Dollar Days Will Feature Latest Merchandise at Bargain Prices
Let It Be Known
The demand for houses to rent
seems to be growing. New peo
ple eomlng In every day. If
you have a house for rent let
it he known. You know vacant
houses don't help pay tho
The Weather
Forecast: Fair tonight and
Wednesday; frost tonight.
Temperature
Hlghett yesterday 6?
Lowest this morning 37
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IIBUNE
Full Associated Press
Full United Press
Thirty-Third Year
.MEDFORD, OR KG OX, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1938
Xo. 24.
The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Robert Kintner
Copyright 1U37, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
MANY OFFER PLANS TO
COMBAT RECESSION
NEW KF.AI, ADVISERS BI SY
DURINO INACTION PERIOD
MILDER PI'HLIC WORKS
SPENDING F. R. CHOICE
MAY TRY REJECTED IDEAS
IK PRESENT PLAN FAILS
WASHINGTON, April 19. In gov
ernment, and. especially In the palace
politics of the White House, the
things that aren't done are often
quite as Interesting as the schemes
that see the light of day. Plans
with the president's "no" written
across them not only indicate what
he Is in a mind to reject; they also
suggest the thinking of the power
ful advisers. In whose minds they
originate.
This was especially so with tho
Immensely numerous proposals which
poured on the presidential desk In
the two weeks before the final an
announeement of his spending pro
gram. All the doers, the New Deal
advocates of action, had ben driven
close to madness by a winter of stag
nation. When the word came that
the president was ready In a positive
fashion, they hastened to put before
him the many notions they had cook
ed up In the months of anxious
waiting.
A certain amount of digging has
produced a reasonably comprehensive
selection of the thlnga the president
chose not to do. An will be observed,
most of them are more startling than
the jm44d pwnllc works spending which
he did choose to do. Beginning with
those plans which would have re
quired an authorizing act of con grew,
the selection follows.
1. Loans to railroads: Permis
sion for the Reconstruction Finance
corporation to make unlimited loans
for railroad maintenance and capi
tal expenditures. Permission for the
president to establish the terms of
lending, as a substitute for the pres
ent required I.C C. certificate of
solvency.
a. Taxes: A tax exemption run
ning until 1940, on all profits gained
from private building of a type classi
fied as socially desirable and helpful
to recovery.
3. Land development: The estab
lishment of a federal land develop
ment authority, to be financed with
$100,000,000 of capital borrowed from
(Continued on Page Four.)
Pair Pay Penalty
For Iowa Murders
FORT MADISON, Iowa, April 19.
(AP) -Stoically calm to the last.
Frans A. Jacobsen, 30, and Mario
Heinz, 32, dropped to death through
the twin traps of Iowa state peni
tentiary's gallows a few seconds after
8:30 o'clock this morning.
Jacobsen. an Ottumwa and Daven
port. Iowa, chef, died for the murder
of Catherine Leahy. Ottumwa wait
ress. Three of the dead girl's rela
tives saw him twitch In death agony.
Heinz, former Dubuque, Iowa, relief
worker, was hanged for the murder
of David Fox. his six-year old
nephew.
DEMOCRATS LEADING IN
MULTNOMAH REGISTRY
PORTLAND. April 19. Demo
crats led Republicans 88.430 to 83.
100 in Multnomah county today, the
dradline for registration for the May
primary election. The registration of
fice will remain open until 8 o'clock.
Weather
Northern California: Fair tonlcht
and Wednesday, overcast on the
coast, moderately warm in the in
terior: moderate northerly wind off
the coast.
Oregon: Fair tonight and Wednes
day, frost In east and locally In
interior of west portion tonight;
moderate northerly wind off the
cos ft.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Dorothy Perl plsylng some spark
ling grtf after a long absence from
the links.
Clpema Tycoon Oeorse Hunt thlnk
'r,n up clTer entertainment stunt
for the catfish derby.
Lynetta Bussey trying to tell Herb
Brown how to spell a long medical
word.
Dorothy Roberts searching for a
fifing, partner, aha disliking to play
ADDED FUND FOR
100 Million Increase In
Line With One Of Pres
ident's Recent Sugges
tions For Pump Priming.
WASHINGTON, April 19. JP)
President Roosevelt told a press
conference today he would de
vote the next (wo weeks to a
series of conferences with admin
istration aides. looking to an Im
mediate start of the new recovery
program as soon as appropriations
are approved by congress.
