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The Weather
Forecast: Fair tonight and Friday,
little change In temperature.
Temperature.
Highest yesterday 91
I on est thla morning - 48
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Twenty-eighth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1933.
No. 168.'
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Comment
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By FRANK JENKINS
PERHAPS you read thla paragraph
in the daya news:
Mllllona of dollare In loana were
promlaed today by the reconstruction
finance, corporation to enable busl
neaa establlshmenta handicapped by
Inadequate working capital to live
up to NRA requirementa."
PEOPLE who talk: about b'.g sub
jects apparently have to uae big
Morda. What la meant la this:
If bualneaa establlshmenta haven't
enough money to operate aa NRA re
quirea, the government will LEND It
to them.
If that le done, one of the big hur
dles In the way of bualneaa Improve
ment will be removed.
SPEAKING of credit, aome TWO
BILLION DOLLARS are tied up
In closed banka over the country. So
far aa present requirement are con
cerned, that money la DEAD. It doea
nobody any good.
The prealdent la reported to Save
plana In mind to RELEASE thla dead
capital. '
If ao, they are sound plana. Two
billion dollara 1 too large aum to
have tied up where It can't be used.
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SPEAK IN O of plana for the revival
of business, a resident of Cam
bridge. 111., dlspleya on hla place of
business this sign: "The NRA la a
failure."
Poor, ehort-elghted person 1 If NRA
Is a failure. EVERYTHING la a fail
ure, and we are all ruined.
Gleeful flauntng of auch a predic
tion Isn't anything to be proud of.
F NRA la failure," you may ask,
"why doea It follow that every
thing Is a failure?"
The answer la quite simple. Bual
neaa recovery 1 based upon.. oonflt
dence. People have confidence In
NRA. If they LOSE that confidence,
the ensuing reaction of despair will
throw via back into the depths of de
pression. So let's not lose our confidence.
OUT let's get away, at least for a
O moment, from big aubjecta line
NRA, restoration of confidence, etc.
Lefa turn to the weather In South
ern Oregon, which at thla season of
the year Is as near perfect aa can
be. Crisp, cool mornings. Bright
sunny days. Nights with the snap
of fall in them.
Those who live In beautiful South
ern Oregon are Indeed fortunate.
SOUTHERN OREGON. generally
speaking, has good crops. Crops
throughout the country as a whole
are short.
That means that In response to
the law of supply and demand pricea
for Southern Orecona crops are
higher.
Weather had a lot to do with these
fine croos. So. you see. weather
Isn't Just something to talk about,
OUT," you aay, "big crops are
Uoften something to FEAR, min
er than something to be thankful
for."
True enough, when the country
as a whole, or the world as a whole,
is considered. But when ONE RE
GION ha good crops In the face of
rather Beneral ahortse of production
elsewhere. It can't be anything else
but fortunate.
Southern Oregon, apparently. Is In
that pleasant position thla year.
For which let us be duly thankful.
SLOT MACHINES
AIM. mkr.XnM In this CltT Snd
Jackson county are scheduled to be
turned face to the wall, alter an uo
rmrifMA ,n f ajtversl months.
At a conference between tne eiate
police, district attorney and sheriff
this morning It waa practically de
cided that an edict rould be I sued
banning the popular way with aome
to get rid of their nickels and peo
nies. Complaints have been received by
county authorities the past two
weeka that nlckela needed for beans
next winter are being placed In the
contraptions. Young boys have alao
been playing the machines. On top
of the local complaints, a statewide
drive la under way against slot ma
chines. A warning will be issued to slot
machine operatora to remove them
first and failure to comply will bring
official action.
Slot machine have been In Inter
mittent use In this city lor yea j.
MUi bajuiibetl feotn Urn to tm
WHITEHILL TAMES
GOTHAMITES WITH
PORTSIDE SLANTS
Senators Stay in Series'Con-
sideration by Impressive
Victory in Third Game
Roosevelt Sees Contest
GRIFFITH STADIUM, WASHING
TON. Oct. S. (AP) Lefty Earl
Whltehlll put Washington back Into
the world aeries today as he ahut out
the Giants. 4 to 0, in the third game
with the Senatora' big bats ringing
loudly for the first time. Prealdent
Roosevelt waa among the crowp of
about 30,000 that aaw the Senatora
win for the first time In three gamea.
