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Newspaper Page TextMerchants Will Usher in Yuletide Season Here Monday, December 3rd. The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight with freezing temperature, Wednesday Increasing cloudiness followed by rain. Highest ycterday ...42. LoneBt this ninrnlng ,,, ftfi Medford Mail Tmbune WINNER Pulitzer Award TOR 1934 Twenty-ninth Year MJSDFOKD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1934. No. 213. E9AZD l FACT Eflt? ME M 0)0) 1 nmy Bmlmd II inn mi mn nni mr S I An V T AiU rUL Ut v A rji eVyJ Taui Muuod By PAIL MAI.LON (Copyright, 1934, by Taul Million) WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 37. One of Mr. Roosevelt's best friends broke down and confessed off the record re cently that the main thing wrong with the new deal aa the new dealer. Being one of them, he spoke with authority and his words dug deep: "More and more this la getting to be a one-man show, not be cause the presi dent wants It to be, but because so few men around him have-the vision and capacity to take the load from him. It la singular, after all the big work done so far. that ao few new dealers have distinguished themselves doing t, "Everyone knows that the presl dent has had to rely mainly on f few trusted old friends, college pro feasors and army . officers. He has nractlcallly exhausted those fields and the results could hardly be call ed sensational. "If the new deal falls. It will not because the policies were bad. but because they were badly administered." Flying Wedge The new dealers have shied away from talking about the bucket shop raids because the New York, Boston and Baltimore raids Involved under cover tactics. The fact la that the raiding "squad has adopted a flying wedge technique which Is the latest accomplishment of new deal reform activity. The squad Is led by big .Tlm- Calla han, former all-Amerlcal centcf at Yale, who knows football phllosopsy. When citizens complain of being gypped by a bucket shop, the SEC turns the complaints over to Calla han. He descends on the brokerage house Juat before closing, locks the doors, closes the telephone line and establishes himself In the largest chair as a magistrate. . No word or person goes In or out until Mr. Cal lahan, has taken the testimony of all and looks over the records. In Baltimore he kept a brokerage bouse locked all night. The Idea la t avoid all habeas corpua lowyers un til Mr. Callahan makea a touch down. Excuse It, Please This column was wrong In descrlb ing (Nov. 231 a particular letter writ ten by A. P. of L. Chairman Oreen to the White House, submitting a '.1st of demands. What happened was that Mr. Oreen wrote three letters (Nov. 51 to the White House sud mining the demands of the A. P. of I. convention not his own. in inese lettera he did not ask for an appoint ment with the president. Ten days after Mr. Oreen wrote his letters he received three routine business responses from -the presl dent's assistant "secretary. These stated the A. P. of L. resolutions had been referred to various departments. That clears up the correspondence angle but does not alter the peculiar underlying situation existing between the White House and me a. r. oi u,, aa described In that column. An ef fort may be made clear up the situa tion when Mr. Roosevelt returns from Warm Springs. Counting The word has gone around on the Inside that the Republican New Mex lean senator, Bronson Cutting, la go Ing to be counted out In the senate. That Is why you saw Senator Norrls v the other day that his friend, Mr. Roosevelt, made a mistake In oppos- . Ing Cutting and Parmer-Laborlte 4 Senator Shlpstead. Norrls got wind ' of what la afoot and l trying to get the president to atop it. Cutting's Democratic opponent. Chavei, really believes he can make out a case In two counties. Also, he will make some charges about hiring automobile workers on election day In certain sections. When an election Is aa cloae as that one. it la a simple matter for the preponderantly heavy Democratic enate majority to resolve all doubts In favor of the Democrat. That was demonstrated only a few years ago In the Brookhart case. All the Democrats will have to do la to find a legal pretext for cancel ing a few thousand Cutting votet. Any four-cylinder lawyer can arrange It without dlfflriiltv. Notes The liteat la that