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Medford 1 To Advertisers Yoa take no chance when yon bar A. B. C. Circulation. The Mall Tri bune It Medrord'i Only A. B. C Newspaper. UNE Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOHD, OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 1. 1932 No. 87. anon The Weather Tonight and Saturday fair; normal temperature. Temperature Richest yesterday Lowest this morning 56 TRIE fo)nn n iifw El m m m f 4 Comment on the Day's-News By FRANK JENKINS YOU will probably agree that the antelope la an Interesting ani mal, but did you ever stop to ask yourself why? Here Is the reason: Because he Is SCARCE 1 WE VALUE that which Is scarce. Gold, for example. And dia monds. And PLATINUM. It takes an expert eye to tell plat inum from aluminum, but platinum Is scarce, whereas aluminum Is ex ceedingly plentiful; so we use plati num for making Jewelry, which beau tUu! women wear when they wish to Impress the menfolk, or to put out the eye of a leas fortunate sister, and this Jewelry la kept in velvet- lined cases; but aluminum Is used j for making cooking utensils, which I we throw around in a kitchen In a tree-handed and careless manner. Human beings are a queer lot, aren't they? BECAUSE antelope are scarce, peo ple will come from afar to see them, and will pay good money for the privilege this money going first to the hotels and the garages and the restaurants and the food stores and the service stations, and thence trickling out into the pockets of the rest of us. Then the antelope, which once roamed the plains In vast numbers, la now nearly extinct. Thus it be comes a part of the good old days that now are gone, and so acquires the flavor of romance. People will pay money to get for themselves a little taste of this fla vor of romance. , - - SO THE antelope herds of South eastern Oregon take an Important place among the tourist attractions of the state. In the years to come, thousanda of people will visit the antelope country. - yfflS antelope country Is an lnter- eating oountry a country of vast spaces. Zlm Baldwin will tell you. and get away with It, probably, that he can take you out into It so far that you will be 500 miles from a gasoline station. But here' something that even Zlm can't do: He 'can't get you so far from civilization that you won't find tin cans scattered through the age brush. . . OUT on the edge of the antelope country Is the little town of Plush, and If you have even the be ginnings of a bump of curiosity you 1 have wondered how Plush got Its I same. Here Is the story they tell: An untutored Indian, back In the early days, was playing poker with a gathering of his white brethren, and along In the evening he got himself four aces. So, even as you and I, he bet his shirt. BUT one of his whit brothers showed up with a flush and took ' the pot. The dazed red man, who had never heard of a flush before and didn't hear the word any too plainly, muttered: "This plush heap br- stuff; he take four aces." So they named the town Plush. fNUT In the antelope country, the sage hens were once inimitably numerous. They are numerous no L longer; which Is a pity, for If ever there was a beautiful gtme.blrd It Is the lordly sage hen. ' Various explanations are given as to their practical dlssppearance. Some people say the ravens acquired too keen a taste for aage hen eggs, and took to robblng all the nests. Stan ley Jewett Inclines to the belief that disease had a lot to do with It. A few hard-headed citizens maintain that there has been too much shoot ing. But, whatever the cause, the sage hens are about gone. Q PEAKING of aage hens, Colonel J Bill Hanley, the patron saint of Vie antelope country, tells thU one: "The raven la a smart bird. One day. out en the Double-O ranc.ih. three of the dogs Jumped a rabbit and took out after It, but the rabbit was gaining on them. Just then a I raven showed up and took part In the game. The raven would swoop down low. J Continued on Ct wo THREE ROLLCALLS FAIL TO MUSTER ROOSEVELTVOTES Weary Delegates Quit Late in Morning to Resume at 8:30 This Evening Mis- x souri Quits Senator Reed HERE'S THE VOTE 1st 2nd 3rd GGG 677 G82.79 201 104 S4 10 90J4 904 101 14 52 50 82 fr 4'i 40 4U 24 18 27 H 29 24 24.96 23 21 2314 K 8 1.4 a s'i 22 Roosevelt - Smith Garner Wlilte a Traylor Reed ... Byrd Murray Ritchie Baker ,. , Roger CHICAGO, July 1. (AP) James A. Farley, campaign manager for Franklin D. Roosevelt, said today "by all the rules of politics" the New York governor should have enough votes on the next ballot to win the Democratic presidential nomination. The Farley statement came as cap tains of opposing forces were setting themselves for a concerted attempt to hold the slender margin by which they prevented the New York gov ernor from obtaining thi necessary two-thirds .majority In the three ballots of the all night session end ing early today. They were watching particularly certain wavering states such as Mis sissippi and Missouri. Keen Interest also was shown In the Joint caucus of California and Texas, which was to be held Just before the balloting starts again tonight. While the cau cus was regarded as significant, no word came of what the leaders of these delegations whose 00 votes are pledged to Speaker Garner, had In mind. ............ By Byron Price ( ( Associated Press Staff Writer) CHICAGO STADIUM, July 1 (AP) After a tumultuous night-long session, the Democratic national con vention fell Into the tightening grip of a deadlock at dawn today, took three fruitless ballots for a presi dential nominee, and then adjourn ed until tonight, to think it over. Governor Roosevelt of New York, far ahead of his nearest rival, mustered a slowly-rising majority on each suc ceeding ballot, but was unable to make the real progress which his managers had predicted toward the two-thirds needed to nominate. Far Short of Nomination On the third ballot, the official count showed 682 for Roosevelt, 190 for Alfred E. Smith, 101 for Speaker Garner, 52 for Governor George White of Ohio, 40 for Melvln Traylor, 27 for James A. Reed, 24 for Harry Byrd, 23 for Governor Ritchie of Maryland, and 8 for Newton D. Baker. It would have required, on this ballot 768 votes to nominate. The 'Roosevelt managers, working like beavers among the weary dele gates, had more Inroads here and (Continued on Page Two) AS IN TABLE ROCK AREA TABLE ROCK, July 1. (Spl.) Hay Is being used for the medium of exchange In the 8ams Valley and Beagle districts, where hay hands are being payed with cow and horse fuel. Wages are figured at 12 00 per day and hay at $6.00 per ton In the shock. The scarcity of money Is bringing back old-time methods among fann ers, such as paying help with pro duce and using horses Instead of tractors. Ruth Chatterton And Husband Will Part Say Friends HOLLYWOOD. Csl July I (AP) When Ruth Chatterton, stage and screen aetress, waved a farewell to her husband, Ralph Forbes, actor, when she left Hollywood a month ago for a trip to Europe, It was In reality a parting of the ways for the couple, Hollywood friends of Vie pair said to day. Reports that Mlas Chatterton was to seek a divorce In Paris could not be confirmed and a statement could not be obtained from Forbes, who ru reported vacationing In the high Si erras. "Red Ink" Defaces Uncle Sam's Books WASHINGTON, July 1. (AP) The government ended the fiscal year last nleht wit.1 a 3.85.000.0oo deficit, compared with one of 903,000,000 for 1831. I Ml- -. I BASEBALL RESULTS American R. H. E. 6 a 15 3 New York Boaton Vlnsni Rrnwn. Walls. Rhodes and .,-. . Jorgena; Kline, Moore and Connolly. R. H. B. Washington . 7 8 0 Philadelphia 5 11 1 Brown. Marberry and Spencer; Ma haffey, Krausse and Cochrane. R. H. E. - S 10 0 S 11 0 St. Loula . ... Pittsburgh Dean, Llndsy and Mancuao; Swe tonlc, French and Grace. R. R. E. Cincinnati 4 10 Chicago .. 8 12 1 Prey, Kolp, Rlxey and Lombardi; Warnecke and Hartnett. R. H. E. 4 13 1 5 10 3 Boston New Y . .-a Betti. Frankhouse, . Brown and Spohrer. Hargrave: Schumacher, Roo ney and Hogan, Gibson. DENIES KISSING EOF LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 1. (AP) The trained vice of David L. Hutton, bartione singing husband of Almee Semple McPherson, ran the emotion al scale with "I did nots" and "no sirs" today as he denied from the witness stand the cnargea of Myrtle St Pierre, a nurse, who sued him for 200,000 breach of promise. Hutton's voice leaped from bari tone to tenor depending on the nature of the question asked, him by his attorney, Mark Jones. His testimony of MI did not" and "No, Sir,' became a blanket denial of the nurse's charges that he for sook her to marry Mrs. McPherson; Los Angeles evangelist. Occasionally Hutton answered questions with "I certainly did not," with the empha sis on the "certainly." He testified he attended a party at the home of Mrs. Nan Anthony Norbury where he met the Pasadena nurse January . 18, 1931. "When you met Miss St. Pierre did you clasp her hand In both of yours and say ''Where have you been keeping this gorgeous creature all my life'?" "I did not." "State whether you hugged her." "Certainly not." Hutton shook with laughter as his attorney asked him If he kissed Miss St. Pier res knee during & Sunday night dinner. "I never kissed her knee In my life." "Did you say to her you were Just back from San Francisco and that there was a wonderful moon and that you would like to enjoy such a moon with her?" "1 did not. Hutton's baritone voice changed into a tremulous tenor when his at torney asked him 11 he slipped a ring on Miss St. Plerres finger during the evening. "I did not, Hutton fairly shouted in a high pitched voice. TO IE! DEFICIT SALEM, Ore., July 1. (AP) A $2,000,000 refund bond Issue win be necessary to meet the anticipated shrinkage In automobile revenue by October 1, It waa announced today by the state highway commission at Its meeting here. The bond Issue matter was Uie first order of bus! nesa and It Is expected such an order will be made within the near future. Bids for the Issue will be called as soon aa possible, the commission stated, but whether the Issue will be all long term or part long and part anort term bonds had not yet been decided. Chairman Leslie Scott of the com mission, bssing his views upon esti mates provided through co-operation of the department of atate, declared the commission would be short about 2.000.000 on October 1 of eipected revenue at the time when the mil lion dollar bond Isiue authorized last spring will fall due.v This deficit would take Into consideration a pos sible Installment buying of automo bile licensee now being considered by the governor and secretary of state. The commission to date would re ceive about a 1.600 .000 from ssle of license plates, which la about 1.750.. 000 under the anticipated amount, Scott said. Also at the present time, due to the combination of emergency relief work and decrease In sets of licenses, the commission has .expend ed 310,000 in eicees of revenuev RADIO AS BATTLE Governor Confident As Dele gates Adjourn to Resume ' in Evening Sons by Side in Long Night Vigil EXECUTIVE MANSION. ALBANY N. T.. July 1 (AP) Governor Frank lin D. Roosevelt, after gaining slightly more than 16 votes in three ballots waa confident he would win the presidential nomination as the Demo cratlc national convention adjourned Its ail-mgni session twmy. Asked If he was still confident that he would win the nomination the governor replied emphatically: "I am." 'The boys In Chicago are pleased anrf rftnflrfent" The third presidential ballot found Governor Roosevelt still close by a radio loud speaker In the rambling niH avm-iiMvm mRiulnn where on a mantle still atanda large framed photographs or lormer uovernor nuu Mrs. Allrea E. amun. Bnn. ITeen r-Amnnnr. TKa imiMmni1 was seated In hie study In a big arm cnair wnere m n-nt h nloht lfltjmtn."1o the Dro- ceedlngs In Chicago. A table, atrewn with bits or paper, was arawn up before him. And at the table sat his eons, Elliott and John, busily figuring away. While the second ballot waa being tjiken Governor Roosevelt's breakfast was sent In to him on a tray. When the governor epoke, nis voice tui .nunripri fresh and confident. He and his eons had greeted the beginning of the second oauoi wim cheera. .ft. hi. .n-nt.ht vicll bv the radio, Governor. Roosevelt appeared fresn .ana in nign spine Resumes Telephoning (T Hiii.r n tftlra . nan for a coupla of. hours," he said. "After that, I expect I snail no prc.y uu; rn the telenhone." He Indicated he would be hard at work, with James A. Farley ana ni tlAiiten.ntji In ChlCRffO. trVlng to break down the opposition In which he- made sngnt out consimmj Increasing Inroads aa tne nanois pro Governor Roosevelt was highly pleased that his lines naa neia well as they had. L FLEMINGTON, N. J.. July 1. (AP) a rifnu mntlnn for a directed verdict of acquittal In the trial of John Kughea Curtis for hindering capture of the kldnapera of the Lindbergh baby was denied today. Completion of the defense esse without calling Curtis to the stand mA with tMflmnnv sxceDt that of two character witnesses came as a complete surprise shortly alter the atate had rested and the Judge had denied a defense motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. ACUITTA Prohi Leader Declares War on Democrats for Espousal of Wet Cause CHICAGO, July I (AP) With bitter words upon his lips, Bishop Jsmea Cannon, Jr., turned his back once again today upon .the Demo cratic party, calling for repudiation in the aouth of the leadership which hss espoused repeal, promising the drys will war without compromise. His sentences rang with echoes of the call the bishop sent out, right after the 1928 Democratic conven tion at Houston, gstherlng the pro hibition leaders to chsrt a course sgslnst Alfred E. Smith. That led to the rending apart of the aolld south, ss under Csnnon leadership, Virginia and North Carolina went for Hoover, along with Florida and Texas. Last night he announced: Representative of a large majority of the people of the nation who believe and Insist thst the 18th amendment remain unchanged, will shortly meet In conference and will determine what they consider to be the best method of procedure." He set this meeting up against both national conventions, saying both were largely msde up of dele gatea picked by political leaders No further reference to the Re publican was msde, but he asserted: "It goes without saying that there is not the slightest Idea of yielding i to fhls present dsy whiskey rebellion sgslnst the 181b amendment, The RAISING ;ijRjkh'- 'ill i (a, rf.NWiwjA- leased . :-,.A iSjjf "Ifafev. : . .Afc f:. - -:r...