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Twenty-eighth Year
SlEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1934.
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By PAUL MALLON.
(Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2f. The brain
trust has been superseded on the
Inside hereby the Young Anthony
advocates.
Some Irreverently, call them "the
hot dog boys" because most of them
are proteges of Felix Frankfurter, the
eminent reform philosopher of the
Harvard law school.
The title la not a misnomer be
) cause these boys are red hot. They
are all lawyers much smarter than
the average Wall Street lawyer and
congressmen.
They burn with youthful zeal to
remake the world and have done
very well so far.
You never hear of them, because
they are shy about publicity and
keep In the background, but if you
look behind most of the major poli
cies you will find their finger prints.
They are real powers behind the
throne.
Stock Job
The latest spectacular Inside Job
they did was on the stock exchange
reform bill. It is called the Fletcher
R&yburn bill but neither Senator
Fletcher nor Representative Rayburn
ever saw it before It was handed to
them by the Anthony advocates.
The smart boys worked on it for
weeks In hiding belore one of them
submitted copies to Mr. Roosevelt.
Their handiwork was so clever that
all the lawyers In Wall Street have
been, sitting up nights ever since, try
ing to figure out a way to tear It
down.
They made It appear to very lnno-
cent and legally logical. No shrewd
er bill was ever prepared. You have
to read between the lines to get its
" hidden Importance. It says "on the
one hand" and then "on the other"
but between the two you will find
Wall Street is made into a govern
ment reservation.
Securities
An even better example of their
cleverness is the securities act. That
is the law which requires all corpo
rations to give the federal trade com
mission a full financial accounting
of new financing and threatens cor
poration officers with ail if they
make a mistake.
Bfg and little business has been
scheming against that law for months
now and have not been able to make
a dent in it. The Anthony advocates
drew it, and one of their number is
now administering it. Their Job has
stood the teat of time except for
one item in it.
An amendment will be put througn
congress before adjournment taking
off the Jail sentence for Innocent
mistakes.
Roll
; The Young Anthony advocates who
were In on that Job include: Ben
Cohen (PWA), Tom Corcoran (RFC),
Max Lowenthal (Pecora committee)
and Jim Land is federal trade com
mission). All are about 35 to 40
years old and learned the practical
side of law fighting Wall Btreet in
New York.
Others prominent in the group are
Herman Oliphant I Morgenthau's le
gal adviser), Jerome Frank (AAA)
and Nathan Margold (solicitor of the
interior department). It was Oli
phant who discovered the legal loop
hole on which the gold price policy
1 was first based.
There are a dozen or so others hid
den In the NBA. CWA and elsewhere.
They have several common meeting
places at the home of friends and at
house where a few of them are liv
ing together.
If they si:fc cut to repeal the law
of gravity legally, they could prob
ably do It.
Jobs
The PWA .has been missing on a
few cylinders lately. Its continued
Ineffectiveness can be at least par
tially attributed to the unusually
cold weather which has held up all
kinds of construction work in most
sections of the country.
Thet figures show 103.000,000 of
PWA contracts were let in January.
During the first half of February
th amount shrank to $36,000,000,
and included in that figure was some
CWA work.
The whole building Industry suf
fered similarly. Total contracts filed
In December were 207.000.000; Jan
uary 1131,000.000 and Febniary (two
weeks), $59,000,000.
Tlie big public works employment
drive will begin when the ground
softens (about April 1).
Minns
Some of Mr. Roosevelt's advisers
have been taking him out on rather
perilous tree limbs.
Certain Insiders believe the An
thony advocates did Juat that in
going oo far on tlie stock market bill,
but tha; measure will probably be
modified considerably and passed
wlViourt serious consequence.
It will not be so ey to get out
of the airmail cancellation move.
