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Medford Mail Tribune Watch the TIllllUNE's CLASSIFIED ADS , . Lota ot good bargains that mean genuine savings. Twenty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGOX, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1934. No. 3. rn Ml FIVE BLOCK AREA Auto Row Ended by Eleventh Hour Agreement The Weather Forecast: Increasing cloudiness, fol lowed by rain late tonight 'or Tues day. Slightly warmer tonight. Highest yesterday 66 Lowest tills morning , 47 TIM ' rri El By PAUL MALLON (Copyright, 1034, by Paul Mallon.) Revolution. WASHINGTON, March 26. The ' only thing wrong with James K. ' Band's discovery of a brain trust plot to overthrow President Roose velt's Kerensky regime with a real Stalin revolution 1a that all the In siders here decline! to Impersonate Stalin. Louis Howe Is ailing; Prof. Moiey la running a magazine; Prof. Tugwell Is more or less disgusted; Prof. Rog ers has been shanghaied to Una; Prof. Warren la trying to explain his gold policy; Mrs. Roosevelt Is already doing so much she cannot take on . anything more. The only brain truster (or what Is left of them) who has shown any Gtallnistlc desires la Buzzle Dall. He Jhas raised the red flag over the White House nursery on several occasions. The revolutionaries certainly will not select Gen. Johnson to be a Sta lin for their own self-preservation. His record In the NRA Is 120 revo lutions per minute, both on and off the handle. Plot. Mr. Rand's discovery that the stock market bill la a British plot also may be classified with Doc Cook's discov ery of the North Pole. Prof. Felix Frankfurter makes a rery unsatisfactory British agent. His Anthony advocates here, who wrote the bill, are mostly Sinn Felners and Jews, the Corcorans and the Cohens. It Is true they modeled their pro posed new stock market system somewhat on the British market ba sis. American law Is also founded on the British system, but no one has charged in the last 150 years that the American legal system Is a British plot. Facts. The only thing disclosed by the Rand discoveries is the Improved ' condition of American - parlor talk since repeal. It is true that when the brain trusters get their heads together their talk is Just about the same as the .average parlor conversation In the average American home. They gossip about the possibilities of a revolution, Lindbergh, technocracy and the high price of liquor. No one doubts that some brain truster told able Prof. Wirt, who told Mr. Rand, who told the house com mltttee, something about the like' Uhood of a left wing movement, If Mr. Roosevelt fails. The new deal has awakened a labor class conscious ness as well as a money class con sciousness, and both are now blow. lng off steam. So long as they blow off and not up, everything will be all right. Only pent-up boilers burst. Muddle. The house hearings have muddled the stock market bill stltuation so much thst they may b curtailed. Treasury Representative Tom Smith was supposed to support Vie bill. That Is why he was called before the committee. " But his refusal to endorse it was so pointed that ad herents of the measure say he made a better case against the bill than any of its opponents. Similarly, Mr. Rand was supposed to oppose the bill, but Wall streeters groaned when Viey heard the testimony. They say he made the best case for the bill. Pulmotor. The Inner situation has become so bad that Mr. Roosevelt's pulmotor c, squad has been secretly rushed Into action. Prof. Moley and Frank Walker are supposed to have been pressed Into service backstage by advocates of the measure to have It from its friends and enemies. Their names will never appear -in print In connection with the measure, but they are having considerable to do with plans to bol ster the case for the bill. They were called after Mr. Smith's I repeated assertions that neither the treasury nor the federal reserve was for or against It. There Is no doubt that It Is an administration measure, but the ad ministration authors of It .have been falling over each other's feet so much that confusion resulted. Propaganda. The movie news reels make no se cret of the fact that they wave the flag for whoever happens to be in the Wftlte House. Two years ago during the cam paign Mr. Roosevelt's friends thought the movies were showing Mr. Hoover's picture too much and Mr. Roosevelt's too little. Since inauguration every thing has changed. Mr. Roosevelt Is shown with fadeouts of Washington nd Lincoln and the bands play "The Stars and Stripes Forever." That Is considered legitimate prop agandizing, but a current release of one concern reached a new highwat- er mark by trying to show that the aviation manufacturers