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41 The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Tuesday; slowly rtilnf lemper ature. TEMPERATVRB Highest yesterday US Lowest this morntnf to Present Prices Real estate Is a good Inrest ment at present prices. If yon are looklnr for bargains natch the classified ads In this newspaper. Usually the best bargains go first. Medford TRIiUNE Thirty-first Year full Associated Press MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL 6. 1936. foil United Press No. 13. ALARHE 1 By Paul Mallon Copyright. 1936, by Paul Mallon. WASHINGTON, April fl-The Rhtneland seizure by force, says Hit ler, was the last of his series of blows designed to re move' aha okles from Deutsch land. Of course, no one believes that. On the con trary there Is very good reason for suspecting that the Rhine land blow was the first of a new series de signed to make Paul Mallon Deutochland the moat powerful nation on the Euro pean continent. No one really knows, but this Is the accepted theory of silent men here who make It their business to know far more about what Is going on around the world than the cen sors abroad permit to be published. The next Hitler blow, as they see ft, will be delivered southward, not eastward as generally expected. It will start down through central Eur ope and work through the Balkans, with the shores of Turkey as its ulti mate goal. The conquest will not be conducted by arms, but by cunning diplomatic force. The first move may come this sum mer In the form of an anschluss with Austria. It will come while England and Trance are In their present mood, determined not to fight; after the Khlneland diplomatic ripples have died away; as soon as Austria has decided what she Is going to be. (The arming of Austria was begun a few days ago with the passage of the new conscription act, proposing to keep 6000 men in arms.) . Then similar economic agreement will be pressed upon Hungary, Yugo slavia and possibly even the allies of France, Czechoslovakia and Rumania. They will bring new markets to Ger many, new grazing lands, the largest, munitions works in the world. They would contribute to an underground empire more powerful than Bis marck's. Germany would thus be come the dominant nation on the continent. At least this Is the hidden vision In Hitler's mind, as perceived by those best able to perceive it from this distance. One crowd believes Hitler will never get beyond an Austrian an ehluss. They think that will (start the war. Prance and Italy wilT be aroused sufficiently then to go In and suppress Hitler before he goes further. England will aide with the winner. Another crowd places more faith In Hitler's diplomatic shrewdness. They expect him to time and conceal each of his moves as wisely as he did the seizure of the Rh In eland. He will pick the time when the other nations are otherwise occupied, when they are least inclined to fight. All agree that Hitler Is not ready to fight yet. Their dope Is that his his air force will not be resdy before late In the summer. His artillery will not be fully developed until next summer. He will certainly not fight this year if he can avoid it. The best guess ss to the time of the outbreak of the war, therefore, is this summer at the earliest, more probably next summer, and 1838 at the latest. Russia is the only nation really hankering to fight Germany now. She Bees the handwriting on the map of central Europe. However, she Is woefully weak on communications (Continued on Page Pour.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Ralph Green pondering the possible conjecture that fishing has Its draw backs after catching four sizeable fish and his Index finger on the river Sundsy. Vera VanDyka asking "Mac Mc Donald at Rogue Elk yesterday, "What ever happened to that boot leier who uvd to lire around here?" and Mnc replying "He's sitting right around the corner there in the kitchen listening to us." Ev piber wanting to reg.Mer a oomplwnt Against his having to park way up on the west aide of the tracks In calling upon a buslnese house over on the east aide, a traf fic condition he apparently didn't like much. Departmental nom:pit.on for the: Wrticst g.