Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Thursda; not much change In temperature. Temperatur Highest yesterday I Lowest tills morning 48 WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1034 MEDFOliD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER l-0c 34. Twenty-ninth Star No. 154. 1 r , , Bt PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON. D. C, Sept. 10 Those who have peeked At that sam pie test poll recently conducted con fidentially by a national m a g a rlne are passing the word around that It shows a decline In Presi dent Roosevelt'a majority. The President polled 61 per cent of the vote orig inally, but on tho sample recheck h had only about 50 per cent, . according to Paal Mailon these creditable sources. The vote will not be made public, and there is some doubt as to its Talue. At any rate, those who con ducted It for their own information have decided the figures do not war rant & whole new poll at this time. These sample rechecks Involve only 10,000 votes, in comparison with l. 700,000 In the general poll. Although the 10,000 names are carefully select ed there la so much room for error that definite deductions are not war ranted. The beet American Legion sources are whispering that Frank Belgrano of California probably will be next national commander. He la a Repub lican, but hia campaign haa been free from political partisanship. His pals aay he will come out shortly with i statement scolding the Legion king' makers for partisan efforts. They be lleve hla administration will be l quare-ahootlng one. which will do the Legion more good than an anti- Kew Deal administration. One thing which la giving Wall Street the Jlttere Is the Inside talk ' about a new central bank. The word Is being passed around that Mr. Mor genthaus freshman team of brain trusters la working on a definite cen tral bank plan; that the administra tion will not champion the plan, but will permit It to be Introduced by a Democratic congressman at the com ing session of congress, and slipped through. It Is an Interesting story, but It does not appear to be true. The brain trusters may have some auch idea, tout responsible treasury officials are proceeding along different Unea. They will probably recommend to congress two modifications of the federal reserve act. one to give the board the veto power over selection of governors of various federal reserre banks, and the other to set up an open market committee within the federal reserve system. With these two steps, the best administration authorities believe they can control credit and money Just as efficiently fc as by setting up a whole new central bank. The federal troops were nearly called out In the Rhode Island strike without Acting Secretary of War Wodrlng knowing anything about It. Mr. Roosevelt called war Secretary Dern, who waa In Boston, and Dern got hold of Chief of Staff MacArthur. They all overlooked Mr. Woodrlng completely. He was In MacArthur'a office when the Dern call came through, but Dern did not talk with him and switched the call to Mao Arthur'a home. The war department was excited. MscArthur aped to the depsrtment hurriedly summoned a meeting of the army high command. Telephone calla went out to the commanders of the first and aecond corps areas. Pour thousand troops were ordered to stsnd by. Msneuvers were canceled. Troopa rushed back to barracks. And still no one Informed the acting sec retary of war. Some time later, newa men wandered Into hla office and brought him the first word of what waa going on. Woodring's desk' haa not been piled , high with papers and his telephone line haa not been overworked since his Liberty msazlne article about making "economic atorm troops" out of the CCC boys. The quietest agency of the whole new deal la the consumers' advisory board of NRA. It haa taken little part In recent code hearings and it Is openly treated as a atepchlld by Oen eral Johnwn s aides. The only time you hear of It la when it offera weekly talks over a radio network under the sponsorship of the general federation of women's clubs. Agriculture Secretary Wallace's a nitsnt. Paul Appleby, accompanied Professor Tugell on his trip to Ej Tore "until sfter the election." A new rerord helsht for new dea' publicity will be reached shortly when the preas room at the Interior depart ment Is moved to a penthouse on top of the building. A woman witness at the milk heal ings looked Consumers' Counsel Howe in the eye and said: "Dr. us to co-operate." She Wirt wants must h ive tial .hi had avd aomethln, wrong. inn an CoaStaued, pa fata fgur. V'fi IP. TimrnMH! OF GREENSPRINGS USES HEAVY RIFLEj i Death Is Second Self-ln-1 flicted in Area Within Two i ' Weeks Motive for Deed Is Unknown to Officers After stating that h had "shot himself." Jacob P. Zimmerman. 