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Thirtv-Second Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 14, 1937.
No. 20.
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Clpyrlght, 1937, by Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON, Aprlu 14. The Su
preme Court told President Roosevelt
bow to do It, In fairly clear words or
no more than three syllables, It furn
ished the missing
formula of hew to
accomplish a new
order without
amending the con
stitution or pack
ing the court.
Mr. Roosevelt
was heard by one
of hl friends to
say prior to the
decision that If the
Wagner act was
raul Mallon . upheld he could
accomplish about 85 per cent of what
be was trying to do. Some aay 85 per
cent. At any 'rate, it should be
enough, or more than enough, in the
first flush opinion of those whose
opinions usually count.
Close listeners thought they detect
ed' a somewhat Impatient tone In the
voice of Chief Justice Hughes as -he
rendered his broad new Interpretation
of Interstate commerce. He seemed to
ay that If General Johnson and Don
aid Rlchberg had used a" little care
ful Judgment all this trouble might
not have arisen: If Rlchberg had pick
ed an fJRA test case against a large
corporation Instead of the sick chick
en case, he might have won 1 If
Johnson had restrained NRA labor
regulation to substantial business, he
might have won .approval by the
court as well as the country.
In other words, Mr. Hughes seemed
to say that what the new order needs
end has always needed most la some
careful lawyers and cautious admin'
letrators. J . ?
It is now being facetiously said Mr;
Hughes will retire from the court
of necessary and write the laws for
the new order so there will be no
doubt about them.
This Interpretation la being chel
lenged by new ordalners, who insist
the decision reflect only a change of
mind by the court the baptism of
the court In the waters of public
(Contluned on Page Seven.)
Jlmmte Vslentlne. owner of Valen
tine's cafe, announced today the sale
of his home at 1619 East Main street,
at present occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond R. Reter, to Mack Llllard,
wrestling promoter. The transaction
Involved $5,000, the previous owner
stated.
Mr. and Mrs. Llllard. who have been
dividing their time between Medford
and Klamath Falls, wilt take posses
sion of their new home June 1, Val
entine said.
The bouse was purchased by Val
entine about three yeara ago shortly
sfter It was built. It Is a six-room.
completely modern dwelling of Eng
llsh type.
HERSHEY STRIKE ENDS;
SELECT UNION LATER
HERSHEY. Pa.. April M. The
Hershey chocolate- strike la ended.
Hundreds of men- and women work
ers returned today to the -vy-clad
stone factory. For the first time In
12 days they were not Jeered by pick
ets. An agreement was reached last
night by which nearly 8.000 employes
would vote whether they want the
Loyal Workers club or the United
Chocolate Workers, affiliate of the
committee for industrial organization,
to act as a bargaining agency.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Helen Can field receiving credit (or
M&me) for making a golden pear tree
of tremendous artistic value which In
truth she bought in a Frisco store
for the chamber of commerce, she be
ing the target for an appalling
amount of Jesting on account of thej
cnnmofri error :n aiinouiing tne
workmanship to her.
John Borgia or Jar k son vl lie won- (
drirur what to do with a stray goat.
that already has eaten his rubber
soots and rose bushes.
J. Fan-ell Haws laughing with great
gusto at Jokes told by R. W. Doe. for
mer Safeway manager here and now
high in the company' councils.
Mayor Geo. W. Porter of MedforW
and Mayor T. S. W;ley of Ashland oe-,
i Ha tViij-V atrvrl Ihs tttin tt in I
being Introduced at a Lie as lunch j
m.im iliVliL
8,500 EMPLOYES
TO
DEMAND1S MET
Brotherhood Vice-President
Announces Notification of
Company " Government
Mediator Doubts Strike
WASHINGTON. April 14. ffi
President Roosevelt named today
a three-man board to invest. T
gate disputes between the South
ern Pacific company (Pacific
Line) and the Northwestern Pa
cific Railway company and cer
tain of their employes.
