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MEDF nn AIL I E AWARDED Pulitzer Prize FOR 1034 Forecast: Occasional rains tonight and Friday; little change In tempera tut. Highest yesterday lowest this morning w 45 Thirtieth Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAV 16, 1935. No. 47. L If The Weather ORB IBUNE By PAUL MALLON (Copyright, 1935, by Paul Ma! ton) WASHINGTON, May 18. Money men have been wondering why Mr. Morgenthau suddenly developed a ra dio urge to ex press himself about the Ameri can dollar. No one has asked him about It lately. Heretofore he has touched this sub ject only with a ten-foot pole. The fact that he arranged ra dio time to un burden himself before the world haa spawned a CAM. MALL UN rumor that an International money agreement may be reached before the disintegration of what Is left of the gold bloc. This does not appear to be true. What seems to have happened Is that Mr, Morgenthau secretly and un officially sounded out some of the nations on stabilization and found them In a very disagreeaable mood. There are reasons for suspecting Brit annia flatly snubbed Mr. Morgen thau's Indirect feelers on more than one occasion, the last of which was recent. The failure of these moves left Mr. Morgenthau atandlng In the middle of the car tracks of the world, alone with his dollar, a much misunder stood man. The simplest solution was to remove himself from the blame for continuing unsettled currencies by a public statement. This sc-ms to be about all there was to it. The money seers with the best eyes can now detect the beginning of a world clamor for stabilization. It wilt eventually result In another Inter- 4 national conference eventually, but probably not any time soon. In the end we will have to take the Initia tive because we broke up the last one. Mr. Morgenthau already has taken the first hesitant step by es tablishing his dollar alibi. The gold-silver ratio In Mr. Mor genthau 's address seemed to be about 89 to 1. At least 99 per cent of his address related to gold and 1 per cent to stiver. All he said about Father Couehlln's metal was: "We are also endeavoring to restore silver to ft greter usefulness as a monetary metal." Do not be fooled into suspecting from this that the treasury Is getting ready to eas! down on Its silver pol icy. The silver politicians know dif ferent. The warmth of life had not left the body of Marshal Pllsudskl (Poland's George Washington) before the poli ticians of Europe started grabbing at Poland. Herr Hitler moved first by sending condolences before anyone else could. , His diplomatic sorrow for Poland had to be spectacular, so his right-hand- . holder, Goerlng. the man of many uniforms, was destfTnted. along with two Na?il generals, to attend the fun eral. State Secretary Meissncr was sent to the Polish legation to see that Hlttler's name appeared first In the condolence book. Then came the cli max, when Hitler announced he would enter a disaproved church to attend memorial services. The an swer Is that Hitler Is playing ener- ( Continued on Page Eight) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Bob Spalding being surprised Into believing In signs, upon receipt of two-bits In a chain letter from "Opportunity." Washington. Ole Alenderfer. with critical eye. watching the wind-up of the soft bull league last nlcht. Earl York, also with critical eye. helping Ole Alenderfer do the same last night. Ed Smith telling Bud Conltn that Bob Smith is now playing first base for Washington high of Portland. Several Medford men irkinc it ptrsw hat, day whether anyone likes it or not. regardless of rain. Vic Dallaire. with no way to get to Eiicene, becoming panicky as eam-time draws near. wilier Rowley trying to resuscitate a la-vn. dea txo years, by a liberal application of Md ford's million buck BAMBINO EMPHATIC IN DENIAL OF RETIREMENT ST. LOL'IS. May 1 6 i API Baoe R'lth. the one-time "Sultan of Snt" I 'cr.ichi made emphatic denial tht ir.ter.ded terminating hi? bseK,ii p!a:::;s; career at, the end of t'.ie c r real rod t-.p of. tte Boston Brave. GAMECOMM SSON; ' 10 IGNORE ACTION FOR REFERENDUM Exhaustive Study of Stream to Be Made During Five Year Closure Long and Bitter Struggle Ended By Wendell Webb (Associated Press Staff Writer) PORTLAND, May 16. (AP The Rogue river, cause of much strife and feud between Oregon's cannery Inter ests and sportsmen, will bo closed to commercial fishing June 12, the threatened referendum notwithstand ing, i Such was the decision of the Ore gon state fish commissioners this week, handed down In a formal res olution which was made public for the first time today. The Rogue was ordered closed bv the recent