sold the army faulty planes so the army airmail flyer would crash. Note. Huey Long makes a bitter speech eainst the new deal In the senate almost daily, but the senators yawn nd retire to the cloakroom for a amoVe. The Republicans have a man In nearly the same fix. Senator I Schall of Minnesota has been Issuing almost dally statement aniling Vic J Continued pa Pag four Screams of Injured Heard From Wreckage Wild Confusion Prevents Im mediate Casualty Check NEW ORLEANS, March 26. (p) A tornado razed dwellings In several blocks today In the neighborhood of Franklin avenue and Law street. Screams of injured were heard from the wreckage. Live wires and felled poles delayed rescue work. Ambulances began bringing In In jured to the hospitals and police worked frantically to get under a house where a baby was reported Im prisoned. Utter confusion prevailed over the area and accurate Information was difficult to obtain. House Set on Truck. The wind picked up a house from its foundation and set It on top of a truck parked in the street. Other houses were blown to bits while still others were turned over or partly swept away. An area of five blocks was a mass of wreckage and confusion. Dr. I. M. Cllne. local weather of ficial, said the wind was In meteor ological parlance a thunder squall, capable of causing violent damage over a small surface. Children Lose Parents. Live wires and bursted gas mains offered another menace as the police herded the families out of the stricken area Into other homes. Many children- became separated from their panic-stricken parents. The area presented a mass of twist ed and torn houses, felled telegraph poles, smashed automobiles and gar ages. Roofs were blown Into the streets and houses turned on end. The wind first struck a garage on St. Cloud avenue, wrecked the build ing and crushed about 20 automo biles. It then skipped two blocks and leveled a filling station. It rose for another block and then settled down on the five-block area of dwellings, where It turned the neighborhood Into wreckage and pandemonium. Mainly Frame Buildings. The section consisted ma,lnly of one-story frame dwellings. Max Zlmmer, elevator operator In the postoffice building, whose home was in the path of the wind, sam: "It came with a terrible noise, like a flock of freight trains. Everything shook like an earthquake. My house shook and the wind took off an ede of my shed and passed on. Every body was screaming. My wife and children were badly frightened." SAWMILL STARTS ABOUT APRIL 15 The Owen-Oregon Lumber and Salea company will start Its sawmill about April 15, General Manager James H. Owen ssld today. Timber fallers will be sent Into the Butte Falls district the first of next ween, to start falling timber. Fifty men are now engaged In re pairing the Medford Logging company tracRs, railroad equipment ana iv& glng machinery. . The sawmill will operate on a one shift of eight hours basis. Approxi mately 300 men will be employed In the various departments. These will be old employes for the most part. Many are local home-owners, and have been employes of the lumber com pany for years. Applications for worK from out of the county have been rejected. Length of the mill run depends on trade and market conditions, and lumber prices. Work haa been under way for the past two weeks. In putting th plant In ehape for operation. Operation of the mill will take up considerable of the labor slack In this section during the summer, along with seasonal work, road work and other projects. FAVOR AMENDING E WASHINGTON, March 26 (API Strong approval nf President Roose velt's proposed amendmenta to the lumber code, which would bring pri vately owned forest lands under the code, and place all forest on a sus tained yield basis. Is generally ex pressed here, but there la some objec tion to spplvlng the code labor pro visions to owners of farm woodlota. That the cde authority would c cept responsibility for administration over all privately owned forest lands if oc'TfH hv h ttrtA wr.s flMiMTrt by Carl W. Bahr, secretary o( the authority. Extradition Ordered Martin J. Inaull (above), former Chicago utilities operator and brother of Samuel Inaull, was or dered extradited from Canada to the United States, apparently end ing hla long fight against return to face trial en embezzlement and larceny charges. (Aaseelated Press Photo) PRESIDE IN TRIAL SALEM, March 26. (AP) Circuit Judge Frew W. Wilson of The Dalles was assigned torfay to preside at the trial of Horace Manning, Klamath Palls attorney, under indictment for the murder of Ralph Horan, member of the Oregon state legislature. The trial has been set for April 16. The assignment was made by Chief Justice John L. Rand, following