The Weather
forecast: Occasional rains to
night and Thuirday. Little
change In temperature.
TEMPKRATIKE
nighest yesterday 53
Lowest tnli morning 39
A Home
There are some attractive
bargain In home advertised
on the Classified page today.
If you want & home it will pay
you to watch the ads In this
newspaper.
Tribune
Medford
MEDFORD, OREGOX. "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1936.
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Xo. 276.
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By P.U L MAI.I.ON
(Copyright, IMS, hy Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. No one 1
permitted to look behind those tall
led velvet curtains In the supreme
eourt. nor a
there any holea
In them worth
setting your eye
to.
But the sharp
eyed lawyers.
'I .
knowing sign -language
and having noted
certain measen -ger
actvlltles late
ly, have Ilgurea
It all out. They
know the hidden
PAUL MALLON exp;-natlon lor
the court's flllbster on the IV de
cision, which has been delayer for
two weeks beyond the usual tlmsfor
such decisions.
Their dope Is that the court decid
ed the case by a vote In chambers
several weeks ago. But Justices des
ignated to write the opinions have
been having a hard Job trying to ex
press precisely , the hslrllne legal
points Involved. Their opinions have
been rejected and rewritten time after
time.
In other words, the pangs of au
thorship rather than of doubt have
held things up.
The sign detectives have deduced
from this that the decision Is prob
ably against the government, but not
decisively so (not like NRA and AAA).
That la, they expect a hair line legal
definition which may trim many TV A
activities but permit the basic main
stem policy to be continued.
Such guesses are not guarantied
The best lawyers before the court are
almost equally divided in their expec
tations. Not much betting la being
done.
The state department said both yes
and no to reports that President
Roosevelt was calling a Pan-American
peace conference. It was flustered.
What happened waa this: Assist
ant State Secretary Welles haa been
sounding out Latin Americans on the
Idea. He pledged all the Latin diplo
mats to keep It under their hats.
One fellow could not keep his hat on.
This one let the story out before Mr.
Welles found out whether all the na
tions would approve the project. The
result Is Mr. Welles Is now holding
the sack of peace In a more or less
ferocious mood.
If Mr. Welles lays his hands on that
certain diplomat (whose name Is
(Continued on Page Four.)
Lebanon School
Swept By Fire
LEBANON. Ore., Feb. 13. (API
Fire early this morning destroyed the
new Lebanon high school gymnasium
and audttorlum which had Just been
completed at a cost ol 632.000.
Only one room of the building had
been occupied. Fire officials said the
blase mav have started In that room.
Only the walls of the gymnasium
annex were left standing.
WASHINOTON Feb. 13. (API A
lone man paced back and forth In the
cold In front of the White House to
day a placard proposing that Presl-
..... n tl, tnlrilers' bonus
arnt ivuuec.n. j.nj
In 15 weekly Installments Instead of
In a lump sum.
The man preferred to be known as
the "Msterlous Mr. X." He was un
molested and almost unnoticed.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Brr navllu nf near Hilt stand
ing outside Hubbard 'a and looking
at a pair of skits. Mr. Bay lis raises
ahow cattle and la ao careful of
them he turns them out only at
night, so the sun won't fade their
coat.
Oeorge Gilman making a pur
chase and hauling out a huge hand
ful of ("liver dollars to pay for his
article, counting out 11 of the
cartwheels.
tUv Judge Allen D. Curry, speak
ing the California "bum block
ade": -Maybe It would be a good
Idea to station our own police at
the California border and turn bk
their tramps during the packing
season."'
Sigurd Oven, shoemaker. In hu
morous vein because or.e of his
rliMlc remarks waa credited to Bob
Vattlnsly. another shoemaker.
John Jensn: "Yes, 1 broke 3i
target. lst Sunday at the trap
.hoot." Investigation showed that
he shot at 50. instead of the im
plied 35.
Bob Porter endangering his
njy-e by leaning far oer to peek
unw a parked car but assuring
repn-tT :ht he wouldn t fall 0fr
'Net wi;jj tc fcV .
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Rain And Snow Glaze
Streets Wires Coated
Inch With Ice Cars
Manage Operate At Night
Ice Hampers Bridge.
