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The Weather Forecast: Fair Sunday and Monday; no ohange In tem perature. Temperature Highest yesterday Lowest this morning - .. 65 This Is The last Week Saturday, August 31 la abso lutely the last day that new subscribers can secure the Tri bune for 30c for one mouth, J All subscriptions must be psM i In advance, j MEDFORD Tribune Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1935. No. 138. ,(L IS WE s I By Paul Ma lion ' Copyright, 1935, By Paul Mallon. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Musso lini can never prove It, but there la good reason to believe that President Room ve It has started out to invoke aome very, very subtle economic sanc tion against the duce. In fact, word has been passed down the official inside line here that the American experts ca.n take their jwn good time tbout negotlat ng that new rade treaty with italy. Of course, the itate department Jentes with great feeling that the treaty 1a being held up deliber ately. Our diplo mat cross tneir .MALI. UN nearts ana swear that they would never think of of fending Mussolini that way. They are especially vehement about that since Mussolini has been quoted In the pa per as saying that. If anyone tries anything like that. It "would lead to most serious complications." But the facts are that about a week ago Italy asked this government pointedly that negotiation be speed ed up. The Italian premier la appar ently In a hurry to buy materials which may not be barred by the neu trality resolution. Also his suspicions must have been aroused. Informal talks about the treaty were started months ago, bul nothing ever hap pen about It. Furthermore. Italy has been having considerable difficul ty arranging credits and the govern ment here has decided Italy is not a very good risk Just now. Unfortunately for Mussolini, the trade treaty situation is In charge of Assistant State Secretary Sayre. He happens to be on his vacation. When he returns he will undoubtedly have to give his first attention to more pressing matters. There are so many things one must attend to when one la assistant secretary of state, especi ally when one wants to attend to other things. Meanwhile the official explanation of the treaty situation la that "we are working on It." That Is an impregna ble explanation. It Is true, but for complete accuracy It should be added that "wo are not working very hard." Officials do not ordinarily get ex cited about a little red tape. They accept it as an Inevitable part of gov ernment. But even the most hardened among them blanched in the soil erosion service the other day when a letter was received from a field man ager, reading something like this: "Why Is it that we cannot get the ecraper we ordered last spring? When I was there In April, I was told you were studying specifications. I was again given the same story in June. I suppose If I camo there now It would still be the same." It would. Note The soli erosion crowd will deny It, but several thousand men In the field are working at less than half efficiency because they have been unable to get proper tools. Sup plies for the bureau arc bought thru Its own purchasing agency and not through the people's procurement system, which buys for most of the emergency works activities. The A. F. of L. la involved in an other warm Inside scrap about craft unionism. There will be trouble about It at the coming convention. When the executive council met recently. United Mine Worker John Lewis and Machinist Arthur Wharton shook fingers at each other's noses about the issue. Wharton, who Is a bantam, went to the extent of invit ing Heavyweight Lewis outside. Lewis did not go, which was lucky for Mr. Wharton. Lewis lost out In the executive council by a large vote, but it may be different at the convention. Note William Green will undoubt edly be re-elected A. F. of L. president without difficulty. There is no par ticular sentiment for him. also none atralnst him. A memo urging revival of the NRA has been put Into private circulation by the National Catholic Welfare Council. It sets forth at some length the existing economic situation and advises more than temporarily reme dial measures. Specifically, It urges the convening of a congress of leaders of thought In industry, labor, govern ment, and law to discuss ways and means of restoring at least the major social features of NRA. The Rev. John Ryan, liberal churchman. Is supposed to be behind it. The new dealers probably