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Medford Mail Tmb unk The Weather. .Temperature 1'ol'i-e.lsl. Tonlxlit nnd Saturday fair. Him iiKHli-ruto tcinicinluic. UlK-licst yesterday fit l.oe-t this niornliiit So lull, Twentj-fourtb Tear. Htf III riltr-tllhlli Vtv. S1XTEKN PAGES MEDFORD, OliEOOX. KIM DAY. NOVEMBER W2). Xo. 250. Today M'NARY 10 By Arthur Brisbane '"ir II U Pi AH Perhaps a Ladies' Bloc. They Trust Us, But: Think! Mexico. . To Boom Good Times. Copyright King Features Synd. Inc. bloc" in tliti somite. .Mrs. Hutli lliinna McCormick will be a J candidate from Illinois, until probably elected.. Mrs. l'ratt, efficient lady from New York, may decide to show as senator that a woman can equal" Kosroe Conkling or Tom I'latt. In Massachusetts Mrs. Say re, daughter of Woodrow Wilson, may be a candidate on the Democratic ticket. liryau's daughter, Ruth Owen, of Flor ida, may also try for the sen ate. pi i - u. "r..i... 1 11 USC L1UIT lllllin .n.. -'i - illicit, Plutt and Owen would surely feel, at first, like Ruth amid the alien corn. What name could Senator Moses find for them? "The Ruthless Ruths," perhaps. Also Nellie T. Ross, formerly governor of Wyoming, may de cide that the U. S. Senate is the mil ion's best club. She is an able young woman, extremely "easy to look at," and there arc other ladies threatening the monopoly of those sons of the wild and tame. . Ulnois is expected to give Mrs. McCormick a big wote, partly because the state is(dis satisfh. with masculine semi tors as a class, convinced that they have not done much late ly. Mrs. Schlesingur, formerly of Chicago, says so. She ought to know. Her grandfather was Joseph Medill. She should be in the senate, by the way. To say that she has as much ability ns any one of the three rust ling Ruths is putting it mmler itely. M When the colored lady stop ped going to ihe brick church after the earthquake she told the clergyman: "Yes, T trust the liord, but I don't believe in fooling wilh him." That is how the llritish feel about their American cousins. They trust us, but, while they decide, lo discontinue work on a great base at Singapore, they will not consider giving up their strong naval base at our door in the West Indies. The West Indian fortifica tions can be of use O.V1.Y against dear old I'ncle Sliylocli. lolin Bull loves his American (Continued on Page Four, 8econd Section) . . II IM Hi! You kin leave rubber plant on' t-MiiarlcH nn' children with m'lgli Mors, but you've gut to nay on the Job If you don't anl your v. lot to Ui-le like vlnntar. By the Hnic we Kit oli no' niM-rh-iiiTd riiousli lo know what we're UilUn nlailit we're necn.Mil o' iM'longln' lo nn ollirr age. (Copyright John K. Wile Co ) DL H UL HO mm I Reorganization . in Senate' May Place Oregon Solon As Assistant to Senator Watson Smoot Prefers Retention Finance Body Chairmanship in New Lineup. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2U. W) Senator Smoot, of Utah, un nounetd today he preferred to re tain the chail'mullijliip of the fi nance Committee in the reorgani zation of ;the senate republican j committee ass gnments. thus open ing the way lor Senator Jones 01 Washington to become chairman of the appropriations committee. Smoot's decision, is regarded as the key to tho organization's plan. As a result. Senator Watson of Indiana, is expected to continue as party leader. Watson would I nave oeen next in line iui man ot me important iiiianv, committee which handles all reve nue legislation had smoot taken over the appropriations committee leadership. Vacancy H.v IKiitli. The chairmanship of the uppro-l prlatlons group whs niano vuenm.) last weik by the death of Francis I K. Warren of Wyoming, the. "dean" of the senate. Senator Watson returned to his ; office today and began consulta-j tions with the parly leaders pre- j paratory to mapping out plans forj the regular session. With Senator j Jones in line for Ihe chairman-! shin of the appropriations com-; I mittee. It apptared likely that Sen. j liiinr McNai v of Oregon, would be-: come uscistant party leader, a post now held by Jones. Some difficulties are In sight j for the facilon-spllt Tic-publicans j In the senate in welding together) an. .organization , tor the regular session. The western lmleponuenis have demanded a niun for the fi nance committee, and Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin is their choice. OCEAN BREEZE Two Thousand Acre Area in Path of Bin Crown Fire Men Recruited to Bat tle Flames Dry Under brush Feeds Fire. MAHSIIFIEI.IJ, Ore.. Nov. 29.