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WINNER
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1934
Twenty-ninth Year
MEDFORD.OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1934.
No. 59.
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By PAUL MALLON.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., May 80.
World statesmen are getting hot head,
lines again by digging the disarma
ment question out of its grave lor a
brief ofllclal air
ing at Geneva.
The exhuma
tion ceremony
this year la rec
ognized by old
hands here In the
abate department
aa the annual
spring European
crisis.
Aa crises go In
Europe, this one
haa a allg h tly
more sensational
background than
Paul Mallon
usual. Our people are privately wor
ried, but not excited.
The Inner problem Is not disarma
ment, but keeping up the illusion that
th'.re la any hope for disarmament.
All the nations are building more
ships and guns and do not Intend to
atop. All know there la no more
chance for a disarmament agreement
than there la for Hitler and the
French to shake hands and make up.
None of the nations at heart really
wants disarmament, except the United
States and Russia, and you cannot be
sure about Russia while war with
Japan Is a possibility.
If ths cooler heads have their way,
the Geneva conference will not bo
permitted to end In a fight. There will
be a few ploua expressions to cover
over .current International 111 feeling.
After a few days of brotherly love, the
disarmament Issue will be relnterrea
In the same quiet graveyard where
the London economic conference lies.
Then everyone can go home and build
more ahlna and guns.
That Is the most our people really
hope for. That Is what they think will
happen.
It sounds Billy, but It la the only
sensible thing to do. A ploua express
slon of a hopeless hope la better than
a brawl.
The statesmen got themselves in
the proper spiritual attitude for such
an armed love-feast when they agreea
that the Russo-Japanese situation
would not be thought of at the con
ference. It would be Just as easy to elimin
ate oxygen from the air In Geneva. It
la similarly difficult for the Franco
German situation not to be consider
ed In actions. If not In words.
France and Germany are bristling
so much with war talk that a few days
ago. .when the French moved two
army corps to the Alsatian border,
numerous residents of a town aban
doned their homes and slept the night
in the woods. They thought the shoot
ing might start any minute.
Somowhat the same underlying tem
per of the people was manifest when
the Hitlerites raided an anti-Hitler
society headquarters in the Saar and
confiscated the names of society mem
bers, apparently for use in determin
ing who should vote In the Saar ple
biscite next year. Feelinga like those
cannot be suppressed by agreement.
The United States diplomats will
never say so publicly, -but they are
Blessed to ee France and Russia
moving toward a defensive alliance.
Such an alliance would do more to
, prolong European peace than a down
disarmament conferences In the exist
ing situation.
The alliance is a gentle hint to Hit
ler that he cannot fight France until
he is strong enough to whip Russia at
the same time. It will be a long time
before Hitler becomes that strong.
For that reason, England and Italy
may not Interfere, although the alli
ance leaves Mussolini out on a llmo
bv himself, and doea not help John
Bull.
The Japanese situation Is driving
us closer and closer to Great Britain
In the backstsge alignments.
Nothing has been put on paper yet.
and probably nothing will be. but
there Is good ground for believing that
we have already reached the Incipient
basis of a personal gentleman's agree
ment with Britain about Japanese
posslbllltlea.
If Japan should selae a Pacifio
stronghold of either party, for In
stance. It Is highly improbable that
our fleet would run Into the British
fleet, even If there was a fog.
What keepa these things from being
as exciting as they sound Is the rc
that no one seems to be ready to
throw the first brick.
All the nations are strengthening
their defenses, msking alliances and
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BROKEN AS THREE
BATTLEFOR LEAD
Maurice Rose Finishes Sec
ond, Lou Moore Third
Distance Covered 4:46:05
No Fatalities to Mar
SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis, May
su (Ai'j nua Bin cumming,,
inaianapoiu, won tne oiw-inue
automobile race today before 135,
000 spectators in record-breaking
time.
Mauifce Rose, Dayton, O.. finished
second.
Cummtngs' time was 4:46:05.31.
Cummlngs' average for the 500
miles was 104.865, a new record, which
eclipsed the former mark of 104.162.
made by Lou Meyer, South Gate, Cal..
In winning the 1933 race.
Lou Moore, Los Angeles, finished
third, seven and a half miles behind
the flying Cummlngs.
SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis, May 30.
(AP) The car driven by George
Bailey, Detroit, went over the wall
on the north turn.
In another crackup, the car driven
by Chet Miller, also of Detioit, went
over the wsll on the south turn.
