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TVfc The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Friday, probably with rain Fri day; cooler Friday Temperature: Highest yesterday .... 87 Lowest this morning 45 For the Best BU Estate prices are down. It's tho time to buy If yon enjoy making money. Keep clone match of Heal Ettate for Sale Column for the beat In Teatraents. MEDFORD Tribune Thirty-first Year Pull Associated Pre, MEDFORD, OREGOX, THURSDAY. APRIL 16. 1936. nil Cnlted Preu No. 16. mm Ml JJ By PAUL MALLON (Copyright, 1936, by Taul 51allon) WASHINGTON. April 16. An owl Jsh old-timer In congreaa Is observ ing, In his confidential cups these cays, xnas ne nas duller season. The significant reason, as he has figured It out, is that the country Is In a state of flux. Wise poll tlclans. like him self, cannot find out which way to Jump. Radi cals have their hackneyed pro I'aul .Mutton gram and con servatives theirs, but In between there Is the great bulk whose paths are not as clearly defined on current legislative problems. Their letters from back home lately have, been confusing. Home folks seem to be radically divided on most of the supposedly burning Issues. Aii mm a of the bova here have lately grasped touches like that of Dr. Townsend and have been scorch ed when it burned out too fast. Prize example cited by the old- timer If, of course, the Townsend case. Only a few weeks ago, It was considered wise for all men In public life to get on that band wagon or at least walk beside It. But the band wagon has more recently developed signs of turning out to be a one-hoss ,hay. Before that, band wagons which passed In the night Included NRA, AAA, Huey 'ong, rather Coughlln. xne ooya wonacr who or wuai u. next. If anyone .or anything. The old-timer says he Is going to Jollow the example of that former eenator from the Pacific coast who consulted a fortune teller to find out what to be for. tint of the same feeling between the lines of President Roosevelt's Balti more speech. He told Industrialists that. If they do not give jods to an over 18 and under 65 he will. But lie did not say where, how or when, pe worked In a hint that young men made the constitution and young men might revise It, but did not di rectly connect up the two thoughts. The answer to that seems to be that the speech was hastily thrown together. When he reached for ma terial for It. the president Is supposed to have lifted the largest portion from suggested texts furnished pri vately by Harry Hopkins and Aubrey Wlliams. They are the employment and youth experts. Their spokesmen whisper that they tiava several things in mind, but nothing as definite as the president's tnntk imnllcd. One of this group says the president's main purpose was to have the supreme court read the speech before rendering the Ouffcy coal opinion. Around the White House there Is talk of designating someone to pre pare audiences for presidential e-peecbes as a result of the Baltimore experience. Baltimoreans frequently (Continued on Page Six) Gypsy Quints Are Claimed By Death BUCHRAEST. Rumania. April 16. ?) Authorities at Grades reported today that quintuplets born to a gyp sy mother near that city had died. Physicians sold that the children were too badlv malformed to live. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Jim Collins sppearlng with the first four-lear clover of the miwd. and Tofrgery Bill finally getting posses sion of It wtlth the plea that he reeded it wor$e than Jim. Dorothy Perl looking decidely cool despite the blazing sun, but admit ttng today would have been a splen did one for swimming purposes. In keeping with the approaching cirrus season: Ernst Barnes bolls when anyone calls him A1 O. Gene Thorndike. pres. of the 1st natl. advising his three secretaries. Barbara Wshl. Edith Jacobs and Kstherlne Puter. that If they Inflated on get tins' vaccinated to at least have It dne in a plat that was com foraMe. Doc Bunch, with one eye fixed on feathery clouds, expressing the opin ion that It may cool down but won't get cold, and saying: "A'wut one more smudge and I'd be ready to pack up and beat It, Janet Wray Smith enjoying a h:rtidav but reticent as to the exact miles tons pasced. i ,5 ar m 5 EXPECT GOVERNOR TO FOLLOW ADVICE Action Probable Late This Afternoon Is Word Judge Skipworth Recom mends Parole Restriction