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Newspaper Page TextMr The Weather Forecast; Fair tonight and Wed. nesday. Little change In tem perature. TEMPERATURE HlKhest yesterday , AO Lowest thli morning t? The Reason The classified page holds the Interest of a lot of people each day the pnge 1ft widely read that If the reason why such Jtd results are obtained by the users Medford Thirtieth Year mil Anoclated Preu MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY. MARCH 10. 1906. Fall United Press No. 299. maw 1IIBUNE By PAUL MALLOX (Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, March 10. No Offl clal authority really believes war will spring Immediately from Herr Hitler's latest move, but The leading oil men of the coun try have been trooping In here during the last week on a very mysterious mis sion. None of them will say anything about It but apparently they were called in by top mlli- PAUL MALLON tary authorities far a little pow-wow on preparedness. It may be denied, but there are (food reasons for believing that the military strategists are working out a definite understanding with he ma jor oil producers to build up Mel re serves at certain base points through out the country. It Is not just a rou tine move, but something new. The military must be always ready. - What the diplomatic prophets see behind the Hitler reoccupatlon of the Bhlneland la this: v. Hitler decided he could get away with another flatlo diplomatic expan sion without bringing on a tight. The military expert here believe he is not yet ready to light and does not In tend to. The obvious threat to Prance, they say. Is not as serious as the in direct threat to Russia. The result ing tremors In Moscow are not as obvious as those In Paris but equally severe. His oiler ol a non-aggression pact was a hoax to soften world reaction. Alter what Hitler has done to treaties, his suggestion ol a new one Is con sidered something ol a Joke. The whole shrewd movement is being clas slfled In the diplomatic tiles as an other event which will lead up to war In a year or so, but probably not sooner. Word haA, been received in well lnlormed quarters that the British are giving serious consideration to the creation of a war Industries base In Newloundland. England's vulnerabil ity to aerial attack has the British war office greatly perturbed, especial ly In view ol the growth ol Hitler's air force. ' . The possibility ol shitting some of Britain's war Industries to a saler spot has long been considered. Newlound land bss lately come Into lavor be cause Britain still believes her navy csn control the seas, and convoy mu nitions to the homeland. Our naval authorities, who have heard about it, do ,not like the idea. A British war Industries base, In New- ( Continued on Page Four.) ILLINOIS VALLEY EYED FOR CHEESE FACTORY ILUNOrd VALLEY, March 10 (Spl.) Mr. Hare trom Central Point was contacting valley lurmere Friday regarding the possibility of establish ing a cheese factory here. He oper ates one now In Central Point. 1 civil war Veteran rHea ROSEBUBO. Ore.. March 10. P) Richard Pittman, B. native of Ohio, a Civil war veteran, died here today. He enlisted in 189 In the Missouri state mllltla. and served with the 1 1th Missouri cavalry during the Civil war He wa confined for four month :n a confederate prison camp. He was the father of 11 children ol whom six survive. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS F. Wilson Walt returning to the Osteopathic Clinic for his forgotten specs, and after arriving, discovering th missing cheaters m his wet pock et, to the vast deiignt arid smueement of Doc Sherwood. Ah Ban well hiking along with a ha!! crick In his neck from staring at the sky for embryo clouds, after pledging the chamber of commerce to hustle up a few for movie purposes. Mike Csddock: "I got mobbed 10 time in one month down in tit j south. You kno-tr, I waa beginning to gt iward." after which sentence) MlclM'l started out to mob some ! flower-shop, today being his wlf?H birthday. "Ciwy" Jrmea, had man of Butte Fit Up. allowing as bow he sad Fred Fry won the late war practically lnple handed, and opining that they'd probably have to go back soon and win another. Farl Poy ruefully examining te rrar enl of his pontUc eed.m. when iomeone hM run Into without say ng anj thing about It. WILLING NEGOTIATE French Foreign Minister Told Germany Must Be Brought Back Into League Of Nations At Any Cost. PARIS, Marrh 10 (AP) Con versations by members of the Locarno treaty on Germany's violation of it will be resumed Thursday in London, It was an nounced here tonight. (Copyright, 1986, by the Associated Press) PARIS. March 10. A reliable source reported tonight that An thony Eden. British foreign secre tary, had offered France "strong military