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The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday: little change In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday , u lowest this morning...,.,,,. 36 Try Again Tou cant jro wrong by uslnj Mall Tribune Cbualfled Ad. If you do not fucreed the first time try a tain. Its north the effort and the cot Is so little. MEDFORD TB.BUNE Thirty-first Year Full Associated Press MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1936. run United Press No. 14. Ml IV ii aims k mm fig . I . . : Hi ijU "1 f EE Vjw I HOSTESS ESCAPES, 0 flattens aa, m Smld TELEPHONES WORD , . " j" ADDED By PALI, MAIXON (Cop.vrlBlit, 1!)36, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, April 7, Congres slonsl leaders have been exception ally sly In dodging publicity about their remaining legislative pro gram. The reason Is President Roose velt has tipped them confidently to hold off the flood control pork barrel and other budget evasions until he gets back. A radio pro- gram was cetved by them Paul Mallon direct from the presidential yacht late last week, al though they did not let that fact get out generally. It promised them a flood control powwow at tne wnite House Immediately after the presi dent returns. At the same time Mr. Roosevelt will Jnslst that the flood bill be limited to uncostly surveys by. army engi neers. He will also demand cuts In some of the pending appropriation bills which have been quietly packed with extra budgetary pork. Not only the polls now suggest that Governor Landon'e lead has been Increased. The surprised faces of some of his adversaries here abouts confirm them. Republican spade men In congress have not generally been strong for Landon. They were not at first Im pressed by his candidacy. They though it would be Impossible for him to perfect an organization be cause he has declined to travel much and has not maintained any notice able contact with local leaders out through the country. A series of developments like those la Kentucky and California lately has caused them to change their opinions. They ar beginning to get evidence that the Kansas stay-at-home has a tremendous under-cover organization. They say It was estab lished almost entirely by mall. They already speak of It as "the chain let ter campaign. That is exactly the same technique Mr. Roosevelt used to build up his pre - convention organization four years ago. The Japanese axe only kicking up dust In Mongolia. Their hidden pur pose Is to create an excuse for moving more troops up to the Rus sian front This is the Inside ex planation accredited In the best of ficial circles here. No one here be lieves hostilities are as Imminent as they appear to be. The amusing part of it Is that the Mongolians are showing remarkable resistance. They have declined to run like most of the Chinese, The (Continued on Page Ten) L BUY NORTHWEST WHEAT AS RELIEF AID CORVALU3. Ore.. April 7. OP) The Rovernment will buy around 2,500.000 bushels of wheat In the Psclflc northwest to feed mid-westerners and easterners on relief rolls, secretary or sericulture Wallace ad vised Oregon State college extension service officials. The wheat, to be purchased July 1. will be milled and distributed by the federal surplus commodities corpora tion. Wheat stocks In the Pacific coast states remain above normal. The povemment forecast Indicates 14. 000,000 bushels will be on hand July 1. SIDE GLANCES b TRIBUNE REPORTERS Seouter Irving P. Beesley gradually recorrtng his dignity which suffered when bis executive swivel chair col lapsed under him and sent him sprawling. City Judge Allen R, Curry sitting back, with a somber mien and per using the funnies in a morning rag. but disdaining to crack even a grin. Ray Schumacher, political candi date, upon being queried upon hi stand on the baby kissing question: "aire HI kise m. If Iheyre over 18." B- C M(.Knna with a flrrt rate mad-on bwmiw Ms wife caught more fish than he did Sunday, and he sup posed to be an expert piscatorial ar tist. Claramaryfuson remembering the time she interviewed a conde-mned man in the county (now city, klink. a.klrg him if crime paid, and he all anxious