The Weather
Forecast: Fair today and to
morrow: little change In tern
perature.
Temperature
Hlghe yesterday .. 63
Lowest yesterday HMHW 28
Better Be First
Nov for a look at the Claastfled
page. You will find aome ex
ceptionally fine opportunities
for Investment this morning.
If IT Is advertised better be
first to contact the advertiser.
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Tl IBUNE
Full Associated Press
full United Press
Thirty-Third Year
MEDFORD, OREGON1, SUXDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1938
No. 213.
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Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Robert Kintner
Copyright, 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc. -
STRUGGLE EXPECTED
BETWEEN UNDERWRITERS
.
DILLON CO. CHALLENGING
MIGHT OF MORGAN'S
UTILITY REORGANIZING
FINANCE TO BE PRIZE
NEW IEAL HELD LIKELY
TO Ain CHALLENGER
WASHINGTON, Not. 37. In the
days of Jay Gould and Commodore
Vanderbllt. the elder Morgan and the
first Schlff, Wall street fought Its
battles on the public stage. Now It
Is different. If you go to Morgan,
Stanley and Co.. you will probably
get a polite denial that Dillon, Read
and company Is regarded aa more
than an ordinary competitor. And.
If you go to Dillon, Read, you will
probably get professions of the ten
derest esteem for Morgan. Stanley.
Yet numerous signs Indicate the
approach of an extraordinary strug
gle between the two underwriting
houses. Since J. Morgan and com
pany sent out Its offshoot, Morgan.
Stanley's greatness among under
writers has no more been challenged
than the parent firm's greatness In
the general business world. But now
the best-Informed men here and in
Wall street predict that a challenge
will be offered, by Dillon, Read, and
In the field of utilities financing.
The game Is worth the candle. Be
fore long, the utilities systems will
be integrating themselves to meet
the terms of the holding company
act. Dozens of financing and refin
ancing operations will be necessary.
If Dillon, Read get the bulk of the
business away from Morgan. Stanley,
the cash profit Is likely t- be im
mense. The profit In prenlge will
be quite incalculable, mr Dillon.
Read will be the David ho licked
the Morgan Golmth.
Strangely enough. the Dillon.
Read challenge la flml'.y offered, a
friendly relationship with the new
deal will have mudr It possible. Jay
Gould shockingly profiled by. his
power over Ulysses S. Orant. A Re
publican treasury department's deftp
respect for thi "corner" increased
the stature of J. P. Morgan and com
pany in the twenties. But the new
deal's friendship has rarely been re
garded as a commercial asset.
Neverthe'.css, the story really be
gins In the 1032 campaign. Then
Paul Shields, whose firm of 8hields
and company, does Dillon, Reads
brokerage business, and a Dillon,
Read partner, James Forrestal, were
about the only important Wall
atreeters who backed Franklin De
lano Roosevelt. Both contributed
handsomely to the Democratic cam
paign funds, and Shields subsequent
ly became the president's favorite
Wall street crony.
In the first years of the new deal,
the relationship between government
and business was confused by fur
ious lltieatlon. Furthermore, the
government's outpost In the finan
cial community, the securities and
exchange commission, was controlled
successively by Joseph P. Kennedy
and James M. Landls. Both Kennedy
and Landls were compromisers, and
there were no real showdowns. The
fur began to fly only when William
O. Douglas was Installed as SEC
chairman.
When Douglas got the SEC chair
manship, the Morgan Interest was
still dominant In the management
of the New York stock exchange. The
government's first assistance to Mor
gan rlvala came when Douglas In
sisted on stock exchange reorganlM
tlon. and used Shields to help htm
achieve It.
The accomplishment of reorganiza
tion ended Morgan's power on the
exehango. Almost simultaneously, the
supreme court upheld the holding
company act. Shields promptly be
came an Intermediary between the
SEC and the companies affected by
the act. Aa long ago ss last spring,
there was a bitter dispute between
him and Wendell Wlllkle. of the
Commonwealth and Southern, who
accused blm of serving the Interest
of Dillon. Read and working against
those of Morgan, Stanley. At that
time, there were rumors of a cooper
ative relationship between Dillon.
