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Medford Merchants Plan "Harvest Days" Displays October 5, 6 and 8 Medford Mail Tribune The Weather rorecaat: Partly cloudy tonlfht. Tuctday fair with rising tempern turt. HlgheU M WINNER Pulitzer Award FOB 1934 Lowest this morning MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, o I. JTwenty-niuth Year No. 159. HI W Avs I HUNTER HUNGRY,- r?rfr , MAHONEY STARTS Bjgktd BUT UNHARMED FACTIONAL FIGHT IBfag, BY EXPERIENCE ) AMONG BOURBONS By PAUL MAI.LON. WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 35. It looked very much as if Controller McCarl cracked President Roosevelt en the knuckles for the first time the other day by refusing to al io w 116.000. 000 for the pet Roose Tlt tree -belt program. You may hava noticed that Mr. Roosevelt took it with a complac ency which w mazing if not downright iu sicioua. a It.-tar- Paul MaUon The underlying news behind the situation seem to be that everyone, even including Mr. Roosevelt, has uddenly become cautious about tree-,1 twit possibilities. None of the expert government for esters would dare come out against the president, but some of them have been worrying among themselves for long time how they were going to make so many trees grow on arid and aemf-arld lands where trees never vould grow before. They are frankly Inclined to believe it la a Job for a ipaglclan and not a forester. There are indisputable inner indi cations that the President has come to believe that his Idea Is one for careful experimentation rather than Immediate drouth relief, which means that it fits in precisely with Mr. Mc Carl'a contention. And right here you can mark It down in your hat for future refer ence that Messrs. Roosevelt and Mc ' Carl probably will never be at logger heads. They do not work that way. They consult freely back and forth bout what la to be done before they tart shooting in public. The tree-belt idea was confiden tially submitted to the government foresters by Mr. Roosevelt at the be flnnlng of his administration. When the drouth came on suddenly and the new dealers had to have a drouth plan to make public in a hurry, they took the tree-belt thought out of the files and spread It on the front pages. It was Just something to chew on tem porarily. The real reason the plan has not (one further is that most foresters agree there la a germ of a great Idea In It somewhere, but they do not know how to go about It. They are eertaln that the building of tree lines 100 miles apart through the great plains area, from Canada to Texas, would certainly not change the cll- mate out there as argued. The trees would pile up snow and Irrigate the oil to a certain extent, also erosion mould be hindered. But the trouble is that soil needs lot of Irrigation, And the biggest problem Is to get the trees to grow in that soli in the first place. You m!ght have to lay a garden hose from Take Michigan and walk along water ing them once a week, as the average yearly rainfall is only 20 inches. t It la no secret that the Great North ern railroad tried tne tree-belt experi ment. Possibly the Great Northern would not confess It, but anyone who has eyes can see that the trees did not grow. They were supposed to pile up sand and snow to keep the tracks clear, but they proved to be too scrub by to do even that In the spots select ed as being most favorable. Foresters say that similar experi ments ove, the past 60 years have proved the contention of Joyce Kil mer's "trees." namely, that only God ran make them. Tli at does not mean the tree-belt plan Is out. It does mean that no money ts going to be thrown away on pthe Idea until the experts clear up lomt of the existing difficulties and work out a practical plan which will be approved by congress. When Bernard Baruch vehemently denied recently at Hyde Park that he was out of the stock market, the market-wise boys here winked at each other. Tey had been hearing rumors for several day previously that Mr. Fooserelt was dismayed at the way the market was drifting leaderleas at the mercy of rumor finds. The Presi dent was pictured as desirous of hav ing someone with backing and intelli gence get into it and give It some leadership. How much there is in that story cannot now be told. No confirmation run be had in the best official char ter, and proN.b:y none should be hd if tne story ere true. There was nothing ficl.tlous n the ov of the Qorman-d textile latjtr crowd over the strike settlement of fered by Mr. Roosevelt. They would not admit