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MAIL TRIBUNE BARGAIN DAYS Will Begin Saturday, Sept. 21 Closing Data TUESDAY, OCT. 1 The Weather Forecast: Increasing cloudiness tonight and Thursday ; little change In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday . T LOneflt this momlng ., 40 Medford IBUNE Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. No. 153. Ml f - era m HOPE DWINDLES FOR ACCEPTANCE OF PEACE PLAN Naval Developments Go For ward With Increasing Speed Ethiopian Gov ernor Calls Men to Arms (By the Associated Press.) The Italian cabinet passed weep ing provisions to raise funds "for the defense of the .East Afrloan colonies," and the British admiralty Indefinitely postponed the regular autumn ma neuvers of the British fleet. These developments were announc ed today shortly after the Italo-Ethl-oplan committee of the league of Nations evolved a plan 'for the as sistance" of Ethiopia. However, hopea that Italy might agree to it, thereby averting a war In East Africa, were discounted by the Immediate Italian reaction In Ge neva. Absolutely Inacoeptible. "Absolutely lnaccaptable as a basis for negotiations." was the comment of the Rome delegation, which on Tuesday bad suggested that If Italy liked the plan It might be willing to negotiate along its lines. Navel developments meanwhile ' went forward with Increasing mo mentum. In London, It was esti mated that between 125 and 150 Brit ish warshlpi were on duty In the Mediterranean, where Italian naval and military movements were gain ing In velocity. Among the Italian movements w.a that of several thousand troops to Libya, the northernmost Italian col ony in Africa and the one under the governorship of former Air. Marshal Italo Bulbo, Known In thro United States as the man who led the Italian (Continued on Page Ten) G.P. IN SERA OFFICE rr, a fc.-Tr, nice Ron IS f AP I Knotting a doubled strand of light packing case cora anoui n and securing It to a low rafter In the rear room of the local SERA of fice. Allen B. Ferris, 37, -stepped from a saw horw and hanged hlro- ..1. -nm tlmA MrlV - this mOrnlng. The body was found by Mrs. Olen Tucker, case investigator. rerrls Is survived by his widow. Lis. and two children, aged 10 and 7. He has a sister, Mrs. Jeanette Reavls, In Los Angeles. The family came hero In November, 1934. from Houston, Texas. He was working with the research department of the bureau of statistics, a federal pro- Ject. SEATTLE. Sept. 18. (AP) One time Alameda. Calif., schoolboy and University of California student. Jlro Harata, commissioner of the Imper ial household museum at Tokyo, ar rived on the Liner Hlkawe Maru to day to give a sli-month lecture course . at the University of Oregon. WASHINGTON. Sept. 18. (API In an attempt to ward off protracted litigation, the public worka adminis tration today decided hereafter not to require contracts with municipali ties for municipal power plant pro jects. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE "REPORTERS Holman Burgoyhe, proud at a new father, showing his new automobile to his pals. Bob "Roily Polly" Lewis taking no chances on anyone not knowing who he Is, by having a big tin placard with his name Inacrlbed on It, In shaky pencil lines. Walt Antle bewailing the fact that he can t bowl a perfect score, but modestly admitting, after cross ques tioning, that he haa bowied 11 strikes In ons game. About 15 cowpuncheri, here In ad vance of the rodeo, mistaking Med ford damsels for stray calves, perhaps, and lasoolng them with whoops of glee. Geo. Oatea mounting himself on a cross member or the frame of a Pord chassis, and leaning over the wheel to Indicate reat speed, much to the delight of a couple of small boyl with noser plastered against the show window. A local wag driving up to where a crowd of people were waiting their turns to squint at the moon through a hi telescope, and wonderlngly in quiring If the reports were true that thy planet agre made of frees cheese. MAN SUICIDES ENGLAND STRENGTHENS DEFENSES In Great Britain's order to ths defense machine to swing into posi tion to maintain ths empire's dominance In the Mediterranean, It was reported the fighting ships Renown (left) and Hood, two of the most powerful battle eruiaers, had been ordered to reinforce ths Medlter. ranean fleet at Its base in Malta. (Associated Press Photo) IS ELECTED PRESIDENT FRUIT Ry