73. homesteader in the Oreenspnngs Mountain road near the Summit serv. Ice station, died In an Ashland hos pital early this morning, from a bul let wound In the chest. A Diooa transfusion failed to save hla life. State police who Investigated, stated that Ttmmerman had gasped out the words, "I shot myself," when found In a scml-consctoua condition In his cabin, yesterday about 5:15 p. m. John Bolten. John W. Karl ana Kendell Wm. Peabody. all neighbors, heard the shot while at the rear of the cabin, making a test of well water, and rushed Inside to find the aged man sitting in a chair with a .25-30 rifle lvlng on the floor, police stated. TJie bullet had entered near the heart, hitting a shoulder blade and coursing out through the aide. Dr. B. G. Barkwill of Aahland was summoned and took Timmerman to the hospital. A coroner's Inquest will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30, with Coroner Frank Perl and Dodge Brothers of Ashland In charge. State police stated that the three neighbors bad not left the cabin 15 minutes before the ehot was neara. Timmerman, who lived alone In the cabin, had a divorced wife residing in this city, and two eons living In the middle-west. Tlmmerman's death la the second suicide in the Oreensprlngs district within the past two weeks. Richard Lawrence McDonough, 50 rancher on the Pacific highway south of the Klamath Junction, apparently shot himself last Monday. Soptembcr 10, although his body was not dis covered until the following Wednes day afternoon. The two deaths occur red In much the same manner. Authoritlea could find no motive for suicide in either case, although McDonough'a death was thought to have been due to "cabin loneliness." A thorough investigation Into this death made a coroners Inquest un necessary. In flames which lcept volunteer firemen unable to save more than a Frigldalre and two cots, "Brookhaven." the home of A. W. Shepherd, sltusted on the Calhoun road three-quarters of a mile west of PhoenU. burned to the ground at S:10 yesterday after noon, leaving only amoulderlng aahea. The fire started from a nelghbor'a trash fire, afte. a first spread as far as the rosd had been apparently ex tinguished. Efforts of Harry Reamea,,Phoenlx fire-chief, and the Phoenix fire de partment, together with downs of volunteers were futile against the hot blase. Plamea had covered one side of the building before the report was telephoned to the PhoenU Mercan tile store. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd returned from a day's trip to Diamond lake late In the evening, to find their once comfortable two-story, six-room country home. In which they had lived alone for the past several years, a heap of coals. A passing motoriat, whose name was unknown to residents of the neighbor hood, first discovered the fire and notified L. Burger, 78 years of age. who In turn summoned O. C. Maust. another neighbor. After making sure the Shepherds were not within the house; Mut broke a window In the woodshed to secure a hose, but was unable to. tum the rising flsmes When firemen and other nelshbors arrived, the house and adjoining woodshed was a mass of fire. A garage at the rear of the property escaped the flames, which were also kept from spreading to aurroundlng fields. In which Brookhaven" had 'Continued on Page Seven) TRIM WEST, 10 TO 8 INTERNATIONAL FIELD, Weatbury. N. V.. Sept. 10. (API Coming from gon. behind with a spectacular seventh pe- This rill be the second allotment rlod rally during which they scored I made to Oregon by the federal gor. six goals In one of the most satin- I ernment this month, the stat hav Ishlng attacks eveT seen In msjnr j lng received S78.000 In credit Septem. leazue poio. the youthful eastern fojr i ber S. The federal assistance ws rode to a smshlng victory ovrr th ! uriAollcltrd. hlh-po-erM western tern today. 10 to ,. In th first maich of the Inter- 'oauoo! sen as. Tiny Girl Safe After 27 Hours Lost In Woods RICHMOND. R. I.. Sept. 10. (AP) Scratched by briars and with only a alight cold as a result of her 37-hour ordeal In the rain soaked woods near her home. Nancy Marshall. 