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Mail! AWARDED Pulitzer Prize FOR 1934 UNE l di; temperature atwne normal. Temperature; HIjhMt eterday , 2 lrt this rnonlng , ,...,, 4- Thirtieth Year (18 Pages Two Sections) MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 26; 1935. No. 30. Th Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Salur- MEDFORD ME t3 E i By PAIL MALLON (Copyright, 1935, by Paul MaJlon.) WASHINGTON. April 26. There ra indication that the good old natural laws of business competition (Including occa- alonal throat eutting) have a way of surviving such man - made - proh Ibitions a the NRA pro Tide. A recent un published experi ence in coal : proved that coal code authorities ' of the e a a t e r n Pe n n sy I vania sons authorizes a rAUL MAUL ON a price cut. Armed with lower prices, the eastern Pennsylvania men pro loeeded then to bid on a luscious $80,000 contract for a public utility, operating here In Washington.' The southern coal men found out ' about It at the last minute, just as they were about to lose the contract. ; They hastened to the NRA. d?mand ing approval of an emergency price cut in the fcouthern field to meet Pennsylvania competition. The NRA balked at that because the rules re quire ten days' notice for such action. 1 The southern people could not wait ten days and were In no mood to . think about rules. They did what ' most business men would have done. . They reduced their price in violation of the rule, for one day only, In order to retain the contract. Next day. they restored the original 3l Wv4. vj. v .... ' price level. ... Since then, a remarkable discovery was made in a private meeting of I coal code authorities here. A Pcnn : sylvania operator arose and pointed out that the NRA could not do any- thing to enforce the coal code price restraints. He mentioned the fact that the act expires June 16 and the , NRA could not poselbly get a pro- cution In the courts before then. An i . other operator Jumped up 'and ex j claimed : "Then the coal price struc- ; ture Is dead!" ' . There was an immediate stamped? . for the doors to get to the nearest telephone booths. The NRA will not admit it offictal- ly, but some of their legal authort !; ties concede that the restrictions ; gainat price cutting may be inef fective from now on. ' The good old days are back. Silver shape have noticed' lately ': that the price is now at the point Where It will be profitable to melt Mexican coins and sell the base metal. You may expect to hear-shortly that the Mexican government has taken steps to prevent such action, cither by an embargo or otherwise. Incidentally, the price is nearlng the level where India's rupees will offer a profitable enterprise for melt ers. - This is further evidence that we 'have done more things affecting nil ( the currencies of the world than ''Germany has done nffecting world - peace. The gold bloc countries are ' being pushed off their perch. China has had to enact a sliver tax to pro tect herself. However, It la not our. fault prl ' marily. En.iland started tt by depre ' r elating sterling. Our steps were re quired for self-protection. It may all be straightened out some time in the next year or so when the gold countries finally fall and open the way for an international ats-blllration conference. A report has been going around that Mr. Hoover will shortly issue a 'series of magazine articles on the banking crisis. The Idea was he would ' show that the new dealers did ex j actly what he had planned to do in : ' closing the banks. The only thing wrone with the re port is it is not true. Mr Hoover Is preparing no such articles.- ' The "underwear census Idea may f he dropped on a national scale, be- (Continued on Page Twelve) 1 SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Governor Martin admiring the Med ford nieht sky from the vantage point of the Hot?i Medford frbnt door. John Conner mustering the forces of his G ranee drill team for a spot of maneuvers. B id Osil s;iooTir.z the works, try inj to rulk B-mk Presid-nt Harder into bir.ing a pie and cskc lifter. Roy l.re rompUimna that the first day he loafs in front of his store he Rrts his name in the paper a it, and t'nreatf nins :o kill the re portfr if it happens nim. Onv C because p of ducks bn -imr.; in! rv.nn. : .cy called hi lioti. Plan Special Session Soon for Discussion Rebuilding Structure 9AI.EM, April 26. (AP) The state board of control went Into a star chamber session at 1:45 p. m. today, and shortly after called for At lor ney General I. II. Van Winkle to attend