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edford Mail Tribune It's Vacation Time Hts the Mall Tribune follow you on your s mmer vacation. Better than a letter from home. Telephone 75 or drop a postal giving your old and new address. Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY JULY 7, 1935. No. 90. I The Weather ! i Forecast: Fair Sunday and Mon day; rlstng temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday ?J Lowest yesterday 42 j M rASllll MARKET C By PAUL MALLON (Copyright, 1935, by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON, July 6. An out standing Republican, authority has recently traveled around the country. mostly In the middle west, talking with par ty workers. He probably haa the beet Inside slant on the sub-strata of Republican thought about ' c a n d 1 dates lor 36. His view is not surprising but Is self -evidently authorita tive. In his estima PAUL- MALLU.N tion, the four most talked-of candi dates are: Frank Knox, business man and editor, who Is favored by much of the former Hoover following. No or ganization work is being done In his behalf, but it is thought he will even tually get the Illinois delegation, probably also Missouri and Oklahoma, and that he will be second choice In several other midwest states which h a ve fa vor i t son s as f i rs t c h oice . This does not represent his maximum chance but only what is Immedia tely in sight for him. if he becomes a. candidate. Governor La n don, whose assurances at the moment only include Kansas, he has strong backing among repub lican leaders and ex-leaders on the scene here. He Is of Dutch descent, has a reputation for tight economy both In his personal and public life. A build-up campaign for him on this basis U now starting. He is certain to be a condldate, and a strong one. Senator Vandenburg, of Michigan, may or not be a candidate. He is na tionally better known than the oth ers, needs no build-up. but is being opposed by some of the state organi sation groups. For Instance, the In diana boya do not like his world court vote. Others favoring other candidates object because he has not opposed the new deal on everything. Senator Dickinson will go Into the convention with Iowa, at least. In addition, he will look forward to sup port from groups in the party most bitterly opposed to the new deal from top to bottom. Tou may note this croup does not Include Mr. Hoover. He is out of It, In the minds of virtually all respon sible republicans. Talk to the con trary does not come from those who know what is going on. There has been a story around lately that he will Issue a statement putting himself out of the race. Tho.se who have talked to him more re cently do not believe it. What they aay la that he Is not a candidate but will not aay so for several reasons; namely: self-banishment would, de prive him of the influence he wants to exert in choosing the right kind of man as a candidate; it would leave the party leaderless until the candi date Is chosen: such a statement would be difficult to compo.se ind probably would be subject to mis interpretation. The first two reasons seem to be valid. One of the minor republican can didates (not mentioned above) has been taking elocution lessons. As a result, the shrillness of his voice dur ing climaxes has been lowered a couple of octaves, to advantage. Also, this candidate apparently Is the only on who has spent any money on his candidacy so far. In addition to lung training, he has employed a couple of unofficial publicity asso ciates, who paid a few hotel bills at the Springfield meeting, or tried to. The British offer to give away part of British Somallland to Ethiopia startled our diplomats at first. When Kngland starts giving away a piece of her empire, that is bigger news than a thousand men bltine a thou sand does. A study of the British of fer has caused the surprise to evap orate. Captain Anthony Eden told Mussolini that Britain would offer Ethiopia a strip of territory through ErltlJh Somallland if Ethiopia would grant certain territorial concessions to Italy. The concessions were fsr be low what Mussolini wants, so n Duce rejected the Idea. Furthermore, the oonessions were far greater than Hiile Selassie could g-ant and still remain emperor of hi kingdom. It ?as a certainty that, if Mussolini accepted. Ethiopia would reject. This is what li known in diplomatic parlance as a safe surrender. Trie new deal press agents imiiei have been roundly cuffed, but no one has even been offered a bow to the ladies. Unnoticed and un-cuffed thev he-.- cone about the business of mtme-raphing lyrics to the more abundant life. They really are larce cogs in the publ!