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asjjjyTfiTBUNE The Weather Cloud? todar and tomorrow. No change tn temperatures. TEMPERA TVRE Highest jMtorday 87 Lonrst yesterday 82 SECTIONS 24 Medford PAGESTODAY Thirtieth Year MEDFORD.- OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 8. 3936 Full Associated Press mil United Prat No. 297. nn M ml MIL !W il By PALL MALLON (Copyright, 1936. by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON. March 7. A aec ondary leader In the senate was ne of the few who rushed out with a statement approving President Roose- . velt's corporation tax reform pro gram. He thought It was a good statement until someone pointe'l out to him that dividends are not subject to nor mal taxes, as his statement , erro neously assumed. Conversely, flock of congress men hurried, forth with heavy PAUL MALLON attacks on the program because tt would deprive corporations of all fchs reserves they have built vj They turned pink when they learned that the tax was on future undistributed earnings, not past ones. Kind-hearted newsmen kept moat of this unstatesmanllke Ignorance from the public eye. But their char itable sympathy was not devoid of amazement. The situation explains the ensuing congressional silence. Note One of the few congressmen who really knows taxes Is Chairman 8am Hill of the house sub-committee which is considering the legisla tion. A ahrewd White Houae authority explained the whole becltground of the corporation tax reform better than anyone ele. He boiled down all phases of the subject (the dire predicament of Mr. Roosevelt being . forced by-tlic .bonua-And court, de cisions Into championing taxes in campaign year, the political advan tages of attacking the big corpora- condensed Into a simple sentence (not for quotation) : "Mr. Roosevelt has been able to make an asset out of a political lia bility." The extent of enthusiasm In con gress for anything remotely connect ed with taxes Is Illustrated by what happened the other day In a senate committee. The committee was called for 'a hearing about a new tsx Idea which might produce (200,000,000 of addi tional revenue by an administrative change In the liquor tax law. At least, a certain private promotional agency was ready to testify that it would. Agency officers were on hand ready to explain. The distilling rep resentatives were on hand to oppose. One senator appeared. He sat around for lfl minutes, half an hour, 43 minutes, awaiting the apearance of the rest of the committee. At that point he arose, put on his hat and walked out, saying: "I am a busy man. but my 20 col leagues on this committee are appar ently busier, elsewhere. The hear ing is off." A few careful news readers were excited by the recent story that the U. S. had signed away some of Its protective authority over the Panama canal In a new treaty with Panama.. It was given out for publication that way by official sources. The treaty Itself was not made public. The Inside story on It Is that Presi dent Roosevelt wanted to take this step solely for the effect It would have on his coming Pan-American conference. Panama Is the last of the Latin American republics over whirh the U. S. reserved the right to Intervene. That fact has been the basis of Latin American attacks against U. S. Imperialism causing a lot of 111 feeling toward us down there. It Is true the treaty ostensibly re nounces our right to maintain law and order In Panama. But when It mdc public you will see It Is a Itvrarv masterpiece. In theory, we promise not to Infringe upon Pans, ma'l sovereignty In any way. In prac tice, we will continue to take what f ver steps we ticem necessary for the protection of the canal. Note Ordinarily you would expect the army snd navy to throw up Its guns at any renunciation of canal protection. Niry a gun has been turned skyward because of the Pana ma treaty, both forces we..' know that If they have to occupy Panama to protect the canal, they will occupy It. The aiste department can furnish the excuses afterwnrd. The president's program has In duced many a tax payer to give thanks that the new deal devisers .nve lorcotten about the Income tax. -., tuanks are premature. The devisers will tell you off the record thnt the political time to hoist the income tax rates will come after t election ! over. Furthermore, ttr technical groundwork -for euch a Continued on Ps Cent.) 