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Sill Medford Mail Tribune 1131 k Twentv-eighth Tear MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1933. 4 jjo 161 ' 1 1 : Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Bia gim in employment are re oortd bv William Green, preM- lent of the American Federation o'. Ubor. In Augut, he says, 815.000 person wre returned to work, which repre Mtita greater progreaa Jn employment thin in any month aince the depres- i ion began. I That Is encouraging news. It la In-! creasing employment that will bring the return of prosperity. MORE good news this time from the department of agriculture: Gross farm Income In 1933 will ap proximate six and a third billion dol lars. This compare with & trifle bet ter than five billion in 1933. I Increasing income from farm crops la another forerunner of returning prosperity. MARK this: tt ' 1D32 waa a yar of rather heavy crop production. But these LARGER crops sold for only a trifle more than live billion dollars. The smaller crop or 1933 will bring in six and a third billons. !t isn't always the b'ig crop that brings in the big money. WHAT, do yotTsVppoM. has become of the fellow who started the saying to the effect that "earth'a preateet -benefactor la he who makes two blades of grass grow where but one grew before." Wherever he Is. he's badly out of date STF.AKING of big orops, a new world record for potato produc tion has Just been established on the Wevl-Zuckerman farms down In the 'San Joaquin delta, near Stockton. From an exact acre, measured and certified to by members of the staff of the commissioner of .agriculture of the state of California, they ar rested 69.352 pounds of potatoes. Reduced to measurement terms common on the Pacific Coast, this represents 693 sacks. If you hnppen to be from the East, and are not yet fa miliar with Pacific Coast standards for the measurement of potatoes. It reprejentfl 1163 bushels. That's a lot of potatoes to take from an acre, Isn't it 7 EI.MER E DELLINGER dies in Michigan at the a of 74, and Bws of his death Is considered of sufficient important to be sent out over the wires of the great press as sociations. H? calned fame 38 years ago by I piloting a railroad train at a speed of 80 miles an hour, which was pret ty f?t for those days. Now we give only a passing glance to stories of airplanes traveling t a epeed of 300 miles an hour. A lot of chances can come about in 38 years. A lot of change HAVE" come about In the past 38 years. Some of us, In our more pessimis tic moments, wonder If they have teen chances for the better. If you are Inclined to feel that way about It, answer this question: , Would you go back to the condi tion of 38 years ago if you had the hnnc? x rpHERB are people .who tell us that I the world grows steadily worse. TV.s writer, who Is a hopeless op ttm.st. and glad of It, believes that the world grows ateadily better. Acree or not, as you choose. But Fhst have you to LOOK FORWARD " TO If you believe the world Is grow ing steadily worse? And, If you have nothing pleasant to look forward to, where are you? REGIONAL CHIEF FOR A. A. A. NAMED WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (AP) I Formation of seven regional offices with s manager in charge of each to assist Washington headquarters in enforcing the agricultural adjust ment act were announced today by the agriculture department. The offices are being set up un der the licensing and enforcement section of the farm administration nd district offices will be estab l.shed. it was said, "where and when necessary." , The offices and their managers an- i nounced Included: Pacific Coast: Hesdquarters. San Francisco. Consular building. 