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The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Fri day; moderate te mperature. Temperature Highest yesterday 68 lowest this mornlnjr. 36 Medforb O'lBUNE AWARDED Pulitzer Prize TOR 1934 Thirtieth Year MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRTL IS, 19Pf No. 23. MAIL M9E. BEFEAT8 WS3S8B& 1 i 1 i aim J $ I LIBERALIZING OF One-Man strike sdT!PATMAII OPPOSES EX-BOSS OF NRA i lMrd SOCIAL SECURITY fMlilfrappl BONDS FOR BONUS IN EMPHATIC PLEA mOgi BILL VOIEO 001 yMa PLAN INURES. FOR CONTINUANCE Vote On Townsend Plan Is iIn 'OL I S? I V . 205 to 56-lncrease of hfmlj I Battle Thann ccept ACm- $5 in Old Age Pension U j J I 3j Pmise Declares Advo- Proposal Is Also Defeated l Hjl W IYMM I t atoms" PAW. MALLON By PAVL MAIXOX (Copyright, 1935, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, April 18 The in ner problems of new dealing are not alone those you read about in cur rent discussions. A section chief of considerable standing In the new deal was asked by Ills su periors to file a memo on the dif ficulties of his d I v 1 a 1 on. One section of his memo read a follows: "Politics It has been my con tention that all projects should be baaed on merit ,asna mem aione. mai is, economic and social soundness Illumined by I social vision. The constant pressure from men In office on the hi'l (house and senate) makes this diffi cult, if not Impossible. Personal visits and the telephone are used constantly In an attempt to Influ ence decisions. "For illustration, last summer, the project, which was started by a local corporatoln. was placed in my hands for analysis and recom mendation. In my memorandum cov ering it. I suggested abandonment of the project on the grounds of eco nomic and social unsoundness and because the project as conceived fell outside the scope of our pro gram. "The congressman from the dis trict In which the project lies sat at my desk for a part of two days, using the president's and secretary's names In the argument to coerce me to a change of opinion and recom mendation. "I do not believe that administra tive employee should be subjected to such pressure from sny outside sources. Were I dependent upon gov ernmental employment, with a fam ily on my hands, I might have been terrorized by fear or loss of my Job Into being recreant to my best Judgment." By riarrnce M. Wright (Associated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, April 18. -(API Rallying strongly behind the admin istration social security bill, the house today voted down a number of proposals to liberalize its provis ions, including the Townsend old age pension plan. This was rejected 20f to 56. When the Greenway amendment to increase from $15 to 920 a month the federal contribution to old age pen sions was turned down 165 to 87. Next the Lundeen bill to grant minimum federal pensions of $10 a week, plus $3 for each dependent. to all unemployed or helpleM was j defeated. An organized Republican drive to raise from S15 to $20 a month the maximum federal contribution to ward ola age pensions, then was abruptly halted, 144 to 80. PICKET LINE 1 AUL UNION mU -TST DEATH CRASH MISSES Bruce HenMey (atitne) wlrelew npenttor who yesterday won his "one man strike' against a steamship con puny which he claimed did not make rooiI on a promised pay boost. He It shown dnrlnR a picket campaign he undertook on the Lnngv.ew, Waf.li., waterfront. (A. P. Photo). The main complaint by the sec tion chief was against the personnel with which he was furnished. He wrote that he kept asking for com petent experts and specialists. He recommended and discussed several possible appointees, but later was required to choose from a list of names of persons "who had had no training or experience." Thla prac tice, he contended, was "sabotaging further development" of his work. A similarly strong complaint was made against salaries paid. He aald he waa paying certain experts from 3200 to $4500 a year, and the best men were getting the lowest figure. "The salary scales.' he added, "are not at all commensurate with the individual abilities of the persons employed nor do they besr any rela tion. So far as I can see, to their functions." TAYLOR. Tex., April 18. (AP) Lieutenant Paul Boyer Wilson, 36, of March Pteld, Riverside, Calif., was killed almost Instantly here today when hla plane crashed near the Mis souri, Kansas and Texas railroad station. Wilson flew across town and then turned back, evidently learning that something was wrong with the plane and seeking a place to land. Taylor residents who saw the crash said the plane "spun like a top" as Wilson attempted to bring It down In a plowed field. When it was within about 50 feet of the ground Wilson waa thrown from the ship. The young offlcer'a legs were broken and his skull crushed. He died en route to