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Medford Mail Tribune AWARDED Pulitzer Prize FOR 1934 Highest eterday Lou est thlt morning , 44 Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1933 No. 18. hi JV an STUDENTS' BODIES Free for All Fight Is Feature of Pacifist Parade The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and $al I nrdav; cooler Saturday. I Temperature: M a ULE1 Bjs-refliife suaas By paul Mallon (Copyright. 1935, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, April. 13. Piesi dent Roosevelt's dramatic return to the Washington battle-front was not very dramatic. Last year, he came back a tough guy." This time, he Just came back. There was no parade of con gremen d o n to the station to greet him, no band, no swiit- swmging huu , .y hard-hitting pro- mises by the president. This PAUL MALLON was due only Incidentally to the fact that he went on to New York to attend the funeral of a lifelong friend. . The real reason was that the sit uation this year is fundamentally different. The Job he is facing with a lazy and disinterested congress is too varied and too delicate to permit htm to try any of his old bold strokes. A mild build-up was attempted for him on the assumption that he would take hold of the 4380,000.000 relief dollars with vigor. But this Job also requires more endless, ted ious, detailed planning than vigor. There Just isn't any room for drama now. There is too much work. Congressional leaders are telling their friends Mr. Roosevelt is respon sible for slowing down the congres sional machine. Their view is that he has not furnished enough lead ership on particular Issues social security, NRA reorganization, holding companies, the bank bill. , This may be partially true. It does not explain why the senate, after sitting three months and passing only one major piece of legislation, has been able to find nothing im portant to do while all the other new deal bills are stuck on the fly papers of the senate committees. The same situation prevails to a large ex tent In the house. The greatest deliberative bodies In the world appear to be deliberating more for the purpose of delay, than delaying for the purpose of deliber ation. There are good reasons for believ ing the treasury wants to start a tax case against Huey Long, but the White House docs not. Those who have their ears at the treasury keyhole have- heard that Mr. Morgenthau's sleuths, after yeais of undermining in Louisiana, struck what they thought was pay dirt a lew weeks ago. Some question has arisen about how much the dirt will pay. The treasury thought it had a fairly good case and wanted to proceed. The matter was submitted to the White House, where It was quietly filed away, for the time being. Ap parently the White House did not share the treasxtry's enthusiasm about the case. At least not Just at this time. Most of the political experts be lieve It would be foolish for the ad ministration to go out of its way to make a martyr of Huey. A London correspondent, visiting Washington, wanted to get an Inter view with Huey. A meeting was er- (Continued on Page rwelve) BETTY HUBBARD, Bttjr Lou Hubbard, Infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin J. Hub bard, pwwd away at Die family real dene. 1028 East Jackaon street. Tliuxaday. after a very short Illneaa. due to pneumonia. Betty was born at Medford. Oregon. June 12. IP34. and leaves beside her parent, her sister, Lois May. aged 3. and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs H. T. Hubbard, of Medford. Mr. and Mrs. PTan Smith of Eagle Point, ani Mr. Margaret Hubbard of Medford Funeral services will be conducted from the Perl funeral home. Sundav afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Reverend W. R. Balrd officiating. Interment 111 take place In Siskiyou Memorial pe.rk. 100 Students Face Bar Examination SALEM. April 12 iAPi An even 100 students have applied for and will take the state bar examinations Julv 9 and 10. Arthur S. Benson, supreme court clerk, announced to day. Applications had to be made 90 days before the exum.natiu.i;. Lal "r 118 t-ok the t"-t-. ana about 60 per ml. I aere admitted to the Mr. Fifteen Escape With Injuries Party of High School Students Returning From Party Are Crash Victims ROOKVTLLE, Md., April 13 The bodlea of 14 high school students who met death when an express train crushed their auto bus late