-eevec m to city; Jobnj 1 BMssftsaAatatifcaVaKstM TONGUE PL PLEA FOR AIR STATION IS No Peace Time Need for Columbia River Project House Committee Told Huge Sum To Be Spent. WASHINGTON, April fl. (AP) A house naval affairs subcommittee recommended today for passage the 91,300,000 Alameda naval air base bill after rejecting an amendment which would have authorized a $3,000,000 development at Tongue Point on the Columbia river. The vote on the Alameda base was unanimous and followed a statement by Rear Admiral J. K. Taussig, as sistant chief of naval operations, that the station would "meet a need whfch the navy considers la urgent." The bMl now jes to the full com mittee. A similar bill already had passed the senate. Representative Maas (R., Minn.) proposed the Tongue Point amend ment In the face of testimony from high ranking naval officer there was no peacetime need for an air station on the Columbia river. Admiral Taus sig told the committee the Tongue Point was "not even on" the navy'a priority list. ? The proposed development at Ala meda, on San Francisco bay. will in volve a total eventual expenditure of "approximately $lo,000,000,', Taussig said. MORTGAGE BONDS SAN FRANCISCO. April fl. (A3) California Oregon Power company announced public offering today of 13,500,000 first mortgage bonds four per cent series due 1066. Proceeds will be applied principally to redemption of outstanding mortgage Issues bear ing interest rates of o', to 6 per cent. Upon completion of the financing and redemption operations the com pany stated its debt structure will consist of the present Issue of $13. 500,000 first mortgage 4 per cent bonds and $5,500,000 5 per cent de bentures due 1042. Annual Interest charges on its total funded debt will amount to 843,000 compared with Interest payments of 1,022,840 In 1935. Net Income before Interest and oth er Income charges was reported as !, 698,352 for 1935 against 1,570.650 for 1934. f F E ATJOUSTA, Ga,, April 6. (AP) Golfers attending the August nation al invitation tournament last night paid tribute to H. Chandler Egan, former national amateur champion, who died Sunday. "He waa a great shot maker when he walloped me In the first round of the 1933 amateur at Cincinnati," said Johnny Goodman, the Omaha amateur, "and that was a long time after he had been a champion." Egan played In last year's Augusta tournament at the Invitation of Bob by Jones, "It's a shock to know that so grand a fellow and so fine a golfer la dead," said Jones. "We will all miss him terribly. His comeback was an inspir ation to everybody In the game." MERCURY TO RISE IN VALLEY AREA Siowly rising temperatures were forecast this afternoon by the weath er bureau for tonight and tomorrow. For the first time In more than a week, the mercury broke through V;c 50 mark yesterday when it attained a maximum of 56 degrees. Early this afternoon the tempera ture stood at 65 degrees, 13 higner than at the same hour yesterday. Today's low was 29. the same as yes terday. More Soil Office PULLMAN. Watt... April 6 Removal of northwest regional head quarters of the soil cnnsnrratlon serv ice from Pullman to Spokane has been ororf1. w. A. Kfvfcie. reclonal ron- fervator. -Mid tday. B"ttr factlnif ' for contact with field oprrauons are j avaiiao.a m fc&a&e, tlpciit aaio. 150 Dead as Tornadoes Hit Southland Income Shares Maryland funding, bid $19.81; ask ed 21.5. Quarterly Income, bid 91-63; asked $1.79. SAWMILL STARTS FULL OPERATION The sawmill of the Medford Cor poration (Owen Oregon company) started full operations this morning, and will continue throughout the season on an eight hour basis, bar ring the unforeseen. General Manager James H. Owen said. In the woods and sawmill opera tions between 150 and 175 men are employed. "We are taking a gamble with the weather, that it will con tinue pleaant, so logging can be conducted," Manager Owen said. "We have enough loga in the mill pond to start, but will depend on dally ship ments from the timber, until we can get a supply ahead." The lumber market la now good, with prospects It will continue throughout the spring, summer, and early fall. Construction of a new sawmill was started last week, in the Prospect district by McShane and Herman, who formerly operated in the Deer Creek district of Josephine county. The new plant will have a capacity of 40.000 feet per day, and