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The Weather roreraat; Fair tonljht anil Wednesday. Sat much chance In temperature. Temperature: Mlthest jesterday is Umest this mornln- 45 Many People Vou may depend upon your wants being properly taken tars ef If yon advertise them In the DaMiried Columns of the Mall Tribune. Many people use these Columns regularly. TUTJUNE Medford Thirty-first Year MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY. APRIL 14. 1936. Full Associated Preaa ruU Col ted Pre, No. 14. (lot asm rn IE IF EltGIL imELEMSE By PAVL MAI.I.ON (Copyright, 1938, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, April 14. The Roosevelt good neighbor policy Is beginning to get a little Involved. upstairs. In the question of who Is good, and how good. The state department branch of the official family, for Instance, was much perturbed on the Inside a few days back about having to go to the assist ance of an un democratic Latin Paul Mallon American neigh bor. Dictator Cartas of Honduras. Within the family. It was well understood that State Secretary Hull suffered considerable anguish be fore sending a destroyer after a couple of American boats suspected of smuggling arms from Mexico to Honduras. . Officials around him chimed In on his sigh of relief when the de stroyer failed to find the smugglers. If any. Thus the help proved Inef fective snd the point of the Issue was dulled. An official explanation Tvaa Issued that an Investigation had disclosed no violation of American laws, and thus the department was able to call the whole thing off. The Honduran dictator, Mr. Cartas, I may be said to be the last neighbor lln the Isat house down by the rail road track In the hemisphere, as far as Mr. Hull Is concerned. Mr. Carlas has Just finished a four-year term as president, and has Induced his assembly to extend bis term another six years, without going to the trouble of having an election. Tnt only way is oyyuoinuu submit him to the people la at the point of a gun. According to all re ports, members of the opposition have made excellent preparations to (Continued on Page Six) - E PORTLAND, April 14. (API The Knights Templar of Oregon feted a new grand commander today, Lloyd L. Scott, of Portland, who was de rated at the annual grand com mandery Monday. Other officers advanced and their positions follow: D. Bruce Stuart, Corvallls, deputy grand commander; Edwin O. Potter, Eugene, grand captain general: J. Alton Thompson. Bend, grand gener alissimo; L. L. Snodgrass. La Grande, senior grand warden: Percy B. Kelly. Salem. Junior grand warden; Albert H. Trego. Portland, grand treasurer: D. Rufua Cheney, Portland, grand recorder; Orrte B. Nye, Hood River, grand standard bearer: Walter O. Haines, Portland, grand sword bearer; George J. Walton, Klamath nails, grand warder; Arthur Moleswortb. Portland, captain of gusrd; Dr. David T. Robertson, Marshfleld, grand pre late. 1 SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS ' Jerry "Dlavalo' Smith, pilot, dare devil and parachute Jumper enjoy ing his spring fever and dispatching Mrs. Jerry for the family groceries white he basked In the front seat of the family auto. Bud Btgeiow knocking out the "ye of the clttrenry with a white suit, gay tie snd panama sky piece. Vie Tengwald also disturbing the peace In a creation tn small check. Harry Hansen In cynical mood, questioning the sincerity of every thing from the Democratic party to the wrestling matches, not to men tion the inability of anyone to hit anything with a pistol, but claiming he got out on the r.ght side of the bed. Ah Bin well remarking that what, with a whale on on side of the chamber of cmmerce budding and a travellins muwum on th other, all he nf-Nl now la a peanut stand and a ferrls wheel to complete the picture. Roy Lee's splendid pauieh break ing Into the limellaht azaln when Roy stated people were waiting mMi ev to look at a whale while he was walking around, with looks free for da taking. CAREFUL STUDY BEFORE ACTION May Be No Regular Meeting of Parole Board Before Mav 14 Warden to Wait Issuance of Parole SALEM, April 14. (AP) Governor