The Weather rorrcast: Fair tonight and Friday. Moderate temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday - 68 Lowest this morning 81 Take a Chance For small Investment In Mall Tribune cl;ilrled ad yon very likely can aci-nmpll.h In the shortest povslhle time. lnit would take days by any other method. Tribune Thirtieth Year MEDFORD. OREGON. .THURSDAY. MARCH 19. 1936 Full Associated Press fan United frees No. 308. mA i TTMYI? niD TV mmJSSUn km V 1 1 1EOT1, lfl IE rn nrmn 'I -Afas By Paul Mallon (Copyright. 1933, by Paul Mallon) "WASHINGTON, . March lfl. Only one man has ever successfully evaded ferocious congressional investigators. The laurel goes to Treasury Sec retary Morgen thau. - , It ts not yet clear why. but the revenue di rector of the new deal has tenac iously neglected to appear before the house ways and means com mittee on the tax bill. He la Paul Mallon -the first treas ury secretary in history who has fail ed to testify about an administra tion tax program. The official excuse Is that he 'has been suffering from la grippe. Some of hla pals aay be call It "La Belle grippe." It appears to be a peculiar kind which fluctuates widely from hour to hour. For Instance, the other morning an announcement was Is sued by the treasury calling off his press conference. But two hours later hie announcer advised a few friendly newsmen to drop In at the accustom ed press conference hour, for a tete-a-tete press conference. Later that day he Intended to leave for Sea Island, Georgia. In the midst of the congressional tax dispute, to fight hts fluctuating grippe with a rod and reel. Note The secretary' eluslveneas has given rise to erroneous rumors that he is against the presidential tax program. He la very strong for It. What seems to have generated that weak, feeling In his cheat is the prospect that a congressional ap- ""pearanca would permit Republicans to go after him hard. c aoee no en Joy political debates. House writers of the bill haw been equally evasive. They are doing all they can to avoid publicity. At one time members of the sub committee suddenly stopped giving out information about what they were doing. They aald that Chair man Doughton had Issued Ins true-, tlons to that effect. Newsmen went after Doughton. He denied giving such an order. But even thla his sub-committee members declined to believe It, and continued to keep allent. It wm not until tiewamen forced Doughton to reiter ate his denial In the presence of two ub-oommlttee members -that they loosened up a little, but not much. The significant thing behind all this seems to toe that they would all like to pass the tax bill without any one finding out about It. That being Impossible, they ere -agreed on the trategy of attracting as little pub tic attention to it as possible. That explains why the subject thus far Una aroused so little interest. This la a campaign year. Even the frozen faces of supreme eourt Justices cracked the other day. (Continued on Page Three.) GIRL OF 13 REFUSED MARRIAGE LICENSE Vancouver, wash, March J9. (AP) The county marriage license clerk refused to Issue a license to a 13-year-old gin, SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS "Chunebug" Porter, now assistant prof at Oregon, home for the spring holidays sporting a eeml-nude konk. cheaters and a bushy black mous tache In approved prof style, but ad mitting that he hasn't become ab sent minded yet. Philander McEntyre, Medford 'a one and only centenarian, hiking up the street last night enroute to hear the -speeches" to see If the speakers know more than he does. In the hopes that he'd learn something new. Arnold Bauman remembering a trtfle wistfully that hla ftr and farm machinery In the middle west, abandoned for a career In baseball, art fast gathering rust while Arnold is out wool gathertng. Blno Hemmlla surveying great hordes of raving kids converging like a dust storm on hla movie pal ace, and looking a bit worried over the traffic problems involved. Sam VanDyke. 8lan Kununan. Bob Smith, fiord Baker, Don Held and ever eo many mart students so filled with youthful esriuberan'-e and noise that they hed to be ad vised to pipe down or scram from said rr.