EAI?.L WHITEHILL
Prom the moment ho entered the
Held In an open car to the cheers
of the crowd, the chief executive
.brought luck for Vie first time to
the Senators, whipped twice In suc
cession by the pitching of Carl Hub
bell and Hal Schumacher In the open
ing games In New York.
The rain that fell before game time
cleared with the president's arrival
the sun came out, and with It came
to life the slugging power that failed
the highly touted American league
clouters entirely in New York.
Whltehlll Stingy
Pslllng up portly Freddie Fltzslm
mons, Giants' rightthand kneckle
ball star, for two runs In the first
inning, another In the second, and
the last In the third, the Senators
breezed behind the splendid pitch
ing of Whltehlll, who allowed but
five hits, only two of them In the
last nnlng, and he was In trouble
twice, once In Vie second and again
in the third.
Only three Giant got as far as
third. In the third Inning. Joe Moore
who had forced FitfcrSlmmona at sec
ond after the pitcher singled to cen
ter with one out. raced all the way to
third on Hugh Crtttf single over sec
ond. It was the only occasion on which
the Giants hit safely twice In the same
Inning, but Whltehlll stopped them
there by forcing Bill Terry to roll
softly down the first base line.
Cronln announced that he would
start Monte Weaver, his young right
hand star. In an effort to even the
series at two games all tomorrow.
while Terry decided to counter with
his ace southpaw. Carl Hubbell.
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ADMIRAL BYRD'S SHIP
SHOWS NO DISTRESS
CAPE FEAR COAST GUARD STA
TION. N. C, Oct. 8. (Pi A ship be
lieved to be the Besr, Admiral Rich
ard E. Byrd'a polar expedition vessel,
which earlier had been reported In
distress, was sighted sbout seven
miles out at sea today.
Coast guardsmen aald the vessel
waa proceeding under Its own power
and gave no sign of distress.
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Liquor Is Advertised as
Dry Repeal Approaches
NEW YORK. Oct. 5 ( AP) The
first advertisement since prohibition
addresses to the public by a liquor
; dealer, listing famous brands and
j quoting prices, appeared In newspa
I pers In thla city today.
I The advertisement, occupying a
full page and headed -for delivery
i promptly If and when repeal comes,"
j quoted black and white Scotch whls
i key. Johnny Walker, and Haig and
Haig at 125 a case of 12 bottles, plus
S14.T7 a case for Import duties and
i federal taxes. Hou of Lords gin
i will be sold at 930 a case, with a
! similar tax. Martf.1 3-Stsr cognac
is quoted at 935 a esse, with the
same tax.
I All the standbya of pre -prohibit Ion
dsya appesr In the advertisement
I sloe-gin, llquer-cordial, Oeneva gin,
I champagne. brandy-eg tonic, and
the bst known American and Cana
dian brands of rye and bourbon.
I ILxtMa ccr old American wbiaker.
CRATER HIGHWAY
RESURFACE JOB
G0ESAT$43,565
Portland Firm Low Bidders
Other Contract Bids Are
Announced at Meeting
of State Commission
By CLAYTON V. BERNHARD
Associated Press Staff Writer.
PORTLAND, Oct. 8 (AP) Bids on
ten projects, rsngtng from 1894.491
to $840,923 were opened by the state
highway commlaalon today Just be
fore the three commissioners went
Into executive conference with Gov
ernor Jullue L. Meier and the federal
state advisory board In the aecond of
a series of sessions in an effort to
obtain 81B.O00.0OO more road money
for Oregon.
The conference, started at Salem
yesterday. In which It waa decided to
ask for more funds, including 8S.0O0,
000 for a ahort cut from Portland to
the sea, and the remainder to be
expended on major projects in other
parts of Oregon, waa expeoted to ter
minate prior to the afternoon ached
uled meeting of the commission.
In addition to Governor Meier,
Marshall N. Dana, northwest public
works administration advlaor: Bert S.
Haney. chairman of the state NRA
advisory board: C C. Hockley, en
gineer, and W. H. Lynch, of the fed
eral bureau of public roade. attended
the meeting.
County Court Lists Alms.
At the aame time representatlvea of
the county court were In session In
Portland and adopted two major ob
jectives. In the flrat place, theae up
atate county offlclala objected to obli
gating the atate for more highway
funds, and the second move waa tnat
If the 18,000.000 program went
through the officials were opposed
to more than one road from Portland
to the sea. It haa been proposed that
89.600.000 of the funds be used for
the construction of both the Wolf
creek and the Wilson river short cuts
from Portland to the coast.