'HOSTILE ACT' OF HITLER IMPERILS EUROPEAN PEACE French Move On German Frontier Locarno Pact Denounced British Dip lomats Urge Calmness. (By the Associated Press) Regiments of French soldiers moved toward the German frontier tonight under orders to garrison the Rhine border at full war strength as Hit ler's troops poured into border cities in the Oerman Rhtneland. The French military's drastic move climaxed a day of anxiety precipi tated by the Belchsluehrer's renun ciation of the Locarno pact and com mand to his Nazi legions to militarize the Rhlneland. Taking the lead In European na tion's retaliation moves against Hitler, the French government asked that Germany be punished by the League of Nations for committing "a hostile act." Meanwhile Premier Mussolini of Italy suddenly agreed to discuss peace In Africa with the League of Nations provided Italy might retain conquered portions of Ethiopia and the Lake Tana district. The marching feet of Hitler's troops echoed in all the capitals of Europe, precipitating hasty confer ences of diplomats and drastic moves In opposition to Hitler's action. Britain with a large part of her armed forces In the Mediterranean and Egypt, sought "calmness" and left the question open for debate In a cabinet meeting Monday. Premier Stanley Baldwin held a aeries of con ferences with diplomats of other powers seeking to maintain equanim ity among nations affected by the Belchsfuehrer'e swift action...-', Vr . (Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press) BERLIN, March 7. Germany re established the "watch on the Rhine" today. By command of Relchsfuehrer Hit ler, her troops crossed the famous little river, regiment by regiment, to take up the posts once held by the Kaiser's armies on the frontier of France. Hitler called the action a precau tion against communism and France's "Iron ring around the Reich." It smashed the Locarno pact and the remnants of the military clauses of the Versailles treaty. Der Fuehrer declared that Germany, reborn as a world power, was ready to reenter the League of Nations, but as a comrade rather than as a con quered nation. Then, in an effort to prove that his act was the will of the German people, he dissolved the nation's par liament, the relchstag, and ordered elections from March 29. It is the composition of the relchstag which determines the government of Ger many. Hitler called his action a move for peace. He offered to sign a 25-year non-aggression pact with France and Belgium, with Great Britain and Italy as guarantors. He offered friendship to Lithuania and Czechoslovakia. - He assured Poland that Germany had no designs on Pomorae. the Polish corridor to the Baltic aea. The German government's action was delivered with the suddenness so characteristic of Hitler. He called the members of the diplomatic corps. In cluding William E. Dodd. United States ambassador, to his chancellery and delivered to them a memoran dum setting forth what he intended to do. ' He told the diplomats that Ger many was alarmed by the recently concluded treaty of military alliance between France and Soviet Russia and slated: "The obligations which Prae as sumed In the new pact are not com patible with her obligations under the Rhine pact." He referred to the agreement by which both France and Germany promised to kep their soldiers out of the Rhtneland the area Into which the soldiers of the rcich marched today. He said that the German govern ment had no assurance that France would not elect a communist gov ernment, and he declared that. In such case, France would be governed from Moscow and not from Paris. (France recently elected a second communist member to the senate). He continued: "In the Interest of the primitive right of a nation to se cure her own borders and to safe guard her possibilities of defense, the German government lurid on, be ginning today, restored the full, un mitigated sovereignty of the Retch In the demilitarized rone cf the Rhine land." poker Jtm Fa.MW PENDLETON. Ore.. March 7. (AP Poker Jim, 03, leader of the In diana at the round-up for the past 25 years, died yesterday of pneumon a at his home n?ar Cay use During the Bannock Indian war he served as a i scout under Captain Collier. 2 Slain, Scores 'NEW DEAL'TAXES MORTGAGE FUTURE HOOVER'S BELIEF Ex-President Flouts Relief Policy in Colorado Springs Speech Wants Issues Debated. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., March 7. (AP) Former President Herbert Hoover charged tonight the New Deal had (ailed In "the outstanding gov ernmental job of re -employing t he Jobless," despite an Increased tax burden of which "the new taxes of today ara but a. part." "Certainly your freedom and your opportunities In life are being mort gaged." Mr. Hoover told the Colo rado Young Republican league. He criticized N administration policies as endangering the American system or liberty. The Colorado Springs auditorium, seating 3100, was filled virtually to capacity. As he read hla address. Mr. Hoover clasped and unclasped his hands In front of him. then drummed his fingers upon the table. Hla sallies against the Roosevelt administration brought frequent ap plause. Gordon Allott of Lamar, Colo., per manent state chairman for the young Republicans, introduced Mr. Hoover sa "a real liberalise not th anar chistic, communistic, socialistic type that we have now." The "money changers" that Presi dent Roosevelt "promised to drive out of the temple," are the only ones that have profited from the New Deal, Mr. Hoover asserted today after a luncheon with Colorado Re publican leaders. "Inflation fears from now until election will help It (the stock mar ket) more," Mr. Hoover said. "Peo ple like to hear about recovery but there Is no actual recovery." The former president said he was entering Into the campaign "In high spirits aa Republican apeeenmaxer. He said he believed anti-New Dealers will vote with the Republicans with out the formality of coalition. In an Interview he charged that foreign poltcles of President Roose velt are "foolish." "I can't see the need of buying foreign silver, but I don't object to their local sliver scheme," he commented. There will "never be a clean elec tion with helpless people on relief," he said, adding that Republicans will win the coming campaign "" the Issues are thoroughly debated." Mr. Hoover expected to leave here 1st tonight by train for Chicago and New York. MOSE' BARKDULL John Emmett (Mose) Barkdull, a resident of Jackson county all of his life, died at his home on North Central avenue shortly after 6 o'clock last evening from a heart attack. Death came as a sudden shock to hlr wife and mother, who survive him. He was stricken as he talked to them. Mr. Barkdull had not been well fort several days, but neither he nor his family believed his condition to be serious. Mr. Barkdull was born at Willow Springs. In the vicinity of Blackwel. hill. About 30 years ago he was .n the real estate business In this city, and of late years had been engaged tn the fruit business. Always prom inent In the Democratic party, he had frequently been named as com mitteeman and chairman of the Jackson County Democratic society He was widely known throughout southern Oregon. For years he was active In the Elks, the Knights of Pythias and the neighbors ui Woodcraft In this city A complete obituary and funeral announcements will appear later. Farmers Warned Not To 'Sell Land Cheap OREOON CITY. March 7. ,AP Walter F. Buae. chamber of com merce representative o( the. Columbia Valley association, warned farmera of the Clackamas county and tWHUm ett valley against selling out too rheap. 1 1 Outlining the $50,000,000 Willam ette valley navigation. Irrigation, flood and erosion control project, he said there la a danger that newcom ers will buy up the choicest lands by making offm whirl-, might wm at tractive at this time. STUDENTS STAGE vehement protest against the dismissal of William 0. Paden (rlght)aa superintendent of schools, aroused students at Alameda, Calif., staged a mass strike. Soma of the strikers are pictured above as they Invaded the city hall to voice their opposition to officials responsible for hit removal. Paden said he would fight the ouster. (Associated Press Photos ALAMEDA, Cat.. March T. (API Two days of civil turmoil abated to day under the weight of two lgal oplnlo.s that the city board of ftltt. cation's ouster of School Superinten dent William a. Paden, central fig ure In the strife, wsa Invalid. Leaders summoned 1,400 striking high school students to meet Mon day morning and be prepared to re turn to their classes. PfTTMAN' FLOUTS WASHINGTON. March 7. (AP Unqualified opposition to the crea tion of a commission to negotiate new war debt settlements wis ex pressed today by Chairman Plttman D., Nev.) of the senate foreign re lations committee. His words coincided with Goi many's latest move, which intensified European unrest. In an Interview which gave a distinct impression that the administration shared his atti tude, Plttman took the position that any reopening of the debt questtun should be at the request of the debtors. Senator McAdoo (D., Calif.) vie. was secretary of the treasury whtn many of the debta were contracted, has Introduced a resolution to set up commission of