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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecast; Fair but becoming unsettled tonight and Tues day; continued warm. Temperature: Highest yesterday 1UI Lowest this morning 6ti Special Rate of 30o lor one month to new subscribers wilt last for only 30 days, beginning August 1 All subscriptions must be paid In advance. Tpibune Medford Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1935. No. 333. "XI IV s mm AW I k By Paul Mallon (Copyright, 1035, by P.ul Mallon) WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. The ad hesive tape medal for talking too much will go this session to an ox- congressman who t A Iced himself light out of one of the most Im portant Jobs In Washington He had been Yirtualty selected to become new liaison man be tween the White House and con gress. The select ing had been done by Assist ant Interior Sec PAUL MALLOW retary West, who now haa the Job, and Speaker Byrns. At least they were recommending him to the pres ident. The prospective appointee former ly had some political trouble with the two senators from his state. It centered around things said In the heat of a campaign. West went to see the two senators. They were will ing to forgive and forget. In fact, they offered their endorsements of the appointment. But when the near appointee heard about It. he said he did not need any such endorsements, that he was going to work for the president. Messrs. West and Byrns went In to the president, carefully leaving their talkative appointee outside. They learned that the two senators had withdrawn their endorsements, that the president could not use & liaison man who failed to get aiong senators. with The Job of getting house rebels to accept the holding company compro mise was performed adroitly. Jack Garner, the yloe president, and Speaker Byma did it. They did not waste time arguing the merits of the measure In the cloakrooms. They talked political turkey. What they maid substantially was this: " "If this bill fails. 134 house Demo crat and many senators will go back home to defend their actions. To de tend themselves they will have to criticize the president's stand. This will mean a spilt party. Furthermore, if the Issue goes Into the next cam paign. President Roosevelt will be put In the position of criticizing his wheelhorsea In congress." During the fight .the president's leaders kept threatening to carry the Issue into the next campaign, but the truth la this is what they plan ned to avoid at all costs. Two prominent business men who do not want their names used have the somewhat novel idea that the country is entering an era of credit Inflation similar to that which pre ceded the 1920 t crash. One Is a former intimate of Her bert Hoover, now holding an Im portant banking position. He says the current era will not last more than a year. The other, a wealthy mem ber of congress, who foretold the 1929 crash, thinks It will last until 1937. A prominent Republican . here wrote a letter to Mr. Hoover some week ago. suggesting that Mr. Hoo ver had permitted himself to be put "In the wrong category. What he meant was that a picture had been drawn in the public mind of Mr. Hoover and the G. O. P. lack ing sympathy for human misery. The writer of the letter asked Mr. Hoover for data to show what the Hoover (Continued on Page Four.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Lloyd Hammack having some dif ficulty In trying to make fun of Bob Spalding's broken Jowl by pointing . to his own end grinning, while swooping back and forth at dizzy speed on a band-saw carriage at the mill. Nick Young scurrying to rescue his bicycle from under the wheels of a backing car. and saving his steed Just In the nick (no pun intended) of time. Ernest "Connie" Cc-nred reliving, with sparkling eyes and much wav ing of arms, his feat of catching a 32-pound salmon In the river yester day. Heine Fluhrer explaining to Bill BoUrer a fine little business system he has dev!wd: he leaves -several bad checks in his safe all the time so that every time he opens the stroru box he will remind nlmwlf to qi:t getting nicked bv that route. Two hoboes sitting outside B.ce loWs Sunday morning remarking on pot much Hie a crw.aa-k a slip of 7.:p?r lying in the s".rey, to ed A'.on2 came a boy ith a pu-5-icv.-t, jciaea over, and p.cked up a dollar Foreign Legations Ask Permission to Establish Guards ROME. Aujr. 26. (AP) Informed Italian battle fleet la on the point of Mediterranean. ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 26. (AP) The Belgian minister today asked Emperor Halle Selassie's permission for the American and other foreign legations to bring In emergency troops as the British are doing for the protection of these diplomatic missions. As the Belgian diplomat took thla --n nallraa VR.A fttTO&mlnff OUt of the capital, leaving their homes to go into tho interior. Th Italian location began the removal of Its archives as the first indication of an official Italian evacuation. The legation advised all Italians, except those wnose prelum Is Imperative, to leave at once. Th natives beean leaving, In ac cordance with Emperor Halle Se lassie's verbal orders of last Satur day but they did not wait for nis nmi.ott.inn that, thev deDart seven daya after war might be declared. Already most of the Italians wno were resident in Addis Ababa had left. Tha Ttaltnn W.Mon dlSOatcllCd 60 case of official archives to Djibouti by railroad. The action waa regaruc as the first Indication of Italian of ficial evacuation. Without panic, thousands of men. wnmpn and children, believing war may come at any moment, departed for villages In tne interior. The Ethiopian government today warned the United States' and other legations that the Inventories of property which the legations ordered Hi. tr nnllnnnlR t.n nrenaro ostensibly with a view to possible indemnifica tion by Italy or Ethiopia in .jne event nf damaafl bv war will' not be' recognized by Ethiopia. The warning was issued as we Ethiopian thaler fell sharply and Rmtv.rm Halls Scla&ftle and his em press began a month of prayer and abstention from meat. FORESTER TELLS OF EIRE DIFFICULTIES K. P. McReynolds, Junior forester of the Rogue River National forest was the principal speaker at the regular weekly meeting of the Kl wanla club at the Hotel Medford this noon. In outlining the difficulty in keeping fires from our forests, he drew a comparison with the city of Medford. He pointed out that In Medford there are over 11,000 people to aid In fighting a fire If necessary. In the forest, with 900,000 acres in the Crater Lake forest alone, there are fewer than 100 men to fight a blaze. McReynolds told the Klwanlans that as many of the flrea In the Rogue River forest last year were hv men aa all the others combined. He stressed the responsi bility of tne public in cuminaiuis this needless waste, suggesting that any person seeing a fire In the forest report It immediately, and for every one to be careful about smoking In the forest, and then throwing away the lighted atubs. if th nnhllr. would cooDerate. he said, a great many of the tires could be eliminated entirely. Fletcher Fish also spoke to the Klwanlans. regarding the opening next week of the Oregon state fair. He urged a large attendance of southern Oregon people. Entertainment was furnished by Mrs. E. C. Calkins, soprano. She sang ,n nnmlwM "When I Grow TOO Old to Dream." and "Solitude." and for her encore delightfully surprised her audience, singing an original composition of Sebastian Apollo's, which has Just been released. The original number of Apollo's was "Tour Shadow and Mine." and it was greeted with thunderous ap plause. Mrs. Calkins aang It beauti fully, and although the Klwanlans are quite familiar with the com poser's music, they were particularly enthusiastic over hla newest work. CHARLIE DUNFORD HURT IN TUMBLE OFF ROOF Charlie Dunford of Jacksonville. pioneer resident of southern Oreeon. I was taken to the Community hospital shortly after noon today suffering j bruises and shock as the result of a j fall from the roof of hla house, which 'he was shlnsllnz. Despite his ad , Hticcd a?c. which i pa.it seventy. Mr. i Dunford wa.s not Injured seriously, It I was reported at Lae hospital. sources disclosed tonight that the Initiating extensive movements In the PRICE ON PEACE MAY BE SET BY IL DUCE IS HINT LONDON, Aug. 36. (AP) Certain Informed neutral quarters said to night that Premier Mussolini may tell the League of Nations that his price for calling off the threatened Invasion Is a gift by other powers of colonies In Africa. Meantime, the British government speeded up the movement of troops and naval forces towards strategic points on the British route of em pire. Mussolini's references to the colo nial problem were noted In the for eign office where the delicate colo nial question has been under con sideration since Relchsfuehrer Hitler demanded the return of some of Germany'a lost