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MEDFOED, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 193:).
No. 131.
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By P.lll MA1.LON
(Copyright. 1935, by Paul Million)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. The Brit
ish seem to be more excited about
Ethiopia than anything since the
world war. Tho
Ing and cabinet
iould not be act
ing more gravely
If the Italian
conquest were go
ing to be staged
In the yard at
Buckingham pal
ace Instead of In
duskiest Africa.
A story is going
iround that what
has shaken cus
tomary British
PAUL MAI.I.ON
reserve is the prospect that the Ital
ians will cut the Ethiopian head
waters 'of the Nile and thus ruin
British Interests down the river.
f It is true that the modern Romans
Intend to come very close to Lake
Tsana. which feeds the Nile. The
lake Is only 150 mllos back up In
Ethiopia and Just off the direct Ital
ian route to Addis Ababa.
But you may accept as a flat fact
that the British have already taken
that matter up with Mussolini. He
bas given them private assurances
that he will guarantee British drain
age rights If he conquers the terri
tory. Consequently, the British have
more reason to feel safe with Musso
lini in control than they have had
under Ethiopian rule. Mussolini's In
terest is in soil, not water.
A better but still Inadequate ex
planation Is the widespread one that
there are two big questions back in
the British mind. What will the
Yugoslavs do to Italy with Musso
lini's army off In Africa? What will
Hitler's mice do m Austria curing (
tne aDsence or me itauan cair
Those who think they know what
la going on in world diplomacy be
lieve Mussolini has also thought of
these things. In fact, they have been
1 tipped that Mussolini has a secret
agreement with the French to watch
what will go on in Europe behind
his back. The possibilities or a Eu
ropean backwash to ' the Ethiopian
war therefore are not generally con
sidered dangerous unless Mussolini's
Ethiopian campaign, drags out for a
longer time than he thinks It will.
What the British have in mind par
ticularly need not be thus speculated
upon. While they have said little out
loud, their diplomatic, agents have
been quite specific in communicat
ing their apprehensions to other na
tions, notably Prance. They told the
French, in effect:
"The conquest of Ethiopia will
mean the end of the League or Na
tions and the end of a world era.
Prior to the world war, nations did
not even pretend to have a con
science. They took what they want
ed and could get. The league was
founded while the world was In a
conscientious mood. It has not done
anything important economically. IU
efngle accomplishment worth noting
was prevention of the disintegration
of Austria. Its failure In Manchuria
was a world Joke. But, at least. Man
churia was far enough off to permit
the league thereafter to pretend that
It was still a big Influence. But if
Mussolini walks off the league portico
with his thumb at his nose, then
even pretense will no longer be pos
sible. It Is the end of the conscience
era."
That, sny the Brl tish, Is worth
getting excited about.
None of the munitions makers
closed up shop when the senate pass
ed the neutrality resolutions. There
is good reason to suspect tney wiiij
(Continued on Page Ten)
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Mesdames Horner and House de
scending from a plane ride slight iy
pale, even though the latter Is a
champion speedboat pilot.
Arnold Bauman, pitcher, receiving
the appelatlon "Hot Cakes" for his
unusual habit of devouring 10 flan
nel cakes for breakfast each day.
Johnny Soon, after taklne a ter
rific pummeling from Pete Belcastro.
including 32 riving mares, remark
ing woorily, "I feel kinds fhook
UP."
John Patron from the re-employ
ment bureau, down
tern sxmrtng
the utrectA for mn to pick pears
Gangway! H"re comes the football
reason. Vern VanDyke was bu.y this
morning dressing a window with
football equipment.
Page Joe Pcnncr. There's a pet
duck, dubbed O-ar. a. an abbrevia
tion for Osir. wht('h is lie; plug tiie
four painters fix up the Union ser
vice staucn at Main and Tlx.
OF THREE YEARS
ON PAYMENTS DUE
Designed to Give Farmer
Breathing Spell After
Bankruptcy Declares Rep.
Lemke, One of Fathers
Buy Tickets Home.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. (AP)
Bustle at the capltol fortified
the general belief today that the
74th congress will last but JM
hours more at most.
Some legislators were exhibiting
tickets home.
Carpenters fashioned the usual
ramp to ease President Roosevelt's
entrance to the building for the
signing of last minute bills.
