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Mail mbmie Bargainm Pa ys Btau?t 'S W V af o Medford WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1931 Twenty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1934. No. 138. re1 fi rn The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Satur day; normal temperature. Temperature Hljjhest yesterday .. , - M Lowest this morning .. - M Mail Tri TO mmm mm - f Ale, By PAUL MALLON ' (Copyright, 1934, by raul Mallon) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 31. The secret of the Morgenthsu speech ,4 was that he announced a 2,800,- 600,000 Inflation without directly aaylng ao. It Is not exact ly the kind of Inflation that f the Thomaeca and Wheelera hare been talk ing about, but a restricted and poeslbly a busl-neas-llke Infla tion. It meana the lasuance of 3,800.000,000 in Plnl Mallon currency, based on the theoretical bookkeeping "profit" from gold re valuation. Even Mr. Morgenthau put the word "profit" In quotation marks. He did not say a word about silver, but every Insider suspects he will re ralue the sliver dollar In about 90 days and cash In on that also. The maximum inflationary possi bilities, In that event, will be about four or five billions. By using these billions to pay off the public debt, he will Improve gov ernment credit, strengthen govern ment bonds and stop wild Inflation talk (temporarily, at least). This little bit of "high class" book keeping probably will make Mr. Mor- genthau the greatest treasury secre tary since Croesus. At least, he will be the only business man who ever paid off his debte by devaluing his assets. In that, he is like the old necktie talesman who was losing so 'much money that he decided to double his overhead. Or the washwoman down south who deposited $10 In a negro bank only to return a year later and find that she had no money leftbe eauss "the Interest eat up the prln elpal." In Morgenthau's case, the principal tat up the debt. If he kecpa on with this system. he new deal ought to make a profit next year by doubling Ita expenses again. The late Speaker Ratney tried last June to take, Morgenthau's present view of the treasury situation. Ral aey. commenting on congressional ap propriations, said the new deal was breaking even on the caah book. The resultant laughter around town sent him to the country for a week end of rest. The trouble with Ralney'a state' ment was that he got mixed up t little In his figures and claimed too much. You can laugh as much aa you want at the basic Idea, but Mr. Mor genthau has his profit and no one can dispute that. He will unques tlonably get away with It, If he does not try It again. He cannot try it much more because the law will per mit him to squeeze only nine cents more of profit out of the gold dollar. Some of the wise boys here are Bay Ing Morgenthau made the apeech for political purposes of the coming con Kresslonal campaign. It will be used In the campaign, all right. The na tlonal committee will see to that. With the Rlchberg reports. It really constitutes the administration's strongest rebuttal to Its critics. The main purpose apparently waa to J"? the wild ehoste which have been stalking Wall street and frightening government bond holdera. Sparks flew In the closed room where State Secretary Hull last met the Soviet ambassador. The two bar gainers disagreed aharply on the question of long term credits (the 26 yeer loan wanted by the Russians). Hull thought that would be the same yts giving them money to pay the czarlst debt. The statement lasued ten minutes later by Under-Secretary Phillips was really written by Hull. It was con tldered too hot for the heed msn to give out In his own manner. It said that, in view of the Soviet Insistence. It was not "possible to be optimistic that any agreement will be reached." You do not see statements In that tone often from the state depart ment. Cotton textile experts fear consid erable violence may come from the threatened strike, probably more than In any strike we have had. The reason Is that many of the mills are only partially organized by the union. In some mills the majority of workers does not yet belong to the united Textile Workers. If these mills try to operate you can imagine mhat wilt happen. The owners may avoid tills by shutting up entirely. Many of them can do so profitably. In view of the stocks they have on hand. Harry Hopkins was Just making diplomatic excuses in side-stepping his original confession that the gov , rnmfnt would support the strikers The inltle situation is such t'nst the F Violence Echoes Walkout Call In Some Sections Southern Operators Plan To Work On Labor Day. WASHINGTON, Aur. 31. (P) A general strike of the nation's cotton mill workers today was ex tended to Include the woolen and worsted industries. By the Associated Press The nation's greatest labor conflict! under the NRA the general strike m the cotton textile Industry will face its