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Medford Mail Tribune WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1934 Twenty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1934. No. 97. ! The Weather 1 Forecast: Sunday, somewhat cooler. Temperature: Highest yesterday M ! lowest yesterday -., 57 ' I , ; IITV Fill r 1 By PAUL MALLON. WASHINGTON, D. 0., July 13. The NRA drive to codify all industry looked like a move to let General Johnson go out in a blaze of 1 o r y, but It wasn't. The truth la that the new model code la nothing more than a pitchfork, designed to prod action on the -60 or more codes which have been hanging fire for months. Paul Mallon The idea la that industries will hasten their own pending codes to a conclusion rather than take the model code. There are only a few important ones (Electric Light & Power and Bell Telephone) among the 360 laggards. There are two reasons why the 2B0 industries have been so long In con cluding their codes. One Is that busi ness men seem to have much less en thusiasm for the Blue Eagle than they had a year ago. The other. Is that NRA procedure la getting more and more tangled in the complexities of administration. The only way to push through such red tape and recalcitrance was to use the Johnsonian method of di rect action. The plan also Is in line with the aim of NRA planners to simplify the code structure eventually. They want to bunch industries under single codes, reducing the number of codes and simplifying the administrative task. No Important change of policy was involved. George Harrison Is getting entirely too much attention from the lnfla " tionlats who are attacking him. The real reason he went to Europe was because be wanted to be a direc tor of the bank for international set tlements, and the federal reserve board permitted him to go for that purpose. He may have talked st ili zation and gold with Montagu Hor man and the others, but that does not mean anything. He had no pow er to conduct any negotiations what ever. The Inflationists know that, but they used his trip as a peg on which to hang their inflation agitation. It was good publicity for them. Those who handle our money pol icy Insist thcro will be no more money tampering for the time being and that exchange stabilization with Britain is too far off to think about. The foreign trade crowd la working in so much secrecy that they lock the doors and pull down the shades every time they have a meeting. The reason for that Is they do not V want any news to get out in advance concerning what tariffs they propose ? to lower In their reciprocal trade ;! agreements. They know very well that the domestic Industries would 'j build publicity backfires against them If news got out that they were lowering particular tariff rates. ; Nevertheless, you can get a fairly good Idea of what they are working on from the list of no fewer than 352 products submitted to them by the f tariff commission. These are pro ! ducts in the production and manu t facture of which certain foreign countries are considered to have "a definite advantage." I The list Includes dyes, china and procelaln, watch movements, quick silver, tobacco for cigar wrappcre, to bacco for cigar fillers, carpet wool, lace articles, machlnc-made lace, em broidered cotton, embroidered ltnon and silk poods, dressed furs, finer hat, beads, oriental rugs, linen fab- rlcs. Jute fabrics, flax fiber, manga nese, olive oils, Christmas tree orna ments and mechanical toys. There is a 90 per cent duty on em v 4 broldercd linen handkerchiefs at pres , ent, although the 1031 domestic pro- , ductlon was valued at only S90.OO0. i Tills Is certainly one of the industries ; which may expert to suffer. Congress thought it had hindered the administration In making tariff reductions by directing that the state department give a 30 days advance notice before signing a trade agree ment and requiring hearings. The congressmen figured these restrictions would enable Industries to block the administration's hand. They are go ing to be fooled. All tarlfr petitioners will be heard In secret session. The administration merely screes lo give "consideration" to their protests. That means the hearings will be nothing more than routine affairs to live up to the law. , 4 4 Members of the new stock exchange commission are leaning over back wards to keep praco In their famll.r. They are organizing very cautiously and straining to avoid friction. A number