to throw her out on her '""waMBi iii j Giant Craft Strikes Penn sylvanian Mountainside During Bad Storm Was Far Off Course, Is Word TJNIONTOWN, Pa., April 7. (AP) Eleven persons, nine passengers and two pilots on a westbound Trans continental and Western air liner. perished today In a crash against a western Pennsylvania mountain side. Their giant craft, lost In black and Icy weather and straining desper ately to reach a safe port, smashed into Jagged Chestnut Ridge moun tain. Only three occupants, one of them the girl hostess on the plane, and two passengers, C. D. Bayersdorfer of Steubenvtlle, O.. and Mrs. Meyer C. Ellensteln, of Newark, N. J., es caped. Returns to Scene. The hostess. Miss N. H. Granger. stumbled to a farmhouse and tele phoned airline officials at Pittsburgh of the wreck. Then she made her way back to the scene of the crash. She Is a registered .nurse, ana sought to give aid to any living pas sengers. TWA officials expressed the oenei she probably had escaped because she was In the rear of the plane. The plane, groping blindly In wea ther described, with reference to (Continued on Page Ten) OF WARD'S SAFETY SHOW A large crowd attended the Mont gomery Ward Safety Show which was staged on Fir street between Main and Eighth street at 3:30 today. Gus Schrader, the famous "Plying Dutch man' of the dirt track and his well known racing associate, Lew Brown offered thrills for the assembled au dience when they demonstrated the right and wrong ways to drive CArs. Ford y-8 models were used In the unique demonstration and Jack Story, nationally known announcer, presided at the "mlck." In the climax of the Safety Show, "victim " of careless driving was injured" and an ambulance from Perl's whisked him away to the hos pital. This bit of acting was realistic and Impressive and left no douot in the minda of the onlooklng people that "Sudden Death" on the highway la a terrible experience. Through the cooperation of the Modiord. high school, a Ward Safety Show was staged on South Oakdale avenue at 11:00 o'clock this morning for the education of school students. This added feature was arranged through the courtesy of H. L. Brown, manager of Wards store here. RITES FOR EGAN HELD IN SEATTLE SEATTLE. Wash.. April 7. (Spl ) After private services held here yesterday at St. Mark's cathedral, at tended only by relatives and a few personal friend-, ti.fi wOdy ni H. Chandler Egan, famous golfer, who died early Sunday morning In an Everett hospital, waa cremated and the ashes prepare for ultimate ship ment to a final resting place at some future time. No funeral services will be held In Med turd. FACE LIFTING LEAVES ACTRESS WITH FISHEYES PARIS. April 7. The sctrras. Ceclle sorel, today won a court de cision sgalnst Dr. Margarita Audery. pleading that the beauty specialist operation to take wrinkles out of her eyelids had left her unable to close her eyes. She described herself as being left with "a flshllke stare." McMINNVILLE HIGH IN SECOND DEBATE ROUND McMINNVILLE. Ore- April 7. AP) The MrMtnnvtlle high school de bating team went Into the second round of the Oregon championship today with a rlctory over Clatskante. The winner will meet Coqullle. prob ably nxt wek. for the right to op pnf Dallas in tie finals of the west ern Ore$ on section. A devastating tornado that twisted through Cordele, Ga, left the city largely a scene of heaped debris and widespread suffering. Eighteen persona were killed, and many were homeless as hundreds of homes lay In ruins. This general scene of the splintered wreckage gives a vivid picture of the damage dona by the storm. Four men were killed In a store, whose wreckage may be een In the center of the picture next to the street At least 39 wera killed In storms In various southern communities. (Associated Press Photn' PLUNGED TO DEATH WHEN BRIDGE BOMBED (Copyright, 1936. by the Associated Press) VERA CRUZ. Mexico, April 7. At least ten persons were known dead today and H was believed possibly 30 others also perished. In the bomb. Ing of the railway bridge near Paso Del Machod, which hurled the Vera Cruz-Mexico City night train into a ravine, a burning mass of wreckage. Federal offkials who hastened to the scene early today directed the work of extracting burned and twist ed bodies from the wreckage at the HOLD EX-ARMY CAPTAIN IN HIT AND RUN DEATH EUGENE, April 7. (AP) -Captain Albry in Eagle, United states army, retired, was in the county Jail to day charged with Involuntary man slaughter. He la accused of causing the death of Victor Wunsch of Port land when his car allegedly struck the latter as he was walking on the highway near here the evening of June 29. 