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WINNER
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1031
Twenty-ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1934.
No. 137.
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By PAUL MALLON
(Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. SO.
The railroads may have lost a lot
of business, but certainly not any ot
.i) their old monkey
business. They
till know how to
' lay an Inside rail
on a political
curve.
The delicate
( way they have
been railing the
new deal for
needed relief late
ly would do cred
it even to the ge
nius of Ivy Lee.
. (He handles pub
lic relations for
x I
v $ dth. SB a
Paul Mallon
the best of them.).
You only have to go back a couple
ef weeks to the time when the roads
" felt they were down to their last
spike. Their executives had been
tipped privately that New Deal Co
ordinator Eastman was out to co
ordinate them Into government own
ership. They were scared stiff, afraid
to move. i
And when the government rammed
a financially Impossible pension sys
tem down their throats, they only
gulped a few times meekly. It was
months before they accumulated
gumption enough to file suit against
the pension act In court.
Fear of stirring up the new dealers
also delayed for months any effort
to get Increased freight rates. But a
few days after the pension suit was
filed the roada applied to the Inter
state commerce commission for a flat
10 per cent freight rate boost.
They know well the Interstate com
merce commission will not give It to
them. In fact, there have been leaks
from the Interstate commerce com
mission Indicating that a majority of
the commissioners is dead set against
any Increase whatsoever. The bold ap
plication in the face of the situation
was, howeever. only preliminary to
the really striking bit ot strategy.
Tt could not have been a mere co
incidence that, a few days later, the
New York, New Haven is Hartford
railroad announced that "In common
with other railroads." It would have
to begin firing some men because
costs of operation have been going
That gentle hint will have the same
affect on the new dealers as If a
eroes-tle had been dropped on Presi
dent Roosevelt's foot. It simply
means:
"No Increased rates; no work."
The general supposition among
those in the know here is that the
roads lately have found out govern
ment ownership la no longer a live
4 nosslblllty. Where they found It out,
no one knows. Perhaps they read
Professor Moley'e magazine, "Today
If they do, they saw a very pointed
editorial In It about ten days ago.
This editorial by Mr. 'Roosevelt's best
adviser said that the new deal had
not done right by the railroads: th3t
there should be less talk of govern
ment ownership: that the pension
act waa too hastily conceived: that a
helping hand should now be lent.
Simultaneously, the boys at the
political switches here began to hear
rumors that Mr. nastman migiii, re
sign. These rumors are not ac
credited, chiefly because Mr. Eastman
knows more about the railroads than
the railroads do and the new deal
cannot afford to let him go.
Nevertheless, it all dovetails Into
J the main hidden point that a change
In policy toward the railroads Is at
hand. That change Is being forced by
s beautiful a series of maneuvers on
the part of the railroads as any pub
llclty man would ever hope to see.
The chance probably will not In
clude Increased freight rates, but It
will Include a reorganization of the
pension system to provide ways for
financing It. Also, legislation at the
k next session to regulate highway and
.' waterway competition.
Apparently Donald Rlchberg told
the truth when he announced there
were 23 slum clearance projects un
der way. No one knew there were
any more than three.
it aeema that the PWA has gone
secretly Into 20 cities and atarted
alum clearance projects without let
ting any of the cities know about it
So Mr. Ickcs Is working on a scheme
whereby he goes Into cities and buys
up around 70 per cent of the land he
needs before mssing any announce
ment. With that much land In hand
he can condemn the rest at his own
figures.
You can safely lsy a little bet tha'
der furore will shortly seek to get
new treaty of friendship with the
Vatican In advance of the Saar elec
tions. He hopes to swing the Cstho
lie votes thrre around to Germany
The belief here Is that he will fall
to get the treaty.
Friends of President Roosevelfi
former eugar adviser. Charles Taus-
m:v are congratulating him on ttv
el r.rw Cuban trea:y. I!
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Continued, on Fait tiitj
WHEELS TO STOP
T
Half Million Workers In
volved Wool, Silk, and
Rayon Industries Told
to Await Further Orders
BOSTON, Aug. 30. OP) The Boston
American In a copyrighted article says
secret orders of the communist party
of America have revealed that control
of the scheduled national textile
strike would be the Issue of a spec
tacular battle between communism
and the American Federation of labor
In New England.
"Lawrence and New Bedford will be
the principal battlegrounds," the
Amerlcsn aavs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (AP) A
general strike , In the cotton textile
Industry was called today to become
effective at 11:30 p. m., Saturday
night.
Workers In the wool, silk, rayon
and synthetic yarn Industries were
ordered to stand by for further or
ders. The first working day after
the effective dat will be Septem
ber 4.
