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) r ' i Medford Merchants Plan Pre-Jubilee Sales Ever 1 May 19 and 21 AIL TRIBUN EDFORD Pulitzer Award Twenty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934. No. 48. The Weather . Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Fri day; moderate temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday ... 6fi Lowest this morning 45 ( M M By PAUI, MAI.LON. (Copyright, J934, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, D. O., May 17. AU you Bkeptlca who berate the intelli gence of congress have not heard ibout 8 2817. It Is no won der that you have not. because that seems to be a lit tle secret among themselves. They are shy about It. They have even car ried their mod esty to the ex tent of conceal ing the author ship of the meas CI104UCU Paul Mallon ure. That may not sound unusual to outsiders, but It Is really amazing. Bills are like babies. Their fathers are always proud of them, no mat ter how puny the offspring may seem to the outside world. Not so with S 2817. It Is the first nameless waif to be found In the bill hopper In congress. There Is a reason tor that. The bill fcas been all dressed up In legal ver biage so that It looks like a thou aand other unintelligible and mean ingless laws passed at every session. Its text Is brief. It says: "Be It enacted, etc., that the act entitled an act relating to contracts and agreements under the agricul tural adjustment act, approved Jan uary 25, 1934. Is amended by Insert ing before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: The federal farm loan act, as amend ed and the home owners' loan act of 1933." That sounds as If the unproud lathers of the bill were not eager to make their purpose clear to the aver age congressional observer. At least that has been the effect. No one has said a word except Senator Fletcher of Florida. In his customary inaudible voice, he ex plained the measure to Senator Fesa when the senate passed the bill unanimously April 26. Fletcher's explanation waa that It would amend the law so congress men could borrow money from the government on their own farms and homes. And yet people say congressmen are not smart. The bill Is now pending in the house. If It can be slipped through there aa quietly aa It waa pushed through the senate unanimously, Mme think President Roosevelt might sign It. He will not. The congressmen are doomed to disappointment. The pres ident has been forewarned. It has been pointed out to him that congressmen who get 99500 a year salary, plus mileage, from the government are not exactly In dire need of relief loans. But that Is not the most Important point. The farm credit administration Is Sending now about 76 per cent of the upraised value on farm properties. That Is all most farm properties are worth. Appraisals are liberal. They have recently been made more lib eral because congressmen raised ao much cain about harsh appraisals. The appraisers are applnted by the AAA and HOLC, many on the rec ommendation of congressmen. When so appointed they serve In the dis tricts from which the congressmen come. Under such curcu instances, appraisers are very apt to have hallu cinations about the value they place on the property of congressmen from whom they get their Jobs. Congressmen could easily unload their private farms and homes on the government through such a sys-: tern. At least, that 1s what earlier law-1 makers had In mind when they wrote the criminal code. The truth seems to be that 99, per cent of the congressmen probably never heard of the bill, which now! la on the verge of final passage. Apparently, it wna written by three or four who put their heads together and dtclded they needed AAA orj ItOLC loans. ! Administration liberals were the backstage workers who kept Senator Glass of the stock market confer ence committee. They did not mean It aa a per sonal affront to him. They decided at the last minute they wanted the federal trade commission to govern the stock exchange Instead of the independent commission proposed by Olas. If Otass got on the confer ence committee, they knew they could not slice that feature out of the bill. It made Glass so an cry he de clined to come to work next day. but remained at home, where he could be mad without interruptions. -4- AT FAIR IN CHICAGO PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. (AP Oregon's participation in the second yrar of "A Century of Progress." ' Chicago, was virtually assured when 2000 square feet of space In the hall rf states wa reserved by telegraph for an Oregon exhibit. Brtwffn S15.000 and 120. 