of erroneous stories have not made their tn.k any easier. One ila that Profenpor FVMx Frankfurter (Continued on Page 6li) GOVERNOR ACTS TO BALK FAMINE IN STRIKE ZONES Armed Guards To Convoy Food And Fruit Trucks To Frisco City Near End Of Reserve Supply General Strike Ominous. SACRAMENTO, Calif.. Julj 14. (API The California highway patrol waa marshalled Into the prevailing strike situation by acting Governor Frank P. Merrtam today as a co operative force protecting food ship ments enroute to the San Francisco bay area and of perishable crops consigned to markets and canneries. The governor ordered E. Raymond with sheriffs of northern counties for cooperative protection action be- hMMi lrv.1 anil atafj anthnrlHmt en abling the safe passage of truck con voys bearing foods to the San Fran cisco bay area. Pears To Move He then moved to extend similar mnfiwHrni tn t.rtirlra hpnrtncr Tvrlsh- able agricultural products, principally pears and peaches, to markets and canneries. Th lat.ta. arftnn wan taken fol lowing receipt of word that strike sympathizers were preventing trucks irom naming peacnes ana ouner per ishable farm products to San Fran cisco, and other bay cities and to canneries. Such Interference will not bs tol- "I am not taking any action 10 break) the loncahoremen and sea men's strike." he explained, "but I am Interested m seelnK that the market nroducte of ranches, snd ea nntallv rwtu-. and De&ches Which must go to . canners ..next week or become an entire loss to the grow ers are. delivered without Interfer ence. "Likewise I am stneerely Interested m aneincr that nrooer food for women and children is delivered and will use every effort to protect them. Tha RfcrtltA situation laid a sinister finger on virtually every resident of San Francisco nearly lou.guu. ojikb- wlse the finger 01 trouoie ppinwu th-ABtanincriv at Oakland and neigh boring cities, the total population of the San trancisco mefcrwyuumu trlct being approximately 1,300,000. Gasoline Low There was scarcely enough fresh in Ran Francisco to last three days and non-perishable staplea for possibly a week to ten aay. mj a truckload had moved into town for two days because of picket block ades. The city was living on Its nor mal reserve energy and that waa ebbing fast. Gasoline supples were all but ex hausted. A central etatlon was ee tabllshed to supply health, fire, pol ice and other official arms of the munlcpallty with motor and other fuel. Supply trucks operated to and from the station under heavy police guard. Only Three Apilnst The vote of the gigantic strike com mittee of more than 800, represent ing the 177 locals of San Francisco, was announced as 63 units in favor and three against the general walk out. Units of 43 locals not authorised to commit their respective bodies to the strike voted In favor of It. leaders said. In these crisp words the conven tion framed Its action: "This convention requests all un ions which have voted In favor of a general strike to walk out Monday at 8 a. m. and also request all those unions which have not voted to hold meetings Immediately and take ac tion." A union spokesman, nsme with held, said conservatives in the meet ing were greeted with outbreaks of boos. Cheers accompanied announce ment of the vote. SALEM. July 14. (Fi A patch of marihuana, used as a narcotic, was found growing tn a field or corn a! Albany. Ttw discovery landed Ben Trimble, colored. In the Linn county jail, state police officials reported here today. Further Investigation revealed that a seed dealer In Albany had sold 'he seed to Trimble. He declared he was Innocent of the purpose for which the seed waa used, claiming he eold probably 00 pounds of It to railroad workers, mostly Mexicans, who said they wanted It for chicken or bird food. The crop will bs destroyed by police because It m-aa being grown without a license. It can b grown legally with license but Its sale is restricted to -ho!.r dnwriav nd msnufaetur- police explained. Monday, 8. A. M. Zero ON OPPOSITE SIDES IN STRIKE Andrew Furuseth, aged president of the International Seamen's un ion, was taken to a San Francltco hospital suffering from a heart all ment and other .complications ag gravated by his untiring efforts to aid negotiators In settling the Paci fic coast maritime strike which tied up hundreds of ships. (Associated Press Photo) ORDER IS FIRST, LABOR CRISIS Holds 'Government Greater Than Any Organization' And Acts To Maintain It Emergency Declared By