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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1931.
No. 180-
Comment
on the
Day's News
The Weather
Tonight and Tuesday fair; warmer
Tuesday.
Temperature
Highest yesterday 78
Lowest till morning 41
G
By FRANK JENKINS
THE Japanese, striking swiftly, oc
cupy all ox southern Manchuria,
driving out the Chinese In a few hours
of sharp fighting.
Puzzled readers, here In more or
leas peaceful America, striving to find
adequata reason for all this sudden
display of military force, are told by
the correspondents that the Chinese
had captured and executed as spies a
Japanese captain and his three com
panions who were making maps In
Manchuria and Mongolia.
It la added that the Japanese map
makers had official permission from
the Chinese authorities to do their
mapping.
THESE same Japanese, who are ao
quick on the trigger in their re
sentment of Chinese punishment of
alleged spies, recently detained and
fined a couple of .American aviators
who In the free and easy American
way were snap-shotting everything In
sight In the course of a stunt flight
over Japan. '
It la quite all right to punish a
couple of fool Americans who are too
free with their cameras In Japan,
but It la cause for war when Chinese
punish Japanese who are making
maps In China. " -
Circumstances greatly alter cases.
M
IF YOU are a shrewd observer, you
probably noted this sentence In the
news,
"At Pushun, near Mukden, where
the South Manchurlan railway has a
lease upon the largest coal deposit
in Manchuria, the Japanese garrison
took possession of Chinese institu
tions and disarmed all Chinese police."
The Japanese, you see, are an In
dustrial nation, and coal deposits are
exceedingly useful In Industry.
QTILL, one finds' It hard to pity the
Chinese TOO MUCH. The Japs
have to do a lot of seizing and occU'
pylng In order, to dp as much harm
In China as China has done to herself
with her constant civil wars.
IT IS barely possible that this rather
amazing military occupation by the
Japaneae of Chinese territory may do
the Chinese considerable good.
Tou have seen families stage bitter
flghta and break up all the dishes
and wreck the house generally, and
then, when an outsider Intervenes,
forget their quarrel aria unite to give
the intruder a sound beating.
Tor years It has seemed to a dis.
gusted world looking on that noth
ing could bring the Chinese to their
senses, but Japan's Intrusion might
have Just that effect.
Stranger things have happened.
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A DISPATCH from Lima, In Peru,
says that Indians In the vlclnljy
of Cuzco have risen In rebellion, the
trouble being ascribed to COMMUN
IST PROPAGANDA.
In Russia, a few communities at
the top have succeeded In practically
enslaving all the masses of the popu
lation that are AT THE BOTTOM.
These masses are driven to work un
der the spur of authority Just as the
slaves In our own South' In the old
days were driven to work under the
whip of the overseer.
And all over the world these same
communists are preaching rebellion
In the name of FREEDOM, and here
and there, as In this Instance In Peru,
Oey are getting away with It.
In some ways, this is a curious
world,
THE next time you drive at night
around a curve that has been
marked with a white Une In the cen
ter of the highway, note how easily
and surely this white line locates the
center of the road for you and makes
It possible to stay on your own side,
even In the face of blazing head
light. Then ask yourself If you wouldn't
like to have this white line extended
down the center of ALL state hlgh-
wavs. on straightaways as well as
curves.
THE toll of death on the highways
Is frightful, and w are striving
In every way we know to reduce this
toll. Most fatal accidents occur be
cause, for one reason or another, cars
get on the wrong aide of the road.
The white line In the center helps
driven to keep on ther own aide of
the road, especially at night when
meeting headlight. It la Inexpensive.
In thl writer's Judgment, It ought
to be adopted as standard practice on
all of Oregon's paved highways.
gcheffel wounded.
Fred ScheffeL city superintendent,
sustained a slight wound In the heel
Sunday while hunting deer, accord
ing to a report from the police station.
Great Britain Suspends
JUNKERS PLANE
AND TRIO FOUND
OFF NJ.COAST
Rody, Viega and Johnnssen
Snatched From Sea
Last Sighted Sept. 14
Long Given Up As. Lost
DESSAU, Germany, Sept. si.