guarantees" If she will ne gotiate with Germany. The exact nature of the proposal was not defined. It was stated that, for the pres ent, it la merely an Idea of which the detail must be worked out. It waa Stated that Eden had pro posed a compromise following a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Baldwin at 6:30 p. m. Eden, it was said,' told Plerre Etlenne Flandln, the French foreign minister, that the British were re solved that Germany must be brought back Into the League of Nattona ' "at any coat." The Intimation that such an of fer had been made followed a split between France and Great Britain on the method of dealing with the International emergency which has arisen through Germany's sending troops into the Rhlneland, the Brlt lah refusing to follow the strong course of action proposed by the French. (By the Associated Press) Declaring "the future of European Continued on Pago Eighty EfiEO BY FRANCE FOR RIFLE STOCKS GRANTS PASS, March 10. (AP) As man made warlike moves In Eu rope! myrtle wood to make gunstocks for French riflemen sped from Grants Pass to Marseilles. The rare wood comes from Smith River, Cal. and was hauled here and reloaded to go by truck to Portland where It will be reshlpped by boat. The load of 22 burls weighed 16 tons the largest weighing 4200 pounds enough for many rifles. Burls are overgrown knots on trees or are other peculiarities which cause the grain of the wood to grow In many different directions and thus prevent it from splitting easily. When polished, the Irregular formations make much desired patterns In many woods. As thin sheets of veener. It Is used extensively for furniture, being glued on the surface of cheaper wood. No Indication was given here to truckmen whether the myrtle wood burls would be used for army rifles or by sportsrnen. ALBANY COLLEGE ALBANY. Ore., March 10. (API Charges of "persecution" and "narrow-mindedness'' echoed on the Al bany college campus today aa stu dent leaders met to conAtdm- a forceful sddreea delivered by the president. Dr. Thomas W. Bibb. Dr. Bibb, in a chapel talk, said "circumstance, will demsnd the col lege elose Its doors" unlees ' steps are taken to remedy asserted evils centering around finances, the "rul ing minority and the undergrad uate paper he termed the worst In the Northwest.' Jullsn Bryant, student body pres ident, denied presence; of an organ ized "ruling minority. Albsny college, a Presbyterian In stitution of 200 students, won nat ional fame last fall when lt grid team set a new record for consecu tive defeat 28. The season closed with two vlctorle, however. Portland Butter Prices Decline PORTLAND, Ore, March 10 CAP) Butter prices went down half a cent all around with the exception of ataridard cubes. Butterfat unchanged. Csn were unchanged. Special prlres were aealn offered for live poultry for Friday's delivery. Country meet were quiet and unchanged. Clipper Brings Tokyo Rebellion Scenes 'N v . & - , 1 0 ss f n PI: PORT ORFORD. Ore., March 10. (A1) The churning Pacific, robbed of Its human prey, sloshed against the wreckage of the ateamer Phyllis to day while the captain and officials of the Cbamberlln Line laid plans to board the craft In search of possible salvage ble cargo. " The Phyllis crashed on the rocky beach near Humbug mountain fire miles south of Port Orford last night after Captain Victory Jacobean aban doned attempts to reach Port Orford before the ship foundered. The crew of 22 was picked up by coastguards men. Shortly after o'clock ship's of ..cers found three feet of water in the hold and the level riling rapidly. Orders for full steam ahead were giv en. The ship settled rapidly, however. Caotain Jeoobsen said, and It became spparent tbe craft would sink a con siderable distance from Its goal. He sal.1 he gars the order to beacb tit. vesael In order to save the crew. The men took to lifeboats the In stant the Phyllis struck, the capt'ji salt? Flares were sent up as guides snd within an hour a Port Orford coastguard boat had picked tip the mer and taken the empty lifeboats to tow. None was Injured. , The Phyllis, a 1 260 -ton steam ve sl built at Aberdeen In 1017. waa en route from San Francisco to Portland with 400 tons of general cargo. Cap tain Js"Obn said he believed the ship was a total toss. The Heather Northern California: Fair tonight and Wednesday; continued warm; moderate north and northeast wind off the coast, fresh off the north coatit. Oregon: Fair tonight and Wed nesday, out cloudy on coast; little change In temperature: ante j changeable wind off the coast. vOP lNiA " ' mm w tx n...:" AIR STUNT SCENES FOR. NEW PICTURE BEING TAKEN HERE A staff of technicians from Col umbia Pictures corporation today bogAn the taking of air scenes here for "Devil's Squadron." a dramatic story of test