21 montha, waa home today under the care of a physician. The child, which strayed Into the dense woods near her home Monday afternoon, waa found shortly before dark last night by Joseph Coulllard of Pawtucket. a member of the Civilian Conserva tion corps at Oharlestown, which was called Into the search. DEAD THREE DAYS !S E Deputy Coroner Herbert Brown, the district attorney's office and the sher iff's office are Investigating the death today of John F. Birmingham. 70. whose body was found last evening in bis small house at the rear of 710 Beekman atreet. The condition of the body and the fact that Sunday's Mall Tribune had not been taken from the mailbox. Indicated that Birmingham died Saturday night, apparently from natural causes. Officer Joe Cave discovered the body, having been called by John Polley of 710 Beekman, who had be come anxious about hia iged neigh bor. Polley had not seen Birming ham since Saturday, and waa at tracted to the small house, situated on an alley, by files buzzing at the windows. Officer Cave broke down the door at 6 p. m.. finding the body badly decomposed. ... Birmingham mowed his lawn Sat urday Polley stated, but since, had not fed his cat or chickens. He' was In apparent good health when last t Continued on Page Eight) IE OF, FOLLOWING-BLAZE NOME, Alaska, Sept. 18. P) Mo. rale restored by messages of cheer from the "outside" and the discovery that two aupposed viatlms of Alaska's greatest fire escaped, Nome began to rebuild today. Two Eaklmoa, David Ingapullk and Rodney Anapuk, first reported to have been burned to death or killed by dynamite In the cellar of a grocery store, but after the excitement died down a check by the Associated Press correspondent revealed they had es caped. None was seriously Injured In the $3,000,000 fire which leveled the bual ness district, although more than a score were treated In the hoaplta), which fortunately escaped the flames. (Continued on Page rnreei WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. (API Factory payrolls and employment In creased during August by 8 and 1 per cent, respectively, over July, Sec retary of Labor Perkins aald today Approximately 73.000 more employer were at work and 81,000,000 more wages waa disbursed. However, declines In certain mine manufacturing Induatrlea brought the employe Increase down to a net gain of only 16.000. The textile products group ahowed a gain In employment of 3.7 per cent. $50,000 CREDIT SAI.EM. Ore.. Spt. 19 (AP The governor's office here was Informed today by the federal government that $50,000 In commodity credit was be ing allocated for the needy and dea- tltute among the unemployed In Ore j The credit will be turned over to line uste un-mplovment relief com- lauttea for distribution. E Textile Toll Mounts to 13 420,000 Idle Mediation Report Awaited Tear Gas Is Used Extensively By the Associated Press. The death toll In the textile atrlke mounted to 13 today, the Idle were estimated at 430,000, and aklrmlshes In textile centers Increased In number. One name was added to the death list that of Ernest K. Riley, 40. of Mount Holly, N. C. He died of a bay onet wound suffered last night when several thousand pickets "rushed" troops at Belmont. N. C. Walt Mediation Word. A report of President Roosevelt'a mediation board was awaited, In the hope It would contain a clue for a Deace move. Tear gas was used extensively in scattered clashes. A shouting, rock- hurling crowd of several hundred was dispersed from the Powell Knitting mill at 8partanburg. S. C. by special officers who used tear gaa and tire hose. Police used the same weapons to avert a aerlous clash between textile (Continued on Page Eight) 1 , E OF Former Oovernor of Guam Captain L. S. Shapely, TJ. S. N retired, Is In port at the "Anchorage," home of Lieut. H. A. Stanley, U. S. N., re tired, on the Crater lake highway, the two men having served together In Guam from 1936 to 19W, when Lieut! Stanley waa the governor's aide. The two, with Mrs. Shapely and Mrs. Stanley, have Juat returned to town after a week's stay at the Stanley summer home at Union Creek. In an Interview today, the naval officer told of many Intereatlng ex periences on the Island, when he was ruling there. He aald that the gov ernor of Guam Is one of the few abso lute monarch In existence today, having the