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BEDFORD
Thirtieth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 36, 1933.
No. 98.
Mail Tjibune
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By PALL MALI.ON
Cupvrlcht, 11)35, by raul Mai Ion
WASHINGTON. July 16 Tlie beaas
you see on the brows or congress
men these days are not due entirety
to the weamer,
but to a. certain
political heat
wave. Excellent
cooling systems
it the capltol
are not adequate
to combat the
record tempera
tures being raised
by the senate
committee lnves
ilgatlng the utili
ties lobby.
The basic mo
tive behind that
PAIL . MALLO.N
ini-Mtipntinn has not been a secret.
The new deal congressional board ot
strategy decided more or less openly
that the only way to save Its origi
nal Wheeler-Rayburn bill, after the
house defeat, was to dig up and
broadcast the transgressions of the
power people. It was arranged that
Senator Wlieeler would delay the
bill until the Investigators had built
a publicity backfire which would
mafce It hot for those congressmen
who opposed the new deal version
of the bill.
The Initial success of the endeavor
has been more than the most en
thusiastic new dealers expected.
Anyone who has been watching
congressmen closely the last few
days could almost see a few of them
wlit. The leading new dealers say
that a dozen or more house mem
bers have already Indicated a desire
to change their votes, before the
Turkish bath torture goes any rur
ther. However, at least 35 must
change. If the new deal Is to win.
This will take some time. If Indeed
It can be accomplished at all.
The prospects were greatly en
livened by the strong majority rolled
up In the house for the new deal
TV A amendments last week. Every
Insider realized the swerving Impli
cations behind that vote.
Furthermore the power people
themselves are glum. They do not
know how to combat this sort of
thing. One confessed mournfully a
few davs ago that he thought the
Jig was' up: that It Is only " ques
tion of what congress will do to us."
What is helping the new deal game
along Is the fact that the power
lobby, as usual, overplayed Its hsnd
Jn some Instances. A typically Idiotic
Incident Is one which happened to
Chairman Rayburn of the house
committee In charge of the legisla
tion. He has never told about It. but
about a month ago he received over
100 letters from the small town ot
Denlson. Texas. All were virtually
Identical In wording and all urged
him to defeat his own bill.
Rayburn acknowledged these let
ters and was surprised to find that
J2 of his acknowledgement came
back undelivered because the post
man could find no euch persona liv
ing at the addresses given. A check
er, iT,Hir-ati.i that many of the names
were those of persons no longer liv
ing, or who had moved awny from
town. Some were children, under
voting age.
Another el!p-up occurred when
worker, of a utility plant In a Texas
city were ordered to write Icters
against the bill. The company sup
plied the stationery and stamped
envelopes. Most of the employes
tucked bare sheets of paper Into
the envelopes and sent them to
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SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
S'an Blden. ex-footballer from here
and now of Los Angeles, looking
vry proud because Rnger Dew named
his young son. Stanford Charles, for
him.
A state police officer In street
clothes parking his official car where
several men were holding a bull
feat near the curb, and they being
very obstreperous until they noticed
the official lnlgnla on the car, and
then all smiles.
Attvs. Kelly. Roberts and Gus
Newbury holding an Impromptu court
meemg as all three large men
ersrnbled out of one small sedan.
Twenty people ell trying to ride
at ence In the lO-passenger elevator
at the Medford building while work
men labor on ne stairs.
Barbara Schmidt wondering what
her rame would lock like In print.
Aiwa n cb'.isr.r.ff. '.n est: cat '.on dis
floied thv. :t ciowly reea;b.ei tiiis;
A
FIELD OVER WHICH
L
Opinion Handed Down in
Appeal of Hoosac Mills
From $81,694 Processing
and Floor Taxation
BOSTON. Mass.. July 16. (AP) The
agricultural adjustment act. under
which the administration seeks to
control agricultural production, raise
prices, and recompense farmers for
crop reduction, today In large part
was held unconstitutional by the U.
S. circuit court of appeals.
The court not only ruled that the
power under which nearly a billion
dollars In processing taxes had been
collected was v unconstitutional, but
alpo expressed the opinion that the
"congress has attempted to Invade a
field over which It has no control."
