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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1938.
$26,410,837 NET
ESTATE LEFT BY
ROCKEFELLER, SR.
Granddaughter, Her Children
and Rockefeller Institute
for Medical Research Re
ceive Major Share.
NEW YORK, Not. M rVPr John D.
Rockefeller, Sr., who died In Florida
on May 33, 1937, left a net estate of
$26,410,837, consisting principally of
securities. ,
A transfer tax appraisal filed today
listed the gross estate at $26,909,182,
of which more than $17,000,000 was
In United States treasury notes.
Virtually the entire estate was left
In trust for a granddaughter, Mrs
Margaret Strong DeCuevas; her two
children; and the Rockefeller Instl
tute for Medical Research.
It was estimated the state would
collect $4,616,467 In taxes.
Attorneys said the federal tax would
run to $12,240,000.
$3.1,678 To Hon
The only other beneflrary was John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., who received per
aohal and household effects valued at
$33,678.
The senior Rockefeller explained In
a oodlcal to hla will he already had
made ample provision for his other
heirs. In adtlltton, he donated i
' total of $530,830,000 during his life.
time to philanthropic agencies
throughout the world.
Mrs. DeCuevas, wife of a Spanish
marquis, manltalns a home at Lake
marquis, maintains a home at Lake-
much time abroad.
The appraisal, filed by James J.
Fleming, Westchester county estato
tax appraiser, listed Mr. Rockefeller's
ehtef asset as securities valued - at
$26,273,845. There were notes and
cash totaling $451,364 and miscel
laneous property amounting to $179,
S73. The latter Included a stock ex
change seat which he novor used
valued at $03,000.
Heavy Expenses
Deductions Included $360,006 for
funeral and administration expenses.
Lawyers' fcea were estimated at $200.
000 and the three executors receive
fees of $25,000 each. The executors
are Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., Thomas M.
DeBevolse, an attorney, and Bertram
Cutler, a financial adviser to the
Rockefeller family.
Debts amounted to $133,348. rang.
Ing from an Item of 58 cents for
cloth purchased prior to Mr. Rocke
feller's death to $42,813 due as a fed
eral gift tax for 1D37.
In a statement accompanying the
appraisal Mr. Rockefeller, Jr.. listed
$187,000 In gifts made by his fnther
In the two years prior to his death.
incy included many donations to Re
publican stata and natlonol commit
teas. The list of assets Included a soli
tary ahare of stock In the Immense
oil empire founded by Mr. Rockefeller.
Freedom 's Promise Awes
Immigrants From Europe
Seeking American Haven
By PAT McORADT
NEW YORK, Nov. 32. AP) Across the aun-flooded waters of
York harbor, the old world looked at the sew.
New
TWO ASSESSED FINES
ON TRAFFIC CHARGES
William Bruce Taylor, 17, of a
Medford Star Route, eh a r Rod with
violation of the basic traffic rule.
' was fuisesaed fl and costs In Justice
court Monday. Taylor was charged
with driving at a reckless speed, in
a thick fog, at an early morning
hour.
Klmbra Est. Phoenix, charged
with operating an auto with no ope
rator's licence, wan assessed 3 50 and
costs.
A shining city reared skyward In
the bright November morning . . .
giant chromium towers that dwarfed
a dozen trans-Atlantic liners clasped
like fingers around the waterfront
robe of Manhattan.
"Look the Statue of Liberty 1"
The young Immigrant, wearing the
gay-colored native dress of hts Eu
ropean fatherland, spoke In a voice
of awed exult ance.
Eagerly, hla eyea swept from the
red-brio detention buildings of
EUts Island, the teeming portal to
America, and gazed steadily at the
green-tinged figure with torch flung
aloft, rising from the middle of the
bay.
Freedom!
"It means freedom, the young
immigrant said. He repeated It softly,
u though the word had a strange
savor on his tongue. "Freedom I"
At his side, proudly erect, a white
haired old man stared moodily. He
looked at the young peasant's toll
hardened hands, and at his own
well-groomed fingers.
In hla pockets, he Jingled a few
silver coins all that was left; and
thinking of the btg home and tidy
fortune he had possessed until
few short weeks ago, he recalled bit
terly that on the visa application
describing the purpose of his visit to
the United States he had written
"Pleasure."
