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LAX! The Weather ! Forecast: Cloudy today, pre I ceded by scattered showers, i Monday fair with rising; tern- perature. I Highest today 44.6 Lowest this morning .. 8S j Special Rate of 80o for one month to new subscribers will last for only 30 days, beginning August 1. All subscriptions must he p;ild In Advance. BUNE Thirtieth Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST IS; If No. 126. MEDFORDIHJ RI SPEEJ f.f; uJ fad La. -1 ii i m 1 AWs I By P.U L MAI.LUN Copyright, lf35, By Paul Mallon WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The sd ventures of Secretary Morgenthau And the silver speculators have late ly become so mystifying that the treasury secre tary himself is supposed to be perplexed. His agents have noticed that every month or so a wild atory is started mysteriously that he la going to let the apecultaora down and not pay them good profits on their holdings. These .tXHJUU PAUL MALLON stories are usually followed immedia tely by confidential news from the "four honest men" in London that they have a lot of selling orders on hand. (The honest four meet at a certain time each day and fix the price of silver for that dey. They are known to be brokers, but their honesty la a, matter of assumption). Mr. Morgenthau has tried to be a good fellow with them. As all the world knows, he is the world's big gest sucker buyer for them. He al ways buys but never sells and has promised not to let the price go down, even though the British , quartet makes the market for him. But his agents Are supposed to have discovered that the recent depressing excitement in the market was pre ceded by & yarn, apparently planted in a, financial journal, predicting gain that he would abandon the sil ver policy. Shortly thereafter came news from London that a large num ber of Indian selling orders were on hand. It is understood that Mr. Morgen thau'a men are trying to find out whether these monkeyshlnes really originate in London or in the United States, and who Is the monkey. Note No one here believes the ad ministration can or will drop the liver policy until after the election next year, no matter how much some of Its economists would like to. President Roosevelt's breakfast ap petite is reported to have been scanty lately. What generally ruins his morning meal is a newspaper head line recounting the antics of Con gressman O'Connor, who turned the Hopson utilities chase into an opera bouffe. White House attaches say the presi dent docs not particularly mind hav ing s leaders, like Rules Chairman O'Con nor, f igh 1 1 ng aga 1 ns t him on principle. But what scalds his com posure in this case Is a recollection of some aggravating personal rela tions. As all news readers know, Mr. O' Connor's brother, Basil, received a 25,000 attorney fee from utility peo ple who now agree it was the best money they ever spent. Also, readers must know that this same Basil O' Connor was formerly the law partner of the president himself. What they know is that Mr. Roose relt once wrote a letter to Basil O' Connor demanding that the Roose velt name be removed from the law office door and stationery. The name was taken off the door the da7 be fore inauguration, but the memories of both men have not been similarly effaced. Tliis may explain why Congressman O'Connor has dared to go beyond the usual bounds of political respect for a partv leader In the utility fight. Also, it la what makes the -wildcat wild. ' The unadvertised highlight of the Hopson search occurred when the senate's pursuing beagle. Sergeant Journey, eased himself uninvited Into tr. hotel room of B. B. Robinson, utility lobbyist. There In the lobby lair he failed to find the object of his search, but encountered more surprising game in the persons of Mr. Roosevelt's own secretary. Mar- l -.