Bailey sustained a broken wrist in
his smash-up. while Miller escaped
without injury. They were rushed to
the speedway hospital, but were
quickly released. Their cars were de
clared out of the race.
In a third smash-up. Phil Shafor
of Des Moines, Iowa, skidded off the
track at the end of the back atretch,
but escaried without injury. This
accident occurred as the cars were
nearlng the first fifty miles.
Harry McQulnn, Indianapolis, was
forced to quit after going 40 miles
because of a broken connecting rod.
Johnny Seymour, Loa AngeleB, and
Rick Decker, Stntcn Island, N. Y,,
were forced out of the race at 75
miles, Seymour with a broken rear
axle and Decker with motor trouble.
Wilbur Shaw, Indianapolis, who
finished second in the 1033 race, was
forced out because of a broken oil
line after traveling 42 miles.
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WASHINGTON, May 30. (API
President Roosevelt conferred today
with Secretary Hull on war debt pay
ments and on his message to con
gress soon after word came from
London that Great Britain planned
to propose a new offer.
LONDON, May 30. (AP) A new
British war debta proposal will be
dispatched to Washington within S4
hours, under government plans re
viewed finally by the cabinet today.
Unless the ministers decide a last
minute revision la necessary the text
is expected to be telegraphed today.
Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of
the exchequer, plana to outline the
war debts situation fully to the
house of commons tomorrow.
Official quarters did not reveal the
nature of the note but It was be
lieved to be Brltsln's final effort to
avoid the atlgma of default by pro
posing a conference on the whole
problem, with a continuation of
token payments If necessary to seal
the bargain.
WALLACE FACING
BUSYSGHEDULE
WASHINGTON, May 30. (API-
Secretary Wallace, swinging through
the west on a speaking tour, ad
vised aides here today he would go
to Omaha, on June 6 to confer with
Dr. E. W. Sheets, emergency drought
relief director. Before then he will
speak at Logan, Utah, and Medford,
Ore., and he will spend several days
Inspecting the drought one.
The farm administration Is draft
ing a cattle purchase program to aid
drought-hit farmers. Planting re
strictions have been relaxed to aid
them. Additional counties for relief
work are to be designated as their
needs are established.
BRITAIN TO OFFER
NEW PROPOSAL IN
WAR DEBT PAYING
Flags For Graves
Held Up by Dock
Workers Strike
ROSEBCRG, Ore., May 30. (AP)
No flags are flying today over
the graves of veterana burled in
Douglas county cemeteries. Each
Memorial day in the past has
found ex-service men placing the
colors above the resting places of
their sleeping comrades, but this
year fragrant flowers alone are the
tribute of the living veterans,
A shipment of several hundred
flags to be used for markers are
lying on the dock at San Francisco,
where the wholesale order has been
tied up aa a result of the ship
ping strike. The flags, purchaaed
by Tjmpqua post of the American
Legion, will be placed as soon aa
thpv are received here.
STEVEDORES VOTE
PLAN FOR PEACE
PORTLAND, May 30. (AP)
Rejection of terms of the pro
posed waterfront strike settle
ment agreement by the Portland
local of the International Long
shoremen's association, appeared
a certainty today.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 30. (AP)
Expressions of dissatisfaction were
heard today aa striking Pacific coast
longshoremen voted on the shipown
ers' proposal for cooperative opera
tion of hiring halls.
Union leaders In Portland de
nied the proposal as "vague" and a
"subterfuge." Nearly 3000 atrlkera
unanimously decided In San Fran
cisco that they would not accept the
offer, while 750 members of the Ta
coma local indicated they would vote
likewise.
Ballots were distributed to all
ports, for the secret vote whereby the
longshoremen will formally record
themselves on the settlement pro
posal. Majority To Rule
The majority vote of the entire
coast will determine acceptance or
rejection of the agreement, reached
Monday after a series of conferences
here participated in by federal repre
sentatives, Including Edward F. Mc
Grady, assistant secretary of labor,
shipowners and strike leaders, among
them Joseph P. Ryan, national presi
dent of the International Longshore
men's association.
Ryan was in the Pacific northwest
today, after an airplane tour In aup-
port of the peace plan. But while
supporting the plan he expressed
understanding of why Tacoma work
ers, at least, had determined to op
pose Its adoption.
"The men here tell me." he said,
"that Joint operation of the halls,
which Is proposed by the employers,
has been tried In Seattle and other
places In the northwest and that It
has failed to protect the workers. I
have been Informed of conditions
that I don't believe even the officials
of the steamahlps would stand for If
they knew about It."
