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The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Wednes day. Warmer tonlfht; cooler Wed nesday. Highest yesterday .- , 91 Lowest thli morning . 48 WmwauDi Matt, Trtb7Tnf, Twenty-ninth Year " MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1934. ' ' No 52 (jtE-FOTBina inLWMM 1MB fro r Afoiw H NhVh VmKUppendix Patient f P MAvTFR NM BASEBALL H PI RN l Cascade Locks Tomm PflMMT tt&mrid nnNCPPW.niiTiiHF Hospital Mistake rdaim tpiiqtfpq n By PAUL MALLON. WASHINGTON, D. 0., May 32. There never has been more petty backstage political Intrigue In Wash ington than haa aprung up lately Inside the administration. Cliques of lib. erala and conser vatives have be come audacious, trying t o pull the president one ' way and another. So have groups of schemers, try ing to get Joba or hold the ones they have. A few of the plots and coun ter plots have been brought to Paul Mallon the attention of the White House. Some of President Roosevelt's best thlnk-men have reached the con clusion that there are too many peo ple In the government working for their own enda Instead of Mr. Roose velt's. , Shortly, an effort will be made to separate the sheep and goats. Among the goats may be found an attorney prominently Identified with one of the largest emergency set-ups, as well aa a few liberal hangers-on. ' Simultaneously a number of the college professors In the administra tion 'have grown restless. Apparently their colleges do not appreciate what important Jobs the professors are do ing here. The colleges want them to make up their minds whether they want to be teachers or public offi cials. A few have been told that their college Jobs cannot be held open be yond September. There also are a few professors who have reached the conclusion that they can save the world better In college. They do not take well to the political life of back-slapping and back-bltlng. Their Idealistic desires do not always fit in with the political exigencies of a situation and some have become discouraged. . So, for one reason and another, you may expect an exodus of men "of learning from the government before the September semesters start. All this fits in rather well with administration plans. Before these things came up the master minds had decided that a mild reorganization of personnel in the RA, AAA, et at, was desirable, ror some weeks Mr. Roosevelt has bad scouts out looking over big league political prospects out In the country. His henchmen explain pri vately that he is eager to get "a bet ter type of men" In some of the sec ondary government positions. The president haa a flair for han dling his political family troubles. The way he smothered the Thorp case la an example. The politicians forced Thorp out, all right, but it was an empty vic tory for them. The case had all the possibilities of a flrst-clasa exploaion. Democratic partisans worked everything around to where they Induced the president to withdraw Thorp. At the same time, Assistant Commerce Secretary Dick inson threatened to resign unless. a man of Thorp's qualifications was selected in his place. The politicians had a candidate whose name never haa been divulged, They would have been satisfied also If Mr. Roosevelt had let Thorp's as sistant serve for a while. The president fooled them com pletely by naming Dickinson for the Job. That kept Dickinson from re signing, and thwarted the efforts of those in Thorps bureau who had stirred up animosity to him. General Farley's right-hand man, Emll Hurja. was riding on a senate elevator- the other day when he waa Introduced to Senator David Reed's right-hand man. Theodore Huntley. Mr. Hurja aaid he waa mighty glad Reed had been nominated In Penn sylvania because he thought that made It certain the democrats would win up there In November by 300,000 votes. This roused Mr. Huntley's betting spirit. He offered to bet Hurja a 1 hat about that. Hurja pondered. He said maybe 300,000 was too high, but he would bet that democratic Joe Ouffey defeats Reed by at least 200, 000. They shook hands on that bet. A few seconds later Mr. Huntley sld: "You wouldn't like to add a IS pair of shoes on that bet. would you?" Mr. Hurja said he would. They shook handa on that, also. The boys were aaved from further wardrobe gestures when the elevator brought them both down to the ground floor. The NRA people are planning to open up on publicity now to offset any harm done by the Darrow report. In a few days the ilrst anniversary of the textile code will be celebrated by opening several mills in Alabama for public Inspection. The Idea la to let the people tee the Improvements brought by shorter hours, abolition of child labor, etc. Senator Van Nuys was complaining about his lumboga In a committee hearing the other day when Oeneral Thatcher. Nevada attorney, supeested he knew a sure cure for It. oeneral , IConjlpucd go, fag Fouri , I UUIIUIILUU UUlLlMLII macok, o.., M.y jj.