Medford Mail Tribune
AWARDED
Pulitzer Prize
FOR 1934
Thirtieth Year
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(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
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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 )
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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.