edford Mail Triune WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1934 Twenty-ninth Ytar MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1934. No. 89. WL ffiOT TO 11 I The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Kridaj; : little chance In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday .... 1)0 I.ovvpt thin morning OS M EUL ill m By PAUL MALLON (Copyright, 1034, by Paul Mallon) WASH1NOT0N, D. 0., July 8. The atory behind the promotion of Don ald Richberg Is that Mr. Richberg has Just about reach ad the limit of hi NRA endur-' ance. He Is a very patient man, but h I i associates have noted pri vately that he has found It In creasingly diffi cult lately to work with his good friend, Gen eral Johnson. This la not hard Paul Mallon to understand. Messrs. Johnson and Richberg are of entirely different temperaments. Mr. Richberg is the cool, calculating lawyer. Mr. John son Is the tense, nervous top-sergeant. They were able to march along for months side by side, with out difficulty, mainly because Mr. Rlcbberg always gave In to the gcn oral. There is always a limit to such arrangements. If the NRA Insiders can trust their eyes and ears, noting little differences cropping up here and there, the limit was reached about two weeks ago, probably en tirely unknown to General Johnson. It was then that the buzz went around the Inner circle that Mr. Richberg was getting rather tired of his NRA work. His pals made no mention of the general, but they pointed out that Mr. Richberg could make far more money at the mucn more pleasant task of private attor ney. There was no blow-up. Johnson and Richberg were good friends, and probj ably still are. Nevertheless, the hint was dropped by those In- the know that, If President Roosevelt went off to Hawaii, leaving Johnson In charge of the NRA, he probably would not find Mr. Richberg among those prea ent on his return. That la Just the kind of crisis which the great salve healer, Dr. Roosevelt, seems to be most adept at handling. In fact, he has never lost a case, even that aggravated case of George Peek and the AAA. The cure he effected this time was exactly the same one he used on Peek. It haa come to be known as the amooth promotion cure. It ao happened that Mr. Roosevelt was looking for a man of Rich berg's primary caliber to take Prank Walkera Job during the summer. You may recall that, at the time, Peek had difficulties with the Tugwell Wallace faction, it so happened that Mr. Roosevelt was loklng for a for elgn trade man to put the tariff policy In the cooler. The ewap work ed even more beautifully this time because no one outside was the wiser. The final outcome of the situation la not yet clear, probably not even to Mr. Roosevelt. It is all settled until September 1, but no one knows what will be done then. There are insiders who believe Mr. Roosevelt Is grooming Mr. Richberg to take General Johnson's place In case Johnosn retires then. There are two things wrong with that theory. One Is Mr. Richberg nceda no groom ing and the other is that Johnson has been hanging on to hla Job te naciously with White House encour agement and approval. Most people will no longer accept rcporta of his retirement until they see him walk out the door. Of one thing you may be quite cer tain Mr. Richberg will not go back Into the NRA aa long as Johnson la running It. You can understand how thst la. Mr. Richberg Is off to a bad start by being mentioned In the public prints as the acting president dur ing Mr. Roosevelt's absence. Neither Mr. Richberg nor the White House circle liked that. Apparently no one la to be acting president, unless It les Louis Howe, but Mr. Richberg will be as Import ant as anyone else. To show you how Important he haa become, he wrote Mr. Roosevelt's executive order which will cut Build ing prlcca 18 per cent below the code prices. ' There were quite a few congres stonal eyebrows raised when Mr. Roosevelt signed the FTazler-Lemke farm mortgage bill. The truth Is that certain adminis tration leaders In congress were per mitted to understand that they could prw the measure because It was cer tain to be vetoed, une aomin.ira tlon leader spread the word around the senate room to that effect. Most insiders believe the president did Intend to veto the bill, but chsnged his mind at the last minute, believing he could prevent collapse of the farm morUage markets by a conservative administration of the act, The administrators have received their White House ordera to go very slowly. The promise of conservative ad' ministration haa not entirely assuag ed the Inner fears of Insurance com panies and bankers. They have an idea that none win want farm mort- j V. i, Continued on Page Kight) SEVEN SHOT AS E TO GRIPS Furious Fighting Follows At tempt