will await the outcome of pending lgal cases before trying anything like thst. Jim i h if J PAI'L Dr. Tugwell is having labor trou bles. His rural resettlement sutXi t -nitii' iPBrtment. mm!c in the wt desmt man- (CsjftC pa$e six) SECRETARY'S WIFE DIES WHEN AUTO Canyon Curve Near Santa Fe, N. M., Tragedy Scene Reckless Autoist Es capes Offioial Washing ton Shocked Turkish Diplomat Seriously Hurt. SANTA FE, N. M., Aug. 31. (AP) Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, 63, wife of the secretary of tbe Interior, who carved out a distinguished career for herself as an author and politi cal figure, was killed today In rug ged Rio Grande canyon when a ''hit and run", driver crushed her auto mobile. Mrs. Genevieve Forbes Herrlck, Washington, D. C, newspaper and magazine writer, and Ibrahim Sey fullah, attache of the Turkish em bassy, were seriously Injured as the Ickes car was hurtled Into a ditch 38 miles north of here. A third person. Frank Alien, Gal lup, N. M., ta2lr-,in, who served Mrs. Ickea as drlvr on her frequent trips over mountain lands near her summer home at Coolldge, N. M., also was Injured. The startling suddenness of the death of the cabinet member's wife shocked official Washington, partic ularly the president and Mrs. Roose velt who knew her as a distinguish ed mother of four children and an intimate friend. "It la a most tragic thing to have happened," exclaimed Mrs. Roosevelt, and the president dispatched a mes sage to Secretary Ickes before leav ing the capital for Hyde Park, N. Y. Vhe "hit and run" driver struck t.ie Ickes car as it emerged from the steep-walled canyon of the Rio Grande river, 10 miles north of Es panola. Espanola, a tiny adobe settlement, is in an Isolated spot in the rugged gash that the river traces from the desert stableland on the Taos plains down to the hilly country In the Santa Fe area. On Way To Fiesta The group had Journeyed to the Indian pueblos at Taos, N. M and was returning from a visit to lb artist colony. They were enrouto" to Santa Fe to witness the opening to morrow of the glamorous annual fiesta. The accident occurred between 6 and 6 p. m., M. S. T., but frag mentary accounts to state police were so confused that first reports of the accident said John Herrlck, of Washington, husband of Mtb. Herrlck. was injured. J. R. Mod rail, assistant state attorney general, said the report arose from Investigation of papers found In the wrecked ma chine. The state attorney later estab lished that Seyfullah had been In correctly Identified as Herrlck. Modrall 'vas one of the first who reached the point of the crash. He made Immediate Identification ot Mrs. Tckes through calling cards In her purse and other Identifications whic'u referred "to her as the wife of tne cabinet member. Because the injured persons were unable to give coherent accounts of the crash, state police were at a ' handicap In their inquiry. They j were Informed a "dark sedan" striTck j the Ickea car, and that was their I only meager clue. C;flcera attempted to question the victims who were conscious only at short Intervals. They learned the injured persons did not see the li cense plates. (Continued on Page Two) FINALliTETFOR BE HELD TUESDAY WASHINGTON. Aug. 31 OP, President Roosevelt tonignt heflded those offering condolences to Secre tary Ickea on the death of his wife in & New Mexico automobile acci dent. The president telephoned Ickes to express his and Mrs. Roosevelt's sym pathy shortly before entraining for Hyde Park. The secretary requested Represen tative Dempsev of New Mexico to ar range to send Mrs. Ickes body to Chi cago. He mdc plans to leave Wiish inzton by train tomorrow afternoon for Illinois. Funeral services and b irlal w:ll take place Tuesday at Wlnnetks, the Chicago, suburb which ha been th'a family home for mar.? yes, re. j The two sns. Rvmoi"! and VY.l- 1 m&xth. both are in Chicago. CLOUDBURST WASHES OUT ROAD Score worked feverishly repairing 1000 feet of Southern Pacific railroad track and the Weed-Klamath Falls highway In northern California, near Black Butte, when they were washed out by cloud bursts. Thousands of tons of boulders, trees, dirt and water were brought down Whitney glacier to halt traffic One of the trapped ears is shown. (Associated Press Photo ESPEE CORRECTS CRATER LAKE AD SAN JEGO FAIR New Record On Robot Map Lists Medford As Gate way to Scenic Wonder Not Mentioned at First. A. 8. Rosenbaum, S. P. district agent, received a wire today from San Francisco, bringing good news to Medford and Crater Lake. Sometime ago 1 1 was d Iscovered that the S. P. robot map, displayed at the San Diego exposition did a great Injustice to Medford. When the views of Crater Lake were shown on the screen the robot an nounced this great natural wonder could best be reached on the 8. P. lines "from Klamath Falls and Grants Pass." Medford which has always been and still is the main gateway was not even mentioned. This of course was an unintention al error, but in answer to protests from this city via the local chamber of commerce, 8. P. officials claimed nothing could be done, as the sound records had been taken and could not be changed. 