Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 17, 1963, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Texts r,.-,--.MiyM. T 'rtr-w -,x-u.i.-rrra 10 A THURSDAY. JANUARY 17, 1963 Di Tardo Won't Accept Release From San Quentin Prison Cell By WEBSTER K. NOLAN Unittd Preii Inlerneiional San Quentin, Calif. - (UPD -in (he annals of crime and punishment, Tony di Tardo ranks as a maverick. The aging convict, who celebrated his 88th birthday Thursday by blowing out the candles on his prison-baked cake and puffing contentedly on a big cigar, flatly refuses to leave San Quentin Stale Penitentiary. Us enough to make any other convict weep with dis belief, but that's the way Tony wanU it. And that's the way it has to be, because Call fornla law ays no prisoner can be paroled against his will. Tony was sent to prison for murdering his wife. That was in 1920. In 1D4S, the state adult authority offered him his freedom. Praters Prison But Tony pulled the sur- prise prison reverse - play of the year with this "thanks- but-no" reply: . - "When I leave here, it will be fect first." To prove that fie means what he says, Tony has re- fused parole on eight other occasions. The adult author ity doesn't even bother to offer him his liberty anymore. Tony tolls reporters fre quently that he won't leave the "Big House" becar.se he is too old and too comfortable. For the past three years he has occupied a private room in the prison hospital and, within that limited area, he does pretty much as he pleases. ' "A good pair of boots," he smiles, "and a good heart and a home like this is all that a man can want. I stay here, come hell or high water. This place has everything to give me a good life." ' Born in Italy Tony di Tardo's "good life" began In 1875 In Cappuccio, Italy. He migrated to Buffalo, N.Y., In 1002 and came to San Francisco as an iron foundry worker two years later. At the age of 45, the proud lather ot three children, he nhot his pregnant wife to death. During the trial, Tony con tended that he had been drinking and that somebody slipped something into his wine. He said he didn't know what he was doing. But the court sentenced him to death by hanging. The sentence was later commuted to life In prison and Tony began his long, lonely residence at San Quentin, across the bay from San Francisco. The short, stocky Italian was assigned the tasks of cell tender and supply distributor. He performed his chores -maintaining the cell blocks and assisting the guards on Jiffy Toe-Toasters I 3 Elderly Warned Against Schemes To Filch Money Washington - OIPD - Chief Postal Inspector H. B. Mon- taguc has warned elderly citizens that all manner of crooks arc out to filch their money with schemes ranging from land fraud to fake youth nostrums. Montague testified before a special Senate committee on aging which is conducting hearings on frauds and quack ery atfccling older persons. lie said mail fraud is on the increase and "experience has shown that certain schemes . have particular ap peal to elderly citizens, many of whom have been victimized by these promotions." 524 Convictions There were 524 convictions for mail fraud during 10112, an increase of 21.6 per cent over the previous year, Mon tague said. Federal Investiga tors have adopted new tech' niqucs to catch these "white collar bandits" but they are still at work in large numbers bilking the public of millions of dollurs every year, he said Montague listed these frauds as having particular appeal to the elderly: Advance fee rtu'kel: Own ers of small businesses are in duced to soli property to se cure loans they never receive. Vending machine schemes Swindlers offer part-time em ployment for persons wanting in supplement family income. The victim is Induced to buy the machine that brings him no money in return. Sewing machine promo lions: Housewives arc talked into buying machines at ex cessive cost to make money at home making garments. Worthless Lots Sold Land frauds: Retired per sons are sold worthless lots , as far away as Brazil through beautifully illustrated bro chures sent through the mail. Medical frauds: Elderly persons arc sold nostrums ad vertised to restore youth. Dr. Ronald W. Lamont Havers, national medical di rector for the Arthritic and Rheumatism Foundation, told the committee Tuesday that arthritic sufferers are con stantly subjected to fake gud KCt.i and medicines adver tised as a cure. "The publication of hooks mid magazine articles (report ing alleged rules) is one ot the greatest frauds being per petrated on the American public today," he said. Surprise the "bare-foot" set with slippers that are fun to wear - snug-fitting, too. Jiffy knit slippers, each flat piece plus ribbed cuff. Felt, beads turn pompons into pets. Pattern 7466: directions, sizes 4-6; 7-0; 10-12. THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (coin;)) for this pattern add 10 cents for each pattern for lsl-class mailing. Send to Alice Brooks, care of Mod- lord Mail Tribune, Needle- cratt Dept., P.O. Box 163, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PATTERN NUMBER. 1963's Biggest Needlccraft Show stars smocked accesso ries - It's our new Needle- crafv Catalog! Plus over 200 frcsh-to-you designs to knit, crochet, sew, weave, embroi der, quilt. Plus free pattern. Send 25 cents now! their rounds, for 34 years. He became a trusted Inmate - so much so that he was even allowed to keep the key to his own cell. Lilians to Opera Tony's pleasures In life were the occasional visits from his family and the soli tary moments in his cell when he listened to Italian operas and waltzes on his antiquated Victrola. After a few years passed, the family visits ceased. As Tony remembers it: "Children stop coming long time ago. Brother stop sending me money in 1047. Maybe he's dead now. I don't know why they no come. "I don't give a damn." But the while-thatched con vict with the crusty manner still enjoys listening to his Caruso records, even though his opera house is a drably- painted Infirmary and his companions are professional attendants. "Why for I wanna go out?" he once asked. "I intend to live to 100 and I'll celebrate that birthday here to. I just wanna sit here in my rocking chair. I'll stay here until the Big Boss calls me. "When St. Peter tells me, Come on Tony,' I go quick. Grange News Phoenix Grange The recent meeting of Phoe nix Grange opened with Mas ter Lioyd Whiteside presiding. Among guests was State Overseer Roscoe Roberts, who was escorted to the master s station. Other guests were from Ft. Klamath Grange. Mervin Hixon reported that milk producers will be unable to stand much more reduc tion in prices. He also told of a chemical for root crops that should be applied between March 10 and 20. Charles Hockersmith said many Oregon counties rated high in farm products with pears getting the credit for Jackson county, The pear de cline situation of Washington and California was reported by Charles Johnson. During the insurance re port, Roberts noted the re quirements necessary to quali fy for Grange insurances. . A letter from the Grange Insurance association was read regarding returned re fund checks for lack of proper 1 addresses or other causes. Resolutions read were those concerning subordinate Grange members receiving the Pomona degree at the state convention; the amend ment to the school reorganiza tion law and the resolution re lating to Phoenix - Talent schools. A county conference will be held at Central Point Grange at 8 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 30. 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