session of the state legis lature, but because no semergencv clause was Included In the measure the law was not to be operative un til 80 days after the session. June 12. Commercial fishing began at the start of the open season yesterday. Plan 5-Year Study M. T. Hoy. master game warden, revealed to the Associated Press to day that the resolution passed bv the fish commission seeks a five-year closure during which time the com mission Is to make an exhaustive study on the stream. Repeated re- ports, spreading over the last several years, that the river is being sadly depleted by the activities of com mercial fishermen caused the closure action. Under Orceon statutes, the fish (Continued on Page Seven) PROCESSING TAX WASHINGTON, May 16. (AP) A leader of the original farm bloc In congress. Senator Capper. (R., Kan.). today lauded the processing tax as the most effective "farmers' tariff that has been proposed. "The processing tax Is the farm ers' equivalent to the protective tar iff." he said In a radio address. "The benefit payments are the equivalent of the higher prices that Industry obtains through the protective tar iff. ... v "While we have a protective tariff for Industry. must have Its equivalent for agriculture. ROSEBURO. May IS. (Pi All b' fish records of the upper Umpqua river for several years were ahattereu at Winchester, yestereday. when Vern on Davis of that place landed a stur geon measuring seven feet three Inchea In leneth and weighing 125 pounds. Hooked late In the afternoon, the fish battled for three hours be fore being landed. Davis used an or dinary salmon outfit, and It Is thv first time, so far as known, that such tackle ever conquered a fish of such sire In the Umpqun. The aturucun was the first of Its species to be tak en In the upper river In years. SAI.KM. Mav J8. FJrnest Worn- ark of Ru.wrll Sprlns. Ky., waa ar raigned In cirrnlt court here yester day, charged with aaaault with intent to kill. He was allowed additional time in which to enter his plea. Womack was accused of shootlnc Richard Shank of Independence. M" . following a clrcua performance hre the night of May 6. Shank was crit ically injured but was reported to day to be In an improved condition at 'a local hospital. Both men were employes of the circus. PORTLAND. May 16. ( API Paul Jennings, state witness in the felon- j ious assault case arising from a riot; at the Columbia River Longshore men's hall, wa remanded to the cus tody of the sheriff today for con tempt of court after he had refund to answer the question as to whether he was inside the hall at the time of the attack. SYRACUSE. N. V.. Mai 16 (AP. Miss Harrt-t Msy Mill". 77. perons friers of Pre:drn. ar.d Mrs Fe vr'.t. a -iffrar.'.. n:.d cr.? of the Mate's Kding IMir.o-.zA'.iC jm- CIRCUS IN HELD FOR GUN AFFRAY The Countess Dines and Dances h' f : The former Princess Barbara and her new husband. Count Kurt In "stepping out" In Sun Kranclwo Nov. At top the count and countess ami h clnn- they arc dancing In the Photos). FIRST ALLOTMENT OF IRKS RELIEF! F WASHINGTON. May 18. (AT) Immediate distribution of $1,090,963. 200 for non-federal project under ihe works-relief program was recom mended today to President Roose velt hy 'the allotment board. Simultaneously, Secretary Ickei, chnlrnian of the advisory committee to distribute the money, announced artual allotment of 10.000.000 for first year construction of trie Passa mnquoddy. Maine, power project to make electricity of harnessing the tides and $256,000,000 for low cost housing. The allotments recommended In cludpd $ino,000,000 for the program sponsored by the state of Wisconsin, embracing HO projects. Other were 7.fl0000O for New York city fnr construction of a Ward Inland seu-aRc treatment plant: 2.. 000. 000 fnr the upper Mississippi river channel development, and 000.0tO for the Missouri river chan nel between Kansas City and Sioux City. 4 TWO FISH GAFFERS A flr.e of 100 and f0 days In trie county jail, was the Jolt meted out today to Garrett H. Remmerde. Ohrlake. California, and Albert E Irwin. Oid HT.ia' by Justice of the PrHf-e C'nimn. when the men .tppestrrd before him on a 'harye of iinffiiig rn'mnn near Gold Ray dam (on y 13 ; Tliey will start serving their sen terse Immediately, it was learned. Trr l -v.-.v penalty g!'en in an r'.'