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President Is Overruled
By 'No9 of Secret Service
By FREDERICK A. STORM,
(United Fresa White Howe Correspondent.)
' WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-(UP) Franklin Delano Roose
velt may be President of the United States but he haa a boss.
The boss happens to be a small agency of the federal govern
ment that shuns publicity the secret service.
Frank Wilson it its new. wiin
offices In the treasury department
' la Washington, but upon tall Edwin
Starling, rangy Ken tuck lan, In charge
of the White House detail, falls the
responsibility of seeing that all is
veil at all time where the President
und his family are concerned.
Consequently, they plan for the
chief executive and he acquiesce
On bis travels Mr. Roosevelt per
haps might think it a better route
to drive down Market street Instead
of Main, but If the secret service
says no well, that's that.
Why? Because for days beforn
he visits a certain city, Col. Star
ling has been there before him, dis
cussing protective measures with the
chief of police, riding over the route
napped out for the Inevitable pa
rade, approving this and rejecting
that. Pleas of local officials that the
atop here and there fall on deaf
ears If Starling thinks there la even
the slightest element of danger.
Some persons are convinced that
It la secret service opposition that
keeps Mr. Roosevelt from using air
planes In bis extensive traveling
over the country.
"Suppose he Insisted on flying,
what could you do after all?" a se
cret service officer once waa asked.
"Lots of things," he replied. "The
simplest thing we could do waa sud
denly to discover the plane unsafe
and have It grounded."
However, excessive speed In travel
1ft not one of Mr. Roosevelt's de
mands. He likes to go comfortably
and rarely does his train or automo
bile exceed 00 or 00 miles an hour
even when he la behind schedule.
When he Is In Washington, the
secret service maintains routine
vigil at his office door and In the
lobby of the executive offices and
at night within the house. Secret
service men are assisted there by
the White House police, picked men
recruited from the metropolitan
force in Washington.
Following Immediately behind Is
a specially-built, touring car carry
ing six to eight other operatves, all
of them well armed, who can pile
out at a moment's notice and sur
round the President's automobile
when It slows down and the usual
crowd gathers.
They work quietly, frown on
strong-arm methods unless the occa
sion absolutely demands It and ap
pear to be aa self-effacing as pos
sible under ' the circumstances.
But the secret service, like every
thing else, seems to be going In for
streamlining.
More and more, the agency which
was formed originally during the
Civil war to combat Southern spies,
Is recruiting young college men with
in Its ranks, lured no doubt by
the glamor of the Job. The day of
the heavy-footed, heavy-handed op
erative Is over.
As a matter of fact, the White
House detail now has several men
who hold college degrees.
When secret service men are not
guarding the President .they are out
In the field on the only other ac
tivity In which they can, under the
law, participate the running down
of counterfeiters.
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MEDFOKP MATL TRIBUTE, MTTOrOftD. OREGON, THUBSDXY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938.
SANITY HEARING
IN BASSETT CASE
Meteorological Report
SEATTLE, 8opt. M. (AP) A Un
ity examination of Mri. Msry Elea
nor Smith, accused In the 10-year
old disappearance of James Eugene
Bassett, was ordered by Superior
Judge Howard M. Flndley today.
Mrs. Smith, former Inmate of the
state penitentiary, and her eon, De-
casto Earl Mayer, who Is serving a
life term In prison as an habitual
criminal, were charged with murder
In connection with the disappear
ance of Bassett In 1938.
Warren Hardy. Mrs. Smith's attor
ney, opposed the move, made by
County Prosecutor B. Gray Warner.
Mrs. Smith was driven Insane tem
porarily, Hardy argued, and In this
condition confessed she and Mayer
slew Bassett, but now she la sane.
Hardy Insisted the "clever de
signs" of Mrs. Margaret Padellord
Fawcett, another prison Inmate,
caused Mrs. Smith to become tem
porarily deranged. The attorney said Boise
September 29, 1938.
forecasts.
Medford and vicinity: Unsettled
with showers tonight and Friday; not
much change In temperature.
Oregon: Unsettled tonight and
Friday, local showers In west por
tion and In the mountains, cooler
northeast portion tonight: gentle
southerly wind off the coast.
Local Data.
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest. 86: lowest, 38.
Total monthly precipitation, 0.87
Inch, Excess for the month, 013
inch.
