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The Weather Forecast: Cloud? with occa sional rain tonight and Satur day. Little chanie In tempera, ture. Hlihert yesterday Lowest thtl mornlnc , - Quick Work Property advertised today and told tomorrow. An arrnm pllshment of Mall Tribune ad. Quirk work yes Indeed. Clas sified lis fr Sunday accepted tfH 8 p. m. $aturda. Tribune EDFORD MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1036. Thirtieth Year (Eighteen Pages Two Sections) ruu united rrni No. 200. M ) IJJJWSPILpaiFfllE r 1 By PALL MAlXON (Copyright, 1936, by rani Mallon) WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. If there Is anything you do not understand about Washington developments of wp, the day. Just consider that this la a campaign year. Nine times out -of ten that will give you the right answer. Every four years the primary prob lem of govern ment la the elec tion, but this year the problem of government Is developing more PAUL MALLON p r 1 o r 1 ty and prlmltlvlty than usual. It Is the motlvstlng power which animates all. You will never find a more evenly balanced example than the Inside avents leading up to President Roose velt's yes-and-no veto of tha seed loan bill. Tha White House spread the word among congressional leaders several days before that Mr. Roosevelt wss going to crack down on such expen ditures. Not only would he veto the 850,000,000 Idea, but he would use tha bill to promote the economising line una which he has been quietly tecr'toS- It was a good opportunity tiisuse even the congressional lead en last year thought the seed loan policy was so bad that they prom ised It would never happen again. It puts the government In the very un economical position of handing seeds to the farmers' with one hand while also paying him to curtail his pro duction with the other. Soon there came to the White Bouse on a trot no less a respected political authority than Senate Lead er Robinson. No one know exactly what he told the president, but evy one knows he comes from a region whara seed loans are appreciated by a lot of people. These people Just must have their seeds no matter who ' had said what, etc. But Mr. Roosevelt had already told congress he would not sign any extra budgetary bills which did not carry taxes for raising the money. What about that? Shrewd and capable Mr. Robinson figured that one out last. He worked out a compromise whereby he would get his seeds and Mr. Roosevelt his budget. The president could veto ' the 150,000,000 bill, and then spend whatever money wss necessary for aeed loans out of left-overs from the 1935 appropriations. That was done. Kven a president cannot do what he would like to In a campaign year. t..knll Inner MDectS Of Oeneral Hagooda removal have the asm political background, but de : vcloped an entirely different twist. (Continued on Psge rwelvei REFUSE ASK AID FOR , HOOD RIVER GROWERS HOOD RIVER. Ore.. Feb. 28. (AP) Traffic association members declin ed to ask for 1, 500.000 federal aid for growers who sustained losses dur ing last Octobers freer. The asso ciation, said much of this frozen fruit was dumped on the market, resulting in loss to all through a slump In prices, Janusry, 1938, was the coldest Jan uary for Greensboro, N. C since 1918. records show. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Tom Puson out shopping for ash trays, but admitting that he doesn't know a good bargain when he sees one, although he thinks Mrs. Puson knows merchandise when she sees it. Kn Denman. preparing to embark on a trip north to see the 03.C Oren basketball game tonight, blckln? downtown traffic while he lashed down the lid of hla luggage carrier, stuffed with Impedimenta of J!m Cross of Oreeon Csves looking for Prank Brooks, ei-psxachu'e Jumper Injured some time ago In a leap at Portland. In retard to a set tlement on an Infurance claim of ap proximately azs.oto. Tom rnlrertr.n. sirport rransprr. refusln? to ansacr the telephone or so to work, tor the romparatlse!