It. but they were somewhat worried about how much they would get out of the strike until Mr, noos- ve'.t spkr. Whst pleased th;ii nisft Continued on page Four John Dennison and Michael Flynn Hailed by Local Sportsman On Road Near JU;l . rC Umpqua Divide Summit f3' Verne Van Dyke, Medford hunter missing since Sunday morning in the wilds of the Umpqua divide country, was found alive this morning about 11:15 o'clock, by a party of seven searchers of which Michael Flynn. a painter and John Dennison, of this city were members. He is now return ing by auto to hie anguished family and friends after harrowing 48 hours experience In the wilderness. He is scheduled to arrive home by mid -afternoon. The happy ending thrilled the city. The Nwarchers were proceeding along a road near the summit of the Umpqua divide, not far from the head of Elk creek. In the general vicinity of the Rabbit Ear lookout station. The car was traveling In second gear, and the noise attracted the attention of Van Dyke who came to the road and was sighted by the party who rushed toward him with shouts of Joy and warm greetings. Smoke First Request "Give me a smoke," were Van Dyke's first words, according to Flynn. A request for food followed. Flynn said Van Dyke was "wobbly and tired and hungry, but otherwise okay." Van Dyke was rushed to the Elk Creek CCC headqtarters where he was given food. Flynn rushed to this city to spread the glad tidings. Flynn said Van Dyke was taken to the George Italdley cabin, where his own car was parked. He will return home in It. Van Dyke told hla rescuers that he spent Monday night on the summit of the Umpqua divide, "near a little meadow." He secured but little sleep owing to the cold, though he built a rousing fire. Story Walts Rest Owing to his weariness. Van Dyke was unable to give a connected story except that he had spent the daylight (Continued on Page Five NEW YORK. Sept. 26. f AP) Will Rogers arrived today after a two months' circling of the world in its northern reaches and disclosed that he had failed in a side mission as signed to him on the trip. "I told the president Z was going to circle the world," Rogers said, "and he said "see If you can collect any of the debts'. "I wasn't able to collect nary a one." Two months ago Rogers and hla wire sailed from California with their two sons, William and James, for Hono lulu, where they met President Roose velt. EASTERN POLOISTS WIN INTER-SECTION SERIES WESTBURY, N. Y Step. 25. (AP) In spectacular free-scoring battle, the east's youthful horsemen capl t all red ft big early lead today to whip the west, 14 to 13, and capture the inter-secttonaJ polo championship series with two straight victories. fA& city were members. He Is now return- jul g SlJiM Scenario Writer Kayoes Star at Hollywood Party HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. Sept. 25. ( AP) Herbert Marshall, English film star, didn't smile when he said It, so John Monk Saunders floored him with a right to the chin, the novelist and scenarist related today. Hollywood's latest one-blow bat'le was fought at the home of Ernst Lu bit sen, screen director, where the elite of the motion picture colony gathered early yesterday to honor .Max Rrinhardt, Oerman producer of j I Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night' J Dream. "He forgot to smile when he msdr ft remark," Saunders. orld war Ly ing ace and on re wtnner of tne academy award for the best film story of the year, declared. "Although rrsrrei table, I fou'-.d it nery to let. Mr, Mnnh- , iia"1 one on the chin We tre the ber of friend and ru-l bcn for year I m eorry this hid to happen." fk i rKntaaanir F. R. Carpenter of Colorado has been named director of grazing In the department of Interior. It will be hts duty to enforce the stock grazing act passed by the last eon press. (Associated Press Photo) L TO CRATER LAKE CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore., Sept. 25. (Spl.) A solitary six months trek through the Cascade mountains of Oregon ended at Crater lnke yesterday with the arrival of Miss Jacqueline Arte, 21, winsome Port land girl, who left Government Camp. Mt. Hood, last April, following the Skyline Trail to southern Oregon. She arrived at Crater lake In the face of a September blizzard, leading her trusty pack horse, "Red Wing," which constituted her entire com pany during the length of the long Journey. She not only followed the Skyline Trail, but explored all paths leading away from It. taking her to rpots seldom visited by man and per