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The Weather Forecast: Unsettled with rain tonight and Friday. Not much change In temperature. II Di.k.. am H H iiciv jcaicru bt - low fit this morning 46 M edford Mail Tri BUNE WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1931 Twenty-ninth Year MEDFOliU, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1934. No. 203. 1 ! : v : : TO INVESTIGATE A. T. T. By PAUL MAI-LON (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, D. 0., Nov. 15. If the British are selling us out to the Japanese at the London conference. they have done an . astoundlngly good Job of mis leading our offi cials here. , You hear a lot of talk on that subject among people who make and drink the best spiked tea. They started gos siping . about it . last summer. At that time tne word was nassed around that the British had decided their beet interests lay with the Japanese. Our people did not Re lieve It. Just between us, they had competent assurances from no less a source than the admiral or tne British fleet in the Atlantic. Developments at London have nnt changed their view. Suspicion caused Ramsay MacDonald to issue his re cent disclaimer. Our topmost officials have faith in him. The best possible advice now Is that you should taW any rumors of an Anglo-Japanese al liance with a great big chaser. It ' V -7a New Communications Com mission Calls for Sweep ing Survey Nation's Sys temsDate Unscheduled WASHINGTON, Nov.- 15. (AP) The communications commission to day ordered an Investigation of the American Telephone and Telegraph company and Its contract with the associated Bell companies. The commission said its inquiry would go into the history and finan cial structure of A. T. and T.. In cluding connections and relation ships with associated Bell companies and other subsidiaries. t 1 This examination it w'as stated, also will Include subsidiaries which manufacture equipment and supplies Including all subsidiaries or related companies which affect the commu nications Industry under the Juris diction of the commission. Financial arrangements also will be studied. A general Inquiry . also will be made Into the license an service con tracts of the companies. (Continued on Page Ten) British trade Is strong for revival of an alignment with Toklo because of the prospects of trade in Man ehukuo and the danger of unre stricted Japanese competition In Brit ain's markets unless an understand lng is reached. However, our people point out two significant ireafions why Britain won't grant Japan's plea for naval equality despite all that may be said. If the British were to concede naval equality to Toklo, it would open up the question of Brit ain's right to maintain- the tradi tional two-power standard in Europe. Ton may recall that before the world war Britain's traditional naval policy .was the "maintenance of - - a fleet equal to the combined fleets of the next two biggest naval powers In the world. This went by the board during the war. At the Washington arms conference, Britain definitely relinquished It Insofar as thla coun try was concti ied. However, It still maintains th.t two-power naval standard with regtrd to Europe. If she were to grant Japan equality. Prance, Italy, and particularly Ger many, could start yelling. The second point is the attitude of the British colonies, especially Aus tralia, New Zealand and India. They all are anti-Japanese and emphati cally opposed to any renewal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance They are for closer Anglo-American co-oper.t-tlon. Although London may pretend to flirt with the JaJpanese for Its own domestic reasons, we do not believe that. In the face of these larger Is sues, It will dare desert us for the Japanese. As regards the naval situation, we still are hoping that something may be fixed up whereby the Japanese may get theoretical but not actual parity. Something similar to the dec laration made at Geneva toward Clet many a right to arms equality. How ever, in the case of Japan, we anc the British are trying to IndU'-c her to be aatlsfled with "equality of security," which means theoretic! parity in the respective territories of the naval powers. It would not, hov -ever, mean any necessary Increase In Japans' ratio. The Japanese know It and so far refuse to be fooled. However, Norman Davis' latest re port Indicate that the Japanese, at London anyway, would like to sl an agreement even below parity, but. just as we expected, they have talked o much that It's almost lmpossibls for them to go home with anything less than the right to actual parity. We and the British stl.l are follow, lng the policy of letting them talk in the hope they will tire of tht equality Idea. i Meanwhile, our delegation at Loa 1 don is doing IU best to frighten tl.e Japanese every once in a while. The headlines from London about "re liable U. S. quarters" intimating that the United States wa prepared to enter a building race and maintain the existing ratio by outbuilding tht Japanese were a little American propaganda. We decided weeks ago to issue that warning to the Japan ese. Apparently Davla decided over the week end that the time had come RELIEF MEASURES Life Will Be Different For Gloria Vanderbilt jf 1 ; j ' "f"'-i!y$i Jitj w I '''' L MY PLANS ()r J Development Program To Be Drawn for State By Martin Committee Will Swing Through Valley Where 12,000 Men at Work On Vast Project for Power and Flood Control The speelarular flRlit for the cus tody of little Gloria Vanderbilt (upper left). 