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Tickets Distributed to Over 1 700 for Farmers Picnic Wednesday Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday. Temperature. Highest yesterday 81 lowest this mwnlns..HWW,.IMH 59 The Home News U Important to you while away on your vacation. Keep posted by having the Mall Tribune mailed to your ad dress; Telephone 75 now. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFOKD.OEEGON, MONDAY, JULY 31, 1933 No. 111. rui ji FOB h HEME - 1 . i Comment the on Day's News By FRANK JENKINS By FRANK JENKINS THE navy department launches the biggest ahlp-bullding pro gram In It history. The first purpose of thle big pro grams to put thousands of men back to work. The second purpose la to provide lor the United States a navy that will be equal to ANT OTHER NAVY. Don't overlook that second pur pose. It la Important. j-y.UB big Job In the next few years J la to mind our own nusiness. We will be left free to mind our own business If we let It be known, so plainly that It can't be misunder stood, that It Isn't going to be sale to Interfere with us. fvAVID Lloyd Oeorge telle the Brlt- U Itb government that It enouia Imitate President Roosevelfa pro gram for the recovery of business. "The American program." he shouts In the house of commons, "displays -.inn imagination and courage. I can't see any elgna of vision. Imag ination or courage here. "We haven't even a brain truat, mm President's national recovery 1 program does Involve vision, Im agination and courage probably more so than any program ever adopted by any government In time of peace, II It works, aa we all hope It will, it is going to have to Involve some thing else. That something else is a mixture of patience, tolerance and willingness to co-operate. Without these, the program will fall. DID you ever see that little car toon depicting the plight of the two donkeys, tied together by"their halter ropes, and atandlng between two ahocka of hay? At flrat they puUed against each nther, each trying to reach his own shock of hay. So neither got any thing at all, because each defeated the effort of the other. But, alter a little while, they GOT WISE. Instead of pulling against each other, each trying to reach hie own ahock of hay, regardless of what happened to the other one, they WORKED TOGETHER. Working together, they went first to one shock of hay and then to the other, eating both and coming out of It fat and happy, BOTH BEN EFITING. THE Industrial ' recovery program won't work If everybody pulle against everybody else, each striving to advance hla own selfish Interests, regardless of the Interests of every body else. If that happens, we shall all con tinue to go hungry, Just aa we have gone hungry for the past three yeara Just aa the donkeya went hungry aa long aa they continued to fight v agalnat each other. But If we ALL PULL TOGETHER. each ahowlng a fair measure of con sideration for the right and Inter esta of othera. the program will work and we will all come out of It fatter and happier than we have been be fore. That la about the long and the ahort of It. 1'Ht itock market crashed and then CAME BACK, as you know If you have been following the new in this paper. Why did it come back? Because ceoDle generally have confidence in the future of this country and Ita present leadership. This la an encouraging sign. H OVERNMENT Pesdy to End VJ Kidnaping." So reads a head line. How? By first CATCH1NO and then punishing the kidnapers. And let's not forget that the catching la much more important than the severity of the punishment after they are caught. CERTAINTY of punishment means far more in the way of prevention of CTlme than SEVERITY of pun lament. R-prt of unclothed atmbo'ters ff-rop psrk. Knt. City, led to fruitless search of the ground by fef park ut7te&4&t, E, Thorough Campaign Mapped For War On Hard Times Business Groups Holding Meetings Discuss Codes. Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock citi zens of Medford atid aurrounding trade area will meet at the city park In mass meeting for further endorse ment of the National Recovery pro gram of President Roosevelt, which has met with unanlmoua endorsement of Medford 's employers. The American Legion drum corps will parade through the streets pre ceding the Meeting, continuing to the city nark,, where a- number of stirring addresses will be delivered and the meeting broadcast by sta tion KM ED. to be heard in all sec tions of the country. Speakers will be Mrs. Evan Reames, wife of At torney Reames, one of President .Roosevelt's at&unchest supporters and a leader in the Democratic party through all the years he has lived In southern Oregon; Frank Jenkins, who has been actively identified for he past several yeara with the prog ress of southern Oregon: Porter J. Neff, another prominent leader of the Bourbon forces In Jackson coun- ty, and A. P. Johnsen, representing the Chamber of Commerce. For organization, along military lines, of a "man power" committee, which will check all sections of this city to determine compliance with the president's emergency re-employment agreement, all organizations of Med ford were represented this after noon at a meeting called by the chamber of. commerce. The step Is the second In the de velopment of Medford's support of the National Recovery act, following upon the mass meetings held Satur day, at which employers endorsed the recovery act and the reemployment agreement of the president. Members of the committee will be announced later, aa the meeting at the chamber of commerce was still In session. when the Mall Tribune went to press this afternoon. (Continued on Page Five) WASHINGTON, Jury 31. (AP) Officials of the recovery admlnlatra tlon today were whipping together a final draft of a code for the retail Industry, under which merchants would operate pending Its formal consideration and approval Instead of under President Roosevelt s blanket wage and hour agreement. A prematura announcement was given today that all retail stores would be permitted a 48 hour week Instead of the 40 hour week specified in the president's agreement. Later, however, A. D. Whiteside, a deputy administrator, said It had not j been determined whether this would affect all stores or only those In the smaller cities. i These smaller stores have contend ed since they are now working some eO to 80 hours, cutting to 40 would be financially Impossible. Hugh 8. Johnson, chief adminis trator, said the plan to permit the retallera to operate temporarily un der their own code and use the offic ial "blue eagle" Insignia was not an exemption from the presidents agreement, but waa fulfilling the In tent of the agreement to speed up submission of codes. Johnson emphasized there would be no big group exemption of any kind. There were numerous request for details and texta of the retallera code as drafted, but no satisfaction of any such polnta could be obtained at the Industrial administration or. Indeed, from retail executives. The only Information forthcoming was that work on the draft still wsa going on. and that even those par ticipating were at a loss to know how the hours, wskm and other questions would be settled. Johnson explained to newspaper men he was dissatisfied with the maps s nd hours prov is 1 on s of th e retail code aa submitted last n'trht. and hsd ordered It rewritten. This was the process being undertaken to day. "I haven't seen what they have done today but I am not going to approve It unlet I am satisfied," he said. He believed that an announcement oild be possible some time todty. declining meanwhile to answer the many Inquiries aa to hours and the .Uktt. Three Are Held GRANTS PASS MAN KILLS WIFE DIES BY HAND OF GRANTS PASS, July 31. (AP) Firing a shotgun charge of square lead slugs Into the body of his wife from a distance of a few feet as ahe eat on a bed to which a broken hip confined her, S. I. Adams of Grants Pass then placed the gun muezle In hla own mouth and killed himself with another charge through hla head. Adams' body was found In another bedroom on the bed by Sheriff Ern est Lister this morning, an open Bible beside It, Indicating that the 65-year-old man who was a religious fanatic had retired to read or pray before following hla wife in death. First report of the murder and aul ctde'was brought to the sheriff by two of Adams' sons, the older one 15, the only two of eight children whom the father's unreasonable conduct had failed to drive from the home. They had returned to the Merlin road place about 10 o'clock last night and had gone to bed In a shed where they were allowed to sleep. This morning at breakfast time they look ed Into the house to aee their moth er's body and had run Into the city Immediately without further investi gation learlug their father might ba lying In wait for them. Two daughters of the couple, Flor ence and Inez Adams, living In the city had visited them Sunday even ing to prepare their dinner, and re ported that their father declined to eat with them and aroused their suspicions by hiding something