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14 fV' The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Tuesday) no chance In temperature. Temperature: Medford Mail Trifune WINNER Pulitzer Award Richest yesterday FOB 1934 Invest thil morning . JLVenty-nintb Ytar MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1934. No. 92. mum MILE rAP I TEAMSTER STRIKE By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, D. C, July . The foundations of the old Interstate com merce commission building are to be strengthened be fore the new se curities commis sioners move in. Everyone agrees jt would be dan- , serous to permit such strong per sonalities to as semble v 1 1 h out extra strong foundations. They would f-' shake an ordin ary building down In a week. Paul Mallon Initial tremors from the Inside were noticeable even before the commis sion assembled for the first meeting. These were caused by Mr. Pcrdle Po- eora. the financial bloodhound. Mr. Feoora smokes big black cigars, and That Is more, he bites them. He gnashed one to shreds a few days ago when the word was brought to him that Joseph Kennedy was to be chairman of the commission. Everyone concluded that It was be cause the White House had failed to notify Mr. Pecora that he was not to be chairman. That la not exactly correct. What happened on the Inside was this: President Roosevelt followed the recommendations of his liberal ad vlsers and picked three liberals first for the commission Landls, Mathews and Healy. Landls was to be chair man. Scouting around for two more, Mr. Roosevelt's eye struck Pecora. Mr. "-..Pecora waa asked If he would take the chairmanship of the commission He said he would for one year only That was satisfactory to Landls, who understood that the chairmanship would rotate every year and that he probably would be the next chair, man after Pecora. But then Mr. Roosevelt noted his commission had four liberals and no one from Wall Street and probably no one who ever owned a security. to even matters up. he made Ken nedy the fifth member, representing Wall Street. The liberals thought that was even four for them and one for Wall street. Someone suggested Wall Street might find out that one was not half of five, so, for the sake or appear nces. It wea agreed that Mr. Ken nedv should be the chairman. It looked better. That Is, It did to every. one ssve Mr. Pecora, who had not heen consulted. When Mr. Pecora heard about it, he Intimated to a friendly newsman that he might not show up to be eworn In with the others. That news waa flashed around town and tin liberal Inner circle started clrcum- scribing Itself trying to locate and .placate Mr. Pecora. The official ' swearing was delayed three hours while Mr. Pecora was being patted on the back and urged to be quiet. Mr. Landls appointed himself peacemaker. He put Kennedy In one room and Pecora In another and shut tled between them. Mr. Pecora's position was that he had spent a long time digging up the dirt on Wall street," and that amonc the dark nuggets he had panned was the samo Mr. Kennedy, and he'd be dogeoned If he would let such a man be his boss. That was a hard one to answer. Mr. landls spent some time st It before he finally got Messrs Kennedy and Pecora on speaklnj terms. .c- Immediately after the election of Kennedy by the commission, however, Mr. Pecora went off to Few ion explaining he had to settle up a llttl. private business. Up to the time this was written. Mr. Pecora was still In New Tork. He did not attend the last half dozen conferences or meetings of the commission. Mr. Pecora will come back all right. eventually, but it Is clear that he Is tolng to serve out his year with fhlp on hla shoulder. Kennedy Is really a find for Mhe chairmanship from a publicity stand point. He Is good-natured, make, friends easily and Is certain to he come an outstanding Washington personality. Already, all the news. men who have come In contact with him are singing his praises. He apeaks their language. ' A few days ago Mr. Ickea announe ed he hd decided to "let" the Jus tice department go ahead with the prosecution of that oil code test case The fact la that Mr. Ickera' Interior department has tried In many devl o.is ways to get the Justice depart ment to prosecute the caws. The t!ce department has steadily declined The Inner situation between the two