making of the lawa, but the people are very content with con dlttona, and are extremely proud of their Americanism. One thing that the people dealre above all else is to receive their citizenship, but to dste they have not been so honored, Cap tain Shapely said. The Shapelys and the Stanleys have all traveled extenatvely In the South Seaa, and hope to return there before long. They have memories of the southern skies, but think the climate of the Rogue valley pleasant enough to suffice until their return. While at Union creek they did some extensive fishing and the ex-governor declared he has Just one request "to make of the local chamber of com merce; that la that they Import some kind of fish that la Inclined to bite the year 'round, and not so tempera mental as the present variety. The highest compliment were p:d to Gusm by the navy men, both agreeing that the Island la one of th very few- unspoiled parts of the Smith Sees, not being on any of the regular tourist routes. The nstlves are Christian and unspoiled, and cause no trouble at all to naval authoritlea Captain and Mra. Shapely are plan ning to Journey north tomorrow, but expect to be back In Medford for a further visit In the near future. BASEBALL National Chltaro - - R. H. F 4 7 1 5 14 a C. Davis and Philadelphia - Weaver and Hartnett; Wilson. First game: R. H. t a o Pittsburgh Brooklyn 4 11 0 Blrkofer. Hal Smith and Padden: Mungo and Lopes. R. H Cincinnati 1 New York IS Richmond and Lombardl: Psrme'ee. Bowman. Smith. Uique and Msncuso. I St. rain. Louis at Boston, postponed; American First game: Philadelphia - Chicago - Caster and F. Hayea; ran and Shea. R. . Oaston, Sulll- R. H. E J I a i Auker. Hog- New Vork - Detroit Murphy and .!ornn; ttt tad. iiavirortn. WISCONSIN VOTERS E LaFoIIette Progressive Party and Republicans Behind Average of 18 Votes Per Precinct in Tabulation MILWAUKEE. Wis., Sept. 19. (AP) The democratic ticket, strongly In support of President Roosevelt and the "new deal" apparently polled the biggest vote in the Wisconsin pri mary election Tuesday, leaving the new LaFoIIette progressive party and the republicans behind at the rate of about 18 votes to a precinct. This was Indicated by returns from more than half of the state's 3910 precincts. Oovernor Albert O. Schmedeman had a heavy plurality over two op ponents for the democratic gubemato. rial nomination with more than halt of the state reported. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 19. (AP) Democrats renominated Qov. Albert G. Schmedeman In yesterday' pri mary. ' In the democratic gubernatorial contest 3440 precincts gave: 8chmede. man, 141,849: William B. Rubin, 35, 359: Richard Lehmann, 13,738. For the progressive gubernatorial nomination 3388 precincts gave: Philip LaFoIIette 130,435: Henry o. Melsel 6080. For the republican nomination for governor 3388 precincts gave Howard (Continued on Pag Three) 1 OF ST L BE SALEM, .Sept. 19. (AP) Meeting of the state emergency board will be called by Chairman Fred E. Kiddle of LaQrande to meet here September 38 to consider an appropriation for further enforcement of the state motor transportation act under the public utilities commtM loner. It was learned by the Associated Press here today. The board at Its session during the summer appropriated but 910,000 of a requested $30,000 to enable carrying out the act for the remainder of the year. Since that time, It was report ed, the department has been unable to keep up wltb the work resulting In loss of fee revenue to the state high way department. The board has but $46,500 remaln- (Continued on Page rhree) CHINESE SAY NYE CHARGES FALSE WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. n) Dr. 8. K. Alfred Sze, the Chinese min ister, upon instruction from hi gov ernment, ha mad a flat denial to the atate department that any portion of the 120.000.000 credit granted China for purchase of wheat, cotton and flour, had been used to purchase airplane or munitions. Dr. Sr told newspapermen he had called on Secretary Hull yesterds7. dlacuased the question with htm, and left a written denial of statements attributed In newapapera to Senator Nye, chairman of the committee, that the Chinese government had used their food credits for planes and war munition. The Chinese minister also said he had requested Secretary Hull to isk Senator Nye to produce any evidence he might have to substantiate: the ststement