To Move Goods From Waterfront Bombs Start Fires 8 Arrested. SAX FRANCISCO, July 8. (AP) Mobilization orders to 000 militiamen and officers for duty In the San Francisco strike area, should Gorernor Frank Merrlam call the national guard Into action, were received here today by Col. R. E. Mlttelstaedt. . The . orders were received aa the most Intense fighting of the strike disorders broke out on the waterfront here, with many men being shot and gassed. Three men, shot In skirmishes with po lice, were reported dying. Police, who previously had fired over the heads of the rioters, leveled their riot guns and pis tols directly Into the ranks of the advancing men. SAN FRANCISCO, July 6. (AP) Col. R. E. Mlttelstaedt announced here today that he had received or ders from Governor Frank Merrlam to place national guard troops on the strike-torn waterfront here inv mediately. Colonel Mlttelstaedt said he had 1000 troops available and probably could place the men on the water front within three hours. Some 6000 men comprise the state's national guard and these were or dered to stand by. The troops were equipped with vomiting gas, design ed to render Its victims helpless for at least two days. Violence Grows Rioting Increased In violence on the waterfront, a huge crowd hurling bricks at advancing policemen on Steuart street, where the Prepared ness day parade bombing occurred In 1918.'. . The fighting neared the ferry build ing, where thousands of commuters pass dally, and thon swept directly toward the headquartera of the In ternational Longshoremen's associa tion, whoso members are on strike with nine other maritime unions. Another vicious riot occurred a block and a half from the ferry building. The police, who had fired over the heads of the rioters, turned their aim directly Into the ranks of tho milling men. SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. (AP) Furious fighting between union pick ets and police turned the San Fran cisco waterfront Into a bloody battle ground today in a "zero hour" test of strength. Seven persona were reported shot, eight injured by the tear gas and an undetermined number hurt by flying missiles in the first hour and,a. half of battling. There was a lull shortly before noon but the situation re mained crucial. State authorities announced the violence caused work to halt on the 75,000,000 transbay bridge now un der construction. The bridge also Is a state project. Police Charge Pistols roared on both sides as sev eral hundred police cnarged again and again at groupa of strikers con centrating near the ateamshlp piers, which were being relieved of aome of their heavy cargo burden by non- (Contlnued on Page Six) WASHINGTON. July 8. (AP) A continued deficiency of rainfall over the great plains and In the south went waa reported today by the weather bureau. The weekly statement of condition said showers during the part week were beneficial in the northeast. At lantic coast state. Appalachian mountain region, eastern Ohio valley and part of the lake region, but "high temperature In the interior, In the absence of extensive rains of ma terial Importance, took ft heavy toll of the scanty soil moisture." Rain was badly needed In eastern Montana., moat of the Dakota, south ern Minnesota, part of Iowa. Missouri, northern and western Arkansas, and from Nebraska southward and south -westward.' THK DALLES. Ore.. July 5. (AP) A disastrous wheat fire which burn ed more than 650 acres of stand line train, build I nun and equipment on four ranches in the Rufua area of Sherman county In the past 13 hours, was finally brought under control to day after 100 men had battled It throughout the night. The fire started yesterday on the David Red ranch when a tractor back-Iired and caught fire, DROUGHT HOLDING GRIP OVER PLAINS Rioting Follows Move to Open Port ' .... TI - t V V - -i. -". ! ' , ... - . . ; r I-r Pi Striking longshoremen and 500 police engaged In numerous clashes In whirr, club, tear gas anil bricks were the chief weapons, when an attempt was made to move freight out of the dock warehouses (hat line San Francisco's Embarcadcro, to break the tleup resulting from a strike. Top The first truck emerges from a njer warehouse to start the activities. Center Strike pickets, strikers and sympathizers give way before the advance of pollremen on horses, motorcycles and afoot. Bciow One of the many clashes, showing police (at right) arresting a striker. (Associated Press Photos.) PAIR HAVE CLOSE CALL WITH DEATH Tl Narrowly 'escaping death from drowning, when their automobile turned oer In Jackson creek along the Pacific highway north of Central Point about 3:18 thl morning, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Badger of route one, Central Point, ane In the Sacred Heart