PORTLAND. Feb. 13. P) Tons
of Ice deposited on the Bumside
bridge by a silver thaw formed too
great a burden for operation of
the east end of the bridge draw
this morning.
However, the engines were able
to lift Uie west portion of the draw
while the steamer Texas maneu
vered skillfully through. Traffic
"was delayed longer than usual.
Traffic waa held up 10 minutes
while ice was cleared from the
Hawthorne lltt bridge.
THE DALLES. Ore. Feb. 13. (AP)
Union Pacific tralna were getting
through on their schedules this morn
ing after the tracks had been cleared
by enow plows.
The highway was still blocked at
9 a. m. - There was no new snow In
the mld-Columbla area.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 13. (AP)
A allver thaw clamped Its majestic
but fearsome grip on Portland last
night and early today, causing power
wires to collapse In places before
climbing temperatures eased tha men
ace. Several 11.000-volt power wires In
the Llnnton and Johns area became
so heavily encased with Ice that sup
porting power line poles crumpled
Just before dawn.
Electrical flashes of acetylene bril
liance cast a bluelsh glow on Ice-covered
trees and foliage whose branches
glistened like upright Icicles.
The temperature climbed to 34 de
grees here at noon, and was expected
to continue Its gradual rise. The
weather bureau predicted occasional
rain In the western portion of Oregon
tonight and tomorrow, and Intermit
tent snow In the eastern portion.
A light drizzle of rain slowly wash
ed away the thick layers of Ice In
Portland and the Columbia river
gorge as the day progressed.
At about dusk last night the cold
rsin and Juicy anow that. fell started
(Continued on Page Two.)
EUGENE, Feb. 12. 7P) Evading a
definite atand on the Townsend plan,
Oregon 'a Senator Charles L. McNary
drew strong disapproval from 700
Townsendltes gathered here for the
first congressional district convention
today.
In reply to the question "What u
your atand on the Townsend plan,
may we expect your support In con
gress?" Senator McNary replied that
he favored a better law than the pres
ent one and would aupport "any euit-
i able plan that can be enacted into
legislation." His letter pointed out
that he did not know In what form
the plan would reach the senate, as
It must originate In the house.
Towneend leadens have declared
that If Senator McNary refused to
take a definite stand In favor of the
plan, they would "sacrifice" him in
favor of a Townaendlte. They indi
cated a candidate would be put into
the field to seek his position in the
senate If he failed to support the
movement.
No plan of action has been an
nounced, however, as no official en
dorsement can be made till the new
advisory board la selected. This waa
to be done 1st today. Thla board
must pus on all candidates.
OF
Four or five enumerators of busi
ness and manufacturing data for
Jackson county will be named tomor
row by Oren C. Davis, supervisor for
this district, who arrived here lut
night from Orant pass where be
appointed a staif for Josephine coun
ty. The enumerators will begin im
mediately to gather business statistics
as a PWA project for the bureau of
census, L 8. department of com
amerce, ifc, pi;a sa.4.
Wl'NARY'S ANSWER
TO TOWNSENDITES
UNSATISFACTORY
Officers Search
Abraham
Today (February 13) marks the 127th anniversary of the birth of Abra
ham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States. He was assassinated
April 1.1, lsnx.
What Would Lincoln Do
If President Today?
Congressmen Give Views
By FRANK I. WF.M.Kft ,
Associated Press staff Writer
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. (AP) What would Abraham Lincoln do If
he were president today? '
That question evoked varied an-
awers from legislators. Reporters
toured Capitol Hill, asking what po
sition Lincoln would take on current
Issues. Following are some of the re
plies; Speaker Byrns (D., Tenn.): "Lin
coln would move toward the same
humanitarian goal as we have, but no
one knows how he would proceed."
Senator Barbour (R., N. J.): "While
Lincoln's approach to our present-day
problems would have ell the warmth
of a great humanitarian, the sanity
and good old-fashioned common
sense of his policies would make for
the predominant contrast between hla
administration and that of tlie New
Deal."