SALRM, Ore., April 16. (AP) Authoritative sources stated at n win today that (Jovcrnor Mar tin would ls$ue a conditional parole for Earl II. Fehl. Med ford prisoner convicted or ballot thefts, later today. The sources stated the parole would prohibit Fehl from return In to Jackson county or partici pating In any Jackson county activities. SALEM, Aplrl 16. (AP) Governor Martin, on his return from Eugene, where he conferred with Circuit Judge G. F. Skipworth concerning the Earl H. Fchl case, said he would make further investlgtalons before acting upon a- parole for the Jackson county prisoner. "I am studying the conditions In Jackson county, the history of the case, and the law on paroles," the governor said. "I have not yet reached a decision on Pehl." Fehl four-year term, with good behavior credits, was up yesterday, but the governor took no action un der the recent ruling of the attorney general that prisoners cannot be au tomatically released without a parole or pardon. The governor said Judge Skipworth recommended the parole of Fehl with the restriction that he not return to Jackson county. District Attorney Codding of Jackson county prevt ously urged that should Fehl be re leased he not be returned to that county. t . SLATED SATURDAY H. Wayne Standard, grand master of the grand lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, will deliver the main address Saturday when Masons from all of southern Oregon and northern California gather here for the second annual meeting of south- em Oregon wearers of the square and compass. Representatives from Ma sonic lodges In Grants Pass, Kerby, Ashland, central Point, Jacksonville, Klamath Falls, Bend. Marshfleld, Roseburg, Weed, Yreka and Crescent City wilt be the guests of the Med- ford lodge for the largest Masonic meet ever held in southern Oregon. E. M. Wilson of Med ford, past grand master of the grand lodge of Oregon, will also take part in the program, as will o. O. Horner, master of the Med ford lodge, other members of the official .family who will be here are L. L. Hendrtx of Klamath Falls, sen ior grand steward: D. Rufus Cheney of Portland, grand secretary, and R I Frank Peters of Hlllsboro, deputy grand master. j The program gets under way at 2 I o'clock Saturday afternoon when a j school of Instruction will be held I under the direction of C. L. Blschofr of Portland, who Is chairman of the In- at ruction committee of the grand 1 lodge. He will be assisted by W. P. Continued on ", Nine) Petitions Pushed for . 9 Initiative Measures Bt CLAYTON V. BKRMMRI (AMorlatcd Prew staff Writer) SALEM. April 16. (AP Nineteen ballot titles for Initiative measures have been lMued for petition cir culators In Oregon and should they all be completed would set a record for measures to be voted upon by the electorate at the general elec tion November S. The petitions are now In the field and most of them are reported to be active while the status of several is In doubt. Activities this year, de spite the recent law prohibiting paid circulators, would indicate that Ore ton voters would be called upon to ps iipn suhjert of wide range in addition to voting for thtr pre ferred candidal. David 0"Hara. elec. Uon clerk in tb tate department, said. Rarely do half of the original peti tions appear on the ballot. Two yi'ars ago there were 30 initia tive p".ltlnn in circulation but by November only three cre voted upon. -The tuna lor sUfUcg Otbxr l&lUej South Pacific Highway 10-Gallon Texas Hat, Ranger Post Held For Martin PORTLAND. Ore.. April lfl. (P) A location hat awaited a place atop Governor Charles Marti n'e head today. George W. Brlggs of Dallas, Tex., said he would visit the governor at Salem and present him with the hat, a commission In the Texas Rangers and an invi tation to attend the Texas Cen tennial exposition, June 0 to Nov. 29. Brlggs also will give Major-Gen-eral U. S. Alexander "Rock of the Ma me" ?ho commanded the Tex as infantry brigade in the 89th di vision during the World, a hat. GOES TO SENATE WASHINGTON, April (P) A bill authorizing a 4440,000.000 road program for the 1936 and 1939 fiscal years was passed by the house today and sent to the senate. Approved without opposition, the measure extends the Hayden-Cart- wright act under which the present year's federal highway program and that for 1937 would be carried out. For the first time, $35,000,000 