WASHINGTON, April 19. ( AP)
The house, accepting one of Pres
ident Roosevelt's recovery sugges
tions, decided today to more than
double the $100,000,000 highway ap
propriation in the agriculture sup
ply bill.
A few minutes earlier, the senate
completed final congressional action
on another phase of the president's
pump priming plan, approving a
$50,000,000 increase in the appro
priation for CCC camps for the fis
cal year beginning next July 1.
Opposition appeared, however, to
another phase of hit program. Sen
ator Gla.cs (D.. Va.) charged that
the administration's proposed revival
of public works duplicates a pro
giam which Is possible under au
thority recently given the Recon
struction Finance corporation.
I'pped By House
The road fund, trimmed to $100.
000,000 as a budget balancing aid
suggested by the president, was in
creased to $201,500,000 by the house.
Mr. Roosevelt rescinded his budget
balancing request in his recovery
message.
The agriculture supply bill, which
Included the expanded road fund,
was approved by the house and sent
to the senate.
The bill's total was $33,323,316 In
excess of the sum appropriated for
the current fiscal year and $95,867,
602 above the amount recommended
by the budget bureau. Budget esti
mates were prepared before Mr.
Roosevelt recommended a larger ex
penditure on roads. ,
Glass Balks
Glass, chairman of the senate ap
propriations committee, said he
would support President Roosevelt's
recommendation for $1,250,000,000
for relief, btit would not vote for a
$1,000,000000 fund to provide pub
lic works loans and grants to cities
and states.
The newly-enacted RFC lending
bill, which Glass sponsored, author
izes that agency to make public
works loans to state and municipal
governments. The same statute also
assigns the agency "blank check"
powers in making loaus to business.
As far as Is publicly known, how
ever, only business loans have been
considered.
When he Introduced the bill. Glass
said he believed It would "take care
of public works."
"Otherwise I would never have
Introduced it." he added.
E
I
SE ATTLE. April 19. (AP) John
F. Dore . 56 , who gal ned na U onal
recognition, first as one of the most
brilliant criminal lawyers on the
Pacific coast and later as mayor of
Seattle during two turbulent terms,
died last night.
Mayor Dore, who succumbed to
heart trouble complicated by blood
poisoning, had les than two months
of his second term remaining.
He had been 111 since February
and was able to make but three
speeches before the mayoralty pri
maries when he was defeated for
renominatton by Councilman Arthur
B. iAnglte, and Lieut. Oov. Victor
A. Meyers.
City councllmen Indicated today
they would act within the next two
weeks to name Langlte, victor In the
final election, to the mayoralty to
finish Dore's term. Langlle's own
term does not start until June 8.
4 In Front Seat
Basis of $5 Fine
Jess Ciunmtngs, 18. Midway road.
charged with permitting four per
sona to ride in the front seat of an
auto, was fined $6 and costs In
Justice court yesterday.
Frank L. Proctor of Trail waa as
sessed $5 and costs for overloading
a truck and Roscoe L. Bentley of
Ashland was fined $10 and costs for
non-possession of a PUC permit to
operate a truck for hire.
SEEK CONDEMNATION
FOR CAPITOL SPACE
ftALEM. April 19. OP 3. M. De
ven. attorney for the state capito!
reconstruction commission, filed in
circuit court yesterday a complaint
for condemnation of property belong
ing to Mrs. Edith Pat ton.
The commission offered 134 000 for
the land, wsnted for it building ex
i - u,, vr-a Dtttnn ra.
Xubed iU &b wa reported to
Dizzy Smiles
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Mnty liean (left). St. Louis Cardinal pitcher, who wns traded to the
Chicago Cubs, and Munaser Frit u lite I'rWh of (lip Cards, appear happy
about the deal. They are blimvn In the clubhouse after an exhibition
game.
OF
Ward B. Stevens, 78, a resident of
Medford for the past 12 years, died
Monday morning at 11 :20 from an
auto accident northeast of Klamath
Falls.
The accident occurred about 9a.m
Saturday while Mr. Stevens we driv
ing alone in his car from Fort Klam
ath, where he had been visiting, to
Klamath Falls.