pilots thst co-stars Richard Dtx snd. Karen Morley. The air sequences are to be phot ographed In the Rogue valley and this morning the staff began the taking of ground scenes on Roxy Ann. Cameras were set up atop the mountain while , a plans went through daring maneuvers overhead. For the rest of the week the scenes will be taken In the air, the staff having come to Medford In three ships late yesterday afternoon In search of clouds which were said to be necemary aa a bark ground to give motion to the speeding plane. In the Columbia group are Frank Clarke, one of the moat widely known stunt filers In the country, who does most of the air work for Hollywood pictures; and Charles Marshall, ace atr camera man of the movie capital. Mr. Marshall did the air 'photography for Hell Dlven." "Night Flight," "Hell Be low." "De-vll Dogs. "West Point of the Air," "Sky Bride" 'and "Ceiling Continued on Page Bight.) FIND GERMAN GUILTY SKETCHING AIR FIELD LOrrrxWf, March tOPV Dr. Her man Rortx, German lawyer, was found guilty by a Jury today of violating tbe official secrets set by making s sketch of an army flying field. . He was sentenced to four years in prison. Ths Jury deliberated only brief! 7, after listening to an appeal by de fence counsel Reginald Croom -Johnson to kep "your hearts cool" In d c idling the ca. Clipper Brings Photos .. These pictures of the spectacular and critical coup of rebel lloua Jap anese soldiers were dispatched aoroaa the Paclflo ooean by steam er and trans-Poclflo Clipper plane to the Associated Press bureau In San Francisco. They Vera there prepared for newspaper use and forwarded to the Mall Tribune by air mall. a. Insurgent nnlta of the Japanese army which precipitated a govern- ..mental crisis aftee-uufdsclng. Mveral "cabinet leaders on February 26 are pictured (above) marching from tho headquarters of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Board which they had occupied towards the parliament building, which may be seen dimly In the left background. Curious civilians by the hundreds watched the rebels march away. This picture wa taken on the second day of the crisis, In which loyal troops and sailors ruled the Japanese capital under martial low. In the right background Is the Gen eral Staff Office, also seized for a time by the Insurgents. Capt. Shlrb Nonaka, one of the leaders of the bloody military roup, Is shown (left) with his recent bride. ' Captain Nonaka. of the Third Infan try regiment, led his company In the occupation of the center of the gov ernment, lie committed suicide after me insurgents Aurrenoerea. associa ted Press Photos) PRIEST TO SAVE ON NEW P.O. RULE WASHINGTON, March 10. p Th poetoffloe department sent out an order today which offtolala said will save Pather Oharlee E. Coughlin "quite a little money'." Follower of Coughlin' union for social Justice, who hare been send lng him "great quantities" of pledge cards without proper postege, hare caused the radio prieat of Royal Oot. Mich., to pay two cento card to re celre each of- these pledges, postal officials said. Confusion In handling the malls because of the "postage due" of Coughlin' Incoming mall led the Roy al Oak postmaster to ask aid from Washington. O. B. Blenberger, third assistant postmaster general, today asked poet master throughout trte country to see that such card bear three cent stamp and not on cent stamps. MOVE TO PACIFY LOGGING REGION PORTLAND, Ore., March 10. (AP) Labor leaders and pollc rtuthorltle mored separately today to put a brake on further outburst of rlolenee In the Aston logging region. Eight men were named In riot ehergee drawn by District Attorney Willis West of Astoria and th num ber under arrest Increased to 30, In Portland labor chieftain mored to settle tbe Jurisdictional dlsput between the paper mill worker and sawmill worker' union, which led to riot Saturday near Beaslds In which two men were a'aln, on Injured criti cally and more than scor beaten and bruised. IS EVASIONOF TAXES Federal Grand Jury Indicts Arthur W. Cutten In $414,525 Income Tax Dodge Follows Probe. . CHICAGO. Mardh 10. (AP) An Indictment charging Arthur W. Cut ten, famoua grain trader, with the "wilful attempt to defeat and evade an Income tax" for 1029, amounting to M 14,836.64, was returned by the federal grand Jury today. The Indictment also named Wil liam B. Gate wood, formerly an Inter nal revenue agent, charging he aided Cutten In th alleged tax dodging. Cutten. eu-tyled "speculator' waa called "the nation' biggest grain trader" In hearings before the grain futures administration, which a year ago Issued an order disbarring htm from American grain pit. Yesterday the supreme court of the tTnl.