first teat Labor day. j Textile mllla of the south uniform-: ly do not observe the Labor day holi day and operators have served notice that plants will open Monday despite the calling of the nation-wide walk out for Saturday night. Prom many .sections union organi zers report that the strike will be "100 per cent effective." Prom others, mill operators say less than 10 per cent of their employes will answer the strike call. ' in some Carolina mill the workers voted to report for work Monday while in other parts of the south workers have already left their spin dles. Violence Begins Violence already haa echoed the (Continued on Paste Three) HUNTTlY ELECTED T .At the second annual Southern Ore gon Soldiers' and Sailors' re-unton conducted yesterday at the Medford armory. H. A. Huntley of Grants Pass waa elected commander, to succeed J. o. Woods of Medford, who haa filled that position during the past year. Other officers elected were 35. W. Madison of Granta Pass, lieutenant' colonel; James N. Adams of Grants Pass, major; FldeUa Woods of Med ford, chaplain; and Anna W. Harmon of Granta Pass adjutant, It was decided to conduct next vear's meeting In Grants Pass, with the date to be aet later by the officers An Interesting program of music and readings woa given during the afternoon and H. V. Gates of Port land, comm' lldcr of the Oregon de partment, C , A. R., brought an In terestlng muage to the hundred per sons gathered there. The program Included a guitar and piano duet by Pearl Autrey and Mr. Bailey, of Granta Paas tent; a reading by Mrs. Prank Walker of Ashland; reading by Max Banta of Ashland; a song by Joyce Sim of Medford. aC' companicd at the piano by her mother, Mra. Ted Sims; and a reading by Mra. Blanche Jenkins. Wilfred Allen, commander of the Son of Veterans at Oranta Pase waa called on to make a few remarks, then Commander Gates was heard The gath , w closed by singing "God Be with tou: TRAPSHOOT CHAMPION SUICIDES WITH PISTOL LOS ANGELES. Aug. 81. (IP) Po lice reported today William P. Grif fith, 63, champion trapshooter of the 1032 Olympic games, waa dead, a sui cide. Authorities aald Griffith shot him self in the head with a revolver at hla home here late last night, om cers said members of hla family could advance no motive. WANDER SOLDIERSAILORS PASSING OF DILLINGHAM MOURNED BY BROADWAY NEW YORK, Aug. 31. (AP) Broad way mourned today one of lt leading figures Charles B. Dillingham. The noted theatrical producer died last night after being seriously 111 since Sunday. He suffered a general breakdown several weeks ago. He waa 69 years old. Dillingham, who produced more than S00 shows was known principal ly for hla mualcal productions, and among the most spectacular were those ha presented at the Hippo drome, In It heydey the biggest the ater In the world. Tie bt of his produ:Unii. ho--.(:. were prejentcd at the Globe tijeater Wch he built la 1910. Tier Threat NOVELIST NAMED TO RUN FOR OFFICE The democratic nominee for governor of California.- Upton Sinclair, la shown at his Pasadena home reading telegrams of good wishes from friends as returns came In from the statewide primary. (Associated Press Photo Progressives of Oregon Will Throw Support to Right Party Nominees By JAMES S. NLTTER Associated Press Staff Writer PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 81. (AP) A well-defined third party tn Oregon la remote, but "progressives" have a well-knit alliance to throw support to any old line party candidates with the right progressive ldeaa. On occasion the progressives will name their own candidates. The Associated Press -learned that the. progressive, group Is throwing support to Walter M. Pierce, Demo cratic candidate for congress In the third district. In the first . district the lines are not so sharp, some fa voring James W. Mott, Republican incumbent, and others supporting the Dcmocratlo nominee, R. R. Turner of Dallas. Last night an independent group met. here, and nominated Portland City Commissioner J. E. Bennett for congress. Bennett, who was defeated In the Republican congressional pri maries, said the convention repre sented "the progressive element of the community." Among his backers are many sup porting State Senator Peter Zimmer man, Independent candidate for gov ernor.. Both camps disclaim any open RAINBOW BEATS YANKEE THIRD. STRAIGHT. RACE NEW YORK, Aug. 31. (IP) Rain bow, skippered by Harold S. Vandtr bllt, Jr., today defeated Yankee for the third atralght race In the scries to select the defender of the Amerlca'a cup against the British challenger, Endeavour. WASHINGTON, Auf. 31. (AP) MaJ. Oen. Harry O. Bishop, distin guished srtlllery commander, waa found shot to death late this after noon at his Sixteenth street home. were times, however, when he had aa many aa a half dozfn shows on Broadway at the same time. Dillingham was the lest of a tri umvirate associated In the theatrical business for many yeara. The other two were