a hospital. Three men in the railroad yards aald they barely had time to get out of the way of the falling plane. It missed the station only a few yards. Papers found on Lieutenant Wilson did not reveal his destination or the purpose of the flight. The plane was demolished. It waa none of these problems that led to the retirement of Houser Mof fett. Mr. Moffett's graceful exit was due (Continued on Page Eight) OF L DEDICATION SET 2:30 TOMORROW At S:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon th Palm memorial In the city park will be dedicated and donated to the city through an opproprlate cere mony In which Attorney r. j. new- man. In behalf of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Palm, will make the presentation ad dress, and the Blft will be accepted for the city by Mayor Oeorge Porter and the city council. A suitable mu sical program, will also be given by Rev. D. E. Millard, who will sing two selection appropriate for the occasion. It is hoped that the weather con dition will be such as will permit a (Continued on Page rbree) ' FROST TO FARMERS NIGHT'S REST "Hobby" Steps Up fljND C. Hugh Johnson Says Errors in Administration and Not in Law 'Clean Up NRA; Don't Destroy,' Is Word SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS The worries of orchardlsts over Jack Frost were put at rest, temporarily at least, by a forecast of cloudy wather least, by a forecast of cloudy weather " Ithat there will be no smudging. SALEM. Ore., April 18. (AP) Mac I As far as It wss possible to learn Hoke of Pendleton, holdover member ', today, no orchardlati fired up last of the state board of agriculture, was night despite the forecast for frost elected chairman at the meeting here Ithat waa made early yesterday. The jtoday. He succeeds J. O. Holt of weather turned on unarm ..a .... Eugene, who retains his position on temperature remain the board. ,P point, falling only to 3 degrees The new members of the board. ln Meaiora LEAGUE NATIONS SPINELESS TOOL WASHINGTON. April 18. (AP) Attacking the action of the League of Nations council in demanding that Germany adhere to the Versailles treaty, Senator Borah (R., Idaho) as serted In the senate today the league had become the spineless tool "of a few nations Instead of an Institution to Insure peace." Earlier, Borah, a former chairman of the foreign relations committee, had Introduced a bill to prohibit any new public or private loans to foreign governments except those on the American continent. He asserted any money lent to Eu rope "Is in aid of war.' Borah spoke only briefly but sternly In criticizing the league's action. He said: "Nothing In the history of this institution Illustrated that it la not an independent body for peace, but a spineless tool in the hands of a few nations to do what those nations elect. "Thla Institution," he asserted, "should no longer pretend to be an Independent body seeking by Inde pendent methods to advance the cause of peace." WASHINGTON. April 18. -( API Representative Patman of Texas, whose bill to pay the bonus with new currency already has passed the house, appeared today to be the most bitter opponent qf the compromise bonus bill offered yesterday by Sena tor Harrison (D.. Miss.) The Texan lashed out harder than other critics at the proposal of the MIsMsslpplan. who predicts his plan will gain President Roosevelt's approval. Ex-service men would rather lose the bonua battle than accept the compromise, Patman contended. He coupled this with a prediction that the house would stand by his bill. Hostility General Advocates of cash payment were generally hostile to the Harrison measure, which would offer the vet erans negotiable bonds In exchange for their bonus certificates. But most of them withheld comment pending further study of the bill or professed to see some good In It. "The Harrison bill la a atep In the right direction, but only a step." said a statement Issued by James E. Van Zandt, commander In chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. "As It stands, the measure would fall far short of what world war Tet- WASHINGTON. April 18. (AP) In blunt, colorful words for which he la famed, Hugh 3. Johnson told congress today that NRA was "the first Intelligent attempt" by the gov ernment to curb monopoly and con centratlou of Industry. Candidly, the former blue REIMBURSING BILL Measure Now Before Con gress Would Provide Pay ment by U. S. of Amounts Equal to Private Taxes Hontiiil llr.iison, head conch and phy sical director of Sunt hern Oregon eacle I Normal school at Anhlnnd, who luw Continued on Page Two) four of whom arc new appointees of Governor Martin, held a luncheon conference with the executive, after which the regular meeting waa resumed. SIX SAILORS DROWN IN ITALIAN COAST STORM ROME. April 18. (AP--Six REFINANCE BILL boss admitted errors In NRA. but