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Medford Merchants Plan "Harvest Days" Displays October 5, 6 and 8 The Weather Forecast: Unsettled; probably rain tonight and Wednesday; not much change In temperature. Highest yesterday ....SI Medford Mail Tbibune WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1931 Twenty-ninth Ytar MEDFOUJJ, OREUOX, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1934 No. 165. j uinnf Br PAUI, MAM.ON. (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 2. Tlie most significant Inside news of poli tics right now Is that the admin istration is send ing out corn-hog checks at the rate ot H.00O, 000 a day. This money Is colng to 1.250.000 midwest farmers who have about 4.000,000 votes In their families. And the election is only a month away. Figures may not be interest ing, but no better way has been found of counting dollars and votes. The figures show that, two months ago. the AAA had paid out only 18.527.OO0 In corn-hog benefits. A few days ago the pald-out total reached H00.064, 000. Tills significance Is plain. As flection drew nearer, the checks went faster. MM raui MaUoo It seems thai It is Just another of those happy coincidences which al ways are happening nowadays to aid the' new dealerB. who are, as you must know, me.e babes In the political woods. If you doubt that, you over look the fact that the trlple-A Ideal ists, especially, always have consider ed politics one of the lower, loath some arts, and beneath their conside ration. One thing, however, cannot be de nied. The smartest politicians In the world could not have done the corn hog Job any better. It Is no wonder the Republicans are having a ha;d time trying to make the coming congressional elec tion look like a first-class argument. They are getting lota of publicity. A few Inside Incidents have occurred, however, which Indicate all la not as calm as It appears to be. There Is, for instance, the case of a, republican congressman running for re-election In the middle west. He has told his friends that this Is the strangest campaign he waa ever In. He is a good speaker and he has been able to drum up fair crowda, but be has noticed the crowda are openly bored with his discussion of Issues. They yawn when he talks sbout the constitution, government spending and such things. Yet they have a deep Interest In political personalities, lor they flock around him afterward and ask him what Is the low-down about so-and-o In the new deal, whether that of ficial actually goes out dancing with his secretary, etc. More algnlflcant Is the case of an eastern republican congressman, who has served several terms. His frlcnda always have taken his re-election as matter of course, but he dropped Into town a few days ago with word that he did not expect to win this time. He has decided to go Into busi ness with his brother-in-law. and al ready has atarted In the business, de spite the fact that he Is In the mid dle of his campaign. There Is nothing doing In the con test over the speakership of the bouse. The contestants have not been able to get very far In obtaining pledges of support. A lot of congress men were left out In the cold when the deal was made for the speaker ship two years ago. They pledged themselves to candidates who failed to win and. as a result, they failed to get any prominent committee Jobs for themselves. This time they apparently are malting to find out who la going to win and what they are going to get out of It before they commit them selves. A prize example is the Virginia delegation, wVlch aupported Bank head last time and got nothing, but la now wisely remaining noncommittal. It Is not generslly known that there are a number of large industries without codes, notably telephone and telegraph, parking, all dairy products, natural and manulactured gas and tobacco. Nearly all are operating under the presidents re-employment agreement. Those on the Inside at NRA aay that labor advisers objected to about 40 per cent of the codes now in effect. ' Walter Hamilton ot the new NRA board was the liberal who ltd the Amherst college t.ght to prevent the ousting of President Melklejohn. T.ie processing taxes arc coming fnt rn ush to keep up with the AAA benefit payments. No omc;si fig ures are callable, but treasury au thorities say tax Income and pay ment outgo have Just about reached