Postmaster General Fary took him
out on that one.
i Likewise, Mr. Roosevelt Is still
rocking on the editorial wind attired
tip when he txk General Johnson's
Engineer and Fireman Be
lieved Dead in Wreckage
Cause of Accident Re
mains Mystery to Officials
PITTSBURGH. Feb. 27. vP)
With the recovery of two more
bodies, nine persons were known
to be dead today In the wreck of
an Akron-Pittsburgh train that
crashed from an overhead bridge
Into a Pittsburgh street.
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 27. (AP)
Almost 12 hours after an Akron
Pittsburgh train plunged from the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks, workers
today removed the last body of seven
persons believed to have lost their
lives In the wreck. More than 25 of
the 40 Injured are In hospitals.
The engineer and fireman are miss
ing and searchers believe them to be
dead in the wreckage. They are W.
M. Shaw of Newcastle, Pa., engineer,
and O. C. Douthltt of Youngstown,
Ohio.
Cause V n known
Railroad officials, who discarded an
I earlier theory of a frozen switch be
ing responsible, said they believed
the two had been removed by
friends. They added they did not
know what caused the tragedy.
Next to be removed wast the body
of F. R. Dravo, millionaire contract
ing company head, who .had boarded
the train 30 minutes before on a
trip to Washington, D. C.
The other identified dead:
David A. Diicharme, 50, of.Ansonla,
Conn., and Akron, O.
Clarence J. Mayer, 45, of Ingram;
Pa., a meat market owner.
Mrs. W. Miller Dardrop of Pitts
burgh, wife of a Pennsylvania rail
road official.
Thomas Jerry, negro, of Youngs
town, O.
Bodies of a negro and white wo
man are unidentified.
70 Passengers Aboard
Railroad officials said about 70
passengers were on the train. Two
Pullman cars were to have been
transferred to a New York express
and few of these passengers were
hurt. Most of the uninjured con
tinued east on later trains.
Wrecking crews, aided by a huge
crane, worked through the night and
into the day clearing up the tang
led mass of steel, Iron and brick,
looking for any additional bodies.
The train "1638" was ten min
utes behind time when It Jumped
the tracks at 9:32 o'clock last nlg'nt.
The engine Jumped the track and
ploughed down a 30-foot embank
ment. The five steel cars, discon
nected, drove on, wrecking a two
story signal , tower and knocking
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PAY CUT CONTINUANCE
FAVORED BY SENATE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. vF The
senate today voted to continue the
15 per cent pny cut for all (tovern
r nt employes drawing more t"..r
! fitO rr :-i ':M '..- rnfr'i -
Immediate Cash
TRAIN WRECKED, SHIP GROUNDED
The blizzard that twapt th northeast left at least one train wreck In Ita wake, stranded many more,
caused several ships to send out distress calls, and caused heavy damage and much aufferlng. Above la
shown the wreckage of the train at Revere, Mass. Two were seriously hurt and scores were shaken up
as It crashed Into a snow plow and then In turn waa itruck by another train. Below Is the steam collier,
Northern Sword, which went aground on the boulder-strewn shoals off Wlnthrop, Mass., during the
blinding snowstorm. It waa believed the ship could be salvaged. (Associated Press Photos)
OFFICERS ENJOYED
AT LEGION IE!
One of the most Interesting and
instructive nroerama of the year was
enjoyed by members of the Amerlcsn
Legion and Auxiliary at the Armory
! last night. A double program which
1 was made possible through the coop-
leratlon of the Ladles Auxiliary fea -
tured an address by County Judge
Earl B. Day on "National Defense"
and a talk on "The Sales Tax and Ilts
Application to the County School
System." bv C. R. Bowman, county
superintendent of schools. Judge Day
who was Introduced by Past Com-
mander Horace Bromley, chairman of
the program commute, told his
hearers of the need for adequate de-
fense against not only external cne -
rntes but Internal atrlfe as well. He
also touched upon the European situ-
atlon which at present is causing no
little concern among the world pow
ers. In closing. Judge Day who was
a prominent member of the state leg
islature until his appointment last
year as county Judge, presented an
Interesting background for Survr'n
indent Bowman's talk on the Sales
Tax by giving a brief history of the
Oregon Sales Tax and it reason for
being.
