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! The Weather Forecast: Fair tonleht aim Thursday. Marnier Thur.Mln. Temperature: 1 IHfihrst yesterday 94 1 Lou est ttils morning 33 i Special Rate of 30c for one month to new ub.crlbf r will last for only AO darn, beginning August 1. All subscriptions mut be paid In advame. nn RIBUNE Thirtieth Year (Sixteen Pages Two Sections) MEDFOKD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST if 33. No. 123. Ml ES3 1' ., I lly I'M I. 'MAI.I.ON (fopyrlRlit, 1 nils, hv I'aul .Million) WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Republi can camp Rosslp has It that Mr. Hoover will bo nskcl at a New York board meeting this week to de clare Ills 1036 In tensions. At least, some of the Republican marionette men whose names do not oltcn appear 1 n newspapers have decided to . n ti.ic nnnor- a public state- merit. They leel MAI.I.UN the party has a right to know. They may ask. all rlsht, but the rhancts arc they will not receive a satisfactory answer. Party thinkers here nre convinced that Mr. Hoover will continue to put himself forwnrd diplomatically with speeches and statements. They real ty it Is only natural for any marj to seek vindication by thus politely erecting conspicuous llphtnlng rods. But (Slid there Is virtual unanimity among Republican authorities about thlsl there Is hardly a chance In four billion that the lightning will accept Mr. Hoover's invitation. Another political morsel Is that the publlclty-sliy eastern ringmasters have decided. In consultation, that neither Mr. Hoover nor Senator Borah will do They arc looking over some of the other candidates closely but have not made up their minds. Their opinions will be worth nothing when they do. because thev usually control the large delegations at the state conventions For a, time they liked Representa tive Wadsworth. but he Is supposed to have told them ho will not bo a candidate. Even Robert Lucas was surprised when Senator Borah ran first In his poll. The explanation of It Is that Borah has been secretly building up I-.,-,, .nnntl With VOUng ; poll. rorrcBiuiui;tuo - ..... - -Republicans throughout the country for more than a year. You may be sure that his votes came from them and not from the county chairmen and city leaders who are polled. In fact, partv leaders may awaken some dav soon 'to find that Mr. Borah has established himself as the leader of the young Republican movement. It Is suspected that his candidacy is designed to head off the Hoover forces (and Hlllcsl and that he will wait until the convention to swing his support to someone so much like (Continued on Page Sour.) DRAFT TITLE FOR ROGUE FISH BILL SALEM. Aug. 14. (AP) The at torney aenernl today prepared the ballot title for the lnmauve dui m ulatli.K fishing In the rto-ue river. The preliminary petition was filed by commercial fishermen of Curry countv The short title to the bill, which will nppenr on the ballot in Novem ber of 1036 should more than 16.300 names be w?curcd, will rend as fol- ows: ' 'Restricting Huhlng In Rosue river to ancllng except, for Biilmon find sturgeon in limited area durlmr spring en?on with drlftncts having 8'.-inch mc.h." Potato Control Has House Okeh WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. (API Production control for pot.-.toes. the nation's fourth food crop, was ftp proved by the house today by a 173 to 165 roll call vote. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Ken Murray finding a new calf re fractor, picking the little dickens up bodily, and carrying It into the barn under his arm. Bud Deuel and Ned Wold standing outMde a hotel, telling Jokes. Wllma Coppte having to scramble through a window after leaving her key mMde and locktr,? the door from :hr outJldc on her way out. Clam Cirfcn Munter loakinp over the chlrken houe st the Muntcrs new home on South Oakdale only the house hasn't been built yet. Cart before the horse Kern. Walter Lferrtte be::i5 '.fr cr.tr. iat:r shout the p.