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JtllTRIBUNE The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Tuesday, with mow. No change In temperature. Temperature. Highest SQ Lowest this mftrping, i Small Cost Read the Classified Ads In today'. Mill Tribune. The very thing yon are looking for may be advertised, if not It cots very little to sdvertlse your went In thlg newspaper. EDFORD , Thirtieth Year Full Assoclsted Frets MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 't' FnU United Press No. 274. M 136. shot mm 1 'I fishy B MID-CONTINENT By PAUL MAM.ON. (Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon.) WASHINOTON, Feb. 10. The na tions of the world jnay be publicly preparing to cut each others' throats, ut they are going about it privately v wf y i In very pleas- k H, Out delegates to the London i naval conierence "had a chance to get an Insight in to world relation ships close-up; in a single room. These observa tions will never be stated offic ially, but the should be. They Include' some PAUL MALLON wondrous sights. The cordiality of the British and Italian delegates, for Instance, was amazing. The American delegation, before landing In England, agreed that the first word heard at the conference would be Gibraltar. The British would use It Insistently, the Italians resent fully. It was fully expected that the conference would revolve around that British fort dominating the entrance to' the Mediterranean. At that very time, also, the Italian press was telling Its public what a bad lot the British are. Mussolini was bristling with dally threats from Borne. You could have floored the dele gates with a blueprint battleship when British and Italian delegates moved arm In arm to avoid conflict about Olbraltar and, In fact, about everything. No one even got excited when the Japanese withdrew. - Evreyone seem ed to realize that the Japanese gov ernment was acting tor domestic po litical elect at home. It was trying to Impress Its people with the Idea that It Is making a big nation out ol Japan on paper. That also seemed to explain Italian press attacks, and Mussy'e bristling. .. The recognition of these domestic political situations created a sort of mutual understanding among the delegates. No one previously thought that Japan would or could try to build up to U. 3. equality, and there was less war talk in London than In Washington. Do not, however, make too much out of this. There are reasons for believing that Europe has gone back i Continued on Page four.) ) BRINGS ARREST Burt Lumsn, . 17' year old high school student, was this morning giv en a Jail sentence of 30 days on a charge of disorderly conduct, by City Judge Allen D. Curry. The Jail sen tence was suspended for six months pending Lumaa's good behavior. Be was charged with Indulging In two flst-flgbts outside a local dance hall Ssturclsy night, and was placed In city Jail. Wbne there, police said, he started a fight with another In mate, put there because of drunken ness. Lumsn was then placed In soli tary confinement. Judge Curry said today: "Lumsn has been in trouble over his fighting before, and if It happens again he will absolutely have to serve his Jail sentence." SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Information gleaned from Harold OeBauer In the course of a two block walk: He ones ran the Cana dian customs In a yellow roadster with an Idaho license, the customs officers thought he was a Chins man: his mother his a sew green Oldsmoblle coupe, but Is too ill to ride In It now; his father was In Western Union sending a telegram: he now works for the Valley Candy Coi be has to be at work at 130: some people have funny Ideas about those who work In breweries; he uses two gopher mstcbes at a Urns when lighting a cigarette In a rumble seat; he smokes Philip Morris cigar ettes dfcaplte that strange voice on the rartlo; he once told a drama prof he h&d been In an accident when Inu for a play at the University of WsJitngtoni he's afraid to talk to reporters for fear they'll print every thing he says. Rufus C. Kolman. state treasurer. t telling The Mil Tribune itsff that he's the 11th child of the family. BATTLES DRIFTS Ranchers in South Dakota