1 Several weeks ago the Mall Tribune took this matter up with Mr. Rosen baum and persuaded him something could be done, and It was up to the S. P. to do It. Thanks to Rosey's persistent efforts and fine cooperation on the part of J. A. Ormandy of Portland, general passenger agent, and F. S. McGlnnls of San Francisco, vice president in charge of passenger traffic, something has been done and now all Is Jake as far as the S. P. robot. Medford and Crater Lake are concerned. To bring this about the entire robot exhibit was shut down for ten days and working night and day. a special force corrected the sound record so it now announces, as the views of Crater Lake are flashed on: "Crater Lake la reached from Med ford, famous for lta fine pears, and from Klamath Falls!" The new record waa operated for the first time yesterday morning and will be hitting on high for the heavy week end attendance over Labor Day, and until the exposition closes. "Fine work by the S. P." was the expression heard on ail aides yester day when the news of the change was received. FISH BILL TITLE ISSUE SETTLED SALEM. Ore., Aug. 31. (UP) A new voting machine ballot title for the proposed Initiative bill to reopen the Rogue river to commercial fish ing will be written if attorneys for sportsmen and commercial fisher men agree, Attorney General Van Winkle said today. Southern Oregon sportsmen ob Jecte to the present title. . Van Winkle said only the short, voting machine title never used but required by law had been printed by newspapers and convejed the wrong Impression. . m , . k svsUfc,. j IN CRATER LAKE IT Art 'Silva, Hayward, CaL Delegate to Klamath 20 30 Club Convention Is Victim Friend Rescued Art Silva, of Hayward. Cal., was drowned In Crater lake about 10:4U Saturday morning while fishing with M. Simon, also of Hayward, when their rowboat tipped over near WlB ard Island. The body was recovered by park rangers and resuscitation attempted for 40 minutes. . Park officials quote Simon as say ing the pair had gone to the lake this morning from Klamath Falls, where they had attended the 30-30 club convention. Silva was rowing with Simon standing up holding both rods when a fish struck S lla's spoon. In attempting to hand the rod to his companion, Simon said, the boat waa auddenly overturned. Simon coming up beneath it. By the time ha managed to regain the surface Silva had disappeared. Simon clung to the waterlogged craft until a launch put out from the shore and took him aboard. Dr. George W. Adler of Klamatn county waa notified and the body taken to Klamath Falls. ' The tragedy was -witnessed by Rudy Lueck, forest fire lookout on Watchman Peak, high promotory overlooking the lake, who had hap pened to be sweeping the water at the time with his powerful tele scope. Lueck Immediately telephon ed park officials of the accident. Silva, who Is said to have called at a Medford sporting goods store Friday to make inquiries regarding fishing in this region, la believed to have a family In Hayward. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 31. (AP) The Oregon melon and tomato mar keting code has been abandoned for 1935. the board of directors an nounced today. The board stated the crops In prospect probably would not glut the market and that certain legal questions were Involved. It was feared a decision of the Supreme Court might disrupt the agreement and cause undue expense on grow ers. AS PORTLAND. Ore., Aijr. 31. (API He appesied to be a fine candidate for a policeman. He was nigged, was not afflicted with flat feet, and met other, requirements. Yet he failed Fingerprint expert l. L. Morton dis covered the applicant had done time in Wisconsin for forgery. Ail appli cants for police Jobs here are linger-printed TO GETTORITY Going To Prove Southern Oregon' Not California Says State Finances In Good Shape. Our administration Is going to prove