Read and Co.. Shields, end Harrison
Williams, of the North American Co..
who first broke the utilities' united
front against the holding company
act It was also observed that the
Dillon. Read lawyers were the Mrm of
Cotton. Franklin, s recruiting place
fof young new dealers.
since then, the cooperative rela
tionship between Williams. Shields
and Dillon, R"d seems to here been
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JURY OUT SINCE
NOON SATURDAY
SEEM DEADLOCKED
State Asks Full Penalty For
Olympia Doctor And
Aides Final Scenes
Emotional.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 28 Af
ter nine hours and 33 minutes of
deliberation, a Jury of eight men
and four women which heard the
Dr. Kent W. Berry torture-abduction
case was put to bed at 10 p. m..
(PST) tonight without reaching a
verdict.
The Jury will resume deliberations
after having breakfast tomorrow
morning, expected not earlier than
8:30 a. m.
The Jury received the case at 12:27
p. m. The defendants. Dr. Berry,
Olympia physician; James Reddlck,
taxlcab driver: William McAloon.
former Montesano night marshal,
and Robert Smith, Brady, Wash.,
dairy farmer, were taken upstairs
from the courtroom to the county
Jail to await the verdict. -
The defendants are charged with
assault and kidnaping. A first degree
assault conviction carries a 20-year
maximum, with the minimum to be
set by the state parole board. A kid
naping conviction carries either death
by hanging or life Imprisonment.
Wife Shows strain
Showing the strain of the two
weeks trial, Mrs. Berry's face was
drawn and white during special as
sistant prosecutor Joseph W. Gra
ham's final pleaj Her husband, who
wept during his attorney's long and
dramatic closing plea for acquittal,
was grim.
The aged parents of Mrs. Berry.
Mr. and Mrs. Ednard Kevin, left the
room weeping before the session was
over.
Graham's last words were a plea
the four men be convicted of kid
naping, under which death or life
Imprisonment, at the Jury's recom
mendation, la provided by Washing
ton law. He asked all but Smith be
convicted of first degree assault. The
state would accept a second degree
assault conviction against Smith, who
was credited with saving Baker'a life
during an abudctlon and assault last
August 10, Graham said.
Woman's Claim Scouted
Graham ridiculed Mrs. Berry's ac
cusatlon Baker criminally assaulted
her on a Fourth of July party, the
doctor's avowed motive for "punish
ing" Baker. Mrs. Baker testified to
the assault during the trial and
Baker, former coast guard officer,
denied It.
The assistant prosecutor hammered
home to the Jurors Judge John M.
Wilson's Instructions the "unwritten
law" was no defense.
"If a man should find another man
attacking hts wife, he should have
absolute evidence, which Dr. Berry
didn't have in this case," Graham
argued. "If he did these things on
the spur of the moment, there might
be mitigating circumstances. .
"But thia attack was planned over
a period of six weeks. The law says
this is not a mitigating circum
stance." Kidnaping Not Aim
Berry's counsel. 0. D. Cunningham,
white-haired and elderly "country
lawyer." based his closing plea on
grounds that kidnaping waa naver
planned by the doctor and the three
men. and that a second degree as
sault conviction would be the most
Just verdict for their "punishing"
the good-looking former coast guard
officer.
"The first thing In his mind waa
to have Baker arrested and prosecut
ed for the attack on hla wife," Cun
ningham said. "The next was to take
him out and assault him.
"Kidnaping never entered their
minds," he shouted.
Counsel for the others accused en
tered other arguments, for McAloon
that he waa Intoxicated the night of
the abuctlon and for Smith that he
came here believing he was to see a
bird dog, and then went along with
his old-time friend, the doctor. Rod
dick's attorney raid he played hla
part aa a taxlcab driver with no crim
inal Intent.
AGED MAN TARRED
AFTERJPTTAL
CHERHTLL. Alt., Nor. 36. fAP
Jacob Dirk en, 60-year old gars Re
operator, told Royal Canadian
mounted police today he had been
tarred and feathered by all or seven
masked men early Friday, then left
to make his ovro way home,
quarter of a mile.