In the brush near the house. They In vestigated, they told Mrs. Lister this morning when she advised- them of the tragedy, and found a revolver which they kept and brought Into town with them thinking this might prevent trouble, GALiFORNiAN CHIP HORSESHOE HEAVER CHICAGO, July 31. (AP) Theo dore Allen of Alhambra, Cal., won the world'a horseshoe pitching champ, lonshlp today by defeating 0. O. Davis of Kansaa City In a two-game pitch-off at the Century of Pro- gresa. .Allen alao broke the world'a record for percentage of ringers, slipping 73.5 of hi shots for ringers. The former mark waa 69.8. MATTERN ACCLAIMED BY GOTHAM MAYOR NEW YORK, July 81. (AP) Mayor John P. O'Brien told Jimmle Mattern today that hla delayed flight around the world was an accomplish ment "of great glory and acclaim." The mayor extended the city a of' f!clal welcome to the filer in the re ception room of the mayoralty of fices. A crowd estimated at 5000 stood In City Hall park to hear the speeches through amplifiers. CHRYSLER DECLARES 50c SPECIAL DIVIDEND NEW YORK, July 31 (AP) The Chrysler Corp. today declared a dm dend of 50 cents a share on the capi tal stock and reported the company's earning In the second quarter of 1033 were equivalent to $1.80 a share. The dividend was designated as "special" payment. The last previous disbursement on the stock waa a 25 cent quarterly payment on Dec. 31, 1833. GANDHI AND WIFE AGAIN IN BASTILE AHMEDABAD, India, July 31. (AP) The Ms hat ma Gandhi and hla wife were arrested today. Pol Ire Beaten BROOKLYN, N. Y., July 31 (AP) Two policemen were beaten and their unlforma torn off today by 300 men, women and children who had gathered in front of an unemploy ment and home relief station for their day'a auppllee. Police ascribed the trouble to communist agitation Fear 20 Droit ned BAN SEBASTIAN, Spain. July 31 (API Fears were expressed today that 20 persons. Including seven women, drowned when the motor- boat Jesus wss lashed by huge waves that caused It to capsize near here m sight of bundled of per fon - Copyright, 1933, By Taut Mallon WASHINGTON, July 31. President Roosevelt Is saying It with flowers .to all the discouraged members of his official family who want to quit. The latest posey wss tossed via wireless to state Secretary Hull aboard ship. It expressed the "affec tionate regard and confidence'1 of Mr. Roosevelt In hla No. 1 cabinet man. By the end of the week, the presi dent hopes to have all the quarreling bova wearing gardenias. He probably will. The Hull message came after Mr. Roosevelt received a private flll-ln op what went on backstage at Lon don. He called each of the returning delegates to the White House before he left for Hyde Park. He buzzed them closely. One waa kept on the carpet until 1 :30 a. m., relating every detail he could recall. The delegates all sung praises of Secretary Hull. They admitted his lmperturable disposition probably saved the American delegates from tweeklng each other's noses before they got through. Also, most of them had their axes out for Mr. Moley. But what hurt most was their warning that Hull was returning with blood In his eye. They hinted he would demand that Moley resign . (Continued on Page Eight) ROSEBURG VOTING ON SEWER BONDS ROSEBURG, July 31 . (AP) Rose- burg voters are. balloting today on a proposal to borrow $100,000 from the Reconstruction Finance corporation to be used In the construction of a trunk line sewer and a sewage dis posal plant. Indications are for a very light vote, less than 150 bal lots having been cast during the morning. Fehl Case Finish Slated For Friday as Witnesses Resume Parade to Stand State Will End Testimony by Tuesday Congress Mainstays Will Be Heard in Accused's Behalf " By Arthur Perry. KLAMATH FALLS, July 31. The state expects to finish Its dlrrct esse sgslnst Earl H. Fehl by Tuesday noon, at the latest, and the defense of the county Judge, charged wltn oaiiot tneit conspiracy, is expecira vj require two days and one-half. A day will probably be devoted to the final argument and Instructions of th court, meaning that the case msy be In the hands of the Jury by Friday afternoon. While no definite announcement has been made It Is expected that Fehl will Iske the stsnd In his own behalf. The glumness of the first dsys of the trial has seemingly psssed for Fehl, and Friday and Saturday, when the state Introductd enm of Its strongest evidence, the accused offic ial smiled, wanely. F.nrlght In Krllpte The past three dsvs. Attorney Hough and Von Bchmala have con ducted the