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PACE TWO MEDFORD MATL TRTBWTC, MEPFOTCD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 193S. ROOSEVELT'S SON (Continued Irom Page Ou. Michigan and Barbour of New Jersey, both Republicans, concurred in tho decision against airing the deposi tion In public hearings, ' Hearings Finished. Toung Roosevelt said last night he in willing to give the committee copy of the contract In question, but Nye Indicated the committee wouia hold no further hearings because it had completed Its report and was out of funds, fjye said there had been nothing "Illegal" In Elliott's action but aald there would have been If military planes had been sold to foreign powers. Whereas the deposition attributed to PokHer said the president's son had been paid 6000 in cash under the unfulfilled contract, Roosevelt said he never received a dollar personally, although 18000 wont to a salesman associated with him. He ssld he, himself, terminated t3i contract without trying to sell a plane. Would Show Contract. "I have a copy of the contract," he told the Port Worth paper. "All this la down In black and white and J ahaU be glad at any time to present It to the munitions committee, along with a complete refutation of ail the statements allegedly made by Mr. Fokker." Fokker waa quoted as saying he considered the price asked pt the Russians for the 00 planes was "not- - ablv excessive." "He (Fokker) had been persuaded by Mr. (Elliott) Roosevelt and Mr, Roosevelt's associate, Mr. Stretton that Mr. Roosevelt had enough Influ ence with the Import and export bank and the Russian purchasing commission, then In tne country, vu swing the deal at that excesalvu price," the deposition sam. It quoted Carter Tiffany, of New Tort. Pokker's American business representative, as declaring that a third party had toio mm inai dent Roosevelt approved the contract, but put hi foot down on a plan for his son and Pokker to go abroad to ell planes. Pokker, the document said, had wanted Roosevelt to make the trip "to attempt to sell airplanes to va rious foreign governments, counting on the willingness of high foreign of. flclals to receive Mr. Roosovolt as the son of the American president." Republican Story. Toung Roosevelt, who declared that "this story comes originally from Re publican sources," declared: "With regard to all conversations and reported conversations which had reference to my father, I desire to state that they are false In their en tirety and that at no time did the question of my father's participation or knowledge of the transaction enter Into my discussion with Mr. Pokker." The deposition was made public unexpectedly here last night Muni tions commlttco aides said It was taken September 13, 1036. and was niade public now on Instructions from Chairman Nye (It., ND) because of published charges that Information was being withheld from the publlo. There was no Immediate comment from the White House. Elliott Roosevelt said that In May, 1034. he asked to be released from the contract with Pokker. Made Fokker Mnd. "He wanted to go through with It," Roosevolt aald, "and I refused ana he released me. I believe he has held It against me, and that may be an explanation of thla deposition. "Some time In May of that year the Pokker organisation In New York mailed me a check for t0.00o.oa. I notified them I waa not accepting It and was tearing It up; that the con tract was off. I believe the bank waa then notified to stop payment on the check." He declared the contract had pro vided that he was to receive eao.OOO salary for one year, with 30.000 el ary for the second year If mutually agreeable. Elliott Roosevelt now Is associated with the radio Interest of Wllllnm Randolph Hearst, publisher. Pokker, 4fl, Is regarded in aviation circle as one of the most skilled air plane designers In the world. WEDDING BELLS MAY RING SOON iiit A j f: I i f t' ' ,i ' ""ft"1? P W1 ijU3 iMtk V. F. W. Oratr Lake Aulilary. Vtrna of Porvign Wra held nnnuM iect.on of officers Monday ercntng at the Eag le hall, at which time Mn Joe B. Wood waa elected prnaldent of the auxiliary for the cnau'rw year. Mrs, Wood haa lotuc been promt nent In Mftdford toctal And veteran circle, hftvlivg Juat completed her term aa prealdent of the auxiliary to the local Spanlah American rar eamp. Installation of newly eltvted offi cer will take place the first Friday tn November at the Armory and plane for a Joint Installation with the post are Already going forward, announce ment of which will be given later. Buckingham's los Cream. CenJy & Party Specials The Great S30 8 Cent The Morning AfterTaking Carter's Little Liver Pills Mary Plckford. once "America'! sweetheart" of the screen, said the vas "not yet" engaged to Charles "Buddy" Rogirs, but friends said they would wed before Miss Plckford sailed for Europe In October. Miss Plckford and Rogers are pictured In an embrace In a film scene. (Associated Press Photo) -WEEKLY CLINICS