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The Weather ' rorecast: t'luettled tonlrlit and Wednesday, showers or now flurries tonlrht; freex Ing temperature. Hlrhest jesterday 48 Umest this mnrnlnr IM SA Right Now Many people depend solely on Mall Tribune ClauKled Ada to take care or their wants. You too can profit by their UK Right now la a good time to start. Medford TBTBUNE Thirty-first Year Fall Associated Press MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24. 1936. roll United Frew No. 2. OTMJT EM iiu VjWs By Paul Mallon Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon WASHINGTON. March 34. Sus picions have existed that there la a Supernatural alliance between the 'new dealers and the master of all. There are some economists who Bay the only rea- son the farm program Increas ed prices as much as it did was because the drought came along at the right time. Like wise, there are new dealers who will now confess sotto voce that the slaying of Paul Mallon the NRA by the supreme court before the campaign started was nothing less than an act of providence. This conversational speculation lacked official confirmation until the other day when the White House an nounced that President Roosevelt had "anticipated" the disasters two weeks before the rain fell. He set aside $18. 411.633 and no cent on February 29 for the relief of the floods which started after March 15. This, apparently. Is the greatest tip anyone ever got on a flood since Noah. Official weather prophets are known to be a godless lot, which probably accounts for the fact that they were scooped completely on the flood. They are still trying to maintain, no doubt jealously, that the deluge was due to an unforeseeable quirk of nature. Their story Is that the snows thawed and were carried off satisfactorily. but left the ground saturated. Thus, when unexpected rains fell, the ground declined to absorb any further moisture. -m all the rain slid off at once Into the rivers. Political unbelievers, who are al ways trying to disparage, are trying it again. This time, they say that If Mr. Roosevelt knew so much about the flood, why did he arrange to leave on his vacation fishing trip the very night it reached Its deadly height. His Thursday night departure was scheduled, for example, on the South ern railway. Switches along the way were spiked, bridges guarded, special train assembled. Departure then wa delayed twenty-four hours and the route switched to the Atlantlo Coast line. This road then spiked Its switch es, etc, etc. Rather uselessly as It turned out. because on Friday Mr. Roosevelt delayed another twenty four hours and changed back to the Southern. The Southern had Just re Instituted Its cancelled arrangements when, on Sunday. Mr. Roosevelt de elded to go Sunday via Atlantic Coast line. This manifest uncertainty engen dered a belief around Washington that there was something more tan- ( Continued on Page Ten) O. 5. C. Registry Over Last Year CORVALMS. Ore.. March 24 fAP) First day rcptotratton at Oregon State college for the eprlng term was 28 per cent over the first day a year ago. Registrar E. B. Lemon aald to day. Monday's mark of 2610 indicated registration for the term would pass the 3000 mark, he said. The sale of 1500 student activity tickets Indicated the spring student activity and athletic programs will be carried out. . 4 SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Sam Colton promising to put all the new style quarters he gets his dukes on into a little bank, and Josh Reynolds and Roy Finch making him me the words by giving him 17 worth of the new coins In one day's change. Stew Good and Mrs. Bud Blgelow anxiously watching a pin-ball ma chine kick out nickels after short circuit Ins. but relaxing after the bank went brolce and the machine ticked on without regurgitating another cent. Margaret Wolgamott, Ah Banwell's secretary, wondering how much dough Is required to ship a postal card to Kncland. and helns astounded no en4 hn a reporter called the p. o. and dlacovM-M the tariff to be three cents Syd Newton not one whit disturbed when a party reported that Syd's gun had, given him a bruised shoulder Sunday, saying hts own shoulder was hrtitxrd. too. Krneat West, navy recruiter, gloat ing over the promotion of Woody Case bolt. Medford sailor, as though he d received the promotion nloueii. IBIg.y...