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Medford Mail Tribune AWARDED Pulitzer Prize FOR 1934 Tweuty-aintb Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1935 No. 299. rnnrn The Weather Forecast: Insetllrd Kith rain to night and Tuesday; winner tonight. Temperature Highest jesterdav .. 86 Lowest llila morning KB I . . II I fill II I Z3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I a 1 JUu., i Qnnn IMCIIDPCMTQ ' flH ARE CAPTURED BY gllB LOYAHOLOIERS " By PAIL MALLON Copyright, 1035, by Paul Mallon. WASHINGTON. Mar. 11 The only bright spots In an otherwise dull ape clal lobbying season In Washington have been two or more mysterious monetary dinners ' which have been held at down town hotels. Senators and r p r e sentatlves, particularly 'in flationists, have attended In con siderable num bers, as have oth er distinguished Washington olll-clals. AIM. MALLON l It Is not customary In Washington for a guest to Inquire who Is paying for a free dinner. Especially not at such elegant ones as these, where good food was accompanied by the beat wine, cigars, and fairly good after dinner arguments about why the gov ernment should do something more, for silver. A few Inquisitive guests wero pro perly rebuked for their social error In Inquiring about the purport of thcte affairs. What they suspected, however. Is true: namely, that a New York com modity broker was the guiding genius. If not the sole financial angel who promoted this congressional sliver manna. The last dinner was arrang ed at the hotel In his own name. The philanthropic purposes of the broker will be suggested If you oheck his name on the Morgenthau list of silver holders. The list says he held only 25.000 ounces at the time It was prepared last year. If this is nil he had. he is entitled to, a silver-tipped halo as the moat disinterested angel who ever flitted around the capitol dome promoting a political issue. His profit from 25.000 ounces would not be enough to pay for beer and sandwiches tor the congressional In flationists. The treasury Is still very secretive about disclosing the extent of Its headlong rush toward a silver boom. No figure are being given out, pos sibly because the rush has not been very headlong. There are ways of proving, however, that the government has acquired just about 317.000.000 ounces of sil very since it announced the sliver buying program last year. The aver age price paid was 50 cents an ounce. This means the cost so far has bem about 158.000.000. It also means that Whoever sold the sliver to the gov ernment made a profit ranging up to a maximum of 25 cents an ounce. The amount seized by the govern ment was approximately 112.000,000 ounces. The amount It has purchased since then la about 205.000.000 ounces. These figures may be contested but you will find they are within 5 per cent of being exact. They show the rush has not yet started. If all the howls of labor against the NRA were compressed Into one tote shriek, you would have the world s loudest noise, not excepting Huey Long. No group has ever been more vociferous on any issue. Vet, the other nipht. labor (thru spokesman William Green) issued a statement urging continuance of NRA. The secret of this labor paradox Is simply this: The industries which want the NBA are coal, textiles, construction, canning, oil. and even steel, which has Its finiters crossed about section 7-A. The are generally the highly competitive industries. They employ roughly 15.000.000 men. Against NRA a-e the less competi tive Industries, such as aluminum, tobacco, packing, shipping, telegraph ing. They employ roughly 4.000,000 men. As between 15.000.000 workers on one side and 4.000,000 on the other, it was not difficult for Mr. Oreen to make up his mind. Huey Long slyly changed his figures In his last radio appearance. Instead of confiscating all Individual wealth over 10.0O0.O0O. he is now going to seire all over "three or fo" " millions. Apparently he has been studying arithmetic, nd has discovered that the figures he has been using lor two years did not even add. Now all that remains to be explain ed ts how he is going to split up t'.ie Ford factory. Oeneral Motors, U. 8. Steel and the Brooklyn bridge amon; his follower. Your ana if of the tplit probably will be a spure part of the good will of Foid. a piece of the overhead Jf General Motors and the air under the bridce. Hurvs l-4t b.