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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1932.
No. 103.
The Weather
Forecast: Tonight and Friday fair.
Cooler Friday.
Temperature:
Highest yesterday 92
Lowest thli morn lnj 56
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
YOU read In the papera ttila head
line: "Heat Wave Contlnu.ee to
Scorch MldweBt."
Bad. Especially for those who have
to endure It aa you know, It you
have ever endured a Middle West
heat wave.
Still,' we read further that aa yet
the heat hasn't hurt the crops.
THERE la much talk ot over-production
and what It is doing to
js. But don't forget this: When
we oome out of this depressed con
dition. It will be because of good
crops that are saleable at aome sort
of price.
Crop failures never brought ANY
country out of a depression.
THERE la talk ot over-production,
especially agricultural over-production,
on every hand. Most people
believe this talk.
But fewer hogs, as you have read
In this newspaper, are being offered
on the Chicago market than at any
time since 1883. Cattle ire scarcer
than at any time since 188. the
market experts now tell us.
So, you see, you can't alwaya be
lieve all you hear about over-production.
It is probable that there Isn't as
much of It as tva have thought.
HERE Is something taat will In
terest you:
According to the federal census of
distribution, made In 1929, the high
est buying power in Oregon la to
be found In those communities that
are strictly agricultural.
Don't let anybody tell you that ag
"rlculture Isn't the big basic resource
of this country.
AGRICULTURE Is the big indus
try of Southern Oregon. And,
according to this same census ot
distribution, Southern Oregon ex
ceeds in buying power any other geo
graphical division of Oregon.
That is something for ua to be
proud of.
IP YOU want to'get an idea of the
Importance of agriculture, talk to
any lumberman.
T,he farmer la the lumberman'! big
customer. He. 1 the lumberman'a
rrost dependable customer, for the
farmer doesnt use eteel and brick
and atone when he builds.
He usee WOOD.
HE IS wise! For the average build
ing requirements of the average
man in this country, wood is the
Ideal material. It is reasonable In
first cost, easily handled and dur
able. During the big boom years, when
the value of money didn't count for
much, substitutes for wood made
their greatest growth. In these years,
people weren't watching the corners,
and the idea prevailed rather gener
ally that whatever cost the most
must of necessity be the best.
In the years that are coming, saner
standard are going to prevail and
people are going to seek a dollar's
worth of value for each dollar they
spend.
These codltlons ought to result In
Increased use of wood as a building
material.
HERE In Oregon, the manufac
ture of wood Into lumber Is
our big Industry. This big industry
la far from prosperous at the pres
ent moment, as everybody knows, and
there are pessimist who will tell us
that the big days of the lumber In
dustry are past that we will never
tee it as good again as It has been.
This writer, who la not an old
timer In Oregon, and so cannot re
member very far back Into Oregon
history, ha seen the lumber Indus
try prostrate before, and every time
ha seen It recover.
It will recover again. Mark that
prediction, and see If It doesn't come
true.
SOUTHERN OREOON leads the
state In production of potatoes,
pears and prunes. Among the minor
craps. It lead the state In production
of tomatoes.
Her la something else that Is In
teresting: Southern Oregon leads the
state In production of gold.
IX 1931. according to figures Just re
leased by the department of com
merce, Jackson and Josephine were
Continued oa Page 8
EX-LEGISLATOR
IS ACCUSED OF
Cyril G. Brownell One of
Three Men Entering Port
land Office. According to
Watchman's Confession
PORTLAND, Ore., July 21. (AP)
Cyril a. Brownell, Insurance man,
former state legislator, was accused
today of larceny as the first official
action taken In the school consolida
tion petition hoax case.
A warrant for BrowneU'c arrest was
Issued and a detective left the dis
trict attorney's office immediately to
serve it.
The complaint was signed by Hec
tor MacPherson of Albany, co-author
of the Zorn-MacPherson school con
solidation bill, sponsor of the peti
tions. Named By Watchman
Lotus Langley, district attorney,
said Brownell was named by Robert
Tallman, night watchman In the
Portland office of the consolida
tion headquarters, aa one of the three
men who, by prearrangement with
Tallman, took the petitions from a
safe In the offices of Brownell and
Sam Slocum on the night of July 4.
