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Medford TRIF.UNE MAIL TRIBUNE A. B. C. An A. B. C. Auditor In auditing euro latlone checks nana print naed. ipill age, caih received and other details, giving credit only for NET PAID circulation tha bett advertising money can bay. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOliU, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 103: No. 1-19. mi The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Thursday; (ilr and warmer. Temperature Highest yesterday 94 Lowest thla morning . 47 MAIL m ;i IS? Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS TP In Canada, a little while back, they held a conference of mem bra of the British empire, to aee how they could fix things up ao that these members of the British empire can do most of their trading among each other, and thua Increase their pros perity. ' The Idea, of course, la to keep the business In the family, instead of let ting It go outside as, for example, to the United States. r"8 a smart acheme although, of course. It Is not new. People have been achemlng to keep trade In the family ever since business has been business, and It has alwaya worked Just as long aa the family was able to provide the right kind of gooda at the right prices, and NO LONGER. It will be the same way with the family of British nations. AT least, that' !a what Hanford McNlder, ex-minister to Canada, aaya, and he adds: "If thla aoheme works, and the British natlona become more prosper oua aa a result of It, they are going to BUY MORE from us here in the United States. "It certainly can' hurt ua to have the other natlona more prosperous than they axe now. The more money they have, the more -they 11 buy of ... i l. - t ull ffeam bniOgS TWO w w. ......... - THAT la the modern Idea in busi nessthat the mora prosperity there la all the way around the more prosperoua WE will be. People used to think that the way to be prosperoua waa to take it away from the other fellow, but they are learning better. They know now, by experience, that, when the other fel. low la prosperoua he will have money to spend, and if he haa money .to spend WE will get part of It. If he isn't .prosperous, he won't have money to apend and ao there won't be any for ua to get a share of. AND so it goes with wages of labor. There was a time when em niovers lenerallv believed that the less wagea labor got the more money the employer had left to put in nis socket. Now ehrewd employers are reallz ln that only as labor haa money to apend will there be a market for the Uilngs the employer haa to aeu. rvUROTO the present depression, with business falling off and profits vanlahing, it has been neces sary to reduce wages. That haa ALWAYS HAPPENED. Waaea have gone up in good tlmea and down In bad tlmea. and In the past, when good timea returned, em ployers have been inclined to resist to the last ditch any Increases In wases after the return of good times. That, you aee, was in the old daya when employera believed that the more wagea labor received the less money the employer had to put In his pocket. THIS writer, who la an employer on hla own account, In a modest way, and who talks to many other employers, believes that when good times return and buslneaa can again be operated at a profit employera will be inclined to Increase wagea volun tarlly. There will be exceptions, of course, to this rule, but employera generally are coming to believe that only as people have money to spend can a market be found for the products of Industry. YTERE la a statement made yester- day by a man who for many rears was an auctioneer here In Southern Oregon: "Up to a few years ago. I made the larger part of my living by crying farm sales, which then were numer ous. So, naturally, I am interested in such things. "I have been watching your paper rather carefully, and I dont believe I've seen an advertisement of a farm auction In a year. They Just aren't being held." rpHAT la true. Why la It true? Well, there are two conditions that produce farm auctions. One Is an expanding condition in the farm Industry, when individual farmers are looking around for more livestock, or other farm products; for used ma cn:;iey. etc. Tat condition, aa everyone knows, does nit at present exist. Continued pa F fourij OF SOVIETREGII Increased National Defenses Also Recommended in Resolutions Labor Chief Sends Praise and Greeting AUDITORIUM, PORTLAND, Sept. 14. (AP) Full and Immediate pay ment of the bonus appeared to be overwhelmingly favored by the Ameri can Legion aa the hour for debate on the floor of the national convention neared today. The legislative com mittee of the convention recom mended such payment, voting 21 to 0. The Nebraska delegation announced It would fight the adoption of the