-jroM.d new can eery fcere. RELEASE SOUGH! OF Bartlett Interests Up in Arms Against Dilatory Methods Building Own Plant Would Emancipate A group of Medford pear-growers, growing angry at the alleged stalling tactics of the so-called cannery com bines in withholding offers for val- ! ley Bartletts In an effort to force ! down the price, met today with the view of formulating plans for a large cooperative pear cannery to be built here at an estimated cost of between 150,000 and 9200.000. Starting at first as a mere possibility tho pro posal received such prompt acclaim that 910.000 was subscribed by three growers present at the meeting, as a starter. Those attending were Waller H Lcverette, H. K. Deuel. Charles A Wing. P. M. Kershaw, and Max Lued derinann of Portland, representative of the Medford Pear company. They subscribed 61.500 tn cash to Investi gate the project from all angles, and to study the possibility of a federal money grant to help in financing. Within the next 10 days every Bart lett pear grower In the valley will be personally contacted, and the sit uation presented to him whether to tako steps to help himself, "or to supinely remain at the mercy of the outside canning Interests," It was stated today by Levcrette. Heady Next Year The cannery, said Lcverette. will not be built in time to handle any of the 1935 crop, but will be able to handle every Pr In 1036, If the plans go through, as he feels sure they will. "It Is & recognized iact," he said, "that the Rogue River val ley pear Is the finest canning pear in the world, with a firmness of tex- (Continued on Page Eight) SET AT MEETING A meeting of peach growers of the valley and Jackson county grocers was held at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce last night, when a marketing agreement for this year's crop was arranged, it was an nounced by the growers' division of the agricultural committee of the chamber this morning. The prices for this year to the consumer will be for 20-pound boxes: Early Crawfords, 63c. Albertaa, Mulrs, Tucson Clings and late Crawfords, 73c. Fancy Hales. 83c. The peach crop of the valley this year will probably be larger than last year. It was announced by the grow ers. If any grower has .a surplus product which cannot be handled lo cally, he Is asked to get In touch with the chamber of commerce and In all probability arrangements can be made to find an Immediate outside outlet for the crop. ! Russian Women MOSCOW. Aug. 14. (AP) "Seven car" airplane train and an airplane : built entirely by women were an ' nounced today as Russian contrlbu j tlons to aviation. i The train was announced as the longest ever flown. It stayed tip 40 minutes at Koktebel, Crimea, and the seven gliders, one of which was piloted by a woman, were detached and lari separately. Lindy's Greatest Peril Told in Wife's Book By John Sclby (Associated Press Staff Writer) NEW YORK. Aug. 14. AP) Col, Charles A. Lindbergh has, perhaps, never been nearer death In all hie adventurous career than he was one dayln 1931 In the Yangtze valley in China. Not even on his Immortal solo flight to Paris. The colonel was on an "errand of mercy" at the time. Anne Morrow Lindbergh says In "North to the Orient," her first book, published today. In It Mrs. Lindbergh tells the story of the 1931 flight to China by way of the Canadian wastes. Alaska. Siberia nd Japan. Colonel Lindbergh took off one morning from Nanking for Hlnzhwa. m the worst of the flooded district, writes Mrs, Lindbergh, "carrying with him in the plane a, Chinese doctor, an American doctor, and several packages of medical supplies. "In less i;n an hour tney had competed a trip which would naie taken dajs by canal. The plane laud Hopson Joan Asks Divorce Saying her husband, Film Cam eraman George Barnes, kept hii nose buried in a book, Joan Blon dell (above), prominent movie star, filed tult for divorce. They have one child, born last November. (As sociated Press Photo CANNERY OFFERS TOO LOW; BARTS L BE Packing plants of the Rogue River valley will be running full capacity by Frld&y of this week. Instead of next Monday, the original day set for start of operations, It was said today by fruit men. The Myron E. Root company started yesterday, and otlicra expect to get in operation this afternoon and tomorrow. Owing to the fine, quality of Bart letts this season, the growers practi cally as a unit, declare they will not accept tho $25 per ton offered by some caneries and. Instead, will pack tl-.elr crop for eastern shipment. This course means there will bo a. heavier eastern shipment than