dis qualification of Judge W. M. Duncan of Klamath Falls. ' , KLAMATH FALLS. March 26 ) Judge William M. Duncan Saturday forwarded a letter to Judge John L. Rand, chief justice of the supreme court, disqualifying himself from pre siding at the trial of Horace M. Man ning. Manning, prominent Klamath Falls attorney. Is charged with the first degree murder of Ralph W. Horan, his former law partner and member of the house of representatives. The trial will start April 18. "At the time of the happening of this deplorable affair, and at the present time I still feel that there Is probably not a Judge in the state who could try this case more Intelligently, fairly and Impartially than I could." Duncan wrote. "However, very recently It has been forcibly brought home to me that the air was full of ugly rumors to the following effect: "That I had not disqualified my self becouse I desire to remain In the case for political reasons; that I wished to try the case because of my friendship for the defendant; that I desire to try the case because I was prejudiced against the defendant, and other propaganda." Duncan added he believed the ru mors might be cleared If he dlsquall fled himself. In connection with the Manning case, Theodore GMenwaters, district attorney, was at Berkeley to consult with O. E. Heinrlch, criminologist, who assisted the state with Its In vestigations. SHERIFF'S BULLET SALEM, March 28. (AP) A bullet, fired from ths gun of Sheriff Burk at an escaping convict shortly before noon today, struck Mrs. E. E. Turner of Mollala In the leg, inflicting a painful injury. The convict attempted to break away from Burk after the sheriff had taken him to a doctor's office here for an examination. The bullet struck Mrs. Turner In the leg Just below the knee. She was taken Immediately to the doctor's of fice where the wound was treated. The prisoner, Woodrow Wilson Vln cent of Lincoln Neb., was a veteran of much prison experience though only 21 years old. He was recaptared and taken to the state penitentiary. Water Work Frozen. UTICA, N. Y. (UP) Many real dents of Utiea and nearby cities end vlllsges went on meager rations of muddy water during a week when water pipes throughout the area were frown during a pro'or.fvd cold spell Rrrwer rrported greatly increased ales of beer, AT MEDFORD C-C FORUM LUNCHE 29 Who Have Lived in Southern Oregon Over 75 Years Honored at Meeting Cedar Tree Is Planted To "Oregon, the land of the home bullder, the shrine of motherhood," and to the courageous men and women, who made her statehood pos sible 7fi years ago, 177 residents of southern Oregon paid tribute at the Hotel Medford today at the luncheon sponsored by the chamber of com merce, honoring pioneers, who have made southern Oregon their home land for 75 years. At tables, fragrant with lilacs, roses and forget-me-nots, the old-fashioned garden flowers, which gave Oregon her first characteristics of home, 29 honor guests were seated, when trib ute was voiced for the audience by A. E. Reames, master of ceremonies, and Professor Irving E. Vinlng. speaker of the day. Will Join Club. The 39, who will become members of the "Three-Quarters Century' club were: Mrs. A. L. Harvey, Judge W. M. Colvlg, Mrs. Irene W. WlUetts. W. C. Leever, Mrs. Nettie E. Good, Rev. L. F. Belknap, Mr Alice Ulrlch. Mrs. J. L. Rowe, Mrs. R. I. Bish, I. M. Rowe, Mrs. John Ortffln, John Grif fin, Fred Tice, Mrs. Lydla Tuffs Dean, Mrs. Mary Dean, Mrs. Lulu Davis, Mrs. Julia Owen, Mrs. S. E. Howie tt, James L. Woolrldge, Mrs. Annie Parker, W. M. Wheeler, F. D. Swingle, Mrs. F. A. Can trail, Mrs. Marie E. Bennett, Mrs, William Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. G. 8, Butler, Mrs. Laura Thorton Willey and W. 15. Knox. From the luncheon the guests and crowd continued to the Jackson county court house grounds, where a cedar of Lebanon, donated by N. S. Bennett, was planted as a memorial to pioneer sons and daughters, with a little prayer from all present that with Its growth It will keep alive through the years the spirit of the early settlers. "The God, who made Oregon's state hood possible," Professor Vining told the pioneers, "advanced the present season to greet you with blossoms of hope and faith In celebration of her birthday. Land nf Blessings. "The Rogue River valley, shrined with pioneer memories, takes us back to the inspiration of the pioneer, who when he heard the call of new op portunity, heeded the beckoning hand of the west and came out to a home land and state, where he could enjoy nature's greatest blessings. "The pioneer's heritage,' the speaker added. "Is not one of the land he left behind, the gold he dug, the statehood he Instituted, but of the spirit of faith In humanity, of