that he used to be a grunt and grlmacer himself. I was a paper-weight." quoth Ah. Irl Groves still cheerful despite the fsct thst an elevator recently fell on his konk and broke his neck, but i little despondent bwiinf. the cast will pr-v.nt his getting out on the opeii Ing dsy pf ftshtng season. Mrs. Cllenn J. Key (ubtlant over ;ier first grand slam in bridge, made with a bid ol seven In spade, over her op ponent's bid of seven dlamonde. Roy Craft writing the above squib. out samttting thst he Jldn't de-h It off with his usual verve for fear : j ahowin. up tba rest of ihM column. I c i "l'Jait 1 J Doomed Man Sobs Denials of Guilt; Chair Made Ready TRENTON, N. J., March 31. p; Col. Mark O. Klmberltng aaJd late to day that If Paul H. Wend el should be Indicted for the Lindbergh baby murder by the grand Jury now In session . he would delay the execution of Bruno Richard Haaptmann until later In the week. The warden has the authority tn his own discretion to execute Haupt matin any time during the present week, as the sentence merely prescrib ed the week of March 30. By DALE HARRISON Associated Press Staff Writer (Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press TRENTON. N. J., March 31. tVPj The Iron nerve of Bruno Richard Haupunann snapped today, with death In the electric chair only a few hours away. But his sob-wracked story of Innocence shrilled through the death house -unbroken and unchanged. T am Innocent,' cried the con demned Lindbergh baby killer, even as. a few feet away final teets were being made of the chair In which he la to die shortJy after 8 o'clock for the shocking crime of the Sourland hills. Last Hope Gone His last hope was gone. The par dons court, which could have saved him, refused to do so. Governor Har old Q. Hoffman, who dared political disaster In an attempt to solve the Lindbergh case In the face of a Flem ing ton Jury's verdict that the case was already solved, said he would not again Interfere, Defense counsel apparently were without any legal way to turn to save him. but had not given up hope. His prosecutors were unchanged in their conviction that Hauptmann, and Huptmann alone, was guilty as prov ed. In the face of tt all, and with the knowledge that a confession or par tial confession was his only hope of escaping the chair, the 36-year-old prisoner cried out today to col. Mark O. KJmberlfng: . - -V " "I am Innocent; but I am not afraid to die." "Any change in my atory would be & He," he told the warden. Sleep Broken Hauptmann was weeping when Col. (Continued on Page Three.) E VANCOUVER. Wash., March 31. (P Superior Judge George B. Simp son took under advisement today a motion for a new trial for Olenn B. Stringer, Medtord, Ore., youth con demned to die for the slaying of Her bert Lee Caples. holdup victim. P. J. Klrwln. defense attorney, con tended that the court erred In )sr mlttlng Prosecuting Attorney E. O. Cushtng to remark to the Jury: "What would the world think of a not guilty verdict?" and In further aaytng: "There has not been a word of refu tation.' Klrwln contended the letter state ment lnferentlally referred to the fact that Stringer did not take the stand In hla own defense, and that auch reference la Illegal. Several other errors were charged. Pire did damage estimated at 1 100 to l.V) yesterday afternoon in the new home of R. E. Munter, 701 South Oakdale avenue. The fire department put out the blaze with chemicals, no water being used and furniture and fixtures being protected against dam age by salvage blankets. The fire was confined mainly to the attic. Cause was ascribed by Chief Roy Elliott to Insufficient clearance of a. veneer partition through which a stove pipe ptuuvd. The house wa erected only recently. It waa the fifth fire In five days and Chief EUtott ngain warned that extreme care should be inwd during the present cold spell. ARE SLICK AS GLASS KLAMATH PAULS. Mar. S1AP) Streets and hlchwavs In the KUm.th vicinity w.re as slick a ilaea this morning following last night's snow storm. Pine snow blown about by a at rone wind was packed over the main traf fic avenues in a hard, thin coating. Ail niTnwaya were open. The spring storm irsa broken this n.ornlnj and the ky as bright and clear. Low temperatures prevailed. There aa bo crop damaf e. NEW DWELLING IS DAMAGED BY FIRE JUSTICE CLOSES LAST LEGAL DOOR TRENTON. N. J., March 31. (AP) Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. Trench ard today denied a stay of execution for Bruno Richard Haupt mann in what he conceded to be hla last legal recourse before his execu tion tonight. In denying the stay. Justice Tren- chsrd. referring to the repudiated "confession" of Paul H. Wendel upon which the plea was based largely, de clared : "They (the Wendel papers) do not justify any arrest of the execution." "These papers," the aged Justice who presided over Hauptmann's Plemlngton trial, said "do not jus tify any rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted. much less granting a new trial. "It seems pretty plain to me that this (Wendel) confession is Incred ible on Its (ace, out of harmony with the known facts of the case, and without the slightest corrobo ration with respect to matters which could easily be corroborated. "I do not think I am authorised to interfere and X will have to deny counsel's motion (for 4 stay of exe cution.)" PORT ORPORD. Ore, March 31. (TP) Gilbert E. Oable. president of the Gold Coast railway and the Port Or ford Dock ib Terminal company, told Interviewers today that all apeed pos sible will be shown in development work In this section. He smiled at certain critics who questioned the ability of hla company to finance the projected railroad be tween Port Orford and Leland on the Southern Pacific line near Orante Pas. "So far our companies have a pretty good batting average in performing wnat we said we would do," he com mented. "We have no intention of spoiling our record In regard to the construc tion of the Gold Coast railroad." Preliminary work and clearing of right of way titles will require moat of thla year, he said. SCUFFLE OVER RIFLE COSTS LIE OF BQY BAKER. March 30, )V Robert p. Cole. 13-year-old son of Mrs. U. B. Cole of sumpter. died In a Baker hos pital Sunday evening from effects or a wound Inflicted earlier In the after noon by a bullet accidentally fired from a .12 caliber rifle In the hands of Buckley Robb, 13, In the Sumpter residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Robb. The accident occurred when Robb, Cole and other boys were scuffling COMMERCIAL FINANCE PLANS STOCK INCREASE Dla-ctors of the Commercial PI nan company met here at 3 o'clock this afternoon to discuss the Issu ance of HOO.OOO additional stock. The meeting was held In the offices j of W. W. Walker, president and man- MRS. ROOSEVELT MAY VISIT STATE IN FALL PORTLAND. March SI. P. E. J. Orltflth, Oregon WPA administrator, returning from an airplane flight to Washington, reiterated tod'.y that It was possible Mrs. Rootevftlt will at tend the dedication of t'.ie Mt. Hood export beine conMruet.d by WPA funds. It will be completed next fall. ... Income Shares Marylsnrt f 'j n d I o , bid 910 25; ft'lted t202. Quarterly income, bid HM. asked 1.7. Hitler Execution kip. .5-.- fSrj : j y His life forfeit for the kltlnap-murder of Charles A. scheduled to take his place In the electric chair (left) R. T.) today. (Associated PTew Photos.) TRAGEDY SCENE TOLD BY BLONDE SECRETARY XEW YORK, March 31. (AP Vera Strete testified under cross ex amination today she threatened Dr. Frits Oebhardt, her lover, before she shot him during a struggle In his skyscraper apartment. Her 43-year-old lover attacked her. she said, and she took a revolver from a bureau drawer. The blonde secretary testified: "I threatened him. I said, 'Let me out or I'll do something desperate'." "What did be do?" "He said, "you damned- He clutched at my hand. He said I wouldn't dare. He pulled me toward him. I pulled away." "Did you struggle?" "Yes, we must have moved toward the bed." "Did he get on the bed?" "Yes." Judge Cornelius Collins asked: "Was a shot fired before he got on the bed?" A. Yes. Q (By Judge Collins) Wbat did he do alter first shot? A. He staggered back toward the bed. Q. Where waa he when the second shot was fired? HEAP' AIRPLANES PORTLAND, Ore.. March 31. Oregon's new regulations outlawing "heap" airplanes of the potential death trap variety will become effect ive aa soon as printed copies can be circulated , the state areonautlos board said today. Allan D. Oreenwood. board Inspec tor, aald planes not used In Inter state commerce will be subjected to state regulations a strict as reaerai aeronautlca rules. Other states are In terested In the Oregon regulations, he aald. Planes with state Hornsea only will not be permitted to be used for stu dent instruction or any comnvrciU purposes. IS UNCHANGED TODAY EVERETT, Wash.. Marrh .JTy The condition of H. Chandlf Ein of MMford. former amateur national golf champion. aufOrlng from lum bar pneumonia, remained unchang'.d today. Fran 1 laftirs. H. Chandler Egsn of Mrdford la mentions In today's "fltrange A It Semi," feature of the M.ll Tribune. The author, John Mtx calls attention to the fsct toat Egan won the U- 8. amateur golf championship In 1104 at (he ato of 20, and 30 years 'ater, playfd on the American Walker cup tea in. Proposes Seat Yawns for Kidnaper ' A. He got out of bed and was com ing toward me. Q. Did he stagger? A. I don't know. I Just saw the blood. She began sobbing. Q. After you fired the second time, what did he do? A. He fell, between the bed and the desk. Judge Collins tried to clarify her narrative. "I don't know, she replied. "I just shot and shot and shot. I can't recall the details. Q. After the shots, did you leave Immediately? A. I stayed. Q. How long? A. Oh, my mind C. (By Judge Collins) How long did you remain? A. It couldn't have been more than 10 minutes. Q. You didnt telephone? A, No. Q. After that period, you left? You took the gun, you took the box of cartridges? A. Ye. Q. Not until you had used the pistol, did you go back to the bureau drawer after the cartridges? A. Ya. 