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TVfc- The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Wed nesday, but cloudj at times; cooler Wednesday, Temperature Highest jesterday SI Lowest this morning 51 Special Rate of 30c for one month to new subscribers will last for only 30 days, beginning August 1. All subscriptions must be paid In ad wince. UNE Thirtieth Tear MEDFOKD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1935. Ko. 328. crra sssl3 . - i ' mws FURTHER ISSUANCE! baseball MAGNATE HS. By P.UL M.AIXOS (Copyright. 19,15, by Paul Mallnn) WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Sullen Democratic senators were growling about the new tax bill a few days back, threatening to upset It. A. New Deal polltl e a 1 missionary pulled them off In a corner one by one. From a distance he look ed very much like Senator Pat Harrison, the fln a n c e committee chairman. What he said to them substantially was this: PAUL AIM-1-U.N j "Whether you like It or not. your political fortunes are entirely lh the; hands of the president. You win ne elected or defeated next year, not on your record here, but solely because he Is elected or defeated. If you vote to discredit any part of his program, you are voting against yourselves." The power of such a bread-and-butter argument will be apparent to all who have the Instinct of self preservtalon. It turned the trick. The Incipient rebellion was forgotten, Down underneath, the house leaders were strongly against the Guffey bill. Speaker Byrns wilt never admit It now, but every Insider knows he was personally opposed to the legislation. So was Chairman Dough ton of the ways and means committee, who swallowed hla personal views and championed the bill for the White House. In fact, many of the southern Dem ocratic congressmen who voted for the legislation had very strong pri vate misgivings. One said It was the hardest vote he ever cast. He has 15.000 miners In his district clamor ing for the legislation, which he con siders unconstitutional. Also, the coal operators In that particular territory aeem to favor it. With the constitution on one side and the president and the mluers on the other, it did not take this con gressman long to decide which way to Jump, even though he did so with reluctance. Behind these two examples you will find the explanation for one of the most unusual of all 'congressional sessions, now closing. In general, Mr. Roosevelt got about 75 per cent of what he wanted. In general, con gress privately resisted the great bulk of his program. . Few, if any, congressmen personally favored the president's tax ideas. The leaders tried to put the tax bill off until next session, and radically re vised it several times. No one ex cept congressmen from certain (not all) mining sections wanted the coal bill. Without presidential pressure, both measures would have been smothered overwhelmingly. The same Inner condition was no ticeable, to a smaller extent, on the relief bill (prevailing wage, etc.), the bank bill and on practically every major measure except the social se curlty bill. But, with the exception - of the house rebellion against the "death sentence" provision of the holding company bill, the resistance never reached the stage of an open break. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Ally Maple, Jack Sanderson and Wayne White all lined up at a packing house ready to start the year's loaf ing, with a baleful eye each cocked at an incoming load of fruit which they were going to have to handle before the day was over. Bob Spalding, who got a broken Jaw Saturday while loading logs, gaz ing wistfully at a Juicy steak, outlaw ed to him in favor of a soup-and-mltk diet. Katie Robinson and Mary VanDyke hiking back to work devouring candy bars, after Just doing the same thing to dinners. Bill Porter running out of gaa for the fourth time in a week, to deter mine to the last drop how many miles he's getting to the gallon. A finance company agent re pas -easing a car with a squaw in It. and the squaw refusing to move. Fmtt workera booming Into every restaurant In town in great droves own in great droves j n hour, to make the j r lck like the good I rvatson: TV.ata one ! t -wr. m 1 during the noon downtown scTor o'.d days again Random otiser"-; tvn-i rrtiit hir- (t c-v- nn , you! MANILA. Aug. 30. (AP) Governor-General Frank Murphy, who has made rapid recovery after an opera tion Monday for an ear infection, ex pec's to a.rer.d a meeting of his cabinet toxorroTr. EXEMPTSECURITY BE New Inheritance Levies Re quested by F. R. Turned Down Estate and Gift Tax Rates Are Increased WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. (P Speaker Byrns assured President Roosevelt today of adjournment of congress by Saturday In review ing the progress made yesterday by the house. He desecrlbed the utilities hold ing company regulation bill as un certain. He was hopeful, however, that a compromise