-(ap)- M H UJ L U FOR LEGISLATION Long Battle for Increased Use of White Metal Nears End Bill Vests Great Power With President WASHINGTON, May 72. (p) Legislation was introduced in con gress today at the request of Presi dent Roosevelt to provide for increas ing the amount of silver in the na tion's monetary stocks. In a special message, the President recommended that congress declare American policy to be to enlarge the use of silver "with the ultimate ob jective" of having one-fourth of the monetary stocks In silver and three fourths in gold. This proposal, which would be man datory, represented the compromise worked out during prolonged negoti ations between members of the sen ate sliver bloc and the administra tion. Could Take Over Supply. Another clause would authorize the President to take over the nation's monetary silver stock Just as was done In gold. This nationalization provision, however, la permissive. The bill-authorizes an appropria tion of $500,000 to carry out the pur chase and nationalization program and such additional sums annually as are needed. The secretary of the treasury would, be "authorized and directed" to pur-' chase silver at home and abroad at such rates, times and terms as he may deem reasonable and most ad vantageous to the public Interest. Purchases In the domestic market would be limited to SO cents an ounce on stocks held on May 1, Price Governing Provided. Whenever the market price ex ceeded the monetary value of the metal or when the monetary stocks were greater than the 26 per cent ratio, the secretary could sell silver. He would be further authorized and directed to Issue silver certificates in a fact amount not less than the cost of all sliver purchased. There would be maintained in the treasury as security for the silver certificates outstanding an amount of silver bullion and standard silver dol lars of a monetary value equal to the face amount of the certificates. All silver certificates would be legal tender and redeemable on demand in standard silver dollars and the secre tary would be authorized to coin sil ver dollars for such redemption. Would Control Volume. He would be further authorized, with the approval of the President, "to Investigate, regulate and prohibit, by license or otherwise', the acquisi tion, importation, exportation, or transportation of silver." A violator of the regulations would (Continued on Page Eight) 3 BIG TANK FALLS CHICAGO, May 33. (AP) Three men were killed and nearly a score injured today when a huge water tank plunged from the roof of "the seven-story Oakley building, crashing through to the second floor. Several others were believed burled In the wreckage. Six persona, Injured critically, were rushed by ambulance squads to the Henrottan hospital. A seventh taken there died a few minutes after ar rival. Three persona were believed trap ped In debris on the third floor. OPERATIONS SLATED SALEM, May 33. (AP) A hearing on the Byllesby Engineering St Man agement corporation of Chicago In connection with the rate Investiga tion of the California Oregon Power company and the Mountain Statea Power company, will be held here May 38, before Judge Charlea M. Thomas, the public utilities commis sion announced today. The Byllesby corporation la the op erating firm for the two power com panlea. BERTHA SAWYER SUES PIPES EOR STAIR FALL Bertha E. Sawyer, osteopath, yes terday filed suit acalnst A. W. Pipes, i.n.r nf thx Llhtrtv building for 3500 damages, for Injuries allegedly received when sne xeii aown ine bw of the building, breaking a bone In her foot. The accident occurred October J2 last year, about 6 35 o'clock In the evening. The complaint alleges that the stairway was not MACON, Ga., May 32. (AP) Clarence Jones went to the hos pital to have bis appendix remov edand came out with one less tonsil. The hospital superintendent said Jonea and another patient appear ed the same day and were pre sented to the nurse as candidates for tonsillectomies. Beds were not available, so they returned later. "You've come for your tonsil operation?" the nurse asked Jones. She said he answered "Yes." He'll be back later for the appendectomy. OF CENTRAL WEST GAIN SOI RELIEF CHICAGO, May 33. (AP) The drought was checked, partially at least, in some areaa of the parched portions of the central west today. Farmers of parts of northern Illi nois and in some sections of Wis consin hailed with Joy downpours