he contended forcibly they were mis takea In hla own administration of the recovery unit, not of the law. and argued that to abandon NRA would be "like burning down your hotise to get rid of a few rats In the attic.' "Clean-tip NRA." Johnson pleaded, "don't destroy It.' Willie the man who built the vast code structure took the major share of Its faults on his own shoulders, he asserted frankly that "one of the most valid criticisms against the whole new deal Is the fact that from time to time It sorely lacked coor dination." As an example, he said the Justice department and federal trade commission "did not" cooper ate In a vigorous enforcement of the recovery law. The picturesque former cavalry of ficer appeared aa the final and star witness in the senate finance com mittee's NRA Investigation. A huge crowd heard him. Johnson talked into a loudspeaker system, with Frances Robinson, his secretary through the turbulent months of NRA, close beside. Profit System Broken He read an 86-page statement In been appointed heart basketball and baseball coach at InlverMty of ore- OREGON fiOOOI AS FOR BASKETBALL (Ooortnued on Page Iwo) WASHINGTON. April 18. (AP) 111 III 1 C 1 I 'II The Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage I MK I I II Ur ll I I fl refinancing bill to which adminls- UnllUU JUIlL UU I I I tratlon leaders are opposed was ap proved without a record vote today ny tne nouse agriculture committee. SALEM. Ore., April 18. (AP) Mo- Whether it reaches a house vote tor vehicle operatora will find it nec- Howard Hobson, SONS coach, aald today ha was without Information as to whp would succeed him at the Nor mal school, following his appoint ment aa basketball and baseball coach at University of Oregon. Several are being considered for the Ashland post. he said. Hobson expects to report for duty In Eugene in September. He will go there this week end for a con ference with university heads. The SONS coach expressed deop appreciation of the co-operation he has received in southern Oregon ana declared he hated to leave his pres ent post because of the kindly atti tude he had encountered, but ieit that the new position was one he could not pass up. ROSKBURG. Ore., April 18. (AP) The 18 O. and C. land grant countte of Oregon are today forwarding a message to the state delegation in congress urging support for senate bill No. 30S3, Introduced by Frarier and An hurst, according to Attorney Ouy Cordon, legal counsel for the As soclatlon of Grant Land Counties. The bill, now before congress. Mr. Cordon states, provides for payment from the United States of annual amounts equivalent to taxes on pri vate lands which the federal govern ment plans to acquire In western states. The counties were placed In unani mous support of the bill at a meet lng of the association executive com mittee In Portland Tuesday, and Cor don, district attorney for Douglas county, was Instructed to contact the Oregon senators and representa tives In congress. Would Hit Tax Revenues "Information has been placed be fore the grand land counties." Mr. Cordon reports, "to the effect that public acquisition of privately owned lands In various parts of the United States and the withdrawal of these lands from taxation will seriously affect tax revenues, making legisla tion to protect the tax equities of counties of vital Importance. Inasmuch as the FrazLer-Ashurst sall- nnnir trnrk nn tate fair huildines or were drowned in storms wmcn Owney Patton and Hooslcr Hoffard jand tne appointment of s director of laAhed ne Italian coasts yesterday. the fair were yet to be considered, j Four were ion oil uaiupou in mc Secretary Solon T. White reported. Oulf of Taranto when a schooner Policy matters were under considers- capsized. Two others drowned in a tton rinHncr he mornlno session. similar disaster at Anr-lo, near Rome. knocking out each other. verbal homeruns Mayor George Porter and Scott Davis in close conference in front of the latter's new building. Denton Clark masqueradlns be hind a huge pair of green sun specs. Mrs. Chas. Palm hunting frantically through her handbag for the key to her auto. Heinle Fluhrer, Moose Mulrhead and Dick Culbertwin preparing for a cross-country airplane flight to Mon tflflue. Cal. Vern Shanj and Toscery Bill witn their heds Nve'her. plotting an on sluueht on a eolf ball. George Git7en. 14. wistfully gazing at a nw baseball hat to rep'.ace the one broken last week. Thymus Gland Extract' Might Produce Soldiers Of Boys at Tender Age CHARGE FAULTY PORTLAND, Ore., Aprtl 18 (AP) IRereference of one indictment against E. C. Sollnsky, ousted several months ago from his Job as auperlntendent of Crater Lake national park, was or dered by Federal Judge Fee today. iSollnsky has been charged with de frauding the government by making false claims. Technical flaws in the indictment, which charges