Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 29, 1934, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1931 I Blood May Flow In Central Region Unless Threatened Uprising Averted Is Word Ranch Owners United Many Varieties in Spring Coats But All Are Youthful Looking The patch porkeli, nuj brlt and oollarltu necktie are sprlnf style roarka on thU fray wool coat. It buttons cIom to the throat with ill ler bullets irrappei In blue enamel cords. The scarf and floret are nary blue and the hat frcy felt, Desltn by Marcel Koclias. Br EDWARD J. IIEILMAN United Press Staff Correspondent.) FRESNO. CaJ, March 39. (UP) Blood will stain central California's harvests. this year unless a threstened labor war is averted within the next few weeks. Communist leaders of thousands of Ignorant, alien farm workers have an nounced that they Intend to block with a strike every harvest which does not meet , their .demands for wages. Embittered ranchers, whose crops rotted on the trees or on the ground last year, have organized secretly into "vigilance committees." Authorities of five San Joaquin valley counties have Joined for mu tual protection. ' Ranchers Firm. The ranchers are determined that their cropa shall be harvested at wsges which they regard as fair. The workers' leaden are equally Insistent that they shall not be made "wane slaves." The county governments are anxious to prevent trouble, but In. slstent that neither the ranchers nor the laborers disobey the law. The situation admittedly Is fraught with danger. ' . , Back of It all la, first, the depres slon. For years. California farmers nave received low prices for their crops. In many instances, they went heavily In debt. Now, with better prices In prospect, they Insist thst they shall have their chance to make a profit. Need Nomad Labor. Second la the California farm labor situation. The fruit and other farms in oentrsl California are highly-cul tivated places. A few men the farm' er and his sons oan do all the work except the narveatlrtg. .Equipped moat of them are, with tractors and other labor-saving devices, they csn cultivate their peachea, grapea, figs, cotton or orsnges throughout , the growing season. - ' 7 But harvesting has. to be done by hand. Only, the ripe peachea must be picked, the ripe cotton gathered. It must be done quickly, or the crops spoil. To meet this demand for hsnd la bor, a huge Hosting class has been developed. Eighty-five per cent of the California harvest workers are : Mexicans. Perhapa 10 per cent are whites, and live per cent negroes, Many are Illiterate. Many more speak no English. Move With Crops. They move lengthwise of the state as crops ripen. They ptck orsnges In southern California; they move north for the potato harvests, further north for the peaches and figs, then Into the vineyards. Moat of them have famlllea, and evryone works hui band, wife and children. They live In camps furnished by the rsnchera who employ them, They are paid at scales fixed by a central valley labor bureau. All Own Autos. Nearly sit the laborers own auto mobtlea. That la how they move from the earlier harvests In the Im perial valley In southern California northward Into the deciduous fruit orchards. Their automobiles most of them ready to fell to pieces are losded ' until their springs groan, wlth chit dren. bedding, a tent, and even an-old-faahloned wood range. They roll northward as each new harvest opens, and then, south ss the northern har vests are completed and the southern California crops ripen again. - They are nomads. They hare no ties, except those 0 chance acquaint ance, with the ranchers on whose Isnd they work. Most of them are not eltlsens. They are In California because California's wages; normally are higher than In home atates or countries. Listen to Radicals. Huddled In roadside camps, thou ssnds of these workers are listening to communist exhorters, promising them higher wsges than they ever have received. j in many Inatances, their complaints j against working condttlona are Justt- fled. On some terms, they are little ; better than peons. While they work on such rsnches, they are housed In unsanitary camps. They are forced practically to buy their food and other supplies t the rsnch stores, In that they are paid advances on their wages In rsnch scrip and few of them ha; autflel- ent funds not to require advances. They lira from hand to mouth. Often ! they are hungry. Workers Gouged. t Under prevailing custom, a Urge j perecentsee of their wages Is with-; held by their employers until thry ' complete the harvest for which they: are hired. Prices at the ranch atorea, j in many cases, ire aa much aa 23 per cent above, the pricea charged for ' almllar artlclea In the nearby town stores. But. they pay the higher prices. It is either that or stsrve. I On oth'sr rsnches probsbly the ' majority the reverse Is true. On thess farm the laborers are given clean, sanitary and even attractive j cabins for the length of their stay. ' They are provided with free fuel and water. They are given caah advances j oti their wsges, snd encoursged to1 irsde in nesrby towns. In some In- i stancee. their employers furnish them ' with "a parting fit" of gasoline for! their automobllea when they more on to the next harvest. j ' i r 1 Ti E Weather Bureau Records Show Hot Summers Fol low Warm Springs Already Dry in Northwest Bt r. B. COLTON