Proclamation. SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. (JV) An emergency exists In S&n Francisco. Mayor Angelo Rossi said In a public proclamation late today, declaring he would avail himself of the city's char ter giving him wide powers to combat the disturbance. "A general strike hss been declared in San Francisco," the executive's proclamation said. "Irrespective of the merits which may exist on either side I feel that we are confronted by the most serious situation that has beset us since the disaster of 1908. "I therefore proclaim . to all of the people of San Francisco, irrespective of party or industrial affiliation, that an emergency exists In our city nd within the meaning of section 2fl of the charter. "I will avail myself of all of the pro visions of that section and of the laws of our state to the end that the results of this Industrial conflict may He as lightly as possible on all of our people. "Let us realize that our government is bigger and Is greater than any or ganization or association which may be one of Its proponent parts, and j therefore It must carry on. I call upon j my fellow citizens to preserve the! peace that no over act on either side of this controversy bring disgrace upon this city. "Our people must be fed and c'oth er: tlisy must be afforded the oppor tunity of obtaining those things which are necessary for their health and comfort. "Acts of violence by either side or those sympathising with either side wlU not be tolerated. The lives and the property of our citizens must be protected, and It Is my sworn duty and a duty which I will perform to the utmost, to exert every power at my command to see thst no injury comes to our people or to their prop erty. "I call on every official of the cit;, executive, legislative and administra tive, to stand by ready to render such service In this emergency as I may call for. "Finally I appeal to my fellow citi zens that aid me In this crisis. Let there be no hysterical mention by anyone but each realize that faith, hope and confidence will bring better days upon us." 4 New Columbia llrad PORTLAND. July 14. iV, TY.ft Rev. Joseph Boyle, C S. C, has been named president of Columbia univer sity hre. He will succeed the Rev. Louis Kelley, whose second three-year term as head of the school has pi red. f.lqunr Auditor Nam'tf SALEM. July 14. iff) Claude Knight of The Da! lea was appointed yesterday as a deputy state auditor. to take charge of auditing the aU'e uot torc. u was announced the itite drpartment- Albert E. Boynton is the manager of the San Francisco Industrial as sociation which wss Instrumental In starting to move merchandise from the waterfront by non-union employes, which was followed by rioting, the calling out of the na tional guard and agitation for a general strike. (Associated Press Photo) WILLING 10 VOTE Policy Board Maps Action With Decision Monday No Word On General Strike Attitude Death Probe Opens. PORTLAND, Ore., July 14. (AP) Q. A. Green, attorney for the Oregon State Federation of Labor and speak lng for the local membership of the International Longshoremen's assocl latlon, declared that Portland long shoremen are ready and willing to vote on the question of arbitration when given the opportunity. The policy committee of Portland labor unions tonight was perfecting procedure in the event unions here decided upon a general strike In sym pathy with coast waterfront strikes. The committee planned to meet Monday with representatives of each of Portland's unions. It was expected a definite stand on a general strike would be taken then. D. E. Nickerson, chairman of the policy committee, would not say If enough unions already had given the committee authority that a general strike could be called. He said he could not answer questions. The policy committee outlined plans for co-operating with the Clark county, Washington, Centrsl Labor Council at Vancouver. The district attorney's office was Investigating the death of James E. Bateson, Union Paclflo brakeman, who died last night from Injuries he suffered In a fall from the be sieged freight train during the vio lent outburst In which four pickets were wounded by police bullets. Deputy District Attorney George Mowry said a coroner's inquest prob ably will be called early next week to investigate the death. The Portland Central Labor Coun cil appointed a committee to Inves tigate shooting of the pickets. ASTORIA, Ore., July 14. (AP) Word was received here