-,, , , VgtMitaiJIMBMMjl Wlii'rt, ifr rtfni, .(, tjtmtt'illM , Aaaoclated Press telephoto of the peak of a 43 minute demonstration of supporters of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt at the democratic national convention in Chicago where his name waa put In nomination for selection aa presidential candidate. FARM AID BILL WASHINGTON, July 1. (AP) The senate agriculture committee to day decided the Norbeck emergency farm relief bill should be drastically revised to eliminate unconstitutional tariff ad tax sections and instructed its author to do this and to report It favorably to the senate. Committee objections to the bill, Chsirmsn McNary (R., Ore.) aald. were based on the keystone of the measure, the provisions for putting a five cents a pound tariff on cotton and tax equal to the tarrlf on cotton, wheat and hogs to be collected at the point of processing. . Fees and licenses collected by the Georgia department of game and fish totaled 85.228 tor 1931. war with the traffic In Intoxicating liquors Is an Irrepressible conflict. There are simple battles In the war. In which there will be no retreat, no surrender, no compromise." Dr. 8. C. Dinwiddle, secretary of the national prohibition board of strategy, also said today the leaders present at the convention would meet right after It Is over, snd lay plans for a thoroughly representa tive conference. Bishop Cannon, lashing out at the southern delegates who went along In the roll call for repeal, charged them with a "double betrayal," In permitting without protest sdoptlon of the demsnd on congress to sub mit repesl, and In sitting "dumbly, Impo'.ently or Indifferently" while the convention "actually voted that members of the Democratic party, Including their dry southern con stituents, must support the repeal of the 18th amendment." He said the "stinging rebuke of 1928" should have beed enough, but now "If aouthern Democracy la not to be hopelessly, permsnently disin tegrated, the morel forces of the south must find expression tinder another leadership which will not betray them as In 1928 and 1933." He blamed the Democrstlo action upon "hand-picked" political leaders, upon the "elwsys dureputable, be smirched" Tammany and similar elements. ROOF FOR ROOSEVELT HOSS SEEKS PLAN FOR INSTALLMENT. E SALEM, July 1. (AP) Hal E. Hom, secretary of state, was busy to day working on a new plan for au tomobile license Installment buying, following receipt of an opinion last night from the attorney-general de claring proposed plans illegal, in the meantime the 16-day moratorium an nounced by the governor became ef fective today and stats police were asked by the chief executlvs not to enforce the license law for several weeks. Hoab announced he waa "devising some means to circumvent an opin ion of Attorney-CKneral L H. Van Winkle." The opinion held that "It Is apparent that the secretary of state Is not authorized by law to collect or receive vehicle license fees on the Installment plan, except as provided by statute. If he does so, he acta upon his own responsibility. In any event he la not authorised to Issue any reg istration receipt or license plate ex cept upon payment to him of the full amount provided by statute." The attorney-general ruled Hoss had no right to make refunds on li censes already paid except where paid by error or where the car was de stroyed before half the license period had expired. After reading the lengthy opinion, Hoss was still of the opinion that he would put into effect a plan to Issue colored stickers In lieu of a license, each to serve for one-quarter of the year. 10 KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 1. (AP) About 400 former employes of the Pelican Bay and Algoma Lumber companies are expected to be re turned to work early this month. Officials have announced both companies- will resume logging and saw mill operations. WALKER FOR SMITH ON CONVENTION ROLL CHICAGO, July l.J(AP) Mayor "Jimmy" Walker of New York, who has been directed by Governor Roose velt to defend charges from the Sea bury Investlftatlon, early today rest his vote for Al Smith for the Demo cratic nomination for president TO LEAD ROBBINS FIVE UP ON TURN PORTLAND, Ore., July 1. (AP) A fierce bsttle between Eddie Hognn of Portland and Johnny Shields of Seattle developed In the semi-final round of the Pacific Northwest Golf association tournament here today while H. Chandler Egan. of Med ford, seemed a ssfe distance In front of Johnny Robblns, Portland. When they paused for lunch, after 18-holea of neck-and-neck golf, Ho gan was 1 up on Shields. He csrded 35-3772, while Shields had 37-38 73. Egan, known aa the "Grand Old Man" of this tournsment, shot sub par golf to go to lunch 6 up on Rob bins. Egan posted