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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Thurs day. Moderate temperature. Temperature fieriest yesterday 3 taaest this momlnt 59 WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1934 V TweTsty-ninth Year MEDFOUD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1934. No. 136. mum ED mm Mu I vi iilni By PAUL MALLON (Copyright. 1034, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 29. The cotton textile mill owners ha a very good reaaon lot sitting around twiddling their thumbs, In the face of the Impending strike. They know something. Their figures of stocks oh hand are never made public, but are circulated privately among leaders In the trade. These show that cotton textile manu facturers had on hand a few days ago enough fln . lshed grey goods to supply demand for a normal month. In fact, their stocks are so high that they would probably have sought a continuance o f the NBA order curtailing code production, had they not suspect Taui Maliull ed a strike was coming. Furthermore, the old order curtail ing production expired last Saturday. 80 they have a week of unlimited production now at hand before the strike breaks. If they operate at ca rltv. thev can boost production S3 1-3 pef n ab0VB wnat 11 na" been, thus piling up stocks. additional These manufacturing stocks are at least equaled by additional stocks In the hands of the garment makers, dyers, retailers, et al. (The grey goods Include only those which have not I yet been dyed. 4. This means that, as far as the public Is concerned, there Is at least a two months supply of cotton goods at hand for the strike, ino price probably will go up, but not very much, unless the silk, woolen and rayon workers also walk out. In that possibility lies the main Importance of the strike, both to the Industry and the public. If silk, woolen and rayon goods continue to be manufactured, the average buyer automatically will ac cept these substitutes. Habits thus formed sometimes remain after strikes are over. The experience In the coal Industry ten years ago Is proof of that. Repeated strikes en couraged the development of substi tutes, so that the coal operators never have recovered their markets, even to this day. p O. Henry's assumption that New York Is the biggest hick town In the world waa fully Justified by the way Wall street bit on the Angas pam phlet. Competent authorities contend tliat? this little book, written by an English economist, had more to dJ . ..-lth the recent stock market rise than anything else. The title of it la The Coming American Boom" and Its thesis la that there Is so much money piled up In banks now that, at the first elgn of restored, confidence, peculation will run rife. Tjie Wall-strectcrs read It, decided the boom was here, and shot prices up. A few daya later they began to discover minor passages In the pam phlet suggeMlng & lack of fundamen tal knowledge regarding the American financial system. But the funniest part Is that the main thesla la old. It waa first point ed out publicly by our own federal reserve board In a monthly bulletin Issued six months ago. Wall street never noticed It then. All of which certainly ahowa that you farmera out west are missing your opportunities trying to make a living on the farm when you could go to Wall street and sell gold bricks to the bulls and bears. The prospective new governor of the federal reserve board, Marrlner Eocles. got into the new deal tn a peculiar way. Y The Inside story is that Stuart Chase, the well-known financial au thority, was going to make a speech In Eccles' home town out west and Eccles came out to hear him. Chase was late, ao the presldl'. officer called on Eccles, the local banker, to make a speech. When Chase arrived, he found Ec cles making a better speech than he had intended to make. He was so imprewd that he reported Ecclea to Professor Raymond Moley. Shortly thereafter, when the administration was looking around for a treasury assistant not connected with any New York banking Interests, Moley recom mended Eccles. His treasury connection has rn pi satlnfactory that Trens-jry Se:re tsri Morgenthau Is strongly sup;rt ing him for the reserve board Job. The powers behind the new Ameri can Liberty league are plarning to com out soon with a ne list of backera, showing a wider d'stributlon of support. They would like to get some prominent names ft of the Alleghan'es. like those rf Jim Reed. Newton Baiter and o'.r,M,mding peiptr af that type. CALIFORNIA GOES FOR UTOPIA PLAN II Democratic Officials Refuse to Comment On Writer's Selection As Bourbon Gubernatorial Choice SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. (AP) Nation-wide extension of the "end poverty" movement upon which he won the Democratic nomination for Governor of California was foreseen today by Upton Sinclair. Sinclair's margin of votes contin ued to grow. In 7.045 precincts, com plete and incomplete, out of 