The board Is to report to the
president In 30 days.
The president appointed to the
board Dr. Dexter Keezcr, presi
dent of Reed college, Portland,
Ore.; O. Stanlolgh Arnold. San
Francisco lawyer; and Charles
Kerr, Washington, D. C, lawyer.
The president acted under the
railway labor art authorizing him
to create such a board when
dispute between railroad man
agements and employes Is not
settled by the national media
tion board.
BAN FRANCISCO, April 14. (AP)
C. V. McLaughlin, vice-president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Englnemen. announced to
day that 8500 Southern Pacific em
ployes would strike at t p. m. Friday
unless a satisfactory settlement ot
their demanda was rcaohed before
then.
A, D. McDonald, president of the
Southern Pacific, said It was expected
that President Roosevelt would create
an emergency board under the rail
way labor act, to deal with the
emergency.
- McLaughlin sald he .and .O. H.
Smith, vice-president of the Broth
erhood of railroad trainmen, had no
tified Southern Pacific officials of the
Impending action.
"The men will quit the service Fri
day at 6 p. m., unless a satisfactory
settlement la reached before that
time," McLaughlin declared.
"We have notified Southern Pacific
officials by letter.
"About 8500 engine, train and yard
service employee would be Involved."
Dr. William M. Lelrson, federal
mediator, previously had declared he
doubted the strike would be called.
REPORTED AT LAKE
A severe storm which brought 14
Inches of snow to Crater lake nation
al park In 34 hours, was reported In
a radio broadcast from park heed
quarters ' today. The fresh fall
brought tha ground cover of snow at
headquarters to 145 Inches, greatest
depth this year.
Precipitation for the 34 hours was
4.19 Inches, believed to be the great
est since perk records were kept,
said David H. Can field superintend
ent. The precipitation, he pointed
out, was of cloudburst proportions.
The storm had abated this morning.
No damage was reported but roads
In the park were made excessively
slushy and the road to the lake rim
was closed. It was expected that the
rim drive would be re-opened by to
night. Men were put to work shov
eling snow from the tops of buildings
as the moisture-laden weight pre
sented a danger of collapse. Mr. Can
field said.
BRESLAU, Oermony. April 14. (;p)
German Jews convicted on charges
of racial turpitude will be sent to the
penitentiary until "they realize they
must keep away from Aryan women,"
the president of the criminal district
court announced today.
Responsibility of Citizen
Changed Since Cain s Day
PORTLAND, April 14. JP Good
citizenship begins when s person,
answering Cain's question, "am I my
zrother'a keeper." replies, "I am my
brother's keeper." Dr. Frederick M.
Hunter, chancellor of higher ed ".ca
tion, told a thousand delegates to the
28th convention of the Oregon Con
gress of Parents and Teachers last
ntght.
It used to to be. Dr. Hunter re
marked, that a person was a good
citizen If he kept out of trouble and
especially was he a floe character If
he left something for bla family wnen
be was gone. But the time has come
when good citizenship embraces the
lesponsiblllty of adding to the wel
fare of the community.
Citizens must educate themselves
to control of their prejudices -and the
home and the school la the means of
doing it, b said. "Wt must teach our
Medford
Accused Kidnapers
End Hunger Strike
After Seven Days
BAKJER. April 14. (AP) Clif
ford Ray Tiffany and George Mel.
vln Coffin ended their hunger
strike In the Baker county Jail last
night after Coffin had fainted,
asking a deputy for soup which
was at once furnished.
This morning the two, who face
charges of Jail breaking and kid
naping a local taxi driver at the
point of a gun the night of April
4, breakfasted on mueh, milk, toast
and coffee. They asked for a broom
and for hair cuts, appearing in
much better humor than In recent
days when they had objected to
being confined In a small cell.
. They went without food for
sewn days. -
APRIL RAINFALL
E
By the Associated Press.