cour age to meet the challenge, the ability to see In tomorrow an opportunity (Continued on Page Five) 4 THE DALLES, Ore., March 26. fP Negligence, lack of interest in the mid-Columbia district, use of Inex perienced appraisers and 25 per cent limitation on loans were charged against the Federal Land bank at Spokane during a meeting of some 40 farmers from Wasco, Hood River, Sherman, Skamania and Jefferson counties Saturday. The farmers pointed to an example In Jefferson county, where It was as serted only six loans had been grant ed out of 60 applications. Roosevelt Off Tuesday To Fish Florida Waters By FRANCIS M. 8Ti:PHENSON WASHINGTON, March 26. -VP) President Roosevelt, now that a load is of his mind, heeded the call of southern seas today. Cheered by the settlement of the automobile trouble, he packed up to sail tomorrow night on a fuhlng cruise. The chief executive, however. Is seeking a solution of three other pressing problems before tsklng the train for Jacksonville, Florida, where he will board the yacht Nourmihal, owned by Vincent A tor. He wants to see the railroad wie controversy settled some definite ac tion by congress on the veterans-government pay row and an understand Uig on rrturn of the airmail to pri nt companies. War on Squirrels Planned to Curb Damage to Crops PENDLETON, March 26. (JP)--The pretty little squirrel may make a nice pet, but he's a fly in the soup to farmers in this area. Moved by the thousands of dollars worth of damage done to crops by squirrels In the past few seasons, Albee end Uklah farmers will meet here Tuesday to consider wholesale poisoning plans designed to make Buddy tho Nuteater as extinct as the auk in this region. FATE BEFORE F.R. WASHINGTON, March 26. P) House members said today they had been Informed President Roosevelt Intended to veto the Independent offices appropria tion bill containing allowances for war veterans and partial res toration of cut pay to government employes. Congressional action was completed on the controver sial measure In mid-afternoon. WASHINGTON, March 26. (AP) Congressional action was completed today on the controversial indepen dent offices appropriation bill provid ing war veterans' allowances and re turn of part of government employes cut pay, and the measure was sent to an uncertain fate at the White House. The house agreed to a senate amendment by Steiwer, (R., Ore.). after the ' senate had concurred in house approval of $83,000,000 for vet' erans and $126,000,000 for govern ment employes. Tho senate previously had voted $118,000,000 for veterans and (190, 000,000 for restoration of part of gov ernment workers' cut pay. Democratic leaders Insisted off the floor the president would veto the bill In the hope a compromise could be worked out to restore presumptive veterans cases with a clause that they should stand further review. Other veterans' advocates predicted the president would sign the bill, LENTEN SERVICES STARTED TODAY The public Is reminded by the chamber of commerce that Lenten services begun today will be conduct ed again Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Craterlan theatre. The prc-Easter music and sermons will begin at 12:40 o'clock and con tinue until 12:55. The re rv Ices have been arranged during the noon hour to enable all people to attend. They are interdenominational with all churches participating. PARIS, March 28. (AP) War vet erans, three million strong, stepped Into France's troubled politics today with a program to modernize the government. t The veterans' national federation abandoned its traditional policy of neutrality yesterday and by the an animous vote of its council decided to take an active part in the nation's political life. Leaving here tomorrow night, Mr. Roosevelt plans to board the Nour mahal Wednesday morning In Jack sonville and head for the fishing grounds in the warm waters to the south. He will be back In Washington by the end of next week, thu giving opportunity for action on any iegls latlon which mf be passed by con gress before the 10-day constitutional time limit elapses. There continued to be a belief In some quarters that the President In tends to veto the Increases in vet erans' allowcnces voted by the houM, should these be agreed upon. If the changes made first by the senate win out, ii veto is certain. A decision between the two branches was tough today. SAYS jREASURER All Outstanding Warrants Not Paid for Lack of Funds Are Called in Prompt Tax Paying Aid SALEM. March 26. (AP) The state of Oregon wlfl be on a cash basis Wednesday, March 26, Rufus O. Holm an. state treasurer, announced today when be Issued a call for all outstanding warrants marked "not paid for want of funds" and bearing Interest