--(Pl Fanned by strong winds off the Paciric. the hlg crown fire at the south fork of The Sixes river In Curry county, i.'0 niiies west of Powers, Ore., wbh raging uncon trolled today over an area of 2000 acres. Calls for more men lo fight this and other fires which dot the en tire coastline of Curry county and which were spreading inland, were received by the fire warden here throughout the night and today. Fifty men were sent from Pow ers today In an effort to check The Sixes fire, which broke out Wed nesday and spread to dangerous proportions. Men were also being recruited In Cnuullle and Myrtle Point. Leaders of crews told the lire warden they held Utile hope In checking the torcsl fires because of ihe dryness of the underbrush and ihe strong oceun winds. Wilh less than one Inch of rainfall here In a month, November will go down ns one of the driest months sine weather records have been taken on Coos Pay. The China Mountain and Middle J Klk fires were reported still out of control today and more men have hcen sent into this region. (HANTS PASH, Ore.. Nov. .'!). tP) With agents from the ofrices of the state fire marshal at Port land in active charge of an Investi gation being conducted to ileler- jmlnc the cause of three fires which destroyed barns and drying sheds holding millions of glsdlolus bulbs. Josephine county authorities today expected a series of rapid develop- ! menls. I Clues said to lisve been traced by Sheriff K. II. I.lster Indicated Ihe work had heen done by a band !of night riders. A rei heck among the blackened ruins of one (Hying .shed showed HKMWO choice bulbs I missing. Another barn w as de stroyed along with millions of bulbs, none o( wblcb will be saved. FANNING BLAZEj loNsravERi CONGRESS COMPLETES ITS SPECIAL SESSION y. Attociated Pres$ Photo Members of a Joint committee of the house of representative! and the senate who reported the completion of the special session of congress to President Hoover. Left to right: David Barry, ser-geant-at-arms of the senate; Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana, Senator Wesley Jones of Washing , ton. Rep. John Tllson of Connecticut, Rep. John Garner of Texas, and Joseph G. Rodgers, sergeant-at-arms of the house of representatives. ! INEW LAUNDRY WOMEN FLIERSMAY IRRIGATE PLANNED FOR UP 42 HOURS; BARTLETT ST.jTO TRYJGAIN JameS W imes W. Young to Erect j $35,000 Plant for Eugene! Operator Complete in Three Months Modern! Equipment Feature.' Plans for a new laundry to he hniii by James W. YounK, local building contractor, for V. H. Nlcli- 6I of Eugene at the corner of Fourth and Iiartlett Htreets were drawn up tills morning following the purchase' Ot the lot adjoining the local Y. V. C. A. yesterday by tho. builder.., The lot. building and equipment will represent, apm'oxi- nintely $35,000 and construction will begin Monday. . . -'Ihe deal for tiie property was closed yesterday transferring the location on Iiartlett street from VVIlilam Olson, former owner, to James Young tor the consideration or $S000l Mr, Voting will leaso the building and property to tho Ku gone man for a period of 10 years, according to a contract drawn this morning. The building, which will be com pleted In three months, according to Mr. Young, will cost In Ihe neighborhood of $10,000, nnd Ihe machinery and equipment $20,000. One story high. It will be construct ed of reinforced concrete with a stucco exterior. S:ack to Flame An interesting feature of the building, which. It Is said, will be ione of ie 'inet t its kind on the I Pacific coast, will be a flerv red stack reaching high above the roof and emitting a constantly leaping flame, effected by a clever lighting system. An attractive Neon sign will also be erected at the front of the building. fl - The Interior of Ihe building will be decorated in