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TEMPERATURE
Highest yesterday ...... 48
Lowest thli m"r"ng ,.. 88
Open 'Til 8 p. m.
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Tribune open until g p. ro.
Saturday night. These ads jet
result,
Medford
Thirty-first Year
mi Associated Pre
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY. APRIL 3, 1936.
fan United Pre
No. 11.
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By PAUL MALLOM
(Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon.)
WASHINGTON, April 3. On the
surface, this congress is the most
peaceful ever assembled. The usual
bickering with the president has been
almost e n t lreiy
missing Irom the
news accounts.
Members occa
sionally call each
other fools or
Jackasses, then
subside.
The surface Il
lusion, however.
Is being main
tained by the
house leadership
each day with In
creasing d 1 f f i
culty. Paul Mallon
Tor Instance, if you want to see
Speaker Byrns Jump three feet. Just
Blip up behind him and say: "Let's
have a Democratic caucus." Nothing
terrorizes the master of the house as
much as the suggestion that his
peaceful family may some day be as
sembled together In a closed room.
He knowa the roof would be Imme
diately removed by the concussion.
Ho party caucus has been held this
session and none will be.
The reason Is that a series of un
publicized revolts have been going on
within the happy Democratic family,
and more are threatened. There is
widespread dissatisfaction among the
rank and file with the house leader
ship program. ,
Mr. Byrne is in somewhat the same
) predicament as the old woman in the
shoe, except that so far he has known
what to do. He and his lieutenants
- O'Connor, Boiaud,vet al.) have been
... constantly bammerlnf. 'threatening
and trading backstage to keep the
boys, particularly the liberals, from
ganging up.
For Instance, Mr. White of Idaho
circulated a petition some time back
for a caucus on the Trasler-Lemke
bill. For some reason, this petition
mysteriously disappeared. It has nev
er been presented.
More recently. Mr. Nichols of Okla
homa got 225 names on a petition
for a caucus against CCO curtail
ments. Everyone knows what hap
pened to that one. Congressional
leaders flew to the White House and
Induced the president to abandon his
curtailment, rather than have a party
caucus.
The motives behind the unusual
state of legislative affairs Is obvious.
The leadership la determined to suffer
no public defeats In a campaign year.
They want to avoid floor fighting even
at heavy costs.
The members have found out about
that and are pressing to get all the
hush money they can In the form of
personal bills, patronage and prefer
ences for their districts.
Whether or not It will lead to an
open break before the end of the ses
sion is indeterminable now. It prob
ably will not, because all the 319
Democrats In the house are running
on the same ticket with President
Roosevelt In November. They will
1 naturally seek to prevent existing
friction from becoming a matter of
public record. . .
Outlook for pending legislation Is:
The current house form of the tax
bill will be radically altered by the
senate. A moderate corporation tax
scheme vaguely along presidential
lines will be finally adopted, carrying
sufficient loopholes for accumulation
(Continued on Page rwelve)
SIDE GLANCES
bv
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
A. B. Cu!y standing in the middle
of the Intersection of Main and Front,
near hi station, frantically waving
down cars to let a fire truck pass,
but having difficulty In stopping
one driver who turned out to be
Herb Moore, dep. sherf.
Hert Brown, merllng aoftbalter
from last year's leatrue. announcing
that he has so far not signed up with
any team but Is "open for offers
now."
Walt Antle burying the Smoke
House cat. one of the friendliest fe
lines in the city, which Unt nischt ste
s poisoned rat. Antle pave the ani
mal a f'lll military funeral, under
the Bear Creek bridge.
Ken Parreit bark from Klamath
Pulls, and glad of It. holding that
smudge may not be as pretty as snow
but Isnt so cold, and serves some
good purpose.
Cheefapollc MrCredte fondly hsn-
dilng a geld wat:h given him years
ago by his fat-hfr. which hwn't been j
and vbjcti stu keeps aiceUeafc UB.(
15 P. C.
READY FOR
TOTALIS
Nearly' 1400 Eligible As
Waiver Holders to Par
ticipate Further Dis
tributions Are Foreseen
preparations were being made this
afternoon for the immediate payment
of a IS per cent dividend to eligible
depositors of the Jackson County
bank who signed waivers at the time
the Institution was closed for volun
tary liquidation In March, 1932.
