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RIBUNE
Thirtieth Year
MEDFOTJD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST ID, 3
No. .127.
UH1E1
s WESTERN MILLS
Std ON EQUAL BASIS
By PAIL M.U.I.ON
(Copyright. 1935, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 If you
gat Ohio politicians here off In a
corner, you will have no difficulty
learning why Governor Davey la in
no hurry to have
an early congres
sional election In
the state which
has mothered
many presidents
and smothered
several others.
Beet Democrat
seers will can
didly tell you
they have had
their Ilnge rs
crossed on Ohio
since the Rhode
Island election.
TAIL MALLON
You could not get a real bet out of
any of them that they would carry
the state today.
On the other hand, Republlcen
crystal garers see the possibilities of
a Republican majority ranging from
100.000 to 300.000 votes.
There has rarely been a show like
the one Governor Davey put on when
he came down here to wheedle twen
ty milllona public works dollars out
of President Roosevelt.
Davey has been here many times
before, traveling alone. This time he
was accompanied by two military
aides In uniform, the Democratic
state chairman, and the publicity
man for the Democratic atate com
mittee. Those who saw the well-chosen
group draw up at the White House
Judged that the governor wanted to
make more of a political Impression
than a financial one. At least no
financial authorities accompanied
him.
But he could just as well have
saved himself the trouble. As soon
aa he got Inside the door, and be
fore he even saw Mr. Roosevelt, he
was handed a letter from the presi
dent, awarding him the twenty mil
lions. This la the fastest award ever made
through the usually cumbersome red
tape of Mr. Ickes' PWA. Xt stimulated
Governor Davey so much that he
made one of his fastest decisions
to refrain from calling a special
election to choose a new conrress
man. Apparently It Is too hot these
days to try to be subtle about such
things.
The Black commltee slipped an un
noticed fast one over on senate Re
publicans the other day. Under the
guise of getting additional author
ity from the senate to handle the
errant Mr. Hopson. it broadened Its
general powers eweepingly.
A resolution was proposed by
Chairman Black and adopted by the
senate, permitting the investigators
to police the financial and political
operations of all corporations, not
only public utilities and holding
companies. The legal excuse offered
was that It would affect only cor
porations attempting to influence
public activities, but that Is broad
enough to cover nearly any corpora
tion resisting the new deal.
This may become highly Important
at the beginning of a presidential
campaign In which Industry appar
ently has political Intentions.
Unofficial word has been slipped to
some administration political strate
gists to talk up Mr. Hoover for the
Republican nomination.
Republican authorities here are so
excited about it that they are ser
iously considering what may happen
under poslble lax enforcement of pri
mary registration laws next spring.
They foresee the possibility of Mr.
Roosevelt's followers voting for Mr.
Hoover In the Republican primaries
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SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Willy Walt, standing in the down
drifting spray from the sprinkling
system atop the Toggery, and being
reminded that such weather condi
tions are the usual forerunner of an
earthquake.
Lei and Mentzer relating a story
about a friend who once caught 20
torn -cod. using the same piece of
bacon rind for bait each time.
A San Fran publicity man being
stumped for a nickname for a looal
photographer, whew name was writ
1are serosa Pete Belcastro's public
ity nvture. and frantically wrtttrur
pe' to if the rm mm had ny
rc-"ord, and what hi nicknomes are.
Coach Bowerman hot-fcot!iig it
across fields this morning for his
daily work-out. to get In shape for
the approaching iwon, his dog pc-l;-.c
him by about 50 feet.
Jark Wenel bustUr. about look
ire for ,dta cn the Spanish-American
war veteran's pension, and be
only 211
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Action Means Much to Coast
in Competing in Eastern
Market Slash Is Re
sult of Ten-Year Plea
SEATTLE, Aug. 18. (AP) Com
menting on reductions in lumber
freight rates announced today In
Washington, H. N. Proebstel, traffic
department manager for the West
Coast Lumbermen's association, satd
the decreases represent "the biggest
forward step in the marked of west
coast lumber since the days of Jim
Hill."