He shrugged. Homeless, broke,
man without a country; and vet-
Freedom." the young man had said
"You are right," he told the youth
gontly. "And It Is something to be
nappy about."
Typical Scene
The scene was typical of scores
enacted dally on Ellis Island as thou
sands who had fled troubled condl-
tions in europe arrive for a new
start In America an endless stream
of refugees from Germany, Austria,
Poland. Italy, Czechoslovakia and
other centers of strife.
German refugees have already over-
flooded the 1038-39 quota restric
tions, with the tremendous surplus
gaining admission on visitors' vlaas
and biding their time in some cases
for years to leave and re-enter with
permanent permits.
Legally forbidden to employ them
selves gainfully, the hapless outcast
seeking temporary haven must de
scribe their visits as "pleasure," how
ever destitute after being forced to
leave their savings and property be
hind. Relatives and friends, in a ma
jority of cases, bond them against
becoming public charges since de
partment store workers and others
have protested to Immigration au
thorities agalnnt the hiring of Immi
grants and the firing of citizens.
One-Fourth May Work
Only those arriving on permanent
vlsos and they are only one-fourth
of the total are allowed to aeek
employment.
More than 300 Immigrants are
held every day at Ellis Island while
authorities Investigate their appli
cation to enter. In the big deten
tion quarters, far more comfortably
furnished than the usual Institution,
refugees of many nationalities sit
silently awaiting their hearings.
Soil-tilling pen Milts and one- well-to-do
merchants, artlHta and busi
nessmen rub shoulders, filled with
a common hope and fear. Little
boys and girls squirm restlessly on
chairs and benches. Infants cry
plaintively In a little cuhlcle cur
tained off from the rest of the great
hall In which they spend their days
reading, playing cards, talking.
When the buezer sounds, unlock
ing the door Into the detention ball,
the Interned turn expectant eyea to
ward the entrance. Their faces fall
unless the Tlsltor la a friend or
relative coma to help la their efforts
to enter the country.
PARENTS TO GAIN
ADVICE ON CIO
Dr. O. 1L Chambers, professor of
psychology at Oregon State college,
will be speaker at a meeting for men
and women of Jackson county Fri
day, November 35 at 8 p. m. at the
First Christian church.
. Subject of Dr. Chamber's discus
sion will be "The Emotional Develop
ment of the Child." Dr. Chambers Is
a leader In the field of psychology
and has been a popular lecturer at
adult meetings throughout the state.
This la the first time ha has ap
peared on a Jackson county program
on adult education. Dr. Chambers'
lectures are familiar to southern Ore
gon adults because they were In
cluded In the parent education
broadcasts In 1036-1937. Much Inter
est Is being shown In this meeting
and a large attendance la expected.
This is the first of a series of
four evening meetings for adults
which are being arranged each month
by Mabel C. Mack, county home dem
onstration agent. AH adults are In
vlted to attend any of these meet
ings. .
TO
LENIENCY
FOR FOUR
PLEAS
Judge Norton Defers Sen
tence On Guilty Pleas
Until Monday Good Pre
vious Records Are Cited
THE DALLES, Not. 32. (AP) A
clump of sagebrush 30 feet from the
Columbia River highway near Biggs
yielded the brutally beateu body of
man police Identified today as
Dowey Burretl, formerly of Marysvtlle,
Idaho.
The skull was crushed by blows
from a blunt Instrument, Dr. Thomp
son Coberth, who performed au
autopsy, reported. State Police Ser
geant Frank Clrlmm and Sheriff O.
O. Wilson believed the body might
be that of a motorist slain by a
hitch-hiker. No valuables were found
on the body.
Grimm said automobile tracks led
off the road near the spot where
the body had been dragged to the
sagebrush. It was found yesterday by
Joe Brady, state highway mainten
ance man, and Dr. Coberth said the
man had been dead "at least 46
hours."
FACULTY FROWNS UPON
KAPPA SIGMA CUSTOM
EUGENE. Nov. 33 P)A brother
of Kappa Sigma fraternity was drop
ped In a mattress and delivered to
the sorority house of hla fiancee lnat
Saturday night, after the traditional
University of Oregon custom.
Testorday the fraternity went on
social probation, because faculty dis
ciplinarians considered the youth "too
barely clad.