Dirken waa acquitted earlier In
the week on a statutory charge. He
la recovering from injuries received
In a beating at the same time as
he was tarred whl'e the R.CMP
conduct an layeatigatioa.
Big Town Farming
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (JP) Got
ham's heaviest November snow
fall since the Spanish-American
war waa good news for Grover A.
Whalen, and the other big city
farmers at the New York World's
fair.
Three months ago they planted
patch of winter wheat on a auc
tion of the fair site lt'a now the
only wheat field in New York
City's concrete acres.
Zt began to grow too quickly to
ward the "heading" stage. Just af
ter a freight car load of snow was
ordered to chill the green wheat
sprouts, nature obliged with an
S-lnch snowfall. The order was
cancelled.
FATHER OBJECTS
TO QUINTUPLETS
F,
Dionne Changes Mind, New
York Officials Say Dr.
Dafoe Gives Views.
CALLANDER, Ont., Nov. 28.
(Canadian Press) Oll'va Dionne.
father of the quintuplets, today
turned thumbs down on a plan to
exhibit his little daughters at the
New York world's fair next year. He
said It looked like "a clear case of
exploitation."
(World fair officials said that
despite Dlonne's attitude they still
hoped to have the quintuplets at
the fair. A spokesman expressed
surprise at the father'a comment
and said he had been Informed
Dionne previously had been willing).
Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, medical
guardian of the quintuplets, who.
was said by a fair spokesman to
have been the first to agree on th
premise that the rest of the guar
dians also consent said the board
had never considered the offer.
"We have had countless offers to
exhibit the quints," the physician
said, "but we have laughed at them
and in the past It has been con
sidered that any such move would
not be in the health Interests of
the quintuplets.
"Since the little girls had their
tonslla and adenoids removed re
cently they have shown much Im
provement and we expect a great
change In their health by spring.
"But there has been no consider
ation given as yet to move them
from their comfortable little nursery
here."
Dionne recalled censure In some
quartern for a vaudeville tour he
and Mrs, Dionne made in 1935. He
pointed out this had been called
"cheap exploitation" and added, "I
wonder what they consider showing
the quints in New York would be?"
VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 26 (CP)
Twelve men, parading In front of the
German consulate here late today
were arrested by Vancouver police
and charged with obstructing officers.
They will appear In court Monday.
The men were wearing placards and
distributing pamphlets In front of
the building, according to constables.
The sheets protested treatment of'
Jewa in Germany.
"Canadian democracy cannot
countenance Nasi Inhumanity by
maintaining relations with Oermany,"
the pamphlets said In part.
"Jewish people, hounded by de
mented Hltierlsm. seek a home and
safety. Canada must do her part
In alleviating the suffering of this
tortured people."
RELIEF SESSION
BOISE. Idaho, Nov. 36. (JPt- The
ninth extraordinary session of the
Idaho legislature will decide Mondsy
Ite answer to a state relief problem
that has grown In 20 years into an
Intricate arfair requiring 13,750.000
annually and Involving a tenth of
Idaho's residents.
Oov. Barzllla W. Clark tonight waa
preparing his message to the legisla
ture. It will deal with matter of
providing an estimated 1100.000 fur
December to provide for the needy,
and a small special appropriation for
the state prison.
SANTIAGO, Chile. Nov. 26. (VP)
Beventy-flv Chilean senators and
deputies today joined In a cable
gram to Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, pro
tecting "th tragic persecution of
Jews "
SIGNS AMERICAN
Protest Filed On Treatment
Of U. S. Creditors Jew
ish Sympathizers Hit.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26. (AP)
Signs of stralued relations with Ger
many multiplied today when the
state department aaslgncd Its am
bassador to - Berlin to an Indefinite
tour of duty In Washington and
published new protests against nazl
treatment of American creditors.
Sumner Welles, acting secretary of
state, announced that Ambassador
Hugh Wilson, who returned here
today from Berlin on his way to
confer with President Roosevelt at
Warm Springs, Ga., had been as
signed to the department as an
advisor on relations between the
two countries. Other officials said
later that the assignment, while for
an Indefinite period, waa a tem
porary one.