A. L. Brlanger and Florent Ziegfeld. Among Dillingham's best known shows are the Fred stone revues In cluding "Chin Chin." "Crlss Cross." "Stepping stones." Victor Herberts "The Red Mill" snd "Mile. Modiste," and "Sunny", the Marilyn Miller veh icle. His !a-t prytuctlon was "New Fates," a last season revue which a'ss mad uj of vlrtusiljr uaiuiow Ultct. to Kidnap Roosevelt s Leads to Asylum alliance with the other, but admit there la no hostility. In the first and second congres sional districts the progressive bloc probably will not name Its own can didates. ' A. W. Orton of the pro gressive group 'said he knew of no movement afoot for such conven tions. W lllla S. Mahoney, Klamath Falls mayor and defeated Democratic can didate for governor, had been talked as an Independent candidate for con gress from the second district, but the progressive group, which Includes many Orange members, does not plan to sponsor him. "Pierce Is quite satisfactory for the progressives," one of their number said. Should Mahoney be placed In nomination It would divide ranks and aid the Republican nominee, Senator Jay Upton of Bend. In the first congressional district some Grangers are supporting Rep resentatlve Mott for his farm legis lation. Others are supporting Tur ner for his new deal stand. Also in a number of state congres sional and senatorial groups the pro gressives are lending support to Dem ocratic or Republican candidates who suit their purposes. VANDALIA, O., Aug. 31. (P) L. O Dan of Derrick City. Pa., late today waa crowned grand American handl cap champion. He captured the world . series of trspshooting in a 29-target ahootoff after he had tied with H. F. Pace of Mansfield, O.. with 68 hits out of the 100 regulation targets. Dana scor ed 34 m the ahootoff and Pace 23. MARYLAND JUNIORS LEGION CHAMPIONS OHICAOO, Aug. 31. Pj Behind a great three hit pitching performance by Roland Trlplett, Cumberland, Md., won the Junior world series today by defeating New Orleans, t to 1, In the third and final game for the Amerl can Legion championship. PORTLAND, Ore', Aug. 31 . ( A P ) Work on Bonneville dam will be view ed from a distance by the general public In the future. United States engineers in charge of construction, said the practice of escorting groups of vleltora over the project site on Sundaya will cease because of danger and Interference with the work in volved. BWMFIFI.D, Mass. IIP, An MK laid by one of Stephen Pierce's Rhodr Is land Red hena welched exactly hall t gjued. I President Keeping Close Eye On Textile Strike Finan cial Situation Studied With Treasury Aides. By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON HYDE PARK. N. T., Aug. 31. (AP) President Roosevelt today arranged an appointment here for Tuesday with TJpton Sinclair, California Demo cratlcal gubernatorial nominee and au thor of the "EPIC" plan to end pv" erty In California. The chief executive called In treas ury officials today In a resumption of his study of th national lnan cial situation beg.i last night tn a talk with Lewia Douglas, director of the budget. Secretary Morgenthau and Thomas Jefferson Coolidge. former secretary of the treasury, headed the group who had an appointment for noon. The president, enjoyung the leisure of his family home, is obviously look ing over the government financing which will come about In regular course next month. Talks to Neighbors Smiling confidence, Mr. Roosevelt frankly told a throng of neighbors assembled here late yesterday to come him home that: "We people In the town of .Hyde Park, no matter whether we like it or not, we are paying, and will have to pay, for the correction of mistakes (Continued on Page Eight) E MATERIAL SAVING Tomorrow morning Bargain Days at the Mail Tribune will start, and con tinue through . ten days' period, dur ing which the year's subscription to the paper will be offered at greatly reduced prices. For delivery by carrier, the ratea have been reduced to $5 a year, dur ing the special subscription campaign, and the prices hare also been greatly reduced for service by mall. Mall Tribune Bargain days, Inaug urated several years ago, have proved more popular each succeeding year, and a record number of new subscrip tions and renewals are expected. Carriers have also been au'hcrlMd to accept subscription, snd issue re ceipts upon payment, notedWtoran old FIND OF CLERC Harry LeClere of Medford today had the opportunity of greeting "home town boy who made good," for he met Dr. Sterling V. Mead of Wash ington, D. C, who waa entertained here last evening at a banquet by the Medford dentists. Mr. LeClero knew Dr. Mead about 23 or 30 yeara ago when he waa youth In Hutchinson, Kas. At that time the LeClerca lived across the street from the Meeds. 4 BASEBALL Nsllona! OHICAOO. Aug. 81. yp Jerome (Dizzy) Desn recorded his 23rd mound victory of the season today, holding the Cubs to six hits while the cardinals won the series opener 8 to 1. The victory enabled the Cards to tie Chicago for second place. R. H. E. St. Louis . 