The first hint of a salary adjust.
ment for state offlclala to be pre
sented to the special session of the
legislature waa given at the high
way meeting when a letter from C,
B. McCollough, bridge engineer and
assistant state highway engineer,
ststed he was losing specialized de
signing engineers to other states be
cause of the low salaries paid In Ore
gon. (Continued on Page Ten)
ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 8. (API-
Mistaken for a deer in a thicket,
Henry Laurlla, 36. of Brownamead,
ehot through the head and killed In
stantly by a friend at Clifton, 20
mllea east of here late yesterday.
Elno Huld, Astoria fisherman and
friend of Laurlla, waa In a state of
near collapse aa officers questioned
him about the fatality. The two
were In separate hunting parties.
Huld told the coroner Jie fired Into a
clump of brush after sighting what
he took to be a deer. Rushing to
claim the animal, he found Laurlla
with a bullet through his head.
The body was brought to Browna
mead on a atretcher after axmen had
cut a trail for mllea.
Long Beach Shaken
By Rolling Quake
LONG BEACH, Cel.. Oct. 8. (AP)
Long Beach waa shaken by a minor
earth tremor at 12:40 p. m. today.
The quake had an up-and-down and
a rolling movement. It lasted an
eatlmated five seconds. No damage
waa reported.
Is priced at $68 for a case of 13
quarts, with a tax of only 93.30 be
cause it la a native product.
The advertisement stresses the
fart that the taxee quoted are "pres
ent" taxes. Implying that there may
be Increases when repeal becomes
effective.
Coincident with the announcement
500 cases of 3 -Star Hennessy arrived
In Mow VnrV ah (Visa Una T a f Vrf t
! In bond for a distributor. The brandy
came In under permits Issued to
meet the needs of hospitals.
When Lily Pons, roloratura soprano
of the Metropolitan opera company,
returning from a vacation In Prance,
lesrned that the cognac was on the
foredeck or the Lafayette and that
the arrival of the brandy waa accept
ed as an Indication that repeal would
be a fact by Christmas, she sang
i three bars from her favorite aria.
! Then she went forward to view Xtxt
Icpnamaofc
WHERE FIRE
"V t N ' " " " " i
A graphic picture (above) of the
program, were trapped and burned to
were Injured. This picture was taken
Two fmnt line scenes of fire fighters
hose. (Assoclnted Press Photos.)
TRIAL OE HAINES
Testimony was completed and
opening arguments started this morn
ing In the circuit court trial of Ted
Haines, 30, father of five children,
charged with a statutory offense In
volving a 14-year-old schoolgirl of the
Red Top district. It was not a pretty
story that came from the lips of wit
nesses. Back of It waa neighborhood
gossip and neighborhood bitterness,
which flared high at times.
Haines took the stand In his own
behalf this morning and denied
wronging the daughter of his mining
partner. Capsules, Introduced as Ex
hibit A for the state, the defendant
declared he had never seen before, or
given them to the complaining wit
nss. The prescription was torn off,
and Haines denied that. The capsules,
found by the father In the handbag
of the girl, first roused his suspicions.
Halnea admitted that he had taken
auto trips with the complainant and
another girl to Oranta Pans. Esgle
Point and Butte Falls. The defend
ant testified he hsd had hot words
with Ernest Phelster, a stat witness,
over the authorship of gossip.
The wife of the defendant also came
as a witness In his behalf.
The trial atarted yesterday with the
girl In the case, the first atate wit
ness, telling In a low voice the sad
snd sordid story of her mis-steps.
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CUSI.CK KILLED
IN FALL OFF ROOF
ALBANY. Ore, Oct. . (API B.
D. CUslelt, 86. former Albany banker
and state aenator from Linn county
In 10U and 1017. was killed today
when he fell from the roof of a barn
which he was rhlnillng. The acci
dent occurred at oilfcey nation, near
Albany. Cualck died en route to the
Albany hospital.
His mother, Mrs. J. W. Cuslck, and
!a son, Oeorgc, I've In Portland.
I Custrk was a brothr-m-law cf the
1 late Etfgar B. Piper, editor of the
loregoniaa.