10-year-old daughter of Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderlillt, waged In New York supreme court by her mother (upper right), the beautiful widow of Reginald Vanderbilt, and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney (right), her aunt, ended yesterday In the cryptic declaration by Justice John F. Carew that "the child Is not to have for the future the life that It had from the death or Its father." (Associated Press Photos.) r u ' Tht Important feature of the French governmental crisis, which has not been played up In our press, but which official dispatches received from Parts indicate was the main is sue, follows: Democratic form of gov. rnment in France was at stake. Tht ridlcal soclallste saved It. Led by NEWBERG. Ore., Nor. 15. ( AP) A declaration that "something will be done" at the next session of con gress "to get cheap money lor the farmers," was made here last night by United States Senator Charles L McNary of Oregon. Action on some form of old-age pension, unemployment Insurance, social legislation, shorter work-days and the public works program, also was predicted. Senator McNary spoke to about 500 persons, most of them farmers. The republican floor leader declar ed farmers must lower the cost of production. "In other words." he said, "they must havo a lower inter est rate. "As long as the tax rate Is as high as It Is today," he continued, "and as long as the Interest rate Is so high while the price level remains low, the farmers cannot continue to ex ist." Senator McNary mentioned that taxes and Interest are fixed charges and that congress cannot do any thing about the tax charges. "But." he said, "It enn do something about I Interest. We can and will say to the farmers that your Interest rnte must be as low as It la for those who are I getting money from the United States." He predicted that "conditions next spring and summer will be much j improved." VANDERBILT ORDER DELAYED BY JUDGE NEW YORK. Nov. 15. (AP) Su preme Court Justice John F. Carew conferred for more than an hour to day with attorneys for both sides In the custody fight over 10-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt, but no announce ment of the result waa forthcoming Immediately. Herbert C. Smyth, attorney for Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, paternal aunt of the child who Is opposing Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt' attempt to obtain custody of her daughter, said as he wao leaving the supreme court building that the "conference la over, but the order won't be signed today." He declined to amplify that statement. Woman Appointed Treasurer's Aide WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. (API Josephine A. Roche, of Colorado, was appointed assistant secretary of the treasury today by President Roosevelt. Miss Roche, a coal mine operator. will fill a post made vacant when Secretary Morgenthau was elevated ; A mprlcan Awarded head of the treasury. Ancient Carthage Brought To Light In North Africa ALGIERS, Nov. 15. (AP A whole section of the ancient city of Carthago, buried for centuries beneath the sands of North Africa, naa been brought to light, archae ological workers announced todaj. The excavations have revealed villas, paved streets, houses ana buildings almost Intact from the second and third centuries, and the discoveries are regarded by scholars as of great archaeological importance. i si & it rt 4 -4 f W:r.t WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. (AP) President Roosevelt left Washington this afternoon to Inspect at first hand the progress of the Tennessee Valley development program. En route by special train, he will stop at Harrods burg, Ky., tomorrow to dedicate a monument to Daniel Boone and Ken tucky pioneers. By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. (AP) President Roosevelt, his mind filled with such problems as relief, recov ery and total Insecurity, reached for his hat and topcoat today for a swing through vast laboratory of the "more abundant life." The president planned to depart late this afternoon by special train for the Tennessee Valley develop ment, and thence to his winter re treat at Warm Springs, Oa. There he will formulate policies to be pro posed to congress In January. Outline Decided He turns southward with ft trunk packed full of recommendations. Though he will study them In de tail, there la every Indication he has decided the broad outlines of tiio plana he will touch upon In a talk to the country upon his return In early December. Then he may disclose such thlnpfc as how much money will be a&kcd for relief and what kind of relict it will be; what further measures may be taken to stimulate heavy Indus- LEAGUE TO RULE SALE OF CARDINALS OFF, SAYS BREADON ST. LOUIS, NOV. 15. (AP) Sam Breadon, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, announced today that ne gotiations for the sale of the world championship Cardinals to