-' good reason that he has the mumps Oearv "Jud" Garrett and Wtorlw Hlett's frlenoa reporting that the two had anuck off to Grants Pass to dive of? the deep end. the friends display ing much crlr.nlng because th to "f-rnt mmoie enough to keep it quiet. NEW BASIC RATE OF 2 CENTS SET FOR ALLROUTES Pullman Rates Also Cut to Three Cents Order Ef fective June 2 Eastern Roads Lose Long Battle WASHINOTON, Feb. 28. (AP) In a five to four decision, the Inter state commerce commission today ordered a reduction In basic rail passenger fares from 3.6 to 2 cents a mile. The commission also ordered a re duction In Pullman rates to 3 cent a mile. These rates now average 4 cents. Under the order, the new fares will be effective June 2. The order revised the passenger fare structure throughout the coun try, but because western and south ern roads already have Instituted low experimental fares Its chief ef fect will fall on the eastern roads. Eastern Roads Opposed. With the exception of the Balti more and Ohio, esstern carriers hsd vigorously opposed any reduction. - The commission's majority opin ion, written by Claude R. Porter, on whose motion the general fare Investigation was Initiated, dealt at length with the revenue situation confronting the eastern carriers, and expressed the opinion that they would be benefitted rather than In jured by a downward revision ot fares. The present experimental fares In the west and south will not be dis turbed by the ICC ruling, nor will the rates charged on "extra fare" (Continued on Page Five.) OF LOCAL' OFFICE Additional territory, representing a 25 percent Increase In the number of men directly under control of the Medrord office, has been transterrc from the San Francisco to the Mcd Tord headquarters of the Standard OU Company of California. It was announced today by Henry L. Hath away, district sales manager with headquarters here. Inclusion of the new territory under the Mcdford of fices will mean that about 20 men will meet In this city at least twice a month for sales conferences. The addition will not mean that there will be more men In the Med ford office Immediately, Hathaway explained, but pointed out that In creasing business will undoubtedly have that effect in the future. The new territory extends from (Continued on Page Six) 12, RENO, Nev.. Feb. 28. (T; A seven pound baby girl waa born to 13-yeair old Genevieve Myer of Sparks, Ncv , at the Washoe Oeneral hospital here today. Alva Jones of Sparks, 26-year old alleged father of the baby, la serving five to fifteen years In the Nevada state penitentiary at Carson City on a statutory charge. J. N. Irwin, 51. who was also accused of attacking the gtrl. Is serving a five year to life sen tence in the same prison. Mlas Myer will be 13 years of ago next April 9. A single cake weighing more thin 700 pounds was baked Id Birming ham, Ala. Mae Wests Picture Too Daring for New England WASHINGTON. Feb. 28 .;D Et h lotting an advertli-ment of Mao ; Weat a latest picture (Klondike An n:ei djwr.bing her a ,-ihe s:rer, of Bsrbary Coa.t." Walter B. LittWie.a i of B"ron declared today that "hlork , bonklna onntrvu were compelling ! ' some Nw Enrz'.snd theater owners V. exhibit the film over tietr protenta ' He conceded that a theter owner ( mint "rater to his public" b it said Fon-.r of tii (ni..T Nw EiiU1: ::i.iter0 :ir1 .'j --ir.i u :i .ti :., i ' fcprcecauu.e t.i.tt uic acd to. Oregon LOYAL JAP FORCES SURROUNO REBELS IN TOKYO Government Taking 'Appro priate Measures' Says Army Chief City, Coun try Calm After Uprising Renew Censorship NEW YORK. Feb. 28 (API Tokyo dispatches to the Associated Press Indicated that a severe cen sorship was renewed today after the Japanese situation again be came acute. While messages came freely dur ing the period after the rebellious soldiers agreed to yield their oc cupied positions, sharp curtail ment became evident today when the troops once more refused u, return to their bsrracks. Several dispatches to the Asso ciated Press passed the censor to day, however, making known the fresh crisis, new negotiations for a settlement, hopes for a bloodless liquidation, arrival of mora troops and sailors and the stattts , of Amerlrans in Toyko. By GLENN BABB (Copyright, 1B3B, by the Associated Press) TOKYO, Feb. as.---(AP) Lieut. Oen. Kohel Kashll, assigned by the gov ernment to put down a military re bellion with martial, law, announced tonight that his forces, surrounding the rebels, were "taking appropriate measures." He Issued a proclamation by radio in which he stated : "The several hundred soldiers who started the disturbances early Wed nesday morning are still holding the Nagatacho section of Tokyo but the commander of martial law adminis tration is taking appropriate meas ures to deal with them. On Emperor's Orders "The troops under the commander of martial law are acting under or ders from the emperor, their disci pline Is strict and their morale ex cellent. "Tokyo city, except for the Naga tacho section. Is perfectly calm while peace and order prevails throughout the country." The "disturbances" to which he referred were the asssssl natlons of four of the nation's lead ing elder statesmen In a sudden at tempt to overthrow the government. The soldiers concerned defied the deadline set for their return to their (Continued on Psge Pour.) EL PASO UTILITY EL