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edford Mail Tribune It's Vacation Time Hare the Mall Tribune follow you on your a-:mmer vacation. Better than a letter from home. Telephone ?5 or drop a postal giving your old and new address. Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1935. Xo. 87. The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Wedne . day; slightly warmer Wednesday. Temperature: Highest yesterday , , , 78 Lonest this morning . 44 M jj- a " " "q r ffi "t m f m " 1 iT J ""Xr Ir r m M "p A iiU i3 J ni-La) IIP . . a . If JVL nlyii iu 3 i i i i i By I'aul Matlon (Copyright, 1936, by Paul Ma lion.) WASHINGTON, July a. General Wood of Sears -Roe buck, rode Into the Rowevelt relief allotment board two month ao to the mimeograph ed huzzahs of the preM-aent brig ade. He waa to be the sound business 1 n f 1 u ence In the 94. 000,000,000 spend- lng program. The general ducked out the side door a few deys ago with the - excuse that he had promised to MAI.LON serve only until July 1. You will never learn from him the real reason for his sudden departure. He doea not talk. But anyone rho . has sat in on the secret meetings of kthis allotment board knows at least art of the answer. It Is that this so-celled allotment agency did not allot anything except a few chairs and a table for itself. In practice. It developed into a yes board for the President and relief spender Hopkins. ' If the truth were known, moat members of the board have become Bo exasperated that they would like to follow General Wood Into retlre roent.t The meetings, called to allot mll liona of dollar,, uaually laat but liO to 35 mluutes. In advance, the work administration prepares a list of proj ect to be considered. When the President calls the board to order, someone usually rises and tarts reading the list. Pactlcally all are Immediately approved without , wasting any time on debate. The customary practice apparently la for the president to look at one of the board members from time to time. Catching the cue. he arises and moves approbation of the proj- ecu suggested. The '"ayes" always win. . The board members are supposed to represent the American Bankers' as sociation. Industry, labor, mayors of Itles. However, they would not now be sobbing secretly about this pro cedure were !t not for the fact that many of the allotments have had to fee rescinded or changed. All the projects yessed by the board at the last three meetings were with drawn later for further consideration by the works administration. Appar ently the board has men who could stand It If they were only required to be yes-men, but the strain of be ing yes-and-no men Is almost too much. It la practically Impossible for the allotment board to investigate and debate every project, because all have outside Interests. The board will probably be abolished or at least re organised. A few Democratic congressmen have become Interested In pursuing the t" Identity of the angels of the Demo cratic national committee. They hare dug up data Indicating that the James A. McDonough of Boston who gave 10.000. la secretary to the railroad-stock market-meet packing fi nancier, F. H. Prince, one of the wealthiest of New Cnglanders. Mr. Prince Is best known as author of the Prince plan of railroad con solidation, which has been opposed by Ball Administrator Eastman. It may be significant that Mr. Mc Donough's contribution was given be- (Contlnued on Page rtueej 1 SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS People scurrying in all directions, k women shielding their children and w dodging into doorways, old men hob bling away, and cars rarlnj up on their hind wheels the clock at the corner of Main and Central actually truck the time of day and after 11 these years. John Mann not trusting his facul ties on the phenomena, checking the clock with hia own watch,, and finding It correct another surprise. Bam Bateman g-r-r-r-r'ng at the thieves who raided his gas tank last night to the tune of seven and a half gallons. B. O. Trowbridge busily engaged in scraping paper tape off the new John Lawrence show cases. Engineer M-Donoush, plaintively "I wanted to let the contract for that Jacksonville