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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1939.'
TRIED BY SWISS
ON SPYCHARGE
Dark-Eyed Night Club Dar
ling Caught Departing
With Swiss Arms Plans
By Charlei S. Follt. Jr.
Geneva, Oct. 31. fP) A
dark eyed dancer of Italian
birth, accused of leading a spy
ring working for several for
eign governments, went on trial
today with three men.
Virginia Capt Rota. 35-year-old
performer from the night
clubs of Rome, Paris and Ma
drid, has been in Jail since last
December 19.
Swiss counter-espionage oper
atives charged they caught her
and Roger Joel, 35, a draftsman
once employed in a Swiss arms
factory, as they tried to cross
Into France carrying plans for
a new anti-aircraft gun and
other military information from
Switzerland and other countries
Authorities said the dancer
twice went on hunger strikes
and once tried suicide by slash
ing her wrists with broken glass.
Finally she was placed in a
prison hospital under 24-hour
gftnrd.
Gave Italy Information.
A magistrate's report on the
case said Paul Roehat, another
of the four and former operator
of a private detective agency in
Geneva, delivered information
concerning Swiss national de
fense to the consul general of
Italy.
Roehat, whose arrest was due
partly to tips from French coun
ter-espionage agents who trailed
him through Tunisia and Algeria
in January, .was said to be the
ring's contact man with repre
gentntives of foreign govern
ments. The trial, first big case to
come before the court since the
European war began, was held
behind locked doors before five
Geneva federal Judges.
The prosecution said the maxi
mum penalty would be asked,
since .Switzerland was in the
Jidi of an anti-espionage drive.
.t At the time the four were
anpMed, the maximum was five
in prison, but all also are
cluirneiV with treason, All arc
Svf jn v tizens.
for the benefit of taxpayeri de
siring to itudy items of the
budget.
Public hearing on the budget
has been set for Friday. Novem
ber 24, the day following the
new Thanksgiving date. Henry
G. Enders of Ashland will act
as chairman of the hearing.
E
IN MAKING PLEA
Merrill N. (Bud) Bliss, for
merly of Phoenix, charged with
larceny by bailee, in a complaint
signed by Leslie Zemke, appear
ed in Justice court yesterday nnd
asked further time to plead.
which was granted. Bliss is
specifically ' charged with re
moval of a horse from this coun
ty to Azalea, Ore.
Bliss was training a horse for
Zemke, and was to have use
of the animal until Christmas,
while "breaking it." He is al
leged to have taken the horse
to Azalea. It was Intimated the
action resulted from a misun
derstanding. Richard W. Hewitt, high
school student charged with
operating a car without an op
erator's license, was assessed $1
and .$4.30. Hewitt is to pay a
dollar every Saturday until the
account is squared.
Joe E. Layton of Yrcka, Cal.,
was fined $1 and costs for driv
ing a truck on the Pacific high
way without a tail-light.
ON 01 RELIEF
Federal Security Chief's At
titude Assailed as Typical
of Bureaucratic Arrogance
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;01ALE AVENUE
ASHLiOC.0FC.HELM
ASHLAND, Oct. 31 (Spl.)
The resignation of Mrs. Marchial
Stansbury as secretary, iof the
chamber of commerce was ac
cepted with regrets today by
chamber directors, and steps
were taken to arrange for se
lection of her successor.
Mrs. Stansbury resigns after
slightly more than three years
in the position, during which the
membership lias been brought
up to approximately 150 mem
bers and a large number of rou
tine and extra-curricular com
munity project have been under
taken successfully.
Washington, Oct. 31. (Pi A
move in congress to pay Ohio
more than a million dollars of
public assistance money, with
held a year ago for "lack of
conformity" to federal stan
dards, met opposition today
from Paul V. McNutt, federal
security administrator.
He said a bill offered by Rep,
Jenkins (R., Ohio) would make
congress "a court of appeal"
from the decisions of the social
security board.
Instead, McNutt suggested a
broadening of the board's power
to grant money to the states,
so states which gave assurances
they were correcting adminis
trative defects would continue
to receive some federal help.
Position Assailed
The board had withheld
Ohio's $1,338,160 grant for Oct
ober on the ground the state
security set-up had been used
for political purposes.
Jenkins assailed McNutt s po
sition as "typical of bureaucra
tic arrogance."
"I would humbly inform the
idministrator," said Jenkins,
'that the social security board
is a creature of the congress
and that the congress made the
social security law and still has
the power to remake it if neces
sary. "His statement illustrates how
readily these bureaucrats reach
out for power that docs not be
long to them and that congress
has not given them."
Turkey Prices Hold
PORTLAND, Oct. 31 OP)
Record activity continued today
in turkey movements to eastern
markets. Prices held 15 cents
for toms and 18 cents for hens
net to glowers. Resales to re
tailers averaged 2 cents higher.
