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The Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with rain Friday; not much ohnx In temperature. - TEMPERATl'RB Highest yesterday 44 8 Lowest this mornlnc J5.9 Start Something There are to many Uttla things at well aa big thlnri Mall Tri bune Classified Ads can do for yon. Why waste time? Start something! Medford Tribune Thirtieth Year Full Associated Press MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN" ? ttY 16, 1936. ruU United Press No. 253. x "Elnpr aaaB? as I GOVERNORS ACTION Af ALLOWS KIDNAPER 90 DAYS IRE LIFE By PAUL M.U.LON (Copyright, 1938, by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 After J. P. Morgan, the next big flan to be fried, congresslonally, Is H, O. Hopson, the public utilities magnate. Chair man Black of the lobby Investigat ing committee Is already confiden tially warming the fire. You may recall that Mr. Hopson and his fellow utilities we well done on one side at the last session.. The sen I' till. MAI.LON atorial pur pose then was to build up public senti ment behind the holding companies legislation. The purpose this time Is the coming campaign, although that will not be stressed. It Is considered good strategy to take Mr. Hopson'a holding company works apart, piece by piece. Each pie will be held up to public hor ror. It ties In appropriately with the "greed" and "ganging up" slogans now being put forward for the cam paign. Mr. Hopson Is not the only mack erel marked for the pan. Senator Bladk'a Investigators have authority to go Into the books of any corpora tion which becomes too outapken politically. An array of lesser public utility and big business fry will fol low Hopson, whose turn will come within 00 days (whenever the Mor gan Inquiry dies down). Also there will be a railroad financing Investi gation (Senator Wheeler's). And per haps some others to round out the kitchen activities. . cnn. mnVft In . the Dresldentlal household do not like this cooking demonstration. They think the po litical aroma from It may prove to be less savory than expected. Fur thermore, they do not believe It la necessary. The Idea worked out well In the past because the Investigations were used as threat forces to promote leg islation (banking, utility, stock mar ket regulation). There Is also a good excuse for the Morgan Inquiry, which is designed to ballyhoo neutrality and peace, which everyone favors. But the best cook think that will oe about enough. Strong Inner pressure It being brought on President Roosevelt to call off Senator Black. Officially, the London naval con ference has not yet collapsed. Pri vately, It has. The confereea art Just Jetting it fall like a feather Instead of a bomb. Our Slate Under-Secretary Phillips was to remain In London sa long as there was a glimmer of hope. That was agreed before be left home. At that time It was announced he In tended to stay only a few weeks In order that he might walk out with out being charged with abandoning the conference. When he made arrangement to sail, everything worked out a orig inally expected. The new treasury budget makes the usual allowance next year for the ecret payment of Income tax Inform ers. Mr. Morgentnau asked for the customary 100.000 to detect viola tions and for "payment- for Informa tion." KELSO. Jan. 16. (AP) Smelt dippers are in the midst of their big harvest as large schools of the little silver fish peculiar to this section come up the Cowllta river to spawn. 1 SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE RE PORTE &S George Hunt as tickled as a school, boy, because Mrs. Pu nicker now has 500 she didn't hvs before last night's show, and aleo because every one was pleased with her luck. Earl Sims recalling hi table ten nis days In Marshfield. when that used to be his favorite game. Cltycop Bill Peck ensconced In the head man's deak at the chamber of commerce, handing out advice freely, but no one taking said advice very seriously. Atty. Prank Newman walking across the street and glaring at his cigar, which had gone out. as though the thing were a traitor for having done Al Bllton pointing cat that the new ftikiyou highway. hrn it t opened two ars from now. will take off from the Ashland Normal school, and end at the Siskiyou tunnel. Ml fed twins who don't look allks: Dnnny nri Put Hve. and Oerald and Oeralrttne Ltlihm, Reason for Grant Not Di vulged by Executive Action Quickly Follows Supreme Court Refusal Hauptmann Smiles TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 16. (AP) Bruno Richard Hauptmann smiled and said "Thank you" when his attorney. Frederick A. Pope, brought the news of his reprieve to him today. "He expressed supreme confi dence In Justice and said be was sure something would turn up." Pope said In emerging from Haupt mann's cell In the state prison. By DALE HARBISON Associated Press Staff Writer (Copyright, 1036, by the Associated Press) TRENTON, N. J.. Jan. 16. (AP) Through a 30-day reprieve by Gover nor Harold Hoffman, Bruno Richard Hauptmann late today was given