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The Weather Forecast: Occasional rain to night and Saturday Mm bo change In temperature. TEMPEBATIRE Right Method Sav time flay tepa--7 ths right metfcod for qulok rs aulta. If you have a want of any kind advertise. In the Want Ad columns of this newspaper. Medford Tribune Highest yesterday 47 Lowest this morning , 40 Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, ORKGOX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1936. No. 248. FuU Associated 1'ress full United rresa nnnrn M ,t HI I VWs 1 JOHN PERNOLL IS Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Inside the Whtto House, there aeems to be more than a little personal dlaap m as- . polntment at the nrst popular re action to the d e a t b of the farm program. Stronger mourn ing had been ex pected. You could Bee the feeling In various little ways. For one thing, the smiles of the pre si -dential retinue I'tUL MALLUN faded gradually after those first post-AAA pictures were taken. Tempers were less merry thereafter. Also the executive offices notably declined to give out tele grams and lettera received by the president, following the aecision. The reason there was not more AAA tslk from congress after the decision was because the leaders se cretly clamped the lid on there also. The senate was purposely adjourned for two days. House leaders ae cllned backstage to afford opportu nity for debate. It was not hard to do. Congress' men were eager to talk, but not many wanted to talk out loud. President Roosevelt's friends seem ed to think that the country did not fully understand at once the Implications of the supreme court decision. They thought it might take months for the effect to sink In. This Is strangely like what they said when the reaction to the NRA decision waa less enthusiastic than It could have been. The Inner . feel ing then was that you would have to Walt until the court threw out some highly popular legislation like AAA before any movement to liner aim the constitution could be or ganized. Now they aay It la difficult to popularise economic Issues. The peo ple could understand prohibition fully. It meant their right to drink The NRA and AAA are farther away from the everyday life of the aver age citizen. The reason the house Is so en thusiastic about the Vinson bonus bill Is that It appropriates upwards of two billion dollars without thought of where to get it. That la what congressmen call "a lulu." The term denotes the ultimate In legls- (Continued on Page Nine) DOLLAR LINE RESUMES COAST SERVICE IN MAY BAN lnANrrTRrO. .Tun. 10. CITPY Coastwise passenger steam service be- tween California and Puget Sound ports will be resumed by the Pacific Steamship lines about May I of this year,, J. Harold Dollar, president of the lines, announced today. Exact dates for the Initial sailings bare not yet been worked out. Dollar said, but resumption of the coastal service has definitely been decided upon. SEATTLE. Wash Jan. 10. (AP) Leonard Hicks, "six foot" six," had a wife not quite five feet. She refused to go places with him because he was "too tall," he told the court. "Divorce granted," the court said: "that's cruelty." SIDE GLANCES b, TRIBUNE REPORTERS The Medford H-2-O department out sprinkling the streets last night, with spartan disregard of the driving rain Cordy Sunderman and Dorothy Hughes surprising their fronds with their repertoire of rhumbs dance steps. "Six weeks ago I couldn't dsnce a step, and now ." Lester Ettlnger so Impressed with the Medford win over Salem last Bight that he couldn't rationally talk with anybody for 10 minutes after the final gun. Toung Walter Kresse. son of Dr. A. P. W. Krease, going on s scoring spree and flicking In baskets from ell inglei In the Medford-Phoenli 7th and 8th grade preliminary, scor ing JO points In the 35-18 Medford victory. Jim Bush, staiecop. over from Klamath Pall and describing the four inches of Muh that covers tin. entire Greeuspring highway. Helen EdmUton matching hfr skill against a pin ball machine In Ash land. Instead of studying her geog raphy at "Little Harvard." Helen's motir. by the way. thinks a good - nam fnr a hah.houae would be 4 the "ViUm Inc. , HIT TEE WHEN THUGJOPENS FIRE Wound in Elbow and Groin Prevents Removal to Hos pitalAccosted As Clos ing Applegate Store John Pernoll, 67, storekeeper In the little town of Applegate, was shot twice by a hold-up as he fled from an attempted robbery at 7:16 p.m. yesterday, and la In a serious condition today. State police, who are investigating, said that Pernoll had Just closed his storo last even ing and was making his way home for supper. The bandit stepped out from be hind a wood pile, where he had been lurking, and ordered Pernoll to return and open the store. The thug, armed with a .32 caliber auto matic pistol, was on the point of forcing the storekeeper to accede to this demand when Pernoll struck him in the face with a can of con densed milk he was carrying home, knocking the man down and stun