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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"
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