the meeting. C. C. Hockley, Ore gon PWA representative, was waiting to Join the group. SALEM, April 26. (AP) Immediately upon his return here from Med ford at noon today, aftir cancelling his southwestern Oregon trip fol lowing the burning of the state capitol building last night, Governor Charles II. Martin called a special meeting of the hoard or control at 2 o'clock In the law library of the supreme court building. Meanwhile the governor received the following telegram from Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Have just learned that Oregon's historical capitol building has been destroyed by fire, resulting in the complete loss of the building and many valuable relics and records. X have requested the public works ad ministrator to investigate and see what assistance the federal govern ment can render. "Secretary of the Interior Ickes has therefore telegraphed public works representative In Oregon to cooperate with you in the preparation of appli cation papers and to render every possible assistance." C. C. Hockley, public works repre sentative in Oregon, was in Salem to day awaiting the arrival of the gov ernor. In compliance with the secre tary's message. 8ALEM, April 26. (AP) Official offices of the three chief adminis trators of Oregon's government were scattered over the city of Salem today following the disastrous fire which last night wiped out the 60-year-old capitol building at an esti mated cost to.the state of 91,600,000, not counting the historical paintings and records of the Oregon territory. Oovernor Charles H. Martin today was speeding to the capital city from Mcdford where he was speaker at a banquet during the conflagration, prepared to call a special session ot the lee slature to cope witn ino situation at once. In the meantime his offices were located in the Salem armory. Open Temporary Offices. Earl Snell, secretary of state, and his laff worked all last night set ting up temporary offices In the armory preparatory today to moving Into the stato office building for the time being. The stats treasurer established temporary offices in the Ladd & Bush bank of Salem in which vault they had deposited approximately 915,000,000 securities and bonds dur ing the past year. There was only about 9100,000 of treasury funds in the state capitol vault at the time of the fire. The staff of the purchasing agent and secretary of the board of control met on the capitol lawn In the midst of the smouldering embers of the capitol fire to set up a working system in the state office building for the next two years, the time ex pected before a new building could be constructed to house the burned out departments of government. Few Records Saved. Otitslde the offices of the state treasurer and secretary there was little saved of the records and equip ment. This included the abundance of data on file In the tax depart ment and the office of Oovernor Martin where only personal effects could be removed. These officials were looking around for temporary quarters and It was expected the va rious departments of the state would be far removed from each other lor a time at least. A meeting of the state board 01 control, which Includes the gov- (Continued from Page Eight) LIQUOR STORE IN The Oregon Liquor Control com mission store here opened for busi ness in their attractive new quarters at the corner of Central and Eighth streets this morning, after moving the stock from the old place of busi ness last night. The new store Is neatly and conveniently arranged, with display case In the front, a counter running the width of the building to separate the dispensing and, stock rooms, and the bottle cases so placed as to afford maximum ef ficiency with a minimum of effort. Otto J. Runte. state supervisor, de parted this morning, after superin tending the establishment of the new store. With windows frosted In m-hlte. and trimmed and lettered In b'Ack. and the interior painted a I'xht green, the store Is said to be the mo attractive in the state. INHERITANCE TAX TO PAY BONUS IS URGED IfVASHINGTOy. April 26. (API rhmrmsn Harrison of the senate fin ance committee today made public a letter from Secretary Morenthau proponing an Inheritance tax system I "hlrh c"uM h ii" to rh the ' bonus, baed on progressiva ratefi 1 running up to 60 per cent. 10 HELP REBUILDING STEIWER IS TOLD WASHINGTON, April 26. ( AP) Senator Stelwer (R., Ore.), was in formed by public works officials to day that "everything possible" would be done by the federal government to .u ... wuauucuun ui a new suite capiuw at aaiem. ore., to