Thereafter the department disclos
ed that the United States embassy
in Berlin had complained to the
German government yesterday
against "acts or policies of foreign
governments which discriminate
against American creditors and give
foreign creditors more favorable
treatment than Americans."
BERLIN. Nov. 26. (AP) Nazi
anti-Semitism was extended today
by sharp attacks on those who sym
pathize with Jews,
i "These creatures, these friends of
Jews, these servants of Jewa deserve
no other treatment than that ac
corded Jewa themselves," the Nuern
berg newspaper Praenkische Tages
zeltung declared. V "
The Westdeutscher Beobachter of
Cologne maintained that "our fel
low citizens must not commiserate
where commiseration la out of
place; the elimination of the Jew
from our life must be carried to
the bitter end."
Some observers belteved these at
tacks were the beginning of a wider
campaign against Germane who
think nazl treatment of Jews un
worthy of German traditions.
IS
CRITICALLY ILL
Rupert J. Henry of Sunnycltff
orchard was in a critical condition
In Sacred Heart hospital last night.
He was suffering from a stomach
hemorrhage.
Mr. Henry was given two blood
transfusions yesterday, the first hy
hla son Jimmy and the second by
William J. Bowerman, head coach at
Medford high school. Another trans
fusion was to be administered today,
bis physician said.
Cause of the hemorrhage waa not
definitely established. Mr. Henry,
however, had been Buffering from
a cold which caused considerable
coughing and resultant strain, It was
said. He was taken to the hospital
Thursday night from hla town resi
dence at 718 South Oakdale avenue.
Radio Highlights
By c. e. Bi TTr.Hnr.i.n
Astnelated Press Radio Editor
Time la Eastern Standard
NEW YORK. Nov. 20 fltartcd off
with Intervlewa at the sailing Friday,
broadcasts preliminary to the eighth
annual Pan-American congress, or the
International Conference of Ameri
can States, are to be continued from
the liner Ssnts Clara at sea as It car
ries the United States delegation to
Lima, Peru.
The schedule calls for almost dally
transmission via a special short wave
transmitter aboard by NBC, either
on the WEAF or the WJZ network.
The programs are to consist mainly
of Intervlewa conducted by Edward
O. Tomllnson.
After the conference opens De
cember 9 both NBC and CBS will be
on the air from Lima with Inter
view, of delegates, talks and probably
one or two of the actual sessions. At
least one transmission a day Is plan
ned by each chain.
Sunday Brings: WEAP-NBC 11 :0J
a. m. from Pnrls, 40th anniversary
discovery of radium: 12:30 p. m. Chi
cago roundtable, "Monopoly and the
New Deal."
WABC-CBS 1:30 Yugoslav anni
versary: 7 peoples platform. Norman
Thomas and others on armament.
Monday Expectations: WEAP-NBC
1 p. m. American Vocational assoc
iation: WJZ-NBC 4 Livestock show:
4:30 Pour-H club scholarship awards:
6:05. national conference of Jewr
and Christians, Dt. Compton.
Held In Fire Probe
4 -i; la" . - : v T..,.,
Pin Id I. Trew llI (above"), 33-venr-olri
ranch work man, was being held by
Los Angeles fire and sheriff ofUrhil
In connection with the $4 .000, (MM) fire
that swept Topangn canyon. The of
fleer, milking an Investigation, saltl
Trewltt admitted causing the blaze
when he dumped ronls from a stove
In the belief they were dead.
NEW FIRE NEARS
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 36. tPr
Prrsh winds from the Pacific spread
a brush fire tonight over the ridge
of the Santa Monica mountains
across a highway to endanger Enclno.
where many film notablea live.
In two or three placca the flames
were within a mllo of the homes of
Al Jolson and Joel McCrea, actors;
Eflgar Rice Burroughs, creator of
Tsrzan, and Phil Harris, orchestra
leader,
Ralph Scott. Los Angeles fire chief,
threw 1.700 reserve firemen "Into the
fight along the mountain ridge and
County Fire warden Spence Turner
brought several tractors to clear new
fire breaks.