(AP) The Junkers Airplane
works received today the following
message from Christian Johans
sen, Portugal, to America flier,
missing since a week ago today:
"Steamship Belmolra via Cape
Race: After floating 148 hours
we abandoned the plane and are
aboard the Belmolra.' Signed
Captain Johanssen."
HALIFAX, N. 8., Sept. 21. (AP)
All three flyers, recently lost on a
flight from Portugal to New York,
were found today.
The Norwegian motorshlp Bel
molra. bound for Russia from Al
lan?, N. Y reported this morning
CUrlsilnn Jolmnnsaen.
finding the wreckage of the plane
in, which Wiley Rody, Fernando da
Costta Viega and Christian Johnna-
aen left Lisbon for New York. The
motorshlp sighted the wreckage off
the Newfoundland coast near where
It was last seen in the air by a
steamer.
Later another message came from
the Belmolra reporting that two of
the fliers had been taken from the
wreckage. Still a third message
brought word that all three were
saved.
Will Rody, Christian Johannssen.
German airmen, and Fernando Vosta
Viega, Portuguese sportsman, hopped
off from Junoal do Sol, about
miles from Lisbon, Portugal, at 4:30
a.m. (E.S.T.) September 13. bound
for New York. Their Junkers all
metal plane was heavily laden with
635 gallons of gaso.t. and 165 gal
Ions of oil.
. They were reported to have passed
over the Island or Fayai in tne
Azores at 12:47 p m. (EST.) on the
day of their takeoff.
They were sighted on September
14 at 1:40 p.m. (ES.T.) by the
steamship Pennlnnd about 80 miles
southwest from Cape Race. New
foundland, and 395 miles east of
Filifax.
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PORTLAND, Ore.. Gept. 21, (AP)
The Journal said today intimations
of the contents ox the report of the
United States army engineers on de
velopment of the Columbia river for
all its uses, indicate "the projects
found feasible by the army engineers
dwarf the Panama Canal as a feat of
construction and reduce to modest
status even the gigantic Boulder dam
now under construction on the Colo
rado river."
EASTERN ORE. PEACE
OFFICERS CONVENE
THE DALLES. Ore.. Sept. 21. AP
Fifty peace officers from towns
from Hood River to Vale were here
today for tbe annual convention of
the Eastern Oregon Peace Officers'
association.
The main trend of the session U
to engender thorough co-opratlon
tof city, county and state officers.
Veterans Meet In Detroit
The Masonic Temple at Detroit nil 1 be the scene of the 1931 convention
of the American Legion, September 21-24. Ralph T. O'Nell (upper right),
national Legion commander. Is active In preparations. Below Is a group
of "40 and 8" In front of the original "40 and 8" cai presented to the
Legion by the French government.
T
TILLAMOOK AREA
i
TILLAMOOK, Ore', Sept. 21. (AP)
Mistaken for a deer, Ralph Nelson,
40, Tlllamdbk, was shot to death oy
his brother, William Nelson, Gari
baldi, Ore., on Miami creek, IB miles
from here, yesterday. It was the first
casualty of Oregon a deer hunting
season which opened Sunday.
Nelson's body was carried part of
the way out of the rough country
where the accident happened, oy
William Nelson and three other mem
bers of the hunting party. First word
of the tragedy came when they aent
ahead for help In carrying their bur
den. REDDING, Cal., Sept. 21 (AP)
When Virgil W. Jus tense n, butcher,
killed a deer, he set down his gun to
examine the carcass. The gun dis
charged and the bullet struck Juste n
sen, killing him Instantly.
TWO KEEDlY
CRASH OF PLANE
NEW YORK. Sept. 21, (AP) Peter
3. Brady, president of the Federation
bank, was killed today when James
Ooodwtn Hall's speed plane, The
Crusader, crashed in flames between '
two houses on Staten island. I
The houses were set afire, and a
woman In one of them. Mrs. Mary
Partto, was burned to death.