The decision of the court was
handed down In the appeal of the
receivers of the Hoosac Mills corpo
ration from a district court 'decision.
The lower court had refused to order
the government to return to' the cor
poration (81.604 In processing and
floor taxes. The court adjudged both
processing and floor taxes unconsti
tutional. The authority of the administra
tion for Its entire program for con
trolling production of such diverse
commodities as pork, cotton, tobacco
and grain Is thrown Into question by
the declsln which will be appealed at
once' to the United States supreme
court.
The circuit court's decision was
based upon a test case brought by
receivers of the Hoosac mills, which
sought recovery of $81,694.48.
The decision was subscribed to by
Judges Scott Wilson and George P.
Morris. Judge Oeorgo H. Bingham,
senior Justice, dissented.
Control Is Aim
"It Is clear," said the decision, that
the main purpose of the act "Is to
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OF
BERLIN. July 16. (AP) Jewlen
rioting last night brought forth a
"warning to elements Inimical to
the state" by the state police today.
It followed demonstrations on the
Kurfucrstendamm boulevard whlcn
lasted until the early hours of the
morning' and which the press called
putting a "damper on growing Jewish
arrogance."
The police warning read:
"It la understood that demonstra
tions against the provocative be
havior of Jews once again yesterday
attracted all sorts of dark element
which believe that In situations like
this they may pursue their anti
governmental purposes and, through
tumults, bring the state and the
(nazl) movement into disfavor.
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EUGENE, July 16. (AP) Bids for
construction work on the new Uni
versity of Oregon library will be
opened August 19, and It is expected
actual construction will be under way
early In September, It was announced
here today by C. D. Byrne, secretary
of the board of higher education.
Depression on Way Out
Says Women's Leader
SEATTLE. July 16. VP "It locks
as if the depression were on the way
out." aald Mrs. Gellne MacDonsld
Bowman, national president here for
the biennial convention of the na
tional federation of business and pro
fessional women's clubs today.
"Many women have written me
that tiey are bo rushed with business
that, for the first time since 1323.
they will be unable to attend the na
tional convention.
Tnere were about 2.000 out of a
membership of 60.000. however, here
for the pre-ccnventlon group mytin?
which started yesterday and continue
until tonight's opening session in the
civic auditorium.
Last night's feature was a mass
meeting in the Metropolitan theater
ai)0'n11 tne Olympic hotl con'.en
::on hend quart c:s, f. w.i'.ori Mr .
Bo---nn re-. leed w;iat wm described
a tj6 ii;t ooaipreliewJ'.e survey
NUDIST ASKS AIMEE IN FOR TEA
IK:";. -f
Zorlne, leader of the nudist colony at the San Diego, Calif., fair,
has Invited Almee Semple McPherson to tea In the nudist garden when
the Lot Angeles evangelist visits the exposition. (Associated Press
Photo)
AT
anfrrwTT.T.lr. N. T . JulT-16. f API
Two untamed creatures of the Jun
gle a python and a lion bowed to
man today, but not until mi; naa
laid low two of their captors.
Thi vtotlm wrrn trainers at the
wild animal camp of Frank Buck.
noted Jungle explorer.
Thi ntlinn nttsrked OttO LlOVd
yesterday as it was being taken from
a cage in wnicn it naa oecn oruiiK"',
from the Malay Jungle. It colled Its
26-foot body around Lloyd as fellow
handlers fought to tree him.
In the midst of the struggle, a
large male lion broke from Us hand
lers as they were transferring It to
a permanent cage. The animal lunged
at Stuart Roe. slashing his arma and
shoulders before It was subdued.
It took five minutes tor four hand
lers to pry the python away from
Lloyd and place the snake In Its per
manent case.
Lloyd, an experienced snake hand
ler, remained calm as he lay In the
grip of the snake. He was unable to
give dlrectlona to his rescuers.
The two men were taken to Reed'
hobpltal. where attendanta said Lloyd
was critically Injured.