Note of Optimism
The only note of optimism came
from Los Angeles harbor and the
lumber porta around Coos Bay. Altho
the situation In the Los Angeles
region remained tense, apokesmen
predicted early settlement of the
strike. At Marehfleld, on Coos Bay,
strikers voted to return to work when
they have obtained permission from
the I. L. A.
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BETHETi. Conn., May 30. 7Ti
Twelve persons narrowly escaped
death when a United Air lines pas
senger plane en route from Cleveland,
Ohio, to Newark, N. J., lost Its way in
the heavy fog early today and craahei
when making a forced landing.
The nine passengers, in addition to
the pilot, co-pllot and stewardess,
were treated for their Injuries at the
Danbury hospital.
Lorenz Leteon of Chicago, co-pllot,
was the only one whose condition was
described as critical. Hospital doctors
found him suffering from a fractured
left leg. severe hesd lacerations ni
possibly internal injuries.
The ship struck a line of trees,
barely missing a row of houses, and
buried its nose in the ground, with
Its tall in a treetop.
CLOUDBURST HITS
HEPPNER, MADRAS
DAMAGING BLOW
Gardens, Livestock Washed
Away Bridges Demol
ishedHomes and Stores
Flooded by Sudden Deluge
HEPPNER, Ore. May 30. (AP)
A cloudburst striking about ten miles
up Willow creek yesterday took far
mers by surprise and washed away
gardens, livestock and chickens.
Many persona standing on bridges
had narrow escapes when the rush
of water gushed down upon the
structures. Concrete bridges with
stood the shock, but many wooden
structures gave way almost immedi
ately. The waters swirled through
the residential district and a portion
of the business section of Heppner.
Three feet of water entered the
Union OH company's office and a
number of cabins.
MADRAS, Ore., May 30. (AP)
Several cars of an Oregon Trunk
line freight train were derailed and
the streets of Madras were filled with
silt and debris when a cloudburst
struck Jefferson county about noon
yesterday. An inch of rain fell here
within 20 minutes, preceded by
thunder and hall.
The business section of Madras was
flooded by a foot of water. Wood
plies were scattered all over the town,
many fences were struck by water
and debris to a depth of three feet
and washed away. Some damage was
done to electric light and telephone
equipment.
No one was Injured In the train
wreck which occurred north of Gate
way where a section of the roadbed
had weakened from the flood waters.
Later In the day a storm struck at
the mouth of Willow creek canyon,
traveling northwesterly directly
across Agency Plains to the gateway
of Sagebrush Springs. A local ranch
er; narrowly escaped drowning- He
extricated himself and his horse with
difficulty, but lost his saddle.
The John L. Campbell ranch near
Vanora was damaged considerably
and the Campbell grade was washed
out. Gardens and fences were wash
ed away and many chickens drowned.
Agency Plains, bone dry this morn
ing, was covered with miniature lakes
of from one to two acres in extent
last night.
East of Gateway The Dalles-Call
fornla highway was flooded at many
points, particularly at the mouth of
Stolllcker canyon and at Hay creek
bridge. Traffic was stopped for a
time waiting for the storm to subside.
Many county roads, temporarily out
of repair, were not passable today.
The flooding of Hay creek was a
great boon to stockmen, greatly need
ed for Irrigation and the flooding of
Agency Plains will benefit wheat far
mers, although It has come rather
late.
SANTIAGO, Chile, May 30. (API
Chile was recovering today from the
shock of Its sixth costly natural
catastrophe since January 1.
A tidal wave yesterday swept the
coast around Coronel, destroying
many homes. Two earthquakes, a
cyclone and two floods this year
have brought death and Injury to
scores and property damage running
Into millions of dollars.
GUNMEN OF OLD ENGLAND
KNOW PENALTY IF TAKEN
By Harry M. Romer '
(Associated Press foreign 8taff)
WORTHING, England, May 30.
(AP) After a 48-hour man hunt In
which police and hundreds of citi
zens united, England's lone gunman,
Leonard Hill, killed himself today
with the pistol with which he shot
a policeman.
Hill was no Dllllnger Policeman
Arthur Jex, whom he shot, Is re
covering but Hill committed sui
cide rather than face English Jus
tice. The police and volunteer poss-s
surrounded Hill In Sussex woods.
