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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.
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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.
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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.
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-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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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