Lew. H. Wcntz, Oklahoma oil multl-mtlllon-alre, were "off indefinitely." Breadon said that as far as he knew the negotiations would not be resumed. Chemistry Prize ' STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Nov. 15 (AP) Dr. Harold Clayton Urey or Columbia University, New York, to day was awarded the 1934 Nobel prize in chemistry. fluttermakcrs Elect SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Nov. 15. ( AP) W. B. Combs, St. Paul, was re elected president of the National Creamery Buttermakcrs' association at the annual convention yesterday. H. C. Raven, Portland, Ore., was re elected treasurer. $9,750 PARTY PROVES PRINCE, BARBARA HAPPY By RICHARD fl. MASSOCK Arlated Pre, Foreign Staff. PARIS, Nov. 15 (AP) Prince Alex Mdlvanl pointed today to a costly all-night party, with dinner. Cham- Herrlot. they walked out of Claston pspne and dancing, to prove that U Doumergue a cabinet. Without them I -eli between hlro and the prln Doumersue faced the danger of M-icess, he:resa to a S and 10 cent itore roinua internal diporaera ana ibyionunr. forced to hand In the resignation of hit government. Doumergue was aim ing to obtain authority to dlasolve parliament without connt of tne rrench ena:e. which would haw pnvrd the way for a dictatorship. The occasion not only marked the the party waa held In an opulent setting, waa happy, too. "We rarely get auch partlea these days." one em ployee admitted. He estimated the cost of the affair at (lightly more than 150 000 francs (about IB75.0.I The prince, denying a report the music alone cost elOOOO, enplelned. "me don't think it fitting to apend too much In the.' times " The or- GENEVA, Nov. 15. ( AP) The Saar committee of the council of the League of Nations ruled today that the Saar basin territory will pas to the sovereignty of the League of Na tions should tho population of the Saar vote In January to continue the existing league control. (Continued on Page Four) 4 $700 WOULD PUT COMMUNITY CHEST EFFORT OVER TOP The quota for Medford's Com' munlty Chest has been almost sub scribed, according n an announce ment today by officials of the 1934 campaign. A balance of only 70G remains to put the drive "over the top" and assure the continuance of the splendid program of the seven welfare and character-building ganlcatlona that are participants in the cheat fund. "It Is gratifying to us that the 1934 Hat of Community Chest con tri bu tors Is larger than previous years," Eugene Thorndike, acting WEEK OPENS HERE (Continued on Tage Ten) PARIS, France, Nov. 15. (AP) The French cabinet today unanimous; approved the plan of sending French troops Into the Saar basin territory If the League of Nations governing commission demands their service. EXPECTING HEAVY 22nd birthday of the former Barbara jchstra was flown from London Hutton, Prince Mdlvanl explained but also was designed "to end ru mors of a rift In our happiness." "I h?pe everyone will now realize we are happily married and love eah other, he said. The 120 guests, who Included princes, e duchess, three barons. 13 counts, a lord and two baronets, amonrf other titled aristocrats, danced until 4 a. n., in a bsilroom trans formed into a r.-p:c3uet!n of Postmaster Frank OeSouza said t day that from all Indications the Christmas mall this year will far ex reed that of the past several seasons. He bases this prediction on the gen eral business uptrend, and the fact that some Christmas packages des tined for far-away points have al ready been mailed. Postmaster DeSoura ' urges early shopping this year and early mailing, which he says adds greatly to the efficiency and speed of the post office. TIGERTTOTTAY HOOD RIVER HERE Negotiations mere completed today for a mythical state championship footbsll game between Medford hlh and Hood River h!?h school he-t Saturday, November 24 It was announced by Principal Piul M'neeat of the high school that the winner of this contest li to go to P.-rtlaid for the Thanksgiving day game. AS BILLS HURRIED BATON ROUGE. La., Nov. 15. (AP Huey Long's "dictator." "re venge" and "share the wealth" laws 44 of them sped hetter-skelter to ward final passage today as the "Klngftsh" stood around and smiled at the absence of serious opposition for the flrat time In his tumultous political career. The house passed all the measures with scarcely no opposition at all yesterday afternoon, practically com pleting Its "duty," and then ahot them over to the senate, which sus pended Its rules and sent them to the finance committee. . The committee will meet at 3 p. m. (C8T) today and report the bills fa vorsbly to the senate, which will suspend Its rules to send them to third reading for passage early Friday. Action Taken to Carry Out Pledge Before Election to Launch Ten' Year Plan for Research PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15. (API General Charles H. Martin, Demo cratic governor -elect of Oregon, today announced a committee to study and recommend a long-time developmental program and governmental con solidation program for Oregon. "The procedure I am' undertaking is In harmony with President RoosevoHs program for land and water utiliza tion, the planning pf public works, and the advancement of public wel fare." declared General Martin, who vacated his