-. ie palace, Jut bnfore the pery;fl4a 94 Dead Counted, 200,000 Homeless In Eleven States N- (Copyright 1936, by United Pres.) WHEELING, W. T .March 19. (AP) Sixteen person, were killed to day when Hood waters of the Ohio roared across the dty. Into schools, churches and auditoriums flocked 20,000 residents, seeking refuge from the angry river that was pounding against Wheeling. ' By R. H. HllM'ELHEL'SER (Copyright, 1936. by the Associated Press) mi,. i..... fu dead and many more believed lost, . the unrelenting floods in the eastern state swincu furiously on today, wreaking destruc tion In the Ohio and Potomac val leys, and leaving up to 300,000 per sons homeless In 11 atates. Tni.iHinv the unverified reports. the death list stood well over 100. By states, the tsbulatea. uiuu flclal death list for the last two dava stood: Pennsylvania. 66; West Virginia. 18; Virginia, 4; Vermont, 4: North Carolina, 3: Georgia., 3: Maryland, 3: Massachusetts, 8: New Hampshire, l; New York. 3: Washington, D.C.. 3. Armv engineer reports indicated the ultimate death toll In the Johns, town and Pittsburgh districts might further boost, the total. 1 110,000 Need Aid. Unofficial estimates, necessarily In complete, placed the property dam- n. lh.n aiao.ooo.000. . Th Red Cross, appealing for minimum of ea.uuu.uuu ior nw ferers. said 160.000 persons were de pendent on it for food and shelter. Admiral Carey T. Grayson, chair man of 'the Red Cross, said 300.000 persons throughout the east had been driven from their homes. Re ports from Pennsylvania said 80,000 were without shelter In the western part of the state. With the danger apparently passed at Johnstown, and with the flood waters receding steadily In the Pltts- Contlnued on Page Eight.) FEAR LOCAL MAN MET FOUL PLAY Pear that foul play may have beset William Bill" Kennedy, SO-year-old handy man who hss been with the Medford Bargain House for tbe.psst three years, waa expressed today by Harry Kaplon and Harry Rubensteln, owners of the firm, who stated that the aged man has been missing since Monday morning. Kennedy was last seen early Mon day mor;ilng while eatlne breakfast In a local restaurant. He has been In the habit of collecting money for his employers and may have had a con siderable amount of coin upon him Monday, It waa learned. The proprie tors tf the business are confident that srme 111 has befallen Kennedr or he would have communicated with them before now. A check with hos pitals has failed to reveal any trace of the missing man. - Kennedy Is described as of medium height, light complexion, and with ssndy hair, with hla weight given at about 110 pounds. L LOSES TEMPER WASHINGTON, March 10. (AP) A witness' charge that senate lobby investigators were "a pole oat com mittee" brought from Chairman Black (D., Ala.) today an Implied threat of contempt proceedings. J. A. Arnold, manager of the Amer ican Taxpayers' league, was testifying on contributions he received 1000 from Andrew W. Mellon, arnnng oth ers. He said about half of those list ed in Poor's financial manal had been circularized. "Was that a sucker Hat?" Senator Schwellenbacb (D., Wash.) asked. Arnold sprang to bis feet. "Thia Is a pole cat committee," he shouted. ' This committee Isn't going to have any talk ike that,' Black warned. "If there la, we'll report It to the sen ate." At this hint of contempt action, Arnold sat down. FIERCE BATTLE RAGES AS HAILE TAKES PART ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia. March 19. Pi A desperate battle was reported tn progress today near Am ha AUJI, Emperor Halle Selassie, It was said, waa pTronally directing a series of Ethiopian counter-attacks against the Italian columns whose objective - was Lake A&hanfft. Tin Uvs on both kidm wrre said to be bcavv. FOR FL000 AREA BAN FRANCISCO, March 19 (AP) A. L. Schafer, manager of the Pa ciflc coast branch of t'At American Red Tinas, announced todav the flood quoia for this area la 1273.000, the western share of a . as.CM.OOO relief fund to be raised for eastern .flood sufferers. "It shouldn't take us long to raise It," he declared today. "People always resrcnd to an emergency like this." Tlie Individual area quol&i Include: Idaho, WMi; Oregon, Kl.SiS. and Washington, 3,42S. WASHINGTON. March 19. Aa the potomao flood aped to Its crest at the capital and government agencies strove to alevlata the disaster, Presi dent Roosevelt personally Inspected the situation