1934. Captain Eagle was arrested by state police at Grants Pass last nleht and was brought to Eugene. I WASHINGTON. April 7. (AP) Daniel W. Bell, acting budget di rector, told the house ways and means committee today the public debt will reach 34.ftooTooo.000 by June 30 If the total cost of paying the bonus Is Included. - He empt-aslzed, however, that the treasury was unable to tell what portion of the bonus certificates will be presented for payment by that date. Bell appeared before the commit tee considering the $199. 000,000 tax program at the request of Republican memWrs. They led him through such a maze of inquiries that Representa tive Vinson (D., Ky.) protested they were "dull." The financial expert testified that while there Is no such thing in the government as an "extraordinary budget. " the government does have extraordinary expenditures. BLAST DIVERTS FLOW AT MO N NEVILLE. Ore., April 7. fT. Army engineers blasted away the sou'h rhannel cofferdam and let water run through the Bonneville dam sealock today. During construction of the power house dam and sealock on the Oregon side, all the Columbia river flow was diverted through the north channel. The south channel will handle the flow while the rest of the main chan nel ii blocked to permit construction of the remaining half of the spillway 6ao bottom of the 40-foot "barranca," or ravine. It was believed no foreigners were among the victims. The bombing waa unofficially attributed to t rebel group. ... A telegram from a Western Union linesman at Paso Del Macho said the bombs exploded on the bridge, three miles west of there, and that two Pullman went through the bridge and caught fire. "All passengers In those Pullmans, apparently about 40, were carbon ized." he reported. "The engineer also was burned to death. He will mako his pica later. When struck by the car Wunsch was hurled 30 feet through the air and waa killed Instantly. Herman Keller, a companion waa a few feet away and waa not Injured. Keller later told officers the car increased Its speed after the accident and soon disappeared from view. The arrest of Captain Eagle was believed to have ended the long search for the hit-and-run driver responsible for Wunwh's death. PERSHING CITED BY TRAFFIC COPS MODESTO. Cel., Aplrl 7. (AP) Gen. John J. Pershing was cited for speeding today. Three highway pa trol otneers who once served under the wartime commander aa enlisted men. made the complaint. Police Officer Cecil Kllroy of Tur lock said he chased the general's luxurious 16-cyl!nder automobile ss It passed through Turlock yentcrday. Kllroy declared the car was trav eling 4B miles an hour In a 39-mlle zone. When his siren failed to stop the machine, Kllroy telephoned the Modesto patrol orflce. As the machine entered Modesto It was stopped by Officers Ira Shields and Urbane Pickering. Oeneral Per shing was cited to sppear In the TurlorX jutlr court April 18. My driver will adjust the matter," Pickering quoted the general. Oeneral Pershing and hla sister. M!s Mse Pershing, were en rt.tit to Ban rrnnclsco sfter visiting Sequoia national park. . PROWLERS DROP LOOT ORE8HAM. Or.. April 7. (AP) R. K. Aken, mayor of Oresham, brought down a big take of mer chandise with one shot. When he fired at two early morn ing prowlers, they fied and left be hind a pair of ski is, a pair or heavy bolt cutters and two five-gallon cans which Aken does not own. They did make off with some Mnall tools, but didn't bother about taking gasoline siphoned from hla utomobll J1 Storm Sidelights Bv tile Associated Press. . A dead man clutching a dead boy of about 10, lay on a morgue slab. A slip of paper pinned to the man's shroud, read: "Unknown." Among the