Forced to Bum Fence Posts Road and Rail road Traffic- Is Crippled The weather bureau today stuck to Its story that the Rogue valley Is In line for snow. Meteorological data, It said, Indicated cloudy weather with white flakes tonight and tomorrow, not much change In temperature. Temperatures climbed somewhat over the week-end, reaching a maxi mum yesterday of 56 degrees. The lowest this morning was 31 as com pared with 22 yesterday. At mid-day the mercury stood at 44, one degree above the reading at the same time yesterday. s PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 10. Continued cold weather with snow In extreme southern Oregon, was the forecast by the government meteor ological office here today. Cloudy skies with an east wind In the northwestern part of the state, and a southeast wind off the coast, brought little hope of relief. The temperature dropped to 3 de gress above at Pendleton last night, and 4 above at Baker, while Bend had (Continued on P-ie Bight) 5 KILLED IN I Ml SOLDIERS CALLED OUT MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10. P) The Mexican government ordered out fed eral troops at Tamplco today to pre vent any recurrence there of the la bor clashes In which five persons were killed yesterday and 18 wouud ed. President Lasaro Cardenas, who was In Monterey attempting to solve a la bor dispute in that Industrial center, Director Gen. Juan Andrew Almazan, commander of the Nuevo Leon mili tary zone, to take control of Tamplco and to investigate the conflict. General Almazan ordered the troops to guard headquarters of union steve dores and their rival workers. Tamplco dispatches said a large group of workers, supporting munici pal officials who were removed from office last week, held a mass demon stration late yesterday and attacked the longshoremen's headquarters, the maritime workers returning the fixe. Three stevedores were killed and five wounded; two of their rivals wounded fatally, and 13 Injured. All port operations were suspended. CAPETOWN, Union of South Afrtoa. Feb. lOsiJP Tommy Rose, former flight lieutenant of the Royal Air Force, set a new record for the Eng land -to-Cape town aerial jaunt, and then devoted himself calmly today to revaluing lost sleep. The British former flying officer set his monoplane down here at 6:03 p. m., O. M. T. (1.-03 p. m., S. 8. T. yesterday, Just as dusk was falling, and was hailed by a crowd of 3.000 for his 5,000-mile solo record journey. He completed the Journey In three days, 17 hours, 38 minutes, clipping 13 hours, 17 minutes from the time of four days, six. hours, 55 minutes set by Mrs. Amy Johnson Mollleon in November, 1032. Administer Senate Oath To Widow of 'Kingfish 9 WASHINOTON, Feb. 10. CP) Mrs. Rose McConnell Long of Louisiana, appointed to serve the unexpired term of her late huN-id, Huey P". Lonj. was wrvp In today a a member of the aeiflce. The oath was administered by Vice-President Oarner as a capacity gallery looked on. Mrs. Long, who was escorted to the dais by Senator Overton, was ap pointed to the senate by Oovarnor James A. Noe and has been designated by the sure central Democratic com mittee as Democratic nominee In t.v? state general election in April. Senator Hattte Caraway of Kansas FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DEAD i 1 " -W 3 -pill W Former Vice President Charles Curtis, who died at 76, Is shown In two recent photographs taken at his law office at Washington, D. C. (Asuso clated Press Photo) ASHLAND CO-EDS SEEK ADVENTURE; COPS INTERFERE The California bum's blockade meant nothing to three petite co-eds of Southern Oregon Normal school who early this morning waved & fond farewell to their alma mater and set out on a hitch-hiking career they thought, would take them to Holly wood, The career, however, ended abrupt ly at 3:15 this morning when an un ad venturous patrolman of the Ash land police force took them Into cus tody on the Pacific highway at the overhead crossing. , After some resistance and a more or less merry chase, the girls were corraled (that's an appropriate because one was actually cornered !a a bull pen) and t aken to police headquarters. There they decided they had had enough adventure for one night and