ail Tribune AWARDED Pulitzer Prize FOR 1934 EDFORD Tweuty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1935. No. 297. MMirv Ml LMU The Weather Forecast: Inset tied tonight and Sat urday; not much change In tem perature. Highest yesterday -, , 48 Lowest thla morning 26 M M MOPES -. m nffivnnr By PAUL MALLOV. (Copyright. 1935, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, March 8. There wag no very deep Borrow evident around the Whit House after the president's de valuation hint wan given such a confused 1 n 1 1 a tionary lnterpre . tatlon. Indeed, many skeptical ob servers siupected the hint was dropped espec ially to get such a reaction. The British have been play ing roonkeysUlnes with the pound. PAUL MALLON Immediately after Jfcie supreme court gold clause de cision, they withdrew some of their stabilization props and let the pound slide. The best authorities here have been fearing it might go as low as 4.10. Mr. Morgrnthau's stabilization boys have been trying to protect the dol lar, but tt is no secret that they are babes In the internstional ex change woods, especially In compan ion with the British. Furthermore, the stock market was sliding, and the vague Inflationary hint from the White House helped to offset that temporarily. If president Roosevelt wa not merely talking for favorable effect, he managed to get It anyway. What happened at the hint-dropping was Uila: A news reporter attending the' regular press conference asked If Mr. Tloosevelt was satisfied with the com modity price level. The president re plied he was not and also that he was not satisfied that the burden of !ebt had yet been equalized (de valued). This could only mean that he thought a further devaluation of the dollar would have to be made some time. He waa asked directly about devaluation and laughed himself out of answering by suggesting that was something else again. ' His best monetary advisers have been against further devaluation. They believe It would only be an academic gesture which would not ' effect anything. The speech you should have heard on Huey Long Is the one aupposed to have been delivered over a tele phone by the leading occupant of the White House In a talk with a senator. If It had not been a private gov ernment wire, the chief operator might have been plugged tn to do a little censoring. Close friends of Democratic Floor lesder Robinson are hinting that It was he who called Mr. Roosevelt be i fore he laid the lash on Huey In the senate. According to them, his lash-laytng was a modified version of the president's view. This Is only additional evidence that the campaign acaint Huey Is rot Hugh Johnson's. Senator Robin son's or even General Farley'a. but someone whom all three represent. Huey has only one adviser a sena tor near him whom he trusts. After the Robinson lashing, this wise sen ator privately advised Huey he had better lie low for a while until the wind blows down. This Is why the whirling dervish from Louisiana Immediately cut his momentum 50 per cent. Meanwhile certain other senators were cettlng ready to show at the first opportunity that they arc not afraid of Huey. inciuaea in me -igroup were Bailey of North Carolina i who asked for the privilege or pre sentlng the Farley report throwing Huey down). Cleorgc o! Georgia and Locan of Kentucky. Old-timers pined for ex-Senator ,Ttm Reed, whose strident tongue has speared many a dervish as fast as Huey. you may writ It down In your notebook that Senator Wheeler, the Montana progressive Democrat, will not be a vice-presidential candidate with Huey. He hss remslned silent In the fare of stories thst he would, probably because he likes Huey. His avoclate know, however, that he believes his future lies In other directions. There was more behind the Swan-a-n-McCarl tiff than n academic misunderstandinc? between govern ment officials. The right slant on that affair may be gleaned from the fact that At torney General Gumming sanctioned vy secretary owansens nn ,.m . Mai l.ue T-w mWnt Office- GO nni gn fure off on uh tangents without f.r. iMt'.i-.g t'.ie boA sauc t.on iliir fl;g:it. Thrfe who know mnre about the r.tuati-n than has been prlnVM be lieve that the new dealers are trying a ihtly to administer a mild rebuke to Mr. M-drl. Sir.p cf V.m h le.T, mil i r " ''Iv (Oontlnued. oo Pg Ieiv LEGISLATIVE GLUT SPELLS EXTENSION House Passes Buck to Sen ate On Major Measures Theaters to Ask Public Hearing Amusement Tax By CLAVTOS V. RF.RNHARD Associated