Kenneth Q. Denman, liquidator,
said he was making every effort to
place the dividend checks in the mall
tonight, though he added mailing
might not be possible until tomor
row. The aggregate dividend slightly ex
ceeds $38,000, Mr. Denman stated. It
is being paid to nearly 1400 eligible
waiver holders.
Addresses Needed
Many dividend checks are being
withheld because of the lack of an
address, Mr. Denman related. He asked
that depositors ellgioie for the divi
dend notify him if they do not re
ceive their checks within a few days.
He -asserted that considerable diffi
culty has been encountered in find
ing addresses for many of the de
positors. This is the first dividend to be
declared, Mr. Denman emphasized,
adding that It is being distributed
pro rata In accordance with the de
posit. At the time the bank closed, Mr.
Denman explained, most of the de
positors waived their right to BO per
cent of their deposits. A contract
was ' then . negotiated whereby the
First National bank took over the aa
setR, paying an Immediate 50 per cent
of deposits to waiver holders who de
sired payment.
Additional Payments Coming
For two years the First National
liquidated the assets. Slnoe March 31.
1934, the board of directors of the
Jackson County bank has been liqui
dating the asseta rejected and un
liquidated by the First National, the
work being done through liquidating
agents, Mr. Denman related.
"Further dividends are to be de
clared as the assets are liquidated
and funds are available for a sub
stantial payment," Mr,. Denman said.
"We can't say when the next divi
dend will be paid or how much It
will be.
Mirny Assets Held
"Business conditions have governed
the liquidation of assets and they
will continue to be the major influ
ence. As business Improves, we hope
to realize on many of the assets that
are now frozen.
"We hold quite a lot of notes,
stocks and bonds, contracts and par
cels of real, property and we hope
that many of these assets will event
ually be liquidated."
Mr. Denman pointed out that the
board of directors haa been working
constantly on the liquidation of as
seta since 1932 without compensa
tion. The board has employed sev
eral different liquidating agents, a
position which Mr. Denman will hold.
It la expected, until the task has been
completed.
TOT IN REDDING
REDDING. Cat.. April 3.
David Duncan, 4, was gored to death
by angry hogs, and his two-year-old
brother James lay painfully Injured
on a hospital cot today.
The tragedy occurred yesterday
when the tots climbed the sty on
their father's rsnch and began to
play inside the pen. Several of the
15 hogs made for the children, maul
ing at them before the boys could be
rescued.
STUDENTS SEEK VOTE
EUOENTE, April 3. iff, A group of
Oregon university atvdenta organized
a movement today to place the ques
tion of optional or compulsory mili
tary training on the, November bal
lot." Charles Paddock, head of a com
mittee of 15 student, said amaze
ment have been made, to file a pe
tition for a ballot title witb the at
torney general. Headquarters will be
established here.
Mare than 16,000 names will hav
to be obtained before July 1 if the
petition la to qualify. It was ex
pined that the group actiieig
.ndrper.drntiy of the student body i
onpanizAUoa, which h taken no i
ltaad. lor oc against tb Issue j
MAILS;
$38,000
Dismiss
WARDEN
FIRES PENSION QUESTIONS
crvliSiipi
James Sullivan, Kansas City lawyer and Investigator for th ape
elal noun committee investigating the Townaend old age penalon plan
organization, In action aa ha llred away question after question at the
hearings held at Waehlngton. 0. C. (Associated Presa Photo)
GOSSLIN'S HELP
FOR CANDIDATES
TO GET SCRUTINY
SALEM, April 8 . ( AP) W. H .
Trlndle, district attorney of Marlon
county, said today he would refer
to the grand Jury a letter of a Sa
lem lawyer, Herman E. Lafke, assert
lng that W. L. Ooaslln, private sec
retary to Gov. Martin, paid the
filing fees of six candidates.
Goftslln. answering the letter, said
he had nothing to conceal relative
to the action, saying "at the re
quest of these six candidates, made
with one exception by telegram, I
filed their declarations with the sec
retary of state and advanced the
filing fees."
