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4X1 The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and I Friday; cooler Friday, 1 Temperature Highest yesterday BR Lowest this morning 56 Special Rate of 300 for one month to new j subscribers nil) last for only 30 days, beginning August 1. 1 All subscriptions must be pnld In d ranee. MEDFORD BUNE Thirtieth Tear MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1 No. 130. rmn Jta --ji ML a M B I 1 It 3 sk sY I a a W By Paul Mallon (Copyright. 1935, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Uplift reached a new altitude record here tbta week, unbeknown to the world at large, wnne congress has been mono pollzlng newa apace with uch trivialities as taxation, banking and the eolanum tube rosum, a national youth movement has been put under way with Inten 1 1 o n a of really moving somewhere. PAUL MALI.UN purpose la for the federal government to furnish lunch money ana carmre to poor school kids; also to give needy high school graduates 15 a f month to go to college, and poor college graduatea 30 a month to work on their master's degrees. But It was evident at a generally unreported meeting of the state dir ectors here that the prime movers of the scheme have grander ideas than merely taking over educational sub sidies formerly handled by cltleB. states and private endowments. In deed, no one at the meeting said much about carfare or lunch money, but told of how they were going to spare the rod and yet not spoil the kiddles, under a new federal system. They said their scheme originated with Mrs. Roosevelt, but from the way they talked It was apparent that Postmaster General Farley also must have hd a hand In It. The most comprehensive revelation of what the youth movers have In the back of their minds was offered by Charles Taussig, chairman of the national advisory committee. HH re marks were prepared In advance and h. read them, but, after delivering them, he returned them to Ms , pocket. They were not given out In mimeographed form as most speeches of government officials usually are. To Mr. Taussig, the youth move ment was a chance to correct all Soys and girl. In morality. Integrity ,nd democracy. Because he road Ms remarks, you could not tell whether he used democracy with a big or lit tle "D". But that probably was not confusing to the newly appointed state directors. In fact. Mr. Taussig gave them a further broad hint when he told them that their job and duty was "to maintain a direct con tact with the electorate of ten years from now." . Teach the youth free thought, free apeech and universal education, said he "but remember that the youth of the nation will control the tlestlny of the country through Its votes." It can easily be denied now, but Mr Taussig also dropped another blue plate morsel which was not on the bill of fare. He said every young boy end girl should be given the 4 opportunity to marry "at the mating , .. H, did not make clear how the federal government la going to play eupld. although he was obviously thinking far beyond the .27.000.000 which the youth movers are going to spend In mucatlonal subsidies. Prob ably he was thinking of the $13. 000 000 vet unallocated out of the ,50 000.000 already set aside for the vouth movament. He could buy a lot of bows and arrows for 113.000.000. (Continued on Page Eight) SIDE GLANCES by . TRIBUNE REPORTERS Gilbert Stuart, upon baing handed a contract by Ben Trowbridge, re marking: "This oan't oe rlrht. I don't xre how a contract, a ga! one. could 'oe written on only one sheet of paper!" Tom Culbertson, airport manager, wearily dragging hla bones to bed at 4:30 yesterday afternoon after be ing hard at work since 4:00 that morning, Joe Dobbyn, upon being shown a new-design quarter supposedly Just out, fishing into his pocketbook and producing one of identical design he's had since '32. F. H. Hedrlck busy In hta back yard with hammei and nails making what may hae been a raddling machine for refractory students, but probably wasn't. Al Llttrell workuig up an appetite 'or breakfast by fixing the front screen door with much ado this morn Jmj. Nine mllllou pcp wikirp cn a reporter" feet -. hil ti :uc, to i-'i info tha oil v,.rint ' i-e mid dle of the rov M flsoema. FUNDS FROM WPA WILL BE. SOUGHT FOR $25,000 JOB Project Explained ference With Head of PWA - at Con Hockley, - Central Pt., Talent Reveal Needs The city of Med ford Is preparing an application to the works progress administration for a federal grant to aid In a proposed street resurfacing program In this city to cost approxi mately 25,000, It was announced to day by City Superintendent Fred Scheffel. Plans and specifications for the Job. which will Include repairing East Jackson from Genesee to Crater Lake avenue. Fir street from Jackson to Fifth, Fifth street from Fir -to River side, Sixth for Us entire length ex cept for a short distance on each