Of course, there was always the
chance that plans would go awry.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. (AP)
Congress sent the Frazler-Lemke farm
mortgage moratorium bill on to Presl
dent Roosevelt for signing into law
today.
The house passed it easily, and the
senate assented to inconsequential
changes made by the other branch.
The bill would let farmers who
clrfim bankruptcy go into federal
court and get payments on their
mortgages deferred for aa long as
three years.
Representative Lemke (R.. N. D.)
described It aa "simply designed to
give the farmer a breathing spell af
ter he goes into bankruptcy."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. ( AP) The
Guffey bill to set up "a little NRA"
for the blUiminous Industry went to
PrpKidfmt Roosevelt late today for
certAjn signature.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. (AP)
Congress sent to the White House to
day a resolution directing the federal
trade commission to investigate prof
its of middlemen handling farm pro
ducts. WASHINGTON, - Aug. 23. (AP)
The new seven-point neutrality plan,
approved by the president and con
gressional leaders, was brought be
fore the house today for passage,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. (AP)
Congressional action was completed
on railroad pension legislation today
when the senate passed and sent to
the White House a measure taxing the
payrolls of railroads and the wages of
employes to finance the benefits.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. (AP)
The senate finance committee today
approved without amendment the
house bill levying a tax of 3'3 per
cent each on railroad payrolls and
Incomes of railroad employes to fin
ance the railway pension bill now
awaiting President Roosevelt's signa
ture. Chairman Harrison announced the
measure would be brought up on the
senate floor late today or tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-.4Wlth
neutrality legislation and the Guffey
bill for a "little NRA" in the coal
industry heading swiftly toward his
desk, President Roosevelt cleared it
(Continued on Page Nine)
4
IS
james w. Turbey. Jr., of Williams
is in the Grants Pass hospital today
suffering from razor cuts inflicted
by Jake Mitchell, also of Williams. In
a family row at that village last
night, according to state police.
Although details were meager here
this afternoon, state police stated
that Mitchell Is being held for the
grand Jury. The case will not be
heard, however, until Turbey Is re
leased from the hospital, probably
about Tuesday. His condition was
said to be serious, but little fear was J
felt for his life.
MEN MOPUPEMBERS
LAKE 0' WOODS BLAZE
One hundred men were engaged to
day In mopping up the brush and
alpine timber fire that burned over
700 a'-rca this we-k in the Lake of
ne woooa arra, it was rrponea
the Roeue River n' tonal forest
flcee. The fire has been under con
trol since 7 a. m. Thursday, but pre
caution is being taken against spot
tine caused by the wind.
Howard Phelps of the fire protec
tion department of ihe regional for
est service offices in Portland arrived
ve&terdav to Inspect work of the na-
tional forest's new fire tractor which
has b-n engaged In constructing a
fne Une at tut scecfl,
Pear Markets
NEW YORK, Aug. 23. ( AP) Pear
I
auction market; 16 cars arrived, 2
California cars unloaded, 1 car
track. Market opened easier . and
closer stronger.
California Bartletts, 16,798 boxes
sold 91.603.85, average $2.46.
CHICAGO. Aug. 23. (AP-USDA)
Pear auction market: 6 cars arrived.
4 cars on track, 4 cars sold.
California Bartletts: 2,635 boxes
sold $2.10 3.10, average $2.45.
LEAVE SATURDAY
FOR HOI FIELD
The 31st bombardment squadron of
the United States army air force will
take the air about 10 o'clock Satur
day morning for the return flight to
Hamilton field. San Rafael, Cal., after
a week's practice maneuvers over a
200-mile terrain centered by the Med
ford airport. Thee service squadron
will break camp Monday and will re
turn south Tuesday by motor trans
port. The bombardment squadron per
sonnel, which la under command of
Major Harold D. Smith, left today by,
motor transport for Crater lake, a,
holiday for the pilots having been
declared upon completion of the
practice flights. The service squad
ron, under command of Major Dev
eraux M. Myers, is scheduled to make
the same trip Sunday.
The encampment, situated Just
west of the hangar and landing field,
waa quiet today, with little, activity
except for the usual maintenance
work1 of the ground crew. This In
cluded servicing the nine huge Mar
tin 'bombers which line the. field
with noses pointed toward the. tents
of the officer and 4naiu.j Although
open house on Wednesday found p
proxlmately 1500 at the airport for
close-up inspection of the ships, cur.
lous civilians have continued to go to
the port during the afternoons and
evenings, but are limited to the yard
and parking space at the hangar.
