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The Weather Forecast: Unsettled with occasional light rain tonight and Wednesday. .No change In temperature. Highest .vesterday 85 Lowest thtf morning . 33 Medford Mail Tribune natch the TRIBUNE'S MRA I Lot of good bargain pr that mean genuinr stings. - Twenty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OK EG OX, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1934. Xo. 271. du mm Ov nr nr n a n n7 r n nun n rv n ns n ns n & mm By Paul Mallon Copyright, 1934. by Paul Mallon. Affability WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Mr. Roose xelt has a way of confounding any opposition by agreeing with It. He . -worked that system the other day on th steel workers who marched Into the White House with blood In their eye. They came to protest against the lassitude of the administration In re gard to section 7A ol the steel code Behind their leader, William Long, they discussed the Welrton case and Jlnally got around to saying that they listed to do It but they would be compelled to call a general strike If conditions were not corrected. That suggestion was their bomb shell. They did not exactly hurl It, but set It down cautiously before the president and then drew back to await the effect. Imagine their surprise when Mr. Hoosevelt said: "Pine, fine, sure, O.K." or words to that effect. He was all for the strike. Reasons Shortly thereafter he issued his executive order which Is supposed to satisfy labor demands. His friends say he had planned to Issue something like It before the Long crowd called That Is probably correct. The situa tion was so bad that something had to be done whether the labor group protested or not. It Is probably the first time on record that a president of the United States ever advised workers to strike, even privately. The suggestion IS not as strong as It sounds, however, be cause he took steps to make the strike improbable. Results The man who wrote the order for Mr. Roosevelt Is the experienced labor lawyer, Donald Rlchberg. Labor groups are satisfied with it, except one point, about which they are privately disturbed. They noticed that cases of violations are to be re ported to General Johnson and the compliance board, Instead of directly to the department of Justice for prosecution. They have an Idea that this may leave them exactly where they were In the beginning. They would like to be able to present cases to the prose cuting authorities for swift action, bowever they will keep quiet about It until they see how It works out. v Pressure 1 All text book. on diplomacy con tain the complicated formulae by which one nation may make Its pro test against policies of the other. You will search them In vain for the method Mr. Roosevelt recently used on Germany. Instead of writing a note, or send ing a. diplomatic hint, he asked the German ambassador to drop In to see him. With no one else in the room, he began to talk to Hans Luther about the way.Herr Hitler was deny ing interest payments to American holders of German bonds. Trustworthy channels report that Mr. Roosevelt thought it was very ' unfaJr and warned Luther that, pub lic opinion in this country would be seriously aroused if Germany went through with such a policy. It may be necessary for officials to deny that for diplomatic reasons, but It Is substantially correct neverthe less, A few days later the Berlin uis- patches reported that Hitler modified his stand considerably. "Motive" If Mr. Roosevelt had chosen to send even a secret note about that matter, he would probably have failed to attain Ms objective. The Germans would have been angry. Hitler would have lost face with his own people by yielding to pressure. The thing probably would have become lost In the meaningless words of diplomatic correspondence and action delayed for months and possibly forever. That la what usually happens in such cases. Handling It the way he did. Mr Roosevelt brought a personal element Into diplomacy where it never existed before. In this initial case at any rate It worked out well. Ant Ira The strangest of the new dealers Is a westerner considerably over tlx tt tall whose antic on one of the many boards around town keep the White House insiders In hysterics. His latest was to call the White House and ask why he had not re ceived an invitation to a reception. Earlier he had telephoned asking that the president send an a u to rn phed photograph over to his of ifice. His associates on the board finally agreed that such enthusiasm a he displayed should be given n oppor- 4Goaunu4 on Pag F?ui." fo) Minn jiUJMJ Blood Flows When Police Fire on Mob PARIS, Feb. 6. (AP) An enraged mob set fire to the Ministry of Marine building, near the United States embassy, on the Place de la Con corde today after police had fired Into the battling crowd. The mob stormed the ministry presumably to get arms with which to reply to the police fusillade. PARIS, Peb. 6. (AP) Police open ed fire on a mob attempting to storm the chamber