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Newspaper Page Textedford Mail Tribune natcb the THlBUNts CLASSIFIED AUB , . Lot of food bargains that moan genuine a tint!. Temperature I High eat yesterday ,J i Lowest this morning..,, 40 j Twenty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1934. No. 306. Ml The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Tues day, Moderate temperature. M UEF mm N&s B ERA TO SUPPLANT BjBkl CWA ON APRIL 1ST Mm.) ANNOUNCEMENT Rv Paul Mallon (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon) Heat Wave WASHINGTON, March 19. The moat atartllng Indictments are yet to come. Insldera have been told to hold their breath lor three new onea to be announced within a few daya. These Indictments are Bald to In volve two nationally known financial men and a very prominent Repub lican, all or whom have had banking 'troubles together. The case has been worked up very quietly by the Justice department's punishment squad. The squad mem bers believe the Indictments are cer tain. . Tf fh InrfiM.mpntjt rin come the accused trio will be fully competent financially ana ponucauy w oi"ts with the Mellon-Lamont-Walker-Sldlo Income tax quartet. It looks like a hot spring, espec ially for Republicans. Hllrer Certain prominent Democrats may feel that heat also u Treasury aecre- tirv Mnwrenlhftll turns his silver speculation data over to Prosecutor Pecora for public Inquiry. There Is also another stock market matter which may come out soon, causing other Democrats to perspire freely. , The decision in the silver matter Is supposed to rest on the question whether Mr. Morgenthau's data Is sufficiently conclusive to warrant a public exposure. There seems, to be no ground for any auaplcltlon that political considerations are holding the matter back. It has gone too far for that. The silver cloud will probably have a dark lining. Advocates The reason the Young Anthony ad vocates are called that Is: There are a clannish group of ex ceptionally able young barristers who are advocates by nature. They , are not merely lawyers, Judging and pre paring legal conccptlona, but aklllful workera for strong reform principles. Prom the master of their school, Felix Frankfurt, they have absorbed such zeal that they are content to work In obscurity in the government service for a pittance in order to accomplish their reform objectives. In old English playa each mem ber of the cast waa named for the character he portrayed. The vllllan was called "Mr. Snake," the laggard "Mr. Sloth," the hero "Mr. Hand some," the barrister "Mr. Advocate." The Anthony part of It stands for purity. Balm These wholesale resignations from the Democratic national committee are not as Important as they sound. There Is a rule In the national committee that resigned members serve until their successors are chosen. Dp to now only one suc cessor has been chosen, and that one for Innocent Frank Walker, who 1 resigned the treasurership. ' Also there Is quite a question whether the Influence of any Im portant committeeman la altered by resignation. For Instance, the law business of Arthur Mullen and his political power In Nebraska will hardly be changed much by his res ignation. His successor probablly will be a Mullen man. The root of the matter seems to be that the house-cleaning waa started by the president to get one particular Individual out of tne house. When that was accomplished, the administration was satisfied but outsiders set up such a howl that the house-cleaning had to be car ried through to a rather meaning less conclusion. Strike? h The soothsayers ale betting there will not be an automobile strike. Thcv smile at the aire threat go ing i a :k and forth between the ln- dustry and the A. F. of h. ' The Industry Is In the midst of spring production. Its best time of year. A strike would be very costly. It may talk big. but It will ao every thing reasonably possible to avoid a strike. From that standpoint the Urn la opportune for labor, but otherwise It Is not. Public opinion Is the moat powerful weapon that labor baa In strikes. But popular opinion wilt hardly support a voluntary spread of unemployment now. The govern ment likewise may not support It, as It Is now already contributing to the livelihood of about ona out of every six or seven persons In the country. The matter la expected to do re ferred and referred, first to boards and then to votes of employes and then to aomeone else. Ralls The railroad code situation smacks of aomewhat the same Inner con dition. As soon as the rallroada agree not to