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Public Invited to Attend Community Chest Raly at Armory Tonight The Weather Forecast: t'nsettled, rain tonight and Saturday; moderate temperature. Temperature HI (theU yesterday 59 Lowest this morning .42 MEDFOR MAI L TF 1BUNE WTNNEB Pulitzer Award FOR 1934 Twenty-ninth Year MEDFOllD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1934. No. 192. - i i - I Vjvs I THOMAS DEMANDS 111 rU1LI OLI-Uf pi; ; By PAUL MA1.LON WASHINGTON, D. C Nov. 3 The strongest assurance business has yet received from President Roose velt lay hidden cautiously behind that promise he made a few days fWmT g o vtrnmant wtigo vum iicau duiy l, j. nop; question or wage r e s t o rations Is trivial In com parison with the deeper underly ing significance. Those closest to the preslden- JUJLJZl tlal desk real- Jzed that here raul Mallon was the first business prediction Mr, Roosevelt had made since he enter ed the White House. Only they know that the president had to have the general business picture primarily In mind In determining the govern ment wage scale. Only they realize that his announcement meant he had reached the conclusion that the fall upswing would not change the existing situation materially, but that the spring Improvement of 1035 would bring actual recovery, Holding Company to Be Paid Only for Actual Services Rendered Order Is Ef fective Subsequent Jan. 1 To get the proper significance, you have to know the Inside method b; which the president arrived at his conclusion. The law says he shall re store government wages whenever the normal price level is restored There Is nothing In the law which requires him to announce It nine months in advance. In the ordinary course, he would wait until prices were restored and then ask congress to restore the last 8 per cent of the 15 per cent pay cut. Mr. Roosevelt's excuse for making the announcement now was that he wanted to put It In the budget. That excuse Is thin because he does not have to have It In the budget. He could ask for a deficiency appropria tion any time. What happened on the Inside wis that Mr. Roosevelt's bureau of labor statistics Informed him privately that prices and values would not be restored this fall, but would be In the spring. Now the cat in that bag Is that there Is nothing to business except prices and values. When they are restored, business s restored. The Implication was well known at the White House when the announce ment was made. SALEM, Nov. 2. (,P) The eon- tracts between the California Oregon Power company and the Mountain State Power company, and their Holding company, the Byllesby Engi neering and Management corporation of Chicago, were abrogated In a "revo lutionary" order issued here today by Charles M. Thomas, public ultllities commissioner. In lieu thereof the commissioner ordered that a voucher method of payment be set up. whereby the hold Ing company would receive payment only for actual services rendered and claims submitted to the operating companies. Further, claim submit ted by the engineering and manage ment firm 'would be subject to In spectlon by the state public ultilltlfs commission. , Fnr-rpnchlng Effect Seen. Thomas believed the order would have a far-reaching and national ef fect and would prove to be the solu tion to the holding company prob lem. Heretofore, he stated, courts have been hesitant to abrogate holding company contract because no practical substitute has been offered The commission declared that un der the order the holding company would be placed on the same basis U an attorney or consulting engineer. Beginning January lt 1935, the or (Continued on Page Sixteen) , . 4 L- U LJ XZs UU W Gigantic Home Building Campaign Launched INSULL TAPS OUT NEWS OF TRIAL INSULL FLED TO TRIAL, HE SAYS SAAR IS FRANCE PREPARED Own Story of European Travels Given to Jury by Former Utility Magnate Fortune Completely Gone Samuel Insull dipped back Into the past when he deserted his trial on charges of mail fraud in Chicago to step Into the news room of the federal courts building to give telegraph operators a "lift" In sending out reports of the hearing. In his early days tnsull was a telegraph operator and he is pictured here at the key showing several operators how It used to be done. (Associated Press Photo) Government economic calculations sometimes go far wrong. Mr. Hoover's advisers nwie a bad record for them selves. Since then, the new dealers have trlea to tighten up on their cal culating, and have avoided open pre dictions. They have succeeded u some degree in tightening up. TL'hiMr estimates of this year's bv-ainess, made in the preparation of tie bud- Ret last fall, were apparent'.