hospital today, receiving treat ment. Mr. Badger, according to the at tending phyBlclan, has broken ribs, a few small cuts, and Is suffering from shock. Mrs. Badger haa a badly cut and smashed finger, numerous cuts and bruises, and la also suffering from shock. Investigation of the accident show ed that the car, being driven by Mrs. Badger, ran off the highway, and turned over In the creek. Both were knocked unconscious, but their heads were above water, and they escaped drowning. When Mr. Badger regained con sciousness, ho went to the George Obenchaln ranch a short distance away and Mrs. obenchaln called for the Perl ambulance. Badger found a man by the name of Smith, who returned to the scene of the accident with him In order to help extricate Mrs. Bsdger from the wrecked auto mobile. Badger then collapsed. The couple was brought to the hospital at about five o'clock, thor oughly chilled. Badcer Is employed at the Civilian Conservation corps camp at Annie Springs In the Crater Lake national park. YOUTH GIVES LIFE IN EFFORT TO SAVE CHILD HOOD RIVEH, Ore., July 6 (AP) diving his own life In a futile at tempt to rencue a child who had fallen from a boat, John Cramer, 34, drowned In the Columbia river yes terday. The child was Edward Hurl-b'l.-t. fix yrars old. Searchers work"1 throughout the night In an attempt to rccor the bodies. " SANE CELEBRATION CUTS DEATH TOLL OF NATION (By the Associated Press) America celebrated its. 168th birth day anniversary In the sanest man ner in recent years, with the lowest number of deaths since 1630. A total of 175 men, women and children gave up their Uvea on the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a drop of ten from last year and only about one-third of the number who per ished In 1031. The sharpest decrease was In the number who died aa a result of the use of fireworks. Only two persons perished from this cause, as com pared with seven in 1033. A five year Wd Chinook, Mont., girl waa BASEBALL National R. H. E. Boston . 11 17 1 Philadelphia 14 30 3 Rchm, Brandt, Smith and Spohrer; C. Davis, Qrabowskl. Johnson, Col lins and Wilson. R, H. E. New York 13 1ft 3 Brooklyn 7 13 3 Schumacher, Castleman, Bell, and Mancuno; Benge and Lopes. American R. H. E. Chicago 0 8 2 Cleveland S 14 0 Earnshaw and Madjeskt; Hllde brand and Pytlak. R. H. E. Philadelphia 8 0 0 Boston 8 10 0 B'nton, Baughn, Cases re lift and Berry: Rhodes. Welch. Ostermueller, and R. Perrrll. R. H. E, Washington 3 12 1 New York 8 12 1 Stewart, Kline, McColl and Sewcil; B rosea and Dickey. The diameter of the nun 1 B04, too miles, or 10 1 times the diameter ol the earth. one of the victims. The other was a ncgress, killed In Minneapolis when a rocket skipped over the ground and struck her In the chest as she stood amid a crowd of celebrators. Thus the campaign for a "safe and sane" fourth, started In 1907 by James Keeley, then an editor of a Chicago newspaper, appeared to be gaining ground. Hundreds of persons, however, were treated for minor Injurtea from fire works. Among them 3,300 In New York city. Keeley started his movement as he sat at the bedside of his alck daughter who was disturbed by the barrage of shots that resounded around her room. FRANCE PROTESTS (Copyright, 1034, by The Associated Press.) BERLIN, July 8. fAP) The French embassy Issued tonight a formal pro test to Germany In the form of a vlg orous denial that France was the vil lain In the "foreign conspiracy" phase of the recent Nazi revolt. TO WASHINGTON, July 8.- (API Hugh S. Johnson. NRA administrator la reported 111 at Saratoga Springs, New York. Johnson waa to havo spoken last night before the National Education association here, but William E. Sweet, former governor of Colorado and an NRA official, was drafted as a plr:-i)-hlttfr. Johnson recently left a hospital hrt after treatment for an abscess. FIVE TRUSTIES E AT Police Posse Seeking Es capes In Vicinity Of Sweet Home Car Taken By 'Cons' Found Near Scio. SALEM, Ore., July 8. (AP) A poase of state police, led by Capt. H. W. McClaln. this morning was combing the wooded area In tho vi cinity of Sweet Home, where It was reported five trusties who escaped from the state penitentiary here yes terday must be In hiding, unless they a mtniMn . iMrH car. A car taken from August C. Rahn at Scio by the convicts was fonna aoanaonca ncui Sweet Home. The convicts escaped from the penitentiary annex and fled In an automobile belonging to Harvey Has- bin. Th ahnnrinnerf the Car at Scio, entered Rahn'a home, took hla car and forced him to go with tnom. n-hn .momul from hiding about 4 miles from Sweet Home at 10 o'clock; last night and reported that uio iu gltlvea had left him there and or dered him to remain out of eight. The convicts escaped from tne an- i,i vMtnriM. Asslened to out