departments bacem a bitter Issue When Senator Borah said In his irtwh rwr th. mrr ruiin chain tint he would report again on his burea cracy issue in mld-octooer, 11 he could get radio time, the Columbii athain rep-cntative here (Harry (Continued on Pag Four) WOULD PUT ENTIRE El Refusal to Haul Necessary Supplies Looms Thursday Board Opens Hearings On Dock Workers' Dispute SAN FRANCISCO, July 9. )P) The possibility that the threatened San Francisco teamsters' strike will bring the entire city under National Guard Jurisdiction waa seen here today as the walkout, set for Thursday, became one of the principal topic of con versation. City officials, while declining to comment directly, admitted the re fusal of teamsters to transport the many necessities, including food, from warehouses, might cause an acute sit uation. Efforts to operate trucks with non union drivers, It was pointed out, would be much more difficult than the Industrial association's present effort to break the blockade at the waterfront. The trucks would have to go to all parts of the city and, in such an event, wldspread violence waa freely predicted by the officials. Would Cause Famine. The strike, if fully effective, -would create an artificial famine. Present supplies at retail establishments would scon be exhausted. Then, If no replenishing supply came from the wholesale houses, the housewife would be pinched. A threatened gasoline shortage. which would cripple transportation not on strike, such as retail trucks. was also considered possible. A charge that the shipowners have taken advantage of the NRA in their dealings with maritime workers was made today by Paul Scharrenberg. representing the International Sea men's union, before the National XiOngahoromen's board, which opened its first public hearing in efforts w settle the longshoremen's strike and prevent a seneral walkout by 120 other unions here. Board Opens Hearings. The board, headed by Archbishop Edward J. Hanna, opened Its hearing in Federal Judge Frank Kerrigan's courtroom, confronted with the de cision of the teamsters' unions here and in Oakland to Join the strike Thursday unless the controversy Is settled. Meanwhile, National Guard officers, aided by police, were attempting to trace a mysterious automobile from which three or four shots were fired at the troopers last night. A guardsman reported he fired two shots to disperse pickets near the Fourth street bridge and that the lire was answered from within the auto mobile which then was driven hur riedly from the scene. No one was injured. "The ship owners refuse to deal with us collectively." Scharrenberg declared, "contending agreements ahould be made with the individual companies, but they have organized to grind the seamen Into the dust. "They are keeping wages low, con ditions bad and lengthening hours through their hiring halls. They dis ciplined those who resent this treat ment and refuse to give them jobs. "They have forgotten all about the new deal and as far as the men are concerned it is only a raw deal." PORTLAND, Ore.. July 9. iVP) Definite action toward a general strike, or rejection of the plan to aid waterfront strikers, loomed here to day when representatives of 80 unions mads plans for a closed meeting. "The conference will be held to formulate plans for a general strike," said Oust Anderson, secretary of the Central Labor council. He explained that such a strike would not be called until the rank and file of union membership had voted. SEATTLE, July 9. m Seattle teamsters will not Join with the San Francisco teamsters in a walkout In sympathy with striking longshoremen. President Dave Beck of the lo-:al teamsters' union said last night, but he added his opinion that the o clsion to do so there was "not sur prising." Roosevelt Relaxes While Ship Heads for Colombia Br Fraud. M. Stephenson ABOARD THE XJ. 8. 