Martin announced, at noon today he would take no action on the parole of Earl H. Fehl, Jackson county pris oner, "today or tomorrow," but was giving the matter bis careful con sideration. The governor's statement was made after a morning conference with rep resentatives of the attorney general's office. Warden James Lewis of the penitentiary and his private secre tary, W. L. Goeslln, who la also a member of the parole board. Gosslln said that as far as he knew "there will be no meeting of the parole board until the regular meet ing May 14." Warden To An alt Parole Warden Jamea Lewis announced that Fehl would not be released to morrow, the expiration of his mini mum sentence, unless a parole were Issued, and would be held until he had the right to release him. The governor said the reason ho would take no action tomorrow was because he would leave early for Eu- (Continued on Page Three.) AND SET-UP TOLD Captain Lee M. Bown of the Oregon state police entertained the members of the Medford Kotary club and guests at the Juncheon -meeting of that organization today, with an In teresting account of the organization and activities of the state police. The meeting was held In the basement banquet hall of the Hotel Medford. Captain Bown explained that Ore gon state was the seventh state to adopt the state police plan In 1931. There are now 13 states with similar organizations. The speaker used the term "shock troops" in describing the police plan, with a superintendent or "colonel" in charge, with headquar ters at Salem, the capital. The method of selecting the per sonnel and the rigid course of pre liminary instruction was outlined. "It la a profession rather than a Job," Bown said, due to the fact that state policemen must be carefully selected, well trained and of high mental cali ber. Swifter transportation with fast motor cars and airplanes magnify the task of policing the state, it was ex plained. In discussing the problem of high way safety. Captain Bown pointed out that the drunken or careless driver is often responsible for more deaths than the dangerous gangster. In telling the Ro tartans of the problem of policing the highways of Oregon, the speaker quoted some In teresting statistics. There are approx imately 7,000 miles of Improved high ways in the state with 1,600 miles in Captain Bown's district. The latter section Is policed with an organiza tion of 20 men operating out of the Medford headquarters. There are 251.000 registered cars in Oregon with 260,000 registered drivers, while out-of-state visiting motorists add to the policing task. In the opinion of Captain Bown. the inspection of private vehicles will be necessary in the Interest of added public safety. Improved system of communications with police radio equipment will also be essential for maximum efficiency, Bown said. In cnnl'wiing. Captain Bown ex plained the work of the newly created first aid station and lauded the work already done by Uiese new agencies, AGENCY PLEA DENIED POPTLA NT?. April 14 f APt Til's ft ate liqiifT control ommiMton re-fup-M to crnM-r a proposal xxity that It undertake to Ilcnw? all em ploye of retail beer establishment as a guard airalr.it improper condi tions. Applications for airencles or stores In Jacksonville. Spray, Rufus. Ah !rwi Pntti nrwl Kno wre rin1ed. in cnmniiwioii nm. muni in iary town provided sufficient j $7,500 Salary President Rested 1 7 Iff Face tanned, eyes bright. Presi dent Roosevelt appeared In the pink of condition when this photo graph was made Just after he re turned from his spring fishing trip in southern waters. (Associated Press Photo CINCINNATI, April 14. (AP) Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 8 to 6 today before a crowd of 32,243, the largest opening day crowd here since 1926. Bud Hafey hit a home run In the first Inning, the first four-bagger of the major league season. R. H. E. Pittaburgh , 8 14 3 Cincinnati , 6 14 4 Blanton, Hoyt and Padden; Der ringer, Brennant, Nelson, Stlne and Lombardl. Boston . . I 4 Philadelphia 4 8 0 0 MacFayden, Osborne, and Lopez; Davis and Wilson. R. H.. E. Brooklyn - 8 6 1 New York 8 17 4 Earn