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Twenty-ninth Ytar
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1931.
No. 61.
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4 Al FRANCE ANXIOUS
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By PAUL MALLON.
WASHINGTON. June 1. The way
this government tried to free Cuba in
m few hours the other day. after 31
years of suspense, was a clear tip
that something was wrong Inside.
0 u b a n and
American states
men were gath
ered rather hur
riedly at the state
d e p a r tment on
Tuesday after
noon to sign the
new treaty. Be
fore the news of
their action had
reached Havana,
a White House
Paul Revere had
dashed up to the
United States
Paul Mallon
senate and delivered the ducument.
The senate foreign relations com
mittee met Wednesday morning and
reported the treaty to the ' senate
without any studied consideration.
Then Chairman Plttman of the for
eign relations committee tried to get
the treaty through the senate imme
diately. '
Anyone who knows Washington will
realize treaties are not made and rati
fied that way. They usually require
months to advance as far as the Cu
ban treaty advanced within 24 hours.
The administration spokesmen ex
plained for publication they acted like
they were going to a five-alarm fire
solely because of good will toward
Cuba. That was a good excuse but
lather thin for grown-up senators who
were expected to ratify the treaty, so
another excuse was passed around
quietly. It was that the administration
wanted to get the treaty out before
the AAA announced the new sugar
allotment for Cuba, because the sug
ar allotment was certain to make the
Cubans very angry. In other words
we wanted to get them in a good hu
mor by freeing them before we told
them the bad news about how much
sugar they could ship us.
This explanation sounded more like
the real one, but, as a matter of fact,
it appears to be only half tho inside
story.
Iw people know It, but the state
department has been receiving some
exciting confidential reports from Cu
ba lately.
Apparently the old Machado crowd
Is getting bold again and threatenln;
rather serious embarrassments to the
Cuban government by striking at tin
United States.
That is what was behind the shoot
ing of a soldier guard at Ambassador
Caffery's residence and the waylaying
of Embassy Secretary Matthews' auto
mobile. The government tried to min
imize the seriousness of theseattacks
by attributing them to mysterious
marauders. As a matter of fact they
are jBven yet suppressing the news of
the first attack several weeks ago,
when Caffery's residence was sprayed
with bullets and no one hurt.
There is no mystery In the minds
of our officials as to the identity o!
the marauders. No one can prove it
but everyone on the Inside knows they
are Machada henchmen bent on prov
ing that the existing Cuban govern
ment can not defend the lives of
American diplomatic representatives
down there.
Tt la a clever scheme and our offi
cials fear it may work. If a hair of
Ambassador Caffery's head is harmed
we will have to step Into Cuba again,
freedom or no freedom. As one of our
officials said la private conversation
recently:
"I would not like to minimize the
consequences If anything happened to
Caffery." He is one of the best liked
men in our diplomatic service.
Neither he nor First Secretary Mat
thews could have severely offended
any Cubans. Matthews is a shy mn
who would blush If he saw the rhum
ba. properly performed.
In view of the situation, the master
diplomatic minds of this government
apparently concluded that If the Piatt
amendment of the old treaty wis
going to be abolished. It had better be
done In a hurry before the shooting
starts. That will show we at least tried
to be decent.
Also It may lnduoe the Machad j
terrorists to hold off tneir anaciui uy
strengthening Cuban punllo opinion i
In our favor at a troublesome time. ;
But the new treaty will not hinder
us In going to Cuba. It merely m- j
moves fiom us the contracture! re-:
sponslbiilty of going In.
The Cuban government will scream
for our help, loud enough to be heard ;
around the wortd. if and when -iti
troubles get out of hand.
Paraguay was winning the Chaco i
war when the United States steppe
in and decided to curtail hostilities by i
an arms embargo. Our business lntjr- j
est (Standard Oil) were on tti
other side, in Bolivia.
