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Community Chest Campaign to Be Given Send-Off at Meeting Tuesday Hlgheit yesterday 54 Lowest this morning Medford Mail trbune FOR 1934 Twenty-ninth Tear MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1934. No. 194. mm use is UWL Em PC ) MCI" Paul AUIJod By PAfL MALLON WASHINGTON, D. C NOT. I. If you want to lay a amall wager on Tueaday'a congreaslonal election, you may safely haz ard a deflated dollar or o that th. demo o r ft t a will lose no moro than 14 houaa aeata and gain about five senate aeata. That la a con servative g u ea a , baaed on public and private re ports coming In t o Washington from trustworthy sources out in the various states. The democrote really believe they will gain 10 to 20 house seaU and eight or nine senate seats, and they might do It. Too many local condi tions are Involved In several sections to get any definite advance notion. The republicans are maintaining ft rather gloomy silence. Their unex pressed hope la that they will pick up aa many as 30 seats In the house, but they know they will lose at least three In the senate. Prom that you can see without squinting that the new deal Is going to come out of the election with top heavy majorities In both houses of congress, no matter whose flgurea you take. A fair and Impartial outlook In the wifwt. important contcsta may be thumbnalled as follows: New York Senator Copeland will win by a mile and Governor Lehman by a few yarda. New Jersey Governor Moore will gain a senatorial seat for the demo crats. Pennaylvanla 60-50 on Reed and Guffey In the senatorial race, but democrats are certain to gain several orran Chamberlain, CCO worker, congressional seats. 1 jrom Portland, and Willard Sargent Rhode Island Democrats expect to ; ot thls cltyi appeared In Justice of pick up ft senate seat here. Ule pcace William R Coleman'a court Massachusetts Democrats seem j tms mornmg and waived a prellmln llkely to hold what they have. ry hearing on a charge of giving ln- Maryland Your old friend, Gover- toxlcatlng liquor to ft minor girl, nor Ritchie, Is in ft tlgnt spot, but,Bonds were tSxes Ki aiooo and the democratic candidates appear to have ; pUr commiued to the county Jail to the edge otherwise. await grand Jury action. Ohio Democrat Donahey Is a cinch Deputy District Attorney George W. In the senatorial race, but democrat 1 Nll)Ion inf0rmed the court., "this Is a will lose possibly two congressional . very Beriol caM. CEMENT COMPANY! UPHELD IN RIGHT TO POWER SOURCE! . S. Circuit Court of Ap peals Refuses Injunction Against Building of Diver sion Dam Near Gold Hill BAN FRANCISCO, Nor. 5. (AP) The California Oregon Power company j lost ita appeal today In the water rlghta controversy with the Beaver Portland Cement company and the city of Gold Hill, Ore., by a two Judge declalon of the Unlttd States circuit court of appeals. Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, former sec retary of the navy, wrote ft dissent ing opinion In which he held the rights of the power company were not adequately protected by the par tial Injuncetlon granted In the lower court, and affirmed In the majority high court decision today. Rock Already Blasted The cement company, aa possessor under an executing contract of pur chase, holda land on one aide of the Rogue river owned by the city of Oold Hill, and the power com pany owns the land on the opposite side. The cement company, holding a permit from the atate engineer, proposea to build a dam and use the water for power purpoes. It has al ready blasted rock from Its half of the stream bed. The power company sought an In- (Contlnued on Page Two) L LIQUOR IS CHARGE seat. Indian a Very close and doubtful. Missouri The democrats will pick up another senatorial seat here, de feating Patterson, but will lose sev eral congressional seats, MichiganRepublican Senator Van denbera was a certainty until the Chamberlain who had a state liquor permit, said his age was 18 years, and admitted that he had pro cured It by giving a false age In his application, officers said. Authorities allege that the pair plied a 16-year-old girl with whiskey, to such an extent It waa necessary La Pine Justice Shoots Brother In-Law On Street KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. Nov. 5. (AP) William Fordham, Justice of the peace at La Pine In Da le hutes county, was taken to Jail here today after, police said, he had shot his brother-in-law through the thigh on a downtown street here this morning. The wounded man, George Mayfleld, a farmer, was hit as he sat beside Fordham In a truck. "I'll give myself up wlthou any fuss," Fordham told an officer when he was arrested. He was charged with assault