Witnesses . who. saw the accident
said he was approaching a bridge
and turned out to avoid a parked
car and hi own car struck the
bridge. He was taken to a hospital
in Klamath Falls, but did not regain
consciousness,
Mr. Stevens and wife resided In
Medford with their son, A. W. Stev
ens, at 839 Taylor street. Upon word
of the accident, they Immediately
rushed to his bedside and were there
when he passed away.
Besides his wife and son. he leaves
a granddaughter, Orva A. Stevens of
Medford. and the following brothers
and sisters: F. J. Stevens of Portland:
Thad Stevens and Mrs. Albert Teal ol
Dallas, Ore.: Mrs. Herbert Popple
ton, Mrs. Leonard Frink and Mrs
Mary Rlely of Portland.
The body waa brought to Medford
by Conger Funeral Parlors and serv
ices will be held In the Conger chapel
at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday with Rev.
Jouett P. Bray officiating. Interment
will be In the Siskiyou memorial
park.
SALE IS SET
FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Medford merchants reported today
they were ready for annual spring
dollar daya Friday and Saturday.
With new displays of the latest
spring merchandise at appealing
prices, dollar days are expected to
attract large numbers of city and
county shoppers to the downtown
area.
The merchants have united In their
aim to make the special bargain sales
event the most notable spring selling
feature ever held here. With ihe
latest of merchandise to choose from
at drastically marked-down prices,
shoppers will have one of the best
buying opportunities In years. It wa?
stated by Al Llttrell. chairman of the
retail merchant committee of the
Jackson County Chamber of Com
merce. MAN WANTED HERE IS
TAKEN IN MISSOULA
The state police and sheriff of
fice were advised yesterday that Jack
Wesley Hoffman, wanted here for the
alleged burglary of the Olen Fabrlek
cabin on Rogue River, had been cap
tured at Missoula, Mont., and was en
route hark to Spokane, Wah.. where
a week ago he escaped arrest by a
leap from a two-story window when
police called. Hoffman also known as
Jack Travera. worked here a a bar
ber, and has waived extradition.
While employed as a caretaker by
Fabrlek, Hoffman allegedly stole fur
niture and fixtures.
British Buy Four
Transport Planes
NT.W YORK. April 19 i AP) flale
of four Lockheed model "14" trans
port airplanes for approximately
$350,000 to British Airways of Lon
don was announced today by the
Lockheed Aircraft corporation of
Burkbank. Cal.
British airways serves Pari. Stock
I v. l . h k -ran u4 Uinnttr f '.fr.
J fia
After Trade
i irl
IN RANKS OF LABOR
LOS ANGELES. April 19. (AP)
Three teamsters" union leaders were
held today on charges of suspicion
of felonious assault as the district
attorney's office launched a drive
ngitlnst reported labor terrorism.
The men. seized In a raid on
union headquarters yesterday, were
Dexter L, Lewis, president of the
local unit, and two aides, Dave Bal
llnger and Mtke O'Brien.
"Complaints have been made to
my offices of a series of brutal beat
ings suffered not only by non-union
men, but by accredited union mem
bers who had the temerity to crit
icise certain of their leader's ac
tions," said District Attorney Huron
Fltts.
"We are seeking evidence to prove
that union leaders countenanced and
directed the activities of the so
called 'goon squads' which admin
istered these brutal beatings. We
also are seeking evidence to support
complaints of outright extortion,
wherein demands for money to sup
port strikes have been made upon
threats of brutality."
Maurice E. O'Brien, 40. of Snn Fran
cisco died In a local hospital at 13:45
thia morning from Injuries suffered
early last Wednesday morning when
his car plunged off the Pacific high
way north of Central Point. ,
Doctors considered It remarkable
that Mr. O'Brien lived so long after
the fatal crash. The top of his face
was bashed and his frontal skull
was dented Into a concave shape.
Mr. O'Brien's companion. Ernest
Schwarts, who suffered badly frac
tured ribs, waa reported as recovering
satisfactorily.
The two men were en route to Bell
Ingham, Wash., to attend the funeral
of Mr. O'Brien's father.
routinTbusiness on
council list tonight
Only routine business Is on the
formal agenda to come before the
city council at its regular semi
monthly meeting tonlaht. As usual
the council will convene at 7:10 In
chambers on the top floor of city
hall.
O'BRIEN DIES OF
SMASHUP INJURY!