10.703, his vote was 310.951. George Creel writer and supporter of the Roose- veltlan New Deal, gathered 181.188. Justus S. Warden, conservative Dem ocrat, polled 28.220, and Milton K Young, the 1930 nominee. -6.952. The primary results made certain a three-sided race of widely differing elements in. trie November election. Merrlam G. O. P. Choice Acting Governor Frank F. Mer. nam. a "safe" Republican, won the G. O. P. nomination. Raymond L. Halght, unopposed on the Progres sive snd Commonwealth tickets, also polled a fairly heavy vote on the Re publican ballot. The latter proclaim ed nimseir a "middle of the road' man. Returns from 8.750 complete and incomplete precincts gave Merrlam, 290.198; C. C. Young, former governor, 158.088; John R. Qulnn, former na tional commander of the American Legion. 100,983, and Halght (as Republican), 88.564. Partial returns Indicated Sheridan Downey of Sacramento would be Sin clair's lieutenant governorship run ning mate. George H. Hatfield, for mer United States attorney here, will run with Merrlam. Denis Itcfute Comment Comment from Democartlc organi zation sources on Sinclair's victory was not forthcoming. Maurice E. Harrison, chairman of the state cen tral committee, declined to comment. Other Democratic leaders could not be reached for possible comment. BLEASE LEADING COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 29. P) Returns from 1,261 of 1,474 precincts In yesterday's democratic primary gave for governor: Cole L. Blcasc 66,910; Kemper Cooke 3401; Nolln D. Johnston 81.468; Wyndham Manning 41.214; Dr. L. B. Owens 3,602; Tom B. Pearce 26.636: James O. Shcppard 2,148; C. E. Sloan 664. JACKSON. Miss., Aug. 29. (VP) The narrow gap separating former Governor Theodore G. Bilbo and Sen. Hubert D. Stephens in yesterday's democratic senatorial primary, was slightly lessened late today. Rep. Ras A. Collins received sufficient votes to throw Bilbo and Stephens into a sec ond primary September 18. With slightly more than 200 of the state's 1,611 precincts unheard from, the vote stood: Stephens, 59,004. Bilbo, 56.832. Collins, 38.069. HYDE PARK. N. Y., Aug. 2P.-VP President Roosevelt today ordered Norma'' H. Davis to return io London next month to resume the informal conservations with Great B.Itain and Japan In an effort to cienr the way for a successful naval limitations con ference next year. Sinclair's Shibboleth of End California Poverty Part of Unique Platform i Br WII.I.IAM A. WARRKV Avoclated Press (Marf Writer. BAV' FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. ( AP) Hardly had he sworn to give up "cru''dtng" out of consideration for his wlfo and his own advancing yer.:v, than Upton Sinclair, socialist novelist, was persuaded to launch W7i he considered the greatest cnisade of h!a career: Turn Democrat a v, seek the governorship ao he could "end poverty In California." Once decided to enter the race, the 5S-vear-old internationally known author of "Ollr "The Jungle" ana other novels, mapped out a campaign unique In American political history Financed Own F'Rht. He financed his fight through sale of his own pamphlet, and charging admission to his own rallies. And. aa the most powerful weapon of his campaign, he wrote a book. "I, QovemtT of California." a history In advance of his nomination, election and four years as governor. In which he outlined exactly what he would have to do to make his own history vne true. Opfnin. Hh the fran": ft:larrt:o:; vnn choking in Dm rrratt' ticket because the toctiiiil Psrty Ior MEMBERS OF LEAGUE FORMED TO STUDY NEW DEAL . f i si r v. y J 'J r ff Tk. 1 1 ..mi In Washington by a group of prominent democrat and a few republican. Its aim, according to Ita Incor porators, Is to combat radicalism, preserve property rights and uphold and preserve the constitution. Jouett Shouse (right), former chairman of the democratic executive committee, was elected chairman. At left are Alfred E. Smith (left) and John W. Davis, who are members of the executive committee. (Associated Press Photos) L AREAS NEXT YEAR PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 39. VP) The end of all residential district beer parlors by the first of next year has been decreed by the Oregon liquor control commission. No licenses will be issued for more parlors in residential districts. Pres ent licenses expire December 31 and wilt not be renewed. The ruling proposes to eliminate disturbing noise and Juvenile patron age in residential areas, Liquor Com missioner Oeorge L. 8ammls said. Sale of beer in bottles will not be affected In the ruling. Neither will It affect places outside city residential limits. Aided by f'.eld men, Administrator Sammls will conduct surveys to de fine residential and huslness districts. The $17.50 a barrel price of beer In Oregon is too high, code authority representatives Informed the commis sion, pointing out that in the midwest where hops must be shipped In, beer selis at 112 SO a barrel. HITLER CALLED MALE