The six candidates, Goaelln said,
were Mrs. Harry Burke, Astoria; L
V. Broughton, The Dalles; C. W. E.
Jennings, Valley Falls; R. Wayne Er
win and O. A. Moll, The Dalles, all
for the Democratic nomination for
representative, and D, C. Sloan,
Democratic candidate for state sen
ator. f
FEAR OF GROWERS
Rogue valley orchard ista will have
no bud wilting frost to worry about
for at least. 48 hours, the weather
bureau Indicated this afternoon In
forecasting little change In temper
ature tonight and tomorrow.
The weather warmed up consider
ably last night, the minimum temper
ature this morning being 38 degrees
as compared with 38 yesterday. There
Is little likelihood of the mercury
dropping to the freezing point In the
next 48 hours, meteorologists indi
cated. In mid-afternoon the mercury
stood at 48 degrees, two higher than
at the same hour yesterday. The
maximum yesterday was 48.
BLONDE SLAYER'S FATE
NEW YORK. April 3. ffpf The
first degree murder trial .of Vera
Btrrti, who admitted slaying her
lover In sn early morning struggle,
wnt to the Jury thi afternoon.
Judj-e Cornelius Collins charged th-i
13 Jurors for nearly five hours, cov
ering four possible verdicts: first or
second degree murder, first degree
msn slaughter, or acquittal.
The state, however, did not spe
cifically ask for death In the elctrlc
chair.
LWrnse Attorney Samuel LelbowlU
toot exception to the Judges onUxc
Wife Murder
PREPARES FOR EXECUTW4
APRIL 14 IS LAST
DAY TO REGISTER
Tuesday, April 14, Is the lsat day
to register tor participation In the
primary election May 18, Oeorge R.
Carter, county clerk, emphasized to
day In announcing a list pf regis
trars. The registrars this year will not
make a house-to-house c.nvas to en
roll voters, Mr. Carter aald. Instead.
citizens must go to the registrars.
The new procedure has bee.) adopted.
nr. uarier said, to avlod confusion
and errora.
"Part experience lias proved that
where registrars go from house to
house registering voters a great many
cards are sent In Incomplete and
many more ehow the votera In the
wrong precinct," Mr. Carter said.
"Thla makes a vast amount of trou
ble for the votera, the election boards
and the county clerk'a office."
Persona who must register now to
(Continued on Page Eleven)
Amy Mollison On
Hop To Capetown
ORAVESEND, KENT, Eng., April 8.
(Pi Mra. Amy Johnson Molllaon
started off from here today on what
waa believed to be an attempt to aet
new flight record to Capetown,
South Africa. Her monoplane carried
137 gallona of gasoline, sufficient for
2,200 mllea non-atop,
The present record for the 6,fioo-
mile flight waa established by flight.
Lieutenant Tnomaa Rose In 1032 who
covered the distance In 3 days, 17
hours, and 38 minutes.
Borah for Investigation
Into All Phases of PWA
WASHINGTON. April 8. fAP)
Senator Borah (R-Idaho) today
sought sn InveMlgstlon "Into all
phases of the WPA" as a result of
charges of politics in the new deal's
relief set-up.
Borais demand came yesterday
shout the same time that Harry L.
Hopkins, relief administrator, de
clared that he had "yet to we the
case" where "a fellow ft his Job on
Mlf rolls beraure of politic.'
"I don't are why anyone should be
afraid of having sn Investigation,"
a a id Borah after the seriate audit
cornmlttee Indefinitely postponed
action on the Darts resolution for an
inquiry Into WPA.
'H should be an open Inquiry and
go Into all phasfs of WPA. I hart
received lettra from cltien com
plaining sgalnat the relief organiza
Hon, as Lav ethar sanatora.
PROBE
HOT TIP7:
HALTED
Hint Several State Area
Headquarters Due for In
vestigation by Agents
Resume in 10 Days
WASHINGTON. April 8. (P) An
.,Hnn h.f. th- nnllt.lrjtl fnrce of
the Townsend old age pension plan
appears to be dlsslpateo waa xnaue
today by Representative McQroarty
(D.-Cal), author of legislation to put
the program Into effect.