with a dan gerous weapon. Police believed the men had ar gued over a family matter. Mayfleld was painfully but not seriously wounded. VOTE WILL EXCEED Interest in Governorship to' Swell Balloting Tuesday: Says Coleman Sheriff Race Next County Interest THREE CANDIDATES E SURE OF I By the Associated Press Tomorrow, at 1647 polling places in Oregon an estimated 350,000 men and women will establish a new adminis tration In state government, send three men to congress, fill other state offices and many non-partisan and local positions. The republican state headquarters predicts Joe E. Dunne, nominee for governor, will win by 30,000 plurality. The democratic headquarters be lieves Charles H. Martin, the demo crat, wilt be elected governor by at least 20,000 votes. Those directing the Independent candidacy of Peter Zimmerman, sy "there Is no doubt" he will carry the The voters, tomorrow, will write the true answer. , ' Out of a total registration of 484, 000, the secretary of atate believes be tween 340,000 and 350.000 votes will be cast In this off-year general election. Unsettled weather was predicted for most of Oregon tomorrow, and this as always, will have some bearing on the Tote. 1 ION II, Jackson county voters will register their choice for state and county of fices tomorrow and County Assessor J. B. (Blin) Coleman predlcta that between "60 and 65 per' cent" of a registered vote of slightly more than 18,000 will cast ballots. This Is a larger average than usual and Is due, according to Assessor Coleman, to the high interest in the race for gov ernor. Fair weather Is predicted for the day. A heavy rural and city vote Is also forecast. In the county campaigns chief In terest centers In the race for sheiiff between Sheriff Walter J. Olmschekl, Republican, and Syd I. Brown, Demo crat. Ballots Distributed Distribution of the ballot boxes to the precincts in thla city and Ash land, and other nearby precincts, will be completed this afternoon. Ballots were distributed to the more dis tant precincts Friday and Saturday. Up to noon today no official word has been received from the secretary of state by the county clerk direct ing removal of the name of Henry E. (Continued on Page Eight) democrat started pouring relief i for ner to have hospital attcntiln. The Incident occurred Saturday night. funds out there within the last few weeks. It may be close. Wisconsin An unknown quantity, with most insiders favoring the La Follettes by a shade, Wyoming Democratic Senator O'Mahoney has been hard prewed and Is not as certain as he was a month ago. New Mexico There may be an up set here. Good information Indicates the republicans may gain one senate est. Milton Merlthew. 60, of the Evans California Sinclair Is apparently creek district, went on trial thla mor sunk, but not as deeply as everyone ning In circuit court on a statutory believes. MEWS TRIAL No further word has been received In this city concerning the corWltlon of Mrs. R. A. Newland of thla city, who, with her husband, was critically injured In an automobile accident south of Sherman, Texas, Friday af emoon. A telephone call from Nell Newland, of Medford. Saturday nlg'.iS revealed that Mrs. Newland was suf fering In a Sherman hospital from five crushed ribs and other serious internal Injuries. Mr. Newland, less seriously hurt, was expected to leave the hosltal in a few days. SERVICE CLUBS SET FOR IMS ON CHEST Local service club members will hold a joint luncheon meeting to morrow noon at the Hotel Medford in conjunction with Community Cheat workers and committee membera, M. N. Hogan will act as toast master. Officers of the civic groups and Manager Frank Hull will speak In behalf of the chest drive. Other lead ers In the Community Chest organi zation will also discuss various phases of the campaign for funds. Rev. E. 8. Bartlam, of the Episcopal church, will address the guests. The public has been Invited to attend this spe cial luncheon, which will be the last meeting before the big drive starts. To acquaint the people of Medford (Continued on Page Eight) Chocolate King Dies PARIS, Nov. 6. (?) Senator Gas ton Menler, 79, the "chocolate king" of France, died today. Senator Menl?r waa well known in America and es pecially so In Canada, for he onra owned Antlcostl Island In the St Lawrence, selling It in 1926. Election Returns Tuesday Evening At Mail Tribune The Mall Tribune has lined up facilities for specially fast and comprehensive report on Tues day's election. The figures will be gin pouring Into the newspaper of fice early In the evening as the augmented news staff secures par tial returns from the various poll ing places In the city and county. Reports from other Oregon coun ties and from