Press Slaff Writer SALEM. Ore., March 8 (AP) Con tinued favorable report on contro versial measures which place them on calendars, and the passing of ma jor Issues by the house for the senate to adjust into acceptable form, will result In delayed sine die adjourn ment until next week, observers de clared aa they watched the senate and house of the Oregon legislature tn action today. Emphasis to the view that adjourn ment by Saturday night was Impos sible waa given when the house, for Instance, brought out of committee the 10 per cent amusement tax as the senate killed the a per cent sur tax on Incomes. Theater men report ed they would request a public hear Ing on the amuseiue.nu tax. House Paws Beer Tax The house furtlier "passed the buck" to the senate when with but little argument It passed the beer tax Issue, increasing the tax on beer from 63 rente to 1.30 a barrel Amendments and possible defeat were left to the upper house, which now waa being stacked with Just that tVDe of legislation. Late yeaterday the house passed the controversial truck and bus bill to the senate with the same admis sion "that the senate can make the corrections." The senate likewise has the Ickes-Orange power bill which will come before It out of Its com mittee with many amendments. Because of absence of many mem bers excused from committee work, the house failed to pass the measure asking lor creation, of county plan ning boarda to work with the state planning commission. The bill was an administration measure, and re consideration was anticipated, an other step which adds to the confu sion in the closing daya of the 38th nssembly. More Bins come tn. Consideration of conference com mittee reports and action on amend ments made after a bill had passed one house, today consumed much of the time of both senate and house. Divided committee report preceded the action on the calendar. And still new bill were being Introduced. (Continued on Page rhree) HOOSIWEY 1 Reports from national housing campaign headquarters today show that for four days' sollcltstlon. 348 suggested improvements have been brought In by the aolicltors. While it Is not known whether thesj Im provements have been contracted. Chamber of Commerce officials be lieve thst within a short time con siderable activity along building lines will be In evidence In Medford. These solicitors are making a very thorough canvass of the city and the work will be continued until every home in Medford has been visited, tt was announced by officials of the campaign. BULL FIDDLE STOLEN FROM PORTLAND AUTO PORTLAND. Ore.. Msr. 8. ( AP) A new high note on the theft scale 1 0f musical Instruments was reached today when Charles Hlnman com plained to police that someone broke Into his parked automobile last night and made a clean getaway with a full-sired 'cello and bow. Hoover Refuses Discuss Possibility of Comeback Br HENRY F. MlHSELWITZ (Unltd Press Staff Correspondent) CopVTlfht. 1035. by United Preaa PALO ALTO, Cal.. March 8 (CP) Private citizen Herbert Hoover sat before the big open fireplace In his pleasant home on a hill side over looking Stanford university campus today and expatiated on the Joys of a life of leliire after nearly a quar- lrf of ( century In service of his I tuIKrd with the for r.rariy three hou former prurient r, recalling "o'.d times" In the White Hnuw. which ended Jun two years ago. me con- rrsatlon covered many subjects end Mr. Hoover, as is customary with the na'.lons only living ex-presldcnt chattln? in rri"ee tikd - . . :rair O ; - th f,,.,4,i'.n ri : .. ikki w..ie acmered; Will be plan a Huey s NEW DEAL FRIENDS SWAT CRITICS v ..-rr-.-n... I t 00f aw n ill , ii tit , ; -h 1 1 y 1 jt v" V i i Hugh S. Johnson (top, right), former administrator of the NRA, ted off with i vigorous counter-attack on the assailants of the adminla. tratlon, dubbing Father Charles E. Coughlin (lower, left) and Senator Huey Long (lower right) "mad Pied Piper" for their political activi ties. Long replied on the senate floor, savagely criticising the NRA and the administration. 