8 10 1 Chicago 18 3 J. Dean and Delancey; Bush, Tin ning, Weaver and Hartnett. Phelps. R H. E New York 3 8 t Brooklyn 1 8 1 PltzAlmmon and Mancuao; Mungo snd Lopes, Berres. American Score: R. H. I Washington 1 9 New York 3 8 0 Russell, Thomss and Bolton; IUif- tlvg and Jorifns. Violence Greets Huey Long's Invasion Of Town Under Military Escort News Photographer Beaten Up. RATON ROl'OK, Iji., Aug. .11 (API (lor. o. K. Allen today placed the politically war ridden city of New Orleani under mar tial law. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31. (AP) Violence greeted Senator Huey P. Long's dramatlo lnvaalon of New Or leans late today under military escort. As the senator drove up to his homo In a fashionable section of the city under the protection of nstlonal guardsmen, E, E. Agnell & photogra pher for the Picayune, attempted to take a picture. The state soldiers rushed the 120. pound photographer and alugged him before he could awing his camera into use. They amaahed hits camera tore most of his clothing from his body and then put him in ah automobile and took him away. GREASE SPATTER STARTS BIG FIRE ROCK A WAT, Ore., Aug. 81. (AP) Spattered grease turned a baker kitchen to a mass of flames which were not controlled .until eight busi ness firms and two cottages were burned to the ground here this morning. Bo hot was the fire that ocean re sort cottages nearby were warped and 1 almost burst into flames. ! The fire, which started at 5 o'clock this morninp, leveled the Rockaway garage, Rockaway Home bakery, Rock away drug store containing a liquor agency, William Monk's general store, Olson barber shop, Chlco cafe, Sweet, shop and Carlson's Red and White store. Two cottages at the rear of these buildings were reduced to ashes. Virtually nothing was removed from the buildings, so quickly did they Ignite. A few cars, accessory stock and equipment were saved from the garage. The fire started when a section of stovepipe fell Into a pan of hot grease on a stove In the bakery. The grease covered the stove and wood work which burst Into a mass of roaring flames. NEAR GRANTS .PASS GRANTS PASS, Aug. 81, (AP) Stabbed at least 18 times, John S. Dudley, 23, of Monmouth, Me., was given treatment In a local hospital today. He said he was stabbed on a freight car from the north by men In the car who threatened a personal assault against him. He will recover. MYSTIFYING MURDER OF DENTIST' MAY BE SOLVED LOS AfJOELW, All. 81. IP) A fantastic solution for one of Califor nia's most mystifying murders came today from the llpa of a woman sen tenced to die. Blaney Matthewa, special Investiga tor for the district attorney, reported Mra. Nellie Madison told him her hus band killed Dr. Leonard Blever, Pasa dena society dentist, In a fight over another woman. The former Montana cowgirl, Mat thews relsted, said that shortly before hla death her husband confessed he shot Dr. Slever. It waa for the fatal shooting of her husband. Brio D. Mndlaon. lhat the craclt pistol ehot was sentenced to be hanged. The Investigator said Mrs. Msdlson Implicated a Los Ange'es woman In the fight leading to th dentlat'a death. The woman to T.iom Mlfalaon gave costly wrist watch waa sup posedly one of the many women link ed with the socially promliienl Faei denan't life, Labor Day Fire Danger Seen By Forest Service Continued dry weather promtaea to make the Labor day week-end holiday a period of great fire haz ard, according to an announce ment Just Issued by the forest service. "Unless it rains hard enough to keep everyone at home," saya reg ional forester, C. J. Buck, "the woods will ba highly Inflarmnable. I believe that every forest visitor during this holiday should fesl a personal responsibility to help prevent forest fires by being ex tremely careful." POLITICAL LINEUP TALKEDBY LABOR PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 31. (AP) Condemnation of several public offic ials and formulation of a new pol itical party were under consideration today at the Oregon State Federation of Iiabor convention. Debate will be continued this aft ernoon on the proposals offered by the legislation committee In a single resolution. It called for organised labor to Join farm organisations "and other progressive groups" In the formation of a new political party. It also con demned Mayor Joseph Carson of Portland,. Oovernor Jtillus I. Meier, and Multnomah county sheriff Martin Pratt, for their activities In the recent waterfront strike. Debate on whether the two sub jects should be voted upon In sep arate resolutions was underway at noon adjournment. The convention favored enactment of old age pensions and unemploy ment Insurance and pledged support to congress In working out this prob lem. Another resolution was passed fav oring removal of the secrecy clause from the income tax laws. Several resolutions wers voted down, among them one calling