WASHINGTON. July 19. I API In
the face of the Cincinnati circuit
court decision denying federal power
to condemn land for housing projects.
Secretary Ickea said today he was
considering filing of condemnation
suit against the site of a project In
Minneapolis.
Income Shares
Marlyland Fund: Bid, $16.27; asked,
17.59.
Quarterly Income shares: Bid, $1.34;
asked. 11.47.
ever made of women In public office.
She and the ether speakers Miss
Charl O. Williams, first rice p:esl
dent, and Rosa E. Cunningham, leg
islation chairman lea It largely with
the federation's campaign to have
married women given the same rljiht
to employment held by men and un
married women.
Mrs. Bowman reported that Idah
has a policy aa!nst married women
holding Appointive office, and that
Oreffon has been reported considering
thn same ban where the husbani
makes a reasonable living. She said
42 governors answered her question
naire about women In public wff!ce.
and that Georgia led In elective wom
en officials M. and Maryland led
In appointive romec official with
108.
' "Both parties sre be-jSr.ning to
: realize women's poer." s.ie fi.i
also urged a campaign in be.-.aif of
awrritol women eciiool teachers.
1
The membership campaign spon
sored by the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce officially got under
way this morning. It was announced
by B. E. Harder, president.
Last night Mr. Harder, the board
of directors, the membership com
mittee and a special group met at the
chamber of commerce to perfect plans
for a two-day campaign designed to
provide additional memberships for
the chamber of commerce. As a re
sult of that meeting, this morning
at 9 o'clock the various tpams were
circulating throughout the business
dlstrlc and at the time of going to
press It was announced that many
new memberships had been obtained.
According to Mr. Harder, It will be
necessary to curtail the work of the
chamber of commerce unless suffi
cient funds are provided for carry
ing out the program as at present
constituted.
Much Interest centers around the
new fnrmer mcrrlbcrshfp by which a
farmer can Join the organization for
(10 a year and obtain voting privi
leges. It Is reported that most of the
work done by the chamber of com
merce is of benefit mostly to those
who live outside the city of Mcdford,
and for that reason the board of di
rectors believes a ceratln amount of
support should be received from the
outside communities.
The new artlsnn membership for
employes of members Is also meeting
with ft ready response.
It Is expected that the campaign
will only last two days and at the
conclusion the names of new mem
bers will be published.
SECOND MAN KILLED
REEDS PORT, Ore., July 16. (AP)
The second fatality attendant upon
the construction o! the new highway
bridjre across the Umpo.ua river with
in the past week had been recorded
today In the death of George Moek.
; 45. a carpenter, who fell into the
j water from the pier on which he was
working late yesterday.
I The body was recovered but effort
at resuscitation failed.
! The other recent fatality among
: bridge employes here occurred Friday
I when Jewi Tray lor. steel worker, was
. killed when he fell agalnn a steel
girder.
120-Degree Heat
j Results in Death
j INDIO. Calif.. July 10. ( AP) Tne
O-dgree heat that has enveloped
the Coachella valley was blamed to
i day for the death of Prank H. Law.
I ton. 40. Los Angeles bank teller, who
i died at Thermal, near here, last
: night after binp overcome earlier
'in the day. His d-ath wan the ser
: ond from neat in the vaily this
I ISM.
NEW DEAL SEEKS
TO FEND BLOW OF
I
Administration Plans Prompt
Appeal of Process Tax
Finding House Tables
Move for Adjournment
WASHINGTON. July 16. (AP
In congress and the offices of its
best legal minds, the new deal
sought today to ward off a blow
aimed at the AAA by the circuit
court of appeals at Boston.
The court held the processing
taxes which help finance benctlt
payments to crop-reducing farmers
were unconstitutional.
Administration officials said the;
would appeal promptly to the su
preme court. Efforts were renewed
In the senate, meanwhile, to pass
legislation which would throw all
such litigation out of court.