press their demands for a 15 per cent wage cut, there will be less talk about getting them In un der a code. Xntw There Is a new high official In the NRA who waa one of the orUt Inal technocracy boys. They were the ones, you may remember, who got lot of attention two years ago with their Idea or a nw super-state. The Three-Point Program For Oreaon Will Take Over All Desirable Unfinished Local And State Projects. PORTLAND, March 19. Bur ton E. Palmer of Portland will be the engineer in charge- of the work pro jects for Oregon In the federal emerg ency program which will supplant the CWA work April 1. The announcement was made today by Elmer R. Goudy, state ERA ad ministrator. Eligibility for employment on any of the ERA projects will be based primarily on necessity. Palmer will favor projects for public Improvement that spring from communities, rather than from city or county administra tions, he said. He has requested that letters sketch ing the community needs be sent to his planning office at ,522 Spalding building, Portland, instead of through personal applications by delegations. A crew of nine engineers has been dispatched over the state to com plete a study of airport network In Oregon. PORTLAND. March IS. A new three-point program for relief work will supplant the Civil Works ad ministration in Oregon on April 1. It will be known as the ERA. the emerg ency relief administration. On March 31 the CWA will be sus pended, Elmer R. Goudy. newly ap pointed state emergency relief admin istrator, said after receipt of Instruc tions from Harry L. Hopkins, national administrator. "Work divisions will be organized by the emergency relief administra tion," Goudy said. "All desirable local and state civil works projects in op eration at the close of March may be transferred to the work divisions of the emergency relief administrations, "All civil works accounts, , project records, and all other records will be completed to the date of suspension and closed out In full detail." The new program of work will be carried out in towns having a popu lation of more than 3,000, and in counties or other suodlvtslons deter mined by the relief administrations to be predominantly urbane or Indus trial. Goudy said persons employed by ERA will be selected on the basis of need. Women shall receive equal con sideration with needy men. "It will be the policy of the ERA to Include in its monthly grants of funds to the various states funds for prosecution of the work program, Goudy continued, and these grants shall be used to provide employment only for persons in need of relief. On charges of being drunk in pub lic places, eight men were arrested over the week-end by city police, and werethls morning taken before Judge A. D. Curry In city court. Earl Ward, 41, arrested Sunday night, forfeited $10 ball, for falling to appear In court today. Earl Akers. also arrested Sunday night, was fined 10, and unable to pay, was ordered to Jflll for five days. Ten dollars was also forfeited by Richard Con ley, arrested for drunkeness Sunday night. A 110 fine was imposed on Harold Burnett, 28, for being drunk, and Earl Waterman, 55, forfeited 10 ball on similar charges, when he failed to appear In court. Virgil A. McCall. 47, Jailed Saturday night, forfeited $10 ball, and John Wilson. 54, and Albert Schnurr, 42, arrested Satur day night, were each fined $10. TEACHERS PLEDGE AID IN SALES TAX PORTLAND, March 10. (AP) A ten-member executlye committee of the Oregon State Teachers' associa tion has pledged support of the or ganization to the proposed state sales tax. The fonr. al resolution observed that "the present economic crisis . . . has placed the burden of school support on a small group of public npirlted taxpayers by pyramiding taxes; declared that "Many schools must clow by reason of depreciated warrants offered in payment of re duced budgets," and concluded that "The board of trustees of the Ore gem State Teachers' aRSoclatlon urges every teacher In Oregon to acquaint the patrons with the urgency of re lief from general property tax that will be provided In the communities by favorable vote for adoption of the butt fc w Credit Bank System to Aid Industry F. R's. Plan ITALY TO EXPAND, IL Asia And Africa Objectives Of "Natural" Move World Primacy Is Aim Under 60-Year Program. PARIS, March 19. P) Mussolini's bold language In his speech at Home yesterday In which he reviewed Italy's foreign relations, was described au thoritatively today as like "throwing dust" In the eyes of French officials. They were keenly disappointed, fear ing II