attrlbued to him. FLEEfWSEATTLE WATER NEXT YEAR WASHINOTON, Sept. 10. (API- Secretary Bwanson announced at i pre conference today that the Unit ed States fleet would hold wtr ma neuvers next summer In the Puirel Sound-Alsska-Hawsll triangle In line with the navy policy of connecting fleet problem and concentration In areas contlguoua to American terri torial watera. Swanson ssld th exercises "would simulate war as much a possible." and he added that It was the purpose to prepare th fleet to repel any at tack should It ever be necessary. The fleet left Hampton Roads. Va. Saturday on the first stage of Us voy age back to th Pacific PRESIDENT'S STRIKE MEDIATORS "iwuipja A board of three men headed by Gov. John Wlnant (center) ol New Hampshire was created by President Roosevelt to Inquire Into the nation-wide textile strike and to serve as a voluntary arbitration com mittee. The other members ara Raymond V. Ingarsoll (left), president of the borough of Brooklyn and a veteran arbitrator, and Marlon 8i..lth (right), Atlanta attorney. (Associated Press Photos) 16-YEAR-OLD IN DUEL WITH SHERIFF DOUGLA3, Wyo., Sept. 10. (AP) A 16-year-old boy fleeing headlong be cause he had no money to pay for a tankful of gasoline, shot It out with the sheriff of Converse county after his oar crashed Into another machine. Today. Harry McComb. a painter of Douglas lay dead of Injurlea received In a ooUlalon with the young fugi tive's car. i ' Sheriff William B. Sliver of Con feree county, a bullet under his scalp and two olhers In hie hip, was recov ering In a hospital here. Curtis We I gold. 18, of Plandreu, 8. D., who caused all the trouble, was held In the county Jail where he de clared, "I ain't afraid." POWER COMPANY FOILED BY POLE HOLE SETTERS CAMDEN, N. J., Sept. 19. (AP), Mother of six .who sat with her legs dangling In a pole hole for 37 houra. yielded her seat to her husband early today, and he carried on the blockade to prevent erection of a pole by the electric company. Mrs. Elsie Barnable and her hus band say lfa their revenge for the time the Public Service Electric and Oas company turned off the light when their little girl was sick. Now, they note. It costs the com pany several dollars an hour to keep men there waiting for the vigil to weaken. One complaint again; the Barna blea fame from a nelRlibor, Denny Idl Relzo, who aald the lire oi nia brother, Joseph, 33, a paralytic In- ! i. h.iH. anri.na.rxft CIRCUS LION ESCAPES TO SCATTER PARADE THRONG RICHMOND, Vs., Sept. 19 P) Clrcu guard today shot to death a raging lion after th beaat naa oroarn open hla cage In a clrctia parade, pull ed down a wagon horse and scattered crowds In terror. , Leaping across th radiator of an automobile, the Hon loped up the atreet and turned on a aecond horse, sinking hi teeth Into the animals head. Then Patrolman John Robert Paul, advancing almost under th hoofa of the agonised horse, hot flv times. Angry and hurt, th big Jungl beast bounded down the street, finally tak ing refuge In the Hanklna-Johann WORKERS END STRIKEl DES MOINES, la, Sept. 10 (AP) Dea Molnea' four and a half hour electric strike came to an abrupt end this morning when striking mechanl. cal workers and employers reached an agreement after a conference with Oovernor Clyde L. Herring. The settlement brought electric power flooding bsck Into the net work of He Moines nd six nearby cltlea which had been virtually with out electric current .in'- the master sieltch at a central plant here wa pulled l:7 s. m. on orders of the strike leaders. DES MOINES ELECTRIC BAD MAN Young Welgold. driving a car Iden tified aa having been stolen from the Maxwell guraRe in Plsndreau, stopped at a filling station at Orln, 14 miles southeast of here late yesterday, ord ored gasoline and when the at ten dant, Leo Trenholm, tried to collect for It, sped northward. At the county Jail young Welgold said calmly he "didn't want to shoot the sheriff but he fired at me first." He had four large caliber pistols In his possession. The prisoner said he had become weary of life with his grandparents In Plandreau, had stolen a car and set out for Warm Springs, Ore., "to see my girl, Virginia Macy." Denny claims Joseph cannot eat except when hla muscles are relaxed and that atnee the excitement began he la starving alowly. Denny threat ens an Injunction against the Barna- bles. But th young looking Mrs. Bsrna ble nonchalantly sat with her legs dangling