near the White House this afternoon. By proclamation, he appealed for 93,000.000 of private contributions to the Red cross. Rain again was falling while , he and Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary Dern, chairman of the pres idential flood aid committee rode to. examine the river overflow in the Potomao park section. The rushing waters were clearly ris ible from the White House. - In the senate, a resolution author izing the president to transfer 10, 000,000 from relief funds to help In Pennsylvania was Introduced by Sen a tor ouffey. (D.'t Pa.) The money. It granted, would be expended through the Red Cross. Acting Surgeon General w. P. Dra per offered to provide sanitary engi neers, and such supplies and medical personnel aa may be needed In pre venting disease. After talking with the flood com mittee. Mr. Roosevelt gsve a personal explanation of the situation to the white House news men, emphasising the Importance of financial assist ance to the Red Cross. He said all government depart ment now are completely co-ordinated In the flood relief efforts. Shortly after the presldent's'proc lamatlon waa lasued, a resolution to authorize the president to turn $6,. 000,000 of relief money over to the Red Cross for flood relief was Intro duced by Senator Davie (R Pa.) CCO officials estimated that five thousand CCC men either are com bating floods or standing by for res cue efforts. Wsr officials said more than 18. 000,000 already had been allotted for flood work. , 'ACE' PENDLETON SAWS OUT OF OKLAHOMA JAIL ARDMORE. Okla.. March 10. (APi Asa ("Ace') Pendleton, 39, noto rious southwestern outlaw, and Del- bert Davis. 10-year-old WPA worker, held for the fatal crunbtng of an aged school teacher, broke from the county Jell here trxiiiy. carls was captured a few minutes after the break, but Carter county officers found no tract of the fleeing Pendleton. PendlHon escaped by sawing his way through steel bars in a window at the rear of the county Jail. PAPER IS RESUMED AT ALBANY COLLEGE AtBAITT, Ore.. March 18. (AP) The Orange Peal, student newspaper of Albany college which figured In a recent controversy over the conduct of student affairs, made Its appear anos today under a new supervisory agreement. Or. Thomas W. Bibb, president, had criticised the paper, aaylnf It needed "cleanlnf up." PORTLANDER'S BROTHER VICTIM EASTERN FLOOD PORTLAND, Ore., March 19. (AP) Emet Wlllard, Portland engineer, learned today that his brother. Marry, waa one of the victims of a flood at Leo minister, Mass. Wlllard received a telegram from relatives at Leomln-' liter tellln of the tragedy and say- : Harry Wlllard body had not been Condemn Germany as MR. AND MRS. ? " XT fe .IN ft Here are Douglas Fairbanks and Lady Ashley as they were photo graphed In Paris together shortly before their marriage there. The Fairbanks now are on a honeymoon tour of Europe. (Associated Press Photo) . . PHONE RATE CUT IS SET ASIDE BY :T PORTLAND, Ore March 10. (AP) Three Judges attttny en bano made pexdmnent-:: today a- temporary ' tow Junction against enforcement of an order of Charles M. Thomas, former utilities commissioner, reducing ex change telephone rates In Oregon be tween 8 and 0 per cent. The Judges, .Robert Tucker and Rail 6. Luck of the Multnomah coun ty circuit court, and James T. Brand of Coos county, were unanimous In presenting a 93-page opinion. Their order came after a hearing recently upon the application of the Pacific Telephone 5s Telegraph Co. for an injunction against the former commissioner's order, which waa made effective on November 1, 1934, The company contended that the rates prescribed by Thomas were con fiscatory to fair play and violated the constitution's guaranty against taking of property without due process of law. ' Although Thomas made the order effective mors than two years ago, the actual revision never took place and telephone subscribers continued to pay on the basis of prior rates. 'While setting aside the rate order, the Judges sustained Thomas on the amount of depreciation expense which the company might charge 'Ui 1933. Thomas set a rate of 3.996 per cent on depreciable fixed capital for fu ture years. The company sought a rate of 4.6 per cent. A ruling adverse to the company would have cost It about 600,000 In rate refunds, experts estimated. 