The strike order follows:
"To All Locals:
"Strike of all cotton textile work
ers will begin at 11:30 o'clock your
time Saturday night. Put all previous
Instructions Into effect. Wool, silk
and rayon and synthetic yarn mem
bership stand by for further orders.
Victory through solidarity.
"FRANCIS J. GORMAN,
Chairman, Special Strike Committee,
United Textile Workers of America."
largest Walkout
The order for the strike, the larg
est numerically to confront the
Roosevelt administration, was ticked
out over a telegraph key set up In
the headquarters of the strike com
mittee. It went to the local union
headquarter over the country, which
In turn will transmit to their mem
berships.
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A BEAUTY SHOPPE
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. (AP) A
well-dressed young woman held up
a Brooklyn beauty parlor today ana
escaped with $48.
When the proprietor, Pauline Bacon,
32. opened for business, she told the
police, the tall young woman entered
and ssld "good morning.
"I want a wave, she said.
But when she waa Seated she took
from her bag a revolver and snapped:
Put up your handa and keep quiei
or 111 blow your head offl Where's
the money?"
The owner Indicated a bag on tne
table, ehe said, and the fair robber
extracted the 48 and fled, alter an
order, "stay where you are and keep
vour mouth shut."
Five m nutcs later me owoc.
emerged, screaming.
CHICAOO. Aug. 30. (AP) A 18
year-old girl wanted to protect her
mother. Instead ehe killed her.
The girl, Anna Maletta, picked up
a pistol and fired, she said. In an
attempt to prevent her father. James
Maletta. from beating ner mom.r
.Tonnte. 38. late last night.
nn of the bullets entered the
mother', heart, killing her. Four oth
ers struck the father. At the county
honnltal he Is not expected to live.
Maletta had setred his wife, the
girl said, and had thrown her to the
floor. He then began to beat her.
When her mother screamed the girl
ran Into a bedroom, got her father's
pistol and began firing.
FiouslwBoyis
PENDLETON, Ore . Aug. 30. f API
Word was received here today of the
desth in Ing'.ewood. cal.. of Tommy
Orlmcs. one of the Jreatcst ropers In
the world and a regular entry In the
Pendleton round-up until two years
ago.
Tuberculosis UV Crimea to his last
round-up.
In 1914, 21 and 53 Grimes won the
"-!'':' roping chnmplan.litp line and
plnrd In the money many other
'times.
Generous Heiress
Sails 3rd Classy
Her Dog 1st Class
NEW YORK, AlJ. 30. (fl) Mrs.
Ottolle Gobel Moore, daughter of
tha late Adolf Gobel, meat packer,
cama back from Europe third claas
but her dog travelled first clsas.
While Mrs. Moore, her five year
old daughter Dede, a msld and fif
teen trunks sat below, the dog
"Pansy" occupied a kennel on the
top deck, where valet waa In at
tendance with fancy biscuits,
cream chicken and other delicacies.
Mrs. Moore's fere waa 1118; the
dog's 201.
IN SIS VALLEY
Police and eoroner were called this
afternoon to Investigate the death of i
George Garrett, 60, Sams Valley far
mer, whose body was found about
3:30 p. m. by his wife on the kitchen
porch of their home, with a bullet
wound In the head. According to In
formation from Sams Valley, Garrett
had been cleaning a 34-30 Winchester
rife and the shot roused Mrs. Garrett,
who had lain down to take a nap.
The same gun had been owned by
Garrett's brother, John, who killed
himself with It In the Grande Bonde
valley a little over a year ago, It was
reported.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 80. (AP)
By an overwhelming vote, the annual
convention of the Oregon State Fede
ration of labor today endorsed State
Senator Peter Zlmmermsn, Indepen
dent candidate for governor.
Tha action followed a speech by
Zimmerman who outlined his plat
form. The assembly loudly applauded
Zimmerman, who flayed bankers, the
power trust and all other elements
of big business.
Re told delegate of hi proposed
state bank, power program, Increased
Income taxes, abolition of the secrecy
clause In the Income tax law and
many other things.
AS CANDIDATE FILED
SALEM. Ore., Aug. 80. (AP) H, E,
Wlrth, Portland Insurance broker.
filed his certificate of nomination
with the secretary of state today as
..dependent candidate for gov
ernor at the fall election.
Wlrth was nominated at an as
sembly of 100 or more voters In Med
ford July 13.
.
Columbia Flood
Survey Ordered
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. AP)
The war department announced to
day allotment of $25,000 for a pre
liminary examination to be made of
the Columbia river and Its tributaries
in the states of Washington and Ore
gon with a view so control of flood
waters.