will em ploy 30 men when running. Opera tions are scheduled to start within the next ten days- - It will make the fourth sawmill operating In the Prospect district. The others are: The Lewis Brothers, Gete, and Jantrer plants. -f- QUIT PRICE FUG WASHINGTON, April 6. (AP) After more than two years of Invest igation, the agriculture department held today that 11 packing compan ies have violated the packers and stockyards act and issued a "cease and desist order against price fix ing and the apportioning of terri tory. The department disclosed that the cease and desist order waa signed by Secretary Wallace March 31. It be comes effective May 10. Packers cited In the order are: Armour and company, Abraham Brothers Packing company, Cudahy Packing company, Jacob Dold Pack ing company John Morrell and com pany, Memphis Packing corporation, Swift and company. Wilson and com pany, North American Provision company. George A. Hormel and company, and the Birmingham Pack ing company. Wallace dismissed charges against the St. Louis Independent Packing company. MASONS PLAN TONIGHT FOR BIG MEET HERE The Masonic masters and wardens of district 11 will meet this evening at the lodge in Central Point. Dinner will be served at 0:30 by Central point lodge. After dinner a meeting wilt be held to make final arrangements for the big southern Oregon Masonic, meeting to be held here April 16. MOODY READY TO TRY GAMBLING CASES SOON SALEM. April 6. ;p, Ralph K. ody. SMlstant attorney -general who acted as special prosecutor of the gambling casea in Marlon county, announced he would be ready to pro ceed Friday with the chargea against 3D defendants Indicted by the grand Jury. Indictments returned on gambling activities Included the namea of Prank Mlnto, Salem chief of police, and Of ficer Coffey of the city force. RAILWAY MAN KILLED IN YREKA AUTO CRASH YREKA. Csllf., April 8 iTi Bob Linton. 4.V railway employe, was kl 11 M, snd Louis Haines 39. ear salrsma.fi and Chsrles OTOonnell. 8r contractor, were badly Injured when their auto mobile struck a cattle trurk driven by w. Litchens two mile east of here. T:.e Atlantic puffin Is knlcfc.-smtd he "see parrot'' tocftUM U t du- I SEC IS DEFEATED IN EFFORT TO GET OIL MANON STAND Supreme Court Decision in Jones Case Fails to Rule On Constitutionality of 1935 Securities Act. WASHINGTON, April . (JP) The supreme court deferred today for at least one week a final decision on constitutionality of the Ouffey coal act. By James W. Sou that (Associated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON. April 6. (AP) In a 6 to 3 decision which did not pass on the constitutionality of the 1933 securities act, the supreme court ruled against the securities commis sion today in its effort to compel J. Edward Jones of New York to testify concerning a proposed issue of oil sec unties. The promoter was within his rights, the court held, In contending that withdrawal of the registration state ment for the stocks made It no long er Incumbent upon him to respond to the demand to testify. He also had attacked the legislation Itself aa unconstl tu tlonal . Says Public Vnaffected We are unable," aald the majority In a decision by Justice Sutherland, "to see how any right of the general public can be affected by the with- 4rawal of each an application before it has gone into effect. ' "The right of the registrant to withdraw his application would seem to be as absolute as the right of any person to withdraw an ung rented ap plication for any other form of priv ilege In respect of which he la at the time alone concerned." Justices Cardozo, Stone and Bran dels, In the dissenting opinion, main tained that the regulation prohibiting a registrant from withdrawing a state ment once placed before the SBC was valid. "The rule now assailed was wisely conceived and lawfully adopted to (Continued on Page Three.) s DIES AT U. OF 0. ETJOJTNT, April (AP) Elisabeth A. Ollltngs, Medford, junior at the University of Oregon, died here Sun day morning. She was a resident in Henrdicka Hall on the campus and was studying art. She was born November 35, 1018, at Wedderburn, Ore. She graduated from the Medford high school and the Ashland State Normal school coming to the university as a Junior. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was active in Girl Scout work and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Surviving are her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ollllnga, of Medford; one slater, Jean OiUtnga; two broth era, John and George, both of Med ford. The funeral will be held at Medford. Sliver NEW YORK, April 6. (AP) Bar allver quiet and unchanged from Friday, April S, at 44'',. Portland Road Program Held Near Boondoggling PORTLAND, Or April 6. (AP Work on 11 highwaya leading into Portland, made possible by a WPA al location of 11.017.000, will start late today or tomorrow. WPA and state highway officials announced. The project, heretofore unpublish ed, calls for drainage, bank improve ment, retaining walla and planting of shrubbery and flovera. Initial work waa scheduled for the canyon road west of Portland. OR ANTS PASS, April tjv iJpr C. A Ayre of Salem, secretary-manager of the Oregon Pacific Hlttnway associa tion, today described himself here as "highly indignant" at WPA-state highway commlaslon plant to spend 1 .017,076 for drainage and road beau U ft cat ion In the Portland area. He termed the project "practically boor.lofrgllng when compared with needed improvement of the Pacific highway which carries 60 par cent of til Itete UUllt. H. Chandler Egan i - ii HKSS... I- '.!, - . I 3riC I' H. Chandler Egan, 51, of Medford, who inspired one of the longest and mot brilliant chapters In the record book of golf, paved away Sunday In Everett, Wah., after a brief Wnetts from pneumonia. (A. P. Photo, BE AT C-C Rabbi Henry J. Berkowits will be the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, April 31, It was announced this morn ing by B. E. Harder, president. "Medford has tried for years to have Dr. Berkowltz come here, and we are very glad that he has ac cepted our Invitation at this time," stated Mr. Harder In making the announcement. Dr. Berkowltz la one of the out standing speakers on the Pacific coast, and 1 particularly interested In Portland civic affairs. He haa de voted considerable time and effort to the Portland Symphony, Portland Junior Symphony, Community Chest, and Chamber of Commerce work In general. N In accepting the Invitation, Dr. Berkowlts stated that his subject would be "A United Community. He ' la particularly Interested in matters of foreign - trade, and his activities as a Rotartan are well and favorably known throughout the Pa cific Northwest. Some time ago he initiated the Idea of an lnter-faith movement, designed to bring all religions together for the promotion of the cultural and spir itual life of the various communities of America. Mra. Esther Bristol will provide the musical part of the program by sing ing two or three numbers. The meet ing Vtll commence at 6:30 p. m. and will be held in th Hotel Medford. The project was given its first pub licity only yesterday, when It was an nounced work would begin today or tomorrow, C. H. Demaray of Orants Paw, pres ident of the association, called for protest to the highway commission. Membership In the association ex tend from Portland to Ashland. It has as Its major goal at present elim ination of dangerous condltlona from Eugene to the California line. The section between Orants Pass and Rjeeburg la called the worst on the entire highway No. 90 In the three coast states. Ayre waa critical of the commission for placing ''road beau tlf lea tlon above necessary Improvement." He declared tbat It would benefit Portland more to regain southern Oregon business from San pranelsro and to break down the mountain barrier which turns barn half the stream of norm E TO IN EVERETT, 1. Private Services Held In Everett Today for Famous Golf Enthusiast Ashes Will Rest in Medford EVERETT, Wash., April 6. (UP) H. Chandler Egan, 51, twice na tional amateur golf champion and one-time Walker Cup team member, died here Sunday of pneumonia. He failed to rally after physicians administered a second blood trans fusion and oxygen. He contracted the disease after coming here from tits home at Medford, Ore., to de sign a golf course for the American Legion Memorial park. Modest and retiring, the veteran was highly popular with the golfing fraternity. He rarely missed a dally links game from the time he first took up the sport until struck by the fatal illness. Private funeral services were held here today, after which the body will be cremated and sent to his home in Medford, Oregon for inter ment. The date of final services will be announced later. Ill Only Week The former national champion died here In a local hospital after only a week'a illness. Mra. Egan, her self 111 with a cold, waa at his bed side, aa were Mrs. Leonard Carpen ter. Mrs. Esan'a sister, and Mr. Leonard Carpenter of Medford, ' Henry Chandler Egan waa born In Chlcaco. 