What really seems to have driven us ;
to action la the fact that Great Brit-
sin w-a .tcalhifi nm South Am-".i'"n
(.Continued on Page Taelvej i
British Spokesman Sees Lit
tle Prospect of Achieving
Any Important Action at
Present Time in Geneva
GENEVA, June 1. (AP) Because
of the gravity of the disarmament
situation, Arthur Henderson, presi
dent of the arms conference, today
adjourned the parley until Tuesday,
then later announced that It would
be necessary to postpone its next ses
sion until Wednesday.
Shortly, before Henderson's an
nouncement a British spokesman said
-privately that Sir John Simon, Brit
ish foreign secretary, sees little pros
pect of achieving anything Important
at present In Geneva.
Sir John purchased railroad tick
ets and prepared to return to London
tonight.
As the world disarmament confer
ence gasped on what appeared to be
its deathbed today, a French spokes
man expressed confidence, "Some
thing will be done."
"In all events," he told the Asso
ciated Press, "France does not in
tend to permit anybody to throw the
responsibility for the collapse on her
shoulders."
France, he insisted, wanta to go on
with the conference.
Although smaller powers were pre
pared for positive action, the opinion
prevailed that unless Britain and
France reached a baslB of common
negotiation efforts of the other coun
tries would be fruitless.
British circles expressed belief that
France did not want a disarmament
conference.
Henderson's announcement was
made Just as the conference session
opened today. '
VETS COMMISSION
PAYS BACK TAXES
SALEM, Ore., June 1. (AP) Ap
proximately 9160,000 was being dis
tributed among counties In Oregon
this month by the World War Vet
erans' state aid commission In pay
ments In full of delinquent taxes
which had accrued on property tak
en over by the state on deed or fore
closure d tiring the past two years,
the commission announced today.
Funds became available through a
recent sale of bonds and the com
mlsson announced Its action was not
only good business to clean up the
accumulation of obligations, stop
ping Interest charges, preventing
possibility of sale of property for
taxes and eliminating the necessity
for Intricate tax records In the com
mission's office, but was also only
fair to the counties for a division of
the state government to meet Its
obligations when money Is on hand.
SPIDER VICTIMS
E
BOISE, Ida.. June 1. (UP) Two
victims of the dangerous black wid
ow spider were recovering slowly to
day. Joe Fulwyler, 3 -year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Fulwyler. bitten
Sunday, had a bluish-black spot,
about two Inches In dlamter, on his
left hip around the spider's bite, but
was otherwise unaffected.
Dr. William Erkenbeck of Grand
View, in a semi-conscious condition
in a Boise hospital since he was bit
ten May 30, was also reported Im
proved, although he still was unable
to talk. Fulwyler said that within
five minutes after his son had been
bitten, the child was suffering in
tense pains In the stomach.
Crater Lake Left
Out In Cold When
Park Stamps Made
WASHINGTON, June 1. (API
Representative Martin (D. Ore.)
Is much perturbed over the fact
that Crater Lake National park, In
Oregon, was Ignored in the aeries
of national park postage stamps
ponsored by the national parks
service.
The representative complained
to Postmaster General Parley that
Mount Rainier National park. In
Washington, and Tosemlte and
Sequoia National parks, tn Cali
fornia, were Included tn the series
if 10 stamps, but "Orc.on was irtt
nit tn tli -o!rt "
Address
FOREIGN WAR VETS
STATE CONVENTION
OPEN HERE SUNDAY
Commander-in-Chief Van
Zandt Coming From
Washington, D. C, by
Plane Banquet Monday
Plans are nearlng completion for
the 14th annual state encampment
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the U. S. department of Oregon, to
be held here .Tune 8 to 6, tn con
Junction with the Diamond Jubilee,
and already veterans are commencing
to arrive by auto for the big event.
James E. Van Zandt, commander
In chief, will arrive Sunday by plane
from Washington, D. C. Van Zandt
last November, In a swing around
the continent, visited Medford and
was presented with a picture of Cra
ter Lake. He was so Impressed with
James E. Van Zandt. Altoona, Pa..
Comma.ider-ln.Chlef, Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States.
It that he stated that If ever the
time came that he could make the
trip he Intended to see Crater Lake
and the surrounding country.