The house Investigation ot lobby
ing for and against the utility hold
tng company bill again held atten
tion. Rep. Maverick (D.. Tex.) testi
fied that Hep. Brewster (R., Me.)
had assured him he favored the
bill's provision to abolish some hold
ing companies by 11)42. Brewster has
charged Thomas Corcoran, RFC at
torney, threatened to stop the Passa
maquoddy, Maine, tide - harnessing
project If he did not vote for the
abolition section.
"When I saw Mr. Brewster walk
through the long line (In the teller
vote by which the abolition pro-
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ELKS CONVENTION
ATI. A. IN
COLUMBUS. O.. July 16. P The
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks unanimously elected Judge
James T. HallUian of the New York
supreme court grand exalted ruler of
the order today. Los Angeiee was
awarded the 1038 Orend lodge con
vention after Miami, Fla., Withdrew
Its bid.
Judge Halllhan succeeds Michael P.
Shannon or Los Angeles.
The new ruler has been an Ells for
25 years and Is a past exalted ruler
of the Quccnsborough, N. Y., lodge.
He was born in New York City In
1680. was admitted to the bar In Jan
uary, 1912, and was elected to the
supreme court for a 14 year term in
1931.
More than 35,000 visitors, Includ
ing some 2,000 official delegates rep
resenting as many lodges, were M at
tendance today at the Grand lodge's
71st annual convention.
BANDIT ESCAPES
TACOMA. Wash., July 16.-f AP
Fear that the Ortlng bank bandit and
slayer of Chief Prank H. Chadwlck
and aPtrolman Harry Storem of Puy
allup had slipped through the cordon
of peace officers spread around the
Puyallup valley last night and today
and had gone Into hiding In Seattle
or Tacoma, was expressed here today,
after the entire morning failed to
bring forth any additional clue as to
his whereabouts.
Possibility that the bandit and
killer could have been William Ma
han, Weyearhaeuser kidnaper, was
discounted by the Pierce county sher
iff's office today, when It was an
nounced at the office that descrip
tions of the man furnished by half
a dozen witnesses of the holdup and
slaying did not tally as closely with
Mahan as at first thought.
"We are working on a different he
ory." James Milone. chief criminal
deputy, announced today.
CVA' DESIRABILITY
10 BE INVESTIGATED
WASHINGTON, July 16. (API
The national resources board acting
at the request of President Roose
velt, has authorized a three-fold in
vestigation Into the desirability ot
.setting up a Columbia valley author
; Ity for development of the natural
resource of the Columbia river basin,
j Senator Pope (D., Idaho) author
I of a bill creating such an authority
I disclosed the action of the resources
i board In a statement today In which
! he suld he a convinced the in
j vestigmion would "establish the de
sirability" of a unified plan for the
bailO.
SOCIAUECURITY.
Senate and House Conferees
in Agreement Except for
Single Point Will Seek
House Vote on Measure
WASHINOTON, July 16 .iff) Sen
ate and bouse conferees said to Jay
they had reached a complete agree
ment on the administration's social
security bill except for the senate
amendment to exclude private pen
sion plans, on which there was a
deadlock which will call for a vote in
the house.
Chairman Harrison, of the senate
conferees, announced that the house
managers would report a disagree
ment on the privnte pension amend
ment and ask the house to vote on
It.
On other major controversies, tne
conferees agreed:
To adopt the LaPoUette amendment
added in the senate, permitting com
pany reserve for unemployment in
surance, if states chose that method
In place of state-wide pools.
To accept the house provision mak
ing the social security board In
In charge of administering the set
Independent.
To permit states which have con
stitutional prohibitions against old
age pensions to get the federal 115
a -month grants for two years provid
ed they set up their own adminis
trations. The appropriations of cities
and counties for old age pensions
would temporarily be considered as
matching state funds.
To Include all employers of elg.it
or more persons under the proposed
3 per cent payroll tax for unemploy
ment Insurance. The house bill cov
ered employers of ten or more, the
senate bill of four or more.
To exclude Indians from the old
age pensions, by dropping the sen
ate amendment which Included them.
To Include pensions for the blind as
In the senate bill, but covering all
blind and not only those tolally
blind.
To require that persons 65 years of
age must retire to get their pensions.