DENTAL ATTENTION START ON FRIDAY Resumption of dental clinics Friday at the Alex Bpnrrow Memorial, wltt) work In charge of the M?dford group of the Southern Oregon Dfntal soci ety, will mark an Important step for ward In tho program of the Jackson County Public Health association. In previous years clinics hava been held only once a week, with two dentist" handling the work. This year, for the first time, the dental society assumes the responsibility and clinics will be held two afternoons each week. Wednesday and Friday are the dayt chosen for the dental work each week and the dentists who will care for the children this year are Drs. Coe, Dlppel, Elliott, a old a berry, Chas. John son. F. H. Johnson, Lageson, Banders and VanValsah. They will be assist ed by women volunteers, as In the past. Five to ten children have been cared for In the past at enoh clinic, which will mean, under the new schedule, 10 to 20 children will re ceive dental attention each week. Children come to the dental clinic from nil sections of the county, ap pointments being made by the publlo health nurses. TO ALL BILLS ON BALLOT BAKER, Oct. 7, ;p) Following n short talk by Senator Charles L. Mc- Nary of Salem m Irrigation C. C. Chapman, editor, and mbllsher of the Oregon Voter, doclared in the prin cipal address at Joint luncheon of the Baker county chamber of com merco and the Llnna and Kiwanls clubs Tuesday afternoon that he In tends to vote against all of the bills that will appear on tho November ballot. Chapman aald "my purpose In dis cussing tho measures is to Irritate you In order to mnko jou think and do a little studying." Senator McNary gave local residents considerable hope thtit the govern ment will provide funds for the con struction of the proposed D.tker val- lry Irrigation project. JAIL RUSSIAN EDITOR F MOSCOW. Oct. 7- (P) Karl Radek. commentator for the government newspaper Izvestla, was nrrested to day on ehargea of being Implicated In the counter-revolut.onary plot against the soviet for which 10 Rus sians were shot last August. Radck, one of the host known Rua. slan editorial wrltors, was one of flvs men under Investigation In an &! leged plot to overthrow tne govern ment and kill Dictator Joseph Btalln. His name was announced by Prose cutor Audrey Vlshlnsky at the trial of the 10 confessed plotters, August 21. Later, Radek disappeared and his whereabouts were unknown until his arrest was announced today. Prosecutor Vlshlnsky declared he ordered Radek Jailed for political and legal guilt In the plot which alleged ly waa planned by Leon Trotsky, for mer communist party leader now In oxlle In Norway. Vlshlnsky continued the Investiga tion of the four men who were, with nadck, Incriminated in testimony given by witnesses at the trial of the 18 executed plotters. Radek. an old member of the bol- shevlst regime, worked with Troteky during early revolutionary days, and waa exiled with him, later returning to grace Ills articles, particularly those on foreign affairs, have been accepted for many years as authori tative because of his close connec tion, with the soviet government. In his last article, published at the beginning of the trial of the is con fessed conspirators, he defended him self and said the men on trial should be shot. STUDENT BODYCARDS GO FAST AT OREGON EUOENE. Oct. 7. P) Sale of stu dent body membership cards at the University of Oregon hu reached a total of 1700, a new record since the organization has beon operating un der the optional plan, it waa an nounced todoy. A goal of 3,900 has been set by student leaders, who will soon open a viglrous campslgn on the campus. OUN REPAIRS Expert gunsmiths suns tiros J.I N fir Clun slants ?2r if INNER OF DEATH POINT AT ISSUE IN U. S. COURT ACTION A civil suit for collection of an ac cident Insurance policy xa the result of the deaths by gunshot wounds on February 1, 1939, of Laurence Lister, former Klamath Falls butcher . was underway In federal court today be fore Federal Judge James A. Fee. Miss Marlon Meyerle charged with the fatal shooting of Lister, was ac quitted by a Klamath county circuit court Jury. In the federal court action, Anne U. Avery, as executrix of the estate of Lister, oeekB payment of a 15000 accident insurance policy, ann 92000 attorney's feea, against the Massa chusetts Protective association. The plaintiff wntends that Lister met death as the result of accidental gun shot wounds, rhe defendant con tend death came as the result of an altercation, In vhlch ue waa a par ticipant, A clause In the policy. It Is charged, Invalidates payments If death results from an encounter, or self-destruction. Three men, ell from Klamath Falls, were sentenced to rms In the fed eral road camp at f ort Lewis, Wash., upon pleas of guilty to sale of liq uor to Indians. James Meldrum was sentenced to four months, In a federal road camp, and fined 1100; W liter Vaughn, seven months, and 100 fine; Norman Roe berg, six months, snd (100 fine Wil