last night. lay in an Improvised morgue at a quiet funeral home here today while anguished parents went about the task of Identifying them. Fifteen other occupant of the bus. Including the driver a.nd the teacher In charge, were suffering from various Injuries and shock but with the ex ception of two students In a hospital at Washington, all were able to go to their homes at Willlamsport, Md One of the latter Margaret Crebs was reported to be suffering from in ternal injuries and the extent of her hurts was not definitely known. The other. Jane Staley, who suffered a broken arm, was said to be out of danger. , The driver of the bus. Percy Line, la held in default of $1,000 bond on a charge of manslaughter pending an inquest which haa been set for Tues lay. Line said Immediately after the crash that he did not see or hear the train until almost at the moment of Impact. It was understood that Williams port residents were en route here to post bonds for his relief. Mlas Louise Funk, chemistry teach er at the Willlamsport high school who was in charge of the party, char acterized him today as a "very com petent driver." Wet and Foggy The weather was wet and foggy as the bue bearing the party from a chemistry exhibit at the University of Maryland, College Park, toward thetr homes at Willlamsport, Mary land, approached the grade crossing here. Though Baltimore and Ohio rail road officials said the crossing was guarded by a bell and red light, the (Continued on Page Thirteen.) LAST RITES FOR NEW YORK, April 12. (API Last rites, brief and simply conducted, honored Adolph S. Ochs, publisher of the New York Time , In the presence of nearly 3000 persona today. The services were held m Temple Emanu-el, a massive synogogue which seated 2500 people. Others stood In the balconies. Several hundred more stood in a misty rain In front of the edifice. The casket reposed before the altar In the center of the nave. It was blanketed with orchids on green. There waa no activity during the hour of the funeral In the plant or offices of the New York Times. Another tribute waa paid by the Associated Press of which Mr. Ochs waa one of the founder and a direc tor. All wires were silenced and As sociated Press activity was atopped for two minutes at 10:30 throughout the world. n:: i UIAtC U.lCCf I UC Despi tie fracture LYNCHBURG. Va.. April 13. VP) 'Dixie' Howell, his skull fractured by a batted ball, passed a comfortable night, hospital attendants said today, and appeared cheerful despite hla painful but. "not serious" injuries. THE DALLES. Ore., April 13. (AP) An Indian tentatively Identified as Sam White, from the Toppenish res ervation, was killed instantly today In a 43-foot fall from S. P. A S. ralroad brlldge at Wishram. White came here from Celllo yesterday to fish for salmon. Woman Vice President Is Feminists Objective By nr.&s Fl'RM N. A'toi'lated Pre Staff Writer. I WASHINGTON. April 12 (AP) The idea of a woman vice -president of the United State is cropping up in conversation among capital fmi risrs. But many of the vomn leaders who have ben through political bat tles seem to agree with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt that the time may not be ripe for such a move. The League for a Woman President and Vice-President, a Brooklyn or t. .i.i.... i n. rweiuly toi two names i:U- t divMi.vlnn as polb!li'le J-.idp r.orenre E. Alien of Cleve land and Mim Josephine Roche, as Pioneer Succumbs ft iff Fred Tier. 78, one of Jackson county's bent known pioneers, who died here today, had driven stage coaches over the wild mountain country of southern Oregon before the coming of the railroad and had seen the building of Medford from Its Inception, FRED TICE. STAGE OF Following a gradual decline In health for the past year or mors, Fred Tice, one of Jackson county beat known pioneers and veteran stage driver, passed away at hla home, 725 Alder atreet, in this city at 2:10 a. m. today, Mr. Tlce was born on the donation land claim of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, John, Tlce,. about half way be tween Jacksonville and Medford and had spent his entire lifetime of near ly 79 years In this locality. At the age of 20, before the Oregon ie California railroad, was established through southern Oregon, Mr, Tlce began driving passenger stage from Yreka north'. Hla record run was 45 miles In four and one-half hours. Many perils were encountered by this courageous young driver, tn oris of which his stx-horse team waa drowned In flood waters. Fred Tice and his wife, Martha, also weH known pioneer, have wit nessed the construction of every busi ness building and residence in Med ford. Besides his wife, he leaves five chil dren: Mrs. H. W. Smith of Tacoma, Wash.; Ralph Tlce, Rochester, Wash.: Fred Jr. of Centralia: Mrs. J. W. Marshall, San Francisco, and Oliver Tlce of Medford. Mr. Tlce was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge of Medford for 40 years; also a member of the local camp w. o. w. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. D. E. Millard at the Conger chapel at 2:30 Monday with the Odd Fellows officiating at the graveside in Medford I. O. O. F. cemetery. WIFE GONE 26 YEARS; HUSBAND LOSES HOPE CHICAGO. April 13 (AP John R. Ersklne. 70. told his attorney that after his wife had been absent for 26 years he hatf come to the con elusion she was gone for good. The story was brought out when Ersktne filed suit yesterday for dl voree. MORE EXTENSION COIN HAS SENATE APPROVAL WASHINGTON, April 12. (AP) The senate agricultural committee today approved the Bankhead bill to Increase federal appropriations for ag ricultural extension work, land-grant colleges and agricultural experiment stations. sistant secretary of the treasury. Nei ther approved. Later the name of Ruth Bryan Owen, minister to Denmark, began to be heard in the conversational bur. She was too far away even fn hmr It. But people In hr l-tiir audience have often lingered after ward to tell her that If she'd bn born a boy. she'd stand a good rhance of winning the prize her father mlaaed three times. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daugh ter of Theodore Roosevelt, has turned down all pugg it ions of a seat In the senate, but nobody question V.er awareiiMB of wiist goes on in that hodr. And that's the vice-presl-dentlal field of action. Ma GERMANY IS; E PUBLIC AT STRESACONCLAVE Announcement Follows On Heels of Word That Three Conferring Nations Had Reached An Agreement! (Copyright, 1035, by the Associated Press) STRESA, April 12 The British an nounced today that Germany was ready to enter an eastern European pact of non-afrnreaslon even though other signatories "stipulate among themselves accords of reciprocal as sistance." Tills news was given to the world In an official communique Issued by the heads of governments of Italy, Great Britain and France, assembled here In an effort to smooth out the path of Europesn peace. The conference Itself waa Informed of the Oerman, decision by Sir John Simon, British foreign secretary, who said his Information had been given to the British ambassador to Berlin by Konstantln von Ncurath. Relchs fuehrer Hltler'a foreign mlnfeter. Agreement Itenrhpd. The announcement followed by a few minutes a statement by Pierre Laval, French foreign minister, that the representatives, of tho threo na tions assembled here had reached an agreement among themselves as to the program they shall follow In the meeting next week at Geneva 01 the League of Nations, council. A French spokesman said a "step In advance" had been made which may permit the revival of tho pro posed eastern Locarno pact, sponsored by France and Russia. In .an .effort to duplicate In eastern Europe a (Continued on Page Four.) LOS ANQELE8, April 12, (API Charging that his wife, Screen Act ress Mary Astor, was. hypercritical and made humiliating remarks about his earning capacity. Dr. Frankiyn Thorpe today was granted a divorce by Superior Judge Dudley S. Valen tine. Miss Astor did not appear to con test the suit. She and Dr. Thorpe were married In Yuma, Ariz., June 29. 1931, and aeparated March 26. 1935. Mlas Astor's former husband. Kenneth Hawks, movie director, waa killed In an airplane accident In 1930. The court was Informed a property agreement between Miss Astor and Dr. Thorpe had been effected and that they had agreed to divide the custody of their daughter, Marilyn Thorpe, two yesrs old. JOB INSURANCE WASHINGTON. April 12. (AP) rresment Roosevelt has Informed house leaders he Is firmly against elimination of uriemploymcnt Insur ance -from the social security bill and opposes also a proposal to free the atates from any share In the old sge pension plan. In recent talks with administration pilots. Mr. Roosevelt emphasized that he regarded unemployment