the balancing point. (FT nn n rn rn 9 io n io) r Hlll Mll KMtltt3 kLlbi SECRET WITNESSES GIVE AUTHORITIES IfORTMCLUES Lindbergh Kidnap Suspect ' Not at Their Home Night of Crime Is Claim of Couple Story Changed Earthquakes Shake Up San Francisco Bay Region Why Detroiters Worry COMING OF DEANS WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. (AP) The Washlngtcn Star said today that two secret witnesses had shattered the alibi offered by Bruno Richard Haupt mann to prove he was not the "John" of the Lindbergh kidnaping. The Star aald In a, atory by Rex Collier that one of the witnesses waa understood to be the so-called "mys tery woman" with whom District At torney Samuel Foley of the Bronx has held a number of private conferences. The other Is her husband. The paper added: Stories Changed. Questioned as to .his whereabouts on tbe night of the ransom payment, the stolid German carpenter, after some hesitation, said he had spent all that day and night at the home ot a certain couple In New York City. "Previously he had declared he was working In New York city aa a car penter on the day of the actual kid naping. March 1, 1932, and that he spent that evening at his home in the Bronx. Mrs. Hauptmann corroborated these statements. Couple Located. "Investigators succeeded In locating the couple designated by Hauptmann OfZZY DEAN PAUL DEAN Because the Dean brothers hare spread dismay through the National league by their spectacular pitching, which carried St. Louis to a last-miu- j ute championship, there Is a distinct note of apprehension today In the den of the Detroit Tigers on the eve of tomorrow's world sertes opener. (A. P. Photo.) (Continued on Page Five) VANDERB1LT CASE TOO SPICY; JUDGE NEW YORK, Oct. J. ifl Supreme Court Justice John F. Carew this afternoon suddenly ordered that court sessions of the action in which M.-s. Gloria Morgan Vanderbllt seeks to regain custody of her 10-year-o'.d daughter Gloria, be closed to the public and the press. Justice Carew acted after a sensa tional disclosure by Mile. Maria Call lot, former maid In Mra. VanderbilfJ Paris home, as to Mra. Vsnderbllfs private life. "Because of this revelation." Jus tice Carew aald. "I am going to con duct the remainder of this hearing In private." Dark, avelte Mrs. Vanderbllt, aald Mile. Calllot. a pretty Parlsienne do mestic, used to get drunk in a very happy and pleasing manner. Mile, calllot declared that during her four years of service aa Mis. Van derbllt's maid, her employer was fre quently Intoxlcsted. "Whst did she do when she wes that way?" asked Nathan Burkan. eouiuel for Mrs. Vanderbllt. "She always smiled and repeated orders three or four times," the wit ness said. "She sppeared very happy." Describing parties at the Paris home of Mrs. Vanderbllt. Miss Calllot testi fied that a "Mrs. Thomas" was "really drunk" that someone had to help her upstalra. "You never saw Mra. Vanderbllt In that condition?" questioned Burkan. "No." the maid replied. "She waa drunk only a little bit. Mra. Thomss was a whole lot drunk." The maid hsd Just named Mrs. Vanderbllt and a woman of title as involved In an Incident ahe observed in a hotel at Cennea when Justice Csrew Issued his order closing further sessions to the public. N COUNTY BUDGET OF MEDFORD V. F. W. Road Improvement and relief were listed this morning by County Judeo Earl B. Day as the two major prob lem to come before the .Jackson county budget committee which held its opening session this afternoon for preparation of the 1934 budget. The budget committee Is composed of George W. Dunn, Ashland, chair man: W. J. Freeman. Central Point: A. c. Hubbard, Medford; County Judge Day and Commissioners E:n mett Nealon and Ralph Billings. The budget committee will spend a couple of days, It Is planned, Inspect ing the roads and bridges of the county, so It will have first-hand In formation of their conditions. Some of the roads are reported at a stage where, unless repairs are made, the county will lose Its investment In them. Some have become "wash boarded" and worn, due to the wear and tear of heavy traffics and haul ing. The road fund the past three years has been cut as an economy move, and little work has been done upon the roads during that period save for bare maintenance. Repairs are needed on some of the bridges. Allotment of 120.000 for the old age pension fund la