Hall escaped by Jumping with a
parachute.. Brady also wore a para
chute, but failed to extricate himself
In time to leap.
Brady was en route to the American
Legion con cent ion in Detroit, where
he was to have spoken.
WINDS TAKE TOLL OF
WENATCHEE "APPLES
WENATCHEE, Wash Sept. 21.
(AP) High winds today had taken
a toll estimated by orchard is ts at
from 10 to 20 per cent of this seas
on's apple crop in north central
Washington. Louses In Individual
orchards varied from five to fifty
per cent.
BiG BEAVER MASCOT
STOLEN FROM GYM
CORVALLIS, Ore, Sejt. 31- (AP)
The big bronze Beaver mascot.
weighing close to 10O0 pounds, was
stolen last night along with the aut
omobile chassis on which It 1
mounted. Campus Invaders used
crowbars to pry open the main
doors of the men's gymnasium in
which the mascot was stored.
Gold Standard and
7i
m
AIRMEN BATTLE
TO
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NOME, Alaska. Sept. 21. (AP)
This little town on the coast of the
Bering sea, the "aviation terminal of
the world," today entertained Don
Movie and C. A. Allen, California
aviators, who were unsuccessful re
cently In an attempt to span the
Pacific ocean from Japan to Seattle
In one hop.
Nearly frozen and tired, the two
airmen swooped down on the airport
here at 6:00 o'clock (9:05 P-3.T.) last
night after a hazardous flight from
thr coast of Siberia.
"We are pretty glad to return to
American soli again." were the flrrt
words uttered by Moyle as he climbed
out of the big plane, "Claslna Madge.
' We are feeling fine, although
had a close call with freezing
weather.
Numerous snow storms and freez
ing temperatures tasked the efforts ot
the Callfornlans as they battled their
wiy over Bering sea.
They planned to remain here to
day to work on their motor and at
tend receptions before leaving for
Seattle.
P.-7 A. of Oregon
Hears Call For
Eugene Meeting
EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 21-(AP)
Official call to the biennial conven
tion of the Oregon Congress of Par
ents and Teachers, to be held here
October 20-23, hss been Issued to all
members In the state.
Included In the call is the report
of the nominating committee naming
Mrs. William T. Brlce, Portland, for
re-election as president.
Light Wine, Beer Urged
In Democrat Platform
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, (AP)
A Democratic platform declaring for
light wine, and beer aod a prohibi
tion referendum Is favored by Jouett
Shouse, chairman of th party's nat
ional executive committee.
Other legislation which ha would
hav. Democrats advocate In th. com
ing aeaalon of congress Includes abol
ition ot th. farm board, tariff re
visions, re-enactment of th. Wagner
bill to establish employment offices
nationally, th. five-day week for
federal employee and opposition to
the use of the Injunction In labor
disputes.
fihouse's views, which he described
se entirely personal, were published
by the Woman's National Democratic
club in th. Democratic Bulletin.
ACTIONJN GOLD
Smashes Ironclad Rule
Against Interviews to Dis
cuss Britain s suspen
sion of Gold Standard
J. P. Morgan.
By De ITT Mai'KENZIE.
(Chief of London Bureau, AP)
(Copyright, 1931, by Associated Press)
LONDON. Sept. 21. (AP) J. P.
Morgan today expressed to the As-,
soclated Press optimism regarding
the situation arising from Great
Britain's sensational suspension of
the gold standard. He said it was
hopeful and not discouraging
event."
Mr. Morgan made this statement
in reply to a question from a cor
respondent who sought him in his
private office not far from the Bank
of England.
This step seems to me to be
the second necessary stage in the
work of the national government,
the first being the balancing of
the budget," Mr. Morgan said. -
'The completion of the govern
ment's work will be the restoration
of trade in this country."
This being the case," Mr. Morgan
continued, "It seems to me a hope
ful and not a discouraging event
and one which brings the great work
of the government much nearer to
accompl ishmen t."
In receiving the Associated Press
correspondent, Mr. Morgan broke an
almost Ironclad rule never to grant
newspaper Interviews. His father
observed the same rule before him.