Senator Wagner (D.. N. T.) : "As
the Emancipator .Lincoln abolished po
litical slavery Today he would abol
ish economic slavery."
Senator Vandenberg (R., Mich): "It
would be palbably unfair to a man
like Lincoln to undertake saying
what he would do In a day like this."
Representative Snell (R., N. Y.) :
Things are too 'complicated to tell
what Lincoln would do."
Representative Bloom (D N. Y.).
(who waa asked what position Lin
coln would take on current constitu
tional questions): ''He was a great
stickler for law. Once the aupreme
court had spoken he would follow 1U
decisions."
Representative Marc an ton la JR., N.
Y.) : "Lincoln was a fighter, and not
(Continued on Page Five.)
CATHERINTTRASK
OF
Catherine Traak, 77, resident of
Gold Hill. Ore., for the past seven
years, pawed away at 9:40 this morn
ing after a short Illness.
Mrs. Tra.ik was born In DeKalk
county. Missouri. October 10. IHSd.
where she spnt hr early life She
was united in marrlase to George
H. Trak at Portland. Ore, In 10U.
She leaves to mourn her departure
one dauehter. Mr. Mary Miller of
Burnt Woods. Ore . and two sons. A
r. Lown and Lonao L. Lown, both of
Oold Hill.
Funeral services will be conducted
st the graveside in the Rock Point
cemetery at Oold Hill Thursday at 3
p, nv. Rv. w R. Balrd officiating.
Perl Funeral Home In cbage of ar-raivft'-
Lincoln
PRESIDENT LEADS
1ST
L
(By the Associated Press.)
The nation honored the memory of
Abraham Lincoln today.
With President Roosevelt setting an
example, thousands trooped to Lin
coln shrines to pay their annual trib
ute to the 137th anniversary ot hla
birthday.
In Washington, the president made
a noontime visit to the Lincoln me
morial on the banks of the Potomac.
In txnilAVllle, Ky.t Mrs. James L.
Meredith clutched an old whlpaaw she
said Lincoln's fattier had given I
neighbor for saving Abe from drown
iTlg.
From Springfield. III., where Lin
coln served In the legislature, and
where his body lies, came an Invlta
tion to every state in the union to
contribute to a new floral shrine for
the martyred president. The flowers
will be planted along the shores of
Lake Springfield.
Political rall-spllttera of all parties
claimed kinship to Ideals of the lanky
Emancipator.
At Springfield, the Lincoln axe waa
swung for the New Deal by Secretary
of Interior Harold Ikea, last night
and former President Hoover waa
ready to reverse the atroke tonight at
Portland. Ore. On the same program
with Secretary Ickea was Governor
Eiene Talmadge of Georgia, New
Deal foe.
And those who have heard Lincoln
and had voted for him received their
ahare of the nation's attention at
hundreds of community celebrations
of the holiday.
Homer tiroadrat 7 p. m.
PORTLAND. Ore . Tel). 12 Th
Lincoln Day addresa tonight by
.-President Herbert Hoover will
be broadcast by KEX to the
nation-wide "Blue'' network of
N B.C. It will start at T p. m.
iPsrlflc standard tlmej and will
conclude at 7:30 p. m.
for Missing Applegate Resident
E
Bitter Political Foes Speak
ers At Lincoln Exercises
Introduction Achieved
Without Sign Cordiality.
spRTNr.mFiJ. ill.. Feb. 13.
(UP) Two bitter political enemie
held forth last nignt on wnii
ham Lincoln might think of the
new deal.
Rmtirv nf thW Interior Harold
L. Ickes and Governor Eugene Tal-
marlo of Oeorffl. who CSU CSCft
other respectively "The Chicago
Chinch Bug" and "His unain
Excellency," spoke from the same
platform at civic exercises com-
memorat ne the 127th anniversary
of Lincoln's birth.
It was a perfect setting for set
tlement of a long standing grudge
fight, but it aeveiopea omy in w
hatAX nnivii nf Ickea assalllnff those
who accuse President Roosevelt of
setting up a dictatorship ana or
Talmadge crying down new deal
taxes, boondoggling and patronage.