today that the seamen's union waa sending members here from Portland to picket Astoria oil concerns. Managers of oil company branches stated tonight the gasoline blockade had not crimped supplies here yet. There was ample gasoline here for between 13 and 34 daya of normal consumption. It waa stated. The longshoremen's strike has halt ed movement of grneral cargo, but oil and gasoline are discharged by crew members. There la no seamen's 'wwntzation here. Joe Thomas, president of the In ternational Longshoreman's Associa tion loral. said tonlsht h had no drflnl word that any ,"nnn pick ets were coming from rorllatnL N. R. A. CHIEF AND ADMINISTRATION HITM SATIRE Rep. Scholl And Darrow Open Fire On Policies And Plans Lawyer Claims 'Amateurs' Lead Nation. WASHINGTON. July 14. (iP Hugh a. Johnson's speaking tour was de scribed tonight by Senator 5cha.ll (R., Minn.) as "a deliberate attempt to again fool the electorate so that the tentacles of dictatorship may be fas tened upon it." In & statement, the Mlnnesotan as serted, the administration "Is prepar ing a bill to 'gag the press," and add ed the bill would "be Introduced at the next session.' "This administration," he said, "had not kept one promise made In Its platform and how csn we now susptct that any of Its utterances are to be believed. 'The only thing that even sound a democratic about thla covenant with the people Is the 16 to 1 Issue but this 18 to 1 Is 10 broken promises in one democratic platform." DT7LUTH, Minn., July 14. (P) Clarence Darrow, Internationally known attorney, today charged the NRA was led by "amateurs" with no understanding of political economy. "The trouble with this method Is that nobody has been In charge of affairs who Is schooled In political economy, nothing but amateurs," the attorney said at the final session of the session of the Minnesota state har association here. Darrow, who was chairman of Presi dent Roosevelt'a national recovery re view board, did not mention General Hugh S. Johnson, the NRA adminis trator, by name. . "Somebody suggested to Roosevelt the NRA and he took it. Unfortunate ly he did not call around him men of experience tn statesmanship." I won't mention who he put at the head of it. I can't remember his name. I heard he Is a military man. not a statesman. "The business collapse was brought on by Wall street money changers. the greedy men and big business." Darrow continued. "Roosevelt at his Inauguration promised a "peoples' ad ministration; that he would do his very best and there Is no doubt that he has tried. The country is like an Individual. It's easier to get them sick than to get them well." "Roosevelt said that If he did not hit right the first time he would try again. To some people it sounded good, but not to me. It is better to thoroughly study a plan before execut ing it. "The whole NRA program was based on two things, make prices high and cause scarcity. But, a price Is only of value in its- relation to other things. How would they do it? "Kill little pigs and throw them out on the prairies to decay while mil Hons are hungry. "A study of politlcsl eoonomy re veals that scarcity Is undesirable, that paying farmers not to work, to cut crops, to boost prices Is nonsense. A large part of this program Is to piy out checks to cotton and wheat farm era to sell their cotton and wheat b-t fore it grows. "You csn never change conditions without changing the whole indus trial system. Want will not bring such a change. The trouble with this meth od is that nobody has been in charge of affairs who Is schooled In political economy, nothing but amateurs. "We have solved the question of production. Ws can mal(e everyone rich If some are not too greedy. We must lesrn to get a fairer distribution of wealth. We don't want less. We want more." BEST SINCE 1931 CHICAOO, July U. P( Retail Mlea of automobile In June exceed ed any month alnce May 1031, auto motive Industrie, eiitlmated today, with 371.000 unlta delivered. J3S.0O0 passenger cara. and 36.000 trucks. NBW YORK. July 14 TV-There were 37 favorable dividend changed thla week. Standard fiutlatlcs Co. re ported today. The total a the Mine last week. Unfavorable chantzei were 10 compared with 1ft laat week. CHICAOO. July 14. IP, The na tional furniture ahow cloned lt three week ae&alon today with a total regia tratlon of fl.301 buyer, the lrge,t ! attendant in? ihe aummer turn:- ture market of 1039. Hour In Witnesses Called In Morals Trial Four of the