Upon the invitation being extended
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PETITIONS SEEK
PORTLAND, Ore., June 1. (AP)
Two lnltlattve petitions are being
circulated here for ballot measures
In November repealing the Knox liq
uor control law and offering sub
stitute plans for liquor control In
Oregon.
One of the groups, headed by Chas,
Donke, manager of the Northwest
Beverage Dealers, already has filed
3000 signatures with the coAinty clerk.
This proposal calss for an enabling
act delegating to the state power to
regulate wholesale and manufacture
of liquor and giving cities home rule
and power to license retail sale of
liquor. The state, collecting license
money, would turn back 76 per cent
of the annual income Into schools of
the state, The other 25 per cent
would go to the state's general fund.
GETTLE KIDNAPERS
GUILTY EXTORTION
LOS ANOELE3, June 1. (UP)
Three kidnapers of William F. Gettle,
millionaire Beverly Hills oil man,
and their two women companions
last night were found guilty of send
ing extortion letters through the
mall by a Jury tn federal court.
The Jury deliberated three hours
before finding the quintet guilty.
i The three men James Kirk, Roy
Williams and Larry Kerrlgau are
j now serving life sentences in San
; Quentln prison for on kidnaping
J charges. They were brought here
early this week to face the federal
: counts.
I PENDLETON. Ore., June 1. (AP)
'.. Much needed rain continued to
j avoid thia region today. Westerly
winds prevailed. Cool weather was
aiding the rapidly maturing vhfit,
but another rain would Insure most
oi the crop,
by Secy. Wallace Opening Day
Lead Shrine
W. P. Neville (left) of Sacramento, nottentate of Ben AH Temple or
the Mystio Shrine, who will lead his nobles to Medford Saturday for a
Joint initiative session with Illllnh Temple of Southern Oregon, which is
headed by O. O. Alenderfcr (right). Illustrious potentate.
FIST FIGHT
AS RULE
G.O. P. FILIBUSTER
WASHINGTON, . June 1. (AP) To
the accompaniment, of a threatened
fist fight between two representa
tives, the house voted today to Im
pose one of the most drastic rules of
procedure in history to break up a
Republican filibuster.
The rule, Democrats believed, could
be used to block every piece of legis
lation not approved by the admin
istration, making virtually ineffect
ive any renewed Republican attempts
to filibuster.
House leaders even could prevent
& vote June It on the McLeod bill
directing the reconstruction' finance
corporation to buy assets in closed
banks and pay off the depositors.
The threatened fight was between
Representatives Eltse (R., Cat.) and
Deen (D Ga.)
Later, Deen told reporters Sitae
stepped across the aisle to the Dem
ocratic side and Bald to him; ,
"Who made you monitor on this
side? Keek your mouth shut.'1
Thereupon, Deen arose and shoved
the Republican back across the
aisle.
"I didn't hit him," the Georgian
said, "but I would have If someone
hadn't stopped me."
He asked newspaper men , who it
was he shoved, saying he did not
know his name.
ASHLAND RESIDENCE
DAMAGED BY BLAZE
Damage by fire and water to the
A.. A. Madden residence at 83 Pine
street. Ashland, has been estimated
at $1200, due to the blaze of un
known origin which swept through
the woodshed and the back part of
the house Wednesday afternoon. The
Maddens were not at home at the
time of the fire. Most of the furni
ture was saved. According to reports
in the Ashland Dally Tidings, a large
part of the loss was covered by Insurance.
Sunday Jubilee Program
8:00 a.m. Drawing for first round tennis tournament at Junior High
School Building.
9;00 a. m. Tennis tournament. Semi-finals, both singles and doubles,
June 8. Finals, June 7. Beautiful trophies awarded winners.
0:00 a.m. Golf tournament. Rogue Valley Golf club, The beautiful Rogue
Valley golf course will be open to the public during Jubilee
week. Under direction of Larry 8c hade, chairman of the tour
nament committee, there will be a three-day handicap tour
ney. Matches wilt begin each day at 9:00 a. m., and 3:00 p. m.
Dally prizes are offered with a grand Jubilee prize for the
winner of the three-day play.