nine to meet here with representatives of nations which owe this nation tl3.0O0.WM;, 000 In obligations arising from ttie world war. Agreements reached would be subject to congressional approval. The commission would have 100,000 for expenses. For the United States to make ine first move, Plttman said, wouid simply mean notice to the world that tt was willing to make further "com promises." At present, all the na tions except Finland are In default NO TRACE IRION COUNTYJAX-AIDE SALEM, March 7. P) Sheriff A. 0. Burk repoi-ted t.iy that abso lutely no leads hare been found which wouid explain the mystertoua absence of U V. Neet, Marlon county tax collector, since February 32. Working under the theory Neet might have drowned In the Willam ette river, deputies from the sher iff's office searched the river banks from Salem north to Wheatland, a dis tan of 17 miles, with no success. Burk haa notified Nect's sister In California of hla disappearance and was awaiting word from her. l-atly Orator VYtn TACOMA. March 7. (AP) Eliza beth Hardlson, College of Pugel Sound student from Yakima, today won the annual oratory contest of the Collfge of Punt Sounc' junior forensic tournament. M'ADOO PLAN FOR WAR DEBT PARLEY Hurt in PROTEST STRIKE Ten armed men disappeared after 24 hours of guarding the office of Ma"or Hana. w. rtoebke against 're ported threats "of Irate nt!rta to seise the municipal government District Attorney Earl warren and City Attorney William J. Locke handed down opinions that Padon was the legil superintendent of schools. Paden said he would bo on the Job Monday. DOUGLAS COUNTY LABOR SHORTAGE ROSEBURQ, Ore., March 7- fP) Important WPA projects in Douglas county are being delayed because of a shortage of available labor, C. D, Fles. WPA engineer for Douglas county reported today. The numtwr of certified workers Is rapidly shrink ing, slowing work on projects already underway, while other project can not be started due to the lack of workers, particularly In the nklllcd classification. The proposed improvement of the Roseburg armory, for which approvil and an allotment of 2,000 has been given, cannot be Immediately start ed. Mr, Fles says. The same condi tion prevails with regard to the com pletion of the community hall at Canyonvllle, the extension of the playshed at th Myrtle Croek school, and Improvement work at the Look Ingglass school. In other parts of the county re ductions in the sl of crews has ma terially afreoted progress. The WPA roster during the past week waa re duced from 368 to 310 men as a re sult of SS men securing seasonal or contract work. LADY ASHLEY AND PARIS, March 7. AP) Duglas Fairbanks and Lady Ashley were married today In the gold leafed marriage salon of the eighth ward city hall, under a celling of floating plnk-fleshed cuplds. The harried couple had sought In effectually for several days to cir cumvent the French law requiring 80 daya residence and 11 day publica tion of bans. They brought their divorce decrees and other papers to the city hall and became man and wife by special dispensation of state, officials who had walvrd usual rroulrementa. Ambs.'ulor Straus arrived at the last minute to algn the register as Fairbanks' witness, and Miss EIIm- beth Oovet of London, acted for the bride. Lady Ashley wore a deep mauve coat with a stiver fox collar and bls'-k velvet hat with veil. She car ried a bouquet of purple orchids. fe f Iff KK! ' Seaside BILLION Congress Ready to Vote Huge Peace Time Build ing Tongue Point Air Base Included. WASHINGTON, March 7. (AP) The spending of more than a billion dollars for national defense In the next fiscal year waa definitely pro jected tonight as a house committee prepared to draft a record naval ap propriation bill to add to the army fund already approved by the house. Hearings on the $549,501,299 navy bill have been completed and the ap propriations sub -commit tee headed by Representative Oary (D., Ky.) will 1 start work next week drafting the 1 measure which topa last year's ap propriation by 167,650.030. The war department bill carrying $i45.226,318, also a peace-time record breaker, now Is pending In the sen ate. Final approval of both measures appeared not unlikely, as congress thus far has shown little Inclination to skimp on national defense. The question of coast defenses has been much discussed by the house naval affatra committee, particularly regarding the proposed construction of 54 naval auxiliary vessels and a proposal for an air base at Tongue Point, Oregon. Hearings before the naval commit tee bristled