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The Weather 'orceat : Cloudy with rain tonight and Saturday; warmer tonight. Temperature Highest yestprdiiy , bl to west thin morning . H3 Medford Mail Tribune WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1034 Twetitv-iiiutb Year (18 Pages Two Sections) MEUFOliD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1934 No. 180 FliE M Ml ivl remflRii Br PAIL M.M.LON. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 19 The InMdo story of what really hap pened between the White House ana the all-powerful united States Commerce in tho rocent question naire dispute is the best lale yet to Illustrate how thing arc done hue k-s t a ge in I Washington. The White House refuses to confirm or deny It. and the cham ber naturally ram MaUoo cannot be expected to talk, but an authentic account of the affair can be had. It shows that the misun derstanding was not patched up in that recent conference between Mr. Roosevelt and the chamber presi dent, Harrlman, but exists worse than ever. Reverberations may be heard from now on. EQUIPMENT CALLED OUT BY (AIM BLAZE Masterly Work Of Firemen Saves Huge Terminal Steamers Moved To Mid Stream Wind Fans Fire. The trouble began when the cham ber some weeks ago Issued that list of questions for the president to an swer. Implying that he must do so to clear up business uncertainty. Tlio press rather generally Interpret ed the questionnaire as a noble ef fort to put the president on the spot. Mr. Roosevelt later said the questions sounded like that old one. "When did you stop beating your wife?" The White House was upset and began an Investigation to determine whether the chamber had ever be fore Issued a questionnaire to a president. No precedent could be found. The chamber of commerce is un derstood tr have Informed new deal ers privately that the question were not Intended to be questions at all. They were simply a list of "sub jects." like those which the cham ber hod occasionally In the past submitted to previous presidents. That took the sting out cf them a little, but not much, because all the so-called "subjects' still had question marks behind them. Also, the president was still publicly leit on the spot. After that phase quieted down the chamber Is understood ot have dis patched an emissary to the White House In an effort to make peace. This emissary explained the cham ber was not Running for the new deIrrs and tT'it Mr. Harrlman would like to see-Mr. Roosevelt. No definite answer was given then, but before the emissary" got back to chamber headquarters the White House called up Mr. Harrlman and told hhn to come over. The conference was highly suc rr awful. The gentlemen shook hands nnd peace was again established. But Mr. Harrlman walked out of the conference and informed news . men that he had been called to the Whl'. House by the president. You ran Imagine whit effect that had on the Hyde Park squire, when he mw It In the papers. He had de cided to fcrget about the question marks, but here was Mr. Harrlman making It appear that the White House had meekly Initiated the peace arrangements. It was obviously only an unfortu nate circumstance, but when two circumstances like that occur in suc cession, they become something more than circumstances. Unquestionably the affair will be straightened out eventually, but Just now it is dan gerous to mention the chamber of commerce around the White House- Tears are Safe The Mall Tribune received a telegram from Guy Conner this afternoon which stated that the destructive dock fire along the Portland waterfront while still raging at 3 p. m. had not Injured the Medford pears in cold storage, and he believed the conflagration would soon be under control. Conner is in Portland looking alter the cold storage and ship ment of local pears by steamer through the Panama canal. He plans to take the trip on the ship to New York, inspecting the pears en rout. Southern Oregon's Hermit PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19. (AP) In a spectacular, crushing "stop" against one of the most serious fire threats Portland has had in years, massed equipment Joined today In smothering a seething fire on the northshore waterfront. Damage to the oceanic terminal, to which the flames were confined, was estimated by firemen at from 75,000 to $100, 000. The fire, which for a time threat ened to become a conflagration, was said by firemen to have started from ashes left by a workman who had burned a pile of waste paper on the dock property. Flue