PASO, Tex.. Feb. 28. (AP) Representatives of organized labor here in a mass meeting today adopted a resolution declaring a boycott against the El Paso Electric company, whose plant was tied up by a etrlk yesterday. The resolution condemned the company for Its "attitude In tne present strike of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers" and urged that union worker and their families cease rtdlr.g street cars, use wood stoves, oil and gaa llgh's and tio without electrical refrigera tion. E. L. Alexander, president of the central labor union, who acted a chairman of the mass meeting .said he believed the boycott would be ob served by at least 7000 union labor members, family and friends. A committee was appointed to cir culate petitions asking the city to immediately construct a municipal lv owned power plant. avoid showing It, but were compelled to pay for It whether they showed it or not. H madt little verbol comment a to the reaM.n, but wavrd before tnc committee copies of advertising show ing the b.onde film artrow wearing a dep-fut dreM, Referring to that type of picture he aald "Broad may should be allowed to play these picture, but New En' '.rd Khuild not be compelled to M The prinr-ial !o:v,p.a.nt . I-tHflr.J ietj,c4 h4 co3 from. Pension Plan Roosevelt Drafts Tax Plan; Seed, Feed Loans Promised CONGRESS FACES JOB OF DECIDING FORM AND RATES WASHINGTON. Feb. 38. (AP) A tax program designed to produce permanent receipts of $620,000,000 annually, with the addition of 300. 000.000 to pay for this year's farm program and to be levied over a period of years, was outlined to newspapermen today by President Roosevelt. ... The latter amount Included what the president referred to aa a "wind fall tax" to recapture processing taxes which were refunded upon the order of the supreme court. He esti mated it would produce $120,000,000. Jn the category of permanent taxes the president lumped 1500,000.000 a year for the new farm program and $120,000,000 annually for payment of the bonus. This sum, he said, would be suffi cient to yield the treasury the entire cost of the bonus by 1945, the year In which It was due originally. In explaining a the program, Mr. Roosevelt apoke" from a pencilled (Continued on Page Plve.) BILL iS FAVORED WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. (API Senator McNary (R Ore.) said to day President Roosevelt had ex pressed preference for a bill placing the Bonneville power project Jointly under the federal power commission and the board of army engineers, rather than to make it Into a Co lumbia Valley authority. "President Roosevelt likes my bill." McNary said, "and does not want the Columbia Valley authority bill. He believes the project Is not ready for an authority." McNary haa Introduced a bill giv ing the power commission and army engineers authority to dispose of power generated by the big Colum bia river project and to operate its other features. A rival bill seeking to establish a Columbia Valley au thority has been Introduced by Sen ator Pope (D., Idaho.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. (AP) The works progress administration announced today President Roosevelt had approved ellocatlons of WPA funds for two highway projects In Oregon. The projects, and the amounts In volved, were: Wolf Creek highway, from Portland to Seaside. I8M38. and Wilson River highway, Portland to Tillamook, S21 and 81O8.0O9. The WPA. said Comptroller Oeneral J. R. McCsrl probably would counter sign warrants for the project within a few days. Such action still would leave to the state WPA administra tion definite decision whether to carry out the work. . . DROPS FROM SIGHT; FOUND IN MANHOLE HOOD RIVEH. Ore., Feb. 28. fAP) "Goodbye." aald Truman Butler, Hood River banker, and dropped from Ight. He had Just concluded extending ccftfratulatlons to a newlywed cou ple. He took a step backward to turn and fell 10 feet down a sidewalk manhole which a truck driver had jtuit opened. Butler li at a hospital reentering from three broken ribs and other In juries. GUAM NEXT STOP FOR CHINA MAIL CLIPPER ALAMEDA. Cel.. Feb. . 28 ( AP) The China Clipper hopped from Wake Island today at 10 14 a m. (P. 8. T., 5:34 a m. Midway time), on a 1.500 miie ritKht to Ouam on Its airmail Journey to Manila, Kills Two in Row Over Suit I jo I f yji n ' n r- y iffih D f" Ca..,II i , ...;. i.l ... '' JVT". Tn,n '"(lineer, killed two men In, fnciuV-i ? I C,! nt th,u" e,lmly "'lrad hla weapons, which included pistol, knife and a bag of buckshot, to Sheriff w. B. Sev.ryn. (right), aa ahowr. above. Ha shot Richard E. Morris (Inset), Seattle cf.?.T?r,V. Photo.) 