anticipated. The majority of the growers feel that with the fine Bartlett pack, as to size and quality, they wlli thus net more by shipping than at the low prices offered by the canneries. Buyers and growers and packers continued their parleys on prices to day In hope of reaching an agreement that will be satisfactory to all con cerned. The Bartlett are rounding Into iDickine condition, and will be ready j for full harvesting operations In the 'next few days under present weather conditions. Growers were bringing their Bartlctta to the county horti culturist today for tesing. SALEM. Aug. 14. AP) A flying trip to The Dalles- to open the state American Legion convention will be made by Governor Martin late today. The governor will leave here in a tri-motored plane for the upper Col umbia river city for an address to night. Tomorrow, he said, he would return to Portland to attend the state highway commission session. Earl Snell, secretary of state, will accompany the governor on his trip to The Dalles, ed on flooded fields outside the city walls. A few stray sampans were the only signs of life on the calm wastes." The Chinese doctor finally per suaded one sampan to pole up to the plane, and lowered a package of medicine Into the boat. The starving people In the other boats decided the package contained food; other sampans closed in, their occupants begging pitifully for something to eat. Desperately the three in the plane tried to keep away the sampans, which threatened to puncture the pontoons. One boat had a fire aboard. , and It was dangerously close to a j wing of the plane. The crowd in- creawo. ana grew suuen. coionei Lindbergh drew his revolver, but hesitated to use It. "Suddenly a man stood up and put his-foot on the left pontoon." con tinues Mrs. Lindbereh. "As though i -' .in i 1 Jdf iMf and Lawyer Cited for Senate Contempt E AS RISING WINDS Flames Roaring Through Dry Brush in Montana, Idaho, ' Oregon Game Animals Run Before Heat (By the Associated Prevs) Old fires whipped Into new fury by winds raged out of control ln three northwest states today. In Montana. Idaho and Oregon thousands of acres of tlmberlands were ravaged by blazes that roared before winds throufh extremely dry brush and forest, defying the efforts of more than 1,000 fighters to check them. by blazes that roared before winds through extremely dry brush and forest, defying the efforts of more than 1.000 fighters to check them. The Absaroka blaze, southwest of Livingston, Mont., which apparently was man-set. spread over 8,000 acres and seemingly was running wild be fore & wind. Deer, bear and other game ani mals, with which the area abounds, raced before the flames, seeking safe ty. It was believed many of these animals and also domestic livestock perished. The Deer Lodge blaze, In Montana, also was running out of control, with more than 200 fighters helpless to check It. It had covered an area with a perimeter of four or five miles, or about 400 acres. A rising wind fanned the Mostcr creek fire, near The Dalles, Ore., Into (Continued on Page Eight) COL. FRANK KNOX INI HAMPTON BEACH. N. H.. Aug. 14. (AP Col. Frank Knox. Chicago publisher, was assured the support of New Hampshire Republicans for the 1936 Republican presidential nomination by Governor H. Styles Bridges in an address before a state party gathering here today. HAMPTON BEACH. N. H., Aug. 14. (AP) Drawing upon the 1932 Dem ocratic platform for six planks. Col onel Frank Knox, possible Republican presidential candidate In 1936. today outlined a party platform which he declared represented "the utter re pudiated by Roosevelt and his new deal administration of sacred pro mlses." Presenting the planks In answer to President Roosevelt's "reiterated de mand for a substitute program." the Chicago and Manchester. N. H.. news paper publisher recommended, for adoption by his party, a number of planks "taken, literally, from the Democratic platform of 1932." "They represent principles upon which all those opposed to the rad icalism of President Roosevelt can support the Republican party . . .." he declared. Colonel Knox. In an address pre pared for delivery before the annual outing of the Rockingham County Republican club, suggested that the following planks be included In the next Republican platform: "1. An immediate and drastic re duction of governmental expendi tures. "2. Maintenance of the national credit by a federal budget annually balanced. "3. A sound currency to be pre served at all hazards. "4. Unemployment and old age in surance under state laws. "h. strict and Impartial enforce ment of the'anti-trust laws to pre vent monopoly and unfair trade practices. "6. Opposition to the unsound pol icy of restricting agricultural pro duction." Pear Markets NEW YORK. Aug. 14. APt-(US jiAirVar auction market slightly stronger. Ten cars arrived; 18 Cali fornia cars unloaded; 7 cars on track. California Bartletla: 1 1 .972 boxeb. 