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Medford Mail Tripune WINNER Pulitzer Award I'OR 1034 Twenty-ninth Ytar MEDFORD, OREGON. "WEDNESDAY, JULY IS. ISM. No. 1CK1. 'Fl mm Ml E Seattle Strikers' Charge On Docks Halted By Police Cordon The Weather Forecast: Fair and warmer tonlfht and Thursday. Temperature: Hlrhest yesterday M Lowest thin morning M m - wm Paul Mallon, whose slrnature usually appears OTer this dis patch, Is on a brief vacation. Dur ing his absence the column will be composed of contributions from leading Washington corres pondents. (Copyright, 1934. by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON, D. C July 18. Revival of the electric power question by President Roosevelt's letter to Sec. letary of the Interior Ickea, aayln; h wished to establish a national power policy committee within the public works administration, la taken to mean that this program still re mains one of the chief objectives of the administration. As far as attention from, the Presi dent Is concerned this problem has been so long dormant that It was be Rlnnlng to be asked. If he was going to be content with what had already been projected. The Tennessee valley development having been got under way. Boulder dam under construction, the Bonneville dam, In Oregon, and Grand Coulee. In Washington, started, It was thought by some that the ad ministration might rest without in augurating new plans. Justification for this feeling was found in the defeat by the senate of the St. Lawrence waterway treaty. Hostile comment at that time was to the effect that if the President was determined to have ratification of the treaty he could get It by bringing pressure to bear on certain senators whose votes were necessary for the purpose. At one time It was reported that "the heat was being turned on." but that appeared to be Incorreut, for the treaty was defeated and the rotes which were to be swung Into line for It were unmoved. Thta caused some critics to say thr.t the President had lost Interest In the power question and that further de velopments would not be pushed. The President's letter to Secretary Icites seems to dispose completely of that Judgment and to Indicate rather that he is as determined as ever to have a broad national power development in order to reduce the cost of electricity to all claws and thus Insure Its more extended use. What happened to prevent the pass age by congress of the bill for a cen sus of the unemployed, which had been sponsored by the Democrats, has ,ut been told by one of those who had a part In administering the letinl dose. Democrat were very much In favor of the bill because It would require In the neighborhood of 350.000 per sons to tske the census, and. in a campaign year, that represented a valuable asset In the way of patron age. The scheme did not look so good to the Republicans, however, and they opposed It vigorously In the house, but without effect. In the closing days of the session Senator Robinson of Arkansss. Demo cratic leader In the senate, went to the White Hon. to consult the Presi dent as to his wishes and learn what legislation was regarded as "must " He cair.e back to trie senate with the list and talked it over with the Re publican leaders, as Is the custom, in order to learn what part of the Ust might meet with opposition. Trie Republican leaders found no fault with the measures presented to them and si! seemed smooth for the program. Then, of sudden. Leader Robinson learned that the President also wished the census bill passed. He went to the Republican leaders, whom he hsd previously consulted, and de clared frsra'.y that he was In a ho' and would they help him out? He said he had not known of the census bill when h had talked with them before and would they please also scree not to oprxve it? The answer, accord.ng to the story, was In e!fe:t. -we love you. Joe. but not that much ' After Senator Robinson's failure. Postmsster-OenersJ Farley tried his hand He made a trip to the sen.ee to point out to the Republicans how important this unemployment census a as. how necessary to an under a:nd.n of conditions and what a boon to the country. -All n-St " retorted the Republi cans. "If It la to be such a benefit the nation we will not oppose it, but en the condition that the wor is not to beii'.n until after November w asout the first of the year" Mr. Farley couldn't think of po9l svjnini so important a matter tuat ions. He urced the ne-:essny o; ptc-mpt action and early res 'its. out each time met tl steely, uiiderstsr.d-lrxVaru- cf the Republican leaden Mr. Far:e beirut a practical ir.it himself, understood perfectly trial they understood and flnay fare tip the task