The 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.
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By PAUL MALLON
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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.