BASEBALL
R. H. E.
0 12 0
Brooklyn .
Pittsburgh 3 10 4
Batteries: Zachary and Phillips;
Swift, Weaver and Padden.
' n, H. E.
New York 6 0 1
Cincinnati 7 11 2
Batteries: Parmelee, Stout and
Dannlng; Dcrrlngrr and Lombard 1,
Ertckson.
American
R. R. E.
Detroit M 2 18 0
Philadelphia 8 0 1
Batteries: Crowder, Hogsett and
Cochrane; Blaeholder and Richards.
R. H. E.
Chlcapo . 0 2 1
New York 2 6 0
Batteries: Whitehead and Bcwell;
Allen and Jorgens.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 8 n 0
Washington . 4 11 0
Batteries: Cain, Thomas, VanAtta,
Coffman and Hemsley; Hadley. Pet
tit, Newsom, McLean and Holbrook
PORTLAND, July 16. (AP)
"Peelln' fine" after having spent
the past six months In aouthern
California, William (BUI) Hanley,
long-time operator of one of Ore
gon's largest cattle baronies, was in
Portland today after a aea voyage
from Los Angeles.
Eclipse of Moon Marks
Break in Heat on Coast
PORTLAND, July 16. (AP) The
man In the moon covered hi face
with both hands last night and
i when he again grinned down on the
planet earth with full glow at n:3
p. m., he found a much relieved
populace, especially In the Pacific
northwest.
Almost coincident with the eclipse
came a definite break In the burning
heat wave which reached Its full
force over the week-end and had
gradually receded since.
Last night was definitely cool here,
compared to recent temperatures.
Indications today were that the
mercury would not shoot above nor
mal seasonal marks.
Br the Associated Press,
The moon, totally eclipsed by the
earth, shone copper-colored from
, refracted rya last night and early
IttOX la cle&llal aprt&cU tat
Salem Scientists
Think Earwig Is
Part Of Eclipse
SALEM. July 16. (API An ad
venturesome earwig staged an
eclipse of his own here Inst night
as observers were viewing the
moon's eclipse through a telescope
at the B. L. Bradley home.
The Insect crept Into the Brad
ley Instrument unannounced, and
many spectators had made an
Interested study of the "eclipse"
before It was discovered they had
been viewing an enlarged bug in
stead of the obscured natplllte.
20TH BURGLARY
OF FABER STORE
GOES ON RECORD
The first eclipse of the moon must
have been tremendous news to the
Neanderthal men who witnessed It.
So must have been the robbing of
the Paber general atore In Central
Point the first time thieves broke In.
But subsequent eclipses of the moon
hsve waned In newa value, because
they are expected and even titlcl
pa ted. The same might be said to
apply to the Paber store.
It was robbed last night for the
20th time In 25 ycarsi E. C. Paber,
owner of the place, Is considering the
Installation of a revolving door, so
that his "patrons" won't stumble over
each other In entering or leaving.
When the series of robberies bey an.
Paber could do little about It. Dogs
wouldn't frighten the thieves away,
so he got a night watchman to sleep
In the building.
This Uie watohman did, snoring the
night lustily away while a prowler
entered and made off with consider
able merchandise. Then a burglar
alarm was hiatal led. It didn't, tow
ever greatly alarm the bunglers, who
came and went as the caprice moved
them, completely Ignoring the
"alarm .
So a better alarm was built, con
nected to all windows and doors. Ist
night the thief, or thieves, cut a hole
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LJ
KINGMAN, Arlr,., July 16. (AP)
Initiated as a member of the air
men's caterpillar club, Major General
George E. Leach, chief of the United
Statea National guard, today nursed
a lacerated arm and Joked about
having balled out of a burning army
plane and wandering for hours
through Arizona wastelands near
here. , ,
The general, flying from Washing
ton, D. C, to army maneuvers at
Santa Maria, Cal., parachuted to
sarety when the ship, piloted by
Captain Charles M. Cummlngs, caught
lire.
Cummlngs carried the plane on
abo,ut 10 miles and then balled out
himself near a ranch house.