9' Fll",ln0' ' di,PU" V,f ' SELASSIE HOPES ROME, Feb. 28. (fl') The Italian government announced today that lta forces had captured Amba AtaJI. the historic point reached by the Italian punitive expedition In 1889. Amba Alajl was the farthest the Italians- were able to penetrate In the former war with Ethiopia and it was at that place that the massing forces of Ethloplsns stopped the Italians and turned them back to Aduw to a crushing defeat In the following year. ADDIS ABABA. Feb. 28. (API Emperor Halle Selassie, In a mes sage to the Associated Press ex pressed hope todsy the league of Nstlons would proceed swiftly with the proposed extension of war pen alties against Itsly, Regarding the meeting of tha League of Nations ssnctlons com mittee of 18, called for March 2 at Geneva, the Ethiopian king of kings asserted, "We hope there will be no further delay In the extension ol sanctions. The obligations of member states under article 18 of the League cove nant Is In no way modified or de pendent upon the consideration of non-member states. "The cause of peace would be much nearer realisation If sanctions were extended." The emperor said: "The Ethiopian government haa not taken and will not take any Inltiatlv In the mat ter of peace proposals." ARREST ONE WOMAN IN EUGENE CLEANUP EUGENE, 7b. 28 (AP One wo man was arrested and warrant were out for three other persons follow ln four Indictments returned by the Lane county grand Jury as a re sult of Its Investigation Into lca conditions In this city alt yesterday- Mrs. C. O. Brown, proprietor of local hotel, was arrested and chanced with operating a bawdy house. She was lodaed In the city Jsll under vk) bull. No other arren hsd been made by officers aa yet. Waits Legality , , ..... DEATH OF SCOTTI T NAPLES, Feb. 28. (AP) Antonio Scottl, one of the most beloved bari tones In the history of opera, was burled today In Naples cemetery. He died Wednesday at the age of 70 In retirement at hla home. The venerable villain of the atage and lovable Individual of private life, came back ' to Italy from Amerlce three years ago, following hla retire ment from 43 years behind the foot lights. At that time lie wan suffering fron a complication of lllneseea which, owing to hla age, grew steadily more serious. Strangely enough, no newspaper m Italy published a news story of nls death, although friends aald there waa no trouble between him and the fascist regime. The only mention of his death (Continued on Page Four) Would He Henalor. SALEM, Feb. 28. (AP) J. M. Biggs of La Grande, Republican, filed with the state department to day his candidacy for state senator from Union and Wallowa counties. His campaign slogan was "Business man, publisher an farmer. Knows the nert of the oVtrtrt." Business Gathers Speed With Improved Weather NEW YORK. Feb. 38 (API With the weather handicap considerably eased, business and trade moved In better volume the past week. Dun & Bradstreeta reported today In their weekly summary of trade conditions. The reoound in rewii; distribution was er'ptvlslly strcng, It wm tptd, as fulfillment of postponed needs built up the beat volume in hree weka." In wholesale bracket a'.ao, the summary aald. activity developed under the pressure of deferred com mitments for spring merchandise and reorders for freshening of current Mos. And with the flow of both raw materials and shipment le THIRTY MILLIONS TO BE SET ASIDE . FOR FARMER AID WASHINGTON. Feb. 38. (API- President Roosevelt said today he will Issue an executive order in the next day or so authorising use 01 30.000.000 for 1838 seed and feed loans to farmers. Individual loans will be limited to 8200. Mr. Roosevelt earlier this week vetoed a 8SO.000.000 loan bill containing a 8500 limit , on the grounds, among others, that tne measure provided no taxea for the extra-budget outlay. He ssld at that time thst he would make provision for the loans out of work relief funds. In making 'loan, the government takes a first lien on tha crop. Shortly after Mr. Roosevelt's state ment, tha senate agriculture com mittee named a subcommittee of four to discuss tha vetoed measure with the president. The subcommittee Is composed of Senators Smith (D., 8. C). author of the bill; McNary of Oregon, the Republican lender; Popo (D., Idaho) snd Frailer R N. D.) S PASS DEBATERS' Although Ashland took two straight from Medford yeaterday In the final round of debates of the southern Oregon 'division, which gave the Llthia team tie with Oranta Pane, both having won three debates, the decision for southern Oregon cham pion went to Oranta Paaa on a basis of points, the Cave City having 8 points to Ashland'a 7. The Ashland team won from Mcdford 3-1 In both afternoon and