side of the railroad tracks, and Min nesota from Geneva to Crater Lake, have been under way for some time and will be completed within the next three or four days. The work will consist of taking up shattered places, replacing broken base material where needed, filling holes with asphalt, and a two-inch covering of black non-skid asphaltic paving. Announcement of the application was made today to C. C. Hockley, state supervisor for PWA, and it was the original Intention to file It with that administration. Hockley, how ever, advised that It be sent In . to the WPA offices Instead. Jackson county will probably mako a similar (Continued on Page Nine 4 AUBURN. Cal., Aug. 22. (AP) The mysterious disappearance or James C. Kennett, Sr., retired Chi cago contractor, and the death or an unidentified red-headed youth were confessed as slaylngs by Earl Cramer, Sheriff Elmer Gum an nounced early today. The 21 -year -old Itinerant pros pector, who was arrested In a hunt for cattle thieves, voluntarily made the confessions, Gum said, and gave the location of an abandoned mine shaft where he said he hid the body of Kennett. Gum quoted Cramer as saying he shot Kennett last June in a quar rel over food at the abandoned min ing camp where the Chlcagoan had gone In search of health. The red-headed youth, whose body was found several days ago In an other abandoned mine shaft of the famous Emigrant Gap mining area northeast of here, was killed in a dispute over the rifle used to slay Kennett, Gum said Cramer told him. NEUTlDlYBILL WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. (AP; The house foreign affairs committee today approved a temporary man datory neutrality bill. The measure Is similar In all vital respects to the seven-point neu trality resolution approved by the senate except It provides the legis lation shall not be operative after February 29, 1936. The bill approved was proposed by a subcommittee appointed to work out a compromise bill. Selassie Prays Country May Be Spared Warfare By James A. Mills (Copyright, 1935, by the Aswclated Press) ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 22. The soft voice of Emperor Halle Selassie, a frail, gentle-eyed figure seated in the dim-lit throne room of the Imperial palace, today was lifted In prayer to prevent his 7.000-year old kingdom of Ethiopia from being drenched in blood. "God. cive me the patience and courage to hold back my army until all efforts for peace are exhausted." he said slowly in deep, emotion- fraught tones. "We shall not be the first to tfraw blood." record of victories If we failed in our i The king of kings, granting a prl- duty. J Interview to the Associated Press. "If Italy attempts to conquer us," ; -.. ;oed cojh is thought fcr a few he said earnestly, hla eyes catching r.;'..-..rsus. Wa dark wUt.'ui eyes! the gleam of the fire, "we shall rc i iiart-d ;-.if-s:,Mt Into the glowir.a los- j p?at our victory of Adua. We shall ' voM fire on the open tearth of the b strong because we must." Th ousanas BOMBERS FINISH TEST HOPS FROM Fl Flinht to Salem This Morn ing Ends Practice Ships Leave Saturday Ban quet Tonight for Chiefs Test flights and other maneuvers of the 31st bombardment squadron were completed this morning and the encampment at the municipal airport was through with all prac tice operatlona with the return of the nine Martin bombers from a mission to Salem. A banquet for the officers tonight at Hotel Medford will officially close the session, the planes will take off for Hamilton field Sat urday morning and the- camp will break Monday, the service squadron leaving Tuesday for Hamilton field. Officers of the squadron will be taken to the banquet as personal guests of business men of Medford and of officers of the CCO district headquarters. Following the banquet, which will be held promptly at 6:30 o'clock In the hotel basement dining hall, officers of the squadron will be taken to the wrestling matches at the Joint expense of business men and the CCC district. W. 8. Bolger will be toastmaster at the banquet. Major Harold D. Smith announced that upon his visit to the practlco base late yesterday, Lleut.-Col. O. L. Tinker, group commander at Hamil ton field, determined that the Infor mation derived by the squadron dur ing the week's practice has been suf ficient to enable the discontinuance of further maneuvers. A holiday for the air squadron will be observed Friday, with the entire group making a trip to Crater lake for the day by motor transportation. The service squadron, under command of Major D. M. Myers, will make the same trip Sunday, Lleut.