Shortly after the "theft" of the
20,500 signatures, Brownell confessed
to police his story of a forcible hold
up was a ,hoax and that the petitions
had been taken under a prearranged
plan. He said he was unable to give
the names of the other men.
Heavy Bail Set
Ball for Brownell was Bet at 12500.
Langley said Brownell refused to
make a statement, although he ad
mitted, allegedly, that he was In the
office shortly before the petitions
were removed from the safe. Langley
said Brownell explained his visit to
the office was for the purpose of
storing a Jug of mineral water In, the
safe.
Brownell .had no official connection
with the petition circulation, It Is
said.
He and Slocum, who had charge of
the circulation of the petitions, were
formerly business partners and con
tinued to occupy the same offices
after their partnership was dissolved.
Brownell was defeated In the May
primary election for the Republican
nomination as United States con
gressman from the third district.
PLOT DEATH OF
BY BLAST, FIRE
ROSEBURO. Ore., July 21 (AP)
An Investigation was put In motion
here today Into attempts against the
life and property of W. C. Cooley, a
resident of Yoncalla, whose barn was
destroyed by an Incendiary fire yes
terday morning about 4 o'clock.
Three weeks ago Cooley narrowly
escaped death by his chance discovery
of a quantity of dynamite wired to
the truck which he was scheduled
to drive on a road Job. The ex
plosive had been wired to the motor
in such a manner, that it would be
detonated by switching on the engine
Ignition. Fortunately Cooley raised
the hood of the truck to Inspect the
motor and found the dynamite.
As the truck was the property of
Fred McCord of Oakland, the officers
had been working on the theory that
the death plot was directed against
McCord rather than Cooley, but the
destruction of the latter's barn
switched the efforts to find some pos
sible enemy of Cooley. The barn
fire killed several chickens and a pig
and badly damaged Cooley's automo
bile. The state fire marshal's office
has been notified and Is expected to
aid tn the Investigation.
SANTIAGO, Chile, July 21
The government announced today
It hM crushed a plot to restore for
mer Piesldent Carlos Ibanez to power
and arrested three of Ibanez friends
for "activities contrary to law."
Coast Railroad Visioned
Here Twenty Years Ago
In connection with the current
talk of a railroad to the coast,
through federal financial aid, It is
interesting to note, that 30 years
ago come next September 16 an
organization was perfected for a
survey of the proposed line.
The filea of The Mail Tribune for
that date, show that a meeting was
held in the law offices of Lincoln
Mccormick, and "more money than
wjui hoped for hd been subscribed,
and the survey to the coast will be
started within a few day."
William H, Goie, banker-farmer,
active in the present rail movement.
waa
elected president, J. r. Hcdqy,
Ohio Educator Hinted Oregon Ch
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Associated Prtss Photo
Alfred C. Read Jr. (left) and Claire Windsor (right), claim they
are "still good friends" despite the $100,000 suit Pled by Mrs. Read
against Miss Windsor, charging alienation of affections. Read took the
blame In the case, admitting he failed to tell the actress he was mar,
rled, and said he would stand bv hsr.
CONSOLIDATION OF
RAILROADS GIVEN
WASHINGTON July 21. (1?) The
Interstate Commerce commission to
day approved plans of the four prin
cipal eastern trunk line railroads for
consolidation of all-roads east of the
Mississippi river and north of the
Ohio river and the North CarollnR
state line, with certain modifications.
The commission modified Its own
consolidation plan of 1929 by com
pletely eliminating the Wabash-Sca-board
aystem: allocated the entire
property of the Chicago, Indianapolis
& Louisville Railroad company to the
Atlantic Coast line and the Southern
Railway systems.
The Chicago, Indianapolis tc Louis
ville, also known as the Monon, was
allocated under the original plan
partly to the Baltimore & Ohio. The
Baltimore tz Ohio In the four-system
scheme sought complete control of
the Monon.