4 ; Pour women, Mrs. Hegel Schade, Medford: Mrs. Grace Dickey, Ash land; Mrs. Katherlne J. Kellogg, Med ford, and Mrs. Enther PMegel, Med ford, grace the new grand Jury, drawn In circuit court this morning by Judge H. D. Norton. It Is the first time In this county, that more than one woman has set upon an In qufKtorlal body. The court named Thornton 8. W 1 ley . of Ash 1 and . orch ard I n t and former mayor of that city, aa fore man of the grand Jury. Ouy W. Phetteplace of Medford waa named secretary by the grand Jury members. H. N. pMtler of Medford, garage man, la the seventh member. Following a brief session, the new grand Jury waa excused subject to call. No pressing matter penda. EXPECT AGE PENSION IN OPERATION APRIL 1 PORTLAND, Ore., March 19 (API The new state-federal pension or old-age assistant program for Ore gon probably will be in operation by April 1, Elmer Ooudy, state relief administrator, said today. The state relief committee will meet at Eugene tomorrow to outline the program for aasletanca to needy agej and to reedy blind. AppU'r '.-', nid are to be made FAIRBANKS $5,757 EXPENDED IN COUNTY RELIEF nellef expenditures ta flackaon oountf'ldr iM month -of 'February amounted to t9.tST.30, according to (he monthly statement prepared by the' county clerk. Thla Is approxi mately a 60 per cent reduction under monthly outlays the past year, and Is due to the state assuming IndiKent relief and miscellaneous expenditures. The county will reimburse the state later, when able. Miscellaneous relief In February amounted to but 379.34, and there was no expenditure for Indigent re lief. Both have previously been among the heaviest on the list. Hospitalisation In February mount ed to a 1 291. So, with drugs at $146.09. General colda and sickness, expected to fade with the coming of spring weather, kept the amount high. Old age pension payments In Feb ruary amounted to ,2273. Under the new plan, thla amount 14 expected to be doubled as soon aa detalla are worked out,' Undor the new aetup, the county relief board has charge of old age pensions, with the county court acting In an advisory capacity. Other relief expenditures were: - Poor farm, 77e,87; burials. 76; Red Cross, S120: mothers' aid, S79I.50. . : County expenditures from all funda for the first two months of 1038 total 13.8 per cent of the budget allowance. FIRST SMUDGING The first smudging of the 1S38 sea son occurred Tuesday morning ac cording to reports received by the county agent's office, from the Bear Creek orchards and the Modoc orch ard. It was also reported that Harry A. Dubuque of the central Point dls-trlct.-had 'fired up' for hla peach crop. The smudging was light, aa It was not very cold. The peer tree buds have Just start ed to corns Into clusters In many rf the orchards. It Is figured by Howard Warner, fruit Inspector, and Prank (Pug) Isaacs, that the development la the same as last year. Frost observer, Earl J. Rogers today erected hla equipment and made ready for the Invasion of Jack Frost. Most of the orcbardlsts have put out their smudge note, filled with oil GATES IS NAMED .P. PORTLAND. Ore.. March 1 (AP) The Oregon State Motor associa tion elected Dr. I. B. McDanlel of Portland president for the 10th suc cessive year. Other o.'flcera Included: C. B. "Pop" Oates of Medford, vice-president: Ralph A. Coan of Portland, treas urer. Rsy Conway of Portland, secretary-manager. . I Directors named Included Orover , Htllman of Selrm snd W. C. Per- ELDERLY ORGANIST FAKED HOLDUP TO SLAY Wt, CLAIM Los Angeles Man Held After Accusing Youth Three , Life Insurance Policies Would Benefit Husband LOB ANGELES,- March 19. Samuel L. Whlttaker, 60-year-old re tired organist, waa placed In technic al custody by police In connection with the slaying of hla wife. Mrs. Eth el B. Whlttaker. whom he reported shot and killed by a robber. The detention of Whlttaker came after James pagan Culver, 33, of Hen derson, Ky., told Detective Lieuten ant Thad Brown that Whlttaker kill ed his 44-year-old wife after arranging with Culver to perpetrate a fake hold up of the coupls In their apartment Monday. - , Culver, arrested a few minutes af ter the slaying in an adjoining room ing iouse, where officers found him bathing bullet wounds In his arm and chest, has been held on