for each of the two years la earmarked for farm-to-marktt roads, to be matched on a 50-60 basis by the states. - . Also Included for the first time Is $50,000,000 each year not required to be matched, for grade crossing elim ination. The measure authorizes for each of the years, $125,000,000 for regular fed eral aid highways on the matching basis, $10,000,000 for forest roads, $2,- 500,000 for roads In publlo lands, and $7,300,000 for those In national parks. T PORTLAND, Ore., April lfl. P; Potential CCO recruits received extension of time in which to enroll for the six-months' summer period. C. J. Buck, regional forester, ex tended the deadline until midnight, April 35. The rolls were scheduled to close last night but nesrly 100 vacan cies remained. Buck said It appeared Oregon would have 30 camps and Washington 26 under the forest service this summer. Enrol lees must be single youths be tween 17 and 28 years of age, and must represent families receiving some form of public assistance. 4 Gets Ninety Days For Shooting Cow ROSEBURO, Ore.. April 16. (jft Charged with shooting a cow belong ing to a neighbor, William Bradley of Sutherlln was sentenced In the circuit court here this afternoon to JO days in Jail, The sentence was sus pended during good behavior. Bradley told the court "he lost his head." -when he found the cow, be longing to Henry Den ley, in his gar- den. i Uvea Is growing short, but reports are current several more Initiative bills will be attempted. Of the 10 now In circulation, eight are amendment to the state con stitution and the remainder statutes. Topics covered by the proposals range from Us measures, automo bile regulations, advertising, fish, power, liquor proposal to abolition of compulsory military training In the atatea institutions of higher learning. Constitutional amend menu pro pound are; The homestead tax exemption pro vision up to a 13000 aMMd valua tion. An amendment prohibiting enact ment of a law which forbids truth ful advertising. This is directed at the recent statute regulating adver tising by dentists. An amendment providing for com pulsory recall of all officials. This wculd provide that recall against public offl-nri h cr. the ballot t 1 Continued pa Pi riya.) J ITALY DEMANDS RIGHT TO MAKE RULESJF PEACE "Utterly Impossible" Say Ethiopian Delegates Ask All Sanctions Pro vided by League Applied By the Associated Press An authoritative league of nations source said today Italy has demanded the right to conduct negotiations for east African peace directly with Ethi opia. The Italian demand, described as eventual establishment of a military armistice between victor and van quished, was reported to have been held "utterly impossible" by. the Ethi opian delegation. Ethiopia demanded that all sanc tions provided for In the league cove nant be immediately applied to Italy In an effort to halt the forward march of the fascist troops. Include Military Action The covenant provides not only for the economic and financial sanctions already In force but for military ac tion aa well by member nations. 'As the conciliation efforts contin ued, Italian soldiers started by mo tor truck for the Ethiopian capital In the interior of Emperor Halle Se lassie's war-torn empire. Fascist sources Indicated that they believed the consummation of the conquest of the east African nation was at hand. :. - In Rome, It was suggested that the (Continued on Page Five.) G.O.P. NEW DEAL POLICY DEMOS DECLARE By LEONARD B. SHLBFRT Associated Press 8a ff Writer WASHINGTON, April 16. AP) A contention by the New Deal high command that the Republican lead era have embraced the principles of the Democratic farm program was added today to the growing list of campaign arg lments. With the i'llnols and Nebraska pri maries over and a fortnight's lull now before there Is more balloting administratis forces snd their foes prepared vigorously for the fu ture. Chairman James A. Parley of the Democratic national committee, mak ing a speech at Albany, N. YN last night, said Republicans were taking over New Deal policy. He named former President Hoover , titular leader of the O. O. P.. and Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas. Farm Plan Adopted Opening the national and state campaigns with hla speech, Parley declared that Hoover and Landon have "accepted and adopted" as their own the