The commission decision created
an Independent system built around
the Delaware & Hudson railroad and
certain of Its short line connections.
ABSURD'-SNELL
WASHINGTON, July 21. 0P Re
publican Leader Snell has pondered
a Democratic charge that the O. O
P. campaign la financed out of the
federal treasury, and reached this
cone 1 us Ion " Absu rd."
Thus did the Potsdam, N. Y., Re
publican answer an accusation by a
New York Democrat, Representative
O'Connor, who saw a connection be
tween the administration party's
campaign chest and federal tax re
funds. "I know that any contention tht
the Republican administered treasury
has financed Democratic campaign
funds through tax refunds Is ab
surd. But It la no more absurd than
Mr. O'Connor's claim that by the
same means It has financed Repub
lican campaigns."
vice-president, Charlea Lebo, treas
urer, and Peter S. Streenstrup, sec
retary. W. I. Vawter and E. O, Bur
gess were named directors.
All the officers and directors Bub
scribed, end "a subscription ltt will
be placed in the Medford National
bunk, where all may sign who wish."
The article states "that for the
present the objective will be sur
vey, and to ascertain what the right
of way will cost."
"An encouraging feature of the
situation " say the article, "is that
certain financial Interests who have
been discussing the project for some
time, are manifesting UiVtrcU,
LATEST TRIANGLE
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BRING RELIEF. TO
BLISTERED EAST
(By the Associated Press)
Torch-like temperatures subsided
iThursday throughout the upper Mls-
jlsslppl basin as the nation credited
jo more aeaino 10 extreme oummci
heat.
Showers swept mercifully across
he northern brow of the land, from
the Rockies to the Great Lakes
and on Into the North Atlantic
'states, but southern areaa atlll gasp
ed In anticipation of relief prom-
tWd by Friday.
-Minneapolis produced an official
ecord for Wednesday with 102 de
grees, but last night its citizens
slept at 76 degrees.
The Dakotas and Nebraska also
rcooled off considerably, while show
ers and breezes brought much-needed
relief to Texas, Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma, seat of the worst of the
'current wave. The drop averaged
(ten degrees, but El Paso still suf
fered from 100 degree heat.
Twenty-eight heat deaths were
distributed widely, St.- Louis report
.lnir six, Minnesota and Illinois four
'each and Pittsburg three. Ten others
died of drowning or electrocution
'during thunderstorms.
I The weather man unqualifiedly
ipromised temperatures "not so warm'
'today to moat of Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, the Dnkotas, Nebraska
land Kansas, while showera were
predicted for the lower lake region.
St. Louis thermometers read 69,
'Milwaukee. Louisville and Chicago
07, New York and Washington were
'not too warm at 87. while Pitta-
bur and Detroit atiffered at 92.
New England weather was merely
'seasonal. Similar reports came from
She Pacific coast and the western
imountaln region.
LOAN PRIVILEGE
WASHINGTON, .Inly SI. I API
Approximately 318.000 world war vet
erans will be able to borrow half the
lvalue of their bonua certificates from
the jeterens' administration offices
jafter Monday, July 3. under the
terms of an act signed today by Pres
ident Hoover.
The new law extends the borrow
ing privilege to those excluded from
benefits of previous legislation, and
'Frank T. nines, administrator of vet
erans' affairs, Immediately announced
arrangements had been made for vet
erans to obtain loans from their near
est regional offlcea next week.
The measure, besides removing the
previous requirement that two years
elapse before certificates could be
borrowed on, reduces the Interest on
r
uch losns to 3!1 per cent from 414.
Klamath Seeking
Radio for Police
' WASHINGTON. July 31. (AP)
The city of Klameth Falls today
applied to the federal radio com
mission for permission to build i
police broadcasting
station 61 as
watts power.
EXTEND BONUS
S SEEKERS
IN WRANGLE ON
GETS FOOD
Portland Man Named Leader,
Forbids Supply for Groups
Led by Rival Chieftains
Homeward Trek Grows
WASHINGTON, July 21v (AP)
Supplementing an order by the
treasury to evacuate all government
buildings, the District of Columbia
commissioners today ordered the
bonus army to abandon their camps
on all public park property by Au
gust 4.