pipe-line, but I II be darned if I could gt any bla de ra. attfHuai I PALL Mayor Porter and Dr. Krojwe hdp- Fuure in th California Motor 'ii ptly swinging t Iieir iwt from the v. -Ion disrlof th. aera;e car oner b:g C. oi c, council table. boy-Uke. I ia the itau drives 7J50 miles a yr. UNCERTAIN FATE AWAITS BILL IN UPPER CHAMBER i - Administration Efforts to Save Holding Company Elimination Phase Fail Conference Fight Looms By FANK B. HARPF.H (Associated Press Staff Writer.) - ' WASHINGTON, July 2. Legis lation to regulate public utilities was passed today by the house after twice rejecting President Roosevelt's re quest for a measure to outlaw "un necessary" holding companies In seven years. The vote on final passage was 323 to 81. a majority of 242. Earlier, the rebellious house voted 258 to 147 for its own bill, which gives the securities commission dis cretionary authority over the holding companies. That was on a question of substituting It for the senate mea sure. Yesterday it voted 216 "to 146 against the senate provision for man datory elimination by 1943 of hold ing companies deemed unnecessary That passed the senate by a one-vote margin. Despite administration efforts to recoup from the defeat yesterday, the house today gave an even larger ma jority against the President. The margin was 70 yesterday and 110 to day for the motion to substitute the house bill. (Continued on Page rbree) ARRANGED BY F.R. WASHINGTON. July 2. Presi dent Roosevelt arranged today with the skeletonised NRA and the federal trade commission to carry out with Industry voluntary code agreements supplanting the core structure out lawed by the supreme court. He authorized the trade commis sion to enter into negotiations with industry on fair trade agreements. The NRA was authorized to assist In voluntary Agreements for minimum wages, maximum hours of work and abolition of child labor. The arrangements for assistance in establishing a voluntary code struc ture waa indicative of a postpone ment of any administration plan to revive the compulsory code system during the present session of con gress. It was emphasized at the White House that the voluntary set-up was to prevail pending study of proposals for new legislation. Calrman Davis of the federal trade commission announced after a White House conference that 62 Industries. Including some of the largest, had submitted requests or Inquiries re garding voluntary fair trade practice agreements. It was said the commission waa to proceed immediately to assist indus try in negotiations which would have to be on a voluntary basis but with some authority of law for enforce ment under the federal trade act. It was made clear that there Is no way to force members of an Indus try into a voluntary agreement. STEVEDORES OUT IN BAY REGION SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. (API Ted Star, president of the Bargemen' union, announced that about 300 stevedores and bargemen working on San Francisco bay and Sacramento river vessels went on strike early to day. The bargemen voted the strike three days ago after employers de clined to accede to their demands for wage Increases of from 30 to ISO per cent and shorter hours. Longshoremen in all Paclftc coast ports of the United States today cast ballots to decide whether they will work on boats losded by non-union workers In British Columbia, one of the principal questions which has kept maritime circles fearful of an other huge strike such as tied up shipping last summer. Air lintel Opened PORT OP SPAIN. Trinidad. July 2. (API To take care of the increased j traffic between North and South i America. Psn-Amerlcan Airways open ; ed hrre today the world's first tntr- national air hotel, with accommoda j tions reserved for the exclusive use ! of air paesencrrs. VOLUNTEER CODE AGREEMENTS ARE Daughter Unaware of Custody right t ' AtY0 tHfT -v- - . m 2 ...t - ...T.w.?r w o m. -- at. . &7rL-. . White six-year-old Jane Bannister (center) taken her rlillng lesson, pints and "composes" inulr, her Mum my" and "Paddy" Ann Harding and Harry Bannister are fighting In the courts for her custody. But Jane knows nothing of this strife. HIGH COURT WILL EYE 10 ANSWER