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The Weather Forecast: Cloudy and contin ued cold tonight and Friday; snow Friday. TEMPKRATIRE Highest yesterday . 46 Lowest this morning 28 MEDFORD Tribune Worth Trying A few cent spent for m Man Tribune Classified ad might aav you a lot of time. Ifi worth trying. These little mc. safes' meet thousands of eyes. Thirty-first Year Full Associated Pre as lUEDFOBD. OK EG ON, THURSDAY. APRIL 2. 1936. full United Press No. 10. By PALL MALLON (Copyright. 1936, by Paul Mall cm.) WASHINGTON. April 3. Treasury Bookkeepers took out their green ink bottles at the end of the quarter-year and comptited their federal debt ai approximately $31,600,000,000. (They generally use green for the debt. Continuous use of red Is hard on the eyes. Also the contrast .m parts some ap propriate Christ mas spirit to the books the year 'round.) More meticu- lout unofficial bookkeepers o n the 'outside used Paul Mallon blue Ink on the aame day and got an entirely differ ent total. They computed the debt at $36,000,000,000, a boost upward of $4,500,000,000. The disparity lies In the fact that the treasury book artists apparently have been keeping In Invisible ink the rising total of obligations fully guaranteed by the Uaited States. A line on this uncalculated portion of the debt may be found in tne ica- i nuta hiillAt.ln for March. 11 you have a magnifying glass. The line la down as me ponom -corui;i of page 170. It shows the continuous growth m Importance of the obligations of the Federal Farm Mortgage corporation and the Home owners i,oan coruur..' tlon, both of which are fully guar J. .ntuH Viv t.ton t.rpnRlirV as tO Drln' cuwvu "J W -.i iniDrnif Hnt a month OHR passed since these activities started wniCll lauea 10 rewm 1111 their outstanding obligations. The last official totals are for Janu ary. These allow the total of FFMC obligations to be 1. 400.000,000. HOLD -a onn nnn nnn nnrt RPR at S263.O00.- 000. (This comparatively small RFC gum Is the portion oi Bt-u osoi Included In the treasury public deb: figures.) This grand unaccounted addition to the debt totals 4.546.000.000 as of that date. It la probably around . 800.000,000 by now. Note Careful accountants alio would probably Include some of thu unaccounted Federal Land built bonds and some of the Intermediate credit bank debentures, althouiji most of the 2.000,000.000 of land bant bonds were Issued before thi depression. The credit bank deben tures amount to a paltry ai30.OO0.00rt If the government were a corpora tion, It would be required by law t Include these figures In Its debt to tals. The securities and exchange commission would indict anyone th'is , attempting to minimize his true debt condition. The logical excuse offered by the treasury Is that these guaranteed ob ligations are backed "dollar for dol lar" by something (mortgages. Dink etock or whatever the particular agen cies have taken In as collateral.) The fact Is they are backed, all tight, but no one has the slightest Idea whether the government Is gol.ig to come out of It "dollar for dollar." It will suffer some losses, but If It accepted true depression valuations on collateral It should also have mart.: some excellent Investments. Meanwhile, the books show nothing. Behind the voice of Senate Leader Robinson, as raised sgalnst cosily flood control proposals, was an order from President Roosevelt. The presi dent expressed It confidentially In a letter to chairmen tf the congre3 ' slonal appropriations committers. A Democratic senator called the (Continued on Page SIX) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Mrs. A. V. Graves: "South Daota Is the place with the real climate. If Mr. Graves didn't need thts cli mate I'd be gone for there In 24 hours." Bill Holloway taking a vicious grab at a nicely roastd drumstick of chicken, and narrowly missing his fingers a his teeth eilcked together. Two dogs, a spotted white bird dog and a red Irish setter, so over come with love of Val PlvheT that they almost knocked him down, leap ing acaitut him to attract his undl vlded attention. Ben Newman, when asked how he liked Medford as compared to San Franrisco: - like It fine now. but 111 know better In an hour. I'm ut going up to get a tooth yanked." Carol Dodge making a report" ' promise not to put