Work By Firemen Seventeen engine companies and three flrcboats converged on the blazing dock property, in response to a fourth alarm. Observers de clared It was the finest feat -of .fire fighting ever seen. Most of the damage was on pier No. 3 on the north side of the 800, 000 terminal building. Alert action (Continued on Page Four.) GEN. VOTTKLUCK BERLIN, Oct, 19. ( AP) General Alexander Von Kluck, the German who nearly captured Paris, died L his homo today aged 88 years. The aged field marshal long had been saddened by the death of his only grandchild, Alexandra, who suf fered fatal injuries in a motor acci dent. near Bordeaux last March. Von Kluck's' name stood out among those of German military leaders as the man whose force. nearly took Paris In 1914. 'The 85th birthday of the old fighter on May 20. 1931, was the sig nal for a great demonstration by the former comrades of Field Marsnal Von Kluck. IS CRY OF JOBLESS f .nil- ; Xt, H ; YUGOSLAV TROOP KIDNAPERS TRAIL Wa LOST WHEf JE .ion Seen TO Four Dangerous U By Observers Former Opponents King Alexander Given Amnesty BELGRADE, Oct. IS. (AP Nlch- Officers Of Philadelphia Area: Spread Net For Sedan Believed To Contain Manj Named As Kidnaper.! PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19. (AP) Closing of Rogue To Cannerymen is Urged By Cowgill MARSHF-IRLD. Oct. 10. (API Closing of the Rogue river to com merclal fishing to prevent lta be coming "fished out" was urged here Thursday by Ralph P. Cow gill, engineer for the state game commission. The lower Rogue, Cowgill said, should be preserved as a purely sports fishing atream. Continued commercial operations, he said, will eventually exterminate game fish In the river. Sportamen of Coos county are making a drive to direct perma nent closing of the Rogue to com mercial fishing. VETS BONUS CASH IS NOT Nation's Ex-Soldiers Told They're Better Off Than Any Other Group Of Citi zensDedicates Hospital olas Tltulcscu, foreign minister ol ' Police of Philadelphia and towns ad- Wllllam T. Jowett, 70, "Hermit of Jackass Mountain" In tile Antelope section of Oregon, may be one of tlio oldest veterans at the American Legion convention In Miami, but lie knows his place when there are beach beauties around. At home In Southern Oregon, Jowett lives HO miles from Ills nearest neighbor, but each year the veteran packs his bar racks ling and heads for the national convention of the Legion. L! WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. ( AP) A decline' in ' employment last month, bringing it to the level of October, 1931, was reported today ny me labor department. Had the textile strike not occur red, however, Secretary Perkins said employment would have Increased by 116.000. The most pronounced employ ment gains occurred in wnoicsnie and retail trade and in the coal mining, building construction, dye ing and .cleaning, and power anu light industries," she added. "Im portant declines took place in the iron and steel, hardware, automo bile and boot and shoe Industrie. "Decreases in the last three ot these industries usually, occur at that time of the year." Recent reports. Miss Perkins con tinued, have indicated that retail clothing sales Just now are much greater than a year ago. This may result, she said. In an Increase In clothing -manufacture -this -month contrary to a usual seasonal decline. T AMERICAN PILOTS EVE OF- AIR DERBY MILDENHAIA AIRDROME, En?., Oct. 19. (JP) Two American pilot? stole a royal show today when Klnr, Geore, Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales visited the airdrome where the 31 planes will take off at dawn tomorrow in the England-to-Aus-tralla air derby. John H. Wright of Utlca, N. T., stunted for the Prince of Wales by his hlgness' royal request, and King George and Queen Mary chatted lengthily and Intimately with Col. Roscoe Turner. The Prince of Wales Inspected Tur ner's big Boeing transport ship and sat in the cockpit jvhlle Turner show ed him the controls. The American filer presented the prince with a model of his plane. Then the kJng and queen came to the airdrome and all activities were called off while they visited the port. Their majesties went over to Tur ner and asked him to present his party to them. They shook hands first with him, then with Mrs. Tur ner and the other members of his group. After the visit Turner said, "Tne king asked me where I was going to sleep Rumania, declared today that !f in ternational measures are not taken immediately against European ter rorists, grave conflicts may result In