replace the Dunning aesiroyea Dy lire last night, At tnu suKKCbiiun di oiciwer, col onel phtllip Fleming of the PWA staff telegraphed C. C. Hockley, state PWA engineer In Salem, to determine-what could be done to aid. The telegram follows: "Please get In touch with Governor Martin without delay to see If any thing PWA can do toward hastening reconstruction of the state capitol building." (Continued on Page Thirteen.) PORTLAND, Ore., April 26. (AP) W. H. Lynch, district engineer, fed eral bureau of public roads, announc ed today that the expenditure of a balance pf.380.Q00 from previous al lotments for national forest highway construction has been authorized by the secretary of agriculture for pro jects on the forest highway program In Montana, Washington and Oregon. The regular allotment for this pro gram, totaling 92,091.000 for the three states, will not be available until July 1, but bids may be advertised Immediately for the 9200,000 worth of work. As Flames f.m ellm?t'd br Male nffklal" Till phot Hgraiiti )iuw Hip n,.m-4 don into the xreat rotunds. One ( "T" " " " ' TrWTTT I I t - e ' , r 0' f - li I . . - "li t? " i . , , . . ,. - "t ..' -'.', V. .-;: ' (t I j;,' ,.. . f , ' tH :''' . . ; l ,rr'' : . : v"'f !;, Jka-.t ' ..' . ; 4 t ,' o- i i ' " . , " I "" "t k- . .,frr . . . '. . - :. : . : . ........ If " : . ' . , a'D'waAi' -!!' ' MtimiimmmmmmmmniiMmtniim m wwiii i rnaiiiM hwii MMwwMimiwimiH SOLINSKY RESTS DEFENSE CASE ON Ousted Crater Park Super intendent Is Only One to Take Stand Blames Edwin for All Irregularities PORTLAND, April 26. (AP) E. C. Sollnsky, discharged superintendent of Crater Lake National park, today asked his liberty on his own testi mony In his trial on charges of de frauding the government by padding park payrolls. His defense rested this afternoon. Sollnsky was the only witness to testify concerning the allegedly fraudulent transactions at the park. He sought to place all bin me for any looting of government funds on A. R. Edwin, his former chief clerk and co-defendant, who plcnded guilty and turned government's witness. After the defendant ha testified, the defense called Gus Newbury. Medford attorney: O. O. Alenderfer. and C. E. Gates, two former Medford Mayors, as character witnesses. It then rested Its case. The three men swore that Sollnsky's reputation for veracity waa excellent Bnd that the community still considers him upstanding citizen DETECTIVE LANDS IN JAIL FOR SAN DIEGO, Cal April 26, (UP) Edward. Huff, 18, who "just natur ally turned to the. church" when he got Into financial trouble was in Jail ' today, charged "with robbing eight churches. The youth, who .sold, he ramn from Orleans, Neb., confessrd nil eight bur glaries. He said he was working as "undercover agent" for the police commissioner of Omaha, .Neb. . . 'They called me the boy detective back home." he said, after pollct found him In the First Presbyterian church, allegedly rifling the till. "I know a lot about crime. nnd know it doesn't pay. But I needed money to go home and I Just nat urally turned to the church. Churches are supposed to help the needy." He said he left Omaha, after help ing solve "lots of gang murders," be cause gangsters kidnaped him. took him to the state line and told him ,to "Am-scray." Swept 60 -Year Old Capitol at around SI..VjfKo nv. nff(rrd by Orron TluirMlaj, April !.", when fire ftvtrcpliix nnuin Hie K Mi'i.ihlr il'ime ut the forar-old fttruii ure A few fireman lost his life. (Avtoviatrd Prr Photo). . ,i Autolst Injw When Antspe Jumps Into Car ALTURAS. Calif., April 36. (UP) Gerald Brooks was recover ing at Alturas hospital today from a broken nose and severe cuts sus tained when an antelope Jumped imo his automobile. Gerald and Cleveland Brooks were driving east of Alturas at night. Their headlights outlined a herd of ontclope. Gerald Brooks checked speed of the car and open ed a door. An antelope plunged through the open door Into the car's Interior. i MIL WILL LOCAL ELKS' LODGE FOR COMING YEAR As no competitive candidates were named, E- W. Winkle will officially become exulted ruler of Medford lodge, B. P. O. E., upon Installation of officers June 6, It was determined last night at the regular lodge session when nominations of officers were made. The official election Is to be May 2. Only in the cases of esteemed lead ing knight and esteemed lecturing knight, will there be contests In the election, as more than one candidate was named for each of these offices. Other officers automatically elected are W. A. (Doc) Grim, loyal knight; Ernest Scott, secretary; George