pain-twisted faces' In one of the morgues the calm fea tures of a young girl, her skin spot less, her lips rouged. A beam crush ed her chest as she stood In what she thought the safety of a door way. A young husband, surveyed the ruins of hla new home, commenting dully: "I paid the last note last week." Two weeks ago Oalnesvllle citizens voted to raze the old courthouse and build a new one. The wind did the s first mentioned Job In three minutes. A figure dressed In a white Easter outfit stood motionless In the midst of ruins on a business street a red carnation in the lapel. It waa a dressed dummy, untouched by flying glass and bricks,. Shackles were removed from con victs while they labored with picks to remove bodies from wreckage. Li Although llttlif change waa expect ed In temperatures, cloudiness will probably narrow the range of mer cury, holding it below yeaterday's maximum and above thla morning's minimum, the weather bureau Indi cated. Maximum temperature was 71 de grees yesterday, the first time the mercury had broken through the 70 mark since March 30. Low this morn ing waa 26 as agalnat 20 yesterday. Early this afternoon the temperature was 66, five degrees higher than at the same time yesterday, but meteor ologists thought the overcast sky would keep the mercury from attain ing yesterday's peak. KEW YORK. April 7. (AP Stork holders of Radio Corporation of America today a proved the plan of recapitalisation for the company. It. waa announced by the manage ment that A7.7 per cent of the 766.- 607 shares of class "B" preferred hsd been voted for the plan and depos ited In accordance with Its provisions. It was stated that assurances bad been given by holders of an addi tional 100,000 til a res that the stock would be deposited or was In transit. Directors fixed May 1 as the date up to which preferred stock not de posited miBht be exchanged for the v II AO cumulative convertible first preferred to-k and common stork under the plan. Income Shares Maryland funding. bMilO.73; aakeo 121.74. Quarterly Income, bid 11.64. asked 1.7fc OF FLOODS IN TORNADO ZONE Over 425 Bodies Recovered Red Cross Says 1727 Badly Injured Highways Closed by Heavy Rains BL GLENS RAMSEY (Associated Press Staff Writer.) GAINESVILLE, Oa., April 7. (A) Rising rivers added the threat of widespread floods today to the dis tress of half a dozen southern states stricken by tornadoes which may have killed 500 persons. More than 425 bodies of victims of windstorms this week and last bad been recovered and Red Cross author ities said 1.727 persons were badly Injured by the twisters which dam aged 3,200 homes. Relief workers tolled under overcast skies at two mill cities hardest hit Tupelo. Miss., and Oalnesvllle, Oa. Death rolls mounted In each com munity to near 200. Undamaged Towns Threatened. Rain-swollen streams threatened several communities which escaped damage from the $25,000,000 twisters Sunday night and Monday. Flood b, generated by a four-inch rainfall, coursed through the Carolina foothills, closing highways. About 200 negro homes In Charlottevllle, N. C, were Inundated. Bridges were washed away In eastern, North Caro lina. Additional rain was predicted for Georgia and the Caroltnaa. Continued cool weather and frost dominated the Continued on Page Ten) IN KREKA TRIAL YREKA. Calif., April 7. (AP) The Jury which heard the automo bile murder trial of French Johnson of Klamath Falls, Ore., was dismissed early today when It reported itself deadlocked. The foreman reported It stood seven to five for manslaughter con viction of Johnson, accused of de liberately running down and killing Elmer Rock, Tule Lake, California, rancher. The prosecution, contending John son deliberately ran down Rock with hla automobile, demanded his con viction on a murder charge. Johnson stated the death was ac cidental, caused when hla dog fell In the car seat and caused him to lose control of the machine. $750.75 IS SENT FOR FLOOD HELP A check for 75o.7H waa sent today by Cleorgo T. Prey, chairman of the Jacknon county chapter of the Amer ican Med Cross, to the San Francleco office whence it wilt be forwarded to national headquarters for the relief of victims of th