Europe. The veteran Rumanian statesman made this declaration before a con ference of the foreign ministers of the Little Entente Yugoslavia, j Czechoslovakia and Rumania and ; signatories of the Balkan pact. 1 His reference was regarded as be- 1 lng to the recent assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia. MARIBOR, Yugoslavia. Oct. 19. (AP) An unconfirmed report from a usually reliable source said to day that Yugoslavia was concentrat ing troops along the Hungarian border. Neutral observers here regarded the situation along the Hungarian-Yugoslav frontier as "dangerous." Four former opponents of the re gime of King Alexander were freed today from the government ban against them. They are Dr. Koroan- etz, former premier of Yugoslavia, Dr. Kulovec, Dr. Wallaces, and Dr. Obrlvcc. It was generally believed that a general amnesty soon would be granted all Croatian leaders who are in prison. The release of these four prom inent leaders of the Slovenian cler ical party 'Was viewed here as Inau- ( Continued on Page ' Five ) joining on the west and south Joined today in a lookout for a sedan which may contain Thomas H. Robinson. Jr. i named as the kidnaper of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll. The car, pursued north from Wil mington, Del., carried three men. One of the two Delaware state police men who chased it said one of the trio strongly resembled Robinson, whose photographs he has studied. The troopers reported the sedan roared away and outdistanced them after they attempted to question the driver for operating for one headlight. A Marcus Hook police man, warned of the cars approach to that town. tried to stop It and was nearly run down. The pursuit was continued through Delaware river towns north to Darby, a Philadelphia suburb, where the trail was lost. AT S'F NEW YORK. Oct. 10 (AP) Bruno Richard Hanptmann, through j his attorney, appealed today to the Unrvoiiitft division of the supreme miMV . , . . AD4 court for permission to introduce wearing a big checked coat over his PHOENIX. Ariz.. Oct. 19.- AP)- evd,n t0 fXipport mini : gray suit, end his feet clad In brown jln his efforts to escape extradition i sueae snoes, came out io inspect tne ASHLAND, Oct, 10. (Spl.) James W. Mott, Marlon county, candidate for representative In congress from tho first district, will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the Ashland Republican club next Monday night at 7:30 In the city hall. Other Republican rand Ida tea for state and county offices have been invited to appear for brief statements. It was announced by Frank VanDyke, president of the local club. George Roberts, Medford attorney, has been Invited to address the meet ing on tho subject of the 20 mill tax limitation bill. An open Invitation has been ex tended in an effort to find a Bpeaker to defend the proposed healing arts amendment. Dr, E. A. Woods has I told him I was most likely consented to take the opposite side NASHVILLE. Tenn., Oct. 16. AP) Dr. E. W, Cocke, Tennessee com missioner of institutions, said today ho was "confident" Thomas H. Rob inson. Jr., accused as tl.e kidnaper of Mrs. Berry V. Stoll, "was not in sane when he was discharged from the Western State hospital," and that "most assuredly he knows right from wrong." In a statement detailing Robin son's record at the Central and West ern State hospitals for the insane. Dr. Cocke, who was superintendent of the latter Institution when Rob inson was an Inmate there, said he had "realized" that the youth "was a born criminal that would perhaps be in more trouble sooner or later.1 Although saying he was reluctant to release Robinson from the West ern State hospital August 34, 1930. Dr. Cocke added that "In view of the fact that our .diagnosis was psychopathic personality and not In sanity, It was our duty to discharge him regardless of whether or not he would continue to be a law vio-lator." to get what little rest I could sleeo lng on my arms. He laughed at that." The king and queen alw entered the giant American-built Douglas air- j plane which will fly Dutch colors in the race. Wright long had the ambition of seeing the Prince of Wales. , He more than achieved this today, for it de veloped Into a case of the prince see ing Wright. The alr-mlnded prince, bareheaded, In open debate. The story being told In new deal circles Is that tho chamber of. com merce lift was first prepared by tw0 prominent bunkers, whoso names you sll know, one In Chicago" and one Jn New York. Both are leaders in the chamber of commerce. It was