the.V. P. (you may recall his name as Garner) Is rot going to Warm Springs but will come direct to Washington around December 10. It lcfa, as If he ta not In an ex'ra big hurry to get Into the speakership argument or the bo .Tius compromise. T Pe,-rt Service Assistant Murphy permlttfH newsmen to Inspect the coumerfel? aioo b:ll rev-fntly selred, but carefully rom'ri th-m after- Smouldering Feud Between Reichswehr and Guards May Burst Into Flame at Any Moment, Is Fear By WALTER II. mtOt'KMANN (Copyright, 1934, by the Associated Press) BERLIN, Nov. 27. The German army and the natlon'a police forces are operating under a virtual decla ration of a atate of emergency, re liable sources disclosed today. All Chrlstmaa furloughs for mem bers of the Reichswehr (army) and military police have been suspended. Drilling of nasi storm troops has been Intensified, It was reported. The domestic eltuatlon apparently was responsible for the order, its pos sible significance In relation to the foreign situation was minimized. 1'eud Smoulders. Feara thai a smouldering feud be tween the reichswehr and the Schutz Staffel (picked nazl guards) might burst Into flame at any time are held In some quarters to be chiefly responsible for the measure. The step Indicated that Chancellor Hitler, aa he did during the blood "purge" of nazl ranka June 30, la (Continued on Page Seven) REBUILDING WAITS INSURANCE SURVEY Floyd Hurt, manager of Timber Products Co., the main offices and retail galea unit of which burned to the ground in a spectacular early morning fire yesterday, announced todav that the company Is awaiting the arrival of adjusters from Port land, before making plans for rebuilding. Although he said nothing can be decided until after adjustments arc made. Hart Intimated yesterday that the modern building, value of which. together with the supplies and trucks It contained, was estimated at $75. 000. would be reconstructed. The company Is continuing busi ness In temporary offices located at the Mill Service station, adjacent to the remains. Hart stated that the vault was opened and Its contents were found untouched by the flames, which also left the sawmill and lumber yard unharmed. An autopsy late yesterday of the body of Howard Lee. 50. miner who fell dead during the excitement of the fire, corroborated Coroner Pranlt Perl's opinion yesterday that he died of an heart attack. NMN KILLED RFC SUES FOR 'DAWES LOAN' BtWMaeaaasBBmeBsJMeaBMBmBBasBBBS mi a"V I S ft s V v w Ar $ jisrifWsiWaiJ Bill laWftffewMtWjWUMWIMii felffiatJWMW Tat hlMMTtrflMM Attorneys for the Reconstruction Finance corporation filed suit in federal court in Chicago against the 4,000 stockholders of the Central Republic Trust company of Chicago to determine their liability In con nection with nearly $60,000,000 allegedly unpaid In connection with an $80,000,000 loan, known as the "Dawes loan," made by the RFC to the bank in 1932. Among stockholders named was Gen. Charles G. Dawes (right), former official of the company. William C. Freeman (left), vice . president in active charge of the institution, said the suit did not neces sarily mean a receivership for the bank. (Associated Press Photos) ACCUSED SLAYER OF BRIDE, PRIEST LOS A. RAILWAY Gets U. S. Job s PEACE PROPOSAL Youthful Prisoner Falls in . Offer to Return to Work if Faint When taken to Po lice Lineup Mind in Whirl After Deed, Claim NEW YORK, Nov. 37. (AP) Jo- No Prejudice Held Is Re fused Mayor's Confer ence Comes to Naught LOS ANQELES, Nov. 37. (AP) BARN FIRE GUILT IS BY ,scph Lteb Stelnmetz. accused aa the : Tne xos Angelea Railway company to- alayer or nia 17 year cm one.. u thc , ot unloo Armstrong stelnmetz .and the Rev. , ,,. thIt sltM tr0 r con. Joaeph K. Leonard. Catholic prleet. , nd mctormt be p.,,,, collapsed at police headquarter, to- ! to retum , ,hr Jobs wllhout Ju. day and could not be placed In the , , , TOndlUo, unar police lineup. ' which the etrike would be called off. Instead of placing him under the, .. ., ,. , ,.. glare of brilliant llghta to be ques- JtrMt cir comp,ny K ,orm,i ooned before a group o detectlwi. ; ,utement nSteUng tne proposal aa police hurrd Stelnmete through the other any OIflc, went formaline, of photographing and fin- ! mo wlth Mvor Tnnt gerprlntlng. Ishaw. The mayor haa been try ing to Then they took him to homicide th fof ,rbltn(tlon. court, where Maglatrate Ouy Van , th reJC.t,on, th. m,y. Armlnge held him without ball for a conferenc, nm, to Mu.ht. , Joseph Holland, charged with "burning with Intent to Injure the Insurer," yesterday entered a plea ol guilty to the charge. In circuit court. Holland, a former resident of Astoria. Ore., Is alleged by the authorities to have been the "torch," in the burn ing of the High barn on the Balfour Guthrie tract, near Ashland, on the night of January 4. 