0O0 l be ing raised by subscription to pay for toe Oregon exhibit. Yl CE IN SALE TAX FATE Seventeen Candidates Aspire to Congress Nine Would Be Governor Dunne and Holman in Close Race PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. (ff) Seventeen candidates who aspire to the three congressional chairs allotted to Oregon: nine men who would be governor; five who would be secretary of state, and a host of others seeking partisan or non-partisan positions, will pass under the scrutiny of Ore gon's electorate tomorrow. From 8 a. m. until 8 o'clock at night, the 461.914 registered voters will have an opportunity in the state wide nominating election to express with conclusive emphasis their opin ion of the candidates who for the past 30 days have diligently sought their favor. . Sales Tax Main Item. Furthermore, the question whether a 1 per cent state sales tax Is need ed to save the elementary school sys tem, must be decided. Around this issue the greatest interest seemed to center. Some of those supposed to know predicted today that not more than 40 per cent of the registered vote would be cast. A larger than usual percentage of women voters was counted on. Aa many appeals had been directed to them. Tn the third congressional district (Portland), five Republicans and four Democrats struggled for advantage m their ambition to reach the poet be ing vacated by Congressman Charles H. Martin, a Democrat. Martin, a retired major-general who was elacted to congress after con cluding a distinguished military ca reer, chose rather to try for the gov ernorship of Oregon than to stand for re-election. Opposing him la Wll- (Continued on Page Seven) SILVER MINERS DENVER, May 17. IP) SIlTer camps of the Rocky Mountain region echoed Jubilation today over possi bility of speedy enactment of legis lation affecting the white metal, by congress. While leaders of the metal mining industry expressed satisfaction with the egreoment president Roosevelt Is repoi'ed to have reached with senate sliver advocates, they visualized the silver legislation as being "of more value eventually than right now" to the silver producing states. Jackson county relief committee was advised today that approval had been granted the erection of D000 bleachers at the Jackson county fair grounds for use during the Jubilee, also the work on the Ashland sewer and the Ashland public library. Fifteen men will start to work Monday at the fair grounds, 17 In Ashland and two at the library. Plans at the present time are to transfer title of the new bleachers to Medford School District No. 49 through the Jackson county fair board after the Jubilee. The bleach ers will then be moved to the new high school field for use there. FORD VISITS INSULL CHICAOO, May 17. (AP) The Herald and Examiner said Henry Ford Tuesday paid a secret visit to the hospital room of Samuel Insult, de posed utilities magnate. The meeting, the newspaper said, took place after Ford completed his In spectlon of A Century of Progress grounds and had started back to his train. BE TALKED TONIGHT Discussion as to the adoption of a beer tai ordinance In the city will be discussed at city hall this eve ning at 8:00 o'clock, when dlsperuers of the beverage ire requested to meet with the license committee, C. C. Darby, chairman, Dade Terrett and Pred Heath. Not only dispensers, but any other persons interested In such an ord- inance. are requested to attend the meeting and txpresa their opinions. Election Returns. State and Jackson county elec tion returns will be given over the Mall Tribune's loud apeaker in front of the office on North Fir street tomorrow evening as fast as figures come in over the Associated Press direct leased wire or are gathered by the Tribune's staff. Due to the polls closing at 8 o'clock and the complicated bal lot, It is not expected that totals will be available very early In the evening. JAIL ON LIBEL CHARGE; May Murray, arrested late yester day afternoon on a charge of crlml- Pnal libel, growing out of the allegetl distribution of slanderous and ma licious circulars, on