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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1034 it Twenty-ninth Ytar MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1934. No. 71. C3i ctr.r The Weather Forecast: fair tonight and ThutiOar. Not much change In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday ............. 91 Lowest this morning ....,....... M ! , , Bv PAUL MALLON. wl.QHTOnTOM n IT. .Tuna 1S- The Tug well case was only a pub.) skirmish to screen real political -movement underneath. It was started by several consflr vatlve southern democrats, who are dissatisfied at heart with- the way the New D-ial la going. They do not like the NRA, AAA, or even the p W A spending, although they cannot afford to say so publicly as yet. They dlo. ..a uv the sold UtHUtt Paul Mallon policy, but they have had to keep v more or less quiet aoout mas aiso. Th nomination of Professor Tur well aa under-secrctary of agriculture gave tnem an opportunity w rcicaa. some pent-up feelings without expos, ing their posltlon.VThey Jumped at It TO un,t agriculture committee hearing showed how they felt. They knew they could not deieat -i-ugwei. i HMmni.im nnri thev did not care to They merely wanted to talk about their own attitudes ana xney am. VT avnt far K tft break With the New Deal, but only so far as to express displeasure wnn radicalism. rrv.a nrhnlA VlAW xmflCked Of AeCOhd rate political vaudeville. Involving iimn fflpMhM and aharn aide re marks, much the same as in the Wirt hearing. Tncwell handled himself rather A4..11. onH nnlAt.lv. JtA.lf ha did ml want to antagonize anyone. He was amply protected by the liberals on ra mnitt.t.M including Senators Norris, Wheeler and Bone. The crowd whoop ed and booed. The professor seemed to hara the advantage with the ladies in the audience became he wjs rounder and more handsome' than "the Mrs. Tugwell was so bored she went home after the second hour. It was Just that bad. The sertoua portent of the thing was entirely lost on the participants and on the audience. It Is that there will be more Wirt hearings and more Tugwell hearings in mrm nr another aa Ions as the New Deal continues to encounter the private disapproval or tne more wu- ........ I.. lmnnf nmnnir ItA Own SUP- porters. Day by day the opposition la getting bolder, r,- unPf not lmoortant. Pro nwn.u i nniv a little more so m.. ..,i-iin motive behind each caae will undoubtedly continue to grow In Importance aa the newness of the New ueai wears un, The senate never was able to find out what Professor Tugwell really was a socialist, a democrat ur what-not. t tv.. .anntrtrft had Called UpW Tugwell's friends for the answer, they would have found tnat no i hi intimatea aa "a parlor pink." That Is about the only phrase which accurately describes ni pui.... It is a term coined many years aj by red agitators to describe scorn fully a diluted radical. It implies uch things aa white collar llberai lam. a rejection of both aoclalism and communism, a passive sgnmur -.v.. - Af nAllt.lnl tnOOrlnttS. it. ! aim the consensus amonc Tugwell'a associates that his plnklah hue has faded several shades since he has had the responsibilities of If you compare his 1931 speeches with hla 1934 speeches, you will get the Idea. He haa whispered to sev eral pals that those old addresses , k.v trt haunt him like nave whto u. . nt the past. He would like to tear them up if he could. Not being able to do so. he .t Am them as beat he can. Nothlna will make a man grow away from radicalism faster than re sponslblllty. n.. .itiifttton la working around now to the point where the Investment bankere are going to pi- .u. nitl finance market. They have been virtually on strike ... w.ihm art was passed. HMWJ t"C oMf-." - That may have been because thev were afraid of the securities act or because no big financing could be done. Beginning June 16. Investment bankers can no longer be private bankers. A number of houses (un like Morgans) have chosen to be m-im-. w.nf.r. nd nothing else They can have no other source of revenue. Hi a t mana if thev are to live they will have to get busy and tu lip some capital financing. Tney win. Protewr Tugwell had a neat wav of escaping verbal punishment tn the senate .learinca. When he got Into a