side farm work, they fled In an auto mobile In which the ignition aey was left. They abandoned the car -. ain wnnnnn. at a residence and thin entered Rahn'a house He was unable to produce 260 tney de manded and they cut telephone wires at his house and took him and his car. The men were Floyd Corliss, 29, convicted of horse thievery In Har ney count: Ace Taylor, serving flvo yeara for larceny In Klamath county; Herbert Sweetland, 26, aervlng three years for a statutory offense In Mal heur county; Leonard Kamhout, 26. serving five yenrs for larceny In Klamath county, and Harold Plackus, 24, serving four yeara for assault and robbery In Klamath county. HIGH DIVE KILLS VANCOUVER, Wash., July 5. (AP) Probably rendered unconscious by the concussion aa ha struck, the water from the great height, Roland McCall, 32, drowned In the Columbia river here yesterday after making a beauti ful wnn dive from a platform 110 feet high on the draw of the Inter state bridge. The tragedy marred the celebration of Vancouver's annual mld-Columbla regatta. McCall, champion high diver and long distance swlmmor of the Vancouver Anchor club, made a simi lar dive last year but from a lesser height. BHnA in nnn nMfnr witnessed yesterday's tragedy, although few know at the time mat mo grace. in frnm t.hn hirrh n in. t form had re sulted in death for the swimmer. T There were great turnouts for the celebration programa yesterday . In both Oranta Pass and Ashland, the climate city estimating approximately 5000 people enjoying the various events echeduled or spending tho day In the cool of the city park. In Anh land, the Applcgato grange played host for a crowd thought to number over 2000. An address by flay Olll, aUte Orange maater, constituted the main attraction for the grangers who utilized Ltthla park for the day'a picnic dinner and program. Crater and Diamond lakes, Lake o' the Wood, Prospect resort and vari ous other mountain and river apote In the region attracted many during the holiday, Medrord being nearly de serted during the day. E TOTS BED, BITES ATLANTA, July fl. p) A rattle snake crawled Into bed with four-year-old John Vlckers last night while the youngster was asleep, and sank Its fangs into his left hand. Quick action by the boy's father, awakened by the child's scree tin, probably saved his child's life, phy sicians said. The father, John Hill Vlckers. Jr., applied a tourniquet and and rushed to a hospital where an'.t venom serum was ad mlnlst red . Vlckers found the snake coilrd in a I coroer pi the petUoom tnd, ttio It, Rural Mail Man Reviews Varied Tasks In Career SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa., July 5. (AP) Retired after 33 years, Wil liam T. Bingham, rural mall car rier, sat down and figured out that lies (a) weighed 24 babies with the scales he carries; lb) been matchmaker In two ro mances; (c) traveled more than 300.000 miles; (d) worn out six horses and four automobiles, and (e) named 15 babies for patrons alone his route. E A mass meeting will b held this evening at 8 o'clock In the basement of the Hotel Med ford to nominate H. E. Wlrth, insurance man, as can didate for governor of the "Inde pendent Liberal Party," and adopt a platform of principles and purposes. All registered voters favorable to tho candidacy of Wlrth are Invited to attond and participate in the birth of the new party and voice their sentiments on the subject. Wlrth said this morning that an organisation would be created after the meeting had been called, and that a presiding officer would bo selected from tho audience. He said the nominating orator would be se lected In the same manner. Wlrth addressed a crowd at the Fourth of July celebration at Ash land yestorday and was followed by Rny Olll, state Orange master. Tho probable nominee la well known in this city, where he re sides, and his insurance business takes him to all parts of western Oregon. Wlrth first 1 announced that he would be an Independent candidate last spring before the primary. - STRIKES AT BOTH OP OLD PARTIES WASHINGTON, July fl. (AP) The first salvo of Senator Borah's "one man campaign" emphasized today that different brands of ammuni tion will be fired at the Democrats beforo the fall elections. It served to, stress, In the minds of observers here, a lack.ot unanim ity among high Republicans aa to Just how the rtoosoveit administra tion should be attacked. An open challengo to make "mo nopoly" an lasuo came from the Idaho Republican Independent In a radio speech last night. He assailed both parties on the scort of monopoly In nn address which also criticized tho administration for an "effort to fasten a stranglehold system of bureaucracy upon the people" Senator Borah aald today he was Informed by a Providence, R. I., lis tener his speech