In much stronger language when they originally offered It. The cham ber directors toned it down con siderably before making It public. The funniest story now being told by new deal critics Is the one about the wife, the ledtne and the dog. The wife Is mistress of a prom inent new rtesi home, and he likes dogs. It was some time ao that she was visited by a weman fameo for her cook books. Possibly the dog had tasted some morsels from the rook books. At any rate, he greeted the famous cook by Jump ing up and taking a bite out ol her. The hosiss heard the commo tion and came running with tne maid. Sur.eying the scene with dis may, she turned to the maid and said: Henrietta, hereafter you keep lor'me In the drawing room." P s. Three months later sne deeded to get rid of the dog. More than 36.000 unemployed passed throtigh Arizona en route to Callfor- , murder Indict- P" ment In the Lindbergh baby kid- e went up to tne macmne. n naplng. readiness outside their hangars. clam James M.' Pawcett, defense coun-j bered up on each, peered into each sel. asked the court that he be al- cockpit, and then, with his hands lowed to 'Introduce a witness, Jos- clapped behind his back, walked cph M. Furcht, superintendent ol wound each in turn while officials construction at fhe Majestic hotel, and mechanics explained to him the The attorney told the court Furcht technical details of each ship. Aiier me inspection, tne prince stood back and watched Wright put on an aerial display. The American nla during the past month, Florence ; Warner, federal relief administrator for this state said today. She declared the situation has be come serious for Arizona necessitat ing the feeding of 1000 persons a day at the federal transient camp in ad dition to 1000 taken care of there. Miss Warner said she attributes the i would testify that he employed westward movement to the "end Hauptmann March I, 1933. the day poverty in California" plan of Upton I of the kidnaping, from 8 a. m. to Slncllar, democratte governor there. candidate f or ; 5 p. m. and on March 3, 3 and 'of the same year. Boy King Renounces Toys To Assume Serious Reign BELGRADE. Yugoslavia. Oct. 19. 1 He then returned to the palace (AP) KJng Peter gave his tova to his wllr h received a number of Yugo slav delegations who came here for brothers today. hJs fRther.. funraI. A pRtriarchal. The 11 year old monarch having tardwi mRn and a wrinkled old recovered from the first shock of his j woman bowed before the new king, father's assassination, bezan his reign , kissing the hem of his garment and by turning his playthings over to. wishing him long life Tomlslav and Andreas, who danced with Joy. turred the nose of his ship almost straight up In display of ste?p climbing, then went Into a series of Immelman turns for his royal audi ence. The prince shook hands with all the competitors, K.F. CRATER ROAD JOB PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 19. (AP) A bid of $113,916, submitted by Dunn & Baker of Klamath Falls, was low when proposals were opened by the federal bureau of public roads here today for work In Crater Lake na tlonal park. The work will consist of grading a 1.8-mlle section of the cast rim rosd from Sentinel Rock to Mount Scott Saddle, and widening about 10 miles of previous construction from Cloud Cap to a point two miles east of the Diamond Lake highway Junction, A Del. Guzzo of Scuttle bid 133 01ft: Earl L. McNutt of E'igene, I33 015; Von Der Hellen As Plerson of Mettford, 1M 2.'6; F. C. Dlllard of Medford, 155.898, and E. C. Hall of Eugene, 1164.131. T IS GUTTED BY FIRE The Morro Castle report, coming out next erk. will recommend im rwrt;it iif marine rru!at::ns. pnr tUulsrly s tt pri upr rstnictures. fire doors ?.:;d r.ip c-?ns ruction. More important it ::i irme-.t the fact that exLsiii-fi lows sirongiy pro- TACOMA. Oct. 19 T, The main lumber mill of the Clear Fir Lumber company plant at Day islsnd. In the west outskirts of the cltv. was corn- After receiving oilier visitors peter ; Diftev gutted br flames In .a five. started his lessona under his tutor, j,our fIre wr,ich raged last night, with 1 Peter the second now is free to C. C. par rot t, who returned with him R om conservatively estimated at jenter seriously his royal twk under ; from London. Peter's favorite sub- U300 000. It was the fifth major :n ;the regency. jjecu are spelling, botany and geogra- dust rial fire here in 34 days nnd w ! The king took an earty morning phy. the costliest In more than five ye' 1 ride with his brothers through neigh- After finishing his lessons PeUr Flames lewpd 70 feet in the air bo-ln roods. He trs mounted on a ient some time lth his grief strlck- snd !!t ths countryside for a Wid spirited brown horse which Alexander en mother, whom he tried to solace. ; radius. Abo it 1S0O0 ptrw.s wre esve him on his tenth birthday to re- "Papa has cone. mama, but I'll 1 .