Test flights, which consisted of
simulated bombing attacks at various
points in Oregon and northern Cali
fornia during the week, were official
ly discontinued Thursday upon re
turn of the bombers from a, four
hour mission to Salem. .
A crew of ten ground men has been
engaged for the past several daya In
dismantling the bomber whose land
ing gear was tripped off in landing
Monday. The plane has been crated
and packed In sections for shipment
by rail to Rockwell field, Pan Diego,
where It will be reconstructed. Crat
ing and packing the ship has been
under command of Major Delmar H.
Dunton, post engineering officer.
Clear weather, ideal for the forma
tion test flights of the bombers pre
vailed during the maneuvers.
ET
FAST LA.-S. F.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23. P) Up
to his old tricks again, Co). Roscoe
Turner, transcontinental speed cham
pion, made the 672-mlle round trip to
San Francisco today in 2 hours, 20
minutes in his rebuilt racing plans.
He did not land there, but only cir
cled over the municipal airport.
His time averaged nearly 300 miles
an hour, but Col. Turner said he did
not "open up" completely.
He was not trying to set any sort
of record. His flight was merely a test
In preparation for the transcontinen
tal trophy race, which will be flown
from here Aug. 30 In connection with
the national air race meet at Cleve
land. COTTON PRICES RALLY
AFTER ABRUPT DECLINE
NEW YORK. Aug. 23. i7P, Cotton
future recovered partially in the
New York cotton exchange today, af
ter an abrupt decline In response to
news of the government's 9-cent
pound loan on the 1935 crop.
Initial losses ranged from 2.50 to
$4.35 a bale, but by late afternoon,
these had been reduced to around
$1.60 to 2.70 a bale.
The market slipped' buck' 'little in
the final trading, and closed with net
losses of 13.00 to 05 a ba.
: f f f KfV KPCOt)erM2
From Skull Injury
Joseph T. Bowman. 31. CCC enrol-;
i lee of Camp Annie Springs, who suf
fered skull fracture and concuaslon j
! of the brain Wednesday when he I
accidentally ieu irom a lorest scmce
j truck near Crater Lake, was reporteo
M.ghily Improved today at the Sacred ,
Heart hospital. whrc he was removed
Uannexilatety lollowUag tht accident.
OF ITALIAN
FORCE
AUSTRIAN LINE
150,000" Soldiers Moved Up
for Practice in What to
Do Should Austria Take
Hand in Ethiopian War
By Amlrue Berdlng
(Associated Press Foreign Staff)
BOLZANO, Italy, Aug. 23. (AP)
One hundred and fifty thousand
soldiers moved to poluts near the
Austrian frontier for trial "warfare"
regarded by Italian officials as a dress
rehearsal for defense against anything
that might happen In Austria during
Italy's campaign against Ethiopia.
The stage was set for the most
realistic and largest practice maneu
vers ever to be held in western Eur
ope. Dhey will begin Sunday.
In addition to the troops concen
trated in this vital Alpine sector,
350,000 more are amassed at other
points in Italy for the maneuvers
which will be held throughout the
nation.
The nature of the tactics! problems
which the command must face In
volve the constitution of a "red"
army, with Its back to Austria and
slightly inferior in force to a "blue"
which will attempt to break through.
(Continued on Page tieven)
The body of Will Rogers lay in state In Forest Lawn Memorial park In Qlendaie. Calif., for several
hours before the funeral while thousands of persons from an waiKt of life passed tno casKot. Lpper;
tht casket being carried to a spot under an olive tree and (lower) casket at left with honor guard Ir
foreground and a line of persons paising In tha background. (Associated Press Photoa
GUARD OF HONOR FOR BODY OF
mil 'fel
The body of Wiley Pott, killed with Will Rogers, In an sir crash
given a military guard of honor at It lay In the Landmark Mmlonir
tht fllr homt town, Attocljjttd Ptn P.hotoi
Arctic Aviator
Joe Croiion (above), noted Alas
ka filer, piloted his plane from
Fairbanks to Point Barrow to carry
:he bodlel of Will Rogers and Wiley
Post, killed near Barrow In an air
plane crash, to Fairbanks. (Asso
ciated Press Photol
Fisherman Killed
By Blow From Fin
WACO, Tex.. Aug. 23. (AP) Her
man Eichelberger, 61, died in a hos
pital here today of injuries inflicted j
by a catfish Tuesday while he was
seining In the Brazos river.