territory. The British government was repre sented as believing the colonial prob lem Is an International matter which can only be decided by the powers In Joint conference, but there was no sign that Qreat Britain would permit any sudden parley forced by the present turn of events In Africa. - Circles tn -close" totfm-tn rw Italo-Ethloplan dispute said Musso lini might endeavor to get the sup port of Hitler before making any de mands for colonial gifts. Such ac tion, they said, would be regarded (Continued on Page Eight) TAXSlfBlGS EAGER BIDDERS Delinquent tax foreclosure sales, on the opening day last Saturday, total ed 94 pieces of property. This Is the highest number In the history of the county and Indicates a revived Inter est In realty. The land sold was even ly divided between timber, town lots, and valley acreage. Arthur Coggins of the California Oregon Box company of Ashland was the largest buyer of timber land. The delinquent tax sals was resum ed this morning. Sheriff 5yd Brown said he expected today would close the reading session on the front steps of the court house. Members of the sheriff's office took turns reading the list. A half dozen prospective buyers were on hand this morning, when the sale opened. The delinquent tax list for 1930 and three previous years, carried 1162 names when first published last spring, but lull payments and Install ment payments cut the list down to close to 630 before the foreclosure sale started last Saturday. RQSEBtma, Ore., Aug. 26. (AP) Mrs. Oliver M. Shields of Cottage Grove suffered a broken knee and her eight-year old son, Harvey, was bruised and possibly has a fractured skull as the result of a three-car ac cident Sunday near Tones! la. An auto driven by Ernest Leo of Alta dena. Cal., struck a oar driven by Paul Abeel of Roseburg. while In the act of pawing, then glanced against the Shields car and- ditched It. Mrs. Shields, with a 4-montha old child oij her lap. was thrown under the car. but the baby escaped Injury. Leo paid a fine of $25 In the Yon- calla justice court after pleading guilty to attempting to pas a lead ing vehicle without sufficient clear ance. CCC Youth Killed Battling Flames LONOVIEW. Aug. SO f API Nearly 100 CCC workers fought desperately .early today to blng a roaring forest j blaze undrr co.ml two miles south j of Wtnlock as one of their members was fatally Injured when struck by a i falling snag. Parma and residential ' ,)roprtv were threatened for a time , by the flames that ate fptdlj thru t brushy second growth. Umber. Deny Roosevelt UNCLE SAM ISSUES SOVIETREPUBLICS Russian Pledges to Curb Workers in This Country Held Violated Peril to Recognition Seen by Some LONDON, Aug. 26. (AP) Report were received here today that Eng land. Italy, and Latvia had protested Informally to Russia over the activi ties of the third Internationale before the United States protest was made In Momow yesterday. It was atated England made a ver bal protest to the Soviet Just before the close of the seventh congress Aug. 30 and that was not the first British protest. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. (AP) The future of Sovlet-Amertcsn rela tions was thrown open to question In the minds of many observers today as the United States awaited a reply to Its stern note protesting what It termed "flagrant violation" of Rus sian pledges. It was noticed that the protest warned of "most serious conse quences" If Russia, failed to prevent communist organizations on Its soli or under Its control from aiming to overthrow the government of the United States. See Relations Threat Some observers read Into the docu ment an emphatic warning that American recognition of Russia which (Continued on Page Five) PLEA NEXT WEEK SALEM. Aug. 26. (AP) Governor Martin's report on the application of L. A. Banks for a. pardon from the state penitentiary, where he Is serving a life sentence, will be released next week, It was announced today. The application was filed by Dan Ke II after, former state parole officer, and a Hearing was held In the execu tive department three weeks ago Executive clemency for Banks was opposed by Ralph Moody, assistant attorney general, and a number of Jackson county citizens. Banks was convicted In the Lane county circuit court for' the slaying of Oeorge Prose ott, Medford police officer. STAGE HEAD-ON CRASH Pete McGonagle of Medford and Prank Bennett of Central Point were treated at a local hospital last night for minor cuts sustained last night shortly