Superintendent Bowman covered
his subject in a most comprehensive
manner not only pointing out the
many advantages of the sales tax as
the only practical solution of Ore-
gon'a present tax dilemma, but also
answering many of the argument
I advanced by its opponents. He also
1 explained numerous details which
j have been the cause of needless argu
Jment and discussed the entire subject
I In a frank and convincing manner
which left hi audience with a much
better realisation and undcrstandlnz
of Oregon's tax problems.
Another enjoyable feature of the
evening's progrsm waa a clog dance
by Mr. Roaebcrry accompanied at the
I piano by Mrs. Larlson,
During the regular business session
at last night's meeting a communica
tion from national headquarters was
read announcing the 15th anniversary
1 of the American Legion On March 15.
In this connection a nation-wide
I membership campaign will be con-
ducted from March 1 to 15 and every
! post is urged to do Its part.
A report on the St. Patrick's Day
dance wis made by Chairman Bunch
land it la expected that this affair will
prove one of the outstanding events
j of the spring season. Chairman
'Bunch urged everyone to reserve the
date. Saiurriflv. 'rcli 17 and to be
present at uua jig leg.oa fial,
"Kissing Bees" in State
Printery Are Investigated
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 27. (AP)
Dignitaries of California's admtnistra.
tion turned today to Investigating re
ports of promiscuous kissing In the
state printing office.
James F. Lyon, 64-year-old super-
: vising copy reader accused of kissing
m feminine subordinates, replied he
waa no more guilty than 14 or 15
I er male employes.
During legislative sessions, he said.
; senator and representatives
! oroppea in ror a kiss or iwo or may-
06 a lc anyway, he said, there
I WM nothing wrong with it, "the
l, women are au married.
f The printing trades council
' of Sacramento asked an investigation
DV an unbiased board not Including
Director of Finance Rolland Vande-
&"rlft under whose administration the
! department Is. Vandegrtft promised
. complete investigation. Stat!
! Prlntcr Harry Hammond prepared to
leave his sick bed to Join questioning
F
At a meeting of the local retail
code authority held last Frtday, it
was definitely decided by the mem
be rs that the assessment for those
Stores which come within the scope
of the authority would be 76 cents
for this year. It was announced to -
day by E. E. Wilson, chairman LRAC.
Under the aet-up of national and'
local code authorities, th employes
mint contribute toward their June-
tlonlng, and 2a cent, mint be sent
the nations; avthorlty for each per -
son employed.
The local authority esnnot assess
the employes more than $1 In totsl.
The 75 cent assessment here will
! provide the local organization with
50 nta per employe per year for
operation expenses.
Those store affected by this rul
ing Include retail clothiers, depart
me n t s tores a nd d ry goods , read y -to-wear,
furniture, variety, hardware,
music, art, books and stationery,
paint, paper and glass. nes and op
tical goods. Orocery stores come un
der a vprate code authority. do
other types of retail stores, but as
sessments will be made in their va
rotis groups.
Mr. Wilson has applonted a com
mittee to prepare a budget for t.ie
local authority for the ensuing year.
Another meeting of the local au
thority will be held on Friday next
at which time the budget and the
matter of aiuesiimenta will be gone
L-glQ 4A
Bonus Plan Rejected by
IN BLIZZARD
and Governor James Rolph, Jr., was
expected to take a hand In learning
the truth about charges of "oscula
tory misconduct."
From his sick bed at Byron, Ham
mond said that last week he advised
Lyon to resign because he had acted
unwisely.
"Tills kissing has been going on for
years," the printer fin Id, then added
he knew nothing about the matter
but what was contained In charges
, filed with him.
