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The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Satur day; moderate temperature. 1 miieratuTe: M edford Mail Tribune AWARDED Pulitzer Prize FOR 1934 . Hljhest jesterduy jS lowest this morning ..... ......... 37 Thirtieth Year (IS Pages Two Sections) MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1933. No. 24. mm 1 By PAIL MAIXON (Copyright. 1935, by Paul Matlon.) WASHINGTON, April 19. (p) The man who ran the wrong way on the football field wu not half u embarrassed a a were all the house Democrats the other day. Their whole team Tan the wrong way. Coach B y r n a, the speaker, took the unusual step of going out on the field to give the boys a pep talk. He point ed out that their goal was work. PAUL MALLON This business of adjourning every day at 4:15 p. m. would have to atop. The team applauded enthusiastically as Byrm retired to his office. And when 4:15 came they adjourned. Thla much was reported, but what did not get out was the fact that, when Mr. Byrns heard about it. he galloped Into action.- Roping Chair man Dough ton and a few members of the governing ways and means committee where they stood. Mr. i Byrns delivered an oration which was no pep talk. Even the ears of the bysetanders burned. I The incident would have been un important were it not for the fact that congress has been like that too eften this session. The team has no enthusiasm. Too many of the play ers do not like much of this pend ing new deal legislation and have not been exerting themselves about It. The trouble has been accentuated In the house because the pep burden has fallen almost entirely on Byrns. With his floor leader ill since the start, he has been busier than speak ers usually are. It was Byrns. In fnct. who pried the social security bill out of a re luctant and uneager ways and means committee by appearing before the committee In a session of which no record will ever be found. His un published argument on that occasion was that, if they were going to kl'.l President Roosevelt's plan. let them do It in the open, on the floor of the houne, and not in the secrecy of committee. Thla pulled the bill through. .Everyone knows Mr. Roose Telt Is personally behind this activ ity. Since his return from Florida, he has been nudging his congression al leaders, and they, in turn, have been pushing the rank and file, with a moderate degree of success. This inside situation la such that Mr. Roceevcit can still have his gen eral program, but not easily. Each Item requires tedious, painful pulling. His associates now reckon In general terms that he will get 80 per cent of what he wanted.- This Is a fairly good average for presidents. The pulling is becoming so diffi cult, however, that It has been found necessary for the White House to make a show of giving up some things, which it need not have yielded. Nenrly everyone will deny It now. but it is nevertheless true that no objectionable bonus bill could have been passed In the senate over preside n t i al veto. Th la was shown by unofficial polls privately made The best one seems t$ h ave 1 nd 1 - (Continued on Page Thirteen.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Geo. Codding and Geo. Nellson leap ing wildly backards to avoid being knocked flat by an auto near the court house. John Koppen Rettins dlrzy count Ind dandelions in the family front yard. Will Warner, in his gnrden, knock ing weris on the head with a hoe shortly after dawn. Sam Colton. a fanatical gleam In his eve. announcing "Softball is a great game.' James E Edminston. Sr., telling about the first newspaper Job he had In San Francisco. Larry Schade cheating the scales by a brlk walk to work every morn ing. A larpe crowd watching Lee Shaver, clever wood carver, making seven pairs of pliers, a punch, screwdriver, wire splicer and cutter, and a pipe T?nch out of one plce of wood. Clilr of Police MrCrrdie further- mc h: fflMffttlon br taking in the ps", l tig nprati m. ncsr the Timtvr Product o!Hcr Frtnk Brown dnina om'thtng about th hot weather by going swim ming today. Edd:e Dr:r.mr narro-A'.y a'.PTtin rc;v:a'ioti by ducking under a lc" ani;. REPUBLICANS FAIL IN EFFORT 10 CUT Bill Designed to Promote; 'More Abundant Life' Car-; ries, 372 to 33 Minor! Amendments Accepted What Bill Would Do? WASHINGTON. April 19. (AP) A brief summary of what the social security bill would do: 1. Grant aid to states for old age pensions to persona who have reached 65. The federal govern ment contribution would be lim ited to 15 a month on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis. 3. Establish taxes on payrolls and earnings to pay annuities of as much as $85 a month to per sons now working after they reach 63. 