0:00 a.m. Fly-casting tournament, Bear Creek bridge. Wet fly accuracy;
dry fly accuracy, distance fly and distance with -ounce
plug. A special event for amateur or casters never In com
petition before. Any type pole or line may be used, as long
as It can be wielded with one hand.
10 a.m. Trap-shooting tournament at Medford Gun club grounds. Fifty
dollar diamond trophy to winner; 1100 In cash purses and
prizes. The fifth annual Medford Mall Tribune tournament
will be held In conjunction with the Diamond Jubilee tourney.
11 a.m. Special religious services In all churches on the subject of "Pio
neer Mothers," stressing Importance of pioneer motherhood
In Oregon history.
3:00 p.m. Address by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace at
county fairgrounds.
8:00 p.m. Union services at fairgrounds. Main addreM, "Our Uncrowned
Queens," by Rev. D. J. Perguson of Astoria. Choir of tQ
vole
Ceremonial
STRIKERS VOTE
PEACE PLAN OUT
PORTLAND, Ore., June 1. (AP)
Having rejected, by a roaring oheer,
terms of a proposed strike settlement,
longshoremen leaders here today de
clared: "The next move Is up to the
employers."
Joseph P. Ryan of New York, pres
ident of the International Longshore
men's assocatlon, who left by plane
for San Francisco this morning, stat
ed: "We want and need closed shop,
and we must not agree to any other
terms."
SAN FRANCISCO, June lv (AP)
Frankly skeptical of an Immediate
settlement, a member of President
Roosevelt's mediation board today de
clared: "Everyone will admit that
sooner or later this strike of Pacific
coast marine worKers will be set
tled, but It looks right now as If it
will be settled by bullets, guna and
gas." ,
The board member, declining to
permit the use of his name, pleaded
for representatives ot the strikers and
employers to reach a peaceful settle
ment of the walkout which has se
riously hindered shipping and other
industries.
IS DOCTOR'S REPORT
SAN JOSE, Calif.. June 1. (P)
Though Governor James Rolph, Jr.,
of California was reported "resting
easily" at his Santa Clara county
ranch retreat today, physicians s.Md
"no improvement" -as noted in his
general condition.
- Occasional rallies against the crit
ical Illness,' the physicians said ap
pear only to leave tho governor
slightly weaker In relapses. "Each time
he goea down, he loses ground," ex
plained Dr. J. M. Scan land.
TO HAVE CHANCE
Roosevelt Holds Out Promise
for Discussion On Re
visionAttitude On Pay
ments to Be Big Factor
WASHINGTON, June 1. (AP)
President Roosevelt, in a report to
congress today on war debts, held out
a promise for discussions of revision
of present funding agreements to any
European debtor nations who ask and
present "special circumstances relat
ing to means and methods of pay
ment," He Indicated what "special circum
stances" would be considered by em
phasizing that factors would bo
whether the nations are ultllizlng
their resources for "recovery pur
poses" or make a "reasonable pay
ment" on the debt owed, or are
spending for "unproductive nation
alistic" purposes.
Britain Bending Note,
In some official quarters, the presi
dent's statement concerning possible
conferences was considered signifi
cant as a prelude to Great Britain's
note on the debts question expected
here any time.
Sir Ronald Llndsey, the British am
bassador, Is understood to havo made
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LEW CODY. FILM
E,
PASSES IN SLEEP
HOLLYWOOD, June 1 .(P) Be
neath Its grease paint, Its laughter,
mock drama and tragedy, Hollywood
today silently grieved at the passing
of Lew Cody, its
favorite masterj
of ceremonies
man-about-town !
and bon vlvant. ;
Not since the
death of his
laughter- loving
wife, Mabel Nor
mand, has Holly
wood felt so
keenly the past
ing of an Indi
vidual. To produccrH .
and stage nana
111c. CoAV WSti
known to all as teW-OOOV
"Lew." His friends In the film colony
were legion. His home was always open
house.