ning him, whereupon Pernoll fled for home. Bandit Opens Hre. After running about 50 feet and lust as he was entering the gate oi hla home, the bandit recovered ana opened fire upon him. one bullet striking Pernoll above the eioow oi his right arm, tho other striking in the hip, and emerging through the groin In front. As the wounded man fell, the robber ran up Denino mm and beat him brutally about the head, rendering him partially un conscious, and Inflicting four deep scalp wounds. The attending physician staiea today that the bullet through the lower body had ruptured the fe meral vein, causing a very serious hemorrhage, and the condition ot the man Is so serious that it has been impossible to move him from hla home to a Medford hospital. Car I'sed In Escape. Neighbors, hearing the shots and the cries of the wounded man, ran into the road, but no trace was found of the bandit. The whir of a starting auto motor at about that time leads police to believe that the thug fled In the direction of Medford In a car. It was extremely dark at the time of the attack, (Continued on Page Severn EXPAND EXPORTS OR BOISE, Ida., Jan. 10. (UP) The west will have to either develop for eign markets for Its fruit or It will have to reduce production. H. E. Waterbury. district manager of the bureau of foreign and domestic com merce of the United States Depart ment of Commerce, told members of the Idaho Horticultural association today. He urged the fruit growers to take advantage of the aasistance that is available In developing foreign mar ket and he warned them against "senseless and destructive competi tion" within the nation. Waterbury shared the morning program with L. L. Hurst. Caldwell, association who discussed marketing. Ida., president of the Idaho 8h. peers' BAR ASSOCIATION TO HEAR J An exceptionally large attendance of members Is expected at the meet ing and dinner of the Southern Ore gon Bur asportation to be held to morrow at the Hotel Medford. Ken neth O. Denman. vice-president, stated today. Justices of the state supreme court are to be guests of the association and special Invitations have been sent to all members to attend as It Is anticipated that each Jurist will have an Important message for the attor ney. Mr. Denman stated. The dinner will be held at 0 30 and the buMnes meetinff wii; follow. Tom Miller ot Grants Pnss Is so- I elation president and D. E. Millard. also of Grants Pa. Is secretary treasurer. The a woes t ion embraces Jackson and Josephine counties SALEM, Ore., Jan. 10. (AP) The death of Charles P. Tyler, Portland car washer, was reported to the aute industrial accineni comm.. on iasi week. Arridrntit totaled 4:, 7. I Yr j was Injured in Portland last July 16. House Passes Cash BANKERS TENSE UNDER SENATORIAL QUIZ These capitalists are shown tersely on the defense as they answered the fire of questions at the senate munitions Investigation committee hearing at Washington, D.C. Left to right at the witness table: Frank A. Vanderllp, prominent banker; 1. P. Morgan and George Whitney, Morgan partner. (At oclated Press Photo) FULL TICKET MING VOTE The Jackson county Democracy la bestirring Itself over the coming primary election and warnorses oi the party are sending out feelers for candidates for county offices. The party of Jefferson and Jackson alms to put a complete ticket n the field and promises competition for most of the county officers to be chosen. Last Tuesday, Willis Mahoney, the mayor of Klamath Falls, conferred with local Democrats relative to his seeking the Democratic primary nomination for United Statea sen ator against Senator Charles L. Mc Nary, Republican Incumbent. Ma honey desired to line up Jackson county Democrats behind his candi dacy, but according to reports re ceived scant encouragement. iMtn Throckmorton, farmer, of (Continued on Page Nine) 1520lEflTERS REGISTERED HERE Por the special election January 31. when the electorate will mark ballota on four referendum measures, there have been 1,520 new registrations and 480 cancellations of registration cards, according to ths county clerk's office. The new registrations Include those who have changed their names or the election. The cancellations are for voters who have either not voted In the past two years or have moved else where. The past two or three yeara there has been a steady cancellation of voters, after the 1932 peak, of more than 19,000 voteri In the gen eral election. That was an eoep tional heavy year, with many tran sients and voters from nearby coun ties voting here. s Normal registration of the county la around 14.000 voters. The final count of registration cards Is expected to show between 15.000 and 16,000 registrations. C0NGraI"LL0YD OF WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. (API Representative Wesley Uoyd of Ta eoma. Wash., died early todsy of a heart attack at hla home here. A democrat, Llc-yd served In both this and the seventy.thlrd congress an wsa assistant to the democratic whip for the fifteenth regional dis