1933. Sentence was continued pending the outcome ; of the case. - ! George High of Ashland, charged with the samo offense, and held with his brother, Robert (Babe) High, was released yesterday on $2600 bopds. Robert High was expected to be re leased today on the same sum. The destroyed barn was insured for 113,000 and at the time of the fire was filled with 90 tons of hay, be longing to another. The barn was held to be one of the finest struc tures of its kind in the state. Thc defendants arc charged with setting the barn afire to collect the Insur ance. State police and state fire marshal Investigators have been working on the case for 18 months, and are said to have built their case from the de parture of an auto, from the barn, shortly before the fire broke out. Both the High brothers, have ask ed for a, preliminary hearing, which will be held. Justice of the Peace W. R. coleman said today, as soon as their counsel Is ready. In a suit last year In federal court George High was awarded a verdict over the insurance company. The Highs are members of a well known Ashland district family. ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 37. (AP) Harry Edward Schmtd, 25, ensign on the U. 8. S. Colorado, San Pedro. California, was killed last night when he was crushed under his automobile as it rolled off the Psclflc highway 10 miles north'of Olendale. Schmld's body had apparently been pinned under the overturned auto for con siderable time before the wreckage was discovered by Qulnes Creek resi dents. E Three Die After Eating Biscuits Of Insect Powder GREENVILLE, Tex.. Nov. 27. (AP) Physicians worked desper ately today to save the lives of three persons after three other members of the same family died as the result of eating poisoned biscuits unknowingly prepared with Insect powder. All became violently 111 yester day morning after eating the bis cuits prepared by Mrs. Marcus Teague. The" Insect powder had been left In a baking powder can. The dead are R. J. Phillips. 73: his grandson Bobble Joe Teague, 3, and Marcus Teague, 33. hus band of the woman. I ?m j I V jmmin II TIGERS ENTRAIN final desperate effort toward concili ation, Dr. Towne Nylander, secretary iif thn fwHrnl rlnniil lavrinp Hna rH signed the short iMdarlt Mglnj i called a meeting of representatives of Ajteil 10 Years Detective Robert Rehman, who ; year old prisoner had aged ten years overnight, stetnmete' clothes were wrinkled and he appeared on the the opposing groups for 3 p. m Hasklns' statement came after ht and the other officials conferred for more than an hour with repfesenta- vCrBc ui u.ruuwU Uvea of the company's non-striking SO ' amnlnt'M THusa runrmutntailvai tie, far as could be learned, none of jklns unanimously rejected the imetz' relatives, who live In , I Meantime, the "police commission I asked the fire commission to have I city firemen available to Police Chief James E. Davla for riot duty. This, It 'was said, would mean fire hose could Stein mete' Brooklyn, were present during the ar raignment. He seemed most concern ed about his mother learning of his plight. She was reported ill at her Brooklyn home. H , . " Z ' .V .be .used in case of rioting, if the fire : Mn: po loe- headquarters. HvJ0ml88rott -gnii(B th0 , rcquwt tt it8 is Ken to ine uneup room dj two oe tectlves and walked unsteadily to the (Continued on Page Two) BY It waa believed that Schmld was A warrant haa been lMued from Justice of the Peace W. R. Coleman a court , for the arrest of Orme D. Welch. 