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THE CLASSIFIED WAY The quickest and most satis factory way to find a buyer, renter, or solve your many i needs la to use Mall Tribune classified ads. The cost Is ior i prhlngly small compared to I results. Medford TB7BUNE Thirtieth Ynr Full Associated Press MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1935 rull Cnlted Prea. No. 201. ! The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and ! Thursday; slightly colder to- : ' nlcht. I Temperature: lllhe.t esterdy SI , : Lowest this morning.. .... 40 i Si By Paul Mallon (Copyright, 1935. by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Back stairs dlplom&tlstA hen su&poct that Britain la undertaking qultly to put Japan In her place, as well aa Muasollnl. The Chinese silver nationaliz ation move la generally known to have followed con ferences be tween the Chi nese government leaders .and Sir Frederick Lelth Ross, chief eco nomic adviser to the British gov PAUL MALLON ernment. He went to Shangnai De eause London developed a sudden worry about China, strangely coln eldentaj with Its equally sudden ap prehensions about the Mediter ranean. mil Chinese nationalization of liver means for Britain la: A strong er centralized government In China, a. Shanghai financial stranglehold on ell China, a ftnanclaldefcnse against Japanese aggression. That explains why Tokyo was shocked when the Nippon diplomats read about It In their newspapera. To ease the shock, Britain sent Its Tokyo envoy hurrying to the Japan ess foreign office next day, to as sure everyone there was no truth in the reports that China had taken the move on Leitb-Rosa' promise to lend 50,000.000 for stabilization. This was what Is known among students .... .... wiim . dln- 01 tne mow - . lomatlc assurance. Our most eminent authorities have .r, t believe that someone con- "nected wlth Lelth-Hoss encouraged the Chinese to hope ttiet a loan would be forthcoming, although nothing may have been done directly about it. The reason they suspect " " w cause the subject was mentioned to the American ambassador. Nelson Josnson, by someone who looked very much like Lelth-Ross himself. Note This may explain why. no eomment has developed here about the far east, although officials con elder the situation as Important as Ethiopia. .nnTt.iim NOT. 13. !AT eral Judge John H. MeNary late Tuesday ordered dismissal of the suit filed by Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin !'!?... .-. m.nche Virgin, owner 4L ..'tln KMED at Medford .... M.rtln had aued for S37.5O0 -..J.., because the station refused ... ht to broadcast. Mrs. Martin charged she had been -.....,( h-eause Mrs. Virgin refused . h.r broadcast a New Year's message to members of th. Good Government Congress, Inc.. of which x.-. MnrMn was president. She argued the radio station was a common carrier, bound to accept broadcast. Judge MeNary overruled thll argument. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS John Dickinson and Leonard Hicks, high srhool students, hiking toward their studies this morning armed with a lsrge paddle and big grins, In jn ticipstlon of a beating to be dished out to some Initiate, It being that week at achool. Jno. Johnson reverently hsndllng a piece 01 nana-maae giaiarB though fearful shatter It. cold bree7e might Larry Duff getting no answer to his' awed query as to who It was csrrled the ball In one hand all the time In the Carrol Hayea football movies. Rex Olllnsky sheepishly walking along while two ugly hounda cavorted about and fawned on him. keeping him from maintaining his wual fast pare. Msvor Ore. Porter and Syd New ton, finding hand-thrown clay target, hard o bresk, outsmarting th oppo sition in a turkey shot by waning up it h lonc-rinee game shot. Each won turks alter lhat. John Conner assuring bis cohort tst the b9?' on the back of hla rv:rr rovlrtnt pcasbly fall off. then rovketire rr- ;n.