for formation of a coast-wide strike start- egy committee. f- An Information charging Al Davis with drunken driving, was filed today by the district attorney, as a result or the auto accident early last Sun day at By bee corner on the Jackson ville highway, in which Edith Wright, 21, of Central Point sustained Injuries neeessltatlng amputation of her arm, at the elbow. Davie Is scheduled to be released th Is afternoon from the hospital where he has been suffering from leg and abdominal wounds since the crash. The action was filed following ex tensive questioning of witnesses who were widely scattered. No date has yet been set for the preliminary hear ing, but It will probably be held next week. Kenneth Sutherland, 20, and George Haas, other occupants of the auto sustained slight Injuries, and have also been questioned by the authori ties. The authorities attribute the acci dent to liquor and speed. This was tha watch, Mrs. Madison aald, which vaa taken from Dr. Blev er'a wrist when he waa ahot down during the stormy night of last Do. oember 11 near the Scottish Rite cs thedral, and figured so prominently In subsequent Investigations. The watch waa mailed to Mrs. Prances Coen-Cooke, wealthy Pasadena di vorcee who was a central figure In the murder Investigation, with a ds mand for as.000. Mra. Madison's weird story waa re portedly told at Tchachapl prison where aha la awaiting execution for fatally'Khootlng her huaband In hla Burbank, Calif., apartment laat March 34. Authorities agreed her story sound ed fantastic, but aald they knew her husband had often registered at Pass dena hotels. Every angle of her etal ment La being Investigated, Matthews said. INSPIRATION FOR LETTER RECEIVED Beniamin Varn Committed To Bellevue Hospital For Observation After Arrest By The Secret Service. NEW YORK, Aug. 31. (AP) Ben jamin Franklin Varn, the writer of a clumsy letter threatening harm to President Roosevelt and his grand children, was commlttted to Bellevu hospital for observation today by Federal Judge Francis O. Caffey. Varn, red headed and stocklly built, was arraigned before Judge Caffey un der the "LIndbberg kidnaping law." and was ordered held under $25,000 ball. Judge Caffey was told by Assistant. United States Attorney Joseph B. Brill that Varn had attributed inspi ration for the letter to one "Sven gall," whom he had met tn Central park. Varn was quoted by the prosecutor as saying that Svengall had "corns right up through the stone floor Into my room a night or two ago and said the letter must be written at once." Svengill, Varn told Brill, "was dressed In black with a sort of veil" and threatened bodily harm aa the pen alty for not writing the letter. (.-.' . By T. D. Ilagenbnch NEW YORK, Aug. St. (AP)n-A. clumsy letter threatening harm to President Roosevelt and hla grand- children haa put Benjamin Franklin Varn, 33 years old, In Jail on a oharge of violating the Lindbergh law. The letter waa addressed to Mra Roosevelt at the White. House. It said that unless she paid 160,000 Buzxle" and "Slstle" Dall, children of the president's daughter would ba kidnaped, and that Injury would be Inflicted on the prealdent. Secret Agents Act President and Mra. Roosevelt never saw the letter, but secret service men did, and took action that led to Yarn's arrest laat night. Tha letter writer Included In th kidnap note a telephone number where he could ba reached. It waa that of the William Sloane house branch of the T. M. C. A. In New York where Varn had bees living and where he waa arrested. Authough the authorities ' wera secretive about the entire affair. It was learned that the arrest waa mad by Detective Broderlck of the New York police, who oooperated with tha secret aervloe men In running down the threat. , Of Prominent Family Varn, who waa held for arraign ment today, described himself as a former machinist In tha naval avia tion corps and aald ha waa a resident of Charleaton, 8. O, He waa described aa a member of a prominent Charlea ton family. He la unmarried. The threatening letter waa signed By Order of Zangara." It waa Oul- seppe Zangara who ahot at Mr. Roosevelt In Miami In February, 10S3, but who hit Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago Instead, cawing hla death. The letter specified that the 18.- 000 be furnlehed In denominations of 1. 19, 110, 20 and 100 and said that Mra. Roosevelt would be Inform- ( Continued on Pag Six) iWill KpOGEHS 9$ayy. MOSCOW, Aug. 30. Ambag sador Bullitt just flew in a Rood old army plane from Odessa down on the Black Sea. Whnt a live bird this Bullitt i and a tremendous favorite here. ITe did a smart thing. H picked George Hanson, our crack consul general from liar hin to come here and assist him. The Soviet writers arc hold ing a convention here. They are the richest people in the U. S. 3. R. Maxim Gorky's royalties last year was seven million rou bles. I am trying to learn to write in Russinn. , r.ir-UTRili.r3vmJlctl.. laa.
