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ail Tribune WINNER Pulitzer Award EDFORD FOR 1934 ! lowest this morning S7 Twenty-ninth Star J1EDF0RD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1934. No. 135. Heady Balloting in California Primary Election IWO RISK DEATH The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Wed neidaj; not much change In temper ature. ' Highest TMterdar - 96 M M iiiV raWEEE - f As I By TAUL MALLON. WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. as certain private negotiations now are tinder way which may make the elec tion of Mr. Byrn to the speakership leu certain, than everyone, Includ ing Mr. Byrna. hat been predict ing. All that can be aid About It now r to that the two other contestants (Messrs. Rayburll and Bankhead) re not stepping on each other in the backstage scramble. Indeed, there Paul MaUon are reasons lor believing Messrs Ray burn and Bankhead will ultimately cool their resources so that one will become speaker and the other floor leader of the house. That purpose wll. naturslly be denied now, and forever Jiereafter. up to the hour 01 me voie. However. It Is such a natural potential alliance that It can hardly be avold- The only difficult thing about It Is to find some suitable promotion for Svrns. who commands the respect 01 all. A major federal appointment Blight help solve that angle. There are several other Inner fac tors in the situation. The Ralney Byrns alliance was successful last time because It controlled the one termevs who rode Into the house on the Roosevelt election wave. There are 25 to 40 of them, mostly from states which now have been re-aia trlcted. They have no more chance of coming back to congress next term . then tou have of being elected presi dent. Their departure will hurt Byrns wore than his two opponents. On the other hand, Byrns has 'jDod.thaT.ee of lining up a northern or eastern democrat for floor leader on his slate. Then his slly can raise a cry about the south trying w hog the posts of honor. It la a peculiar thing that the house has sometimes chosen Its leaders, not lor what they are, but for where they come from. At any rate, the fight th:a time will be closer than you suspect. Wall street got a hot tip last week that the government was going to do something for the railroads. It was sufficiently strong to send rail prices up. but no one seemed to have any definite Idea of exactly what the ad ministration had in mind. The Inside on that Is the adralnls trstlon Is planning to take up ener getically the old Eastman report for regulation of highway and waterway rate competition. This report was sent to the lest session of congress and Immediately forgotten. You will unquestionably see Presi dent Roosevelt breathe new life into Jt before the first of the year. That means legislation along that line may be expect within a year. ""The outlook for the Russian debt settlement la not as dismal as It Is being painted. Every Insider knows the ultimate settlement will have to be a hard bargain etruck between the two countries. In such bargaining, the first few offers are mere feelers. In the last otter, the Russians really got down to business. They contend they went half-way, while the state department Is Insisting they will have to come further than that, the bar gainers are actually getting near a settlement. Both sides want It. It Is only a question of time. All the news from Germany falls to say what Mr. Thyssen thinks. He Is the backstage Industrial dictator who pulls the strings which make Hitler go. Tliere have been rumors that he has decided Hitler Is more of a liability now than an ssset. If so. thst would mcsn dcr furore's days are numbered. But there is no real basis for knowing whether the ru mors have any basis. The current Russo-Japanese crisis probably will not be the last one 'iherc have been dozens of them be fore. There should be a few more before the fighting begins. Par eastern officials and unofficial here cannot get very excited about the present situation. The way they have It figured out is tins: There aro a lot of large tanks of diplomatic gssoline In the far east. Both the Japanese and Russians are playing with matches. At sny time. an unaccountable leak may develop and send them both sky high. Then lualn. they may play on this way for years without an explosion. They themse'.evrs certainly do not want one. Tie same trite, but accurate, mcta. phnr rray be sppld to Europe. ''iHirfflin Svh. of ti rviio com nii.'Aioi, s pupnowd to lia-.e clipped off to M..M'A. ppl a lew days ao to br.p Srntor Stephens in the primary M:t of t:i administration cro d here wou.d consider u a misnp. eqvial 10 that Wileh brought Huy li'sT Into nst,o:iAt po'.'