after 8 o'clock In a car crash between Medford and central Point. According to state police, who Investigated the accident. McGonagle was riding south in a car driven by Ralph E. Dean, 1028 North Central street, and Bennett was riding In a machine driven by Hazel Dell Can non of Central Point, which was traveling north. The two cars met head-on, dam aging both machines and throwing the Dean car on Its side. Drunk Invades Pulpit; Strikes Aimee's Aide LOS ANGELES. Aug. 26. ( AP) Walter MacDlrmid, pipefitter who was arrested after a near-riot tn Angelus Temple last night when M swung his fist at Evangelist Rheba Crawford, today was sentenced to $25 fine or five days In Jail on a charge of being drunk on private property. , Police, meanwhile, launched an in vestigation to charges of Miss Craw ford, associate pastor of Almee Bcm ple McPherson's temple, that the attack upon her during services was instigated by "some of the Interests' she had offended in her crussde against vice. The temple was thrown Into a tu mult when a small, wiry man crept out on the stage and aimed a flat at Mi vi Crawford, once known as -Tne Angel of Broadway." , Fiv thousand singing worshippers BASEBALL R. .. S I St. Louis - Philadelphia 4 9 l Batteries: Walker, Halites and "e lancey; Jorgena and Wilson. R. H. K. 10 15 0 ... 3 11 1 Pittsburgh New York Blrkofer and Padden; Smith. E. Moore, Stout, Fttralmmons and Man cuso. R. H. I. Cincinnati S 12 3 Brooklyn 3 H 1 Preltas llnd Lombard!; Zachary and Lopes. a American. First game; R. H. E- Philadelphia ...... 7 16 3 Detroit 13 " Batteries: Dietrich and Richards; Crowder, Hogsctt and Cochrane. First game, 15 Innings R. H. E. New York 8 13 3 Chicago . i...'. 9 19 0 Batteries: Gomez, W. Brljl. Dc shong and Dickey; Phelps, Flsrher, Wyatt and Sewell. R. H. E. Boston 3 9 1 Cleveland - 4 a Batteries: Walberg and R. Ferrell: Pearson and Phillips. A. S. V. CONinEEPLACE A. fl. V. Carpenter of tills city today announced his acceptance of an ap pointment to a committee of the Pacific Highway association which was recently organized for the pur pose of promoting membership and authority of the organization. The appointment was made yesterday at the request of C. H. Demaray of Grants Paas, president of the highway association, by B. E. Harder, president of Jackson County Chamber or com merce. Organization of the travel-promotion committee, which authorizes the employment of a paid secretary and the establishment of a headquarters. provides for a set-up similar to that used by the Redwood Empire associa tion and the Coast Highway assocla tlon. Other members of the commit' tee are Dr. Gerald B, Smith of Wood- burn, Fred Ferrine of Oregon City. Claude Ingalls of Cor vail Is and Geo. Smith of Roseburg. A meeting of the committee will be held Sept. 4 at Salem, It was an nounced today, enabling the mem bers to stay over for the state high way meeting Sept. 6. The committee was formed at a meeting of the highway association's executives Friday at Salem, at wnicti time it was specified that the mem bers have power to act to devise a system of securing memberships for the association and to provide lor tne sale of such memberships, the amount to be allotted to counties along the highway. The allotment will be made according to population and highway mileage. Due to the Illness of S. Sumpter Smith, Medford executive committee member, there was no delegate from this vicinity at the Salem meeting. - 4 Income Shares Maryland funding, bid, 816.73; asked, 818.03? Quarterly Inc. shares, bid $1-39; asked, $1.52. packed Into the temple, spellbound for an Instant at the spectacle, broke Into a wild uproar aa the man grabbed the evangelist by the wrist, yanked her forward and swung at her head. Miss Crawford ducked, the first blow went wild and the man drew back for a second blow. Managing to pull away, the evangelist continued to beat time to the music with her free arm. By this time the bsndsmen had leaped Into action, bounding from the orchestra pit and bowling the man over. The noise from the con grrcatlon was deafening. The evangelist, until a year ago state soclsl service director, from which she resigned to become asso ciate psstor of Sister Almee'a church, has bfen conducting a campaign iu:in-t gambling and vlca tn Los Angeles. Will Adjourn Congress REGULATION BILL PLACEDJM BOOKS President Signs Act Em powering Commission to Supervise Security Sale, Finance, Operating Firms WASHINGTON, Aug. 36. (AP) President Roosevelt today signed the bill