The two men, whose political
enmity began when Governor Tal
madge protested relief expenditure
In his native state, met for the
first time at the executive mansion
of Govrnor Henry Horner, where
ih Hinu4 harm- mnvlntr on to the
high ' school auditorium for their
addresses. ,
Introduced, they bowed without
"How do you do?" asked Ickes,
(Continued on Page Four.)
CROWD EXPECTED
AT LINCOLN CLUB
Tickets for the annual Lincoln
club banquet to be held at 6:30
tonight at the Hotel Medford will
be on sale at the hotel desk, so
that those not yet contacted by the
ticket committee will have a ehance
to attend. It was announced today
Sales have been brisker than for a
number of years paat and a record
attendance la expected.
Don Newbury, chairman of the
program committee, atated that In
terest In political subjects this year
has encouraged a large attendance
but 'that arrangemente have been
made to seat and serve everyone
who caree to attend. He repeated
his earlier plea that those coming
time their arrival ao that all will
be In their places and preliminary
matters disposed of before Herbert
Hoover's radio address opens at 1:00
o'clock. The meeting Is to be called
to order by president Earl T. New
bry promtply at 6:30 o'clock.
Invocation will follow, conducted
by the Rev. Joseph Knotts. The
sssembly will then sing the Star
Spangled Banner, following which
the report of the nominating com
mittee will be read by O. W. Phette
place. Introduction of new offlcera
will then be made and the new of
ficers will tske charge before the
ex-prealdent's address.
Following Hoover's talk a trio
composed of Eleanor Curry. Oletha
Olsen and Marjorle Wymore will
sing selected numbers and Lin
coln's Gettysburg Address will be
read by Billy Wilson, nigh school
student.
An eddreaa on behalf of the Jun
ior Republican league will be given
by r. Kramer Deuel, letters and
telegrams will be read and the trio
will again alng before Claude
Innalls. Corvallla editor, delivers 'he
main address of the evening ''Lin
coln, the Rusged Individualist."
Introduction of guests will fol
low Mr. Ingall'a talk and the re
port of the committee on memor
ials and resolutions will be glvfn
by William M. McAllister. The meet
ing will be closed by einglng "Amer
ica" hy the atandlng group.
Oregon Pioneer
Woman Passes
SAI.KM. Ore., Feb. 12. (API Mra.
Helen Potter, 64, native of Oregon
who was born In Santlam city In
Linn county, March 14. 61, died at
her residence here yesterday. Fun
eral eervleea were to be held here
this afternoon.
Her hueband Alexander Potter,
died In 1S13. a few months after the
couple had celebrated theu golden
C(WUi MUuyeistt.
BANQUETJONIGHT
NEUTRALITY BILL
Senate Foreign Relations
Group Unanimous For
Abridged Measure Arms
Embargo Features Kept.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. (AP)
The senate foreign relations com
mittee today approver unanimous
an abridged neutrality bill extend
ing the present arms embargo fea
tures anui y .., uuv
emptlng American republlca from
Its application when attacked by
non-American nations.
The compromise, which brought
several divergent factions Into line.
i .i,a4 .wa m&lnr nro-
vIMons of the administration act.
one would nave pennuiea uiw y
. . . i,. n..ra.tim. auotas
1UVII. W 1.dw r -,
M. ..t I. nr r " Biieh as Oil.
cotton, and steel, and one would
have permitted the chief executive
to require mat trace pronw
belligerent at the ahlpper'a rlak.
Embargo On Loans
... the bill aa agreed
upon by the committee, however,
waa a mandatory airecuon m v.
president to embargo loana to bel
ligerents, although allowing ordin
ary snort lime commntw w
. ,..M.rtinn ot
A mo, w
permanent legtalatlon at this ses
sion- appsrentiy wvlbu
the senate floor. 1 '
i Chairman McReynolds (D Tenn.)
tjt it. fea Interests of speed,
he planned to Introduce a copy '
the senste bill In the house, per
hsps today, then call the foreign
affairs committee Into session "In
a day or two" to consider the meas
ure.
The amendment covering this sec
tion provided:
"Thla act anau not "hcj w
m.Hi.n renuhiio or republic en
gaged In wsr against a non-American
atate or states: provided the
American republlo Is not cooperat
ing with non-American atate or
state In uch war.