Elsewhere In Los Angeles and San
Bernnrdlno counties, where damage
possibly reaching 5.0O0,000 has been
done, the brush and forest flrea were
held well In check, and may be
brought completely under control
tomorrow.
Sheriff's deputies In 'the Roosevelt
highway fire area near the ocean
arrested three men on charges of
petty theft of metal objects from
the ruins of homes. One of the men.
Chsrles C. Frnwlcy, 32. was accused
of taking an electrle refrigerator
motor, two wash tubs, a sink and
some copper wire.
Many foothill scenes familiar o
movie fane were ruined for future
film use by the flames and studio
executives said that shooting srhed.
ules for several plcturca would have
to be rearranged.
A white ash from the fire, borne
on tho wind, fell like snow In Holly
wood. Beverly Hills and Bel-Air,
whitening homea and automobiles.
KIIOTTHAT
FED Hi; JAILED
OOI.DENDALE, Nov. 26 (API
John Wagner. 46-year old former
Ynklma county WPA worker, was
in Jail here tonight, charged with
killing the cow that fed him.
Bherlff C. R. House, of Klickitat
county, arrested Wagner on a grand
larceny chsrve and said lhe cow
belonged to Rsy Schuster, a rancher.
The aherlff snld Wngner wss des
titute and had been milking the
cow for a month or more to provide
for six children. The beast had been
allowed to range near where Wagner
cut wood. This week, the sheriff
added. Wagner butchered It.
Order llltldend
SPOKANE, Nov. 26. (AD The
Real Bttate Reserve corporation of
Spokane reported today It would
pay an Immedla'a dl'.md of tOO.
Ooo. bilnglng total pamcnls to
1720,000.
SENATE URGED TO
CLEAR WPA ROLLS
OF 'POLITICIANS'
Activity During Campaign
Blasted, Leaders Blamed
New York Times Scribe
Defies Hopkins. .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 36 P Sen
ator White (R-Mc), a member of the
senate campaign expenditures com
mittee, called on authorities today
to discharge every relief official or
worker found to have used WPA for
political purposes In the last cam
paign.
The committee la scheduled to meet
Monday to consider final reports on
Its campaign Investigations.
'I think everyone who knows any
thing about It recognize that the
WPA has been a demoralising and
corrupting Influence In politics,"
White said In an interview.
He attributed the blame for WPA
political activity, which committee
Investigators have reported finding
In several states, to the administra
tive branch of the relief organization.
"I think," White said, "that every
official and every employe who haa
been using the WPA for political pur
poses ought to be separated from the
service."
Tlan Policing
He said he would support a pro
posal by Chairman Sheppard (D
Tcx.) that .the campaign expenditures
committee be made a permanent or
ganization to "police" political cam
paigns and to recommend legislation
to halt political corruption.
The Maine senator suggested a
Joint, .organization, with Jurisdiction
over both house and senatorial cam
paigns. White Indicated ha would propose
that the committee recommend that
congress decide who legally can con
tribute to political funds, and that
It ask for a congressional study of
charge of political abuse of the
free mailing and printing privileges.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (p, Ar
thur Krock. New York Times Wash
ington correspondent, declined today
to disclose the source hla Information
that Harry Hopkins, the Works Prog
ress administrator, once told a
friend "we will apend and spend, tax
and tax, elect and elect."
Hopkins, who previously had de
nted making the remark, wrote the
Times yesterday aaklng It to Identify
tho murce. He aaked If the public
did not have a "right" to know "who
started this unfounded story."
Krork Answers Hopkins '
In reply, Krock said he had "ver
ified substantially the quotation
and the belief that it waa seriously
uttered before making any use of
It." He said, too, that It had been
published by soma other papera as
long ago aa September 25, and not
denied.
K rock's statement concluded:
"The friend who quoted Mr. Hop
kins aa substantially repeated la of
excellent repute and not at all hard
of hearing. He la at liberty to re
veal himself If he so desires. I
learned his Identity in confidence
and that confidence unless I am
released I shall maintain."