.t !-.! li.'e. If H.'no h.Vii1 w.n tle p-imary ion 4 tnere. ' ivix-sj-t. .Wot, Bi Tiol iIs..vC i 1 i I S Rescuers Unconscious When Hauled to Surface Boy Falls to Death While Look ing In Gaseous Depth PORTLAND, Aug. 28. (AP) The body of Victor F. Von Nermann, Seattle, Wash., youth, who plunged Into the crater of Mount Hood yes terday was recovered at 11:53 a. m. today. The two men who braved death to recover the body became unconscious from the gas fumes and had to be revived by Portland fire department men stationed at the brink, when they were hauted to the surface. Gary Leach of Government camp and Paul Williams. United States forest lookout stationed on the southern slope of Mount Hood, de scended Into the crater to make the rescue. Leach became unconscious and had to be hauled to the sur face by ropes suspending him. Wil liams continued the work of secur ing the body and w-as unconeclou3 when he was hauled to the sur face. . The body of Von Normann will be taken down the mountain to Tlmberllne, where It will be turned over to coroner's officers. GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore., Aug 37. (AP) With only the feeble beams from flashltghts to guide htm (Continued on Page Seven) - AUTOlCClNT IS Investigation was under way to day by District Attorney George A. Codding to determine If any crimi nal responsibility was Involved In the auto accident early Sunday morning at Bybee's corner on the Jacksonville highway, that resulted In Injuries to Edith Wright, 31, of Central Point, necessitating amputation of her arm yesterday and left her In a critical condition. George Haas, 19. and Kenneth Suth crland, 21, ot this city, occupants of -i Continued on Page Two) s IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28. (AP A strike of prisoners at the Eastern State penitentiary here in sympathy with inmates of the Oraterford branch, spread today to the entire population of the old prison, which confines 1.273. The rebellion stopped all work ex cept in the kitchen. At the Orater ford prison farm, scene of Saturday's riot, about 1400 prisoners refused to work and to eat. Three hundred prisoners In the weaving, tailor, shoe and print shop were the first to strike at "Cherry Hill," the main unit of the peni tentiary. They were Joined by 30 more, known as yard and malnten ance men. v 4 Illinois Gunner Wins Trap Title VANDAUA, O., Aug. 28. (API Mark Arle of Champaign, 111., today won the champion of champions title at the American trapshoot tourna ment here. He broke 107 of a possible 200 targets. W. A. Tabor o' Union City, Okla 10 GET won the veteran's Utle with 191. John committee of that district, meeting at Peterson of Randall, la., was second Bend last week, to oppose T. R. Oll wttn 90. lenwaters, Klamath Palls republican. FAITH HEALERS DANGER LIFE OF ALABAMA BOY FORT PAYNE, Ala., Aug. 28 (AP) Surgeons Instruments glinting In the flickering light of a kerosen? lamrj a mother's lament lost In th weird chant of the llolintm rult's "unknown tnn'J," a boy with s -50-SO change for life." Dr. W. T. Miller, one of two ur- :eons who operated on 8-yar old j wftiRce Doyle Sharp. Jr., straighten ,M from rta mork hnj 4aij: ' "Me has an even chance.' For rtas Wallace's parents Iiad re "finti to permit an opera Unit on h'. I infected Irg. "The Lord U hta .iiiin tUrougn la. lb," Uey tali. Heads Insular Bureau Ernest Gruenlna (above), authoi and critic of Latin-American poli cies of previous administrations, has been Installed as director of a newly created division of territories snd Insular possessions at Wash ington. (Associated Press Photo) GALE TEXAS' FREEPORT, Tel., Aug. 38. (AP) A tropical gal, which laahed this section of the Texas gulf coaat for 24 hours with high winds and tor rential rains abated today. No deaths were reported. Shortly after e a. m. tne wina naa fallen to about 40 miles an hour and the barometer waa rising stead lly. The storm apparently headed In land. Prom midnight until t a. m. tne wind velocity ranged from 6S to IS miles, coast guardsmen