O. Ward, local orchardlst, waa elected president of the Fruit Grow ers' lGAgue at a special meeting of the directors, held at the Chamber of Commerce-last night. It was announc ed this morning. The election of Mr. Ward to fill the unexpired term of J. 8. Kirk wiis necessitated by the fact that Mr. Kirk la leaving Medford for a few months. A. S. V. Carpenter waa elected vice president to fill the unexpired term of Harry Rosenberg, who also resign ed his office. B. A. Nye. who has served aa a di rector of the league for a number of years, also presented his resignation, and S. O. Nye was unanimously elect ed to fill the vacancy occasioned by his father's resignation. Many matter of importance were brought up for discussion at the meeting last night, the most Import ant of which was the creation of a WPA project which will be prepared Immediately and forwarded to the Jackson county planning commission for approval. Present officers of the Fruit Grow ers' league are: Ray Ward, president; A. 8. V. Carpenter, first vice-president; Martin Luther, second vice president; .A. H. Banwell. secretary treasurer. -H August Gas Sales Break All Records SALEM, Ore., Sept. 18. (UP) All previous monthly records for gasoline sales In Oregon were broken In Au gust, when tha sales aggregated 19. 146.564 gallons, on which the state collected taxes totaling S957.328.33, Secretary of State Earl Snell reported today. The .July tax collection was I a9M,336.7S. Maryland funding: Bid 117.14; ask ed 118.93. Quarterly Income shares: Bid SI 43; asked $1 87. Income Shares Forest Program Planned By F R. for Next Session WASHINGTON, Sept.- 18. (AP) President Roosevelt Is expected to recommend to the next congress a I six-point . forest conservation pro gram. I The executive, In a .etter to Sena 'tor Fletcher (D., Fla.) some time sgo but Just made public today by the senator, said the subject was "near to my heart" and added : "What I hare In mind Is a round ing out of existing legislation sup ; plemented by new provisions, snd altogether something which will sup j ply an organic basis, so far as we can now foresee it, for the next ten or fifteen years. "It will be necessary," the presi dent r.Totc. "to provide for such hlng as ncqul'ltlon of forest lands, a strengthening of the provisions for rjajfij natjogal forest 94 Ujoss to " ' ' PENNSYLVANIA REJECT REVISION El 0 CONSTITUTION By the Asftoclut'd Press 4 Constitutional revision, much dis cussed as a possible issue In the 1938 campaign, waa apparently rejected by the Pennsylvania electorate In yester day's off-year primaries. With virtually half the precincts in the state tallied, the vote on calling a constitutions, convention stood to day: For: 407.435; against, 538.629. Governor George H. Earle, a new deal Democrat, campaigned for the revisionist proposal and compared Pennsylvania's constitution, drafted In 1873, with "a worn-out automobile tire, full of patches." Needed for New Deal Revision, Earle said, was necessary to realize in his state the "more abundant life" of the Roosevelt new deal. m New Mexico, change of the con stitution was also an Issue. The major change proposed exempting property from taxation up to 2500 was trailing In the early returns. All the war veterans organizations opposed the proposal, which would have given to all citizana the property tax exemption granted to veteans. The sales tax Issue, which enlivened the primary in New Jersey, waa still unsettled. . v. In New York city, James J. Pool ing's leadership in Tammany HsJl waa undisturbed In the elections of district leaders. The threats of Inter nal revolt wva stamped out and the (Continued on Page Ten) DIES AFTER TACKLE POKTIAC, Mich., Sept. . '18. (AP) Cyril Wilt. 16. playing on St Fred erick high school's grid team for the lint year, made a difficult tackle yesleiUaj, Mien fainted, dying of a skull fracture and broken neck. The school cancelled Its 1630 schedule. be acquired fully productvs, and In doing so to afford opportunity fcr the relief of unemployment snd sternuta tion of local communities, In suthor lzatlon of the shelter belt (from the Canadian to Mexican borders to help guard agslnst droughts), a well co ordinated program of forest research, and finally, the comprehensive provi sion In a variety of fields for. stimu lating and Insuring both state and private activities." Senator Fletcher has prepared a bill to provide a working basis for the legilatlon. The bill would create a forest credit bank wtth an Initial capital of 810. 