Oregon Penal System Hit
At Commonwealth Parley
EUOKNB. April 18.eTV The sys
tems under which violations of crim
inal law in Oregon are treated were
blasted from every side by nationally
known expert and by citizens of
Oregon at the second day's session of
the commonwealth conference, now
in session at the University of Ore
gon. The basic system in Oregon, where
by the governor, secretary of state
and state treasurer have charge of all
state sgenOA dealing with thce who
commit crime was declared unbound
by R. E. Elwell. lecM counsel for the
federal prison industries reorganiza
tion administration. No constructive
program can be carried out under
conditions which permit change of
those tn charge every four days, he
declared, and urged that thi penal
ystrm be separated from politic.
A system that will "treat the crtm
luai and not to crime which tn
JAUTHORIZE WORK
1 OP SURVEY FOR
I IRRIGATION DAM
Feasibility Of South Fork
Of Butte Creek And Lake
Creek To Be Determined
By Reclamation Group.
The directors of the Medford Irri
gation district yesterday signed
resolution authorising a contract
with the United States bureau of
reclamation, R. F. Walter, chief rec
lamation engineer, for exploratory
work and a survey to determine
feasibility of tho south fork of
Butto creek and Lake creek dam
sites, near Lake Creek postofftco in
east-central Jackson county, as an
irrigation storage reservoir.
Similar action Is scheduled to be
taken today by the directors of the
Rogue River valley irrigation dis
trict. The proposed dam site would be
for the purpose of providing addi
tional irrigation water for the Med
ford district and the Rogue River
district, embracing 14,500 acres of
land in tha central Rogue River
valley, extending from Phoenix to
the section near Tolo. It Is estimat
ed the dam would provide 50,000
additional acre feet.
Under terms of the contract, the
two Irrigation districts will provide
$2,000 and the reclamation bureau
$10,000 for the survey and explora
tion work.
J. R. laklsch, reclamation bureau
engineer, has been placed In charge
of the prel I m I nary work , and has
requested a geologist, a core drilling
crew, and a surveying crew be as
signed to tho work. Preliminary de
tails have been started.
Olen Arnsptgcr. manager of the
Medford district, said the work now
underway was purely exploratory.
E.
PASSES AT
E
Mark E. Putnam, building engineer
of Medford senior high school since
1031, died last night in his home at
919 Dakota avenue. He had been 111
for the past two months. He waa 89
years old.
Mr. Putnam became building en
gineer when the new high school was
opened In the fall of 1931. In the en
suing years he endeared himself to
the students, taking a kindly Interest
In their affairs, soothing their wor
ries, encouraging their scholastic and
extra-curricular activities. There
wasn't a student who didn't like Mr.
Putnam and to them all he was a
"swell fellow."
Mr. Putnam wa born In Fulton
county, 111., December 2. 1878. He was
a resident of Medford for tho past 11
years. He was united In marriage to
Amy Luella Cunningham In Adel,
Iowa.
Survivors are his wife, two sons,
Glen and Seth, two brother. John of
Canton, III., and William of Denver,
Colo., and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were being arrang
ed today by the Perl funeral home.
Glen Putnam has been substituting
at the high school for his father and
will continue Indefinitely to nil the
position, It was announced by E H.
Hedrlck, school superintendent.
REAMES ASKED TO AID
BILL FOR LAND INDEX
8ALF.M. April 19. (AP) Oover
nor Martin telegraphed Sen. A. E.
Reames ID., Ore.) today to seek at
leat 130.000 In the house appropria
tions bin for land use classification
work In Oiciron.
The house appropriations commit
tee eliminated this Item. The kot
ernor said the money was needed
especially for land use classifications
1 In western Oregon o. it c. counties.
volve adequate parole and probation
facilities, wa advocated by Jame p.
Davis, executive secretary of the P.
I. R. "If Oregon is to keep In step
with the more progressive states, she
must find a way to learn more about
the Individual, and must provide
diversified activities, more opportun
ities and training, better medical and
psychiatric facilities and a better se
lection and supervision of those to
be released," he said.
Pointing out that In the eyes of
the pychtatrlt human adjustment
are worked out with reference to some
pattern of social and envtommental
circumstance. Dr. Howard R. Taylor,
head of the university psychology de
partment, declared that "It la silly to
think that we can rehabilitate Indi
viduals for a life tn society by shut
ting them sway from social activities
which they have not yet learned to
manage, and to hkh they must be
eveutuallj returned.