estimated. The wind, which blew out oi tne north yesterday, shifted to me nnrth-northeaat and blew the water out. keening the tide to a minimum For that reason Highway 18, Inland to Anglcton and Houston waa open throughout the night. Two newspapermen made a hasty survey by automobile today and the onlv damage they found was one small tree broken down. They were told that a 26-foot boat, anchored in the ship chsnnel, sank. 4- L PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 28. (AP) A ffrl&t of resolutions on many auo- jeers were under consideration today At the annual convention oi tne ure eon State Federation of Labor, Ben T. Osborne, executive secretary keynoted the opening session yester dav by pralflng conduct of the water front atrlke and declaring NRA muat nrotect workers and not look too much to the aide of the employers. Osborne declared hours, wages and other working conditions may be ar bitrated, but labor is Justified In re fusing to arbitrate lta inherent right or rights guaranteed bj law. "A citizen Is not expe-rted to sub mit to arbitration the rlglits guaran teed him bv the constitution," aald the eecretary. SALEM, Aug. 28 (AP) W. O. Wal lace. Bend attorney, filed with the secretary of state today, hta certi.M cats of nomination for itate senator from the 17th district. Wallace waa nominated by the democratic central Finally the father gave in. But the operation must be performed In the Sharp home, he aald, so members of the cult mlRht sld with prayers aoncs and talking In the "unknown toneue." Dpi' the lack of hospital facil ities, the doctors scraped eight inches of bone in the boy's leg. Whtn he awoke from the anesthetic, par. of the swelling was gone. Once during the operation Mrs Sharp shrieked. "They're murderin; in y son!' Frtfndu qui ted her and her .iKiirn'vinn became submerge! 'n ti e chaining. The singing continued lung alter tUa aurscona er dost. WINDSTORM CUTS BY 1 5J020 CARS Less Damage Than First Be lieved, Shown in Cursory Survey More Storms Predicted for Foot Hills A gusty 45 mlle-per-hour wind that broke over the Rogue river valley Monday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, caused "leas damage than one would expect," in the or chards of the valley. ' Consensus of growers and packers, some of whom, had made cursory sur veys this morning, conservatively es timated the loss at between 15 and 20 cars of pears, and the same num ber of apples. The loss was widely scattered. Cornice pears were the hardest hit. It was estimated that two cars of that variety were blown down at the Hill- crest orchard, and the same number at the Hollywood orchards. The Co- mice variety are now being picked. Bulk of Crop Picked A saving grace Is thst the bulk of the pear crop his been picked. The Bases have practically alt been bar vested, and the D'AnJous are 75 per cent gathered. The wind which came at the end of a muggy day, of low humidity, and a high temperature of 96 degrees, was accompanied by gusta of rain. The wind varied in velocity from the high point of 45 miles per hour. It Is estimated thst the apple crop. chiefly Newtowns suffered more than the pears. Picking and packing ot ap ples Is scheduled to start next week. Reports indicate that the wind was hlghe'.c in the Central Ualnt district In that city the front of Damon's res taurant was blown In. Robert K. Norrls, horticulturist for the Pinnacle Packing company said, he would not attempt to make an es timate of the loss until he had made a survey. Loss Esfmate Vary Some frultmen estimated that the loas would run from half a box to five boxes of pears and apples per tree. County Horticulturist Lyle P. Wil cox and Pleld Inspector Warner were engaged today in making a survey of the orchards. Thunderstorms are predicted for to day in the high hills, and a lively breeze from a generally westerly di rection wsa blowing over the valley. . -f- T ALL RECOVERING The condition of Edith Wright of Central Point, whose arm was ampu tated yesterday at the Sacred Heart hospital, as the result of an auto ac cident early Sunday morning at By bee corner on the Jacksonville high way, la reported much improved by hospital attendant thia afternoon. The conditions of Al Davis, of Med ford, driver of the car, which turned over several times after leaving the highway and of Oeorge Haas, 18, both of whom received cuts and bruises, are also reported est la factory at the hospital, where they are confined. Kenneth Sutherland, 31, another pas senger In the auto, was treated Sun day for minor Injuries to his right arm. Dr. C. T. Sweeney attended the In jured. " . E 8POKANX. Wash., Aug. 38. (AP) With an estimated 140 bus drivers and street cvr operators on strike. Spokane's transportation system was seriously hampe.