women subpoenaed as witnesses In Los Angeles to tea tffy during the trial of Dave Allen, casting bureau head, and Gloria Marsh, film extra, charged with an offense to public morals, were (top, left to right) June de Long and Mrs. Pearl Owings who were summoned by the state snd (tower, left to right) Irene Ferguson and Corrlns Mafleld who wer. to be defense witnesses, f Associated Press Photo) REGISTER ALIENS AS WAY TO SAVE J Spanish War Veterans Want Civic Workers And Teach ers To Take Flag Oath Favor Law And Order. PORTLAND, Ore., July 14. (AP) William H. Armstrong, natlonsl com mander of the United Spanish War Veterana association, today advocat ed measures to preserve the present form of United States government. He recommended that all aliens should register and all civic employes, including school teachers, be required to take the onth of allegiance to the United States government and flag. "We believe In our present form of government, and we are opposed to any change," said Armstrong, former mayor of Racine, Wis. "We believe that if there are any activities of the government that need correcting, It can bs done In a law ful and constitutional manner." 4 L F Oregon: Cloudy west, fair east por tion, local showers on coast and In high mountain ranges; slightly lower temperature and higher humidity In the Interior; moderate southerly wind offshore. SAN FRANCISCO, July 4. (AP) The outlook for far western states for the period July lfl to 31 is for fair weather with temperature about normal. T E BISMARCK, N. D.. July 14. (AP) North Dkota'a "bualnes debt holt day," achedulcd to expire Monday, waa extended to next January 1, by proclamation of Governor William Lanser today, The flrat proclamation ffu laaued March 10, making It unlawful for "any peraon, firm or corporation to levy upon, attach, or sell any atock of merchandise, ahop equipment, fur. nlture and flxturea lined In and about the operation of any bualneaa." The governor declared bitalnena men of North Dakota have "petitioned to have thla moratorium extended until the bunlnea condltlona of the atate have ahown the uptrend which la customary with the coming of colder wrather" na Olrl Drown ARNOLDS PARK. Iowa. July 14 (Pi lipplfm olf a rock reef alon; which they were wadllw. four OranR City Ctrl and their clisp?ron dru! ed today in West OkoboJI lake. General SUICIDE TRY BY HOLLYWOOD CASE June DeLong, Found Dazed On Los Angeles Street After Writing Farewell Note 'Morals Case' Accuser. LOS ANGELES, July 14. (AP) I June DeLong wss found tonight wan dering along Western avenue between i'Tlnth and Tenth streets In a dazed i condition. She wss found by Neltse Chi Ida, a writer and wife of an automobile man, Frank Gerard, who has dfl-! nltely Identified her ss the missing 1 state's star witness In the "Holly wood morals" trial. Miss DeLong, Gerard said, gave every Indication of having taken poi son In an attempt to commit suicide, at she had indicated she planned to do In a letter she left In her apart ment when she disappeared shortly before noon today. Gerard and his wife Immediately started for the district attorney's of fice with Mtss DeLong. Gerard said he knew Miss DeLong quite well.-having sold her an auto mobile a year ago. Miss De Long's note read In part: "Give thla picture to the news- pspers. I want to be dead and with my mother and the smile from my picture away. Yes, I had many so- called friends, friends that told me ttey loved me, raved about my beau ty, but now that I'm In trouble, they all turned against me like a tiger In the woods. "My ambition and only hope of liv ing was to sell my writings, atar In my own picture, become rich so that I could help thousands of poor peo ple with my money. In my novel it will tell thou sands of girls throughout the world not to try to get Into pictures. Men will make a toy out of you but when you won't play any more, they will put you In Jail like Dave Allen did me. Give my car and everything X have to Gloria and tell her I still love her. I hope my mother Is waiting for me, so I must go. Thanks for being so considerate of me. Thank you again for saying that you can see a lot of good deep down In my heart. "If life Is only a dream and sn Illusion, I prefer death as life is not stronger than death. I must stop as this paper is already wet with tears." .. v . (Signed) JUNE, PLOT TIMED NOOALES, ArlB.. Juty 14, (AP) Mexican officials In Nog ales. Honors, across the border hers, belters revolutionary