shaw, Coffman and Berrea, Phelps, Dannlng: Schumacher and Mancuso. American The score: R. K. E. Detroit 3 10 0 Cleveland - 0 4 0 Howe and Cochrane; Harder, Lee, B lac holder and Pytlak. R. H. S. St. Louis 8 0 1 Chicago 7 12 2 Andrews, Coldwell and Hemsley; Whitehead. Phelps and Bcwcll. R. H. E. New York 0 4 0 Washington 17 2 Pomes and Dickey; Newsom snd Bolton. R. H. E. Philadelphia 4 10 1 Boston 0 13 4 Dietrich, Mantuzak, Lleber, Turbe vllle and Hayes, Berry; w. rerrell and R. rerrell. STEIWER IS TOLD PORTLAND. April 14 iPr- Advices from Washington said today that W. K. Patrick, national vice-commander of the Workers' Alliance, protested to Senator atelwer (R.-Ore.) that em ployers were using the WPA wage scale to keep pay down. Patrick asserted a champion hop picker could not make more than 13 50 a day and that sheriff 'a depu ties patrolled yards to prevent pick ers from walking out. stelwer prom ised an Inquiry. E. J. onflth, wpa administrator E J. Griffith. WPA admlntstrntor public to judge ntt validity of such testimony by the reliability of the witnesses." Ireberct Peril ahlpa BOSTON, April 14 (AP) Ship masters received warning today from the U. 8. hydrographlc office that irebrCT msde all traffic In the nor thernmost north Atlantic rot fwn Europe nd America very has-Moua, 47-Year Span of Labor Suggested by Roosevelt To Solve Unemployment President Indicates New Deal Retains Hope of Realizing Some Objectives; Calls on Industry for Help BALTIMORE. April 14. (AP) Offering the suggestion that the ac tive working years of every American breadwinner be limited to 47, President Roosevelt bad placed before the nation today a broad outline of the New Deal'a position on the major problem of unemployment. Amid the cheers of supporters who had gathered for a Democratic rally after an old-time torcnngni parade last night. Mr. Roosevelt called on youth to be "social pio neers" and help "bring under con trol the forces of modern society." Suggestion Take. Interest. Devoting most of his address to a discussion of continuing large scale unemployment, the president promised that it would be attacked "from every concelvsble angle." But It was his suggestion for limits on the wage-earning life span thst aroused much discussion and specu lation today. Raising the question whether it Is not "possible and right to limit the active working ages at both ends," Mr. Roosevelt sstd: "Work out for yourselves whnt would happen If all the boys and all the girls of 14 and IS and 18 and 17 who are now working In In dustry, found It possible to stay in school until they were at least 18 years old. How many Joba would that give to the young people of the nation -who-ia graduated rom high school and from college? Visions More Jobs. . "In the ssme way, ask yourselves how many Joba would be created If the great majority of people who are now over 66 to take a figure at random were In a position to re- (Continued on Pag. six) FAIL 10 APPEAR The most mystifying mystery In Medford today was the Duncan eta- ters, Topsy ana Kva, who were sched uled to present a big floor show at Oriental Gardens last night and to night under sponsorship of the Active club. Contract with the Active club wm made ten days ago by a man who Identified himself as T. Dwlght Pep ple. business manager for the Duncan Sisters. An advance agent was to have fol lowed Pepple here within a few days. When he failed to appear the Active club telegraphed the booking agency In Hollywood, but received no reply. Then, last Saturday, the club can celled the two-night rental of Ori ental Gardens. Emerson Merrick, owner, said today he released the club from any financial responsibility. Active officers said Pepple did not collect any funds here and so they believe he was acting In good faUh. It was their belief that the road show blew up somewhere along the line. The club, a member said, waa out only a few dollars for advertising placards. WPA WORKERS ENLARGE PARK AT GRANTS PASS O RANTS PASS, Ore., April 14. P) Thirty WPA workers were enlarging and redesigning the municipal park here today. Shrubs will be moved to open a natural