-ed this morning. At 6 o'clock, when. 60 cars and buses were achedu.ed to be out on their runs only 2 runs had been started and these wen far off sched ule. Striking drivers and operators did not attempt to move onto company property and no violence had been reported, thotigh a crowd of Jeertnp itrlkem greeted each bus ar.d car aa It left the barns. A special pol iceman accompanied each behlcle on lta run. Queen lllmple to Rule. HKPPNEIl. Ore. Aug. 28. I API The Heppner rodeo. Thundsy. Frldsy nd Baturday will be ruliyl by Qtircn Dimple Crsbtre. who! stlendsnte Will be l:Bi4jXot and ilsrj Cunhs, F rat Pin Bars Student to Job Drury College BP RIN Q PI ELD, Mo.. Aug. 38. (AP) A fraternity pin may offer an entree to a co-ed's heart, but it will close the door to Drury college students seeking Jobs this fall. Ouy Barnes, executive secretary of the college one of the oldest educational Institutions In the Missouri Ozarks has announced that-college and fraternity em ployment will not be available to members of Greek-letter organisa tions. The ruling Is based on the sup position that those able to afford a fraternity membership are not badly in need of campus Jobs. Barnea has denied a student charge that the college Is trying to "break ip the fraternities." PROSPECT BLAZE BOTTLE IS CLAIM With exception oi one fire In the Little Chinquapin mountain dis trict, southeast of Lake of the Woods, which Is still burning over approxi mately 100 acres, the 35 or 30 for est fires started In the Oree nap rings and Cascade mountains near Med ford in Sunday evening's electric storm are all under complete con trol, forest service officials stated this afternoon. x The Chinquapin mountain fire Is being successfully corraled by fifty CCC men sent from Lake of the Woods by Ranger Hugh Hitter, and by fighters from the Klamath Coun ty Protective association, the forest service said. Rays of the sun, ahlnlng through the many Aided angles of a discarded and empty vtlad dressing tot tie, which actJd as a magnlfTlnr: t:lafe, started vho tire Saturday In the pas ture adjoining the Call fori la -Oregon Power company sub-station, at Pros pect, which swept over about 500 acres of grsfs r.nd brush before it was' cheexjd tn the gorge of Rogue river, and brought under control late Sunday. Porest service and power company aides looking for clues yesterday, vis ited the pasture, which la also used as a diamond by the Prospect ball club, and came to the conclusion that the cast-off salad bottle was the Innocent cause of the conflagration. There were no signs ol lightning, clgarettas, firebugs, or other generally attributed causei of forest fires, so the blame was placed upon the salad bottle. Sun IV as Hot The sun waa hot and the bottle was lying in Just the right position to Ignite the ttnder-ltke grass and (Continued on Page Twoj BASEBALL National. CHICAGO, Aug, 38. (API Uroy Parmeles limited th Cuba to aeven hits and won tils own game with a home run today, as the Olants de feated the Cubs, a to 1, It waa New York's Iirst Tlctory of the aeries and mcressed the Olant lead to games. R. H. E. New York M m 3 6 0 Chlcsgo 17 3 Batterlea: Parmeles and Mancuso; Weaver and Hartnett. At Pittsburgh, 2nd game postponed, rain. (First game) Boston 11 13 Pittsburgh S Brandt and Hogan, Spohrer; Grimes, Swift, Smith and Padden. (First game) n. H. E. Philadelphia . ....... 6 10 2 Cincinnati . 8 13 2 Batteries: A. Moore, Hansen, Syl Johnson, Collins and Todd; Johnson, Derringer and Lombard!. American. n. H. Cleveland . .. . 3 7 Boston 8 10 Batterlea : Wlnegnrner, Lee Berg; Orove and R. Ferrell. Detroit at Philadelphia. Chicago at New York, postponed, wet grounds. R. St. LOUIS . 4 Washington . .......... 