green and white, and will be beautifully lighted bv means of u skylight and nuxlllary windows. A large front office and compactly equipped boiler room will he rent ores of the plant which will, in its entirety, cover a space of 1(1 by 80 feet. Mr. Nichols, who recently came to Medford only three months ago. I formerly owned one of ihe princi pal laundries in Eugene for 18 years. He sold out his interests there five years ago anil has trav eled extensively since. Looking over the situation In Medford while on a pleasure trip hero, lie became convinced I hat this was Ihe inoul Ideal location on the coast ro0ihe establishment of hh Ibm ,.r i.i. ness. DUTY OF CITIZENS TO FOSTER SEALS Miiyor Pipe cndnrseH thft Tuber- j culosi t'hrlhtiims Heal sab In the! f'l lowing prnHnniHtfon: 1 "I call upon all citizens of Med ford to buy t.'hrisiniHN Seal.-. The public health movement which In the pHst 1.1 ytrs has Increased the average of human llf by 2 years, proves the "Service of the KruN" and Justifies the maximum contribution on the part of every one that I his onl work may go m to feroHtrr victories and to the end that every child born In the future may took forwHrd to a ton-' (f r. healthier nnd happier life. The Jackson 'ourity Health asso ciation i teaming how to prevent 1 uherrulosls. Sn greater appeal could be mnde to our citixens for Its support." Bobbie Trout and Elinor Smith Feeling Fine After Attempt to Set Refueling Record Nurse Ship Dis abled By Crash. METKOPOMTAN A,l It POUT, I .os Angeles, Nov. I'lt.-MA Eclips ing their previous mark of 18 hour and 26 minutes in the air, but fall lug way short of their announced Intention of establishing a new worki'srVcorri for' refuelling en-i durance flight. Hobble Trout, Los Angeles, and Elinor Smith, New York, girl fliers, brought their Bun beam biplane to earth at 3:15 a. in., after 42 hours and five minutes aloft... Tho new mark, however, is in ilself a record, as Miss Trout ami Miss Smith are tho first women fliers to attempt H refuelling en durance performance. The official men's record of 420 hours, 21 minutes and 58 seconds Is held by Dale Jackson and Foreet O'Hrine of St. ,oui. Mo. Dry gasoline tanks forced the landing. The fliers made a perfect land ing, and said they were feeling flue after two days and nearly two nights In the air. Both expressed keen disappointment because of their inability to replenish thei.' gasoline supply before dark hint night. t'.vt Bad Breaks. "The b ren k s' have all been against us," Miss Trout said, "and although we are disappointed, we are not di.seou rafted Our pliine performed splendidly and we're both feeling fine. Wc most cer tainly expect to try aguln." Flight officials announced tin morning that the motor of tho en durance plune will be given an overhauling today, and that present plans arc for the girls to take otf Saturday for. a third attempt to s "t a new record. An attempt to refuel shortly be fore dark last night was balked when the "Carrier Pigeon," refue1 ing plane, developed trouble imd landed precipitately in a plowed field. Mm eiiKlnn wdm damaged be yond repair. Attempts to refuel In the dark with an emergency plane was considered too hazardous, and officials ordered the girls to land If their gnsolinc supply gave out before dawn. Bodies of 75 American Soldiers Returned To Rest In Home Soil ity Paul M, It yan (Associated Press Staff Writer) NEW VOltK. Nov. 1:9. (!') The bodies of 76 American soldiers who embarked fur the World war while ihe nation sang "The Yanks Are t'oniliiK." and kept rendezvous with ih-ath where slugKlsh rivers creep toward Ihe Arctic circle, came brick to the homeland today to half-stuffed flags, a 17-K'in salute, and funeral nutsle. Tiie bodies, recovered from five fronts In the Kussfan province of Arch'incet, were those of men who fell in ItHX-Hi, while serving with the allied contingent sent to guard supplies at Archangel, and prevent the Herman from establishing a suMmtiirje hase on the delta of the Hvlna river after collapse of the Kupsiun government HtrMl, honoring In partfcithi r members of the 83flth Infantry. "Ijelrnlt'n wn." the state of Mich iftun, from which most of the men cnlltd. New