Death, unlike the life he led, oame
qusltly In hla sleep. He was found
dead in his bed late yesterday after
noon in his Beverly Hills home. Ap
parently, he had made no effort to
summon aid.
Cody returned to his city home
from his beach house at 1 a. m. yes
terday. He had attended a party with
Buster Keaton, Hazel Forbes, heiress
to a toothpaste fortune, and other no
tables.
Late In the afternoon, the actor's
butler had gone to Cody's bedroom
to awaken him. He noticed the pale
coloring of the actor's face and sum
moned the Beverly Hills police am
bulance. The police surgeon made an exam
ination and said death apparently wan
due to a heart attack.
Cody, whose real family name wai
Cote, was one of the pioneers In the
film colony. He came to the Pacific
ooast In 1016 sa a star In the fihubert
! thflv. "Th Whirl nf t.h WnrM " H
decided to cast his fortunes with the
films and Joined Thomas I nee in pro
ducing pictures at the old Inccvllle
studios.
STOCK MARKET BILL
UP TO ROOSEVELT
WASIUNOHON, June 1. yp Con
j gresftlonal action on tho stock market
, regulation bill was completed today
i with house adoption of the senate ap
I proved conference report without a
j record vote. It now goes to the White
: House.
EUGENE, June 1 . ff-) Police here
were searching today for some trace
of a thief who stole a 700-pound le.id
j roof from the burial vault owned by
the family of John Whlteaker, flr
! governor of Oregon. The metal was
! hauled awiy from the Masonic cenu-
terj in a truck.
Jubilee Edition
Of Mail Tribune
Appears Monday
The Mall Tribune's Oregon Dia
mond Jubilee Edition will be pub
lished Monday, June 4. This edi
tion, replete with Interesting facts
and figures concerning the general
development of the state, will be
available in souvenir form for
malltng to out-of-town people.
Regular subscribers, however, will
receive the complete edition.
Prominence has been given to
pioneer history of Oregon in this
Jubilee Edition, although indus
trial, agricultural and lumbering
activities will be covered. Of spe
cial Interest to eastern people will
be the publicity and pictures con
cerning scenic attractions and out
door life which will appear in
Monday's edition.
164 TO GRADUATE
SCHOOL TONIGHT
Forty-first annual commencement,
graduating 164 students from Medford
high school, 4111 be hold thia evening
In the school auditorium at 8 o'clock.
The address of the evening Is to be
given by W. A. Dahlberg, profeBsor of
speech at the University of Oregon.
The high school orchestra, playing
Kadley's "Spirit of tho Trees," will
open tho evening's program; Rev,' B.
S. Bartlam, rector of St. Mark's
church, Episcopal, will deliver the
Invocation, and Arietta Tyrrell will
give tho salutatory.
The girls' ootette will sing "Love's
a Merchant," by Carew, after which
Mr. Dahlberg will give his talk. Tho
valedictory Is to be given by Sabrlna
Thatcher, and C. G. Smith, principal
of the school, will present the awards.
Maro B. Jarmln, chairman of the
school board, will prosont the diplo
mas, and the senior boys' glee club
will sing "Medford High," adapted
from Heidelberg. Following the bene
diction by Reverend Bartlam, flowers
will be distributed to the graduates.
Members of the graduating class
are:
Annlng, Mabel Charlotte
Anderson, Irene
' Banish, Joyce Fiorina
Beck, Verna LaMurle
Bedford, Beatrice
Bennett, Loleta Mnrle
Boyle, Margarlte
Brandt, Catherine Belle
Briscoe, Helen Beryl
Brown, Ella J.
Brown, Mollle
Canon, Margaret Elizabeth
Cantrall. Amy Gall
Carlon, Patricia Leona
Carlson, Ruth I,
Cartwrlght, Muriel
Champlln, Pauline Abjayne
Coke, Muriel Joy
Comstock, Hazel
Crane, Helen P.
Cormany, Constance
Croucher, Wanda Lucille
Culy, Dorothy Alice
D'Alblnl, Ruth Marie
Davis, Myrtle Luella
Dobson. Audrey Florence
Elrod, Louise
Ender, Mary Katherlne
Esson, Mary Elisabeth
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BASEBALL
National
R. H. I.
Philadelphia .... S 11 a
New York 4 11 0
Darrow and Toci; Hubbell, Luque
and Richards, Dannln.