per haps three months to live before he can be put to death for the. kldnap murder of the Lindbergh baby. Immediately after the governor an nounced he had granted the reprieve, Attorney General David T. Wllentz said Hauptmann, who was under sen tence to die. tomorrow night, would not die for about three months be cause It would be necessary to re sentence him. Must Set New Date His sentence was fixed for "the week of January 13" and under the law If he did not die during that period Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. Trenchard would be forced to set a new death date. " The governor said that "for divers reason which I do not care to dis close" he was granting the reprieve. The governor made no comment as to whether he hsd a "confession" from some person other than Haupt mann. The law provides that a sentencing Judge, upon signing the death war rant, must fix a date not less than four, nor more than eight weeks after the date of signing. The governor said he Intended to grant "Just this one reprieve" unless development should warrant otner. wise. Precedents Cited He said he had ample precedent for his decision, citing 14 reprieves given by six governors of the state. Announcement of the governor's reprieve came with dramatic swift- (Continued on Page Two) CASH TALKS IN TELEPHONE RATE SALEM. Jan. 18 (API A 10 per cent discount for prompt payment of telephone toll still applies to the lower rates now In operation on the farmer line telephone service In Medford, Gold Hill snd Jackson ville, the public utilities commis sion explslned todsy. Both residential and business farmer line service in Medford r.nd Jacksonville were reduced to 7.50 annually. The former was previously 8.40 and the latter 112. In Oold Hill business rates were reduced f:om 110 to and the residential from 86 to 6 annually with the prompt payment discount still operative. S. P. E 10 BE BURIED IN G I GRANTS PASS. Jan. 18. (API Word wa received hers today of the death of V. C. Bsrtlett, formerly of Orsnt Pass, at San Diego Tucs dsy evening. The body will arrive here for burial Friday morning. Mr. Bsrtlett waa In active service with the Southern Pscifie: for 41 years, starting at the roundhouse In Orsnt Pass when 18 years of sere. When he retired Janusry 31. 1934, he was desn of Southern Pa cific engineers In point of service. His last run was from Klsmath Falls to Eugene, where his home was then located. RATS GNAWBABY IN MARSHFIELD HOME MARSHFIELD. Ore.. Jan. 16 (API Donsl'l Hughes. 13 month, re ceived phrsiclsn's care todsy as the result of severe rst bite. The bsby, rn cf Mr. and Mrs. C. H Hughes, ! was attar lied while onleep HIS hand 1 a stveieiy bitten. Agreement Reached on Substitute Farm Program GIRL IN RELIGIOUS TRANCE Shirley Tapp, 17-yaar-old Detroit high school girl In a religious trance for several day, I shown a member of the "Full Salvation Union" sect praytd over her. Doss Kllgor. assistant pastor of the union' mission I In the midst of an exhortation while the girl held her arm extendad for over 40 minute. (Aoclated Press Photo) CATHOLICS DEFY MEXICO CITY, Jan. 18. (AP) The Roman Catholic church openly defied the Mexican governments so cialistic education law today In a pastoral letter forbidding church members to allow their children to attend socialistic schools. The pastoral, signed by 11 arch bishops snd bishops In Mexico, de clsred: "No Catholic can be socialist, understanding for soclslism any ya tem which neither recognise the rlg'.it of God and the church, nor the right of all men to possess goods acquired by legitimate work or In herited." It declared persons sending their children to soclsllst schools were guilty of a mortal aln. The letter Instructed parents, teachers and priest to provide chil dren with a religious education, and appealed especially to persons of means to aid the church. Catholics !n Mexico alway have opposed socialistic educstion, but today's letter waa the most out spoken attack on the system since It bocame law slightly more than a year ago. The communication was expected to provoke governmental reaction. BOGOTA, Columbia, Jan. . 16. (AP) Nine persons, Including two women were reported dead today aa the reault of th Jungle craah of a trl-motored plane In the Caquet de partment of southern Colombia. Two other wen believed seriously injured. Seven persons were unhurt. The death list, a tentatively re ported here. Included: Major Uses teg nil, hesd of the Let tela garrison: the pilot. Captain Obando: the oo-pllot, Lieut. O'Bryne; radio man, Pavollnl Vaupes: a com missary officer, Francisco Angola; Lieut. Pinion; a Charity Sister; ah unnamed woman and a mall oourler. FROM ERYSIPELAS Gutle W. Box. 34, who came to work in Medford recently from LakeTlew, died at 10:30 last night tn the Jacksonville sanitarium, where he was taken two days ago suffer ing from erylplai. He was a member of the Oooee Neck aerie, fraternal Order of Eag!es in Ukeview and Eagles today were making funeral arrangements. The body was removed to the Perl fu neral home. His