Application f.xplalned
Simply stated, It means, Plttman
said, that ahould a non-American
nation Join with an American na
tion against another American na
tion, the arms embargo would go
into effect, but If only non
American nation attacked an Amer
ican nation, then the embargo
would not apply.
Commenting on the elimination
of section four, which empowered
the president to w
. .... uiri in a atate-
leri.i., . ..-
ment that the controvery "hsa not
been deciaea. ne iouw.
"It la evident there la a wide
and alncere difference of opinion.
. .. - .... ffeneral nrlnc!Pl4
no uiiij -- -
lnvolred, but as to the limit to
which such embargo snouia v.
t. ff-ci f such an act upon our
eltlnna and upon peace."
The action of th committee
to substitute for proposed perman
ent legislation, a diii mwuu.
i i. . .CTn k Senator
Thomas (D Utah), providing for
... . i.. n,.wnt lSW.
an exicnsiuu m
STORES TO HOLD .
A Oeorg Wsshlngton birthday
sal t all Medford stores ws an
nounced today by C. D. Bean, chair
man of the retail merchanta com
mittee of th Jackson County
Chamber of Commerre. W. S Bol
ter, manager of J. C. Penney's, la
handling the promotion.
Th aal will b held two days.
Saturday. February M, Washington's
birthday, and Monday, February 34.
Th merchant, wer aald to n
prepared to outdo th Father of
his Country. Today they were aharp
enlng their hatchet to emulate
George In hi famous chopping act
but Instead of hacking a cherry
tree they are to chop price to rork
bottom.
"Oeorg Washington one threw a
allver dollar acroaa th Potomac."
aald on merchant, "but that lan't
anything compared with the dis
tance a dollar will go In this special
two-day sale."
4 i
IS Me In Train Wreck
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Fob. 13. (AP)
Thirteen person were killed today
when a passenger train crashed Into
the rear of a freight train at Aapara
chuvn. southern Bulgaria, during a
bl.oouoi snows tor en.
Another Lincoln
Should Be Found
His Friend Says
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. (AP) A
frail, white-haired lady, who knew
Lincoln when she was a little girl,
celebrated the Great Emancipat
or's birthday by urging the Re
publican party to find another
Lincoln.
Mrs. Mary Scott-Uda, now 91.
spoke at a meeting of the Repub
lican committee of 100.
"Lincoln waa frequently a guest
Rt my father's house" she said.
"I remember one emergency when
It was suggested that he should
be a candidate for office.
"'Boys, dont mind me,' he aald.
'You must pick a man that can
win.
"And that's what you Republic
ana have got to do," Mrs. Scott
Uda said.
ENTER ILLINOIS
SPRINGFIELD, III., Feb. 13. (AP)
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho
and Col. Frank Knox of Chicago filed
WILLIAM I. BORAH N K.IMOX
their entries today In the Illinois
advisory presidential preferential pri
mary April 14.
It was the first formal step taken
by Colonel Knox, Chicago publisher,
to announos hla candidacy for the
Republican presidential nomination.
Petition on behalf of the two men
were filed with the office of ecre
ary of State Edward J. Hughes, quali
fying them for placea on the April
14 ballot.
Th Borah petitions were handled
by Edward J, Cooke, Chicago attor
ney; the Knox petitions by O. J. Doyle
of Springfield, a leader In the 1035
"grass roots" movement.
CCC WILL RETAIN
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. (AP)
Prediction wss msde todsy by a
group of house Democrsta after a
talk with President Roosevelt thst
there would be no further reduc
tion In th clTlllsn conservation
corps.
"I predict then will be no furth
er reductlona in the personnel ol
the CCC." ssld Representative John
son (D Okla.) a member of the
unofficial Democratlo ateerlng com
mittee which called at th White
House.
The administration haa eliminated
three hundred of the 3.100 camps
and the plan waa to cut down 700
more by April 1st with a view to
reducing the personnel from about
SO0.0O0 to 800,000.