ROOSEVELTS ATTEND
' FAIR AT RHINEBECK
HYDE PARK, N. T., Aug. 30. (AP)
President and Mrs. Roosevelt mo
tored today to the annual Dutchess
county fair at Rhlnebeck which they
ymnm attended for years.
Departure was made from the fam
ily home after an early luncheon
Cool weather and a bright sun made
the afternoon Ideal for the holldsy.
Oregon Weather
Generally fair tonight and Friday
but overcast western TaUeye tonight
and fog on coast; not much change In
temperature; moderate northwest
wind offshore.
Pear Markets
CHICAOO. Aug. 80. (AP) Pear
auction: Eleven California cara, 3
Oregon, 1 Washington arrived: 17 on
track: 9 sold. California Bsrtletts
1834 boxes, 12 35-3 SO; average, 3.88
NEW YORK. Aug. 30 (AP) Pesi
auction: Twenty-four cars arrived
34 California, 3 Oregon unloaded: 18
on track. Market opened about
steady, closed stronger on Bsrtletts,
firm on Hardys. California Bartletts
14 408 boxes 13.33-3 39. average 83.83
Hurds, 1872 boxes 3.10-3.0, average
a.3; Botrt 640, boics, UJO-JSO, v.
tragi 82.30,
COMING WEEK TO
SHOW TREND FOR
Steady Improvement After
First Week September Ex
pected, if Usual Sea
sonal Pattern Prevails
By CLAUDE A. J AGGER
Associated Press Financial Editor
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. ( AP ) Start
ing next week, business will anxiously
scan tha horizon for signs of the
bruited autumn recovery.
October Is usually the peak month
of the year for the movement
freight over the railroads, and
peak of autumn for Industrial activity
generally.
Statistics for the first week of Sep
tember are distorted by the labor day
holiday, but thereafter. If business is
to follow the usual seasonal pattern,
steady Improvement Into October at
least Is expected.
Erratic Since 1939.
Ever since 1929, the response of
business to the seasonal Impulses has
been erratic. Until 1933, autumn up
turns were virtually wiped out by the
downward rush of depression.
There was something resembling
moderate seasonal upswing in the fall
two years ago, but the pattern was
again distorted In 1933 by the specu
lative boom of the summer. The
boomerang which followed the boom
had arrived by autumn.
This year, however, has seen a some-
what more than seasonal lull during
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100 FEET. UNHURT
BEND, Ore., Aug. 80. (AP) L. A.
W. Nixon, whose automobile bounded
down a 100-foot rocky precipice, not
only lived to tell the story, but es
caped uninjured.
His demolished car, crumpled be
yond recognition, waa towed Into
Bend last night and today Nixon was
going about his usual duties as federal
state fire warden.
Nixon was attempting to turn his
rats chine on a narrow road In the
Bly creek area of the lower Metollus
river country when he lost control
of the car. It backed over a rocky
ledge, struck a Jutting ledge 40 feet
down, bounced off and rolled end over
end down the nearly perpendicular
slope to a landing 100 feet below.
The wreckage came to rest In such
an Inaccessible place that timber had
to be cleared to get the wrecked car
Into the ravine.
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(By the Associated Press)
The temperature was below freez
ing at Owls Head, N. T., today and
there were snow flurries In parts of
the Adirondack.
A thin carpet of snow covered the
vicinity of Crystal Lake, In Maine.
Elsewhere In New England killing
frosts and near freezing tempera
tures were reported.
Boston's suburbs registered ss low
as 45 degrees.
New York city, at 63 degrees, was
colder than It had ever been on any
previous August 80 of record.
TEN RESCUED WHEN
FISHING BOA! SINKS
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. SO. (flV-1
Ten men were rescued todsy by the
cosat guard after their flahlng boat,
the Acalln, struck a reef near Bollnaa,
northwest of here, and sank.
The men rescued " were Csptaln ,
Prank Acalln and hla crew of nine
fishermen. I
Returning here after dellrerlnc a ;
cargo of supplies to the fishing
steameT Lansing, the Acalln became '
lost in the fog and struck the perl- j
loue reef 10 miles northwest or the ,
Oolden gate.