The callfornlan, who broke with Dr.
w n Tnmunri In the midst Of the
present house Investigation of the
pension movement, added tno inquiry
mav "shatter the Idol that haa been
the good Dr. Townsend."
"If the Investigation continues as
disastrously aa It has begun," he told
newsmen, "it goea wltnout saying
the confidence of Townsend club
members In their leadership will be
shaken."
WASHINGTON, April 3. (AP) A
"hot tip" on the Townsend old age
Denslon movement led house Invest!
gatora to adjourn public hearlnga
suddenly and apeed their agents Into
the field toda. . .
Chairman Bell (D Mo.) of the
house committee declined to discuss
the nature of the "tip" but Indicated
hearings would not be resumed for
ten daya.
It waa hinted that several regional
and state area headquarters of Town
sendlem were the immediate object-
Ivea of committee Investigators.
Committee plana were upset aa a
result of testimony by Jonn biooos
worth, accountant, that books of the
Townsend organization were "mud
dled and confused." The committee
had hoped Bloodsworth'a audit would
provide them with detailed data on
the financial atructure of the Town-
send organization.
Hint Money Held Out
Jas. R. Sullivan, committee coun
sel, said he wanted to pursue further
testimony of Robert E. Clements, re
sinned national secretary, that l7O0
waa collected at a Townsend mass
meeting In Los Angelea February 20,
but waa not turned over to Old Age
Revolving Pensions, Ltd. (the Town-
(ConUnued on Page Four.)
1ST BE FACED
YREKA, CalU.. April 8. (AP)
Superior Judge C. J. Luttrell ruled
today that French Johnson of Klam
ath Falls. Ore., and Tule Lake, Oallf.,
muat face murder charges for the
automobile death of Elmer Rock, a
rancher.
The defense had asked dlamlaaal
of the chargee, holding the motor
vehicle code did not contain a pro
vision for a murder accusation.
After an hour and a half session,
the court ruled Johnson must face
the murder charge aa the evidence
seemed too strong for a manslaugh
ter case.
The Jury then returned to the box
to hear the continuation of the trial.
The atate contends Johnson ran
deliberately over Rock.
Hopkins was asked, "la there any
politics in WPA?"
He replied:
"You know It depends on what you
mean. Tou might ask whether I
got my Job because of pontics, one
reason I'm here is because X believe
in Roosevelt's phllsophy of jovern
ment. 'inat's charged up to polltu.
1 believe In people administering
WPA who believe in WPA. I d be a
plain damn fool to appoint somebody
to sdmlnlater WPA who didn't be
lieve In It."
Senator Roblnaon of Arkansas, ths
majority leader, declared there wns
no need for snother Inquiry In view
of the authority Riven a special cam
paign funds invf-wUgaUiiK conuititlee,
not yet named, to look into relief j
T
Charge Against Lamson
GOVERNOR JUT
AS FATEFUL
Everything; At Was.
TRENTON, N. J., April 8. (AP)
Warden Mark O. Klmberling, at
4:30 p.m. today said "it looks
like we're going to do it."
"Everything Is as was." he added
when he waa asked as to news
of a reprieve for Bruno Richard
Hauptmann,
Klmberllng was asked about re
ports that he had resigned. He
replied "No." He added that he
had no Intention of doing so.
TH15NTON, N. J., April 3. (AP)
Attorney tleneral David T. Wll
enlz wo called suddenly Into
conference with Gov. Harold G,
Hoffmnn late today while Mrs.
Itruno Richard Hnuptmaiin waa
swearing out a complaint at Flem
Ineton charging another man with
the Lindbergh kliinnrtlhg, for
which her husband wus to die
tonight.
FLEM1NGTON, N. J., April S
(AP) Mrs. Anna Hauptmann to
day swore to a complaint before
a Justlco of the pence charging
Paul. A. -Wcndc! with Jclrinaplng
Charles .A. Lindbergh, . Jr, Her.
husband iff 'scheduled to die for
the crime tonight.
She swore the complaint before
Justice of the Pence George Web
ster, .who Issued a warrant of ar
rest which was given to Constable
William Saunders to serve on
Wondel.
(Copyright, 1036, by Associated Presa)
TRENTON, K. J., April 3. Attorney-General
David T. Wllenta ruled
today that if Governor Harold O.
