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PAGE EIOTIT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY. .TUNE 24, 1935. L MAY BE CALLED (Continued from Page One) Manned by skeleton crews, ilx Tacoma fcawmllls resumed work on a limited basis. Huge truckloade of sawdust, guarded by National Ouardsmcn, roared over the Eleventh street bridge which was established u a "no man's land" by the troop ers. None Injured Several hundred pickets were driven across the bridge by the state police and guardsmen early In the day. Tear bombs were discharged as far In the business District as tne federal building and the pickets were broken up Into small groups through out that section 01 me city. NntiR was lnlured In the clash 1 tween authorities and the pickets. Several were arrested by the state police when they refused to move. The situation waa quiet alter the pickets were driven from the bridge, but William Cole, chief of the high way patrol, said he was Informed be tween two and three hundred out aide agitators were on their way to Tacoma and would arrive either tonight or tomorrow. Hhlpplng Halted unwhn Rhlnnlnff was virtually at a standstill aa longshoremen re fused to load ships aa long aa rav lonal Ouardsmen are In the city. Plve longshoremen on their way to work were gassed by state police when they cleared the Eleventh M,.n hrlrioi.. gnnkesmen for the dock workers asserted. The bridge crosses one section of the watenroni. A check showed a total of 616 men went back to work In Tacoma mills. A thousand were reported employed at Belllngham. Picketing Increased both In Long Tlew and Everett despite announce ments of employers that they did not plan to reopen their plnnts. Seattle and Aberdeen mill operators marked time. Sawmill and timber workera at Aberdeen announced they had voted 070 to 67 last night to re main on strike until "Just demands and union recognition" are granted. OIAMPIA, Wash.. June 24. (AP) California and Washington National Guardsmen atood ready today to pre vent rioting and insure that lumber mill workers could return to work in Tacoma, Wash., and Eureka, Calif., "lt-y cities" in the northwest strike. Gov. Clarence D. Martin of Wash ington, last night Instructed Maurice Thompson, the adjutant general of Washington, to send troops to Tao oma, after Mayor George Smltley in formed the governor that the local authorities and the atato patrol were' unable to cope with the situation. He transmitted tha order to Camp Murray, summer encampment of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana Guardsmen, between here and Tacoma, after he and Gen. Chas. H. Martin, governor of Oregon, had reviewed the troops and conferred on the strike situation. It won estimated 800 guardsmen were ordered o Tac oma. The Oregon governor left Immedi ately for home, after promising "co operation," It waa reported at the capital here. Meantime, Eureka's National Guard Infantry company of 60 men, were mobilised at their armory, and guard unlta at Chtco, Santa Rosa and Sac ramento, were "on call" after Fri day's riot, costtng one life and the Injury of ten persona by police fire. Agitators were reported movlug on Eureka. SALEM. June 34. (AP) Governor Charles H. Mnrtln remained In Olym pla several hours today to continue conferences with Governor Clarence D. Martin of Washington on the lumber strike situation and to ob aarve the result of orders for Nat ional Guardsmen to go to Tacoma. Issued late last night. The two Governors Martins con versed about the strike during the review of the 41st division of the National Guard from Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho at Port Lewis yes terday, and met again at Olympio last night and this morning. It was reported both executive were In ac cord In a move to protect workf-rs desiring to return to lumber mills, forhett Itelpns While Oregon's governor waa at Olympia and Fort Lewts the past few daya, Harry L. Corbett. president of the senate, was chief executive. How ever. Martin kept In close touch with the strike situation In Portland by phone. He waa due back In Portland e-arly this afternoon but waa not ex pected back at the capltol until to nlptH. Upon his return here it was Inti mated the governor will have a state ment to make. He waa to look over the situation In Portland despite the altered pJnns of mill owners to de lay a forced reopening, set for today. Oregon's Martin at a dinner for Oregon visitors to the National Guard review last night reiterated his determination to eliminate Intim idation of workers and to maintain law and order. He addressed a group of several hundred people at Camp Murray, including many distinguish ed guests. Hints Troop I'e "You people here today have seen a grand spectacle," he aaid. referring to the review in which nearly 7,000 National Guardsmen marched. In cluding a. 000 men from Oregon. "You have seen what Oregon has In the locker, and if necessary we will use this force to maintain law and order. It will only be a last resort, but you can see what this last resort can ac complish." In He-Open Mill VANCOUVEH, Wash., June 24 (AP) Plana for reopening the Van couver Plywood and Veneer company mill here tomorrow were going for ward todny aa millwrights and me chanics went to work getting equip ment In order. The mill, employing normally 600 men. has been clo.