corner he started talking academical ly over the heads of hla nearer. When Senator Long walked In committee member whispered: "Hen cornea the Durante of the senate." Anot'.ler committer member prlvatelv to roilr.'C'.i'': "Wh.i' (Continued on Pag four.) STEVEDORES' CHIEF AGREES TO DRAFT Attitude of Seattle, San Francisco Mayors and Gov. Meier Declared Hope ful Employers Stand Pat SEATTLE, June 13. (;p) May or Charles L. Smith predicted to day that all Seattle shipping will be released from the longshore strike before tomorrow after noon. He made the statement dur ing a recess of a conference be tween union leaders and employ ers. SAN FRANCISCO. June 13. (AP) Belief that the strike of Pacific coast longshoremen might be settled soon was expressed by Joseph P. Ryan. president of the International Long shoremen's association, after a con ference with Mayor Angeo Rossi and other officials here today. Ryan left, the conference after promising to prepare a. written pro posal of the best concessions the longshoremen would agree to In end ing the strike. "With the attitude shown by Mayor Charles Smith of Seattle, Governor Julius Meier of Oregon and Mayor Rossi of San Francisco, who are hope ful of settling the strike satisfac torily to both lades, the situation looks decidedly hopeful," Ryan de clared. 'All other Intermediaries," he add ed, "are trying to settle the strike irr favor of the employers." At the meeting with Mayor Rossi were Ryan; Michael Casey, of the teamsters' union; Dave Beck, district secretary of the teamsters' union of Seattle, and John McLanghlln or the San Francesco labor council. Mayor Rossi read a letter from Thomas G. Plant, representing the waterfront employes here, who In formed the' mayor that so far the employers had made all the conces sions and on June 6 had agreed to allow the government to operate the hiring halls or employment agencies. Plant told Mayor Rossi that tne employers felt they had made all the concessions they were able to In their efforts to end the strike, which began May 9. E LIBERTY. N. Y., June 13. (P) Inderal authorities today took over the investigation of the tragic crash of the huge airplane, with a loss of seven lives, into the side of Mongaup mountain. The entire Investigation, insofar as the federal government la concerned, appeared to center about papers that were in the possession of William B. Bader, of Buffalo, a chemist and one of the victims of the crash. Secret" naval documents had been reported found In Badcr'e effects sal vaged from the plane. LIVINGSTON MANOR, N. Y., June 13. P) All papera, documents and three bottles of chemicals, found In the luggage of William B. Bader. a victim of the American Aarllnes plane crash, were seized tonight by an In telligence officer of the V. 3. navy. BAR AGREEMENT nmtivl .tuna 13. (API Hones for a universal agreement on Interna tional disarmament guarantees were killed by Japan and Russia. The Japanese announced that they must make the same reservation in reference to guarantees for the execu tion nt the nroleeted disarmament convention as they have already made to the aupervlslon of armaments. Boris Stein, the Russian delegate m the conference. Immediately de- ,.1 that hla nation would be un able to accept any agreement unless It was signed by Russia's neighbors. He was referring particularly to Japan. Umatilla Hoppers Damaging Crops DFXur.ETW. Ore.. June 13. (AP) Ora-ehoppera are reported Invading farm lands and causing conaincrame tn rmna tn the Stanfleld and Hermlston regions of Umatilla county. Delegations from the affected dis tricts have called on officials here to learn If some mean, of curbing the menace can dc iouna ocioio -rlous damage reaulta. WASHINGTON. June 13. (IP, Preudpnt poow".elt today nsmed Ot car B Rder of Virslnis. to se a mem ber of the tarllf commlasion. Canners GILL ASPIRES 10 E L Reason Passing Up Guber natorial Chance Explained at Roseburg Convention of Farmers' Organization ROSEBURG, Ore., June 13. (AP) Ray W. Gill of Portland was re-elected master of the Oregon State Orange at the annual election held here to day at the state grange convention. Other officers chosen were Morton Tomklns, Dayton, overseer; Mrs. Alice Goff, Roseburg, lecturer: Bertha J. Beck, Albany, secretary: Peter