8enator Joseph Robinson (top, left), Demo, cratle leader, replied with a furious barrage designed to put the Louisiana Klngflah "In his proper place." He roared the time has coma to atop Huey's "ravings." (Associated Presa Photos) T SAYS MISS STEIN CHICAGO, March 8. (AP) Ger trude Stein thlnka debates and de baters are the "biggest source of trou ble In our whole scheme of govern ment." She put her thoughts Into words when asked to choose the winner of a debate on "control of munitions" between teams from the University of Chicago and Willamette college of Salem. Ore., and brought a tumul tuous and unexpected ending to the discussion. "There hunt been an original Idea presented today." declared the stormy visiting lecturer In tartly criticizing the meeting at which she presided as guest of honor. She refused the chairman's In vita tlon to select a winner with the em pbatlc announcement "there wasn't any winner. You have all been argu lng thlnga you don't believe. There hasn't been a convincing moment In the debate." ... All government representatives can think about In their stLff parliamen tary argument about nothing, avert ed Miss Stein, la what they are going to ' say In reply." to their crltlca. "They never have an orlglnsl Idea of their own," she said. WASHINGTON. March . IPt The Association of American Railroads announced today that loadings of revenue freight for the week ended March 2 were 604.642 cars, sn tn- i rah a a1 7 ift at hntia faa nTASA 1 y-i r u.tv.T- which tncludtvl a holldav. but I a reduction of 1.075 under the cor responding week of 1834 and an tn create of 123,434 over 1933. A farmer named Ruel Routt gets his mall on rural route No. 4 near I Sonoya, Ky. comeback in 1936? remained unans-1 efr4 Tt la nitm nf tn fm JaiihlecUi i Mr. H-wer refused to talk about. I 'orecast ior loui.) . . While Intensely Interested In a re-I " due ,or continued wet Juvenated republican party with a weather. duty to combat the threat to I'.oerty i . . . ,,, a, . ,-r which he sees mounting In the "newjAmQ Pfl T UJ MP P T deal,-Mr. Hoover is "out of politics." V HA M l (I 111 OU And that Is that. , Whether he likes it nr not. how ever. Mr. Hoover cannot lay aide the leadership which his poMtlon , forrej upon him. He Is finding out t!,at one cannot epend 20 years or more in public life and forget it. .pr.W(jnt i. gating hun- ! d f i0Un from men an(1 WOmen ! . of )lfe fts-inr advice i ,.-., nn thir prot)ler..p w,th the man who, to them 13 Hi : r I'l.T in e-onmir ar.d poll- 4l4n.tliiue4 on Pag Plea for Farley CALIFORNIA FACES CONTINUATION OF HEAVY WEATHER SAN FRANCISCO. March 8. (AP) HainJwoary California awaited more ahowers today, with a train wreck, a miniature flood and at least one death as the principal Items of yesterday's storm toll. Snow blanketed the St errs, rain drenched most of the lawlands and flooded a residential section of Long Beach yesterday as lifeboats were brought Into use to transport chil dren to and from school. Rain In nay Region Hall pelted the Ban Francisco bay region and the downpour washed out a railroad grade two miles west of Schellvllle, In Sonoma county, caus ing seven cars of a branch line freight train to Jump the track. The engine was not derailed. Robert Gillette, 43. of San Fran cisco, was killed when struck by an automobile on the cmbarcaidero dur ing a driving rain. A 8-ycar-old boy, Philip Reld. suf fered a broken ley when struck by a fence blown down by the wind at Dubbce and Scott streets. Driving his car along the Middle field road at Palo Alto Edward Tholts, 17, nephew of David Lamson. former Stanford University press ex ecutive now on trial at San Jose for wife murder, suffered cuts about the face when the windshield of his car was shattered by a tree brunch torn loose by the wind, Avert Rail Accident A second railroad accident was nar rowly averted when a fast north bound passenger train was halted tn the nick of time before an 1800 -foot washout on the Southern Pacific line near Arbucklc, Colusa county. That srctlou of the line was closed for repairs as the railroad rerouted The Townaend club here last night ter IUc0 01 tne orson game commn Its north-x-und Shasta and raacade , reaffirmed Ha earlier request thatlon and Matt L- R"dman, state fish llmlteds ... t night. Governor Martin urge the Oregon j erl" Prlntendent. Bell say it will The Li shore road at Tahoe City1 was clo-Al after a heavy storm that piled up 23 Inches of snow since early yesterday. The Tahoc-Truckee road, however, was still open. Shortly before midnight a light snowfaJl was reported on Mt. Tamal pals. Marin county. Meanwhile, rum ors of a threatened flood in the Sac- rcmento valley were dispelled by E H. FTetchKr. federal meteorologist, who said the storm had passed In that area. Previously the rapidly rlt- i tng r'.ver had given rte to fears It wov.id overflow lta bsnks. Oirin. -kiM in Run Pranclaco and Ihe eastern part of the state were NJTW YORK. Mun-h S.