In th hole all Monday night. all day yesterday, and through iaai night until her husbsnd relieved her. She waa warmed by a fire built by aympathetlo nelghbora and nourished by soup and food cooked by her 14-year-old daughter, Dlna. The ring of spectators doesn't worry vrs. Bsrnsble. Sh feels she haa a cause and Isn't awed by th light company' big truck with a pulley and new pole. .Sheet Metal work. Employe fled and the doora to the building were closed. A clrcu guard, with a high-powered rifle, opened one of the door nd fired four time at the beaat, whoso roar could be heard In the tret outside of th building. Then, accompanied by policemen, th guard entered and one of the officer finished the wounded nlmal with a platol bullet. Mra. Forest Olbbs said the mad Hon. twinging on th neck of on of the horse. truck her parked auiomooii. breaking th temperature register and cracking th wlndsnieio. CASTOR OIL FORCED HAVANA. Sept. 10 (AP)-Publl cation of th afternoon newspsner L Von we itupended. today after two membera of It directorate had been abducted and forced to drink castor oil. Th most recent victim of th un uiual attacka against membera of the staff was Manuel Sala. Th editor. Carloa Oarrldo, was abducted Monday night. Ouly fttnslt mosquitoes suck blood. ELECTION OF CITY OFFICERS SLATED Mayor, Recorder, Treasurer and Councilmen Will Be Chosen Main Street Widening Is Brought Up Regular city elections, to be held November 6, were called at a meeting of the city council last night, as the most important bislneas to coma be fore the session. The council also discussed a tentative budget and the widening of Main street between Riv erside and Bear creek bridge. Notice waa formally served that be sides councilmen, a mayor, recorder and treasurer will be elected. Elec tion of councilmen will be one from each ward for regular terms, and one from the first and second wards for two-year terms. Set Budget Meeting. A resolution was adopted that the council meet with the budget com mittee Tuesday evening. September 25, for the purpose of making neces sary revisions of the budget, which has been drawn up In tentative form. Council men will make a thorough study of the various departmental of the budget previous to next week's meeting, in order that definite ac tion may be taken at that time. That the widening of Main street between Riverside and Bear creek brjdge la a major Issue deserving Im mediate action, waa brought out In a discussion led by Dr. B. R. Elliott and Mark A. Qoldy of the Fidelity (Continued on Page Seven) SAY lYl FICER GOT COMMISSION L WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. (API- Testimony that Federal Laboratorlss, Inc., of Pittsburgh, paid commis sions to Lieutenant Commander Jas. H. Strong for Colombian government orders ha procured for th company whll he wss still sn officer In th United State navy was Introduced today Into the senate munitions com mittee. Strong did not resign from th UnlUd Ststea navy until February 10, 1934 - John W. Young, prealdent of Fed eral Laboratories, testified h paid Strong commlastons on ssles and for technical work three times during 1031 and 1933. Btrong Is In charge of aviation In Colombia. Th testimony followed fresh talk of graft In munition dealing In South America and the laauanc by th committee of a (tatament aaklng cltlaena of South America to under stand that the aim of the commute waa to promote peace by disclosing th dealing of th private munition Industry. It was said th commute, waa not dealing with th moral of nations. SALEM, 8ept. 19.JP) J. T. Mt honey, 81 leu, today filed bis nomina tion by petition for the state legis lature from th ninth district, Lin coln county. Hl petition contaJned 13S signatures, or mor than three per cent of the voter In that dla trlct. Oregon Weather Fair tonight and Thursday: local frost esst portion tonight; moderate to fresh north wind off th coast. IiONl)ON, Sept. 18. London is awaiting news of the second diiy'd yuclit race. They tako yacht raciii); norioiu over here. It seems by the papers that any bad sportsmanship was shown by the writers nnd not by the owners. They are tnikiiig about bold inif an ammunition selling in vestigation over here. Now am munition is about the only ex port. Wars ought to be awful ciiial for they all use the same guns and ammunition. Host rIiow in Iiondon is a colored show from Harlem. , C lt.7WiiM lynaliJU, la..