that southern Oregon la part of Oregon and not a part or California." said Governor Martin during his visit in Medford Friday night. "The road commission has listed a liberal appropriation for the Siskiyou highway improvement, and that project will have priority on the list of roadwork in the state." The governor, who arrived here by plane Friday afternoon from Klamath Falls, where he attended a meeting of the 20-30 club, stayed overnight at the Medford hotel. visiting with Col. Gordon Voorhles and with A. E. Reames while here. Attorney Reamea accompanied him to Gold Beach by motor Saturday morning to attend a meeting of the planning commission, which will also be attended by Leonard Car penter. The party, Joined by State Treasurer Holman and Secretary of State Snell. will then proceed to Port Orford. "t have toured the state and 1 am convinced that when they bur led old man depression at the Til lamook fair they were absolutely right." Oregon's ftrat cttlzcn de clared. "State finances are In ex cellent condition." The governor added with a laugh that when they burled old man depression, they boosted the price of cheese one cent. Governor Martin said he favors a site for the state capltol on the hills Just south of Salem, where thm Is room for expansion'- In elude in time an executive mansion and a state library. The capltol will be built on a floating bond from money In the treasury, the governor explained, saying that the state has a wonderful opportunity In the rea eral gift of one and a half million dollars. "No other state will get a gift like that again In a lifetime," said the executive. As the governor had requested rest while here, there was no for mal reception or entertainment for him, and he waa given time for several business chats with friends. He Inquired about the fruit crop and waa pleased when told that the prospects were good. BOY 9. HELD FDR L4 NEW YORK, Aug. 31. (AP) A children's quarrel had s traRlc ss quel tonight In the death ot 4-year old Elizabeth Vonderhoaen, whoae body, head crushed from repeated blows by a stone, was found In r marshy gully In the Claason's Point section of the Broni. Shortly after police atumbled on the body of the child, who had been hunted for houra by her frantic parents, they picked up a 9-year old boy playmate of the girl and obtained the story of her death. Assistant District Attorney Wll Ilsm Smith said the boy confessed to beatlnK Elisabeth over the head with a piece of rock In a fit ol anger when she would not concede the merits of hla arguments that peaches are the best of sll fruit. He then ran home, frightened. The spot where she was found was only a short distance from her home. . HOLIDAY BRINGS NEW FIRE FEARS SALEM, Ore., Aug. 31 (DP) Al though all principal fires are under control, state foresters are none the less worried about prospects of a busy week-end as thousands of Ore gonlans prepared to flock Into timber-dry forests for Labor day. Decreasing humidity In the Interior gave rise to new fears. High fire has ard existed particularly In and near the Willamette valley, through Doug las. Josephine and Jackson counties. Eastern Oregon, with Its pine for ests, presented much less of a prob lem. BULLETIN R. H. (!. Hollywood 19 1 Portland - 6 7 1 Hlle. Home and LViautels: Ulrlch. echuls snd Cronln. Rlchsrda. Night game: R. H. E Mlwlons , 9 1 i Brattle 11 l Osborne. OalKon. Tnst and Frank, ovlcs. Qksmu and Bs-Hrll. LADDER EVIDENCE WRECKED DEFENSE Letter From Death House To Wife Brands 'Jasie' And State Witnesses As Perjurers. NEW YORK, Aug. 31. (AP) Bruno Richard Hauptmann In a let ter, 'made p'.bllc today, told his wife that evidence he had entered the Lindbergh nursery by climbing a ladder "really knocked the bottom out of my whole defense." Hauptmann, sentenced to death on conviction of the slaying of the Lind bergh baby, attacked the ladder evi dence as false and he declared "many state's witnesses perjured themselves for publicity." He particularized his fire on Dr. John F. Condon, the "Jafsle" who paid over the aso.OOO Lindbergh ransom. Of the landlord who testified In the Flemlngton trial that he had dls- I covered a board was missing from Kauptmann's attic flooring, Haupt-! mann wrote: j "Dear Anny, who know aa well as I da that we moved Into the apart ment by Mr. Rauch October 13, 1931. and the record from the storage house where wa took out furniture will tell the same. He (Rauch) said x x he In spected the attlo and found no boards missing, x x x as long as we lived In hla