FIGHTERS WERE TRAPPED
smouldering canyon In Orlf nth Park, Los Angeles, where M or more men, working on ft count iinemplovment
death while righting a raging brusi,-an(l timber fire. The bodies of some of the victims can be seen. Hcorea
by an Associated" Press photographer while the fire still raced and before the bodies rould be moved. Loweri
Irving to rheck flames that swept through the cannon. Left: Building breaks and (right) carrying a fire
SEEK TO TRACE
IN FIRE DEATHS
LOS ANQELES, Oct. 8. (AP) Per
sons responsible, for the disastrous
Griffith park brush fire which cost
37 lives, and for ordering laborers
Into the fire trap canyon, were'
sought In a three-fold Investigation
today.
With a promise that criminal pros
ecution will follow any evidence of
negligence, District Attorney Buron
Pitts assigned a deputy to attend the
coroner's Inquest. At this hearing
tentatively set for next Wednesday
morning, a Jury composed of fire ex
perts, engineers - and foresters, will
hear 'evidence gathered by city, coun
ty and state Investigators.
Coroner Prank Nance aald today
the exact death toll of the fire In
the box-like Mineral Wells canyon
may never be known. The latest re
port plsoed the missing at 63, but
msny of these were believed to be
In hospitals or had failed to make
their safety known to authorities.
A grticaome box full of bones,
which may have been from human
bodies, was brought from the fire
swept area last night to the morgue.
However, Nance declared these will
not be regarded as sufficient evi
dence of additional deaths unless
other major portions of skeletons are
uncovered.
Police said Robert D. Barr, 39, an
unemployed motion picture projec
tionist who waa arrested for suspi
cion, did not cause the fatal blaze,
.ilthoutVi they said he admitted start
ing a fire In the park later In the
evening. The Investigating officers
ststed that Barr. who had been
drinking, heard a report of the fire
in the recreational center and start
ed out to find It. Being unable to
locate It, the poll re charged he start
ed a fire of hla own.
As city, county and state officers
gathered evidence they sought to an
swer three questions: (1) W,ho start
ed the fire and by what means? and
(3i after the fire wu started who
ordered the men Into the box-like
canyon where the wind-driven flame
wiped out their lives? and (3) was
their action criminal disregard of the
men's welfsre?
LOS ANOELKS. Oct. IV fUPI A
Mexican divorce hss been granted Mrs.
Dorothy Dunbar Baer from Max Barr
'California heavyweight fighter, It was
learned today.
NRA ACTIVITIES
By the Associated Press
Today
Hearings open on hour snd
wage provision of farm adminis
tration's grocery code draw atten
tion to retail code Issues.
Yesterday
Administration 'invited bids on
844,525 tons of steel rails, to be
bought with loans from public
works fund.
Hugh 8. Johnson starts national
buying campaign and urges exten
sive sales promotion and advertis
ing. Secretary Perkins told American
Federation of Labor muat go be
yond present minimum wagea and
maximum hours.
MO LEAVES ROAD
MARSHP1ELD, Ore., Oct. 5. AP)
Mrs. Sara Abbott of Bandon waa
killed last night when an automobile
driven by Jim Smith wenfr over an
embankment on the Elk river roao
near Port Orford. Failure of the
light on the car waa blamed for the
accident. Smith, who waa returning
Mrs. Abbott to her home after a visit
with relatives In the Elk river coun
try, escaped serious Injury.
Death Blow for Freedom
Of Press Dealt by Nazis
BF.!U,W, Oct. B. IJT) The German
government struck a, death blow at
the freedom of the press today In
Isws declaring Journalist public of
flclsls and establishing the supreme
penalty for German newspapermen
who publish treasonable literature
abroard or attempt to Introduce auch
wrltlnjta Into their own country.
In the law declaring Journal. sts
public officials, the German govern
ment decreed that Oerman newspl
per men must bow to the so-called
"leadership principle" meaning they
must take ordera from the top with
no hope for appeal.
"It la the absolute right of the
state," asld Dr. Psul Joseph Ooeb
beu, minister of propaganda and pub
lic enlightenment, "to auperviae the
formation of public opinion and see
that It doea not purine paths leading
awav from the common weal."
Chancellor Hitler eigne the mess-
IN CANYGN
E
BOILER BLAST AT
Tl
A load of watermelons saved the
Uvea of fire men at the Dutton saw
mill at Sterling yesterday, when
about 11 a. m. the sawmill boiler
blew up,
A boy came to the mill with a load
of melons and the men decided to
take a few minutes off testing their
flavor.