Zim merman, Yamhill, George Palmlter, Milwaukee, and Dr. Albert Slaughter, Portland, executive committee. Nominations for so-called minor offices waa begun this morning, with final balloting scheduled for this eve ning. Selection of the site for the 1935 convention will he a matter of busi ness at the afternoon session, It Is expected. Tonight's session will be addressed by B. F. Irvine, Portland editor. By CLAYTON V. BERSHARU. Associated Press Staff Writer. ROSEBURG, June 13. (AP) Ray Gill, master of the state grange of Oregon, aspires to be national head of the organic Hon, Thla was tfrt: explanation of the real reason wr the Republican nominee for the state senate from Multnomah and Clackamaa county haa been reputedly opposed to enter ing the' lists ' of possible candidates for independent candidate for gov ernor, and was voiced oy grange leaders here today for the first time. roiitica itampant. While all business sessions of the state grange convention In its aecond day'a meeting here today were closed to the public and to the press, and where it waa declared no politics would be discussed, nothing else but politics was talked during recesses and outside of the convention hall, While Gill himself Is evasive, on the subject, observers here have seen In his recent trip east the past month and hla visit to numerous New Eng land and eastern grange Jurlsdlctons, well as his visits the past few years to western grange conventlona, a strong Indication of his desire to replace National Master Taber, who haa been at the helm for more than a dozen years. Cultivates Grangers. The Oregon leader la a member of the national grange executive com mittee and Just returned in time for (Continued on Page Four) 1 PORTLAND, June 13 (AP) John J. Beckman, Portland attorney, state representative, and aponaor of the "Beckman beer bill" at the last ses sion of the legislature, waa elected chairman of the Democratic county central committee at a meeting of the committee here last night. There was warm competition for the position which Beckman finally won over Dr. Ralph M. Erwln, Auatln F. Flegel C. A. Houghtallng and Charlea L. Htnaley. Other newly-elected officers are: Gladys M. Everett, vice-chairman, who won over Louise Palmer Weber; H. J. Lengoe, secretary, and Dr. Joseph F. Wood, state committeeman. The post of treasurer, held by John N. Greden, waa not contested. CANADIANS. LEGION IN JOINT TRIBUTE PORTLAND, Ore., June 13. fT) While war veterans of two nations heard an inspired plea that they "wage a bloodless battle so such me I morlala will not be needed for future I dene rat Ions," members of the Cana i dian Legion and of the American t- qlon joined here today In a solemn j tribute to their war dead, j Before a cenotaph services were read j and floral pieces laid for those men I and women who died for their na tions in the (treat war. The service, solemn and prayerful. was In striking contrast to the other event in this year's festival of rose, which Portland now l celebrating, jointly with the convention of ih: Br!tlA;i Columbia command ot tne Canadian Legion. Agree to Eliminate Gull Pears From Pack Astor's Diamond -Is Returned By Former Fiancee NEW YORK, June 13. (fl) Young John Jacob As tor haa hla ring back the aioo.ooo 32-carat diamond he gave Eileen Gillespie, society girl, his former fiancee. In exchange for the ring, said Miss Gillespie's parents, the 31-year-old Astor, one of the world' richest young men, delivered a written apology for "hta language to their daughter" and retracted "threats concerning her and her family." With the ring, said the Qlllea ples, was returned '"every other article received by Miss Gillespie from Mr. Astor except those of a perishable nature which unfortun atelv could not be returned." BASEBALL National R. H. E. Philadelphia 3 1 Chicago 17 1 Davis and Wilson: Root and Hart nett. American (First game) R. H. E. Chicago , a 8 1 Washington ......ll in 0 Lyons. Tletje, Galllvan and Mad Jcskl; Whltehill and Sewell. R. H. E St. Louis !: 8 1 New York - 10 1 Hadley, McAffee and Hemsley; Go mez and Dickey. R. H. E. Detroit IS 12 1 Boston 18 14 0 Marberry, Fraaler, Hogsett and Cochrane, Hayworth: Welch, Grove. Rhodes and R. Ferrcll. R. H. E. Cleveland , ; 2 6 1 Philadelphia 11 14 0 