trict, comprising Washington, Oregon and California. He wiut 53 eai old and la survived 1 by hj widow and l&re cbU4ro, TOWNSEND PARTY IS AUTHORIZED BY FATHER OF SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. (UPT Immediate formation of a third party In California was authorized today by Dr. F. E. Townaend, origin ator of the Townsend pension plan. In an announcement from state headquarters of the Old Age Revolv ing Pensions, Ltd., Townsend organi sation, Sheridan Downey was named to direct formation of the party. Downey was a candidate . for lieutenant governor of California at the last state e lection ; running with Upton Sinclair as & democratic-Epic candidate. The new party will be called "The Townsend Party," according to the announcement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (UP) Launching of a "Townsend" party movement In California waa assailed by Representative John S. McOroarty, democrat, California, chief congres sional leader of the old age pension plan advocated by Dr. Frank E Townsend. "I am opposed to the founding of a third party," McOroarty told the United Press. "In my. Judgment such action Is Inadvisable. I believe Town- send supporters should concentrate on electing members to congress who favor the pension regardless of whe ther they are republican or demo crats." Dr. Townsend said the California movement was "perfectly satisfac tory" and that he had sent the word himself for Sheridan Downey to launch the party. Sixty-one congressmen who sup port the Townsend plan met In Mc Groarty's office. Dr. Townsend wss present, . They decided to press the bill for passage at this session and McOroar ty was authorized to name a steering commtttee ot 15. DAWDLING ABOUT FI SPOKANK, Wash., Jan. 10 (UP) A surprise Inspection of WPA vcrk ers by county commissioners today threatened to precipitate a bitter lo. cal political feud. "Three or four teams assigned on the Desdman Creek project were standing Idle and the majority of the men were sitting srour.d a fire." com. plained Commissioner Sam Webb to WPA Supervisor Joe Ott. WPA Engineer W. Prlng'.e Imme diately threw bark the appllratlon forms showing the county olfleUls In charge of most phases of the work. Bvrd Coming Wet PORTLAND, Ore.. Jsn. 10. (AP) Resr Admiral Richard B. Byrd will give an Illustrated lecture her Jan. 17 to help raise funds to pay off the n o (mo deficit of his Issl expedition i to toe soutu pole. Bonus Bill by 356-59 Vote MORGAN EMPHATIC IN DENYING FIRM ENGINEERED PANIC WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. (AP) J. P. Morgan whaled away today at a senator's charge that his big bank ing house brought on a foreign exchange panic In 1015 In order to force Woodrow Wilson to permit loans to the allies. Putting away his much-used pipe the better to make his point, he sternly told the senate munitions committee his firm "never did such a thing In our Uvea." Repeatedly Senator Clark (D.. Mo.) contended It was plain from docu mentary evidence that Morgan's support of the British pound wss withdrawn, with resultant compll catlona for America's booming war trade to. force Wilson's hand. ' The banker replied the house of Morgan had acted under orders from onglsnd, for which It bought S3.000. 000.000 of goods In the war-time. "They didn't give us their reasons st sll times by any means," he laughed, then added shsrply: "Thero have been direct sccusa- tlons that New York bankers brought on the war. That Is one of the things we hsven't been particularly pleased with and one of the things I wsnt to deny." 'S HEARING FADES (Copyright, 1036, by the Assoclsted Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Dr. John P. (Jafsio) Condon, star witness for the state In the conviction of Bruno Hauptmar.n for the kidnaping of Charles, A. Lindbergh, Jr., boarded the S. S. Santa Hits late today, bound for Latin America. TRENTON. N. J., Jsn. 10. (AP) Ths isst hope of Bruno Richard Hauptmsnn to make a personal ap pearance before the court of pardons faded today when Gov. Harold O. Hoffman's office announced the court would not meet at the state prison. The governor, through William S. Conklln, his press side, said the court. convening tomorrow st 10:30 a. m. to consider Hauptmann's plea for ex ecutive clemency, would meet ss 'us ual at the executive office. FIlGHUOffiG WASHINGTON. Jsn. 10 (API The Association of American Ralroads re. porte-I today revenue freight loadings for the week ended Jsnusry 4 were 641104 cars, sn Incresse of 18,306 over the preceding week, an Increase of 44.710 over 1036 and sr. Incresse of 41.171 over 1034. Miscellaneous freight, 190067: In- i rresse 28 803 locrease, 17,1X3, In tercast, ss.ua, ROOSEVELT SEES RELIEF AS Reemphasizes Determination for Soil Conservation and Crop Control Fears Race for Production WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. ((Presi dent Roosevelt, at his first farm dis cussion since AAA's death, today as serted his responsibility to treat farm ing as a national problem and re emphasized