3. Levy federal taxes on payrolls for unemployment Insurance ad ministered under state laws. The employer could deduct from the federal taxes up to 90 per cent of what he paid to a state for job Insurance. 4. Grant various small sums to states to help them In aiding de pendent children, crippled chil dren, public health work and the vocational rehabilitation of per sons Injured in industry. WASHINGTON. April 10. (AP) The administration's social security bill designed to promote what Presi dent Roosevelt has termed the "more abundant life" was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. The vote on final passage was 372 to 33. . As long as they could, republicans sought to eliminate special taxes from the bill, but their efforts were unavailing In face of the smoothly working democratic machine. . In - two days of consideration, 42 amendments were offered. Not one which lacked the support of the ad- (Contlnued on Page Thirteen) OF GRANTS PASS. April 19. (Spl.) Operations of the Rogue River Gold company were suspended Wednesday on Foots .creek when the workmen started dismantling the dredge pre-' paratory to moving to their new loca tlon on Grave creek, according to word received from D. H. Ferry. Tills Is one of the largest dredging outfits in Oregon and for many years has been operating on Foots creek. The management has fully co-operated with the fishermen in keeping the mud out of Rogue river during the best part of the fishing season, and for more than four years there has been no discoloration from their mining operations, local anglers declare. Although there was no law to compel them to keep the water clear, the company spent many thousands of dollars In maintaining settling basins that clarified the water before It entered the river. This action has been appreciated by business in teres ts of the community, aa well as the fishermen. It was reported. SALLEE STILL LACKING EY Melvtn Bailee, 24, held in the j county Jnil charged with a serious i statutory offense Involving a seven j year-old Central Point district girl, i had not procured counsel Up to to day so his preliminary hearing w-as acain deferred. The attorney first approached by Sallee to defend him declined. Sallee allegedly induced the little girl to enter his auto and then sub jected her to indignities. I Authorities state that Sallee la a former resident of the Cottage Grove district In Lane county, and was ar- : rested on a similar charce there. Two J Jury dlcreements followed his trial in the Lane county court. DAILY GOING TO PRISON SUNDAY SAYS SHERIFF Julian Dally, under a five-year sen tence in the state prison for partici pation in the DeVoe burglary a year ago. in which nine shots were ex changed "ith the city police, will b tan to Salrn Sunday. Siiertff 8yd I. Brown Mid today. Daily ha served two previous terms In the peniten tiary, police records show. Oresnn Weather Cloudy, rain extreme northwest por tion tonleht or Saturday: moderate :-rr.p:rr.:rc; -.rtrrate to XrU souiii I wind off Uie coast. Russian Official Sings On Duty, Is Given Term In Pen MOSCOW. April 10 (AP) On charges that he sang to his book keeper and spent government funds and time breeding pigeons. Mikhail Ifremoff, chief engineer of the hard soil excavation depart ment of the Moscow subway, was sentenced today to ten years In prison. Bookkeeper Srietkoff. who lis tened to the singing and was con victed of hiding the shortages, was sentenced to five years imprison ment. Testimony showed Ifremoff fre quently put aside his blueprint, removed the telephone receivers from their hooks, and sang arias to the delighted Snetkoff, who should have been at work. I FIRST OF DOG TAX Clay Walker, on trial