contemplated. The county appropriated $5000 for the purpose last year, but It did not become operative until near mld-ycor. The number of old age pension benc flrtarles in this county borders on the 200 mark. They receive an av erage of 9.87 per month. The state legislature, when it passed the old E. W. WALL T SPREADS FEAR IN OF Apprehension Tinges Pre Series Excitement As De troit Waits Wednesday Opener Seats Sold Out DETROIT, Oct. a. (P) Mickey Cochrane announced today that Al vln Crowder, veteran right-hander, would atart the first game of the world series for the Tlgera Wednes day If Jerome (DlJKy) Dean takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals. HELDUJ. NEED Brigadier -General Mitchell Says Nipponese 'Most Dangerous Enemy' Long Cruising Range Necessary WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. (AP) Brigadier-General William Mitchell, retired, told the president's aviation commission today that "our most dan gerous enemy la Japan and our planes should be designed to attack Japan." Mitchell, who earlier had said 80 dirigibles could destroy Japan within DETROIT, Oct. 2. ) Fair and two days if war broke out with the Joan Blondell Hopes Stork Is Bringing Quintet HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 7. (AP) Doctors and nurses waited today for "the moat Important event In the life" of Joan Blondell, blond screen actress. If the child Is a girl, ahe will be named Georgia Joan, Miss Blon dell declared. "U It Is a boy, he will be christened Norman Scot Barnes. "We're all ready for the stran ger," the expectant father, George Barnes, film cameraman, said. 'The nursery has been ready for weeks." Miss Blondell said she hoped for quintuplets. "But I'll probably only get one," she said ! HARDEST SHOCKS I cool weather Is predicted for tomor row, when the first world series game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louts Cardinals will be here. Possibility of a light frost tonight waa mentioned. Unsettled and some what warmer weather waa forecast for Thursday, when the second game wli: be played. By Alan (oulil Associated Press Sports Editor DETROIT, Oct. 2 (AP) The'bust Ung high-roads of baseball's Jungle town, the lair of Detroit's truculent Tigers, rumbled today with a rising pitch of Intense excitement, mingled At the regular meeting of Crater Lake Post No. 1833. Veterans of For eign Wars of the United 6ntea, held j witl not of apprehension among In the armory last evening, officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Commander E. W. Wall; senior vice commander, A. T Ander son: Junior vice commander, O. E. Huklll; chaplain, G. B. Waterman; officer of the day. E. A. Pellatier; quartermaster, Joe E. Wood. The new officers will be installed at a Joint meeting of the poet and auxiliary Monday evening, November 5th. Crater Lake Auxiliary No. 1833 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars also held their annual election of officers Monday at their club rooms In the armory with the following officers elected to serve for the coming year: President, I-enora Wall; senior vice president, Lillian HuKIll: Junior vice president. Augusta Hall; chaplain. Pauline Wood; conductress, Margaret Ingtlng: treasurer, Elizabeth O'Brien: guard, Mrs. H. B. Brunson; trustee. Lillian K. Flynn. (Continued on Page Eight) PROJECTS LISTED Pear Markets the natives as the enemy's approach heralded the old call to world serlea battle and a desperate duel for diam ond supremacy. "The Deans are coming!" Through the Jungle-town sounded the warning, calling the battering Bengals to answer the challenge of the celebrated Dean brothers, who have spread dismay and destruction through the ranks of the National league with their slingshot pitching, much as it used to be the habit of the American league's standard-bear ers to strike terror with the old threat of the twin bombers, Ruth and Gehrig. Cards Confident "Hie Deans were coming" echoing the war-cry themselves and with them a swaggering, swashbuckling band of marauders from St. Louis, all looking for trouble and superbly con fident of contributing a full share of It in the struggle that starts tomor row, with baseball's highest honors and greatest spoils at stake. United states, said the United States should develop planes with a cruising range of from 6000 to 8000 miles. He said Russia possessed