-; c.irves and ha.tr? to ,ton rr to retrieve rsid bwrei :r m ih.io . tdjacent Ileitis. (Continued on Page Six) SUITllSEO AGAINST KMED 1 NAVY SHIPS IKE fl""1 MOTOR COLUMNS PARALYSIS TAKES BANKERS MEETING !! (TRANSFER GRANGE AFTER 1JR DAYS Heroic Efforts Save Pas sengers and Crew of Freighter Silverhazel Ma- ' rooned South of Manila MANILA, P. I., Not. 13. (AP) Saved by navy ships In a thrilling rescue at sea., 50 survivors of the wrecked freighter Silverhazel, who i spent four harrowing days on a wave lashed rock, were en route here to night on the deetroyers Peary and Bulmer, Pour persona lost their lives In the wreck and the Peary carried the bodies of Mrs. Nell Williams of Los Angeles, a victim of exposure, and Bernard C. MacFherson, an appren tice seaman. Captain H. A. Lennard, master of the British freighter, lost his life after the Silverhazel crashed on a rock 350 miles south of here and broke In two, and an unidentified seaman also died. Heroism Told Advices from the Peary, which car ried 43 of the survivors, told a brief story of heroism of three sailors and how the marooned crew members hastily built raft when rescue ves sels were unable to approach the rock because of henvy seas. Commander P. P. Powell radioed the Associated Press a brief account (Continued on Page Five) TONGUE IS SPLIT William Martin of Mt. Shasta, Cal, was taken to the Community hospital here last night to receive medical attention to a split tongue received from flying glass from his splintered windshield when his car rammed Into the back of one driven by Orvllle Otto Caster, Route 1, Central Point. near that city last night. According to state police who made the investigation, Castor was driving north late last evening on the Pa cific highway. He ran out of gas shortly before coming Into Central Point and attempted to coast to the service station at the corner of Main street and the highway there. Martin, according to his own story, was also driving north and failed to see any tall light on the coasting machine and rammed Into It at about 40 miles per hour, mashing the front of his- own machine, breaking the windshield and badly damaging the back of the Castor auto. State police said today that no charges had been filed against either driver. childrWW from CMJTON FOROE, Va Nov. 13. (AP) Children leaped from upper atory windows today to escape the flames which destroyed the Belma grade school of Alleghany county, an old frame building across the river from Clifton Forge. There were 200 children In the building when i the fire waa discovered. I Eight children were admitted to the hospital, suffering principally ! from Injuries to legs and arms re- celved lumping from wlndowa. None waa believed to be critically hurt. IN AUTO SMASHUP Baker Denies Bankers Caused U. S. War Entry NEW YORK, Nor. 13 (API Newton D. Baker, secretary of war In the Wilson administration. In a letter to the New York Timea pub lished today, denies ths allegation, that commercial and financial Inter eata caused America'a entranc. Into the World war. 'The discussion in the columns of the Times with reference to the al leged financial and commercial causes of Americas entrance Into the World war," Baker writes. "Justifies a very frank statement from a mem ber of Preldnt Woodrow Wllwns cabinet. . . . The Times. In explain ing editorially the dlcu.vlon In Its "Letters to the Editor" column, said: "The allegations made are familiar. President Wilson was trying to keep th. country out of war. .but bankers who had made foreign loans and munition factories which had re- - ccd and executed Ian drAgtd the administration into the Mn. P. E. Wakelln of Victoria, B. C, can't atop yawning. She start ed Sept. 1 and at one time yawned as often as 30 times a minute. She receives letters from all over the continent and reads them in hope of finding a remedy. (Associated Preat Photo. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 13. -(AP) Howard Latourette, speaker of the Oregon legislature, said today he would confer with Governor Martin at Salem Friday before announcing hla three selections for the new cap ltol building commission. The capltol construction measure passed at the special legislative ses sion calls for the governor, the sen ate president and the speaker of the house each to name three members on a capltol commission. Senate President Harry L. Corbott was. In Salem today performing post session duties. Latourette said more than a dozen persons had been commended to him for service on the commission.- but he had not made up his mind yet on selections. There has been some ; sentiment throughout the state for selection of a commission representing all sec tions of the state. HAZEL H. HEL ! Hazel Hallle Helms, aged 23. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Helms of Medford. passed away at a local hos pital early Wednesday morning from lobar pneumonia, after a very short Illness. 8he waa born at Joseph, Ore.. August 20. 