Total precipitation since September
I, 1938, 0.57 Inch. Excess for the
season, 0.13 Inch.
tteiauve nummity at 5 p. m. yes
terday, 80 per cent; 8 a. m. today,
100 per cent.
Sunrise tomorrow, 8:07.
Sunset tomorrow, 8:65.
Observations Taken at 8 a. m.,
120 Meridian Time.
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Mr. Fawcett sought a pardon for
her part In reopening the Bauett
case.
Warner said Mrs. Smith signed t
statement that she and Mayer killed
Bassett for his automobile, then dis
posed of his dissected body, parts of
which never have been found. 6he
pleaded "not guilty by reason of In
sanity" to the murder charge.
Date for the sanity hearing will
be announced after the commission
Is selected, Warner said.
IN WORLD SEARCH
GO 10 COLLECTION
WA8HINOTON, Sept. 29 (UP)
The Smithsonian Institution added
70 meteroltea to its collection during
the last year and now owns more
than half of the meteroltea known
to have struck the earth, It haa an
nounced.
Meteorites added to the Institu
tion's collection last year ranged In
weight from a few grama to almost
90 pounds. Approximately 65 per
cent of the "shooting stars" were
from foreign countries, although the
stones recovered In the .United States
outweighed the Imported ones.
The Institution said It was seek
ing additional meterottes and would
"reward the finders."
"A rule-of -thumb way of suspect
ing a peculla stone to be a meteorite
la by noting Its weight," the Insti
tution said. "Meteorites are all very
heavy for their alee, and much heav
ier than the average rock on this
earth, the reason being that they
sometimes consist of an alloy of
Iron and nickel. When the stony
meteorites are found they consist
largely of heavy 'magnesium silicates
and usually contHln Inclusions of
the Iron and nickel alloy. The Iron
alloy la attracted to a magnet or
will Influence a compass."
The Institution said meteorites are
rather difficult to find because "only
a few of the shooting stnra enter
ing this atmosphere ever survive the
flight.
'They are streamlined to extinc
tion by the Increasing friction of
the atmosphere on their mad flight
to earth," the report said. "The air
acts aa a brake and greatly reduces
the speed, but In doing so, much
of the outer surface Is stripped
away."
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Boston
Chicago
Donver ......
Eureka ............ 08
Helena 78
Los Angeles 86
MEDFORD 73
New York 72
Omaha 84
Phoenix ... 100
Portland 74
Reno 72
Roseburg . 78
Salt Lake 86
flan Francisco .... 74
Seattle ...... 68
Spokane ...... 80
Washlntgon, D.O. 78
Yakima 78
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P. Cdy.
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JUNIOR POLICE FORCE
Contrnrts Awarded
WASHINGTON, Sept. 39. (AP)
The reclamation bureau awarded
contracts totaling $624,064 today for
construction on the Shoshone recla
mation project In Womlng and for
electrical equipment for the power
plant at Grand Coulee dam In Cen
tral Washington.
FrnnkUu Wins
PORTLAND. Sept. 29. ffr Frank -lln
beat Orant 13 to 7 last night in
the first Portland high school foot
ball game of the season.
AS CITIZENSHIP HELP
BOSTON, Sept. 29. (UP) Four
teen hundred boys ana enrolled In
the Boston Junior police corps, spon
sored by Police Commissioner Joseph
r. Timuty.
Fifteen patrolmen are assigned as
mentors ojf the Junior force. They
will instruct the boys In first -aid
life saving, drill work and other
phases of police work.
The corps is supervised by Lieut.
William J. Carey, who for seven
years was attached to the district
attorney's office handling Juvenile
and domestic relations cases.
"We want to teach these young
sters the real honest-to-goodness
advantages that a olty boy has. We
are teaching them not to be afraid
of policemen, but rather to bring
their troubles to the policeman,"
Carey explained.
"We have no regular police work
for the boys to do. We teach them
what a policeman has to do. All
phases of police work are explained
and demonstrated to them. The bays
are not 'stool pigeons.' We don't
allow them to gossip.
"We are instructing the boys in
law and order so that they may be
come better citizens."
Many girl applicants have been
notified that they can not be ad
mitted to membership. But Com
missioner Tlmllty. founder of the
corps, has Indicated that a sepa
rate corps for girls may be formed
later.
Boys from 12 to 16 years old are
eligible to Join, and there are no
dues or requirements of any kind.
Spuds Firmer. j
PORTLAND, Sept . 29. (AP) Al
though there has been slight change
In prices, the potato market revealed
considerable firmness today.
