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Thirtieth Tear
MEDFOKD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1935.
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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:
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"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
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during the noon
downtown scTor
o'.d days again
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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ROGERS 'AND POST
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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.
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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,
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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.