insurance a necessary complement to old age pensions and that he considered both propositions of future benefit In balancing the budget. He explained that old age pensions would Immediately take off the pub lic relief rolls all persons over 65. APPEAL TRANSCRIPT FILED BY DRISCOLL SALEM, April 12 f APi Trans cript of appral was filed In the state supreme court here today In the case of James H. Drtscoll. Klamath Falls attorney, who waa sentenced by Cir cuit Judge A?hurst to pay a fine of 100 and wve 60 days In Jal! for contempt of court. Judre Ahurt allied that Drlwull attempted to Influence him in the disposition of cenaln litigation. READY SIGN PEACE AGREEM ENT Graft Toe On Hand To Replace Finger Lost By Accident LENINGRAD. April 13. (UP) A man's toe has been grafted to hla hand by soviet scientists to re place a finger which had been accidentally severed. The operation was performed by Dr. M. I. Kuslik. who described it to the Leningrad Surgeons society today. He said the results of the operation were gratifying: the pa tient can bend his new grafted "forefinger" at will. The second toe of the patlent'a loot wns transplanted to his right hand. BLACK CHANNEL Findings of facte and conclusion at law have been handed down- by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, In the Black; Channel mine litigation, which haa occupied the court for three years. The findings hold that F. A. Bates of Foots Creek, is the "equitable owner of the property, subject to pay ment of encumbrances" upon it. The "encumbrances" Include labor Hens, contracted against the property by L. A. Banks, former Jackson county agitator, now serving a life term in btate prison lor. murder, ... .. . W. M. Robinson, agent for purchas ers of the Black Channel property, at a sheriff's sale two years ago, Is held In the findings to have a first Hen against the property, in the sum of 91580,80, plus taxea paid. Jacob F. Lund and wife are held entitled to Judgment for $4783, 'the amount of a mortgage against the mining claims. Mrs. Lund, who since the start of the litigation has filed for a divorce, la held entitled to a half Interest In the mortgage. Objections to the findings and con tusions have, been filed by Attorney T. J. Enrlght, representing the Lunds, and a decree will not bo entered until after argument are heard on this phase of the ca.w, which will' bo held within a couple of weeks. The Black Channel mine, in the Banka-Fehl inspired turmoil In .this county waa used by the pair as a basis for agitation and cited as a "breakdown of law and order." WASHINGTON, April li. (AP) The senate today passed the admlnls tratlon bill Increasing by 11,750.000 the bond Issuing authority of the Home Owners Loan Corporation to aid distressed home owners. A similar measure has pswod the house. The differences will be ad- Justed by committees representing Doth branches. The measure, one of those on the administration's preferential list, Is designed primarily to assist thou sanda of appllcanta for home loana who were denied help when It became apparent the original 3.000,000.000 of funds could not take care of would be borrowers. As amended. It would not open open the way for loans to this cIsm. but to new applicants who file within 80 days aftet enactment of the new law. LYTLE E L BE nALEM, Aplrl 12. (AP) Solon T. White, newly appointed director of agriculture, declared here today that there would be no wholesale dismissal of employes In the state agricultural department, despite rumors to that effect. The chief of the department Indi cated that he would retain Dt. W. H. Lytle. head of the animal Industry dl virion, atid J. D. Mirk I, director of the food and dairy division. Both j hsve been connoted with the state agrlculturMl depart rnnt shife Ha cre , ation and are registered Republican. "Rrports that Democrats are to re ! pia-- all of the R-publlran division ; heads are unfounded," white stated. I WASHINGTON. April 12 (AP) President Roosevelt has Issued an executive order chancing the loca tion of the inn! office for the Link tin land district In Orenon from Lake view to Klamath rails. MORE HOLC COIN MAY BE PROVIDED E DF CCC TO STAR! 1160 DAYSj Enrollment of 300,000 Men Promised by Director, Fechncr Plan 1500 New Camps for States WASHINGTON. April 12. ( AP) enrollment of the 300.000 new men for the Civilian Conservation corps within 60 days was promised today by Robert Fechner, CCC director, after a conference with President Roosevelt on this phase of the M,- 000.000,000 work-relief program. Pechner went over with President Roosevelt his recommend at! ona for Ifloo new camps in the 48 states. Early presidential approval of the plan is In prospect. Take Two Months. The war department would build the camps and Pechner expressed the belief It will be possible to com plete the Job and enroll the 300.000 new men within a two month'a pe riod. The work: law authorizes a CCC corps 800.000 strong. Mr. Roosevelt, in pushing forward the 4 ,000. 