planes played1 wltn radius of 3500 miles, which coma oe usea euner against japan or western Europe. The outspoken advocate of a uni fied air service called the national advisory committee for aeronautics a "political organization." He agreed that the committee had done useful work, but told the com mission that one of the reasons he criticized It waa because of Its op position to a unified service. Reading from numerous notes, Mitchell outlined to the commission his conception of the functions of a department of air. He said such a department should take over the present licensing and inspection activities of the commerce department, have charge of both mili tary and civil aviation, as well as pre pare a long-range aviation policy. The weather bureau, he added, should be under the air department rather than the agriculture department, which "is In charge of raising vegetables and so on." CHrCAOO, Oct. 2. ( AP) Pear auction: One car Oregon, 7 Washing ton, arrived; 22 cars on trark; 3 sold. Washington Boac 301 boxes extra fancy 1 .85-2.05, average 1.93; 300 boxes fancy 1.75-1.90. average 1.84. Oregon Bartletts 639 boxes extra fancy 2 30-2 95, average 2 63; 60H boxes fancy 1.90-2.75, average 2.18. NEW YORK, Oct. 2. (AP)--Pear auction: twelve cars arrived, 4 Ore gon, 2 Washington, 4 California un loaded; 10 on trak. Market slightly stronger. Oregon Bartletts 750 boxes extra fancy 2. 65-3.02, average 2.70. Tentative roed projects, with state anrf frfra1 YtonA fund for JKCkSOn county, the coming winter, according Boaca 62S boxes extra fancy 3 40-2110, to Resident Highway Engineer Oood- ' average 3.65: 1261 boxes fancy 2.30 night. Include: iJB', average 3.S5. Washington Bart- Re-surfacing of North Riverside letts 81 boxes extra fanry 1.80-2 40, avenue from Sixth street to Ohio average 3.15. D'AnJoua 1272 boxes PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 3 (API Practical leader, of the Pacific north west were striding sparks today In a sreat hydro-electric power conference with army engineers the first move toward malting Oregon and Washing ton the largest power market In the world. Departmental officials from the two states. United State, engineers, heads of chambers of commerce, power cor p:rstlon and every commission or neency In the two commnwralths having anything to do wirh develop ment, transmission or asle of power, were represented at the all-day meeting. Tie rumor wlurh Pnl:it Ro.'se--vel". Inrl m m.y.d p vl 'itl'ih Mien street, (Berrydale atore). Widening, re-surfacing of the Pa cific Highway through Gold Hill. Widening of the Pacific Highway near the Southern Oregon Normal school In Ashland. The resurfacing of the Main street of OranU Pasa, Is also Included among the probable southern Oregon rosd projects. Engineer Ooodnlght states that nothing definite has yet been deter mined as to when the work will start, or other details. The project. If launched, would furnish winter employment to at lesst 200 men. Second Death In Tar Explosion PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 2. (AP) Rlchsrd H. Haycock, 7B. died today from burns suffered yesterday In a tar explosion which killed his sister. Mrs. Percllla Wimbles, 75. The two were heating a gallon bucket of tar on a basement stove, preparatory to stopping roof leaks. Mrs. Wimbles lifted s lid of the stove and the tar fumes exploded. unclassified 1.05-2.30, average 2.01. Four Released In Dockyard Slaying (Continued from Page Five) , MEANEST MAN IN SALEM IS SOUGHT SALKM, Oct. 3. f AP) The mean est man In town was reported here today. He took the purse of Mrs. Fred Davenport as the young woman faint ed when asked concerning the condi tion of her husband. Davenport had been fatally injured In an automo bile accident. Police were still look ing for the thief. Police said Mrs. Davenport dropped her purse In front of a confectionery store after the proprietor had ques tioned her concerning her husband. She was taken Into the store and revived. SALEM, Oct. 2 (AP) Fred Daven- PORTLAND, Oct. 2. (AP) Murder rhfti-trM wpre dismissed In no He a court last night asalnst four defendants in i port. 34, driver of the automobile connection with the death of James i which early Sunday crashed Into a Conner In a longshore riot here I bridpe near Salem Injuring three several weeks ago. (other persona, died here last night Those freed were