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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1931
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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March 31.
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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.