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Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Fri
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Temperature
Highest yesterday 68
lowest this mornlnjr. 36
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TOR 1934
Thirtieth Year
MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRTL IS, 19Pf
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$ I LIBERALIZING OF One-Man strike sdT!PATMAII OPPOSES EX-BOSS OF NRA i
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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-
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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
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OF
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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 .