agreed to be escorted back to their campus apartment. Ever protective of young woman- (Conunueo on Pans rare) SELASSIE ESCAPES DESSTYB, Ethiopia. Feb. 10-(AP) Emperor Halle Selassie emerged safely today from another Italian bombing of his field headquarters behind the northern front. For 65 minutes seven Italian planes dropped quantities of in cendiary and high explosive bombs on the town yesterday, as well as on outlying villages, but the king of kings escaped uninjured. The town was virtually deserted, except for members of the imperial guard, the populace having been ordered Into the country after the earlier fascist bombardments. The number of casualties 'rorn the last attack was not Immediately de termined. was the first woman elected to the senate. Senator Overton and Oovernor Noe eecorted Mrs. Long Into the chamber. She was dressed In black and wore an orchid shoulder bouquet. From the gallery the ceremony was watched by her daughter Rose and two sons, Russell and- Palmer. Mrs. Long was greeted before the senate convened by women members of the house, including Representa tives Jeockes (D., Ind.) and O'Dav (D N. t.) Senators who came forward to gre:t her Included Plttman (D, Nv , the president pro-tempore, and Lewis (D, 111 ), Democratic whip. T CALIFORNIA LINE TO OWN CITIZEN GRANTS PASS, Feb. 10. P) Dis couraged by two attempts to rs-sntsr California which resulted only In be ing turned back by the Loa Angelas vsgrant blockade, James Taylor and W. T. Feists were stranded here today without money. Taylor said he lives at 1374 Nor mandy street, Hoollywood, and had been on a visit to his sister, 111 In Olympla, Wash. They were turned back at Hornbrook, Cal Thursday, although Taylor told the otTlcers he wss a California resident and then b-,d as. 10, now spent. Returned to Bedford with seven others, he stayed there and started south again. Hs showed here a letter signed by Ous Newbury, Medrord attorney, di rected to the California officers, glv- (Sontinued on Page Five) - SALEM, Feb. I0 P) Tbs Oregon State Orange spent .1,826.45 In op posing the sales tsr, primary election changa and the student fee bill at the recent election while the Oregon snd Oregon Bute Alumni associa tions spent 11,104.43 supporting the fee bill and the Mery Tax league spent .1.301.33 favoring ths sales tax measure. The expense accounts of these or ganizations were filed with the secre tary of state today. Time for filing campaign expense accounts ends to morrow. MISSING FROM SHIP SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. (AV- aptam z. m. McLeiian of the army transport Republic was reported miss- ing when the ship docked here today Army officials launched an Imme diate inquiry after a wireless message 1 wormed them of the officer's disap pearance. The message was reported to have said Captain McLeiian vanlahed while the ship was several miles at see, Colonel Harry H. Piitchett, of the Fort Mason embarkation dock, was reported to have started an Investi gation aboard the transport. files Of Auto Injury SEATTLE, Feb. lO.--Mra. Kath ryn Allen Haydon, 29, wife of Prof. Larrae Albert Haydon, University of Oklahoma Instructor, died yesterday of Injuries sustained when hit by en automobile here Friday. O. C. Roberta, driver, said she ran In front of a street car Into his path. BORAH, FESS FEUD DIVES BOURBONS IMREJF FUN Idaho Senator Has . New Deal Leanings Is Re peated Implication Ohio Republican Dems Silent By Leonard B. flhubert Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINOTON, Feb. 10. jpv The tilt between Senator Borah (R.. Ida.) and Simeon D. Fess, former republi can senator for Ohio, continued to day, affording democratic leaders no small measure of delight. The latest development was a state ment, published today, in which Fen again Implied that Borah had new deal leanings. The man chosen for the republican nomination must be one. he said, who had supported "more republican measures than democratic measures." Borah, bearing that Fess had threatened to "take a walk If the Idahoan won the presidential nomin ation, had challenged Fess to say what candidate he stood for and whether he favored the "old deal." Democrats Happy Democratic leaders maintained si