-o.idr 5t was one of m tn:rt-t. He snt out atitsnre word trial he would answer General Jo;ni on By thi devire he drummed up a larger audience than he ever had or ever could cet otherwise. Many flglit followers cat up Just to har hMh.r Huey would rail ti e crn-rM anv.iiing icuuuaued pa P&ee fou. Cruiser Helle Reported Back In Government Hands Officers Thrown Over Board Athens Excited. ATHKVS. March 11. ipr The government oflctally ttated "all Is quiet" In the Macedonian war zone tonight, signalling the vir tual end of the land campaign against the rebels. (Copyright, 1935, by the Associated Press) SALONIKA, Greece, March 11. Under pressure from government troops, the Greek rebels retired tl day, after desultory fighting, to the old line occupied by the Bulgarian during the World war, running from Drama to Demtrhlssar around the spurs of the Balkan mountains. Here they are using the old Bui garian -German trenches with con crete shelters and powerful earth works which military experts de clare make them almost Invulner able. (Copyright, 1935. by the Associated Press) ATHENS, March 11. (AP) The Greek government today reported the smashing of armed rebel oppo sition In Macedonia, the capture of 3,000 rebel soldiers, and the virtual end of the Macedonian robellion. The light cruiser Helle, originally built In the United States for the Chinese government and second ves sel In the rebel "fleet" was reported 1 n a messa ge to t he ml n Is try of marine to be In government hands again In the port of Kaxalla. The crew of the Helle reported by radio, as announced by the min istry: A wall I uk Orders "Prom the Helle at 4:20 a. m.: The cruiser was abandoned at 3 a. m. by all her officers on the active list. We place ourselves at the orders of t he govern men t's f lee t and are waiting with steam up for instruc' tions." The crew further reported that It had thrown its officers, accused of ordering the ship Into the rebellion, overboard into the harbor. The min istry ordered the vessel to- proceed to the Gulf of Salonika. Government dispatches did not mention a single 'clash with the rebels but painted a picture of a rapid series of capitulations and surrenders of villages into the gov ernment's hands. These rebels were fleeing eastward from Macedonia while 3.000 had sur rendered to government forces. Seres Abandoned Seres, where the government troops met unexpected resistance last night, was reported by General (Continued from Page Plve) TO SCHOOL HELM E. H. Hedrlck. superintendent of schools, absent from his office for the past year because of poor health, took over the duties at his office this morning, completely recovered. "I feel fine." Mr. Hedrlck stated. "I am very well pleased with the way the school system has been conducted by Mr. Smith and others during my absence and also wish to thank the school botird for their excellent work," he said. C. O. Smith, who has been acting as superintendent during Mr. Hed rick's absence returned today to re sume his position as principal of the Senior high school. Paul Mene gat, who has been acting In that capacity, took up his new duties as principal at the Junior high. Since the departure of B. R. Finch. Junior high principal on a leave of absence to attend the University of Oregon, the principal's duties at that school have been very capably handled by Mlse Delle Whlsenant, who will also work In that office now. Mr. Hedrlck stated. LIKE HOT CAKES WASHINGTON. March 11. (Jpi Sa;es of almost 15.000.000 of the new "baby bonds" In the first eUrht days of the campain was announced by the treasury today. From March 1 through Iat Situr ! day the amount was 14.75793. rep- reentlrut trie piircha price The maturity value of these bonds rv about 120 000 000. as they were sold on a discount basis. Postmasters handling the sale aa'.d many banks and small corporations were buving the maximum of 10.w20 whit?:, one porciiaser caa buy in a 'Slaughter Week" Is Urged to Halt Legislature STRIKES MENACE ft I ,yi I Ouring the latest disturbances In Havana, bombs wer exploded In the customs building, wounding alx. The damage done Inside the build ing Is showrwith inspector! and guarda In charge, (Associated Preaa EIRE FIGHTERS OF E E AT HALL T The fire and smoke eaters of 25 years ago, the old time Medford fire department, held a noon day lunch eon today, with 12 members present. Tonight, starting promptly at 6 o'clock, a banquet and meeting will be held, with