-d State, (greed to hear th gov ernment' appeal from a decision of the United States circuit court of appeals which stayerf the disbarment. It waa disclosed a week ago that United State District Attorney Michael Igoe, after mora than two year of Investigation by Internal rev enue agent, would ask Indictment based on Cutten' Income In the year 1630 and 193S, a well a 1929. Th government's charge, Igoe said, waa that th grain trader's compli cated market transections concealed approximately $1,300,000 In hidden Income. The Indictment wsa returned ba ton Federal Judge Charles s. wood ward, who fixed bond at 35,000 for Cutten snd (10.000 tor Oatewood. He .than Issued bench warrant tor. their arrest. " " Cutten waa In a hospital, said by hi attorneys to be "lying at death' door." 'Yesterday the lawyer an nounced h had "refused a govern ment offer to compromise." but Dis trict Attorney Igoe denied any offer had been made. , . - , . APPOINTMENT DUE STIRS CURIOSITY ' Political circles were speculating to day over th forthcoming appoint ment of a Jackson county resident to a state position by Oov. Charles R. Martin. No on would venture a guess t to who the appoints would be or to what he would be appointed. Curoswlty waa whetted last night by W. H. Ooslln, secretary to the gov. ernor. wbopoke at a Democratic rally. He said Oovernor Martin waa Intensely Interested In Jackson coun ty and as evidence cited his appoint ment to state boards of several local resident. "And within three weeks," Mr. Oos lln said, "the governor will appoint another Jackson county resident to sn Important itate board. I'm aorry that I cannot tell you more about It now." G OF DEMPSPJf INFANT NTW YORK. March 10. CAP) Nlneteen-months old Joan Hannah Dempaey was back In New York to day after 'a week-end trip to At lantic City, and near her crib waa stationed an agent of ths depart ment of Justice. v. Her father, Jack, ths formsr hearywelght boxing champion, pressed a contempt 'for kidnapers, real or Imagined, with whom ths bsby was reported t to have been threatened In a series of letters. Hs announced he hid received three threatening letters, but had kept ths news from his wife for three weeks. Four In One Seat Cost Autoiat $5 Charles Udward McCann, resident of ths Prospect district, charged with operating an automobile with four persons In a seat, entered a plea of guilty In Juattas court yesterday snd was fined 18 and costs, which he paid. MrCann Informed ths court that ha and his thrss passengers vers sn routs to Sunday school at Prospect when halted by ths stats potlc last Sunday. Hs said It waa cold, so all got In ths front seat. Instead of one person riding In tfts open rear of ths coups. V. J. Stephenson of this city, rharged with operating an auto wltb Improper license pistes was fined 11 and coats oa a plea of guilty. Music and Prayer Speed Convicts In Parole Ceremony FRANXPORT, Ky.. March 10. (AP) Music, prayer and talk by ths warden gave a college commencement atmosphere to ths grsntlng of Oov, A. B. Chandler's first paroles st ths stats reform atory hers today. Forty men and cne woman gathered In ths prison chapel. Others Inmates who couldn't crowd In peeked through the windows, Ths 30-pleos prison band . played "My Old Kentucky Home," Chaplain I D. Stucker prayed snd Supt. James Ham mond mads a brief talk. The fortunate ones advanced one at a time and the prison clerk handed them their papers, sn order for a new sutt and a 5 bill. . Hammond said all 41 had been promised Jobs and expressed the hope they would never come back. Those paroled Included men serving from one yesr to life. C SKYSCRAPER LIFTS HALTED AS 'STRIKE NEW YORK, March JO (AP) The major offensive of striking building workers swept through the teeming mid-town section of Manhattan to dey and extended Into Brooklyn. levator service In many towering buildings In the Grand Central area wa temporarily halted after "flying squadron" of strikers visited the plsces and called out th employes. Nowhere, did service appear tied up completely or for very long. Some at the most famous and lof tiest of skyscrapers, notaoly the Em pire state building, the ' Chrysler tower and Rockefeller Center, were not affected. Strike headquarters announced that 176 buildings had been "pulled" In the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, affecting 3000 men. A strike of employes In downtown office building In Newark, N. J wss marked by mediation move, union efforts to obtain agreement with In dividual ownera of building and a "ympthy" trtk by window clean- ON ALL FRONTS (Copyright. MM. by th Associated Press) WITH TUB ITALIAN ARMIES ON THE NORTHERN FRONT. Ethiopia, March to. Italy armies In ths north moved forward today on all fronts. Advance column penetrated beyond Amba AlaJI and the Lake Ashangl re gion. A military authority explained the armies "are pushing now toward a decisive conflict." It I possible