In Justice court this morning, charged with failure to procure a dog license, waa found not guilty, by a Jury after less than five minutes deliberation. It was the first of several similar cases pend lng In Justice court. The charge was filed by the Jackson County Humane society, agents of the county court, In the dog license campaign. Testimony In the trial revealed a couple of Instances of mistaken Iden tity. W. A. Pefley, Humane society agent, said the Walker dog was a combination police dog and shepherd male, five or six years old. and tnat the man he delivered the license no tification to, was the defendant's father. The defendant sale) he was Uie man to whom Pefley gave the no tification. Defense witnesses Including Clay Walker, his wife, and sister-in-law, testified the Walker was a Boston bulldoe, female, and a year old. They testified the police dog belonged to (Continued on Page Three) WEST NEEDS NO MORE DEER WASHINGTON, April 19 .(AP) W. B. Bell, of the bureau of biological survey, said today he believed there was "little need for additional deer refuges on the Pacific coast." Bell added the bureau was attempt ing, however, to obtain additional refuges or certain types of game that roam the public domain, such as mountain sheep, antelope and types of deer that did not venture Into forest reserves. Work of Art to Grace Medford's Park fr ... r kx:. r m - "l - - riii Photo y rrHfclei. ! The finest wrk of art In Mrdlord was acpted by Major fjeorje Porter as a lft to the rtty this after- niMjn when thM beautiful pool and statue In the rlty park was umelied and dedicated at an appropriate ! teremony. Known a the Palm Memorial, It was recently erected at an epne of apirnlmatclj $7000, through effort of Mrs. ( sllle Palm, widow of the late Charle w. Palm, both loved and repeeted lonic-tlnie resi dent. Tcefher nlth the pool utid nrinklnf fountain It tall-Men a Jr felt need for a siiltnltle ntrurttire in the 1 ark. lh -uiue. tarw-d In P . m l !!! I of due Italian marble at larara, Ital), liflr (he rcla i tloitilijp between human beluga uid, animals. FACES HITLER ON EVE 0FB1RTHDAY Reichsfuehrer Plunged Deep in Worry As to What Answer to Make to L. of N. Arms Condemnation (By the Associated Press.) On the eve of his 46th birthday, Adolf Hitler faces today another of the crises on which he has rocketed to power. While loyal nazls throughout the Reich acclaim "Handsome Adolf" of the drooping forelock and toothbrush mustache, the Reichsfuehrer himself la plunged deep In deliberation over what answer to make to the League of Nations' condemnation of his disre gard of the Versailles treaty. Among the world's most powerful rulers. Hitler stands out today a pat tern of paradox. Of humble Austrian birth, he wtU be hailed on his birth day through all Germany; sponsor of anti-Semitism, he will be feted even in Palestine: dictator of a na tion until only recently disarmed, he will receive fighting airplanes amons hia birthday presents. Planes Are Sjmbol. The planes, a squadron of nlnr. were purchased by Hitler s storm i troopers through popular subscrip tion, as a symbol of the rearmed Reich. , The rearmament of the Reich, in cluding compulsory military servic. was but the latest of Hitler's spec tacular acts In the last year. On June 30. 1934. he purged his party In blood. The official death toll waa 77; the explanation, that a revolt had been planned and the vic tims were traitors. On August a, on the death of Presi dent Paul Von Hlndenburg. he con centrated the powers of president and chancellor In his -own. hands.- . On January 13, 1935. his proaganda machine ground out a victory in the Saar, which voted overwhelmingly in plebicite to return to Germany. Plans Carried Out.' On January 30. 1935, the second anniversary of his accession to the chancellorship, he proclaimed: "In the first half of the four-year period which I asked the nation to give me to develop my working plan, more than ' two-thirds of what I promised haa been carried out." On March 16 he announced rearm ament and renounced the peace treaty terms. Despite Hitler's anti-Semitic pol icies, his birthday will be observed officially In Palestine tomorrow for the first time since his acewlon to power. The German consulate has Issued Invitations to notables and members of the Palestine government to attend a celebration In the Reichs fuehrer's honor. From his beginning as the son of (Continued on Page Pour) BASEBALL National. R. H. E St. Louis .. 