1013, and had resided In southern Oregon for the past 11 years, and Medford for the past three yeara. She attended school at Central Point and Eagle Point, Ore., and waa very well known among the younger people of the valley. She leaves her parent,. Mr. and Mrs. William Helms; two sisters. Mrs. ! Elizabeth Landers and Mlsa Elsie Ma- rle Helms of Medford: three brothers, Frank of Medford with the CCO. and Earl and Albert of McLeod. Ore. Funeral services, in charge of the , Perl Funeral Home, will be announced later, war from the most selfish and sordid motives." "Throughout 1016," Bsker writes, "until the Grman declaration of un restricted submarine warfare, it was the settled belief of the president member, of the cabinet, that th. United States would not be drawn Into the conflict. The situation waa tense and grave at all tlmea and questions affecting the rights of America and Americans as neutrals were constantly arising rather more ft ino1!r.g controversies with the Allies tjjsn with Germany. "From the bginnlnd to the nd of my official life in Washington. I nvr heard the president or any member of his cabinet, either In conference or In private conversation, express any opinion that the United State ought to go into the war or that any commercial or financial interest, either of the United States or of any croup ef our c.tlrens, mould be pro- 1 mottd by going In." DEFENSIVE KEYS Italians Reported Circling Ethiopian Left Wing On Southern Front Daily Clashes Near Makale (By the Associated Press) A new threat to the cities of Harar and Jljlga, focal points of Ethiopian defense, waa seen today In uncon firmed reports reaching Harar that two motorlred Italian columns were moving Into advanced positions In the south while the northern Italian army occupied new territory. A motorized force was reported to be rapidly circling the Ethiopian left wing on the southern front, and ap proaching Sasa Beneh, 155 miles southeast of Harar. Another such force was said to be advancing In the valley of the Webbe Shlbell toward the Bale district, 125 mllea southwest of Harar. Gen. Emlllo de Bono, fascist commander-in-chief, Informed Rome that the first army corps In the north oc cupied the Dew a region and joined the Danakll column. He declared the northern line waa extended westward to the Takkaze river and the native army corps com pleted occupation of the Gheralca region. T F PACIFIC HIGHWAY Jamea FarreU and Nelson Koster, guests at the transient camp near Rogue River, charged with being drunk on a public highway, were each sentenced to 10 daye in the county Jail, by Justice of the Peace William R. Coleman,- upon their pleas of guilty. The pair were alteged to have been hilarious upon the Pacific highway, and one reposed thereon, In the path of traffic. His companion saw an auto bua go by, and thought he had been run over. He started dragging him to the transient camp. At this stage a state trooper arrived and ar rested both. Ben Geary of the Elk creek dis trict, charged with assault and bat tery upon George Hall, acted as bis own attorney In a hearing yesterday and questioned witnesses. Geary took the atandln his own behalf and denied he hit Kail with a beer bottle. He claimed he was elsewhere upon the nlffht of October 1 when the fracaa waa alleged to have occurred. Hall said he waa attracted by flaflhllflht In his pasture, and went to investigate. There was a truck in the road, and during an argument he was hit with a beer bottle in the back of the head. He identified Geary a being present. Following the taking of testimony, Oeary waa allowed time In which to present witnesses In support of his alibi and the case waa continued. Doran Virgil Mose of Gold Hill waa assessed II and costs upon a plea of guilty to non-possession of an auto license. , George Hagen of this city, similarly charged, waa scheduled to enter a plea today. KEPT BY STATE SALEM, Ore., Not, 13. (API The move on the part of Charles Reames, trustee In bankrupty of the Lewellyn A. Banks estate, to withdraw exhibits from the supreme court used In con victing Banks of murder fslled when the court orally denied that motion. The exhibit, a revolver and a rifle, were wanted for listing as asseta to be told to benefit the estate. Banks la now serving a life sentence In the I P"ltntry for th, murder of Con- stable Prescott at Medford. The appeal from Jackson county in the case of Melvln r. Bailee on a statutory charge, was dismissed orally on stipulation. Postal Savings GrOW In Oregon . , PORTLAND. Ore. Nov. 13 (AP, Postmaster E. T. Hedlund annoiinned today that Oregon postal depoelfa on October 31 were slightly larger than the corresponding date of 1934. Exclusive of baby bond funds, the Oregon depoalta this year were . 