'HELL ON WHEELS' (Copyright, 1B3S. by the Associated Press) WITH THE NORTHEBN ITALIAN ARMY. CJONDAR, Ethlopls, Msrcb SI This Important strategic eity at the head of Lake Tana fell Into the handa of an Italian truck col umn led by Achllle Stance, secretary-general of the fascist party, to day. The mechanical cavalry roared Its way southward along the Sudanese border, -cutting off all northern Ethiopia from aupplles, which pre viously hsd been delivered over cara van trails from the sudsn. This Italian drive la by far the most important international move yet made In the present war because of the slgnlflcsnce to the British of the ike Tana reirton. Cannot Tax Gas In Bus Tanks WASHIWOTON, March SI IF, New Meslco lost today In the supreme court In Its effort to Impose a S per cent per gallon tai on gasoline bought by a bus line outside the stete and used In passing through tha state. In a unanlmoua opinion delivered by Justice Sutherland, the tribunal affirmed a ruling against the state by a three-Judge federal district court in New Mexico. Portland Contributors U. PORTLAND, March SI (API Th, camgAign here for Red Cms funda to be used for flood sufferers wss lees thsn a third of the way toward Its $18,000 goal today, officials said UaO Las besn collected. Four-Month Armistice Lindbergh, Jr. Bruno Richard nauptmann right) ts at the New Jersey state penitentiary at 8:20 p. m. (E. TOWNSEND FACES REP. M'GROARTY WASHINGTON, March 31. AP) Repudiation of the Townsend leader ship by the organization's club mem bers was predicted today by Repre sentative McOroarty (D-Callf.) if Dr. P. E. TotvnAend deviates from his proposal for a transactions tax to pay $300-a -month pensions to everyone past 00. McGroarty, author of legislation to put the Townsend plan Into effect, yesterday accused Townsend of "talk ing like a fool" after the elderly California physician had disavowed interest In the "private political anv bit ions" of the representative. Townsend visited his national headquartera briefly today but left almost Immediately. Aldea said he had "gone out of town for a rwt.M "t no longer care what Dr. Towns end, or other officials of the old age revolving pensions think," McGroarty said. "Millions of people In Towns end clubs throughout the country rallied around my bill, which also baa the support of 03 congressmen." He declared Townsend "seems to have endorsed" a proposal by Sherl- (Contlnued on Page Three.) SALEM. March 31(AP' Mall re ceipt following the close of prlmsry election filings last night brought tn total today to tn, setting a new high record for names to appear on the nominating ballots In Oregon, The secretary of state ruled, ac cording to hla Interpretation of the Oregon ; that "a letter mailed la a letter received." and permitted filings by lettera postmarked before I o'clock last night. Nine were re ceived today and more were expected. Prealdent Roosevelt and Senator William E. Borah headed the Demo cratic and Republican primary bal lots, oom without opposition for the preferential vote for prealdent. Five candidates filed for United States aenatorlal nomination and 10 for nomination to t)i three arata In congress. Representative Jemes W. Mott, Republican Incumbent from the first district, was the only eon- greaalonal candidate without primary election opposition. BE BURIED IN C. P. FED WOOD CITT. March IIWAV Bmlyn Eugene, 83-day-old baby of Mrs. Edward Bellows, unothered to death In bed clothing of It crl'i The body will be sent to the family home at Central Point, Or, for luseraj aervloc. LEFT EXPERTS ASSERT AFTERJURVEYS Prof. Reimer Says 75-90 Per Cent of Normal Crop Prospect in Talent-Phoenix Area Apples Unhurt Slightly colder weather wa fore seen by the meteorological bureau for tonight, the Rogue valley being affected by the squally end of the storm area moving rapidly to the eastward. The bureau aald the tem perature might drop below thla mor ning's minimum of SI degrees. Be cause of squalls, the mercury drop ped nine degrees In two hours this afternoon, the early afternoon, read ing being aa as against 38 at the same hour yesterday. Before the precipitate, drop the temperature reached 43 at noon as compared with yesterday'a maximum cf 80. Prof, P. O. Reimer, hesd of the Southern Oregon Experiment station at Talent, following a eurvey of or chards In the Talent-Phoenix dlatrlot yesterday afternoon and thla morn ing, estimated "there are auftlclent blossoms left to provide TS to 00 per cant of a, normal crop of most varieties of pears, provided there Is no further froat loss." Prof. Relroer also characterised upstate reports of "76 to 100 per cent loss" as ridiculous exaggeration. "I would aay thst fully 80 per cent of tftie blossoms sr brown in side." said Prof. Rslmer." but owing to the heavy bloom there are plenty of blossoms left for good crop. The loss of 80 per osnt of the blossoms does not mean a 80 per cent loss of tha crop, ss trees produce many, many more blossoms than are neces sary. The