- not far off. The thing Is largely- guesswork, of course, but It is i'.c r.jst available guesswork. The eucssc .-, have a lot more avenues of Information than you have. A new dealer tr..a this new version of what may be an old story about the soap box agitator tn Union square. He sa the fellow was har anguine abo'.t the revolution, draw ing lusciou pictures of what would happen wren it came. Dew people on Park avenue,' said the earnest haranguer, "are llv lng In beeg apartments and eating strawburrs and crtm. comes the rev olution and you also will live in beeg apartments and eat strawburrs and erlm." A little fellow down front in the crowd protested loudly at this, say ing he did not like strawberries and cream, whereupon the harnnguer leaned over, shook a finger In the little fellow's face and shouted: "Comes the revolution and you will eat strawburrs and erlm and you'll like It." RALLY FOR CHEST Community Chest committee mem bers, representatives of local chart table and character building organi zations, carpenters, and electricians a:e putting the final touches on the Medford armory this afternoon in preparation for the big chest rally which will be held at 7:30 o'clock to night. A. O. Soderberg. in charge of the entertainment, emphasized the fact today that there would be no admission charged for this rally, and no collections will be taken. An In vitation to all Jackson county peo ple, young and old, has been ex tended. Preceding the Community Chest rally, a parade will be organized at the Jackson county courthouse at 7:00, and move east on Main street to Bartlett, thence north to the ar mory. Featured In this parade will be the Medford High school band, the Olrl Scouts, Eagles Drill Team, (Continued on Page rhree) . CITY OF ASHLAND SUED FOR $25,000 Chairman Williams of the national Industrial recovery board does not know it yet. but he Is tn for some of the same kind of trouble that storm ed around the pulsating head of Oeneral Johnson. American Federa tion of Labor mischief-makers have been quietly preparing a report on Mr. Williams which Is anything but laudatory of his labor views. This was done under instructions from the American Federation of Labor DIONNES OUTGROWING BEDS SAYS PHYSICIAN CALLANDER. Ont., Nov. 3. (AP) The little Dlonne quintuplets are growing so rapidly they will require new beds within a month. Dr. A. R. Dafoe. their physician, said tcday. The sisters, five months and five days old, soon will reach "the baby carriage stage," Dr. Dafoe added. BY CWA WORKER Suit for $25,000 damages for al leged injuries to his foot and heel, he claims were sustained while em ployed ' last February as a C. W. A. worker, was filed yesterday against the city of Ashland by Jesse W. Cates. Cates alleges in the complaint that he obtained work on a C. W. A. pro ject, designated as Jackson County Project No. 3, which called for Im provement to the Ashland city park, under the direction of the park su perintendent. While thus engaged, he alleges that he was directed to ride In a truck as a passenger. The truck, in attempting to avoid hit ting a pedestrian, was forced off the grade on Granite street, causing the truck to overturn, and causing Cates to fall In a pile of rock. He sustained a broken bone In his foot, the claim asserts. Cates alleges, that . the truck was driven by a man by the name of Baugh, and that the truck was In need of repairs, and In such a state of disuse that It could not be prop erly driven. As a result of the accident. Cates alleges that he has suffered physical pain and mental anguish, that his heel was permanently Injured and that he Is still unaNle to work with out suffering pain. He further states that he has expended a considerable sum for medical care. Attorney Allison Moulton appears as the attorney for the action. NEW YORK. Nov. 3. AP John Arnold Heydler. president of