Rivera of western Oregon, fed by
torrential rains for two days, men
aced the Willamette and Rogue val
leys today with flood conditions. Wea.
ther prospect, were that the situa
tion would become more dangerous.
Low pressure areas off the coast
and scattered storms prompted the
weather bureau to forecast a con
tinuation of rains, although the ex
pectation was they would be lighter
and cooling temperatures were In the
offing, Indicating a slower melting
of the enow pack. --u i - ;
' Storm warnings were hoisted again
along the coast, with a 30 -mile wind
blowing at the mouth of the Colum
bia river.
A sudden rise In temperatures and
clearing skies today followed spring
storms, as Rogue River valley resi
dents contemplated minor damage
from wind and rain Monday and
Tuesday.
Rainfall last night amounted to .33
of an Inch and continued showers
were forecast this morning for tonight
and . tomorrow. . Lower temperatures
were expected tonight. In only A
years of the 37 that weather bureau
records have been kept, here has pre
cipitation during the month of April
exceeded that of the present month
so far. Total monthly precipitation
was reported this morning aa l.Ti
Inches. Highest ever set for April oc-
. (Continued on Page Five.)
SWEENEY IS DEPUTY
IN ROYAL MASTERS
PORTLAND. April 14. (AP) The
grand council of Royal and Select
Masters elevated X. Bruce Stuart oi
Corvallls to the post of MMt Illus
trious Grand Master at their annual
meeting here.
Other new officers Include R. S.
Sweeney, Medford, deputy grand mas
ter; F. A. French. The Dalles, grand
marshal; Lot Snodgrass. La Grande,
grand steward, and Otto W. Zimmer
man, Baker, grand sentinel.
Name Guard Captain.
ROSEBURO, Ore., April 14. (AP)
R. L. Irving, who has been serving
a first lieutenant of the Rose burg
national guard company, has been
elected captain, to fill the place made
vacant by the recent resignation of
CapUIn V. J. Mloelll. Holding a first
lieutenant's commission In the offi
cers reserve, Irving enlisted with the
Rose burg company as a private In
1029.
young people to vote not with the
emotions aroused through pressure
groups and by deml-gods but by In
telligent thinking and knowledge of
facts," the chancellor counselled.
A home cannot be a good one until
"we make a partnership" out ot It and
remove father from the status of
treasurer, Mrs. John E. Hayes. Twin
Falls, Idaho, associate editor of the
National Pa rent Teacher magazine,
said.
"The work that each one (In tbe
home) Is called upon to do should be
looked upon as a blessing and not
a doom, she said.
Saying the home was not enough
in itself to create the proper environ
ment In a community, she declared
that a new kind of citizenship Is
needed, "a ritlrenshlp with an at
muds of responsibility for one's own
acta."
to Observe 30 th Infantry Day April 20
LOWER TAX TAKE
FORCES CURB ON
Roosevelt Tells Government
Agency Heads to Trim
. Payrolls Immediately
Income Tax Disappoints
WASHINGTON, April 14. (P) The
administration, faced with failure , of
tax revenues to reach estimates, be
gan tightening federal purse strings
today, ,
President Roosevelt Instructed heads
of all government agencies to effect
an Immediate curtailment of expen
ditures for the remainder of the fiscal
year.
Secretary Wallace promptly an
nounced 860 workers would be remov
ed from the agricultural adjustment
administration payroll at tbe end of
this month.
Mr. Roosevelt's order yesterday said
that expenditure cut would be neces
sary to prevent the deficit from be
ing far greater than the 2, 052 ,854,-
000 estimate.
Substantial Cuts Seen , . . -Treasury
officials said they did not
know how much could be whittled
from projected expenditures, but as
serted substantial cuts probably could
be effected.
There was conjecture over whether
other department beads would follow
Wallace's lead In slashing employ
ment rolls.
The agriculture chief said the 850
AAA employes to be .dismissed hnd.
been 1 maWngrpaymeteto- "farmers
under the original crop control law.