EDITION OF AIMEE NEW YORK, Auf. 29. (AP) Paul BlocK, publisher, today described the president-chancellor of O e r m a n y, Adolf Hitler, as "a male Almee Bern Die McPherson who won't last." Block returned on the Conte dl Savola after a tour of Germany, Aus trla and France. ' PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 39. (AP) Todd J. Mccracken, IS, died late last night from Injuries suffered yester day afternoon when his automobile crashed over a 10-foot embankment near Portland. whom hs had run twice for governor and once for United States senator was unable yet to win under it own name a majority of the electorate to Its views. Sinclair claims th "in herited" right to register aa a Demo crat. Forebears Ttemofrnt. Ilia father was a Virginia Democrat. Hta grandfather. Captain Arthur Sin clair, "commander of a U. S. naval vessel which helped open Japan to the western world." was a Democrat. His great grandfather. Commodore Arthur Sinclair, "commander of the 'ConsTes the first frigate built by this nation." wa a Dcm-trst. S tne norrht em-red the race as ri.rpihrt hv Its charttp nnnnartlsan Van Meter Woman? Opal Mellga (above). 21-year-ole waitress of St Paul, Minn., wai held by police seeking the where abouts of other Dilllnger gangsters after the slaying of Homer Van Meter in St. Paul. Miss Megllga, also known as Opal Mulligan, who comes from Mercer, Mo., was the "girl friend" of Van Meter, police said, and was questioned once be fore when Eugene Greene, another Dilllnger associate, was killed. fA soclated Press PhotM L BETHANY, W. Va Aug. 29. (AP) With flames from the motor stream ing Into his face, Lieut. O. H. Mcln tyre, army flyer from Crissy field, 8an Francisco, brought his new Douglass army observation plane to a success ful landing in a field two and one half miles east of Bethany this after noon. "If the fire hadn't covered me. I'd have made a perfect landing," Lieut. O. H. Mclntyre apologlwd to his passenger, Capt. Oeorge H. Brown, also of Crissy field. Both got out seconds before the machine waa enveloped by fire and destroyed. TEXTITTSTRIKE HOURTO BESET WASHINOTOK, Aug. 29. ( AP) Calling the refusal of the Cotton Textile Institute to take part In a conference with the labor relations board an Indication "they are atlil more interested In exploitation than recovery," Prancla J. Gorman, chair man of the strike committee of the United Textile union, arranged late today to set the hour and day for commencement of the textile strlxe before noon tomorrow. Oorman said that Inasmuch as the mill owners had refuted to attend tomorroWe peace conference tvforr the labor board thrre seemed little use of attendance by the union lead ers. Water from a privately-ownM 500.. acre report lake near Ksiirsa Cl'.y donated to farmers whose livestock aa luilerluj liom the orousht. R,4Ti'':1-::',::'-ef'-'Mi Ss5 ymm In character, waa Incorporated OF BRETHERN BISHOP PORTLAND. Ore., Apg. 29. tf) President Roosevelt's "official family" waa labeled an "arch-lobby for liquor" by Bishop Ira D. Warner today in an address to the Oregon annual confer ence of the Church of the United Brethern in Christ. The bishop Is chief administrative officer of the United Brethern church in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho and Montana. He declared that even more modern and critical than the trend toward "materialism" waa "a national cam paign to persuade the citizens of our country to consume liquor for poli tical purposes." "Think of the first lady of our fair land encouraging drinking as a social custom," he said. "Think of going to a movie to find a member of the presi dent's official family standing before a microphone ballyhooing al leged benefits of beer." The bishop declared "loose marriage relations of Hollywood" Invaded the White House "when the son of our most distinguished family flow straight from the divorce court to a marriage altar and wed a young wo man he had casually met only four months before." The American public 'taelf waa in dicted by the bishop aa gum chew ing, Jazu crar.y, movie loving, liquor drinking and home detesting crowd. J. G. Vlall, 75, of Phoenix la In the Community hospital with both bones broken in his right leg, having been struck by an automobllo early this morning on the Pacific highway, and Perry L. Randalls of 413 South Sen tral avenue Is receiving treatment for head injuries. Buffered Tuesday eve ning when he fell from an automo bile. Vlall, according to the report on file at the city police station, waa walking on the Pacific highway this morning and failed to observe the car drl'en by Frank Alvln Engleson of Phoenl. en employe at the 401 ranch. Engleson'a report says that he drove behind Vlall In an attempt to avoid striking the man, but thut Vlall turned and ran into the car. Hands Is was riding In an automo bile here last evening, and fell from the car when the door opened. He waa taken to the hospital this morn lng with head injuries. ARMY PLANES FLYING SOUTH FROM ALASKA VANOUVER, B. C, Aug. 39. AP) Twelve U. S. army seaplanes return ing from Alaska, hopped from here at 2:25 p. m. (PSTI tod-vy enroute down the coast to Seattle and Port land. The tender Wright left shortly after the planes. 