cards of 83-38 60. three under par. Robblns went out In 38 and came back In 87 for a 75. The fight for the women's crown seemed to have resolved Itself defin itely Into a north-south affair. Mrs. Brent Potter, the defending champ Ion, waa 4 up on Mrs, Sayward Wil son, of Victoria, at the turn and (Continued on Page Two) ON CO-OP BASIS The Owen-Oregon Lumber Sales, started Its sawmill yetterdsy, on the co-operative basis, with 75 workers engsged. It will take two or three days before the mill la operating full blast. It will probably shut down for the Fourth of July, but resume op erations Tuesdsy, "One-side" of the sawmill Is being operated, and If con ditions Justify later, both sides will be used. Operations, Genera! Manager J. H Owen said today, are entirely In the hands of the employes, who frame their own rules and regulationa, with certain provisions. The log!ng rsmp of the compsny In the Butte Falls area are operated on the same plan, which Is now providing employment to slightly more than 300 men. Two of the largest sawmills in Klsmsth county will start operations the coming week, It has been report ed, and a number of northern Cali fornia plants) arc contemplating early resumption. IS GIVEN 22 VOTES ON 2iBALL0T Mail Tribune Candidate Going Strong Passes Baker and Reed, Ties Byrd 'Joke' Charge Is Spiked At breakfast time this morning few people realized that the Mall Trib une's candidate, and the white hope of the pear pickers of Southern Ore gon, was nominated for President of the United States and received 22 votes. Nevertheless such was true, and the glad tidings came over the air to the always wide-awake political prognostl cator of Plr Street's "greatest news paper." alias "the Janitor who never sleeps." It wsa the second ballot. "Ok-lahihom-ah?" Intoned the con vention announcer. (Continued on Page Two) DELEGATES KEEP ROOSEVELT FAITH By Leslie J. Smith (Associated Press Staff Writer) CHICAOO, July 1, (AP) After tenaciously casting their ten ballots for Franklin D. Roosevelt, member of the Oregon delegation to the Democratic national convention re tired to their hotel rooms at 10 a. m. today. They were exhausted, perspir ing and haggard but hopeful that with resumption of voting at 8:30 o'clock tonight the New York gover nor would have enough auprt to win the nomination. Oregon's ten votes were cast three times Friday and with the tabulation of each ballot Roosevelt crept closer to the nomination. Frequent delaya while polls were taken from the plat form wearied the delegates and spec tators alike. The Oregon lsns slipped out between calls for their atate and went to breakfast shortly after mid night when It became apparent bal loting would last many hours. Other wise the full delegation sat through the entire session, turning a deaf ear to Importunities from the opposition that they desert Roosevelt to whom they are pledged. The Oregonlan have decided to support Roosevelt throughout even to the extent of going down with the ship should the New York governor's support fall, One Fatality SALEM, July 1. (AP) Of the toll of 580 industrial accidents occurring the past week, one fatality resulted, the state accident commission an nounced here today. The fatality was A. H. Ramsey, laborer of Kerby. WILL- ROGER? "sts-lvC CHICAOO, June 30 Amos and Andy won the nomination at the great Democrstlo national convention In Chicago at ten minutes to two Wednesday afternoon by nominating themselves. That takes care of the president and the vtr president's of fice both. Brother Crawford, a fl low mtmhf nf th rrpnt fratrnltv. the Mystla Knights of the 8ea, nom inated the Klngflsh and "Llghtnln" seconded. Eddie Dowllng, a very pop ular New Yorker, replaced Senator Wnlih or Montana as chairman of the convention. It was the first serious meeting that's been held by the Democrats during the whole "scene. The resolutions committee were trying to draw up the platform. They dldnt start till 10 o'clock. How they were expected to agree on prohibition In two hours when they hadn't been able ta In IS years was a mystery to BawvkAjlai lint iha hsmiK..). This whole convention has been Mstnn RoowTilt.M Mntnn Rmlth "ttnn a dry plank," Mstop a too wet plank" Kvery thing has been stop something, so yesterday they Just stopped the convention. Nobody was asked to vote on any thing, so there was no fights. Half the Iowa delegation was sit III In the hos pital from trying to count their own rotes. fluey Long (the Louisiana porcn p'ne) Is still the hero of the whole convention. Went down to Ms bank today and had a long talk with Charley Dawes, f'e has had to neglect his own busi ness In the past to help look after ours, but he Is back home now and that will add needed confidence to the financial strncture of this great midwest city. He's a fine citizen. Is Charlie Dawes, Yours, ..''"R'UaLteWWktee.- L