The whole country wss Incensed by
the wounding of the policeman on
Sunday night. The use of
rare In England.
gun Is
DARING DRIVERS SET FOR INDIANAPOLIS CLASSIC
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Many of the nation's leading auto race drivers are set to start the long grind that leads to fame and
fortune in the Indianapolis 500-mile auto race Memorial day. Shown above are three of the leading con
tenders. Louie Meyer (left) was the winner last year and In 1928. Kelly Petlllo (center) has the pole
position, having set m record In the qualifying trials. Wild Bill Cummlngs (right) of Indianapolis set the
pace last year for the first hour before he was forced out of the race. Below, a typical shot of the tiny
speedsters lined up for the starting bomb. (Associated Press Photos)
REACHES CRISIS
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 80. (AP)
At 7:15 a. m. today Governor James
Rolph, Jr., was reported still alive at
the Llnforth ranch near here where
he has lain In an extremely grave
condition for the past 34 hours.
Last advices from the ranch said
the stricken governor slept peacefully
through the morning. His family and
personal physicians were in constant
attendance at his bedside.
At one time during the night long
vigil the governor foiled so percept
ibly that use of a heart stimulant
was resorted to and led Dr. J. M.
Scanland to state that "only the Im
mediate Injection of the drug stood
between the governor and death."
That the 65-year-old governor naa
reached a crista In hla Illness became
apparent late yesterday when all
members of his family were summon
ed to the bedside. Theodore J. Roche,
state motor vehicle director and the
governor'a closest friend, also was
summoned. He said the governor was
"very weak."
In the event of Governor Rolph's
death, Lieut. Governor Frank P. Mer
rlam of Long Beach would automati
cally succeed to the governorship.
SALEM, May 30. (AP) H ar r y
Riley, convicted Burns murderer, was
returned to the state penitentiary
here last night to await in a lonely
death cell the payment of the ex
tremo penalty. He was sentenced to
hang Friday, July 13, by Judge W. W
Wood, for the murder of his wife al
most two yeara sgo.
It was a woman who flnilly trap
ped the fugitive. She Is Mrs. Michael
Sadlelr, wife of the prominent pub
lisher and author. 8h owns two
bloodhounds and took them herself,
on leash, Into the woods.
"Suddenly one of my dogs pulled
sharply to the left," she said, aft
erward. "There I saw a man lying
under a tree. The hounds had fol
lowed the scent perfectly.
"I called to police behind me
There he Is.' The man who appar
ently had been asleep, started up
as the police closed In on him.
"Aa they did so, a shot rang out."
The fugitive had used the last
cartridge In his gun. He never re-
1 gained consciousness and died later
In a hospital.
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BASEBALL
(first game)
New York .
Brooklyn 3 8 3
Clark and Richards: Mungo, Berres
and Lopes-
(first game)
R.
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Philadelphia
Boston .10 15 1
A. Moore, Hansen, Darrow and
Todd; Brandt, Smith and Spohrer.
American
(Morning game)
Boston 3
Philadelphia 5 8
Ostermueller, W. Perrell , and
Ferrell: Benton and Berry.
(first game) R. H.
Washington 1 7
New York - 0 1
Whltehlll,
RubscU
Dickey.
and Phillips;
Gomez and
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MEMORIAL DAY
CHICAGO, May 30. (p The tra
ditional verdancy of Memorial day
wa dimmed today by the smoke of
forest fires and the drabness of with
ered grain cropa.
Scattered fires burned over wood
lands dried to tinder by a parching
sun, and whole fields of growing
grains curled In the heat which rang
ed from 00 degrees to a scaring loa.
One of the fires swept moro than
10,000 acres of valuable timber lands
near Saranac lake In New York with
flames on a ten mile front menacing
two villages. Other fires were blaidug
In Minnesota, and Idaho. A huge
marsh in the vicinity of Norwalk, O.
wsa burning.
Wheat soared to more than a dollar
a bushel In Mlneapolls the first tlm!
that dollar mark there had been
reached since laat July. The upward
surge of (train values on Chicago's
board of trade was halted by talk of
possible imports of Argentine wheat.
Unrelenting heat best down on all
crops In the middle west as officials
considered means to bring relief
Washington authorities received met-
sages beseeching them to release sign
ers of the corn-hog program from all
crop reduction obligations.
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Warsaw Rioters
Nursing Wounds
WARSAW, May 30. (AP) A score
of persons were suffering from bul
let wounds today following late
night street fighting between com
munlits and rlghtlest radicals In the
workers district.
Police dispersed the rioters, ar
resting many. Nine persons were
' taken to hospitals seriously Injured.