-in Mcrntyre. and Assistant Treasury Secretarv Roberts. The president's two allies were apparently recreat ing and relaxing, of all places, in the camp of the enemy. The official explanation for this pseudo-treason apparently Is that Mcl:. tyre's duties are broader than have been publicly defined. He has often in the past been In the com pany of strange people. Once he was detected dining with a banker, and as everyone knows, bankers are worse than utility people. Apparently he Is the presid?ntlal scout and Unison man with whatever enemies happen to be current with the administration. A man of the hour two years a;o was Prof Rogers, the silver! te. At If am h was the man of the half ho'J-. Prf. Warren, the commodity dsrite. belrw the other half. R. sv d ropped into the W h 1 te Hou to say goodbye the other day. f as he was sailing for Fur ope to be a delegate at the league economic metir.g. The door mm M.d goodbye jCcatmued. on Fa Ten FLYING CRONIES BORNE ON THEIR LAST AIR JAUNT Bodies Of Rogers And Post Reach Fairbanks Medi cal Report Shows Faces Not Marred All Alaska Mourns. FAIRBANKS, Alaska. Aug. 17. &) Will Rogers and Wiley Post were ready to leave Alaska, by air, as they probably would have wished com panions in death and mourned by a legion of friends over the nation. A -big Pan-American Aiirways air plane stood at the airport here, scheduled to leave at 6 a. m. tomor row and Pilot Joe Crosson, not whirled in his last acts of devotion to his friends, was to fly. Moderate rain end a very low ceil ing caused what was described by the weather bureau as "nasty flying weather." A report from the mortuary to which the broken bodies of the two men had been taken after arriving here at 7:35 a. m. (9:35 a. m. P.S.T.) this morning cheered Alaskans, mourning their passing. It was that despite their injuries, the faces had not been marred. Sorrowing Fairbanks residents, a majority of whom, it seemed, were on the banks of the Chena river this morning when Crosson returned from Barrow, were also anxious in every way to pay honor and respect to the two men. Rex Beach, the author, nere on an Alaskan trip, expressed their senti ment, after watching the arrival of Croason's plane: "There are no smiles here today, and only yesterday everyone was smiling at Will's jokes." (At New York, Pan-American of ficials said the plane's route south of Fairbanks called for stops at White Horse, Telegraph Creek, Richmond and Prince George, in the Canadian provinces, and that It would probably reach Seattle by Monday.) Crosson, hero of many daring ex ploits and companion of Post and Rogers at Juneau, Fairbanks, Anchor age and the Matanuska valley In the past ten days, was resting today. Within 20 hours he made the round trip to Barrow, a distance of 1,000 miles or so with Robert Glcason, ra dio operator, before returning hers this morning. Physicians viewed the bodies this morning and reported further their Injuries: Rogers had a severe cut on his forehead and his chest was crushed, while Post's legs, his right wrist and upper left arm were brok en. Abrasions were also found. Their crash Thursday evening from a height of SO or 60 feet above a small Arctic stream, 15 miles south of Barrow, was more definitely es cribed to engine trouble today, as had been reported by native who saw their scarlet monoplane fall. The weather at Barrow at the time was overcast, but there was a 1.000 foot celling and 10 miles of visibility, the government weather bureau here had learned. From New York, Col Charles A. Lindbergh came into the plans to take the bodies south last night. Acting for the grief-stricken wid ows of the two men, Mrs. Rogers, in Maine with her daughter, and Mrs. Post, In Oklahoma, in a message he authorized Dr. Henry W. G re 1st, Presbyterian medical missionary at Barrow, to turn their bodies over to Crosson. The "inland route." east and south toward Telegraph Creek, and Prince George, was fairly clear today after getting out of the Fairbanks area, the weather observer said, and should such conditions continue, no delay should prevent a take-off tomorrow. MEMORIAL STAMP DENVER. Aug. 17, (APIPost master General James A. Farley was requested tonight through the Den ver Rocky Mountain News to Issue a special airmail stamp In tribute to Will Rogers and Wiley Post. The proposal was made by Glenn T. Neville, who styled the men "two great pioneers." NO HEADWAY IN TAX CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (API Congressional conferee on the t2bQt 000.000 wealth tax bill concluded 3'i hour Initial session tonight without reaching a decision on any of the major points In controversy between the two hous. Another meeting as called lor Monday, FAMED ACTOR AND PILOT KILLED ! I y: P I i & , : j- fx I y y ! Will Rogers (left), actor and humorist, and hts close friend, Wiley Post (right), around-the-world flier, were killed when Post's plane crashed 15 ml less outh of Point Barrow, Alaska. Reports said the ship fell 50 feet head-on into water. This is a recent picture of the two widely known men. (Associated Press Photo) FINAL RITES FOR AT 2 Services Will Be Held In Los Angeles, Family De cides Last Sleep In Native State. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. (AP) Fun eral services for Will Rogers, world- beloved humorist who died in an Alaskan airplane crash with Wiley Post, were set tonight for 3 p. m. next Thursday In Los Angeles. The widow. Mrs. Rogers, announced through Jesse Jones, chairman of the reconstruction finance corporation in Washington, a family friend, that his body would be placed temporarily in a vault in Forestlawn cemetery. Later the body probably will be taken back to Oklahoma for Its final resting place in Rogers' native soil. Jones, who hurried to New York to meet Mrs. Rogers on her arrival here from Maine en route to California, said the family would leave New York by train tomorrow afternoon for the coast. With the grief-stricken widow to night were her daughter, Mary, and her sister. Miss Theda Blake, who ac companied her from Maine. Will, Jr., was en route by airplane to Join them. James, the other son, met his mother In Stamford. Conn., this morning. The group will be met In Kansas City by Mrs. Thomas McSpadde, sister-in-law of Mrs. Rogers, who will accompany the party to the coast. Jones said he would return to Washington after the party's depart ure. He took over the task of ar ranging details for Mrs. Rogers upon bis arrival. GREEN AND BLUE SILKS FOR FALL NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-r(AP) Fash ion designers have decreed silks, with plenty of color Including new slate green, copper and ultra-marine blues for both evening and street wear this fall. I Grek Influences In the so-called "anatomical" clothes, which reveal a strip of flesh between brassiere and skirt, will continue In value, while less stress will be ptaced on (he Irhams and Saris of the Hindu mode. HAYS. Kas.. Aug. 17. (AP Wayne! Wagener, 34. Kansas City professional j parachute Jumper, was killed today; a 6.0oo-foot Jump. His wife and a 6.000-foot Jump. His wife and ' to children were here. I NORTH PLATTE. Nfb.. Aug. 17. i Wthr: Orrnn. cloudy 8undy. The Boy Scout relay rider, on the 1 preceded by scattered local shower 1935 con,tructlon o( the Orccon Trill : Mondny. fair with rising tempera pony express arrived here tontRht at ture and falling humidity: moder the Cold eprtugs atrtion U3ed 75iate to firm weM and northwest wind ea ago. T SEE LAST IVIES OF Two Finished Pictures Of Comedian Await Release, But May Be Junked Cite His Views. HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 17. ( AP) II Will Rogers were alive, he would want his tvo finished, but unre leased, motion pictures to be screen ed, close friends of the comedian said today. Executives at Twentieth Century Fox studios remained undecided whether to Junk "Steamboat Round the Bend" and "In Old Kentucky," or to put them In circulation, In the normal manner. Hollywood has an "unwritten law" forhldcl lug the release of a picture alter the death of he star. But' Dave Butler, Rogers' director, said the comedian opposed this conven tion. Butler said Rogers expressed his view when the late Marie Dressier died, with one finished picture un rcleascd. "She was a great woman, and 1 don't see why the fact of her death should keep a lot of people from getting what she had to give, in her pictures. Death comes to everybody. I d sure want to go on. In that way, if It were me Instead of Marie," Butler said Rogers stated. COPCO LOSES IN TAX CUT APPEAL WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (AP) The California Oregon Power company was; assessed income tax claims of $30,164' and $47,668 respectively for 1928 and 1029 in stipulation Judgments ap proved today by the board of tax ap peals, The settlement setting the com pany's liability at the amount origi nally appealed, amounted to a vir tual withdraws! of the appeal. The petitioner originally charged that the Internal revenue bureau erroneously disallowed deductions from taxable income for bond expenses. IN STATE TODAY -v ' oil th, coaa DEATH PLUNGE OF ROGERS AND POST TOLD BY ESKIMO Native Raced To Pt. Barrow With Tragic News War Department Gets Wire less Report. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (AP) A graphic description of how Will Rogers and Wiley Post met their death In an airplane accident near Point Barrow, Alaska, was wirelessed to the war department today by Staff Sergeant Stanley Morgan, in charge of the army's radio station at that outpost oi civilisation. The story, obtained from awe struck esklmos who saw the accident follows: "At 10 p. m., last night (Thurs day) attracted by groups of excited natives on beach. Walking down, discovered one native all out ot breath gasping out In pigdln Eng lish a strange tale of 'airplane she blew up." "After repeated questioning learn ed this native witnessed crash of an airplane at his sealing camp some 15 miles south of Barrow and had run the entire distance to summon aid. "Native claimed plane flying very low suddenly appeared from the south apparently sighting tents. Plane then circled several times and finally settled down on small river near camp, two men climbed out. one wearing 'rag on sore eye' and other 'big man with boots.' "The big man then called native to water's edge and asked direction and dlstauce to Point Barrow. Direc tion gtveni men thta climbed back Into plane 'and taxied off to lax side of river for tako-off Into wind. "After a short run plane slowly lifted from water to height about 50 feet banking slightly to right then evidently motor stalled, plane slipped off on right wing and nosed down Into water, turning complete ly over and native claimed dull ex plosion occurred and most of fight wing dropped off and a film of gaso line and oil soon covered the water. (Continued oo Page Five) ICAL STAGES TRAGEDY PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 17. ( AP) Olaf Nelson of Oakrldge, who suf fered severe burns when his "hula skirt" was Ignited during the Amer ican Legion street show at The Dalles, was reported to be "in a much Improved condition'.' at the Portland veterans' hospital here to night. Hospital' attendants declined to comment on the possibilities of his recovery, however. Nelson was believed to have been the victim of s tragic prank while he was watching a parade. Screaming with pain as the flames coursed along his body, he began to run and before being caught by pedestrians was so badly burned that physicians at first abandoned an hope for his recovery. Attendants, at the hospital here tonight said abou 70 per cent of hts body was burned. THE DALLES, Ore., Aug. 17. (API Chief of Police Prank Heater to night aald that Jay Moore, Condon admitted having been with a group of men who asaertedly set fire to a costume worn by Olaf Nelson of Oak rldge during a parade at the Amerl can Legion convention here. District Attorney T. Leland Brown said that In event of the victim's death manslaughter charges would be oeougnt against whoever was directly responsible. NEW DEAL FLAYED IN ILLS SPEECH CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y., Aug. 17. CAP) Party lines In the Unlteo States "are no longer invisible," Ogden Mills, former secretary of the treasury snd a leading eastern Re publican, said here today. In the first of two speeches in both of which he attacked the new deal as a danger to Individual lib erty, Mr. Mills said "party lines m America are no longer Invisible.' and predicted "few Democrats wiU still associate themselves with the new dealers after they acquaint themselves with planned t;onoir.y in which free government and prl vst enterprise s;s sacrificed." IN LAST LETTER OF Article Published Today Mentions Pear Incident And Former Visit Twits A Scribe. Will Rogers, beloved and renowned humorist, who met death in a plane tragedy In Alaska last Friday, pen ned friendly and Jovial words for Medford and the Rogue river valley, In his last writings published to day in the newspapers of the land. Rogers flew over this city en route to Seattle. Wash., to 'embark on his final tragic flight, and rembered It. from a short visit paid here, on No vember 10, 1031 when forced down by heavy weather. Tn the syndicated article, Rogers writes of Medford and Rogue river pears as follows: First atop out of Sacramento . was Medford, Oregon, where R few days hefnre some ambitious reporter hud sent out a IHsputch that he had seen Wiley Post and I flvhig over there, when we were at that time r rowing Arlr.ona. So this time he Is liable to re port that I arrived there by horse and buggy. Say. there Is some Mountains orer that route. South of Med ford, north of Medford, that's the town where they raise the fine pears. I was forced down there , on my previous flight to Vancou ver and they kept telling me about the fine pears and I after ward wrote about them, but laid they never did orfi-r me any, they Just kept telling how great they was. Well, sir, when 1 returned from around the world, they sent mn prni-tlnilly nil they rained In the valley that yenr I think, livery time a box