0 10 Pittsburgh 3 12 3 Halls han. Haines. Tinning and Devls; Blanton and Fadden. . R. H. E Brooklyn 4 11 a Boston 2 0 0 Clark and Loner; Bctts. Smith and Hogan. Second game R. H. E. Brooklyn .'. 4 6 0 Boston 2 8 3 Bablch and Phelps; Rhem, Frank house and Spoh rer. American. R. H. E Chicago 3 8 0 Detroit 2 8 1 Whitehead and Scwell; Marborry and Cochrane. Cleveland at St. Louis, postponed; wet grounds. GEO. PEART KILLED INGAT IN FORT PECK, Mont.. April 19. ( AP) The Fort Peck dam claimed an other victim last night when George Peart, 38, a lineman, fell from a high pole and was injured fatally when a power line touched his body. Peart called to fellow workers that he was caught by the power Hue. While they attempted to t hrow a rope to him by which he might have escaped from the- pole, he fell ana suffered multiple skull fractures, a broken arm and leg. Service records indicated Peart came here from M edford, Ore., where a sister lives. Peart was a former resident of Med ford. having been in this city three months ago, after coming west from New York city to apply for a civil service appointment at Fort Peck. About 22 years ago he had- come to Med ford as a boy with his father and mother, who operated a dairy here for years and were well known in the valley, where they both lived for the rest of their lives. Georgo enlisted in the air service while In Medford And saf action In France and Germany. , . . He was the brother of Mrs. Virgil Strang and Mrs. A. F. Stennett of thU city, and Mrs. Walter Valentin of Eu gene A daughter, Vera, lives with an aunt In this city. A brother also re sides at Fort Dodge, Iowa. DINNER OF FRIED TOAD SICKENS FAMILY, 1 DIES HONOLULU, Apail 19. f AP) Seven members of the family of Nicholas Tanpan, Filipinos, who had fried toad for dinner, were recover ing today, but Anna Tanpan, 2, was dead, and her 3-y?ar-o1d .broth Leon, was still In a hospital from ef fects of the strange repast. lit t v.. 7 fj. 11 E DEFIANCE OF SECRETMICKES Enact Legislation Placing PWA Spending Under State Control Action Is Taken at Long's Orders Hy QUNCY EH' I NO AtMMliited Press Stuff Writer. BATON ROUGE, La.. April 19. (AP) The Louisiana legislature to day, at Senator Huey P. Long's orders, threw down the gauntlet to the federal government in the senator's PWA fund control fight by finally enacting legislation to place expendi ture of federal work funds under state supervision. Tli general assembly's endorse ment of Long's Insistence that Lou isiana's cities and parishes shall be responsible to the state for projects on which PWA funds are spent was written' when the senate passed house legislation carrying into effect the senator's wishes. The vote was 29 to 10. Since Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes recently declared that, if the legislation passed, Lou isiana PWA grant would be stopped. the action of the lawmakers amount ed to a erosslng of the Rubicon for Long In his wrangle with Washing ton over who will handle Louisiana's share of work funds from the $4,800,- 000,000 relief act. WASHINGTON. April 10. (AP) The administration of relief funds in. Georgia whose governor yester day said President Roosevelt was a radical and predicted a third party In 1036 was taken over today by the federal government. Announcement was made by Harry L. Hupklns, the relief administrator, whose relations wl th Governor Eu ftcne Talmadge of President .Roose velt's "other state" havo been some what strained. He recently took over federal re lief activities in Louisiana. Earlier, similar action had been taken In Ohio following charges of a "politi cal shakedown." - NEW O.A.R. LEADER YOUTHFUL PRETTY WASHINGTON. April t. AP) Youthfully pretty Mrs. William A Becker of Summit. N. J., was presi dent-elect of the D. A. R. today the winner over Dr. Flora Myers Qlllentlne of Chattanooga, Tenu., by a 1436 to 610 vote. Into office with her In yesterday's election, her entire alate was swept by large majorities. Backed