other states wh?re elections were held, will be brought Into the Mall Tribune over the Associated Press, leased wires. All these reports, county, state and national, will be given out over the loudspeaker In front of the office. First reports from others states will be given short ly after five o'clock. Oregon flg urea will not be available until after the polls close at 8 p. m. INTO KJ. CANAL Two Couples Enroute Home From Road House Found Dead Lights of Car in Water Signal Tragedy INSULL FINISHES GIVING TESTIMONY IN OWN DEFENSE By Robert M, Toder Associated Press Staff Writer, CHICAGO. Nov. 6. (AP) Samuel Insull finished his testimony as a defense witness against mall fraud charges In a half hour appearance to day In Federal Judge James H. WU kerson's court. Federal Prosecutor Leslie S. Salter asked Insull a half dozen questions, Insull's own attorney asked three, and the deposed Chicago utility exec utive left the stand. The principal defense witness, In sull, had been under questioning for a total of 11 hours. Taking the witness stand at 10 a. m. Thursday, he testified for six hours under prompting from Defense Attorney' Floyd E. Thompson, and then was turned over to the government for five hours and 40 minutes or search ing cross examination. Although 16 others are charged In til case with him, Instill' appear ance was regarded by both sides as the decisive engagement of the trial, since Insull admittedly dominated the affairs of hla huge public utility system. From Insull both sides sought to obtain an answer to the question which is the crux of the mall fraud case whether Investors were Inten tionally deceived about the quality of the stock offered them by the cor poration securities company; which crashed in April, 1932. with a aioo, 000.000 loss to Investors. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Nov. 8. (AP) Four persons, two men and two women, were dead here after their automobile plunged Into a drainage ditch one mile south of Midland on the Klamath Falls-Weed highway, Sunday. The dead Included: George Herr man, 37, O. E. Kern. 40, Mrs. Emma line Hughes, 30, all of Klamath Falls; and Margaret Lewis, about 30, recently of Juntura. According to authorities who Inves tigated the tragedy, the four people were on their way to Klamath Falla after visiting a road house just over the California atate Una when Herr man, the driver, lost control of his maohlne and it plunged off the high way. Auto Submerged The drainage canal, at the place where the Ill-fated machine hurtled Into the water. Is 40 feet wide and about 13 feet deep. The car waa al most completely submerged beneath water. The accident was not discovered until a passing' motorist noticed the lights of the automobile burning be neath water. He notified authorities who Investigated and found the bod lea of Herrman and Mrs. Hughes, who apparently had occupied the front seat, floating In the water. It waa not until the machine had I oeen named irom tne aiton tnat au- tnonties Knew ox tne aeatns or Kern and Miss Lewis, who were trapped In the back seat and drowned. Evidences that Kern and Miss Lewis fought frantically against death wera discov ered by Investigators who examined the car and found several windows shattered. Dr. George Adler, coroner, took charge of the bodies. He Indicated that al' of the four met death by drowning. It waa believed that an inquest will not be held. Elks Mourn Loss cf Six-Toed Cat From Clubroom "Six-Toed Pete.' highly valued tiger-colored kitten given to the Elks club some time ago, is num bered the missing and the broth ers are anxious to secure return of their pet. The cat was evidently a throw back to some prehistoric feline forebear whose feet boasted nix toes, as the Elks pet had six well defined toes on each of its front paws, although the rear extremi ties were entirely normal. Aside from the Interest In "Pete" as a biological specimen, the Elks treasured the kitten as a playful and affectionate member of the fraternity and have posted a re ward for 1U return, six toes end all. Australian-Airman Reveals 'Lady Southern Cross' De clared Unfit for Service by Antipodean Officials T MEDFORD BOWLERS WIN IN KLAMATH INVASION Medford City League sowlers completed a 10-game home and home bowling match with bowlers repre senting Klamath Falls, bowling the last five games at Klamath Falls yesterday. Medford won seven out of ten games for a total of 8355 to 8135 for Klamath Falls. By Ihe Assm-lated Press Victims of traffic accidents over the state on a rainy weekend, eight persons were dead today, among them Sheriff D, L, Blankenahlp. of Bremer ton, the Kitsap county peace officer who sought unsuccessfully to solve the sensational Fllcder murder case of last winter. His death, and the critical Injuries (Continued on Page Five.) flan Frnnrlsoo Rutterfat. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. S MP First grade butterfat, 33!c, f. o. ft San Francisco. SI In. NEW VOHK. No. 8. (AP) Bar stiver steady and unchanged at S3. EYED BY LEAGUE By JOSEPH E. SHARKEY OENEVA, Switzerland. Nov. 8. (AP) The entire question of Japan's right to hold islands under mandate In the Paclflo ocean, now that she has re signed from the League of Nations, was under discussion today as the league mandate commission heard a report that United States warships had been refused the right to visit former German Islands now under Japanese mandate. According to league officials, re ports that Japan, in violation of mandate regulations, is secretly con structing naval bases on these Islands. This concrete question, however, did not arise at today s meeting. U. S. Ships Barred What did happen was that a mem ber of the commission told Nobu- buml I to, the Japanese minister to rolsnd, that he had read In a Stock holm newspaper that an American battleship, transporting an American scientific group which intended to study an eclipse of the sun, had been denied admission to islands under Japanese mandate. I to answered that he had no knowledge of the report and add ed that the Japanese government LOS ANGELES, Cal., Not. 8. (AP) The airplane which carried (Sir Charles Klngsford-Smith on a haz ardous 73S5-mlle flight from Bris bane, Australia, to Oakland. Cal not considered airworthy In the Antipodes. This was revealed today as the Australian aviator announced he planned to find an American buyer or the Lady Southern Cross, which he landed yesterday in Oakland and promptly flew to Los Angeles. It all came out when Col. Robert Lorraine, British world war ace and the first man to fly from England to Ireland, wondered if Kingford-Smith's wife wasn't Jeslous of Lady Southern Cross. "She has no cause to be," said Sir Charles, "I'm going to sell her in southern California, Hilled L'n airworthy It is curious, but the strongest Australian air regulations have prov en her unalrworthy and I therefore was unable to sell her there." "The situation Is rather ironical," commented Colonel Lorraine, "con- (Continued on Page fwo) Kin'gsford Smith Ahead of Time in Ocean Hop charge Involving a young girl. The public was barred from the proceed ings and the bailiff waa stationed In the corridor to advise spectators of the court ruling. T-Vi ak dim In that f si bla waa mftmiMA falls, the republican party will have ,n, cmn iamltnta untn this morning. The case Is expected Only one state is considered very impctant nationally by the insiders. That one la Pennsylvania. If the republican Keystone state to start all over again What la more important, the con i a tu flnlahiul Tata A1av Mrvatlv. leadership of th, party will n wl , f t be timet completely ranlahcd from j court tomorrowPle.tlon . Pr0. ceedlnsie will be reaumed Wednesday. I The next case scheduled la that of T. ;J. Enrlght. attorney charged with driving an auto while Intoxicated. OFFICES, BANKS CLOSE rebuilding will be left in the hands of young Turks and mild indepen dents, California would be Important If there were not such unanimity of opinion about Sinclair's demise. deed, a backstage reaction has sire My set in The boys upstairs are beginning t t wonder If they did wrong. They have1 half a notion that the best way to get j rid of Sinclair would have been to ! elect him. He could have done noth- Intr but shout his head off. because Offices In Medford of the city the atate legislature is safe. As it U. i .ty and state, the banks and the they say he plana to run a daily paper and continue to ladle out nla EPICAC. start liqucr store will be closed Tues. dsy, election day. NEW YORK. Not. 8. ;p The New York atock exchange and other lead ing secuuty and commodity exchanges here and in other important centers President Roosevelt's meeting with the supreme court some days bsca vm milt unusual In mini unmib llshed repecta. Some of the Justlcea throughout the country will be closed still -, talking about the extra cour- """ ""' ejections. tesT and distinction which the presl-'. ....u iiniic i ta c dent ahoTd Chief Justice Hughe,, i lL A IV1 A I H WINS, 7 TO D, "ZTJXS Resident con-! FROM G. PASS GRIDMEN gratulated Mr. Hughea on the 1931 ' KLAMATH HIU. Not. 8. p! Washington arma conference, saying Conversion of the point after a something about It being the only touchdown spelled the margin of auccesnful disarmament conference , "r '' Klamath falls hlh achoil ever held. T.iat aeemed to be stretch- i footba'.l team her, Saturday In their r ih. .mnllment Ht e.