last night criticiz ing aome administration policies had been cut off the air by station WJAfl, Providence. FEARS REVOLT SALEM. Ore., July 6. UP) A dec In rat Ion that the United States "is now on tho verge of a social revolu tion," and that tho American Federa tion of Labor la to blame for the re puted condition, waa made here yei terday by U. O. McAlexander of New port, retired major-general and ono of the candidates in tho May primary election for Republican nomination to the governorship. General McAlexander was the prin cipal speaker at the annual July 4th celebration of the' American Legion in the state fairgrounds. The speaker pointed to the water front strike In Portland as sn ex ample of what he described as "rule through intimidation." Unless, he sold, the cltzenahlp of the nation awakes, "there will be a social revo lution that will wipe out the Declar ation of Independence." COMPLETE PETITIONS FOR TAX LIMIT VOTE SALEM, July fVP) Completed petitions containing 33.000 signatures for the 20 per cent tax limitation in itiative measure were filed with the secretary of state here this afternoon. ASIinviLLE, N. c, July ft.-yp) Mrs. Franklin D. noosevelt and her two companions on a motor trip, Miss Marlon Dickerman and Miss NaiK'j Cook of Hyde Park. N. Y.. left here today after a two-day visit to th jaouutala Industries of this secloa, PORTER ASSUMES CHAIR AS MAYOR I ON COUNCIL VOTE Plan For Battle On Earwigs Is Discussed City De parments Render Reports For Month Of June. The resignation of Mayor E. M, Wilson was officially accepted at the meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, snd George Porter, chairman of the finance committee was elected as head of the civic body. Due to the absence of R. O. Stephenson. Fred Heath and Al Llttrell. It wus necessary for Porter to cast a vote for himself, m order that there would be a majority ballot. Only minor mattera were consid ered by the council, and a number of reports were submitted during the evening. A complaint about garbage being dumped on city lota between Vancouver and Willamette atreeu waa heard. The license committee waa given power to act, concerning an application for a license to operate a small steam train on a circular trnck In Mcdford. The finance committee recom mended the Issuing of a warrant to cover aome unpaid taxea, and the body voted on the reclassification of property located on North Rlveralde avenue, at the Mcdford Pipe and Machinery company. An application was received from A. D. Collier to operate a card table. The matter waa referred to the license committee for further report. The city court, A. D. Curry, Judge, reported that tl36 had been taken In through fines. City Superintendent Fred W. Schef- fel, who has Just returned from Port land, brought back an extensive re port on the activity and control of earwigs, and submitted a plan where by parasites may be dlatrlbutctt 'throughout the olty, in order to re duce the number of pests. , Prices were quoted by him, and Mayor Porter recommended that a survey be taken of the city, to de termine what areaa would need at tention, and how many parasites It would be necessary for the city to purchase. Mr. Scheffel submitted report, of the work done by various city de partment during the month of June, and also the accomplishments of the SERA during that period. The report of the city department Included: Alleys During the fore part of the month, the alleys were awept In the business district once each day dur ing the Jubilee belebratoln. The bal ance of the month they were swept once each week. t ; (Continued on Page Sli) PORTLAND, July 8. (AP) Work is to start Immediately in eight Ore gon counties for development of all available springs to provide water for thousands of cattle, now suffering from the dry condition of the ranges. Crook and Jefferson counties have been made primary drouth areas, and six other counties Harney, Grant, Wasco, Malheur, Lake and Wheeler, have been put In a secondary classi fication. The work will be done as a state relief committee project, using federal funds. In addition to developing all springs, three deep wells wlij be dril led Immediately, one each in Crook. Harney and Jefferson counties. ROGER? UEVEIJLY HILLS, CaL, July I. Thcro is something about a Hopublicnn politician they are smart but they don 't know much. Now, Henry Fletcher, their national chairman, in smart anil a durn nice fellow, but here he coincs out with tho Republican keynote speech for tho eominsi election, and there is not a man, woman or child in tho U. S. that has listened, or rend, onft . thing in the papers in three days but about Germany. The eyes of the world are on Germany, nnd Henry is trying to. get somebody to take a back ward gliineo at the Kopublican party.