cross-exsmlnatlon of state wltnesaea, a Job heretofore handled almost exclusively by Attorney En rlght. The latter counsellor now writes coploua notes, and volcea an occasional objection. The defense ha not been revealed, hut crosa examination question In dicate their contention will be that Fehl wa present at the "congrese" at the request of the "secretary of the grsnd Jury." wher he told the "congressmen" to "keep their feet off the walls," and warned them 'to be careful whst thev said, a three gov ernment men from Portland, I understsnd. are watching ua." Jmnni the witnesses expected to be called r Henrietta B. Martin president of the "congress"; Amoa Walker, some times probetlon officer. and cited for contempt of court in th Schermerhorn trial; Walter J. Jonea, convicted; J. Arthur LaDieu, also found guilty: Gordon L. Scher merhorn. convicted ex-sherlff. Mrs. Ariel Burton Pomeroy. John Olenn. whose acquittal has Iwn oftn streaed by th d'leme; Shirley Hu?g. deugh'er of jonei, snd Har ,)ez Hail, DWl H&iiH Hsm. . in O'Connell Kidnaping New Shrine Head John N. SebreM, Norfolk, Vs., at torney, waa elected Imperial poten tate of the 8hrlners at the national convention of the Arable order In Atlantio City, N.J. He succeeds Earl C Mills ot Dea Moines, low (Associated Press Photo TEN KILLED BY BRUNN, Czechoslovakia, July 31. (AP)-rThe front of the four-story Hotel Europa waa blown off today and about ten persona were killed and 50 -Injured by a bomb which, police said, may have been exploded by a man who wished to kill himself, his wife and his child. Scores of. guests were burled In the ruins. Three bodies were recovered but It was not determined how many were dead. The authorities said the total probably would remain below ten. Seven of the Injured were In critical condition. Disapproval of the court's ordering of the recount volred by Earl H. Fehl at the meeting of the self-styled "Good Government congress," Febru ary 20, the night of the ballot rob bery, was told Saturday by half a dozen witnesses in Fehl's trial. Some of the wltnessea told of how L. A. F.snka had made a crude crosa of a fountain pen with a matrh In the clip, and asked the "congreea" twice: Do you get me?" On the second query, some of the "congressmen'' answered "we do" and "yes." The state contends that the foun tain pen suggested the "wflte-ln" names, and the match, that the bal lots were being destroyed. Mrs. EAtella Cobb, a grey-haired woman who came to Medford about a year ago, from Mason City, Iowa testified that she attended the meet ing of the "congress" on February 30 and heard Fehl declare shortly after the meetng hsd been called to order by Its president, Henrietta B. Martin, "that the Judge haa allowed the re count, and It was crooked." . Fehl asked the audience IX they "wanted a recount," and when a por tion of the audience answered "no," Fehl replied, "we won't have It, FearM Ontlnf The witness said Fehl declared If the recount wsa held "w will all be out." At one atage of the meeting Fehl said, I am proud to be a member of the Oood Government congresa'," the witness declared. The former "XCcatuxuwl 04 gag JfiUf,) pps? -"'No AND SELF AGAINST LH.FEHL KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., July 31. (AP) Testimony that he eaw the defendant. Earl H. Fehl, Jackaon county Judge, and three other per sona seated near the county court house vault a few hours before 10, ooo ballot were atolen from the place, was given here today In the trial of Judge Fehl by Joe Dantela, former courthouse Janitor. He aatd that at about 7:46 p. m. on the evening of February 30, he saw Fehl and Tom L. Brecheen, co-defendant, talking to the Sexton brothers and O. W. Davl,. The Be tons and Davla have pleaded guilty to the theft charge, and have testi fied that It waa at thla meeting the robbery of the vault waa broached In an attempt to forestall a propoe- ed recount of .the ballots. Ralph Jennings, who waa defeated for the office of sheriff by Gordon Seller merhorn, had demanded the recount, alleging fraud. Schermerhorn waa I recently convicted of complicity In the ballot theft. Daniels testified that Judge Fehl told him during a conversation In Fehl'a private office two daya after the robbery, that "the ballot rob bery wa kids' play. It looks like Ralph Jennings had a hand In it." Daniels further testified that he was present the following morning when the broken vault window waa first discovered. Daniels testified that with Attorney . Elton Watklna of Portland, counsel for Sheriff Schermerhorn In the