510 Batten- stre-. mrluti'v California. Orecon and Washing on; Brlce M. Macs, Jr., regional snaijei, r on the nr unPnniiPiil III 1r3PsY i'ltw innmrnn nr.n Km nrm .1 jtsss vnr4 nin.nmi nm..n J ter than five billions in 1933. Two unidentified men, wno caueai In j I iqR 2 -a V ; ( Af IFOiER GOVERNOR ,'H JEROME SELECTED 00,0. pnwFR drives OF IOT ATTACK !U DIAMOND JUBILEE - H ' J FLATTEN GONZAEA Search for Night Prowlers in J I f J lffv . VHI Medford Celebration Next JVX u; i " at Summer Home ;; f b- ' " ' ic Year Enlist SuPPrt of f' riHkt1 : if J4 Scents Political Revenge , , .1 Lf ). , ff ; Entire State - Northern f-V 1 if.ffXp J ? Plot or Ransom Scheme 4i . J Kffl V Ca,i,ornia Pled9cs Aid I 1X114 MADISON, Wis.. Sept., 30. AP) Philip P. LnPollette, 35-year-old for mer governor of Wisconsin, and his associates were striving tonight to clear up what LaFollette believed was an attempt to kidnap him or kill him at a secluded cottage on Lake Geneva. Two unidentified men, who called i at the cottage about 10:30 p. m. Fri day, four hours before LaFollette ar rived there to spend the night, were the object of a hunt by private de tectives and county officials. The cottage is owned by former Congressman Thomas R. Amlle of ElWiorn, closely allied with LaFol lette In the Wisconsin progressive Republican party. Both had gone to Kenosha, where LaFollette addressed a meeting Friday night. When they returned to the cottnge at 2:30 a. m., they found Mrs. Amllc in a state of (right. About the hour they had Intended to return from Kenosha, LaFollette said, t.he two strangers awakened Mrs. Amlie at the cottage and as sumed threatening attitude when she informed them her husband and the former governor were not there. Two hours later they called again and went away only after Mrs. Amlie told them she did not expect her husband that night. As they prowled about outside the .house Mrs. Amlie thought she ob served that the men wore masks. They made no attempt to break In. "What mystifies me," LaFollette 5atd today, when he first disclosed the incident on the advice of a friend. Attorney Fred Holmes of Mad ison, "was how those men knew I was going to stay at the Amlie cot tape. I had not told anyone. " "It looked like a well worked out program. If they wanted to kidnap me. I can't understand their motive for they must have known that net- ther myself nor any member of my family ,nas any money. Those men weren't dumb." It was possible, he added, that they could have been sent kidnap ing, with a view of demanding ran-t Mm from his friends, but LaFollette Inrhned to another view. "They may have been who disliked my political philosophy and wanted to get rid of me," he said. The former governor, defeated for renomination at the 1032 primary elwtion, had recently been attacking the NRA program in ,hls speeches. LIFE IN PRISON, IS EDWARDS VI LLE, III., Sept. 30. p) flix members of the gang which j aidnaped August Luer lsst July 10 today escaped the electric chair de- ; n-anded by the state, but were con victed and sentenced to prison terms ranging from life to 8 years. A circuit court Jury found that Mrs. Lillian Chessen, Randolph Eu n Norvell, and Percy Michael Fltz ?rald should spend the remainder of ''le'.r life in an Illinois prison. Lsser members of the gang. In cluding Charles Chessen, husband of the convicted woman, received lighter te:ns. Chessen and Christ Nicola Gli rho. wr sentenced to fire years and V:k Musials received a 20-year pen a'ty. Members of the Jury said they had aereed to make no formal comment en their convictions. It was relisbly arned. however, that It was first g-ed that both Norvell, a profes S'Oni bondsman and gambler, and Fitzgerald, former convict and gamble-, should be electrocuted. Other of the Jurors believed Mrs Oessen. identified as the "finger wo mn" who pointed out the German tinker as a good abduction victt fiould receive an equal penalty, but Jd not thihk they could vote to take "e life of s woman. OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 30. oven defendant in the Charles F I'rsehel kidnaping conspiracy case 're convicted by one swift blow from s federal court Jury here today nd held for sentence next Saturday to terms which may range up to life imprisonment. Three others were freed and lefv .' -youslT for their homes in St. Paiil and Minneapolis. They were Sam Kronick. Sam Kozberg and Isadore Blumenfeld. The first federal court Jury to avt und-r the 'Lindbergh' federal kid naping law convicted not only the actual gunmen who abducted Urschel. t'Ut alv pe-w?n who psrticipatrd Jn (Continued on page Ten) ! jkjJl III L J i HF E. c. (Jerry) Jeerome will be the j. , ' '-N! "' aw a-jb ? -r - i a s (Fsr d "i ioei we are verv iortunai in a. v s . t George "Machine Gun" Kelly, desperado wanted for crimes ranging from murder to the kidnaping of Charles F. Urschel, Is shown after he was captured In Memphis after a spectacular chase by department of fustlce aoents. (Associated Press Photo) MEMPHIS. Tenn., Sept. 