The fish struck him in the eye as
he stood neck-deep in water, and a
fin penertated his brain. Eichelber
ger never regained consciousness.
LAST HONORS PAID TO WILL
T
PRIVATE CITIZEN
Business' Pauses During
Funeral Mountain of
Flowers Seen .Pastor
Deeply Affected at Rites
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 23. (AP)
Honored In death as ho was beloved
in life. Will Rogers lay In a flower
banked funeral crypt today.
His stocky, rough-hewn body rested
In the mausoleum at Forest Lawn
Memorial park, but the real Will Rog
ers was a living memory to those who
yesterday accorded him probably the
greatest tribute ever given a private
citizen.
The body whs taken to the crypt
after a brief private ceremony In the
Wee Kirk o" the Heather. It will
rest there for a while until Mrs.
Rogers takes it to Oklahoma for a
final burial.
Business Pauses
While these rites were being said.
the life of a whole community
stopped.
Business paused. Public offices were
closed. The vast engines of produc
tlon in more than two score of Holly
wood fllfm studios were silent, and
thousands of people participated, In
one way or another, In the homage to
Rogers memory.
(Continued on Page Four.)
ROGERS
WILEY POST
near Point Barrow, Alaska, was
Baptist church In Maytviltt, Oklt.,
BASEBALL
National.
First game ; R. H. E.
St, Louis 6 18 1
Brooklyn 18 1
Batteriea: Huesser and Davis; Clark
and Lopes.
Second game: R. H. E.
St. Louis li 17 1
Brooklyn 5 10 1
Batteries: Hallahan, P. Collins and
Dclancey; Leonard. Rets, Baker and
J, Taylor.
R.. H. 15.
Pittsburgh - 7 14 0
Boston : 6 13 I
Batteries: Swift, Bush, Hoyt and
Orace; Cantwell, Blanche and Spoh
rer.. . -
. The score: R. H. S.
Chicago 7 18 3
New York 4 11 2
French and Hartnett, O'Dca; Cas
tleman, E. Moore, Stout and Man
euso. American
The score: R. H. E.
Philadelphia , 1,7 3
Cleveland - 10 11 0
Doyle and Richards, Berry; Harder
and Phillips.
The store: R. H. E.
Boston 0 4 3
Detroit 6 11 0
Rhodes, Wilson and R. Ferrell;
Rown and Cochrane.
The score: R. H. E.
Washington w 4 10 0
Chicago . 3 8 1
Hadley, Russell and Holbrook;
Fischer, Tietje, Wyatt and Sewell.
REMAINS OF POST
AT REST IN CRYPT
OKLAHOMA CITT, Aug. 23. ( AP)
Tha body of Wiley Post, aerial globe
circler and dauntless voyager of the
upper air, rested In a crypt In Fair-
lawn mausoleum here today.
Almost at the same hour yester
day, millions of Americans paid deep.
eat homage to the two Oklahomans
who died in the Alaskan airplane
crash a week ago Post,' the strto
aphere flier, and Will Rogers, cowboy
philosopher and screen favorite.
"He died doing what he wanted to
do," reclared the Rev. W. R. White,
who led the hour-long funeral service
for Post at the First Baptist church.
The church ' was crowded with
sober-faced men and women. Out
side the streets were thicks with oth
ers who stood in the hot sunshine
until the casket was borne out
through a guard of honor. ' (
4 ,
County Physician C. I. Drummond
reported today that there Is one case
of Infantile paralysis In the vicinity,
the patient being an J 1-year-old boy
whost home Is west of the city. His
condition was reported today as being
favorable.
The boy evidently contracted the
disease at Klamath Falls, where he
lived before coming to Med ford, Dr,
Drummond said.
The case Is only the second In the
county during the past four years,
according to the county physician's
office.
MARTIN SALARY TEST
TO SUPREME COORT
SALEM, Aug. 23. (AP) Notice of
appeal to the state supreme court
of the suit to test the constitution
ality of the governor's $7600 annual
salary, was filed here late yesterday
by Rodney Alden, attorney for the
plaintiff, Ed A. Jory.