ma. Jorlty report, but would not bring out a minority report on the bonus. Prohibition, over which a aub-com- mlttee battled' several hours today, will be reported to the resolutions committee with recommendation for repeal of national dry laws and aub- mlsslon by congres8 of an enabling resolution repealing the 18th amend. ment. The sub-committee vote was unanimous. AUDITORIUM, Portland. Ore., Sept. 14. (AP) A resolution opposing the recognition by the United States of the Soviet government was adopted unanimously by the American Legion at its convention here today. The resolution was presented by the Americanization committee. ' It was not debated. The resolution follows: "The American Legloa vigorously opposes official recognition of the communist government of Russia at this time and for such further pe riod of time as the Russian govern ment maintains propaganda In this country, the purpose of which is to advocate the overthrow of our gov ernment by force and violence." . AUDITORIUM, Portland, Ore., Sept. 14. (AP) Repeal of the national prohibition laws and submission by congress of an enabling resolution repealing' the 18th amendment was reported unanimously by Vie sub committee on legislation of the American Legion national resolutions committee here today. This unanimous report will be submitted to toe resolutions commit tee later In the day. The announcement was made by Tom Miller of Wilmington. Del.. chairman, of the subcommittee. The recommendation, he said, was agreed upon after several hours of heated controversy. After Hlnes' address, the report of the committee on national defense, calling for increases in the army and navy, was presented. The report was applauded vigor ously and then adopted by acclama tion. The convention got a momentary thrill when George Howltt, chairman of Vie resolutions committee, was called upon by Commander Stevens to report "one resolution." A mo ment after he started reading, how ever, It was revealed that the resolu tion was a felicitation to General Pershing on hla 72nd birthday and not the bonus resolution, which Is being awaited with great Interest. Dr. E. H. Carey, Dallas, Texas, brought a greeting from the Ameri can Medical assocaltlon and praised the medical arm of the army for Its accomplishments during and since the world war. Frank H. Brooks, national vice commander of the Legion, Legion naire from, the state of Washington, Introduced David Beck of Seattle, (Continued on Page Three) HIGH COURT SAYS SALEM, Ore., Sept. 14. (AP) The state supreme court. In an opinion written by Justice Rand, today af firmed Judge W. A. Ekwall of the Multnomah county circuit court in a suit brought by M. Brown to recover on a fire insurance policy carried in the New Jersey Insurance company. Plaintiff was a storekeeper in the city of Portland and carried insur ance on his stock of merchandise. The Insurance company admitted lia bility and tendered judgment for a part of the burned goods, but re fused to assume liability for the de struction of certain "false tad spu rious IsbciA kept for sale to boot tope: r." "If It should be conceded that these labels were kept for sale for unlawful purposes," the opinion read, "It doea not follow that the contract of Insurance Is unenforceable. There is no statute In this state snaking the posseMion, sale or insurance of such articles unlawful, nor Is there any provision In the contract of In surance which r-tr1ctj the liability of the defendant to surh articles oiil as may be lawfully solo." LOSES, 3-2, FIVE FARMS PLAY Evans, Former Champion, Leads Way to Quarter Finals Will Oppose Guil: ford in Tomorrow's Pla Johnny Goodman, Omaha, de feated H. Chandler Egan, Del Monte, Cal.. 3 and 2. FIVE FARMS COURSE, BALTI MORE COUNTRY CLUB, Sept. 14. (AP) Charles (Chick) Evans, of Chi cago, champion a dozen years ago, led the way Into the quarter finals or the United States amateur golf cham pionship by -rouncing Milton Warner of New Haven, Yale star 5 and 4 for his first second straight victory to day. it was the first time Evans had reached the quarter finals since 1027, when he was runner-up to Bobby Jones. The veteran Jesse Guilford, of Bos ton, 1921, champion, followed. Evans into the quarter finals by trimming William Chapin of Rochester. N. Y. 4 and 3, after evening an old score with Eddie Held of St. Louis In the first round. Evans and Guilford will meet at 36 holes tomorrow. FIVE FARMS COURSE, Baltimore Country club, Sept. 14. (AP) Con tinuing his sensational battle In de fense of the United States amateur golf championship today, Francis Oulmet sank a 1 a -foot putt on the lath green to beat Sidney W. Noyes, Jr., Yale star. 1 up, and advance to the quarter finals. Maurice McCarthy, Jr., New York, defeated. Charles Yates, Atlanta 2 and 1. IN