NIPPONESE MASS
F
E
6,000 Make 130-mile March
To Lini Despite Chinese
Harrassment Chinese
Ready With Million Men.
SHANGHAI. April 19. (AP) As a
prelude to a grand new offensive In
South Shantung province where they
have met with severe reverses. 6.000
Japanese reinforcements have arrived
on the Yi river, four miles from
Lini.
They fought their way overland,
despite constant Chinese harassment,
from Tslngtao, Shantung port 130
miles away, airline instance.
Lini, 80 mile northeast ofSuehow.
rapidly was becoming the center of
a battle which military expert said
might develop Into a major engage
ment of the nine-months old un
declared war.
Another Japanese coiumn was re
ported sweeping to the southeast of
Llnl.
Land Five Division
Chinese sources said five fresh
Japanese divisions had arrived In
Shantung from Japan and Formosa,
while 36 transport were unloading
munitions.
Japanese aircraft carrier were re
ported stationed off the Shantung
const, presumably for a concerted
air attack.
On their part, Chinese command
er declared they were ready to pour
1.000,000 soldiers Into the battle.
Already thousand of reinforcements
had thrown up strong entrench
ments along the Yl river line.
Better led and equipped than, at
any time since the conflict started,
they were preparing to follow up re
cent successes in the hope of ad
ministering a major check, with
Stantung province and a great slice
of central China a the stake.
Guerrillas Busy ' ' "
. Mcrtu while slashing giie r rills ' at
tacks continued upon Japanese gar
rlsons on a dozen fronts, especially
In the western province of ShansI
where withdrawal of Japanese gar
risons to reinforce the Lint drive
was costing them many towns and
villages previously won by bloody
sacrifice.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's
commander reported the recapture
of a 20-mile stretch of the Grand
canal between Hanchwang and
Talerhchwang, scene of the first ma
jor defeat administered to a modern
Japanese army. Hanchwang, point of
the southernmost advance of the
Japanese, was retaken.
25 HOIS SWEPT 10
OKANOOAN, Wn April 10 (AP)
Twenty-five home snd business
buildings were swept into the Oka
nogan river and many thousand dol
lars worth of damage wa done by
flood waters which broke through
Wagner dam on Loop creek thi
morning and swept through the cen
ter of Malott, a town of 400 near
here. Over 600 acre feet of water
came down the gulch.
Resident had a bare half-hour
warning or the broken dam at 8:30
this morning to flee homes and
businesses. No Uvea were lost, so far
as could be learned.
WALLACE. Tdaho, April 19 (AP)
Rampant north Idaho streams
dropped from their flood peaks to
day after cessation of heavy rains
and a cold night which halted melt
ing of snow In the mountains.
The first report of a death In the
inland mountain region's prolonged
rainstorm came from across the Ca
nadian border, near Ktmberly, B. C.
A mud slide was reported to have
crushed the shack of Eric Trondson
48. and kll'ed him.
Steep -can yoned Wallace was still
virtually an Isolated city by rail
and highway. The only travel out
side was by a temporary air serv
ice. COUNTY P.-T.A. COUNCIL
WILL MEET WEDNESDAY
HOWARD. April 19. fBpl) The
county P.-T A. council will be held
at Talent Wednesday, April 30 at
10 a. m. There will be a panel dis
cussion on what the P.-T.A. can do
about alcohol and narcotics. Mr,
Messenger. Mir Bell. Dr. W. P. Holt,
Juvenile officers and others will help
In the dicusalon. Mrs. Landers urges
thst unit chairman, officers and
prospective officers attend.
Ron It ftou-ht flute polios re
quested today thst Jason Welty. or
snyone knowing his whereabout
contact their local office at once, as
Welty'a father Is seriously HI at Free
dom. Okla., and desires to get in
touch with his son. Welty Is be
lieved to be In Oregon searching foi
a Job snd driving a tan Dodge coupe
according to Information received
over the state pollcs tslctyps system
from Oklahoma
baseball
American.
Score: R. H. t.
New York 6 5 1
Boston 3 6 0
Gome. Murphy (9), snd Dlrkey,
Olenn: Orove, Wagner (8), Marcum
(9) and Desautels, Berg.
(Second game)
New York m ... 0 3 0
Boston SSI
Pearson. Stlne. (7). Begga (8), and I
Dickey. Wilson. Ostermueller (4), and
Berg.