But once the distinguished banker
decided to talk, no one could have
been more cordial. He discussed the
situation for almost an hour and
while It Is not permitted to quote
him any further than above. It may
be said that in the entire discussion
he did not express any pessimism.
And he added a word of fine trib
ute for the character and stability
of the English people.
Several other financiers expressed
similar opinions. Without exception
they held the view that the govern
ment's latest step Is In the right di
rection and that Britain will weather
her crisis.
There was no disposition to try to
evade the fact that the situation Is
very serious.
Indeed, one of the most hopeful
signs these financial experts find 1"
that England does recognize the situ-
atlon la serious and Is attacking her
problem from that standpoint.
Other financial commentators re
quested that their names be withheld
but here are some of the points made
by several American bankers, all of
whom are widely known:
Logical Step.
Suspension of the gold standard by
Great Britain not only was not un
expected, but It was a logical and
foregone conclusion.
From the standpoint of the finan
cial expert It was the correct move.
The only criticism offered Is that
It should have been done before.
Far from being disconcerting, this
move has cleared the atmosphere.
What has happened Is that Eng
land, as a banker, has stopped a run
on her Institution. . People all over
the world were cashing their British
securities here In London.
Many Deer Found
By Huntsmen of
Pendleton Region
PENDLETON, Ore., Sept. 21. (AP)
Many deer were brought In here
.today by returning hunters who went
into the woods Sunday for the open
ing day of the season.
High winds which whipped dust
clouds over the region made hunting
In some districts disagreeable.
More rain Is needed for the wheat
districts near here.
Shouse said th. party should
pledge Itself for a prohibition refer
endum by offering a substitute for
the eighteenth amendment. Congress
first would hav. to pass th. substl
tut. Shouse h.ld however. In voting
on It th. member, 'need not voloe
personal endorsement" but could
"merely state a willingness to offer
the people the chance to pas. Judg
ment In th. knowledge that unless
and until ratified by three-quarters
of the Hates, the substitute cannot
be effective."
He urged Immediate amendment ot
the Volstead act to legalize light
wines and beer, contending the beer
tax alone would yield Immense rev.
enue and employment would be pro
vided for "several hundred thousand
Idle men,"
Closes
Breaks Silence
X
J. V. Morgan, noted financier,
ranted an Interview, today, con
trary to the liitblt of years, to vole,
his optimism In the British financial
sltuntlon.
CABLES PLEA 10
LEAGUE NATIONS
nvasion ot Mancnuna is
Called Wanton Disregard
of Treaties Will Not Sur
render Rights;. Is Cry
I'KIl'INO, China, Sept. 21.
(AP) A Chinese official radio
dispatch from Klrln, Manchuria
said that elty was occupied by
Japanese today.
TOYKO, Sept. 21. (AP) Fresh
fighting broke out tonight at Pelt-
aying, northern suburb of Mukden
Chinese forces were said to be at
tacking the town, which waa tbe
first point captured by the Japan.
ese Saturday morning.
GENEVA, Sept. 21. (AP) A call
for a special session tomorrow of
the council of the League of Na
tions to hear the Chinese appeal on
the Manchurlan situation was Issued
today after the appeal, had been pre
sented at the league secretariat by
Alfred Sze, Chinese minister to Lon
don.
NANKJNQ, Sept. 31. (AP) China
cried out today against the Japanese
occupation of southern Manchuria.
Government officials, newspapers
and individuals expressed their re
sentment In various ways, particular
ly In Nanking. Feeling against Ja
pan was running high. Mass meet
ings wero largely attended, students
paraded the streets with banners de
crying the occupation, and the gov
ernment designated nevt Wednesday
"humiliation day" In connection
with the Incident. -
Lay Case Before L. of N.
Although official reports said Jap
anese troops had evacuated Kan
chengtse, near Changchun, the ter
minus of the South Manchurlan rail
way, other Important cities of Man
churia remained in the military grip
(Story 1; Continued on Page Two)
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STATE COPS HERE
The state police school, under the
direction of Superintendent Harry
Niles, waa held today In the Armory.
with 20 state policemen In attend
ance. All highway patrol and other
state police work was suspended
during the school hours. All state
policemen detailed to the southern
Oregon district are present.