recount pro ceedings, associate counsel Frank De Souza of Medford, and Charlea Flsch- locksmith, he waa waiting for the county clerk to open the vault door, when Attorney Watklna sug gested that the party go outside and look at the courthouse. Watklna led the way, the witness aald. Outside Danlela said, he and Fischer noticed the broken window simultaneously. O. O. Clancy, a county Jail Inmate, testified that conferences In the lob by of the Jail, so aroused hla aua plclona "that aomethlng waa going on" that he took down the names, and descriptions of the conferees, and a few daya later, through his mother In Portland, transmitted what he had gleaned to Governor Meier. Later the state police took a statement from him. The state expects to conclude Ka direct case late today. It anticipated that the defense will start Tuesday. GRANTS PASS, July 81. (P) Seeking death by throwing himself In front of speeding cars, Mike Lucas faMlke X. Aucs) Sunday chose the busiest atrip of highway In southern Oregon, the Caveman bridge at Grsnts Pans, for hLs attempt, and succeeded on his second try. Jumping suddenly in the path of a maohlne driven by Ralph Trotter of Grants Pass. Lucas was knocked to the pavement Sunday evening and died of a fractured skull about four hours later in the Josephine Oeneral hospital. A few minutes previously the county charge, about 70, had at tempted to end hla life by throwing himself before the car of Dr. R. J Beatul. who narrowly missed him. E KT,AMATH TKUJS. Or . July 31 (AP Mill workera and lumbermen, aligned against each other by a strlx for higher wagea and shorter hours, tc4sy continued to awslt wod from Wsahlngton announcing th Indus try's code for recovery. Fifteen hun dred men still refused to return to their Job and employera continued unwilling to make any settlement until the code mas formed. Right mills were down and woods cempa vere closing a the atrlk en tered the second week. Th workers, asking for 0 cent per hour mini mum and a 80 hour ek. passed up proposals to resume th.lr post tem porarily under th blanket cod r JeaMd at week, I Federal Cleanup With Arrest Of Gang Expected Soon By Officers Victim Tells Experience Captive (By WALTER BROWN.) ALBANY, N. Y.. July 31. (VP) Three men were held today (or ques tioning In connection with the kid naplng of John J. O'Connell, 34, na tional guard lieutenant, and nephew of Ed and Dan O'Connell, Democratic leaders of Albany, aa the search for the kidnapers waa speeded up. We are questioning three men,1 was the curt statement of District Attorney John T. Delaney. "I can not give you further details. One was aald to be a waiter. Released Sunday. O'Connell, kidnaped July 7 by sev eral men as he alighted from his automobile, waa relased Sunday morn ing after a ransom of 140,000 In marked bills had been paid. Two men were picked up last night and early today a third waa taken Into Delaney 's office. The district attorney, shoulders sagging and eyes bloodshot, directed the Interrogation of the three. He has been constantly on the case since about 1 o'clock Sunday morning when the O'Connell family notified him the youth had been released in New York city A general cleanup, including arrest of the kidnapers and recovery of the money, waa predicted by one of the officers. ' He believed It would come In , "ahort order." Tells Experience, The story of his abduction by sev eral men, one of whom struck him over the head aa he waa alighting from his automobile, and being im prisoned In an apartment, shackled, handcuffed and blindfolded with only sandwiches to eat, was related today by young O'Connell in an interview copyrighted by the Albany. Times Union. The nephew of Albany's powerful Democratic leaders aald he was com pelled to sign several messages to bis family but had no opportunity to (Continued on Page Eight) BAN FRANCISCO, July 81, (API Governor Rolph signed the state aalea tax bill today. The measure goes Into effect at midnight tonight, "It la the only revenue producer we have left," he aald, "and we've got to get some money to pay our bills." With regard to the Income tax, he said he had made no decision, pointing out there was no hurry about its being signed, aa in the case of the aalea tax. The legislature, la passing the sales tax bill, accepted an estimate of leading legislators that It would produce $80,000,000 biennially. The 3 ',4 per cent rate remalne In effect until July 1, 1836, with a 3 per cent rate thereafter. The bill is based upon the act now In effect In the atate of New York. Th, Kors: New York Waahlngton Oomes, Moor and Dlrkey: Stewart. McAfee and L. Sewell, Berg. WESTLAND WiNNER WESTERN AMATEUR MEMPHIS COUNTRY CLUB. Menv phis, July 91. (UP) Jack Weatland, Chicago veteran, won th hlatorlo western amateur championship for 1933 here Sunday, defeating twenty year old Rodney Bliss, Nebraska State champion from Omaha. 