behalf of Electa A. Fehl. candidate for county Judge, and 'Wife of the Imprisoned E. H. Fehl, was arraigned before Justice of the Peace William R. Coleman this morning. She entered a plea of not guilty, and demanded a preliminary hearing. It was postponed Indefi nitely, but will probably be held Sat urday. Ball was fixed at 11000 In lieu of which the defendant was re manded to the custody of the sheriff. It is understood that friends have arranged for ball, to be supplied this afternoon. Other arrests on the same charge are scheduled by the authorities. The complaint alleges that the in flammatory pamphlets were dis tributed by May Murray In this city last Friday on West Jackson street and West Second street. The arrest came as a result of protests tele phoned to the district attorney's of fice. A half dozen witnesses will be called by the state, who will testify that the defendant left the circulars on their doorsteps. The psmphlets contain an affidavit by Talton Jack Bunch, former state prison Inmate, In which Earl H. Fehl Is exonerated of all complicity In the vote stealing. The official rec ords of Douglas county show that Bunch was a prisoner In the Roseburg Jail at the time he swears he was In the Jackson county jail. Bunch was released from etate prison last Febru ary a. His present whereabouts are unknown. An Indictment for forgery hangs over him In this county. The authorities contemplate the filing of perjury and subornation of perjury charges as a result of the affidavit. The foreword, written by Fehl. It has been established, contains typical Fehl libelous statements attacking the state police and district attorney, and impunglng the Integrity of the courts. The foreword charges that the 65,000 expended by Jackson county In the turmoil trials "was largely used for the bribery of witnesses and Juries, and the handling of the courts." State prison officials snd the at torney general's offlcs will tske of fleisl cognizance of the circular, and Fehl faces curtailment of prison privi leges. E. L. Fitch, arrested Saturday for distributing the dodgers, yesterday waived preliminary examination, and his case will go direct to the grand Jury. Fitch has so far been unable to furnish the (1000 bonds. t P.-T. A. TOLD DES MOINES, Iowa, May 17. (AP) Miss Ruth Scandrett, assistant in the national industrial division of the federal children's bureau, told members of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers' meeting that the abolition of child labor la nearer than ever, aa a result of the national recovery administration. Miss Scandrett, who spoke yester day, made a plea for efforts to better conditions of working children. She warned that the NRA Is only tem porary, and urged favorable considera tion of the national child labor amendments. CLOSE FOR ELECTION All banks, city and county offices In Medford will be closed all day Friday, on account of the primary election. Portland Baptists Call New Pastor PORTLAND. Ore.. May 17. (AP) The congregation of Hinson Memorial Baptist church here has been advised that Dr. Albert O. Johnson of Temple Baptist church, Detroit, has accepted a call to the Hinson pulpit and will take over the duties of pastor here on September 9. Hinson church Is the largest Bap tist congregation In the Pacific north west. PORTLAND. May 17. T) Royden H. Eiilot, one-time "slot machine kin?" of Portland, was today lodged in he county Jail to begin serving a six-month sentence for assault and batter. REQUESTS HEARING CRATER ROAD BID BY EUGENE FIRM L0WATW61 Highway Commission An nounces Figures On Con struction Jobs Yaquina Bridge Cost $1,357,587 PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. (AP) Submitting a combined bid of 357,(87, the General Construction company of Seattle and the Gilpin company of Portland were low when the state highway commission opened proposals today on construction of the Oregon Coast highway bridge over Yaquina at Newport. The, combined bid was for three units, piers, steel and approaches. Six, other contractors bid on the project. The commission. In addition to the bridge Job, - today opened bids on other construction Jobs, the largest of which was the 2.18 miles of pave. ment widening and resurfacing of the Halsey street-CUnton street sec tlon of 82nd avenue In the city of Portland. Harold Blake of Portland was low