R. H. E.
Philadelphia. 3 8 3
Washington 9 U 0
Thomas, Caster (7) and Hayes:
Weaver and R. Ferrell.
National.
R. H. E.
Chicago 8 15 4
Cincinnati 1 14 3
Bryant, Root (4), Logan (7) nd
Hartnett; Schott, R. Davis (6). Hul
llngsworth (8), and Lombard!, V.
Davis (8).
Boston -..,.. w 17 3
New York 13 16 0
MacFayden, Weir (I) and Loner.;
Melton and Dannlng.
DEFER SENTENCE
Passing of sentence on Mrs. Bessie
Clawson, 47, of Ashland, who entered
a plea of guilty to larceny o? $300
belonging to her niece. Mrs. Wanda
Works, was deferred today by Circuit
Judge H . D: Norton . pend 1 n g an
interview with Mrs. Clawson's hus
band, a Southern Pacific engineer
stationed at Klamath Falls.
In a signed statement, read to the
court, Mrs. Clawson admitted that
on April 6 last, she turned her Ash
land home topsy-turvy to leave tho
impression a burglary had been
committed, and direct suspicion else
where. Tho money, In four $50 bills,
was hidden In a water bottle. It was
Inter traced to Mrs. Clawson,
The court, after listening to the
facts as presented, declared the case
had "many Incomprehenslve angles "
James O. Hagler, cook, plead guilty
to larceny of money and Jewelry be
longing to Mr. Mary Fuji mot o of
the Diamond cafe, and was sentenced
to an Ihdetermlnate term not to
exceed 14 months In state prison.
The records showed Hagler hed been
sontenced In Josephine county to a
30-day term for larceny, and had
failed to support his wife snd two
minor children. He laid his trouble
to drink. HI young wife wept bit
terly In court when sentence was
pasAcd.
Albert L. Bright, found guilty yes
terday by a circuit court Jury of
assault and battery upon D. E.
Phlpps, auto camp operator, was
sentenced to serve four months In
the county Jail, with deductions for
the nearly two months- he has been
In Jail swatting trial. The evidence
showed Bright had struck Phtpps a
severe blow with his flat during an
argument,
Francis Wlllsrd Carter, of Forrest
Creek, who plead guilty to failure
to stop at the scene of an auto
accident where a parson wa Injured
was granted s six months suspended
sentence. The court Informed Carter
thst the fact he was Industrious,
supported his widowed mother, and
minor brothers and sisters and had
a spotless record weighed heavily In
the court's extension of leniency.
Carter Is a woodchopper and miner
On the morning of October 94 Isst.
a car driven by Carter struck a car
driven by Louis Applebsker of Jack
sonville, near Jacksonville hill. Miss
Clara Mllkowskl sustained Injuries
which required surgical attention,
when she was thrown Into the wind
shield. Applebsker, who signed the
complaint, ssked for leniency.
Farmer Drowns In
Submerged Truck
ROSEBURO. Ore., April 10. (APT
W. H. Mathers, 60. a resident of
the Little River district, waa drown
ed lart night when a farm truck,
driven by his son James, 31, car
eened off the road snd Into about
30 feet of water at the Fall creek
bridge, 18 miles east of Roaeburg.
A deep sea direr Is expected here
from Marsh field early today to make
an effort to recover the body, be
lieved still to be In the cab of the
truck.
James Mathers told Deputy Sheriff
Clifford Thornton the latter report
ed, that something went wrong with
the steering gesr of the truck at the
approach to the bridge.
TEAMSTERS SELECT
ROSSER SUCCESSOR
POrtTTAND, April iiry Unof
ficial returns In balloting by the lo
cal ATI. TeamaUra' union for Hfi.
retarj.treasurer to replaos Al S. Ros
ier. Indicted on a charge of arson In
connection with a west Salem box
factory fir, gar. Jack Achlaht, bus
iness agent, an apparent aU to one
victory last night.
scniant nai seea in cnarge since
I Rosier 'a anesu
IN CRASH DEATH
OF MISHARLON
Coroner's Jury Finds "No
One Guilty" Attempt To
Raise Rear Curtain Is
Cited As Possible Cause.
A county coroner's Jury, holding
an Inquest In the district Attorney's
office this morning Into the tragic'
death of Patricia Levan Carton In an
automobile accident near Talent
early aunday morning, returned a
verdict of "no one guilty.