9 and 2, In the afl-hole finals. COQUILLE DEFEATS KLAMATH 4 TO 2 COQUILLB. Ore., July 81. (AP) Th CoqullI Logger defeated Klam ath ralla to 2 her Sunday In a Southern Oregon Baseball league game .marked by fin pitching and ,(aat Jiaidlng $9 both aid, h i rariravv I KANKKAI.I. I A j a. m m m j American t: n. H. 1. n IB 0 9 IS 3 NORTHWEST FRUIT INDUSTRY SEEKS ACTION BY N. R. A. Balanced Cannery Prices Be Set To Halt Should Those Seeking To Demor alize Bartlett Pear Market SEATTLE. July 31. Represent- Ing an investment of $250,000,000, Northwest Fruit Industries, organised under the agricultural adjustment code and representing the tree fruit growers or Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho, today pledged full cooperation and complete sup port for President Roosevelfa In dustrial recovery program. In t telegram to the President, the organisation said: "Realising that prices of our per ishable commodities can only be placed upon a sound and permanent basts through the Immediate rees tabltshment of purchasing power by means of fair wages and the relief of unemployment, we pledge our al legiance to your entire program, heartily subscribe to the objectives of your reemployment agreement and further give our assurance that our unstinted effort will be directed to wards strict observance throughout the northwest of the spirit of your leadership." The induatry asked for emergency action on two commodities now ready for harvesting, fresh prunes and Bartlett pears. "Fairly balanced min imum cannery prices ahould be set for the Paclflo coast pear crop," the group declared. "Twenty dollars per ton minimum northwest price for number ones, 3 inches in diameter, with $35 for Medford and Sacramento districts, and $fi discount on number (Continued on Page Five) BUSINESS MEN OF HOSTS FOR FEAST According to O. O. Alenderfer, th farmer' picnic, acheduled for next Wednesday will be e gala event, not only for th farmers but for Medford merchant who will participate In th affair. Practically all th ar rangement are now completed and the various commute chairmen working under the direction of Mr. Alenderfer, general tihalrman, have their various . assignment well In band. P. -O. (Pete) Blghem ha bn designated "maltr d'hote!." and Harry Ward a "grand chef," and the meal to be served will be entire ly under direction of those two gen- -tlemen. The complete menu la aa follows: Barbecued meat, meat supplied by George Nichols: potato aalad, po tatoes supplied by Otto Bohnert; macaionl and cheese, cheese supplied by Ladlno Cheese company, and mac aroni supplied by Oregon Macaroni company; Ice cream, supplied by Oold Seal creamery and Bnlder1 Dairy snd Produce company; butter. milk and cream aupplled by Gold Seal creamery and Snlder'a Dairy and Produce company: golden cream cake, supplied by Oatea 4c Lydlard; bread by colonial oakery; augar oy Maaon 6c Bhrman; Golden West cof fee by Billy walker, representative of Cloeeett Dever. The potato salad and macaroni and cheese will be prepared by Mrs. Ellen McRae and the Standard Oil company will turn laft a riamo truck In order to keep th ceffe warm. W. A. Gate 1 chairman of the eat committee. Merchant and business men who will wait on th table hsve been slgnei up In large numbers by a committee under the direction ot Roy Bherv and th seating arrange ment will b prepared by W. D. But ler and th tablea for the most part have been loaned by th local Elk club. Indications are that a large at tendance will be on hand aa many of the grangea hsve applied tor addi tional ticket and to date over 1700 rtav been distributed. The enter tainment part of th program win be supplied by the Pomona grange with Mrs. O. O. Maust In charge. The program Include Bill Vimont, saw solo; Doris Nealon. vocal num- : bar; Mr. Wallace, reading: George Wendt, baaa horn olo; Medford Blki hand; Mra. Ted Sim will lead some pep songs and a short talk will b given by I. R. Klin, master of the Pomona grange. Grangera who plan to attend are reminded to bring their own knlvee. forka and spoons but cup and plat will b supplied. Orange re are alao requested to b on hand early eo that th function may commenoa prompt- yj t 13.00 noon. ... . 7T