amphitheater. Eddie Cantors Protege Returns Minus Fanfare KANSAS CITY. April 14. (API Fanfare that attended Lloyd Lewis' departure for New York four days ago was lacking today as he stepped down from a west-bound airplane, but loyal friend met him and as sured him of their continued es teem. Mora events had been compressed Into the four days than the Platta burgh. Mo., firm youth hsd exper ienced In his I years. He had been acolainvd aa tha winner of the IS. 000 scholarship peaoe prln, esssy. fjted. dined. Interviewed and ac quainted sully with the meaning of the word "plaslarlsm." Lewis admitted frankly his eawy waa copied larsely from one written by Dr. Frsnk Klngdon, college presi dent, after a Newark. N. J., news paper had noted, tb similarity. for Governor Upheld by Court SCOFFS AT HELD OUT BY F. R. WASHINGTON, April 14. (API Henry P. Pletcher said ' today that "All President Roosevelt waa able to offer the youth of the country," In his Baltimore speech last night, "waa the prospect of continued service In OCO camps or WPA labor crews." "This," said the Republican nat lonal chairman. "Is the "hope' he held out -In his Baltimore speech- eight yeara of their life gone and nothing to show for It, "It must have been a disappoint ment, to. Hear thla alren aong of the great experimenter with hla talk of 'social pioneering' which gets them nowhere." Fletcher's statement aald that "In ordering troops of the regular army to participate In the parade (Balti more Jefferson day), the president introduced another Innovation pat terned after the European model." "An explanation la due the coun try, both from the president and the war department," Pletcher aald, "for this unprecedented use of the army for a purely political purpose." Representative Bolton of Ohio, chslrmsn of the Republlcsn congres sional oommlttee, said President Roosevelt's speech was "sadly lacking In substance." "He skirted or evaded, the prob lems of taxation, federal squandering and political boondoggling," he said. DUPONT GAVE COIN TO F WASHINGTON, April 14. (API- Testimony that Lammot Du Pont, prominent supporter of the Ameri can Liberty lesgue. also hsd con tributed 16000 to the Farmers' In dependence council, was given the senate lobby oommlttee today by Stanley F. Morse, vice-president of the antl-AAA group. The witness said he, himself, once was employed by the league, named prominent Industrialists who had supplied the council with funds and asld he had talked wttn two Republican presidential possibilities Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas snd Colonel Frank Knon, Chicago publisher. ENDEAVOR CONVENTION WILL DRAW BIG CROWD UTTTfiF.Ni!. Anrii 1 (AP, An at tendance between 1500 and 3000 U expected for the state convention of Christian Ennvor here April 33-28. "Winner or loser, we're atlll with you, Lloyd." aald J. H. Baber, Platta burg presser and tailor, who with E. O. Hammond, Plattsburg school su perintendent: J. O. Ollllsn. history teacher, and the Rev. Charlea Whaley of the Plattsburg Bsptlit church, met Lewie. The boy smiled and drawled: "I didn't know a?bndy would want to meet me tvip. ( feel awful bad. to think I made thst mistake." "You won't get the money to go to college." Baber told th boy. "but they can't take the trip away from you." Lewis aald Fddla Cantor, comedian snd sponsor of the essay contest, had tMd him: "Well see that you get to college anyway. Now don't worry, we all utka mistakes ijt joyr af." ON 13 CITIES IS Italy Will Free All Slaves in Ethiopia Is Word Sent to League Early Peace Possibilities Seen Dark By JOSEPH E. SIIARKEV Associated Press Foreign Staff GENEVA, April 14 (AP) The Ethiopian government asserted to the League of Nations today that the Italian forcea in east Africa hsd poison - gassed 13 Ethiopian cities. Just ss this protest was received, the Italian government Informed the league Premier Mussolini had de cided to free all slaves In Ethiopia. The two communications came to Geneva while Salvador de Madarlaga, president ef the league council's "committee of 13," discussed, the possibility for peaoe with Belsten Oueta Wolde Merlsm, the Ethiopian