Hoffman Issued a reprieve for Bruno
Richard Hauptmann. sentenced to
die at 8 o'clock tonight for the
Lindbergh bsby murder, the prison
wnrden was bound to obey.
Addressing Col. Mark O. Klmber
ling, prison warden, the attorney
general as Id:
"If a reorleve by Governor Hoff
man is served upon you. It la not
your duty to question Ita validity,
but to obey it."
This" meant ' that If the governor,
who hna said he would "gladly" re
prieve Hauptmann a second time If
he were shown he had the authority,
(Continued on Page Eight)
8ALEM. April S (AP) The Mar
lon county grand Jury late yesterday
returned an Indictment charging
Harry Walp with the first degree
murder of hla former wife, Mra. Mar
tha Walp.
Mrs. Walp was shot four times
when she returned to the home of
her parents here late Tuesday night.
Walp was arrested a short time later
In a hotel room and signed a con
fession stating "It was Just one or
those things."
District Attorney W. H. Trlndle
said he would ask for Walp'a arraign.
ment today if Judge L. H. McMahan
arrived hero from Albany.
L
EVERETT, Waah.. April 8. Tt
H. Chandler Kgan spent a "fair" night
sgaln Thuraday, according to reports
f?nm the General hospital, whero he
ts suffering from lobar pneumonia.
The former national amateur golf
champion still is In a serious condi
tion, but pu)ld through a critics)
period late yesterony when a blood
tranafualon waa nnceasary.
PA1,PM, Aprt! 3. f AP) Attorney
Oeneral I. II. Van Winkl said to
day he had not yet named an as-
alatant attorney general to suoceed
Miles H. Mr-Key, who died Monday.
The nw siAtant waa expected to
be hinned to the Industrial acci
dent tvimintwiton., ths position held
b .UU&CI-
Greatest Moment
''Thls Is the createat moment In
my life," aald David A. Lamson as he
amlllngly left the court room at Ban
Tone, Cnl If., after hearing the wife
murder charges against him dis
missed. Lamson had been tried three
rlnina. (P. A. Photo.)
40 DEAD COUNTED
IN STORM'S PATH
OVER SOUTHLAND
' " By the Associated Press '
Tor u ad la winds cutting serosa five
southern states left at least 40 dead
today,
It was feared the death list would
lengthen as wreckage was searched
for additional victims. Hundreds were
injured, many seriously. Hundreds
of others were homeless.
Property damsga in the storms
that struck in the Oarollnas, Geor
gia, Alabama and Florida yesterday
and last night ran Into the millions.
Qreatest destruction waa wrought
at Oordete, Ga and Greensboro.
N. O. Cordele reported 18 fatalities,
nearly 800 injuries and 1,2 ft 0,000 In
property loss. Greensboro counted U
dead, mors than 100 Injured and
damages of mort, than $1,000,000.
There were three dead at Ttg-
nall, Ga.. end one each at Sasser,
Leeshurg, Bald Springs and Dan-
burg-Florahlll. Ga., Gordo, Ala., Ap-
palachlcola, Fla., and Hampton, B. 0,
Vldalia, Washington and Lincoln
ton, Ga., Hampton, 8. 0 and Beas-
mer and Concord, N. 0., were also
swept by heavy winds.
Unaeaaonal cold spread over the
middle west in the wake of snow.
Crop damage waa reported In the
south and southwest. Low lands in
the lower Ohio river valley and Ten
nessee, Alabama and northern Geor
gia were flooded.
4-
Out Newbury, attorney, was late
yesterday awarded a verdict for 1,231,
by a circuit court Jury, In a damage
suit agalnat Mrs. Kate Wright and
Marie Collins of the Central Point
district. Newbury sought 58.03!. The
verdict waa returned after about two
hours' deliberation.
The suit was based upon an auto
accident on the Pacific highway
north of Central Point, when an auto
driven by Mrs. Wright and belonging
to her daughter, 5 arte Collins, col
lided with Newbury's machine, New
bury was hurled sgnlnat the steering
wheel by the force of the Impact and
sustained chest and other Injuries.
Negligent and careleaa driving by the
defendants was also alleged. . .