lence on the feud, but It was no sec ret that they were happy over It. Since Alfred X. Smith threatened to "take a walk" If the new deal were endorsed by the democratic conven tion they have been hoping for simi lar signs of schism In the republican ranks. The Borah -Fess argument was gen erally considered symbolic of Borah's differences with what he calls the "old guard. Borah, In a statement Saturday, attacked the "favorite son" or un pledged state delegation plan and called for "open, candid- declarations by candidates for delegates as to their presidential choice. He said he un derstood Fess was for Herbert Hoover and challenged him to say so. . Fess denied this, but said he could be for Hoover without "having to make an apology." Fess Gives Ideas Fess outlined his Ideas as to quali fications for a good nominee, "He must stand for the open door of opportunity for Industry, as against planned economy," he declared. "He must stand for private Industry as against government competition In all Industry. He must stand for money of a stabilized value as against the managed currency folly of Irredeem able paper. "He must permit a citizen to live hla own life as against bureaucratic dictation from Washington. He must stand for the Increased purchasing power through Increased production as against the increased cost of living through scarcity. ' "He must stand for a protective tariff to preserve the home market for the American farmer and in the Interest of the American la borer, as against the opening that market for foreign import tlons.? Fess declared he would be Mthe happiest man" to support Borah Ii ne wuuia a(nti w WIS3CTO tsuausj Fletcher Hits Inflation. The former senator's stand tar "sound money" was paralleled by a statement from Republican un air man Henry P. Fletcher, who dis cussed what he termed "the svU Influences of threatened Inflation," and attacked the administration's fiscal DOllcy, Father Charles X. Ooughlln, De troit radio priest, devoted himself to the money question in his broad (Continued on Page Five.) doluFITOctDation ILLS TOLD BY HOOVER 0AJf JOSaV Gel, Fsb. 10. VT) Tal mer president Herbert Hoover today described as a serious threat to many educational institutions the problems which have arisen from devaluation of ths dollar, widespread bank credit In flations and "the possible metises of currency inflation." Hs testified, In a oourt proceedings stfectlng Stanford university's Invest ment of endowment funds, prospect of Inflation la a fear that disturbs cau tious trusteeships throughout the nation. THREE A CONTROL WAflHIKOTOK, Feb. 10r-(AP) President nooeevelt 1st today signed the bill repealing the Bankhead cotton act, the Kerr-SmlUji tobacco act and the Warren potato control law. JAPANESE POLICY FAR EAST HII , LI Nevada Senator Sees Threat to U. S. Illinois Solon Fears Russo-Japanese Move Through Alaska WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. (AP) Japanese policy in the Far Bast was sharply attacked In the senate today by Chairman Plttman (D-Nev.) of the foreign relations committee and Senator Lewis (D-Ill.), who envision ed an alliance between Japan and ! Russia for the control of Asia even at the expense of American Interests. 1 Plttman called the Japanese pro ceedings In China a "threat to the United States" and vigorously assail ed utterances of Japanese authorities directed at the United States. Lewis drew applause from the gal lery In defiance of senate rules, as he concluded hla warning. Russo-Jap Move Feared He termed the withdrawal of Amer ican rule in the Philippines "a great blunder" and said the first step In a Russo-Japanese move against this country would be directed at Alaska. Lewis said the Russo -Japanese combination would be designed to taptallzo on the naval strength of Nippon and the army and ah force of the Soviets. "We are only 18 miles from Rus sia," he said, referring to narrow water barrier between Alaska, and Si beria, Plttman spoke of treaties "openly and ruthlessly violated." He referred to what he called Japanese 'threats, "propaganda" and "arrogance." . "China Is still an Independent sov ereign government, at peace with the world, and desirous of trading with ns," he said, "and