would eome It would be mure pears, and better pcurs (If possible.) BUT KEEPS GAIN By the Associated Press) Over-coming slight recessions In some parts of the country, business and Industry last week scored further aggregate gains. The forward movement added to the cumulative total registered In the mid-summer recovery drive now In Its seventh week. Major lines of Industry, as meas ured by the Associated Press weekly Index of Industrial activity, reached a level above the previous week snd the same period of a year ago. Retail trade, which has moved for ward steadily In most communities In recent weeks, reflected a between season tendency with reports from some sections Indicating slowness. The total for the country, how ever, appeared to be slightly above the previous week and still well ahead of the 1034 period. Greatest gain of the week was credited to motors, with Ford back in production after a shut-down, output reported by Cram's was 56. 386 units compared with 48.067 for the previous week and 63.854 for ths 1934 week. DISGUSTED TAX DRIVER ENDS ALL CLEVELAND, Aug. 17. (AP) A taxi cab driver who left s note ex pressing his desire to join In death "our dear friend. Mr. Rogers' shot and killed himself as he sat In his cab In front of a downtown the ater today. Bailey Ozlcr, a pedestrian, said he heard the shot, ran to the cab and asked the driver, Jack Bcrman, 34, "Why did you do that?" He said Bcrman said "I'm dis gusted" and waved to the newsboys and slumped into the seat, mutter ing "aoodbye, kids.' 4 AUOUSTA. Ky.. Aug. 17. (AP) A cloudburst near Gennantown snd Mi nerva, nine miles from here, today Inundated crops, carried away live stock and did unrounted damage to' farms and homes. The bridge over! the Big Bracken here was swept away i.e. Tim Big Bracken was said by old! datlone of a republican government," j September 17. 1837, of the one hun-M-Ulers to be at I's highest stage In1 Loofbourow advised caution about tdred and fiftieth anniversary of the 40 ycaxa. Wis next republican plsUorm. sdoptloa ot the constitution. Painted Toe-Nail Of Lady Swimmer Costs Her A Toe RINQHAMPTON, N. Y., Aug. 17. (AP) The large right toe of Miss Cena Brown, a vacationist, was bitten off while she was swim ming. Colonel Elmer E. Johnson, who rushed her 14 miles to medical aid. said he believed a baas, pick erel or a snapping turtle was at tracted by red paint on the toe nalt. E OF Rose City Woman Heads Auxiliary Medford Post Wins Prize For Best Box . Car. THE DALLES, Ore., Aug. 17. (AP) -George Koehn of Portland, founder of Rose City post, was elected state commander of the American Legion today. He succeeds W. J. Chamber- lln of Cor vail Is. At the election held by the Oregon auxiliary, Mrs. J. H. Turn bull of Port land was chosen state president. The elections climaxed the three- day annual session of the Legion and auxiliary. Roseburg'i bid for the 1036 con vention was approved by ths general assembly. The Hood River post was declared the most outstanding American Le gion organisation In Oregon for 1036, with the Rose City post second and Klamath Palls third. Individual membership honors went to Robert McGhehy of Klamath Falls, who was credited with signing up 220 personal Portland Voltura No. 36 won the grand prize in the 40 et 8 parade and Tillamook won the trophy for the largest 40 et 8 representation In the line of march. Other parade prizes Included: Klamath Palls, best! drum corps: Oswego, best stunt; Sherwood, best band: Medford, best box car. The official convention band, Rose City, did not compete in the parade competition. Officers chosen by ths Legion, In addition to the commander, were as follows: Lester Pinley. Klamath Falls, vice commander: Std George, Eugene, re-elected national commit- tteman for two years; the Rev. Hugh McCalum, Milton, department chap lain; Tom Stoughton, Portland, re elected department finance officer. District commanders were chosen as follows: District 1, Walter Shanks, West Hills; 2. Preman Frazier, Mc Mlnnvllle; 3, Roger Mills, Corvallla: 4, Al Skelton, Rosoburg: 6, Dr. Fred Lieuallcn, Bend; 6, James Todd. Her mlstnn; 7, Fred Read, La Grande. Delegates to the national conven tion at St. Louis Include: First con gressional district: Dr. Fred Ruckcr, Sherwood; Jack Eakln, Dallas; Ray Bassett, Salem; Ben Dorr Is. Eugene; Z. E. Merrill, Albany, and Otto Hai der, Sheridan. STEVEDORES VOTE ON JOBJPACT SET SAN TRANCISCO, Aug. 17. AP Members of the Longshoremen's asso ciation will vote next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday up and down the Pacific coast on whether the present work agreementa with water front employers, which expire 8cp- tembcr 30. will be renewed for an other year. William J. Lewis, district president of the I. L. A., said all ballots are to be In the district office at Port land by Monday, August 28, and that the result will be announced as aoon thereafter as possible. Members of the union will rote at the same time on whether the pres ent embargo against vessels loaded in British Columbia porta by non-union stevedores shall be lifted. G.0.PJVIDT0 BIDE THEIR TIME LBWISTON, Mont.. Aug. 17. 