-fAPi A f 26.000 verdict In favor of Mrs. Wll- I m E- Gould waa returned late today I b? "Pr courl Jurr fler on - hour ard 45 minutes of deliberation. Mr'. Gould was u!ng hT brnthnr- In-law, Norman o'her? on charge ,T f ir-Jld. and t ihHt thev "framed cet to K'.i-i divotte evident. VALLEY LEADERS TOLD C-C WORK AT FORI MEET Business Men and Farmers Given Insight in Com prehensive Program Grange Masters Present A forum luncheon rather unusual In character was held at Hotel Med ford this noon, attended by 108 busi ness men and farmers of the valley who were given an Inside picture of the activities carried on by the Jack son County Chamber of Commerce Eight speakers, taking as their subjects phases of the comprehensive program under way through the chamber, gave an Interesting Inventory of Just what la going on In the community. H. S. Deuel was chairman. Intro ducing first David H. Canfleld, su perintendent of Crater Lake national park, as one of Medford's newest prominent citizens. The following Orange masters were Introduced: George A. Andrews, Po mona, Sam F. Coy, Esgle Point; Vic tor Bursell, Central Point; Perry L. Walt, Live Oak; Mrs. Will Grieve, Upper Rogue, and George W. Wendt. Jacksonville. Mrs. Grieve waa Intro duced u the first woman Orange master In the county, having been elected to that position at the recent organisation of her Orange, Bohnert Speaks Otto Bohnert was the first speaker with "The Chambers Potato and On ion Program" his subject. A promi nent farmer In the valley for the last 10 or 15 years, Mr. Bohnert re viewed the efforts of the Medford i Chamber fit Commerce and the Jack son County Chamber of Commerce In fixing a price for potato and onion growers. He said that through the efforts of the chamber the price for potatoes la 35 cents higher per hun dred pounds that would otherwise have been possible. In reviewing the onion Industry In this community, Mr. Bohnert aald onions of better quality than In any other section of the state are grown here. "The Chamber's Peach and Apricot Program" was the subject of Vance Wolgamott, prominent valley grower of atone fruit and pears. Price Upheld He said that, although two years ago valley growers were confronted with the prob.m of getting rid of their fruit at a profit, through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce an established price for apricots and peaches has been secured. It la not the farmers Job to sell their fruit If the merchants will do It for them, Mr. Wolgamott said pointing out that tlie merchants would do so If the fruit Is put up properly. Mr. Wolgamou said the valley's crop of J. H. Hale peaches greatly Impressed wholesale dealers In Cali fornia, because of the fact that Rogue River valley peaches will keep In cold storage. He especially thank ed A. H. Banwell, manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce, for untiring work In maln- (Continued on Page rbree) TOWNSEND CLUB AFFIRMS PLEA '' PENDLETON, Ore.. March SWAP, leglnlature to memorialize congress to pasa the McGorarty bill calling for old-age pensions. The governor lsnt week took the Pendleton club to tank for what he regarded ai a recall threat agalntst him should he oppose the Townsend plan. Although there was no step taken lata night In connection with a recall of the governor. H. H. Stallard of j Portland, principal speaker, mention ed the subject several times and de clared Townendlt ar going to mop the slate of politicians in 1936." Stallard said, too, that unless President Roosevelt approvea the Townsend plan lta adherents will put Dr. Townsend or someone else In the White House In 1936. FREE GARDEN SEED FOR THOSE ON SERA ROLLS Pre garden aeeda In a wide va riety are now available to those pix) ple on the active roles of the fcERA here. It waa annourKM today, and I distribution Is already under way. With good planting weather ex pectM In the near future. It is hoped thor entitled to the o wrin will immediately avail tiiem- ' i elte nf this opportunity Ut start Ifardeai. Inquiry BY GREEK REBELS; Y ARE KILLED Former Premier Venizelos ' Reported Wounded Gov- j erp-rent Planes Hurl, Bombs in Struma Valley PAKIS, Murt'h 8. (AP) A press dispatch to Paris from Athens today said rebels bombarded the tlreek city of Salonika, advancing after sharp fighting In which many were killed and wounded. ATHENS, March 8. (AP Former Premier Eleutherlos Venizelos waa re ported wounded today. The repoit. which waa from Volos said a message intercepted from a Yugoslav steamer said the asserted leader of the Orcek revolt waa seri ously wounded and waa taken to Alexandria. Egypt- An unidentified Yugoslav destroyer calling Volos, Greece, reported that It had Intercepted a wireless message saying that Venizelos was aboard a rebel destroyer. (Copyright. 