with talk of war In the Paclflo and the possible "menace of the Orient." CORN BELT MAPS SPENDING PLANS CHICAGO, March 7. (AP) Farm leaders of the midwest went bacx home tonight to put the new deal's new agricultural program Into oper ation after hearing Secretary of Ag riculture Henry A. Wallace promise it would be carried out In strict ac cord with their suggestion. After two and a half days of wrest ling with details, they approved a set of corn belt regulations which Wallace said would be "sufficiently like" hia department's final draft that fArmers could proceed vlth their 1036 planting on that basis. While putting the finishing touches cn a 37-page mimeographed report of how they think the new 470. 000,000 soli conservation act would best work, the farmera were warned by Wallace that they would return "to the hell of 1032 In two years" If they "permitted" repeal of the new farm land. E STRIKE SPREADS NEW YORK, March 7. (UP) The building service strike spread to the teeming Grand Central area tonight. Elevator operators, maids, bell boys, porters, doormen and furnace tenders walked out and paralyzed Turtor City, one of the iHrgettt resi dential developments In the city. Earlier, workers In 11 large fash ionable hotels Joined atrlkera from 62 other hotels called out yesterday. Tudor City, eight tall apartment bulldlnga and one hotel overlooking the Kast river. Is In the Grand Cen tral one. Approximately 450 workera quit their posts to Join picket llnrs. More than 4,000 tenants vera af fected. LOANS SPEEDILY WASHINGTON, March 7-fAP) Governor Myers of the Farm Credit administration aald today farmera were repaying the money they owe the government much more rapidly than required by their contracts. In a statement showing repayment of 4.000,000 to federal land banks In 1035, Myers said only $40,000,000 would have been due In regular pay ments. The governor said $10,000,000 of loans were paid in full during the yar and interest payments had shown steady improvement since the low points In 1033. DOLLAR BULLETIN 1 LABOR FUED ENDS Log Camp Riot ROSEBURG. Ore.. Msrch 7. (AP) Rosenburg High launched a speedy attack at the first of the game and then barely managed to withstand a sizzling rally late In the contest to defeat Medford High 33 to 28 here tonight. The Roseburg Indians led 17 to 4 at the half and 26 to 14 at the end of the third quarter. With the standa In a frenzy of ex citement, Medford found, the range on long shots In the final period and scored 14 points. Pelicans Win. BEND, Ore., March 7. (AP) The Klamath Falls High basketball team evened its district championship ser ies with Bend here tonight by defeat ing the Lava Bears 30 to 10 after los ing Friday night 35 to 17. The deciding game will be played Monday night. The winner will repre sent district three at the state tourn nament at Salem. J , Burgher Team Wins BOISE, March 7. (AP) Botse won first place In a series of cls&s A high school basketball tournaments which ended In southern Idaho tonight. Boise thumped Nampa 33 to 30. MoMINNVILLE, Ore,, March 7. P) Tillamook high basketball team waa ahead one point when the final gun sounded feebly above the roar of a frenzied crowd, and won the district six basketball championship from McM inn vllle high 30 o 38 here to night. LA GRANDE, Oro., March 7. P) The La Grande high basketball team won Its way to the state basketball tournament by defeating Nyasa 26 to 10 In the district one finals here tonight. CONGRESS BERTH PORTLAND, Ore.. March 7. (AP, Charles M. Thomas, attorney and crusader for reduced power rates tn Oregon when hn waa public utilities commissioner, will seek the Republi can nomination as third district Oregon congressman, he announced tonight. "I have alwaya been allied with tho progressive group within the Re publican party and am a strong Re publican," he said. "I will announce my platform later." Thomas aerved as state representa tive and then state senator from Jackson county from 1017 to 1023 From 1023 to 1020 he was circuit Judge for Josephine and Jackson counties, residing In Medford. Former Governor Julius L. Meier appointed htm public utilities com missioner tn 1031. PORTLAND, Ore., March 7. (AP) Scores of persons are signing peti tions urging Ralph K. Williams to serve another term as Republican national committeeman, John R. Faust said tonight. Faust Is chair man or a state-wide committee urg ing Williams, vice chairman of the national committee, to run again. DENIED EXPENSES TO SON'S TRIAL VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 7. ( AP) If Mrs. Lulu mrtnger of Med ford wishes to see her son, Clenn, stand trial on a murder charge here March 23 she will have to pay her own expenses. Judge George 8. Simpson dented a defense motion to have the state pay for her trip and expenses during the trial, on the grutmd there Is no stat utory provision for bringing witnesses from outside the state. Stringer Is accused of the slaying of Herbert L. Caples. youthful tobacco and candy salesman, March 10. 