Duee had upset the applecart they thought was Quietly heading to ward French-Italian and little en tente friendship. By AnUruc Berdlng ' (Associated Press Foreign Staff) ROME. March 19. (AP) Premier Mussolini foresees an era of Italian expanalon extending ateadlly despite all obstacles Into Asia and Africa. The expansion, II Duce told 8.000 cheering fascists gathered yesterday for the quinquennial assembly of Italian leaders. Is to be part of a vaat 60-year program. There waa thunderoua applause as Mussolini predicted that the program would give Italy "the primacy of the world" In the twentyflrst century. Denies Conquest Aim He denied, however, that 'the ex pansion would be a "case of terri torial conquests . . . "It is a case of natural expansion tending toward collaboration between Italy and the people of Africa and of the Near East. "The historical objectives of Italy are two Asia and Africa. The south and eaat are the cardinal points to awaken the interest and the will of Italians. To the north there Is lit' tie or nothing for us to do. Neither to the westward. In Europe or be yond the ocean." Despite hla assertion that It would be only "natural expansion," how ever, n Duce warned against at- tempta to interfere. Demands Non-Interference "We demand," he aald, "that na- (Contlnued on Page Eight) TWO ESCAPE JAIL BY MAKING TOOLS VANCOUVER, Wash., March 19. (AP) Using a home-made brace and j bit and an improvised saw, two prts- j oners escaped from the Clark county jail here during the night. They were Roy Gainer, in Jail since Feb. 15 on two charges of sssault In connection with an alleged holdup, and John Swift, held since March 13 as a parole violator from Walla Walla penitenti ary. The brace and bit were fashioned from parts of a metal bed In the men's cell, and officers said it was shrewdly constructed and remarkably effective. Sheriff R. E. McCrlte said that Oafncr, who wears a wooden leg, is believed to have kept the bit and saw concealed In the artificial limb. EDUCATION EES NOT FOR STUDENT BODIES SALEM. March (IP) The state board of higher education has the right to levy and collect feea from atudenta and allot deaignated portlona to the maintenance of student gov ernment and atudent activities, but the board has no power to legally al lot to the Associated student as corporation aa now exlstant In the university of Oregon any auch funda, the attorney general held In an opin ion requested by Charles D. Byrne, acting secretary of the board. SALEM. March IP. (AP) "I am still undecided on the gubernatorial race situation I don't know jet what I will do." With these words Wlllsrd L. Marka. here tods;, dismissed questions as to whether or not he would equlesce to requests of lrinnds over the tate who hsve been besieging him con- .fantlT main? him tn become a R0' Five Negotiate McKenzie Pass In Ancient Auto EUGENE, March 19 (AP) Five 3-0 men, returning to Camp Skin ner at Eugene after a trip to the Grand Coulee dam project In Washington, drove their ancient touring car across the McKenzie Pass Saturday, establishing an all time record crossing date for the ,-nlle-hlgh pass. Members of the party were Sam Wlgham, driver, Clcll Alford, Pierce Jcpson, Elmer McMastor and Don Buch. They left Sisters at' noon Saturday, reaching Pole Bridge cabin on the west aide at 10 that night. GALE, GANGSTERS ATHENS, March 10. (AP) Samuel InBUll Sr., erstwhile giant of Ameri can public utilities, cruised a storm swept Mediterranean today in a tramp freighter. His friends here said the very life of the 74-year-old man was endan gered by the violence of the storm, since Inaull was not a good sailor even In the days when he occupied whole suites in the best ocean liners afloat. Rumor said the safety of the Chi cago fugitive also was endangered by the presence aboard the old freighter of a group of gangsters who hoped to hold Insull for ransom. The presence of gangsters was the oretical, but there was no question about the actuality of the storm. The freighter, the Malotls, was pre sumed to be about 300 miles off shore probably cruising a zig sag course and awaiting instructions from the shore as to where Insull could head on his present attempt to escape United States Justice. Heal concern was expressed for Insull 's health, since he claims to be suffering from heart disease and this It Is known, is aggravated In his case by seasickness. SILVER BILL HAS HOUSE APPROVAL WASHINGTON, March IB. (AP) The house today passed the Dies bill for purchase of silver abroad at 25 per cent above the world price pro vided It is exchanged for United States agricultural exports. The measure now goes to the senate where its fate was uncertain. Action at thia time la opposed by Secretary Morgenthau. , House sponsors of the measure said It would pass the senate, without difficulty. 