would be worked out. "We are doing things up there now with one thing In mind," he said. "That is to adjourn." WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. (AP Senate and house conference commit tee members today reached a final agreement on the $250,000,000 tax bill leaving out the new inheritance levies proposed by President Roosevelt. Instead of the inheritance taxes, the bill agreed upon would Increase the existing estate and gift tax rates. The bill was summed up this way by Chairman Harrison. (D,, Miss.), of the conference committee: 1. Graduated corporation incomes taxes: 12 per cent on the first $2000 of Income, 13 per cent on In come from $2000-15,000; 14 per cent on $15,000-940.000 and 13 per cent on all over $40,000. . 3. Capital stock tax: Increased from the present $1 per $1000 to $1.40. a. Excess profits: Permit new dec laration of capital value and then tax at & 6 per cent rate those profits be tween 10 and 15 per cent and tax at 13 per cent the profits over 15 per cent. 4. Individual Income surtaxes: Start levies, aa In the house bill, at a tax of 31 per cent on lncomo from $50,000 to $56,000, increasing rates to a maxi mum of 75 per cent on the excess over $5,000,000. 5. Intercorporate dividends: A 00 per cent exemption, instead of the existing 100 per cent exemption, on (Continued from Page Ten) 4 HOOVER, G-IM CHEF WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. iTD Al vln Karpls, ranked public enemy No. 1, has threatened the life of J. Ed gar Hoover, chief of the "G" men long hunting him. Newspapermen were told at the de partment of Justice today that the threat was contained In a letter to Hoover from Ohio about a month ago. Hoover himself declined to say any thing on the subject. Sought by federal agents since the $200,000 kidnaping of Edward O. Bremer, St. Paul, in January 1934 Karpls was last seen by officers when he escaped from a trap In en Atlan- I tic City hotel early last winter. He and Harry Campbell at that time abandoned their girl friends. Wynpna Burdette and De'.ores De laney, who now are serving sentences Karpls la the only important mem ber of his notorious kidnap and bank bandit gang who has escaped the gov ernment crime hunters. Three members have met death as guns barked in Chicago and Florida E BLAZE IS FATAL THE DALLES. Ore.. Aug. 30. (AP) District Attorney T. Leland Brown': announced this morning that he would place manslaughter charges today against J. A. Moore of Condon, ! h Ore., for the grass skirt fire death ; of Olaf Nelson of Oakrldie. Ore. Nelson died today In Portland from : burns suffered when hie kTae skirt was ngntea Qunng cvuy u-..v t the state encampment of Ameri- ri legionnaires here last week. Hld in Jail here. Moore denied the wt was Intentional and stated had merrly llchted cigarette and tossed the match away when it'; was lighted during a comedy dance r tossed the match away when lientecj re;son a iwirv. aiuor, erly of Boise, Idaho, Is not a Le-j glonnalre. j District Attorney Brown said he tn tervlewed 15 witnesses, virtually all o! whom declared Moore deliberately Miiiiiui rrt'i'H in K!nn'i hulai i ccsturne. BASEBALL American First game: R. H. E. Philadelphia 4 11 1 Chicago 13 15 1 ' Batteries: Wllshtre. Turbevllle and Berry; Kennedy and Sewell. First game; R. H. E. Boston 8 11 1 St. Louis - S 15 1 Batteries: W. Ferrell and R. Ferrell: Cain, Knott and Hemsley. R. H. E. New York 8 8 2 Detroit 8 10 l Batteries: Allen, Gomez and Dick ey; Rowe. Sullivan, Hogsett and Coch rane, Hayworth. Washington .. S 7 rirlnri a a 8 3 Newsom and Holbrook; Hudlln and Phillips. . II I National ' (10 Innings) Cincinnati 6 1 New York - i. 8 13 IS j Derringer, Frey, Nelson, Brennan i and Lombardl; Parmelee. Smith, E. Moore, Hubbell and Mancuso. R. H. E. St. Louis 6 8 1 Boston 8 12 1 Batteries: Walker, Halnea and De- Lancey; Browji, Betta and Spohrer. R. H. E Pittsburgh .. 3 6 0 Brooklyn 0 6 3 Batteries: Weaver and Padden; Zachary, Leonard and Lopez, J. Tay lor. Chicago at Philadelphia, postponed; rain. (Two tomorrow). COUNTY ALLOTTED F E WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. (AP) The works progress administration announced today presidential ap proval of $138,584 for projects In Oregon, the first announced under tho new program. To the federal funds would be added $70,076 pledged by local spon sors. The projects include: Jackson county: Ashland Building fire trails and clearing part of city's watershed for water system. Federal funds, $10,461; sponsor, $1239. Medford Renovating buildings at Jackson county poor farm. Federal funds, $2591; sponsor, $3362. MAN HELD HERE MUST FACE KANSAS COURTS SALEM, Aug. 20. (AP) Governor Martin authorized tho extradition to day of Dane Stockton, wanted In Ste vens county, Kansas, for robbery. He was arresed In Medford. Bombing Squadron Leaders Greeted on 3 - A fx v'-j? t f urn -v. . e a r - - , V -1 , . I I & . f . K-y: ... I f ; r , 4 1 Z -T f f 'iflW? II. IT-. PTT'tl V.