805.553. and 23,42 depositors. Port land dpo!ts were 17,753 ,061. with 16,557 depositors. BANKS FIREARMS NEW CASE LISTED Infantile paralysis today had claimed Its second victim since the disease appeared in Jackson county last Friday. Verne Strayer, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs, C. D. Strayer, died at 8 o'clock last night at his home In the How ard school district. Strauss Gustin, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W.- Gustin. died Monday and funeral services were held today. Both boys were pupils of the Howard school and both were stricken last Friday. The school waa closed yesterday. No new cases were reported In the county today, but the first case In the city waa recorded. The third person to be stricken la Mrs. Ray mond E. Swltrcr. 30, of 813 Cedar street. ihe became 111 early In the month, but apparently was getting well when a relapse occurred and the aliment was diagnosed yesterday as polio myelitis. Dr. L. D. Inskeep, city health officer, stated. At a meeting at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce last night, - dairymen and dlstrlbutora agreed to pasteurize all milk for the next 14 days. The Medford school board last night took cognizance of the In fantlle paralysis cases reported but took no action on the closing of schools. Another meeting of city and county officials and Medford physicians was held this afternoon In the office of Dr. J, C. Hayee to consider addl-' tlpnal measures designed to check spread of the disease. No definite plans were adopted, but at the sug gestion of Mayor George W. Porter, who presided, a meeting of Medford physicians and surgeons waa called for tonight. ' It was emphasized at the meeting that there is no epidemio of Infan tile paralysis and that the almi ol the officials and medical men are to prevent one. It was stressed again that there la no cause for alarm or a feeling of panic. "There ta no epidemic," Dr. Edwin R. Durno asserted. "This Is pre ventive medicine we are discussing. The public should understand that." It was pointed out at the meeting that because Immediate preventive measures were considered yesterday, the situation la well In hand and that additional control plans will be put Into effect should the disease spread. At today's meeting were Mayor Porter, W. W. Allen. Fred Heath, Jr., and W. P. Stewart of the city coun cil health committee; Eugene Thorn dike of the county health commit tee; Dr. A. N. Johnson, county health officer; Dr. L. D. tyskeep. city health officer; Dr. R. E. Green, chatrman of the city school board; E. H. Hedrick, city achool auperln tendent and Dr. Charles T. Sweeney, Dr. A. F. W. Kresse, Dr. Edwin R. Durno, Dr. B. C. Wilson and Dr, D. W. nndley. After last night's meeting the dairymen and dlstrlbutora Issued this statement: "In compliance with the rcqueat of city and county health commit tees, we, the undersigned milk dis tributors In meeting assembled at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce this 13th day of Novem ber, 1030, unanimously agree that all milk be pasteurized during the next 14 days: "Meadow Brook Dairy, Van Dyke' Dairy, Oilman Dairy. Gold Seal Creamery, Medford Creamery, Snider Dairy Producta Co., Crystal Springs Dairy, John Na risen, J. L. Kershaw, Charles Campbell, Emll Schnealel. Madrona Dairy, Lloyd Colver, Collins Dairy and James P. Campbell." E AGAINST PARK MEN PORTLAND, Not. 13. (AP) Fed eral Judge James A Iger Fee d ia mlssed Indictment pending against A. R. Edwin, former chief clerk at Crater Lake park, and E. C. So llnstty, former park superintendent of Medford". late Tuesday. The Indictments oharged payroll Juggling. Bollnaky and Edwin were convicted on prior Indictmenta charging the same offense, and are serving federal sentences. Ulllamette KUIng PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 13. (AP) The Willamette river, ristog more than half a font In 94 hour. h fl a higher today than a week an 'The weather bureau predicted that the recent rains over the watershed would cause a further slight rise. Income Shares Qiiarrly income sharea, bid 1,48; asked l, SQUABBLES OVER NEW DEAUSSUES Secret Ballot Found Best for Election Association Officer After Politics Creates Wild Session NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 13. ( AP) Recovery policies of President Roose- volt became such an Issue today In I the annual convention of the Amerl-! can Bankers' assocatlon that the as semblage In a wild session decided to hold a secret ballot for second vice president. The second vice-president will be come