many more present. i With Mayor George Porter as honor ' guest, the fire laddies had In atten dance Eugene Amann, former chief, from Wolf Creek; Harry Ling, former assistant chief, from Yreka; Jack Dent from Boseburg. and Harry Young from Doritt, California. Those in attendance who now live In Medford were P. C. Bigham, who acted as cook for the affair, G. F. Lindley. Chai. Roberts, Herman Fre denburg, W. J. Fredenburg, H. U Wil son. H. T. Haswell. (secretary for the group), and H. N. Butler. , J. A. Perry, pret-ldent of the Med ford National bank, who was one of the men on the volunteer force 25 years ago will be present at the ban quet tonight. Guests of honor will be Mayor Porter. Fire Chief Roy Elliot. Chief of Police Clatous McCredle, E. C. Ferguson and Ernest Rostel. Word has been received from sev eral out-of-town members, stating that they would be unable to attend. They were Claud Metz, Bend: A. C. Nicholson. Stockton; Alex Wright, Blythe, California; and A. A. Flynn, Salem. Several others have not been heard from, and are B. W. Gregory, B. T. Van de Carr, Vic Danielson, and Con H. Cady. Since the last meeting, held five years ago. three of the members have passed away: J. W. Lawton. one time chief; Tom Merrlman, and John Dem- mer, councilman in 1910. 4 STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.. March 11. The engagement of Robert H. "Bobby" Orayson. Stanford university football star, and Christine Mary Williams of Honolulu, was an nounced here today, but the campus wasn't greatly surprised, as they'd been seen much together. No date for the wedding was set. Grayson is a Junior. Miss Williams is the daughter of Colonel end Mrs. Benjftmln H. L. Williams of Port De Russey. Hono lulu, and is a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. Orayson, formerly of Portland, Ore., is the son of Mrs. O. R. Orayson of Palo Alto, and If at.' filiated with Phi Delta Theta fraternity. PRIEST WILL ANSWER then stood in horror as Harm's en- JOHNSON REFERENCElTbum. c'th""' " w" DETROIT. March 11. (Jpi The i Edward and "the gang." all pu- Rev. Father Charles E Coughltn will hare his Inning on the air tonight to answer Oeoral Hugh fl. Johnson's refererwes In a speech last week to the radio priest snd to Senator Huey long, Pather Coughlln -vai work I rut today on his formal rtply to Generai L-hr'n CUBAN CAPITAL DEPOSED RELIEF AT PORTLAND, Ore., March 11. (AP) Three of the four deposed members of the state relief committee roundly criticized Governor Charles H. Martin Sunday for publicly announcing their dismissal before they were notified. Mrs. W. W. Gabriel of Portland, while stating she was glad to be re lieved of her long term of duty on the committee, declared members "should be entitled at least to consideration and courtesy." Ben T. Osborne, executive secretary of the State Federation of Labor, said. It seems to me very discourteous for the governor to announce the changes In the state relief commission as a 'shakeup' and to connect his action with the desire of some members of the house to investigate the relief situation." ASTORIA, March 11. (AP) Stat ing he did not "appreciate" the gover nors method in removing him as a member of the stnte relief committee after his resignation had been in the governor's hands for many weeks. County Judge Guy Boylngton, one of the four removed laf t week, today an nounced he had resigned as a member of the governor's planning board. PAYS $74,083 TAX The Southern Pacific railroad this morning paid Its first half taxes amounting to $74,083.20. the tax col lection department of the sheriff's office reported. The payment, by check, was the largest yet received for current taxes. Friday. March 15 is the final date for quarterly payment of taxes, with out Interest. Payments so far have been brisk, but not rushing. BOY BURNED BY PALS BROCKTON. Ma March 11. (APt While his sorrowing playmates sought forgiveneM for the burning "st the stake" of nine-year old Ed ward 8mlth. police today continued their Investigation of Saturday's dis astrous "cowboy snd In 1i an" game. It was considered unlikely any action would be taken sgatnst the "Indians" who tied Eddie to a tree. tt firs tn nirh H ro arid anti pits at the Howard grammar school. began a game of "cowboy snd In dians" Saturday. Edmard snd Robert Dobryr.lnkl, 8, were chosen "cow boys." Their playmates, whose ages ranged from 8 to 11, were the "In- 1 disns." V