He said the west coast lumbermen
may now compete on equal footing
with southern pine producers for
eastern markets. He added that the
Interstate commerce commission de
cision, resulting from a 10-year cam
paign of lumbermen for lower rates,
was "unquestionably a milestone in
the distribution of lumber."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (AP)
The interstate commerce commission
today authorized freight reductions
amounting to as much as 20 per
cent on lumber from the Pacific
coast to the east. The reductions
are effective August 24.
The cuts apply from coastal points
and inland mills near the coast to
destinations east of the Illinois
Indiana state line.
Southern and southwestern lum
ber mills claimed the new rates
would handicap their business in
protesting the reductions.
Present rates range from 79 to 90
cents per 100 pounds, the top apply
ing to most points. The new rate
to most points will be 72 cents per
100 pounds.
The reduction applied to lumber
which has not further advanced in
manufacture than preliminary mill
ing. The commission stated the new
rate still is from three-tenths of one
per cent to 18 per cent above the
1918 rate. It added that 88 per cent
of the soft timber of the country
is In the west while 60 per cent ot
consumption is in the east.
PORTLANDER ADMITS
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 19. ( AP)
Ernest Albano of Estacada, was
held in Jail here today, facing mur
der charges in connection with the
wine-bottle slaying of his son-in-law,
Carl Spadafore, 44, na a result
of what police said was a family
quarrel.
Spadaf ore's body was discovered
in the street, about 200 feet from
his home, by two fishermen early
Sunday. The head was badly crushed,
and a pool of blood had gathered
in the street. A bloody trail led po
lice from the body to the Spadafore
home, where they questioned Albano.
"I did It." Deputy District Attor
ney Joe Price quoted Albano as ad
mitting. "He was trying to kill my
daughter, he was trying to kill me.
I took the bottle he was using
against us and hit him three times."
After cleaning up the kitchen,
where the killing occurred, Albano
and his daughter dragged Spada
fore's body to the street, apparently
In the hope that police would at
tribute the killing to a hit-and-run
driver, authorities said.
A drinking party at the Spadafore
home, which wound up in a family
quarrel, with Spadafore assertediy
threatening his wife with a wine
bottle, led directly to the killing.
Albano heard the argument, he told
police, and went to his daughter's
rescue.
Mrs. Spadafore was not held.
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CARRIED BY PLANE
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19. CAP)
Flying out of the lonely, hazardous
northland country, four relays ot
airplanes combined to travel some
2500 ml'.es at top speed to bring As
sociated press photographs of the
scene of the fatal crash of Will
Rogers and Wiley Post from Point
Barrow, Alaska, to the United States
The pictures of the crash scene
and plane wreckage were distributed
to Associated Press member news
paper sftr a 42-hour airplane jour
ney cruise which would take
weeks and months by ordinary
mean ot tra exportation.
July Advertising
Shows Heavy Gain
Over July In 1934
CHICAGO, Aug. 19. (AP)
Newspaper advertising in 84 cities
Increased 5,488.000 lines, or 4.5
per cent. In July over July las;
year. Advertising Age reported to
day. General advertising Increased
9.5 per cent, the magazine said:
classified advertising climbed 11.4
per cent, financial advertising 10.3
per cent and retail advertising
about three per cent.
Automotive advertising declined
8.8 per cent.
DUE TO SABOTAGE
HINTS FOLLOWER
PITTSBURG. Cal.. Aug. 19. (AP)
Possibility of sabotage in the crash
here yesterday of an airplane bear
ing Dr. P. E. Townsend, pension
plan author, was seen today Jn a re
port to Sheriff John A. Miller.
C. A. Ricks, president of the local
Townsend club, told sheriff Miller, a
"Mrs. Baker." president of an Oak
land branch unit of the organlza
tlon. Informed him she saw a strange
man enter the cabin of the plane
while Dr. Townsend was speaking.
The man. Mrs. Baker said, left hur
riedly and fled In a waiting automo
bile. '
The department of commerce re
moved the wreckage to Oakland to
day for inspection.
Sheriff Miller announced he would
conduct a separate Investigation.
The ship, with Pilot Hulbert Hln
kle at the controls and with Dr.