York state, and New Vork City Joined the federal gov ernment in tribute. TO SOAK SOIL Medford and Talent Dis tricts Plan Aid to Farmers As Long Drought Con tinuesUse Creek Water to Save Storage. The Medford Irrigation district, and the Talent Irrigation district contemplate turning "run of the creek water" Into their ditches at an early date, as an aid to fur mers and orchardlsts. If the pres ent dry spell continues. Molsturo U needed for the sowing of fall t, eiohard pJo.wing l jioy ,itu layed, and this course would re lievo tho situation. Olln Arnsplger of tho Talent Irrigation district said today, that if the present weather conditions continued, he planned to clean out tho Irrigation ditches, a task nor mally performed In February, and turn In "creek water." Arnsplger holds that with an "open winter" looming, there is sufficient flow to iineet the emergency. Edward Leach of the Medford Irrigation district said that they would pursue the samb course, if requested to do so by; orchardlsts and farmers. He huIu 'there was a light flow in the ditches now, tr meet minimum needs for pastures. Save Stored Water. Both districts would not release any of their storage water, but use the normal flow In water sources which they believe ample. There has been no rain since June, and the ground is In need of water to put It In shape for fall sowing and plowing. The fair weather continues and there uru no signs of rain. Local weather prognostlcators have con sulted tho rain churt and find that the first weeks of December have been dotted with brisk showers, Orchardlsts and farmers are watching the daily weather maps. They would like to see a storm urea develop off Alaska, and come roaring down the Oregon coast dis tributing rain. The present dry spell eclipses all records, and Emil lirlu, nf Jacksonville, who has been watch ing southern Oregon weather for tiii yeurs, never su w anything like it. IN'ndlelon Wins, PENDLETON, Ore., Nov. 29. A') The Pendleton high school defeated Enterprise hero yeslpr- 1 day, to U 1u the final gamo for the Itin'karoo school. I Itcprcschlatfven of various civic land patriotic organizations board led the steamship President Kposc- Iveli at Quarantine after hcr'arrlva I with the bodies. Wreaths were laid Ion the Ting-draped metallic coffin i of one of Hie 24 unidentified dead sel'-cied at random to represent 1 the whole group. The solemn ceremony was color 1 Tul, veterans whose hair had ' grown gray since I ho world war ! leathered on Hie after deck, where the coffin lay on a dais and with I heads bared to the chill morning j brecy.p ftepp'-d forward, one by one ! of fering their tributes. The ceremonies were soon over. As the army airplanes droned over had, and cannon thundered from i Oovernors Island, the "funeral :shlp" went to her pier at llohoken. i Today and tomorrow hundreds j uf ottier veterans who fought In the allied contingent on the Arch ' angel fronts in Jfl and 191'J will lay aside their rlvclllan routine and Juin In honoring their dead. PLOWING AND SENATE 10 Oregon Representative Pre dicts Adoption of Income Measure in First Week of New Session House Leaders Optimistic for Speedy Action Without Difficulty. WASHINGTON. Nov. Ly. A Chairman I law ley of the house ways and means . committee pre dicted today 1 the house would adopt u resolution to authorize the JlUlUHHU'OO tax reduction on 192$ incomes before the end of tho first week of the regular session. Senate lenders have announced an effort would be made to expe dite passage In that chamber. Hawley's statement today was even more optimistic for early ac tion than his utterance itt the time the tax cut proposal was an nounced by Secretary Mellon. The ways and means chairman then predicted the house would dispose uf it shortly before taking the ('hristmas recess. If his latost pre diction materialises, the senate will be given an opportunity to act before going home to hung up stockings Christmas evo. Stc No Difficulty House leaders expect but little difficulty in putting tho resolution through. Since it proposes only one form of reduction a one per cent cut in the rato on corporation and individual Incomes; the leaders believe there