30. (AP I George (Machine Gun) Kelly and his wife will be moved by plane to Oklahoma City about dawn tomor row, a reliable source said tonight. S NEXT NRA IVES Speeches Coming Week to Outline Policy Coal for Needy Arranged States to Share Relief Burden HYDE PARK, N. Y., Sept. 30. (& President Roosevelt arranged today for food, clothing and fuel for the unemployed through the winter as he completed talks with government heads looking to the next, stage ofipensatlon for veterans. .v. Harry L. Hopkins, relief adminis trator, left the Hooeevelt home with the declaration: "The president Is determined to take care of all dire necessity." I He said that this means the obtain ing of coal as well as the surplus foodstuffs and staples which Mr.! Roosevelt already has ordered pur chased for delivery to the needy. The gigantic federal relief under taking will be commenced within a week and Hopkins expects to an nounce shortly the method of action. He has 330,boo.000 of the original 500,000,000 appropriated by cong ress and he announced: "We will need all of this." Hopkins emphsKtzed that the states and communities would be expected to do their ehare and he expressed satisfaction over the attitude of these agencies. "Coal must be purchased but hor that will be done has not been de cided," he said. "We are are going to see to It that the people are warm." President Roosevelt started tonight the consideration of declarations of policies to be made In Important speeches in prospect for next wfek It Is expected he will go to Chicago. leaving probably tomorrow night, to talk before the American Lesion con ventlon opening there Monday. Wed nesday he addresses the conference of Catholic charities In New York. There la a belief that he will speak to the public about his ideas forhe next steps of the national recovery program. JOLTEO BY HORSE TORONTO. Ont.. Sept. 30 (API Mra. Amy Molllaon, Brltlah woman flier, waa ahftKrn P and brulaed to day when thrown from her horc which bolted w.hlle ahe waa on a croaa-country ride. 8he waa taken In an automobile to a nearby dub nous, where it was found she had suffered no serious injury. Happy lSTs SALEM, Sept. 30. D Governor Juiius L. Mier today Issued a con ditional pardon to Herbert Dorner of Til : mock county who la serving .-' term in t a'ate penitentiary ;; ;.r.-eny In a : vr V.:ru. JI .cived. April 16 oX Uij year, was re- NATION'S DEFENSE BEFORE ECONOMY LEGION'S POLICY Drastic Cuts Scored by Com mander Four-Point Plan for Veterans' Aid Is Up held President to Talk CHICAGO. III., Sept. 30. ( AP) The American Legion, a quarter million strong, occupied Chicago tonight with loud demands for strengthening national defense against possible for eign Invasion and for adequate com- From Louis A. Johnson national commander, the Legionnaires receiv ed a declaration that the national economy act of last March had "struck directly at the very founda tion of the defense of this nation." He made the charge In hla report as commander of the 15th Annual Legion convention. "Reasonable economies in the army and navy can be effected without Injury to our national defense." Johnson said, "but . the country was not prepared to accept the drastic cut proposed." Johnson said prompt action by the American Legion had succeeded in "saving the civilian components of our defense system" the national guard, the reserve officers training camps. . and the citizens' military Although convention committees poured over nearly 1000 resolutions embracing suggestions for national legislation from the 48 states, the prlnclpsl business on the program until Monday waa merriment. Thousands of veterans disembarked from trains, automobiles, motor buses and airplanes until downtown hotel accommodations were exhaust ed. Legion uniforms overshadowed civilian garb on tthe worlds fair grounds, in theater lobbies, and on the streets. arrival or new aiau, nr.fR.uo almost hourly and conferences be- Arrival of new state delegations tween them and ntalonal officials ; caused reports to arise that demands for Immediate: payment of the bonua would receive only cursory conalrter atlon by the convention. It appeared probable that accept ance, of the I.eg1on'a four-point pro gram for veterana' relief would be nearly unanlmoua. There waa a pos alblllty, however, that In the pro Aram a'nuM h. InrUM.H rlnile , ,... r.H,,nnn .n h...mi, under the na. tlonal economy act. M.n ..,ri in hi. renort that moat of the Injustice, of veterana had been removed from the economy n hut there wer. several atata delegatlona that disagreed with him. Preparation were made on the ba- sla that President Roosevelt would address the Legion In Its inaugural session In the Chicago stadium Mon- day. flucept for rccommendatlona from committees forms action by the Union regarding national affairs will bf defrrrfd until Wednesday and Thursday in the Civic opera building that Samuel Insult built, Tribute to Fdtiiator SEATTLE. Sept. 30 Pi The Uni- vritv of V.'