-:lty machinery and their importance has lately been in creased. For Instance, the bone-rattling of the NRA skeleton is in charge of MArc'.a Coles, press chief. She ed'.'s "the blue en?'e." calms down execu tive. rur.. a .rablc r .tf: in ft hit i V i Jl ) 1 AND AGREEMENTS HIT BYJPINION Multnomah County Judge's Ruling to Await Supreme Court Findings Ice Cream Suit Basis. PORTLAND. Ore., July 6. (AP) The Oregon agricultural adjustment act, with all Its codes and marketing agreements, was declared unconsti tutional in an opinion handed down here today, by Circuit Jifdge John P. Winter of Multnomah county. Eleven marketing agreements and codes in Oregon would be affected by the opinion of the Multnomah cir cuit court today should its holding the agricultural agreement act un constitutional be sustained by the state supreme court. Solon T. White, director of agri culture, declared his interpretation of the decree was that although the court held the codes unconstitu tional, they would remain in effect until the matter is decided by the state court. In declaring the state agricultural adjustment act unconstitutional. Judge Winter sustained a defense e'e murrer to the complaint in the ac tion brought by the Oregon ice cream area committee peeking to enjoin Fred Meyer, Inc., from selling ice cream below the minimum code price of 40 cents a quart retail. This was the price established under the act. Inasmuch as the future of .the state agricultural codes and market ing agreements under the adjust ment act depends on an ultimate, final decision, the case will be ap pealed to the Oregon supreme court without delay. Meanwhile it was agreed that the Fred Meyer company will abide by the code price pending the supreme court's decision. The company had been accused of selling Ice cream at 29 cents a quait, 11 cents under the code price. At torneys for Meyer contended the tale of Ice ceram at 20 cents a quart gave a sufficient profit to the dealer and allowed fair returns to the producer and manufacturer, and at the same time benefited the consumers. The defendnnt demurred to the com plaint, attacking the constitutional ity of the adjustment act. Attorneys for the area committee Insisted the sale of Ice cream below the code price threatened to wreck the entire structijre of the marketing agreement. All marketing agrcementa promul gated and adopted under the agri cultural adjustment act for Oregon will be nullified if the state supreme court sustains Judge Winter. Among the agreements affected are those regulating the Ico, cream business, restaurants, bakers, butter makers, and tomato, cauliflower, nut. melon, prune and berry crops, and nursery operators and bulb growers. The Oregon agricultural adjustment act was adopted at the special s sion of the 1033 legislature. It was amended by the 1935 legislature. The 1933 statute gave the governor au thority to declare the emergency ended, but the 1035 amendment re moved that privilege and the statute now runs by its own terms until June 15. 1937. In stating his opinion today Judge Winter said "the la wcontalns no standard limiting the authority of the majority who proposed the agreement regulating the price, and no guide by which their discretion is controlled. It is a well recognized principle of constitutional law that no act of the legislature delegating powers to an administrative body is valid unless that act contains some standard prescribing limits beyond which the administrative body can not go. "The present act contains none. The question of price fixing and other regulations Is left to the un controlled discretion of those having a majority in amount of any busi ness covered by any agreement. Furthermore, neither the governor nor the director of agrlulture is governed by any express or implied limitation contained In the acts. These officers only determine wheth er or not a contract is inequitable to the producers or contrary to the interests of consumers that is, whether the contract la inimical to general welfare. j "If the act contained some pro ! vision In any way limiting the ; amount of profits to the manufac ! turer, wholesaler or retailer to a ; reasonable amount, or guiding the ; administrative officers or those con ; trolling a majority in amount of the ' business in ftxln? price, a different question would arl.e. "The tupreme court of the United ' States, in the recent case of Schecht er Poultry Co. vs. United SUtes, de clared the national Industrial recov ' ery act unconstitutional for the I reason that it contained no standard ; or defined legislative policy limiting 1 the authority of the chief executive