Sollnsky and A. R. Ed win, former chief clerk at the park, jwith making fraudulent claims and jrecelving payment on them were the i basis for rereference. I Sollnsky Is scheduled to go to trial here April 22 on nine allegations of (payroll padding. depends upon the attitude of the rules committee which decides what measures shall be debated or upon the possibility of obtaining unani mous consent for consideration. Committee approval also was gtven a bill by Chairman Jones (D., Tex.), to establesh what would amount to a federal reserve bank for agricul ture. Intermediate credit banks would be able to Issue notes to lower the cost of money lent to farmers by elimin ating the extra charge of floating bond Issues through which the farm credit administration now raises the funds. The Frazler-Lemke bill provides for government refinancing at low Inter eat and amortization rates through 93.000.000.000 note issue. The government would take over farmer's mortgage through ma chinery set up in the farm credit ad ministration and permit the farmer to carry his property by paying an nually one and one half per cent each on prlncnpat and Interest, l - - I 1 BASEBALL 1 By MOW AMI W. HI.KKSI.f.F. AMoiiated Tress Science Fdilor. PHILADELPHIA. April 18 (API Full verification of existent of a precocity extract, one Dirk Payne fa'.iinfi for the old Buddy, can you spare a cigarette1' Merriam Uses Ax On Train Limit of the most unbelievable sUscoverles of science, was reported today to the American Philosophical society. The extract comes frjm the thy mus glands of calves. It caofes young rats to grow up. physlrally and mentally. In ha f normal time with out shortening their adult lives uhlch beein so miKh soonT. SU'RAMFNTO. April 18 (API i Tne exlrart is ready to he trleo C'n-rrnnr MTrlam e:ocd tivlsy the out to learn what human uv. It bill rn-'d nv the lcl.lature that rx,.-w. TJiere Is no expectation, uruld prohibit operation bv rsll- .aid Leonard G. R-untree. M. D. ot ronds of frelrht trains of more than ' Philadelphia, wlio reported It. of the 70 car,. thymus extract dome to hutr.ans A move to recall the governor for t-. 'dm?' p "I'-ted on h b o; lie ' .it: trim ' hill ill ;e t. s"ln or. ra' lairrrl..,! !,::. : . A -e:nnl limn T-. pr".."t'.or.. Ir. 1 b".e- Hunt of Los Angcies anaouaosd. (growing into g-d pr.z fighters at six. college graduates at 12 and the malting of a "dictator's elixir," by which boys could be grown Into full-sine fighting men In half time. An expectation of real human usefulness Is based on the fact that all chl'dren have thymus glands. the same as young mammals. It for' CUPPER CM 10 TRY F ossary to renew their driving permits after June 30 of thla year, the ex piration date for all operators' li censes, Earl Snell, secretary of atate, announced. During the last two years 352,531 li censes were issued, of which 64,061 were originals and 289.480 renewals. Renewals are Issued without exami nation except In special cases. Snell estimated that 425.000 oper ators' permits would be Issued dur ing the renewal period thla year. EUGENE. Ore., April 18. (AP)- (Continuea on Page Three) $89,581 BID WINS CRATER ROAD JOB WASHINGTON. April 18. ( AP) The Interior dcpaitment today awarded to J. C. Compton of Mc- Mlnnvllle an 80,6R1 contract for road surfacing of 4.5 mllea of the east entrance and 13.7 mllea of the rim load In Crater Lake national park. Chicago Detroit H 0 Tletje. Vance and Bffwell; Bridges and Cochrane. R. H. E. Philadelphia 10 0 Washington 8 11 I Marcum. Wllshlre. Lleber and roxx; Hadley, Link. Pettlt and Bolton. p.. h. r. Boston . - - 0B New York 4 7 0 Ostermueller. Welch. Plpgraa and P.. Perrell; Broaca, and Dickey. HONOLULU. April 18 (AP) A new test over which they seemed far more excited than the "routine" business merly wss thought the thymus gland ( , 2400-mile ocean flight faced six dried up at the age of puberty. rw members from the flying boat More likely. Dr. Rountree said, the p,n-Amerlran Clipper todsy the or gland chances Its stste at that age. ,),,,, 0, if,rnnR to iteer Hawaiian Thereafter it may function In some ,rIbOTlra, ,t walklkl. manner yet unobserved. The tlumus gland efferta were flr.t rnorte1 a vesr an as some tlilr.g ' almost beyond belief." The Far Added FoVCC Z 4,000 CCC Trucks Cleveland at St. Louis postponed, cold weather. National r. h. r St. Louis . 