CHILD ATTACK A bearded transient, held by Duns. mulr. Cel., officials, believed to be the degenerate, who attacked an eight- year-old Phoenix achool girl, aouth of this city Monday, wlil be brought to Medford this afternoon for Identi fication. Deputy Sheriff Louis Jen nlngs and an Ashland official left for the California town at an early hour thla morning. No word haa been received frcm Dunsmulr since their arrival there, Sheriff Ralph Jennings atated thla afternoon and (he early return of of ficials with the accused Is anticipated. The man picked up In Dunsmulr was reported by hoboes last night and taken Into custody by officials, who Informed the sheriff's office about 10 o'clock. The description of the transient colncldea with that sent out by officers, section hands in this sec tion and Inhabitant of the local un gles, who are co-operating with atate, county and city police In the wide spread search for the fiend, which be gan three hours after the crime was perpetrated. The little girl waa unable to ac company Deputy Sheriff Jennings to northern California today, so return of the accused tranaient to thla city for Identification waa necessary. The same man waa reported by ho boes yeaterday afternoon. Sheriff Jen nlngs la confident, he said today. Calls came In from Yreka and Montague to the effect that a man answering the description sent out from h'ere had been seen traveling between the two cities. Inhabitants of Junglee all along the way are co-operating in the drive to bring in tha degenerate, Sheriff Jennlnga stated, numerous calla hav ing been received from other regions, announcing suspects. Investigations made In the other cases ahowed the accused atlll a fugitive. While officers hope that the guilty man has been found considerable doubt will be maintained until the Injured girl Identifies the perpetrator of the hldeoua crime. In the meantime, her father la con tinuing the aearch with officials, which will not be abandoned until the fiend Ujweltlvely Identified. PLANE VISITOR Governor William Tudor Gardner of Maine, who yesterday reviewed the parade at the national American Legion convention, will stop In Med ford for a few minutes this evening, traveling south on the United A'r llnea plane, according to Phil Sharp, field manr in Medford for the company. He arrived In Portland yesterday morning by plane from the Stevens 3d Opens Legion Meet Ui "J i - ' ' '-'V , a-' s Mil" V ' . ... .-H Associated Press Photo. . Henry L. Steven , third, fVvrnr-old son of National Commander St evens, formally hrmight the 11th na tional con vp 11 (Ion of the American 1Kln to order In Portland Monday, He Is shown here with large gavel which his father wielded during na tlonal meeting. POSTAL" BUILDING WASHINGTON,' Sept. 14 (AP) Plans for cairylng out another sec tion ot the public building program, to cost the . government 20,B10.000, were announced today by Secretary Mllla and Postmaster General Brown. The list Includes projects with limits ot cost of from $100,000 to $300,000. A list of project with llmlta of cost under $100,000 will be announced soon, It was said. The projects untfer the relief act costing more than $300,000, were announced last week. TO QUENTIN CELL SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 14. (AP) Prank J. Egan, dcponted pub 11a defender, and Albert Tlnnln, his ex-convlct associate, convicted of the murder of Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughes, were sentenced for life today by Su perior Judge JTank H. Dunn to Im prisonment In San Quentln and Pol aom penitentiaries, respectively. Defense motions for new trial and arrest of Judgment were denied. . PORTLAND, Ore., 8pt. 14. (API Chicago Board of Trade American Legion Post band won the 1032 na tlor.sl convention band contest and the $HX0 first prle here today. The Jacob E. Miller Post band of eBaver Dam. Wis, won second prlre of $500, snd the North Dakota 40 and 8 department band placed third and won $250. AUDITORIUM. Portland. Sept. 14. (AP) Chlcaeo km formally se lected as the 1033 convention city of the American Legion here today. The time of 1ie convention will be left to tha executive gopirnittee. Pear Markets NEW YORK, Sept. 14. U. S. D, A. AP) 19 carloads arrived: 13 Califor nia, 8 Oregon. 6 New York, 8 Wash ington .unloaded: 33 on track: by boat, 3 carloads from New York. Mar ket about steady. California Bartletts, 6879 boxes; best $1.70-3.60; ordinary $1.50-2.09; average $1.98. ' Oregon Bsrtletts, 3345 boxes; extra fancy: best, $1.65-3.10: ordinary, $1.05-1.55; top $1.35-1.80; average $1.44: fancy: best $1.40-1.70; ordin ary $1.00-1.30; top $.50- 80; average $1.20.. CHICAGO, Sept. 14. U. 8. D. A. AP) Nine California. 5 Oregon, 1 Washington arrived; 26 on track: by truck. 3 from Michigan. 