wife, recuperating from an lllnetu In Los Angeles, was notified laat night. BY REALTOR HERE Inquiry regarding the construction of a group of new homes on Siskiyou Heights under federal housing act financing has been made by a lead ing Medford realtor, the Mall Tribune learned today. Agents of tha federal housing ad ministration, here to conduct a cam paign for new construction, confirm ed the Inquiry but declined to divulge the name of the real aeattate oper ator. The move was not considered sur prising, for realty men have main tained for a long time that modern honvs are in demand. It has been predicted that a substantlsi bullalng program could not be deferred much longer. Several individual persons have shown a disposition to proceed with the building of homes provided fin snclng can be arranged under the federal housing act, the federal a genu said. Many general Inquiries have "been received from residents seeking information designed to guide them In reaching a decision whether to build now or not. they related. The campaign thus far is consid ered eminently successful, merchants and finance houses showing an eagerness to assist In a building pro gram, the administration agents stat ed. The federal representatives are lining up ail the business men will Ing to co-operate In the campaign for new construction. John H. Hoppes FHA field repre senatlve, and Leslie Peyton, manager of financial relations, were In Klam ath Palls today continuing a hous ing campaign there. John R. Towles, special' assistant to the regional di rector, returned last night to Port land All nf thm wilt h hnrk hr I Monti a v tn fwmtlnue Medford'a cum- paign. Inquiries should be made at the Jackson County Chamber of Corn mere where they are making their headquarters. Mahoney Vote Bait Plan Is Bared by Former Ally PORTLAND, Ore.. Jsn. 16. (UP) Russell Hogsn. Multnomsh county farmer and former political ally ol Willis Mahoney, last night attempt ed to hamstring the Klsmath Falls mayor's candidacy for United State senator by charging Mahoney wltn duplicity In striving for Townsend snd llbersl vole. Hogsn produced letters and not allegedly from Mshoney. re ceived In response to Hogsn s re quest thst Mshoney clarify his posi tion on the Townsend plsn. A letter Indorsing the Townsend plsn snd allegedly attempting to sm-sy the votes of those who sup ported Peter Zimmerman, independ ent csndidst for governor at the last election, wa dated October 30, 1034. and signed by Mshoney. Hogsn ssld. A not which srcompsnled he letter, penned on a sheet liom a PASSENGERS SAFE BUT BATTERED AS E HITS T 13 Tested in S. P. Hospital at San Francisco After Harrowing Experience in High Sierras Snow Storm SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. (AP) .Thirteen men were Injured In the anowsllde which crushed a railway car In the high Sierras, but none was hurt seriously, the Southern Pacific hospital announced today. n were treated for bruise and laceration. They are J. C. Stevenson. H. R. Welter, H. B. Hayden and J. A. Olbson, all of Salt Lake City, ana J. L. Gorman, train porter, of Oak land. The others suffered only minor In juries. They were treated at me scene of the crash. By L. S. Klmhall (Associated Press Staff Writer) COLFAX, Calif.. Jan. 16 (API Fifteen men, ssfe but battered after a bullet-like snowsllde caved In a nassenser car of a west-bound South ern Paclflo transcontinental train, thanked a kindly fate today for what they agreed waa a "miraculous es cape from death." The avalanche, hurtling 600 feet down a mountainside in the high Sierras 40 mile northeast of here about 3:45 p. m., yesterday, rammed lta way through a protecting snow shed and crushed snd burled the tenth car of the 13 car train. Two following car escaped the slide, although the passenger were Jostled, and a few minutes afterward a second slide thundered off the mountain, missing the end of the stalled train by a few feet. Twelve men In the demolished car, enroute from Salt Lake City to n Oakland automobile convention, and their porter were Injured, four of them being described by their com psnlons as "pretty much banged un." hut with no bones broken. W. A. Sheppsrd said the slide hit without warning. "There wa a ire mendou crash, then pitch dark ness," he said. Three hour afterward the last victim, A. T. Crowl, was extricated. Ho said the car collapsed In three psrts. "Another six Inches and I wouldn't be here," h remarked with a wan smile, J. E. Gibson wsa pinned so nearly he could move neither arm nor legs and yet loosely enough so that Bill White. Rosevllle. fireman on the train and acclaimed a the hero of the accident, pulled him free with a blanket which Gibson held on to with his teeth. J. O. Stevenson was literally "pack ed In snow" and pinned across the arm of a chair seat on his ohest, Four men who were sitting with him and across the aisle could not budge him. After itruggllng In deep pain, he finally freed himself, crawling out a narrow psssageway to safety. "Don't ask me how I got out of there I don't know," he said. The three cars were left at the scene of the slide the train split snd the Injured taken to Oakland for treatment. Income Shares Maryland Funding, bid 18 38; ask ed 10.88. Quarterly Income Share, bid 180; asked 166. 