A staff of 130 will be kept to finish
this work.
The president will send to congress
next week revised budget estimates
for both the 1037 and 1938 fiscal
years, together with his estimate of
relief needs for the latter.
Led by Senator Byrnes (D-S. o.)
some prominent Democratic senators
are proposing a cut In relief spend
Ing. Byrnee la surveying the financial
(Continued on Page Three.)
FRANKLIN STENOS
KEEP TEAM TITLE
CORVALLIS, April 14. p) Frank
lin high school, Portland, successfully
defended Its team shorthand cham
plonshlp In the annual contest held
on the State college campus last year,
a compilation of scores revealed to
day.
' Trailing the victor In order were
Salem, Dallas and Eugene,
The Franklin team, instructed by
Miss Olive Lehman, was composed of
Edith Tlbbtts, Helen Byland, Joan
Hawson and Mabel Schwartz. They
averaged 98.6 per cent accurate in
the hunded-word-a-mlnute dictation
for five minutes.
The Salem team, composed of Es
ther Rledesel, Gertrude Froellch Dor
othea Lott and tleanette Fulmer. av
eraged 98-35.
The gold medal for the highest in
dividual score went to a Beaverton
girl, Miriam Doty, who missed per
fect by four-tenths of one per cent.
Miss Tibblts had the same average
but her transcription was slower. Mist
Fulmer received honorable mention.
Fish Lake Frozen
Anglers Are Told
Olen Arnsplger said this afternoon
that he had been swamped with hun
dreds of queries by fishermen, rela
tive to conditions at Fish lake, and
In response was able to reply:
Fishermen can travel by way of
Butts Falls to within six miles of
FUh lake and will have to walk the
rest of the way.
Fish lake Is still frozen over and
fishing will have to be done through
holes In the Ice.
17 pairtwin"labs in
williams creek flock
WILLIAMS CREEK. April 14 ISpl.)
Seventeen pslr of twin lambs were
born In one day recently In the smll
nock of sheep belonging to Mrs. Roj
Lofland. The bind numbers between
30 and 3S sheep.
Mrs. Lofland finds tha small flock
a satisfying source of pin money and
a highly prolific business, she says.
Antolst Killed
KLAMATH FALLS, April 1 (Pr
Davlrt Hanlror, 11. of Hager. was kill
ed early today when the ear he was
anting slde&wtped a truck on a curve
and plunged Into a ditch on the
Weed-Klsmaih rails hlhway 'it miles
north ot Weed.
Give, Talk Here
R. W. Doe, executive vice-president
of. Safeway Mores, Inc., at the Oak
land. Cal., headquarters who ad
dressed a I, Ions-sponsored luncheon
meeting of Rogue valley business men
and women In the Hotel Medford this
afternoon.
CONCERTED ACTION
IN PEAR CAMPAIGN
IS URGED BY DOE
Concerted action of all business
elements In putting over special sales
compalgna, designed to help farm and
orchard producers was advocated to
day by R. W. Doe, executive vice
president of Safeway Stores, Inc.,
who came here from his Oakland,
Cal., office to address a luncheon
meeting of Rogue valley business
men and women. The luncheon was
held In the Hotel Medford under
sponsorship of the Lions club.
Mr. Doe dwelled especially upon the
current national sales campaign to
reduce surplus stocks of canned pears
and declared that the widespread ad
vertising being carried out in con
nection with the drive would make
Americana more pear conscious than
they had ever been before:
"There Is nothing altruistic In this
campaign," Mr. Doe asserted. "It ic
good business. It Is good for us,
It is good for the producers and it
Is good for you. The prosperity of
all of us depends upon the pros'-(
perlty of the agricultural producer.
Anything that helps the grower helps
us all. .This campaign Is practical
farm relief." . .