111.. Auiruat 31. 1684, the son of Wm. Constanttne Egan and Sarah Olivia Chandler. He prepared for Harvard, which he entered as a member ol the class of 1905. at Rugby School, Kenllworth, Illinois. In college he not only won the uni- (Oontlnued on Page Eight) 4 IS: MARSHALL IS TAKEN BY DEATH Mra. Llllle E. Marshall, a long time resident of this city, died at the home of her daughter, Mra. Don L. Colvlg In Weed, Calif., Sunday night, April 6, 1934, aged 76 years. Mra. Mar shall haa been in falling health for several months, and for several years has led a secluded life. She waa the widow of the late O. E. Marshall. Mra. Marshall was born In Elmtra county. New York, and came to Med ford In 1007 with her husband and family. She was a woman of noble and Christian qualities, and beloved by all who knew her. Plve children mourn her passing: Mrs. Stsr Colvlg of Weed, Cal.; Mra. Luc He O'Nell of Klamath Palls; Mrs. Paula Turn bow of Medford; Verne B. Marshall of Medford, and Edison MarahaU, nationally known author, of Augusta, G. Private services will be held Tues day from Congers Funeral Home. In terment will be In Jacksonville ceme tery. A complete obituary will appear In a forthcoming issue of thla paper. AUOUSTA, Oa., ApTll 6. (AP) Staging a great finish, despite a heavy cloudburst, Horton Smith of Chicago. today shot successive rounds of S9 and 72 to overhaul his townsman, "Light horse Hamr" CooDcr and capture the fcVOOO Augusta nat ional $Glf tournament with a 72 -hole total of 3M. three under par. Cooper was a stroke back with 71 70 today for a total of MO. SHIP RACES FOR PORT AS BLAZE GNAWS HOLD SAN PRANCTSOO. April 6, (AP) The Norwegian motorshlp Tricolor, her 16 paMengera safely aboard the British tanker YurrefUle after a transfer at ana, raced toward Hono lulu today, her hold still afire. Latest advice relayed to Olobe Wtreiees, Ltd., by the liner President Orant aald the blaee waa no better and no worse" but since her crew of 40 remained aboard, marine men sug gested - the situation could not be Army Day Marks Country's Entry Into World War WASHINGTON. April 6. P) Bands and marching men set the national pace today as the coun try observed army day 10th anni versary of America's entry into the World war. Soldiers from the regular army Joined national guardsmen, veter ans organisations and other pat riotic groups in parades and exer cises. Army day this year found con gress ready to pass a peacetime record war department appropria tion bill carrying millions to main tain an army of 185,000. CONTRACTS LET E UNDER FHA PLAN Erection of Med ford 'a model home at the northeast comer of West Main and Peach streets was carried for ward today with the awarding of the principal contract by the executive committee in charge. E. O. Wthltealde wna awarded the contract for ail construction work, and waa appointed general superin tendent of the entire Job, The Trowbridge Cabinet Works waa chosen to furnish the mill work complete. The - plumbing contract was awarded to the Modern Plumb ing it Sheet Metal company and the wiring contract to The People's Else- trio store, a bamment pump being Included In the latter. The Leonard Electrlo company received the con tract for the heating plant. (Continued on Page Plve.) -4 IS Work vm started today on con struction of a modern, reinforoed concrete store building on East Sixth street near BrUtt. It la being erect ed, by John B. Tomlln tor a lessee. Construction schedule calls for com pletion of the building In 40 days. The structure, Mr. Tomlln said, will be one story hlgli. with a Sixth street frontage of 60 feet and a depth of 100 feet, extending to the alley. It will have touches of the modern istic rrenk. Olark Is the supervising architect and Elmer Chllders Is the builder. The name of the lessee and the