.n'i. niton library todaT f I f as re-namM h; t:ie b'd of rcei.- ( ' Tlie Henry Lrajy. Suzzallo Mcmonal U- E. C. (Jerry) Jeerome will be the general chairman of Oregons 75th anniversary celebration to be held in Medford net year, It waa announced yesterday by W. S. Bolger, Chamber of Commerce president. "I foel we are very fortunate In having Mr. Jerome accept this huge task " stated Mr. Bolger, "and I am confident that the celebration Is In capable hands with Mr. Jerome as general chairman." The Diamond anniversary, It Is be lieved by Chamber of Commerce of ficials, will be the biggest event ever to take place in Medford, and will draw thousands of visitors to the city. T. L. Staley, general manager of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland as sociation, who was a visitor here this week, has pledged the support of his organization to the celebra tion and the efforts which he will extend on Medford behalf will re suit In a vast amount of publicity being circulated throughout the newspapers and travel magazines of t,he Pacific coast. Many organizations throughout the stat of Oregon have endorsed the anniversary and It Is the purpose of (Continued on Page Seven) E SALEM, Sept. 30. (AP) A flat one 1 per cent tax on all Incomes In 1933 and 1934 to raise state relief funds is a proposal formulated by a Marlon county group for submission to the legislature. The plan was designed as one not endangered by referendum. Exemptions would be placed at MOO a year for single men and 600 a year for married men. Collection of the tax would be handled In conjunction with the present Income tax ma-1 chlnery, but the proceeds kept sepa-1 rate. Proceeds were estimated at $1,750, 000 a year. The Marlon group stated $3,000,000 more could doubtless be raised from liquor taxes. The plan was promulRsted by the Marlon county relief rommlttee, the Marlon county court. Mayor Douglas McKay of Salem and the county re-employment committee. The 93.250.000 thus derived, plus $1,875,000 federal match money would be adequate for relief needs, the group declared. The Income tax would be for only two years, except for a $1 filing fee each year to be continued, providing $200,000 additional state revenue an nually. Such a uniform filing of re ports and a $1 fee Is now required In Utah, the Marion county group said it was sdvlsed. JAMifREGlE FACES DESERTIONS TO M'KEE BANNER NEW YORK. Sept. 30. !P Tarn- nilI. disturbed by the reports ; district leaders to GMfrtlon of iievtn district lsd.ra to Joph V. McKfe, Independent demo crat mayoralty candidate, began an mtenMve drlre today to hold ta or ganization line. In Tammany quartera the belief waa expread that Mayor John P. O'Brien can defeat McKee and Plo- rello H. Latf'iardla, fualon nominee. : lt Manhattan oraanliatlon can be he:d intact and deaertlona In Brook lyn can be blcked ! reported In Tammany that r-mnan of the bloc that aupported toward J. Ahearn against John r , Curry for the leadership four yeara ' w wtr. rea-jy . ... The revolt aeainat John H. McCooey, j Brooklyn leader, haa been out In the open for aeveral weika. The tactic, of the dlatrlct leaders j reported to be drifting to McKee were 1 ald to be the aame aa pursued In lha primary conwat ror comptroller. , Frank J. Prlal. wltn the reporna un. ier cover backing of some Tammany .district leaders, defeated the eandl- ' Ot selected by McCooey snd sup- ported by Curry. WOODBURN. Sept. 30. ypi A cht with s pair of gypay women was coat- 1 :y to Joseph Alck'n. 53-yesr-o'd rarm- ' here. He notified s'ste police tha , the gypsies Dirked his pockets of 1240 j and disappeared, Mark Tmple (left), haKback, and Berni Hughea, center, will ehare honors aa captain, of the Oregon football eleven thla fall. (Aa