4 The traits and characteristic of bees are bellevrd lo have remained unchanged since beginning of bla tory. President Emphasizes Gold Profit From Devaluation of Dollar Will Not Be Used Immediately by Treasury By FRANCIS M. 8TKPHKNSON HYDE PARK, N. Y., Aug. 29. (AP) President Roosevelt emphasised to day at his regular presa conference here that It Is only the ultimate In tent Ion of the government to use the gold profit from revaluation of the dollar and he laughed away Inquiries of Inflation by lHimedlate use of this fund. The president spoke In response to questions about the speeches last night by Secretary Morgenthau stat ing the purpose to employ the 2, 800.000.000 gold profit eventually for retirement of the public debt. Sitting In his small study room at the family home. Mr. Roosevelt smiled broadly at the suggestion this opened the way to Inflation by way of an additional currency base. He called attention to the word ultimately and eald that meant a time pretty far in the future. The gold profit fund, he added, la a nest egg and would be so regarded. WASHINGTON, Aug. 39. (AP) Secretary Morgenthau'a view that tne cost of the New Deal In Us first 16 months may run as low as C50.000. 000 Is expected to be a tslklng point in the fall campaigns. There appeared no doubt that the figuring the treasury head did before Continued on Page Two) ATTORNEY PASSES KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 29. yp) Judge A. L. Leavltt, 74, one of the beat known pioneers of the Klamath country, died In his sleep early this morning. The veteran attorney, hold er of many public offices In a half century of practice in Klamath Falls, had been ailing for many years. He Is urvlved by two sons, Arthur R,( of Klamath Falls and Lester L., of BJugcne. He also leaves two daugh ters, Mrs. Howard Barnhlsel of Kla math Falls and Mrs. Prank B. Robin son of Moscow, Idaho. Leavltt was present city attorney. In his long residence here he has held the offices of circuit court Judge, county clerk and police Judge. He came to old Llnkvllle In 1884 following his graduation from the University of California law school PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29. (AP) One hundred of the more than 1100 convicts jn Eastern penitentiary who have gone hungry almost 24 hours be cause they refused to work, went back to their duties In the prison today after conferences between prison of flclals and delegation of Inmates. Authorities saw in the return of the men to the rag ahop, remodeling kitchen and boiler room Indications of a break-up of the "strike" of the convicts. Western Oregon Eyed as New Home for Sufferers In Midwest Drought Belt By n. C. HUNTER Paelfle Northwest Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. P) While no official action had been taken toward moving families from the drought area of the middle west. It hsa been learned here that offlclala are looking toward western Washington and Oregon aa well as Alaska for altes The ajrlculture department naa re eelved reports that there are 4,000.000 acres of Isnd In western Washington snd Oregon which would be available immediately for the use by several hundred thousand families who have neeii ll.iiqj on marginal landa tn the drought area. Much of thla 1 cutover land, which his been lying Idle since being de nuded of IU forest. With new meth oda of clearing atumps, the depart ment was Informed. It would be pos sible to prepare thla land for agricul tural purposee at a very reasonable cost. rlrnly of Rain .Among the advantages of the Pa . rifle nortliwrst which have been call-1 led. to the dcparloicat'a attention are BASEBALL Amertran PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29. ( AP) The Philadelphia Athletics shellacked the league-leading Detroit Tigers 13 to 6 today In the aecond game of a doubleheader and In contriving the defeat crushed the hopce of Lynwood (Schoolboy) Rows for his nth auc- cesslve pitching victory. The score: Detroit . - 11 0 Philadelphia 13 IS 3 Rowe, Sorrell and Cochrane, Hay worth; Marcum and Berry. St. Louis . 