I tn making regulations governing V business." LaLnlra Bee Stings, Snake And Bulldog Bite Hard Luck Farmer CARROLLTON. Ga., July (AP) Nathan Brown. Carroll county farmer, was stung by a bumble-bee Writhing in pain, he dashed to his house for first aid. On the way he ran across a green snake, which bit him on his foot. Then he headed for town for medical attention. On the way. a bulldog bit him. MMEDIATE $1.29 PRICE ON SILVER Early Stabilization of Gold and Silver Demanded of President Claim Banks Now Profit WASHINGTON, July 6. (AP) Con tending banks were using the treas ury's silver buying machinery for their own profit. Senator Thomas (D., Okla.) said today President Roose velt will be served Immediately with a request backed by 40 senators for early stabilization of gold and silver. The 40 senators, including members from all but about a dozen states, appended their names to a letter ad dressed by Thomas to the president requesting adherence to tha mone tary policy adopted by the last con gress. Under terms of that, this gov ernment was pledged to continue buying silver until either one-quarter of the nation's monetary metal was silver or until the price of that metal had reached $1.29 an ounce. Commenting on the recent drop In the price of silver from a high of 81 cents to about 69 cents, Thomas con tended the, banks, with forehanded knowledge of when the treasury was to buy or sell silver, were able to profit either on the upturn or the drop. The Oklahoman emphasized he did not accuse either Secretary Morgen thou or the banks with "duplicity," but insisted "banks will be banks" when an opportunity for profit is of fered. Thomas said If purchasing la press ed the $1.29 price would be reached long before the United States had reached its prescribed quota of 3, 000.000.000 of monetary silver. GAIN PAST YEAR WASHINGTON. July fl. (AP) A general favorable picture of business conditions during the week ended July 3 was reported today by the commerce department. "Hot weather." the department said in its weekly survey of 32 cities, "and the demand for vacation supplies were sufficiently stimulating to the retail tra!e to develop Increases ovor the previous week's business In most of tho important trade centers. "The gains reported over the same period last year were noteworthy." E L SHANGHAI, July 7. (AP) Flood waters raced through the vast valtey ; of the Yangtse river today, j From many points came reports of i thousands driven from their homes and of Immense property damage. Heavy rains continued. Th trrnat stream, from Hankow upward, con tinued to rise at a menacing rate COLUMBIA FLOOD L PORTLAND, Ore., July 6. (AP) Col. Thomas M. Robins, divisional I representative of the army engineer corps, believes the United States would be Justified in undertaking extensive flood control work along the lower Columbia providing the states share In financing the project. Such was the substance of the re port Issued today following a series of investigations. ST. PAUU Minn.. July 6 (AP Charles H. Low, 79. retired engineer of the Oreat Northern railway, who escaped death In the Custer massa cre, died Friday at his home here. Low, n army mule driver at the I time, missed fulfilling an auttrnment t to accompany Custer by the stub ' borates erf his mules. ITALY-ETHIOPIA Mussolini's Battle Cry From Cannon Top Stirs Nation Mediation Spurned Armed Rule Sole Chance for Peace. War Cloud At Glance (By the Associated Press) Events seemed to be marching to day irresistibly toward war between Italy and Ethiopia. ADDIS ABABA--The American le gation told 125 resident Americans to leave the country. LONDON Britain contemplated one more effort for peace, with little hope It would succeed. SALERNO, Italy. Benito Musso lini, speaking to 12.000 blackshtrts leaving for East Africa, said : 'We have decided upon a struggle in which we . . . will not turn back." ROME Italy continued her war like preparations, Mussolini's two young ' aviator sons signed up for service. WASHINGTON The state depart ment in effect has refused Emperor Halle Selassie's rrquest to find some way to make Italy abide by the Kel logg anti-war pact. By F.ndi ue Bcrding (Copyright, 1935, by the Associated Press) ROME. July 6. A ringing battle cry from Benl'o Mussolini's tips echoed through Italy tonight as the country turned heart and soul to preparations for r.he war with Ethio pia now believed Inevitable. Before nearly 18,000 blackshtrt volunteers destined for service In East Africa who gathered at the Sal erno today, U Duce, cheered loudly, declared: ' ' Tl Duce Speaks "We have decided upon a struggle In which we as a government and a people