aoclated Pros, Photo) SOVIET BALLOON RISES 11.8 MILES Another Ascension Into Stratosphere at Once Plan Terrific Cold Encoun tered on Scientific Flight MOSCOW, Sept. 30. (AP) Three men In an aluminum ball hooked to a balloon ascended 11.8 mllea today, the greatest height ever reached by man, and enjoyed themselvea ao much that when they landed the first tiling they said they would do It again ao soon aa they could. None of tu aeema to be any worse for the experience and we could go up again tomorrow," aald Ernest Blrnbaum, the leader of the expedi tion Into the atratosphere. He waa accompanied on the recora- brenklng flight by two other air eer vlce veterana. Oeorgl Prokofley and Konatantlne Oudenoff. Their balloon, the "Stratoslat, landed near Kolomna. 71 mllea from Moacow, after they had been aloft eight houra, 19 mlnutea. Inatruments carried by tne osnuuu ndlcated It had reached a height of 10.000 metera. compared wltn me record of 16.700 set by Professor Au gusta Plccard In August, 1033. Pie card a record equalled 10 miles and 117 yarda. It was a great experience, aaiu Profkolev. -The temperature outsiae the gondola waa 67 below, But insioe it waa 30 above and we were almoat stifled, particularly In view of heavy clothing " "All the aclentltic inairumeni which were carried functioned splen didly and every calculation proved to be correct. After resting and correlating our scientific data, we Intended to make another attempt and perhapa we shall be able to reach a atlll greater height. We not only want to confirm our present data, but also obtain more Information regarding the cosmic raya. I am convinced that such at- tempta will be possible tnrou6noui the entire winter." Frequently during the flight the aeronauta used their wireless ap paratua to keep those on the earth informed of their progress. The aluminum gondola In whlcn they rode la ahaped like a ball and la equipped with nine wtndowa. When the takeoff waa maoe it carnea nqu.u oxygen enough to last the three men 40 houra. The balloon, built of rubberlreo percale and having a gaa capacity of 25.000 cubic meters, waa inflated with only 3SO0 cubic metera at the take off to allow for expansion. MILLIONS VOTED TO AID BUSINESS WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. (AP) M 1 1 1 ions of dollars in loans were nromlsed today by the reconstruction corporation to enable business estab lishments handicapped by inadequate working capital to live up to the NRA requirements. This was announced by the corpo ration as Informed circles looked for other Important developments within the next few days in the adminis tration's effort to release into the credit stream the 12,000,000,000 held up in closed banks. Polar Artenturs NKW BRUNSWICK, N- J . Sept. SO tjp, Dr. Earl Bryant Perkins, assist ant professor of zoology at Rutgers university, will ao to Utt'e Amertv j run nm.rai i.c...o w.. oy.u. , -nimal life in ta licid. - j IN COAL STRIKE SAYS NRA CHIEF Industrial Peace Sought Air Pilots Talk Strike Sen. Wagner Reports No Results With Edsall Ford WASHINGTON. Sept. 30WAP) After day long conferences with lead ers of the ateel Industry and the coal mtnera' union, Hugh 8. Johnson announced tonight, lie expected a compromise to be worked out by noon tomorrow ' undef "irhlch striking minora would return to work In the eteel-owned bituminous coal mlnea of western Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. ( AP) Energetic work for Industrial peace was undertaken by NRA today, led by Hugh B. Johnson still abed at Walter Reed hospital, but neverthe less engaged In a laat mi nut effort to get Pennsylvania coal miners back at work Monday when the Industries code becomes effective. Because the miners could not re turn to their work, until the "cap tive" or steel company-owned mines formally recognized the United Mine Workers of America, the accord an nounced yesterday by President Roosevelt was about to go for naught Bnd Johnson called In Myron Taylor and Eugene Grace, heads of the V. B. and Bethlehem Steel companies to get action. He talked also with union spokes men and waa confident he would get the miners back to work despite the difficulties of the task In the light of the long held determination of the big steel companies not to deal with national unions. NRA announced the conferees would discuss development with thflr