T. Frey, treasurer; N. 8. I Nick) Young, tiler; H. N. Butler, trustee. A program of special music pre sented by the boys' chorus of the senior high school was well received. The chorus offered three numbers and Harvey Field frang two solos. It was announced at the lodge meeting that an Elks' dance will be held May 4. Stan Sherwood Is chair man of the committee- for this event. Another announcement of Interest was, that dates have been sot for the Elks-CCC smokers. The first will be held Mny 9. the second on May 23, the third on Juno 4, and the finals at the Klks picnic grounds on Juno 14. FREIGHT LOADING SHOWS INCREASE DURING WEEK WASHINGTON, April 26. (T) The Association of American Rail roads announced today loadings of revenue freight for the week ended April 20 were 610.S05 cars, on In crease of 23,220 abovo the preceding week. 10,200 above the corresponding week In 1934 and 114,303 abovo 1033 A total of U5.608 children under six years of age are Included In the 103.934 families on relief roHs In Kentucky. F. R. ROUNDS OUT STAFF TO SPEND BIG RELIEF FUND Selection of Hopkins As Ad ministrator of Works Pro gress Division Completes Set-Up for Huge Task WASHINGTON. April 26. (fi! President Roosevelt today completed his works-relief organization with ap pointment of Harry L. Hopkins as ad ministrator of the works progress di vision. He charged the progress division with the task of making certain that persons employed on the projects come from the relief rolls. The United States employment ser vice was given general charge of re employment of persons on work re lief who desiro to return to private employment. With the completion of his admin istrative machinery, the president called in the principal aides in the works set-up for a general discussion tonight. Lafiiinrdla Heads .Mayors. The president also added to the allotment board, headrd by Secrotary Ickes, a representative of the mayors conference. Jt waa understood the mayors have selected Mayor La Guardla of New York for this post. Rcflr-Admlrwl C. J. Peoples, now procurement officer of the govern ment, was placed In charge of pro curement of material for the work projects. This will come under the progress division. Hopkins will continue his present (Continued on I'uBe reni SEWER EXPLOSION ST. LOUIS. April 20(AP) Eleven men went scriouslv burned, some perhaps fatally, this afternoon when burning oil and gas swept through the sewer In which they were work ing near the Grand Boulevard via duct In a St. Louis industrial sec tion. One workman was unaccounted for, but rescuers said all the men had been removed from the tunnel. Thero were 13 members of the crew. Two muffled blasts, which followed the first flashes of flame, apparently caused when a workman threw a match on the ol'-ladcn water, shat tered windows for a radius of several blocks, and blew manhole covers from the sewef1 along a two-mile stretch. Structure drslrnjrd the stale i;ipl!ol ut ft it tern. moment later the Iiiirc dome crashed BASEBALL Amrrlcan R. H. E. Washington 10 1J 3 Boston 5 8 6 Batteries: Whitehall and Bolton: Grove, Hockette and R. f'errell. Berg. R. H. E. Detroit, - 3 10 1 Cleveland 11 13 0 Batteries: Auker, Crowder, Hogutt and Hayworth; Hudltn and Myatt. R. H. E. New York 11 0 Philadelphia - 2 8 1 Batteries: Tamulls and Dickey: Cascarella, Lelber, Mahatfey, Caster and Fok, Berry. National R. H. E. Boston - - 4 8 4 Brooklyn - 6 9 2 Batteries: Frankhcuso, Benton and Spohrer; Zachary, Leonard snd Phelps. R. H E. Chicago - . 8 6 1 Cincinnati 2 8 3 Carleton nnd Hartnett: Johnson. Brennnn and Campbell. T PATHOLOGIST POST FIRST OF MONTH Announcement was made today by the Southern Oregon Sales, Inc., that Lyle P. Wilcox, for the past nine SV years county pa thologist would !i b connected with mat or ganisation In i similar capac ity after May 1 next. P a t h o 1 o- glst Wilcox said this afternoon that his resig nation from the county p o t had been for warded to the extension serv ice of Oregon Lvle Wilcox State college. County Judge Earl B. Day said he had recclvrd no formal notice of the resignation and the appointment of (Continued on Page Thirteen) N Y. STATE'S NRA LAI HELD INVALID BY APPEAL COURT ALBANY, N. T., April 26. yp New York state's NRA enforcement law, known as the Schackno act, was held unconstltutlonsl by the court of ap peals today, but within two hours Governor Lehman signed amendments designed to meet the court's objec tions to the law. The efect of the amendments Is to return to the state the power assign ed to the fedcrsl government by the legislature of 