Pointing out that no guarantee Is
given that these campaigns will
stimulate commodity prices, Mr, Doe
said that such drives In the past
had nevertheless raised prices paid
to the growers. He pointed to last
year's campaign designed to reduce
excess stocks of canned California
peaches. A surplus of 6,000,000 cases,
he recalled, was reduced below a nor
mal minimum and for the following
crop growers received $30 instead of
918 a ton for their peaches.
The pear campaign, he stated, la
Intended to reduce surplus stocks of
3.000.000 cases and he declared that
the number of cases which will be
sold throughout the nation will be
amazing.
SIX CASES SMALLPOX
Dr. L. D. Inakeep, city health of
ficer, reported today that there were
six cases of smallpox now In quar
antine In Medford, bringing the to
tsl since the first of the year to 20.
That number was far below the
cases In quarantine at the same time
last year, Dr. Inakeep stated, when
around 90 persons were quarantined
"Most of the cases now and since
the first of the year are among those
who didn't avail themselves of vac
cination last year," the health off cer
said. "Because of the many who were
vaccinated last year.' he added, "there
should be few cases this year"
Rnhert Krohn IMe.
PORTLAND,, April 14. I AP Rob
ert H. Krohn. 70, whose retirement ai
director of physical education in
Portland schools would have taiten
place In June, died suddenly today
after a brief Illness. He had been In
charge ; physical education here
since 1893.
P15HDLETOM. A prt 1 H.-VPr-H a r
old Maloney, 40, for 17 yeara In charge
of ticket sales for the annual round
up here, died early this morning af
ter a hesrt attack late last night Hi
was one of the county's outstanding
young wheat farmer.
SYMPATHY STRIKE
Ultimatum Sent Head of
American Auto Workers
Union in Detroit by Osha-
- wa. Ontario, Executive
TORONTO, April 14. (AP) The
young mayor of strike-bound Osha
wa and the premier of Ontario step
ped suddenly and forcefully Into the
General Motors of Canada atrlke to
day the mayor to flatly demand
United States strike support for the
3700 Canadians who are out; the pre
mier to demand that two of his dis
sident ministers resign.
Dapper Alex Hall, mayor of the
town which Is the scene of the motor
strike, sent by telegraph and mall an
ultimatum to the head of the United
Automobile Workers of America In
Detroit, demanding that U.. A. W, A
workers In the United States strike
unless a Canadian agreement between
General motors and Its workers is
effected by the week-end.
Otherwise, he declared, he would
tell Canadian workmen next Monday
night to go back to work and aban
don the union Idea: that the Inter
national union is 'not playing the
game;" that the workers are being
"fooled and hoodwinked."
On the other side, Premier Mitchell
Hepburn of Toronto demanded the
resignations of two of his ministers
who have disagreed with him In his
outspoken opposition to John L.
Lewis unions entering Canada,
Mayor Hall, in hta ultimatum to
Homer Martin, president of the U. A
W. A., declared he could "not bear to
see Canadian workmen losing while
American workmen are gaining.'
"Such conduct." he added, "nega
tives the strength of any Interna
tional union."
A few hours earlier, Hugh Thomp
son. C, I. O. organizer at Oshawa.
had quoted Ed C. Hall, vice-president
of the U. A. W. A., as saying that If
General Motors shipped United States.
made cars to England to fill Oahawa
orders, there would be new alt-down
strikes in Detroit.
GOVERNOR LAUDS
CHIEF OF POLICE
SALEM, April 14. (TV-Dlgresr4ng
for a brief moment from paying
tribute to Thomas Jefferson, Gov
ernor Martin lauded last night the
work of state departments and com
missions In keeping Oregon In fine
condition.
Responding to the address of Mayor
Joseph K. Carson, the executive de
clared that all his appointments had
been Democrats except the head of
the state police.
"Under no circumstances," he said,
"would I replace that fine man, Cbai
les P. Pray, who has done so nvich
to maintain peace and order In thta
state. I don't care what his politics
are."
