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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
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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fee rescinded or changed.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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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