38. who failed to appear for trial Nov 30. after being released on his own recognizance. Welch waa charged with driving while Intoxlcat- T RUINED BY BLAZE RYE, N. Y NOV. 27. (AP) Many trophies, valuable autographs and rare furnishings were lost today when flames swept a wing of the 16-room home here of George Palmer Putnam and his wife Amelia Earhart. Dam age was estimated at 930.000 by firemen. Mrs, Putnsm, noteu aviatrix and writer, is In California. Mr. Putnam last night closed the house end went to New York to an apartment for the winter. The fire appeared to have started In the basement. Gifts to the publisher's son, David Binney Putnam, on trips of explora tion were lost in the fire, as well as most of Mr. Putnam's autograph collection and many of Mrs. Put nam's trophies, CHRISIASTEALS Tl blinded by bright llghta of an on- He was arrested Nov. 18 by atate coming cir and missed a highway police, on Eart Main street. Author turn, causing hla car to plunge ovcrjltlea stated Welch', operator, license an embankment. Coroner H. C. had previously been revolted. In July, st,... ho was called to Invcstl- 1934. for the eame offense, and that sate the accident, stated that no In-; new charge, will be filed against him. ,i.t miM he necessary. Effort, are Police aald Welch being made to locate" relatives. I have left recently for California Student Editors Refuse Regard Kingfish Sacred BATON ROUOE. Nov. 37. ( AP) any criticism of Senator Long to ap pnbltcatton of "the Relvellle" Loulsl- j pear In the Reveille," Cuixer said, ana State university student news- j "The president stated that 'no crltl psper. m-as held up today for want clm of Long or any University of rtf .n xiitorlaI staff. ! flctal would be permitted'' Tomorrow, the day before Thanks giving, 200.000 Christmas seals will be sent out to residents of Jackson county In order that they might do their part in fighting tuberculosis, which, statistics show, takes more people between the ages of 18 and 45 than any other illness. Mrs, Alex Sparrow, chairman of the drive for this county, has requested that people in this section use the is believed to stamp not only on letters but also on their Christmas packa.pi, as thry are very attractive. SUIT IN COURT The damage suit of Ruby Knight against Charles and Elva Dodge, for 92000 general damages, and 916 spe cial damages, as the result of an al leged assault, at the home of the plaintiff. 309 Beatty street, this city, was under way before a jury in cir cuit court today. The action is the outgtowth of a neighborhood quar rel. The plaintiff alleges that during the course of the altercation she was scratched In the right eye, requiring the services of an oculist, entailing $15 expense. The assault, It Is charg ed, occurred at the plaintiff's home. In Justice court, the records show a guilty plea was entered. The complaint alleges that the husband held the plaintiff's arms "above her head," whtle his wife as sa ul ted her. Defendants are respresented by At torney Gus Newbury, and the plain tiss by Attorney T. J. Enrlght. T IN F LA GRANDE. Ore.. Nov. 27. (AP) Bernard II. Miller, 35, postmaster at Hot Lake since October A, was ar rested here late Monday by state po lice for federal officers who charge the prisoner with embezzling 9628 of postofftce fundi. Miller was to be taken before U. 8. Commissioner L. Den htm sometime today. Miller's accounts were found short when they were checked October 22 by pos toff Ice Inspectors, officers here were advised by government agents. The prisoner, who was round In a room in a local hotel, submitted to arrest quietly. 4 L (Conuaued oa Fa Dr. Charles T. Sweeney spoke briefly to members of the Rotary . club at their meeting today at the A- th door of the shop which Two weeks ago Senator Long re-. Hotel Medford, In tha Interest of the prints the semi-weekly publication reived an advance proof of an item mtrk disposal plant bonds soon to hung the sicn: critlciring him for naming Abe Mick- be voted upon. He empljnl7rd the "Killed by suppression " ' al, football star, a state senator a 1 need for an adequate disposal system ; Jew H. Cutrer. editor and busi-ipart Mlckal refused to accept. The , and pointed out the advantages of Its ! ness manager. ld the staff resigned: Item was ordered expunged and a ! construction at this time, when 922.-, when informed by James M. Smith. staff protest followed. 