of persuasion. So that a.u tr wy f-e oer.siy SI' d.d not Icrntinued on rage ai( STRIKE DIMS AS Police Arrest Over 300 in Swiftly Conducted Drive; Soap Box Orators's Lis-1 teners Scurry for Cover By HERBERT LUXDY United Press Staff Correspondent BAN FRANCISCO, July 18. (UP) Vigilantes banded again la San Fran ctsco last night, terrorizing aa-1 serted communists In a score of swift raids. At the same time police, flanked, by national guard machine gun, conducted thrusts of their own. ar resting over 300 alleged communists and agltaors. It was impossible to learn whether the half hundred vigilantes revival of the citizens' committee that purg ed the Barbary Coast in the old gold rush days were ordinary civilians or union strikers. The vigilantes struck without warn ing. Each wore a distinctive leather coat. When their work was done they melted away before police ar rived, reassembling at some other communist headquarters. The raiders sent advance guards to break down windows with bricks. Then they swooped down en masse, breaking through doors and smash ing interiors of hails and communist publications. One such raid was directed at the Western Worker, communist news paper. The interior was wrecked and employes terrorized. Other aorties cleared Dolores park of agitators and their listeners, and sent downtown soap box orators scurrying to cover. Police mopped up after the vigi lantes although there waa nothing to indicate cohesion between them. The new "anti-radtca!" detail of the San Prancisco police department arrested 9 asserted communists at 65 Jackson street, headquarters of the Marine Workers' Industrial union. SAN FRANCISCO. July 18. (API Asserted radicals arrested In connec tion with San Francisco's strikes can look for no tolerance from Judges or the district attorneys. Two municipal Judges expressed (Continued on Page Four) PORTLAND, July 18 (AP) Resi dents of the city, fearful for several days past of a threatened general strike, nodded encouragingly to one another today and observed that 'thinna look better'' In Portland's la tor strife. Organized labor's "strategy com mittee, elected to draw plans for a general strike, should one be called, forsook discussions of strategy this morning for a straightforward die cussion of problems with Senator Robert T. WsCTer of New Tork. who rcsched the city last night as an In termediary of the Whits House and of the federal labor disputes board. It waa underatood from a reliable, but unofficial source that street ear operators who billoted yesterday on whether to wMk off their Job In sympathy with striking longshore men, had voted about evenly on the proposal. It requires a two-thirds rote, however, to csll the men out on strike. There was no Indication when Sena tor Wagner or the labor committee which met with him might make a statement. TIRE TOLERANCE E WASHINGTON. July 18 f AP NRA today maat the first change in President Roowve lt order allowinf a j 15 per cent tolerance below code , pr.ee on eorerament bids, by reduc ing this tolerant to I per cent in J the case of automobile tires and j tubes. j Th action m taken on the r.ound that the. 15 per cent martrin was "re- I suiting in dwtrurtlve price cuitinf 1 in the retail rubber tire and battery ! trade - I "Hie president s order Isaued June ! allowed NRA members to go 1 per crat N code prirea in vjd- n-i'.ttc bid tt- Government con- tract. .a-i and local. Little Red Wagon Is Transportation For Business Man SAN FRANCISCO. July 18 (AP) The general strike has taught San Francisco a few new tricks about transportation. With his automobile garaged for lack of gasoline, one allegedly dig nified business man drags out his son's little red wagon every morn ing and coasts ten blocks down a bill to market street and the near est operating street car. There he parks the coaster in a corner gro cery store where he plclu It up at night, loads it with groceries and trods on up home. Despite two spills within two blocks, bicyclist and a motor cyclist traveled up the center of market this morning hand in hand, the motorcyclist towing his pedaling friend. TOOFASTJHINKS LOS ANGELES. July 18. (AP) The divorce of Senator William Oibbs McAdoo and Mrs. Eleanor Wilson Mc Adoo. daughter of the late President Wilson, faced an Inquiry today by Presiding Judge Frank C. Collier of the superior court. 