1035 calendar, requested Hogsn to "put some finger marks on It o It will look old." th letter alleged. Hogan's Inference waa thst Ma honey wrote the letter dated October 30, 1834, and the note at the asm time he ssld he received them both In an envelope postmarked Klsmath Falls. September 18, 1935 In order to msk Townsender believe he had endorsed the old-age plan year before he actually came out for It. and to enlist the Zimmerman votes for a senate race. Hogsn ssld thst, since he was chairman of the membership Com mittee In Mshoney' unsuccesslul tmplgn for the guhernatonst nom ination. Mshoney hsd expected him to "make th letter look old" snd clrculste It round "among the boys." Hogsn ssld, however, thst he would not enter the scheme. PIT RIVER FLOOD PERILS ALTURAS; IT Highest Water Since 1904 . Threatens to Inundate Town Cattle in Danger Roads Five Feet Deep ALTURAS, Cal.. Jan. 16. (UP) Flood waters of the Pit river broke through the stream's banks Into low meadowlands nesr Alturea lsst night, threatening to Inundate portions of the city. A snowstorm which continued throughout Tuesday night waa fol lowed by heavy rainstorm Wednes day. Ever? stream In the vicinity was reported at flood stage, menacing nu merous dams and storage reservoirs 'throughout Modoc county. The Pit river flows directly through Alturas. Authorities ssld that ap proximately a third of the town hsd been saved from flooding by the fact that the stream bed was widened lsst spring as a portion of a WPA flood control project. Power Lines Down The California Public Service com pany reported that Its elcctrlo power lines were down In a number of places. Scores of workmen were called out in an effort to protect valuable equipment and machinery In the (Continued on Page Four.) PL Bl SEARCH SHIP LONDON, Jan. 16. (At The cap tain of th Discovery II,. searching for the missing explorer, Lincoln Ellsworth, Indicated In a report to day that an airplane had been sighted In Little America and that a man had been seen on the Bay of Whales. The report did not Identify the man or the airplane. The committee In charge of the Discovery II' rescue expedition an nounced officially: "A message ha been received by th Discovery committee from the master of the Discovery It, reporting that the boat arrived safely at th Bay of Whale at 10 p. m., January 15. The message Indicate one man was sighted from a plane and also a machine at Little America." Part of the wireless message from the Discovery wa garbled, making complete decoding impossible. Offic ial were waiting for a repetition of It. Lincoln Ellsworth has not been heard from slncr he took off with hi Canadian pilot, Herbert Hollick Kenyon, on November 33 for an air plane flight across Antarctica from Dundee island. 600 miles south of Cspe Horn, to the Ross sea, south of New Zealand. . TIGERSTOliADE The Medford high school basket ball team, victor In their only two regular game so far this year, will tak to the road tomorrow for' two game series with the Klsmath high school Pelicans In Klsmath Falls. The two team will be evenly match ed in that both squads are mads up mostly of new men, and the Med ford victory over Salem nd th Klsmath win over Bend further Indi cate a closeness tn strength. Coach Bill Bowerman of Medford has stated thst hi charges will rely on fast breaking and ball handling, and will shoot often, the same policy which they have followed In earlier struggle with marked success. The Pelicsns rely on the same type of fense, with Durbin. a lanky forward, doing most of their basket tossing. The gsme will not be Imporunt In tin southern Oregon league struggle, since Klamath Is not In this district, but ths encounter are expected to furnish a basis of comparison between th two sections. Interest at the Medford school la high and, despite adverse westher conditions a largs number of rooters are expected to make the trip to Klsmall) falls. ' Comedian Jailed r.. . . ... . Ted Heaty (above), film corned Ian, waa released from Jail on I writ of habea corpus after beln detained, accused of starting a flr In the residence of a neighbor. Bonnie Oredell, dancer, ald hi broke her furniture and tried to e her houte. afire, (7ioolated Presi Photo) DEBATE ON BONUS TO START FRIDAY SENATORS AGREE WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (AP) Th senate agreed today to start consideration of the baby - bond bonus payment bill tomorrow after Republican Lea d.e r McNary had urged a day' delay under the rules. Chairman Hnrrlson (D Miss.) of the finance committee sought floor consideration today. But McNary said "in all fairness" to members who have not read the bill and the committee report submitted only late yesterday, the full payment measure should go over until tomor row. Th senate then agreed to Har rison's unsnlmous consent request thst debate begin