The governor and mayor were the
main apes ken at the Marion County
Democratic society's Jefferson Day
banquet which was attended by
prominent local and state Demo
cratic leaders.
Regimental Band Concert
Evening of April 20 Will
Be Blossom Week Feature
Music will help carry out the spring
motif during the Rogue river vslley's
first annual "pear blossom week,"
April 1 a to St. It was announced to
day by Raymond R, Reter, general
chairman In charge for the Crater
clhtponsor' ior the celebration.
' The 79-plece band of the 30th In
fantry regiment will give a conceit
In city park adjoining the library,
on the evening of April 30, Mr. Reter
said. The regiment will spend the
night here on Ita march from 8sn
Francisco to Fort Lewis. Wash., where
It will participate In massed maneu
vers. The psrk will be especially deco
rated for the occasion. A' bandstand
will be erected Saturday under the
direction of Fred W. Scheffel, city
superintendent, and truckloada of
pear blowiome will be used In deco
rating the park, Mr. Reter stated,
The baudstaad will be mad Into
Gosslin Accused
Of Dictating To
Young Bourbons
SALEM, April 14. (AP) The
asserted "dictatorship" of W. L.
Oosslln, secretary to Gov. Martin,
will be the focal point of a battle
among Young Democrats at their
annual convention at North Bend
next Saturday, Walter L. Too re, Jr.,
Portland, aald today.
Tooze, a candidate for the presi
dency of the organisation, on a
visit to the governor today, said
the administration of the governor
would not enter into the controversy.
LEADERS OF NEW DEAL
REVAMP STRATEGY IN
OF COURT
WASHINGTON, April 14. (JP)
Administration leaders, long Insistent
that the Judiciary reorganization bill
had precedence over wage and hour
legislation, reconsidered their strat
egy today In the light of the supreme
court's Wagner act decisions.
President Roosevelt's advisers ex
pect to complete soon a new set of
recommendations on minimum wage
and maximum hour standards. These
may be transmitted to congress re
gardless of the court bill's status.
Whether wage and hour or similar
proposals would get floor considera
tion ahead of the Judiciary measure
appeared to depend on how soon the
senate Judiciary committee ends Its
hearings.
Chairman Ashurtt (D.-Arls.) said
the committee would consider when
to close testimony at an exeoutlve
session Saturday,
AFTER HAND-TO-HAND
BATTLE WITH POLICE
DETROIT April 14. (AP) Using
tear gas horn be, police raided the Yale
Aj Towns Manufacturing Co. plant
here today and began the forcible
eviction of ISO alt-down strikers, most
of t'.iem women. Hand-to-hand fight
ing with police broke out and several
toad weights were thrown.
The entire neighborhood waa hazy
with smoke and tear gas fumes. Some
of the 300 police and sheriffs depu
ties fell back for a time and then
approached the factory from the rear.
After a few minutes, police started
leading out strikers and placing them
in patrol wagons.
Soma strikers caught tear gas
bombs before they exploded and
tossed them back at the police.
ARCH MASONSSELECT
L. M. SNOW AS LEADER
PORTLAND, April 14. (AP) The
77th annual state session of Royal
Arch Masons elected L. M. Snow,
Portland, most excellent grand high
priest to succeed Ernest P. Rsnds of
Orenon City.
Other officers: Clarence R. Wheeler,
Elgin, grand king: Prank A. rrench,
The Dalles, grand scribe; Herbert L.
Toney, McMlnnvllle, grand treasurer;
D. Rufua Cheney, Portland, grand
secretary, and Arthur Moleaworth,
grand chaplain of the host.
a bower, of blossoms and the park
walks will be arched with the blooms
to carry out the spring festlvsl Idea.
Aa many seats aa can be procured
will be placed In the park for the
comfort of the public, Mr. Reter aald.
It I possible that other concerts
will be given In the park during the
celebration, the, chairman asserted.