Pearson, Wlnegamer and Pytlak, Myatt: Cain and Hayes. ARE UP 75 CENTS CHICAGO, June 13. (AP) Hog prices that averaged 76 cents higher than a week ago were shouted In the stockyards alleys today. The speedy recovery In swine val ues, prompted In some res pec ta by gains In corn prices and feed scarcity,' was attributed by veteran traders to extremely diminished marketings, In dicating an Improved feeding situa tion on farms. Showing a 75 -cent gain since Mon day, swine sold at a top price of $4.50. "Lights," 160 to 200 pound animals, sold at $3.76 to $4.35. Yes terday they averaged at the low point $3.60 and a week ago $3. A year ago they sold at the bottom at $4.66. The government has been taking Its usual 2300 head a day here. ATLANTIC FLIERS VISIT CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR CHICAOO, June 13. (AP) Cap tain Maurice Rossi and Lieutenant Paul Codos arrived at 3:45 p. m. (O. 3. T.) today from Montreal to visit the world's fair. INFANTILE PARALYSIS IN L. A. DWINDLES FOR DAY LOS ANOELE3, June 13. fAP) Thirty-three new cases of Infantile paralysis, 19 In the city and 14 in the county, were reported to health authorities compared with 43 the previous day. No More Taxes Or Else! Is Ultimatum Hurled at Kingfish by Louisianans BATON ROUOE, L., June 13. (Pj With full-throated roars of approv al for suggestions that the "else" might Include pistols and the nooie. a state-wide protest meeting hurled demanda for economy and reform at Senator Huey Long and the state ad ministration. The thouaands attending the met ing last night adopted a set of reo lutlons telling Louisiana's lawmakers what Is expected of them. The legislature la considering a "property tax relief" program for which senator Long atumped part of the state and thla was the buluwye of the attack. It would aubatltute p clal levlea for present taxes, but speskera and resolutions demanded property tax relief without additional taxation. "K It ;s nece.uaiy to leach thru dec, icy at tli end of hempen rone. I for one am willioi to swing the FASCISM CLAUD VISIBLE TREND OF RECOVEIWPOLICY Member of Darrow Review Board Resigns JSays NRA Encourages Develop ment Monopoly Capitalism WASHINGTON, June IS. () Say ing that the development of NrtA "day by day reveale more clearly a marked trend toward fascism In the United States," w. O. Thompson re signed today aa a member of the Dar row NRA review board. In hla resignation, delivered at the White House, he asserted that "the trend of the National Recovery ad. ministration has been and contlnuea to be toward the encouragement and development of monopoly capitalism In the United states." Sees Onlv Solution "The only solution," the former law partner of Clarence Darrow aa'd, "Involvee a change In class relation ships. Only a government by the workers and farmers can plan pro duction, produce gooda for use and not for profit, eliminate poverty, and the atandard of living for the entire population." Thompson said he alone waa re eponalble for the preparation and conclusions of the recent supplemen tal report of the board which recom mended socialization of Industry. It waa signed by nlmself and Dar- (Continued on Page Three) AGE PENSION BILL WASHINGTON, June IS yp)--The senate today passed without debate, but later reconsidered and restored to Its calendar, the Dill bill authorizing an' annual appropriation of HO.OO0. 000 for apportionment to the states and territories for old age penaiona. The measure was passed by unanl moua consent, but Senator Gore (D Okla.) entered the chamber later and obtained reconsideration Thla automatically restored the bill to the calendar to wait Its turn Passage before adjournment waa un certain. 