Berkeley's Lion
On Oakland Visit
OAKLAND, Calif., July 16. AP)
Berkeley's mountain lion Invaded
Oakland early today.
A woman who did not glvfl ner
name telephoned police to say ahe
had seen the animal at 62nd and
Grove streets. Officers surmised tne
Hon was the same animal that
clawed Charles Eckles, 20, In down
town Berkeley Sunday night.
. kept millions of Americans up past
bedtime.
The ecllpM tu the longest TUlble
In thu country In 60 year,. There
will not be another of such lengtn
for another half century.
The phenomenon came with direct
alignment of aun, earth and moon,
the moon alldlng through the earth a
umbral cone, which extenda 860.0OU
mllee Into apace, at a point approxi
mately 228.000 miles away.
The refracted raya from the aun.
which gave the ecllpaed moon a
pale phoapnoreacent copper color and
made It atlll vlalble. were bent
around and directed Into the earth's
umbra by vaporoua substances about
the earth's aurfaca.
Scientists at Terxea observatory In
Wlsconaln said thflr obaervatlona
showed no changes In the craters on
the moon'a aurfaca sine the last
EFFORTS OPPOSED
Petitions in Circulation Hit
ting Repeated Agitation
for Slayer's Pardon
Would Put End to Activity
Wayne L. Morse, dean of the Uni
versity, of Oregon law school, In a
statement to the press at Eugene yes
terday, denied the statement of Mrs.
Ariel Burton Pomeroy of Central
Point, that he (Morse) told her the
L. A. Banks case should be Investi
gated. The Morse statement read:
"I did not make any such state
ment. Mrs. Pomeroy came to my of
fice and asked me to sign one of the
petitions. I told her I never did
such a thing; furthermore, that I
would not commit myself until In
vestigation had been made disclosing
all the facts."
A number of University of Oregon
alumni residing in this county, said
yesterday, they intended to write
Dean Morse relative to the stand at
tributed to him by Mrs, Pomeroy.
Petitions, directed to Governor
Charles H. Martin, protesting against
any pardon to L. A. Banks, serving
a life term In state prison for mur
der and "deploring the constant and
persistent agitation for clemency
for Banks," are In circulation in
Jackson county today. The petitions
also ask that "a final determination
of these frequent pleas be made, at
the August 2 hearing set yesterday
by the governor, to the end that
the people of Jackson county be
spared In the future thp fear that
this cold-blooded murderer be turned
loose."
Governor Martin set the date for
a hearing on a pardon for the former
local agitator, upon the request of
Mrs. Ariel Burton Pomeroy of th
Central Point district, one of Banks'
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TAKE $22 FROM
Two or thr unidentified young
men entered the Shell service station
at the corner of Front and Slxt h
streets at about 0:30 last night and
escaped with about 922 from the till
when the manager, A. O. Tollefson
was busy in the greasing department
at the back of the station.
People were passing by at that time,
but none got an accurate description
of the marauders, believing nothing
to be amiss since one of the men was
dressed In white, In simulation of
service station employes regalia. Sev
eral people told city and state pjilce
that they saw a tall, blonde young
man and a shorter young man In the
neighborhood at about that time, and
that the tall one was dressed In
white.
Tollefson told police that one night
last week ho entered the office from
the rear, and found the till opn,
with 12 missing, and that he be
lieved the same thieves must have
struck again last night.
.SAYS'
SANTA MONICA, C'nl., July
15. California has been lucky.
AVe eseaped the winds, the
floods, the drouths and the
heat, but pestilence finally
caught us. The bowevil de
scended on us in trainloads.
Thirty-five hundred lawyers of
the. American Bar association
are here eating us out of house
and home.
They are here, they say, to
"save the constitution, to pre
serve state rights."
What they ought to be here
for, that would make this con
vention immortal, is to kick the
crooks out of their profession.
They should recommend a law
that every case that went to
trial, the lawyer should be tried
first. Then if he comes clear,
he was eligible to defend. As it
is now, they are trying' the
wrong man.
C IMa. sU&aufct Siadlcst. la.