The purpose of the school is to
acquaint ell patrolmen with the law
on all phases of arrest, search ana,
seizure, and public welfare, with
special Instructions of the auto laws.
Sergeant Rexford of the Multno
mah county detail, and a specialist
on traffic laws, detailed the system
used In Multnomah county for en
forcement. The school will probably conclude
tomorrow.
PORTLAND GOLFER IS
STRICKEN ON COURSE
PORTLAND, Or.., 8ept. 31. (AP)
After collapsing on a golf course here
yesterday, Ezra B. Martin, 83, tiled In
an ambulanc. on th. way to a hoe
pltal. Death waa caused by a h.art
rttack. Martin was a deputy In the
county tat department,
f . ;
.A 4'
Ignant CIA
Stock E
AMERICAN LEGION
FOR EC0N01V1Y AID
Warns Veterans' Conclave
of 'Grave Risks' in In
creasing Burden World
Recovery Waits On U. S.
.OLYMPIA ARENA. Detroit, Sept.
2 1 , ( AP ) President Hoover today
called upon the American Legion to
enlist In a peace time fight for gov
ernment economy designed to lead
the world out of the slough of de
pression. Warning the annual convention of I
the Legionnaires against the "grave
risks" of Increasing federal expendi
tures, either through further veter
ans loans or other legislation, the
president said the world economic
crisis was "second only to war." He
expressed confidence that "by united
action we will lead the world In re
covery." - Facing Large Deficit
The president pointed out the
treasury was faced with another
large deficit, that Income taxes bad
declined 50 per cent since the per
iod of prjaperlty and that the nat
ion was carrying at the same tune a
"high and necessary extra burden"
of publlo works to aid unemployed
and agriculture and to give Increas
ed benefit to veterans.
He said he Was directing the most
drastic economy in every "non-vital
branch" of . the government, yet the
essential services must be maintain
ed. Including provisions for disabled
-soldiers, agriculture and the unem
ployed.
He warned that taxing only the
rich would not wipe out the fed
eral deflolt.
Limit To Tnxatlon
"We must face the absolute fact,"
he said, "that the rich can be taxed
to the point of diminishing returns
and still the deficit in our ordinary
and necessary expenditures would
not be covered even upon a basis of
the utmost economy.
"Make no mistake; In these cir
cumstances It Is those who work in
the fields, at the bench and desks
who would be forced to rvry an add
ed burden for every cepi of our ex
penditures." Either loans or taxes Deyona me
minimum necessities of government,
he added, would drain the resources
of Industry and commerce, and In
turn increase unemployment.
"Such action," he said, "can easily
defeat our hopes, our plans and our
best efforts for the recovery of our
country and so Indefinitely delay the
return of prosperity and employment.
Accepts Relief Aid
"We can carry out present expend
itures without Jeopardy .to national
stability. We can carry no more
without grave risks.
Mr. Hoover accepted with the
"thanks of the nation,' the Legion's
offer to cooperate In relief this win
ter but said there was need of an
even greater service.
"That Is the , determined opposi
tion by you to additional demands
upon the nation until we have won
this war against world depression,"
he asserted.
He emphasized he was not speak
ing alone of veterans' legislation but
equally of demands for every other
project proposed requiring Increased
federal appropriations.
World Walts Un U. 8.
"The first stone In the foundations
of stability and recovery both at
home and In the world," the said.
Is the stability of the government
of the United States. It la my pur
pose to maintain that stability and
Invite you to enlist in that fight."
"Recovery of the world," he said,
now rests and awaits In no small
degree upon our country, the Unit
ed States of America. Some Individ
uals may have lost their nerve and
faith, but the real American people
are digging themselves out with In
dustry and courage."