000 In government funds are avail-1 president of the university, the stsf f I The printing presses were stopped, sble to augment the bonds here in, mun accept the "cfnr?hlp" of a guards mere posted St the door and ' the amount of 978 000 A similar ays-' "fprultv supervisor." vrores of printed copies were destroy- tm as propwd for Mrdfurd hM twn I AiOcd Prudent &;nith .iiiier d. The Issue appeared only after the "iy successful tn Ooldan Gate paik I4t acuity ftUDeryUQt veuid ailow otgtfiVQftbit &U iu (Uiete4. lift liHiUKO. t. Sweeney aald. meeting tomorrow. , Previously at a peace conference In the mayor's office it waa agreed upon to select a fact finding committee to determine if the street car company Is financially able to raise wages to meet the demands of the Amalgamat ed Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees, COFFEE MAGNATE TAKES 01 LIFE SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27. (AP) Reuben Hills, 70, president of the Hills Brothers Coffee company, wss found shot to death In his home to day. Police said he apparently had committed suicide, shooting himself through the mouth with a pistol found near his body. Hills hsd been under treatment for asthma for the past two years. He Is survived by three soni. ' As a first step In a general pro posed reorganization of tha natlon'i steamboat inspection service, Presi dent Koosevelt named Capt. George Fried (above), tea hero, as super vising Inspector for New York. (As soclated Press Photo) I 24 Players to Make Trip Alternative Terms Left to Local Officials Men's Diet Is Being Watched Students of Medford high will gather .t the city park, tomorrow morning at 8:30 for a general rally to give their team a royal aendoff. B. E. Harder, president of the Jack son county chamber of commerce, A. IT. Banwell, manager of the chamber of commerce, John O. Mann and Dr. Bdwln R. Durno. were guest speakers at the high school this afternoon. 5-5-3 SEA PACT By the AoclRtel Press. Japan moved today to obtain In- ternatfonol support for her project of ending the Washington naval treaty of 1922, which establishes her navy on the short end of the 5-8-3 ratio with Great Britain and the United States. The Tokyo government proposed to both France and Italy, who are also signatories of the treaty, that they Join with Japan in denouncing It before December 31. Such de nunciation, under the terms of the treaty, would terminate It by Janu ary 1, 1037. In London, where prellmlnray con versations are going on in an effort to revise the Washington treaty, ob servers were of the opinion that neither Prance nor Italy would grant Japan's requeat. Japan, It was re vealed, has been after the United States and Great Britain to end the treaty, but those two powers are more or less satisfied' with naval af fairs remaining on their present basts. Anne Lindbergh's Sister Very III PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 37. (AP) With her mother, Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, at her bedside, Mrs, Aubrey Morgan today continued In a serious condition In a hospital here. Mrs. Morgan, the former Elisabeth Morrow and sister of Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, suffered an attack of pneumonia from a throat Infection, which followed an operation for appendicitis. INGRAM WILL LEAVE COACHING IS CLAIM SAN TRANCISCO. Nov. 27. fAP) The Call-Bulletln aald today that Varsity Coach William A. ("Navy Bill") Ingram has decided to resign from the University of California and sever all his connections with the sport. Ingram, who waa attending a meeting here, could not be reached Immediately for comment. LONDON, Nov. 27. (AP) Prime Minister J. Ramsay McDonald an nounced In the house of commons today that Great Britain will not propose to the United States nego tiations for a pact of mutual assist ance In the Pacific along the lines of the Locarno treaty. Thn prime minister reiterated Great Britain's desire to maintain friendly oo-operatlon with both the United States and Japan, i runawaTfataTfor F, (By Harold Orore) With train time art for 8:58 tomor row morning, the Medford high foot- oaii team win leave ror Portland to play the Portland Interscholaatlc foot, ball champion, Washington high, for the mythical Oregon atate football championship In Multnomah stadium at 2 o'clock Thanksgiving day. - rweniy-four playera, two mnnaiiers, two coache. and the principal of tha Medford high school will fnako the trip. A long distance telephone call from Acting Superintendent O. O. Smith to Principal Paul Menegat of the high school announced the definite .ched ullng of the game with Washington high. Alternate Term. Smith didn't atate the term. Med ford agreed to but It wa atated early this morning by Coach