at 124,736. The awards were to be announced later today. Low bidders on other Jobs Includ ed: Three and half miles roadbed widening of Agate-Little Butte creek section of the Crater Lake highway in Jackson county E. C. Hall, Eu gene, (40,881. The commission approved the re quest of Multnomah county In des ignating Lombard street between Un ion avenue and Columbia boulevard as a secondary highway. The load limit, which has been on a 76 per cent basis on the Oregon Coast high way, was lifted to the full limit. The commission gave favorable consideration to the Lake county chamber of commerce request that a new federal highway route from Canada to Mexico by way of Spokane, Pendleton, John Day, Burns, Lake view, Alturas, Reno and Los Angeles be listed. WASHINOTON, May 17. (API Senator Bone, Democrat, Washington, today made public a telegram In which he declined to endorse the candidacy of Willis Mahoney, mayor of Klamath Falls, Ore., for the Dem ocratic nomination for governor of Oregon, In answer to a telegram from Mahoney. The letter's telegram to Bone said, "Please send wire to Port land hotel endorsing my candidacy to be read at largo mass meeting to night. We have the nomination In the bag." WALLACE TO KEEP PORTLAND, May 17. (AP) A dispatch to the Journal today from Washington, D. C, aald Secretary of Agriculture Wallace will be unable to arrange his western itinerary to be In Lakevlow, Ore., during the June convention of the Oegon Cat tle it Horse Raisers' association. He had been invited to attend. Secretary Wallace has one date In Oregon, however. He will be at Med ford June 3. He left Washington, D. C, today. PARTISANS CLASH ON OLD TARIFF QUESTION WASHINGTON, May 17. (AP Democrats and Republicans clashed today In the senate over their old political favorite the tariff with majority leaders urging quick passage of the reciprocal tariff reduction bar gaining bill and the opposition de manding amendments for new aafe guards. SPECTATOR KILLED BK TOLUCA. Mexico, May 17. (AP) A circus elephant went on a ram page here yesterday and crushed to death Miguel Solorr-ano, a spectator, who had fed the animal banana peel ings. The elephant caught the man In Its trunk, hurled him to the ground and trampled him with Its heavy fore feet. WASHINOTON. May 17. (AP) The senate Indian affairs committee to day appeared In agreement on major provisions of the administration bill to give economic self government to Indiana, and to provide broad credit and educational advantages for them. Where Battered Body of Girl Was Found w . V i 'T" ' " ;''J'' v "'3 1 , "" 1 'vi ''"'"''-3 v " 1 " ' ' "wr" J. C. Gentryi emploje of riding school, pointing out the spot In the OoMen date park where a murderous attack was apparently mnrie on 23-year old Louise Jeppeien. flcnlry loiinil the hodv of the strangled girl in a ncdcstrinn tunnel about SO feet from where there were signs of a terrlflo struggle. Sen Francisco police arrested and charged Millard Hickman with murder. (Associated Press Photo). GETTLE KIDNAPERS BEGIN LIFE TERMS SAN QUENTIN PEN SAN QUENTIN, Oallf., May 17. (AP) Heavily guarded, the three kidnapers of William P. Gettle ar rived at San Qucntln prison today from Los Angeles to begin their life sentences for the abduction of the wealthy Beverly Hills oil man. . Guards accompanying the prison ers James F. Kirk, Roy A. Williams and Larry Kerrigan paused for a moment at the prison gates and Kerrigan and Williams posed willing ly for photographers. "I don't want my picture taken," said Kirk, attempting to hide his face. Then the men wore rushed through the barred gates and quickly put through the prison routine. They were photographed and fingerprint ed, their heads were shaved and they were outfitted with prison clothing. SAN FRANCISCO, May 17. (AP) On the time element involved In the Oolden Gate park slaying of Louise Jeppcacn, 23-yoar old Ogden, Utah, girl, San Francisco police today sought to tighten their murder case against Millard Hickman, 45, marine engineer. Captain of Inspectors Charles Dul les declared a new, voluntary effort by Hickman to explain hla where abouts during the Sunday morning hours Miss Jeppesen Is believed to have been criminally attacked and stain had failed to satisfy police. The police captain claimed the accused man, who Is under a grand Jury Indictment charging murder, had