0 Batteries: Newsom and H. K 11 0 3 2 Oruhe: Burke, Stewart and Bolton. PRINCE GEORGE TO WED PRINCESS OF GREECE LONDON. Au. 28. p The en u-asement of Prince Oeorge, fourth son ol King Oeorge V of Englsnd nd , Princess Hsrlns. daughter of Prince Meter, who vas slain Thurso, Mght j N.cliolas snd Princess Helen ol Clrceucl by Bt. Paul police, had bern "look. I a u atuounccd tonight, Mug over" Denis la northern Min 'S HIKED 10 $15,000 AS CHIEF OE Advance Over Former Pay of $6000 Made July 1 Is Just Disclosed Code Realign ing brings uptimism WASHINGTON, Aug. 38. (AP) The salary of Hugh 8. Johnson, NRA administrator, has been boosted by President Roosevelt from $0000 to $15,000 a year. The Increase began last July 1, but waa not disclosed by NRA until to day. At NRA It was said the action was taken to give Johnson a aalary more nearly In line with his worth and to enable him to meet heavy living ex penses. When Johnson became NRA head he set his own salary, at $6000. Sev eral times since then, however, he has said publicly that he could not live on that amount, and that was one of the reasons for his wish to return to private life. The Increase was directed by special order of President Roosevelt before Johnson went on his roccnt trip to the west coast. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (AP) NRA hailed Its far reaching reallgn- Continued on Page Five.) 4 READY SEPT. PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 38. (AP) The national park issue of sixcent Crater Lake stamps will make Its ap pearance September 8, Dr. B. T, Hed lund, Portland postmaster, announc ed today. The stamp will be placed on sale at the Crater Lake poa toff Ice and the philatelic agency of the postofflce de partment In Washington. D. C. Collectors desiring first day covers may send not more than 10 to the postmaster at the lake, with cash or postal money orders covering the coat of the stamps. Wide use of the stamps will be pos sible for air mall purposes since six cents Is the denomination required for air mall letters. $1,20p6(JIOOEO FOR BONNEVILLE WASHINGTON, Aug. 38. (AP) Secretary Ickes, PWA administrator, today announced an additional allot ment of 1,2 00. 000 to equip the Bonneville. Ore., dam with locks per mitting the passage of sea-going vessels. The original plans for the Bonne vllle power dam. which also has as Its purpose Improvement of navigation and flood control, provided for instal lation of locks permitting the passage oi Darges only. , 4 Teachers who will be on duty In Jackson county schools this year for the first time are urged to make ar rangementa to attend the pre -school teachers' meeting to be held In the courthouse auditorium on Friday, Aug. 31, starting at 10 a. m., accord Ing to the county school superinten dents office. Superintendent C. R. Bowman will talk before the gather ing. METER BY ONE OF HIS OWN GANG BT. PAUL, Aug. 3S. ( API A gang of ten men hesded by George "Bnoy Pace" Nelson was planning two big bank holdups, simultaneously. In Minnesota' Iron Range whn dis sension developed within the ranks and Homer Van Meter wa ' put on the spot" by one of his own psls It waa learned today from a rellab;e source. Por the past all weeks, por the past all weeks, Van One Of Nine V H V"V t) il I rrtiV in if- i - J Or. Z. T. Malaby, Pasadena phy Ician, It one of nlns democrats seeking the party1! nomination for governor at the California primary election. (Associated Press Photo) s CAUSED HUP Suit of Louis Calhoon and Albert Calhoon, brothers, and co-partners In a truck-for-hlre business, against Mrs. Callle a. Palm, for damages al legedly caused by an auto accident on the Crater Lake highway, May 30 Inst was underway this morning before a Jury In Justice of the Peace William R. Coleman's court. The Calhoons in the complaint charge that Mrs. Palm, In a Ford auto, so drove hnr vehicle that their fteo Speed truck waa forced, off the highway Into a ditch, resulting In damage to the truck, and Injury to Albert Calhoon, Louis Calhoon seeks $2C3.60, for alleged damage to the truck, wrecker service, end incidentals necessary to (Continued on Page Two) 4 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 38. (AP) Tne federal reserve bank of San Francisco reported today Its Oregon employment survey showed 112 In dustrial establishments decreased employment six per cent from June IS to July IS. "All industrial groups shared in the decrease," the eurvey aald, "altho ordinarily there la little change be tween those two months." The actual decline In total employ ment waa the first this year. It was also the first since January on a sea sonal adjusted basis. "Payrolls also were reduced by aub stantlally