president In two years. The Issue was drawn between sup porters of E. G. Bennett, Ogden, Utah, banker, whost name waa reported as the nominee under the usual pro cedure of the nominating committee, and Orval W. Adams, banker of Salt Lake City, who waa nominated from the floor In today's stormy session. The secret ballot was the after math of sharp criticism of new deal banking recovery measurea by crltica of the national administration and defense and suggestions from Wash ington officials and new deal sup porters. Both Bennett and Adams are Re publicans In politics. Adams In his address earlier this woek assailed the banking measures ae "alleged recov- ery" acts and said they were now retarding recovery. Bennett replied that It waa "bunk" and "absurd" to Inject a national Is sue Into the bankers convention elec tion. The convention refused to accept the report from the nominating com mittee In preference to fighting It out on the floor. " Thereupon by almost unanimous vote the convention decided to set up a voting booth In the Gold room of the Roosevelt hotel, convention and open ' balloting on the second vlce-prcsldency from 3 to 0 p. m. BRINGS FINE, JAIL Everett Russell, 38, of Medford, charged with drunken driving, was yesterday found guilty of that charge In Aahland Justice court by Judge L. A, Roberts and waa fined $100 and costs, given a 30-day Jail sontence and hla driver's permit revoked for one year. He started hla sentence In the Jackson county Jail this morn ing. Russell was accused of drunken driving following an accident Sunday night between hla own machine and one driven by Frank Hart of Ashland near the underpass Just north of that city. According to state police, he waa under the Influence of Intoxicat ing liquor at the time and, following the accident, left his machine and walked away from the scene. No one was Injured In the accident, It was learned. 4 Road Department Building Sought SALEM. Nov. 13. pi State High way Engineer R. H. Batdock proposed (hat a separate building should be constructed here to house the state highway department. Baldock'a plan will be considered at the next meeting of tro highway commission. He declared the build ing could be paid for out of rentals now collected from the commission by the boird f control. Oregon Hog $143, 788 WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. (AP) Farmers of Oregon and Waahlngton received H0 6. II 2 9 during July and August In rental and benefit pay menu from the agricultural adjust ment administration. Oregon's share waa 1193.343. divided among all of the 34 counties. A breakdown of figurei uf payments on wheat, corn-hog and eugr pro grams by the AAA, showed that 71 ,612.286 was distributed to farmers throughout the country In July and AURUSt. Wheat area-e reduction payments In Oregon for the two months we 49.554. leae than half of the 106.317 Washington farmer received. Oregon benefit for the corn-hog program, however, reached 143.78ft compared with 102.447 for Washing ton. Umatilla county led all o'liera in Oregon with receipts of 3i,6Q6 from ...irn unmiii..-. i i-i t imtpa Mary Lou Dix, 21. motion picture actress cannot live In Beverly Hill., Calif., for the next six month., a court there ruled. Ths ban wa. the result of some parties she held In her home there and neighbor, complained. She wa. con victed of disturbing the peace. (As. soclated Pres. Photo) CHAMPION TIGERS PASSES SUDDENLY DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 13. (AP) Frank J. Navln, 64, owner of the world champion Detroit Tiger base ball clud, died today within an hour after he fell from a horse at the Detroit Riding and Hunt club. It waa not determined whether death waa due to a heart attack or to Injuries suffered In the fall. ' Navln was riding ahead of Mrs, Navln on the bridle path when she saw him fall. She summoned help from the club. Mr. and Mra. L. tW. Droeger, who managed the club, found the widely known sportsman In tall grass alongside the path, un conscious and with hla hand clutched over hla heart. He waa taken to the hospital, where he died without regaining conscious ness. Mrs. Droeger said that apparently Navln waa not thrown from the homo. She aald the stirrups and tack were Ip place, and that the mount, an men jumper, waa known as gentle animal. Navln waa a figure In big time baseball for 30 yeara and was vice' president of the American league, Around him he gathered some of the brightest stars of baseball In eluding Ty Cobb, Hughle Jennings, Sam Crawford, Bill Donovan and Mickey Cochrane, the