QUEST LOS ANGELES. July 3 (P) The child custody suit between Ann Hard ing of the screen and her actor-husband, Harry Bannister, headed back to the state supreme court today. Blunt refusal bf the actress to an swer questions concerning her private affelrs prior to January 3, 1935, dur ing the taking of a deposition In court yesterday, sent the cae to the high court for a decision July 22. It waa on last January S that Miss Harding won absolute care of the couple's seven-year-old daughter Jane, In action brought In a Reno. Nev., court. Miss Harding and Bannister were divorced in Reno In 1032 and the actress was awarded custody of the child 10 months of each year. . flhe now contends the California court haa no Jurisdiction in Inquir ing Into her affairs prior to the Janu ary 3 action In Reno. The case went to the California supreme court several weeks ago on a question of Jurisdiction. The court held that Bannister had a right to proceed with his action to gain cus tody of the child In this state. BASEBALL American. R. H E. New York 8 18 a Philadelphia 5 10 0 Batteries: Broaca, Murphy and Jor gens: Blaeholder, Dietrich, Benton. Caster and Richards. R. H. B. Washington SSI Boston ........... 6 7 3 Batteries: Llnke. Russell and Bol ton; Walberg, Hockette and R. Per rell. R. H. E. Cleveland 8 7 2 Detroit 8 12 0 Batteries: Stewart, Wlnegarner and Pytlak; Bridges and Cochrane, National. R. H. E. Boston 0 8 1 Brooklyn 5 8 0 Batteries: Brown, Jorge ns and Spohrer; Benge and Phelps. R. H. E. Philadelphia .... 4 8a New York 8 10 a Batteries: E. Moore, Peszulo and Wilson; Parmelee and Mancuso. R. H. E. Chicago 9 15 U Cincinnati 3 7 2 Batteries' Carleton and Hartnett; Johnson, Herrmann, Holllngsworth and Campbell. $5000 FOR STUDlf UF OREGON FOREST ILLS WASHINGTON. July 2. A T.ne President today allotted 5150.000 to the forestry service for studies of tree disas In connection with work by the Ct'".lln Conservation co-ps. .VI v ions included. Oron 13,003; maio 15,500; California 119,135. PARTY GIRL RECEIVED $9 SHARE IN MURDER MONEY DETROIT, Mich., July 2.- (AP Nine dollars was the share allotted to Florence Jackson of the 4ft 34 taken from the slain Howard Carter Dickin son, and with It she purchased a 93 dress, 52 shoes, 70-cent stockings, 19 cent gloves and a 60-cent hat. "My Ood. murder." she wailed after she and three othera had made con fessions Implicating them in the rob bery and killing. "And I got 99 for my part." Held with the young woman are two other "party girls" and William Lee P'erris, 26. The girls and Ferris have been acquainted about two months and during that time had been In the business of "picking up men we thought had money, getting them drunk then rolling them." Florence Jackson and her slBtcr, There were 22 fires in Medford dur ing the month of June, three of which were residences and the rest grass or sawdust fires. Fire Chief Roy Elliott reported today. The loss for the month was only-915. The fire chief stated that property where fires were reported during the month totaled 97000 in value and was covered by a total of 946,000 in Insurance. Chief Elliott urged that all burn ing of rubbish and grass be done be fore the Fourth of July to alleviate the fire hazard when townspeople leave for the holiday and the danger from firecrackers that may be fired near Inflammable material. LINCOLN, Neb.. July 3 (API Fickle weather, which destroyed crops with drought last year, and flooded farmlands this year, today threatened an unofficially estimated 97,000.000 loss to Nebraska's wheat from black stem rust plague. Surveys in other states Indicated only minor Infestation so far in Kansas and South Dakota. Agricultural college experts said heavy ralna and cool weather were responsible for the rust menace. 200 JAPANESE DROWN WHEN SHIP GOES DOWN OSAKA, Japan, July 8. (Wednes day) (jp Nearly 200 Japanese were believed to have drowned in the sink ing of the little passenger steamer Midori Maru early today. Income Shares Maryland Fund, bid 1Y07; 17.27. Quarterly I;icotn S.U.-C, bid 1 35; ulted l.t3. 