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(18 Pages Two Sections)
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 26; 1935.
No. 30.
Th Weather
Forecast: Fair tonight and Salur-
MEDFORD
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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
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' 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-
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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