12 05 $3.15; average 2.45. CHICAGO, Aug. 14. APi-USDA Pear auction market. Seven Cali fornia cars arrived: 3 cars on track California Bartletts: 3.271 boxes. 1.76 a 2.75, average 12.22. BASEBALL j National, First game: R. H. E. Chicago 5 8 3 Brooklyn 9 10 a Lee, French. Root and Hartuett; Babich. Munns. Clark and Lopez. Second game: R. H. E. Chicago 3 8 0 Brooklyn 3 6 1 Batteries: Carle ton and Odea: Leonard, Vance, Rets, Earnshaw ana J. Taylor, Lopez. First game: R. H. E. Pittsburgh - 8 13 I Philadelphia 1 1 Swift and Padden; Davis. Mulcahy and Todd. Second game: R- H. IS. Pittsburg 7 12 3 Philadelphia 4 12 3 Batteries: Btrkofer, Weaver and Grace: Johnson. Pezxulo, Blvln, Jor gens, Prim and Todd. First game: R. H. E. Cincinnati - 18 1 Boston - 8 12 2 Johnson. Hermann and Campbell; Frank house and Mueller. Second game: R. H. E. Cincinnati - 5 8 0 Boston 11 15 0 Batteries: Frey, Brennan and Lom bard!; MacFayden. Smith and Spoh rer. First game: R. H. E. St. Louis 4 1 New York 8 7 0 P. Dean. Htiesaer and Davis; Hub bell and Mancuso. Second game: R. H. E. St. Louis - 3 S 0 New York 0 10 3 Batteries: Hallahan. P. Dean and Delanccy: Castleman and Mancuso. American. R. H. E. Boston - 7 10 0 Chicago 1 1 1 Batteries: Ostermueller and R. For. rell: Phelps, Wyatt and Shea. R H. E. Washington j 5 10 a Dettroit 18 17 0 Newsoin. Hayes. Pettlt and Bolton: Rowe and Cochrane. R. H. E. New York . 8 10 3 Cleveland 7 8 1 Tamulls. Murphy. Gomez and Dick ey: Harder, Lee and Brenael. FEHLS TO FIGHT An assignment to their attorneys of all monies above the 92000 claim of Kelly and Kelly, attorneys, by Enrl H. Fchl and Electa A. Fchl. was filed with the county clerk by Attorney Ocorge A. Rhoten of Salem, who with H. Von Schmalz. of Burns, represented the Fehls in the Niedcr meyer, Inc., interpleader suit. The action means that the cost Judgment granted Jackson county in the opinion of Circuit Judge Carl E. Wlmbcrley of Douglas county, will be contested. The county was allowed a second Hn of 3900 for the cost of trying Fehl on a vote- t Continued on Page Five.) FIRST OF BOMBING An advance guard of 84 men, the ground crew for the bombing school to be opened at the municipal air port here Sunday, arrived In the city at noon today under the command of Lieutenant Bowl. The men were camped at the CCC headquarters at the fair grounds but are to be moved to the airport tomorrow morning when several more truckloads of men will arrive. These men will be here all through the bombing maneuvers, which will last for about a week. A total of 100 men and 30 officers will be In the city during the school proper. Major Everald Meyers, tn command of the bombing school, who was In Medford yesterday, is wholehearted In hla praise and thanks to the Med ford people and to the chamber of commerce and airport officials for their splendid co-operation in the work. MIDWAY ISLAND. Aug. 14. (AP) ( By Pan-American Airways) With another brand new record of pre cision flying behind them, the crew of the Pan-American Airway clipper today refctM here In preparation for another flleht over uncharted air ways, thii one to Wake Island, 1191 miles westward FOR 30 MILLIONS Roosevelt Signs Bill With Remark It's .Cornerstone in Structure Congratu lates All Congress for Aid WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. AP) President Roosevelt sent the nation into a momentous governmental Vcu- i ture today by signing the social so- curity bill. The president signed the bill In ' the presence of congressional leaders who sponsored It. Also with him was i Secretary Perkins, who will have a ! part in the gigantic attempt to pro- j vide unemployment