--,. .... ACTION IS TAKEN L France Seeks Adjournment Disappointed By British Attitude Toward Germany Wanted Ultimatum BERLIN. March 24. (AP) Germany has rejected Important features of the Locarno proposals of the four former allies. It was announced officially here to night. The German answer de scribed the London offer as "un acceptable" because It was "batted on unendurable discrimi nation." (By the Associated Press) With Reichsfuehrer Hitlers' answer still a secret, the League of Nation council adjourned abruptly today In London. The end of the session, which de elded Germany broke the Locarno treaty In remilitarising the Rhine- land, came suddenly. The representatives of the league powers concluded their meeting Just as an airplane bearing Joachim von Rlbbentrop, Hitler's special ambassa dor, landed In England. Von Rlbbentrop was bringing Hit ler's answer to the Locarno treaty powers' suggestions for smoothing out the Rhlneland crisis. A stack market crash occurred In Rome and Milan as a result of Pre mier Mussolini's decision to abolish large private industries in Italy. Although fascist party members were delighted with their leader's ac tion, financial traders appeared dis heartened and stocks fell from 7 to 40 points. The chamber of deputies cheered when they were informed that the Italian air service had the situation In the Mediterranean completely In (Continued on Page Four.) E VISIT CRIME SPOT VANCOUVER. Wash., March 34.- (AP) The eight men and four wo men comprising the Jury to try Glenn Stringer, 28, of Medford, Ore., on charges of slaying Herbert L. Caples, viewed the scene of the fatal shoot ing which occurred near here In 1934. Nearly the entire list of 43 pros pective Jurors was exhausted before selection was complete. Four were excused when they objected to the death penalty, and one when she said she was personally acquainted with the defendant and might be preju diced. Stringer was released from the Oregon penitentiary to stand trial here. Officers said he had algned a con fession to Implication In the Caples, shooting, and named Ralph Tremalne as another party to the crime. The mains la still at large. IS PASSED BY SENATE WASHINGTON, March 24. (AP) The Pettinglll long-and -short-haul bill was passed by the house today and sent to the senate. The measure would permit rail roads to charge leas for a long haul than for a shorter one over the same route In the same direction. The standing vote on passage was 215 to 41. Roosevelt on For Bahama MIAMI, Fla.. March 24. (API Aboard one of Uncle Sams new de stroyers, the U. 8. 8. Monaghan. President Roosevelt cut across the Oulf stream today bound for the far eastern side of the Bahama is lands to begin a two weeks fishing cruise. The sea-going president shoved off last evening from Port Ever glades after settling the Incident of the disciplining of Major Gen eral Johnson Hag wood. The veteran army officer, who wa relieved of command of the eighth corps area by his superiors for re ferring to WPA funds aa "stage money, le't unusually silent from a two-hour Interview with the commander-in-chief. lAte today or early tomorrow, the desuoyex carrying the presidential Jobless Stenog Gets $3,600 On Aintree Ticket SAN FRANCISCO, March 34. (AP) Mary Howard, 29, unemploy ed stenographer, whose ticket drew the horse Keen Blade In the Irish sweepstakes, tried to take her luck calmly today. Miss Howard won $3600 with a chance to win 9150.000. She said she would care for her parent and perhaps give something to the east ern flood sufferers. JAMES HAYES TO James "Bud" Hayes, supervisor of the rural sanitation program of the WP.A. here for the past several months. ,hu been selected as one of two young men In the state of Oregon to receive training in pub lic health under the sponsorship of the United States public health de partment. The appointment was made by Dr. Frederick Strieker, head of the state board of health with headquarters In Portland Hayes, who is the son of Dr. and Mrs. James C. Hayes of Medford, will leave early In May to start a three month training course at the University of California at Berkeley. Upon his return he expects to be stationed somewhere In southern Oregon to assist a county health doctor possibly In Jackson county. although no definite announcement has been made, he said today. Hayes has Just returned from a confer. ence with Dr. Strieker In Portland, but said today that plans for the placing of the two Oregon men af ter their training period are etlll vague. Bill Morgan, prominent athlete from this city, who was recently appointed