22 FIRES IN JUNE BRING SMALL LOSS Lorctta, told detectives they met Fer ris two months ago In a rafe where they were engaged in a "sister act." Loretta Jackson Is 27 years old, di vorced and the mother of two chil dren. Her 24-year-old sister Is mar ried but separated from her husband. Jean Miller la 23. and separated from her husband. William Milter. Ferris came to the attention of De troit police about five years ago when he was tried for the murder of his room-mate, Albert Burke, 22, Ferris was acquitted. Ferris natal name was William Schweitzer, but he adopted the name Ferris before his marriage six years ago. His wife, Violet Ferris, 22, Is an expectant mother. She has said she would stand by her husband, who left her three weeks ago. CALL IS ISSUED WASHINGTON, July 2. (AP) The comptroller of the currency Is sued a call today for the condition of all national banks at the close oi business Saturday, June 29. National banking laws require the Issuance of at least three calls per year for condition statements. While the dates are optional, one call usually Is timed as of the close Of the fiscal year In order that a comparative history pf banking may be maintained. In recent years It also has been the practice to Issue a call as of the close of the business each calendar year. Today's call marks the second issued thus far this year. Coincident with the comptroller's call, (he federal deposit insurance corporation Issued a similar one for the condition of all Insured state banks not members of the federal reserve system. Such calls have been sent out twice before, one for June 30 and the other for December 31. 1934, condition. The surety agency's call affects about 7,800 non - member insured banks. PUBLIC GRAZING LAND WOULD BE INCREASED WASHINGTON, July 2. f AP) The senate public lands committee to day reported modified amendments to the Taylor grazing act which would increase the public domain available for grazing from 80.000,000 to 142, 000.000 acres. The bill already has passed the house, where all area limitations were removed. The senate committee. In a report submitted by Senator Ad ams (D.. Colo.), said 142.0jo.OOO acres would provide for all grating districts whlrh may be desired. Although arnon in h capital offense in North Carolina, the state has never executed any oue for that crlma. JAPS PROVOKING SOVIEUSSERTS Note of Protest Sent Tokyo Intend to Cause Serious Conflicts Is Assertion Overt Acts Are Listed TOKYO, July 2 (AP) The strong tone of Soviet Russia's latest pro teat to Japan, alleging Japanese troop violations of soviet territory, evoked sensational headlines of the Tokyo press today, but officials pro fessed little concern. Vernacular newspapers stressed the sternness of the protest. Nlchl Nichi called It "threatening," emphasiz ing a "reference to grave conse quences." By JOHN LLOYD Associated Press Foreign Staff MOSCOW, July 2. (AP) The offi cial press charged today that Inci dent along the Soviet frontier In the Far East have been provoked deliber ately by Japanese militarists to atlr Russian forces to counter measures and thus bring on grave complica tions. A note of protest concerning the whole series of alleged violations of Soviet territory by Japanese and Manchoukuan troops and gunboat miring the last two months was de livered yesterday to Tokyo. "These Incidents may be explained only In the sense that there la a defi nite plan by Japanese militarists to creato complications on the frontier," asserted the communist party organ. Pravda. Blame Tokyo Officials "The responsibility for these cun ning attacks and tnvaslon of our ter ritory by Japanese troops and murder of our frontier guards intended to cause serious conflicts between the u, S. , R. find japan rests exclu sively on tho Japanese government." Pour frontier guards were declared in the Soviet protest, to have been killed by Invaders. The note warned Japan that a continuation of the in cidents "may have very serious conse quences In the relations of the U. S. S. R. and Japan and on peace In the Far East." Soviet troops have been holding themselves in check so as not to play Into the hands of the Japanese, the presR said, but Pravda added: "The Japanese and Manchoukuana must realize that we have sufficient forces in the Far East to exterminate (Continued on Page Eleven) RIOTING RELIEFERS AFTER ONE DEATH REOINA, Bask., July J.