more than the usual June July decrease. Both employment and payrolls showed the flrat year-period decrease In more than a year, partly because of the relatively high Itvel of July, 1833." LEWIS ESTATE BRINGS $69,117 FOR OREGON PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 28. (AP) The state of Oregon will receive $69,117.45 Inheritance tax from the Henry Lewis estate filed In probate court here yesterday. Lewis, unmarried, left 157.500 of his $490,503.18 estate to philanthro pic and charitable Institutions. A retired silk Importer, Lewis sometimes was known as Harry E. Lewis. PORTLAND LISTS 58TH FATALITY IN TRAFFIC PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. J8. (API Portland's Q8th traffic accident vic tim was Mrs. Oeorgla Stout, 65, who was fatally Injured when struck by a heavy sedan aa ahe was crossing a street here last night. PUT ON SPOT nesota, Including Duluth, Hlbblng. Virginia and Eveleth. It was reported he wsa deslgnsted by the gang as the "sdvsnco man.H The gang, the aame report said, plsnued to strike simultaneously on two banks about 40 or 00 mllea apart with the Idea of getting a large aum of money and then fleein to their hideout, reported somewhere near the Canadian boundary. The mob planned to escape 'o Canada If their booty were largo euuugn. INTEREST CENTERS ON SINCLAIR'S BID FOR DEK FAVOR Novelist Would Be Nominee for Governor Five Op pose Him Hiram John son Seeks 4 Nominations 6AM FRANCISCO, Aug. 38. (AP) Voting In today's primary election gave evidence that one of the heavi est ballots In history would b cast before the polls close tonight at p. m. In several districts early balloting was light but picked up and by noon predictions of the lire of the vote were quickly revised. By the Associated Press. Primaries today In California. South Carolina and Mississippi are nominating candidates for two seats In the senate, 33 seats In the house of representatives and one governor ship. The center of Interest la the effort of Upton Sinclair, novelist, to obtain the democratic nomination for gover nor of California. He Is opposed by George Creel and four others. The republican nomination Is sought by Acting Governor Prank Merrlam. for mer Governor C. O. Toung, and John R. Qulnn, past national commander of the American Legion. Senator Hiram W. Johnson, republican, la after four nominations republican, democratic, progressive and common wealth. South Carolina la voting as to whether sale of liquor In the state anan legalized, but the result la oniy for tne ieguiature to take as a guide and la not mandatory. Cola L. Blease, former senator and governor. is one or eight candidates for the domocratlo nomination for governor. in Mississippi senator Hubert D. Stephens, democrat, seeking a third term, la opposed by former Governor Theodore O. Bilbo and two othen. WASHINGTON, Aug. it. (AP) Alphonse Capone, the convicted Chi cago gangster, today asked the su preme court to review the Judgment of lower courti denying him a writ of habeas corpus filed against A. O. Aderhold, warden of the Atlanta penl. tentlary. The petition waa filed for Capon by Attorneys William E. Leahy and William J. Hughea, Jr., of Washington. It contended Capone was tried In the federal dlatrlct of Xlllnola and con victed on three charges of violating the Internal revenue lawa after ex piration of the statute ot limitations. Capone recently was tranaferred to the new federal prison at Alcatras In San Franclaco bay. Independent Drys To Nominate Solon SALEM. Aug. as. (AP) The eecre tary of state today granted permis sion to a group of Marlon county votera to use the hall of representa tives In the capltol building next Fri day, for an aasembly to nominate an independent candidate for represents, live In congress from the first group. The ssme group, sasertedly "drys." held a meeting last week to nominate a candidate for congress, but lacked the required 100 voters, only 84 being present. IRKUTSK, Siberia, Aug. 27. Tlicy just pnsscd a law in Mnuelioukuo tlint you mustn't mention the emperor's name, but you got to call him his majesty. It's just like if they should pass a iaw in Kansas that you'd set your head cut off if you ever mentioned Bill White by nnme but you'd have to call him bis honor, instead. I reckon that's one way to beat the de pression, but you got to be born east of Clsrcniorc to un derstand it. a