EfforU era being made, he aald. to
procure the services of the Elka' .ind
the senior and Junior high arhool
bands.
Signs are being prepared today to
direct motorists to "Pear Blossom
Way." a route which will wind
through areaa where orchards will
be In bloom. The signs are to be
placed at strategic points ao that the
motorists will have no difficulty In
finding their way along the blossom
route.
Pear Blossom Way was designated
(Continued on Pag Three.)
CITY 10 WELCOME
1400 SOLDIERS ON
TREK TO FT. L
Baseball Game in Afternoon,
Band Concert in Evening(
Dance at Night On Pro
gram Day Proclaimed
Proclamation
Whereas, the 30th Infantry. V.
3. Army, will encamp at the Jack
son County Fairgrounds In Med
ford, April 30, while en route from
the Presidio of San Francisco to
Fort Lewis, Washington: and
whereas the movement of an en
tire regiment through this city
wll constitute one of the biggest
peace-time movements of troops
here since the World war; and
whero aa, tha 30th Infantry Band,
one of the outstanding musical or
ganizations of the Pacific coast,
will present a free publlo concert
for resident, of thta area; and
whereaa the people of Medrord
and southern Oregon have been
Invited to Inspect the regiment at
Ita overnight encampment; and
whereas, the city of Modford will
be host to the 75 officers and 1400
men of the regiment during their
say here: I therefor proclaim
Tuesday, April 30, 10.17, aa "30th
Infantry Day" In Medford, and
urge the people of this city to
show evidence of tholr hospitality
by a display of flags on that day
and by attending the concert and
public Inspection of the regiment.
OEOROE PORTER. J
- Mayor of Medford.
Tuesday, April 30, will be "30th
Infantry Day" In Medford.'
On that day the city will be host
to 76 officers and 1400 men of the
30th Infantry when the entlro regi
ment encamps here en route front
the Presidio of San Francisco to Fort
Lewis for maneuvers of the Third
Division.
Mayor deorge Porter today pro
claimed April 30 as "30th Infantry
(Continued on Page Eight.)
FAILS TO KEEP PACT
MADE BEFORE DEATH
COLUMBUS, O., April 14. (AP)
In the chill gloom of Qreenlawn
cemetery abby, Claude D. Noble tear
fully gripped a symbolic wand yes
terday aa be tried and failed to
communicate with the spirit of How
ard Thurston, the great maRlclan whs
died exactly one year ago.
Noble, Detroit magician and an ex
ecutor of Thurston's estate, knelt
with the dead ahowman's brother,
William Thurston, before the crypt
where the body lay.
For rive minutes, not a sound wa
uttered. Then Noble held before him
the root-long magician's wand, Inton
ing the Lord's prayer.
At exactly 13:31. the moment whan
Noble said Thurston died a year ago,
the kneeling man spoke huskily:
"My dear friend. Howard Thruston,
In memory of the pact you and I
made many yeara ago, I hold thta
wand before me, and beseech you,
Ood willing to strike It from my
hand."
For a long minute Noble knelt In
silence, but the wand did not fall.
"I am sorry, but not disappointed,"
said Noble. "Neither Howard nor I
believed In spiritualism, but he wa
deeply Interested In trying to discov
er true phenomena.
'Mine waa the last of 34 pact ha
made with friends and relative, and
all of them failed.
"My pact I over, but I'll try again
next year, and the next, Just to make
sure."
Baker Joins State
Air Circus Plans
BAKER, April 14. (AP) The
Baker chamber of commerce director
laat night voted to sponsor an air
circus here July S during the annual
mining Jubilee, They will send their
1000 guarantee to the treasurer of
the committee at once. It 1 under
stood hen that ten Oregon cities will
have the circus.
LONDON. April 1$ Jp) Commi-
sloner John McMillan who began bla
Salvation Army career In Canada $o
yeara ago, will become chief of staff
of th organisation, second only to
Oeneral Evangeline Booth, at th end
of thl month.
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