susploton of murder. Changes Story Brown said Culver suddenly chang ed hla story on requestlonlng last night alter steadily maintaining to ! officers that his wounds had been in flicted by a mysterious fugitive whom he encountered fleeing on the roof of his rooming house. Yesterday Whlttaker pointed his cane at Culver and told police that (Continued on Page Two.) "" LOCAL SAWMILL STARTS APRIL 6 The Medford Corporation (Owen Oregon Lumber company) now plans to start its sawmill here, Monday, April 6, James H. Owen, general man ager, reported today. The bucking and falling of Umber in the Butte Palls district started today and logging op erations are scheduled to get under way next week. The plant In operation will employ between 260 and 800 men, and expects to run aa long aa market and other conditions Justify. Practically all of the crows have been hired. Sunshine the past two weeks has dried out the woods faster than ex pected making It possible to start log ging operations sooner than, planned. JAFSIE IN DOME NEW YORK, March 19. (AP) Darld T. Wilents, attorney general of New Jersey, today spent an hour and a half at the home of John F. ("Jafile") Condon, Important wit ness In the Bruno Hauptmann trial, on what he called a "purely social visit."" TRENTON, N. J., Marrh 19. (AP) Governor Harold O. Hoffman dis closed today he discussed the Lind bergh kidnap ladder two months ago with the Bronx cabinet maker who claims to have made It. The cabinet maker, Abraham Sam. uelson, waa quoted by the governor aa saying Bnino Richard Hauptmann ordered the wood cut for the ladder and two other men called for H when it waa finished. LAMSON JURORS 10 TO USE HORSE SENSE BAN JOSE, Calif, March H. (AP) - Appe-'.lr.j to it".. Jury to use "horse sense," Prosecutor A P. Undsay ar gued today Urn condition, c! ttie Lamaon cottage bathroom pointed ta the gu'lt of David A. Lamaon, charged with slaying hla wife. The trial. Lamson's third, was pected to go to the Jury soon, pos sibly by tonight If Lindsay concludes his argument. Income Shares Maryland Pundlng, bid 19.43; asked 31.00. Quarterly Incoma shares, bid 1 57; atied, 1.1? Treaty Breaker Oregon Autoists Speed Crazy Is Old field Charge PORTLAND, Ore., March 19. (AP) arney Old field, famous race driver, said today that "every body la speed mad in Oregon." "Oregon motorists are driving faster on the open highways than Oaltfomlans," he said. "I drove In from Salem at 45 mtlee an hour, and all along the way oars passed me up aa tf I were tied down to the road. "We have got to cut down our speed If we ore going to cut down accidents." He la on a national tour preach lng safety to motorists. ' 27-24 BY IN CONSOLATION ftALEM,; March 19. (AP) Roae burg, Umaplne and AXhland high schools were eliminated from further competition In the state basketball tournament today when they -were defeated by Salem, Mill City and Benson high of Portland respectively, in the first three games of the con solation aeries. The winner will compete further for fifth, place In the tournament against the winner of the La Grande and Bend contest which will be played early In the afternoon. The loser of this contest, like the threo other losers, will return to their homes before the tournament la half Hover. Salean high defeated Roseburg 41 to 38. The Benson Mgh-Aahland ' game proved the closest of the second days contests, Benson nosing out a 37 to 34 win after the southern school early In the game had gar nered a 10 to 0 point lead. Mill City, tournament B team from Marlon . county, eliminated thaJ county by a score of 83 to 33 In the opening consolation game. Olson, a guard, dropped In two basketo In the last minute of play to give Bend a 31 to 30 victory over La Grande. FINANCING FIXED I - Plans for the financing of Med ford 's model home were completed at a meeting of the general committee- In the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce last night. While details were not disclosed, It waa learned that the Active club will participate In thta feature of tha en tl reprise. The executive committee met this morning In conference with plumbing and building material dealers, the purpose being to go over the specifi cations and show the merchants what wilt be needed for the model home. It li planned to have tha dwelling completed