delegate to the League of Nations. Originally, De Madarlsga had been Instructed by his committee to tslk simultaneously to the Ethiopian and Italian envoys today, but Baron Pompeo Alolsl, the Italian delegate. Informed the league that he could not reach Geneva from Rome until tomorrow. Consequently, De Madarlaga was forced to tslk to the Ethiopian dele gate Inlone. " Marlam told De Madarlaga and J. A. O. Avenol, secretsry general of the league, that peaoe should be within the spirit of the lesgue cove- nsnt. Later, however, lesgue officials said they were pesslmlstlo aa to pos sibilities of peace De Madarlaga decided to adhere to the original program of convok ing hla oommlttee which Includes every member of the council ex oept Italy to meet at 4 p. m. Thurs day, such a schedule will yet give him the opportunity of talking to the Italian envoy. In Ita poison gss protest, the Ethloplsn government listed the nsmes of 13 towns and the dates on which they were alleged to have been gassed. BY JUNE 15, HOPE WASHINGTON, April M, (AP) Secretary Morgenthau told veteran organisations today the treasury hoped to have checka and bonds for paying the soldiers' bonus ready for mailing to 3,000,000 veterans by June IS. Brigadier General rrank T. Htnea, administrator of the veterans bu reau, said approximately 3.700,000 a p plications for bonus psymenta had been received at his bureau, but all claims had not been verified. MRS. GILBERT BLUE PASSES IN PASADENA Mrs, Gilbert Blue, 77 year old. mother of Mrs, A. 6. V. Carpenter died last night at her home In Pasa dena following a sudden atrofce. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter left here by mo tor for Pasadena yeaterday, when In formed of Mrs. Blue' critical con dition, and received the aad news last night st Sacramento. Mrs. Blut suffered a stroke over a yr ago, and had been In 111 health ever since, having spent several months previous to her recent return to Pasadena, with her daughter at the Carpenter home, Topsldes, on the Old Stage Road. WOULD-BE SLAYER IS TAKEN AT LAKEVIEW, KLAMATH FALLS, Aprtt 14. iT) Raymond Martin, 30, accused of wounding two perwms at Sprsgue River sund-iy, was captured at Lake view late Monday night. The fugitive, taken by Lakerlew of ficers as he slept In a hotel, readily admitted the attack, the sheriff's of fice here aald. He fired four shots. Inflicting minor Injuries to Marls Palmer, 14, end 3uster Dickens, 84, Indlao, Escapes Bombing: f . Col, Eduardo Hernandez Chaj- ro (above), candidate In the Vers Cruz gubernatorial nomination pri maries In Mexico, was believed the intended victim of a train bombing near Paso Del Macho, Vara Cruz. Ha waa uninjured, but 13 were klled and 18 Injured. (Associated Press Photo IS REBUFFED BY PORTLAND CLUB PORTLAND, April 14. (AP)-A challenge to the authority of John Weir, Townsend plan "trouble shoot er" and a proposal "to clean out headquarters from top to bottom" threw new dissension Into the haras sed affairs of Oregon Tbwneendlsm. today. Just aa Weir, sent here last week to pacify disgruntled Interest, ap peared to have control of the situa tion, the leader of one of the largest Portland clubs, Martin K. Wlgton, of No. 7, ignored Weir's representative at a meeting last night. Wlgton'a action brought a state ment from Weir that the congress ional area board would order the ex ecutive board of No. 7 before it some time today and ascertain whether It Intenda to follow the dctatea of state headquarters or Ita president and lose Ita charter. Speaker Suspended The newest controversy sprang from the suspension of Luther E. Eggertaen aa a Townsend speaker by Jamea Logan, state manager. Eggert sen recently arrived here from Chi cago, a vigorous opponent of the plan. In a debate he aald he waa won over to the pension proposal and since has campaigned for It. LoRtin. In auLpending Eggertaen, as. (Oontlnued on Page Ten) BILL TOPS RELIEF Hospl tali rati on with an expenditure of 91.264.68 waa the largest Item on the March relief list for Jackann coun ty. For the first quarter of the year, 28.8 percent of the total budget al lowance for hospitalisation has