haps never before by woman. At Crater lake she spent her first night under a roof since leaving Mt. Hood. She found ahelter In the com munity house at the rim. where four Inches of snow had accumulated over Saturday and Sunday. The hiking girl Is estimated to have covered over 2000 miles and during this long (Continued on Page Bight) BLAST ON LINER TOLD BY WATCH NT9W YORK. Sept. 25. flp) Arthur J. Pender, night watchman on duty aboard the liner Morro Castle at the time It burned at sea with a result ant loss of 32 lives, told the federal board Investigating the disaster to day he thought the ship was bombed. He told of an explosion "loud" and "Intense" that came either from the writing room or the passageway for ward of the lobby, and declared "In the light of everything that happened, t think the ship was bombed." MAE WEST TO PLAY CATTLE QUEEN ROLE HOLLYWOOD. Cal., Sept. 25. ") Mae West said today she Is going to play cattle queen in her next pic ture, "The story was too censorable as they gave it to me, she said, "so I rewrote It. It's going to be funny, but It will also be safe.' Spectators asserted Hollywood's lat est "battle of the century" lasted only long enough for Saunders to uncork a long uppercut and Marshall hit the floor. Marshall today Issued a statement tn which he said Saunders' esatement "is the best proof that he is a writer of melMramatlc fiction." "I can quite underaatnd hy Mr. Saunders in making his statement preferred fiction to facts, Inasmucn as the truth would compel him to admit that I was sented at the time he dlllvered his spectacular blow and looking In another direction," said Marshall, v "The only rctive pari I played In this melodrama waa to resent his in milting behavior to ft lady at the table." Martene Dietrich. Irene and David Selnirk. Viigtnla Bnfe, Al Kaufma.i and Mat Reinhard'.'s son, Gottfried, rcre reported among the ringsldere. Meeting Called to Form Wil lis Mahoney Club Ends With Bitter Words, Shak ing Fists Loyalty Issue PORTLAND, Sept. 25. (AP) Fists were shaken menacingly and strong words were shouted here last night when ft large group of democrats dis solved Into two factions and came to cross-purposes over the Issue of "loyalty." The meeting waa originally design ed for formation of ft "Willis E. Ma honey club,' through which the pro gram of the young mayor of Klamath Falls la to be furthered. Mahoney was defeated in the May primary by Ch&rlea H. Martin for the democratic nomination as governor. He Accepts Call Mahoney had telegraphed from Klamath Palls that "I accept the call" to leadership of the working people's cause, and the crowd had applauded vigorously. Then Elton Watkina arose. Watklns was the political strategist for Mahoney in the May campaign. He arose to say that he considered the state-wide Mahoney club movement "inimical to the Interests of Mr. Mahoney whether you or he, himself, think so." "Throw him out he's a Martin man," someone shouted, and other cries of "double -crosser," and "sit down." rang through the hall. Mahoney had declared in hla tele gram that he had "not yet endorsed any candidate for governor." (Continued on Page rhree) P. A. ROCKEFELLER, CALLED 01 DEATH NEW YORK, Sept. 25. (;p) Percy A. Rockefeller, nephew of John D. Rockefeller and a prominent New York financier, died early today. He was a, director of Important banks and industrial corporations. Rockefeller, who waa a son of the late William Rockefeller, brother of the founder of Standard Oil, had been operated on at the Doctors hospital Saturday for & stomach disorder, and had been critically 111 since. He died at 6 o clock thla morning. Percy Rockefeller was rated as one of the nation's wealthiest men. but was retiring and shunned the lime light. One of his few public appear- a noes was during the senate banking and currency committee's investiga tion of the New York stock exchange Rockefeller was called before the com mittee in April, 1032, end queried concerning his huge market opera tions. He was born In New York, February 37 1878, and after the death of ills father, represented the William Rock efeller interests in the National City bank for several years. He resigned as a director of that institution May 11, 1933, however, because of 111 health. FROM GOLF WARS H, Chandler Egan, southern Ore gon's representative in the recent na tlonal amateur golf tournament held at Brook line, Mass., returned to Med ford yesterday. Although the veteran golfer char acterlstlcally startled other national golf figures by consistent