TOTAL 2337 CARS
Fruit shipments from the Rogue
River vslley to date totsl 3337 csrs.
sccordlng to Southern Pacific freight
figures. Pesr ar now moving at an
average of eight cara per day, chiefly
to eastern marketa. which have been
alowed by cold weather.
Return of normal weather condl
tlona to the east are expected to bet
ter both pear and apple aale.
Th Southern Pacific data shows
1A3S'csrs of parked pears. 616 cars of
csnnery pears and 186 cars of spples
hsve oeen shipped.
Fruit growers report the present
prlos Is less per box than last year,
with practically no pear being ship
ped to Prance owing to early filling
of the quot.
Mull 111 Frank Hull -as oonflned
to hla home on South Orspe street
today, iullericg from a alight Ulne.
sf Lal
AETER TOWN VISIT
Neighbor Reports Elderly
Recluse Unseen During
Past Week Officers
Launch Intensive Search
Stats police. U. S. forest ranger,
deputy aherlffs, CCC men and resi
dents of the upper Applegate district
this morning launched an Intensive
search for an 80-year-old man named
Heed who was reported missing for
a week.
Reed hss lived alone In cabin
near the sturgls forest guard station,
about eight miles from Copper, Cfti.
It was reported he was brought to
lueaiora a little over a week ago for
medical attention but that he atarted
back to his cabin with a supply of
groceries sfter remaining her only a
day.
A neighbor discovered thla mornlnc
that Reed waa not at h'.a cabin and
Inquiry, It waa said, developed that
he had not been seen for a, week.
It waa Immediately assumed that
he had collapsed In the woods and
the forest service station waa noti
fied. Lee Port, forest ranger, notified
the V. S. forest service her and
called for aearcb assistance from th
state police and sheriff's office.
No definite lnformatloncould be
obtained Immediately because county
offices were closed and rural, forest
service and CCC telephone line were
out of order.
JACKIE AND BETTY
IN CHICAGO LOOP
CHICAGO, Feb. 13. (AP) Jackie
Coogan and Betty Grable, film play
ers, reported to police today that
the end of a 60 mile an hour chase
through the Chicago loop two gun
men curbed their car and robbed
them of $60 and Jewelry they raU
ued at 5,000.
Miss Grable aald she made &n
unsuccessful attempt to save the
five carat diamond engagement ring
Coogan gave her December B. One
of the robbers saw her effort to
hide It on the floor of the car,
she said, and threat sned her.
Coogan related that he and Mtsa
arable, who Yru been dancing at
the Congrets hotel, started to drive
(Con in ued on Page Two.)
3 Portland Port
, Sites Fill Bill
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 13 (AP)
Three of IT altes surveyed meet
all government requirements for
new super-airport In Multnomah
county, federsl air bureau author
Itlea reported to the Portland port
commission.
The locatlona of the altea wer
kept confidential pending further
conferencea.
Chinnock Through
With Senate Seat
GRANTS PASS. Feb. 12. (API
State Senator James T. Ohlnnock.
Republican, announced today b
will not be a candidate for re
election In the coming primaries.
4
SHORT WAVE
RADIO NEWS
February 13
MOSCOW. 4 p. m. Overseas Pro
gram In mgllsh." RW-9B (6000 or
13,000 kc).
ROME 6 p. m. News bulletin In
English. Concert by th band of the
Royal Metropolitan Police Fore ef
Rome, conducted by Andrea Msrche
tlnl. 3RO. 31.1 m. (IM30 kc.)
LONDON. 6:30 p. m. Tslk: "For
eign Affslrs." Sir Frederick Whyt,
K. C. S. I.. LL. D. OSC, 11 1 m. (,
.180 kc. ): osb. si s m. ig.MO kc).
OHL , 40.1 m. (6.110 ke.) or OSA, 40 3
m. (6.0&0 ke.)
PANAMA CITY. 7 JO p. m.-Ohll-dren
s hour. HP3B, 49.7 m. (6.030
ke.)
BERLIN. 7:44 p. m. Familiar
strslns of great masters. DJO, 48
m. (6030 kc.)
CINCINNATI 10:30 p. m Grand
Opera. W8XAL, 48.6 m. (8,060 ko.)