1 Mrs. McAdoo waa granted the di vorce by Superior Judge Allan B. Campbell In a hearing lasting about five minute yesterday within twen ty minutes after she filed suit. "It would be possible for a com plaint to be filed and go through the regular processes in the time which this action took." Judge Collier said, "but X want to know that all the processes were duly followed In the case. Judge Collier said hta Investigation "will not void the decree." The Washington weather and dif ferences of interest were blamed by Mrs. McAdoo for the divorce, obtain ed on grounds of incompatibility. "Aa a senator, Mr. McAdoo is oblig ed to spend the larger part of each year In Washington," she. said In a statement. "The climate does not agree with me and It U Impossible (Continued on Page Seven) LAKE IS RECALLED CRATER- LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. tSpI.) A big snow drift, ten feet deep, blocked the way to Crater lake at thta time of the monh 27 years ago, Harry Clancy, Seattle, Wash., resident, recalled when a vis itor here this week the first time he had been at the lake since 1907. A round-about route, rutted roads, horse and wagona made the Journey from Ashland. Ore., by way of Dead Indian, a long and torturous one. After numerous days of driving, the party arrived at Annie Spring, where camp wis established for two weeks waiting for the July sun to melt the drift. The group stayed In the park all summer, during which there wers hardly more than 100 visitors, Mr. Clancy said. This is in marked contrast with the present travel record of nearly 60.000 people so far this season. Distances which took day to cover in 1907 are now traversed la hours over highly improved entrance hlghwar leading from Klamath Fa. Is, Medford and Bend, bringing visitors from all part of the nation E GRAND COCLTK DAM. Wash., July il APi Faced with a threat from steam ahovel operators and othera that they would strike unless de mands for higher wages were met promptly. Crick and Kuney, con tractors building the rell-Sichray en trance to the damsite. suspended ope rations here today. About 50 workmen were affected by the order. Janes Crick of the centractir.g firm said the derision to shut don vas made in order that the entire contro versy could be submitted to the state labor froard of renew. The strike was reported to hae been set for 1:00 o'clock this afternoon. One-third of the operators are paid 150 an hour and two-thirds 24 Te PWA minimum m 1 20 an h?ur for skilled labor. I . OF BTYCOUNBL Littrell and Porter Vacancies Are Filled by Vote Card Table License Denied Name Committees Later Larry Schade of the second ward and W. P. Stewart of the fourth ward were last night elected as members of the city council to fill vacancies occurring through resignations. Mr. Schade will complete the two years of Al UttreU'a term, the latter hav ing his resignation accepted last night. He ws also chairman of the streets and roads commission. Littrell offered his resignation sev eral months ago, but It waa not ac cepted by the council until last eve ning, when he again presented It. He requested the acceptance because of business reasons. Stewart will fill the vacancy In the fourth ward, which occurred with the advancement of George Porter to the office of mayor, which took place two weeks ago with the resignation of Mayor E. M. Wilson. Stewart will complete Porter's term, which Is the remainder of this year. Se,a,ral other matters came before the civic body last night. William Murray, representing a comjnlttee from the local beauty shops, request ed a license of 95 be placed on the shops to afford a better control lo cally. The committee asked that any new shop opening here be re- (Continued on Paga Pour.) STILL IN DOUBT HELENA, Mont., July 18. (AP) Straggling returns today from a slowly tabulated Montana primary election, increased margins for some contenders, but merely served to leave uncertain the outcome in at least one major contest. The most notable change with 331 out of 13S7 precincts tabulated before noon, brought James F. O'Connor of Livingston, heretofore In third place. Into the lead of the Democratic two year senate contest. Senator John E. Erlckson, three times governor of Montana, seeking the Democratic nomination to com plete the remaining two years of the term to which the late Thomas J. Walsh waa elected, remained in third position, but he was gaining steadily, and Initial reports from Flathead county, his home, indicated to hi friends he would take up the sliarht remaining alack or even pass his field, dominated up to this time by James E. Murray of Butte. PENDLETON, July 18. (Pt With some gaeoUne supplies received her from outstide. Pendleton's situation was somewhat brighter today with a fair supply on hand. Ranchers de liveries were being handled through a committee of company representa tives and harvesting operations were continuing unhampered. A general county dealer meeting waa s'.ated here for tonight to d.s cuas the situation. BY FAST GROUNDER CLEVELAND, July 