early In June. It will be a frame dwelling of colonial design, the exterior to be white with green shutters. It will be situated on the northeast corner of West Main and Peach streets. LAOY H0PW00D JOINS HUSBAND IN DEATH LONDON, March 19. ( AP) Lady Hop wood, grief -stricken, died today, only a few hours after tha death of her husband, Sir William Hap wood, the one-time "shirt-sleeve million aire. Sir William lost hla fortune in the depression. When the crash came his wife pooled her resources with those of Sir William for the benefit of hla creditors, Lady Hop wood was 70, two years older than her husband. They will be burled together Saturday. They would hava celebrated their golden wedding anniversary next year. DAYTON YOUTH KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION WALLA WALLA. March M. (AP) Breec Young, 94, of Dayton, waa fatally Injured early today when his auto stdeswlped the auto of Roy Brow sr. 34, of Wsitaburg, 14 miles northeast of here on the Inland Empire highway. Yount's wife and her mother, slightly Injured, walked a hslt mile to a farmhouse to aununon aid. Brovr ni cut aM stunted. LEAGUE COUNCIL IS UNANIMOUS E Question of What to Do About It Comes Tomor rowHitler's Spokesman Argues Action Justified Copyright, 1036. by the Associated Press. LONDON, Xlarch 19. Tl,. council of the league of nations con demned the German mmnmmt un der Relchafuehrer Hitler aa a treaty Dreaaer today. The vote of the assembled twumm waa unanlmoua. The leatrue members riivlriwi ht Germany had violated both the Ver sailles and Locarno treaties when she moved troops into the Rhlnlno which had been ordered demilitarised at mo ena or tne world war. The condemnation nam. a fAa, hours after Joachim von Rlbbentrop, special ambassador of Hitler had stood before the members and argued that the German course of action In tha Rhtnoland had been Justified by Prance'a military assistance pact with soviet Russia. - ' Plan Unacceptable Earlier in the day,- an official Ger man spokesman said that a tentative plan devised by other Locarno treaty signatories for settlement of the Rhlnelsnd dispute was "wholly unac ceptable" to Germany. It waa the first time In more than two yeara that a representative o( Germany had spoken In the league of nations, lor Hitler withdrew the relch from the international body in 1038 (Continued on Page Two.) SELECT JURY FOR SUIT OF SCHENCK Selection of a Jury In the circuit court trial of A. Orm Schenok against Dr. R. w. Sleeter and others for SIO, 000 alleged damages aa the result of an auto accident In which Daniel R. Schenok, 86, now deceased, sustained Injuries, . was under way today. Schenck riled sun as administrator of his father's will. Richard Sleeter. minor son of the defendant, and Richard Reuin, a ps sengor at tht time of the accident, are also named aa defendanta. The complaint sets forth that Dan iel R. Schenck. whllo crossing Wset Main street at Mistletoe street on July 0, 103S, was struck and Injured by an auto driven by Richard Sleeter "at a high rate of speed, and In a reckless raannor." The complaint also avers that In juries sustained by the elder Schenck contributed to his death, and that at tha time of the accident he had a lire expectancy of two years. Schenck Is represented by Attor neys George M. Roberta and William McAllister, the defense by Attorney Charles W. Reames. OL' DIZ PLEDGES LOYALLY TO NINE BRADKNTON. Fla.. March 19. (AP) Holdout Jerome ("Dlzry") Dean made peace with the fit. Louis Cardinals today, signed a pledRe of loyalty, af firmed his friendship for Catcher Virgin Davis snd agreed to talk aalary figures tomorrow. Dean and Branch Rickey, vice president and general manager of the Cardinals, held a peace conference at a hotel, Rickey attain told the star pitcher there was more than a ques tion of pay the club wanted to be sure "Die'' would be loyal and obe dient. GETS 30 DAYS IN JAIL ROOTBORO. Ore.. March 10 (API Summoned by a report of s drunk, rn, hit-and-run driver. State Ponce Patrolman Hubert Hoxte last night arrested Mrs. x Grace O. Gould of Green, whose 'car ',ie reported waa discovered weaving along the high way. Mrs. Oould entered a plea of guilty to drunken driving and sentenced to .10 days In Jalt and a line of I00. Threo other women In lbs cjti sara col irrcated. I f