000. 000 program waa repre sented as relying on the CCO aa one of the first points of action. It was believed tha corps will permit ab sorption of some of the college graduates coming out of school this June who might be unable to find work otherwise. The president also had on his calling list today Rexford O. Tugwell, unaer -secretary of agriculture, who . . (Continued on Page Pour.) TIPSYTOLlCEMAN GIVEN HARD JOLT PORTLAND, Ore., April 13. (API SH months In Jail and a fine of 500 was tho penalty handed to Quy Simp. kins, 46, a special policeman, who was accused In police court late yes terday of having fired a bulet over the heads of three boya who laughed at him as he staggered In the atreet. Arresting officers said Blmpklns was intoxicnted. "It Is most unbecoming fof an of ficer to attempt to perform hla duty while In an Intoxicated condition," Police Judge long said In pasalng sen tence. "I am sorry I am unable to hear tlie defendant on a more aerl ous charge." Slmpklns was given the maximum sentence for drunkennesa and disor derly conduct. SALEM BOY 10 EDII CORVALLIS, April 12 (AP) Mar vin Wilbur of Salem, Junior In sec retarial science at Oregon State col lege, waa today appointed editor of the Dally Barometer, student news paper. He will take over the work May 1. Wilbur waa named by the student faculty publications board which also selected Sigma Deltl Chi, professional Journalism fraternity, to be respon Bible for editing the student directory next year. Sharpest Business Rise In 25 Years Is Forecast NEW YORK. April 12. (AP) The sharpest business rise In 25 years waa forecast for the Immediate fu ture In the weekly buslnesa review by Dun At Bradstreet today. "More convincing proof has come forward that the passing of March left behind the lows for the yesr," the review stated. "During the week there was complete transformation of senti ment, aa the hopes for a rather far removed Improvement were replaced by a realization that the Immediate future la to bring the sharpest rise that haa been witnessed In business the pant qimrtrr of a century." The review added: "Potential bene fit of the five billion dollars appro priated by the government have pro Lady Undismayed By Robbers9 Guns In Store Holdup WHEELING. W. Va., April 12. 0!pi Mrs. Cecilia Norman, tending store for her husband, turned st a shout of "hands up." but un dismayed she went Into action. With a lightning right ahe knocked one would-be robber against his companion. While they were getting straightened out, ahe got a pistol from under the coun ter and drove the gunmen Into the street. They fled, eluding police. BATHTUB TEST IN RIAL OF LAMSON WINDS UP DEFENSE SAN JOSE. Cal April 12. (AP) In a court room tense aa a theater In a melodrama, the long-awaited bathtub demonstration waa made to the Lamaon murder trial Jury today. It failed the first time, but on repe tition the Lamaon defense triumph antly pronounced It a success. "We rest on that," said Edwin Mc Kenzle, defense attorney, In a loud voice. David Lamaon, on trial for murder of his wife, Mrs. Allene Thorpe Lam- son, Memorial day, 1933, sat In the court room while the experiment waa conducted with a living model In a bathtub constructed to meet exact measurements of the one In which the defense contends Mrs. Lamaon died from a fall In the tub. But ha did not watch the experiment, re maining at the counsel table without lifting his eyes. Jurors left the box and orowded to the bathroom model aa E, O. Heln rlch, Berkeley criminologist, after de livering a preliminary explanation, directed hla comely assistant, Mrs. Christine Phelps, to step Into the tub. . GIVEN $1 5 FINE Kenneth Southerland, truck driver, who entered a plea of not guilty In city court to a charge of violation of the basic rule, when ha appeared to face charges of speeding