th form of ftprlng rains to badly needed In many atctlon. The moit serious drought la In the northwest and northern Oreat Plains state, where there has been a trend toward deficient rainfall not for a few seasons paat, but for 30 year. This area Includes Wisconsin, Min nesota, North Dakota. South Dakota, Montana and Nebraska. Dry Weather Threutens Another drought, although not of as long standing, reign In west Texas and Oklahoma and southern New Mexico. Throughout the wholi Interior, Including the Ohio Valley states, Missouri and Kansas, there Is & shortage of soil moisture with no reserves available In case of a de ficient rainfall this spring. Through all Vie dry areas there la only a small supply of surface moisture, sufficient only for temporary needs. In the far west the moisture sup ply looks unfavorable, says the weath er bureau, because of the small snow E WASHINGTON. (AP) The flrat i cover In the mountains. The lack 01 snow was xavoraom 10 uveswcK. raisers, but spells a prospective water shortsge for Irrigation works. Here Is the three-quarter length coot which Paris favors this spring. This one, designed by Marcel Hoc-lias, Is of rough beige wool a Bit longer than the average and It swings open. A scarf of the same material Is tucked away Inside the collarless neckline over the frock of brown wool. The slouch sports hat Is of brown felt. Fashion makers haTe prescribed more variety In fabric and cut this spring than in many coat seasons. Simple effects predominate except In afternoon models. By RITA KBRRIfl Associated Press Fashion Editor PARIS. (AP) Variety Is the spice of the spring coat array. The wraps lu which smart women will step out on those first warm days show more difference In fabric and cut than t,'iey have displayed for many seasons. They may be long three-quarter length, buttoned from chlu to hem or flying loose in the breeze, minus a single touch of fur or swathed In regal foxes. They have one point In common. however. They nil sing a song of youth. Except for the more elabo rate afternoon models, they are elm pie In effect If not In cut and they hang on Jaunty llnea which speak of movement and activity. sports and street coats are the smartest of the lot. Tweeds and two- toned wools (herringbones, diamond patterned stripes, rough ribbed weaves and the like) in combinations of brown snd beige and two tonea of grey make scores of striking models. Buttons and Patch Pockets Some are designed with big Jut ting ravers which flsre right out In front; others are collarleas with necklines which button close to the throat. Big buttons and patch pockets are two Important notes In their design. The pocket on the outside of the sports coat Is definitely back in the picture, while buttons of wood, cellu loid and metal In auch designs aa squares, dominoes and bulleta often are used sa fsstenlngs. The three-quarter-length, coat Is one of the outstanding hits of the season. Many are fastened with big belts More than a dozen colleges and universities entered the 1934 Texss Intercollegiate d'amatlo tournament. BAKER. March 39. (AP) A 14-year-old Baker lad, who has been passing worthless checks here for the Isst yesr, Is believed by city police officers to be the world's most ac commodating check forger. To prove J their contention, the officers revested photograph of the boy. whose In voluntary co-operatton led to his ar rest. The boy walked Into a local photo graph studio and had hi, picture taken. In payment he offered a 90.00 forged check and received change. The photographer determined at the bank that the check was forged and the bank officials notified officers. The police were shown the picture and Immediately recognired the lad, whom they had been attempting to apprehend for several months. BEFORE YOU REMODEL Sea BIG PINES LUMBER CO. and SAVE Just Phone 1 snspped close to the figure, while others hang loose to the hem. Fox Trimmings Used More costly models appear for fternoom. Black, navy blue, deep blue and dary gray wools are cut on llnea wnlch fit gently to the figure and are -trimmed richly with fox. Sometimes the foxes swath the sleaves, leaving the necklines plain; ttien again they form collara extend ing out toward the shoulders; still others form bands for deep cape col lars. Many are trimmed with furs dyed to match the fabric, such ns a navy blue wool collared in fox' dyed navy blue. , day warm enough to go barefooted, and the first dsy you can go In swimming ought to come esrly this year. Unless all signs have failed tfie weather bureau It will be a warm spring. Although that's not sn offlcisl forecast, It's the general conclusion ! drawn from bureau recorda going back for more than 100 years. They show that, generally speaking, wsrm winters follow wsrm autumns, warm springe come on the heels of warm winters, and prepare for the worst hot summers follow wsrm springs I T.ne winter Just ended wsa a warm one, warmer than normal over nine tentha of the United States. So, If the past Is any guide to the future, hang up your overcoat and get out your naming auit early. But If you plan any early garden. log. you'll probably need garden hose along with your rake. This spring Is getting off to a dry start In most sections of the country, according to the weather bureau, with a serious drought already raging In the north west. Pick Vour Own Sprlnr ' There are really two