of deputies today and at least one man was killed and one woman probably mortally wounded, The American embassy was spattered by bullet fire. The police bullets wounded at least thirty persons as the fire smashed against the walls of the embassy, diagonally across the square from the police barricade. One Killed Inside the chamber , of deputies, where police and troops were mobil ized, it was reported that one guards man had been killed and 200 persons injured. More than 3000 persons rioted against the authorities In the great square where ence stood the gullotine of the French revolution. But there waa another mob out break also at the city hall. That building waa filled with soldiers called out to reinforce the police who were overwhelmed by forces of com munists, young royalists, and social ists. Woman Shot The firing In the Place de la Con corde began at 7:55 p. m., one woman waa shot In the first fusillade, The mob streamed across the bridge which connects the Place de la Concorde with the chamber of depu ties. The police barricade had held for hours but the press of the madly battling mob was too much for them. So they opened fire. Their bullets shot one man through the heart. He was In the square itself. The woman who was ahot was In a balcony of the Hotel Crillon on the opposito side of the square. It wae supposed she had been watching the fighting below. U, 8. Embassy Hit The same burst of fire spattered the United States embassy diagonally across on the left elde of the square. The whole front of the hotel likewise was hit by the bullets'. When the sound of the shots was heard Inside the chamber, the blind deputy, Georges Scaptnl, who waa In jured, last night In the rioting, arose from his seat and asked Premier Daladler; "Have you given orders to fire?" The premier sat silent. Another deputy arose and asked the same question. Disorder In Chamebr Then pandemonium broke loose In side the chamber and, as the deputlea themselves shouted wildly, the ses sion was suspended for the second time today. Shortly after the shooting the chamber of deputies gave Premier Daladler his third vote of conftdenco of the day by a ballot of 360 to 220. Then the session adjourned. The rioters were still struggling across the Seine from the chamber building. At two other point in the city rioting flamed at the same time. One was at the city hall and the other waa along the boulevard St. Germain. Royalists Lead Mobs Royalists, singing the Marseillaise and carrying a French flag streamed down the Boulevard St. Germain and collided with the police. The royalists were headed for the chamber of deputies. The police promptly arrested the flagbearer. The crowd waa angered. Blindly It attacked the gendarmes who swung their clubs to break up the gathering but the royalists, altho defeated time after time, continually came back to the attack. Women, from windows above, Join ed in the melee. They threw flower pots and other missiles at the police. Finally the crowd Itself seized the women, held them, screaming, in the front rank of the mob, and marched against the police using their captives as shields. IN CONFERENCE HERE Mr, Sullivan of Portland, assistant to Lt. Basil B. Smith, airport super visor for the CWA In Oregon, is in Med ford today, conferring with Mar shall C. Hoppm. airport supervisor for the department of commerce, with headquarters In Oakland, Calif. Mr. Hoppln. in charge of a district Including eight states, accompanied Mr Sullivan to the local airport, and thrv planned to mslc" several calls In this section, it was lesiueU. EPJTf MUM ffiLUE HOPE 10 RECEIVE L WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. (AP) Many of the 7,500 federal prohibi tion prisoners were hopeful today they soon would receive freedom. They found encouragement in a statement to newspapermen last night by Attorney General Cum mlngs that "very favorable' consid eration would be given to applica tions for leniency from prisoners whose only crime was violation of the liquor law, Cummlngs received reporters after the supreme court .had ruled that all pending federal prohibition cases must be dropped in view of repeal. An Increase In the number of ap plications for pardons was expected by officials. There has been no gain, however, since repeal became effec tive December 8. T KNOX RUM BILL SALEM, Feb. 6. (AP) Reviewing for the second time their original arguments on the legislative liquor control act, attorneys for the city of Klamath Falls and the state liquor commission today presented their case to the Oregon supreme court for final decision on the constitutionality of the statute. Attorneys, allowed 45 minutes each for the appellants and respondents, again stressed the home rule provis ions of the stato constitution around which feature the test case was brought by the city of Klamath Falls. The case was appealed from the Mar lon county circuit court where Judge L. G. Lewelllng held the act valid. Elton Watkins, arguing on his brief for Klamath Falls, challenged the de fense contention that the -act was a criminal statute and therefore takes precedence over the home rule amendment in the constitution. SEATTLE SHAKEN SEATTLE, reb.