tomorrow. Senator King (D., Utah) Intro duced a substitute bill providing for payment now of only the cash sur render or present value of the 30 year adjusted service (bonus) cer tificates which he estimated would save 81,000,000.000. Enactment of the baby bond bill was conceded by a prominent op ponent of the measure despite Sec retary Morgenthau's testimony about the financial task the treasury faces. A southern senator not wishing to be quoted by nsma aald ha him self would vote against the measure unless It provided for payment out of existing appropriations. LAVAL RECEIVES PARIS, Jan. 16. iPr-Premier Laval of France wa granted a vot of con fidence, 315 to 393, by hi chamber of deputlea today. Thus the warthy premier again triumphed over leftist effort to un seat his government. Today's howdown waa precipitated by members of th domlnsnt radical- socialist party, who voted In caucus a condemnation of M. Laval's policies. Ruhl and Grey To State Press Meet Robert W. Ruhl, editor of the Mall Tribune and president of the State Press association, left this morning by train to attend the lttth an nual Oregon stste press conference tomorrow and Saturday at th Unl rersity of Oregon, Eugene. Herb Oiey, Mall Tribune advertising manager, left for the conference this afternoon by automobile. Both he and Mr, Ruhl are to address the con ference, Sun Peers Through But More Rain Due Although the eun peered through blsck cloud several time today, the weather bureau suid the wet a;!, i not yet over. Forecast was for psrtly cloudy weather with rain tomorrow. From 5 a. m- yesterdsy to 6 a. m. todsy. .76 of an Inch of rain fell, bringing t'.ie month's total to 6.41, an excess above normal of 406 for Janusry to date. ACT TO BE BASIS NEW RELIEF PLAN Roosevelt, Congress Lead ers and Agricultural Ex perts Back New Idea Will Press for Fast Action WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. (API President Roosevelt, congressional leaders, and agriculture expert agreed today on a substitute farm program for AAA under existing soil erosion and conservation lawa. The legislation will be pressed speedily on Capitol Hilt In the form of amendment to present soil con servation statutes. In addition, an' Immediate attempt will be made to provide funda to pay off obligations to farmers Incurred under the old AAA, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, made the follow ing announcement after the White House conference: "The conference wsa In relation to th AAA and methods by which re sult of the devlslon of the supreme court may be counteracted so far a practicable and constitutional. "The trend of tlta conference I to relate such legislation a may be en acted to soil erosion and soil con servation snd also to make provision for those obligations Incurred under the AAA. "It Is expected that amendment to existing statutes will be adequate for the purpose stated and that these will be ready for consideration In th near future." Robinson said there waa general concurrence on this program. Speaker Byrna, Chairman Smith (D fl. c.) of the senate agriculture committee, and Chairman Jones (D., Tex.) of th house agriculture com mittee attended th Whit House meeting. The executive branch waa repre sented by Attorney General Cum- mlngs, Solicitor General Reed. Sec retary Wallace. Secretary Morgentnau and Chester Davis, administrator of the old AAA. Robinson said this program In all likelihood would constitute th farm legislation "at thl session." The conference lasted a llttl more thsn an hour. Earlier, a 8300.000,000 bill to pay contracting farmers under th AAA started through congress. 4 NEW YORK, Jan. 16. (API Elec trical experts worked feverishly today to complete th repair of a mysteri ous power plant breskdown which In terrifying fashion plunged a million or more New Yorker Into darkness and crippled transportation facilities. Officiate estimated 60,000 persons were caught In th dark labyrinth of th subway system when th power shut-oft, at the height of last night's rush hour, brought the underground csrs to a standstill. All of Manhattan north of 50th a tree and most of the Bronx wa af- fscted. Light In skyscrapers, homes and hospitals went off. Telephone service wa shut down for a tlm. Mayor F. H. Laauardla mobilized 18,000 policemen and 7,000 firemen for extra service. Trafflo on th street level and en other subway lines wa demoralised. Elevator stopped between floors. Street lights were extinguished. Sur geons completed operation by flssh llght. Profiteer sold candle at 80 cent each. The power trouble developed frrra a short circuit In the Hell Oat r,t tlou if the New York Edison com pany which described th plant if the second largest of lu kind n th world. It occupies two city block nd 1 seven stories high. 1935 POSTAL RECEIPTS 'SI Postal recelptr for 193S were n nounced today by Postmaster Frank DeSsurm a 88.351 .20. This com pares with M6.v24.77 in 1934 and 8.1.406 07 la 1933. These figures embrace only th J of stamps at the main postofflc and th ubttlon, Mr, DeSoura pointed out.