4 KEITH WILL CASE RE-TRIAL SLATED LOS ANGELES, March 19. 7P) Contest of the million dollar will of Miss Margaret Keith, who committed suicide last April, leaving all her prop erty to her nephew, Albert C. Allen, of Mcdford, Ore., waa reset today by Su perior Judge M. P. McComb for May 7. The first trial, lasting three months, resulted In a Jury disagreement. The sole Issue was whether the eccentric spinster was sane or Insane when she made her last will. CRAZED FATHER SLAYS 4 CHILDREN WITH HAMMER NEW YORK, March 10. (AP) John McHale, object of an Intensive manhunt after the slaying of his four small daughters, was etill at large today as police broadcast his dencriptlon to five states. The four children their heads iaH.ft ht humrnpr were found by their mother when she returned to their Bron home after oeing away IB minutes to buy milk. Between hysterical sobs, ahe told pollee her husband had left their home In anger after a quarrel Sat urday night. A neighbor said he aaw h!cmie run hatless from the house a abort time before the mother re turnrd. She found one child, Helen, four -trnrm nlrf. rf'sri. but until, late yes E Eight Airways Covered Again After Week's Sus pension During Bad Weather-Normal Service WASHINGTON, March 19. (AP) Senator O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.) an nounced today he would offer a sub stitute for the administration's air mall bill which would provide for air mall transport on a basis similar to that used In carrying it by rail. The bill will provide for a complete divorce between carrying ot the mall and the subsidizing of aviation. The administration bill provides for competitive bidding on contracts un der drastic restrictions. Some Indications were seen here that President Roosevelt might acqui esce to modification of the perma nent airmail bill. By the Associated Press Army planes resumed the task of flying the air mall today. Under Ideal flying conditions, planes took off on time under tho new schedule. The service waa grounded a week ago. At the Chicago airport, planes carrying mall left for Cleveland and the west coast. Air mall service also was resumed out of the other key cities specified In the eight new routes. These route over which the army now Is carrying the mail cover a dis tance about one-fourth as long as that previously traveled by commer cial companies. . - The eight routes are: New York to Chicago and Chicago to San Francisco; Boston to New York; New York to Atlanta and Jack sonville; Chicago to Dallas; Salt Lake City to Seattle and Portland; Salt Lake City to San Diego; Cheyenne to Denver. Army mall planes left Newark this morning for Boston and Jacksonville. Soon after midnight, a transcontinen tal army plane with mall the first since the service, was halted left Oakland, Cal. Cities between the terminals re ported normal service as the planes dropped down to take on mail and continued their scheduled flights. CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 19. (AP) The body of Lieutenant H. G. Rich ardson, who waa to have helped the army to fly the malls today, lay in stead In a sealed coffin .white the of ficial report of the crash which cost him his life was being made ready for despatching to Washington. The body of the pilot will be ship ped to the home of his parents near Sioux City, Iowa, and will be accom panied by an officer of the army air corps here. TO GIVE REPORT SALEM, March 10. (AP) A com plete report covering all activities of the state liquor control department, receipts and purchases up to April 1, will be available about April 10, Geo. A. McMorran, Eugene, ohalrman of the liquor commission, said here to day. McMorran said he expected the next meeting of the commission would be held In &.em in about two weeks. The last meeting was to have been held here, but since much of the business had to do with the Portland situation, the place was of necessity changed, he said. McMorran stopped here on his way to Portland. 