Townsend and Edward J. Margett of
San Francisco, state manager of the
Townsend clubs. In the cabin, veered
suddenly as It went down the run-
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hrnnu1 pilot, init their death", 1". ntllet, 0iillntet of liirrow, rmrtlietn tip uf .laka, Aiisii.t 11. In the foreground nt lop I shown (lie tent of
the F.'klmo whaler, whlrh Pot mh from the nlr and near which he deM-rmied lo nk his nay to Harrow. HttJ the tent are tktmn In their nntl.e
earh, keepfng wnth on the pitiful wrerkiiee of (he plane In wlilrh the famous pair died In-tiinlly nhen Its motor failed on taking ofr. In the
hnrkcround the plane ltelf ran be sen. half nulnnerged In the higoon upon wtilrh It alighted.
In renter l the Jumhle of wood and metal, all that l left of the plane. The pontoons hlh rre fitted on the plane In Seattle are ihovin
f'llilctl oer the top of the oertnrnd hlp. The liw l from the front of th1 hlp.
The wmkagc of the plane i fhin in the upper Irft of the lower photo, while In the foreground the naiUft who wliirvMd the tragic end
of the famous pair are ihown wamlm themsehes b) a orapHre. Ihe shore of the Arctic ocean It shown Id (he background, with Its ttr present
Ice Uoe
GUFFEY COAL BILL
IN HOUSI
191-168 VOTE
Mp.aSlirP PstflhliRhinn Little
NRA for Bituminous In-
dustry Now Goes to Sen -
ate Where Fate Obscure
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (AP)
The house early this afternoon
passed the Guffey bill to establish
a "little NRA" for the bituminous
coal Industry.
The vote was 194 to 168 with both
parties split to give the majority
of 36.
The new deal leadership sighed
with relief, once the count was cer
tain to send the disputed measure
to the senate.
Throughout much of the roll call,
enemies of the legislation had been
in the lead: but the final count
showed them outnumbered by 25.
What the senate will do Is prob
lematical. Although the president Included
the measure among those he wanted
enacted before adjournment, there
has been some speculation whether
it won't have rough sledding after
the tax, legislation Is concluded.
Adjournment sentiment is believed
by some to be too strong to make
It possible to keep both branches in
session, once a good part of the
pending matters Is cleared up.
Under the measure, & new national
bituminous coal commission would
be set up to. administer a wage,
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Income Shares
Maryland Funding bid 16.39;. asked
17.04.
Quarterly shares bid 1.38, asked
l.M.
BASEBALL
American
First game.
Philadelphia - 2 S 1
Chicago 7 9 0
Dietrich and Berry: Whitehead and
Scwcll.
(Second game)
Philadelphia ..........
8 9
j Chicago
I Mahaffcy. Marcum
4 10 1
and Richards;
Tletze, Fischer and Shea.
;New York 7 16 I
jitro.t b u i
I Broaca, Brown and Adlckey; Sorrell,
.nogsett, sumvan and Haywortn.
Washington 5 IS 0
Cleveland 11 16 1
Had ley and Holbrook; Stewart and
Brenzal.
Boston at St. Louis, postponed, rain.
National
Chicago 2 8 0
Philadelphia 1 9 0
Shoun, Prench. Csrfcton and Hart
nett; Bowman, Johnson, Davis and
Wilson.
(10 innings)
Cincinnati 3 8 1
New York 4 10 1
PreltAs and Erlckson; Castleman, E.
Moore and Mancuso.
CCC BOY DROWNS WHEN
BOAT MOTOR FAILS
TAPT, Ore ., Aug. 19. (APt An
ebb tide running nearly 30 miles an
hour swept Bennle God le weak 1, CCC
youth from Chicago, to death when
his rented motor boat stalled and
capsized in the Pacific ocean here
yesterday.
George Calkins, owner of the boat,
dashed through the turbulent waters
In a motor boat and rescued WllUa
Jesse of Elliott. III., who was in
the boat with Godlcweski. The body
of Godleweskl was nowhere In sight.