liam Stoneham, charged with liquor sale to Indians, entered a plea of not guilty and trial was set for Oc tober 14. Ted Captain, Klamath reservation Indian, charged wltn assault with a dangerous weapon, pleaded not guil ty, and trial was set for O'tober 12. Gilbert Copperfleld, r urged with the same offense, pleaded tot guilty and his trial was set for October 14. T SALINAS, Cal., Oct. 7. (AP) Un ion labor In this Important agrlcul tural district today considered proposed 48-hour walkout protest against antl-plcketlng ordinances In tne month-long strike of lettuce shed workers. The Monterey county centrsl labor council passed the mass walkout pro posal on to 20 affiliated unions for decision after the city government adopted an ordinance against pick eting lost night. Delegates to the labor council, who condemned the ordinance and similar one previously adopted by the county supervisors, voted 139 to 14 in support of the mass protest plan. The proposal, however, calls for membership approval by each union i PRESIDENT DEDICATES MEMORIAL ' ' The Image of Thomas Jefferson being carved from mountain rock In the Rushmore Memorial at Rapid City, S. D was dedicated by Presi dent Roosevelt. He Is shown seated In the front of a car as Qutxon Borglum. the sculptor (standing In white shirt), explained hit work. (Associated Press Photo) snd by the executlvn council of the State Federation of Labor. Members of the city council unan imously voted the new ordinance after hearing Earl McArry, a coun ty supervisor, declare that unless the measure waa adopted the county would not contribute to costs of strike policing. Weather Northern California: Fair tonight and Thursday, with fogs on coast; continued warm In the Interior; gen tle northwest wind off coast. Washington and Oregon: Fair to night and Thursday, but fogs form ing on coast; slightly cooler In In terior of west portion Thursday; gen tle northwest wind off coast. o FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST Hertford, Oregon ANNOUNCES A FREE LECTURE ON ' CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SUBJECT: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE THE LAW OF LOVE REVEALED AND DEMONSTRATED by RICHARD J. DAVIS, C.S. Chicago. 111. Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, HOLLY THEATRE, MEDFORD Friday, October 9th, 1936 8:00 o'clock P. M. f The Public Is Cordially Invited rvtsvv ! 1 UlrT ,1 imXA ASSOCIATED PRB9S PHOTO Without Partisanship ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS covers American politic -exactly as it docs all other news without bias, preju dice or partisanship. It could not do otherwise if it wished. The 1,376 newspapers which make up this cooperative asso ciation embrace every shade of political opinion. The slightest deviation from honest, impartial reporting would be instantly detected and challenged. The sole purpose of The Associated Press is to compile a daily record of events: comprehensive, and of known integrity and reliability. With that purpose steadfastly in mind, The Associated Press will report the political life of this nation in the campaign year of 1936. . 6 7 The Associated Press Reports the News of the World DAILY FOR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE RACE 10 FORTIFY (Continued from Page One.) new understanding were reaenra meanwhile. They Indicated the Unit ed States would take no Initiative In the matter. In response to questions, Swanson said the navy department bad no in formation that Japan already had begun to fortify certain of the Islands apportioned to It In the Pacific under a League of Nations mandate. LONDON, Oct. 7. ( Informed sources said today Great Britain, con cerned over 'a possible competitive race to fortify pacific Insular naval bases, has approached the united Statea and Japan 'on?ernlng renewal of article 10 of the Waihlngton naval treaty, which expires this year The article deals with s tat as quo In the Pacific. Oral discussions, tho British sourc es said, now are going on In both Washington and .'okyo. Oreat Britain, It .vas stated, does not favor new rearmament expendi tures In the Pacific, but prefers an extension of the uon-fortlflcatlon clause In some form. TOKYO, Oot. 7. (A5) Japanese sources Indicated today they might he inclined to accede to British slrea for maintenance of the status quo ox racuio jortuicutions, provid ed certain revisions were made In the affected article of the Washington naval treaty. Such revisions, It was hinted, should give Japan "more fair" treat ment tn the light of an altered Inter, national situation. Careless Driver Blamed BAKER, Oct. J IP) A coroner's Jury decided following an Inquest held here Tuesday afternoon that Bobby Myrel carpenter, nine years old, "came to her death by being hit by a Ford touring car driven by Wll. Ham Willis Olp In a careless and reckless manner" Saturday afternoon. The girl died Sunday night. 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