Army of Hunters
BEND. Sept. 29. A) A virtual
army of hunters had checked Into
the Ochoco national forest at noon
yesterday. Frank B. Folson. super
visor, said at least 4,669 sportsmen
had taken up the chase.
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ROOSEVELT PEACE
NOTES TO HITLER
LONDON, Sept. 29. 7P) President
Roosevelt's Influence In arranging the
Munich conferences was praised edi
torially today by the British press.
The Manchester Ouardlan said
"President Roosevelt will already have
seen one ray of hope of his second
and finely phrased appeal to the
German chancellor turned from an
aspiration Into a fact .
'Let the president's second plea
for action that would have the effeot
of 'widening their scope Into a con
ference of all nations directly Inter
ested in the present controversy' also
be earnestly borne In mind."
The News Chronicle: "Intervention
by Mr. Roosevelt has been another
forceful Influence against aggres
sion ..."
The Dally Mall, praising Chamber
lain and Mussolini: "With those
names must be joined, In grateful i
recognition, that of President Roose
velt, whose noble appeals may well ,
have had a powerful Influence upon
Herr Hitler's mind." .
The Telegraph and Morning Post:
Roosevelt, "who had been shocked by
the prospect of world war over dif
ferences obviously capable of set
tlement by negotiation, addressed a
second and very moving appeal to
Hitler to avert 'incalculable disaster
impending over Europe . . . President
Roosevelt haa rendered to Europe
vary great service which will not
soon be forgotten." -
HIGH SQUAD OFF
FOR HOOD RIVER
While Msdford high's Black Tor
nado opens Its 1938 totball season at
Hood River tomorrow night. Ashland
and drama Pass clash at Grants Pass
In tho first Southern Oregon confer
ence encounter and Klamath rails,
fourth member of the lsop. plays
host to The Dalles. Only the Ashland-
Orants Pass clash Is a conference
tilt.
The game at Grants Pass Is con
sidered a toes-up. with the Grizzlies
and Cavemen both experimenting
with rather light and green outfits.
The Tornado squad, 37 strong, left
Medford this morning, and will hold
light workout on the Hood Elver
gridiron lata this Afternoon.
School Burns.
HILLSBOHO. Sept. 29. (AP) The
Buxton school, 23 miles northeaat of
here, was destroyed by fire early yes
terday. A witness said the flames ap
parently started near electric wires
entering the building. Loss vaa es
timated at more than 92,000.
Use Mall TrlDune Want Ada.
BRIDGES OUSTER
AS COAST AGENT
SOUGHT By AFL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. (AP)
The American Federation of Labor
asked the federal court of appeals
here today to set aside a national
labor board order designating Harry
Bridges' CIO longshoremen's union
aa bargaining agent for west coaat
dock laborers.
The board In a recent order, cre
ated for the first time a geographi
cal unit of workers to bargain with
their employers.
The federation told the court tne
board's order violated the Wagner
act because that law does not "con
template and does not lawfully per
mit the designation by the board
of an employe unit constituting all
the employeea of different employers
In different and distant geographi
cal districts."
The federation said the board de
cision would force longshoremen af
filiated with the AFL to "become
members of or deal exclusively
with" the International Longshore
men and Warehousemen's union
which Bridges heads and which is
a part of John L. Lewis' Committee
for Industrial Organization. This
denies A. F. of L. membera to deal
with employers through representa
tives of their own choosing, the
federation contended.
pacific Goes To Air
FOREST OROVE, Sept M. (JP
Pacific university footballlata Indicat
ed they would take to the air against
the College of Puget Sound at Ta
coma Saturday when Coach Roger
Folgata concentrated on passing prac
tice yesterday.
Llnfleld Revamped
McMINNVILLE, Sept. 29. "A
revamped line and backfleld will
mark the Llnfleld college football
squad Saturday when It goea Into ac
tion against Cheney State here. Coach
Hank Lever said today.
Drug Smugglers Indicted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29. (AP)
Arthur E. Woods and James Blklna
wore Indicted by a federal grand Jury
yesterday on charges of aiding In the
shipment of narcottca In a shoe-box
by railway express from San Fran
cisco to Portland.
Coast Hop Crop.
SALBM, Sept. 29, (AP) Th
Growers' allocation committee of the
hop control board estimated last
night that the 1938 crop from Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington
would total 84,70d,78 pounds.
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