the Na tional league of professions! baseball clubs since 1918. today announced his resignation, because of 111 health. It has been accepted by the league. By ROBERT M. YODER (Associated Press Staff Writer.) FEDERAL COURTHOUSE. Chicago. Nov. 3. (fp) Raising his rolce to shouting pitch, Samuel Insult today told a Jury hearing government charges of mall fraud against him, that he fled across Europe, In 1032. "to avoid being prosecuted as part of political campaign, purely! With hla own story of hla European travels, and testimony about hla civic activities In Chicago, Insull finished his direct testimony In f.he mall friud case. He was to be turned over to prose cutors for cross-examination after a short recess. Wanted Quiet. Insull aald he left this country in June, 1032. "for rest and quiet." He learned while in Paris, in Octotiar.l that he had been Indicted, hs eld. and left Parla for Turin. I got aome advice from some of my friend that I probably would find It more desirable to g-H to Ore. ve. 'What I was engaged In was try- ROOSEVELT IS hog NEW YORK, Not. a. (AP) Pros pects of a debate between Mrs. Prank. lln D. Roosevelt ana Miss Dorothy Prooks had reached the vanishing point today. Miss Prooks wee ready last night to challenge the president's wife at a dinner for Mrs. Caroline ODay Democratic candidate for reprcsenta tlve-at-large from New York, a post Miss Prooks seeks on the law pres ervation ticket. Mrs. Roosevelt, making a final plea for the election of Mrs. O'Day, had said she would answer questions at ter her speech, but as soon as she finished, the toastmastsr started speaking and the dinner ended be fore Miss Prooks had a chance to say anything. Miss Prooks was present to chal lenge the propriety of the first lady's campaign talks for Mrs. O'Day. Such stumping she called "eminently un fair." Mrs. Cajmer Whltnov. who was In charge of the dinner, asked he? either to leave or to promise not to interrupt the speech making. Miss Prooks promised nothing. When It became apparent that Prooks would have no opportunity to sneak, she became Indignant. 'She's running out on me. She passed me up. It was manipulated," she said. Mrs. Roosevelt. In her speech, did not mention Miss rrooks. Auto Code Extension Is Planned by Roosevelt WASHINOTON, Nov. 3. (AP) (President Roosevelt, who la said to ibe gratified but silent on Henry Ford's announcement that for h 'company the "depression Is over." is convention. In a few days President expected to prolong NRA's sway over Green will call on Mr. Roosevelt and ; the motor car industry, present the document, which la sup- There was every Indication that De posed to Include some very strong ;or nlghtfnll, the administration words. But that la not all the bad j ou;d extend for 60 or 90 days the ! despite the demand for a 30-hour news for Mr. Williams. It seems that, j blue ele code, from which Ford I i work week, had concentrated on the by manufacturers. But a temporary extension would give labcr a new opportunity for achieving Its goal, White House eonfernnres by the president. Clay Williams, NR A chair man; Walter Chrysler, and Alfred P Sloan and Donaldson Brown of Oen eral Motor cleared the way for action. There were signs today that !ab, Unease Increasing in France and Germany Manchou kuo Oil Monopoly Also International Sore Spot Beautiful But Dumb Pigeon Picks Roost On Town Clock Dial KINGSTON, N. C, Nov. 3. (yp) Beautiful but dumb la this pigeon. It goes to roost Just before 4 o'clock on the rim of the town clock's dial beneath the VI, and evening after evening. It la brushed off by the clock's hands. Watchers see the minute hand come around, bump the bird, which Jumps over the hand and continue to roost. The same thing happens with the hour hand. People wonder why tbo pigeon doesn't get wise. (Continued on Page Nine) IN AGENT'S HANDS Hog-Corn production checks, pay able to Jackson county farmers In sums ranging from 910 to 9240 have been received by the county agents office and are now ready for distri bution. Ninety of the 106 applicants will receive benefits. The remaining 16 checks are delayed, due to routine matters. The checks represent the first payments in this county, under the Hog-Corn production act. County Agent Robert O. Fowler said notice would be malted all