that such a battle could be fought only against Halle Selassie's personal troops since 'the srmle of Ra Mulugheta, Ras Kassa. Raa Seyoum and Raa Imru have been routed. No further axplnt!on waa given for the advances, but the objective wer obvious. v 4 Plans were completed today tor th annual meeting and banquet of th Ashlsnd Chamber of Commerce In th Uthla hotel at 8:30 tonight. Harold B. Say, director of the travel and Information bureau of the Ore gon state highway oommlsslon, will be the principal speaker. Because of the heavy tourist travel expected In southern Oregon this year, hi talk will be of apeolal Interest, said Prank J. VanDyk. president, In pleading for a large attendance. Mr. and Mr. A. H. Banwall will attend th meeting and dinner as representative of the Jackson Ooun ty Chamber of Commerce. rrot Nips Portland PORTLAND. Msrch 10. (API A heavy frost whitened th city today a tli temperature dropped to 84 de grees at ft a. m. Freealng tempera tures were recorded In nearby locali ties. Another minimum temperature of 84 la expected tomorrow morning, s Income Shares Msryland funding, bid 819.10; asked 120.86. Quarterly Income, bid 11.68; saked 8171. CONFESSED KILLER LEADS POLICE TO EOF Body Of Mrs. Ada French Found In Shallow Grave Near Woodside, Calif. Long Grilling Bares Crime. REDWOOD CITY. Cal., March 10 (AP) District Attorney Gilbert Fter reli announced today a confession by Jerome von Braun Sell, S7. of both the "accidental" killing of Mrs. Ada rrench Rice, 88, and the alaylng of a man named Barovlch. or Barnovleh, after the latter had blackmailed him. The body, of Mrs. Rice, whose third husband was Charles Freeman Rice, former mayor of Nome. Alaska, wa found today In a ahallow grave point ed out by Sens near th Skyltn boulevard. I"errell and other authorltle said 6eus had refused to reveal where he had left the remalna of Barovlch, whom tbe eccentric adventurer said he understood was - n.i.n officer on leave and a friend of Mr. tuot. WOODSrDE. Cel.. m.mo. ia The body of Mrs. Ada French Rice, inrmeriy or Alaska, waa found to day in a shallow amv h - - v" wjo teased slayer, Jerome von Braun Sels, ia onicera to its location near th Skyline boulevard. Sheriff James J. Mcrtr.fH j c, had admitted alaylng Mr. Rice with - Fwvcr jaw. dUOB 13, DUt Insisted th death wa accidental. The body waa burled In a grave two feet deep, 11 milea northwest of Sara toga on the San Mateo-Santa Cms county line. Lime Fall Quick lime had been spread over the corpse but It was Identified easily as that of Mr. Rice. After Sela pointed out th spot h wa hurried back to Jail at Redwood City and did not witness the unearthing of th body. . j . The grave site waa in a heavily wooded section, down an Incltn. where passing motorist could not see It. The shallow grave waa dug about 90 feet from the junction ot the Boulder Creek road and Skylln boulevard. Sela was submitted to a "lie de tector" test at Berkeley yesterday, and asked the aueslon: "Did mn vm Mrs. Rice?" Folic said th man refused to an- ( Continued on Pag Three.) T BURNED IN TANK Msi Overstreet, of 304 South drape street, waa declared out of danger at th Sacred Heart hos plttl by the attending physician today, after he had been cHttcaii 111 from burns received Friday aft ernoon. He nad been working In a tank which he waa cleaning at the old Southern orevrm n. com pany plant near Phoenix, which 1 oemg dismantled, wken the tank exploded. Protected partially by a gas mask, the explosion did not seriously In jur his eyes, although hie face, neck, ahouldera, 1 the upper part of hi body and hln thlffhta mmrm Kullv burned. Workmen at the plant aald mat iiemee were snooting out th vent at th top of the cylindrical tank, and the paint on the sides waa blistering, before Overstreet wa able to clamber out, badly burned. He was rushed to th hospital for treatment, and at first little hop wa held for his life, according to his brother Jack, who Informed tho Mall Tribune of the near tragedy today. Hospital attendanta and tho physician In charge stated that h I responding so nicely to treat ment that he Is now completely cut of danger. ST. OUT ON STRIKE aT. HEI-INS. Ore., March 10. (AP) Students of the flt, Helens high school began picketing ths grounds today after striking against claa because of the failure of ths school board to renew ths contract of Jay ft. Austin, superintendent. Mft of ths 400 students walked out. Ths board, after meeting with 800 parents, citizens and students last night at which It promised to receive a cltlsens committee to discuss th problem, took no tmmsdlate action to reconsider ths case. Austin has been siroerint4tfceAt cf the city schools for three years and t for 10 years previously he wss high school principal. Ho is also president of ths flt, Helens Ktwanls club.