plot has been nipped In the bud by the quick transfer of 250 soldiers from Magdslena, So nor a, to strengthen the border garrison. The federal troops reached the bor der yesterday, Well authenticated reports disclose the plotters have held seversl meet ings recently on the American sine of ths border. One of these meet ings, said attended by more than 100 persons, was reported held in Blsbee, A lis. Precautionary measures were taken by military officials when it was learned a considerable amount of guns and ammunition, Including several machine guns, were smuggled serosa the border Into Mexico. HITLER ON BACK BERlifrl, July 14 P) The Netl pre as poured forth to the German public today IU praise of Adolf Hit ler for his relchstag speech and gave assurances of the world' approval. All waa praise tor the chancellor. Ills addreaa Justifying the violent deatha of 77 persona tn the "Roehm revolt" was lauded to the skies. The Identity of the dead, however, unrevealed by Hitler, remained un published by the preaa, and govern ment epokeaman said the official list will never see the light of day. It waa aald that had Hitler chosen to haw It published he would hive announced the names himself. Strike E s Seattle Scene Of Similar Drastic Move In 1919 Street Car Men Join Sym pathy .Walkout Board To Fix Responsibility. (By the Associated Proas) Labor' "big atlck" a general strfce. slammed down on San Francisco laa night In a sympathy drive for 37.000 longshoremen, out two month In a, violence-stabbed strike. Zero hour for the general walkout waa sot for 8 a. m. Monday. The la bor committee voting the trlk claimed to represent 66,000 men. Other unions which have not voted to strike, wore ordorcd to ballot at once. The carmen union of the Market Street railway, controlling 370 mile of the 853 miles of atreet car tracks, already had approved s walkout re gardless of the general strike vote. It waa the second time In Ameri can history that union labor had wielded Its biggest stick, the gen eral atrlke. The only other occa. alon was In Seattle In 1019. A gen eral city-wide atrlke paralyzed th community for one day but eventu ally broke down under Ha own weight. Besldea the 30,000 longshoremen and marina workers on strike In Pa cific coaat ports, nearly 8000 San Pranclaco union men had walked out before the Reneral atrlke vote waa taken,. Noorly 8000 more were oledo ed to walk out tonight. Some 80,000 union men remained technically on their Job pending other atrlke votes. just before the zero hour In tha voting the street car men employed by the Market Street railway an nounced they had decided to quit work tomorrow morning In protest against alleged refuaal of the com pany to arbitrate demanda on hour, wage and working conditions. The company employe 4800 and operatca 370 mllea of track. The municipal atret rallwav em ployee had not yet voted. Thla con cern operate on 83 mile of track. Fifty thousand commuters depend ing upon ferlea were left to worry about their future. The ferryboat men had not yet called a atrlke refer endum. Another 60.000 commuutera living in Peninsula suburbs south of the city had no feara for the time . being at least, aa they are transport- ' ed on lnterburban trains. Railroad workera have not been Involved thus far. Prealdent Roosevelt'a labor dispute board, which worked day and night tn vain to forestall a crisis, announc ed In a statement that unless the (Continued on Page Ten) WILL ROGER? "WASHINGTON, July 13. Just had a fine long visit (and incidentally a good lunch) with the kindliest, friendliest and most able of our diplomats in n long time, Secretary of State Cordcll Hull. We talked much of South America, where he made many friends at that con ference, and that's the country whero we can use some friends, too. That's our alley, for our "drummers" is down there. They ' are finally starting something that should have been started a year ago and that's this house building and repairing. The local bank or local organization loans the money, up to $2000. The gov ernment don't spend anything, it only guarantees -0 per cent, of it in case of loss, and these ' loans Are mado almost entirely on a man's name alone.' Well, just the idea of a man being trusted again is going to make the whole thing 100 per . cent, honest. It's the best of all the plans, and Jimmy Moffctt and a fine organization am working it. Washington wits never pret tier. Not a senator or congress man here. . lHiMliUtoMi4.lt4. V
