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TUTJUNE
Medford
Thirty-first Year
MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY. APRIL 14. 1936.
Full Associated Preaa
ruU Col ted Pre,
No. 14.
(lot asm
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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)
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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 .