been expended. Total relief expenditures for March. which show a heavy decline compared with a year ago, due to the state matching relief expenditures of the counties, waa 93,344.18. No expendi tures were made for indigent and miscellaneous relief, which accounts for the low figure. The total amount budgeted for re lief for the year Is 903,000, or 40 per cent of the total amount budgeted for all purposes. In 1018, It was 46.6 percent. For the first three months of 1036, the county has expended for all pur poses, 940 007.98. This la 31.1 percent of the total budget. THREE HORSES LOST IN CASTER BARN FIRE , Fire of undetermined origin thie afternoon completely destroyed a large barn belonging to Otto Caster, county commissioner. In the Fern Valley district. Three hot see wen burned to death, and a large atrount of hay went up In the blare. The Phoenix fire department prevented the flames from .spreading to nearby bullmngs. It was not learned whether the baia wm Injure LEGISLATURE HAD no RATE IS $1500 Named When Con stitution Drawn Not In tended for Maximum De clares Majority Opinion SALEM, April 14. (AP) The Ore gon supreme court. In a six to on opinion, today upheld the right of uie legislature to Increase the sal ary of the governor, and that the present base of 97500 waa constitu tional. The majority opinion, written br Justice John L. Rand, held the sal ary of 1B00 for the governor, as provided when the constitution waa framed, waa not Intended to be the maximum as shown by the Journal of the constitutional convention proceedings. Kelly Dissents. The dissenting opinion, written br Justice P. R. Kelly, held that If the constitution Intended that later Increases .In salaries of the officers could be legislated. It should hare read "not less than," thua fixing the minimum. These worda were not written Into the constitution, the term used being "the governor shall receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars," The majority opinion affirmed the Marlon county lower court In the suit brought by Ed Jory, Marlon , county taxpayer,, against .the . gov-?, ernor. The opinion affect In the same way the original aalarlee of the secretary of state and state treasurer, 91000 and 9800 respec tively. The base salary of these two officers now U 95400 each. .Opinion Lengthy. Members of the court acknowledged the majority opinion was "extended to an almost unreasonable length (Continued on Page ren CHICAGO, April 14. (AP) Two ktdnaplngs, with one election work er abducted under a policeman's fire, sent the Illinois primaries off to a turbulent start in unicago today. The violence came as a bumper Chicago registration began to pour into polling places. The first abduc tion victim reported to police was Ludwlg Ptyasstynskl, 30, a Democratic precinct captain. The other victim waa Paul Wltow aky, 60, who the police were told, was Identified as a retired business man and a personal friend of Governor Horner. Two election Judges were removed after the polios reported they found 17 marked ballots on the person of Philip Zimmerman, 88. ? 4 VISITSJPURG SALEM, April M. (AP) Chairman Henry P. Cabell of the stAte highway commission, R. H. Baldock, engineer, and II, G. Glalayer, secretary, will leave for Rone-burg today to hold a hearing tn the Douglas county city on re -I or at I on of the Pacific high way in the city limits. Prank U Tou Velle, Medford member of the com mlnalon, will Join Cabell there. The commissioners win leave Rose burg tomorrow night for Portland where the regular two-day session of the commission will be held April 16 and 17. Bids on highway projects. estimated about It. 400 ,000. will be opened at the meeting. PRICES ON GASOLINE ADVANCED ONE CENT Oaaollna prims of all major com panies In th city upped two oenta on all grades yesterday. The price now find third atructur gss at at oenls, regular at 23'i. and ethyl, or premium, fuel at 34 '4. Last week prices dropped on cent on all grades due to a freight dif ferential ruling, a drop nullified by yestardsy'a rise. i. Income Shares Maryland fuminf, bid lis ts'; ask ed aat.M. Quarter! income, bid tlM: salted Ufc .