8. OILMER ACCOMPANY1NQ PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. July 9 (AP) President Roosevelt had an opportunity for real vacation relaxation once more today after busy visits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The cruiser Houston steamed across the Caribbean sea at a rap'.d clip toward Colombia, due to arrive at Cartasena tomorrow. Mr. Roosevelt took advantage of his leisure to review hla Inspection of the Islands and the government s positions In them. He received a first-hand plctuie of mjcisI conditions, particularly In slums and rural lite. McCracken Jail Widow of Barnett To Manage Estate t.V ?s Mrs. Anna Laura Lowe Barnett, widow of Jackson Barnett, wealthy Indian, It shown In court In Lot Angeles as she won the right to ad minister Barnett'a estite. (Associ ated Press Photol PRICES ARE FIXED Prices for oannery Bsrtletts were announced this morning by Court Hall, local representative of Schuekel Brothers of Oakland. Cal., canners, as follows: $35 per ton for 2?i sizes, or better. $32.50 per ton for 2Y lze. or bet ter. $20 per ton for No. 3 grade. Hall reports that 1,000 tons were purchased at these prices from the Rogue River company, operators of five orchards. The prices were fixed, following a vlAlt here yesterday by Leonard Balke, 1 field representative of the Schuekel 1 concern, who arrived and departed by plane. The Rogue River company deal was the largest Individual deal of the sea son. The Southern Oregon Sales, Inc., reported last week they had bought 3.300 tons at $25 for 2i and $32.50 for "run of the orchard." A number of growers sold their Bartletts at the same price to Schuekel, it was report ed by Hall. A lull in cannery Bartlett ia.es came last week, the growers holding out for higher prices. Representatives of six canneries took no action last week. Growers declined offers of $30 per ton, it was reported. County Horticulturist Lyle P. Wil cox and experienced orchard workers expect the picking of Bartletts to start between July 15 and 20. This week Is expected to see buying offers increase. Many of the large packing concerns are now getting their plants In shape, and expect to make test runs the last of the week. OREGON CITY, Ore., July P) The body of Clifton A. Guilford, 30 employe of a Vancouver, WasX printer?, was found on a heavily wooded hillside south of Canema late yesterday by two boys. He had been dead fire or six weeks, Coroner Tom Meyers said. The coroner expressed belief death had been caused by an overdose of sedatives, as three emptv bottles containing such tablet were found beside the body. Apparently satisfied, the president expressed the view rehabilitation work la progressing along the ngnt lines. The Houston left St. Croix. Virgin Inlands, at noon yesterday, after Mr. Roosevelt made a hurried Inspection of federal projects there. While a tropical sun poured down he Joined a religious service conduct ed by the sh.p's chaplsln on deck late In the afternoon. After meeting President Enrique Olaya Herrera at Cartagena tomorrow the president will proceed to Panama and the canal zone, beginning the Pacific crossing to Hawaii Thursday A warm welcome, similar to the one In Pun to Rico, wa, given Mr .Roosevelt in lie Virgin Island. mm I. WHEAT AND PROCESS TAX TO BE CONTINUED Secretary Wallace Proclaims 30 Cent Tax and 15 Per Cent Crop Cut for Next Year Pay Same Benefit WASHINGTON, Secretary Wallace July 9. (AP) today proclaimed a continuance- of the 30 cents a bushel wheat processing tax and of the fifteen per cent acreage reduction for another year. Both the tax and the acreage re duction figure he chose for the next year are the same as now In effect. Likewise, the same rate of benefit payments will be continued for an other year. These are 20 cents a bushel and will be made In two in stallments, the first beginning Octo ber, 1034. at the rate of 20 cents per bushel and the second next year after proof of compliance with terms of reduction contracts has been sub mitted. Wallace said no reduction would be required below the amount of plant ing allowed for harvest In 1934. How ever, ho said, determination of the exact amount of acreage to be plant ed would be delayed unty early next month and the acreage might be ex panded above the 85 per cent restric tion. LONDON, July 9. (AP) Millions of bushels of wheat, an authoritative source disclosed today, are being Im ported into Vladivostok because of large Increase in Russian military manpower In eastern Siberia due to tension between Japan and Russia. More than 3,000,000 bushels will be Imported this year, this source dis closed, almost entirely to feed an in creased Russian military establish ment. LEAVES FOR CELL NEW TORK, July 9 (AP) Joseph W. Harrlman, former president of the Harrlman National Bank and Trust company, was taken today to the fed eral penitentiary