000.000 furnished by the farm credit administration and authority to Issue j200.000.000 of federal-ctuaranteed bond. The . bank would furnish PiU g (B41viauaji Of corpQfsUona. ROOSEVELT TRIP NOT TO INCLUDE LEGION REUNION President Says Boulder Dam and San Diego Fair Only Two Definite Stops On List Off Next Week By FRANCIS M. STEPHKXSON, Associated Press Staff Writer. j HYDE PARK, N. Y Sept. 18. , (AP) President Roosevelt announced i today that an accumulation of wore would keep him In Washington until the latter part of next week bofore starting his trip to the 'Pacific coast, making it very Improbable h'j could attend the American Legion conven tion at St. Louis. Smiling away published reports of a political tour, Mr. Roosevelt told newspapermen today he had only two definite atops in mind so far at Boulder canyon fiam in tho Colo rado river and at the California-pacific exposition in San Diego. He said It was also very probable he would attend a luncheon ln Los Angeles. ' nthsrnrliu hm alrf ris 4M tint nn . template r.ny set stop In the middle west en route to the coast. Hopes to Fish. . He apoke happily of the prospect of seme fishing on the Paclflo coast and disclosed an Intention to visit ar. Island never Inhabited by white men. The president visited last night with Postmaster General Farley and Charles Mlchelson, director of pub licity of the Democratic national committee. With a smile today, he described the visit as social. The fast cross-country trip indi cated by Mr. Roosevelt and the talk f (Continued on Page Ten) , f MEETING CALLED For several yeara tip blight and curly top of tomatoes have been troubling tomato growera of the Rogue River valley. In some cases the loss from these diseases has amounted .to almost one hundred per cent. , Prof. P. C. Relmcr of the Southern Oregon Experiment station haa been working on these troubles for several years past and now feels that ha is In a position to supply seed that Is resistant to these diseases.' In order to give tomato growers j an opportunity to observe the work that has been done, a neia meeting has been called at the Southern Ore gon Experiment station by C, B, Cordy, county agent, Saturday, Sep tember 21, at 3:00 p.m. At that time Interested growers will be atonducted through the plots where blight r slstsnt plants will be seen which were grown from seed selected from plants that have shown resistsnce In psst years. This Is a very plain demonstration In the value of seed selection In overcoming diseases and every to mato grower ahould attend this meet, ing. 15, DIES OF TYPHOID ' Robert Meyer pawd away at a lo cal hospital Saturday evening from typhoid fever, aged 15 years. He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Meyer, recent arrivals from New Eng land. N. D. He leaves his parents snd brothers. Joseph and Pat, and alster Matilda. Funeral services will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic church Thurs day at a. m., Rev. Francis Black officiating. Interment In Jackson ville cemetery, . HEW YORK. Sept. 18. (API Newspaper advertising In August showed sn Increase, of 1.8 per cent over July, according to the Index of newspaper advertising announced by "Printer's Ink" today. For August the Index figure stood at 78.8 as com pared with 773 for the preceding month. It also Indicates a gam of 3.6 per cent from Auguat a year ago. PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 18. (API Negotiations tinder way today may bring settlement of Portland's last portion of the sawmill and timber Rich Gold Strike Made by Mexican on Old Goat Ranch OCTAVE, Arise., Sept. 18. (UP) Discovery of rich gold deposits, on a high river bench wUlch had oeen Ignored by prospectors for 40 years started a small cold rush to this little northern Arizona com munity today. The bench was "discovered" by Pedro Serra, Mexican miner who reportedly has been taking $500 out In gold dust a week, using only a crude rocker. The bench, located on Weaver creek, was believed to have been in the bed of some prehistoric stream. For years, it was used as a goat ranch, passed up by the hovdes of prospectors who worked this district. RECEIVES 7 YEARS IN STATE Henry Hughes, 46, a negro, was sentenced to serve seven and one hslf years In state prison