nature of the business be Is to oper ate were not dlaolosed. FRISCOlAYBRlGE HAS $2000 BLAZE SAN FRANCISCO. April 6 p A alrzltng rivet, igniting creosote-soaked piling, caused a spectacular fire on the San Francisco-Oakland bay bridge today, forcing several workers to leap Into the bay to save their lives. The blsxe, which sent aloft tower ing pillars of dense smoke, caused some 93,000 damage In destroying a wooden fender on pier B-8, near Yerba Buena Island. WOMAN IN RED DROPS DEPORTATION FIGHT CHICAGO, April 6.yp) Mrs. Anna Ssge, "the woman In red" who claims to have led desperado John DUllnger to his death In 19.14 at the hands of poltca and federal agents, has aban doned her long fight against depor tation, her attorney, Tnomas Juhri son Jr., announced today. Lack of funds, the attorney aald, prevented Mrs. Ssge from continuing the struggle. AUTO DEATH ACCFdENT IS CLOSING ARGUMENT YREKA. Calif., April 6 fP The defenne made Ha closing argument today lo the Jury In the murder trial of French Johnson, asking the Klam ath Falls, Ore., and Tulelake. Calif., man be freed on a charge of the au tomobile slaying of Elmer Rock of Tulelake. The defense demanded Johnson be freed, contending the "sccldent waa purely accidental, caused by a dog falling oa the controls of the auto,- Again HUNDREDS HURT, HEAVY LOSS OF Physicians and Nurses Hur ried to Stricken Towns By Red Cross Death Toll May Be Larger, Fear ATLANTA. April . (AP) More titan 175 known dead. 1,000 Injured and hundreds home lrs were listed today In the toll of tornadoes and storm-bred ' fires which ferrorlred communi ties In half a doien Soothers slates. ATLANTA. April . (AP) Torna does whipped across the south from Arkaiu&a to' South Carolina today.' leaving more than 190 dead, 1000 Injured and property damage esti mated In the millions. Tupelo, Miss., and Gainesville. 04 were hardest hit, with the menace of storm-generated fire adding to the horrors of twisters and rain. Most of the victims were whit persons. Physicians and nurses wars rushed to the stricken towns by the Red Cross. State and national agencies united to relieve the suffering of the Injured and homeless. A lengthening death roll at It a. m. (central standard time) listed these figures: Tupelo, Miss., 83. Oalnosvlllo, Oa., 42. . Lakewood, Ala., S, Anderson, S. C. u " ' Boonevllle, Miss., . Red Bay, Ala.. 5. Coffeyvllle, Mlas., la. Columbia, Tenn., area t. Fsyettevllle, Tenn.. 1. Residents of Gainesville said 109 (Continued on Page Plve.) PORTLAND, Ore., April e. py Increasing spring trafflo resulted la auto accident In many parts of the state Sundsy. In Portland, 11 persons were In jured none seriously, pour escaped with minor bruises when their ear overturned twice. Royce Malley of Sutherlln Incurred a fractured leg and lacerations when his ear struck a telephone pole at Roseburg. Madeline Bruce and Porreat McKay, both of Roseburg, were less seriously hurt. Sidney Wilson of The Dalies was rushed to a hospital after being In jured when hla motorcycle. In tow of a car. crashed to the road. It waa believed Ms skull was fractured. Arnold Wilson of Garden Home died as a result of Injuries Incurred last Wednesday when he was struck by a truck. t ' L KEW YORK. April . (JP) A simple funeral service for Bruno Richard Hauptmann took place In a crema tory ehapel today In the presence of his widow and hla attorney, C. Lloyd Plsher. The Rev, John Matthiesen and the Rev. D. O. Werner, spiritual advisers to the convicted kldnap-alayer of the Lindbergh baby, read from the scrip tures snd Intoned brief prayers. After the service, plans called for cremation of the body at Fir ill Ponds, Queens. The ashes probably will be taken to Germany eventually. MARILYN MILLER HAS RELAPSE IN ILLNESS NKVf YORK. April (API Mar. rllyn Miller, mueioal comedy star of 'Sally," reported out of danger at the Doctors hospital Saturday, today was said to have "changed for the wo ire" and la now "In a very critical con dition." The nlmble-footcd dancing atar, who entered tlie hospital suffering from pneumonia, developed ft toxlo condition last week. Atale Janitor Dies 8ALKM, April . (flV-H. C. Mass. (3, Janitor In the state office build ing the past IS years, died suddenly st his home here today of a heatrt at tack. Hi widen (urylYM Ms,