Merrltt Eddy, John after being conscious two days with a Kirk. Cecil Taylor and Wally Knight. ' broken neck. Roosevelt Opens Talks On Capital, Labor Truce OF The Jackson county grand Jury con vened this morning for consideration of a dozen criminal matters some of which have been pending sines last June. Among cases to be considered are those of Kyle Pugh, transient agitator, claiming Josephine county as his plare of residence, charged with crim inal syndicalism for the alleged pos session and distribution of com munistic literature, and James ff. Stockman, local resident, charged with "attempting to resist an officer In performance of his lawful duty.'' Stockman waa arrested following a raid on his residence when, the au thorities say, communistic pamphlets were found. Stockman la alleged to have resisted the law during a raid on the old P. ft K. depot, when a war rant from Douglas county was served upon James E. Cluster, transient or ganlwr for the "Cannery and Agri cultural Workers' Union," an alleged "red" organlratlon, last July. Resolutions protesting against de tention of Stockman, passed by mem. (Coi.tinued on Page Eight) Crabapple Tree Mixed On Season SALEM, Oct. S.fAP) Spring Is apparently eternal in Oregon's capital. Mrs. J. ' O. Krenv., residing near Sllverton, 16 miles east of here, today brought to one of the dally news papers here a sprig from a crabapple tree on which wera found healthy blossoms, small green fruit and a ripe crabapple. 4 WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (AP Whlte House officials ssld today Prev the n nald. individual conferences, I; PORTLAND, Oct. 2. (API Dr. Ralph Coffin Walker. 6, X-ray spec ialist and Inventor of many Burgii-al PORTLAND. Oct, 2. (APi Injured in an ante mobile accident on the Mount Hrod Inop h.sh'.'ay. Oriey , nnd electr.ra Voune shout 2V died on the ,iv to :tne Mclical profession, died here Mon- ; Jut how the plnn wiii w ork t.;: ldent Roosevelt slffaly had starU-J ; WASHINOTON. Oct. 2, (AP Sec- conferences with individual leadm rflBry of Labor Prances Perkins spej of his plan for a trwe between cnnl- toward the American Federation of tal aril labor, but that there would ; Labor convention today while lead? be no general or group parleys wit. 0f unions and Industry fell to argu elther side. j ing about the terms of the trice It was e xp1a:ned Mr. Roovelt had j president Roosevelt proposes, talked with several leaders in Indus-1 Miss Perkins left mr San Frsnclsto trial and labor circles even befure t last night after two conferences witn hii addrr.-s and would continue to 1 President Roos?velt. It was bfllcvcl Instrument ud oy ; rrnfr with thm from ttrne to tl:n" jCoaUfiued PQ fourj a bcepitsi t Oregoa City jettardij.jdajb sUi depend oa tba idea developed i dukUiai peace.' Od ' rk A. F. of L. suppni i.r specific trial period of In- World Series "err Ice Local fans who like their world series play-by-plsy hot off tho griddle will again this year be git en a running account of the act ion over the Mall Tribune's loud speaker In front of the office on North Fir street. The first two games, played In Detroit, Wednesday and Thurs day, will start at 1:30 p. m , east ern standard time, and the third and fourth games, played in 8.. Louis Friday snd Saturday, will start at 2:30 (E. 8. T.) The Mall Tribune's loud speak er service will reach fans Instant ly upon receipt over the Asso ciated Pctm leased wires in tru editorial rrvjins nf the psper. L OPENS OCT. 10TH No "Ifa" or "buts," of course you csn cook. The call to the kitchen can be an Invitation to romance and adventure, not a summons to drug ry and doldrums, and the kitchen Itself can be a gay, care-free place. The housewives of Medford will have an opportunity to visit a truly Happy Kitchen In Just one week from now when Miss Hester Heath, well known home economist, again comes to Medford to conduct the Mall Trib une's cooking school at the Crate Han theater. Miss Heath Is an ardent exponent of the theory that the hnppy house wife Is the one who has found the ex citement and thrill or mixing prosaic flour and eggs and dull white short ening snd seeing them emerge from the oven's mouth a morsel for the king of the household. She main tains that the contented home makr is the one who can see the connec tion between a mouth-watering, gol- SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2 