that broke a wave of intensive heat, and brought aid to crops, while resi dents of cities In the rain area wel comed the precipitation as a relief from a rapidly growing fire hazard. Nearly a half Inch, of rain fell last night In the Chicago area, accom panied by winds and thunderstorms that sent the temperature tumbling from 90 to 67. A flfty-mlle-an-hour wind whipped Chicago, damaging several unfinished buildings at the century of progress grounds. Rains ranging upwards to one Inoh fell In some sections of Wisconsin yesterday and last night. Rain was also reported In Detroit, Grand Rapids and Sault Ste Marie, Mich., as well aa St. Joseph, Mo., To ledo, O., and Laporte, Ind., but on the whole the showers were not re garded by crop experts as sufficient to salvage substantial amounts of crops that have been burning for days beneath a relentless sun. In Nebraska, one of the hardest hit of the rainless states, there were a few light showers that helped bring relief from the Intensive heat, but which gave little help to the farmers. OCEAN FLIERS MAKE SECOND ROME START LAHINCH, Irish Free State, May 23 (AP) Capt. George Pond and Lieut. Cesare Sabelll took off at 7:01 p. m., (1:10 p. m., E. 8. T.) for Baldonnel, from where they expected to fly to Rome on their flight from New York. Air View 4 2? ft 4 "If" LjJ This remarkable As;otiatcd Piess picture provides tin air ncarbj dietrjcti with loss pf millions in. the city's most tragic SAYS GENE HOI 49 Chief Advisers Consulted at Pleasure, Is Claim Most of Cabinet Dull All Are Kept at Distance AMARILLO, Texas, May 33. (AP) Gene Howe, Amarlllo editor, said to day a survey he had Just completed revealed President Roosevelt Is "hav ing complete mastery of the nation," In contrast with the 50 men James W. Gerard said were running the United States In 1030. Howe, son of Ed Howe, famous Kan sas editor, and a controversialist, who haa tilted with Mary Garden and other notables, picked 49 of the presi dent's chief advisers, "who are con sulted at his pleasure, rather than their leisure." He called at least half of them "yes" men, and. aald "there Is not one of the remainder who can speak for the president, without first consulting him." Mrs. Roosevelt Heads Mat. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt heads the list of advlsera which Howe, with the aid of newspaper men In Washing ton, New York, Chicago, and other eastern cities, selected after a month's survey. Howe made one trip through the east to obtain first-hand Informa tion. Gerard's list waa made up princi pally of bankers, financiers and big industrialists. Howe found that these classes are not represented among Roosevelt's advisers. "The closest approach to a flnan- cler," he said, "la Bernard Baruch. ' Then there la Jesse Jones, a spectacu- 1 lar real estate operator. Jones, Mho Is a natural leader and tremendously (Continued on Page Two) SIX CASESlEARD BY POLICE JUDGE City Police Judge A. D. Curry was a bit busy yesterday, taking care of the six cases In court. Tom Barker waa fined H0 on charges of disorder ly conduct, and Gus Erlckson was fined $10 on charges of being drunk, as was Richard Rca, who also entered a guilty plea. O. A. Htleman, also held on a drunkenness charge, waa assessed $10. while Horace E. Huber was fined 25 on a reckless driving count. Ralph Hunt was required to pay a $10 fine when arrested on a disorderly con duct charge. of Blaze in art , 1 "f Jllfn National Cincinnati 10 17 3 Boston 4 11 0 Derringer and Lombard!; Betts, Smith, Plckrell and Hogan, Spohrer. St. Louis 7 13 1 New York . 4 9 3 P. Dean and V. Davis; Smith, Luque and Mancuso. (13 Innings) R. H. IS. Chlcfieo 4 10 2 Brooklyn ' 5 10 0 catteries: kooi. warnexe and rate; Lucas, Mungo and Lopez. R. H. E. Pittsburg . 13 10 0 Philadelphia 4 9 3 Batteries: Blrkofer and Paddcn; Darrow, Hansen, A. Moore and Todd. American New York .. 1 8 0 Cleveland ; 8 9 1 Murphy, Smythe, Deahong and Dickey; L. Brown and Pytlak. " R. H. E. Washington 5 11 1 Detroit 3 11 3 Batteries : Crowder and Phillips; Bridges and Cochrane. E OFFERED IN S. F. SAN FRANCISCO, May 33. (AP) A compromise proposal to settle the strike of Pacific coast longshoremen was given to the strikers and em ployers by President Roosevelt's board of mediation here today and both sides left the meeting to consider It. The board refused to disclose the nature of the peace offer, but the International longshoremen's asso ciation and the waterfront employers have been at loggerheads over recog nition of the union and the hiring and dispatching halls. SEATTLE, i May 33. (AP) With a police guard for non-union work men, Mayor John F. Dore announced today he will attempt to reopen