regulating utility holding com panies. The bill empowers the securities commission to supervise the flotation of securities, sales of power, and fl- j nanclng and operating methods of utility holding companies In general. where strictly Intrastate activities are not concerned. It calls for compulsory abolition of holding companies In general with a compromise proviso that two holding companies may be erected upon one system of adjacent operating compan- Thta oecomes effective January 1, 1938. Subsidiaries and affiliates of hold ing company systems performing en gineering, accounting, construction and other services for the operating companies must do so at cost under the provisions of the bill. Advocates said this provision was Intended to end abuses arising from practices un der which, they contended, operating companies were compelled to sub scribe to such services and pay ex orbitant fees. ' A provision which was a source of contention throughout the shaping up of the measure permits holding companies to Issue bonds secured by a first lien on their own physical assets or the physical asseta of sub sidiaries, with the securities commis sion empowered to say In Individual cases whether other assets, such as common stocks, might be substituted. Gas Is covered only in title 1 of the bill relating to holding companies. No provision Is made for regulating of Interstate gas rates. The bill provides for regulation of Interstate wholesale electricity rates, however. WILLAMETTE PUTS PORTLAND, Aug. 26. (AP) The Journal today said unconfirmed re ports here stated that Willamette university, pressed by the state to name a price for Its campus for a new statehouse site, would agree to sell at around 81,000,000. Governor Martin and the special sub-committee of the university board of trustees today received by mall a copy of the report of the governor's special committee, It was lesrned. VETERAN KILLED IN ROSEBURO, Ore., Aug. 26. (AP) Byron R, Nicholas, 05. Spanish war veteran of Weddarburn, Curry coun ty, was fatally Injured on the Rose burg -Coos Bay highway shortly be fore noon today while transporting his household goods In a truck to Portland, where he expected to re side. Near the Coos-Douglas line m Coos, Nicholas' truck was struck on a turn by a wood truck registered to J. J. Blrman of Roseburg. Heard Injuries received by Nicholas resulted In his death while In an ambu lance en route to Roseburg. COMEDIAN SWAIN, ILL TACOMA, Aug. 26. (AP Mack Swain, tall, rotund comedian of the slap 'Stick comedy days and pioneer of the Pacific coast stsge, died at a local hospital here last evening, following an Illness of but a few hours. Ac companied by his wire. Cora Kins Swain, also well known in early days aa a stock company actress, Swain arrived here Saturday from Chicago en route to Hollywood. In earlier years Swain was leading man of a number of stork companies. Later he Joined the movlee, appearing with the Keystcne comedy group and MU Cbarlle Chaplin. Named by F. D. R. Bert Haney of Portland, Ore., haa been appointed to the new Judge ship of the ninth U. 3. Circuit Court. (Associated Press Photo) SEPT. 12 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IRK RELIEF COIN WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. (AP) President Roosevelt today fixed Sep tember 12 aa a deadline for filing applications for money from the 84.800,000.000 works relief fund. In addition, be directed all agen cies federal, state or municipal to be prepared either to ask for bids or begin work operations by October 22. The president has set November 1 as the date for putting his works program Into high gear and taking all the unemployed off the relief rolls. The new orders, Issued to the heads of all departments and emer gency agencies, were rcgardod as moves to realize that goal. The last chance for a project to be approved will be September 17, five days after tho deadline for filing applications, when the work rollet allotment committee holds Its final meeting. The advisory group passes projects on to the president. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. (AP) President Roosevelt has approved an additional 8237,804 works progress administration funds to provide work relief tn Oregon, the WPA announced today. Sponsors of the projects submit ted In the program filed by E. J. Griffith, WPA administrator for Ore gon, would add 8107.514 for equip ment and other expenses. Following are some of the projects approved : Jackson county: Medford To con struct new house at Southern Ore gon Experimental station to replace one destroyed by fire, five miles south of Medford. Federal funds. 