man on whom he gambled 100.000 and won. TURKEY PRICES HOLD LEVEL IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, Nor. 13. (AP) The turkey price appeared firm In all pos itions today. It waa reported by deal era that because of a very short crop In Texas, values there for live birds have advanced to aa high as 10 cents a pound, although some Texas points quote 10 to 18 cents. The Portland delivery price here today ranged from 16 to 10 cents for lira hi Ma and from 33 to 34 cente a pound for dressed turktiys. Country buying prices were about one cent less. Raisers Get AAA Benefit the government in the two months. Of this, 28.044 was for wheat con trol. Marlon county was next In line of revenue, having received 16,104. of which 15.221 waa for the corn-hog program, and B83 for wheat acreage reduction. Figure for other Oregon counties, listing first the total, then the wheat control receipts, and finally the corn hogs revenue, follow: Baker, 0547, 91203. 8.144, Benton, 3107. M04, 2702; Coos, 1523 1532: Douglas, 12P3. 1203; Jackson. 3030, 1171. 2858: Josephine 504, 104; KUmat-h. '5. 9131. 1401, Lake. D34, 165, 419; Lan 65SI. 000, 5911; Linn, 0769. 971S, 1054; Malheur. 775. 279, 7447; Morromr. 3376. 1124, 11353; Multnomah, 1020-4930; Polk. 18114. 3018. 0396; Sherman. 3735, 075, 2760; Union, 11.310. t2ne3, oart7; Waaoo, 8303, 1777, 6525. Yamhill. 99.13, 2047, t !&&). TO CENTRAL POINT Ceremony Planned for Med ford Armory Tonight Is Switched Because of Lack of Facilities, Is Word G. A. Andrews, master of Pomona Orange of Jackson county, announc ed today that due to unavoidable obstacles, the sixth .degree Initiation ceremonies for northwestern dele gates to the national Grange conven tion In Sacramento which were scheduled to be held tonight In the Medford armory have been transfer red to the Central Point Grange hall. It was discovered this morning that lack of facilities, chiefly the ab sence of stage curtains, would make It Impossible to condtict the Initia tion In the Medford armory. We deplore the fact that It la necessary to make this change," said Grange officials this morning, "and we wish to assure citizens of Medford that had It been at all possible to adhere to the original schedule, we would have dons so. We also wish to express our appreciation for the courtesy and welcome extended our organization." Grange members from Oregon, Washington and Idaho will arrive this afternoon en route to the Sac ramento conclave. All eligible will re ceive the state degree tonight, and it ta expected that all delogates will stop over to be present at the In itiation. Pomona Grange will have charge of arrangements and procedure, as sisted by subordinate Granges of the , i Continued on Page Three) 12 CALLED JY DEATH Verne Roy Strayer, born at Reglna, Saskatchewan, Canada, January 7, 1033, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chaa. J. Strayer, passed away at their home on the old Central Point highway at 0:60 p. m. Tuesday at the age of la yeara. Death was the result of Infantile paralysis of four days dur ation. Besides hla parents he leaves two sisters, Verna May, twin sister of the deceased and Marlon Strayer, both at home. Funeral services In care of Conger funeral parlors will be held strictly private at the Siskiyou Memorial park Friday afternoon. ARNSPIGER GOES EAST TO Olen Amaplger, general manager of the Medford Irrigation district and the Talent Irrigation district, 1 en route to Washington, D. C on mat ters In connection with two Jackson county and Medford projects, the proposed Medford Irrigation district storage dam project on Lake creek, and the Medford air base. Arnsplger will confer with govern ment and army officials on the two propositions. It la expected he will return with definite word regarding both. On th storage dam project, Arns plger will present maps and data and systematized Information. Oh Sr! SCUjS FRANK WATANABB (0 HOLD EM A lady in Los Angeles want a "The liquor he drink make JIE sick!" (Oh So! strong shift aliiKlit.) "Hp. taking nil my cash money for a gold mine company which he say he was half of but was not even the office boy in." "I have sup ported for years that fellow he son of the first wife." Here are the husband crossword com plain. "She nudges guns in my stomach!" "She say she loving her dogs more than me." '''She trying to killing me with a knife I" Now those wife are asking alimony. But howt Did she keeping some money out te give to him so he can pay her! How can such people ever falling in love in first placet I are confuse. 0