supervisor of the rural sanitation program In Josephine county with headquarters in Grants Pass, where he is now residing, may be transferred to Jackson county upon Hayes' departure south. WASHINGTON, March 24. (AP) income tax collections passed the bil lion dollar mark today for the first time In the current fiscal year. The treasurer's dally statement showed collections through March 21 of $1,002,301, 437. This compared with $760,826,441 for the same period last year. Collections thus far have almost equated total receipts last year, which amounted to $1,009,000,000 for the 12- month period ended June 30, 1935. President Roosevelt's budget mes sage estimated that $1,434,000,000 would be received in income taxes by the end of the 1939 fiscal year on June 30. CHICAGO, March 24. (AP) Fed eral Judge John P. Barnes termed the national labor relations act uncon stitutional today and aald he would grant an Injunction against the na tional labor relation board In favor of the Bendtx Product corporation. South Bend, Ind. Tne corporation had asked the order to enjoy the board from holding an e1vtlon among It employ, Destroyer Fish Banks party will meet the new presi dential ship, the U. 6. 8. Potomac, and Mr. Roosevelt and hla five fish ing companions will hoard this mailer vessel for the remainder of the cruise. He la heading directly to the Bahamas and to a goal almost at the Island of Halt! whence he will begin fluhlng on a leisurely return route. Angling and sleeping are the principal items on the dally sched ule of the president for the next two weeks although wireless will keep him In constant communica tion with the White House, and with Mclntyre In Miami. The president was accompanied aboard the Monaghan by his eldest son, James, and hU uncle. Frederic A. Delano. HAIL AND GALES E Ohio River Falls In Upper Reaches Flood Spreads Downstream Death List In Storm And Flood 177 By R, H. HIpnelheuMT Associated Press Staff Writer. With storms Increasing the death toll In midwest, southern and east ern states, the fury of the flood rampaging Ohio lessened today as the river swept over more lowlands downstream from Cincinnati. The death list, after a week of wind and flood, mounted to 177. The Ohio neared Its crest at Cin cinnati but. unlike the Inundation at Pittsburgh and Wheeling, failed to reach the business district. This waa true, also. In river towns nearby Cincinnati. Upstream, the river was either leveling off or receding. Downstream, it was at. flood stage along the Indiana boundary. Scores of families, given ample warning, left lowland homes. Rlvermen expected no widespread loss, as compared to 1013 or other years. Talk Flood Control To control future floods In the Ohio valley, business men from Pennsylvania, Ohio. Kentucky and West Virginia opened a flood-control congress In Qalllpolts. Storms sweeping up the Mississippi valley took five lives four In Mis souri and one In Memphis. Hall and wind wrought considerable damage to crops and property. Graphically portraying the de structive force of not only water, hut wind, to the nation's soil, Chicago waa darkened by clouds of" dust (Continued on Page Four.) SEEK CLERKSHIP Henrietta B. Martin, president of the "Good Government Congress, Inc." and well-known figure of Jack son county politics the past four years, announced this afternoon that she would formally file for county clerk, on the Democratic ticket to morrow. "I am not trading on the Town send plan, though I am one of tho first members of the organisation," Mrs. Martin said. "Dr. Townsend has specifically stated the organization should not mix In local county poli tics, and I think too It haa no place In county politics. I am also for a square deal, and courtesy to all." John J. Wilkinson, yesterdey filed for precinct committeeman on the Democratic ticket, from King pre cinct. George R, Carter, Incumbent, has filed for county clerk on the Repub lican ticket. Filings for the May 15th primary close next Monday, March 30. SEEK EX-CONVICT AS GIRLS SLAYER SALT LAKE CTTT, March 34 (AP) City and county officers pressed a search today for an un named ex -con vlct wanted In con nection with the assault-murder of pretty 30-year old Ruth 8haw. The half-denuded body of the pretty unemployed office worker waa found on a blood-stained snow bank beside a canyon road east of here Sunday. What police aald waa a "tenta tive Identification" spurred the search for the slayer. Naomi Shaw pointed to a picture In