springs In the United Statea. which don't coincide, and you can take your choice. One, the official weather bureau aprlng, began March 1 and Is almost one- third over already. In general, si far. It has brought colder than nor mal westher to the eastern half of the country and abnormal warmth In the weatern half. The other aprlng Is the astronomi cal spring, w.hlch began March 31 when the earth moved Into auch a position that the sun now shines more strongly on ' the hemisphere north of the equator than on the southern hemisphere. It more nearly coincides with the period of balmy weather usually associated with spring. But whatever the spring tempera ture may turn out to be, the pros pect of a serioust drought la a sober fact to be faced by a large propor tion of the United Statea. Relle: In Warrant Call. Notice is, hereby given that School District No. 49, Jackson county, war rants No. 6639 to No. 7137 are called for payment. Interest to cesse on March 30, 1934. Wsrrants to be pre sented for psyment at the office of the District Clerk. City Hall. Medford, Oregon. REBECCA JENSEN, Clerk School District No. 49. Dessert bridge luncheon, 1 o'clock Monday, April 3, Catholic Parish hall. Price 35c. All are Invited. Attitude Expected to Play Important Part in Delibe rations of International Wheat Conference, Rome LONDON, Eng., March" 39. (AP) The attitude to be taken by the Ar gentine government toward restrict ive measures to lift world wheat prices wss expected today to play an Important part In deliberations of the International wheat conference beginning In Rome next week. Operatlona of the Argentine sub sidy and trade statistics showing she la In danger of exceeding the year's export quota of 110,000,000 bushels by July 81 caused apprehension among representatives of other na tions who attended a preliminary conference here this week. Australians and Canadians, It Is known, are especially critical of in, direct snd Indirect subsidies by all other big producing nations. Reports thst Dr. Tomas A. Le Bre ton, ambassador to Paris and former Argentine minister of agriculture, is going to Rome have encouraged other delegates to expect that Argentina will be ready to take some definite action. Her position thus far la not clear. It waa learned authortatlvely. Argentina. It waa Indicated, feels that ahe may not be able to enter the newly proposed scheme for more constant restriction of exports, re placing ones for yearly quotas or a minimum world price agreement, Argentina haa been dominating the wheat trade, owing to a bumper crop last year. Special Meeting. Jacksonville, Warren lodge No. 10, A. r. i: A. M.. for E. P. degree, Thurs. dsy, Msrch 29. J. E. CRAWFORD, W. M. Dance at Rogue Elk, Saturday nlfht, March 31. 3 Midget Photos 10c Peasley Studio. UIIIWIIW GREYHOUND Follow the Open Road in s luxuriout Greyhound busl Convenient depar ture, for all Pacific Coast points low fares every day I XAMPlIt One fl ay Rd. Trip PORTLAND ...'..'.....$5.90 $10.65 MS FRANCISCO... 7.60 ' 13.10 LOS ANGELKS 12.40 23.3S DEPOT Hotel Jackson. Fhone 309 AT LEAST kJ70 Can be SAVED! By using Pres-to-Iogs with Gasco Briquets In Brooder Stoves. Ask us Medford Fuel Co. Valley Fuel Go. 1122 N. Central , 26 W. Main Southern Oregon Pres-to-logs Co. FILL IN THOSE VACANT PLACES IN YOUR FLOWER GARDEN WITH A FEW OF OUR QUALITY All kinds of legal blanks tor sale for rent, no hunting no trespassing and other carda for sale st Commercial Printing Dept of stall Tribune. I WINDOW 0LA8& We sell window glssa and wlil replace your broken windows reasonably Trowbridge Cso. met Works Phone AO. We will haul away your refuse. Cit( (Unitary farvios, , PERENNIAL and ANNUAL FLOWER PLANTS DO IT NOW! OUR PRESENT COOL, MOIST WEATHER IS IDEAL FOR SETTING PLANTS- Select your plant from our complete stock of DELPHINIUM SCABI0SA (Per) ORIENTAL POPPIES DAY LILIES FRINGED PETUNIAS ORANGE GEUM ANEMONE SNAPDRAGONS HOLLYHOCKS ENGLISH DAISIES ZINNIAS CANTERBURY BELLS PANSIES PENTSTEM0N CARNATIONS . COLUMBINE SIBERIAN WALL FLOWER GERBERA Transvaal Daisies "Bring Your Bag Troubles To Us" Let tu tell you how to rid your garden of troublesome insect peati. Monarch Seed & Feed Co. Cor. 6th nd Bartlett. . Phone 360 a Lucid lls s. & y the Center Leaves... tieu are the Mildest Leaves es are All-Wtys kind to your throat WHEREVER the finest tobaccos grow in our own Southland, in Turkey, in Greeceall over the world, we gather the very Cream of the tobacco Crops for Lucky Strike. And that means only the cotter leave). Not the top leaves because those are underdeveloped not ripe. Not the bottom leaves because those are inferior in quality they grow close to the ground, are coarse, dirt-covered, sandy. The center leaves are the mildest leaves they taste better and farmers are paid higher prices for them. These center leaves are the only ones used in making Luckies. Then "It's toasted" for throat protection. And every Lucky is fully packed with these choice tobaccos made round and firm, free from loose ends that's why Luckies do not dry out Naturally, Luckies are all-ways kind to your throat. "It's toasted" Luckies are all-ways kind to your throat Or Only the Center Leaves these are the Mildest Leaves Ostmssi. IMI. Tasssmlna TtssKscnstar NOT the top leaves they're undef developed they are harsh They taste better NOT the bottom leaves they're inferior in quality coarse and sandyl t.