BERLIN. Aug. 19. ( AP) Flames
that swept part of Berlin's great radio
I exposition caused a panicky rush for,,
(exits today, but unofficial reports said
;Rlt had escaped safely from the hall
1 where the fire started.
of Alaska Tragedy Scene
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FUNERAL PLANE F"leyFla",e'Smib
CARRIES BODIES , , . x-
'in uni i vunnn w-vt-
Private Ceremony at Forest
Lawn for Rogers On
Thursday Plane Leaves
Seattle at 11:53 A. M.I
SEATTLE. Aug. 10. (AP) Pilot
William A. Winston, a soft-spoken
Texas filer, took up the task laid
down by Pilot Joe Crosson, an Arctic
flying hero, a few minutes before
noon today. and the bodies of Will
i Rogers and Wiley Pont were speeding
south to California.
Tho slow-moving Winston, with his
humorous Texas drawl, and his flying
! companions left Boeing field In their
j Doti pi as transport airliner at 11:53 a.
; m. Col. Clarence 'Voting. Pan-Amer-j
lean Airways director for the west
j coast, and Amon Carter, of Fort
I Worth, Texas, were also aboard.
Stops Secret
"The plane can carry enough gns to
take her Into Los Angeles." Winston!
I had said a few minutes previously.
but ho declined to reveal any planned
stopping places or the destination.
In a gesture of appreciation for his
great work In flying the bodies of the
'two men south from Barrow. Alaska,
in sue pnsi xwo nays ana mgi.ts, cros
son was escorted aboard the plane at
almost the last minute, after a pre
vious announcement he would' leave
the Journey.
With the marine reservists lined up
on parade and the crowd In silence.
In respect and awe for the great co
median and the llyer who died In a
crash In barren northern Alaska last
Thursday evening, the big airliner
was slowly d.-awn from the hangar.
The airport's flag, at halt mast
since Crosson had arrived from Van-
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Postmattar General Jimet A.
Farley smiled broadly when Ha
waiian Democratic leaders hung
lels about hie neck In a traditional
welcome ae he arrived In Honolulu
on a vacation. (Associated Pres.
Photo)
BARTLETT PICKING
IN ROGUE VALLEY
Harvesting of the Rogue Ulver val
ley Zartlett pear crop started this
morning with picking underway In
most of the orchards. A few will not
start picking until Wednesday or
Thursday. Second picking of Bartletts
la expected to start within the next
ten days.
All of the packing plants of this
city started operations this morning
and afternoon, and will be In full
swing tomorrow. First eastern ship
ment of Bartletts la expected to roll
next Friday or Saturday.
The new $100,000 pre-oooUng and
storage ptaut of the Pinnacle Packing
plant waa receiving fruit today. All
the storage plants have been chilled
the past week for reception of fruit.
There was no change In the cannery
Bartlett price of 927.60 per ton for No.
1 grades, and $23 for No. 3 grades.
Some of the buyers were offering 2S
for orchard runs, culls out.
Buyers and growers estimated that
between 0.000 and 10.000 tons of the
estimated Bartlett tonnage of 1C0Q0
tons have been sold. It waa reported
all of the targe orchards have sold
their cannery offerings, and that the
canneries for the most part have their
quotas. A few canneries were report
ed buying today.
Many of the growers plan to pack
their Bartletts for eastern shipment.
SEEK EXTRADITION
DENVER, Aug. 10. (AP) An In
dianapolis business executive, a pilot
and his bride, missing since Thursday
on a flight from Heicna, Mont., to
Denver, were believed today to have
crashed on almost Inaccessible Lara
mie peak In central Wyoming.
Oovernora McNutt of Indiana and
Johnson of Colorado were aiding In
the search for Burnslde Smith, presi
dent of Aerlo Mayflower Transit com
pany nnd several other Indiana firms;
Dirk Arnett. pilot and manager of an
Indianapolis airport and Arnett'a
bride.
The only clue to the fate of the
party, traveling In a plane owned by
the transit firm, was a report by
ranchers near Laramie peak that they
had heard a plane during a storm
Thursday night.
ROGERS FAMILY
SPEEDING WEST
CHICAGO, Aug. 10. (API After
a stop of three hours and 46 min
utes to change trains, the family of
Will nngra left Chicago at 11:10
o'clock IC. 8. T.) today en route to
the Pacific coast to claim the body
of the famous humorist and actor.
The accident which took the life
of his famous father will not keep
Will Rogers, Jr., from flying.