will not turn back. The de cision is irretrievable." A cannon lop, significantly, was II Duce's rostrum for his fighting speech, and the throng of eager-faced youths roaring approval of his words Included four of his own kinsmen. They were of the battalion from Forll, the pre mier's home town. In Rome the lead er's, two aviator sons. Vittorlo and Bruno, signed up for African serv ice. Meanwhile, the steamer Cello left Naples with 22 officers and 600 men aboard, while the Prlnclpessa Maria began loading 40 officers and 1.350 men for departure tomorrow. The Naples sailing, together with the troops scheduled to put out from Salerno, will push well past 130.000 men the army Itaty has concentrat ed In her African colonies for hos tilities expected to begin after the rainy season ends In September. Special transports have carried 107,000 soldiers and workmen who may be converted Into soldiers. About 10,000 more have gone on weekly mallboats. Modern War Equipment They carried with them the most astounding military equipment Af rica has ever seen flame throwers, (Continued on Page Elgnt) NEW YORK. July 8. ( AP ) Spec ialists In real estate said today the shackles that have gripped transac tions In the metropolitan area since the depression set In are beginning to crack. The most potent liberating it was explained, li the comparative liberality with which banks and In surance companies are beginning to lend money upon real estate mort gages. LOSS OF PENIS WALLACE. Id k ho .lnlv a UP) j Twenty-five dollars is s small part of j a 11.675 burglary loss to cry about but It's the sentiment of the thing, j A lifetime's accumulation of pen- nies, and estimated at 2 500, was , taken in the burglary of the borne of t Mrs. Will 8. Ward, a widow. I After checking over the loss today. 'Mrs. ward said about 875 in cash a nd II .ooo wort h of Je wl r y and household goods was taken last night during her absence. LA REPORT, Cahf., July 8 - (AP) Held without bond and on open charges pending a grand Jury ln- i qulry next week. J W. Murphy. 40. I Arbutkle. Calif., farmer, today relt i era ted his Innocence in the drown ng 1 of li-year old Karl Ucjer, lilt meet. fin HOOVER TALKS Avir .33 ,.;A X. y Here's Herbert Hoover back In Grass Valley, Calif., as he delivered an address. The former president spent weeks here In 1896 at a stu dent mining engineer In the "Old Reward" mine. (Associated Press Photo) EAGLES AUXILIARY Bernard Goldstein Elected President, Banwell Third . Mrs. Bertha Coatps Honored at Grants Pass Meet. Bernard Goldstein, Portland, was yesterday elected state president of the Fraternal order of Eagles in state session at Grants Pass. A. H. Ban well, president of the Mcdford aerie, was third In the voting, losing to both Goldstein and J. HmIc of Salein. Goldstein polled 117 votes, Hate 79. and Bar. well 65. Warren Jones of Salem was choerf as vice-president for the state, and W. A. Johnson of Grants Pass was named state chaplpin. Chas. Happer cett of LaGrandc was elected treas urer, and J. R. Voorhees of Portland, secretary. Conductor for the next year wilt be Herman Webb of Baker. Inside guard will be B. L. North -rupp of Gresham, while the position of outside guard will be filled by R. J. Baldwin of Silverton. Charles Foster of Astoria will be trustee. D. D. Gllesple, Mnrshfleld, was elected to represent the state at the Grand Acrle In Dayton, Ohio, In August. GRANTS PASS. July fl. (AP) Mrs. Bertha Coates of Medford was elected president of the State Eagles' Auxiliary at its business scMion to day. Mrs. Coates succeeds Mrs. Betty Woods of Klamath Falls. Vice-president for the coming year will be Mrs, Ida Baughmnn of Marshflcld, who succeeds M'-s. Coates. New chap lain Is Mrs. W. A. Johnson of Grants Pass, succeeding Mrs. Rose Llbhy of Marshfleld. In fancy drill competition March field Indies were Mrt.t, Roseburg nec ond and Portland third. In men's drill Portland whs first, Marshrteid second, Medford third and Saltm fourth. In ritualistic drill, Marnhfleld ladles also captured first with Rose burg second, Klamath Falls third and Fori i and fourth. 4. GET RENO PERMIT RENO. Nev , July 8 yp Marriage licenses issued here today Included: Fred O. Anderson, 23. and Pauline Schaad, 23, both of Medford. Ore. Licenses issued Ism yesterday In cluded: Leonard Gaine. 