"charges have been filed against
Lyon," Hammond said. "I have had
j rive girls In the plant interviewed and
have talked with Lyon i
; irls said Lyon kissed the
j them to go out with him."
i The head copy reader denied he
had tried to date the girls,
j president C. R. Swltjier of the
; Sacramento printing council said for
years report had been heard of "In
discretions If not immoral conduct1
of workers In the office.
MARTIN GIVES F. R.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27. ( AP)
A special dispatch to the Journal to-
day from Washington, D. C, said
Congressman Charles H. Martin, by
i invitation from the White House,
1 railed
velt.
Monday or-President Roose-
'He found, he said, 'that the pres-
Idem waa In aped,) quest of lnfor-
nwtlon a, to general bunlnnu and
'arm conditions In Oregon," the dls-
: patch ststed, "but In .half an hour s
conversation they covered many top-
Jc. Including Bonneville dam and the '
political stustlon.
The Journsl s correspondent quot-
i ed General Martin as hsvlngsald: "I
j was surprised again, as I have been
before, by President Roosevelt's
rloua Interests."
BENGTSON PERMANENT
OREGON ATTORNEY NOW
SAI.FM, Ore.. Feb. 87 O. H. BenffU
on, Medford attorney, waa today per
manently admitted to the Oregn bar
by action of the supreme court.
LONDON. Eng., Feb. 27 IAP
The gruesome story of how Rputln,
the monk, waa killed was retold to
day In an English law court In which
Pflncesn trtna Youssoupoff 1 suing
1kTat.mlnliiwvn.MAver Picture. Ltd.
alleging -he libelled by Via Illm
J ' ftUUft t4 W 6iE37
JOHNSON BEATS
NRA CRITICS TO
DRAWAT MEET
Program Already Drafted Is
Revelation Dishonest
Criticisms Denounced
Economic Revolt Seen
Br JAMES COPE.
Associated Pre Slaff Writer.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. (API-
Hugh S. Johnson today welcomed a
hall Jammed with critics of NRA to
cut loose with anything they had to
say on the organ I ration's "errors, mis
takes and blunders." revealed an fll-
ready drafted program for code re- ,
visions and denounced "dishonest
criticisms."
Loud and vlgorotis applause greeted
his NRA review, which Included an
emphatic assertion that It had ful- !
filled the predictions made for It.
He promised that whatever of worth
was developed at the ensuing hear
Inors by the critics would be included
with his 12 points In the revision
to be done next week by the massed
code authority of Industry.
It's Economic Revolution.
Thereupon he turned the platform
over to Donald Rlchberg. NRA coun
sel who emphasized that Iti. program
is one of economic revolution, but
not political revolt.
"Some people may prefer marching
blackshlrts, brownshirts or redahirts,"
he said, "but we In the NRA believe
In marching toward the old goal.
The greatest happiness for the great
est number of people, We mav not
be marching In step, but our hearts
nr Dentin 'n tire.
He was followed by George H. Hous
ton of Philadelphia, president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, nml rpn
resentlng the National Association of
manufacturers and allied groups, who
said Industry had co-operated.
Wages, Prices Problem.
It was a problem, he said, a to
whether It was possible to Increase
wages as fast as prices. He contended
the only way of really Increasing em
ployment was to stimulate the capi
tal goods Industries.
The NRA's program, he said, should
be directed at alms of recovery, rather
than business reform wherever the
two points conflicted.
William Green, president of the
Federation of Labor, concluding the
morning session, with a delineation
of the labor position.
Johnson escorted Clarence Dafrow
and other members of the newly cre
ated "review board," which is to seek
to protect small business, to the
White House for a conference with
President Roosevelt.
The 12 correction which Johnson
ssld already gathered data ha shown
to be necessary were:
I. A more uniform and equitable
t rule or price stabilization where nec
t essary to prevent cut-throat competl-
tion, with further Insurance against
f Continued on Page Five)
The grand Jury impaneled at the
opening of the Febniary term of
the circuit court, Is expected to
conclude Ita deliberations late this
afternoon. Three criminal matters,
the district attorney's ofMce stated
In court, would be presented. Floyd
Ross, merchant, Central Point, waa
nsmM foreman.