A oounier suit of the defendants
was ordered dtamlased.
The defendants were represented by
Attorneys George M. Roberts and Wil
liam McAllister; the plslntlff by At
torneys Joe P. Pllegel and Don R.
Newbury,
Wound From Rifle
Annoys Fruitman
HOOD RIVER, Ort.. April 3. PV
Rifles which dUrhftnra accidentally
are annoying to Charles Evans, fruit
grower.
He stumbled over one in his homo
and It fired, the bullet entering his
thlh and coming out his groin with
out piercing vital organ s, but not
until he had walked on to the porch
of his house, ejected the remaining
shells and threw the rlHe into the
yard did he auk hla wife ft take him
to a doc (car. lis wIU recover . -i
MURDER AWARD NEWBURY
CRASH DAMAGES
PROSECUTOR ASKS
SAN JOSE JUDGE
TO FREEJCCUSED
Impossibility Getting Jury
to Convict Is Acknowl
edged After Third Trial
Sister Near Tears
SAN JOSE. Calif., April
Wife-murder changea agolnat
A. Lamson were dlamlased today nd
he waa ordered liberated immediately.
District Attorney Fred Moore per
eonally asked Superior Judge J j
Trabucco to dlamise ? charg.
walnat Lamaon, who had faced tore
More said It waa Impossible to ob.
tln a jury to convict the defendant.
lAmaon. former Stanford unlveralty
presa executive, waa convicted at hla
first trial for alavln. v,i
j 'io jrvmig wile.
Aliens Thorpe Lamson, and sentenced
to hAiur.
The atate supreme court granted
him a new trii r.
dlaagreed. JUrl"
Greatest Moment
Thla Is the greatest moment la
fny life." Lamaon exclaimed aa he waa
led, amlllng, from the courtroom. .
Hla alater. Dr. Margaret Laniaon,
who had stood by nun during hla
three trials, grasped him and appear
ed near the vergo of tears.
"Insofar aa the dlatrlot attorney
office la oonoerned," aald Tnomaa
"thla case haa been approached dur.
lng ita entire pendency only and
solely M a. case where we honestly
believe that a crime had been com
mitted by the defendant and no in
fluenes save that of performance of
publlo duty haa actuated any act.
The body of Mrs. Lamson. formerljr
Continued on Page Eight.)
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10
PORTf.Avn. nri-. nil r i my
, ri r i
Turmoil within the ranks of Towns-
ena pian leaders in Oregon brought
the unexpected withdrawal today of
Dr. C. B. Caasel, Klamath Falls chiro
practor, from the race for democratic
national committeeman.
Dr. Cesser, decision was regarded
aa particularly significant In view of
the endorsement of his candidacy by
the atate area board. Cluba here and
at Roaeburg attacked the board , for
Ita endorsement of a slate of candi
dates for the May primaries.
While Dr. caasel waa repudiating
the board's action, Charlea L. Peine,
state campaign manager, pushed
ahead plana to organlre a statewide
machine for the primary election
May 18. Paine aald a crew of 431
men would be scattered through
every precinct to seek support for the
board-endorsed candidates.
TO VVPALABORS
MARSHFIEI.n rir.. in.
-Striking WPA worker, voted to re
turn to. work today at their prevlotta
salary scale of 140 a month.
sixty of the 300 striken capitu
lated earlier thla mar nnt -1 i
other worker, who had remained on
ineir jooa. The strikers demanded
SO a month.
E. J. Orlfrith, works progress ad.
minlstrator - for Oregon, aald worlr
Inff conditions were net Aim hv th
government and Jobs provided "t
keep the workers from starving to
death. If they want to work they can
have It. If not, well shut down the
project. "
PORT ORFORD CITY HALL
MAY BE MADE PWA JOB
PORT ORPORD, Ore.. April S. P)
The proposed city hall will bo
sought aa a PWA project, the Port
Orrord city council decided. Cost waa
estimated at tie.081.
Fossil bones, when found, are at'il-
ted, photographed and prepared be
fore removing.
. 4
Income Shares
Maryland Funding, bid 10 89; asked
a I ail.
Quarterly Income, bid 1 91; aakeel
1.71.