tAP Two distinct earth shocks were fe'.t In San Francisco. Oakland arm othr bay region citiea at J2:21 and 12:31 p. m. today, causing a temporary flurry of excitement In the American Federation of Labor convention here. No damage was reported. opencer Miller. Jr., of New York, secretary of tha American Workers Education bureau, wsa addressing the audience wheu tne mil Id Ing shook. For a moment there was Intense alienee, then a rnnrnuH muni- voices, followed by a burst of langh- wr. William nrn nUi u. federation, glanced anxiously toward the celling, while Miller kept on speaking. In San Francisco the shocks were most severe In thn wm rnain. tlal sections, which are sensitive to seiamio disturbances because of the sandy soil. The first shock lasted several sec onds and gave the Impression of a horizontal movement. The second was sharper, and rattled dishes orf shelves, said reports from part of San Francisco and In peninsula cities. (Cnntloued on Page Eight) INSULL BEFORE E OF UNITED STATES COURT HOUSE CHICAGO, Oct. 2. ( AP) Samuel In still, Sr., head until 1033 of a 4. 000,000,000 public utility system went on trial In U. 8 district court at 10 o'clock (C. 8. T.) today for mall frauds s-hlch It was charged cost Investors I43.000,000. Instill, In a gray sack suit, was al most the last of the 16 defendants to arrive In Judge James H. Wilker son's court. "I have nothing whatever to aay." the principal defendant declared. He waved Interviewers toward his son, Samuel, Jr., who entered the corridor with him. A final defense motion came from Attorney Floyd E. Thompson, repre senting Insull, Sr., when Judge Wil ier r son asked If both sides were ready to try case 20,000, after a two-year legal struggle In which Insull was sought In three nations. Thompson challenged the array of veniremen, claiming that the defense attorneys had not been allowed suffi cient part in the lottery by which the prospective Jurymwi were chosen. Insull was the first defendant as Clerk Joseph OSullIvan called che roll. It was a list from ths blue book of Chlcsgo. 2 WITH COP'S AUTO Mike Flynn, 50. of this city, and his 12-year-old daughter received head cuts and bruises In an accident this afternoon shortly after 2 o'clock, at the intersection of Fourth nd Ivy streeti, when the car Flynn was dr!v ln collided witn a state police of ficer's car, driven by Sergeant Ed Walker. Flynn and his daughter were taken to Dr. A. F. W. Krease, who treated their Injuries. The cars hit broad side, according to reports, on the wld' curve in front ot the Junior hlgn school building. FELT IN WESTERN SECTIOJUF CITY Labor Federation Conven tion Has Flurry of Excite ment As Building Quivers Shocks Last Long GIF! TO PENDLETON PENDLETON, Oct. 2. (API John Vsrt, plonscr Pendleton wheat rancher who died In Calgary, Alia., Canada, two weeks ago, was aald today ts hava left 178,000 tor tha purchase of the site and the conatructlon of a memorial community museum In Pen dleton as a memorial to hla wife. Information on the will, which la to be tiled aoon, aald (45,000 waa be queathed for conatructlon ot a Prea- byterlan church In the city. MAN ALL PUMPS ON CANNfcKY MU1UKSHIP SEATTLE. Oct. 2. ( AP) The can nery motorahlp Alltak, 500 miles south of Unlmak Pass, entrance to Bering sea, Is leaking badty and manning all pumps, the coast guard was ad vised today by the cutter Shoshone which received the report from the steamship Arctic. The arctto said the Alltak refused assistance she had of fered. Tlie message did not give de tails of her condition. The Alltak usually carries a crtw of 15. NEW TOHIv, Oct. 1. The (jroatost did that I know of Hint nny mrtn could givn thn world today would be n correct definition of "liberty." Every body in running arouud in a circle announcing that some body's pinched their "liberty." Now what might he onn class's "liberty" might be an other class's "poison." Course I guess absolute "liberty" couldn't mean anything but that anybody can do anything they want to any time they want to. Well, any halfwit can tell that that wouldn't work, so the question arises: "How much liberty can I get and cct away with it!" "Well, you can get no morn than you can give. That's my definition, but you got perfect "liberty" to work out your own. So get in and let's get this "liberty" business settled. 9 mi", Mcusht SjfBi)iai, U.