by Mrs. Russell William Magna, president general for the past three years, the ticket widely regarded the more "conservat Ive' triumphed over the "Insurgent" slate. Mrs. GUlentlne. a sporting loser, hurried to the platform a little in advance of the victors, and made a Uttlo speech wishing them a happy regime. "I had hoped to lead." she said. "I have seen those hopes go glim mering. But my philosophy has not broken down. Someone haa said the test of character ta to lose the dream of one's life and not be embittered." Mrs. Becker made a short speech too. telling her "deep appreciation and heartfelt nffectlon" for the daugnters: bespeaking their co-operation; pledging "the best of my mind and energy and heart"; giving as the keynote of her administration "in large things, unity. In lesser things, tolerance. In all things, char ity." Thft other winners Included Mra. John Y. niehardson, Portland. Ore reporter general to the bmlthsonian. AT 20-30 MEET B. E. Harder, president of the First National bank, was Introduced by A. H. Banwell as the principal speaker at the regular meeting of the Med ford 20-30 club last night. Mr. Harder'a Interesting talk dealt with the value of service clubs to the community. Huch organization opsr ate with and around chambers of commerce In promoting civic Im provement, Mr. Harder said. An attendance contest was started, for thre weeks' durntlon, with Aub rey Handera and Olen Msir mptains of the two team. The I wing side I will buy a feed for the winners at a stag party at the close of the con j tet. It wu decided that members of 1 the club will bring their "bosses' to ! the meeting to weeks from list Four Minute Kiss Given Approval Of Judges In Chicago CHICAGO, April 19. (AP) Four minute kisses have the ap proval of three noted Chicago Jur ists. Judge Joseph Sabath. veteran divorce court arbiter, said: "The longer the kisses, the few er divorces." Judge Joseph B. David asserted: "Four minutes? OK if you're in a hurry.1 Judge Rudolph Desort. who also has presided at many divorce trials, echoed with "harmless, rhflrmtng pleasant." DEDICATION HELD CITY PARK In a very fitting and Impressive ceremony this afternoon the Palm Memorial In the city park was form ally presented to the city by Attorney Frank J. Newman, representing the donor, Mrs. Callie Palm, widow of the late Charles W. Palm, and accepted on behalf of the city' by Mayor Geo. Porter. A more beautiful day for such a ceremony could harly be Im agined, scarcely a breath atlrrlng In the budding trees, warm aun shining from a clear blue sky, and casting shadows on the fresh green grass. A large crowd of representative cltl r.ens and old friend of the Palm family gathered to listen to the dedi cation ceremonlea and pay their re spects to one of Medford'a best known business men and early pioneers. Rev. D. E. Millard sang two num bers during the ceremonies, the Pray er Perfect by Jamea Whltcomb Riley and Trees. The presentation address by Attor ney Newman follows: "Hon, Mayor, Gentlemen of the City Council and Citizens. of Medford: "I deem It an honor and pleasure to be chosen as spokesman for the late lamented Charles W. Palm and hla estimable wife and widow, Mrs. Callie Palm, to tender to you gentle men, aa the official representatives of the people of this city, a useful and beautiful token of the esteem In which the residents of thla city and valley were and are held by these two pioneers of our city. "Both Mr. and Mra. Paim were born In the state of Ohio, and were mar- (Continued on Page Four.) CHICAGO. April 10. (AP) Leo Mngnua, 17-year-o'd high school atu dent, today waa In custody of au thorltlea who said the youth con fessed sending two ransom notes to Max Perrot. whose small son has been missing more than two weeks, "I lust wrote the letters for thrill." Chief of Detectives John L. Sullivan quoted the youth aa saying after his arrest last night by of ficers who aaw him pick up a dummy package secreted at the spot the notes drmanded 160 be placed. Magnus said he knew nothing of the whereabouts of the child whose dla nppcarance has baffled searchers more than two weeks. The child. Richard Perrot. 