house, he was only once In the attlo and that was In the sum mer 1033. His statement on the wit ness stand was a wilful falsehood." The prisoner apparently was at tempting to show that the landlord did not Inspect the attlo until after the kidnaping and, that If no board waa missing at the lme of his visit, it could not havs been part of the ladder. Hauptmann attacked as "wilful falsehoods" all testimony that floor ing from his attlo went Into the com position of the ladder claimed to have been used in gaining access to the Lindbergh nursery. He singled out Amend us Hocknut, 87-year-old resident of Hopewell, who said he saw Hauptmann near the Lindbergh home several hours before the kidnaping; Cclia Barr, who testi fied she sold Hauptmann a ticket to a movie In November. 1933; and Mrs. Ella Achenbach, a former neighbor, who testified she saw Hauptmann limping (the state claimed he injured himself In descending from the nursery) about the time of the kid naping. F. D. R. PAINTED AS PREDICT DEFEAT SALT LAKE OITT, Aug. 81. (Tl Repreaentatlvs Hamilton Fish, Jr., of New York today charged President Roosevelt with a "mad lust for pow er" and predicted his pollt.cal defeat. Ths New York congrearaan. who has been advanced as republican presidential timber, conferred with party leaders here, sddreased a meet ing of party officers and members, snd left later In the day for Coino Springs to speak at a ga'.hcrlng of. northern Utah republicans. "President Roosevelt Is obsessed with the Idea of power no lunger emergency or temporary, but perms nent, autocratic, dictatorial," he charged In his public address here. He cited the result of recent Rhode Island elections aa aaeertodly Indi cating the waning power of the na tional democratic administration and wild: . The republican party, he said "has been shadow boxing snd pulling Its punches long enough snd ihould now tske ths offensive sll slong the line HIT ROM, WEALTH LA ORANDK, Ore., Aug. 81. cVP; The Idaho Methodist conference went on record today opposing the tale of liquor, reaffirmed lta belief In free dom of the press, condemn' d doct rines of fasclum and communism and nttacked "regulated capltallm which continues to make wrecks of human lives, measures achievemcuU in t-"rms of profit, and concentrates untold and un needed wealth In the hands of a few while minions .are pauper Ired and dehumanized." Closing sessions during which ap Do'ntmenfs are to be announced will i be held tomorrow. Politics and Rum Given as Recipes For Living to 100 BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 31. ( AP) Whisky and politics were set forth Individually as aids to longevity by two Caltfornlans who celebrated their 101st birth day anniversaries today. Mrs. Lucy M. Ulyatt dressed up tnd powdered her nose In prep aration for a party in her honor at her home here. In Santa Barbara, Captain Arn old Miller hankered to go lion hunting as he reached the age of 101. Their recipes for a long life : Mrs. Ulyatt "Keep busy ana be Interested in world and pol itical affairs." Captain Miller "Never drink more than a quart of whisky a day." BORAH FRETS OVER FAILURE TO SELL FULL BOND ISSUE Time To Listen To Those Who Pay Taxes Declares Solon Fears Credit Inflation. BOISE. Idaho. Aug, 31. (AP) In a news story copyrighted by the Idaho Dally Statesman for use In lta morning edition tomorrow, Sen ator William E. Borah was quoted a aaylng that "failure of the (fed eral) government to float In full Its bond issue may be nothing more than a danger signal, but It cannot be less than that." "It Is claimed by some," the state ment by the senator continued, "that the failure to sell the Issue was due to the manner of conduct ing the sale. "I hope that la so, but I very much doubt this. "I am satisfied if the demand had been there the method of aaie would not have prevented the sale to the full amount. "There can be no doubt but there Is an uneasy feeling In financial quarters and also among smalt buy ers of bonds due to our heavy ex penditures and consequently ' in large bond Issues. "The most deadly Inflation In the world la credit Inflation and we have already reached the point where It la necessary to atop and listen listen to those who must furnish the money to run the gov ernment," The bond Issues referred to waa for 100,000.000, but only A 5.000. -000 of the Issue was sold when the deadline came laat Wednesday night. AT BOARD PARLEY PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 31. (UP) Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, Oregon's new chancellor of h inner education. was expected to arrive here late Sun day night.