at the rate of five per cent. The state went on a warrant basis March 26, 1933. The call. Issued for payment Wed nesday will approximate 9635,560, the treasurer's office announced. When the state went on a warrant bnsls, under legislative act, unpaid bills totaled about 91,800,000. Payment of these warrants since that time has been made possible by prompt remit- tance of state taxes and receipt of i other state revenues. The state treasurer stated he did not believe It would be necessary for the state to again revert to the war rant basis during the present year. Taxes received by the state treas urer today included delinquent pay ments from Crook and Jefferson counties, which complete payments of all 1033 taxes due the state. Crook county's remittance of $7057 Included a portion of the first quarter of 1934 taxes. Hood River county likewise today paid Its full first quarter taxes. Jefferson county's back taxos amount ed to 96612. - Only about 9257.D38 of state taxes for the first quarter remain to be paid, the treasurer announced. Holman also estimated that In ad dition to the property taxes due by April 1, Income, excise and intangible taxes of about 9460.000 will be re ceived and about 9360,000 Insurance taxes. Holman attributed the fine showing during the past year to the co-operation of many factors in state government, Including the co-operation of all state employes who took a heavy cut In wages and salaries. E SALEM, March 26. (AP) Indiana who own no land and who live off the federal reservation and have sev ered their tribal relations, are eligible to apply for old age pensions subject to the same qualifications of other citizens, Attorney General I. H, Van Winkle held In an opinion to Gover nor Julius L. Meier today. The opin ion Included answers io rating ot various classes of Indians relative to the old age pension law. In replying generally, Van Winkle Informed the governor thr.t tribal Indians are wards of the federal gov ernment, and as such under Its guar dianship. However the granting of cltlsenship to Indians shall not in any manner affect the right of any Indian to tribal or other property. IN AUTO CRASHES SEATTLE, March 36. (AP) At least nine peraona lost their Uvea over Washington state during the veekend In automobile accidents, the worst weekend of the year so far for auch fatalities. One waa caused by a hit run driver. Three of them occurred In the Ta coma area, where single deaths occur red at Seattle, between El ma and Centralla, near Centralla, south of Kelso, at Kennewlck and at Spokane. PORTLAND, March 28. ( AP) -Six residents of Molalla were Injured here last night when the automobile of O. B. Llndland of that town collided with a atreetcar. SALEM. March M. (AP) Requisi tion papera for the return of A. O. Mitchell to Cooa county, under arrest at Los Angeles, were Issued here to day by Oovernor Julius L. Meier. He wa charged with larceny by ember.- rlement. Officers will leave tonight to return the prisoner. Oregon Weather. Pair eaat and Increasing cloudiness, followed by rain lata tonight or Tuea- day west portion; slightly warmer to night but frost east portion; mode rat to fresh southeast wind offshore. War Ace At Mail Quiz J (A Eddla Rlckenbacker. America's 28-plane war ace, It shown as h appeared before the aenate postof fice committee and urged that President Roosevelt "purge hla offi cial family of those tralteroua ele menta who misadvised him" en the airmail situation. (Asaociated Press Photo) B. W. BATES DIES WHILE HERE FOR E B. W. Bates, 83. veteran Oregon newspaper publisher and part owner of the Smith-Bates Printing company of Klamath Falls, died at the Sacred Heart hospital here at 4:15 o'clock this morning, following an operation for acute peritonitis, undergone Sat urday night. He became stricken while In this city attending a meeting of the southern Oregon printers for consideration of the new code. Mr. Bates was rushed to the hospi tal for an emergency operation but little hope of recovery was maintain ed from the beginning. As publisher of the Roseburg News Review Mr. Bates was best known throughout the state. He camo to Roseburg 35 years ago to enter the newspaper business, and continued In that business until going to Klamath Falls five years ago. During the time he was publishing the newspaper he made friends In all sections of the state and was especially well known and respected throughout southern Oregon, where news of his death was received today as a shock by people In many walks of life, as well as the newspaper fraternity. Tho body waa taken to Roseburg today, and funeral services will be conducted in that city Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Elks tomple. Accompanying the