18 (APt Babe Ruth was injured today in the third inning of tt-e Yankees' rame ith Cleveland when he waa struck by a ball batted by his teammate. Lou Gehrig, while Ruth was occupying first base. Ruth waa hit In the left leg by Gerigh's sizzling bounder and aa knocked sprawling. He waa assisted off the field by Coach Arthur Pletcher and Trainer Lefty wtaemar. and ap peared to be suffering excruciating pain. ALIEN DEPORTATION ASKED BY MERRiAM WASHINGTON. Jul? ! (API AUorrwy 0n?ral Cumrmn today anrounonj r:pt of a copy of a ra fi:oaram ant by Oo.roor Prana lumia of California to PTWOrnl Rooarrtlt asking tb prstdent to ta action to apTT! a;irns snf'a in nj9-m' a:ir.UT m conn-:tion ith tt San Francisco s'.rU. LOADED TRUCK T . jeeJ& iO&wsS' The five white cars shown In this picture are filled with state through a blockade of strikers In San Francltco who had attempted to and other material destined for the city during the general strike. Thla picket line of 100 or mora men was reached. OFFICIALS MAP aT i aS Mllltary, police and city official! gathered In San Francisco, In the throes of a general strike, to form a comprehensive plan of cooperation to deal with the grave aitation. They refused to divulge the strategy they determined upon. Standing, left to right: Chief of Police William J. Qulnn of San Francisco and Police Commissioner! Frank J. Foran, Theodora J. Roche and Dr. Thomaa E. Shumate. Seated: Adjutant General Seth Howard of the national guard, Mayor Angelo Rossi and MaJ. Gen. David P. Barrows of the national guarrf- UNION LABOR DISOWNS FRISCO GENERAL STRIKE CH1CAOO, July 18. (AP) William A. Oreen, president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, today asiserted the general strike at San Fran cisco was neither ordered nor authorized by the A. F. of L. and has no national significance, as far an organtwd labor was concerned. Oreen explained that there had been some confusion in the public Hi mind and he believed some tlon from him to clesr up t tton was In order. The text statement follows: "The strike in San Francisco la local in character, poevsKlng no na tional significance. It originated with the worker directly involved. Through an assumption of authority growing out of certain autonomous right conferred upon local organizations, ordered the strike and must accept full responsibility for this action. ; "The American Federation of Labor ( neither ordered the striate nor au- thorlzed it. At no time has Its coun sel or advice been solicited or Its i aerrirea miueated. But. e?en thoueh j the American Federation of Labor is nol Gireciiy mvoivra. ti um' St?a oru-i inu - members are deeply concerned over ( a0ie solution" of the San Prancn:o the exislting situation and are hop- j strike. ing for a speedy and satisfactory set-1 Th secretary of labor read the tlement. (Communication from the President to "Whi.e. unfortunately, the public : a ?roup 0f newapapermen aasemhle'l mind is cor.f'wed regarding the iwues fo, a pTtM fonfrnce involved In this strike, labor g"nera- j T Uxl q th president's meaae-;e. ally knows and understands that lfthu f;rgt public .tatement on the the workers who are engaa-d in a purely sympathetic strike win, they (Continued on Paga Poor) GROGERS WILL MEtl A ireetlnr of peih jro'sert and -orira l!l be neid at the Cumber of Commerce Tuesday. July 34. It an annour.-ed this mo:T.lr. by W A Gates, clialrmsn of the asrlcultursl commute. i tKOaa OTTU1 U33IVI I Purpose of the meetin, 1. to dls-j Meet PostDOtied cuas dapoaition 'A this years crop! lYieei rOSipvllKU and ail frown are lr.vif-d to at- I g.ALEM. July U 'API T.:t reiu tend. Mr. Gates pc'.nts out thst un- isr meetli.? of 'he h:?nay commis leta tha maJrlty of the crop Is repre. sion. set for Aurust 2. has been pot r.'ed. st the rrtlr.a. tV o-k vi p-r.ed lrf::iiv.y pn'l;r.z t.-.e s.i U:t chamber of 4 ably tarr.ptrtd. imwrrt yp cons:1-?;- CONVOYED THROUGH PICKET LIME .... I, I v'- -iscrt vfcaatp'Qjf-. . JG23si PROGRAM TO COMBAT STRIKE liaiaffil I 1,1 in i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 n linn in' T i In n" - ROOSEVELT FEELS ;e WASHINGTON. July 18 (Pi President Roose-.e'.t in a measag K- secretary PerKin today expreavd conf'.dence that "rommon sense ana genera: walkout in San France? "You may ssy that I kara eiprssl t you snd to '.h public jr.y confl dfiv thst common sn and or1r will prevail on sll n1a of this controversy and trAt I hara fui: con LArnct In the board (the fedsra '.or.ashoremen'a onM now 'n 6n rrancJKOI and 1U aiienclss to arr ve a! a resAr.nable solution " ! M.'as Perkins also commented or. ! VA strike situation for trie firs'. ,7,r !n ressrd to 1M latai: morea for a soljtion: : think that