The Weather
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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.
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EDFORD
MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1036.
Thirtieth Year
(Eighteen Pages Two Sections)
ruu united rrni
No. 200.
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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
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, ...;. 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.
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