administration's farm plan. Farley assailed the American Lib erty league, and reiterated his state ment that there la "overwhelming evidence" that President Roosevelt will be re-elected. Mr. Hoover,' Farley asserted, "has (Continued on Page Ian) BY S PORTLAND, Ore., April 18. (AP) B to we 11 A. Dawson of Albsny suc ceeded Oeorge T. Cochrane of La Orande today as most Illustrious grand master of the Royal and Select Arrh Masons of Oregon. The 05 delegstes slso chose Port land as the site for the election meeting next year. All 16 state councils were represented. Other offlrera named: D. Bruce Stuart, Corvallls, deputy srand mas ter: Ralph K. Sweney. MM ford, il lustrious gra nd prl nr I pa I rond uctor of works; Lloyd L. IVott. Portland. Brand treasurer (re-elected i; James H. Richmond, Portlsnd. Illuitrfmis gmnd recorder (re-lecfttij; Arthur Motesworth, Port land, grand chap lain; Henry P. Hrburgr, Canyon City, grand captnln of guard; Henry O. Richardson, Portland, grand con ductor of the council; William Bromn. Oregon City, grand msrhlial; "n rrenrn, i lie uauec. Krsnu "vard; Lot L. finodaraaa. La Oiande. grand sentinel. Sally Shocked -: SI Sally Rand was frightfully shock ed and threatened to go to ths law about It all when members of the San Diego exposition's nudist col ony picketed her fan dance, a free attraction. Here are Sally and her fans beside ona of the pools on the fair grounds. (Associated Press Photo PESTER SALLY 8AN DIEOO, Cal., April 1 (UP) Police oftlcer. prowled through crowd, attending Bally Band's out door fan and bubble dance today to prevent Mnall boy. from anlplng at the bubbles vlth sling allots. The boys disrupted her perform ance yesterday with accurate shots from behind nearby trees, snd hit Sally In tender spots as well as breaking her bubbles. Miss Band retreated to go to her dressing room for new bubbles, re turned snd went on with her show. To add to her difficulties, a swsrm of bees moved Into shrubbery around the plaza pool where she appears dally In her dsnce. "Led a and the Swan." She still Is unstung but spectators reported several new and somewhat erratic movements had been added to the dance. BASEBALL .National ' R. H. 8. ..... 8 10 0 a 10 S P. Dean and Chicago Bt. lula rrench and Hartnett; Davla. R. H. E. Boston . 6 4 1 Philadelphia 1 14 a Chaplin. Osborne. Blanche and Lo per.; Jorgena, Bowman. Johnson and Grace. B. H. E. Pittsburgh 4 8 1 Cincinnati i 7 I J 2 Wesver. and Padden; Holllngaworth and Lombard!. n. H. E. 8 13 0 7 11 1 Mungo and Berries; Flte Al Bmlth, Coffman and Broklyn . New York Bra nut, Simmons, Mancuao. Amerlran ft. H. E New York lfl 4 Washington . - S 14 0 Broaca, W. Brown and Dickey; Ap ple ton, Boklna, Russell and Bolton. R. Philadelphia - - 7 Boston ..10 H. Johnson, Doyle, and Welch, and R. Perrc!!. H. E. 14 3 11 3 Hayes; Detroit-Cleveland, weather. postponed, cold Chlcago-St. Louis, postponed, cold Vienna Nuptials Unite Royal Pair VIENNA. April lfl. Jp, Princess A li-e of Bourbon-Parma, 10-year-old dark-eyed, black-haired niece of for mer Em pre us Zlta of Austria, became the bride of Prince Alfonso of Bour bon today In a ceremony recalling old monarchist glorleo. Ral pHtreantry was dlpUd In side the srittorratlc MlnorlUn church lot Um marriage. Plan to Have Hearing WPA CHIEF FIRED; Director Gannon Let Out for Seeking Political Do nations of Employes Others Slated to Go WASHINGTON. April 16. (fl) Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins announced today he had discharged George H. Gannon. Wash ington state WPA director, for solid tatlon of funds from employes on his sdmlnlstratlve staff "for political pur poses.' Hopkins said he had named B. G. Jacob-sen, field representative for western territory headquarters at San Francisco, as acting administrator to take charge of the Washington WPA headquartera at Seattle Immediately. Hopkins said five or six other em ployes and officials under Gannon would be discharged Immediately, on the groui.J li.ey weie Implicated "In this political activity." Money Is Returned. Hopkins said between $3,000 and 4,000 had been collected but that the money had been returned to the employee after "we found out about It." In a telegram to Gannon, Hopkins said: "As a result of conclusive evidence obtained In the Investlfatlon of po Utlcal activity and collection of funds In your administration for political