her name in bids OLaaoM. CENTER OF HEAVY Relief Agencies Rush to Scene 25 Fine Homes of Town Splintered As if By Charge of Dynamite CORDELE, Ga.. April 3. (AP) Spring wind and rain storms killed at least twenty-four persons In the southeast stoday, and caused more than $1,000,000 property damage, with the major loss centered at this south Georgia city. "At least thirty-three were killed in Cordele," City Manager John Brown said, "eight white persons and twenty-five negroes. Rescue agencies swung into action immediately, proceeding to the scene by train and over rain-drenched highways. Seven storm deaths were reported elsewhere In Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. Stadium Is Hospital A new baseball stadium, dedicated only yesterday amid shouts and cheers of a throng, was converted Into a hospital to take care of those unable to find room at other Cordele hospitals. R. L. Dekle, an undertaker, said seven bodies had been taken from splintered homes. Ambulances, trucks and other motor vehicles are being pressed into service to bring In the dead, Injured and dying. "Prom- the appearance of the man gled victims, It Is amazing that the (Continued on Page Three.) PLEAD FOR LIFE OF FAIR SLAYER NEW YORK. April 3. (AP) Vera Stretzs attorney p) ended for her freedom today after Judge Cornelius Collins refused to rule out the death penalty as a possible verdict In her murder trial. Samuel Le.bowitz, noted defense counsel, pictured Dr. Fritz Gebhardt, whom the attractive blonde secre tary hue admitted slaying, as a pol ished but Insincere lover. "Mlas Stretz la an educated wo man, a woman of the world, but a surker for a man )tke that," he said. "Ho never gave this woman a dol lar In his life. What could he offer her except what a woman values more than life itself respectability?" Miss Ktretz sat with eyes down cast while the attorney gestured and paced the floor. He held aloft ring which Miss Stretz said the German Industrialist had given her. He said "why didn't Gebhardt want this woman to tell anything about their engagement? Because he never Intended to marry her. That was the type of man ho was." GET 2 EUREKA CAMPS Headquarters of the Eureka. Cal., CCC district are to be discontinued April 30 and the eight camps of the district distributed to other Jurisdictions, It was announced here today. Camp Prairie Creek and Camp Orleans, both near Eureka, are to be assigned to the Medford district. Pour of the camps are to be ad ministered by the Sacramento dis trict and two by the Redding dis trict. The administrative personnel of the Eureka district wilt be as slcned to other ditrit. Stupid Misuse Charged In Handling WASHINGTON. April 3. (AP) Tv. Amsrlz-on Fort SAKOClAtlon SC- cused the interior department today of stupid misuse oi puouc iuiw lands in western Oregon, and said it would ask congress to make an impartial investigation. land, accroaatlna- 2..W0.0O0 acres, are revested Oregon and Cali fornia railronfl grant .anas im.u came back Into public ownership 30 years ao. The ftoclftt!on M-id the "govern ment's miMiianaaenwnt" bogan 'ttft passage by congress of a 1816 law to "make mountainous timberland agricultural, and strip It of timber as rapidly as powib.e to get the lands on county tai roll." "Few of the settlers have been wrcesjful" m rarming the .and, the association aid. "It h$ Vfrn a poutKl irlme againtl aouely tot U government Tells of Visit to Tearful I I '' wT ,r-n ik Ml llrtino Ittchiirtl Hauptmann "broke down and cried, protesting Ills tunotenre" In the belief lie would he ex ecuted within a few hours for the kidnnp-Hlnvliig or the LlnOhrrgh baby, Col. Mark O. Klniliprllng, warden of the New Jersey state prison, salrl lifter a lintf-hour vIMt to the denth cell. But the condemned man's life w.w saved for another -18 hours when the execution wns delayed. Klmberllng 'It shown as he described his talk with Bruno to reporters. ( Assorlitetl Press Photo.) E DATE 29 SET FOR GLENN STRINGER VANCOUVER. Wash., April 3. (&) Superior Judge George B. Simpson sentenced Glenn R. Stringer today to death on the gallows, May 20, for the murder of Herbert Caples, tobacco salesman, In a holdup here two years ago. Sheriff Lelnnd Morrow said he would take Stringer to the state peni tentiary at Walla Walla tomorrow. Judge Simpson denied, a motion