29. and Nel lie Dally, 35, both Medford, Ore. WEEK'S OUTLOOK Oregon: Cloudy Sunday: Monday fair and warmer; moderate uorthwest wind off the coast. SAN FRANCISCO, July fl (AP) Weekly outlook in the far western st htm for the period July 8 to 13: Fair went her but with coastal cloudi ness, temperatures about normal. IN MINING TOWN FEATURE GENERAL LUMBER OPENING Tear Gas Hurled and Dyna mite Plot Scented at " Longviow Union - Lead ers Hopeful. (Fly the Associated Press) A swing toward a general reopen ing of lumber operations, accompan ied by spasmodic minor rioting, was evident today as the ninth week of the Pacific northwest strike neared a close. Major developments: Announcement of the uncovering of a plot to -dynamite mills at Long view where around 1200 men con tinued work at the Weyerhaeuser and Long-Bell ml 11a. The tear-gaa dispersal of 150 pick ets at the Weyerhaeuser plant at Lonvlcw this corning. The continued operations of six mills at Aberdeen. Wash., where the largest crowd of pickets yet assembled Jeered 400 non-strikers. The conference at Everett, Wash., today, called by six operators to dis cuss the proposed Joint re-opening Monday. Preparations of four Seattle mill owners to reopen early next week, following the lead of the Bolcom Cnnal company which began opera tions without union sanctions sev eral days ago. Several beat-ups were reported In scnttered sections today but picket ing In the main remained peaceful. Six mills continued to operate in Portland, three of them with full crews and three at slow-speed. Com bined employment was estimated at 600 men. Two of the mills are under union agreement. Portland union officials Indicated they believed signing of the Wagner labor disputes bill by the president yesterday would force employers to negotiate, although as far as could be learned operators do not plan further offers of settlement. Strike Loss Shown. SEATTLE. July 6. (AP) The West Coast Lumbermen's association today announced that state depart ment of public works reports show serious lows In freight car load ings paralleled th closing of mills and camps by the current lumber atrtke. BULLETIN SEATTLE. Wash., July fl. (AP) A scorching home run by Jerry Dono van tn the eighth scored two runs for Seattle and humbled Portland, 3 to 3, In a game which saw Dick Barrett and Bill Poaedel wage a lusty pitching duel tonight. Tho victory gave 8?Httle the series lend five games to one. Portland scored one run off Barrett In the first inning and the Seattle Indians mme back to grab one from Powdel in the same frame. There were no more scores until the fifth when the Dunks pushed one across, giving them the lead. SEATTLE, July 8. (AP) Nlht game: ,R. H. E. Portland 3 7 0 Seattle 3 8 8 PoAedel snd Cronln; Barrett and Bottarlnl. CLEMENCY PLEAS Governor Upholds Courts in Portland 'Beat Up' Cases Cites Delays Since Con viction. SALEM, Ore., July fl.(AP) Gov ernor Martin today refused to inter fere In tho sentences of three men sentenced to one year In the Multno mah county Jail for assault and bat tery during the longshoremen's strike last summer, despite "pressure brought to bear by wealth and other powerful Influences." In a letter to the defense attorneys, the governor declared these three men. Thomas F. Black, Malcolm H. Samuelson and James Hanlon, had appealed to the governor after the supreme court had upheld their con viction, asking him to set aside the decision of the highest court in our state, "a court for whose opinions our citizens should have the greatest respect." The executive pointed out the crime was committed last June and the defendants had not served one day of their sentence, and by the use of "various proceedings, the defend ants stiJI stand unpunished." Reviewing the case in his letter to Attorney William P. Lord, the gov ernor declared: "On July 3. 1935. 1 gave you a hear ing on the application for pardon or commutation of sentence for your clients. At the conclusion of the hearing, I informed you that I would go into the records of the case thor oughly and give you my decision. This I have done. No Justification "From such examination, I ascer tain, and the record discloses, that your client, Messrs. Black. Samuel (Continued on Page Bight) BLUEBIRD'S NEST FORT GEORGE WRIGHT. Wash July fl. (AP) The protection of the United Btatee army was thrown about a tiny pair of bluebirds, their nest and four eggs here today. The birds built the nest In the mouth of a brass cannon, not used since the Civil war, a few yards frn where sentries of the 4th InfanLry pace back and forth. The officer of the day. Instructed by Acting Com mander Major Oeorge fl. Clarke, add ed this sentence to the orders of the day: " and keep an eye on tho.se birds I" The protection will be maintained Major Clarke said, until the eggs are hatched. JAP SEIZURE IN MOSCOW. July fl, p) Indepen dent Mongolia today formally accus ed the Japsnene army, already virtual master of North China, of plotting to seize Mongolian territory. A