organization before the result of the meeting waa made known. The national labor board worked in an effort to head off a strike of airline pilots and to obtain from par tlea to the Philadelphia Bakery Drivers strike acceptance of Us arbi tration. It hurried also with creation of re gional mediation boards to handle the maas of conflicts snd disorder sprout ing In many sections, These so far have to be handled In a manner re garded by the national board as too haphazard to continue. A special problem for the board. which the chairman, Senator Wagner personally undertook to deal with in volved Ford company assembly plants where walkouts and picketing have takn place. Wagner atlll expressed hope the company would accept arbitration by his board. Efforts he had made so far, however, to communicate with Edsel Ford, active head of the com pany, had nvt with no success If not actual rebuff. Over the week-end Johnson ex pected to have a final 'ook at the retail codes to decide whether he would recommend to President Roosevelt inclusion of the price con trol provision demanded by the trade. HOOVER APPEALS OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 30. (API After an informal conference with Republican leaders between traina here today, former President Hoover was quoted by one of the group aa urging aupport of the NRA program. "We muat help the adminlatration put It over If its humanly possible tmuld Oeta of Omaha quoted the former president as advising the group. Oregon Wins, 14 to 0 by Line Smashes and Stone wall Defense Temple and Mikulak to Fore SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 30. (AP) With Washlngton'a governor look ing on. the driving University of Ore, gon football team crushed Oonafuja Unlveralty, u to 0, In their non-con ference football game here today. (California and ft Portland aport ex pert predicted defeat. Ed note.) Nearly 10,000 cuatomera, Including Qrvernor Clarence D. Martin of Wash ington, aaw the Webfcet hammer tha Bulldogs with terrific line drlvea in the first half and push over toucli downa In the third and fourth pe rloda. Temple, a mighty machine, light ning fast, waa the Oregon powerhouse, leading the victor's onslaught, with Mikulak and Gee, halfbacks, at hla hcela. Oregon made 13 flret downs to Gonzaga'a three. The lighter Oonzagans pushed back two scoring drlvea In the first period and two more In the second, but they failed to check Oregon's thrusts. By the end of the flret half Coach Mike Pecarovlch had all but pulled (Continued on Page Four.) Night Football SALEM. Ore., Sept. 30. (AP) Wil lamette University's Bearcsts uncov ered a flock of tricks of their own to defeat the normally tricky teach ers of Oregon Normal here tonight, 20 to 0. Oravec tossed a pas-to Mills tor 38 yards and Wlllamotte a flrat touch, down In the aecond period, after Tl mlla of O. N. 8. had lost the ball on a fumble. In the third period Willamette acored again, Olao punching over for the laat three yarda after a austained drive. The third acore. In the final quarter, waa also made on atralght running playa, Oraveo circling right end for nine yarda to reach the goal line. At Baton Rouge, La. Rice, 0; Lou isiana Stats 13. 4- TEACHER IS PAID SIIjVERTON. Sept. 39. (AP) A compromise settlement was made by the Br id ire creek school district here, so Miss Mollte Butler no longer Bp- pears daily at a vacant classroom and rings a school belt. Her contract called for $7B a month, but two families moved and took the half dozen children who had planned to attend the arhool. Now the school Is closed and the district agreed to pay Miss Butler three months' salary in lieu of her Job. WILL- ROGERS BEVERLY HIU.S, Cal., Sept. 2!), With the White House rid ing up and knocking the ears rlown on six rattlesnakes, it may he the turning of a new era. A taxpayer ia liable to be come aroused and bump off about half the political payroll. Then when kidnapers admit where 75,000 bucks are buried and it was really there and had been for several months, why that shows we have somebody in the country that can live off their income and not have to dig up their principal. But when it costs the gov ernment $Cfi,000 to hire a steamship company to carry one pound of picture post cards across the water, why it would lie cheaper to cable at govern ment expense. 9IIII MtHmiat (raalwu. la. U