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GETTYSBURG TALK
BY ROOSEVELT TO
By the Associated Press.
On the once blood drenched battle
field of Gettysburg, President Roose
velt leads the nation's homage today
to Its soldier dead.
The prealdent, nrranglng to leave
his busy desk around mid-day for
that civil war meeting ground, win
stand as the first Democratic chief
executive to speak at the cemetery,
which marks , where the greatest
thrust of the confederacy met tho
stone wall of Meade's blue-clnd ranks.
Throughout the nation Including
those statea that commemorate their
heroea on April 28 banks and public
buildings were closed.
In Washington, however, althougn
the executive branch observed a hoi!
day, both houses of congress rejected
talk of a recess In order to carry on
Hundreds of ceremonies of tribute,
parades and the placing of wreaths,
were arranged throughout tne
tlon.
The gleaming white mntble scpul
cher of the unknown soldier In the
national capital marked one focal
point of these ceremonies. There the
blue of the grand army Of tne repup
lie, the gray of the confederacy, and
the khaki of the world war will min
ale.
Prealdent Roosevelt, before leaving
the capital, received word from King
Leopold III of Belgium, that America
dead lying In that country were not
forgotten and that flowers would ne
placed on their graves.
BEND, Ore., May 80. (AP) Ac
cused of drunken driving after hi
automobile, carrying a load of dyna
mite, had collided with another car,
J. M. Perry Jr., waa held in the
Deschutes county Jail todBy.
Police said Perry's car contained
31 sticks of blasting powder, deton
ators and fuses. Perry waa arrested
on a drunken driving charge
Sheriff Olaude McCauley after Per.
ry's machine crashed into another
and overturned on The Dallca-Call-
fornla highway south of here last
night.
Hrn Has Three Legs
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. (UP) A
Rhode Island Red chicken, hatched
at George Randill's farm, has three
legs but otherwise Is perfectly nor
mal. The extra leg, normally shaped,
extends from the back.
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SOLEMN TRIBUTE
IN CITH RITES
Memorial Parade On Smaller
Scale Due to Threatening
Weather Services Held
in City Park After March
America's war dead were honored
today In the memorial parade down
Main street, which, although much
smaller than In year's past, was a
tribute to those who had given their
lives in ths services of the United
States.
Cloudy weather was probably some
what responsible for the few observ
ers and even social and fraternal
organizations were not as fully rep
resented In the parade as custom
arily.
There was also a lack of floats In
the line of march. Despite the def
icient representation, the parade pro
ceeded. In solemn procession to the
Bear Creek bridge, where Invocation.
was held, and Children of the Amer
ican Revolution and representatives
of other organizations participated
In the ceremony of strewing flow
ers on the water, In memory of the
comrades who lost their lives while
In service for the country, on wat
erways.
A salute was fired and taps
sounded. The parade then returned
to the city park for the Memorial
day service.
The parade was led by Marshal
of the Day Polk Hull, who represent
ed the soldiers who fought and gave
their lives in the Civil war. He was
accompanied by Frank Mengoz, also
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KILLED BY POSSE
LEXINGTON, N. O., May 80. (flV-
Ernest Leonard, 32, an escaped con
vict from a, state prison camp, was
shot to death near Lexington early
today in a gun fight with officers.
R. B. Ridge, camp superintendent;
and J. W. Vaughn and O. C. Slices,
guards, killed him after he fired upon
them at his father-in-law's home near
here.
Leonard escaped May 12 from the
camp after serving since January on
a 2 -year term for store breaking.
.Tannery 14 Hiccoughs Stop
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio. (UP) Hic
coughs which had weakened Doro
thy Floyd, 18, since they first seised
her January 14, finally stopped re
cently. Physicians, unable to diag
nose the cause of the attacks, were
uncertain whether her relief would
be permanent.
WILL
ROGER?
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., May
29. Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace is out our way here.
Itc has got a tough job. It's by
far the toughest job in the
cabinet. -
Secretary of the navy only
has to deal with an admiral,
secretary of the army with the
generals, postmaster general
with the politicians, but when
you deal with the farmer you
are dealing with a man who is
a denier himself, so if I was
Wallr.ce I would say: "Boys,
you all are just too good farm
ers. You just raise too much.
If you just wouldn't be so ex
pert for a few years. It don't
do any good to plow under
ovcrv third row if you are go
ing to raise more on the other
two than you did on the three.
''Your efficiency is driving
you to the poorhousc, so please
ilon't be such good farmers."
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