scat in the national con gress to seek the governorship of Ore gon. He aBked the committee to report to him prior to the next session of the state legislature, which will be In January. General Martin satd the action was In keeping with his pledge that If elected he would launch a ten-year plan for research and de velopment of Oregon. Council lo Aid I I have asked that the Oregon State Planning Council, which has already done admirable work In the direction of a stato program of re search and development, act as the technical advisor of the committee," General Martin said. The committee named was Ormond R. Bean, Portland city commlssionei; Guy Boyington.county Judge at As toria: Regional Forester C. J. Buck of Portland; D. C. Henny, consulting engineer. Portland; Ed W. Miller, Coast Highway association manager, Marshfleld; Jamleson Parker, Ameri can Institute of Architects, Portlanl; PhllipA. Parsons, department of so ciology, University of Oregon; Wil liam A. Bchoenfeld, dean of agricul ture, Oregon State college, and E. C. Van Petten of Ontario. Support Appreciated "Since the formal incorporation of this plan In state policy wilt require certain legislative action, i desire to express my appreciation of tho TOi untary support pledged In numerous Instances by members of the next Oregon legislature," said GcnerU Martin. He asked the committee to report on executive, legislative and ad mink -tratlvo procedure necessary to con serve, develop and expand the use of all resources of the state by ful:y developed plans for Industrial devel opment. I refer to plans for the use of Ore gon's basic resources of foodstuffs, wood products, wool, flax, clay and minerals; plans for the fullest use of power, land resources, transportation and housing; for the purification of the streams and waters; for refores tation and prevention of fires. "For the elimination of submarglnai lands from agricultural use; for tho consolidation of expensive governmen tal duplication; for a sounder fiscal policy for the state; for better edu catlonal, health and social facilities, and for the all-Important long-time budgeted planning of future public works. Will Secure Facts 'To promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare by planning for the logical develop ment and use of these resources by means of Inquiries, Investigations, surveys, studies and research to ob tain all relevant facts bearing upon these problems; to assemble and anal yze the data thus obtained and wlh collective judgment and foresight to formulate plans to carry out these purposes." Ocneral Martin asked that all citi zens of the state "co-operate with the committee and with the advlso';1 council, and I wish to express my appreciation for the generosity and public spirit that will prompt this service on their part." TRIAL OF PIERCE E Farm Hand Charged With Taking Mother-ln-Law's Hidden Savings Docket Barneburg Damage Case Under chairmanship of W. A. Gates, a campaign will be conducted In Medford, commencing Saturday and continuing for one week for tho purposo of emphasizing the use of Oregon-made products. It was an nounced by Chamber of Commerce officials this morning. Other mem bers of the committee working with Mr. Oates are Herb Groy and Mooro Hamilton. The campaign la being directed by George Baker, manager of the Ore gon Manufacturers' association and every community throughout the state Is urged to participate In the campaign. Last year Medford was reported to have put on the best campaign In the state and chamber of commerce offtclala are anxious to repeat this year especially In view of the fact that a trophy la being offered for tho community conducting the best campaign. - Mr. Gates has asked newspapers of the county to publicise the campaign Drury Francis Pierce, charged with grand larceny by grand Jury Indict ment, Is scheduled to go on trial in circuit court next Wednesday. It Is the first criminal case In the coming session of tne circuit court. Pierce, a farmhand. Is alleced to have stolen MO0O belonging to all mother-in-law, Mrs. Marie Lange. The money was hidden In a Jar In ttis root house of the Lange farm, pierce is alleged to have stolen It, and then concealed It under the barn floor. All parties concerned reside In the Cen tral Point district. Pierce was arrest ed after the discovery of the dlsip pcarance of the money. Five hundred dollars of the money taken assertedly ncionga to nerces wife. The al leged offense occurred six weeka ago. Hamate Suit Docketed. The damago suit of Mrs. Net:! Barneburg against J. T. Davis (or 10.000, is the first civil esse docket ed. The action grew out of an auto accident one rainy night more than a year ago, at the Intersection of Sixth street and Central avenue. The complaint alleges that while Mra. Barneburg and her husband, the late I Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Page Ten) 1 CHICAGO. Nov. 15. (UP) Samuel Insull, Jr.. "crown prince" of a van ished utilities empire, testified late today In the 143,O00,OOO Insull mall fraud trial that he, like his fatneT, had made mistakes. The real name of Loretta Young, screen star, is Orctchen Young. She was born January 8, 1013. Oregon Apples Will Be Bought To Feed Needy PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 