- . (AP) A slight earthquake shock at 5:20 a. m. to day was reported by several resi dents of Seattle districts, particular ly Queen Anne hill. Distinct shocks, lasting several minutes, were report ed by some persons. The University of Washington seismograph had not been checked this morning, but officials ssid the apparatus "seldom registers slight local quskes." TACOMA, Feb. 8. (AP) An earthquake sharp enough to awaken many persons was felt here at 6:15 o'clock this morning. No damage waa done. The quake was also felt In Gig harbor and on Henderson bay. SAYS RELIEF HEAD TACOMA, Teb. 8 (AP) Not a pound of the 75 cars of agricultural 1 adjustment administration pork ship I ped to Washington state for relief purposes has been distributed to the ; needy which was not fit for human consumption. V. E. Pugh, manager of ! surplus commodity distribution for I the state emergency relief adminis tration, said here last night , 'To daw.' he declared, "anproxl ; matrly 74 cars have been dls tn bul led. ' Secretary of State Hal Shares Received for His Holdings Worth $51, 528,312 at High Point Is Admission Before Probe WASHINGTON. Teb. 9 yp) More United Aircraft millions rolled by the senate air mall Investigation com mittee today as lt turned from con tempt citations to Its chief buslnea. inquiry Into mall contracts. W. E. Boeing, chairman of the Un!. ed board, told of receiving 318.076 shares of United Aircraft and Trans port stock for his Boeing aircraft and transport holdings. At the May. 1821. high, these shares were quoted at 51,528.31J, he agreed, as Chairman Black Introduced records to that ef fect. He said the property for which these shares were received was carried at 1487,149 but was worth much moro, representing the accumulation of 10 years' business operations. Chairman Black questioned the wit ness as to profits of United subsidi aries from government orders. Refer ring to 3,000.000 of army business In 1631, the chairman said records showed profit of 43.31 per cent to the Boeing Airplane Manufacturing company. Pratt and Whitney aircraft, another subsidiary, made 81.71 per cent prof it on government contracts In 1030, qiack said, reading from the records. Boeing told the committee that Richard Hoyt, president of Pan Amer ican airways, had sought to obtain with Unlted's assistance an issuance of 30,000 Pan American shares below the market price. E Walter E. Culver, 53. allaa Walter Copley, Walter Copely. W. J. Kearns; also Robert (Blarkle) Moore, 37, a na. tlve of Texas, are being held In Jail by city police. In connection with the burglary Bunday evening of the Med ford book atore. In which two type writers were taken. Chief of Police Clatous McCrcdle said this afternoon, that the two said they wished to go directly before the circuit Judge. Judge Harry D. Nor ton will not return to Medford be fore Saturday, and according to Chief McCredle, he will take the two Into court then. F OF JAP CONFLICT PHILADELPHIA, Peb. 8. fTt Pear that Japan may go to war against Russia next spring and that the rest of the world may be drawn Into the conflict is expressed' by Dr. Maurice Hindus, author on Russian problem. Addressing the Philadelphia lecture assembly last night, Dr. Hindus, who was born in Russia and educated In this country, asserted Russia does not want war but has armed for defena. He stated Japan's motive In going to war would be fear over the rapid do velopment of Iron, steel and machine production in Russia FEDERAL LAND BANK 1? WASHINGTON. Feb. . 'Pi A. C. Adams, general agent of the Farm Credit administration. Spokane, to:d general agents and the land bank presidents at a meeting here that the federal land bank In Bpokane made 5.181 loans totaling 12 000.000 from May 1, 1933 to January 37, 1934 In Washington, Montana, Oregon and Idaho. He predicted that the Anokane bank would equal during January the De cember mark of 1.S27 loans of appro, limatsij M,fOO,000. Crash Kills Three Paul Fedoselnko (upper) and Andrew Vasenko were two of thi three Russian balloonista killed when their stratosphere balloon crashed as they .were. attempting tc land near Mosoow. They had aa eended 67,585 feet Into the strato phere. (Associated Press Photo) . A1EE 1ST PAY F LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. (AP) Judgment of 96,900 against Almee Semple McPherson-Hutton, evangel ist, was awarded today to assignees of J. Roy Stewart, Into motion pic ture director, because of her fail ure to carry out a contract be had with her tto make & movie based on her life. Superior Judge Lean R. Yankwlch, who heard the suit, made the award for work Stewart did In preparing for the movie. An outline ' of the scenario was written by Harvey Gates and Mrs. Hutton paid $11,000 for lt after a court Judgment. Stewart sued for 1240,000, claim ing 40,000 for expenses and obliga tions incurred, and $200,000 esti mated prospective profits from the picture. IS LAID 10 REST Funeral service were held on Feb ruary 6 for Benjamin O. Peart, from tthe Concrr funeral chapel. The Rev. Joseph Knotts officiating. Benjamin Peart was born near Central Point, November IS, 18B6, and grew to manhood In the Rogue River valley, receiving his education In the Central Point schools. Mr. Peart was a member of the Artisans. On December 19, 1906, he was married to Oertrude Clark, also of Central Point, and to this union was born one son, Donald L. Peart. Mr. Peart followed the study of fruit and was con Id erf d an expert on the subject, having been mana ger of the H. Chandler Egsn orch ard for the psst twenty-three years. He waa a man of fine character and high Ideals and will be remem bered by all who knew him for his kindly disposition. He leaves besides his wife, Oer trude Peart, one son, Donald Peart, at home; his father B. F. Peart of Central Point; four brothers and two sisters, L. B. Peart, Yolo county, Calif.; Homer R., Fresno; Luke L, Chlco; oeo. C. Peart. Central Point; Mrs. Carl Bennett snd Mrs. Mllo Lamb of Medford. Interment was made In Siskiyou Memorial Park. CADET FLIER INJURED FATALLY IN CRACKUP SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Feb. 8 (API Cadet Harold L. Wells. 91, of Baldwin Park, Calif., was Injured fatally when the plane in which he was flying with Cadet Lawrence 9. Warner. 24. HollldaVf-hura. Pa., craVw near Aautioiufc lit id iyuty. F ESPONDE ASHLEY Athletic Screen 'Star Love of Beautiful Says Young British Social Circles Stole Wife Lord Agog By ALBERT W. WILSON I Associated Press Foreign Starr, LONDON, Feb. 6. (AP) Douglas Fairbanks. Sr., American film star, was served notice today that he has been, named s co-respondent in a divorce actiott Instituted by young Lord Ashley against the doll-like Lady Ashley. The law firm of Gordon, Dadda and company announced the service of the notice and immediately Lady Ash ley, who once played the heroine's role in the play, "The Whole Town's Talking," had all London town talk ing again. I.nrty Is Silent. She herself, however, separated from her husband and residlng.ln the May fair district, flatly declined to make any comment on the case. Fairbanks maintained a "dlfnlflcd futTfnri-even aa he did during his marital troubles with Mary Plckford. his enuallv famous wife whose di vorce action still Is pending In Call fornla. He was secluded today in ft stately country home near London. His Lon don representative declined to reveal the whereabouts of filmland's most famous actor or swashbuckling rolea, saying such revelation would be "un fair to the friends he Is visiting." He said that, nevertheless, the mut ter of serving the notice on Fairbanks constituted no difficulty for "Doug Is too much of a gentleman ever to think of dodging the service of papers." Dong T.enrlnjf Soon. The representative added that the movie actor would leave England at the end of tha week with Alexander Xorda, film director, to look over the location for a film play which Fair banks plans to start making In Spain In about three weeks. Lady Ashley and Mary PIrkford are two distinct and contrasting types of beauty. As for Lord Ashley, the heir to an earldom dating back nine gene rations, he is a serious, sober-faced youth with a drooping military mous tache. It Is not a heavyweight Victo rian moustache, but a modern Sand hurst military college model.- Lady Ashley Is of medium height and slender. She hss been described as a vivacious beauty. She Is usually referred to as the "daring" or "sensational" Lady Ash ley by Fleet street columnists. She has given staid friends of her father-in-law's family many shocks and London at large many thrills. ON SALARY COTS PORTLAND. Feb. 8. f AP) A tem porary order restraining C. M. Tho mas, Oregon utilities commissioner, from enforcing salary cuts he had ordered for Oregon officials of the Northwestern Electric company, Pac ific Power at Light company, and the Portland Oas At Coke company, was signed -here late Monday by Fed eral Judge Jamea Alger Fee. The companies, in requesting the temporary restralner. declared Tho mas' order for aalary reductions wan arrived at without a hearing of any kind. A hearing on a permanent in junction against Interference by Thomas will be heard later before a statutory court of three Judges. SALEM GETS CURFEW LIMITS FOR LIQUOR SALEM. Feb. 8. (P) The Salem city council last night passed an ordi nance making It illegal either to buy or to consume in public any liquors of alcoholic content between the hours of 1 and 6 a. m. Washington!" Feb T8. (AP The senate agriculture committee to day favorably reported the Connally bill to designate cattle as a bsslc commodity under the agricultural adjustment act, a similar bill hav ing hen p9ed by the hous yes-tcrday. Hoss Succumbs Rum Store Staffs To Be Announced Late In Afternoon PORTLAND, Feb. 8. (AP) The Oregon liquor control commission said at 1 p. m. today that be cause of the necessity of re