James D. Bailey, 10. and Harold
W. Wlgen, 31, both of Portland, Wil
liam Tycer, 19, of Kerby, Southern
Oregon Normal school at Ashland
students, and Clifford U. McLean, 36,
Ashland, former Normal student, en
tered pleas of guilty In circuit court
to the theft of clothing from a Treka,
Ca., laundry wagon last Thursday
night. Through counsel, they asked
for leniency, and It was recommend
ed by District Attorney Frank J.
Newman. Dr. William- B, Bedford,
president of the Normal school. In a
letter read In court, also asked It.
Judge H. D. Norton deferred pass
ing of sentence until next Monday
and ordered each of the quartet be
held under WOO bonds.
"Too much leniency Is sought for
young men of good standing who
come Into court," the court com
mented. "Whenever high class young
men get into trouble with the law,
the court Is beselged by their in
fluential friends, asking clemencr.
The court sometimes feels, commit
ting depredations Is becoming a rec
reation for high ciass younp men.
They aro a problem. The court will
take a few days to think H over be
fore making any decision.
According to counsel for the
youths, Bailey was the Instigator of
the wagon thefts and McLean walked
away when the garments were taken.
The court was also advised, "There
is no satisfactory explanation for
their act. It must have been an Im
pulse."
Attorney Frank VanDyke also
stressed the previous good character
of alt the defendants.
The theft of a suit of clothes, an
overcoat, and .eight pair of pants
I was a climax of a celebration of
Wlgen's twenty-first birthday, the
group visiting two or three night
spots. At the Pine Cone they met the
Yreka laundry wagon driver. When
getting ready to return to Ashland
the truck was robbed.
A large number of Ashland resi
dents. Including Normal school stu
dents, were present In court during
the proceedings.
Meteorological Report
Forecasts
' Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Wednesday, continued cold.
Oregon: Fair tonight and Wednes
day, continued cold, light to moderate
east wind off the coast.
Local Data . . .
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest, 66; lowest. 47.
Total monthly precipitation, 1.18
Inches. Excess for the month .64
Inches.
Total precipitation since Sept.
1938, 3.53 Inches. Excess for the sea
son, .16 Inches.
Relative humidity at 6 p. m. yes
terday, 43 percent; A a. m. today,
loo percent.
Tomorrow: Sunrise, 7:11 a. m. flun
set, 4:44 p. m.
Observations Taken at 5 a. i
120 Meridian Time.
u
if
Boise 42 lj
Boston . BO 2
Chicago 2 30
Denver .So 16
Eureka 52 38
Helena 28 12 T.
Los Angeles.. 88 42 T.
MBDPORO 48 2S
New v-- 82 34
Omabl 46 13
PbOvnlx , 78 34 '
Portland . 48 32 ,
Ueno 48 12
Roseburg 42 28 T.
Salt Lake 38 16
San Francisco... 64 40 .
Seattle 44 30
Spokane . 38 18
Wash.; D. O. .. 62 42 " ' '
Yakima ... 44 22
OREGON MERCURY
Clear
' Cloudy '
Cloudy
Clear
Clear '
Cloudy
Foggy
Clear .
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear ,
Clear
Cloudy
Clear.
Clear, .
Clear
Clear .
Pt. Cldy.
Clear
TOWNSEND DAMAGE SUIT
ON SETTLEMENT VERGE
PORTLAND. Nov. 22. ( AP) Fed
eral Judge Claude McColloch was
advised yesterday that Dr. Francis
E. Townsond's Injunction suit and
25.000 damage action against the
Townnond National Recovery Plan,
Inc., of Oregon was nearlng an out
of court settlement.
Dr. Townaend and his national re
covery plan organization protested
use of the Townsend name by the
Oregon group.
TO OPPOSE DIVERSION
OF GAS, VEHICLE TAXES
PORTLAND, Nov. 22. (AP) A
constitutional amendment forbidding
diversion of gasoline and motor 've
hicle taxes to other than highway
uses will be presented to the man
legislature, the Oregon Highway
Users association said at a confer
ence yesterday.
The group derided to oppose any
Increase In taxes against motor vehicles.
85c S1.60
BEST SELLER
in independent package stores from coast to coastl
According lo an unbiased survey of independent package
stores sponsored by leading distillers.
TAKES NOSE DIVE
PORTLAND, Nov. 22. (AP)r-The
weather was bright and cheerful but
mighty cold all over Oregon today.