(AP) TUree tlioumnd rell.f camp atrlkeri who battled Royal Cnadlan mounted police In a riot during which a mu nicipal officer waa beaten to death, were aubdued today by tear gaa and gunfire. A aecond officer and a atrlker were Injured critically. One hundred per- eona were hurt before police quelled the crowd, arrested 41 peraona and dlsperaed the othera, puraulng them relentlessly through the streets, prop erty damage of 2s,ooo resulted from the clash. The riot broke out after the mount ed police and city officers charged a mass meel.g of the atrlkera. halted by lack of funds In their march on Ottawa to protest agalnat relief camp conamona. Tne striken faced re moval to a dominion camp, pending return to their homea. Routed by the steel-helmeted offi cers before a barrage of tear gas, the strikers attempted to return to the scene, hurling stones and other mis siles as the mountles swung their batona. Rpulsei again, the atrlkcra plunged Into renewed combat. Police fired over the heads of the strikers during the second clash, and the opposing ranks slugged freely In hand-to-hand fighting. AIMEE MCPHERSON IS VISITOR AT AIRPORT Almee Semple Mcpherson, lady evangelist who recently announced that she will never marry again, stopped In Medford thla afternoon on the United Airlines northbound plane which cleared for Portland at 3:2S. The evangelist got out of the plane and walked about the airport during the atop here. Airline officiate could not say where she was traveling. G. PASS POST OFFICE BID CALL AUTHORIZED GRANTS PASS. July 3. awaited call for bids for the 1150.000 Orsnts Pass postoflfce was received here today with authorlration of ad- vfrttsements. The bids will be open ed In Washington, July 31. Gas Truck Driver Gazes At Death Escapes U nharmed PITTSBORO. N. C, July 2. (AP) Charles Morton, gasoline truck driver, almost shook hands with death, but not quite. While unloading gasoline at a filling sta tlon, a c l g a r e t was tossed near his truck and the fuel began to burn. Horton Jumped on the truck and drove the machine two blocks away where It could burn or explode without injury to anyone except perhaps Hor ton. Just aa he alighted, an explo sion ripped the front seams of the tank, spraying burning gaso line In all directions. Horton wasn't even touched. TAX COLLECTIONS FOR FIRST HALF OVER LAST YEAR Taxes and fees collected by the tax collection department of the sheriff's office for the first six months of 1035. ending June 30. amounted to $7R5.773.68. This Is 18.820.72 more than collected for the same period In 1034, when the total was 770.- 045.87. Current 1P35 taxes, up to June 30, amounted to 9329,808.13. Tabulation of the taxes, by years, Is as follows: Tax Collection Department 1936 taxes ..................... $629,068.13 1933-4 taxes 114.080 61 1032 taxes ... 67,621.99 1931 taxes ....a.................. 42.202.56 1030 taxea .... . 26.083 30 (Continued - on Page Two) MINOT. S. D., July 2. (AP) Four persona were reported killed, and sev eral Injured aa the result of devaa tatlng tornadoes which swept the northwestern section of North Da kota late yesterday, causing property damage estimated at thousands of dollars. Striking In the northern section of the badlands south of Watford City, the tornado traveled east to Banish where It dipped down again and then Jumped north to the vicinity of Ross. Those listed aa victims were: Wilbur Hansen, 20, employed at CCC camp near Watford City, killed when hta truck overturned as the storm struck. John Rehen, farmer near Ross, whose body was found today In the wreckage of his home. Vivian Rehen, 20. daughter of John, killed when the home was destroyed. Otto Fish, 66, killed when build Ings on the Tom Wold farm near Manttou where he was employed, were razed. SECOND-HAND EYE CHICAGO. July 2. (AP) Equip ped with a "second hand" eye, a 14 year old boy lay In a Chicago hospital today while surgeons awaited the out come of a feat of modern science grafting of a woman's eye to prevent blindness In the youth. The boy Stanley May of Indepen dence, Mo. Injured his left eye five years ago, losing sight In that eye, Dr. San ford Gilford, head of