7P, Frederick O. Loofbourow. former Utah congreaaman, tonight counseled Montana republican meetings here to bide their time In formulating a 1936 platform snd to be "fretful with re gard to their presidential nominee." After ssAalllng the national admln- latratlon as a "third party" which he I rhiirtreH tin "undermlntntf the foun- BOMBING PLANES DOE 11 A. I TODAY FOR VEFIS STAY Military Camp at Airport- Public Welcome to Visit Plan Entertainment Thursday. Nine huge bombing planes will land at the Medford municipal airport around 11 o'clock this morning from Hamilton Field. Calif.. Initiating a week of tactical maneuvers ordered for the 31st bombing squadron of the United States army air force. Flights of at least four hours dally will be the routine for the squadron during the ensuing week. Following arrival of 2a trucks and two motorcylcs Wednesday and Sat urday, a military camp has mush roomed at the airport, under com mand of Major Devereux M. Myers, chief of ground forces for the squad ron. Approximately fifty ents have been pitched at the port, housing ' sleeping quorters, hospital, orderly, radio, machine shops, supplies, head quarters and shower baths. City water, electricity and garbage disposal have been arranged for the tent city by municipal departments and the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce. Tests Objective Presence of the bomblnc amiadrnn here Is In line with air force plana for practical testa In establishing bases and conducting flights from various points on the coast, simulat ing war conditions, as near aa noa- slble. According to Major Myers, the several thousand pounds of dummy bombs will be sent to Medford by rail and will be transported to the air port by trucks, the exact time of loading-trucks, 'proceeding to' the air port and loading on planes, being carefully timed in order to obtain data on what might be expected should war emergency arise for sim ilar operations. It la believed that the flight from Homllton field will constitute the first day's "mission" for the squad ron and that the men will spend the balance of today putting the planes and camp In shipshape and resting. Beginning Monday, dally flights will be made from the port, the big ships theoretically dropping their "eggs" on targeta within a radius of several hundred miles. Have Own Radio A field radio station has been set up and the squadron will be In con stant touch with the planes while in the air, as well aa with the head quarters at Hamilton field. Major R. c. Murphy la In charge of the hospital detail with three assist ants ready to render medical aid on a moment's notice In case of accident or illness. With arrival of the planes today the camp will house approximately (Continued on Page Five.) AID TO VETERANS WASHINOTON, Aug. 17. (AP) The house today wiped out another section of the famed "economy act of 1033." It passed and sent to the White House a senate bill restoring free hospital and domiciliary care to all war Teterana suffering with permaa eat cUsablUUee. tuberculosis and neuropsychlatrlc ailments. Their developments may have de veloped after they left the service but must be directly attributable to service. ro to EUREKA. Calif., Aug. 17. (.TV After 36 hours' deliberation, a Jury attempting to determine the guilt or Innocence of Eugene Xttller, accused of participation In the lumber strike rioting here several months ago la which two men were killed, was dis missed today. It mas reported the Jury stood 10 to 3 for conviction. Miller will be retried In Septem ber, Three others, charged with simi lar offenses, will go to trial Monday. Tn Honor Constitution WASHINOTON. Aug. 17. (API After listening all day to arguments about the constitutionality of the Guffey coal bill, tha house today accepted a conference report on a resolution providing lor ceioorauon RESTORE MEDICAL