communique Issued at Ulan Ba tor, Mongolian capital, and publish ed In the official soviet press, said Manchoukuan and Japanese forces had delivered sn ultimatum demand ing the right to maintain military observers In Mongolian territory. It made this charge: "Recent events prove than M.in- choukuo, with the Japanese army's support, wishes to avoid peaceful settlement of border Incidents and prepare the way for further ocjups tlon of our territory." TOURIST DIES AS PICTURE TAKEN WENATCHEE, Wash.. July . (JP A man identified as Leroy Cole, 27, Nebraska City, Neb., was fatally burned and shocked today by con tacting s high voltage electric wire while he was standing upon the roof of sn electric engine st Merrlot hav ing his picture taken. Though Cole's entire body was war ed and his clothing was burned off him, he remained conscious until he was taken to a hospital at Leaven worth where he died two hours liter, Cote and a friend, whose name was not lesrned, were waiting on the rsllroad station platform for a train to Everett, Wanh., when he climbed upon a car and bumped against the trolley wire, witnesses said ht became "a ball of fire," PRESIDENT UTS Passage Guffey Bill Pressed As Test Wire Tapping Charged in Tower.Death' Measure. WASHINGTON. July fl. (AP) President Roosev.'lt was believed at the capltol today to be pointing the new deal determinedly into an epoch al political and constitutional strug gle. Whatever uncertainty existed be fore was offset by his request for the house ways and means committee not to "permit doubts as to constitu tionality, however reasonable, to block" the Guffey coal bill. Other developments this week also supported the prospect. With challenges of Us enactments pyramiding in the courts, the ad ministration finally saw the Wagner labor bill become law and progress of the social security and utility control bills toward the statute books. Each had been attacked as uncon stitutional. The parties divided on the votes. Suits to annul them will take their place alongside those already pending against the AAA and TV A. Thus a broad range of new deal philosophy will be reviewed by the supreme court, possibly In time to Influence the 1038 campaign profoundly. If the essential principles share the fate of NRA. and no other way can be found to effect them within the constitution, proposals to amend that Instrument are expected, WASHINGTON, July fl. (AP) A new legislative request from the White House and a charge by a house member of lobbyist wire tap ping enlivened today a Washington scene otherwise quieted by a week end holiday of congress. From Capitol Hill came a letter written by President Roosevelt urg ing congress to pass the Guffey coal stabilization bill despite any "rea sonable doubt It might have about the constitutionality of tho meas ure." Mr. Roosevelt wrote Chairmsn Samuel B. Hill (D., Wash.) of the house ways and means aub-commit-teo handling the legislation that "all doubts should be resolved in favor of the bill, leaving to the courts, In an orderly fashion, the ultimate question of constitution ality." This attitude on the part of the president was looked upon by some as a move toward a campaign year ahowdown at the polls on the sup posed desire of the administration to have the constitution smended to allow the federal government mors latitude In dealing with questions it considers of transcendent eco nomlo importance. Representative Rankin (D., Miss.) supporter of both the administration demand for a "death sentence" lor unnecessary utility holding com panies and the Tennessee valley ex tension bill, made th wire tapping charge. Ho declared that some hold ing company lobbyists had tapped in on telephone wires of congress members, including his own. Rankin's charge came as the house rules committee made ready to open Its Investigation Monday on lobby ing, both for and against, the "death sentence" bill. UKVKKL VHILLS, Cal., July 5. Well, breakfast in Ft. Worth. Did kinder want to go on and see what tlic boys in congress was doing as there was a plane standing there that would have put nio there this afternoon. Another leaving for Brownsville, Texas, and Old Mexico. 1 looked longingly at it. Another leaving for Tulsa and Olaremont. I did want to go on it, but finally settled on the one for California, as that's what I should do, come on home. In here at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, 1500 miles. It doesn't take you long to go a long dis tance and get back nowadays. Lot of hollering among the rich and near rich. We arc liv ing in a great time. Something to get excited about every min ute. C INI, McN.uiliI Sjadlct Io. mm