Tb "awbQjFa' vu Uibod to TAKES ROSY TINGE IN RECENTMONTHS More Optimism Than In Many A Day U. S. Chamber Commerce Says March Continues Up Trend WASHINGTON. March 11. (API A series of economic pronounce ments combined today to thread the news with more business .optimism than has appeared In many a day: 1. Declaring production in March has been "definitely ascending." the Chamber of Commerce of the United States said that "if the trends of the first week persist, the results from the month will demonstrate a continuation of substantial im provement over a four-month per iod." Unless the trends are dis turbed. It said, 700.000 workers will have obtained jobs between Jan uary 1 and March 31. 2. The American Federation of La bor's monthly survey of tnislness said that "under the ruffled sur face of the business stream cur rents of revival are steadily gain ing strength." It declared that total income of workers as a group "has been slowly Increasing through, re employment" and that there has been "a real Increase in total work ers' buying power." It added, how ever, that because of rising living costs, "the last two years have not ra ised the ge neral st a ndard of liv ing" and "the average worker who has a Job Is actually worse off In real Income than he was two years ugo." 3. Members of the securities and exchange commission hailed what they hoped was a new harbinger that the frozen stream of capital is thawing. This was a 46.000 re- (Continued on Page Threei TO SOLICIT FUNDS NFIW YORK, March U.-HVP) Ed ward J. Rellly, back In hia Brooklyn office today after ten dnya in the hospital, announced he will send Mrs. Anna Hauptmann "on the road" to swell the fund being raised for the appeal of Bruno Richard Hauptmann "I don't know for sure who has put an end to Hauptmann fund con tributions in New York," the attor ney said, "but I have sn Idea. "Mrs. Hauptmann snd I have agreed that, In view of the opposition we have encountered from New York City authorities, the best thin? we can do Is carry our sppeal to other cities." He said that Mrs, Hauptmann would go to Detroit. Chicago. Mil waukee and "other cities with large German populations' QUARANTINE PORTLAND, Ore., March 11 (API A virtual quarantine of all dogs in Portland was ordered today by Dr. w. H. Lytel, state veterinarian, after evidence of rabies had been discovered. Lytel ordered that all dogs.be re strained from running st Urge and that they be muzzled or locked up. A wholesale roundup of stray dogs mas ordered. Two Infected dogs have been found. AT STAKE IN PLAY DIES tree, one on each side, and a half Inch rops, taken from sn extension ladder, was used to bind them. Then, the "Indiana" heaped dry grass nesr the tree and someone tour-hid a match to It. The grsss near the "stake" caught fire and in a Jiffy Eddie's clothes burst Into a flame. The dancing "Indians" shrieked and Walter Peterson. 18, rushed to the scene an one of the boys slash ed the rope binding Eddie to the tree. "Bobby" Dobr nzlnskl hsO mansged to worm hia way from the higher flamaa by straining at his bonds. Peterson grabbed a coat, wrapped Eddie in It and extinguished the burning cloihing. but doctors at the Brockton hospital said Edward had inhaled some of Lba flames. He died yosurday. AS N: Y. BATTLES Victim Of White Slavers To Tell Grand Jury Of Cap tivity Harlem Killings Blamed On Racketeers. NEW YORK, March 11. (AP) A 18-year-old girl, caught In the web of commercialized vice, stood forth In a key role today In the grand Jury's efforts to pry the lid off New York's powerful vice and policy rackets. She was directed by District Attor ney William G. Dodge to repeat before the grand Jury a story of four weeks captivity In the hands of a white slave syndicate In Brooklyn, and to disclose the name of one of the city's vice overlords whose identity la .sought In the current sweeping Inves tigation. Her appearance before the grand Jury shared Immediate Interest with the little black book of Polly Adler. notorious night life operator, who was scheduled for trial today on a vice charge growing out of a raid on her place last week. t Patrons Named The book was reported to contain the names of several widely known Broadway figures among the patrons owing her money. Ball bonding "reappeared as an ob Ject of official wrath when Magistrate Anthony F. Burke In Harlem court held a bondswoman for the grand Jury when the appeared to ball out (Continued on Page Three) 4- T WIFE AND SISTER TRAPPED BY FIRE In a dramatic rescue of his wife and sister-in-law, trapped in their Beverly Hills, Cal., home by fire, Tho mas G. Travis, former district sales manager of Standard OH Co., In this city and now In a similar position at Los Angeles, received painful third degree burns but is recovering at a Los Angeles hospital, according to a news story In the Los Angeles Evening Herald Express, received today. The fire occurred March 4. Mrs, Trsvls was uninjured, hut Mrs. Imogens Coghlan of Whlttler, a school teacher, Travis sister-in-law, received less serious burns. They were wrapped In blankets and carried one at a time down a flame-blocked stair way. The three, having returned home at midnight, were awakened by choking smoke about 1:60 a. m ac cording to the news story. Travis ran downstairs, to find the lower floor In llames. He made two trips down the staircase, carrying both women to safety Just as the Beverly Hills fire department arrived. Neighbors bad seen smoke and flame pour from the house and had turned In the alarm, according to the news story. It was thought that a smouldering cigaret in a drawing room sofa caused the fire, although none of the three remembered going into the room during the day. The lower floor and several article of fur n I lure were badly damaged, at a total loss of approximately MOOO, the Her ald Express states. , Mr. and Mra. Travis are well ac quainted In Medford,1 having made tneir home here for one year, between January. 1930 and January, 1931, dur Ing which time Mr. Travis was sales msnager In the local Standard Oil Co. offices. He w&s a member of Rogue Valley golf club and also a member of the "Jesters" organization of the Shrlners. 4 V Dentists Attend Dinner Meeting In Grants Pass Southern Oregon Dental society met in Grants Pass Saturday for dinner, served at 6:30 o'clock at the Redwood hotel, followed by a business session and program. Dr, Charles W. Lemery read a paper entitled "The Relationship of Infected Teeth to Pathological Con ditions of the Sinuses." Another In teresting part of the program was a talk given by Dr. E. O. Riddel I on the subject of health Insur ance. The dentists present from Med ford were: Dn. 8. Ralph Dipple. B, R. Elliott, C. C. ftoldsberry, F. H. Johnson. Lemery, Riddel I, L. L. .BaoOers and B, 0. VtaValLafl. John D. Confined To Bed With Cold At Florida Home ORMOND BEACH, Fla.. March 11. p) The walls of secrecy and seculslon that have shut John D. Rockefeller. Sr., from contact with all but a few of his closest rela tives, were parted enough today to reveal the aged master of mil lions recovering from his first Ill ness of the winter. The oil magnate has been con fined to bed with a cold at The Casements, hts winter home here. It was expected that within an other day or so he would be able to resume the routine by which his doctors hoped, with absolute quiet and almost complete Isola tion, ne may prolong his life five more years to the 100 years he wants to live. T SERVING SENTENCE Arrangements were made this mor ning between Attorney T. J. Enrlght and Sheriff Syd I. Brown, whereby Enrlght would start serving a 0-day sentence In the county Jail, late this afternoon. The concession was grant ed so Enrlght could attend to some personal matters. He will report to the sheriff. Thomas J. Enrlght. attorney, un der a 90-daye sentence to county jail and a fine of $100, for convlc tton of driving an auto while under the influence of Intoxicating liquor, was scheduled to enter the county Jail and start serving hit sentence some time during the day. The order of commitment and war rant Is In the hands of Sheriff Syd I. Brown for service. The supreme court mandate, confirming the con viction was received yesterday, and Circuit Judge H. D. Norton signed necessary orders this morning. Sheriff Brown said he had been ad vised by Attorney Enrlght the latter waa ready to start serving hia term as soon 'as the mandate arrived. The sheriff said no peels 1 privil eges would be shown the attorney, (Continued on Page Three) T Word waa received here yesterday by atate police that O. O. Xrwln, ar rested In this city February 38 on a charge of altering motor car Identi fication numbers and hAve a atolen car In hts possession, aa well aa 'or violation of the Dyer act, and takd to Portland last week to face federal charges for the Dyer act violation, has been returned to Kansas state penitentiary. Irwin will have to finish his five to 3 1 -year prison sentence meted out to him upon a msnslaughter con viction In that atate In 1030. th, authorities stated, what disposition will be made of the Dyer act charge was not known. What action will be taken against hia wife, also facing Dyer act charges, wsa not known. Irwin was arrested at Phoenix In 1030. on the Kzima manslaughter charge, by then deputy sheriff. "Ike1 Dunford, and was returned to Kan sas. He escaped from the state prison at Lansing In 1033, and waa nabbed again In thla city by sheriff's officers snd stste police. SAVED BY SERUM KLAMATH PALI.eS. Mirch .fJP, Serum rushed to Medford from Port land by airplane and then across the mountains to Klamath Pulls by state police csrs has probably saved the life of John 8cott.10.IU In a hospital here with bo t minus poisoning The boy's father, James Edward Scott, U, of Bonanxa. died Sunday morning. He too was a victim of the poison. Several deaths attributed to botu II nus have occurred in Klamath county during the l&st few weeks The ma jorlty of these centered in the Bo nanza district. - A hospital staff meeting has been called for thla afternoon and It Is expected a formal investigation w.ll be started to determine th aouics at th polaoa. NEGATIVE VOTES LI Hamilton Heads Move To Kill All Except Essential Legislation Senate Says Steelhead Not Game. SALEM, March 11. (AP) Piqued becauss the Oregon legislature vaa being prolonged, due largely to con slderatlon of scores of minor meas ures referred to aa "peta" by their authors, a movement waa atarted In the lower house to conduct a "slaughter week." Under the direction of Represen tative Moore Hamilton of Medford, recognized aa one of the leaders of the lower house, members were being urged to kill every measura that was not essential at this time In an effort to hasten sine dla adjournment. The movement will Include mostly house measures but would tske In senate bills aa well, with the ex ception of necessary appropriation bills and the major administrative proposals which they could classify aa needed. The first effects were to be seen at the afternoon session. Hamilton stated. Start Adjournment Pool , A pool was atarted by third hou' membera upon the hour and day oV alne die adjournment of the session, which today was in Its 07th day. The guesses of about one hundred men and women. Including legis lators, ranged from Wednesday night to early Sunday morning of th present week. . Th message of the governor t the house, urging It recede from lt amendment to the timber acqulsl- - non measure, wnicn amendment would require the federal govern ment to make annual payments to tne counties for timber placed Into national reserves In lieu of taxea that would ordinarily be assessed, waa expected to brlns the meaauia back onto the floor of the house ' for further consideration. . The conference committee on the proposal waa deadlocked and the bill was shot Into the assessment and taxation committees. The sen- ate had refused to concur In the house amendment. Nteelhead Status Stays The annate today refused to s- cept the house's classification of steelhesd, and declared ateelhead waa not a game fish. The house had passed the bill making ateelhead only usable for game, thus elim inating its being taken for commer cial fish. The measure does not ap- Co-tinned on Page Plve) AT At a meeting of the tomato grow ers csllcd by County Agent R. a. Fowler for last Saturday afternoon, about 15 growers attended from var ious points In the valley. An open discussion wsa held on methods of growing, and proapecta for the crop of 103S. The marketing agreement for tomato and melon growers was discussed, as well as the acreage control under that agreement. Several prominent growers of the vslley explslned their methods of growing, and there was a short dis cussion on pest control. Xy '.jays: BKVKRFjY 71IIJ.S, Cal., Mar. 9. That Englishman, Malcolm Campbell, snro deserves a lot of credit 276 miles an hour in an automobile. Very few aero planes have beat that. About all the credit we net out of it is, we furnish the beach. It seems stranjin that we don't hold the uutoinoliile speed record, for we have millions trying to break it every day. Huey is setting fine now. The Republican papers have all adopted him. They took him in as their white hope. Whatever become of the fou billion relief bill'