been unable to explain his move ments from approximately 3:03 a. m. to 4:30 a. m. of the morning tn question. CHARGED IN ARREST Joseph J. Tucker, 68, of Klamath Falls. Is being held In Jail at Port land, with bond set at I500. follow ing his arrest on a secret Indict ment by the federal grand Jury, charging him with an attempt to extort 1500 from Dr. Charles T. Sweeney of this city. Tucker was taken to Portland by Deputy United States Marahal Leo McLaln, who returned to Medford on the Oregon ian today. FRUITGROWERS' LEAGUE WILL MEET AT HOTEL Meeting of the Fruttgrowera' league will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock in the basement of the Hotel Medford, Instead of the court house auditorium, aa previously an nounced, It was made known today. BASEBALL American R. H. E. New Tork . 4 10 1 Detroit 6 11 3 Vanatta, Murphy, Uhla and Dickey; Bridges and Cochrane, - R; . H. E Philadelphia . 2 - 0. 1 Chicago .......;.................. 7 9 . 0 Cain. Dietrich, Benton, Kline and Berry; Jones, Wyatt and Rule. National. R. H. E. St. Louis ft 10 2 Boston 3 0 1 P. Dean and V. Davis; Betts, Smith and Hogan. R. H. E. Cincinnati ........ M 8 8 0 New York 6 9 0 Johnson, Shaute, Stout and O'Fer rell; Fltzsimmons and Mancuso. R. H. E. 1 7 1 3 7 3 Pittsburgh ....... Xi.'ooklyn ...... (10 Innings), Swift and Grace; Mungo and Lo pez. R, H. E. Chicago 10 30 1 Philadelphia 8 6 9 Lee, Malone, and Hartnett; Davis, Pearce, Darrow, Grabowskl and Wil son, Todd. TUCSON, Arl., May 17. (P) fllx-year-old June Robles, authorities in dicated today, may herself in the end "put the finger" on the kidnapers who burled her alive in the Arizona desert for 19 days. The little girl believes, they said, she will recognise at least one of three men she saw after ahe wan taken to the prison pit Q miles from Tucson on April 35, and la ready to denounce him If ahe sees him again, and demand they "put chains on him, too." HAMMER MURDERESS MAY GAIN FREEDOM TRHACHAPI, Calif., May 17. (AP) Release of Clara Phillips, so-called "hammer murderess," from the state prison for women here on June 17, 1035, was made possible today by action of the state parole board In allowing her six years parole and six months credit for "industry" in a prison department. AUXILIARY URGES ALL MARK BALLOT FRIDAY A request was voiced today by the American Legion auxiliary for all reg istered voters to ahow their patriot ism tomorrow and go to the polls and vote. MACON OVER TUCSON BUCKING HIGH WIND TUCSON, Aria., May 17, (AP) The navy ell risible Macon passed orer Tuc son at 1:43 p. m , at an elevation of about 9.000 feet. It was bucking a strong headwind. NRW YORK. May 17. AP) Cass Gilbert, the famous architect, died today In Breckenmurat, Eng , hoe of fice here was notified. He was 74 yesrs old. Gilbert was best known aa architect of the Woolworth build Inn In New Tork and several state cspltols. SAN FRANCISCO, Bay 17. (AP) Still refusing to believe that the body found more than a month ago in Oregon was that of her daughter, Mrs. Belle Blenklron told her attor ney, Holloway Jones, that ahe thought she had glimpsed the miss ing woman In San Francisco re. cently. A body, Identified as that of the daughter. Mrs. Doris Blenklron Sparks, 37, missing for six months, wns discovered deep In a canyon near Crater Lake national park, beside a body Identified ss that of Mrs, Orace Irene Ross, 33, Berkeley, Cal., police snld the two had met doath when their car skidded from a road. Mrs. Blenklron declared she had never had a chnnce to Identify the body. BREAK IN SHE IIS ME SAN FRANCISCO, May 17. (AP) Hopes for a break in the Pacific coast longshoremen's strike, now In Its second week, today rest with peace efforts planned here on the arrival of Edward V. McCrady, as sistant secretary of labor. McCrady, due by airplane from Washington In response to appeals from governors of California, Oregon and Washington, Is expected Immed iately to call into conference lead ers of the 13,000 longshoremen and shippers' representatives. Speed In settlement attempts has been urged by the three governora who reported the blockade along the agricultural regions and Industrial coast Is spreading to lumber mills, plants which depend upon the water transportation. JAPS TO DEMAND L YOKOHAMA, Japan. May 17. (AP) Prince Fumlmero Konoye sailed for the United States