7 cara aold. California Bartletts, 3533 boxes; $1.70-2.60; average $2.10. BASEBALL RESULTS National R. Chicago - 8 New York 4 H. 9 11 (Ten Innings). Batteries; Malone and Harlnett; Hubbell and Hogan; Healey. R. H. E. Pittsburgh . 2 11 0 Boston ft 11 0 Batteries: French, Smith, Swe lonlc and Padden; Brown and Spoh rer. R. H. B. St. Louis ............ Ill 3 Brooklyn - - 3 9 0 Batteries: Johnson. Stout and De lansy; Mungo and Lopez. R. H. Cincinnati 1,4 3 Philadelphia 4 11 0 Batteries: Johnson and Lombard!; Hansen and Todd. Anierlr-an Washington , 3 10 2 Detroit 8 12 1 Brown. Coffman, L. Thomas. Weav er and 8pcncer; Whltehlll and Desau tels. New York 8 9 0 Chicago - - 2 9 3 Brown and Jorgen; Lyons, Faber and Orube. Boston - 0 7 0 Cleveland . 9 15 I Rhods, WHcti and Connolly; Har der and Mjstt, ATLANTIC FLYERS OVER SARDINIA ROME. Sent. 14. (AP) The Reu ter's News Agency reported tonight that the airplane "The American Nurse,", making a non-stop flight from New York to Rome, had been sighted over Sardinia, flying low In the direction of Florence. The ship waa seen, the Reuter'i correspondent said, at 9:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m., eastern standard time), and she was expected to reach Florence with' in two hours and a half. . 4 IS DUE T PORTLAND. Sept. 14. (AP) Ef fective Thursday morning, announce' ment was made by E. J. Dixon, gen eral manager of the Pacific Co-Ops of advance of lc to 2o for extra ggs here. Mediums will be unchanged Pullets with greatly Increased laying are down 2c doz. at 12c dozen. E AUDITORIUM, Portland. Ore., Sept. H (API Legislative and resolutions committees reported to the American Leilon convention here today that tney would not e able to report until tomorrow on the resolutions in their hsnds. This meant that the controversial resolutions asking ImmedUte bonus p7n-.J5' and crltlclzliu President Hoover fol" ejecting the bonus army from Washington could not come be fore the convention until tomorrow. The legislative commltteo had ap proved the bomis payment resolution by a vote of 21 to 9 but apparently had struck snas In other resolutions under consideration. The convention hall thinned out until only a comparatively amall number of delegates were present after Commander Henry L. Stevens. Jr., announced the "big" committees wera unable to lopoit. . DRY UP' CRUSADE N PORTLAND NOT CAPITAL ORDERS Northwest Chief Takes Re sponsibility for Beer and Wine Seizures During Le gion National Convention PORTLAND, Ore., Bept. 14. (AP) Federal operatlvea from four north west states are conducting a vigor ous crusade, under the personal di rection of Maurice Smith, Seattle, prohtbtlon administrator for the Pa, clflo northweat, against all places dispensing Intoxicating liquor In Portland. . Smith haa assumed full responsl blllty for the series of raids which began here Sunday. 'I take all responsibility lor the ralda ot prohibition opratlvea in Portland during tha paat few daya," Smith aald. "Thla la my problem am aworn to enforce the prohibi tion law and I am trying to enforce It without favoritism or fear of con- aequencea. ' With Smith her la Charles Haffke, Seattle, hla legal adviser: the deputy admlntatratora from Idaho, Montana, eastern and western Washington and their operatlvea. They are not un der any apeclal Instructions from Wsshlngton, D. C, Smith said. In one raid laat night (the opera tlvea confiscated 4.600 quarts of beer, mora than 150 quarts ot wine and two dozen pints of moonshine whla- key. , Earlier In tha day they had seized 604 quarts and 652 pints ot moonahlne, 725 quarts ot beer, 108 quarU of gin, and smaller quantl- tlea of alcohol, wine and assorted liquors. Tha operatlvea aald none of the placea raided Tuesday were con nected with the Legion convention, At least seven persona, some of whom were described by police as having previous records aa liquor law violators, have been arrested Smith said that while he realized It It impossible to stop all drinking, "we are doing all that ws can atop the sale ot liquor and other vlo. latlona wherever they are found." FORLT. GOVERNOR SEATTLB, Bept. 14 (AP) A band, master, Vlo Meyers of Seattle, was leading tha parade of Democratlo aspirauts In yesterdays primary for lae lieutenant governorship of wasn ington. Returns from 1240 precincts out of 2682 in the atate gave the orcheatra leader, unsuccessful candl date for mayor ot Seattle last winter, 13.199 votes. His closest competitor was J. M. Wllaon of Seattle, with U.844 votes, Vlo Meyers and hla band appeared In Medford thla summer tor two en. gagementa. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 14 (AP) U. S. aenator: 1658 precincts out of 2682 In the atate give: Jones (R.), 73,346: Beeler (R.), 48,036; Chadwlck. (D.), 30,170: Brown (D.) 0209: Bona D., 83,828; Black (D.) 11,070. SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 14, (AP) 1884 precincts out ot 2682 In the stat give: Hartley (R.), 43,889; Oellatly (R.), 74.356; Corkery (R.) 2872; Tennant (R.), 10,597; Thomaa (R.). 4140; Martin (D.), 38.822; Pemberton (D.), 35,507; Schwellen bach (D.), 31,406; Nicholas (D.), 4, 635. FORTESTTONIGHT PORTLAND, Ore., Bept. 114. (AP) With Instruments gleaming and colorful unlforma darxllng In the bright sunshine, 13 American Legion drum corps today aurvlved elimina tion contests and will oompete for national honora tonight. The twelve chosen were from Sslem, Ore.; South Pasadena, Calif.: Birmingham, Ala. Rainier Noble Poat, Seattle; Monte, rev. Calif.: San Jose, Calif.; La Orandt,, Corvallls, and Bend, Ore.; Boise, Idaho; Spokane and Yakima, Waah. South Pasadena had. the largest corps, compoaed of 50 men. Salem won first placo in the Ore gon atate department competition. Bend was second, Corvallls third. CANBY. Ore.. Sept. 14. (AP) Mra. I. L. Kelly, 29, of Canby, shot herself to death laat night at a barbecue stand operated by her and her hus band. Sheriff I. T. Maaa reported. Sheriff Maaa aald Mrs. Kelly had been In a nervous condition for aome time. Oregon Weather Fair tonight and Thursday; occa sional toga on the coaat; high tem peratures In the Interior; moderate nortUwrt to north, wlodj ogtjywt, SIX - POINT FARM AID, WITH CO-OP ANGLE, F. D'S PLAN 'reference, to Land Losers by Banks Urged by Demo cratic Nominee in Topeka, Kansas, Speech Today TOPEKA, Km., Sept. 14. (AP) Declaring the present and two pre vious Republican administrations failed utterly to understand the farm problem as a national whole, or to plan for Its relief," Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, speaking to day in the heart of the "farm belt," proposed a six-fold relief program.' He called for a a "definite policy of giving those who hav. lost title to the farms, now held by the institu tions seeking credit from the gov ernment agencies, preferential op portunity of getting their properties back." The Democratlo presidential nomi nee apoke from the ateps of the state capltol, where a few weeka ago Vice- President Charles Curtis accepted tha nomination lor a retention of hla office. Near at hand, aat Mr. Roose velt's "teammate," Speaker John N.' Garner of Texaa. Mr. Roosevelt'a speech here waa the first prepared address of hla 8,900-mile swing through tha west, Lesdlng up to his slx-polnt plan, the Democratlo nominee declared: "I want now to atate what aeema ' to me the apecitlcatlons upon which most of the reasonable leadera of ag riculture have agreed, and to expresa here and now my whole-hearted ac cord with these specifications." The specifications were: "First The plan must provide for tha producer ot staple surplus com modltlea, auch aa wfreat, cotton, -corn (In the form of hogs), and tobacco, a tariff benefit over world pfrce which la equivalent to the benefit given by the tariff to industrial pro ducts. This differential benefit must be ao applied that the Increase la farm Income, purchasing and debt paying power will not stimulate fur ther production. "Second the plan muat finance. Itself. Agriculture has at no time sought, and doea not now seek, auch accept to tha publls treasury aa waa provided by the futile and costly attempts at price atablllztalon by the federal farm board. It aeeka only equality of opportunity with tariff, protected Industry. . "Third It must not make use ot any mechanism which would causa our European cuatomera to retaliate on the grounda of dumping. It muat be baaed upon making the tariff ef fective and direct In its operation. "Fourth It muat make use of ex isting agencies and ao far aa pot albla be decentralized In Its adminla tratlon ao that tha chief responsi bility for Its operation will rest with tha locality rather than with newly created bureaucratlo machinery. In Washington. (Continued on Paga Four) WILL- ROGERS fsoys; BEVERLY HILLS, Col., Sept. 13. The last right of a citizen has been taken away from 'em. You can't even commit suicidfl in private any more. The press digs up the body and the pub- lio instead of the coroner holds the investigation. ""What's the big idea killing yourself around here and not notifying the prcsst" "What's the idea leaving a note that nobody but your wife can nnderstandt" "Don't you know this Is a free country and the public has got as much right to know everything as your family!" "Who did you . love, and when and whyt" , 1 "Have you got any love let ters or birthmarks on you that we haven't seent" "We'll teach you to try and sneak off and die and not let us in on all the reasons. Now get up and pose for the photog r'aphers and give us the whole confession and don't let it hap pen any more." Yours,