-' JFK- -, j -fe J&Lg? 1 " . J -MKU '. . .w: " , ' - , . - with arrival In Mrdford Sundar of nine DlanM of the army's 3Ut manders were met at the municipal nihertwti. airport suprrlntendent County number of Commerce (A. P.'riioto.) MAGNATE ADMITS . 5 BIG PROFITS FROM UIILIIYfEREST Threat of Contempt Brings Testimony That Hopson and Family Received $3,187,000 in Five Years WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (AP) mrcawnea wimi coaiempc prwwu- lngs If he did not answer questions, Howard C. Hopson agreed today that he and his family had drawn profits of 3. 187 .000 from the Associated Gas and Electric system from 1920-1933 lncluslv The testimony was elicited In the senate lobby Investigation through persistent interrogation by Senator Schwellenbach (D-. Wash.). Hopson acknowledged that during half the time covered, the utility ays tern under him was not paying divi dends on its stock. The earnings were made by private companies owned by him and his family which sold ser vices to companies in the system. It was tho first time he had agreed publicly to his profits. Ho had char acterized them aa inaccurate before the house rules committee. After the hearing recessed until to morrow, Schwellenbach told newsmen the evidence so far disclosed profits of $13,000,000 from 1926 to 1933 to Hopson and J. I. Mance. Ho said more would be discovered later. Hopson contended throughout how ever, that the great bulk of the pro fits were only "paper profits' and that he never actually realized on them. Schwellenbach said many others also failed to cash in on their profits when they had them. Tension pervaded the hearing. At the outset the committee warned the witness It would "no longer permit him" to evade questions or make (Continued on Page Seven) I Fl IN PALO ALTO. Cal.. Aug. 50. (API Back at his Stanford university campus home here after a 10-day business trip to the east, former President Hoover today prepared to leave within a few days for his Sis kiyou county ranch "to do a little fishing." Several friends. Including Dr. Hay Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford university, are expected to Join Mr. Hoover on his northern California fishing trip. - r , 'li t" airport by rlty rrpreMatUe. The ; Major lieternu M, Mrr. innimaiHiim ti,n Miiarirn ground Tone; in)d Utlon commute. Major II. f. smith, squadron onmmandf r and . Pear Markets NEW YORK, Aug. 20. AP-USDA) Pear auction: Twelve cars arrived. 13 California unloaded, 8 on track. By boat. 22 California arrived. ( Mar ket steady to slightly weaker. California Bartlctis: 11,602 boxes, $1.80-3.40; average, $2.52. CHICAGO, Aug. 20. (AP-USDA1 Pear auction: Ten cars California ar rived, 7 on track, 5 sold. California Bartletts: 3.342 boxes. $2.15-2.65: average, $2.31. HOOD RIVER PLANS BARTLETT CANNING WHEN OFFERS LAG HOOD RIVER, Aug. 20. (Special.) With the decision of the apple grow ers association to can, In its own plant, Its entire tonnage of Bartlett pears, one of the major problems of Its grower members has been solved, ' In other years northwest canners hove been In the field several weeks before pear harvest time contracting for their requirement, but this year have made no offers of any kind. The Impression prevails that they will hold off buying until pears are ready to come off the trees and then offer a price far below that which growers declare they are entitled to. A large percentage of Independent pear tonnage la tied up under long term contracts with Llbby, McNeil ic Libby, and it la possible that the re maining tonnage will be packed and sent to fresh fruit markete to take Its chance. It had been rumored that one of tho leading canners had offered to purchase 1000 tons of association Bartletts at an attractive price, but (Continued on' Page Three) OF ST. LOUIS, MO., Aug. 30. (UP) The Federal Council of the Churches! of Christ in America last night do- nounced the threatened war between Italy and Ethiopia and expressed amazement that Premier Mussolini should press demands on the East African monarchy. - In a statement denouncing the threatened struggle. Dr. Ivan Lee Holt of St. Louis, president of the council, advocated passago of mandatory neu trality legislation, now before con gress, and urged that the United States withdraw aid "from all bel ligerents in this or any conflict that may arise. n 1. : . S ! 1 M . 1 -V fcf ' f -"'--.: . 1 ' ' I f f I f ' 1 J - JLfl 1 ' I VTTF' f A 'TvJ - -.