criminal records last night and aald that it "looked very much like the blond young man with whom her alster left a public dance hall Saturday evening, presumably to go home. Thinking Spell Need Of Nation PORTLAND. Ore., March 24. ( AP) The nation needa a thinking spell, not a breathing spell. Henry H. HaJ mann, executive manager of the Na tional Association of Credit Men, told Portland chamber of commerce members. Business stability will come only when It la known to what eitent government debt will go," he said. liter NEW TORK. March 21. (A Bar silver quiet and unchanged at 44 Awaits Verdict David Lamaon, accused of miird erlng hla wlfa Allen at thair Stan ford University oimpui homo, regarded thla kitten which took a llkina tO him In l.ll mm a nnnA utlu omen aa he awaited the verdict In nia third murder trial at San Joae, Calif. Lamaon waa once convicted and linl.rtf.rf tM limmth kit u new trial. (Associated Preaa Photo) IS SAN JOSE, Cal., March S4. (API Hopelessly deadlocked, the Jury In tho third wife-murder trial of David A. Lamaon waa discharged today by Superior Judge J. J. Trabucco. The JUT. g'veh the case at 18:12 p. m. last Friday, actually had de liberated about sa noun without de termining the guilt or Innocence of Lamaon. The Jury etood nine to three for conviction on ten ballot,. Lamaon was visibly shaken when FY) reman Raymond gave Judge Tra bucco the result of the ballots. He was rushed back to the county Jail. Jndge Trabucco discharged the Jury at 3 p. m. SELECT JURY FOR HAMILTON TRIAL Selection of a Jury In the case uf the state against Boyd Hamilton. In dicted for larceny of livestock, was begun In circuit court this morning. Hamilton, a resident of the Apple gate district Is charged with the theft of a ateer. Owing to abwnce of District Attor ney Oeorge A. Codding at Sacramen to, Calif., for an extradition hearing. Attorney Allison Moulton was assist ing Deputy District Attorney Ncllson In the prlsecutlon. In the questioning of prospective Jurors, each waa asked If he waa en gaged In the stock business, and what waa his knowledge of that business. The defense Is represented by At torney Don R. Newberry. t ASK PAY RESTORATION PORTLAND, Ore., March 24. (API Depression level salaries are work ing hardships on Portland teachers, their representatives told the school board last night In asking for In creases. Some teachers limit their lunch funds to 10 cent a day and others have had their salarlea attached for non-payment of bills, It was stated Salarlea were cut 30 per cent In 1032 and have not been raised. DOERNBECHER PLAN! TO PORTLAND, Ore., March 2. (API Harry Oreen, president of the Doernbacher Furniture company, an nounced the plant will remain In Portland. Oreen last week said the plant constituting- the largest individual Industrial payroll In Oregon would be liquidated and the company mov ed to another atatc. KLAMATH PALIaS. March 23, yTi Funeral services for Oeorge W. Ford M. Klamath manager of the Colum bia utilities, will be held here Tues day afternoon at th Maonlo temple. He died of a heart attack last Friday while attending the weekly luncheon of the Rotary club. ,R. .C.C. Also Rules Not More Than Half Of Cost To Be Represented By Bonds One Member Dissents. WASHINGTON, March 34. (AP) The Interstate commerrU commis sion's authority to the Gold Coast railroad to build a 4.160.000 line In Oregon was conditioned upon completion of construction within two years. The commission also made the general ruling, in a certificate Is sued yesterday, that not more than half the line's cost should be rep resented by bonds. At the same time. It reserved decision on wheth er any kind of securities should Tie l-aued In connection with building the road, asserting permission to Issue securities had not been asked. Mnety-Mlle Route The proposed line would run from Leland west 00 miles to Port Ox ford on the Pacific coast. Evidence waa presented to the commission that the new road would tap a ter ritory rich In timber and: minerals. The commission's conditional cer tificate waa Issued after a hearing by the Oregon public utilities com mlsKloner, who recommended ap proval the applicant showed finan cial ability to carry out it pro posal. Commissioners Claude R. Porter and Charles D. Mahaffle. represent ing a majority of ICO division 4, approved the certificate, upon the conditions made, but Commissioner (Continued on Page Four.) CHAMBER ELECTS NEW BOARD SOON The last meeting of the present board of