Members of the Jury were Russ
Achcson. Hal Piatt, H. N. Butler,
M. 0. Wright, P. Wilson Walt and
Thomas J. Puson.
Miss Carlon died In Ashland Com
munity hospital at 3:0s a. m. Sunday
of a punctured lung and other In
ternal inurles, It was discovered In
an examination by Dr. Charles T,
Sweeney of Medford and Dr. E. O.
Everett of Ashland. She was fatally
Injured when the car In which she
was a passenger, driven by Jerome
H. Trill, 33. of Medford, upset on the
Pacific highway about 13:10 a. m..
Sunday after striking car driven
by Chester Warren Clark, 30. of
Talent, the coroner's Jury found after
listening to testimony of Trill, state.
Police Officer Prank Beers. Clark.
and others who were At the accident
scene soon after It happened.
Attempted Raise Curtain
Trill, final witness called by Dep
uty District Attorney George Nellson.
testified that he and Miss Carlon'
left the Chateau about midnight And
atarted for Medford And home. He
admitted hAvlng had a few mixed'
drinks while at the Chateau, but'
said he was not Intoxicated, end'
wss "clear-hesded end aware of what
I was doing."
He testified that he saw the Clark'
oar coming toward him, but dldnfe
know how the accident happened,
nor who was to blame. He said Mlss
Carlon was attempting to unfasten
a ourteln on the rear window of hla
Pord coupe, and that he reached
around with his right hand to assist
her. Right after that, be told the'
Jury, hla car struck the left rear
fender of the Clark mAChine. wob
bled down the road, whipped around
end turned over on Its light side
on the wrong side of the highway.
and facing south.
He said he climbed out through
the driver's window, and when he
realized Miss Carlon was pinned un
der the car on the right side, he
attempted to lift the machine off
her. He said he yelled for help, and
that a short time afterwards several
oars stopped at the scene and the
Pord waa lifted.
Saw Auto Swerve
Trill testified that he and Mlsi
Csrlon arrived at the Cheteau be
tween 10:30 and 11 p. m., And danced
several tlmea before leaving for home.
Cheater Warren Clark, 30. of Talent,
driver of the Willys coupe traveling
south which wss struck by the Trill
mschlne. testified be saw the Trill,
auto aonroachlng from the opposite
direction, and that within 30 feet of
his oar, the Trill meohlne ewerveo.
suddenly toward him and struck the
left rear fender of his machine. H
said he thought the two cats would
pass each other safely until tne ia
moment.
Clerk testified that he stopped hla
car and ran back to the wreck Just
as Trill was climbing out tne win
dow. He was emphatlo In his belief
Trill wee not Intoxicated.
Raymond E. Orlgsby, 14. of Talent,
a passenger In the Clark ear. testified
practically the same as did Clark.
He said they were on their way back
home from a dance In Medford.
State Policeman Prank Beers, who
Investigated the accident, explained
to the Jury that be Interviewed Trill
In the Ashland hospital B0 minute
After the wreck, and that he w
"cold sober." He said he arrived
the Accident A short time after Trill
snd Miss Carlon had been taken t
the hospital.
Rushed to Hospital
Arthur U Hamilton. 33, of Ashland,
aid he waa driving south when he
came to the wreck, end that he and
two other persona lifted Miss Carlon
Into his oar and she waa rushed to
the hospital.
Mabel Irene woolfolk, 91. of Med
ford. testified that she helped lift
the car off Miss Carlon. Dick Lewis,
at the Chateau during the time Trill
and Miss Carlon were there, told the
Jury thet Trill waa perfectly normal
and. so far as he could see, not
Intoxicated In the least.
Previous to the Inqueat. the Jury
viewed the body at Conger's funeral
chapel, and the Trill oar At Lewie
Super Service station. It was brought
out by Deputy District Attorney Hell
son and the Jury that It might heve
been possible the Trill car suffered
a blow-out on the left front wheel,
causing It to swerve Into the Clark
machine. Testimony and evidence
showed the tire to have suffered
blowout, either before or After the
Impact. Trill as Id be had had two
tire boot placed lnalde the tire
several day o-
In Portland tee Oarlock, managnr
of the Medford office of th Oregon
Motor association, wa a business vis
itor in Portland th put week-end.