a truck be longing to Daniel Haaa on West Main street Wednesday night, this morning waa fined ! wi.en convicted of the charge before City Judge Allan D. Curry. Two witnesses appeared on behalf of Southerland and two officers ap peared aa witnesses for the city. The court admonished the truck driver, after passing sentence, to proceed at a more leisurely pace In the future, reminding him of the fatal accident on West Main street aome time ago. Southerland was granted two months' time tn which to pay the fine. General Kai-Shek Deals Reds Blow HONKOONO. April 13. (AP) Re liable sources here confirmed reports today that General Chiang Kai-Shek had inflicted a crushing defeat on the communist forces aftr two days of fighting 10 miles south of Kwel yang. The government claims that a.OOO "reds" were alaln, Including many notorious leaders. vided stimulus needed to dispel the Impatience which hid appeared In some branchea because of the let down In bualneu toward the close of the first quarter. "All of the reports received were more drctalre than at any time this year In the confident attitude taken regarding a more even tempo of I rngresa from now on. "Encouragement also waa provided br the fat that. In spite of rain cold, snowfall, and recurrent dust storms, consumer demand waa suf ficiently strong to carry retatl dls- Ibutlon to a larger total than foi the week preceding.' Wholesalcra were rushed with re orders, the review aatd, and many retailera lost sales because of de lays incident to the ruah. E OF EGGS STARTS RIOT ON Anti-War Demonstrants At tempt March, But Meet Opposition of Stench Bombs Heads Cracked Hum Fiery Crosses LOS ANGELES, April 13. (AP) Five fiery croaaea blazed for a time last night on the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles, but soon were stamp ed out by scores of students. Later six motor cars filled with men drove through the campus distributing pamphlets reading: "Communism will not be toler ated. The Ku Klux Klan rides again." CHICAGO, April 12. .AP) A free- for-all fight, with sticks, stones, eggs and stench bombs aa weapons, broke out on the University of Chicago campus today when a group of 800 students attempted to stop a parade after an anti-war meeting tn Mandel hall. While several demonstrators had cracked heads, none waa reported se riously Injured. More than 2000 students had at tended the anti-war gathering, held as part of a national demonstration. Upon Its completion, several hundred of the participants formed In line for a parade around the campus. EgRS Are Hurled They had gone about a block, when other students blocked their way and showered them with a barrage of eggs. The marchers reorganised their lines and proceeded to a point east of the campus. Marching back to the university quadrangle, they again mfft opposition. A rain of eggs and stench bombs, threw the procession into disorder ' and the marchers dispersed. Despite tha pleas of a student lead er, Prank Meyers, scores of fist fights developed. Many of the non-paradera used the staffs from broken banners seized from the demonstrators to pummel their foes. i Later reports alad a doren students emerged with blackened eyes and bleeding heads. Police Bring Peace The arrival of university police put an end to the fisticuffs and tha I (Continued on Page Pour) P. NAMED By PIERCE WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP)--Representatlve Pierce (D., Ore.), to day recommended appointment of Bert Hawkins aa postmaster at Klam ath palls. Ore. Hawkins was selected from' the three ellglbles submitted by the civil service commission. Tha other two were Franklin Weaver and Elbert Veath. Pierce also submitted the name of Sanford Adler for postmaster at Baker. Ore. The other eltgiblea for the Baker position were J. W. Craw ford and Walter A. Balrd. Will : ROGER? BEVERLY HILLS, Cat, Apr. 11. That waa certainly nice of Hitler to appear at that wed ding and not be the groom. No wonder the New York stock market can't ever go up to amount to anything. Tho minute it starts everybody starts selling to take a little profit. Suppose every cowman sold his cattle the minute they started up. Just been chatting out here at the studio just now with an awful fine man. Fielding Yost of Michigan. I think some of our great coaches like him and Stagg and Warner have been a great influence over thou sands of their boys through life. c s