public often confuses this condltton. ... IXKks Reasonably Good. "Things look reasonably good, pro vided there Is no more frost dam age." ssld Prof. Reimer. HI In vestigations included only th or charda of the Talent-Phoenix dis trict, and the south end of tha val ley. Professor Reimer said that prea- (Continued on Pag Two.) BAN ON CITY DOGS Ti Th city ordinance confining dogs to th property of their owner dur ing April, May and June of each year goea Into effect again tomorrow. During the three-month period any dog that leave It owner's property, unless It 1 held on leash by an at tendant, 1 subject to seizure. To re deem seined dog th owners must pay for th expense Involved In oatch Ing and keeping It at the Jackson County Humane society shelter. Po lice Chief olatous MoCredl explained. Purpose of th three months' con finement Is to protect garden, flower beds and yards. A new city ordlnano subjects the owner of an unlicensed dog to fin and Incarceration In the Med ford Jail. T E E BAUSM, March ai (AP) The Ore gon supreme court ruled the aa.000, 000 bond Issue for construction of a sewage disposal plant la Portland waa legally voted and the action by the city council for the project Talld. Authonration for procedure with the project waa granted. The opinion, reversing the Mult nomah county circuit court overruled the Injunction against fatniliur and selling the bonds despite the com plaint the city council had Changed plana and apeetfloatlons from those submitted to the voters at the spe cial elactton In July, 1033. GRAND RONDE VALLEY SUFFERS NO DAMAGE LA QRAKDK. Or., March Despite the chilly weather here tho last few days, no crop damage has been reported In tha Grande Honda valley, prult buds art not far enougn alone to be affected. Most of the winter wheat has bad a protective covering of snow, (rowers reported. A light snow was falling here this morning with shifty winds drifting It soms, but all state highways ware re- trarte4 fipa n4 la tell condition. TO EF Germany Would Agree Not Increase Rhineland Force France, Belgium Must Also Agree to Proposal BERLIN. March 81. (A1) A four, month "armistice" with three-man International commission to control both the German and the Prench Belglan sides of the frontier wss re liably said tonight to be Adolf Mt- 11 1 wunuir-propoaais to the Locarno powers In the Rhineland crisis. During th "figurative or moral armistice" Germany would agree oot to Increase her Rhineland troops, but Franc and Belgium would have to give the same guarantee. This plan wss flown to London by Joachim Ton Ribbentrnn. niM.r'. clal ambassador, for delivery to An- mony Eaen, Bntisn foreign secretary. Hitler proposes that the Interna tlonal commission be composed of an jjuKniuimsn, an Italian and a neu tral, to be chosen by the English and the Italians. This commission would not only control the Oermsn side of the bor der to see that tronna n. ... creased, but also the French-Belgian aiae. . The Locarno proposal of an Intern, tlonal polios fore on German son apparently was rejected. Thla was aald to be the kernel of th long document which Von alb bentrop took to London. Hitler considers that tha negotu atlons for "more peaceful peace" ought to be completed within th four-month period. If not, the possi bility remained open that th armis tice -could be extended. I! SAYS ADVENTURE YARNS JELL BEST PORTLAND, March 31. (IP) Th busy office worker, the low-salaried housekeeper and tha man In the stress have to take their adventure yn thetlcally, so there's no limit to the demand for adventure stories, Edison Marshsll, formerly of Medford, told Interviewers here. Readers are tired of "resllstl stuff" and demand "good, wholesome reading, not necessarily all sweetness snd light, not risque, but entertain. Ing fiction they can believe convlae-. lng, that's what I mean." The former University of Oregon author said he would go to Burma at th end of thla year to hunt tiger and material for new story. f- fltorm condition In the hills era delsylng the logging operations of th Medford Corporation (Owen Oregon company), and the start of sawmill operations here, scheduled for Monday, April 6, has been de ferred, according to General Manager James H. Owen. Tt Is now planned to "stars th sawmill some time next week, it alt depend on the weather," Owen said today. "We will have to get mot logs In the ponds before we can op erst." Th first tralnload of log from th Butt Palls district cutting arrived laat Saturday, an lnsufflolsnt s mount for steady operation. H. r. Chaney of Portland, execu tive vice-president of the Medford Corporation spent Monday in th elty en rout south. Big City Stores Using More Ads Than Year Past CHICAOO. March tliip, Re. Uil advertising reached 17,a4A.79 lines In the newspspers of 88 ma jor cities during th week ended March 31. snd wss 8.1 percent above th total for th correspond ing week a year ago. Advertising Age reported today. The 1035 figure waa 18.S38.1M Unas, ror th year to data retail advertising lineage was l per .-ent of 10.18.