-Col. Tinker, who took off for Portland after hla inspection of the base, Is expected to return to (Continued on Page Nine) ABANDONED CATS The public la asked not to throw off stray and unwanted cats at the Humane Society's shelter either on the premises or In the county road unless the attendant la at the shel ter to receive them. "Ten chances to one these cats will return to you and they Infest thla community as they are frightened away from the shelter by the presence of many dogs." said society officials today. "The Humane aoclety Is glad to re ceive stray cats, but on the other hand the society is going to be forced to prosecute cases of throw ing cats out on highways or public roads, aa this is in violation of the state law," It was pointed out. GUFFEY COAL MEASURE APPROVED BY SENATE WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. (AP) The Guffey bill to establish a "min iature NRA" for the soft coal indus try was passed today by the senate. The measure now returns to the house for consideration of senate The vote on final passage was 46 to 37. j sandalwood-paneled room. The fire's gleam cast a strange radiance on his finely chiseled features. Spiritual ser- enlty Is written there, and anguish, He seemed a Judean figure out of the Bible. "I still have faith In England," he continued. "I am still hopeful that the League of Nations will work out a solution. But if a war desecrates our soil, an order for blood must come and we are ready to preserve j the kingdom our fathers gave us. "We would be untrue to our grrai , past, which goes beyond Biblical j times, and we would stain our proud 7 n rau BASEBALL National R. H. 12 3 Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia 1 Batteries: Holllngsworth and Camp bell: Syl Johnson, Bowman, Pezaullo and Todd. St. Louis at Brooklyn, postponed; rain. The score: , R. H. E. Chicago 4 10 0 New York 3 8 3 Warneke, Root and Hartnet; Hub- bell, Stout, Smith and Mancuso. (11 Innings). American The score: R. . B. 0 0 and Philadelphia 1 Cleveland 0 Dietrich and Richards; Lee Brenzcl. The score: R- H. E. Washington 7 15 1 Chicago 4 8 I Ltnke, Hen sick and Holbrook; Jones. Salveson and Sewell. FIRE BURNS 700 ACRES NEAR UKEO'THEWOODS A 700-acre fire in the Rainbow Creek, area southeast of Lafce of the Woods was reported under control this morning by officials of Rogue River national forest, after 600 men drawn from nine CCC camps, a blis ter rust camp and an ERA camp had oombatted the wind -fanned blaze since Tuesday noon. Starting of unknown origin In an area of winter-killed snow brush, the fire swept through only scrubby al pine timber, at no time endangering caluable timber or ranch buildings. A high wind which haa restarted the fire after It had been put under con trol earlier, carried the flames In the opposite direction of the scores of summer homes surrounding Lake of the Woods. The fire fighters were kept busy at the scene today, maintaining a fire line about the blaze with the aid of a fire tractor for cutting aside brush. Although nothing of value was de stroyed, according to the forest serv ice, the rapidiy spreafllng fire was the largest of the year within the national forest boundaries. KLAMATH PALLS. Aug, 22. ( AP) Forest and brush fires burning both east and west of Klamath Falls left a thin haze of smoke over the city this morning. Burning along a three-mile front In Yonna valley, east of Dairy, fields of grass and brush and a few acres of timber were destroyed. The fire was reported under control today. Great clouds of smoke have been billowing up over the Cascade range for two days. The fire, northwest ot here and out of the Klamath Pro tective association district, appears centered in the timber of the Rogue River national forest north of Buck lake. Another fire waa reported In the Modoc national forest near Hacks more in northern California. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. (AP The senate lobby commute totaled the profits of the organizers of the Associated Gas and Electric system Howard C. Hopson and J. I. Mange at 29.390.000 today, but It was challenged by Hopson. Senator Behwellcnbach (R., Wash.) said the profits represented what Hopson, Mange and Hopson a rela tives had "realised" since 1922, ac cord i n g to the books of the com panics. "No such profit was ever realized." the stocky organizer, who was on the stand, replied. Pear Markets NEW YORK. Aug. 23. AP-USDA) Pears: 14 cars arrived, 23 cars ot California and 1 WnAhington un loaded. 