today, primed to Inform American leaders that Japan, at the 1038 naval conference, will de mand "equal rights In national de fense" and abandonment of the pres ent ratio method of naval limitation. The prince was given Isst minute Instructions, a high nuthorlty re vealed, at a brcAkfast with Japan's naval war lords In Tokyo shortly be fore his dcparUire by train for Yoko hama. LAWRENCEV VILLE, N. J., May 17. (AP) Dr. Mather A. Abbott, 00, head master of Lawrencevllle school, and former master of Qroton school In the dsys when President Frank lin D. Roosevelt, Senator Branson Cutting snd other famous men were numbered among his pupils, died today. EQUALITY VOTERS PREPARE TO CASBALLOTS Slight Interest Increase Seen On Eve Primary Ap peal Made for All to Go to Polls Women Active Jackson county electorate will go to the polls tomorrow to select urlmr candidates, to be voted upon at the general election next November, after one 01 me quietest campaigns In the history of the county. The past wee has seen some awakening of Interest. The race for governor on both the Republican and Democrats tlck.t. and the School Relief Sales Tar bill. i.o.o ukvu vne center or voter Interest. This afternoon snd evening the air will bo full of radio broadcasts, voic ing final sppcals. All public offices, the courthouse, banks and the state liquor store, win be closed tomorrow. A general appeal waa Issued todtr for all registered voters to vote to morrow. Benjsmtn E. Harder, presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce, called upon all citizens to go to the polls, as a matter of good citizenship and good government, it la estimated tnere win be between a 60 and 00 per cent vote oast, or approximately 7500 of the registered voters. The polls open at 8 o'clock In tho morning and close at a In the evening. Kiectioneenng Banned. The district attorney's offloe thu morning called the attention of the publlo to the section of the Oregon law prohibiting electioneering on elec tion day. it is Section 36-3433, Ore gon Code 1930. and reads as follows) "it shall be unlawful for any person at any place on the day of any election to ask, solicit, or la any manner try to tnduos or per suade any voter on such election day to vote for or refrain from voting for any oandldate, or the candidates or tloket of any po litical party or organisation, of any measure submitted to the ; people, and upon conviction thereof he shall be punished by fine of not less than pA nor more than sioo for the first offense, and for the second and each sub- ' sequent offense occurring on the? ssme or different election dsys, be shall be punished by fine aa aforesaid, or by Imprisonment in the county Jslt for not leas than five nor more than thirty days, or by both such fine and im prisonment." On the Judiciary ballot, there an two candidates for the state supreme court and three for circuit Judge for Jackson and Josephine counties. The circuit Judge csndldstes are Judge H. D. Norton, incumbent, seeling re election; Asa O. Hough of OrantJ Pass, chief oounsel for Earl H. Fehl, (Continued on Page Eight) WESTERN UNION T WASHINGTON, May 17. (AP) Western -Union threatened today to challenge "fundamentals of the nat ional recovery act" in the courts, if a code is forced on the communica tions Industry. Bankers, brokers, industrialists and other major users of wire 1 services rallied at today's NRA hearing to back up Western Union's attack on the proposed code. Other witnesses came to the sup port of Postal Telegraph, which wants a code and accused Western Union In the opening aesston yesterday of unfair propaganda against the regu lattons. PFORZHEIM, Germany, May 17.- (AP) Four persons were killed today and ten Injured seriously when loco motive ran Into a train bearing work Ingmen. The locomotive tore Into th middle of the train Just as it waa passing a switch. WILL ROGER? SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. I don't want to brag, but ws got mighty good polieonien m Los Angeles. They havo caught many a bad one. It looks like every time you ?ct one of those notorious ones now you get about two women to each man. Looks like about, all the police would have to do is arrest cvory man that has morn than one woman along. Times do change. Tho old time outlaw never mixed hii women and business. Yours, i. lHIMiNM.StlTlMli. 1