the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce will be held In the Hotel Medford Friday noon when the director will convene for their regular weekly luncheon and busi ness seesslon. Nominating ballots for new di rectors will be mailed to members about April 1. Fourteen directors are to be nominated on the pre liminary ballot of whom seven will be elected to the board. Seven of the present board will continue In office and seven others will be des ignated by rural organizations, the whole board constating of 31 direc tors. The new board la scheduled to meet April 17 for election of officers for the 1036-37 term. The general annual meeting of the chamber will be held about April 34. Directors of the Fruitgrowers league. Inc., will meet In the Jack son County Chamber of Commerce at 3:00 o'clock Friday afternoon. Important matters of Interest to Rogue valley orchardlsU are to be considered, It was said, though the nature of the business to be dis cussed waa not disclosed. The meet ing was cull M by Ray C. Ward, league president. EUOENV, Ore., March 34. AP University of Oregon officials an nounced 14 student raoelved straight "A" for the whiter term. They included Ruth May Oh 1 loots and Carrol B. Howe of Klamath Falls and Frank Spears of Salem. MARSHFIRLD, Ore., Martin 24.J AP) - Fire Warden Keith Young an nounced that CCO workers will build a new fire patrol district headquar ters atop a hill nar here. Quick- Thinking Teacher Saves Children in Twister SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March 34, (AP) Qulck-thlnklng Pauline Rader 31, a rural school teacher, told today how she saved her class of 17 chil dren by making them lie flat on the ground while a tornado roared above them. Mlas Rader, slim brunette, said she watched the approaching cloud from the school house atop a hill several miles east of Radertown, The build ing was destroyed. "It was raining and blowing pretty hard," she aald. "Suddenly It got calm, Just dead calm. I don't know what made me do It, but I shouted to the children to run outdoors and Conscience Forces Youths To Return Coin Stolen Here One night last fall the Shell service station at the corner of Sixth and Front streets waa rob bed and 410 taken. Police had no clue to the case. Today the crime la solved, the money back In the company's coffers, and two Klam ath Falls youths again with free conscience. Saturday an 18 -year -old Klam ath youth walked Into the office of Shell Manager Fred Johnson. Accompanying him were hts par ents. He admitted that he and a companion entered the station office on the pretext of using the phone and had taken the money from the cash drawer. He paid It back. The boy told Johnson that he and his friend had since been bothered In mind constantly and were anxious to pay the money back. On Christmas the two drove here, but Johnson waa away on vacation. The two boys had a hard time raising the money, but admitted that the relief they felt waa more than worth the effort. HANSEN OUT AGAIN AS STATE HEAD OF TOWNSEND CLUBS WASHINGTON. March 34. av-R. Clements, second In command of the Townsend old age pension or ganisation, resigned today because of what he termed differences with Dr. F. S. Townsend. Clements, In a statement, said he had resigned because "differences In what I consider fundamental poli cies of both organisation and meth ods of gaining the enactment of the Townsend plan Into law have arisen between Dr. Townsend and myself.' PORTLAND, March 34. yp) Dr. F. X. Townsend, pension plan organizer, told Oregon followers today that their endorsement of candidates for state and national offices prior to the May election waa contrary to the policy of the organisation. PORTLAND, Ore., March 34. jp) Jamea Logan headed the Townsend forces of Oregon today as a result of a sudden reversal of decision by Re gional Director Hal X. B lemons last night. Siemons, who arrived from Los An geles yesterday, accepted the resigna tion of Charles E. Hansen, approved Hansen's recommendation that Logan be appointed, ruled that J J. Barde was no longer connected with the Townsend organisation In an official capacity and annouced Elbert East man was retained as radio announcer. Earlier yesterday, Slemona was quot ed aa saying "Hansen will remain as manager," A wire from Siemons to Hansen Sunday commanded Hansen to "carry on throwing out of power all those who will not cooperate with you." Reason for the change waa not made clear. YREKA RAILROAD TO