en titled to checks. He said several had already received theirs. Under gov ernment regulations, only those to whom the checks were made out could receive them, except on a writ ten order, held by immediate mem ber of the family. M. C. Donaldson, dtstrlct supervis or for wheat allotment money, is here, checking over records and data preparatory to the making of the second wheat allotment payments for this county. A few of the applica tions were not made out properly, necessitating a re-check. The second wheat payment approximates 17000. By the Associated Tress. Uneasiness over the question of the Saar territory appeared to be in creasing in Oermany and France to day, with cltiaena of each country denouncing the intentions of the other. France made it apparent that she was prepared to send troops into Ihe territory If they were needed to! preserve peace. Relchsfuenrer Hit ler's newspaper, the Voelkischer Beo bachter In Germany, warned ttoat "the aggressor la one whose troops invade foreign soil." Two months from now the people of the Saar will vote on whether to remain under the control of the League of Nations, return to Oer many, or become part of France. Winston Churchill, former chan cellor of the exchequer of Great Brit ain, said in a political campaign speech that Oermany was making "feverish and terrible preparations" for war. British government official Indi cated they considered MKnchoukuo's e!.abjl ghra.cn t .of. an oil monopoly in violation of the nine power treaty to which Japan, the United States and Great Britain are signatories and which Manchoukuo promised to respect. The Unltert States has already made representations to Tokyo concerning the oil monopoly, but all such mat ters were forgotr-en momentarily In Tokyo when Babe Ruth arrived there with a group of barnstorming big league baseball players to receive greater turnouts of cheering crowds than they ever saw la world scries at home. DILLARD'S BID LOW STOP GHELARDI! BATTLE CRY FOR "5top ROOSEVELT SETS T Basic Maximum of Five Per Cent Ordered to Spur Activity Insurance On Mortgages Another Phase WASHINGTON. Not. t. (AP) President Roosevelt today em phasised that lie expected his order for a S per cent Interest rate on home mortgage bonds to stand aa an - example against usurious rates, which he reels private Interests are exnetlng In certnln seetlons of the country. (Bj Billy Rulen) ASHLAND, Not. 2. (Spl.) Ohelardll" Such will be Coach Don Fabor'a Ashland high school Orlulles' battle cry Saturday In their annual battle with Medford high at Medford. That "Leaping Leo," Medforda great "breakaway" runner, will be a marked man In the clash which may decide the conference championship la a dead mortal cinch. Up here In Ashland, where very few teams have been developed In the past ten years which were good enough to beat Med ford, there la a decided feeling that upon the OrlrzHcs' ability to do that probably big Job resta all hope for a victory that haa been awaited since 1B29. "Stop Ohelardll" The cry will ring from coaches and atudenU and alumi.l. unbeknown to him. the foodstuffs j conspicuous holdout. division of his NRA has concocted a j The president haa Intervened dl eode for his tobacco Industry and rrrtiy in an attempt to calm a row s'nt to out to the Industry. That Is j between urlcns and Industrialists unusual, and omehst Ironical, in 01tr (he code. The A. V. of L. wants.iiams did not consider himself, view of the fact that Mr. Williams change the code, which expires the recovery board, bound by any merit clause. This permlta hiring and firing workers regsrdleaa of union afflllatloni. It also became evident that WU- ecxieiesa tooacco inousiry. Appsrentlv Mr. Rlchoerg Is not g'."tng up his co-ordinating job. even though NRA duties have bTn en ((Continued ua F"S raeitej It seeks. among other things, to establish a 30-hour week end delete the famous "merit clause. -Two months ago. when the code fss extended for 60 days. Hugh S ! Johnson promised labor a hearing 'on. modlcatioa. Thl wu oppoeed "proeperlty U Jut around, toe comer." ' old, promise of Johnson's. As to Ford's optimistic statement, the attitude of the administration officials was that It was fine, but that fie White House Ite.'