the de partment of opthalmology at North western university, told the boy's parents he believed sight could be restored by grsftlng a heslthy cornea Into the Injured eye. This week the opportunity for the operation appeared when a woman doomed to blindness ind facing pos sible death from a tumor waa brought to Dr. Qlfford. She agreed to the deli cate operation, knowing blindness waa Inevitable. Dr. Glfford said. Today Stanley told newspapermen he waa "feeling fine," but wanted to be up and playing baseball again. He expecta to be able to play better with two eyes than one. ON WHEAT APPROVED WASHINGTON. July 2. (AP) A new graduated plan for making benefit payments to signers of the proposed four-year wheat produc tion control . -.tracts was approved today by farmers attending a con ference with AAA officials. It was predicted the plan would ba submitted to Secretary Wallace and adopted U he approves it. REED GIVEN HOPE BY GOVERNOR OF LATERJLEINCY Immediate Pardon for Man Serving Life in Murder of Ashland Policeman Is Denied After Hearing The full tYt nf th ter to Attorney Gus Newbury, In which hope of a commutation from a life term are held out for Albert W. Reed, convicted slayer of Victor Knott. Ashland policeman. November 18. 1933, waa received today by the district attorney's office. The letter sets forth that Reed has no previous criminal record and any future clemency will depend upon hla conduct In the penitentiary. It la recommended thaf. Rami .v.n himuir of opportunities to Improve hla edu cation Dy rending courses and Univer sity of Oregon correspondence course. Points raised aimlnat I7.iu4 In .k- letter are: Even though Reed, aa evidence tenda to ahow. w.a at hamhuw stand 1700 feet from the scene of me snooting at the approximate time of tho murder, "I am unable to see that It absolves Reed from r.mvn. slblllty for this murder. Reed admits that, with hla com panions. PAIll Mf-Ollnria .nri 1 T.l. son, he had burglarized a atore In v-amorniB. He aided them In bring. Ins the fruits of their crime Into the satte of Oregon. Finally, I cannot overlook the fact that the defendant, Reed, after he knew the crime had been rnmmittm presumably by his companions, failed . iwu me nutnoruies in their appre hension, but. nn th ntl. v.. .... showed considerable Ingenuity In his vwii ciH:nje irom tne scene. The governor'st letter In full li as follows: (Continued on Pago Three) HOT VERBAL POKE AT T LOS ANOF.LKS. July J.(AP Leveling a slitling attack on Father Charles E. Coughlln, Detroit's radio priest. Eddie Contor today had tem porarily shelved his funmaklng an tics for serlol' discussion. The comedian, addressing 1.000 delegates of the fourth district grand lodge of B'nal B'rlth, pleaded for unification of all Jewish people In this country, and In a aldeslap at Father Coughlln, charged that the priest "haa not an atom of sincerity In his entire system." 'Free eDeech la a wonderful thin,.' the comedian continued, "but through tne radio we are permitting many like htm (Father Coughlln) to address m'lltons." "We are living In precarious times," Cantor aald, "you know the situation In Europe, as far as our Jews are concerned, but I doubt If any of you know how close to the same situa tion we are here in Amtrlca. we must recognize the facts. We must stand united." INDIANAPOLIS. July 3. P) Fed eral Judge Walter C. Llndley Issued an Injunction today temporarily re straining collection from seven large Indiana packing and milling plant of the processing tax levied under the agricultural adjustment set. BEVERhY HILLS, Cal., July 1. It'g getting the time of year in Washington, D. C, when the old senator or congressman be gins to wonder if his opponent wasn't really the winner after all. If those babies oozed know ledge like they will perspira tion for the next month, we would bo a great nation. Mr. Roosevelt got the laugh on 'em. He has a swimming pool in the White House, and lie just sends 'cm a message and then dives off into a nii'f cool pool while they sweat and cuss and fight off the profes sors. You know this administra tion has shown that there is no insect that can bother a states man like a professor. lUt. Mcftsuiht Srodltata, taj, i