6 cars on track. California Bnrtlftta: 18.153 box wld at 91 25 1 4.05, average 92.35; Washington Bartfetts, 720 boxes, ex tra fancy, 9102.25; average, 92.02 CHICAGO. Aug. 23. (AP-USDA) j Pears: 18 cars California arrived, 8 1 rars on track, 6 cars sold. . j California Bartlrtts, 6513 boxesj told, 91 SS 5 3.30, average, 12.28. Last Homage VIGILANTES STAGE L Two Tarred and Feathered in Series of Night Raids Agitation Among Hop Pickers Basis of Action SANTA ROSA. Calif.. Aug. 22. P) An all night series of raids by self styled vt&llantles against alleged com munists in Sonoma county waa cli maxed early today when two men were tarred and feathered and three others ordered to leave the county after being manhandled. The two men tarred and feathered In an outlying district said they were Jack Green, Santa Ropa commercial artist, and Solomon NItzburg, ranch er at Two Rocka near Petal uma. whose residence was the scene of disorder and gunfire. Newspapermen who trailed the vigi lantes aald they numbered approxi mately 300 and traveled throughout the county In about 50 automobiles, the license plates of which had been covered, while the driven and occu pants were disguised in old clothing, and masked or blackened faces. Made To Kiss Fine The five men seized, Including the pair tarred and feathered, were forced to kiss the American flag before they were released. The NItzburg residence was the scene of display of gunfire and ex plosion of gaa J3ambs, accompanying (Continued on Page Pour.) PRAISTERlELD IN LEGION DEATH THE DALLES, Ore.. Aug. 32. (AP) John A. Moore of Condon, Ore., accused, or the fatal "hula" burning of Olaf Nelson of Oakridge, Ore was at lilRrty under 5000 bond today after changing hla mind and waiving preliminary hearing. Previously in Justice court Moore insisted on a hearing, which had been set for this afternoon. Under the new arrangement Moore was formally bound over to the grand Jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. He waa accused of lighting the grass skirt Nelson waa wearing In a comedy skit at the American Legion state convention here last week. After Circuit Judge Pred W.Wilson returns from a vacation trip the grand Jury will be called. f E COMPROMISE WINS WASHINGTON. Aug. 33. (AP) The house today accepted the com promise advocated by President Roosevelt on the utility holding com pany bill. A motion to Instruct Its represen tatives to accept the compromises was adopted. Leaders believed this assured enactment of the bill this session. falloefWck injures ccc boy Joseph T. Bowman, Jr., 31, a mem ber of the Annie Springs CCC camp. : J ' : and severe concussion of the brain sustained yesterday afternoon when he accidental slipped and fell from the rear of a forest service truck traveling from his camp to Crater His condition waa stilt serious to day, but was slightly Improved, ac cording to hospital attendants. He If the eon of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Bowman, 53,15 South Weils street. In Chicago. . Income Shares Maryland funding, bid 916 70; wked $18.12. Quarterly Income share, bid 91-39; asked 9153. SORROW AROUND THE WORLD ". ... Paul Plaachk, cartoon I it of tha Louisville, Ky., Timet, added hit tribute In thit llluitration to Will Rogers and Wiley Post, killed In in airplane crash near Point Barrow. Alaska. (From Attoclated Press) SOCIAL SECURITY Fi E WASHINTON, Aug. 33. (AP) The last big appropriation bill, mak ing 70.084,7SO available to start the new social security plan, was pre sented today to the house. As approved by the appropriation committee, it totaled 902,961,290 and Included 913.000.000 with which the new soil conservation service U to be organized on a permanent nation wide basis. If passed without change the bill will boost to 90.246.000.000 the total appropriation of this session of con gress. It carries these social security Items: Old-age assistance, under which the federal government will contrib ute up to 915 a month on a dollar-for-dollar matching basts to any pen sion paid by a state, 937.312,500. Administration of state unemploy ment Insurance systems, 93.000,000. Federal contributions to state aid for dependent children 918,502,500. Aid to the blind, 92.250.000. Maternal and child health services, 93.860,000. Aid to crippled children, 92,137, 000; child welfare services, 91.125, 000; cooperative vocational rehabili tation of persons disabled In Indus try, 9630,750; public health work, 96.000. (Continued on Page Nine) Killed In Ktolrn Car. PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 22. (AP) Private James R. Burtnett of Van couver, Wash., barracks was killed when hla stolen automobile crashed with terrific force Into another auto mobile here last night. Nomination Bert Haney Recalls Aid to Shipping PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 22. (AP) : The epochal fight of Bert E. Haney of Portland to keep African .hip. " tha as and to Ph lntJp" of minor I with h . nomination Pre. dent Roosevelt to be tha i additional Judge Hancy's battle for the small ports and against large steamship compa nies whtfh flew mostly foreign flags was while he was a member of the United States shipping board on which he served from 1923 to 1028. when he resigned. Through hla veins course the fight ing blood of his father, John Haney. who died at the age of 38 from wounds received In Indian wars under the Immortal General Custer. Under appointment by former President Woodrow Wilson. Haney was United State, district attorney lor Oregon from 1918 until 1020. to Rogers, Post A' ITIONS IS SET FOR SEPT. 16 A warning was Issued today by C. C. Hockley, state PWA