6, Margaret, 6, and Agnei, 1ft months old, were still alive In the hospital where they were taken. When ahe was told they were all dead ahe col lapsed and waa unable to go to the morgue to Identify them as required by law. McHale. a 31 -year old CWA work er, was sought In all parts of the Bron jr. Hospitals, morgue and the waterfront were watched on the theory that he might commit, sui cide. Police learned McHale t was deeply religious and they kept a close eye on churches In the vicin ity. His description was broadcast by teletype- to New York and four nearby states. Deputy Chief Inspector Henry Bruckman, in rharpe of Bronx de tectives, called the staying tin "act REPORTED PATCHING THINGS UP Douglas Fairbanks, sr., and Mary Plckford hava practically patched up their differences and are near a reconciliation, .t hae been learned from reliable sources In London, Mary, who filed a divorce auit against Doug In Los Angelea several weeks ago, refused to discuaa the reports lhat tho two had been talking thlnka over by transatlantic telephone. No attempt has been made to publish the summons, It waa learned In Loa Angeles. (Anoclatd Preaa Photoat FRUIT PROSPECTS An unusually bright outlook for the local fruit Industry, if present policies of the administration In Washington, D. O., continue, was fore cast hera today by Raymond Roter of the Pinnacle Fruit company in an ad dress before the Klwanis club at luncheon at the Hotel Mcdford. The fruit crop last year wound up in a "blaze ot glory", Mr. Reter stat ed, "in advance of the highest expec tations of local orchard lsts." Govern ment money, totalling 9350,000, was loaned in the valley on the fruit. The first of the year waa marked by cha otic conditions regarding markets, particularly export markets. A defin ite Improvement was noted, however, the last of November, and It has con tinued steadily up to tho present time. Fruit was selling In November at $1.60 per box, f.o.b. Portland. It Is now selling for $3.60 and (3.00 per box, Mr. Reter stated. It Is necessary that 30 per cent of the northwestern frwt crop be ex ported to evade flooding the local market. Devaluation of the dollar. the speaker pointed out, has had a tremendous, favorable effect upon tho fruit market. The tariff has deprived the north west of the South American market for the past two or three years and measures are now underway to regain this trade. The trees In the valley show a heavy bloom and the outlook pointa to a very good crop, orchardlsts, Mr, Reter explained, have to look to two markets, packed and canned pears There were five million cases of pears canned last year. Early Indications pointed to a swamped market. All the fruit, It Is now realised, however, will be moved with no carry over. The heavy "winter kill" In eastern areas Is also expected to aid the local fruit market, Mr, Reter stated, as news from the cast Indicates a greatly reduced crop. Bosc pcara from the Rogue River valley are now appearing on the mar ket in a much better and more at tractive condition than in former years, a uniform method of ripening having been devised. As a result the price has climbed from 91.60 to 93.00 per box. There la also a big market for Co mice pears, which U.e tonnagr of the Rogue valley falls far short of satis fying, Mr. Reter said. Only about 100 cars of the fruit are now produced. During the past year the Anjous have penetrated more markets than hu former sweetheart, Adella Bwe ever before. idalkv, 33, with a knife today, Berl ins Northwest Tree Prult commit- tea haa the power to control the dustry of the northwest, Reter ex plained. The organl7tlon la now one year old and baa already done a re markable work In handling the mar keting of fruit. Cannera aie licensed under thia control act and the ton nage of the country will be allotted. Growers can look forward this yrar lie 4( at itt ax tea $c Swum S tva NEW YORK, March 19. (AP) Directors of the National Automo bile Ohamber of Commerce announc ed late today they would confer within a few houra with General Hugh 8. Johnson, national recovery administrator. (By the Associated Press) High spots In capital-labor dla- putea today Included: 1. A ahowdown In ther motor car Industry, with a general strike threat ened for Wednesday, drew near. The executive committee of the vaat in dustry's code authority met in cruc ial session In New York, with Gen. Hugh 8. Johnson nearby. Both aides stood firm. The Issues includes rec ogntllon of A. P. of L. unions, with charges and denials of discrimination against union sympathizers. 