straight- psr golf, he was eliminated before entering the final competition, n waa one of the few competitors al lowed to enter the tourney without playing ft preliminary match. Fn route home Mr. Egan stopper! two days In Chicago, visiting his mother, Mrs. W. C. Egan. Royal Babe's Birth Brings Liberty To Italian Prisoners ROME, Sept. 25. jp, King Vic tor Rmmsnuel celebrated the bl-th of his granddaughter. Maria P;a by signing a decree of amnesty liberating all prisoners sentenced to two years or less tn Although the amnesty does not apply to political offenses and cer tain heinous crimes, It Inclules military offends and will result in the release of many thousands ff pr1onr. House Is Rented In Few Hours By Tiny Tribune Ad To the Tribune: Believing that credit should be given where credit is due, and to testify to the efficiency of Mall Tribune want ads, I'd like to etMl you an experience of mine. A "For Rent" want ad was in serted In the Sunday morning Tribune that resulted in six ap plicants for the house, and by 0 o'clock Monday morning the houss waa rented. That's RESULTS. A PATRON. (Name on file). E WILL CO-OPERATE California and Oregon guests who will attend the annual convention of the Shasta Cascade Wonderland asso ciation In Medford October 6, 6. and 7 will be greeted with attractive dis plays In Medford stores, featuring Rogue River valley fruit and farm produce, as well as smart showings of fall and winter merchandise. At a meeting today of merchants at the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce building, presided over by Wil liam F. Isaacs, the business men de cided to designate Friday, Saturday and Monday, October ft, 6 and 8th, as "Harvest Days" at which time an opportunity will be given farmers and orchardlsts to combine their agri cultural products with seasonable merchandise window displays. The "Harvest Days" plan waa worked out with the Idea of giving over one thousand visitors at the first convention of the Shasta Cascade Wonderland ever held In Oregon, an opportunity of viewing the products of gardens, farms and orchards of this valley. William Isaacs appointed a committee comprising William 8. Bolger. chairman, Robert Strang and R. M. Marti, to work out the many details of this event. The merchants of this city plan to Invite the granges of the Rogue River valley to participate In "Harvest Days'' festivities by arranging attractive pro. dues displays. If this plan Is favor ably acted upon by the granges, splen did publicity will be given the Rogue River valley with membera of the Shasta Cascade Wonderland associa tion who come to this city for their annual convention. The public will be Informed of all details of the fait harvest event so that an opportu nity will be given to all to enjoy the attractive displays which will be pre pared for them, as well as visiting guests from California. NUT REGULATIONS T Government regulations set up by the Walnut Control Board were ex plained at a. meeting of walnut grow ers of the valley held at the chamber of commerce last night. With W. A. Gates, chairman of the agriculture committee, In charge, it waa made clear to the group that walnuts can not be sold to retailers until the nuts have been graded and bleached at a plant operating under government regulations. As the nearest such plant Is located at Eugene, negotiations are underway, having been started at the meeting last night, for a plant to be con structed In Medford. 4 BASEBALL National. NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -WP The Oianta' pennant hopes suffered a set back today when they took a 4 to 0 shutout from the Phillies and Curt Davis In the opener of two-game series. The score: R. H. K Philsdelphia 4 II 1 New York 0 4 1 C. Davis and Wilson; Pltzslmmons, Al Smith, Luqus and Mancuso, Din ning. i ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25. (AP) Dlr.7,y Dean held the Pittsburgh Pirates to six hits, one ft home run by Vaughan ! In the ninth, and the Cardinals re mained in the pennant race by de feating Pittsburgh, 3 to 2. The Cardinals' victory, coupled with the league-leading Giants' de- ; ft at the hand of Philadelphia. ! reduced the lead of Bill Terry's team 1 to one game, j Score: R. H. P 1 Pittsburgh 2 6 1 St. Louis 3 5 X i French. Birkofer and Grace, J. Dean and Davis, FOOTPRINTS SCENE OF LI New Disclosure Draws Net Tighter About Bronx Sus-i pect More Witnesses Heard by Grand Jury WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. (AP) A similarity between the footprints