will be but slight disposition on the part of members to indulge In protracted debute. The house leadership 'indicated that If this would develop they would enforce tho drastic rules ot that chamber which shut off dis cussion and provldn a parliamen tary short 'cut for tin arly-vot The ways aiifl' means committee, whieh must handle nil revenue legislation, will bo ready to func tion as soon as the hang of Speak er - Iongworth's gavel calls tho house to order - Monday. It was, organized at the outset of the special session hiHt April and thus wilt not bo held up, as will many other committees, by the filling of vacancies. The announcement toduy by Senator Smoot of Utah that he preferred to retain the chairman ship uf the senate finance com mittee rather than take over the chulrmunship of tho senate appro priations committee, also was re garded as a favorable sign for action on the tax resolution. IN DETROIT IS Eighteenth Car of Medford Pears Tops New York and Chicago Averages Growers Urge Opening New Campaign Fields. The eighteenth cur of AicUford Itosc.K, sold on tho Detroit miction by tho Winter Pear Committee, sold today for an averaga ot $1.18 per box. Two curs of Hoses remain to be sold. They will ho offered next week, when tho market will ho opened to alt distributors. The price averugu today was In excess of tho New York and Chi cago markets. Tho Chicago aver ago wan (:i.67 per box. Tho prico by afzea was: SO-s HO h PlU-s IJ'J-K 1 1'0-n EJ.Vh I "0-s n;r-8 3.8'l 4. M) 4.2h 4.2." 4.311 4.27 Owing lo tho delay, tho Detroit market will not be opened until next Krldity, the Winter Pear Com mittee announced today, and the two remaining cars will he sold the rind of next week. No official check has been made an yet on tho campaign, hut mem bora of Ihe committee aro highly pleased wilh the rcsulta. Hrowora and distributors Rerier ally aro urging tho comtnlttoo to open another new market next aea Hon, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh being mentioned aa tho cities where a pear campaign would flourish. OK TAX COT BOSC AUCTION AGAIN HIGHEST Padre of Rains s Sees Change in Early December SAN KllAXl'lSCO. Nov. 29 itV Uaill for San Fran- Cisco and northern California in early December was pre- dieted today by father Jc- rome S. KU'hard. "padre of tho rains" of Santa Clara university. S Tho aged cleric, an advo- cale of the sunspot theory in t predicting weather said the spots had been governing the weather over tho coast and thiit when their positions c h a n g e early next month Ihe weather also would change. E Nationalists and Moscow Reach Agreement for Di rect Negotiation to Settle Manchurian Controversy Verbal Bombardment t Precedes Determination On Course. C.KM'IV.V Nov. 21). (P) lr; Wu Kal-Kcng, permanent CltlncM) delegate to the Jagiio or Nations, tonight received a telegram from tho Nationalist government Minting tliat Nan king mid Moscow Itud agreed to negotiate directly with eaelk other lit an effort to settle tho Mnncliurlaii crista. Uly tbu Ys-soi'Uttod Presa.) The rtusso - Chinese controversy over tho Chinese Eastern railway for tho present was shifted from warlike activities In Manchuria to a verbal bombardment between Mosoow and Nanking as to tho ox- act -status of negotiations looking toward a settlement. . Out of the lntenso confusion of denials, counter-denials, charges and counter-charges, the following facts emerged: Nanking emphatically denied that Manchuria was negotiating In dependently for a settlement with the Hovlet government. Tho Nationalist foreign office In sisted that it had -sent a notq to Moscow containing proposals for n. Hlno-Kusslun Joint commission to Investigate border conditions and for withdrawal of troops by both sides to at least 30 miles from thn frontier. In event of rejection "the Na tional bit government will be pre pared to meet Soviet moves ac cordingly." Moscow Insisted ' that negotia tions with Mukden were going for ward and charged thut Nankini; lo thwnrt these, was seeking In tervention by the powers. I .vest la. ' official Hovlet organ declared that the "Imperialists" were seeking to Intervene In order to "atreteh out an arm to th? Chinese Eastern