- ; ' ' -" . bombing squadron for week or jrotip ihnun before ftne nf the huge ROGERS 'AND POST TON I TO BURIAL PLACES Arrangements for Last Trib ute to Humorist Are; Complete in L. A. Post's' Body Enroute Oklahoma1 OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 20. (AP) The body of Wiley Post arrived home at 3:53 p. m. (C. S. T.) today after a 5,500-mlle air trip from Point Barrow .Alaska, near where he fetl to his death with Will Rogers while on an aerial tour of the northland. LOS ANGELES. Aug. 30. (AP) Will Rogers and Wiley Post, close together In death, were miles apart today as a sorrowing nation pre pared to pay final tribute to their memory. The body of America's beloved humorist-actor rested here, and the re mains of his noted aviator friend were placed back in a huge airliner and started on a last Journey back to his adopted state of Oklahoma. Down from the north, at dusk last night, came the big silver plane bearing the bodies of the two air cronies, who met death together last week In Alaska. Family Enropte, The cowboy-philosopher's wife and three children were enroute by train from the east. They are scheduled to arrive shortly after noon tomor row. Post and Rogers were parted for the first tlmo alnce they met, two weeks ago, to start their fateful air voyage together. The remains of the Intrepid Oklahoma flyer were placed aboard another ship this morning to be taken to Oklahoma City; Okla (Continued on Page Seven) RETURN PILOT'S BODY FOR PORTLAND RITES PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20. ( AP) The body of Richard Fielding Glca son, 31. United Air Lines pilot killed In a fall from his hotel room window In Salt Lake City early Sunday, ar rlveu here today. Funeral services for the Portland filer will be held here tomorrow and burial will be In Seattle. WRITE BALLOT TITLE FOR GASOLINE BALLOT SALEM, Aug. 20. (AP) Attorney- General Van winkle today completed the ballot title for the proposed tnt tlatlvo mcasur e to prohlbt agree ments, combinations, or interference with free and unrestricted competl tlon In the manufacture, transnor ' tatlon and salo of motor fuel. Arrival Here maneuvers In thl rerlon, tne com planes Inrhidrs (left to rlRht) Tom Hart, rrpreTiilliij;, the JaikHon F.rU'kwin, Medford roum-llnian. ' JlJ-'l Lady's Police Dog Follows Burglars From Apartment CHICAGO, Aug. 30. (AP) So many burglaries had been commit ted In her neighborhood that Mrs, Marlon Coleman vasn't taking any chances. She bought a "po lice" dog to watch her apartment. It was. she said, a dog of Impos ing pedigree. The burglare got around to Mrs. Coleman'a place yesterday. Their retreat apparently was as fast as she would have desired, but, to her chagrin, they didn't leave empty handed. They took the dog. Mra. Coleman acknowledged It to Woodlawn police. NEW STEP TOWARD WASHTNGTON. Aug. 30. (ff! The United States has given no consider ation to Invoking the Kellogg-rrtand peace pact in the Italo-Ethloptaxi con troversy. Tills was disclosed authoritatively late today following contrary dis patches from Paris (which were not carried by the Associated Press. Y ROME. Aug. 20. (H-Authorlta-tlv source, disclosed today that a large proportion of Premier Musso lini's governmental chleftana will be transferred to East Africa. Following the receipt of ordera to the cabinet ministers and other gov ernment officials to turn out for the war maneuvers next Saturday In the north of Italy, it became known that many of them are destined for active or administrative service in Erltrest. Despite previous orders to the con trary, the war maneuvers may be viewed by representatives of the for eign press. The ministry of the press revised its former ruling which would have banned foreign Journal ists from viewing the Italian army In simulated combat. II Duce commanded representation of the entire government at the ma neuvers Involving approximately 000, 000 men which are to be held along the Austrian frontier starting next Saturday. The maneuvers would serve, they said, to give final training to numer ous regiments destined to face the dusky warriors of Emperor Halle Se lassie In a struggle believed not only inevitable but also Imminent. (Copyright, 19,15, By The Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 20. An au thoritative source Indicated tonight that Sir Samuel Hoare, foreign sec retary, would ask the British caU net to adopt a policy of economic and financial action by league of na tions' members against Italy If that nation attacks Ethiopia, E In order to assist public bodies In presenting applications and securing loans and granta through the Public Works Administration, O. C. Hockley, acting state director for the adminis trator, will hold an informal meeting at the city hall here, Thursday, Aug. 23 from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m.. It was learned here today by Mayor George Porter, who received a letter from Hockley to that effect. - , All of the neighboring districts will participate In the meeting, including mayors, counctlmen, county Judges, members of planning boards, county and city school superintendents, and heads of any public bodies who have needs and wish help. Cities In this district have all been notified of the meeting. 