there la nothing In the olrcunYstancea tnat can legally, or long physically. Interfere with such trade." ' . , , Speech Holds Import " Because of his high position at the head of the senate committee dealing with International affars, his speech was regarded as certain to attract world-wide attention. He called upon congress to "take oognlzance" of the Island empire's policy toward China, and "its intend ed effect upon the United States." Plttman declared Japanese armies' conquest of Manchuria "was in viola tion of the covenant of the League of Nations, the Kellogg-Brtand pact to outlaw war, and the nine-power pact." He asserted that In asking congress to study the eastern question, he had In mind that "congress alone has the power and the duty imposed upon it to appropriate money for the nation al defense," Plttman quoted a Japanese writer as saying America "is ready to re nounce her traditional principle of the freedom of the seas." "Well, the chairman declared, "the United States does not Intend to surrender the freedom -of the seaa and recognizes no Jurisdiction In any government on the high sees beyond the three-mile limit In time of peace." Income Shares Maryland Fund, bid 19.01; asked ao.M. Quarterly Income Shares, bid 1M asked 100. ' WASHINOTON. Feb. 10. Da vid 8. Barry, newspaperman and for mer sergeant-ate arms of the senate, died today at bis home here. He would have been T7 In May, Barry was born in Detroit, worked as a senate page in 1S7S, and later was correspondent for the Detroit Post-Tribune, Detroit Evening News and New York Sun. Vast Outlay England's By ROGER D. OREKNC (Associated Press rdtln Buff.) LONDON, tva. The Brit ish government applied full pressure today to complete Its rearmament program which the conservative press now predloted would be flnsnosd by a loan of possibly MMflQOAW (about ,2,000,000,000.) The defense departments worked at top speed to have the full program for expansion and modernisation of the empire's three defense forou, the army, navy and air forces ready for submission to parliament early nest month. The plsn, It was learned, would In clude mechanisation of the entire army save for "ornamental" corps such as the royal household cavalry. A new statement, attributed' to Premlsr Mussolini, thst the , ltelo Ethiopian war "may yst be a world Death Toll Heavy as Strange Illness Ravages Village RIO DB JANEIRO, Feb. 10 Dispatches from Belem today In dicated one of every five persons In the Interior village of Santa Rem had died from an undiag nosed malady. Col. Antonio Flguelra, political leader of the village, was quoted aa saying that more than 1000 in habitants were dead and at least five were dying each day. Reports to the new s p a p e r Anolte described the unexpected suddenness with which the strange Illness strikes. One dispatch told how two vil lagers, carrying the body of a dead neighbor to the grave, became violently 111, dropped their bur den, went home, and died within a few hours. GREATER DEFENSE URGED IN VIEW OF TROUBLED TIMES WASHINOTON, Feb. 10. (p) Gen eral Malln Craig, chief of staff of the army, told congress In a report pub lished today that "evident troublous times In the world" should spur the United States to build up Its de fense. A report of hearings on the war de partment , appropriations bill carried Craig's recommendation for a mini mum, of 1 4, boo officers and 105,000 enlisted men In the regular army, plus a minimum of 310,000 In the national guard. . , ' "It Is perfectly evident to everyone that troublous times have again ar rived In the world' said Oeneral Craig. "A state of war exists in Af rica,. Asia is resounding to the tramp of marching men. Should Recall Lesson - .'