body north were: Mr. Bates' widow, Mrs. Bates of' Kla math Falls, two sons, Bert O. Bates of Roseburg and Ross W. Bates of Klam ath Falls, and a daughter, Mrs. J. F, Dlllard of Roseburg, and husband. All came to this city Immediately after Informed of Mr. Bates' serious Illness Saturday, Mr. Bates was also president of the Shaw Stationery company, the Elks lodge, the Masonic order and the Klwanls club of Klamath Falls. . He was born at Port Oxford, Ore,, 62 years ago, and had lived all of his Ufo In this state. E PORTLAND, March 28. P Their "pirates' csve" nearly became a mam oleum Sunday for Donald Snide, 6; Peter Paget, S, and Teddy Jenkins, 8. As the Portland boys were busy digging their cave, the sandy soil In the roof gave away and all three were burled under the debris. J. H. Alder son, a neighbor, saw the cave collapse and pulled young Snide and Paget out before they were seriously In jured. The Jenkins child was rea died some 15 minutes later by police. Attaches at ths hospital to which he was taken said he had internal in juries which might be serious. 15,000 VIEW BLOSSOMS IN SALEM NEIGHBORHOOD SALEM, March 26. p) An esti mated crowd of more than 18.000 per sons Including many from Portland and other distant cities, participated In Salem's annual blossom day cele bration yesterday, and toured the 20 mlla route through the orchard antl farm district south and west of thi city. ROOSEVELT SEES Three-Man Board Will Be Set Up by President to Settle Questions Between Employer and Employes Details of Agreement, ! WASHINGTON, March 26. () Here are the t essentials of the agreement on which the automo bile strike was settled: A board of three, expected to be completed: today, will allot rep resentation of worker delegates for : collective bargaining to A. F. of I, unions, company unions and others on the basis of their mem bership In each plant. The division will be made on the basis of union rolls and com pany payroll lists. This board will also pass on complaints over discharges and dlsrlmlnatlon against union men. Its decision In all cases will be final. Union rolls need not be turned over to the management, but un less they are, discrimination cases cannot be brought. In laying off men after the rush season, the companies will not let out more union men proportion ately than non-union, but must first see that preference Is given to those with dependents, and also to those of long service, high skill and eflclency. The companies agree' not to dis criminate against union men In any way and to bargain with the chosen representatives. Further details were left by President Roosevelt "to be worked out on the basis of commonsense and Justice.' Ry Jnmes Cope WASHINGTON, March 26. (AP) President Roosevelt looks for a new order In the relations between the working man and his employer as a resit It of his eleventh-hour settle merit of the controversy that threat ened a general strike In the automo bile indusry. He and Gen. Hugh S. Johnson ob tained an agreement from executives and labor leaders last night after weeks of exhausting negotiations. It established representation for all em ployea of dealing with management, while extending fresh safeguards to all unions against Intimidation or In terference. Works Council Aim "It la my hope," said the president, "that this system may develop Into a kind of works council In Industry In which all groups of employees, whatever may be their choice of or ganlzatlon or form of representation, may participate In Joint conference with their employers." He hailed this as basis for a more comprehensive, adequate and equit able system of relations than ever has existed In a large Industry. Under this agreement the NRA planned to complete before nightfall a three-man board, with one neutral member and one from either side. It will sit In Detroit and there settle all questions of employe representation. (Continued on Page two) WILL ROGER p5ays: HOLLYWOOD, Oil., March 24. Those old Wall street boys are putting up an awful fight to keep the government from putting a cop on their corner. You don't hear as much of Senator Bill Borah as you used to. With all the new fanplcd things they have for breakfast nowadays you don't hear as much of ham and eggs as you used to either, but it's still miifhty pood eating. When Mr. Borah says: "when you cut down your wheat pro duction 4.1,000,0(10 acres, where are the farmers and people that farmed those 43,000,000 acres goingt Then it's proposed to send 2,000,000 from the crowd ed cities to the country. How are those two going to pass go ing and coming?" Thoso professors in the agri culture department are going to have a tough time answering that traffio problem. . ClHItjaMlHtilrwtotftb '