16. (AP) The Immediate purchase at pre vailing market prices of 46 carloads of Oregon applea for distribution to thousands of families on tho relief rolls of the nation, was or dered today by the federal relief administration. The order amounts to about 1,360.000 pounds of "C" grade fruit, the minimum lr of which lli a1'. Inches. SERA money will be used to pay the Oregon producer. All. the money will go to tne grower, as no brokerage or other fee will be al lowed . OF PLANE MISHAP Hoe was brought to Mrs. Rosa Alter, of this city that the Earl Akers killed In a plane crash near RHb vllle, Wash., on Monday was not her son, Earl Akers, also of this city, who la believed to be In the vicinity of Yakima. Paul Walker, formerly of Medford. sent a telegram to the bereaved wo man today stating: "Earl Akera killed not your son: he was a local boy." When news of the crash waa pub lished Monday, Mrs. Akera wrote to police officials In Yakima and re ceived the report that three men Arthur Brennln, Earl Akers and Emtl Akers, the last two being brothers were killed. Earl Akers of Medford haa no brothers. Paul Walker, who sent the telegram, knows Earl well, and Is well acquainted locally. I NASHVILLE. Tcnn., Nov. 15. (AP) While la enforcement agencies were doing "everything possible" to day to solve the abduction and mur der of alx year old Dorothy Ann Dlstelhurst, funeral services were tentatively set f?r tomorrow. Attorney General J. Carlton Loser, directing an investigation into the case, said that "at the present time we havo no tangible facts on which we can base a satisfactory conclus ion about the matter." He added, howover, that "all law enforcement agencies are doing ev erything possible to get some clue that might lead to tne apprenension of the party or parties murdering the Dlstelhurst child. PORTLAND REJECTS; BUYING OF MARKET I DON'T BE A SUCKER FOR STOCK SELLERS, WARNING PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15 (AP) Once more the city of Portland has put Itscir on record as definitely un interested In acquiring the tl, 300.000 public market company here, operat ing s huge market on Portland's sea vail On Dec. 15. last, the market began oDeratlons after ha vino- been built k nrtviitfi mmninr. it tain the same time he denied categori the builders and the city had anjcally many of the criticisms directed agreement th.it as soon as the mar BOSTON, Nov. 18, ( AP) America was warned today by Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy of the federal securities and exchange commission not V be a "sucker." He Jatd down rules for a "relent less war" against atock swindlers In an address to the Boston chsmber of commerce. Specific reassurance to business was offered In explaining chsnges the commissi will make, but t You mav expect to see Prance BuUt&ry ajr supremacy manusined 1 AM & star; of tin Riu. where street in Casablanca, Morocco at the securities .xct, ket was a "going concern." the city He stressed thar. nonesi Duainem would take It over. haa nothing to fear, but pledged a It appears now that the only way ' finish fight against stock swindlers A farmer at Hastings. Neb. nised 1 the market company can get the city j and warned would-be Investors in Is ft a beet measuring 22 Inches In clr-i to take over the property It to go to thla fashion: cumiereaoa. I court to enforce this agreement. r.aeli ind every one of you prospective, or actual member, of sucker list, and when the stranger calls you on the 'phone to Interest you In the purchase of securities. beware. "Unless you have confidence in the Integrity of the sponsors you ought to take precautions before you sign on the dotted line or surrender your cash or the aecurltlea you now own. "Over the country from time to time airings up the promoter with a worthless Issue, a tipster sheet to lure you and ft battery of telephone salesmen to close the deal to your misfortune. "Be on your guard. The commis sion can not. In the very nature ot t hi im, police every transaction In America. Where It has the evidence, rest assured U will striae." By BLAZING LIE SAH FRANCISCO, Nov. 15. (API A boiling sea of quick lime sent 33 Ban Francisco firemen to the hos pital early today. One hundred tons of lime stored In paper sacks turned ft trucking company warehouse Into a virtual volcano when torrential rains last night overtaxed storm drains and water flooded waist deep over the lime. Orcaslng their bodies and donning gas masks and hip boots firemen fought the st.rango volcano-like con flagration in short shifts for hours. At first they turned high pressure hoses on the burning sacks, but this only added to the fury of the boil ing lime. ROGER? BEVEliLY WILLS, Oil., Nov. 14. Well, let's sec wlmt we got in todny'a papers that will hold up till tomorrow. Huey Long (Iliiey will stnnil up) is tryine to make senators out of football players. He better bo tryin? to make sonictliitip; out of sena tors. Awful lot of prediction in the papers every day as to what is the outlook for political suc cess in 1!)'!!. The ins, and the outs too, belter concentrate on what's Roiim to happen next month, or next week. NTo coun try in the world was ever fur ther away front !!):! than we are. 9 l,Ji7BcSual SySJitate. lae.