1034 Heads Slate UenllstM PORTLAND, Ore.. March 7. (AP) The Oregon 9tate Dental associa tion named Dr. M. O. Harrts of Eu gene president-elect at the final ses sion of the annual state convention here today. (.rami Opera Tours SAN FRANCISCO. March 7. (AP) The San Carlo opera company will complete an IB-performance searon here this week-end and head north arjd then east toward the close of a 35-week tour. IN BLOODY MELEE AS RIVALS CLASH Bunkhouse Turned Into Shambles by Union In vaders Brutal Battling Waged Men Trampled. SEASIDE. Ore.. March 7. (AP) Rival unions fighting for control at a logging camp Injected violence Into their dispute today and In a melas which followed two men were killed and a score were hurt, . James Ray. about 35, of Seaside and William Blackwood, about 40, dropped dead with rifle bullets through their hearts as enraged gangs of lumber huskies battled with guns, clubs, scones and boot caulkn William Weedel, Identified as busl- nests agent of the Portland local of the sawmill and timber workers union was seriously Injured with a bullet through his hip. Scalps of others were ribboned as men dropped and others ground their heads with boot caulks, a woman camp cook, LI la Tucknese, sailing Into the thick of the fight with a length of gas pipe, knocked out on of two men grappling for a gun. A moment later a haymaker to her face smashed her nose. The face of Alex Derkacht, camp worker, waa pitted from the blast of ' a shotgun and the heads of C. Mo Lean, camp foreman, T. E. Patt son, Stevo Davis, George Godwin Herman Sundad and Albert Ander son were battered and slashed Signs of trouble between the saw mill workers union and tho Interna tional Sulphite Pulp and Paper Work ers Union, which have been arguing over Jurisdiction at the camp for eight months, appeared last night. The sawmill workers pickets. Jeer ing the paper workers as they left the camp, which Is operated by tha Crown-Willamette Paper company, were chased away. About 6:18 a. m., approximately 150 men drove up to the camp, blocked a road, eut telephone wire and rushed the bunkhouse, In which men. ' women and children wert asleep. The bunkhouse waa turned Into a shambles, automobiles smash ed, more than 50 shots fired as stons rattled off the camp buildings like hall and clubs swung to the acoom pantent of wild yells and screams. The arrival of police from SeasMs. about four miles to the east, put ins invaders to flight. District Attorney Willis West of Astoria, aald the graad Jury would make an Inquiry Monday and Oovernor Martin sent a squad of state police here. No arrests have been made and quiet prevailed -night. Weedel, brought to a hospital at Astoria, 30 miles away, was question ed by West. He said he received a telephone call in Portland last night from Ray Gillespie, president of the Seaside local of the sawmill workers union, that "hell haa broken loose. Weedel said he and two "carloads of men sped to Seaside and gathered In a pool room with 150 more. Early this morning he said they climbed In automobiles and drove to the camp. Ho admitted there was "fight ' Ing" but claimed be was shot as he was leaving the camp. Ray and Blackwood were identified as members of the group which de scended upon the camp, while moat of those Injured were working In the enmp. The two unions agreed recently to vest Jurisdiction of the camp In the sawmill workers union but the men at the camp refused to abide by this agreement and asked for their own local. This was denied and negotia tions camo to an end. Northern California: lr Sundsj and Monday, but with tog nsar coast; no change In temperatura: moclsrata northwest wind off th coast. Oregon: Generally cloudy Sunday and Monday: occasional rain m northwest portion: no change In temperature: moderate changeable wind off the coast, escept strong southerly off extreme north coast. PAN TOANCISCO, March 7. (AP) Weekly weather for far western statea March to 14; fair In Cali fornia and the plateau region nd occasional rainy perloda In Oregon. Washington and northern Idaho Normal temperature. FAIR WITH RAIN THE COMING WEEK