-cd for several weeks by the lumber Itflkfc CIVIL WAR VETS LAST ENCAMPMENT The dwindling membership of the Oregon department of the G. A. Ft. met In Portland for Its last encampment. Tobacco chewing J. M. Griffith, 102 (right), reviewing the parade with D. W. Butler (left) and John H. Bliss. (Associated Press Photo) The aeries of meetings on the con struction and completion of guide patterns that were schaduled by Mrs. Mabel C. Mack, county home demon stration agent. In the home extension unlta of the county for the month of June will be completed this week. These demonstrations are given by Mr. Imocrene Smith and Mrs. Itlta Myers. The meetings have been well attended and many guide patterns have been completed. The fall cloth ing program will continue with the uaea of the guide patterns In pat tern drafting and clothing construc tion, but will not 'repeat the work on guide pattern construction. There fore. Mrs. Mack urges that all home makers Interested In making a guide pattern attend the meetings now be ing held. Meeting are held from 9:00 a. m.. to fl:00 p. m. The sched ule for this week Is: June 38, Trail unit at the home of Mrs. E. E. Ah. June 26, Howard unit at the How ard school. June 27, Rogue Hirer unit at Com munity hall, June 28, Applegate unit at Apple gate school. LUCKY 13' MINE I The ault of OeorRe M. Robert and other aharehoklera of the 'Lucky 13' mine agalnat w. E. (Jed) Imuran, for an accounting of gold, and other re lief, will be heard before Judge Carl E. Wlmberly of Douglas county. Hltt on through counsel h filed an af fidavit of prejudice again Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. JurtRe Wlmberly la achrduled to hold court In thlj city the week of July 8. It la anticipated that the case will be aet for hearing at that time. lllttaon. Is snld In the complaint, to have taken from the "Lucky 1:1" claims upwards of 5O.0O0 In tfold last wineer. The plaintiffs claim an Interest In the claims, and that Hltt son acted without authority of other shareholders in the shipping of the gold to the San Francisco mint. The mine la locaud just over the Oregon state line In Siskiyou coun ty. California, other phases of the litigation are pending In the 8kl you county superior court, and Is scheduled to be hesrd next Septem ber. LECTURE SLATED Appearing under the autplces of the ministerial union, rarl A. Powell, noted authority on the evils of nar cotics, will lecture at the Eagle hall here July 0. Mr. rtowcll tins devoted over thirty years to the battle against "dope." and Is now centering his efforts partlculsrly on an edu cational program among children. A small admission charge will be made for the lecture and the pro ceeds will be used In additional edu cational work among high school children here, the announcement to day stated. Interesting and Instructive slides are used to Illustrate the lecture. HIGH TRANSCRIPT Traiwrlpt of the evidence In the appeal of George A. High, and Itob ert N. (Babe, High, of AahUnd .un der four year sentence In state pris on, for conviction of burning the Balfour-Guthrie barn near Aahlund for a 15.000 insurance will be filed to day. It was announced by their at torneys. Final date for filing the Ml pnrme court appeal is July 1 next. iHatrlct Attorney Oeoiye A. Cod ding said today he ma aw siting fur ther word from Fra.uk Hruib. be fort taking any action In the wlthdniA-.il of a recently filed complaint auns! Geoiye A. Hut). Haab requested !Me withdrawal of the complaint, in which he aliened fraud in the sale of juctrte.'tfc'ed jrvyertv. RELIEF ACT IN EFFECT JULY 1 The mining act passed by congress and signed by the president, pro viding for suspension of annual as sessment work on mining claims, "held by location In the United States," becomes effective at noon July 1. Tho act Is of Interest to scores of miners In Jackson county and south ern Oregon. Four clauses in the act particular ly interesting to miners arc: "(1) Those persons or firms who were llnhlc for the payment of fed eral Income tax for the calendar year 1034, must do assessment work this year on mining claims In which they hold an Interest. (2) A notice to hold claims under benefit of this moratorium must be' filed by noon. July 1, 1935; said notice also to con tain a statement of income tax non liability. (31 Such suspension does not apply to more than six lode claims held by an association; nor to more than 120 acres in placer claims by an Individual or 240 acres by an association. (4) 12:00 o'clock M. July 1st means 12 o'clock Meridian (noon) not midnight." 