"The accident was Just unfortu
nate. It will not keep me from
flying." he said.
Accompanied by his mother, his
sister, Mary; his brother, James:
Dorothy Stone, daughter of the
comedian. Fred Stone: Mrs, Rogers'
sister. Miss Thed Blake; the latter's
nephew, Jimmy Blake, and Frank
Phillips, Birtlesvllle, Okla., oil man.
Young Rogers arrived here from
New York In a car attached lo the
Pennsylvania Limited.
HUGE CROWD SEES
BOMBING PLANES
AT AIRPORT
Announcement of Sunday
Morning Arrival Brings
Wear 3000 to Field
Flight Routine Today
Drawn by the opportunity of see
ing Med ford's first session of war
games, a crowd estimated at between
2500 and 3000 was on hand at the
municipal airport Sunday to see 18
huge planes of the 31st bombardment
squadron, United States army air
corps, drone over Medford and alight
for the opening of a full week's
bombing practice.
Ad va nee 1 n format Ion gl ven the
Mall Tribune Saturday announced
the arrival of the squadron at 11:00
o'clock, and Just at that hour the
ships roared In from Hamilton field.
The day was spent In preparing the
grounds for encampment of the 30
officers and 100 men, and In making
the nine huge Martin bombers reedy
for maneuvers which wilt cover a
radius of approximately 100 miles
two flights each day for the entire
week.
Activities today were limited to two
familiarization flights, in which the
bombers were In the air from 7 to
0 and from 0:20 to 11:20 o'clock this
mornlrwr allowing the pilots to "get
the lay" of the land. Two-hour mis
sions will be held each dav Includ
ing sham bombing flights to neigh
boring cltlca. Salem will be "bomb
ed" during tomorrow's maneuvers,
when planes will take off, make the
flight to the capital city, perform
the assimilated bombing attack, and
return, flying at speeds averaging
180 miles per hour.
Dummy bombs, which will be used
during the week for the maneuvers,
and which are loaded with sand, were
being hauled Into the airport today
for loading practice. There will be no
actual bombing during the practice.
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SUSPECT IS HELD
THE DALLES, Ore., Aug. 19. AP
J, A. Moore of Condon was held In
Jail here today facing charge of
burning Olaf Nelson of Oakrldge by
applying a, match to his "hula skirt
as he was dancing for the entertain
ment or Legionnaires at their atate
convention.
District Attorney T. Leland Brown
said assault charges will be Increased,
probably to manslaughter. In case the
critically burned Legionnaire dies
Moore, formerly of Boise, Idaho,
dented he Intentionally lighted Nel
son's grass skirt, but said he had
lighted a cigarette and merely threw
the match away In Nelson's direction.
Moore Is not a Legionnaire.
District Attorney Brown said h
and atate police questioned 15 wit
nesses end virtually all said that
Moore deliberately set Nelson's com
edy attire afire.
LOCAL GIRLS ON
ILL-FATED BUS
WILLOWS. Calif., Aug. 19. (AP)
Twenty-two passengers of a San Fran-
clsco-bound Greyhound bua were 1m-
periled yesterday when friction from
!& flat tire kindled a fire which de
I stroyed the vehicle and baggage. The
passengers were unharmed. Losses
were estimated at 18 000 ror the bus
and 12000 for the baggage.
According to word received here to
day. Miss Helen McAllister and Mlse
Mary Elson. both of this city, were
among the passengers on the bus.
Their baggage was destroyed, but
both decided to continue on their way
to San Francisco on a vacation trip
that was originally planned to take
them as far south as Los Angeles.
They left Medford Saturday evening.
MAN AND LAD KILLED
IN PLUNGE OF AUTO
PENDLETON. Ore.. All 19. (API
C. C. Davis of Iwlston. Idaho, ana
hl tiny nephew were Killed Ud.j
when a Nat tire cnused their auto
mobile to catApult over a bank to a
roc ledge SO feet below near Nye
Junction south of Pendleton In the
Blue mountains.
Mrs. Davis, driving the car. was
unhurt and walked three miles be.
fore given a ride to rancn irom
where aha telephoned news of the
traced.
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