BRITISH FLIER MAKES j
NORTH ATLANTIC HOP,
OTTAWA, Aug. 80. (AP) John
Orlron. Brlttah fll4r. landed at Ot- j
Una at 3:35 p. m. I E. S. T.) follow
ing a flight arroaa tb North Atlantic i
r-- V i.JFJ
Flcwi of (he central plaia at the slate fairgrounds In Snlem, giving a glimpse of why tho 1034 eihlbt
tlon is (he "Fr.lr Ucautlful". Tho hedge In the larger view Is glittering marigolds, and upper is thi
old bnndslnnd, nil dressed up In new shrubbery nnd new Dslnr-
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POT SHOT HALTS
IF
ROSEBURO, Ore.. Aug. 80. (AP)
Angered because an unsightly fill
across a waterway drew files and
polecats and threatened the diversion
of water to his own property. Henry
A. Poss, 63, this morning admittedly
shot and wounded his neighbor, R.
M, Brooks, 76, to stop further dump
ing of rubbish and construction of
the fill. After wounding Brooks In
the arm, Foss went to the sheriff
office and reported the affair, sur
rendering himself.
The homes occupied by the two
men, Brooks a widower and Foss a
bachelor, are separated by a small
stream from a spring, supplying
water to a group of homes In the ex
treme northeast section of Roneburg.
Poss told the officers that Brooks
had been hauling In rubbish to dam
the water course and that the change
In the stream would undermine the
house occupied by Foss. He declared
he had remonstrated with his neigh
bor for several months and had com
plained to the city officers, but was
unable to get the work stopped. The
fill, he Insisted, was unsightly and
unsanitary, and had oven drawn pole
cats Into the neighborhood.
This morning, he said. Brooks
started work again, removing a Hide-
walk leading from Foss property to
the neighborhood spring, and Foss.
according to his admissions to the
V fleers, opened a window In his
home and fired three shots at Brooks,
the last shot penetrating his neigh
bor's left arm above the elbow.
Foss, a Spanish war veteran, was
booked on a charge ol assault with
a dangerous weapon.
bloodHdsTlane
WALLACE. Idaho, Aug. 30. (AP)
Bloodhounds and airplanes today took
up the sesrch for E. A. Teed. Sho
shone county deputy game warden,
who disappeared mysteriously after
leaving vssertedly to lnvestlgste the
Illegal killing of deer.
A pack of bloodhounds from walla
Walla. Waal:.,
was put on the trsll
thla morning.
Store Wipes Out
Customer's Debts
To Aid New Deal
NEW YORK, Aug. 00. (P) The
He am department atorv announced
in newapaper advertlMir.enU today
It had cancelled cuatumtrs' debt
afnrreffatlntf 176.438 88.
Earlier thla week the firm aald It
would discontinue all dividend
for a year In order to lower prices
and stimulate buying.
The Hearn announcement today
Mid:
"Several thoiuand people owe
Hearn for debt Incurred on time
payment be r ore thla store went on
a cash bl two years ago.
To them we ay: 'Forget III
There' a new deal. You owe us
nothing.'
"To that 1 70.4:10 88 we formally
nd fltisll? relinquish sll fintm."
OREGON'S FAIR BEXUTIFUrOPENS'UBOR" DAY
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BASEBALL
American
B, H. E.
Washington . 2 6 3
New York 8 13 0
Weaver, McColl and Sewell; Gomez,
And Jovgens.
R. H. It
Detroit ; 'is o
Cleveland - - 17 1
Fischer. Hogsett and Cochrane;
Pearson, Harder and Berg.
AID OF ATTORNEYS
ASKED IN KEEPING
BANDITS IN CELLS
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 30. (P) Two
federal officers leading the fight on
crime today made a Joint plea before
the American bar association for clos
er cooperation between enforcement
units In their efforts to put despera
does behind bars and to hold them
there.
J. Edgar Hoover, director of the di
vision of investigation of the depart
ment of Justice the force that ended
the DUllnger reign with a buret or
gunfire told the lawyers' convention
he believes too msny major criminals
escape from penal Institutions.
He spoke with feeling on that sub
ject, for DUllnger, who broke two Jails,
and his gang, shot down one of hla
most capable men In a gunflght In
northern Wisconsin last spring.
He said he waa not concerned with
the routine with prisons, but does
"maintain that they should be Insti
tutions from which major crlmlnsla
cannot eacape," and that any condi
tions which render escape possible
should be eliminated Immediately.
Or pardons he said "It cannot be
possible thst the vast numbera of
desperate criminals turned loose upon
society by the manifest abuse of the
pardon and parole power oan be In
any manner Justified, even If we con
cede that a humanitarian sense of
mercy or consideration may have
prompted some of these seemingly
unwarranted releases."
LANDS SAFE HERE
Overcome by monoxide gas. Lieu
tenant W. Rosenburgh, USN-Res.