1036, by Associated Press) ATHENS. March 8. (AP) General George Kondylls today began an of fensive against the rebel forces In the Struma valley, hurling against them a 13-plane bombing attack. A revolt within the revolt waa re ported as advices were received of Internal trouble spreading In the (Continued (rem Page Fire) HEAVY SNOWFALL MARJSHF1ELD. Ore., March 8 (AP) An unprecedented anowfall continued today on Cooa bay, resulting In the closing of nearly all logging camps In southwestern Oregon and causing much suffering among aheep and other livestock In unprotected areas of farm land. The temperature In mtd-afternoon waa but a few degrees above last night's minimum of 33. In the bny area the snow was melt ing as fut 'as It fell but a few miles Inland logging camps reported depths of from two to four feet. County Agent George Jenkins aald continued snowfall and a further drop In temperature would cause con siderable lose to livestock. Already, farmers are being compelled to buy feed. BT. FALLS HATCHERY IS WASHINGTON, March .(Spl.) Reduced fishery funds make It Im possible to approve a new hatchery on North Umpqua river, which couM only be built by closing one some where else, according to word give-.. Senator McNsry by the commissioner of fisheries, Frank T. Bell. Unofficial I request for action on the new f lahery came to "'Nary from airman Dex- be necessary to rely principally on Butte Falls hathery In stocking wnters of southwestern Oregon. Some species of young birds eat food that Is severs) times their weight each day. March Business Shows Resumption of Upturn NEW YORK, March VP, Dun & Bradatreet in Its weekly trade review Issued today, said the broadening tendency of buslneu haa been re sumed. "It is now evident," It stated, "that the leveling process operating in some division laat month waa nothing but a pause In the general uptrend, and did not permit the Interpretation of a reactionary movement. "March haa started wUh a resump tion of the broadening tendency which began last October, with indi cation that the peak for the year are not reached until the third or fourth quarters, despite the abrupt neM of the degree whlcb the spring riv may tke. "While Kme uncertainly la expect' j ed to continue aa lot aa the coursa I uf tas NRA remain uaclaiilitd, bual d I urne Russian Women On Equal Plane For Promotion MOSCOW. March 8. (AP) A national checkup to see that wo men are promoted to leading po sitions on the baMs of equality with men was ordered today by the centrsl committee of the com munist party. An Investigation will b eon ducted by party groups designed to ferret out negligent applica tion of the rule which guarantee women an opportunity to rise tn any field. The order was Issued as a part of the 26th International Work ing Women's day. PHOENIX DEFEATED BY SIS VALLEY IN CAGE T In a wild struggle replete with thrills, the Sama Valley five kept their slate clean In the Southern Ore iron Normal school cage tourney at Ashland, nosing out Phoenix this af ternoon by one point, 1T-16. Central Point was still In the win column todav after walloping dlendsle. 28-13, and Eagle Point squeezed under the tape with a one-point advantage over Bsndon, 37-30. aardliier, picked by many aa pos sible winners of th tournament, choice even more plausible by knock ing over Port Orford, 33-24. Tester day they dumped acid Hill, 82-36. Powers waa atlU In the running, also, with a 25-15 win over Arago to their credit. Madras, by the close edge of three points, climbed Into the higher bracket by downing Chlloquln, 22-18. In the consolation tourney, being held in the Ashland armory, Wll llama trimmed Riddle In the first overtime game of the sorles, taking the advantage, 31-25, In tne over time. Smith River went down to defeat at the handa of Paisley. In a close, hard fought game. 80-31. Jacksonville was out of the running after thejr game with Cooa River, los ing by the lop-sided acore of 40-18. Kikton. the team mat yestsraay nreii' ped an 18-10 decision to Myrtle Creek, scored a comeback by downing Merrill, 24-17. Yesterday's Results. Rogue River, 3 Cooa River, 17. Myrtle Creek, 38 Merrill, It. dlendale, 32; Talent, 18. Gardiner, 63; Oold Hill, 26. Arago, 83; Prospect, 28. Madras, 28; Malln, 16. Esgle Point, 33; Williams, 17. Bandon. 