The commission's order will de
prive the war veterans two weeks
hence of all camp sites now In use,
except Camp Bartlett, which la not
park property. '
All tentage and rolling kitchens
belonging to the district National
Guard and loaned under bond to
the police for the veterana were
ordered returned by noon of Au
gust 1.
PORTLAND. Juiy 21 (AP) A
"freight fund" to provide money to
be used In sending food and supplies
to Oregon's contingent of the bonus
army In Washington, D. O., Is being
collected here, with milk cans set up
at many street corners for the col
lection of coins.
Food will be collected In a food
depot yet to be established.
WASHINGTON, July 21 (AP)
Who should have the food was be
ginning today to bother the capital's
bonus marchers.
Walter W Waters, commander In
cniei or the chartered oonua expedi
ttonary forces, had charge of the
commissary. But he Issued orders
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CUT LOCAL STAFF
Tl
There will be no employes of the
Standard OH company of California
discharged In the change of opera
tion of the local agency, which brings
a transfer from this city to Portland
of the accounting department, ac
cording to announcement today.
Approximately half the employes
will be transferred to the northern
territory with the accounting depart
ment. All members of the manager's
staff and of the sales department will
remain here and all employes will
remain on the payroll as In the past.
The move, which will probably be
come effective August 1, Is one aim
ed to achieve higher efficiency, sines
all records are already carried In
Portland and most of the work In
the accounting department here Just
a duplication of that carried on in
the northern city.
Names of members of the staff to
be transferred and members to stay
here were not revealed by the com
pany today. A complete report U
anticipated within a few days.
Offices in the Liberty building will
remain open aa in the past, with
considerable crew retained In this
city.
V, P. Palmer of San Francisco,
treasurer of the company, arrived in
Medford today and R. L. Gay lord,
special representative from the bay
city, was here yesterday,
HUGE STILL FOUND
OREGON CITY, July 2!. ( A
200 -gallon still, 70 gallons of liquor
and 2,000 gallons of mash were con
flacated, and three men arrested in a
raid nesr Eagle creek Wednesday,
staged by federal, atate and county
prohibition officers.
The men arrested gave the names
of Thomas Oold, Neil Welch and
Hank Myers. Officers said the atlll
was being operated when the arrest
was made.
Diving Board Fall
Cracks Boys Head
CANBY, Ore., July 21 (AP)
George Nelson, U, was taken to an
Oregon City hospital last night In
serious condition after a fall from a
springboard at ft awl mm In place
In the Mnlalla river south of hare.
He slipped from the board, fell and
struck his head against the bottom
of the stream la ssljpw VfctejV
AMERICAN TRADE
Premier Bennett Urges A flop
tion of Preference Pro
gram for British Goodsj
in Mutual Advantage
OTTAWA, July 21. (AP) A defl
nlte offer proposing wider prefer
ences for British goods In exchange
for greater British preferences to Ca
nadlan Imports waa made today by.
Premier R. B. Bennett of Canada m
mediately after he was chosen chair
man of the Imperial economic confer
ence. Any auch program of preferences
would have considerable effect on the
trade of the United States.
The premier declared such a sys
tem of preference exchanges should
be enduring. Representatives of the
dominions, he said, must decide now
what course they Intend to take and
follow It without deviation. His pro
posal waa directed to the United
Kingdom, but the offer waa extended
also to all other parts of the empire
wherever its application would be
mutually advantageous.
Two Methods
"Thore are two ways of obtaining
increased preference," he said, "either
by lowering trade barrlera among our
selves or by raising them against oth
ers. The choice la governed largely,
by local considerations, but subject
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MRSJAUGH-FINEO
$10 FOR STRIKING
Stating that she had struck Helen'
Bush several times "In order to save
my home." Mrs. Orville (Ted) Baughl
waa fined 910 In Judge Glenn O
Taylor's court this afternoon on a
charge of assault and battery filed
against her yesterday by Bert M
Bush, father of 'the plaintiff.