this morn ing by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. upon a plea of guilty to, a charge of burglary In the night. Hugbea. admitted entering two Ashland homes recently and stealing fl.SS which he repaid. Hughes, according to the district attorney's offices, lifts three previous felony convictions and a long prison record covering a score of years. He was - sontenced to prison in Colo rado for voluntary manslaughter, in towa for burglary, and in Nevada for larceny. ' In a statement to the city ponce of Ashland Hughes freely admitted the burglaries, but "asked for a chance to talk to the Judge and ex plain extenuating circumstances." In a personal plea to tha court he asked for. "another chance' and promised to leave the state If grant-. ed leniency. Elmer Owens Peters was sentenced (Continued on Page ren) 1 BASEBALL National. CHICAGO. Sept. 18. (API Th Cubs hammered out their third straight victory over the Giants and their 15th triumph in a row, 15 to 3. today. The victory put them 6! games ahead of the third place New York club. The score: - R. H. E. New York ...... 8 9 4 Chicago J.. - 15 20 0 Batteries: Castleman, Gumbert, Gabler and Mancuso; Root and Hart nett, O'Dea. ' ' ' - R. I Philadelphia'. Cincinnati - - 6 Batteries: Walters, Jorgens E. 1 . 2 and Todd; Hllcher, Nelson and Lombard!. R. H. E. Boston ,.. 3 10 8 Pittsburg .............. - 5 13 3 Frankjiouse, Ma-Fayden and flpoh rcr; Blanton and Grace. American First game: St. Louis M. B. 0 i and New York - Caldwell, Vannatta, Andreas Hemsley; Oomez, Deshong and Dick, ey. First game: Cleveland R. H. E. 10 IS 1 8 1J 3 Upchurch, Philadelphia Hudlln 'and Phillips; Tyrbevllle, Pink and Richards. Flrat game: R. H. E. Chicago 11 2 Washington .. 8 8 0 Phelps and Shea; Newsom and Bol ton. . R. H. E. Detroit ..... .'. - a 13 a Boston 8 3 Rowe and Hayworth; Walberg and R. Ferrell. Second game: . R. H. K. St. Louis ...S 1. 8 8 3 New York 8 10 1 Batteries: Wslkup, Cain, Vanatta and Hemsley; B rose a and Dickey. Second game: Chicago a.. R. R. . 1 1 Washington 8 ' Bstteries: Kennedy, Salveson and Sewell: IJnke and Holbrook. (Second game) R. ' H. B. Clevelsnd 10 IS 0 Phl'.adelphls 0 4 3 Harder and oarbark; caster, Diet rich and Berry. , AMARILLO. Tex., Sept. 18. (AP) 1 fered their services to Vj emperor. Publ:csn Domino 10th, entered by C. some free snd some fot compensa M. Largent and sons, Merkel, Tex., ! tlon. Some foreign army officers seek yesterday was awarded championship i commissions. of the tn-state'a fair Herelord show. Many letters have corns from om Reaerve champion honors were pinned (. n. anklng the emperor for his auto on . Prince Belmont, entered hy Her- , uraph or photograph, and not a few pefr CUajjdlaj of Bak(, pis. BEAR CREEK MAY FLOW ONCE IRE Efforts of Valley Towns to Secure Sewage Disposal Plants Gives Hope for End of Stream Pollution The poslWllty that within the near future Bear creek will no longer be polluted by sewage disposed at vari ous polnta along Its course Is be coming apparent with the oontlnued efforts of valley officials to secure federal aid for the Installation or sewage treatment plants. Besides the plsnt at Medford. now under construction, applications have been filed with the PWA for disposal plants st Ashland, Talent and Cen tral Point. Planta at those munici palities Would mean the elimination of much contamination of the waters of Bear creek, which haa been a source of considerable vexation In the valley for many yeara. Applications from Ashland have been on file for some time, and -word from the PWA Is now being awaited. Talent. and Central Point both re cently followed suit. Talent Plan Extensive. Attorneys Neff and Trohmeyer an nounced that the application sent PWA Engineer C. C. Hockley for a plant at Talent calls tor an expendi ture of S33.825, which would Include both a sewer system and a disposal plant. If the application la granted. 