checking list of agencies and of store personnel, no announce ment of names or locations could be made until late thla afternoon. The board said names of store employes will be announced lo cally in the cities In which they will work, and store locations will be made public at the same time. The list of state agencies will be announced through the Portland office of the commission. I SPEECH OF FISHER EUGENE, Feb. 8. (Vigorous protests against the "propaganda methods" used by Dr. Frederick Vln Ing Fisher, field agent for NRA. in his appearances here was made today In a signed statement by three promi nent Eugene ministers. They are Rev. Clay Palmer, pastor of the First, Congregational church, In whctso pulpit Dr. Fisher spoke Sun day morning: Rev. Cecil Rlstow. pas tor of tho First Methodist church, whsre Dr. Fisher addressed a mass meeting Sunday evening; and Rev. Frank S. Belstel, pastor of the United Lutheran church and former president of the Eugene Ministerial association. The ministers see In Dr. Fisher's "technique" the kind of "spellbind ing" used during the World war and during the boom period preceding the depression and they deplore lt Is "thoughtless and Injudicious." They also object to Dr. Fisher's descriptions of NRA as "synonymous with the re ligion of Christ." FEES LOWERED PORTLAND, Jb. 6. (AP) A re duction of about two cents a head In the monthly fee for cattle grac ing on Oregon and Washington na tional forests, and an Increase of about one-fourth cent a head for sheep grared on these lands has been ordered. E. N. Kavanagh, assistant regional forester here, said the monthly fees for 1034 have been determined and are now effective. Monthly fees for aheep will be about 1' cents a head, and for cattle, about eight cent a head. Ust year tlfc sheep fee was 3 cents, and for cattle, 10 cents. SALEM, Feb. 8. (AP) Employes of the state highway department were requested to remain out of poll tics and those now holding honorary positions were requested to resign. In an order released today and signed by the three highway commissioners, Leslie M. Scott, chairman, E. B. Ald rlch and Carl O. Washburne. SUGAR ADVANCED" BY COAST PLANTS PORTLAND, Peb. 8 (AP) All grades of refined sugar were advanced 10c per cental by coast refineries to day, which means that the new price will become effective generally Wed nesday. The new selling price hero on regular cane granulated la $4.58, with berry or fruit 14.10 and bt 14 45. DANZIG GOES NAZI ON SENATE ACTION FREE CITY OF DANZIO. Feb. 8. AP) Dsn tig went Nar.l today when the NasM-domlnated senate ap pointed a state commissioner to take over the functions of the city school. Tanker lllnn I'p HAMBURO, Oermany, Pell. . (API The Dutch motor tanker Stormvogel, with a cargo of gaso line aboard, blew up eight, miles west of Nordemey today. Two ve aela In Vie vicinity rushed to the rescue but found no trace of the Whip or Its crew. RITESJHURSDAY Long Illness Ends During Sleep Early Today Gov ernor and Other Officials Express Loss at Passing ' SALEM, Feb. 8. (!?) Funeral services for Hal E. Hoss, secretary of atiitr, who died early llils morning nil) be hrld Thursday, February 8, at 2 p. in. from the ('lougli-liarrlck -chapel in Snlem. SALEM, Feb. 8. (&) The depart ment of state In Oregon toddy was silent and all doors of Its various of- Hal t. lln.n ficos closed following the death early this mornl:ig of Hal E. Hoss, chief of that division of government for tha past six years. Death claimed the secretary of atate while he was asleep, shortly before one o'clock, and he slipped into un consciousness peaceably, Mrs. How said. She was at his bedside when tiie prominent official silently turned over his duties to others and surrendered his custody of the seal of the state. Retnlnrd Touch Unable to come to hia office the past few weeks, Hons at all times kept In close touch with his staff and the affairs of the government. A few days ago he Issued his last public press release In which he accounted for tha funds taken In for federal gnsollne taxes and added the comment thit motorists of Oregon would save more than a million dollars annually If the national burden were lifted. It was Indicated his body would b taken to Oregon City where he wss engaged in newspaper work for many years and from which city he camo to assume his political duties In 102A. (Continued on Page Eight) WILL- ROGERS soys'- BKYKIUjT llllS, Cal., Ib. ."). Now Unit the principal thing to gamble in ia money, you watch the Chinamen enter-, iiiK into your brokerage offices. No people in the world can gamble on money exchange. like a Chinaman. The quickest fitrurers in their heal of any body. That money market in Shnnif hai makes the New York stock market look like a wake and not a pencil in the house. I here and now suggest to Mr. Morjrenthau, our treasurer, don't monkey with a Princeton or Harvard professor when he starts out with that two billion to stabilize with. "Can" all those professors and get liim Chinaman. UM KtftuiM Irailutt, to Ljt.