Few matters will come before the
new grand Jury as a large portion of
pending case were considered by the
last grand jury.
Agrilo RfifumlntT
t,'a lieiuimiljj
trom Detroit In
Chrysler Airflow
H. F. Lange of Armstrong Motors,
Inc., ha received a telegram from
A. D. Lewis, jr., that he received de
livery of a new Chrysler Airflow In
Detroit Monday evening and Is head
ing west to Medford, accompanied
by Mrs. Lewis. In hk telegram Mr.
Lewis expressed enthusiasm for the
performance of his new Airflow, one
of the first of these new models to
be driven west. Despite extremely
cold weather and try highways, the
Airflow Is performing perfectly.
Import of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis'
westward trip will be received dally
by Mr. 'ange. His Itinerary will In
clude stops at Indianapolis. Bt. Louis,
Oklahoma City. Port Worth, El Paso.
Tucson, Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco, When Mr. Lewi arrives In Medford
it will afford people of this section
' of Oregon their first gllmpM of the
,VeaUSiWl SiW ffiSSfi!
Divine Favor Not
for F aithful Only
Methodists Told
PORTLAND. Fob. 27. (API
Declaring "we must no longer in
terpret the values of religion in
petty personal favors." Dr. W. 8
Bovard of Chicago, discounts the
suggestion that God "hands out
special favors" to his followers,
and metes out punishment in the
form of natural disasters and accl
ients to the wicked.
Dr. Bovard discused "a mood
of faith and sacrifice" at a city
wide Methodist rally here last
night. For .many years he has been
corresponding secretary of the
Methodist board of education.
"I don't think God Is playing
favorites with, man," he said. "I
don't think he Is giving any man
an Inside 'tip' to stay off a certain
train, or boat, or stago. or air
plane, or to stay out of the stock
market, or away from a mountain."
T
A sad testimonial, verifying that
"Never pick up strangers" Is good ad
vice could be written today by Ned
Wold or the Phoenix district, who
reported his experiences of Sunday
to state police late-yesterday.
Heading for Medford in his car,
Wold stopped to give a hitch hiker
a ride. When he arrived In the vi
clnlty of the Jackson county fair
grounds he discovered that the gas
supply was getting low. At the same
time he made his Investigation, his
new companion struck him over the
head with his elbow and started a
battle, which ended with the hitch
hiker starting down the highway with
Wold's overcoat and two dollars,
which he removed from the driver'
pocket.
Unable to trail him In the car be
cause of lack of gas, Wold told frlenda
here last night, he watched the hiker
continue down the highway and ac
cept a ride with another motorist,
Wold then walked on Into Medford,
got some gas for his car and con
tinued home.
The state police officer, to whom
Wold reported, was not on duty here
this afternoon and details of the in
vestigatlon made of the report could
not be learned.
U. OF 0. DEBATERS'
Professor Casteel' debate team from
the University of Oregon entertained
the member of the Medford Rotary
club at their luncheon today In the
b use ment banquet hall or the Hotel
Medford, with Interesting talks on the
property tax relief question. John
MofTatt, acting chairman of the meet
lng, Introduced Prof. Casteel, who In
turn presented the quartet of charm
ing feminine debaters.
The school tax situation was
trod need with a general talk upon
the fallacies of the present tax sys
tem In Oregon and the failure of this
system to assure the continuation of
the Oregon school program. Accord
ing to the first speaker, four million
dollars are needed to provide educa
tion and, with other system inade
quate, the sales tax remains a the
only solution of the problem. Point
both In favor and against this tax
were presented.
The reorganisation of the entire
school system la paramount In the
Interest of economy. In the opinion
of the Oregon univeisity debaters
Through a consolidation of school
district through a county unit sys
tem, a great saving will be effected,
as evidenced by the substantial sav
ing noted in several Oregon counties
in which the unit system is employed
It 1 estimated that approximately
one million dollars will be saved
through this plan, according to the
figures presented by the speakers.;
The unit plan will also greatly facili
tate the administration of state tix
money.
As one of the features of today's
luncheon. Rogue Valley cheese was
served, through the courtesy of Tom
Quast. manager of the Rogue Valley
Dairy Products company. Frank Jen
kin. Klamath Falls newspaper pub
lisher and prominent In state-w'-de
newspaper circle, will address the
Rotarln next Tuesday at their regu
lar meeting. The following week's
talk will be given by Lelth Abbott,
adrertialtiff manager for the Southern
Pscific system In Portland.
S niimhof nt vli'ttntr notarial! aVIUl
UwW AJPW-
Senate
USE VETO POWER
Fifty Million for Ex-Soldiers
Added to Independent Of
fices Appropriation Vote
On Bonus 66 to 24-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.
I.oiuled down with more than
$,',.',0,(100,000 In new veterans' bene
fits and addltlonnl federal pay,
the Independent offices bill was
passed hy the senate today and
sent back to the lioune to the ac
companiment of administration
veto threats. There wan no rec
ord vote on final approvnl.
WASHINOTON, Feb. 37. (AP) The
senate today rejected a proposal for
immediate cash payment of the 92,
400,000,000 soldiers' bonus.
It took this action after adding
more than $50,000,000 for war veter
ans to the Independent offices ap
propriations bill. This brought the
total In the bill to more than 100,-
000.000 beyond administration de
sires. Only a while before, also, the text
of a letter President Roosevelt had
written Speaker Ralney was made
public, saying flatly he would veto
any bill for payment of the bonua.
The bonus amendment was pro-'
posed to the Independent offices bill
by Senator Long (D La.)
The action brought a halt to the
rapid-fire approval of new veterans'
benefits.
Many bonus advocate opposed the
Long amendment on the ground It
should not be Incorporated In a dis
ability relief measure which they re
garded as the primary purpose of the
pending legislation.
The vote against the bonus waa
04 to 34.
Seven Democrat and seven Re
public. is voted for the amendment
but It was defeated by 34 Repub
licans and 39 Democrat and the lone
Farmer-Laborlte.
Senator McNary and Stelwer of
Oregon voted against the bonus pro
posal. SPEED HELP TO
ICE CASTAWAYS
MOSCOW. Feb. J7. &l Soviet
steamera are being loaded with air
planes and supplies at Pctropavlovak
and Vladivostok. Siberia, and will sail
soon to rescue nearly 100 men, wom
en and children, marooned on Ice In
the Bering straits.
The vessels will malte for the most
northerly point In the Bering aea,
where they will eatahllah a flylni
base. The atranded persona are aur
vlvors of an expedition to Wrangel
Island. Their ship was rammed and
sunk by drifting Ice. February IS.
Ten nlrplanea are being put aboard
the stonmer Slomrnak at Vladivostok
and the stcp.mor Stalingrad la loading
up with airplane fur, and radio aup
plica at Pctropavlovak.
WILL
ROGERS
'5Qyst
XKW VOItK. KM). 26. Sav.
tlicsp Now York weather fel
lows deliver the Konds. They
ailvcrtittHl in all the papers
that they had iinother storm in
reheai'siil, that they would bo
ready to prodiiee one that
would he' a liijmer production
Hum the hist cine. And bv nosh
I believe it looks like the boys
are ifoini; to make good.
tjlark Uanio is DaeK nere ap
pearing on the stage, and T am
here trvinsr to keep the women
off him.
The liif? brokers of Wall
Street arc nil moving down to
Washington, for all their bit;
clients are on tlio stand there
all the time. They are putting
tickers in the investigating
rooms now.