The salary suit, In which It was
contended that the governor's salary
was limited to VloOO yearly under
the constitution, was dismissed in
circuit court for lack of facts, by
Judge L. O. Lewelllng. who held
the amount named In the constitu
tion was not a limitation. ,
f
OPT
VANTALIA. O.. Aui. 23. (AP)
J. 8. Royall. 61-year-old railroad
conductor, from Tallahassee. Fla..
won the grand American champion
ship, the most prised title In trap
shooting, today.
He defeated 8. O. Vance, of Tlll
sonburg, Ont., 47 to 4", In a shoot-
off. They had tied at 88 out of 100
targets from 30 yards In the regu
latlon event.
Ival Cloodman. rookie Cincinnati
outfielder, hss stolen as many bases
as the entire Boston Braves' dub.
YOUTH CONFESSES
MURDERING 27 IN
Wholesale Killing Revealed
After Bodies of Two Vic
tims Recovered Tells
Where Others Concealed
AUBURN, Cal.. Aug. 23. ( AP) A
sheriff's posse was organized today
to backtrack over a trail of mur
der in the plne-junglcd forests of
the Sierra Nevada mountains, where
two., brutal slaylngs already have
been revealed this week and where,
a confessed killer calmly announced,
25 other victims He burled.
The posse was expected to leave
here about 8:30 a.m., for the region
of an abandoned mining camp near
Emigrant Gap, 40 miles to the north
east, where Earl Kimball, 21, an
itinerant prospector, said It would
find two more victims.
Kimball already has admitted tht
killing of James G. Kennett, Br re
tired Chicago contractor, who went
Into the mountains in search of
health, and a red-headed youth ten
tatively identified as John T. Man-
gan, 17, of Sacramento. Their bodies.
Continued on Page Four.)
24 CARS BARTLETTS
FIRST PEACHES ROLL
Thursday, according to Southern
Pacific railroad freight offlcr. report, -2
cars of Bartletts -er shipped to
eastern markets and canneries. Thla
li the heaviest day's shipment of the
season, and In excess of the esme
period laat year.
The first carload of Rogua Illrer
valley peaches for this aea&on were
also dispatched yesterday to Pore
land. Valley pear shipments to date total
0 cars. Of thla number 41 cars went
to California and upstate canneries,
and 18 to eastern markets.
The cannery situation remains un
changed, with Indications that closa
to 13.000 tons of Bartletts will find
their way to Pacific coast canneries,
leaving between (5.000 and 9.000 tons
for eastern shipment, and tonnage.
A San Jose. Calif., cannery has a
force busy on the Southern Paciflo
right-of-way near Sixth street malt.
Ing pear boxes.
Second picking , of Bartletts Is
scheduled to get underway the first
of next week, and the first picking
of Howells Is scheduled for the end
of the week.
Local labor Is being hired In the
orchards snd plants, aa far aa pos
sible. The Influx of transient labor
has been the lightest In many years.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 23. (Pi
lot Crosson, who piloted the plana
that brought the bodies of Will Rog
ers and Wiley Post to the United
States from Alaska, left by air for
Chicago today with Jlmmle Mattern.
Income Shares
Maryland Funding, bid 18.77; asked
16.14.
Quarterly Inc. Shares, bid 1.39;
asked. 1.53,
The Ethiopian
Situation
By the Associated l'ress.
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian govern
ment watches Italian consulates fol
lowing ; Ethiopian report of spy ope
rations; Emperor Halle Selassie re
ported willing to sell border province
to Italy.
ROME Informed circles here re
port Great Britain moving warships
In Mediterranean: Italy atlrrea by
prospects of "ssnctlons" by Great
Britain.
LONDON Imoerlal defense com
mittee speeding redistribution and
reinforcement of Britisn military
force, at vital DOintS BS GCOrgS
Langsbury, labor opposition leader,
aaya United States cannot keep out
of next war.
ATHHNS Greek government grants
permission for squadron of British
flying boats to cross Greece on wsy
to the Sudan.
PARIS France fears sanction
threat may stiffen II Duces deter
mination toward war, but regards
British cabinet action as "clarify
ing." OENEV A League leaders foresee
huge pressure for peace on Mussolini.