hla determination for soil conservation and control of pro duction as the answer to the farm ing altuatlon. Talking offhand with newsmen at his regular presa conference, the president turned thumbs down on proposals to provide subsidies for ex port. "We mtist avoid," he said for direct quotation, "any national agriculture policy which will result In the ship ping of our soil fertility to foreign nations." m In a return to uncontrolled crop production, he saw a new race lor short-sighted plowing of the vast middle-west area, a retoirn of tho dust storms and an eventual desert land In thia rich region. Mr. Roosevelt proposed no apeclflc plan and carefully avoided discussion of any speclflo farm plan to meet the altuatlon resulting from death of AAA. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. ) An opportunity to draft a new farm-aid olan "as decisively In the farm in terest as the AAA and which will make an even stronger appeal to the consumers of the nation" waa pre sented to assembled farm leaders to day by Secretary Wallace. Ho told approximately 100 farm leaders at the new deal's post-AAA conference, that the smashed adjust- (Continued on Page Seven) BIRO, WIFE OF JUDGE Elisabeth Morrell Norton, wife of Circuit Judge Harry D. Norton, died this morning at her boms at 408 South Oakdale avenue after a linger ing Illness of two years. She was 70 years old, today having been her birthday anniversary. She wsa born In Santa Clara county, California, on Januay 10, 1806. Mrs. Norton is survived by her hus' band, a son, Henry Norton of O rants Pass, two grandsons, Theodore and Hiram, also of Grant Pass, two brothers, Jesse Morrell of Wrights Cal., and Albert Morrell of Sacramen' to, a sister. Mrs. Minnie Thompson of San Francisco, and an aunt. Martha Burrell, who lives at the Norton home. Elizabeth Morrell waa united In marriage to Harry D. Norton at San Jose, Cal., September 10, 1888. They took up residence in Grants Psss In 1090 snd resided there until four years ago when they came to Med ford. Mrs. Norton was a member of the Eastern Star, Josephine chapter. Grants Pass, and of P. E. O.. Medford The body will lie In state st the Porl Funeral Home from 3 to o'clock tomorrow afternoon. A brief Episcopal funeral service will be held at the Hall funeral home In Orants Pass at 3 P m. Sunday. The body will be taken Monday night to San Francisco for cremation ORCHARDIST'S BODY IS RECOVERED FROM WELL WENATCHEE. Wash., Jan, 10. (UP) Rescuers last night reached the body of Fred Hollander, 48, Nile rrchardlst, 37 hours after the Walls ot a 08-foot well In which he had been working caved In. Tha body was recovered 36 feet below the sur face, clutehlng a rung of the long ladder on which he attempted to reach safety before the sand suffo csted him. Hollander's left hand waa over hla head, as If to ward off ap proaching danger. 4 JUNCTION CITY, Ore., Jan. 10. (AP) Education officials said a meet ing of school boards of Junction City snd six surrounding districts will be held here Moridsy to discuss a pro- posed union tf lgb scuool, $20,679,034 Bonus . Due Oregon Vets Advocate Figures WASHINGTON, Jn. 10. (AP) Rep. Patman (D., Tex. I has made an estimate of the number of veterans, by states, holding certificates and the amount which would be paid them under the house cash payment bill. This Includes: No. Cer State tlficates Tl. Value Calif. 300.434 S133.B33.0U Idaho 13,576 7,411,798 Montana 18.103 10.381.887 Novada 3.066 1,711.848 Oregon 35.376 30.670.034 Utah . 14.387 8.035.00 Wash 58.335 34.070.306 TALENT DISTRICT GIVEN RFC OKEH Word was received today by the directors of the Talent Irrigation dis trict, from Olen Arnsplger, general manager of the district, that the loan of ths Reconstruction Finance cor poration to the Talent district had been closed, and la being disbursed. Arnaplger was In Portland when the agreement was completed. Indebtedness of the Talent district. Including Interest and Indebtedness to the state of Oregon, was approxi mately l,5O0,000. Under terma ot the refinancing agreement, tne in debtedneas will bear Interest at tlie rate of 4 percent per. annum over a period of 30 years. The refinancing wtll also result in reduction of the annual assessment upon the land within the district and serve to re-establish the Isnd valuea. Closing of the loan today waa made possible through tlw co-operation of the Reconstruction Finance corpora tion and local banking Institutions, Prank p. Parrell, attorney for the dis trict, said. The present negotiations have been underway alnoe 1031 and land owners and farmers within the Talent dis trict were Jubilant at Its completion, With ths refinancing of the Talent district, sll Irrigation district in Jackson county have refinanced their obligations and placed themselces In a sound financial position. The board of directors of the Tal ent dlstrlot Includes B. T. Newbry, president; 0. A. Brown and R. B. Rob Hon, directors. HELD AS SLAYER PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10. (API