R. H. B.
St. Louis . .............. 8 8 1
Pittsburgh 4 8 3
Hallahan and V. Davis: Blrkofer,
Hoyt and , Padden.
R. H. E.
Chicago 3 7 0
Cincinnati ...., 1 fl 1
Batterlos: Weaver and Hartnett:
Frcy and O'Fnrrell.
American
Cleveland at St. Louis, postponed;
rain.
R. H. E.
Detroit - - 8 8 3
Chicago 1 8 4
Batteries: Rowe and Cochrane:
Lyons and Madjeskl.
R. H. E.
New York 8 10 3
Philadelphia 10 13 3
Batteries: DrShong. Orimea and
Dickey: Mahalfey and Berry,
Feature
AGRICULTURE HEAD
WILL BIG VITAL
WORD FORVALLEY
Jubilee Sport Events Start
Sunday Morning Relig
ious Rites at 11 o'clock
Union Service at Night
Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebra
tion, observing 78 ycara of statehood,
will be off to an auspicious start
Sunday, June 8, for soven days filled
with some of the most eitenatvo
actlvitlos ever included In one week.
One of the biff event, nf tt ,
will be centered amtmn tha .nu.1.
of Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
vvuuuuo, maicing nis only Oregon
stop in Medford while on a, hurried
trip to tho Pacific coast. H will
deliver a spceoh promptly at 3 o'clock
county lair grounds. Loud
speaking equipment will be available,
lending assurance that hi. nrm win
be plainly heard by his many ex-
poubea listeners. h will bring a,
message of vital interest to the en
tire country. He will be In the val
ley only a short time, and It Is
imeiy ne win not visit the coast
again this year.
Sunday morning will witness the
opening of the state-wide golf, fly
caatlngj tennis and trapshootlng tour
naments, attracting contestants from
all parts ot Oregon and the coast.
At 11 o'clock In the forenoon, spe- ,
clal religious services will be held in
all Oregon ohurches, devoting ser
mons to pioneer motherhood and lt
importance In Oregon history.
"Tho Uncrowned Queens of dra
gon" will be the toplo of Rev. J. D.
Ferguson's address At f.hA hf ninH
Services SundAV nvftnlncr f. tt,...i.
grounds. Rev. Ferguson, of Astoria,
is one or Oregon's best known ora
tors. Zn addition to being selected
to deliver the main aridmu nf ft.
Jubilee union services, he has also
ueen cnosen to deliver the baccalau
reate sermon at the University of
Oregon.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 1. VP)r
Harry Cobb of Prescott, Arl., re
versed the usual procedure today
when he filed a 8100,000 suit for
breach ot promise against Maude R,
Ollflllan, 60, of San Jose.
Cobb alleged In his complaint that
the ahattered romance actually Is
worth 8350,000.
The woman accepted hla proposal
of marriage at Los Angelas on April
18, 1033, and the wedding date was
set for June of last year, he alleged.
Cobb Introduced Miss Ollflllan aa
his wife at social functions, he as
serted, but on June 1 she refused to
go through with the wedding. As a
result, he contended, he has been
shunned by his friends and humil
iated by the defendant's action.
WILL
ROGER?
soys:
SANTA MONICA, Cal., May
31. President Roosevelt is Riv
ing Cuba a now treaty. Tho
"godfather" clause is taken
out, All their revolutions ro
to bo strictly "home talent."
Moro news down that way.
Porto Rico is to be "wet
nursed" by tho interior de
partment instead of the army.
Tho Philippines are rehearsing
for peace. It won't be long now
till our army will all be visit
ing America at one time.
That's tho dope: get 'cm all
homo, add to their number,
add to their traininir, then nist
sit tiht with a great feeling
of security, and just read about
foreign wars. That's the best
thing in the world to do with
them.
Yours,
. lHlkHJtluHtreslttte.il
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