4, was last seen with a thin man. shabbily dressed, on a street car. CLIPPEfONTUGHT HONOLULU, April 10. (VP) The Pan-American clipper, which arrived Wednesday ntter a 2400-mile flight from Alameda, Cal., took orf from Pearl Harbor at 10:05 a. m. (3:35 p. m., E. s. T.) today for a flight around Oshu Island. Captain Edwin C. Mustek, plane commander, said the flight waa to check the engines of the big flying boat. He aald he expected to be In the air four or five hours. The weather waa perfect for flying. Dinner To Honor Visiting Doctors Jackson County Medical society ! sponsoring a dinner at Hotel Med ford tonight at 7 o'clock for Dr. Hichnrd Dillehunt, dean of tho Ore gon medical school, and Dr. Harry Dixon, Portland psychiatrist, who Is In Medford to conduct the crippled children's clinic at the Sparrow Me morial. The dinner will be open to alt phTslclsns of the county. Dr. Jnme c. Hayes, will be host. 8AN FRANCISCO. April IB. (AP) Albert A. Rosenshlne, chairman of tha special government mediation bniud attempting to settle the coast tar.aer strike, announced today that p meeting scheduled for this morning ' hnd ben postponed until 10 a. i Monday. STUDENT ADMITS TRYING EXTORTION RE-ELECT HARDER AS PRESIDENT OF iThieroIf, Vice-President; ! Wahl, Treasurer; Banwell Manager Is Vote at An nual Meeting of Directors At the first meeting of the new board of directors of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce for the present fiscal year, B. B. Harder was unanimously elected president. It was announced by officials thla afternoon. Other officers elected were H. A. Thlerolf, vice-president; Fred Wahl, treasurer, and A. H. Banwell, manager. J. B. Kirk, president of the Fruit growers league was unanimously elec ted a director to fill the place of Eu gene Thorndik6 who resigned thla week on account of pressure of other business matters not permitting him to serve. The meeting waa one of the most enthusiastic the directors have had for a long time and a full attend ance , was on hand Including those directors elected from the various Jackson county communities. Mr. Harder announced thla after noon that he would immediately start the preparation of bis various committees to carry on the big pro gram which has been outlined for the chamber of, commerce for thla year. ALL RURALRELIEF CASES CLOSED BY EE Under Instruction of the federal relief administration, all rural relief cases. Including relief cases In cities having a population of less than 8000 population, were closed on April 1, 1934, the local relief officers announc ed today. The closing of these cases waa very effective In reducing reliet expenditures In the state of Oregon. It waa said. At thla time of the year aeasona employment la becming available the rural areas of the state, It waa pointed out. The Jackson county re lief committee haa been Instructed by the state emergency relief admin istration to close all rural area cases on relief aa of May 1, 103S, and also instructed that no relief be provided cases closed May 1, except upon care ful reinvestigation. The Jackson county relief committee therefore will close all rural area cases aa of May 1, In accordance with Instructions re ceived. f P0ST0FFICE AT CAVES OPENS MONTH EARLIER GRANTS PASS, April 10. (AP) Due to expectations of earlier and In creased tourist travel, the Oregon Cavea summer poetofflce Is now open, a month earlier than usual. The re sort has been open all winter, for the first time in history. THIEF TAKES $11 FROM WOMAN. DURING WORSHIP DENVER, Colo.. April 19. (AP) A thief Invaded a church here last night and stole 111 from the purse of Mra. Roswcll Lavcrty, wife of the treasurer of a drug firm, as she knelt In prayer, she reported to police today. Soys: j:l'.Vi:KL,V HILUS, Cnlit., April IS. Well, you can have all your European entangle ment conference now, all your war talk, all your aviation ex ploits, all your congressional Hba-c.nlnbn. Ickes ami Itucy can fitfht a duel two columns long. All these bits of news you can throw in tho ash can when liabe Huth steps to plate and knocks a home run. That interests everybody. We expect "Dizzy" to do somcthiiiu' out of the ordinary on (I he did. The country is all riu'ht now We get real news every day from now on. Yoiim, fib. 9 wtiR4M84ffl, Im.