Northern California, pair Sunday;
local morning fogs on coast; little
change In temperature, light var
iable wind off coast,
Oregon: Increasing cloudiness Sun
day, becoming unsettled west por
tion; with rain on ooast Sunday; not
quite ao cold east portion; gentle
east to south wind off coast.
Outlook far western it a tea, Nov.
28-Dec. 8, inclusive: Unsettled, rains
or snows northern districts, probably
extending into southern districts by
middle of week; normal temperatures.
DEBT OF NATION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 WV-The
federal debt has reached a new record
high of 3a.S84.2l2.4SS on the eve
of another huge treasury borrowing
operation.
The treasury said the record wss
attained on November 23, th last
daw for which. complete figure are
available and that Secretary Morgan
than would meet with federal reserve
officials next week to discuss Decem
ber borrowUif.
Young" Mr. Young
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 26 (IP)
W. L. Young. 84, has young Ideas
he's planning matrimony.
Young applied for a license to
wed a 72-year-old neighbor, "If
she'll have me."
"She hasnt exactly said she
would yet. he added cautiously.
PONTIFF BETTER,
Pope Pius Tends Official
Duties And Conference
Following Heart Attack.
VATICAN CITY, Nov. 26 (ZD
Vatican sources said tonight that
Pope Plus XI was seised with a slight
chill about 5 p. m. (1 a. m., P.S.T.)
after he had left his sick bed to
carry on his official dutlea. Tho
chlU lasted only a few minutes.
The pope had been helped from
bed and had eat up part of the day
despite the heart attack from which
he collapsed yesterday morning. He
had been warned that hla weakened
heart might not survive another such
attack.
The supreme bead of the Cathollo
church, at years old last May 91,
gave proof of his extraordinary forti
tude by holding a one-hour confer
ence with Eugenlo Cardinal Pacelll,
papal secretary of state.
Most of the day the pope matched
his will against that of his chief
physician, Dr. Amlnta Mtlanl, head
of the Vatican atate'a sanitary depart
ment. A source close to tha pontiff said
His Holiness hoped to attend mass
tomorrow In his private chapel and
also Intended not only to hold the
customary ofMctal oonferencea but to
receive a delegatln of Hungarian pil
grims. This Informant said early this eve
ning that the Holy Father "could not
hope to be better."
Dr. Mllanl permitted his patient
to drink a small cup of diluted oof
fee this afternoon after the pope took
aome broth and sipped a little cham
paigns. The physician was seen leaving the
papal apartment in late afternoon
for brief stroll.
He intended to spend another night
near the pontiff.
ALCATRAZ FELONS
GIVEN LIFE TERM
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26
Two long-term Alcatrai prisoners
were convicted of first degree mur
der today for slaying a guard In a
futile attempt to flee from the Island
prison but escaped lethal gas deaths
when federal court Jury added
"without capital punishment" to its
verdict. t,
Judge Harold Louderback Immed
iately passed life sentences on James
C. Lucas, 26, Texas robber, and Ruf
us Franklin. 24. Alabama murderer.
Defense Attorney Harold Faulkner
asked for a motion for a new trial,
which waa quickly denied.
The prisoners received the verdict
without much display of emotion.
Franklin's hand trembled and his
llpa tightened.
A grim expression around Lucas'
ayes relaxed slightly as ha sat down
after the verdict waa read.
Alcatrax prison guards Immediately
surrounded the men, hustled them
from the courtroom and manacled
their hands.
TILL COURT ACTS
DALLAS. Nov. 26 (r Stating that
he would not pass upon a motion of
the state to cancel an order of the
court admitting the defendant to ball
until such time aa the supreme court
rules on a motion to dismiss Rosser's
appeal, Circuit Judge Artie Walker
today continued an order directing
that Al E. Rosser, former secretary
of the Joint Council of AFL Team
atert Unions In Oregon, be held In
Jail pending determination of th
state's contention.