JACKGlWLT
DECREE FROM WIFE
RENO, NCT, Sept. 21, (AP) The
married life of Jack Dempsey term
'Inattd abruptly today after six and
one-half year, wh.n h. was granted
A default decree of divorce from
EsUUe Taylor. Judge Thomas r.
Mpran entered th. decree following
a lengthy hearing at which the wife
of the former heavyweight champion
waa not repmented.
FIVE SEWER REPAIRERS
ARE KILLED BY CAVE-IN
DETROIT, Sept. 31. (AP) Plv.
men ware killed and a sixth lnjurad
seriously thl. afternoon when a sewer
which they were repairing In Dear
born collapsed, burying them be-
Ceath too. of dirt.
xchange Doors
MOV
E 10 HALT
Fl
E
House of Commons Meets
in Tense Atmosphere
Gold to Holland Main
Trouble Exhaust Credits
LONDON, Sept. 21. (AP) Philip
Snowden, chancellor of the exche
quer, today asked leave of the house
Of commons to bring In the nat
ional government's measure suspend
ing the gold standard for the present
with Its corollary provisions.
Paced with the government's de
cision to protect the financial posi
tion of Great Britain by suspending
the gold standard and closing the
London stock, exchange today and
tomorrow, the house met in a tense ,
atmosphere. The floor was thronged while the
galleries were packed. The chief
figure among the spectators was the
heir to the throne, the Prince of
Wales.
Power To Treusury
Outlining the provisions of the
bill
Mr. Snowden said in addition
to suspending the 1925 gold stand
ard regulation and providing Indem
nity for the Bank of England's ac
tion regarding gold authorized by
the government yesterday, It era
powered the treasury to take such
action as It considered expedient for
meeting any difficulties arising In
connection with the gold standard,
suspension. . - , r
Mr. . Snowden said the bill would
not affect the free gold market la
London. ..... .
Tbe chancellor of the exchequer
explained that the Bank of England
attjo stated that heavy demands lor
exchange on New York and Paris
continued while the bank had been
subjected to a drain of gold by Hol
land. .
The British government, he ex
plained, had received from the Bank
of England a letter saying that
Franco-American credits arranged by
It were exhausted and that French
credits arranged by the British gov
ernment were .practically exhausted.
Today's
BASEBALL
National,
R. H. B.
Boston 3 B 0
Cincinnati , 3 18 0
Batteries Selbold. Sherdel and
Cronln; Lucas and Asby.
a h. b.
e io a
4 S 3
Elliott, Benge and
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Batteries J,
McCurdy; Harris,
Spencer, Osborne,
Wood and Finney, draco.
American.
R. H. n.
St, Louis .. 0 8 0
Boston ....... 9 8 3
Batteries Coffman and Bengough;
Durham and Connolly.
Second game
St. Louis
Boston ...
R.
. 3
- 9
Battorlea Oray and FerrelJ; Mor
ris and Stone.
R.
. S
6 :
Detroit .
Philadelphia
Batteries Bridge.,: Uhle and Huel;
Peterson and Palmlsano.
H. E.
8 0
8 0
; Had-
Chicago
Washington . . 8
Batteries: Lyons and Oarrtly;
ley, Marberry and Spencer,
R. R. B.
Cleveland .. - 6 8 0
Now York lit
Batterlea! Ferrell and L. Bewail;
Ruffing and Dickey.
Wilkins Awaiting
Word On Disposal
Dilapidated Sub
OSLO, Norway. Sept. 1-(AP)
Sir Hubert Wllklna said today ne
waa awaiting Instructions from Wash
ington a. to what to do with th.
aubmarln. Nautilus W wnicn am
orulsed under Ice In the Arctic Circle.
It Is generally believed nere ana
submarine will be sold at Berger
since It Is considered too dilapidated
for another trip acroa. the Atlantic
Th. Nautilus' crew of 13 left for
England today expressing the wln
to meet Sir Hubert again "but on
a better boat."
Oregon Weather
Pair tonlg.it and Tuesday: warmer
In th. interior Tuesday; gentle to
moderate northerly winds offshore.
DRAIN 0
FUNDS
THRU EXCHANG