. t'J -t' l M.e i;.wf.I.g Of ShllliOii it', ti.e rivr. "inch tus ix-en preva 1 ieut w.g)jcai. $8M D Via ! Hut ton Millvani, hrlres to mlllioiit, Ihiugullz-lterentlow. lost no time after the wed ding ceremony In lieno. nre ill nine in a Nan FrancNcn hotel cocktail lounge. (Associated Press CHAIN 'SUCKERS' PORTLAND, May 18. (AP) Dis appointed "suckers" raised a hue and cry here as, one after another, chain letter "brokerage" shops folded up today. Hundreds of persons were tele phoning the district attorney, the city attorney, other city officials, and police to protest Indignantly be cause the city had Interfered with the operation of the, places and had arrested the operators on lottery charges. In the few "brokerage" shops that remained open, while putting up f500 a day ball, indifferent business was reported due to the publicity at tending the general shutdown. GOING TO EUROPE J!AN FRANCT.SCO. May 16. A villa in southern France and a castle In Denmark will provide the romant'c setting for a latr phase of the honey moon of Barbara Mutton, heiress to the Wool worth millions, and her new ly avjuired Siecond husband. Departing somewhat from the ee creey with which they have ahroilded their Intentions, the glamorous Bar bara and her Danish nobleman croom. Count Kurt Hatrwl7.i-nvent-low. disclosed today triey planned i : stay in Europe to round out their j already famous honeymoon. ! "We are sailing for Europe on the 1 Bremen early r.ett month." the count I sflld. smilinc as Barbara, whom he married m Reno Tuesday, nodded sent. Income Shares I ciaite.-iy inoc,m .A.rc 1.31 b.d. Hi uiei. BROKERS FOLD UP SCRIBE HOOVER m NRA SADDLING PEOPLE Former President Adds to Recent Indictments of New Deal Entire Abol ishment NRA Advocated By , wi.u.s Anrlated Press Staff Writer (Copyright, 193. by the Associated Press) STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal., May 16. (AP) An indictment of the NRA aa saddling American people with their "worst era of monopolies" was added today to the recurring public comment on national affairs of for mer President Herbert Hoover. "Exactly guch schemes to avoid competition In business were reject ed by my administration because they are born of a desire to escape anti-trust laws." he said In advocat ing abolishment of the administra tion recovery setup. "The one right answer by the house I of representatives to the senate's ac tion extending the life of the NRA is to abolish it entirely" he replied to his Interviewer when asked what he thought congress should do. Codes i;n-American Seated In the study f his Impos ing Rumpus home, which commands a sweeping view of the Santa Clara valley, the former chief executive leisurely puffed on a cigar aa the In terview progressed. "This whole Idea of ruling business through code authorities with dele gated powers of law is un-American in principle and a proved failure in practice," he Bald. "The codes are retarding recovery. They are a cloak for conspiracy against public inter- est. They are, and will continue to (Continued on Page rwelve) ALASKA ICE POOL FAIRBANKS. Alaska. May 18. (TP) It book a chechako (tenderfoot) to guess when the Tanana river i len would go out in a record-breaking year. W. M. Berrlgan. 3R, dnijj clerk here, who gets $61,600 prize for guessing the exact minute at which the Ice started moving yesterday. Is spend ing his first season in Alaska. He came from Bremerton. Wash., homo of the Puget Sound navy yard, with hia wife and daughter. Apprised of the news that the 91 ticket on which he wrote "1:32 p. m.. May 13" weeks ago bring him the bl prize, and asked what he Intended to do, the newcomer said he was going to stay rlRht here In Fairbanks. Next closest guosser waa Thomas M. Hunt Fairbanks, who guessed 1:29 p. m., May 15. S SECRET COSTS FREEDOM NEW YORK. May 18. A Martin Mooney, reporter for a morning pa per (the New York American). aain today refused In general session court to disclose sources of Informa tion used tn a aeries of articles on the policy racket march, and Judge Morris Koenlg reaffirmed his sentence to 30 days In Jail and a fine of $250 and ordered the reporter taken Im mediately to Tombs prison. Judge Koenlg expressed the opinion the ce waa of great importance, adding he could find nothing In the statutes permitting reporters to hold confidences a-s In the legal and mcd? cal professions. TO OIL CITY STREETS Informs tlon was released today from the office of City Superintend ent Fred Scheffel to the effect that those Med ford residents who Intend h.ving the roads In front of their homes treated with dust-lay oil can now sign for that service by making a deposit with the county clerk. The oiling equipment will be fur nished free by the county, but the person benefited must pay for the oil. It waa announced. U. P. WILL MAKE REFUND ON PENSION PAYMENTS OMAHA, Neb., May 16. Rt Union pju-lflc headquarters here today an nounced that refunds of the two per cent pension payments taken from employes' checks for the past nine months will be made within 30 days The c ; te' k