this port tomorrow, closed since May 9 because of the longshoremen's strike. PORTLAND, May 22. (AP) A state of Immobile siege continued along Portland's harbor line and the lower Columbia river today as the second week of the worst waterfront strike In a generation drew to a close. A fleet of 26 vessels, 23 "of them In Portland harbor, remained lnactivo at their piers. PORTLAND, May 33. (AP) Action of Charles H. Carey. Oregon corpora tion commissioner, In selling the Union Savings and Loan association to O. B. Berrlan and associates of Salt Lake City, was upheld here Mon day by Federal Judge Fee. Chicago Stockyards t' AfKvV f .Hit?' ' , V I view of the tremendous fire that swept Chicago's stockyards and blue since the historio fire of 1871. OF STATE HIGHWAY . PLANSFEARED Proposed Amendment to Cartright Bill in Congress Would' Reduce Federal ' Money Coming to Oregon SALEM, May 33. yp) Complete disruption of Oregon's highway pro- j gram, which If it Is to proceed unin terrupted must be financed cnleily through federal funds, is threatened by a proposed amendment to the Cartright bill, pending before con gress, which would appropriate $400. 000,000 for emergency highway relief work during the coming year, R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer, de clared today. Six million of the four hundred million dollars the same amount of federal money the state la spending on roads this year would be made availablo to Oregon under the Cart right bill on and after July 1. and would permit continuation of the widespread relief program now under way. The amendment offered by Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona would reduce the federal highway appropriation in accordtance with the wishes of Presi dent Roosevelt to $100,000,000, and leave the remainder or any portion of it to be appropriated by the next congress, according to word received by the state highway department. "Such a reduction In the federal appropriation at this time would com pletely disrupt the nature and dta- (Continued on Page Eight) STATE MAY FIGHT PORTLAND, May ' 33, (AP) On the contention that Oregon la not Just In the "liquor" business, but rather, In the liquor "control" busi ness, this state may file a petition for a rehearing 'of the United Statea supreme court ruling that states which monopolize the salo Tf intoxi cating liquor must pay federal tax es. The supreme court ruling was handed down yesterday In the case of Ohio. The court held that "whenever a state engages In a business of a pri vate nature It exercises non-govern-mentnl functions, and the business though conducted by the state, la not Immune from the exercise of the proper power of taxation which the constitution vests in the con gress." , . Cascade Locks To Change Name when Water Covers City CASCADE LOCKS, On.. May 23. (AP) There la atrong agitation to change the name of this town from Cascade Locka to Cascade Lake, since the latter soon will be more appropriate. The Columbia river locks which give this town Its name will be near the bottom of a huge lake, to be formed by the $31,000,000 Bonneville power and navigation dam a few miles down the river. FLEE TO U. S. ON I NOOALE3, ArlE., May 22. (AP) Three women, Dolores Keith de Acos ta, Ara de Thompson, and Teresa Maclas, all of Hermoslllo, wore ex pelled from 8onora today for pro testing the Sonora government's ex pulsion ultimatum given by Gover nor Rodolfo Ellas Calles against all Catholic priests, a reliable source stated. Many Catholic priests of neighbor ing Sonora, Mexico were reported fleeing toward the United States to day because of a gubernatorial order expelling the clergy for assertedly not conforming with certain Mexican constitutional provisions. Reports reaching here from the Mexican border state said rellgloua services were at an end In all Ho nors Catholic churches. Many of the ohurchea were reported closed while others remained open only for Indi vidual worshlppors or organizations which wished to use them. The Sonora governor, Cnlles, son of the former Mexican president un der whose regime many Catholic dig nitaries fled, charging religious per secution, aald late last night In Tuc son, Ariz., hla order waa morely en forcing of provisions of the Mexican constitution of 1017. 1 He explained Mexican law requires tnat ministers of any church must be Mexican citizens, that the repub lic has provided all church property Is state property and the government has limited the number of ministers In any community. "Tho churches are open," he said. "None has been closed. The minis ters have loft their posts, but the cessation of activity la temporary. When the mlnlatera comply with the lawa they can continue their work." 1 SLAIN, 44 HURT INSTRIKERIQTING MINNEAPOLIS, May 22. (AP) One man was killed and at least 44 other persons were Injured, some aer. tously, in a riot at the city market today where striking truck drivers and aympathlzera congregated to halt movement of trucks. 