- He will attend a meeting or the state board of higher educa tion Monday, before embarking on hla new duties. At La Orande today, Dr. Hunter expressed confidence In the unified system of higher education, and aald It would be a model for other states to follow. He conferred there with H. E. Inlow, president of the Eastern Oregon Normal school, and Inspected the Institution. Dr. Hunter, vho succeeds Dr. Wil liam J. Kerr at chancellor, probably will go to Eugene Tuesday. He an nounced In Denver recently he would make his residence there, home of the University or Oregon. Dr. Hunter, who is motoring to Oregon ,1a accompanied by hla son. COOLER WEATHER DUE THIS WEEK Oregon: Fair Sunday and Monday: little change In temperature and hu midity; moderate northwest wind off the coast. SAN FRANCISCO. Au.. 31.--VT Par western state. Sept. 3 to 7. Gen erally fair weather with high tem peraturea Interior and fogs on coast, but unsettled end cooler latte part of the week In north Pacific atatce. OFF' TD BE AMERICAN POLICY IN ETHIOPIA OIL President Signs Neutrality Bill No Official Word On Concessions War Avoid ance Sought. LONDON. Aug. 31. p The British government moved swift ly toulRht to halt the granting of concessions in Ethiopia to American and Knjllsh Interests. Asserting the deal could not ba negotiated without consultations among Italy. France and HrltalD under the trl-powrr treaty of 1006, the government announced Its minister to Artills Abulia had been authorised to ndxlse em peror Halle Selassie to withhold the concessions. Foreign office. In one of Us rare official communiques, made the startling announcement disclos ing the government was turning thumbs down on a deal conclud ed hr one of Its own citizens, Francis M. Rlrkett. WASHINGTON, At(. 3 1 .(Fk hands off policy toward American oil concessions granted In Ethiopia became evident today as President Roosevelt signed a war-avoiding neu trality resolution. DesOlte Oreat Rrlt.kln'a tHHrs, tr Emperor Halle .Selassie to withhold me concessions granted to English and American Interests, state depart ment officials lndloated the TJniNtri States would take no official step. secretary Hull, after receiving dla- patchea notifying him of the etirt ling deal as reported by the Associat ed Press, told newsmen the American' commercial venture presented no question of Involving this nation in the Italo-Eth Ionian disnut. Mr. Roosevelt, while calling the purpose of the neutrality resolution "wholly excellent,' Indicated aome dissatisfaction with the nrnvlxlnn tnr a mandatorv embanrn on miinitinna shipments to belligerent nations. wnicn expires next fod. 29. 'Thla section," he said, "require (Continued on Page Nine) E SOVIET AGITATION T BE STILLED WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. (JP) Ths United States tonight warned ths Soviet union that future friendly re lations depend solely on the Soviet's strict sdherence to Its pledge of non interference In this nation s Internal affairs. Reaffirming the American govern ments declaration that the Soviet union has permitted flagrant vio lations of Its non-interference pledge. Secretary Hull tonight leaned a state ment warning Moscow that the third Internationale's subversive activities must end. The snnouncement. made as a pub l!o ststement, and not sent to Mos cow, followed a wsrntng that con tinued subversive activities by ths Comintern would result In "the mort serious consequences." Hull's statement termed the soviet note rejecting the Amerlcsn protest a "clesn cut disavowal" of a solemn . pledge which was "a severe blow st friendly relations." If the soviet continues to let sgu tators on Russian soil plan and di rect a program for the overthrow of Amerlcsn Institutions, Hull declared, It will mean repudiation of the pledgs and a blow to relations with the United States. MOSCOW. Sept. 1. (Sunday) (,T) News from Waahlngton of Secre tary of State Hull'a statement warn ing the aovlet government must strictly adhere to Its pledge on non interference In United States affairs arrived here at S a. m No official comment was obtainable. EATS LIKE GOAT KANSAS CITY, Aug. 31. ( AP) Before making fun of what a goat eata, consider the cow, Instaa a cow's stomach at a pack ing plant here today were found: noon, a can opener, several door keys, part of a door lock, a com pass, some brass-headed tacks, two pieces of glass and several cedar wood knot.