Although F. P. Dutton, the owner
waa near the mill, the others were
some distance away enjoying their
feast, when bang) the end of. the
boiler blew out, scattering steam and
pieces of pipe and lion In all direc
tions. By some miracle Dutton
escaped Injury, and his employees
were not touched. Had they been at
their accustomed places, several
would undoubtedly have been killed.
Mr. Dutton came to Medford today
with the report of the accident. He
will use a gasoline tractor to supply
power for the present and perhaps
through the season, for securing and
installing a new boiler will take con
siderable time. .
urn when It was approved by the
cabinet yesterday.
Under lu stern provisions. Ironclad
rules were laid down for Oerman
Journalism, whereby Aryanlam and
Kaxi patriotism were made primary
professional qualifications.
Further, It waa assumed by news
paper men. although the teat was not
msde public, that the "Aryan para
graph" barring persona with at least
one Jewish grandparent from publtc
office henceforth would be applied to
Journalism.
Kiplalnlng the new law, Goebbela
said "the concept of the abaoluto
freedom of the press la pronounced.
ly Uberallatlc and proceeds not from
th. people, in lt entirety, but from
the Individual.
"The conception of freedom of
opinion In Its absolute overestimate
Continued pa fag 8lx)
QUELL DISORDER
E
Pickets Accused of Wound
ing Over Score in Illinois
District Power Lines Cut'
Bridge Is Blown Up'
HARRISBURO. 111., Oct. S
National Guard troop were ordered
Into Saline county this morning by
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert W. Davis,
after picketing miners along a 15-mlle
front had been accused by officials of
Peabody mine No. 43 of wounding a
score or more persons.
Davis Issued his order to four com
panies and aald he expected 399 sol
diers to move into the county later.-
Officials of the mine aatd that t
least three persons were seriously
wounded by the incessant firing of the
plcketers, and appealed for medical
attention. However, local authorities
said they had been unable to get
anyone to brave the bullets ard go
to me rescue, one amDuiance oper
ator having flatly refused to take
the risk.
Bridge Blown Up.
Meanwhile, power llnea leading In
to the mines were out by the picket-
era and a Big Four railroad bridge
about an eighth of a mile from the
mine property waa blown up.
The blaat that wrecked the bridge
was the one heard here early today,
and offlclala of the mine who inves
tigated said they found 41 sticks of
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PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 8. (AT)
Announcement that 39 winter O. O,
O. camps have been authorised for
Oregon waa made here Wedneaday by
Robert Fechner, director of the civil-.
Ian conservation work.
The number of Oregon's camps will
thua be reduced from 84 to 30, and
the number of recruits from 13,800
to 7.800.
Douglas county will have 7 campi.
the largeat allotment to any county.
Lane will have 0, Cooa 6. Curry 3. Jo
scphlne 8, Jackson 4. Linn 1, Marlon
1, and Multnomah 1.
Many of the eumme, campa. In
cluding moat of thoae In the high
mountains and all campa In eaatern
Oregon are being abandoned for the
winter. Of the 39 to be operated
throughout the winter, many will be
completely new campa. All summer
camps to be utilized during the win
ter will be made Into suitable winter
quartera by the army.
SERIES EXCITEMENT
TOO MUCH FOR FAN
ARDMORE, Okie., Oct. 5. (UP)
The excitement of the sixth Inning
of the world aerlea waa too much
yesterday for Stoke I y Saudel, 30.
clothing store clerk. He fell dead with
heart failure while listening to
radio report of the game.
WILL-
ROGERS
p3oys:
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Oct.
4. These announcers of the
world's series in both radio
systems did a great job. I got a
radio in my stable. Well they
made it seem so real that halt
a dozen times I started into a
box stall to buy a hot dog and
bottle of beer.
I like the way they announe
ed where the batter came from,
his home town, his weight, age,
batting average and who he
had ,bcen keeping company
with, and that's what should
be done with radio singers.
"This crooner is from Ade
noid, N. J. He sings left hand
ed, weight 118 pounds without
his tonRils. He sang 335 songs
last year with nothing to re
member 'em by but his manu
script. He was first with Clare
more, Okla., in the 0. K. league,
divorced three times and is
looking for a break."
llll KtfiwM SradlHti. 1M.