director, in Medford for tha day, to the effect that absolutely no applications for public works administration funds will be received after September 16. Ho stated that the public works administration In Washington had notified htm that no applications were to be taken after that date un der the emergency relief appropria tion act of 1936, which made federal funds available on the basis of 65 per cent loan and 45 per cent grant. In view of this fact, Hockley urged that all PWA projects new contem plated be submitted to him as quickly as possible. "Haste Is the Im portant factor now." he said, and added that It was necessary that the applications be submitted to the planning commissions -or boards, but should be filed Immediately. He also declared that a full set of plane need not accompany the applications, pre liminary plans being sufficient so long as they are on hand before the deadline date. "When the doors are once closed on these federal projects, I doubt If i Continued on Psge Two) ROSEBURG WILL SEEK SEWAGE PLANT FUNDS ROSEBURG. Ore., Aug. 32. (AP) The Roseburg city council today was framing an application for a 9106.000 sewage disposal plant as a public works administration project. "I may be down, but I'm not out," boasted the smoker's match, as it landed in a bit of dry forest moss. Left fatherless at 8 years of age, Haney helped support his family and saved enough to attend Willamette university. He was admitted to the bar and later became chairman of the Demo cratic state committee of Oregon. At present he Is chairman of the Port of Portland commission and was chairman of the state advisory board of the public works adminis tration and of the home owners' loan corporation until the boards were disbanded. The circuit court of appeals for this district sits In Ban Francisco, but holds short terms each year In Port land, Seattle and other points. The Oregon I an said In a special dispatch from Washington that Con gressman Walter M. Pierce nominated an second choice Judge O. F. Skip- worth of Eugene. h LINE FILES PAST CASKET AT 100,000 Expected to Pay Homage Picture Studios Halt Private Services Are Brief and Simple LOS ANGELES, Aug. 32. (AP) In a mammoth demonstration of tribute. Will Rogers' was canonized in the valhalla of popular reverence and esteem today as a crowd ex pected to exceed 100,000 persons filed past his bier. The body of the well-beloved actor and master of gentle satire lay In Btate, but under trees at Forest Lawn Memorial park, Olendale. In a column of twos, persona from all walks of life passed by the closed casket, which was almost covered with a huge United States flag fash ioned from flowers. Some mournera carried little bunches of flowers to leave at the bier. Some carried only a single modest blossom. In - the seemingly endless stream of human ity were roughly dressed laborers, housewives, business men, motion picture "extras" and ofrice workers, some of whom appeared as early as ouo a.m. t Regarded At Friend. These wore the thousands who re garded the humble-living philosopher as their friend and wanted to par ticipate in the farewell to him,, even (Continued on Page Two) OKLAiWANS PAY LAST TRIBUTE TO POST AT CAPITOL OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 22. (AP) Bloaaoma showered from the sky today on the body of Wiley Post as the fallen airman waa accorded the tribute of his state. More than 1S.000 persona at tha capltol building, where the brotuie casket lay In state for two hours, be came almost unmanageable aa the time arrived for removal to the church. Airplanes trailing crepe streamers circled high about the building dur ing the morning as the unnumbered multitude walked In rapid file past the bier. Probably never before had there been a greater swarm of humanity here than that which Jammed the corridors and entrancea and extended many blocka beyond the building. A dozen women fainted, and two nurses were assigned to care for them. Na- (Conttnued on Page Plva Will Rogers A Tribute by O.O. Mclntyre NEW YORK, Aug. 22. I like to think of will Rogers u flying on. Certslnly no material crack-up should halt that blithe spirit. Freed ol the cloddish body he must be as sending new heights, scaling new peaks. This t firmly believe. Console usness ri.ith is lot a mere "some- f thing to be hoped for" with me but a conviction as certain and fixed as the scat- ter of stars at nlglu. If Will Rogers were not one of He most talented men of his time, he could have achieved greatness for thla simple statement In a world swollen and angrily red with hate: "I never met a man I did not like." Trite, yes but all truths are trite. "Thou shalt love thy neighbor" is trite. I have known Rogers for 20 years. Intimately for 10. We met wnen i waa a brash and fresh-every-hour press agent for Flo Zlegfeld and b. was the rope twirling, gum chewing comedian star ot tho Frolic Roof. Continued on rag. Eight) A 1