The state contends that Rosser's
failure to perfect hla appeal within
30 day of th time of filing notice
deprive him of th tight of appeal
and that th only thing left for th
circuit court to do 1 commit Rosser
to th penitentiary to aenr out the
U ltH rptenoi imposed oa aim.
K
CCC YOUTH HELD
FOR THREAT SENT
Galice Enrollee From
Georgia Demanded $10,
000 From Child Star,
Complaint Charges. .
Hlnton 0. Hnrdlson, 23, CCC en
rollee at Camp Rand near Oallce. wa
bound over to the federal grand Jury
under 150.000 ball when arraigned
before the U. 8. commissioner hero
yesterday afternoon on a charge ot
attempting to extort tlO.OOO from,
Shirley Temple, child motion plctur
actress.
Hardlson waived preliminary hear
ing and arter the arraignment waa
placed In the custody of Paul Hanlln,
U. S. deputy marshal. Hanlln took.
Hardlson to Portland by train lart
night. The grand Jury meeta In Port
land Monday,
Hardlson Is accused of writing a
letter to Shirley November IT In
which he demanded elO.000 under
threat of death. He was arrested by
bureau of federal Investigation men
at Camp Rand yeaterday and brought
vo Medford for arraignment.
Details of the alleged attempted
extortion were not revealed, tncludtng
the manner In which Hardlson In
structed Shirley to pay the money.
Hardlson waa born In Ttlton. Oa,
and his home address Is now Albany,
Oa. He came to Camp Rand Octo
ber lfl. Camp Rand Is situated about
20 mils west of Oranta Pass In
canyon of the Rogue river.
The Associated Press quoted Lieut.
John 8. Caughman, Camp Rand com
mander, as saying that Hardlson "did
not seem quite so quick aa the other
boys. He's more of the slow type."
PORTLAND, Nov. 26. (JP) J. D.
Swenson, agent In charge of th
Portland district FBI office said
tr.wii.nti hail admitted malllna tho
alleged extortion note on Novem
ber 17.
pari nonaush.- United States dis
trict attorney, said formsl com
plaint charging th youth with us
of tha malls in an attempt to extort
money had been prepared.
Howard King and W. F. wooa, rei
aeent. made the arrest and took
Hardlson to Medford.
WORST NOVEMBER
STORM IN YEARS
CLAIMS 92 LIVES
A preview of winter with abnor
mally low temperatures, high wind
forecast of mor now per
sisted over much of the nation today
(Sunday) following one of tne worn
unnK.f .tnrm. in veart. The on
slaught cawed at least 92 doaths.
Stormbom traiflo accuienis. iriB'"
lty, and overexertion added to tha
toll steadily.
The weather bureau reported
large mass of cold air centered over
th Orest Lakes region was sweep
ing alowly eastward. At the am
time It drew warmer weather to th
Pacific coast, adding to tha menaos
of forest flrea
Much of th northern part of th
nation waa blanketed by snow.
Houghton. Mich. iwporUd th faU
waa 16 inche deep. Albany, N, T..
had alx Inches; Boston, five, and
Philadelphia, four.
Tha forecast for New England wa
cloudy and mor snow, th north
centra! status more snow; th south
olear but colder than last night.
Travel by train waa delayed at Chi
cago. Trains ran from on half to
one and a half hours late, but sir
lines reported normal operatlona. Bii
transportation also was Interrupted,
especially In New England.
Recapitulation of atormdeath of
the Thanksgiving season showed. New
York 25. New Englsnd 23, New Jer
sey 12. Pennsylvania 7. the south,
t. Ohio 9. Maryland 3, Michigan. In
diana and Illlnola 2 each. Nebrask
and Missouri on each.
New Deal Slows Vp
WASHINOTON, Nov. 26. (API
More mature consideration of legis
lation, reduced federal spending and
slow-speed In governmental expert,
mentation was predicted In tha neit
congress by Senator cnaries ewnarr
of Oregon.
Aid 1'nr Colombia
WASHINOTON. Nov. 28. (AP)
Th. united States government an
nounced today that naval and mili
tary air missions would go to th
Rnith!ie of Colombia soon to co
operate with that country In lm-
PtMlW lit uciensiv lorces.
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