18 MISSING IN SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION MISHAP BERLIN, Aug. 20. (API Eighteen workmen were reported missing to day In the collapse of a portion of the Hermann Goerlng street subway, now under construction. A section of the street near the Brandenburg gate dropped away about 12:15 p.m., and one na three-quarters hours later only four members of the crew which had been below had been brought up. IRON FIREMAN SALES 50 PER CENT HIGHER PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 30. (API Nationwide sales of Iron Firemen, automatic furnace feeders. In the first seven months of the year were 50 per cent above rales In 1034, Vice President E. C. Sammona said today at a district sales meeting of the Iron Fireman Manufacturing Co.. one or Portland's largest Industries. WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. (AP) President Roosevelt today nominated Raymond B. Stephens of New Hamp ah Ire to be a member of the tariff commission. INVITES PUBLIC TO OPEN HOUSE Wednesday From 1 to 5 P. M. Set Aside for In spection, Visit With Army Men Flights Continue Although the municipal airport has been closed to visitors during practice maneuvers of the 31st bom bardment squadron of the United States army air corps, stationed here this week, the public will be Invited to the port Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 5 o'clock for Inspection of the squadron, It was announced today by Major Harold D. Smith. One of the Martin bomber will be on the runway fully equipped and roped off so that the public may be conducted through the ship by the pilots. Maintenance work will alao be carried on during the after noon by the 30 officers and 100 men who are stationed here with the squadron. Nine huge Martin bombers and blind flying ship will be on the field, as well as officers' nlanea. Tom Culbertson, manager of the municipal airport, announced that the public will also be allowed to In spect the airport and the hangar. imaginary munitions bases at Sa lem, and at Dunsmulr, Cal., Lake o the Woods and Grants Pass will be "bombed" tomorrow mornlns In a repetition of today's practice ma neuvers of the bombardment squad ron. The nine huge Martin bombers of the squadron made two missions this morning, taking off at '7 a.m. and again at 0:16. The first flight was made with the view of a slml lated attack on Salem, but head winds and limited time, which i two hours for each mission, forced the planes to return to the local port bofore reaching Salem, after maneuvering in flight formation over three-fourths of the length oi the state. The second flight this morning was made to Dunsmulr, Cal. Tomorrow morning the nine bomb era will take the air at the same time, the first mission scheduled to fly to the state capital for an "at tack" on the airport there, and the second flight scheduled to take the planes to Dunsmulr for the first bombing practice of that mission. After swooping low over the Duns mulr airport and releasing Imaginary bombs on an Imaginary munitions dump, the planes will head back toward Medford, circling eastward over the Cascades for an attack on another slmllated munitions base at Lake o' the Woods. The squadron will then continue to Granta Pass for another "attack" before landing at the Medford port. Each plane Is manned by a pilot, a radio operator and a bomber, allowing the co-pllot, who would make the flight also In actual war maneuvera, to remain on the ground and replace the first pilot on the next mission. The ship that was disabled when tlK landing gear was carried away yesterday morning as the plane was being set down, was reptaced early today by another bomber flown from Hamilton field. The bomber equipped for blind fly ing la scheduled to make four prac tice flights dally. It la equipped with Instruments that maneuver the plane along the standard United Airlines radio beacon running In a line north and south of Medford, and Is manned by a pilot under a hood, who operates the plane by means of the blind fly ing instruments, and a safety pilot In the rear cockpit. Dummy bombs, ranging In weight from 300 to 2000 pounds, were loaded In practice yesterday, after being hauled to the airport from the train depot In this city. The elapsed time between the minute the planes touched the ground and when they had been serviced and loaded with bombs ready to take the air In a bombing flight was announced aa 1 hour and 10 minutes. According to the officers, the land marks In southern Oregon are Ideal for practice maneuvers, with Mount McLaughlin forming a center visible from nearly every point within the practice terrain. Income Shares Maryland Funding: Bid, 916.59; asked. 17.94. Quarterly Income shares: Bid $1.33: asked, ftl.52. CLIPPER TAKES OFF FOR MIDWAY ISLAND WAKE ISLAND (by Pan-American Alrwaya). Aug. ai. I API Manned by the aame crew as on Ita outbound hop the Pan-American clipper aeaplana roue to a graceful teJteolf from th coral-bottomed lagoon here at 6:14 a. m., today (11:14 a. m.. August 30, Pa cific atandard time), bound tor Mid way Ijlancl, 1191 etatuta nulea to the northeast.