Tor a new trial, overruling the flefenso at torney's contention that Improper ar guments were permitted. A confession which Stringer, 33-year-old Medford, Ore., youth, made In the Oregon penitentiary and later repudiated, was Introduced as evi dence, A criminologist said a revolver found on Stringer when he was arrested nt Medford a little more than a yw ago, on a burglary charge, was th-; one used In the Caples slaying. Stringer's confession named as an accomplice Ralph Tremalne, who still Is at large. STE1WER STRAFES NEW DEAL RELIEF BANGOR, Me.. April 9. (AP) Asserting the "Tammany creed" had permeated New Deal relief and other activities. Senator Stelwer (R.. Ore.) told the Republican state convention today the G. O. P. must assure the destitute that funds voted for them "will not be wasted In the cost oi a top-heavy bureaucratic admtnla tratlon." In a keynote address, the Oregon senator outlined a four-point farm program snd declared re-employment of American labor could only be brought about by re-establlahment of American Industry. O-C Lands to encourage or permit settlers on this land without first assuring It self of IU true agricultural value." The atnfment further said the government "la dissipating" the for est and "blocking Intelligent land use " Situated on the western slopes of the Cascade mountains, the land form "Integral pan of the great est virgin forest left to the Ameri can people. the statement con tinued. The federal management policy represent a "20-year record of un controlled forest destruction and stu pid misuse of pub'.lc land." It was charged. Ovid Butler, executive secretary of the association, said handling of the lands ha become "muscle -bound by vlrioua legtslstlon and political lock jaw, with the result that a great natural rennuroe in being converted j into ooUf liability." Income Shares Maryland funding bid $19.71: asked 21.31. Quarterly Income, btd $1.61; a&ked $1.77. CHANDLER EGAN'S EVERETT, April 2. (AP) Chand ler Egan, of Medford, Oregon, took a sudden turn for the worse thin afternoon and he Is In a serious condition, attending physicians re ported, Egan, former amateur golf champion, was taken 111 with lobar pneumonia last Saturday while here as supervising aremtect of the Amer ican Legion Memorial park golf links, now under construction. Inflamma tion has spread to his second lung. E ORDERED IN CCC WASHINGTON. April 3. (AP) The CCO was ready today to take In 66,- 060 new members. Robert Fechncr. CCC chief, an nounced recruiting was begun yes terdny to bring the corps enrollment up to 350.000. The recruits will re place the men who withdrew to ac cept employment or who were dis charged for other reasons. Of the total to be enrolled 3.A46 must be war veterans. The remain der will be Juniors young men from 17 to 28, unmarried, unemployed and physically fit. The Juniors also must come from families on relief rolls. The pay remains $30 a month, of which a substantial portion must be sent to a dependent beneficiary. The recruit quota by states in cludes: Oregon: B77 Juniors, 19 vets, mak ing a total of 596. FARMER HIT BY TRUCK AFTER MAIL BOX CALL ROBEBURO, Oro. April 3 . 7f) Arnold Jones, 47, suffered a frsctuird skull and severe bruises yesterday when he was struck by a county grav el truck driven by Paul V. Smith cf Roseburg. Jones Is I ft a critical con dition at Mercy hospital. Paul Parsons, state policeman who Investigated the accident, said he war Informed Jones had poor eyesight and was hard of hearing, and apparently walked Into the aide of ths truck a he started to leave his mailbox, lo cated beside the road. WORK IS RESUMED ON G. PASS POSTOFFICE GRANTS PASH. April 2 fAP Work resumed on the Orsnta Pass federal building today after a thrre- day shutdown blamed by Elvtnd An derson. T aroma contractor, to diffi culties between himself and G. H. Graff, federal inspector. Anderson fiied nut here Friday against William Arthur Newman, also a federal Inspector, for $38,000 dam ages, charging Injury to reputation and business beeause of a previous report to the treasury department on another building. Hauptmann PAST 70 TO LEAVE WPA ROLL FOR AGE PENSION PORTLAND, April a.p) Oregon relief officials said today that men 70 year or older on WPA projects will be referred to the S&RA for pos sible inclusion in