Of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Lind bergh kidnaping suspect, and those found near the Hopewell home of the Lindberghs was disclosed today at the Justice department. By HOMER McCOY NEW YORK. Sept. 25. (AP) A Bronx county grand Jury hearing evi dence In the extortion case against Bruno Richard Hauptmann. alleged receiver of the 50,000 Lindbergh ransom money, held ft three and a half hour session today and adjourn ed until tomorrow. At the conclusion of today's ses sion. District Attorney Samuel J. Fo ley said that the Hat of wltnessea to appear before the body was by no means exhausted. He reiterated statement made yesterday that he did not expect to call Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh as a witness before the Jury. Exhlhlts Eyed Evidence presented today Included the 913,750 in ransom money found tn Hauptmaqn's garage, a can which contained the money and a piece of lumber, 2 by 4 Inches by 10 feet from the Bronx lumber yard to which was traced the lumber used In the ladder found resting against the Lindbergh home after the kidnaping. Tho money and ransom notes wero taken Into the grand Jury room while Albert 8. Osborn, handwriting ex pert, and, his son, Albert D., were before the Jury. The two were be fore the grand Jury about an hour, with the father, who has said the (Continued on Page Four) CENTRAL PL WIFE Oliver Owens, a OCC worker living at Central Point, whose wife, Esther, was reported missing yesterday, in formed the district attorney's office this morning that he hsd received a letter from her, stating she hag "left for Washington." The letter, written on one page of paper, was postmarked at the Central Point postofflce, and dated yesterday. She la the mother of five children, whose care now devolves upon the father. He Is making an effort to have her returned here. The letter informed Owens. "I have tried to get along and can't, so am leaving." The closing word was "Oood luck and God bless you." The authorities are making an ef fort to trece the woman, and have her return to her flock. PIERCE HELD FOR Drury Francis Pierce of Central Point, arrested Sunday for the theft of 95100 belonging to his wife, the former Hildegard Lange of this city, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Marie Lange of Central Point, was bound over to the grand Jury on 12000 bond, after appearing yesterday In ft pre liminary -hearing before Justice of the Peace Wm. R. Coleman. Pierce did not furnish bond, and was committed to the county Jail. KEHA PTMANNS PROTEST All OWFD "Bert" Hoover Greeted by Friends on Visit to Salem SAI.EM, Or.. 8pt. 3S. (AP) Her bert Hoover, former prt.tdent of the United State,, returned to hi, home ute todT and t Salem, where, ht left hli train to complex nl, trip to Portland by automobile, h, waa greeted by many frlenda who knaw him m a lad and who called him Bert." Hoover aald ha waa join to have lunch with Senator Charlea L. Mc Nary at hla ranch home live mile, north of here, and euted he wanted to ae aome other old frlenda of hla. Includln Wlllla C. Hawley. former conareMman from Oi-eRon, and n. J. H'ndrlikl. former editor of the S. Icul Statesman, wlier Da aald b uaed NEAR RAINBOW RETAINS KIDNAP ; OLD MUG UNLESS L t? LI t l i rVVr?a II W. tv ,d After peace had been restored In Rhode Island's textile strike area, 3ov.Theodore Francis Green(abovo), said there would be no occasion for calling on tha federal government for troops. He blamed a "commu nist uprising" for the state's vio lence. (Associated Press Photo) SLAYING OF GIRL MARSHF1WLD, Ore., Sept. 25. (P) All of southern Oregon was being searehed today for some trace of Charles E. Brennnn. 64. a baker, who Is wanted for questioning in connec tion with the brutal ax murder of ft 24-year-old girl who hsd been em ployed at his shop. The body of the woman, Harel Mc Gee, was found yesterday in her room over a Myrtle Point bakery. The head had been mutilated by ax blows and the stained ax was at the side of the bed. Brennan. owner of the place, was last seen at 7 a. m. yesterday, as he left hla room In the bakery building. He waa wearing a white baker's uni form, a. gray cost and a brown hat. Three hours later a flour salesman found the girl's body. Acquaintances of the pair said they understood the girl had worked for Brennan for several years. It was said she had been married but waa separated from her husband. Her; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKenna of Se&slde, were expected to reach Myrtle Point today. A motive for the