1 'IE Mrs. Mabel C. Mack, county home demonstration agent, will meet with home extension units of Jtickson county In Juno and July for the pur pose of planning the community pro gram for the year 1035-36 and instal lation of new officers of the units and completion of Individual coop erators reports. It is very important that all mem bers of the home extension unlta at tend the.w meetings. Mrs. Mack tnt ed. in order to assist In planning the program for the coming year and to complete their reports of project work carried on during 1034-35. The sched ule for this week Includes the fol lowing meetings: June 25. Boll view Ext. unit at the clubhouse. June 27, Sams Valley Ext. unit at the S.inis Valley school. June 27. Oak Grove Ext. unit at the Oak Grove school. The 8am Valley unit will meet at 11:00 a. m. and all others will meet at 1:30 p. m. TOMATO SUIT DECIDED OFW Tn the civil stilt of Moline I. Barnes and wire, against the Bagley Canning company, for collection f money, n.vwrt felly due for delivery of tomatoes to the cannery, a circuit court Jury la.it week returned a ver dict. In favor of the Barnes. The award waa for 13fl.40. The plaintiff aousht ai43 7y Charles Boimsom of this city was foreman of the Jury. The cannery contended In defense, they had delivered the tomato plants to a third party who transferred th? crop to Barnes, and that the third party had been paid for them. The tomatoes were delivered to the cannery last summer, the complaint cited. OFFICER BLODGETT TO GRITS PASS STATION ."'..lie Police omccr J. c. Rl.xlpctt. who has born on duty In tills dis trict Mnce Inn September, has been transferred to Grant, Pass, where he will be connected with the same law department of the atate police, re placing Officer Malcolm, who has been ordered to Burns tor duty In that section. Replacm niod.;ett in tills district will be Julius c. Johnson, who comes here from M.-Mlnnvllle. Johnsons family will arrive In this city today or tomorrow, and the Blodett fam ily has already moved to Grants Pass. 66 Miles On 1 Gallon? Scientific lalvT.to-y P-761. Wheton. 11! . report an sniasng new v nor AtiNMitittU' im j.nor ,i00 pro'!!. Kls all rt'.iUw Anuvie cam attach. One 54-nt free to introduce qutvk. , fcnd aUcUes aui cix u&ine uxUjr, ROOSEVELT WANTS WEALTH TAX BILL PRESENTSESSION (Continued from Page One) the "nuisance" tax resolution would lead to indefinite delay, leaders have urged against such action. Most ol the new levle expire June 30 and the leaders want them renewed be fore that time. Speaking for a sizeable group in both parties, La Follette said he would offer amendment to raise an estimated 500.000,000 to 1 .000.000, 000 of revenue "unless we can get a definite assurance that a separate bill Is going to be passed." La Follette was "encouraged" over the outlook, especially since Borah, Idaho Republican and often a critic of the new deal, came out for the president's recommendations for an Inheritance tax, a nd higher levies on large individual and corporation Incomes. In a formal statement last night, Borah described the proposals as "not only sound economically, but sound In morals." He did not aee them aa a "soak-the-rlch" or "share-the-wealth" Idea, but rather as & "share-the-burden-of-government program." There will be a large crop of tur keys In Jackson county this season, according to County Agent Robert G. Fowler, who says there Is a lare hatch in this section, as well as In the entire Paclflct coast area. The local turkey hatch la well distributed over the entire county, according to Fow ler. The young turkeys are now scratching for themselves in the new ly threshed grain fields. Conditions this spring were good for the young turkeys to survive. The raspberry crop of the valley Is ripening, and picking will start this week. There will be a largo crop In all sections of the county. Canning of cherries will atari to morrow at the Rogue River Canning company. The crop this year la light, the county agent saya. The corn crop will be about the same aa last year. In many fields, It la now knee-high. Harvesting of fall sown wheat ha started in many sections of the valley. WALLACE. Idaho, June 24. (AP) With one exception, eight civilian conservation corps workers badly hurt when a truck carrying them to a camp left the highway and plunged down a mountainside near here yesterday, were reported to be recovering In a hospital here today. Creath Cupp, 19, of Huntington, West Viglnla, waa killed outright, and 11 youths suffered cuts, bruises and shock. Four escaped Injury. Ernest Sprague. 