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MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1934.
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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
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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
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HUNTTlY ELECTED
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.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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.