-.trae:-d b; tii" fi?me sn1 th trifflc ila-e the fat old pony on which he .l.'sys be good and true to jou." the; -o;- 1 . ; . .cd firemen t:jn learned to ride. j court cnamberleln heard him say. to reach U scene. V Dead Whales On California Coast Menace Shipping 8AN DIEGO. Cal., Oct. 19. (AP) Dead whales are the newest menace to shipping In southern California waters. Four of the monstrous mammals have been re ported drifting aimlessly between Los Angeles harbor and Acapulco. Mex., since Sunday. One was washed up on the shore ,'.t Long Beach Sunday and had to lie removed by the const guard. Another waa struck by the U. d ubmarine Cat-h lot. Another wis tights off Enseiiada by the freighter Alaskan, and the four'h was reported by the commander of submarine division twelve. SclrntlMr, are at a loss to ex pie 11 f r :-an er,!''rmlc anioi Mi whales. 'S BAKER, Oct. 19. (AP) Russell Fleetwood of Unity waa fatally in jured by a bullet fired from the rifle of "Mike" Palmer of Unity at the head of West Camp creek in Baker county Thursday In the first deer- hunting fatality In this vicinity tills year. , Fleetwood and Wilson Whlted, who were In the same hunting party as Palmer, became tired and sat down near some chaparral. Palmer Walked over a ridge a distance of 300 yards away and Immediately saw the white hats worn by the two men. After watching his companions for a few minutes Palmer saw one of the guns held by the men moved and believed it was a deer horn. He fired and although the bullet passed over Fleet wood and Whlted they turned to look. In the direction of the sound. As the two hunters turned they moved their guns, which appeared to Palmer to be a pair of horns. He fired and the second bullet struck Fleetwood In the groin after passing through his watch. Fleetwood was placed on a horse for a five-mile trip to the road, but died before he reached the point where the men were met by an am bulance driver and doctor, who were called from Baker by Palmer tele phoning from a lookout station. Fleetwood, who was about 33 years old, la survived by a wife and four children. . VETERANS HOSPITAL. Roanoke. Va., Oct. 19. (AP) t,i.sntiing before massed thousands in a natural am phitheater. President Roosevelt to day dedicated the new veterans' hos pital here with a reminder to World war veterans that they were "better off" than other large groups of citi zens. While they would be smolv povlded for they should remember. he said, that thousands of "forgot ten" under-privileged persons de mand Immediate aid. ROANOKE. Va.. Oct. 19. (API Without mentioning the bonus, Pres ident Kooseveit told the nation's veterans today they were "better off" than any other great group of citizens and called to their at tention the needs of the under privileged "forgotten" in every lo cality. Dedicating the new $1,700,000 vet erans' hospital near here, the chief executive pledged anew the admin istration policy that "disabled and sick veterans shall be accorded the best treatment which medical and surgical science can supply," Appeal For Under-ITivlleged But he appealed to the war vet erans to help eliminate the under privileged groups, the existence ot which he said were "a definite drag against the return to prosperltv." With the American Legion con vention at Miami only a few days off. the president's remarks were plainly a warning that the govern ment was in no position to cash the bonus at this time. "It must remain our constant ob jective to eliminate the causes ot depression and the drags on pros perity," Mr. Roosevelt said. "It will cost money to do this." he asserted, and at the same time gave an assurance to business and NEW YORK. Oct. 19. (AP) Lewis Esposlto returned home late last night, more than three days after he had been reported kidnaped for 920.000 ransom, but he refused to see police. "Our work ! Just beginning," a federal agent said today. Ho made this comment after a score of detectives had gone home to bed. thwarted in their desire to question the 33-ycar od son ot Antonio Esposlto, Junk yard owner. They rushed to the Esposlto home after a friend had delivered Lewis 'tbrre. "I'm too tired to talk now: I may talk tomorrow." That was the word the