5 IS 4 .48 1 Whltchlll, Washington . Cotfman and Orube; McColl and Bolton, Flrat game: R. H. E. Detroit 13 30 8 Philadelphia 7 14 1 Auker, Marberry and Cochrane; Cain, Mahaffey and Hayes. R. R. E. Chicago S 4 0 New York 16 0 Lyons and Madjeskl; Broaca, Mur phy and Jorgens. National First gsme: Boston . .. H. K 12 C 4 a Lucas, Pittsburgh Betts and Hogan; and Grace. H. S 5 New York Chicago Hubbell and and Hartnett. Dannlng; Warneke Second game: P.. 0 H. E. 7 0 oston ...... Pittsburgh Mangum, R. 7 11 1 Smith and Spohrer; Hoyt and Padden. IS WASHINGTON, Aug. 39. (AP) Patrick J. Hurley, Hoover secretsry of war, denounced the American Libertr league today aa a "smssr gang." In a statement Issued from nis law office here, the Oklahoman became the first outstanding Republican to comment formally on the young or ganization. It has been hailed by some Democrata as designed to "ob- (T-ruct' and "embarrass" the New Deal. Ita announced purposes include to help President Roosevelt, not to ham per. Hurley recalled wnat uepuoucans In the last administration attacaea the "amear Hoover" campaign. saying the leaguera were headed "by the same man" who led that. The reference waa to President Jouett P. Shouse. former executive chairman of the Democratic national commit tee. "Tills la a government by majori ties." said the Hurley statemont, "When the policies of congress and ths exeontlvea are distasteful, a ma jority can change both policies and personnel. "I am opposed to minorities trying to rulel" KILLED IN CHACO LA PAZ, Bolivia, Aug. SO. (AP) A blood? clash between Paraguayan and Bolivian forcea In the Carandayty sector on the Chaco, In which 600 Paraguayans were killed and 1300 wounded was reported today ty the Bolivian war ministry. which might be utlllied sufficient falnfali to "assure matur lrur any crops." and lack of excessive heat and cold and the email amount of snow. It also was pointed out that Washlngtrin state held numerous milk production record aa well a high production marks for oats and wheat. Although It la known official are Impressed by the advantagea to be round In that area, no action ha a yet been taken toward a general mcTcrr.er.t of families from the drouth area. "That area could be made a profit able refuge for thousand of families that have been existing on marginal landa In the middle wost." one of ficlal asld. "Not only would any faml twiUuucd. oa rage Fir. TO E Bar Convention Departs From Precedent for Day's Discussion of Suppression Public Shares Blame MILWAUKEE. Aug. 38 (AP) De parting from precedent, the American Bar association today devoted a full convention session to a discussion of crime suppression. A program recommending draitle reforma In law enforcement and criminal court procedure, strongly opposed In some sections of the bar Itself, was up for consideration. Joseph B. Keenan, assistant TJ. S. ' attorney general, a leader In the war against outlaws, took to the speaker's rostrum to enlist the barristers In a campaign to turn public opinion against malefactors. Lawyers have been censured at the convention as responsible to a degree for present crime conditions. Politic lans and courta have received some criticism. Keenan was exnecbwt t place a great share of the blame on the public, 'accusing many cltlrens of apathy toward crime and of hero wor. ship of the Dllllngera and Caponea. The reform program recognize thai In protecting the publlo against the criminal there can be no effective prosecution until politics la eliminat ed and Incompetence of law enforce, ment officers corrected. LI WIND IS HEAVY Following a survey of thr orchard district of the Rogue river valley yes. terday, after the high wind of Monday night, County Horticulturist Lyle P. Wilcox declared that the wind dam age to pears and apples will run t from one-half to three quarters of a box per tree. Chief loss waa to the Cornice vari ety of peara now In process of harvest. Ing. picking of the other varieties li practically completed. There was some loss of D'AnJous, now 711 per cent plucked. Cornice blocks In the Holly wood and Hlllcreat orchards felt the wind hardest. The loss la estimated at two cars each. Horticulturist Wilcox slates that the loss, "la less than to be expected considering the severity of the wind." Had It come two weeks ago the dam age would have been quadrupled. Or chsrdlsta were fortunate that the ma jority of their peara were harvested. Horticulturist Wilcox also reports that some damage waa caused to ap ples by twig bruises, and that sotns orchards will sustain a lower grade as a result. On the other hand b figures that many of the apples blown loose, would have dropped, wind or no wind. In the Ashland district, a brisk wind yesterday, olew down some of the late peaches. ROBBINS REMAINS IN CALIFORNIA AMATEUR PEBBLE? BEACH, Cat., Aug. 29. (AP) Johnnie Robblns, youthful Portland star, defeated Jack Gage, of Santa Monica, 6 to 4, la the flrat round of the California state amateur golf tournament here today. MOSCOW, Aug. 28. From tha Far East to Europe, seven and a half dn.vs from Harbin, Manchuria. If you wunted to make no stop you can come from Tokyo in 10 days. It's a ercat trip: only way to go round the world; fine train, erpat diner, food enough for Primo Cnrncra and s e I e e t enough for Dolly dans. Mcala all start with a soup bowl run of caviar. Unfortunately, I don't i'ke tho stuff, but its itill n,i the gold standard in society. Never saw as many big riven and all full of floating logs, and not an inch of land the whole way flint couldn't be cultivated. Those birds have got nature with 'cm anyhow. Now for the city sights.