8949; sponsor's contribution, 8U61. Deepen Bear creek phannel. Federal funds, 823,551; sponsor's contribu tion, 81076. E E Pear shipments from the valley continue brisk with 162 cars leav ing In the week that the fruit sea son has been opened. This Is the highest turnout In several years. Eastern shipments total 51 cars and cannery shipments 111 cars. Can nery shipments, according to South ern Pacific freight officials, are ex pected to average between 26 and 25 cars until completed. A number of growers have sold their Bartlett crop to the local can nery. Picking of Howella and some Boscs, and D'AnJou pears Is due this week, in some orchards. The second picking of Bartletts la now under way. Martin To Speak At 20-30 Confab KLAMATH PALLS. Aug. 28. (AP) Governor Martin will be In KKmath Falls Frldny noon to address delegates to the national convention of twenty thirty clubs, members of the organl zstlon announced here today. Convention visitors will arrive Thursday evening and Friday morn ing lor a three day program. r$BrH msmm. . E OF WHOLE CLOTH SAYS SECRETARY Rumor That Power Never Previously Used Might Send Congressmen Home Based Cotton Loan Row WASHINGTON, AuT. 26. (AP) The way to adjournment of enn gres tonight evidently was clear ed late today by senate rrquft for the house to return 'the de ficiency bill, with Its contested cotton-iYhrat lonn rider. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. (AP) Advised of capital reports that President Roosevelt had "threat ened" to force con gr ess to ad journ under his constitutional authority, Ptcphen Rarly a white house secretary late today said "any such statement Is made of whole cloth." WASHINGTON, Aug. 36. (AP) Authoritative sources on Capitol HIU late today said President Roosevelt had threatened to force adjournment of congress unless house and senate could soon settle their dispute uver the cottori'Wheat loans. These sources who asked that names not be used, said the presi dent was basing his "threat" on this language and In article a, sect'.on t. ot the constitution: "He (the president) may on extra ordinary occasions convene . both houses . . . and In case of disagree ment between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may ad journ to such time as he shall think proper ..." Never in the history of the country, record books Immediately available showed, had a president availed him self of that power. One man close to the president said, however, "Roosevelt Is great on setting precedents." f- SALEM, Aug. 39. (AP) A prelim inary petition for a constitutional amendment which would nullify the law prohibiting dentists from adver tising prlcea In Oregon, was filed with the secretary of state today by S. T. Donohue of Eugene. The proposed amendment read: "No advertisement of any business, vocation, profession, service or of the sale of any goods or any other pro perty, or of any quality, price or other detail In connection therewith, ever shall be prohibited or regulated, pro vided tne advertisement states the truth." Petitions for the amendment must be completed by July 1, 1938, to ap pear on the ballot at the next general election. Allison and Ryn Doubles Titlists BIIOOKLIN8, Mass., Aug. 36. (AP) Wllmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn. the veteran Davis cup players, gained the national doubles tennis titles today by out-battling their young International teammates, Don Budge and Gene Mako, for a 0-, 6-3, 3-6, 3-6. 6-1 victory In a bril liant finals match at Longwood. Service In Russia Gives Vets Rights WASHINOTON, Aug. 36. (API President Roosevelt today algned a bill extending provisions of vete rans' laws to persons who served In Russia during the World War and to their dependents. He also signed a bill providing for Inspection and regulation of vessels engaged In transportation of Inflam mable explosives. Peep At Gas Tank Results In Burns MARSHFIELD. Ore., Aug. 28 (AP) It happens every so often. Richard Bowman. 14, who told Night Officer Prank English he hailed from Florida, was badly burned about the face and arms when he lighted a match to determine how much gas was In the tank of hla automobile here last night. Bowman and a companion have been touring the country In the car. , Mexican Flnanrler Diet PARIS. Aug. 36. (AP( Jose Tvea Llmantour, 81. Mexican financier, died today at his honw.