purposes, I sm today relieving you of the responsibility as works progress sdmlnlstrator for the atsto of W&sh Ington." Explaining his action to newsmen. Hopkins ssld "It's a matter of politi cal skullduggery and we won't stand for It." Oannon he described aa a banker and a Democrat. Seven new directors of' the Jack son County Chamber of Commerce were announced by the election committee today as follows: Eugene Thorndlke, Ben E. Harder, W. 8. Bolger, A. S. V. Carpenter, Oeorge T. Prey, T. E. Daniels and W. A. Gates. The final balloting closed at noon yesterday for the selection of seven directors from the 14 nominated In the primary that was conchtded on April 8. The board la composed of 31 mem bers. Seven are elected annually and seven are chosen by rural agencies. There are always seven hold-over members. The seven whose terms do not ex pire until next year are Olen Arn- ( Continued on Page Nine) Ashland Student In Honor Society CORVALLia. Ore.. April lfl. ;pr Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honor society, announced the pledg ing of 42 student and faculty mem bers of Oregon State college. Includ ed were: Seniors Jack A. Olbbs, Roseburg; Ellubeth Joy, Ashland; Oeorge C. Eld ridge. Vale. Juniors Martam F. Chatham and Fred O. PlananAky, Baker; Sara R. Lee, Mil ton: Murv M. Knit house, Mill Cltv. Alert Telephone Girls Save Injured Mans Life BUOENB. April 10 (AP) To the alertness of telephone operator, young Victor Walder owes his lite today. P.arly Wednesday evening Welder was working in the Eugene foundry with no one else In the building when a piece of steel flew off and hit htm In the groin, piercing vein and main artery. With barely enough strength to crswi to the telephone, he placed hla call to the Eugene hospital. The call went thrnuKh all right, but before he routrl make himself Intelligible he fainted. Negro, 91, Father Of 37 Children, Expects Another BROOKS VTU-.E, Fla., April 19. CP) Ambrose H, Dour 1 as, 91-year-old negro. Is the father of 37 children and his wife Is an expect ant mother. Twice married, Douglas offspring by his first wife numbered 30 boys and 5 girls, all but two now liv ing. A widower at 72. he married his present wife. Minnie, In 1917 and there have been 13 children, 11 of them living. He was born in slavery at II llngton. N. C , in 1843. DE WITHOUT STAINS J. S. Murray, keeper of the state penitentiary records, stated today that the DeAutremont brothers, serv ing life sentences at Salem for their confessed roles in the Siskiyou tun nel train robbery and quadruple murders, "have not violated a single rule In the nine years they have been prison Inmates." Murray, called as a witness in a forgery case at Grants Pass, spent this morning In the city and made a personal call upon District Attorney George A. Codding. His visit had no connection with the oontroveray over the parole of Earl H. Fehl, serving four years for ballot theft conviction. "Fehl haa been a good prisoner. doing hla work and hla time like the rest of the Inmates," Murray saio, L. A. Banks, former local agitator. associated with Fehl In the Jackson county "turmoil," serving life for second degree murder, "has very lit tle to do with anyone, and when not doing his dally chore in the prison laundry, spends his time reading. He stilt thinks the eyes of the world are focused upon him. and retains his ego." Murray, In response to a query, thought Banks had become recon ciled to prison life at much as any lifer ever does." - The penitentiary aide also said the DeAutremont boys were "more studi ous than the average prisoner and read lots." Albert W. Reed, serving a life sen tence for the slaying of Victor Knott, Ashland policeman, was also listed by Murray as a model prisoner, nis father In Colorado Is said to be mak ing an effort for his release. FOR BOND THEFT WASHINGTON, Aplrl (AP) The Justice department pressed for quick action today against eight men arrested In connection with the dis appearance of more than a half mil lion dollara' worth of bonds rrom a New York bank 18 months ago. Announcing the result of a long search extending outside the borders of the United States, J. Edgar Hoo ver, chief of the O-men, aald laat night that $310,000 worth of the mleaslng bond, had been recovered. Thoae arrested were luted as: Charles Hartman, William P.. Ev ans. Theodore Crowley. Oabrlel Ma roal