Myron T. Huelett, 77, a transient timber cruiser, was shot to death hers today, and police arrested Laura E. Stevens, 88, with whom he had been living. She was chsrged with first degree murder. Police Lieutenant Een Wsds said Miss Stevens told him Huelett had refused to marry her and that he criminally attacked her a year ago. Wade said the woman held a pistol to her head aa he rushed Into the house and thst hs pushed It away lust as ths weapon discharged. The bullet Imbedded Itself in the wall Wade's hands were burned by the discharge. Lieutenant Wade said Miss Stevens said "I told him (Huelett) this morn lne we wsre going to Vancouver to be married today. He refused so I told him I would end It all for both of us." . . . ATTORNEYFAGING E SEATTLE, Wash., Jsn. 10 (API- John F. Garvin, former assistant S. attorney, and Mrs. Rae Miller were chsrsed today with being accessories after tin fact In a frustrated safe rubbery attempt here Sunday. They were arrested In a house south of Seattle early Bunday after detect ives hsd filled the structure with gas bomb fumes and captured J. T. Hull and Joe O. Nesl, former policeman, reputedly wounded In escsplng from the robbery attempt. Conviction of being an accessory after the fact carries a maiunum penalty of five years' imprisonment SDd a 11.000 Ine Carl Thomas was killed and Dais Arthur was wounded and captured st the bskery where hidden officers jsttacsca tot roomis. SENATE ACTION ILL BE PROMPT SAYS CHAIRMAN Galleries Packed As Final Ballot Taken Motion to Return Bill for Amend ment Is Voted Down WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (AP) Hurried conferences involving a bond -redemption plan opened In sen ate administration . quarters today, shortly after houae passage of a full cash payment bonua btll by a 350 to 69 majority. Chairman Harrison (D Miss.) of the senate finance committee re ported "progTeas" In negotiation understood to Include leaders of the major veterans' organizations which backed the bill to overwhelm ingly endorsed by the repreeenta- vea. Harrison's committee waa called for Monday afternoon to consider the bonua Issue. By nouRlas B. Cornell Asuoclated Presa Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (AP)-A crushing house majority today paased and sent to the senate a bill author ising Immediate ;aah payment of the bonus to nearly 3,500,000 world war veterans. Its Immediate cost was estimated variously from 1,000,000.- 000 to 3.000.000,000. The vote on passage was announc ed by Speaker Byrns as 35S to BO, more than the two-thirds required to pass legislation, over a presidential veto. ...... The final ballot was taken before galleries packed with spectators. Backed by Vet Groups The bill was backed by the Amer ican Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veter ans. Prompt consideration of the oasn bonus Issue by the senate finance committee was promised by Chair man Harrison (D-Mlss). Unless pressure for the house bill Is too great, the committee was con sidered likely to amend the measure or vote out a less liberal one of Its own, realising President Roosevelt Is opposed to full payment at this time. Democratic Leader Rob I nr on has conferred wltb the president and was believed to have conveyed the execu tive's attitude to all bonus camps (Continued on Page Seven) POWER OVER GOLD IS EXTENDED YEAR WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. AP) President Roosevelt today extended for another year hla power to shift the dollar's gold content within a 10 per cent bracket and continued In effect the 3,000.000.000 a tab 111 rat Ion fund. Exercising by proclamation a power granted in the gold reserve act, Mr. Roosevelt a a 1 d the "emergency promoting that measure's approval In 1034 "has not ben term In ted by International monetary agreement or otherwise but, on the contrary, con tinues and hait boon Intensified In divers reapectj by unsettled condi tions In International commerce and finance and In foreign exchange. The present dollar Is 69,08 of the pre-va'.uatlon gold content. Mr. Roosevelt's action today continued for another year his power to lower tliat content to 60 per cent of the old level or Increase It to 60 per cent. Both this power and the ataml liga tion fund would have expired January 90 tf the president had not acted. WOMAN LOCKED OUT, SLAYSLOVER, SELF SEATTLE. Jan. 10. (UP) Mrs. Josephine Bowen. S, angered when she believed her bartender lover waa preparing to leave her, entered his hotel room with shotgun last night, fired fc charge of slugs Into his body, then killed herself. Physicians said A. S. Steen, 45. hot through the side, was nsar death. Ths youug woman entered the hotel where she and Steen hsd been living, police ssld. She broke the glsss In the door of Steen's room, sp psrently when he locked her out, and started shooting. SALEM. Ore., Jan. 10. (AP) A holdup man bound and gagged Her bert Hussoch, hotol olerk, early this morning and escaped with the clerk's wstrh snd J0 from tha hotel cssh register.