eastern floods. The sum' waa S75.7S mora than the quota of IS7o set by national head quarters for Jackson county. Addi tional contributions are expected. Mr. Prey said, aa several organisations have promised donations that have not yet been received. ALBANY COLLEGE ENDS OF ALBANY. Ore., April 7. (AP) Censorship of news written by Al bany college campus correspondents ended, but publication of the stu dent newspaper, the "Orange Peal, remained suspended today. "Owing to a c nance in (he policy of the administration at Albany college it nss e-n decided to wiwi- draw the censorship of news con cerning college affairs, said Profes sor T. P. Mundle in announcing his withdrawal aa "supervisor" of cam pus news dispatches to state nes papera. CHRIST SEEN WEEPING OVER SPLIT IN CHURCH PORTLAND, April T.-HVTr Christ must "weep 'over the divisions Into which the church haa split. Bishop j Benjamin D. Dell of the episcopal diocese of Oregon, said In opening ' series of Holy week noon-day services here. "We should be Mending shoulder Jo ' shoulder," ba declared J BrightStarDims PrW? i '.7 f 1 i 8 ' -WV 1 Murllvn .Miller, 3h, rcRiinlrd by Broadway, at the height of her ca reer, as the perfect musical comedy heroine, combining loveliness, a sweet voice, a gift of comedy and dancing ability, died this morning In a New York hnfiltal from a sinus In feet Inn. 'PERFECT STAR GETS LAST CALL NEW YORK, April 7 (AP) Mari lyn Milter, star of Sally and other musical comedy successes, died this morning at Doctors' hospital. Miss Miller, In private life Mrs. Chester O'Brien, had been confined at the hospital for three weeks. She was admitted suffering from a sinus infection and last week a toxlo con dition set In. For a time she showed Improve men t but a turn for the worse de veloped Sattirday and she waa said to be in a critical condition. Miss Miller was 36 yeara of age. Marilyn Miller, at the height of her career, was regarded by Broad way showmen aa the perfect musical comedy heroine, and the pattern of almost all aspirants to similar ca reers. She had loveliness, a aweet singing voice, a gift of piquant com edy, and she was, more than any thing else, a dancer of extraordinary skill and grace. Her first great triumph waa In "Sally," In which the lata Florenz Zlezfeld raised her to stardom, after her distinguished service In "The Follies" and the famous shows on the Zlegfcld roof. Not only did "Bally' elevate Miss Miller to supreme position among song and dance stars, but the play Itself established a model for later musical plays the sort that were to bring forth Adele Astalre, Mary Ea ton, Louise Oroody and other stars whose dancing was more important than their other talents. 5 Spring really must be here. The Infallible harbinger of balmy springtime la not the song bird or the budding flower. It Is the advance man of the circus, that three-ring show that makes school and business seem so drab and prosaic. Today the first circus advance man of the season arrived here. He Is Thomas P. Heney, contracting agent for tiie Tom Mix circus and wild west show which will play here, matinee and evening, on May fl. Mr. Heney spent the day arrang ing for the license, the site and all the food and supplies that will be required by the 4 Ml persona connect ed with the circus and It big me nagerle of voracious animals. Like all good showmen, Mr. Heney said the circus this year Is "bigger and better than ever. NOTED CIVIL WAR VET, 99, IS TAKEN BY DEATH SEATTLE. April 7. (!Tl Funeral services will be held Thursday for Thomas Walter Tyler, 09, a civil war veteran who saw the surrender of den. Robert K. Lee at Appomattox. A volunteer Union soldier from Ohio, he rose to the rank of major at the time of his "squirrel hunter's dlshsrKe" from the service. His niece and a grand'hiec sur vive. - fioU club rinsed Tomorrow In rerpect to the memory of the late H. Chandler Euan, who laid out the ground of the Rogue River Oolf club and ever since Its establishment had been a constant source of Inspiration and helpful ness to lta membership, the club grounds will be closed tomorrow. Wednesday. April 8, for the entire day. This action waa taken late today by vote of the