at Lewlsburg, Pa., to start serving a four and a half year sentence. Harrlman, convicted of falsifying records and misapplying funds of his bank, was placed on a train at Jersey City (at 8:12 a. m., eastern standard time) for the seven-hour trip to Lewlsburg. He waa in the custody of two deputy United States marshals. No one else accompanied him. The 62-year-old banker did not ap pear to be downcast as he left Doctors hospital, where he had been pa tient since his conviction, for the railroad station. SLATED JULY 23 LOS ANGELES, July 9. perlor Judge Marshall F. McComb continued today until July 33 retrial of the contest over the $337,371 es tate left by Margaret A. Keith, ec centric spinster, daughter of the lite David Keith, millionaire Utah silver magnate. Miss Keith, who committed sul clde In a flower-bedecked room of her Beverly Hills mansion, one of two she owned here, left the bulk of her estate to Albert 0. Allen, Jr., yminj Medford, Ore., farmer-author. Other relatives are contesting the will. The original trial of the suit, which lasted nearly thete months, recently ended in a Jury disagreement. POND DO LAC, Wis., July . yT) Deputy sheriffs today engaged In a gun fight with machine gunners in a fast car. ahortly after the officers discovered a bullet-scarred sedan in a ditch at Eggersrllle, five miles east of here. Farmers reported occupants of the csr pulled a body from the ditched mschlne and drove away with It. The fugitive machine outdistanced two squad cars. Farmers Insisted one of the men re sembled John DHUnger, but dtputtes Mr skeptical Sentence Is Overruled by Court 'Personality Girl' "Nice personality, decided the Judges who chose Miss Isabel! Coffey 17-vcar-oln Buffalo, N. Y., girl, ni America's "personality elrl of 1934." She won over 23 contestants at At lantic City during the national con vention of the mystio order, veiled Propjicts of the Enchanted Realm, popularly known as the "Grotto. (Associated Press Photo.) E E EUGENE, July 9. (AP) Morris Knight, local wrestler, faced charges of assault with Intent to kill here to. dav. following his alleged attack on Mrs. Maude dllapey at a aance nan late Saturday nlglit. He waived pre Umlnary henring and wsa hound over to the grand Jury on $5000 Ball. Knight, according to police, naa asked Mrs. Ollspcy to dance with him and when she refused, he became en raged and slashed at her throat with a pocket knife. He dragged her off the bench and threw her on the floor, where he continued to stab her, wit' ncsses told officers. Bystanders pulled Knight , away from his victim, and as they did so, Knight attempted to slash his own throat, succeeding only In Inflicting a bad gash. Mrs. ailpcy was sen ously wounded and suffered much loss of blood, but her condition waa not critical, physicians said. GEN. MARTIN GETS LA LA GRANDE, Ore., July . (AP) Conzreanman Charles H. Martin, democratic candidate for governor of Oregon, etopped here for a few min utes this afternoon en route to Port land from the national capital. Gen eral Martin did not make a talk here but spent several minutes Individually greeting a large group of citizens who met him at the railroad station. WASHINGTON, July 8. (AP) Chairman Farley of the Democratic national committee completed plana today for a five weeks speaking tour of the wet to advance the causo of party members In the forthcoming congressional elections. The survev. which hss been plan- ned for weeks, will take him as far as Ios AnReles. In addition to speech. he will confer with Demo crstlc leaders In all states visited. HOBOES KILLED WHEN FREIGHT IS WRECKED MURFnEKSBORO. Tenn., July . (API The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway reported todsy that between rlftht and ten hoboes were killed this afternoon In the de railment ot a freight train near bar. WOMAN At DANC L PILOT WHILEHE IIIURS Chief to Try Out Five-Wan Control During Summer Plans Swing Across Coun try to Sell Blue Eagle By WU.MAM L. BEALE, JR. WASHINGTON, July 9. (AP) NRA came today to the threshold of a new experiment. Hugh S. Johnson expected to clean up a batch of business before con verting the recovery agency's one man leadership Into a "flvo-man con trol" for the summer. Most of the Job of directing NRA will be shifted to five assistants. John. son wants to see how NRA can get along without his hand on the