evening encounters yesterday. The Oranta Pass team will debate with the winner of the northern con ference In semi-finals to determine competition In the stato champion ship events. L PROBE STUDIED WASHINGTON, Feb, 38. The senate military committee today named a sub-committee of three to consider the Metealf resolution pro posing an investigation of the remov al of MaJ. Oen, Johnson H&good from command of the nth corps area after he had criticized federal spending policies. Senator Logan (D., Ky.), was given the chairmanship. The other mem bers are Senators Duffy (D.. Wis-) and Carey (H-, Wyo.) Senator Metealf (R., R. I.), appear ed before the group to urge approval of the resolution. The sub -committee will report back to the full committee at lta regular meeting next Friday. Engineers and farmers are the most "masculine men." a psychological sur vey at Stanford university showed . Impeded, Improvement extended to most Industrial divisions. "Rising to the best volume in three weeks, retail sales expanded steadily, as milder weather provided more comfortable shopping condi tions. "The first extended break In the frigid weather In more than a month enabled mwt of the cities to report larger retail aalea than for the week preoedlng. tn some instance tha galna ran aa high aa 15 to 30 per cent. "Stan lee dominated the order from many district aa renewed In terest was accorded dry goodi. print ed silk fabrle. ehlnaware, curtain snd bouse furnishings." Hid Ruling 10,000 OVER 70 IS Final Ruling to Be Made by National Security Board Counties, State Would Each Pay One-Quarter PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 38. AP) A state-federal pension plan for Ore gon waa completed today and on Its way to the state attorney -general for a ruling on legality. The plan, adopted by the state re lief committee here yesterday, con templates taking care of about 10.- 000 needy persons 70 yeara of age and older, with pensions ranging up to 830 a month and averaging $1S a month. Prewnt county pensions average $11 a month. If the plan conforms with Oregon laws. It will be submitted to tha national social security board t Washington, D. C for a final ruling. Counties and the state each would pay one-fourth of the pension amounts and the federal government would pay the remainder. The regu lar session of the legislature appro priated $1,000,000 for the pensions. The defeat of the referended sale tax substitute plan offered by the special session of the legislature makes the original plan operative, the relief committee held. The com mittee made a few slight changes (Continued on Page Throe.) FOR PICK-UP AS CLOSE LOOMS No filings of candidacies for county offices have been received by the county clerk since February 17. On . that date William Bruin of Talent, filed as a Republican candidate for county commissioner, and School Superintendent C. R. Bowman, filed for re-election. Under recently enacted Oregon law, county school superintendents file on a non-partisan ticket. No reason la assigned for the two weeks drouth of candidates and It la predicted the lull will be followed by a mild avalanche of aspirants as March 30. the final date for filing, draws nearer. Several citizens have been mentioned as possible candi dates but the mentionees are still diffident. Ward Spatz, a young Democratic worker, mentioned aa a legislative aspirant, stated this morning he had declined to make the raco but bour bon warhorsea declared he "would be persuaded." County Treasurer A. 0. Walker, As- (Contlnueo on Page Six) TAUADGE SEEKS L DELIVERIES ATLANTA, Oa Fob. 38. (AP) Governor Eugene Tulmadge, Ignoring talk of Impeachment, started court action today to open mall channels to his two de facto fiscal officers. The governor already had arranged for $3,000,000 tn ready cash to run the state. An injunction to force Poamaater Lon Livingston to release letters ad dressed to the officers whom Tai madge ousted Monday, Treasurer Oco. B. Hamilton and Comptroller William B. Harrison, was asked of Federal Judge E. Marvin Underwood. Tax remittances are among the im pounded letters. ENRIGHT ASKS DELAY " IN DEFRAUD HEARING Trial of T. J. Enrlht. attorney, on complaint charging defrauding of an innkeeper, scheduled for today tn Justice of the Peac William R. cola man'a court, haa been continued un til next Monday, upon request of At torney Enrlght, who stated he would be busy with legal mattera. The complaint waa aigned by O. J (Oeorge) Cars ten, employe of ths Onand. hotel, who alleges that Eu rlglit procured a room at tha hostelry, and then evaded payment, Tha amount Involved la 3. North Carolina s credited with 9,299 miles of surfaced roads. 1