will a ve rag a bou t 2 .1 ea-:ii to the 30.000 employes of the sta. FEHL TESTIMONY CONTRADICTED BY Mother-in Law Final Wit ness for Ousted County Judge Completion of Case Is Expected Today The Interpleader suit of Niedor meyer. Inc.. in which Earl H. Fehl. former county Judge, serving four years In state prison, for ballot theft, gained a brief respite from peniten tiary walls as a defendant and wit ness, drew to a close today with in troduction of rebuttal testimony. It was anticipated that the case would be completed late, today, and that Fehl would be back in the "big house" by tomorrow. Mrs. Corinthla E. Stalley. mother-in-law of Fehl, a sweet and smiling old lady of 86 years, was the final witness for Fehl. She testified that her son-in-law acted as her agent and that she had purchased the Parr libel suit Judgment for 16.000, "to help out the children." The aged lady also testified she had loaned the Felil's $1507 she had sent them for investment in government bonds. She told of conferences with attor neys and collecting rentals from property. Under cross-examination she test ified: she knew Attorney E. E. Kelly was perfecting the appeal of the Nledermeyer case to the supreme court. Fehl has alleged that the ac tion by Attorney Kelly was without authority. Judge Cites TH-elMnn As Mrs. Stalley left the witness (Continued on Page rwelve) SENATE PASSES WASHINGTON. May 18. (AP) The senate today passed the Wagner bill prohibiting company-dominated un ions and creating a permanent na tional labor relattuiis board to guar antee workers' rights to bargain col lectively through representatives cho sen by a majority in any unit. The vote on final passage was 63 to 12. The measure ha been pending since last session when an emergency stop-gap proposal was enacted. It was redrafted this yenr, and today's action sent it to the house Just as reported by the labor committee after only two days' debate. It would outlaw company unions where employers dominated them through financial or other forma of assistance. Otherwise, such unions would be permitted. MKENZE PASS TASK BEND, Ore., May 16. ( AP) A ro tary snow plow, brought here from Klamath Falls by the state highway commission, today began what ap peared to be almost a hopeless tank the clearing of the McKenr.le high wsy. Thirty-five foot drifts block some portions of the pass. With the aid of reasonably warm weather, however, highway offiriais declared they believed the road may be opened within 30 days. FEWER FOREST FIRES PORTLAND. May 18 (AP) De spite an unseasonnl fire hazard, less than half as many fires were report ed from the 20 national forests in Oregon and Washington for the first 10 days of May as during the same period a year ago. the United States forest department made known to day. Up to May 10. fires reported this month totaled 23. with 21 estimated as man-caused and two from light ning. Last year, 87 fires were Hated during the similar time. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA GRADUALLY WEAKENING WOOL. DORSETSHIRE, England. May 18. (A1, Col. T. E. Lawrence, the famed Lawrence of Arabia, was grad ually growing weaker tills evening with alight hope held for his recov ery from Injuries suffered in an ac cident Monday. Attshes at the Military hospital where he waa taken Monday night after his motorcycle collided witn another cyclist, said the leader of ta , Arab revolt in the detert was sink- BASEBALL American R. H. E Detroit 7 8 0 Washington 2 6 6 Bridges and Cochrane; Hsdley and Bolton. R H. E Cleveland 0 7 1 New York 10 I A C Hudlln. Lee. C. Brown and Pytlak, Tn mulls and Dickey. National R. H. E Brooklyn 2 9 0 Pittsburgh 0 12 2 Zfcchary and Lope?.; Hoyt and Pad den. T T By SCHOOL BOARD Appointment of teachers for Med ford schools for 1036-1930 waa made by the . school board at Its meeting Tuesday night according to an an nouncement made by City School Su perintendent E. H. Hedrlck today. There are still a few vacancies, chief among them In popular Interest be ing that of athletic coach Hedrlck stated. Appointments are for those teachers already on the rolls no new appoint ment having been made. None will be made until those appointed have Indicated a desire to leave the school. They are: .senior High School vO. O. Smith. Doris Baler. Myrna Barrett. Louise Basford. Eva Bavolak. Mary C. Brown. Mauri tie Carroll. H. P. Cope. Cartn Degermark. Juaiitlta, DwmmrwM. - Olennle Mne Early. Easter Flynn. Gertntde Gates. E. M. Hussong. Elizabeth Jerome. Wllna Kincald. E. M. Klrtley. x ' Josephine Klrtley. Leland Mentr-er. Lois Beth Scoffern. Johnnie Smith, C. D. Thompson. F. Wilson Wait. Dorothy Young. Junior High School Paul A. Menegat. ' Delle