Miss Bush said that she was stand
lng on the street Tuesday evening
when Mrs. Baugh came across the
street, asked her a question which
she answered, then hit her on the
nose three or four times. The plain
tiff aald, the records show, that Mrs
Baugh then rode off m a car with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry L.
Randies.
Mrs. Baugh, who plead not guilty
to the assault charges In Justice courtl
yesterday afternoon, today admitted
that she had struck Mlaa Bush. She
said that ahe had found the young:
lady alone with her husband In the
kitchen of a local lunch counter.
and that Miss Bush had watted for
Mr. Baugh In her car In front ol
the atore, according to the court re.
port.
Mrs. Baugh also aald that Miss
Bush's sister, Miss Myrna Bush, had
"threatened to get me," the record
In the court show.
CALLSPFC1AL SESSION,
OF WELFARE WORKERS
Allied Welfare Workers will meetJ
for a special session tomorrow at
12:15 o'clock for luncheon In the,
small dining hall at the Hotel Med-
fnrrf Aa Frmlo?n Jame R. Pack
chairman, is being transferred toi
Drwa 1 n Trial hn hs Vibsi callrsrf
special meeting of the organleatlonJl
"Relief Racket" Benefit
Mostly for Politicians
SILVTR BAT, N. T, July 21. (AP)
Describing "all politicians high and
low" as ths chief beneflclsrtes of
the "relief rscket," Roger W. Babson,
economist, todsy told members of
ths Silver Bay Institute that the
United States today Is as much on
a dole as Englsnd and asserted thst
until public attention Is focused on
men Instead of money "the world
will continue to Buffer."
"Money." aald Mr. Babson "will
no more succeed In getting us out
of ths depression than It succeeded
In keeping ua out. Nor does the so
lution lie In building mora non
productive publlo works, but In get
ting ths unemployed back to their
old productive Jobs."
"Organised relief." he aald, "la
benefitting the politician more than
lbs distressed unemployed, 1) la tf
ancellor Choice
BASEBALL
RESULTS
National.
R. H. E.
3 7 0
3 8 0
McCurdy;
Philadelphia .
Pittsburgh .
J. Elliott and v. Davis,
Kremer and Orace.
American.
R. H. E.
Boston 8 11 0
New York 3 4 0
Boerner, Moore and Connolly; Mac-
Payden, Wells snd Jorgens, Phillips.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 8 10 9
Philadelphia 80
Stewart and Perrell; Mahaffey, Mc-
Ktethaa and Cochrane.
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READ! FOR RELIEF
WASHINGTON, July 21 .(AP)
President Hoover today signed Into
law toe $3,133,000,000 unemployment
relief bill descrlbtd by him as "a
strong step toward recovery."
The major items of the big bill In
clude:
Increase of the capital of the re
construction corporation by 1,800, -
000,000.
The corporation waa given 92,000,
000,000 by the law creating It.
A fund of 9300,000,000 for loans to
states to relieve dlstreaa.
A 9332.000,000 construction fund.
The announcement of the signing
of the measure wa. not accompanied
by any word whether the president
had selected the two directors of the
reconstruction finance - corporation
who will replace Eugene Meyer, chair
man of the corporation's board, and
Paul Bestor, farm loan commissioner,
a director.
T
The Medford Association of the
Unemployed la now looking for a
man who will qualify as executive
or manager of the plan for relief
of the Jobless recently devised, J. O.
Barnes, apokesman of the organisa
tion, announced today.
No definite action tn the direction
of hiring a man for the place has
been taken alnce appropriation by
the city council Tuesday night of
878 a month to the unemployed
control committee to be used In pay
lng the chosen leader.
Other funds will be solicited when
a leader Is decided upon.
The assoclstlon will meet tomor
row night at the labor hall to issue,
additional membership carda, for
which the Jobless exchange two
hours of work. There are approxl
mstely 300 members of the associa
tion, Mr. Barnes stated today, and
they are working steadily onward
toward the solution of their prob
lems, Mercury Editor
Goes On Trial
PORTLAND, July 21. (AP) John
J. Nolan, former managing editor
of the Sunday Mercury, weekly pub
lication here, went on trial In cir
cul court today on a charge of al
ternating to extort $100 from Porter
W. Ye't, Portland contractor.
Bomb Brazil Rebels.