slaying had not been definitely auggested, but Jeai ouay was suspected . Two h und red dollars In cash and Bren nan's watch ; and lodge emblem were found In hts room. Brennan la separated from hi , wife, who filed suit for divorce In Multnomah county on September 8. Police broadcast the following de ception of Brennsn: Height, A feet, 8 Inches; gray hair and eyes; 145 pounds; two middle fingers of left hand missing; wears glasses at times; smokes cigars almost constantly. HYDE PARK, N. Y., Sept. 25. ( The long expected resignation of Re covery Administrator Hugh 5. John son en me late today, and was immedi ately accepted by President Roosevilt. The resignation will become effec tive on October IS. For the present tha President has no other Job for the recovery administrator, who has serv ed lfl months under the new deal, and whose work created tha Blue Eagle of the NRA, to apend much of hla tlma when hi resided hern prior to 1801, The former president waa travel ing light, hla aecretary, Mr, Bexxon, alone accompanying him. Sexxon continued by train to Portland and Hoover itopped at Salem alone. After lunch ho waa to visit frlenda In New betg, where he formerly resided, and win then continue to Portland to be the guest of Oovernor and Mra. Julius L. Meier. He aald he would si rive there about 0 o'clock. To Newberg and to Portland. Hoo ver will be the guest of N. C. Marls, at whose home he used to live when In Nrwberg. o. n. Maris, a son, will also accompany him. BAKER HUNTED IN CONNECTION WITH British Endeavor Trimmed for Fourth Straight Ma neuvers at Start Cause of Complaint Both Skippers ABOARD U. S. O. n. f!TTTrwi idia OFF NEWPORT, Sept. 25. (AP) The American defender Rainbow to- aay dereated the British challenger Endeavour for the fourth atralght time In their series for the America's cup to retain the historic interna tional yachting trophy unless a Brit ish protest is allowed, ruling out to days victory. The white-hulled defender slid across ths finish line at 2:20:05, ex actly 6ft seconds ahead of the chal lenger, which finished at 2:21:00. Both Harold 0. Vanderbilt and T. O. M. SODWlth. tha rival AmnriPin and British skippers, respectively, sailed the eoursa with protest flags iiying aa a result of tha maneuver ing at the start. Tha winner wilt not hs riftnifi determined until the race committee has heard the complaints and ruled on them. The nature of the protests was not known. The committee announced a hear lng on the complaints probably would be called for tonight aa soon as the formal protests are filed. OF With the aun ahlnlng again oyer southern Oregon', wooda and moun tains, deer hunting activities are be ing renewed with added zest, accord ing to the number of new parties which are taking to the. hills thla week, and the results of others who have returned to the city with beam ing faces and heavily laden motor cara. Three muletall bucks were shot by a party comprised of Mr. and Mr,. O. M. Murphy and Herb Strang, who went to Ocarhart mountain, ner Bly, Ore., over tho week end. They re turned Sunday evening with one four-point, one three-point and one forked-horn buck. - Two bucka hava been dressed In at the Economy-market, having been bagged by J. O. Boyle and D. O. Tyree, respectively, In a section of the Copco wooks. They each tip the scalea at well over 100 pounds. That ladles are also r deft with the rifle Is well Illustrated by a three-point buck brought In by Miss Clara Younger, who spent tbe week end hunting In the Lake of tha Woods area. She waa accompanied by Mrs. D. J. Wolcott on the trip. , A buck weighing 140 pounds was shot In the brake of the Klamath river In the Oreensprlngs district by O. A. Hamlin, who returned to Med ford with hla prlre yeeterday. 4 BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Sept. So. (AP) An automobile accident Mon day took the life of Dr. Harold V. Knott aa the Los Angelea minister was driving to Eugene, there to aa sume the presidency of the North western Christian college. S. S. ILE DB FRANCE in Chatham Sea, Sept. 24. Toil know the American business man or traveler from home is a Hiieer duck. All over Europe and a couple of dayg ago on thu boat: "I tell you I am afraid of things at home; it don't look good to me." Well, for the last couple of dayg the market lias picked up and today's news said the strik ers went back to work. Now they are running around the boat grinning like a possum. Imagine people whose whole, idea of our country is gained from what it does every day in a block market,.