4- IN SUICIDE PACT HTOHLAND PARK, 111., June 13 (API Preferring suicide together to a possibility that one of them might die on an operating table, Mrs. Alice King Bott, 63, and her daughter, Margaret, today tied their bodies to gether and swam out Into Lake Mich igan. Later they were found on the ahore and the daughter revived but the mother had died. The daughter waa taken to their home, where she told the story of the bizarre suicide pact. The young woman aald she had recently undergone two operatlona for mastoid trouble. A third operation, ahe aald, had been ordered, and both ahe and her mother feared ahe would not survive It. They agreed to suicide pact. rope," asserted Mayor George W. Har dy. Jr., of Shreveport. "The next summons must and w:u be a call to arms unless the present protest Is heeded," he said. "How many of you will come back to Baton Rouge If the demands we voice sre not heeded?" the mayor axked. "Hold up your hands." "We'll bring our piatols, too." ahout ed several as hands appeared above heada. Orand Jury Investigation of official maladministration, "d e p 0 1 Itlcallza- tion" of state educational Institutions and elimination of the "dictatorship' were Included with the economy "de. msnd." in the resolutions. Their text as well as the speeches, expressed the pnaslblllty of a "resort to force in as. aertlon of constitutional rights whe-i peaceful means fall." Every city of importance In Lou'sl na and many towns and villages were represented st the meeting. WILL OUTLAW TRY TO FREE HER? Speculation over the likelihood of an attempt by John Ollllngar, the nation's No. 1 outlaw, to frea Ms sweetheart, Evelyn Frechette, arose after she waa convicted In 8t. Paul of oonaplracy to hide the noto rious fugitive. Miss Frechette waa sentenced to a prison term of twe years and $1,000 fine, (Associated Press Photo) L J E CHICAGO, June 13. (AP) Hlgh waya free of truckers and trailers loomed aa a possibility today with the Inauguration of a new type of freight service, atrlbutablo to the NRA. Seven truck trailers were driven onto flat cara last night on the Chi cago, Rock laland & Paclflo railroad, for a ride to Davenport, Iowa, and the innovation waa described as a boon to all concerned. Jack Kecshln, operator of the Kee shln Motor Express company, aald the trucker benefits under this' new acr vlco because trallera can be carried on flat cars cheaper than they can be hauled over the highways under the higher cost of tires, gasoline and labor brought about by the national recovery administration. "The railroad." he aald, "beneflta becauso we're paying 24 cents a car mile aa compared with a cost of 14.S a car mile to the railroads, accord' Ing to government flgurea. "Shlppera benefit becauae we are preparing a tariff of rates lower than Is charged for truck hauling and lower than the rallroada can handle less than carload business. "And the motoring public will ben. efit by the removal of these trucks from the hlahways." Keeshln, one of America's largeat truckers, aald In the first year ne planned to ship 4.000 carloads of hla trallera. SQUALL OF BABIES TESTIFIES HEALTH mpiBBLL Out.. June 13. (AP) The Dlonne qulntupleta are now doing some lusty crying and tne teara loaajr cheered Dr. A. R. Dafoe. "Thn hablea are doing vert well,' he aald, "and If anything, are a little stronger. Dr. Dafoe aald lunga of the 18-day old .inters were well tested with cry ing and that It was a good sign, jney are taking nourishment "quite sans factorliy," he said. SAO CITT. Is.. June 13. (AP) Squalling lustily between periods of feeding and alceplng, the four liny Wycoff quadruplets showed "plenty of pep" today. Undisturbed by the fact the names had lost weight alncs birth, Dr. O. H, Swearlngen and the nursca Insisted all waa well. -f- HOUSING PLAN GIVEN APPROVAL OF HOUSE WASHINGTON, June 13. (AP) The house late today passed the admin istration's housing plan, going far toward clearing the road to early ad Journment. The measure now goes to the senate. SALEM. June 13. (Pi A hearing has been called for Saturday, Juno 13. at Toledo. Involving protests S7lnt the nropiM1 abindonmen ot t:.e SouiiMin Pac.ilc. train service bet-seen Toledo and Vaquina. SUSANVILLB. Calif., June 13. (iiP) "He broke up my family. Now I have broke up his." On this confession of motive, which authorities declared was given to them by Peter Alosl, 45-year-old lum ber mill worker, In the presence of a court reporter, District Attorney Gro ver C. Julian prepared to go to court today to charge Alosl with stabbing to death three women and two men. There were rumora yeatorday an attempt to lynch Alosl would be made, but Sheriff Jamea Leevltt last nigh wont Into the Italian quarter anil pleaded for orderly proceduce. Com munity leaders sided with him snd pledged support, and the sheriff re turned to his office convinced