the state's new old ago assistance program. Some 400 men will be affected. If they cannot qualify for old age as sistance, they wilt be returned to the WPA or considered for direct relief from the state. J. C. Albright, assistant WPA ad ministrator, said tha bulk of the men affected will be in district two, of which Portland la headquarters. About 325 men In this area will be referred to the SERA, fiO In district three. Salem, and 35 each In dis trict one, Pendleton, and four, Med ford. Explaining the transfer,. Albright said: "In considering ways and means of meeting reduced WPA quotas, we have considered . various proposals which might be put Into effect with the least difficulty. "Taking off the roll those men 70 years or older is one of them. An other la the absorption of employ ables by private Industry without re place men t of them on project. "In advancing these quota-red uc-7 lng suggestions to our district head quarters, we are not suggesting that the aged be Included In the old age assistance program. That 1 up to the SERA. 'If the SERA cannot take care of all of these men. It will refer back to us those case which It feel are eli gible for WPA work and we will re consider them. "The WPA will require that all men working on projects be able to do the required number of hour of work." Elmer Goudy, state relief adminis trator, confirmed the statement of Albright and added: "None of the caaea hav come to u yet but as soon a they are re ferred we will begin a study of them. Those who are eligible will be in cluded In the old age assistance pro gram." ALBANY COLLEGE SETS CENSORSHIP ALBANY. Ore., April 3 7P The recent controversy at Albany college resulted today In an order for faculty "supervision" of all new atorlea ema nating from the .esmpM,". T1?. a live possible ei pulsion. Dr. Thomas W. Bibb, president. Is sued the order at a meeting of campus news writers. Several student have been earning a small sum ech month by corresponding for newspapers. Violation of thl restriction will bring penalties to the violators, even to the point of expulsion if they are flagrant." Dr. Bibb acid. Ha com mented that "mi perns! on nather than censorship will be the rule.' He explained that severs! recent stories n-cu.-d to ths detiUneat of to school BADLY MUDDLED Four Men Working Several Days Unable Strike Bal ance for Period Before July 1, 1935, Is Word WASHINGTON. April 3. (A1) A ourprlae wltueaa, John. Bloodaworth. accountant of Price Waterhouae com pany, New York, told a house Investi gating committee today that booka of the Townaend old age pension or ganization were "muddled and con fused" and "not readily susceptible to audit" up to July 1, 1933. Bloodaworth, Detroit office mana ger of the accounting firm, aald It would cost from ais.ooo to 120.000 to audit the books properly. He testified they "were not In very good shape" and were divided In two parts: the period prior to July 1, 1934. and the period from that date up to now. Bloodaworth said four men have been working eight or nine day. on the period before July t, 1934 and have been unable to strike a balance. Mostly nil Ada An assertion Immediately denied that 99 per cent of tho advertising In the Townsend Weekly was of pro ducta for the "treatment of the 111. of the aged," waa made today before a nousa investigating committee. Robert, E. Clements, resigned na tlonal secretary of the Townsend old age pcnalon organization, denied the (Continued on Page Plva.) E Excavation waa started today for Mcdford'a model homo to be erected at the northeast corner of West Main and Peach atreets as an example of what can be accomplished under fed eral housing act financing. The flrat ahovelful of earth was turned over by Ben B. Harder, presi dent of the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce, In the presence of Olen Arnsplger, J. c. Boyle and A. H. Banwell as Vorn Shangle recorded the scene in photographa. Messrs. Arn- splger, Boyls and Harder comprise the executive committee In charge of the model home conatructlon. Ths excavation contract la being carried out by R. I. 8tuart tt Sons. Construction la expected to proceed rapidly now so that the home will be completed by June, 10 ATTAIN QUOTA ON FLOOD RELIEF TODAY Jackson county's Red Cross quota of 76 for eastern flood relief will be completed before nightfall, It waa predicted this noon by Oeorge T. Froy, local chairman. The fund this morning stood at I067.2J, juat 7.7 ahy of the goal, with seversl depositing offices yet to be heard from for yesterday'a re ceipts. Mr. Prey, however, asked that contributions bs oontlnued so thst Jsckson county may exceed the quota by a substantial sum. ORE8HAM, Ore., April 2.(AP Jacob Luscher, 71, owner of one of the finest purebred Holateln herds in Oregon, died yesterday following a long Illness. He waa a director of the National Holsteln-Prleslan Asso ciation of America. Farm Kidnap Problem Dollar Not Daughter WAfliriNOTON. April J. W, The farm kidnap problem, as Secretary Wallace vlewa It, threatens the farm er' dollar more than the farmers daughter. There was a twinkle In Wallace's eye at a press conference yesterday when he discussed oapltol hill de mands that the AAA make publlo a list of, sll farmers who received I0. 000 a year, or more. In benefit pay ment.. A reporter auggested similarity be tween the benefit payment list snd the "pink slip" law requlrlivt Income tax publicity repealed a year ago. It was suggested that publication of tlie benefit payment list irugnt subject farmers to tha fear of kidnaping ax pressed by aome Income taxpayera be cause of ths "pink slip" publicity. Some reporters understood Wallace, who was laixii W1U (oasut lA e4. Beards Score Win By 10 Votes Over Women's Protest OHNTRAlilA. April 2. OF) Wo men, who object to beards, have lost by 10 "whiskers." The Pioneer Days celebration association committee has ratified tha public rote which approved th city "law" requiring men to cast aside their raxora from July 4 until after the pioneers days celebration August 7, 8. 9. The vote, taken during March after women had vigorously pro tested agalnet the annual custom, ahowed wlakera won, 960 to 270. CULT SAYS SMUDGING CUT FRUIT LOSS Although the official forecast was for continued cold, meteorological data assembled thts afternoon indicat ed the temperature might hold at least two degrees above this morning's minimum of 38, the weather bureau said. A low pressure area moving slowly Inland from the coast should bring some moderation In tempera tures, the bureau stated. Snow waa predicted for tomorrow. "There will be ovy lltUe com mercial damage in any orchard that efficiently smudged during the cold spell," County Horticulturist C. B. Cordy reported today, following a survey of the orchards of the Med ford district. "No definite figures on the extent of the loss to pears, can bs made until after the Juna drop," he fur ther stated, "because It is impos sible to know what percentage of the illva bud will set.? ' -Horticulturist Oordy also atated "there will be some commercial loss to apptes." He explained this waa a light crop year for Newtowns, whicn taken with the frost damage to blos soms, means a lessening of the crops. . Heavy losses were sustained by peaches and apricots, "though there will be a few In the Ashland hill districts," Cordy atated. Prof. P. O. Relmer of the Southern Oregon Experiment station said, fol lowing a two-day survey: "Orchard In tha vicinity of Med ford fared n.uch better than In the Talent-Phoenix district. There are still prospect of a full crop on many of the smudged orchard of (Continued on Page Five.) E UP 2 1-2 CENTS All of tha major gasoltnt com panies In the city upped their prices 2 cents on all grade this morning, wiping out a drop announced aev- eral week ago. The Standard Oil company district headquarter here announced that the rise was ordered from headquarters in Ban Francisco, and that no statement was made as to the reason. The lift in prices leaves third structure fuel at 30 cents, second structure gss at 31V4 cents, and premium, or ethyl gasoline at 33 Mi cents, all prices effective this morn ing. Rets ftwlm Mark CHICAGO, April 3. --(AP) Peter Pick, burly New York Athletla club speedster, swam the fastest competi tive 100-yard free tyle In history to day by slashing through his semi final trial In th men' national In door A. A. U. championships In 61 seconds flat, at the Lake Shore Ath letic club. to say that kidnapers might transfer their activities to the "fsrmer's daughter." Today came an official statement that Wallaoe did not mention the farmer's daughter. He was discussing, tlie secretsry said, kldnsplng at tempt against the "fsrmer's dollar," His remarks were the latest develop ment In a so far (nconcluslve en counter between him and Senator Vandenbera: IR., Mich.) It Is an inci dent marked by much politeness snd some tight Irony, but the partici pants are In deadly earnest. Vandenberg said he hsd Informa tion that some payments were enor mous and declared tha public la en titled to know about "every penny going out of th treasury." Wallace. In reply, waa quoted In nswapapcra as ssylng thst If a list were published it might be misused by "commercial paopst sjA puUtKaU p?," HOFFMANIILENTZ ARE CALLED INTO J Jersey Attorney General Doubts Power of Inquisi tors to Investigate Lind bergh Kidnap -Slaying By WILLIAM A, KINNEY Assomlafed Press staff writer TRENTON, N. J April 2. (API Attorney Oeneral David T. Wllentn. who headed Bruno Richard Haupt mann'a prosecution, aald today he did not believe the Mercer county grand jury haa Jurisdiction to In vestlgate the UnHh.h ....... slsylng. " ' mn"p- Wllenta made thla statement after two hours of testimony before tha grand Jury, investigating the repudi ated confession of Paul H. Wendel. former Trenton lawyer, to the crime. He closelv follow., n,,.. ... . w..iu( nor old O. Hoffman aa a wltnesa. Both fi"".cu voluntarily; Prolie Muy Continue The Jury recessed at 2:30 for lunch, planned to return, and Wllente aald he believed ths inquiry would extend beyond today. "It la my opinion, even accepting Wendel'a confession, that there la no basis unon which - ... could be placed In this count." Wi- iciiiB saia. Should the grand Jury atlll he n session tomorrow night, Hauptmann's execution will be postponed again by Col. Mark O. Klmberllng. warden or the state prison. Tha date is tentatively sot for 8 p. m. Friday, but Klmberllng said so far as his own authority extended, ha will not have tho Bronx carpenter led to the chair while any legal pro ceedlnga which might affect Haupt. mann'e lire and death battle are atlll In progress. Can Delay Execution He can, without consulting any. one, delay the execution until tho end of the week, since the death war rant reads "the week of Msrch 30." Should tho grand Jury atlll be In session Saturday, Klmberllng win ask aome competent legal authority whether he can extend ft, h.i perhaps Into next weeki ' ids governor Bad no comment to make when he came fmm t. room after an hour and fifteen min utes or testimony. The corridors of the court house were Jammed and crowds hsd gath ered on the sidewalk outside In the chilly drizzle. So Brest WM th .ti-k 4Kb -'-- guards had to shoulder a passage for mo governor and wuents. The for mer had Just left when ths attAma general arrived. FOR ELKS' LODGE One of the largest gatherings of the Medford Elka elub so far thla year will bs In attendance at the lodge temple tonight for the Installation of offlcera for the coming year. Those in ensrge of the big meeting today stated that they were anticipating a group oi over aoo for the dinner, which starts promptly at 6:30, A regular hot dinner baa been pre pared by P. c. "8odypop" Blgham. chef for the occasion. Blgham his been In charge of dinner before at the Elks, snd his prowess with a akll let Is well known. Following the dinner the newly elected officers will be Installed In their chain at a apeclsl lodge ses sion. After the Installation oere monles, a special entertainment da algned to appeal to all the antlered herd. Committee members for th ensuing year wilt probably be ap pointed tonight by tha Incoming sl atted ruler, Walter Olmscheld. SPECIAL TRAIN BIGS SMUDGING OIL SUPPLY Dupllcstlng a service rendered 24 years so, whir, somewhat similar weather conditions prevailed In th Rogue river valley, , special train of smudge oil 1 en route her todsy from th bay district oyer th South ern Pacific railroad. The special, due her this after noon, waa arranged by A. fi. Roscn- bsum. district freight and passenger sgent of the company, when It be came apparent that the aupply of smudge oil waa becoming dangerous ly low du to th extraordinary de mands in th last few dsys of cold weather. INOLEWOOD, Cal, April 2 (AP) B, N. Snell, one a widely known Oregon merchent and cattleman and former mayor of Aahland, died her last weak. Ha waa tl jwara old. BIG NIGHT AHEAD