railway." Meanwhile, Washington, which has been in communication with other powers to determine If any thing could ho done, awaited the outcome of tho Nanking note to Moscow. FOSHAY DEBTS REACH TEN MIL .MIXNK.W'OMH. Nov. 29. (H) A preliminary report ot tho re cclvprHlilp of the W. 11. l'oha.v rumiMiny anil ll sulmlillarloa filed In fpilcrnl illmrlrt court toduy, Known lmli!t-lnvn of $10,51)0,00" illwovcreil IIiuh fur aKiiliist Uio piililli: utllltlcH ronnolliluted cor porullon for public utility prop erties. WAHIfl.VOTON, Nov. 20. (P) fvittna tu hrokrrH ttnd tleHlors held by New York Kederul Keiervo menilier hunks for tho week eml Ihk November 27 wore announced hy tho Federul Ileitervo board to day an t3.4.'iO.0ll0.O0l). repretient Iiik a ileerruve ot SID 7,1)0.0000 a compered with the preceding week. Kliiniiillt Man KoIiImmI. I'OHTI.ANIJ, Ore., Nov. 2H. P) II. A. I'upe. Klamath Fall, re ported to police toduy that while he was wulrhliiK a football game at Multnomnh stadium yesterday, a plckpoekot hud stolen bis watch. NANKING TO TALK M WTH OS O N BIG LOSER 'Nigger Nate,' of Pacific Coast Gambling Note, Tells Story of Stud Game Held $219,000 in I. 0. U.'s From Dead Gangster, When Seance Ended Never Collected. NEW YORK. Nov. 2D. (tV i ..igger Nate" Haymond, a Pucit'io coast gambler, who explained that his business was "speculating on tho outcome .of sporting events," was culled as a prosecution wit n ess when the trial of tieorgo McMunus for the murder of Arnold Ruth- stein, was resumed toduy. Ruymond was a participant in tho big stud poker game where, the state contends, rose the motive' for McManus to shoot Rothstcin. He won llHS.QOO from Rothstcin, but never collected. He said he knows Hyman (G)Uie) Hi Her. indicted with McManus, as McManus' cashier and pay-off man. He said ho know the partici pants In tho game, fivo of whom have already testified. The play ers included Meyer nnd Sam Bos ton, Martin )Red) Howe, "Titanic" Thomas of Milwaukee, Joe lleru steln, James Meehan, the host, and McManuH. Tho witness said ho entered tho game about 4 a. m., some six hours after It had started, and played through until It ended at 10 p. m. Raymond brought a new und unidentified pluyer Into tho game, a "Charley, ' who won no me $15,000 from Rothstcin. Bought laicky Soul He said ho "bought" Meyer Boston's lucky seat In explaining how he knew that Boston had won. "How much did you win or lose" the witness was asked. "I lost, In cash ,und won In lWeKM.;!X Milfl.. ' : "Mow much 7'' . "910,000 in cash and $210,000 In I. O. U.'a." Ho never collected tho f. O. U.'s, which were won from Rothstcin. and which wero merely given by word of mouth, with no visible sign of Indebtedness, Raymond said ho had asked fur a noto from Rothstein but Mc Manus and the rest laughed at him, so he merely took Rothstoln's verbal promise to pay. v The defense made Its first offeny slve when James D. C. Murray presented a motion to strike out aw irrevclant all testimony adduced regarding the big stud poker game where the state alleges arose the motive for .the killing. Tho motion was -denied. Oregon Weather. Fair tonight and Saturday, be coming cloudy on the coast; valley fogs In the west portion Baturduy' morning; moderato temperature; gentle easterly winds. Will Rogers Say: SANTA MONICA, Cul., Nov. 29, One thing we have . always heard of our presi dent, Mr. Hoover, that while he niuy not bo a political spellbinder und able to sway a vast audi eneo but that lie could take a very small bunch of men, talk to 'cm, nnd ex plain what he was after, nnd he could have them coming out of the conference promising to cut off u leg, quit smoking, or give up golf. Well, lately, he has certainly proven it. He gathers 'em in a. little gang at a time, and wheii they eome out you would suspect that they had ionic drinks, for they immediately start announcing the spend ing of not only millions but billions. Let us hope they don't sober up till the spend ing is over. We give medals for men laying down their lives for bravery, but this is more, they are promising to lay down their money. So Hoover is not only u great general ) he is a magician. Tours, WILL- ttOGEIW. AT POKER