helm. The tryout which Is purely informal and designed to give Johnson a chance to relax will be also an Important test of commission control. To Cross Country. The general's way of relaxing will be a swing across the country to sell the bluo eagle and put ra a good word here and there for the new deal. A last-minute rush of affairs came to his desk today. Among problems that awaited his return from a week of rest and conferences in New Tork were: 1. Promulgation of one big code for 450 small Industries. It would be simple, touching on suoh matters as wages, working hours, and child labor. a. NRA's price policy awaits fur ther clarification, especially President Roosevelt's 15 per cent "toloranco" order. This permits concerns be longing to "ooen price" codes to go (Continued on Page Eight) PAY SCALE OPPOSED 6ALEM, July 9. JP) The proposed uniform wage of 37 oents an hour In dehydration and green fruit pack ing Industries was declared too high by growers who attended a meeting of the state welfare commissions of Oregon and Washington at Yakima last week, Charles H. Oram, secretary of the Oregon commission, said here today, Oram declared that the wage had virtually been agreed upon by mem bers of the industry in Oregon and had received the tentative approval of Washington packers. Whether the wage would be lowered to meet growers' demands would not be decided until he could confer with members of the Oregon commission who did not attend the Yakima meet ing, Oram said, GROWERS TO MEET A meeting has been called by the chamber of commerce for Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, of all grocers and potato growers In order that a marketing program m1ghf be worked out. W. A. Oatea, chairman of the agricultural committee for the Jack son county chamber of commerce, wilt preside. Other meetings of a similar nature, for various groups are to bs held within the near future, according t o A. H. Banwell, secretary of the chsm ber of commerce. John D. Resumes Quiet Routine After Birthday LAKEWOOD, W. J July .(API- jonn d. Rockefeller, who left hla bed ( terdty for quiet observance of ' ' hi. 06th birthday, resumed today hla calm routine of living. The venerable Industrlsllst, the townsfolk observed, broke a habit of is v.r atandlni. bf remaining at golf house here for his birthday In stead of receiving congratulation at his Pocantlco Hills estate. Mr. Rockeleller. an authoritative source disclosed, has remained In bed almost constantly for two weeks, arlalna vesterdav for the second ap preciable period since the weekend of June 34. It was learned that last Friday physician from New York came by , train to remain wlta Mi, Rockefeller Actress Stricken Maria Dressier (above), stage and screen actress, suffered a phy sical breakdown and was seriously 111 In Santa Barbara, Cal. (Associ ated Press Photol HART'S TOPIC TALK TO Floyd Hart, manager of the Timber Products company, today addressee members of the Klwanla club at their regular weekly luncheon, and gave much Interesting data on th lumber industry. He told the club that tna lumoer indiutrv is comparatively new, ior less than a hundred years ago it started in the east, swung to the south, then came to the northwest. In 1900, Chief Forester Plnchot said At the present rate of cutting, in twenty years forests will be denuded." Southern and eastern operators start ed coming west, and building saw mill. As a result, Mr. Hart pointed out, the production increased by leaps and bounds. Between the years of 1024 and 1038, much lumber was used, but with the slump In business of 1020, compnnles were left with large supplies on hand, he said. Lumbermen overlooked the natural second growth, Mr. Hart stated, ex plaining that the pine tree grows to merchantable size In 70 years. A re cent survey In the south, he said, shows there are 3000 new sawmills since last July. Mr. Hart stated that the deficit among lumber manufacturers Is ten times as large as all other Industries combined. In 1031, according to the figures he quoted, there was a net loss of 10 per cent, and In 1020, 2.2 per cent loss. The local lumberman explained how the code prices set up by the NRA had greatly aided the Industry and said the minimum wage for the west Is 43 cents, while In the south It is 23 cents. Wages are now 42.3 cents an hour, while in 1020, they were 35 cents, he stated. Visitors at the lunchcun were Al fred 8. Montgomery of Salem, auditor for the state liquor control commis sion, and Dr. It. C. Van Valzah of Medford. 