-,nl now '! O-snts PSM. The flml sufpect that we gave up more than i i.a ,t $4wvm I 'Vv i - tda. .KaV -It Ji. -Ill is.aiat . - i lllliaar - i i r . i- , 1 AT WORK IN CCC Max r. Little, 63, of the Elk Creek CCC camp. Company 1747. dropped dead at 8:30 a. m. today, follow ing moderate exertion while at work about a mite and a half from the Union Creek recreational trail, according to word received at the CCO district headquarters. Little waa enrolled as a local ex perienced man, hla record at head quarters show, and his address was ; given aa Medford. He has no known relatives, according to information 'listed In his enrollment card. Dis trict Surgeon Wallace S. Douglas had not made an examination yet this afternoon to determine the cause of his death. 4 P :x X. (Continued on Pe Pour; 7 to 6. t:d the tale of one t , j t:ie h.i,-dt and moxl e?r.!y fovj: I contest seen here in many moons. In les than 13 hours after lnklng 0ff tt Honolulu. Blr Charles Klngvor(j.(mlth brought the "Lady outh'nt fro" donn on the Tarmac of Oakland, I al., airport to complete hi raundtrlp flight from the bay pt.rt to Australia and bark vthlrh ntt- Marled In lf!g. The Una-mile over-wae-r flti-nt made In remarkable time and the Australian air hero and hU nnlrntfr. ('apt. P. a. Tlor. were In (lie (.olden mute hours before their expected arrUal. fmllh aol"3lTPd for hi earli appearance. I pT left: KliiE'ferrt-mllh and Tnlr irlllng the Mur nf the Might. Lower ; lert: The tninlM Ific fllrltt uttU ;ty end a the la1 uthrrn rt la flacc'd. Klglit; Mr ( harles (If ft) and Taylor (limb out of the cockpit after roaring out of the t. (VwMated Prfs photo. BY SAN DIEGO POLICE Having allegedly written worthless checks amounting to seversl hundred dollars, which he passed In Medford during October, 1033. Milton Waritv. alias H. W. Maraell, has been arrested In San Diego, according to informa tion received bere today by Captain Iiee M. Bonn of the Oregon atate po lice. Waring will undoubtedly be re turned here for prosecution. Captain Bown said. Political Broadcasts tuoi.tlnued on Pag, Eight) INSTALL TONIGHT Veterans of Foreign Wars and aux iliary will hold Installation services for newly-elected officers at the armory this evening, beginning at A o'clock. Members are expected to at tend from Klamath Palls, Roseburg and Orants Pass. Refreshments will be served after the Installation serv ices. The following post officers will be Installed: Commander, E. W. Hall; senior vice -commander, A. E. An derson; Junior vice-commander, O. 1. Huklll; chaplain", Oeorge Waterman; officer of the day, E. A. Pallatler; quartermaster. Joe E. Wood; adju tant. T. K. Flynn; guard, Albert Hall. Auxiliary officers Installed will be: President, Lenore Wall; senior vice presldont, Lillian Huklll; Junior vice president, Augusta Hall; chaplain, Pauline Wood; conductress, Marga ret Ingllng; treasurer, Elizabeth O'Brien; secretary, Lillian Flynn; guard, Florence Brunson. ZIMMERMAN SAYS RUFUS FOR M PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 8. (API Peter Zimmerman, Independent can didate for governor, announced today he has received the unqaulfled sup port of Rufus Hoi man, state treas urer, A signed statement from Holman, Zimmerman said, promised vhe state treasurer's support and hla vote In tomorrow's election. Holman could not be reached Im mediately for comment. Postmaster Oeneral Jim Farley will give a broadcast over the national hookup this evening at 7:15 (Medford time) and Is expected to apeak on behalf of the Roosevelt administration. LONG BhACH SHAKEN BY SEVERE TEMBLOR LONO BEACH. Calif., Nov. fl, (AP) Long Beach and coastal communi ties south of here were shaken last night at 6:30 o'clock by an earth quake which residents said waa one or the most severe since the disas trous quake or March 10, 1933. The tremor lasted between one and two seconds. Due to the brief duration of the shock, damage waa negligible. . 4 A. W. Pipes will speak at 7:1S this evening over KMED in behalf of the 20 mill tax limitation amendment. WIFE OF J. R. HARVEY DIES IN GRANTS PASS GRANTS PASS. Or... MoT. B. (AP) Orae. Kellogg Harvey. 06. member of ft Chicago family prominent In early daya and wife of J. R. Harvey, necretary of th. Chamber of Com merce here. .died at her horn. Sunday after an lllneaa of many year.' duration. Kingfish Must Stand Trial In Suit Fo's Libel WASHINGTON, Not. (API Senator Huey P. Long mtiat atand trial In ft ftSOO.OOO libel ault re aultlng from ft apeech he mad. In the acnate. The supreme court today dli agreed with th. aenator. conten tion that because he waa ft mem ber of congreaa he had conatttu tlonal Immunity from auch legal action. The case waa brought by Samuel T. Anaell, former Judge advocat. eeneral of the army.