there would be no trouble of that sort. The sheriff who handled the cue with Deputy Royce Raker, made pub Uo last night a confession which ri valled the grandest of Italian grand operas for passionate murders snd unmitigated tragedy. Fazio and his daughter, the atate- ment brought out, were blamed by Alosl for the departure of his wife and the two Alosl children for Bol ton recently. COURSE IN FIRST AID Ef John Patteraon of Eugene today completed a 15-hour course In first aid and accident prevention instruc tions given employe of the Home Telephone and Telegraph service. Mr. Patterson, who la with the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph Co, said today that the Instruction work is given yearly throughout the state for phone company employes. DEBATED IN SENATE WASHINGTON, June 13. (AP) Ths senate today debated the controvert slal nomination of Rexford O. Tug' well to be undersecretary of agrlcul ture. It was uncertain whether a decision would be reached today, although ill tlmate confirmation was assured. Ths galleries were crowded aa Senator Roblnaon, the Dcmocrntlo leader, called up ths nomination. 81 Drivers Lose . License in May Rkl.T.M. Ore.. June 13. (AP) Dur ittir the month of MaV. 61 motor vchlcieoperatora' licenses were re voked or suspended, the largeat num- wr Mver renorteri in ths state for S single month, ths secretary of state'a office announced today. Fifty-six persons received the pen alty for driving while intoxicated and eight for reckless driving. GET FOR AAA PLANS Price for Pacific Coast Bartletts and Regulations for Size of Season's Pack to Be Established KLAMATH FALLS, May 18. (AP) Representatives of pear growers and canners In the northwest and Cali fornia, meeting here In an effort to restrict this year's pack, had agreed today that all cull pears will be elim inated. This waa the first point discussed and the conference waa to continue through the afternoon, taking up ' point by point tho phases of the hoped for temporsry agreement un der the agricultural adjustment ad ministration. About twenty were present from Washington, Oregon and California, Klamath Falls was selected for tha meeting because of Its intermediate location. Dr. P. R. Wilcox of the Unlveralty . of California was the presiding offi cer. Edgar M. Burns, secretary of the Northwest Canners' association, an nounced that "considerable progress had been made." The meeting here was to establish a price for Paclflo coast Bartletts and to suggest regulations for the size of this season's pack. Representatives expected the meet ing would continue the rest of the daj. ' FOUR FROM FIRE KANSAS CITY, Kas., June 13 (AP) Bpater, a Spite dog, saved the lives of rour persons last night, despite a reprimand from hla master to cease his barking, Ed C. Zane, a farmer near Wolcott, heard the dog bark about 10:30 p. ra. Ha commanded the animal to ba quiet. A few minutes later the dog barked again and scratched on ths outalde of the house beneath Zane'a window, Zans arose and found the roof and ceiling ablaze. Zane, bis housekeeper and her two children fled to aafety. The cottage was destroyed, I . In observance of "Flag Day" Thurs day, June 14, the Stars snd Stripes should be flown wherever possible, H waa pointed out today by Mrs. W. A. Holloway, Americanism chairman of the American Legion auxiliary. It was particularly urged by Mrs. Holloway that business houses fly the flag In the curb sockets tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Roberta ot Route 1 are the parenta of a daugh ter, weighing 7 pounds, 4!4 ounces. born today at the Community hos pital. WILL ROGER? TI0LI-YW00D, Cal June 12 When the national recovery act (NRA) was driwn up there was one clause in there in re gard to "collective bargaining" and it was known at the time that tho thinj; could mean just about anything that anybody wanted it to. Now they never will get through with all these strikes till they send that clause to a supreme court that has a Web ster dictionary and let them hold a final clinic and annouuee just what the thing means, in easo it does mean anything. It's always better to brand cnlf plain the first time. . You just can't brand him so he will belong to both outfits. tfCi& tHIUHul7ls',b ft J;rt,i.y-' " j k'e-fi: