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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune AWARDED Pulitzer Prize FOR 1934 Thirtieth Year -MEDFORD, OREGON", MONDAY, MARCH 2."), 19:55 No. rn Ml M fo) The Weather torciant: Rain tonight and Tuesday ; No change In temperature. Temperature: IllChest yestrrday .. , ,...M l.ort this morning 4! MWIBE jO iJ alA n7 " H 0 - ei i- nil i inlinv (Copyright. 1935, by Paul M.Uonl WASHINGTON, March 25 It l unbelievable but true that a de cline In demasoguery wns faintly percepiioie the house bonua dlBCUaslon. Only one con rrwwmftn recited "Tommy r h 1 a. .and Tommy mat." which 1 new all-time low record for the uac of Kip ling In bonua ipeeclies. Only a Tew more deliv ered the old PAUL MALLO.N about the brave lada who went over the top. which la also a new low record on that phrase. No more nan a few down others resorted to the device of extending their remarks In the appendix of the congressional record so they could mall out free speeches which they never delivered. The general run of congressmen made an effort, at least, to avoid polKlcal flag-waving and to discuss valid arguments for the bonus and against it. Of course, the progress in political realism did not develop to the point where anyone mentioned the brave quartermasters who went over the tops of the Paris bars, or the bold ' MP's who patrolled the cantonments, but, all In all. the debate was above that of previous bonus harangues. On the inside, there was more politics than ever. There were so many wheels within wheels, it is surprising that no more than one congressman became dizzy enough to vote on both sides of the issue. The foremast reason for this was that tho American Legion lobby was lighting tho lobby of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ordinarily, the legion lobby Is dominant, it nao more money and Influence than the V. P. W. Never before has It failed to get what It wanted. It failed this time because the V. P. W. mliltantly resisted the. Le gion's efforts to muscle In on its Issue. Up until last fall, the V. P. W. monopolized the Issue. Until a rew weeks ago, there was- only one bonus bill, the Patman-VPW- bill. At the last election, many bonus congressmen pledged themselves specifically to It. and therefore could not change now. In view of tills, the Legion lobby did well to make aa good a showing as it did. Its congressional prestige was not ma terially Injured, no matter what you have heard to the contrary. The Inflationist aspects of the White House action have been over emphnslred. The truth is the in flationists In congress are licked. They know they cannot get anything Important past the White House, j and have a defeatist complex. Al though they have a majority in both houses, there will not be any In flation legislation this session. Fur more influentl: '. was the per sonal aspect. The house Is clubby off-stage. Many members felt that. Inasmuch as Patman'a name was on previous bonus bills. It was un fair to deprive him or prestige by passing a different bill. Actually, this feeling was responsible Tor prob ably ten votes, enough to have changed the result. This may not sound like an Intelligent way to legislate, but every Insider realised the house action was not Intended to be intelligent. The senate will now go through the same sham wrangle, tn a few weeks, it will pass an entirely dif ferent bill. It does not make much difference which one It passes. Then the real business will begin. The nenate and the house will try to get together on a bin to send to the White House. This will require more weeks of time. The real strategy of the few sin cere bonusttes is to induce the White House to offer a compromise t that time In other words, the bonusltrs already know they are not going to get ether the Patman. the Vinson or the Tydings bill. They are merely phenagllng around to get something out of Presi dent Roosevelt. What makes them so confident is the fact that next year is a presidential campaign year. They are banking on it that Mr. Roosevelt will have to etve them something with a re-election cam paign pending. That remains to be seen Navy Secretary Claade Augustus Swanson has outwitted Comptrol'er M'-Csrl by a neat little tr'.ck. He would prefrr that the subject be n?t mentioned. b-vaufe McCarl may yet make trouble, but this is how it n: Ai'h-ug:i M-Carl ordTec Snson not to pn, return Transportation lor families of nival officers abroad. 9vm:on is dine It.. ha:f secretly. Thit Is. one of th" naval dibu-Jlng officers is r: -;:-.t 't hu. S-vnr.win rot '-i - v., nit (Continued oa Pag four.) SEVERAL POINTS ARE AGREED UPON IN OPENING TALK Sir John Simon Of Britain And Hitler Provide Mut ually Pleasant Surprises Concerning Pacific Angle. GENEVA, Marrh 25. (AP) The League of Nations today officially convoked Its council for April 15 to discuss France's appeal against Germ any. (Copyright. 1935, by the Associated Press.) BERLIN, March 25. Relchsfuehrer Hitler of Germany and Sir John Simon, foreign minister of Great Bri tain, completed the first day of their conference tonight with an agreement on the following points: 1. Great Britain will no longer In sist upon the clause In the proposed eastern European security pact which would call for mutual assistance In the event of aggression: and Germany on her part gave a solemn assurance that she did not have the faintest in tention of ever attacking Russia; 3. Germany is ready to enter into a treaty of amity and friendship with Lithuania provided that country strictly lives up to the terms of the Me mel statute which guarantees certain rights to German minorities. Locarno Pact First Instead of going first into broad general questions on the League of Nations and German rearmament, both sides agreed to tackle first the problem in which Great Britain Is least Interested territorially mainly the proposed "Eastern Locarno Pact." Both sides appeared to have had a pleasant surprise In store for each other. On the one hand. Hitler, after having expounded his views on this regional pact and his aversion to any thing that might engage Germany militarily even to the extent of In volving her with powers which do not touch on her borders emphatically (Continued on Page rhree) GALES, DUST, RAIN PORTLAND. March 25. i While gales raked the Oregon coastline and blasted Inland to the Cascade moun tains, high winds east of the range stirred up a tremendous duct storm yesterday as the state was l-ihed by a ripping equinoxlal blow. A wind velocity of 50 miles an hour was maintained at Astoria for several hours. Shipping was halted and some minor damage reported. Heavy tain and hall squalls accompanied the wind. In the Willamette valley the wind reached gale proportions .ind the re gion was drenched by rain. L'ght and power failures occurred all over Port land, and communication systems were crippled throughout the north western part of the state. Motor traffic was practlraKv halted In the interior of Orea-.n n& a far flung dust storm broke .vcr 'he cen tral and eastern sections. At Bend visibility was reduced to a few hun d red yards as g.-ea t brown clouds scurried over the mid-state plotwiu. In the upper Deschutes oasin. snow mingled with the dust. In Jefferson county, drifting soil from fields piled into highway out Just aa snow was drifting a few months ago. WASHINGTON. March 25. iVPj President Roosevelt decided today to leave late tonfcrht for a futiiin cruise off Florida, after recelvln; assurance that Louis M. Howe, his secretary, was considerably improved in his serious illness. The president made his decision after consultation of five physicians at the White House tody iisd indi cated Howe had ferd the immediate crisis and should continue to im prove for several days nd powwbly for several weeks. Vr Roosevelt will go Dy traJn to Jaxsor.ville. where he will board t.ne dFStrover Parragut la tomorrow efterr.-on liar fiihrr I p. NEW YORK. March XV (APi Bar 1 silver for Industrial use was quoted I today at 60 cents an ounce, an ad ' vance of 1 cent over the previous day and the htrtiet rerordej level since Oct lo?a. The pr-!u- ir-h for this year 59 1-8 cents, estab- Uehed about a week ago. Renewed Dust Greedy Chicken Makes Mistake In Eating Mouse SCOTTS BLUFF. Neb.. March 35. (AP) A hen's mistake In trying to eat the head of a mouse first cost the hen her life. The mouse grasped the hen's tongue, causing her to suffocate to death. The mouse, unable to gee out of the hen's mouth, died also. The barnyard drama was related by M. O. Wilson. Scott Bluff far mer, who displayed the victims. BUSINESS BETTER Business conditions In Medford dur ing last year, and so far In 1935. show an upward trend over 1933. it was announced by officials of the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce this . morning. In order to substantiate this statement, the Chamber of Commerce lists the fol lowing figures as proof: Light connections show an increase of 4.5 per cent In 1934 over 1933. Water connections short an 8 por cent Increase in 1935 over 1933. Phone connections show a 3.8 per cent Increase In 1935 over 1934. Registered voters show a 14 per cent Increase In 1934 over 1930. Registrations In the htRh school and Junior high show a 7.6 psr cent Increase In 1934 over 1930. Postal receipt show a 4.8 per cent Increase In 1934 over 1B33. The number of building permits Issued In 1934 shows an Increase of '34.5 per cent over 1933, whilst the value of building permits In 1934 shows an Increase of 49 per cent over 1933. iT IN SHOULDER WHILE Eugene Palmer. 10, nephew of George Jantzer of Prospect, Is recover ing at the Community hospital from a shoulder wound received late Satur day afternoon on a hunting trip near Flounce Rock, when a .44 Winchester rifle was accidentally discharged. The bullet passed through Palmer's shoulder, missing the bone, according to Dr. C. I. Drummond, attending physician, who said great loss of blood from the wound may cause develop ment of pneumonta. According to Palmer, George Way- man and Charles McCann, both of Prospect, and Palmer had returned to the highway from a hunting expedi tion around Flounce Rock, and had started the drive home when the acci dent occurred. The youth propped the gun at hla feet, sitting In the middle of the seat of the coupe Mc Cann was driving, with the muzzle resting against his side, when a Jar evidently tripped the hammer. He said he thought the gun was not loaded. McCann and Wayman drove Palmer to Prospect, where his uncles. Floyd Kelly and Jantzer. gave him hasty first aid and brought him to Medford. 43 NEAR HYATT 0AM Forty-three Inches of snow lies on the terrain near the Hyatt Prairie dam. according to Caretaker H. O. Butterfieid. Last year the maximum snow there was ten Inches. Snow that fell on the higher levels over the week-end increased the total. Snow depth at Fish lake. Crater Lake and Emigrant dam ts also greater than last year. Springs in the mountains that were dry the past years or only exuded dribbles are now running free. Indicating the ground Is thor oughly soaked. No definite figures on the irriga tion water supply will be available until aftr the spring run-off. which will start with the first warm days MARINE UNION AGAINST SYMPATHETIC STRIKE SAN FRANCISCO. March 55 VP i The Council of Marine Cnft i America, comprising all irsterfront ' unions represented here, annouueed j today It members had vetted against I a sympathetic strike at present in ! support of the striking tanfrship set-r.ic-. meeting with xh V-'le in i tne strike was planned toUy aj tti 1 eral cocci Us tors. SIX DIE IN BLAZE ENNI Gay Chicago Suburban Spot . Converted Into Inferno Burning Drapes Fal Upon Struggling Frequenters. CHICA'GO, March 25 (AP) The gay club rendezvous. Jammed with hundred merrymakers, was con verted Into a flaming Inferno that left six dead and 18 seriously burn ed today all victims of an overflow crush of fear crazed patrons who clogged the club's single narrow front exit. Festivities were at their height early yesterday at the roadhouse. a remodeled bungalow In suburban Morton Grove, when the first tongue of flame licked out from the celling. near a suspended gas heater. Drapes and streamers stretched from tne walls and celling of the dance haU and dining room. The bar was packed. A mass of persons moved to the music of a three piece orchestra on the dance floor. Every table In the dining room was filled. Many were Northwestern uni versity students who had Just come from a school musical comedy stage production. Olrl Starts .Mad Rush "Fire!" The girl who had sent the cry ringing through the building, snatched her wrap and made for the only exit except the kitchen (Coiulmied on Page Sight) ' OF . SALEM. March 35; (AP) Ore gon's highway system was describ ed by Governor Charles H. Martin today as "magnificent, a system of wh ich Oregon may wel 1 be proud." The executive returned to his of fices here today for a few moments after hla four day trip over the state with members of the state highway commission, and after dis cussing his trip briefly, left for Eugene where he was a speaker at the luncheon of the. League of Ore gon Cities this noon. "The highways In eastern and central Oregon are In fine condi tion and the coast highway la boaut lful. The bridges are coming along fine and with their completion the scenic ' route will attract thousands of tourists, I believe,' the governor declared. Speaking of conditions tn central and southern Oregon Governor Mar tin stated things were looking very fine for the coming year. Eastern Oregon has had more moisture than any year since 1907. he added, and the lakea and rivers will be sup plied with, plenty of water. TAX BILL SIGNED OLYMPIA. March 25. tJPr Launch ing the state Into a new field of tax atlon. H. B. 237, tne 18.000.000 a yesr sales business-occupation tax act. was signed today by Oovernor Clarence D, Martin, after he hd vewd two sec tions, one Imposing graduated Uceme fees on chain stores and the other a 10 per cent tax on -cosmetics and to.let preparations. Explaining his veto of the chain store license fee section, Governor Msrtln described the schedule of fees devised by the legislature ,u "hlg.lly discriminatory." "The license fees are greattv in excess of those imposed by 8. B 10, the chain store Ux bill ptssed the 1933 legislature, which wu vetoed by me." the governor wrote. 4 BL'RLINOTON. la.. March 25 AP Art Mills, veteran pilot for the Praniff Airlines, was "knocked out" b a duck that crashed through the iront win dow of his airplane at midnight last night. Mills, flyipg between Sterling and Waterman. 111., on the Chicago-Kansas City route, said he was uncon scious for iie-era! minutes. He thougnt at first his plane had been struck by lightning. He was flying through a thunderstorm. PillI a 11. grofirv, tlie pilot landed here for fuel, then resumed bis trip Ito Kansas City. Storm Swins Over Plains LOUIS HOWE, m if' f'j aJtffiriL A11 .'IT. gsrww I fM,T Loun M. How, MCretary to President Roosevelt and a prominent figure In Washington officialdom, la seriously III at tho White House. The 64-year-old presidential adviser Is shown above with Presi dent Rooseveit as they left Washington for Boston last month. He became III Immediately after return ing to Washington, (Associated Press Photo) KIDNAP HINT FOR QUINTS BRINGS CONSTANT GUARD TORONTO, March 25. (AP) The Ontario provincial government was understood today to have ordered a police guard stationed at the Dafoe hospital near Callander day and night to foil an alleged plot to kidnap the Dlonne quintuplets. A rumor circulated through pro vincial government quarters that a plot had been uncovered to use an automobile and an alrplnne In order to get the five babies across the frontier Into the United States. AUTO ACCIDENT VICTIM. SWELLS UP TWICE SIZE PORTLAND, March 35. (AP) Fred Gates, 43. foreman of the Burn- sfde bridge here, literally blew himself up to twice his normal size as a result of an automobile accident late Sun day during which he contracted gen eralise emphysema, sometimes known aa "pneumatic condition." The injured man's condition was reported as serious. The rare Illness was contracted by Gates when his frontal sinus was In DANCING PARTY PLUNGES TO DEATH IN AUTOMOBILE WALDPORT, Ore.. March 25. ( AP) With three bodies recovered, the waters of the Alsca river here were being searched today for a fourth victim of an automobile accident which brought tragedy to a dancing party Sunday. The bodies of two women and a man were removed from a sub merged automobile. Another man Is believed to have lost hla life In WASHINOTON, March 2fi. (AP) The lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest waa described today by members of the Oregon congressional delegation as facing "nesr extinc tion" unlcs facilities for moving Its products to market by water are provided. Tie prediction was made at a hearing on the proposed deep river harbor on the Umpqua bay and river for R-M'dnort. Ore., before the army board of engineers. Senator M"Nery and Stelwer and Represen tative Mott. Oregon. Rypubllrans. and Russell Hubbard. Reedsport. president of the Port of Umpqua, appeared before the board. Although the I.12.000 project sa given the approval of the dis trict enalneor of Portland. Ore., the boird ntl'dthat dredging an lnnr channel wan not Justified at this time on the bssls of Industrial shewing. The board, however, ap-pro-.ed t!e rlrplttln of the twr and extension of a JMty at the narbor entrance from the Pacific coast. PRESIDENT'S SECRETARY, IS ILL The babies, by law, now are "spe cial wards of hla majesty the king." and their control Is In the hands of the Ontario government. It was rumored the kidnaping plan had called for a 160-mile auto mobile trip to Sauit Bte. Mario, on tho Michigan-Ontario border, where the airplane was to have been waiting. The babies, It was snld, were to have been placed in the plane at night and carried out of the do minion. , jured, allowing air breathed through hla nose to filter Into the body under the skin. With each breath, Gates puffed air Into his body and caused a swelling that left him, at a late hour last night, still twice his normal size. Although a rare and serious condi tion, the peculiar Illness can be cured, phystclins at the hospital said. Ono treatment is to puncture the body with a needle, allowing the air to leak out In much the same manner as It would leave a punctured balloon. the accident. Their car slipped from the highway Into the Alsca river. Coroner Warren B. Hartley of Lin coln county - said the women had been tentatively Identified as Mrs. W. Bancroft, about 28. and Mrs. Lawrence Obcrer, about 33. The man was said to be Timothy O'Brlan of Newport. Hartley said Information led him to belk-ve Obcrer may have been In the car. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., March 25 (AP) Legal proceedings constituting the first step In ringing down the curtain on the "perfect marriage" of Dorothy Glsh, stage star and heroine of the silent films, and James Rennle, hsndsome Broadway actor, were under way today. Charging Intolerable cruelty, but omitting details in support of the charge. Miss Glsh filed her appli cation Friday, but because it was In her married name of Mrs. Dor othy Elizabeth Rennle, It went un noticed In the court routine. The bill sets out Ml Glsh was married December 26. 1020. that she has long resided at Wllwn Point. Nnrv allr that. thn tra nn plidrlrrn land that she does not a-k alimony. nor seek to change her name. To Mr. and Mrs. George Beldln, In tne Wing orchard dMrh-t. a six j pound daughter, Ranee Elcanora, 'March 23. (Copyright, 1036, by tho Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 35. Sena tor Borah, who has spec tall Bed In Internationa) affairs during a long career, predicted today there will be no European was, within the near future. , , Tfte; 'Idahoan- '.who waa for many years-' Republican -chairman of the una .atacalgm- rttAtlons committee, forecast that even It there . was ft European conflict, America would keep out of It. In an Interview with the Assoc iated Press, Borah also suggested that the re-armtng of Oermany might instead of bringing war, lead to a more peaceful Europe. LOS ANGELES, MftjCh 25. (AP) It Is all very clear now to Upton Sin clair why Oovernor Frank F. Merrlam of California endorsed the Townsend Old Age Pension pUn, Sinclair said today. "I sc by the papers that the Junior republicans are booming Mr. Merrlam for president, and Mr. Meriam says he likes to hear It," said Sinclair who, as democratic candidate for governor, was defeated by Gov. Merrlam last fall." "We know now why he endorsed the Townsend plan. We see how the Townsend bee got Into his bonnet.' As for the possibility that former President Herbert Hoover might be a candidate again Tor the republican nomination, Sinclair said "everybody knows that Hoover Is trying to make a come-back." SILVER ADHERENTS LOSE FIRST MOVE WASHINGTON. March 25. (AP) Silver inflationists today lost their first move In an attempt to force house acceptance of the Thomas sil ver amendment to the 14.880.000.000 works-relief bill. They had tried to obtain a prompt direct vote on that amendment, but at the Insistence of democratic lead- era the rules committee decided upon special procedure preventing that. The committee approved and pre sented to the house a. special resolu tion which la to be taken up tomor rowto reject all the senate amend ments and snd the whole bill to con ference for an adjustment of the dif ferences. VATICAN CITY. March 25. (AP) Pone Plus today named Monslgnor Arthur Hlnsley archbishop of West minister. Eng., succeeding the late Cardinal Francis Bourne. Monslg nor Hlnsley has been titular arch bishop of Sardls and canon of the patriarchal basilica of St. Peter's. States T Scattered Rainfall In Kansas Insufficient To Lay Loose Soil Continuance Of Dust Storms Is Prediction No 111 Wind HUTCHINSON, Kas., March 25. (AP) A dust storm proved to be no ill wind for a construction company which had a contract to move 10.000 cubic yards of earth In a county road project. "Our gang had Just loosened the ground when the storm hit," said Harry Tidd, a contractor. There's nothing to move now." KANSAS CITY, March 36. (AP) A new dust atorra swirled east over the plains states today adding to the drouth ravages already run ning high into the millions. In southeastern Colorado where drouth-beaten farmers were aban doning homes and plans were being made to move out half-starved herds of ..cattle, dust atlll was blowing and the wind velocity Increased. The dust swept down over Okla homa from the northwest. Visibility at Oklahoma City was reduced ba about a mile. Driving across Kansas, the copper-colored clouds reached western Missouri by late morning. Condi tions wore not as severe, however, as In last Wednesday's big blow wnicn carried a pall to the Atlantio seaboard. Kansas Rain Insufficient Scattered ralnfsl fti Kansas waa Insufficient to My the loose soil and the Topeka weather bureau forecast a continuation tomorrow or the duat which has been flylni? nearly two weeks. At Lawrence. Kans.. there wa leu than three blocks visibility. Over central Kansas a high, north west wind before dawn brought in almost as much dust as In recent storms. "Many million of dollars" was the nearest authorities would come to estimating the tosses. I jiIi d Made Useless However, Hubert L. Collins, Denver statistician for the United States department of agriculture, said thou sands of acres of southeastern Colo rado land would be useless In farm ing and grazing for 100 years or more and other crop experts pointed (Continued on Page Plve ) f Orators Gather WALLA WALLA, March 25. (AP) Student orators and Instructors from thirteen Institutions of higher learn ing began assembling here today for the twelfth annual conference of the Pacific forensic league with Whitman college as host. Approximately fifty are expected for tho conference, which continues through Thursday. To Mr. and Mrs. Harry Steward, of Central Point, an eight-pound daughter. March 23, Vy 'says: HEVKKbY HILLS, Cal., JUr. 23. I whh BhootinR off the oth. cr dny about holding compan ion. Mr. Roosevelt and lots of folks may tliink they are un called for, but the folks work ing for 'cm think mighty well of 'cm. It's the old fault of not calling your shots, by naming the bad ones and not shooting into the whole covey. I tell you another argument a fellow wants to keep out of and that's this printing money thing. It's a subject where no body knows just exactly what it would do and every person thinks he knows exactly what it would do. All I know it's easier to print than to make by work, , but please don't write or wire explaining it. If you know all about money you are awful lucky and it's a secret you should cherish and not let even your grandchildren know about.