(MC) made a safe landing at the Med
rord Municipal airport yesterday af
ternoon. and waa taken from the
O-10-B ahlp In an unconscious condi
tlon. The ofricer wsa removed to the
Sacred Heart hospital for treatment
1 and was able to continue north aa a
! passenger In a department of com-
! merce plane today.
Lieutenant Rosenburgh had taken
Csptaln Paul Burroughs, commander
at Pearson Held, to Redding, Calif
I and waa returning north when forced
to land on the return trip.
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I SPOKANE, Aug. 0. (P) Uoyd
I Whitlock of Newberg, Ore., Is at a lo.
' cal hospital here in a serious condl
tlo.i, following the overturning ot i
roscister last nHht eight miles west
o( htro ou I lie eunaet bljt)'sy.
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AS HOLC CHEF
PORTLAND. Ore., An. 30. (P) J.
P. Lipscomb today resigned as man
after of the Oregon branch of the
Hnm Owners,' Loftn go room tl on.
The resignation, to be effective t
once, waa announced by Colonel
Thomas A. Drlscoll of San Francisco,
Paclfto coast regional manager of the
corporation, who ta in Portland.
Coincident with Lipscomb's resig
nation came those of John D. Mann,
chief contact man, and Mis E. Lyle,
secretary to Lipscomb.
Reasons for the resignation were
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plained that all over the country the
HOLC, having passed the peak of
loan demands, was restricting It op
erations and reducing It personnel.
T. H. Semple of Washington. D. C.
now in Portland, will be in charge of
the Oregon HOLC for a while.
ORDER HEARINGS ON
RAIL RATE INCREASE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (AP)
The Interstate commerce commission
today ordered hearings uctober I
the sppeal of the claas one rsllroada
and the American Short Line Railroad
association for an Increase In railroad
freight rates.
Persona wishing to orfer evidence
were notified they should Inform the
commission of their Intention on Of
befora September it.
SINCLAIR'S COUP
PUIS BOURBONS
f Support Given, G. 0. P.
Will Point to Socialistic
Taint, Is Fear Farley
Silent Hopkins Cheers
LOS ANGKI.ES. Aug. 30. (ff)
i:pton Sinclair, who won tha
democratic nomination for gover
nor In Tuesday's primary election,
announced he will leave tonight
for the east to call on President
Roosevelt. Sinclair did not com
ment on the president's ukase
barring a discussion of politics
during the Tlslt.
WASHINOTON, Aug. 80. (API-
There was every sign today that Up
ton Sinclair's sensational coup In
swamping his opponents for the gu-
ocmacoriai nomination in California
has placed national leaders of the
party In a dilemma.
The horns of the dilemma sr.
these :
If the national leaders support Sin.
clalr .Republlcana will nolnt with
glee to hla long membership In the
Socialist party and to what they call
hla "Marxian" plan to end poverty In
California.
If they do not support him, and
conservative California Democrats
awing to the Republican candidate.
n-ans: F. Merrtam, some leaders fear
the turning tide will Imperil the re
election of 11 Democrats to the house
of Represenatlvea.
Farley silent
Postmaster General Parley waa si
lent yesterday. ' He sent no congratu
lations to Sinclair, but word at Dem.
ooratts headquarters waa that no gu
bernatorial candidates are getting
congratulations.
Harry L. Hopkins, however, called
Sinclair's victory "grest buslnes."
"I certainly do want to aee him
elected," he said. "He's en our side."
And then to a query a to wheth
er Sinclair la a Socialist:
"Naw he's a good Democrat."
Republican leaders already have
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SEPTEMBER 4TH
The sawmill of the Owen-Oregon.
Lumber company will resume opera
tlons Tueadny, September 4, after
shutdown since August 11, General
Manager James H. Owen said today.
The mill Is cutting under tha sea
sonal cods of the lumber Industry
and suspension was necessary to com
ply with the hours of work provision.
Manager Owen said the next run
would probably be for three week.
though nothing was definite.
During the sawmill shutdown, logs
have been accumulating In the pond
for cutting.
Under the lumber code, the mm
and logging companies operate 4a
hour per week, and the other depart
ment 40 hours per week.
ILL
MOSCOW, Aug. 29. Talk
about a town on a boom, this
is it. I never saw as many
buildings going up in my life.
Von have heard of equality of
in Russia. That's not so.
The women are doing tb
work; they are digging a sub
way. Ilnve talked all day today
with Morris Hindus, alter
Duranty and Louis Fisher.
Hero are three men that know
their Russia from A to Bolshe-
viki. I am so full of facts and
statistics that I feel like a brain
truster.
By the wny, I got my littl
Chinese professor with me yet.
They can fool ine but they can'w
fool him.