.These are far from our shores. We do not see how they can possibly concern us. Nevertheless, it Is unwise to neglect the lessons of our past ex perience." - The strength of the army last Oc tober 31 was 11,043 officers and 13H,- 703 enlisted men, not lnoludlng 0,444 in the Philippine scouts and 613 war- , (Continued on Page Bight) BODY OF CURTIS ON TOPBKA, Kans.. Feb. 10. AV-Tb body of former Vice-President Charles Curtis sped westward today for final honors In the city of his birth and scene of his progress from jockey to high office. . An impressive funeral In the state eapltol awaited arrival Tuesday of the body from Washington, where the 70- year-old statesman of Indian descent died unexpectedly Saturday after a heart attack. BENTON CHILD THEFT SUSPECT TAKEN HERE Wendell Webb, 37, arrested by state polios In ths Williams district on a charge of child stealing, wss this morning turned orer to Deputy Sher iff Carl Schlosman or Benton oountjr, and returned to Oorvslls. Webb has been a fugitive since lsst November, and has been wanted on a warrant slgnsd in Benton county. State polios said today that ths esse Involves a minor girl. Planned in Rearmament wide disaster," ushsred la the week of intensive work.. The Sunday Observer quoted D Duce s having told Sir Arnold Wll' son, a member of parliament, la an Interview, that he was ready to ao eept the reosnt PYanoo-Brltleh peace plan tentatively as a bssls for nego tiations when ths proposals for a par tltlon of Ethiopia were repudiated by Britain. "We shall not soon forget the lan guage used by your statesmen," Mus solini .wss quoted. 'You have turned a colonial war Into what may yet be a world-wide disaster." While the government aimed to tighten Its defenses, competent un don sources predicted a delay, at least temporarily. In any extension of sana tion, sgsinst Italy. In favor of a pos sible new drive for psaoe by conclll atlon. LOUISIANA'S TAX ON ADVERTISING IS HELD INVALID U. S. Supreme Court Says Levy is Restraint Upon Freedom of Press Law Fostered by Late Kingfish WASHrNflTYXl e. . long wL7 tT.Z .r .k too., wheRth, without 0tM Anntrhse . . ; . J"" audience of law- laV ' ioct other new WASHINOTON. Feb. lOwU-S Louisiana I '"VH A or the i's', taxing im, -. . ' ln Z.. Vm.TT ".. mau oavertls- tnd.. "7. supreme court today as an unconstltuUonsl restraint Upon ths Irud.. """"ems , m uie press. This U.ma " I - novice to limit a free nr, " ..--i . . ... . . wowoiou justice Suth- 0f a free nr." " .. " e viewed ex- cept with concern." " ,"n informed and enllght n.d opinion" has been at St.. throughout history and that rsstiSnt. !? ""S"""" P1"ln,J, KroWblt 0 "y the 14th amendment to the constitution " rne Louisiana law. paassd In 1M4 when Long dominated the state-. Pont,c, taxed nsw.pep.r7 m. n. " m"' dvuMm.nt.. H imposed a two per oant gross re lPt. tax on advcrtl.em.nt. to put ioCn, mm Wk,)r tlon oJ 40,ooo or mors. Collecting Enjoined ' A three-judge federal district oourt in Ltmlslsna hsld the leglslitlon tin- COnBtltlltJnnsil i-. . uu ejaiiuinea we state from enforcing it. - uTh,lrtfD nflWPaPra challenglM the legislation claimed It Tloleted freedom nt th. . . . w "in waa intend- (Oontlnued on Page Bight) KLAMATH DEATH Tl PORTLAND, Feb. 10. (API-Pur-ulng a theory that tbs child died of Bubonic Plague, physicians hers to. dsy sxsmlned spseime.ts of the spinal fluid of Jerry Lee Motsohsnbacher, S, rsiu0""' Cal" Wh Klmath Dr. William Levin, In charge of the laboratory of the state board of health here, said his analysis will be completed tomorrow. He said he was doubtful that Buoonlo Plague caused the boy's death. "Our lsst report of ths plague was V?T,.!.0100 ooun'y California, in ." ths doctor said. "At that time there was one osse in Lake county. Oregon, which proved fetal. The The dlsesse. popularly called Bu. bonlo Plague, actually Is of two trpea uTJ "W- Phaun most 100 per cent fatal. The bubonlo. Droner. I. . " "ev!VJJ fZCQ Or SB, "I""1 " un" the arms. When , m' Buoon' P'"" has a high lJ?T H".11" ong ben pnre lent In ground squirrel In California nd In ths past few year, has spread beyond that border Into Oregon, antf recently as far a Montane. PMaral and state authorities have mads serious efforts . - - wum xss spread. Dr. Levin said, and the dls- k oe weu in check. SWIM) DEAD INDIAN HUNTER Vsrnon Hopkins of ths Deed In dlsn district, tod.y collected 1U as bounty for his capture of S3 coyotes, and six bobcats. Ths mighty hunter trapped the varmints since January 14, in the wilds between the Siskiyou snd the Green Springs mountains. In December. Hopkins brought In ths pelts of tl coyotes to collect bounty. After the bounty I paid, and a hols punched In the sera of each animal, the hides are sent to furriers.