and Earl P. Palmer, all of New York city; Paul Alexander of Wash ington. D. C and Rocco J. and Oeorge DeOrasst of West Palm Beach. Pla. All except Maroal, Palmer and Alexander were Hated aa having po lice recorda, Income Shares Marylsnd funding, bid )9.U; ask ed ,21 07. Quarterly Income, bid ,1J: asked ,1.7". The young switchboard, lady at the hoapltal Miss Clara Pearson, quickly asked the operator to trace the call. In a few mlnutea a dc.tor waa on Ma may to bring Walder to the hoapltal. He was found on the floor near the telephone. At the hoapltal he waa so weak with loss of blood that It waa feared he might not live. Doctors went to work with blood transfusions, grad ually strengthening his heart until It waa believed that he had chance for recovery. Thursday eftrmeon he waa reported to be gaining strength rapidly. WESTERN HAY OFFICIALS TO AIR PROJECTAT MEET Financial and Engineering Phases On Agenda Mc Nary Sees Prospects for Early Start On Work WASHINOTON, ! The bureau of public roads today sched uled the proposed Pacific highway Improvement from Salem, Ore., south, to the California line, for discussion at a meeting of the western associa tion of state highway officials Is Phoenix, Arte., April 29. The bureau said an engineer from headquartera here and the regional and district engineers would confer, with Oregon road officials on the financial and engineering aspects of the proposed Improvement. The project calls for a atralghter . and wider highway. R. B. Toms, chief of the bureau's designing division, said the bureau favors larger alloca tions of federal aid funds to Oregon to expedite the project. The bureau and the state are con- -fronted with the task of determining whether sufficient state and federal funda can be provided for a project calling for a new and stralghter route over the mountains In southern Ore-. gon. Otherwise the project would be limited to straightening and. widen lng of the existing road. Toms said. Senator MoKary (R., Ore.), said he -j believed prospect for-an early start . on the Improvement are "excellent. McNary haa conferred with bureau of- . ficlala several times to urge adoption of the project and larger allocations on the ground the existing road, narrow and winding, falls far short of meet ing traffic needs. VESSELS DIVERTED LABOR TROUBLES SAN PHANCICO, Aprtl 19 (AP) : Shippers began diverting vessela to . day from San Pranclaco's strife-torn' waterfront where employers and long shoremen were deadlocked In an omi nous dispute arising from factional ' union dlfferencea. Longshoremen asserted the ma neuver was an obvious employers1 ,f- ' fort to close the port and plao blsme upon the local of the Inter national Longshoremen's ssaocLstlon-' While the Grace liner Santa Roaa, focal point In the dispute, ley ira- worked at her dock, I. L. A. official, completed plan, for a large union meeting tonight to discuss proced ure In the crisis, precipitated after they refused to unload the vessel Tuesday. Harry Bridges, left-wing head of the longshoremen, would not reveal what might be discussed at the meet ing. He spent most of last night conferring with other official, bu deferred a planned statement. The Waterfront Employers' asso ciation broke relation, with the I. U A., charging refusal to unload the Santa Rosa was a breach of the 1984 arbitration award and asserting their mnve was directed "solely sgalnst the radical and subversive leadership of the local which has fallen under the domination of communist agitators. Two American-Hawaiian freighters, meanwhile, were ordered to pass up San Francisco en route to Ban Pedro from the Pacific northwest. A Wll-llsms-Dlmond cargo vessel will d the same "unless the situation clears." a line official said, while passenger ships of the Dollar line and United Fruit Co., cancelled scheduled calls here by two vessela now at San Pedro. In Washington, Secretary Perkin, kept , close watch on the local situ ation, which so far ha, not affected routine In other coast ports, ALIiNlWAMED PORTLAND, Ore., April 16. (AP) United States Attorney Carl Don eugh aald today that Allan Hart, yourm Portland lawyer, would ,ue eeed Manley B, Strayer a, assistant United States attorney. Strayer. for merly of Baker, waa advanced to th, position of first aaalstant left va cant by th, resignation of Edwin D. Hick, to ,nter privet, pracUc Mediant, i