0, Arthur Lyman, vice president and general manager of the Ameri can Ball company, died at Oeneral hospital of a fractured flkull suffer ed In the melee of strikers and po lice centered In the area a scant two blocks from the heart of the down town district. e) IN SNAKE RIVER BAKER, May 33, (AP) Clarence Peterson and hla brother, Robert Peterson, of Huntington were drown ed In the Snake river Monday eve ning about 6 o'clock when Clarence stepped from a ttandbar into a deep hole and the younger attempted to rescue him. While the brothers were scrambling about In the water, a companion. Ralph Bone, attempted to rescue them. In the meantime another boy, Asa Oaten, ran to Huntington near by for help and the rescuers reach ed the scene of the tragedy In time to save the Bone boy. Francis Lane, an expert swimmer of Huntington, recovered the bodies from the water. OLYMPIA, May 32. (yp) Cities lost their right to Impose taxes on beer when the new state liquor control act became effective on January 23. 10.14, the state supreme court ruled today In a six to three opinion. The high court affirmed a King county court Judgment temporarily enjoining the city of Seattle from collecting a tax of 13 ft barrel from beer distributors. A shortage of water In the Sequoia park area, California, resulted In an order curtailing 1U use In the Asb mountain area. IS ANNOUNCED IN COUNTYPRIMARY S. S. Smith, G. 0. P. Precinct Committee Winner Canon, Reames Win Demo Places in Contested Areas Official count for Jackson county for governor and the Judiciary ticket was completed this morning by th canvassing board and Is as follows: Circuit court Judge! Norton ... ..... 4768 ' Hough !4U Anderson 874 Republican Governor: Dunne . Holman ............ McAlexnnder Lonergan w Brown . 319S . 1014 ' , 969 , 494 , 400 . 16S3 Democratic Governor: Martin Mahoney . 880 For precinct committeeman for tha Republican party from the King pre cinct, S. Sumptcr Smith, veteran Q. O. p. warhorse, defeated Attorney T. J. Enrlght. 03 to 22. In the Newtown precinct. A. 8. Reames defeated Alva Graves for Democratic precinct committeeman, 40 to 8. A young factional fight raged for the position. In the Kenwood precinct. Verna Canon defeated George w. Walker, i to ii, ror Democratic committee man. There were no candidates on tb Republican ticket for constable and the usual number of facetious votes were caat, including Dr. J. M. Keena for the state supreme bench. Ed Hollonbeclt of the Flounce Rock (Pros pect) precinct, received at votes for constable. His friends combined on election day and he la the probable constable nominee. Sales Tax Far Ahead. ' i v The sohool relief sales tax carried In Medford'a 21 preclnots with a vote of yes, 1874; no, 732. The measure waa approved decisively in every pre- (Continued on Page Pour) IS DELAYED DAY The hearing before the D. 8. army board of engineers, concerning th Creaoent City harbor proposal, will ba conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday after noon, in the court room at the Fed eral building. Instead of Wednesday, as previously announced. Thursday haa been declared a holi day In Crescent City, and a large dele gation will be In Medford to attend the hearing. William P. Ellis of Salem, who will present the harbor case before the board, haa already arrived In Med ford. It la expected that many in terested persons will attend the hear ing. CCC Radio Power Here Stepped Up Power of radio station WUBO, at the CCO district headquarters, la be ing Increased today from 30 watt to 160 watts, it waa announced. The local station contacts Ninth corps area headquarters at the Presidio, San Francisco. Operators In charge of tha station here are Jlmmle Barnes, Prank Buhl man and Forrest Hogg. Will ROGER? lays: SALINAS, Cal., May .21.-1 read statistics every once in awhile and it shows muybo how church attendance is sorter falling off on Sunday morn ings. But it's not a lack of religious inclination, it's just that you can't boat Sunday morning to get the old car out nnd ramble. A preacher can have tho best sermon in the world, but he just has to deliver it to folks without any gas. I "bot you we live to sec the timo when they will just hold services on rainy days nnd days when they are fixing the roads, and they will pack 'cm in. Folks arc just as good as they ever were, aud they mean well, but no minister can move 'cm like a second-hand car.