45 per cent of the total would be re ceived In form of a federal grant, and tho other 55 per cent aa a loan. The application papers have been sent to Wsshlngton, D. O., after a prelimin ary examination by Hockley. The nlana have already met with the ap proval of the state board of health, according to word received here from Frederick Strieker,' atats health or fleer. . The plant, which would cost sp. proximately 813.3O0. allowing about 116.500 for Installation o fthe sewer system, exclusive of engineering and other fees, would be located near Bear creek, about a quarter mile from the center of the town. The sewer system would do away with all bick houses and septic tanks. P. H. Wal ker of Ashlsnd haa been employed as erurlpeer fo rthe project, with Greeley and Hansen of Chicago con sulting engineers. Central Point Applies. Attorney Harry SkvTman. repre senting the Central Point application stated that a plant In that city where a"n adequate, concrete sewage system Is already In use. would cost approximately 818.000. of which 45 per cent would be a federal grant and the remainder a loatl. The application has been sent to Hockley, and officials are now await ing Ita approval or disapproval. The plant would 'be constructed on the banks of Bear creek north of the city. A bond Issue In Central Point la con templated If ths plant Is authorised, Attorney Skyrman atated, and some funds are already on hand. In Investigating the possibilities of the local disposal plant, It was pioved that sewsge so treated is pure, and that If all eon roes of sewsge were provided with a plsnt, Bear creek would be as clean as any mountain stream. Steps are expected to be taken for Installation of a plant at Phoenix m the future, although no apllcatlon for this remaining source of contam ination has yet been msde. If pollution of the stresm Is elim inated, one of the benefit would be a great Improvement In fishing con ditions, as pure water would encour age Increased numbers of salmon, steelhead and trout to seek the head waters of ths creek. Another benefit mentioned today by a prominent Medford man would be the possibility of constructing a dsm for a swim ming pool In this city. MINISTER DIES AFTER TEETH ARE EXTRACTED TILLAMOOK, Ore., Sept. 18. (AP) The Rev. William Joseph Warren, Methodist minister, died unexpectedly In a hospital here today after suffer ing Infection following extraction of teeth. Selassie Given Advice On How to Defeat Italy ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 18. (AP) I ths sovereign for Ethiopian postage Emperor Halle Selassie haa received stamps. .i Fortune tellers, apparently learn stacks of letters and cablegrams from L of ,n ,mperor., lln ln clslr. people in ths United States and other jvoyancy. predict good or evil for the countrlea. offering hi v advice on how to save his count! snd tc dereat Italy.- The writers ln son cases I .vs of- 'urn imsta Pvt vA (U Has Bad Day Via i jtilillia June Knight, former "Follies" bssuty, had a bad time of It when two gunmen forced their way Into her New York apartment, bound and gagged her snd her negro maid. Sha said they took jaweiry and cash worth $5,000. (Associated Press Phetol LSAPPI LIBERTY STRENGTH SAN DIEGO, Cal., Sept. 18. (AI) A charge that some moves In the federal government "are the same sort of sapplngs of first -human rights that have taken place In other lands" was made here yesterday by former Prealdent Herbert Hoover In a Constitution day address. "Liberty never die from direct at tack," Mr., Hoover declared, as the conclusion of 30 yeara' experience In serving his country at home and abroad dealing "with the backwash" of war and revolution." "No one will dare rise tomorrow and say he la opposed to the bill of rights," he said. "Liberty dies from the encroachment and disregard of Ita safeguards. Its destruction can be no less potent from Ignorance or desire to find shortcuts to Jump over some Immediate pressure. Tausea of Concern "In our country, abdication of Ita responsibilities and powers by con gress to the executive, the repudia tion by the government of Ita obliga tions, the centralization of authority Into the federal government at the expense of local government, the building up of huge bureaucracies, the coercion or Intimidation of citi zens, are the same sort of first sp plngs of safeguards of humsn rights that have taken place In other lands. Here Is the cause of anxiety and con cern to the thinking cltlKena of the United States. Vital principles of American 'liberty are embodied In the constitution of the United States, Mr. Hoover told an exposition audience In his speech which he defined as non-partisan and non-polltlcal. "Our constitution la not alone the (Continued on Pan torn) 1 Mail Fraud Jury Reports Deadlock NEW YORK, Sept. 18. (API Deadlocked, the federal Jury deliber ating the mall fraud case of