president and board of direr tors. ENDORSEMENT BY ORDEREDjRASED National Directors Repu diate Oregon Leaders In Backing Candidates War Chest Plan Nullified I.OS ANGELES, April f. (AP) r-The larjest club In the Town send old nse pension movement. I.ob Angeles No. S3, severed Its connections with the national organization today. The club, claiming more than M.non members, affirmed Its sup port of Its president. Oeorjre lllchlry. a hose resignation or re moval uas demanded by direc tors of the movement meeting In Baltimore. Ilghley was accused of "dis loyal conduct." He summoned the club Into session to hear the charges, and 1,800 members re sponded. The club unanimously voted ta disband, then reorganized Imme diately without affiliation with the national organization. PORTLAND, Ore., April 7. (AP) The national board of directors of the Townsend plsn repudiated the Oregon board'a endorsement of candi dates for the May primaries In a telegram received her. today and tb state area manager, Jamea Logan, aald It would be an "open primary." The national board, In aesslon In Baltimore, Informed Logan that a let ter written recently by p. J. Elgin, former editor of the Townsend Weekly, In which approval apparently was given to the recent action of th. Oregon board, wss sent "without knowledge or approval of the .Town-, , send national board.1 Th. action of th national board was accepted by Logan aa a "final" ruling. H. added that "this office will be governed strictly by th. ultimata decision of this, th. highest authority In the Townsend movement." The national board's decision hsd th. effect of withdrawing th. Stat, board's endorsement of a slat, of candidates for U. 8. senator, national committeeman and representatives who will seek party nominations at the May 19 primary. It also nullified the plan of Cnaa. L. Paine, state campaign manager, to build a war chest by an assessment of 6 cents a week for six weeks upon the Oregon membership, claimed to be 130.000. Citiba In Portland. Rose burg and Klamath Falla already had opposed the campaign plan. ' Tli. national board Informed Logaa that not only would It be against pol icy to endorse primary candldatea but "it la contrary to the policy of the national headquarters to levy assesa menta upon Townsend memberships for the support of csndldates." BALTIMORE, April 7. (P) N.w dissension In tho leadership of tho Townsend plan organization waa dis closed today sfter directors gathered hero to "shapo'pollclea." The group 'demanded the resigna tion or removal of George H. Hlghley. head of club S3, Loa Angeles, whlob . boasta 33.000 members. Dr. r. e. Townsend, co-founder of the Old Age Revolving Pensions Ltd., refrained from voting on the resolu tion which charged that High ley con- aplred with Robert W. Clements, for mer secretary and co-founder of th. pension organization, "In a cours. of disloyal conduct." tlhlnral To Plan Tills "conduct" was aald In th. resolution to have been directed "to ward not only Dr. Townsend and the bonrd of directors, but toward th. Townsend pension organization as well." Th. directors aald they had "lost all confidence" In Hlghley. They aug. geated that the club expel him If he refused to realgn. Headquarters of the Townsend plan yeaterday dented report, that Dr. Townsend would resign. A statement aald that he was "in th. midst of re organizing th. movernnt,. PORTLAND. Ore., April 7. tJP) The Oregon Townsend political oam palgn commltte. launched a ho use -tu-hous. canvas, today but found another club balking at contributing toward the atat. campaign fund. The 400 members of th. Portland club No. 7 tabled a ptopoaal by Charlea L. Pain, of Evigene, Oregon Townsend campaign manager, that each club member pay five cents week for six weeks. Opponents said they did not believe tho national orgsnlnstion approved endorsement and backing of candl datea In primary elections, and asked what assurance there was the mony would be spent for Its Intended pur pose. No other state haa called for thla special political assessment, aald J. W. Rounds, club secretary. ' (Continued on Pag. Sevan) ftan Iranrtsro flutter. BAN IHANCISCO. April ?, (AP) r-Butur, n con, 9VJS.O.