D. K. Burgher that $he terma agreed to . wero one of three alternatives submit ted to the Portland principals' board. He aald that the chairman of tha principal', board telephoned him at hla hotel late last night announcing the acceptance of Medford's proposal. BurgJ.er atated that the terma aub mltted to the board were either a flat guarantee of 1030, expense, and 30 per cent of the gate, or a flat rate of M80 and JO per cent of the gate. in. rootoan players will leave by Pullman tomorrow morning and ar rive In Portland at 7:38 tn the even ing. They will go Immediately to the Multnomah hotel and will probably have a light workout on the field Thursday morning. Less Time to Loaf Burgher atated that the reason for hla going Wednesday morning Instead of Tuesday night waa that the play ers would have lea. time to lay around and fret Instead of doing something. The Pullman care are to be used Wednesday for the aol. purpose of giving the playera a chance to lie down If they ao desire. To Insure the player, having the (Continued on Pag Seven) 100 DEAD, INJURED IN KURDISTAN QUAKE ISTANBUL, Turkey, Not. 37. (AP) A severe earthquake today destroyed 14 villages In the Mouche Dlarbekl section of old Kurdistan. There were more than 100 dead and Injured. The shocks continued thla after noon, causing fears of further casualties. CALDWELL Idaho, Nov. 37. (AP) Injuries sustained when he was trampled by a team of frightened horses brought death today to George Cornman, 80, a farmer living near here. He was taking the horses to a field yesterday morning when they became alarmed and bolted, knocking htm down. He was brought to a hopltal here, where he died this morning. Irene In Effort Save Dogs From Student Doctors CHICAOO. Nov. 7. ( AP) Mrs. Irene Castle McUughlln. who danced her way to fame. Is on the warpath again. This time It i to drsft legis lation to halt the unrestricted use of dogs from the municipal dog pound for the experimental tables of Chicago medical college. Under ths proposed legislation, which would amend a city ordi nance, the dog pound would b placed under the direction of a humane agency, perhaps the "Or phans of the Storm." a home for tr. end fens aniniMa foundrd by Mrs MrLaiiffhlln Royal Couple Rehearse Ceremony of Marriage By 0rAR I.F.IIIINO I (Associated Press Foreign Staff) I LONDON. Nov. " 37. (AP) The ritual of the Greek Orthodox church was observed In Buckingham palace for the first time In history today ! when Princess Marina of Greece and , the Duke of Kent rehearsed the mar , rtage ceremony In which they par j tlctpate Thviriday. j The practice service waa performed ! before King George and Queen Mary and the bridesmaids In the private c Impel of the palace, j The Prince of Wales and the Duke ! of ork became the followers of j their younger brother for part of the 1 elaborate and Intricate ceremony i gives them the task, as Kant's sup 1 porters, to walk behind the bridal Seven high-stepping Windsor grays went through their paces In a prac tice Jaunt for Thursday's task of drawing the honeymoon coach of the Oreclan princess and the fourth son of the King of England. The public waa amused by dis closures In a book, "The Authortred Story of Princess Marina." which said Princess Marina at times was naughty when she was a child. U was written by Kate fox, her former Envllsh nurse and governess. Miss Pus said Marina once seated herself on street-car tracks in Ath ens and refused to move because her will had been crossed and repeated the stunt two days later, despite couple and pass around a table three , parental warning thai she would be DEVKRLY Ilir.r.S, Cul., Nov. 26. Just sitting hero rending in all parts of the papers where "so and so" Appealed to t'ie president. Is thero nothing that anybody in our country can do themselves any more? If a strike is on, if a strike is even threatened, away goi's the "appeal to the president." Thc American Chamber of Com merce sends about three ap peals a week. "Can you guar antee our members so and sol" We have a hard time finding good stories in the movies. Sup pose we ouht to "appeal to the president." And the movie companies ought to appeal to him for a gauarnntee as to what conditions will bo by the lime the picture is out. If you must appeal to some body, appeal lo the supreme court, that's all they are paid for. A- 1 ' SUt)fielaUl'iV&tVt.