William J. oraham and James O. McKay, Reno gamblers, filed Into the courtroom late today, five hours and 30 min utes after receiving the case, and was ordered to consider further. The foreman of the Jury told Judge Robert J. McMillan that It hsd come to no agreement. ; Ethiopian empire as their moods die- tste. One American advised the emperor to take refuge In the famous mono lithic church of Askum, reputed re pository of ths Ark aud the Ten Com mandments. . Halle Selassie replies courteoualy to all letters, expressing his thanks and gratifying soma of his correspond ents with photographs, autographs !m rmw NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCILS NAMED FOR SOJREGON Hedrick, Mann, Schade, Mrs. Phipps and Fliegel to Represent Medford Primary Objectives Listed PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 18. (API Youth co-ordinating councils to pro vide for active, participation of young people In community enterprises, ser vice club activities and work pro jects have been aDnointpd hv p.,,) -r j Jackson, Oregon director of the na- nunm youcn aaminlatratlon. Jackson said the councils will hav as their primary objective the super vision of youth programs In their re spective coinmuntles aa well as the promotion of projects which will employ or benefit youth In their par- "i-uwr locality. service clubs, community and clvln aasoclatlons aro'asked to Initiate Jun ior memberships which will Include young people both In and out of school who will be afforded an op portunity for actlvo and responsible participation In club activities. ine councils named Included: Medford: E. H. Hedrick. J. C. Mann. Larry Schade. Mrs. DolDh Phlnn. , J. P. Fliegel. Ashland: Dr. Walter Bedford. Mrs. Rose Dodge Osley, Mrs. Fred Wagner, O. M. Oreen and George Briscoe. Roseburg: Harris Ellsworth, E. A. Brltton, W. P. Bailey. Mrs. Glenn Wlmberly and W. M. Campbell. Klamath Palls: Earl Reynolds, R. O. Oroesbeck, Lloyd Emery, Peroy Murray, Arthur Wilson. Prank Jen. kins and Mrs. R. P Elllngson. WASHINGTON. Sent. 1Bni Correspondence courses may be of- "mco uy ma national youth adminis tration to young neonle who iun.t afford to remain in school but whose families are too proud or self-reliant to apply for relief. The plan has been worked out In conferences with representative, nr (Continued on Page Ten) THElPUliNS PORTLAND. Ore.. Sent. 18 f API The Multnomah county commission ers toaay selected Nate Boody to suc ceed Aahby C. Dickson as state sena tor and Harvey Wells and Robert S. Parrell Jr., to succeed Lew Wallace and William Johnson Jr., as state representatives. The fcrmer legislators were dis qualified for accepting other lucra tive governmental offices. All three of the new appointees are republicans while their predecessors were democrats. The election was a result of a compromise between re publican County Commissioners Frank L. ahull and O. A. Blgelow. Erwln A. Taft. democratic minority of the commission, nominated three democrats, Ashby C. Dickson to suc ceed himself and O. V. Badley and Clifford O. Schneider for represen tatives. Dickson hsd a short-lived position ss attorney for NRA while Wallace la a member of the state game com mission and Johnson an employe of the state liquor control commission. : KILLSJELLO GIRL ARLINGTON, Ore., Sept. 18 (AP) Unreasoning Jealousy flared Into a sudden double tragedy here today as Joseph Hahn, 45, a carpenter, shot snd killed Mabel Wlckland, 35. and then ended his own life wltn . a bullet through his head. "Mur der and suicide" was the report of Coroner James Burns of Condon. Friends of Miss Wlckland. a tele phone operator, said she had re jected Hahn's proposal of marriage. This morning he visited her home. Drawing a large automatlo pistol, ha fired one bullet Into her head. Sha ran from the house, screaming. He followed to the yard and aa she fell, he . fired again. The second bullet was fatal. Standing near the girl's body, Hahn pointed the pistol at his own head and pressed the trigger. Death 'was Instsntaneous. Miss Wlckland's mother narrowly escaped death as Hahn fired a bul let In her direction aa he ran Into the house ln search of the girl. 1 PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 18. (AP) Three youthful bandits robbed Claude Erby of 818. taped hTs hands behind him and forced him from Ms ear In an Isolated spot last night, lb Uvformed Portland, police.