1 . Resume Operation Salem Paper Mill SAI.EM, July 0. (AP) The Ore gon Pulp 4c Paper company's plant here, which has been shut down since June 20. resumed operations to day returning BOO men to employ ment. The mill suspended operations due to strike conditions on the Port land water front. for aeveral hours. When at Lake wood the capitalist also Is usually visited occasionally by Dr. Robert Buermann. However, except that lha towns- people have not seen Mr. Rockefeller driving about the estate or playing golf, there was no reason to suppose he 1, not as well as his 95 years will permit him to be. The long period of hot weather kept him In close confinement. John D., Jr., who came Baturday by train from New York, remained In seclusion with hla father. Throe other members of the household, Ward Madison, the elder Rockefeller s secre tary, Mrs. Fannie Evans, housekeeper, and another member of the staff, at tended union services at All Saints' Episcopal church- WITHMNATE Lawmakers Lacked Power to Order Incarceration for Contempt in Air Mail Probe Is Court Ruling WASHINGTON, July 9. (AP) The District of Columbia court of ap peals today reversed a lower court ruling and held the senate did not have the power to sentence Wil liam P. MacCxacken to ten days In Jail for contempt in connection with the air mall Investigation. MacCracken, former assistant secre tary of commerce for aeronautics, and L. H. Brlttln, former vice-president of the Northwest Airways, Inc., were , found guilty by the senate February 14 and each sentenced to ten days. Brlttln served his term, but counsel for MacCracken contested the legisla tive body's decision. Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue, of the District of Columbia suprema court later held the senate had the constitutional right to sentence Mac Cracken, In connection with disap pearance from his office here of air way contract papers that were under subpoena by the senate. The majority In the three to two ruling by the higher court today de clared: "Unless there Is to bs an Inter mingling of the legislative and Ju dicial power to deal with contempt, thereby rendering it possible In all cases as a matter of legislative power summarily to try the one accused without aubjeotl'ng llm to the statu tory modes of trial provided for criml- v nal offenses, protected by the limita tions and safeguards of the constitu tion, then we must and do declare) that the senate Is without Jurisdic tion to Inflict punishment on the petitioner." Frank J. Hogan, MacCracken'a coun sel, contended In his petition to the court, as he did on the senate floor In the celebrated February trial, that the senate was without constitutional , power to sentence a person for a past contempt. He held MacCracken had purged himself of the charges by seeing to It that the missing papers were returned to the senate air mall investigating committee. Even if the papers had not been returned, he contended, the senate could not have inflicted pun ishment on his client. KLAMATH DEATH PUZZLES POLICE KLAMATH FALLS, July . (API- Authorities continued to puzzle to day over the death of Elmer Johnson, 4a, whose decomposing body waa found by small boys In Ewauna lake late Saturday. The body bore knife wounds in we neck and near the heart and appar ently had been In the water several days. Johnson, a partial paraiytio known to be despondent, had been missing from his home since esriy m the week. Over 73 were found In Bis pockets. Officers said this eliminated the theory he had been robbed and killed. WILL- ROGER? BEVKKLT HILLS, CbI., .Tuly 9. All I know is just what little I sec in the papers. See today where Mr, Roosevelt is putting a "Mnb" (you know what a blab ial It's a thing you put over a calf's mouth to keep it from eating between meals). Well, he is putting a "blab" on these so-called officials who are making speeches around the country trying to tell what Ihe New Penl has in mind, lie has informed 'cm: "You KO ahead and deal and shut up about it. A dealer is not sup posed tn entertain along with his dealing." So tho next limo you hear a fellow speaking for the White House you just holler "yeahj" ilUeliUuitLfrMl4ti . Us ft," W1'. ViV- v ...