1 B 1 Chicago 0 8 0 Batteries: P. Dean and Davis; French and Hartnett. MO innings) R Brooklyn Philadelphia - 10 Batteries: Leonard. Logan FRUIT GROWERS MEET SATURDAY An important meeting of fruit growers will be held In the court house auditorium Saturday at 2:00 p.m., It waa announced today by J. B. Kirk, president of the Fruit Growers' league. Purpose of the meeting Is to dis cuss the Bart'ett cannery agreement and growers of Bartlette particularly are Invited to attend. A hearing will be held In the audi torium on Monday, April 22, and at the meeting on Saturday, prelimi nary arrangements for that meeting will be made. Newspapers Gain 52 Per Cent In Ads During March NEW YORK. April 18. (AP) Newspaper advertising during March showed an Increase of fl-3 per cent over February, according to the Index of "Printers.' Ink.' This represents the chango In March Uncage from February af ter the usual adjustments for the number of days In the month and for seasonal fluctuations. For Mnrch the Index figure stood 17.0 as compared with 73.2 for the pre ceding month. The March Index also shows that there has been moderate pick-up for Mnrch a vear ago. (Continued on Page Three) DOG TAX TEST IN Clay Walker of Central Point, charged with failure to procure a dog license, will be given trial before a Jury in Justice of the Peace Wil liam R. Coleman's court at 0 a. m. Friday. It Is the first Jury trial of ft dog license case. Walker Is repre sented by Attorney M. O. Wilkin. The Jury, as drawn this morninaj by the court, with Leon B. HaskttM as an alternate, is as follows: Charles B. Gay, W. P. Campbell, D. R. Terrett, Harry Predette, J. D. Bell and Alex Stevens. , J. C. Berrand of Phoenix, who ten years or so ago gained wide publicity by driving a team of oxen across ths continent, charged also with non procurement of a dog license, wa4 arraigned this morning and entered a plea of not guilty. He Is repre sented by Attorney E. E. Kelly The Walker Jury trial will ba In the nature of test case for the dog tax law and its enforcement. Halitosis of the Intellect Trouble With Kingfish Asserts Secretary Ickes H. E. 11 1 16 2 and Lo Pezrullo, Da- pez. Collins, Johnson, vis and Todd. New York at Boston : Postponed . cold weather. report wss bRM on five generations of ra's ln)-td daily with the thy. mus extract. The generations "ere the equivalent of 100 years in hu- nirtn trm. ToO r;Tt vrllis the pre- WAflHlNOTON, April 18 (AP) Secretary Ickes said today that Sen ator Long (D., La.), was suffering from "halitosis of the Intellect." In addition to renewing his at tack, on the Senator, Ickes also said jhe "did not know how to do busi ness" with another critic of the Roosevelt administration, Governor Talmad0 of Georgia. ( Asked if tne duel with Long whs : "personal." Ickes replied at hts press : conference: I "When I used to read Ivanhne fltou 'didn't enter the lints except under certain conditions." t Announcing that he was holding Earlier In the day Governor Tal madge of Georgia had asserted that President RooNvelt was a radical and there would be a third party next year. Ickes said he would permit 500.- 000 of Georgia projects now under construction to continue, although the security was "defective." Told that Long had promised to "nail his cars bock" In a senate speech on Monday, Ickes aAked: "With or without benefit of body guards?" He eMed "I'm not making any boasts I wouldn't attempt to meet Emperor Lon In any combat or objurgation and expletives. Tne trouble with Senator Long la that he SALLE HEARING WAITS OF Preliminary hearing of Prances Salle, arrested yesterday charged with statutory offense, Involving: a seven-year-old girl of the Central Point district, waa deferred thla morning by Justice of the Peaoa Coleman, until Bailee procure, an attorney. He Is held in the county Jail In lieu of 82600 ball and ex pects to make arrangement for coun sel today. WASHINGTON. April 18 (API Robert Fechner. director of the Civ- (Coauaued oo Pag. Hum) BAN PRANCIftCO. April 18 (API tip appoval of several new Louisiana, . suffering with halitosis of the In Appointment of K. C. Ingram. : PWA pro)cta, Ickes almuluneously tellect ." Illan Conservation corps, today or- former Sacramento and Ban rran-! cancelled four oeorgia auotmen's. dered the purcha.e of 4 000 trucks Cisco naspsper men. aa assistant to totalling I21O00O because Governor and other vehicles In prpsrsllon for A. D. MrDonsld. president of tho Talmadne had vetoed a bill to .vall sn hit," of corps streimth to u0.- Southern Pacific company, wa, an- date ssle of vate highway certificates Icioo men under th work program. (nounced ber. today. (to th. federal government. BKVKRLT MILLS, Calif., April 17. (lot a wire today from an old boy in Parson", Kan., and he wanted me to enter in a ho(f calling contest. Yon know I used to be an awful (jood hog caller when hos were cheap, but the way hoira. have ione up in price it'i clinnjcd the whole syateni of calling 'cm. It would tak Ilenrv Ford hollering with hill check book to get one to corns to you nowadays. I hollered all morning just for three slices of bacon and it didn't come, so (here ain't much use of ma howling my head off to try an'i get a whole hog to come. Tours, Asked If he believed long had an Intellect. Ickes replied, "That', a pre sumption." (Continued on Pag lbrij Cli!17HRaVrfriyatttsUhy .