.f :s not WASHINGTON, Not. 3 (API- Interior department officiate nouncrd todaT approval of a con tract for l4n.s to von dcr Hcllcn Pearson of Medford. Ore. for high, way Improvement In Crater Lake National park region. The work, which la part of the PWA program. Includes the grading of 2.3 miles of the rim road, and the construction of earthwork and bridges Incidental to the highway as well as the building of several psrk Ing spaces along the road. Idaho Grange For Political Reform MOSCOW. Idaho, Nov. J (API Dclrgst.es to the Idaho State Orange convention here headed back horn, today after having re-elected their veteran master, w. W. Deal of Nsmpa. chosen Twin Fslla lor the 1035 con vention city and called for a reform In politics. TILLER-TRAIL JOB rORTTAND. Ore., Nov. 3. (AP) Bids for construction of the laM of the projecta on th 1935 Oregon for. est highway program were opened to day in the office of the United States bureau of public roads. The project was grsdlng 1.3 mile and advance clearing of 3.4 miles on the Tillpr-Tratl highway, a connect ing link between Roseburg on the Pacific highway and Trail on the Crater Uk highway. Approilmately ten mile of the route ara yet to be Improved by modern atandards. Eleven bids were received and that of F. C. Dtllard of Medford, 141.30. was found to be the-lowest. Award was recommended on the basis of metal pipe. ' f DENVER, Nov. 3. (VP) Th Rocky Mountain region was threatened to day with rain or snow. The United State weather bureau said that rain or snow ha occurred over most of the nestern part of tne Rockies and the storm Is spreading eastward. Snow or rain was predicted for the west portion of Colorado with un settled and colder weather In the eastern coctlon. Snow flurries prob ably will occur In the weat portion of Wyoming and unsettled weathr appeared likely for Montana, the weather bureau aald. Snow was reported last night at Helena and Missoula, Mont. Yellow stone national park also was blan keted. TWO KILLED DURING WEEK IN INDUSTRY SALEM, Ore., Nov. 3. (AP) Two men were killed and 563 Injured white working In Oregon industries during the week, the state industrial accident commission reported today. The fatalities were: Orlle Young, la borer at Mount Hood Government camp, and R. 8. King, Sllett wood cutter. NrW ORLEANS. Nov. 3. ( API The Most Reverend John William Shaw, archbishop of New Orlean. who :.-:rrrrcd a heir, o k Isvt Bt- maklng any public ccmm.tmfntA mat . urday, died today, H was 71 year REPAIRING PLANE HONOLULU, Nov. J (API After working all night under floodlights at Wheeler field, mechenloe complet ed the task of repairing flaws In Air Charles Klngsford-Smlth'a trans-Pa-clflc airplane, but many detalla of rrnsembllng the ship remained, an5 It was tn-.poasloie for It to leave for Oakland, Cel, today. (By Harold Grove) Will Ashland high school upset the dope on Medford high when the two teams meet here Saturday after noon? That Is the question confront ing the grid-minded sport fans of the valley. Klckoff time for the crucial contest Is scheduled for 2 o'clock on Van Scoyoo field, and fireworks of grid tactlca will sizzle from tha first crunch of flying forms to tha last thud of the pigskin. When the Medford high school Tigers atalk on tha field tomorrow to face Don Faber'a Llthlans, It will be Ilka waving a red flag In front of a Brahma steer. Scores of the past still linger In the hearts of the Ashlandera. Coach D. K. Burgher haa directed tha Tlgera (Continued on Page Sixteen) IS NEWS TO IGKES WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. (AP) President Roosevelt, overruling tola housing administrator on Interest ratea to aid "the great mass of our people," launched today a glgantte home-bulldlng campaign which may aim at a 115,000,000,000 construction boom during the next ten yoars. Setting a "basic maximum" Inter est rate of 8 per cent for the whoia nation, the administration announced regulations under which loans for home-bulldlng will be Insured up to 80 per cent of the appraised value. ' James A. Moffett, former standard oil executive whom tha president drafted to be his housing adminis trator, thought the Interest would be fl per cent In some sections, but the president disagreed. Mint Lower Interest. "I am firm In the conviction,' ha told Moffett In an open letter, "that every practical attempt at lowering the cost of homes to the great mass of our people la worthy of our best efforts. It Is time to make these lower Interest rates apply to every part of the country. 