Whlsenant. Winifred Andrews. Mnrvet Bliss. Maybclle Church. Gladys Conder. Ruth Ella Dlckerson. A. H. Fitch. Annette Graf. Ray Henderson. Zoo Hubba. H. W. Keesee. Marjorle Kelly. Ruth McColllster. L. W. Marshall, Walter Nltrel. Evelyn Nye. Gertrude Parker. Carol Ramsey. Ethel Scott. Grace Slnema. (Continued on Page Twelve) BONOS BILL SENT TO WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, Msy 16. (AP) After more than a week's delay, the senate today sent the Patman bonus bill to the White House. The presi dent has said he will veto It, OF URGED FOR DELEGATES Merchsnts of the city are urged by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce to place appropriate wel come signs In their windows togeth er with flowers, tomorrow and Sat urday, It was announced this morn ing. The purpose for this Is the fact that on those two days, Medford will be host to the convention of the State Federation of Garden clubs. An elaborate program haa been pre pared to which the public Is Invited. It Is hoped by Chsmber of Com merce officials that merchsnts will cooperate to this extent. BREMER KIDNAP CASE WAITS JURY VERDICT ST. PAUL. May IS. ( AP) Climax ing five weeks of testimony and arguments, the cases of Arthur (Doc) Bsrker end six other defendants charged with conspiracy to kidnap Edward O. Bremer. St. Paul banker, were given to a federal court Jury here at 3 p.m., today. GARDEN CLUBS OF E FRIDAY Flower Fanciers Throughout State to Be Guests of Local Organization Tour of Gardens Feature The eighth annual convention o the Oregon Federation of Garden club will convene In Medford to morrow for a two-day session, bring ing together flower fanciers from all sections of the atat and mem bbert of 35 distinct organizations. Stat officials of the federation and prominent citizens of Medford will take part In a program which will Include business assemblies, mu sic, reports of general Interest, and addresses on the many phases rf work embraced by the, garden clubs of every city. A highlight of the convention will be a tour of gardens In and near Medford, ending at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Carpenter, east of th city, and a covered dish supper In the gardens of the H. D. McCaskey home on the Old Stage Road. These gardens, widely known for their many rarle- ues or Deautirui roses, and the manv other flower centers of the valley will be st the height of their spring beauty to welcome fhe laraa delegation. Sessions at Court House. All of the meetings will be held in the auditorium of Jackson county court house. Friday morning, aftr nie nrst assembly is called to order. addresses of welcome will be Blven by Mayor George Porter. B. E. Harder. president f the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. Ralph Woodford, president of Med ford. Garden club. Responses will ba (Continued on Page Five ) MANSWITER E A eharge of manslaughter was filed yesterday by the district at torney against John Roth, 28, trans ient, of Bangor, Maine, for the al leged slaying last Saturday after noon at Ashland of J. J. Schmlte. sometimes known aa J. J. Smith. AS, by striking him over the head with a piece of scantling as the climax of a trivial quarrel over the cook ing of an evening meal. Roth Is held in the county jail. Roth yesterday waived a prelimi nary examination In Justice court and waa bound over to await the action of the grand Jury, convening Monday, May 27. Calvin O. Boyd and David J. Law lor, transients, and material wit n esses for the state, were given sen tences of 30 days In the county Jail, and aOO costs on a charge off "stealing a ride from a railroad." Royd and Lawlor, also transients, were eye-witnesses to the fight. GEORGIA DRYS HOLD SMALL LEAD IN VOTE ATLANTA. May 16. &) With one county containing 12 precincts miss ins but reported by the correspond ent aa having voted wet, complete) unofficial returns from the 156 coun ties In Deongla, today gave the prohi bitionists a lead of 217 votes ove repeal! s ta in yesterday's referendum. AIU'ADLA, Cal., May 15. In these days of every body hoi lerine about the government hutting into their business or the labor unions trying to run it, there is just plenty of case in America like this one that happened yesterday. An old gentleman, Mr. Vanbrunt, that for fi5 years has run his factory in Horieon, Wis., and never had one speek of labor trouble. He just gave 90 old-time workers and five widows $3000 apiece. Jf everybody whs Vanbrunt there would be no need for anything, but there is men in business that don't belong in business any more than th" government does and that why the government has to go in. Yours, C 1M. ktcMuiht &yodicat, ta o