1033 to decide what codes shall become law. The court of appeals, the state's high court, ruled that the 1B33 legis lature Improperly delegated to Wash ington powers that the state consti tution Intends shall be wielded by no one other than New Yorks legislative body. The court of appeals by a vote of four to threo ruled that the legisla ture had no right to "leave to a na tional administrator to declare what shall or shall not be ft crime In New York state." "This law Is a mere shell, leaving to national bodies or officials the power to make the laws of New York State," the court's majority opinion said. Heiress Homesick Awaiting Divorce; Sends For Father RENO, Nev., April 30. (UP) Princess Barbara Hutton Mdtvanl needs the comforting presence of her rather. Franklin Hutton, New York broker, during her residence here while awaiting to divorce Prince Alexis Mdlvanl, It was learned today. Consequentjy the somewhat homesick heiress to the Wool wart h five and ten millions sent her step-mother east for her father. Mrs. Hutton who slipped out of Reno quietly late last Tuesday ar rived In Chicago this morning, en route to New York. There she will meet Hutton and both will return here to be with Barbara until she obtains her divorce probably May 13. When Hutton would arrive here was not learned. f m m . . m. $') E TERRI Address at Annual C. of C. Banquet Describes Area As Treasure to Oregon Capitol Fire Cuts Visit By nil.L CfMMINGS Governor Charles H. Martin, on the first stop In a proposed trip to Cur ry county for the purpose of confer ring with ft new planning committee at Gold Beach, addressed approxima tely 300 at the annual banquet of the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce last night at Hotel Medford with a plea for development of the Rogue river territory, Describing the course of that river through southwestern Oregon to the sea as one of the last stands of the frontier, known throughout the world, and a treasure to Oregon, the governor said, "Jackson, Josephine and Douglas counties must join Cur ry county in development of the Rogue river but not for commerclsl fishing." Gets News of Fire At the close of his short, sincere speech, which was given Informally and went to the hearts of his audi ence. Governor Martin received and read aloud the distressing wire that the state house at Balem was burn ing. News ot the fire tragedy caused the governor to cut short his trip, and accompanied by the party of six state aides, ho left by auto about S a. m. today for the capitol. Ho decided against ftylng back to Salem last night after the banquet, when & local plane waa offered for the trip, and determined to rest here overnight be fore leaving. The executive and the other state officials were at the Med ford hotel. Cancel Uanqiiet .Today Colonel E. E. Kelly, who was to have been In charge of a banquet this noon at The colonial, given In honor of Representative " A. Moore Hamilton, by prominent democrats of Jackson county, cancelled the meet (Continued on Page Pour.) MI-LYNCHING BILL SIDEMCK IS FOILED' WASHINGTON, April 26. (AP) Senate Democratic leaders today lost their first effort to sidetrack the antt-lynchlng bill when a. motion to adjourn until Monday was rejected, 83 to 34. The motion to adjourn, whtoh automatically would nave taken pre cedence over the motion of Senator Costtgan (D., Colo.) to, begin con sideration of his bill to make lynch ing a federal crime, was made by Democratic Leader Robinson of Ark ansas. A recess then was taken until tomorrow with the Costlgan motion still pending, and a group of south ern senators still determined to carry on ft filibuster against It. Park Rats Stole Ignition Key. HOOD RIVER, Ore . (UP) Nor man Shrum parked his car and placed his Ignition key In a hiding pot to foil thieves while he went skiing on Mount Hood. When he re turned 13 hours later, he found pack rats had carried It off. I3EVKJU.Y HILLS, Cul., Apr. 125. Up to a liny or so ago tliis country really hail some prob lems. "Where is all this money coming from?" was on the Hps of every man who had any. "Should business be allowed to recover first and then reform or visa versa." "Who will th Republicans nominate!" "Is Kent right or is Uippinan ridht!" "Hut all those niomentou things are washed np now. They are as dead as a balanced budget. For the problem that, hits every man, woman and child in the faee today is "was Mae married!" It's splitting this country like a supremfl court decision. Personally I dont believe she was, for I can't see why the fellow would havt) ever left her. OF 1