'Besides the 6 per. cent in wrest, there will be a service charge of Mi of 1 per cent yearly on new homes, aa well as an Insurance premium Of the same amount per year. Besides aiming to encourage new home-bulldlng, this second phasa of the nation-wide drive under tha housing act provide for mutual In surance of mortfingea on existing dwellings up to 80 per cent of ap praised value, and for the organisa tion of mortgage loan companies to sell securities based on mortgages. First Approval Soon. The first mortgage are expected to be approved by the housing ad ministration within a day or two. Loans will be made by bank and other private agencies, none by tha government. Tha Roosevelt administration an nounced no total sum which It hoped would pour out In this new effort to atlmulate the "durable goods" In dustries. But Henry I. Harrtman. president of the chamber of com merce of the United States, suggested In a speech last night that tha hous- WA8HINOTON. Nov. 3. (API Ru mor that a campaign was afoot to transfer the forest service from the agriculture to tha Interior depart ment were dismissed by Secretary Icke today with a gruff, "I know nothing of tha proposed change." Secretary Wallace said he would be willing to talk the matter over with Ickes. A forestry association was reported to have circulated literature calling for opposition to tha change, which. It waa said, was being considered. A determined fight waa mad by groups In the last congress to shift the forest service to the interior de partment aa a means of unifying graa ing control. G. O. P. Lacks Sympathy With Poor Is Accusation (Continued on Page Eleven) PORTLAND, Nov. 2. (AP) Inde pendent growers of walnuts, who In large numbera had threatened to withdraw from tha marketing agree ment of the walnut control board, have agreed to abide by the coda, at least until the curront season ends. A ruling exempting email growera from provisions of the agreement will be sought, however, and a pe tition to thla effect will ba present ed to Max Qchlhar, atate director of agriculture. WASHINGTON. Nov. 3. (AP) Harry L. Hopkins, relief administra tor, accused tha Republican high command today of a "complete lack of understanding or sympslhy for the under privileged class of America." Answering statements by Henry P. Fletcher. Republican national chair man, that the Roosevelt administra tion haa been playing politics with relief money, Hopkins said at his press conference: "The dear Implication of thla cam paign being conducted by the former ambaaaador to what country was that anyway? la that the Republic ans ara saying they won't take cars of the destitute unemployed If they should get back Into power. Their attack Indicates a comply .e lack of understanding or sympslhy for tha under-privileged clasa of America. "This business of relief funds in fluencing elections, buying votes, la ridiculous. It Is disturbing In only on way It takea a lot of my time that ought to ba apent taking care of the unemployed. "Our November granta to tits states were made at the usual time. If we'd atepped up contrlbutlone or thrown a whole mob on relief work, there might have been omo excuse for their attack. "What would the Republicans do If they were In office The only Im plication Is that they would atop pay ing unemployment funda. They are afraid to aay that but that's what ther mean." rietcher Is a former ambassador to Italy and Mexico. BEVERLY HILLS. Nov. 3. Well, with election coming on all over tha country about next Tuesday, folk only got about five more days to tU other folks what to do. Alnt It funny, wa can sea our friends or neighbors go out, make bad Investments, do fool things, but we never aay a word. Wt let him risk hla life and hla money without any advice. But his voter We got to tell him about that, for he Is kind er Ignorant and narrow-minded and don't see things our way, so we ad vice him. Well, hurry up and tell him, for he ain't going to pay any attention to you anyhow. But lt' a great sat isfaction to think you are advising him anyhow. Your 9 IMCatclfauai Jyiaitate. la. I