Insurance and old age pensions. i Attaching utmost importance to the bill. Mr. Roosevelt posed for photographs as he signed It. It's turners one He described the law as represent ing "a cornerstone in a structure which Is being built but la by no means complete." Mr. Roosevelt made tho following talk at the signing ceremony; "Today a hope of many years standing is In largo part fulfilled. The civilization of the past hundred years, with its startling Industrial changes, has tended more and more to make Ulo insecure. Youug peo ple have come to wonder what would be their lot, when they came to old age; A man with a Job has wondered how long the Job would last. "This Boclal security muusuro gives at least some protection to 30.000.uoo of our citizens who will reap direct benefits through unemployment compensation, through old' ago pen sions and through Increased services for the protection of children and the prevention of 111 health." (Continued on Page Five) OREGOfSlLIEF ROLLS SHRINKING PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 14. ( AP) A definite decrease In the number of persons on Oregon's relief rolls was described by the SERA today as In dicative of a substantial increase in industrial and farming activity. In 38 counties the number of per sona on relief has decreased rapidly. The caseload now is below the 26.000 mark, down almost 3.500 since June figures were tabulated. There has been a decrease on the rolls of about 15.000 families since February 1. The wage earners In these families have obtained Jobs In Industry or seasonal employment on farms. Many Vets Profit By Pension Return WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. (API The names of approximately ao.OOO veterans and dependents of veterans of the Spanish-American war, the Boxer rebellion and the Philippine Insurrection were restored today to the government's pension rolls. This came about through approval by President Roosevelt late yestcrdny of the so-called Spanish-American war veterans bill. Officials estimated the Increased cost to the government would be 45.581,000 a year. Increased Farm Incomes Aids Coast Retail Trade lly WAI.TKR WAUHLN. AAKorlalci) Press lliislnrss Writer SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. (AH) coast wide comment on the far west's rising retail trade Indicates the main stimulating Influences are higher farm incomes, Increased pay rolls and generally stronger confi dence In the business outlook. The extent of the rise reported by the federal reserve bank of San Francisco to average 18.4 por cent tnr riepnrtmont Rtores, Bn 20.4 per cent for furniture and department stores combined made the July re port one of the most favorable ol the recovery period, now about two years old. Higher Incomes for three import ant groups seemed to E. A. Hanley of the Sllbfrling Research corpo ration to be the Important factors of improvement. He po'ntcd out tn- ' vectors. whoe dividends are up, 1 worker whose age and salaries Widow Becomes Dean Yi Mrs. Vachel Lindsay, widow ol the poet and Instructor of English it Mills College, Calif., has been sppointed dean of the King-Smith Studio School in Washington, D. C (Associated Press Photo! El T E-DEPRE CHICAGO. Aug. 14. (AP) Whole' sale prices for fresh pork In the Chi cago area today had reached a high of $39.50 a hundred pounds, or more than 350, per cent increase In two years. Yesterday's Jump amounted to an even dollar and brought prices 933 higher than the extreme low of 6.50 hundred pounds paid In 1P33. Shipments of live hogs to Chicago now average about one-third of last year's receipts at this season. Growing consumer resistance to ris ing hog prices was offset by rapidly dwindling supplies and despite high prices pork has been moving out of storago since the first of the year. Live hogs also advanced to the record high price in the nine years with both the extreme top paid for choice animals, and the general av erage price 5 cents higher than on Monday, Yesterdny s peak purchase, 12.50 a hundredwrlght, waa made by Vet to Zuncker. packer, for a load of hogs which averaged 214 pounds. The general average for the day was 11.60 to which figure must be added the processing tax of (2.25 a hundred pounds. Secretary of Agriculture Wallfice said In Washington : "Late this fall the Inrgcr supplies of 1935 spring pigs will begin moving to market and prices will be moderate." 