39; maaie, 1 1. Phoenix, 21; Paisley, 13. Sama Valley, 44; Bmlth River, 33 Second Round Games Rogue River, 35; Jacksonville. 13. Myrtle Creek. 18; Elkton, 10. PE BILL IS WASHINGTON. March (API After one tie vote, the house labor committee today approved, 7 to t. the Lundeen unemployment Insur ance-old age pension bill. The tie wsa on a motion to post pone consideration of the bill Indef Inltely. Then a committee member wps called out of the room to hla of' (Ice. and the 7 to S favorable vote resulted. The Lundeen bill let the federal government pay unemployed and old age Insurance equal to prevailing wages, provided the payment was not less than I0 weekly plus S3 for esch dependent, ft waa Introduced by Rep resentatlve Lundeen (F. L., Minn.). nau should be aided by the greater Intensity of the aggreMlvenea which now U producing result making for more stability than any temporary emergency or relief program could hope to achieve," Retail trade, said the review, turn ed sharply better during the week "General industrial operations are expanding more rapidly than in Feb ruary' it aald. "with no slowing dow; tn s'jtnt ms more factor. ea near ca- paciy schedule. "New highs for the yjar are being reached for the production of auto mobiles, accessories, farm equipment, electric refrigerators, aatety glass, palnu, and tome grade of furniture. "The ahoe factories, have yet to reach their spring peak, hut in the textile Industry acme division have - 1 staled to cuitall operations." Down COMMITTEE FINDS KINGFISH FAILED to mm No Facts Or Evidence Pro duced to Constitute Proper Case Minority Report May Be Filed Later WASHINGTON. March . (AP) The senate poetofflce committee to day made an adverse report on the Huey p. Long resolution for an inves tigation of Postmaster General parley, but four senators reserved the right to make a minority report. Chairman McKellar (D, Tenn.), an nounced after the committee had considered the resolution for tb fifth successive day that the group was unanimous In concluding; "That It la the sense of the com mittee, that tho senior senator from Louisiana has not produced facta or evidence constituting a proper ease for Investigation by the senat under his resolution No. 74." Senators Gibson. Vermont; Barbour, New Jersey and Prazler. North Dakota, Republicans; and IPollett (Pro., Wis.), reserved the right to file a minority report on the latter resolu tion. Long (D., La.), earlier had told the scnato that the committee waa seek ing answers from persona made In hla Investigation resolution before acting on It. WASHINGTON. March 9. (AFJ Huey p. Long' latest onslaught on the Roosevelt administration mad In a radio speech last night wa termed today by one senator a "an adroit piece of demagoguery," but la general It caused little stir on Capi tol hill. . Many senator said they listened to Long assail the administration (Continued on Page Fire) MIAMI. Ma.. March 8. (AP) Dis cussion on the possibility of the movie Industry moving to Florida to escape proposed high taxes In Cali fornia waa arranged today between Governor Dave Bholts and Joseph Schenck, president of United Artists. No announcement waa made previ ous to the meeting aa to what spe cific points would be touched upon. Schenck has advocated that Florida raise 10.000.000 for the erection of necessary buildings to be rented to the movie Industry. Florida already ha granted the movie industry a property tax ex emption until 1945. a BITING OFF DENTIST'S FINGER IS EXPENSIVE LESKOVATZ, Jugoahlavla, March 8. (UP) For biting off the Index fin ger of Dentist Milan Dlmttrorltch in a quarrel over nil bill, Dlmltrl Tev tltch was sentenced to three months In Jail, fined 29.000 dinar (about 580), forced to pay the dentist 10, 000 dinars (about 9200 dollars), and still had to pay the original bill. BKVEW.Y HILLS, ChI., Mar. 7. The U. S. senate may not be tho most refined and delibera tive body in existence, but they jiot the most uni'liie rules. Any member enn call anybody in tlie world anything he can t mnk of and they can't answer him, sue him or fitfht him. Our constitution protests aliens, drunks and U. S. senators. There oii(?ht to be one day a year (just one) when there is an open season on senators. Yours, WILIi ROGKRS. P. S.: lluev, you better lay off .Joe Robinson. That's lika me starting an argument with Dcmpsey.