19, of Charleston, West Virginia, waa In the most criti cal condition this morning. His skull waa fractured, and he was badly bruised and cut. He hsd not re gained consciousness today, and sur geons said his condition was criti cal. The Injured youths were from Indiana, West Virginia and Ohio. GO UPSTAIRS, MARY, AND VISIT WITH GRANDPA A LITTLE. HE GETS LONELY ALL OH, DEAR, IT'S STUFFY IN GRANDPA'S ROOM AND GRANDPA'S NOT VERY CAREFUL BY HIMSELF ABOUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT MAKES MY SKIN SO SOFT AND 3ivi sjj i n, GRANDPA ; r ar - , a - , ' t . - 0ns$ st?,v v-"'0 . ; . v-1 r A 4 A V . 'fT: J f r... v v- -v- v? AS PORTLAND TO SEE PORTLAND, June 24. (AP) Toughened by a fortnight of In tensive maneuvers at Fort Lewis, where the 41st division was put through Its paces in the greatest concentration of National Guard units since 1917, the Oregon National Guard, 3100 strong, will parade through Pnrtland streets tomorrow. Starting at 2 p. m., residents' ot the city will see tn parade the en tire guard organization, an efficient fighting force built up under the national defense act of 1930 to pro tect the state and the nation from disorder threatening government. The troops will reach Portland about noon. The. trip from Fort Lewis will be made Into tho motor convoy of 100 cars, which will be in the line of march. PERFECT PERFORMANCE ON MAY AIR SCHEDULE Flying every one of the 293.977 miles scheduled for them on the coast, planes of United Air Lines op NEXT DAY NO, BOBBY, WHEN YOU GET OLD YOU'RE NOT WANTED. F01KS DON'T LIKE YOU .... AND It's a secret millions of Lifebuoy users know. Complexions thrive on gentle, dttpltaming Lifebuoy lather. Dullnessgivcs way to clear, healthy radiance. Tests on the skins of hundreds of women show Life buoy Is more than 20 percent milder than the cigarette with that pleasing taste and aroma erating between Medford, British Col umbia and San Diego achieved a per fect performance record In May, It waa reported today by L. O. Devaney. field manager of the company here. This showing included both day and overnight flights. Devaney said. On both Unlted'a Pacific coast and coast-to-coast routes, 98.8 per cent of all scheduled mileage was com pleted In the month, with the com pany's twin-engined Boeings flying a million and a quarter mile during the period. SOLD FOR $30,600 LONDON. June 24 (AP) The "portrait of Mrs. Pemberton," which Hana Holbein painted on the back of & playing card during the reign of Henry VIII. realizes 5900 guineas about $30,600 today when It was sold in the course of an auction of J. P. Morgan's collection of minia tures. Lord Duveen bought the tiny min iatures, bringing the total value of the sales, up to that moment, to 1 6 ,688 gu 1 neas abou t $85 .000 . Ij& Grande Expands LA GRANDE, Ore, June 24. (API La Grande will have a junior high school next fall. Superintendent of Schools A. L. Gralapp said today. AW SEE, GRAM PA, WE DO LIKE YOU I IT'S JUST YOUR "B.O. WE DON'T LIKE. SAY, LEMME GIVE YOU MY CAKE OF LIFEBUOY AND mm many so-called "beauty soaps". . . We all perspire. We all may offend. Play safe with "B. O." body odor). Bathe often with rich lathering Lifebuoy. It purifies and dtoderiza pores. Irs own clean scent rinses sway. Approved by Good Housekeeping Bureau TOOTHACHE MAY HALT FLYING BROTHERS IN ENDORANCE ATTEMPT MERIDIAN. Miss., June 34. (AP) Ground observera worried over a toothache suffered by one of the flying Keys today and wondered If It would force a landing of the plane "Ole Miss" Just three days short of a world's endurance flying record. 'Al Key, who with his brother, Fred Key, la seeking to set a new mark, messaged shortly before midnight that the pain was so severe that ha wanted to Jump out of the plane, even without a parachute. His plea to tie a rope around a dentist and lower him Into the Ole Miss was laughted at yesterday, but it wasn't taken aa a Joke today. Kny has lanced his Jaw In an effort to relieve the pain. ' The Keys went aloft on June 4, 20 days ago, and must remain In the air until 13 minutes and 30 seconds past 2:00 p. m., Thursday to set a new record. The present record of 563 hours, 42 minutes and 30 seconds was set July 4, 1930, by John and Kenneth Hunter at Chicago. Use Mall Tribune want ada. "B.O.'GONE si tvecome ttnn YJjy STAY HOME TONIGHT ? NO, SIR! YOU'RE COMIN0 AND YOU'LL BE THE LIFE OF THE PARTY I