RIO DB JANEIRO, Brasll, July 81
(ap) Federal airplanes rslned
bombs on rebel posllons today near
Quelus In the atate of Sao Paulo,
the government announced, con
tinuing an offensive which resulted
In the capture of the village ot
Manoel Joaquin.
biggest racket In ths country and
all politicians high snd tow art Its
chief beneficiaries."
Mr. Babson urged a "quota plan'
for bringing business bsck to nor
mal and pointed out "the real taak
was to bslance production and con'
sumption so as to get everyone back
to work. He ssld a simple remedy
would be to quota the unemployed
against employers and those already
employed.
"This could be done," hs said,
"by having each community budget
the number of Its unemployed and
quota them among corporations,
partnerahlpa, famlllea and Individuals
at a wage to be fair to all parties
concerned. This would ns only the
reverse of wsrtlme practice draft
lng men Into Industry Instead of
out of It." "
DR. GEORGE ZOOK
ASKED TO VISIT
Collapse of Plan to Appoint
President Kerr Results in
Invitation for Akron Uni
versity Head to Confab
PORTLAND, Ore, July 31 (AP)
Rumor, current here for two days,
but lacking official credit, that Dr.
George Frederick Zook. president of
Akron Untveralty of Ohio, may be In
line for the position of chancellor of
Oregon's entire system of higher edu
cation, was partially confirmed to
day In Akron.
Dr. Zook's office at the unlveralty
told the Associated Press that the
president had been asked to visit
Oregon for a conference on the possi
bility of his being given the Import
ant post.
Dr. Zook was In Now York delivering
a series of lectures at Columbia Uni
versity. When questioned about the
matter there he replied that he had
not yet received the communication
from Oregon and would not comment
until he did receive It.
System In Turmoil
Oregon's higher educational system
has been In a state of unbalance and
unrest for several months, since the
board of higher education determin
ed to unify the system under the di
rection of a chancellor who will be
paid not to exceed (15.000 a year.
Under this plan both the unlveralty
and atate college will be prealded over
Dy presidents who will report direct
ly to the chancellor, as will the presi
dents of the normal schools.
A move to urge the' appointment
of Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of the
state collegs, as chancellor, fell
through at this week's meeting of
the board of education, when a prev
ious decision to seek a man outside
the state was re-afflrmtd.
Mas Fine Record -
Dr. Zook has been president of
Akron University since 1935. Hs la
the author of various survey reports
on higher educational Institutions.
He was born In Port Scott, Ksnsas
In 1B85, received his Bachelor of am
and Master of Arts degreea at Uni
versity or Kansas, and his degree of
Doctor of Philosophy from Cornell
In 1014.
OFFER EXCHANGE OF
SALMON FOR PEARS
The Rod Cross of Clatsoo countr.
of which Astoria Is the county seat,
has written a letter to the countr
court, Inquiring if this countv would
not like to exchsnge canned oro-
ducts for canned salmon, as a winter
relief move for the unemployed.
Clatsop county would like tomato
Juice because of Its nutritions! value '
to children. Each countv. under the
plan, would pay the freight. Ths
matter will be referred to the gov
ernor's relief committee for action.
WILL-
ROGERS
fsays:
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.,
July 21. 1 any country wants
to pounce on Japan now is the
time for every able-bodied Jap
anese, man, woman and child,
ia here to compete in the Olym
pics. There are hundreds of
'em. The big Swedes and Ger
mans enn't step without tramp
ing on dozens of 'cm and they
all have kodaks. ,
I asked a nice little Japanese
girl if her father and mother
was on the team too. She said
"no they didn't have a kodak."
Visiting the studio today waa
Matthew Brush, not "late" of
but "still" of Wall Street.
Three years ago he saw Amer
ica going over Niagara falls
and sold everything "short"
but barrels. Such foresight was
naturally investigated by the
senate, so he was pronounced
clear of at least "astigmatism."