indKatea a spirit nl ; reton.B,er.e " . . . rat.OTJ O fe!riLl hiy'wty aa sruood t7. highway pcllcc escorting a truck place an embargo on all foodstuffs picture waa taken Just before the 1 fwl - ' ' I ' " J- BASEBALL American. r. h. r. Washington 2 10 Detroit - 4 11 1 Whltehlll and Sewell, Bridges and Hayworth. Natlnnal. Chicaso fl IS 0 New York - 8 14 0 Bush. Root, Joiner, Tinning, and Hartnrtt, Phelps, FHMlmmons Luque and Dannlng. R. H. K 5 1 1 0 fit. Loul Brooklyn , 8 7 4 Walker, Vance and Bible h; Munns and Lopes. r. n c Cincinnati 9 IS 2 Philadelphia U 1 Fr; Brnnan and Lombard!: A Moore. yl Johnton, Collins and Todd. Second game: R. H I Pittsburgh 6 I Boston - 7 11 1 Ho:iy. Lucas. Hoyt and Padden; Btui. Brandt and Spohrer, Hoan DOUBLE AIR FORCE PLANNED BY BRITAIN LONDON, July 18 fAP) The fin rfhing touches today mere put on Oreat Britain's plans to double her ilr force at a cabinet meeting in 10 Downing street. It was understood that the cab,' net agreed on an lncreaae of at lee,,i, 60 squadrons during a period of years ! MORRIS SELLS BARLEY I AT HIGHER QUOTATION W E (ffhorij) Morris of the Tah IVxrk iitrU,t. repf-ted tvJay that ! he aaid, Is a much hiiier price than j Central Point, at IIS a ton. Tnli. hcid. is a aijrh higher price tnnn :- r.aa been pa.d prer!cii7 in that S'C t .on .OKLAHOMA CATTLE I FACE STARVATION j OKLAHOMA UU, Okla . July II. i APi Hunoredt of head of Okla homa ctt facM aaratlon today a i heat ar.d dro'ip.ht completed their (l.'lr z'l'.n of tr.O'-.anl. of ' fe of orre f.rl- j ssir a l.i.fli. and di'd up stream sad wax; tali. ATTEMPT TO BAR vniMf Tear Gas Fails to Halt First Rush But Firearms Apply Brakes Radical Round up Is Proposed for City SEATTLE, Wash., July 18. (AP) A mob of 1200 longshore stride sym pathizers stormed pier 41 today, shat tering police lines with a rush and a rain of rocks, but tear gas blocked their attempt to reach non-union workera unloading shlpa at the docks. Strike leaders said their chief ob ject, formation of a mass picket line, waa attended. Mayor Charlea Smith said the police gaa attack "failed be cause of faulty gas." More than 100 men. some of the leaders wearing button vith com munist emblems, smashed through the police cordon protecting unload ing operations on nine ships. Oflicera hurled gas bombs and their muffled popping, with a dense cloud of white gaa, balked the others of the crowd for a time. Wind blew the gaa avay. and police automobllea and motorcycles. especially equipped to array gaa, laid down a new barrage, but it waa in effective, and the strikers swarmed through the officer,' lines, but were unable to force their way to the docks. One miaii win hurt when he picked up a tear gaa bomb and attempted to throw it back at police. It explod ed In hta hr.U. Othera said they were hurt by the police. One officer was struck by a gaaplpe. The strikers penetrated to the edg of the docks to a fence guarded by officers with pistols and shotguns, who have aald th'ey would "shoot to kill" If strikers attempted tc break past the fence. There the ntob halt ed, and officers let them stay, aay tng they were waiting for the crowd to "cool off." Meanwhile every avail able policeman In the city was mobil ized. There waa talk of a general pollca effort to drive every "communist or rod" that could be found, out of Seattle, but the mayor refused to confirm auch a move officially, say ing; "The time la not ripe." TALENT DADS TO FI MARSHAL At the meeting of the Talent eltT council, held there. Isat evening, tha body roted to dlschsri; A. T. Ed monson, town marshal, at the next meeting. Th special session was called last nUt.t, the result of Ed monson having allenedly thrown a tear i bomb Into a Talent beer parlor tha evenlnn of July 4. According to reports from Tslent, tha wet and dry Issua waa tha chief contention durlns; th etenlnl It waa reported that Tom Enrlsht, Mel ford attorney, represented the Talenl cititens who were gassed from tho beer psrlor. SANTA MONICA, Cal., July 17. Vou know we urn jutt finrlinif out in lotn of vrayd tht vrei are not h w ved to he. I had lirenkfast away up in Uoaton Satunlny morning and Beverly Hills for breakfast, Sunday uiorninK. All that would d'day u would be waiting for the postoff.ee to bring the mail out. Karley i out here. I am troitiif to npeak to him about that.' I missed the line that run real uleepern. But they will have to corne to it or they will be like a railroad that run nothintr but day eoa'ihei. And incidentally, railroad nince they made rate within reaiou are enjoying a big boom. Amer ica i never in better humo? or f'-eling bettor than when .moving, no all Hn favenii'.', j (even if it's walking) i jtnighty good omen.