The best demand was for hens,
but the country held back supplies.
Communications
Thanks from Navy.
To the Editor:
May I express my thanks on
behalf of the navy and the Navy
league of the United States for
your assistance in publicizing
Navy Day and its purpose.
In times such as these, the
navy is in need of hearty sup
port, in order that it may con
tinue to act as the guardian of
our sea frontiers.
Very truly yours,
L. B. Stuart,
Lieutenant Commander, U. S.
Navy, Recruiting Officer,
Portland, Ore.
Afiilta romm;imlpry o. 4
Knlshtt Trniplar
Masonic Temple, Ashland.
Stated conclave, Wednes
day evening, November
l'?'; 1st. Short business sea.
slon, 7:45 to 8:15, followed by a
Hallowe'en party lor all sir Knights
and ladles. Moving pictures, cards,
dancing, refreshments. Visiting Sir
Knights and ladles welcome.
John H. Rolaton. Commander.
B. E. Detrlck, Recorder.
Closing time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ads Is 1 :30 p m.
TOILS AS RESULT
OF LIQUOR SPREE
The horse-buying trip to
Jackson county of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hood, Chiloquin In
dians, was brought up short yes
terday when Hood was arrested
and lodged in Ashland city Jail
on a charge of drunkenness and
Mrs. Hood, last night, was
picked up by state police and
charged with driving while in
toxicated, following an automo
bile accident near the under
pass a short distance north of
Ashland.
Mrs. Hood was taken to the
county Jail, and was scheduled
to appear in Ashland justice of
the peace court this afternoon.
Hood also was slated to answer
the drunkenness charge against
him today.
Hood was arrested by Ash
land city police yesterday after
noon following a complaint from
a nearby auto camp that he and
his wife were embroiled in a
family row.
Last night shortly after 7:00
o'clock Thelma M. Hood, 41,
allegedly drove the automobile
which struck a car operated by
Mrs. Louise Prite of Medford.
Nobody was injured in the
wreck and damage to both ve
hicles was nominal.
Hood told Ashland city police
that he and his wife had come
to Ashland to purchase horses.
FALL SEEDING HELPED
BY WELCOME RAINFALL
Fall grain seeding is in full
swing on farms of the valley,
aided by the more than an inch
of welcome moisture last week,
and the sunshine now prevailing,
according to County Agent Rob
ert G. Fowler. The rains put
the ground in good shape for
plowing. Farmers are also busy
getting in their winter wood,
fixing fences and driving stock
down from the high hills.
The county agent's office Is
now sending almost dally sam
ples of Ladino clover seed to
Oregon State college at Corval
lis for testing for purity and
germination.
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Allort M.' Anderson announced
today, the purchase from Mr.
and Mrs. Frank C, Bachelder
of the Oakdnle cash grocery
atore, 403 Soutri Oakdale ave
nue, and stated that he and
Mrs. Anderson would take pos
session of the food establish
ment Wednesday morning.
Amount of money involved in
the transaction was not dis
closed. The new owner said that he
and Mrs. Anderson would make
their home in the living quar
ters on the second floor of the
grocery store building, and
that they would operate tho
business with no other help for
the time being. They plan to
continue the fine service offered
by the previous owners of the
store, and Mr. Anderson ex
pressed his confidence in the
business future of the South
Oakdale establishment.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are
well known in Medford. Mr.
Anderson has been a resident
of this city for 23 years and
for the past 15 months has been
employed at the Firestone Serv
ice Stores, Inc., Ninth street and
South Riverside avenue. For
three years previous lie was at
the Posloffice service station.
Mr. and Mrs. Bachelder, who
have operated the grocery store
for the past 15 months follow
ing their purchase of the bust
ness from Louis Jenkins, plan
to remain in Medford fur a
short time before moving to
Portland,
PUBLISH COUNTY BUDGET
IN TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY
First official publication of
Jackson county's 1040 budget is
scheduled for tomorrow, in this
paper. Second publication Is
slated for November 13 This is
CONSTIPATION
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In the National Crochet Contest held recently In
New York. With the articles ttNplnyed In the
Ford Building at the World's Fair. Four Medford
women won national recognition Mrs, G. G.
StacK, crochet bedspread, honorable mention, red
ribbon; Mrs. D. It. Wood, knitted tablecloth, H. M.
blue ribbon; Mrs. Bewle Itreuner. crochet table
riots, red ribbon merit nnard; Mr. Mac Hnllock,
crochet tablecloth, red ribbon merit award. Four
of these superb article:, will be on display In our
Central avenue show window Tuesday. The fa
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on sale tomorrow.
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