young man gave police through his father. "We haven't paid a cent," the cider Esposlto said. TOKYO CONCLAVE AIMEE'S INCOME TAX UNPAID IS CHARGE LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19. (AP) Evangelist Almee Bemple McPherson was accused today of not paying her 1928 income tax. In a lien for 163(1.63 filed today by John P. Carter, collec tor of Internal revenue, f . CORVALLIS, Ore.. Oct. 19. (AP) Word was received by college of ficials today that Oeorge O. Oatltn, 46, who recently resigned after more than six years service as extension cooperative marketing specialist at Oregon State college, died suddenly last night at his former home in Murray, Ky. TOKYO. Japan, Oct. 19. (AP) Two hundred and fifty-two delegates from 57 nations gathered In Tokyo today for the commencement of the fifteenth quadrlenntal International Red Cross congress which opens to morrow, There was even a delegation from the Soviet Union, admitted Just in time ivr ine uuiiing wcit-mumcy toucn -(th Bcneuuiea mr iv.av m, in. One of the largest delegations Ifc that from the United States, under the leadership of John Barton Payne, secretary of the Interior In the WtW son cabinet and chairman or the American Red Cross since 1931. PIECE OF APPLE (Continued on Page Twelve) . NOT GUILTY PLEA MADE BY PIERCE Drury T. Pierce, central Point farm hand Indicted for grand larceny for alleged theft a month ago of approx imately $4000. from hla employers, waa arraigned In circuit court thla morning and entered a plea of not gul-.ty. Pierce la alleged to hare stolen the sum from Its hiding place nnd to have re-hld It, and made plana to leave. James B. Stockman and Kyle Pugh, Indicted for criminal syndicalism., were granted until next Tuesday to enter pleas. Both are represented by Attorney Irwin Goodman of Portland, who haa been delayed In getting In his clients. Both are charged with possession of commu nistic literature advocating overthrow of the American form of government. Ulley Loomls, Indicted for obtain ing goods under false pretense, en tered a plea of not guilty. The court announced that the criminal cases would be heard when ever opportunity offend, during the term of court scheduled to start next Monday. Civil cases will occupy the court until mid-November, according to the docket, aa now arranged,. Having Inhaled a piece of apple In his windpipe this morning, little Billy Perns, a-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Perns of Pern Val ley, Is In a serious condition at the Community hospital. Although he a-aa reported resting comfortably this afternoon, the apple fragment had not yet been removed, the hospital reported. He waa brought Into Medford about 10 o'clock thla forenoon. Retail Trade Swings Up Sharply in Current Week NEW YORK. Oct. 19. (AP) The Dun V Bra&treet weekly trade re view said today that "the most vig orous forward etep of the fall sea son was recorded this week In gen eral trade movements" Reporta from all parts of the coun try, asserted the review, called at tention to the aharp Increase In re tail distribution, "particularly pro nounced In the farm areas, where government funds are being distrib uted at constantly enlarging rate "While ome of the fundamental uncertainties are yet to be removed, confidence la more definitely In evi dence. i "The average of industrial opera lions la starting to rise. In Mt of a further recession In the iteet and motors divisions, "Extending the gains that were re corded for September, retail sales in the country districts made a sub stantial pickup from the total of Uic week preceding. "Although stocks of merchandise admittedly are low in mmi parte of the country, a fact that la substan tiated by the Immediate deliveries Invariably requested, It Is doubted that buying during the remaining months of the year will reach the extent attained during the hectic quett for merchandise during the spring and summer ot iv-is. SANTA MONICA, Cal., Oct. 18. In most pliices it's awful hard to (ict folk to go nnd reg ister to vote, but out hero in Ijosj Angeles where wc do every thing "big," why cneli nulli fied voter is allowed to register himself and 10 dead friends. If he hasn't got 10 dead friends, why he is allowed to pick out 10 live ones, just so they don't lire in this state. The Republicans are kicking on the arrangement, aa they claim that system f registra tion gives tlio Democrats the best of it, as very few Republi cans have.10 friends. You ought to come out here some time. Wc do have th most. fun. !; McNauxht SrnOlol.. I.e.