HAUL LOGS TO HILT YREKA, Calif.. March 34. ;p The Yreka Western railroad, Improved with a new roadbed and equipment, la preparing to transport more than 760 carloads of logs from here to the Fruit a row era Supply company at Hilt. The logs will be brought here by truck from the Greenhorn and Mof fit creek sections. Income Shares Maryland funding, bid 410 53; asked $20.00. Quarterly Income, bid 11.57, asked 41 7n. throw themselves flat on the ground, and not move, "They Just fell out the door. I waited until all were out. I could see the big black cloud coming up over the hill. Just as X started to Us down on the ground It struck. It nearly got me. I had to struggle to get down on the ground. "I dont remember how long It 1 anted notvery long though. I re member that rocks and sticks ware showering on us. "The wind Just lifted the school house up and mashed It flat. Thert wasn't a piece of wood left as big as a match stick, 1 believe." DEGREE OF NEED County Relief Officials Of Southern Oregon In Con ference Here Told Word "Pension" Not Proper, Representatives of county rails oomnilttet. and oounty courts from curry,, cougias, josepninc, Kiamatn, Lake and Jackson counties met this morning In tne court house to receive atruotlona from a F. ooudy, state relief administrator, on procedure to be followed In administration of old age asils twice as provided by the so cial security act. coos oounty. In cluded In the southern Oregon dis trict, sent no representatives. A. S, V. Carpenter presided aa chairman. Twenty delegates attended. Administrator Cloudy explained the working, of the social security act under which the old age assistance "111 be made, and stressed the point "It Is not a pension, but old age as sistance to be rendered on the baala of need. There la a mis conception," Ooudy said, "that It U a pension. It Is not; the word 'pension1 Is not mentioned In the act." It was also explained that estab lishment of the old age utenMr would be effective April 1, and thla date waa necessary to avoid waiting a full quarter before federal fund, would be available. The old age assistance section of the social security act was read para graph by paragraph, and questions (Continued on Pag. Four.) CONDON AGREES TRENTON, N. J.. March 24. 7Ph Dr. John T. Condon, the Undbergh Intermediary, agreed today to talk to Governor Hoffman at his Bronx horns but questioned the executive's "sin cerity, good taste and Impartiality.' In a long telegram to the governor following receipt of the executive's request for an Interview, Dr. Condon, silent since he returned last Tuesday from Panama, said he would see the governor and Attorney oeneral David T. Wllenta, "at such time as may suit your Joint convenience.' Defending his activities In the Lindbergh case Condon referred to "statements derogatory to me alleged ly given out through your press rep resentatives or by your agents," ques tioned the governor's legal authority for his present activities and said: "Although you hsve spparently usurped the functions of the court and the duly constituted Investigat ing officials and despite your unfair ness I have decided to permit you to confer with me at my home.1 f- THIRTY DAY JOLT Charles L. Matthews, a resident of the Trail district, charged with being drunk on a publlo highway, entered a plea of guilty in Justice court yes terday and was sentenced to 30 days In the oounty Jail. Circumstances surrounding the case brought the heavy sentence, the court said. Matthews was charged with threat ening to shout his slaters, during a spell of Inebriation when armed with a small calibre rifle. When they fled tn an auto, they heard two shots, but were not certain they had been fired by Matthews. Matthews, who lost the fingers of both hands, due to free ting, claimed he could not fire a gun. Thla was refuted by one of the sisters who Informed the court he waa able to shoot off the head of a chicken, with a .33 rifle. When first brought Into custody ten days ago, Matthews was subject ed to an Investigation aa to hla san ity. Kmerson Merrftt Babb of the Tal ent district, charged with driving aa auto with Improper lights, pleaded guilty and was given ten days In which to pay. Foil Halelds Try VANCOUVER, Wash., Maruh 94. (AP, Mrs. Jenny Wanner of Port land was rescued by Washington state patrolmen shortly after aha Jumped or fell from the Interstate bridge into ths Columbia river here. Hospital attendants said she told them she had been tn 111 health.