Three points. Baker, Bend and
Lakevlew, reported corresponding
minimum temperatures of 12 degrees
aoove ero. Altnougb Portland, low
est point was a degree above freez
ing, the city was covered with heavy
frost.
Other mlnlmums Included Brook
ings 40, Hood River 18. Medford 20,
Newport 34. North Bend 34, Pendle
ton 26. Roseburg 28, Siskiyou Sum
mit 24.
The forecast was for fair weather
tonight and Wednesday with little
ennnge in temperature.
SALEM, Nov. 22. (AP) The mer
cury in Salem dropped to 22 degrees
lost night, the coldest of the winter
so far. The maximum was 43.
GRANTS PASS, Nov. 23. (AP) A
new low temperature was recorded
hero thts morning at 18 degrees.
GRANTS PAS? PLANS
L
ORANTS PASS. Nov. 22. (AP)
The Grants Pass Chamber of Com
merce today sponsored a billboard
advertising program to publicize the
city and Josephine county In north
ern California along the Redwood
inKimnj uuiji onu r rancisco.
The appeal to tourists Is also ex
pected to benefit cltlea on the Pa
cific highway north of here, where
thft two highways Intersect.
It-Minute Strike"
OLENDALE. Csllf., Nov. 33. (AP)
A O. I. o. strike at the medical equip
ment plant of Robert A. Fischer was
settled in 14 minutes when It was
learned a labor Intermediary had for
gotten to present Fischer with a new
union contract. He signed It aa soon
sa he read It.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
BTATE OF OREGON, JACKSON
COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
ime.l.ii5 viula sowelu da
ceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the county court for Jackson Countv.
Oregon, has appointed me executor of
ma estate oi peine viola sowell, de
ceased. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby requir
ed to present the same with proper
vouchers within six months from this
date at the office of Neff & Frohn
mayer. Cooley Theatre Building, Med
torn. Oregon.
Dated November S3. 1S38.
LINDEN D. SOWELL, executor.
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DOCTOR
By HAROLD WAINSCOTt
of Watnwott Pharmacy ,
This Is a thrllllnit age, full of
speed, danger, complexity. The aver
age person of ioday tenors more, eeae
mar, feels mora in a day than Ma
grandfather did In a decade. .
The age also mskes Its demands
upon the human system. The shock
and alarms of modern life are ex-
haustlnc, enervating: , they break
down physical reser-ea until life be
comes a burden. Vet a really healthy
person enjoys modern life.
Physicians understand the need
for physical fttnesa. Consult your
doctor at the first sign of apathy or
mental unrest. He can Imp rote your
health and keep you restful.
His first aid la a reliable druggist
who understands the art of accurate
ly filling a prescription.
This Is the first of a series of
K-.imu.al Advertisement appearing In
thla paper esch Tuesday.
An Unusual Group of New
Fur Trimmed Coats
Hera are the. Wanted Pur Trim Coat Styles for the winter . ...
Season. Lovely All-wool Tweeds and Boucles with generous A g f
tur trims or Wolf, Persian. Seallne. etc. The styles are Pitted J
or Swagger. Included In this collection are many exclusive
Rotbmoor models. m
N
6c formal Die
ew Uinner
sses
For the Holiday Season
Our Drees Shop announces New Prorks for winter Afternoons and Formal Evening Affair.
Here are lovely models In glorious colors trimmed with Sequin snd Costume Jewelry. Even
the faahlonable 1938 Version of the Hoop Skirt will e found In this superb collection of
New party dresses. Before you buy your New dress, see these at Mann's.
$1995 and $2295
HOLIDAY LUGGAGE
Holiday Lufgag for Men and Women In the popular Airplane type. Here are Cases and
Wardrobe styles, superbly made of 3-ply laminated wood with a covering of beat quality
woven dues In various patterns. These pieces are finely finished with the best In luggage
hardware. Pulman styles for men and women at IJ3.00. Women's Wardrobette 4-hanger typ
at aiO.SO n n. The overnighter. a finely lined case with roomy pockets at 17.93 to a 15. 00
and the popular Hat and Shoe Cases, with room for other apparel, at tls.00.
MANN'S MAIN FLOOR
$795 to $25.
Store Closed Thursday, Thanksgiving.
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