4- .0. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. (AP) The Consolidated Engineering Com pany of Tacoma. Wash, was low bid der today on construction of a new postofflce at Or ant Pass, Ore., with a bid of 66.993. The Joseph Base Co., of Minnea polis, Mlnn.,'was second low at H9. 700 and Dougan-Hammond Company of Portland, Ore., was third at 992,700. Income Shares Maryland Fund $16 84; 1B21. Quarterly Inc. Shares 91.40; 11.54. have been Increased, and farmers, whose crops bring better returns, are all buying more over depart ment store counters. Similar reflections came from N. L. Bcrgault, San Francisco depart ment store manager, who said his store's business was up about 20 per cent somewhat better than the average for this city's department and specialty stores. He pointed out that various groups, like San Fran cisco city employes, have had former pay cuts wiped out. and many work ers, employed at the same hourly rates as a year ago. are working longer hours and thereby earning more and spending more. C. N. Weinbaum. chairman of the retail trade department of the Port land chamber of commerce, attrib uted trains In his city largely to better farm Incomes and to the ns Mng tide of confidence built In part oa nivir buying after lean year. BY UTILITY CHIEF IN LOBBY!NQUIRY Attorney Hill Physically In terfered With Server of Subpoena Is Declaration Flaw Seen in Case WASHINGTON", Auf. 14. (AP) Howard C. Ilonson. Associated Ciis and Klrctrlr .ystein "nnrtter mind." and William A. Mill or Motion, his attorney, were cited for contempt today by the sen ate. Their arrest was ordered. WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. (AP) Howard C. Hopson, Associated Gas and Electric system kingpin, and hla attorney, William A. Hilt of Boston, were cited to the senate to day for contempt by iu lobby in vestigating committee, Hopson defied the committee bv refusing to appear before It in re sponse to a subpoena nerved ttala morning after a long search. The committee said Hill "physi cally interfered" with a senate in vestigator In an effort to serve a subpoena on Hopson yesterday. Before the senate committee acted Hill told the reporters Chairman O'Connor of the house rules com mittee had refused to release Hopson from a house subpoena to permit him to appear before the senate. One witness before the committee aald Hill "shouldered tn between" Hopson and the senate process server yesterday. The committee decided to ask the senate for contempt proceedings when the elusive Hopson failed to (Continued oo page Eight) f OLD AGE PENSION Seven more old age pensions were . granted yesterday at a meeting of the county court, bringing the total, granted by Jackson county to 234. Six pension applications were held over until the next pension board meeting. This morning five prospec tive applicants reported at the coun ty court for Information and appli cation blanks. The social security act recently passed by congress, providing for the federal government to pay 15 per month and a similar sum by the state and county. Is held responsible for the increase In applications. The special session of the legislature, scheduled to be called next month. Is expected to Iron out conflicting clauses between the Oregon old age pension law. and the social security act. The differences exist between the age limit and the length of residence in a state. Mrs. Martin's Aunt Dies SALEM, Ore., Aug. 14. (AP) Mrs. Charles H. Martin waa Informed by telegram here today that her aunt, Mrs. Louise Hughes, had died In Iowa City last night. Mrs. Hughes had been a visitor In Portland on two oc casions. AKTAVIK, N. W. T., Aug. 13. Was you ever driving Rround in a enr and not know or caring where you went" Well, thut's what Wiley and I nre doinsf. Wc sure having a l?mit time. If we hear of whales or polar boars in the Arctic, or a big herd of caribou or reindeer we fly over and see it. Friday and Saturday we visited the old Klondyke dis trict, Dawson City, Bonanza, Kldonido. Say there is a horse here, the fnrtherest north of any horse, ami he wants fish and travels on snowshoes. Ma by Point Harrow today. Yours, C llf. UcKiuhl SjndJcl.. Id. O