edford Mail Triune
WINNER
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1934
Twenty-ninth Ytar
MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1934.
No. 89.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.