3. Representatives of the railroad brotherhooda and the managers gath ered In Washington to confer on a wage dispute. The latest proposal of the managers is that an existing wago cut of 10 per cent be extended: the unions have registered objec tions. COLUMBIA FRUIT HOOD RIVER, March 10. Ml O, 15. Nlckclsen, representing the Hood River port commission, haa called a meeting of Hood River and The Dallea shippers for Friday, when plans win be discussed In connection with the application of terminal conference rates to Intercoastal and export com modltlea originating at the two up- river points. UnDer and mid-Columbia wheat shippers would be saved a substantial aum annually If auch rates could be obtained, Nlckclsen said. It would mean a decrease of 4!4 ocnta a box on the shipping ratea of local apples and pears, 88 per cent of which are exported. SLAYS SWEETHEART AND JUMPS IN WELL WEST BROOKFIELD, Mass., March (pi Ralnh Moulton. 35. killed mlA wounded her sister. Algnnla, 18, Und then committed suicide by diving head first Into a well on the Swcdala- ky farm, peara, ReWr forecast, adding that they can make money at auch a price. The only dark apot In the present outlook, Hie speaker said Is the short age of water, which la causing iome BMsSaa a? VMitl (WtlaWsa CONGRESS TAKES IMMEDIATE STEP CARRYOUT WISH Plan To PumD Billions Of Dollars Into Private Chan nelsDirect Loans Could Be Made Under Set-up. WASHINGTON, Mar. 19. (AP) The administration bill to guar antee the principal as well aa Interest of home loan mortgage bonds was paased by the senate today and sent to the house. " WASHINGTON, March 19. (API- President Roosevelt today recom mended to congress creation of 13 credit banks to aupply additional capital for Industry. Simultaneously with receipt of tha president's proposal, made In letters ' cnairmen ot tne senate and house banklnir was introduced to carry out the chief Ari;ui,ive s request. it Is Intended to pump billions of dollars of government, iuii, private Industry. Prealdent Rooseve esttmntj.,. 700,000.000 of working ii,i i. quired for smaller Industries. no sam auch working capital "may continue In employment some 348 000 employes and may furnlah addi tional employment to aome 378,000 me, nna women." W8HINGTON, March 19. (AP) legislation to create . a avstom of banks with power to pump billions of dollars of government credit Into private Industry waa introduced hi congress today immediately after a iuKo irom President Roosevelt recommending it. Identical bills were fntrnrt, i both houses providing for the cre ation of credit banks in each federal reserve district. The government would capitalise the system at ap proximately ,140,000.000 with the banka empowered to borrow five times this smount. Five Year I.onn Possible Primarily, thev wonM to lend for aa long aa five years to Industry and ' commerce through banks or other financial Institutions, wouia nave authority to make direct loans to private bust ness. The bills were Intrnrti,. k. Ohalrman Fletcher and Bteagall of th senate and house banking com mittees. ........ The lending powers of th. bsnka would Include: To discount for, or purchase ht. any bank, trust company, mortgage company, credit corporation for In dustry, or other financing Institu tion operating In its district, obllga tlona having maturities not exceed ing five years, entored Into for the purpose of obtaining working capital for any established Industrial or com mercial business. Could Make Direct Loans To make loana directly to any auch Institutions on the accuritv or mirh oblige tlona. To make commitments with regard to such discount or purchase of ob ligation or with respect to such loans. Including commltmenta made In advance. In exceptional circumstances, when It appeared that an cstabliahed ln dustral or commercial business was "unable to obtain requisite financial assistance on a reasonable basla from the usual sources," to loan direct to such business, up to five yeara. To assist In efrectuatlng plana tor the reorganisation or refinancing a business and act aa receiver for it. In all cases In which loana were made through a bank or other fi nancing Institution, the Intermediate agency would have to obligate Itself for 30 per cent ot any loss. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Frlok a son, at the Aacred Heart hospital Sunday. Bright Meteor Shakes Houses Edmonton Area EDMONTON, Alta., March 19. Mi Flashing ita brilliant greenish light over scores of aqua miles, a huge meteor burned a pathway from the heavens to tbe earth last night and today Its fragments were being sought In Saekatchewan and Alberta. It Illuminated the sky at Saska toon to far outshine, the munici pal airport's beacon. It waa view d from Calgary and a score of places. But It waa believed to have exploded and disappeared In dtiat somewhere about 100 miles south ent of here where houses were re ported rocked by the eTp1olon. tfmNwA &m ten).