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The Best Buys If you are Interested in buying ned car. a borne or farm cead the ads on the Classified pace today and every day. The best buys are usually adver tised. MEDFORD .Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-first Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1936. No. 116. The Weather Forecast: Fair ton If tat and Wednesday; not much change In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday 3 Lowest this morning W.M 62 ASK cc ro HI OAST m By Paul Mallon Copyright, 1036, by Paul Mallon WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 1 . Demo cratic moguls are not as upset about the Gallup poll as you may believe. Those who are not trying to amtle It away entirely have a valid excuse for believing It does not necessarily mean bad news for President Roosevelt. The only votea that count are electoral, not popular. Dr. Gal lup 'a latest elec toral figured ahowed 276 for Landon (less than half of them listed as "safe"), and 255 for Mr. Roosevelt (all but 33 label ed "safe"). This division la based on an expected popular vote of 63 per cent for Roosevelt and 4a per cent for Landon, exclusive of the In dependent candidates. Anyone trying to call the result of an election on the basis of a mar gin so narrow la obviously Involved In a. hazardous undertaking. But the hazards Increase sharply under the sample ballot system used by Dr. Oal lup, who polled only 166.000 voters, whereas upwards of 40.000,000 per sons are expected to vote. The only aafo deduction which wise politicians are making Is that the re sult would be close If tho vote were taken today. Note Even tho more extensive Lit erary Digest poll has never been faced with the necessity of calling a close election. None has been close since 1916. Chairman Erelra of federal reserve Tent to Hyde Para recently to tell Mr. Roosevelt that credit, at last, waa unfreec-lng. H!i announcement got front page recognition everywhere, but hla verbal statement to the press contained no figures. If you will con sult financial weather men, you will find tho thaw Is appreciable, prob ably strong enough to Indicate a trend, but the total volume la still comparatively low. The best line of commercial credit Is In the figures showing loans by member banka In 101 leading cities (exclusive of loana on real estate and securities). These loana amounted to 13,609,. 000,000 for the week of July 22, com pared with an.SOO.OOO.OCO for the week ending May : In other words, an In cresw of I00.000.000 In commercial credit within 2!i months. June was an9.000.000 higher than May; May waa 32.000.000 hijlier than April, and April ai08.0OO.000 moro than March, The current figure la roughly about flve-elghtus of the average volume of 1830. Note Wise financial prophet say the banks may never again do the commercial lending business they rild In the old days. The loans of 1020. for Instance. Included a lot of small onea to the local grocer or drug store man. Now the largo chain stores do not need such loans to finance their (Continued oo Pag Six) Old Market CollapM-s. NPW YORK. Aug. ll-(AP)-The 99-year-old Fulton fish market, a landmark of Manhattan's lower Fast side, collapsed esrly today and fell Into the Fast river. It waa In the two-story concrete and wood struc ture thst Alfred B. Smith worked s a hoy for $12 a week. ' SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS J. R. Marshall, Dome, county cen tral committee chalrntan, calmly tearing off a morning Mioore for himself while agitated fellow party members combed the underbrush for him in an effort to get the lowdown on an Impending rally. Chuck Wakefield, also In snooting vein, drowclng hla head occasionally to the Ire of a barber attempting to give him a haircut that fit. George Hilton down from his hop farm and saving the crcP ' going to be excellrnt If it didn't rain cr the hop pet mildewed or diseased, and If he could pet encnish people to pic It- Tom ftigcins. -ltv prk caretaker, ruefully examtntne a cMlrvtlon of four catfish ttia' -fnneone dr-ned to tiie city by the simple expedient of dumping them In the palm memor ial ptl. although Tom thinks the cold water and lack of food will kill them In three or four days. Ev Bray ton looking like cue 1 combatants ins tend of a sprct a: the it-apple matches la, p. m., ;t!i Ms arm. wrapped up la sllij. STATE'S ATTITUDE TO LI State Utilities Commissioner Requests Hearing When AH Phases of Public Need May Be Brought Out SALEM, Aug. U. (A) Proposed railroad activity In Oregon, Involving four auggested projects, two of which have been placed formally before the federal government, caused Prank C. McColloch, state utilities commission er, to make a request of the inter- fitntt; commerce commission today to hold a hearing In which all phases coiild be presented. Calling the hearing, McColloch said was prompted by the federal agency referring the application of Grants Pass, Ore., and Crescent City, Cal., for construction of 8l'a miles rail road between Waters Creek, Ore., and Crescent City, at an approximate cost of $7,380,711. Other projects recently proposed Include the 90 miles of construction between Leland, Junction of the Southern Pacific line, to Port Orford. This application has already been pre sented the Interstate commerce com mission; the cross-state railroad from Burns In eastern Oregon to the const by way of Klamath Falls; and the extension of the railroad from Hum boldt Bay, Cal., north to Coos Bay on the coast. Port Orford a Factor. The hearing would determine, Mc Colloch said, what effect the Port Crford project, known as the Oold Coast railroad, would have upon the Crescent City proposal; whether It was in the public in teres to construct the Crescent City line; what effect It would have upon the present Southern Pacific system; and whether It would synchronise with the future needs of the atato of Oregon. ... The commissioner said Oregon of ficially did "not desire at this time to make any representations cither adverse or favorable to the Crescent City-Grants Pasa proposal, until after the formal hearing." 47 CARS OF PEARS SHIPPEDJO DATE Pear shipments from the Rogue river valley to date, total 47 cars, U7 cars to upstate and California can neries, and 30 cars of packed Bart lctts to eastern markets. Of this to tal, 13 cars rolled Monday, eight to tho canneries and five to New York City. Gradual Increase In shipments Is expected to continue and reach the peak next week. There was no change in Bartlett cannery prices. Buyers continued to purchase at from 123 to 927.50 per ton. Picking of the Howell crop Is ex pected to start about September 1 The crop Is estimated at 30 cars, less than In many previous years, due to growers grafting the trees to other varieties. : 4 Income Shares Maryland fund, bid 110.06; asked j H0 88. j Quarterly Income, bid 11.76: asked $1.94. PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 11. (API Results of Portland's fleet-week 16 youths applied for enlistment In the navy. Results of their applications 15 failed to pass physical examina tions and one unable to pws the mental tet. Starving Eskimos Eating Boots, Boat Skins, Tundra BARROW. Alaska, Aug. 11. (AP) Dr. Henry W. Greist, rresbytorlan medical missionary, said today &00 Fsklmos on the Arctic rim were on tho verge of "actual starvation." One native succumbed. Dr. Greist said the natives were e 1 1 in? shoes, boots, skin coverings from bo:.: and tundra. He -.aid the Eskimos had even re-sorted to eat animals that had been dead for a "const df rahle length of time " The dead native, Joe Arny. Dr. Greist wild, barely succeeded In sav ing his wife and children after bringing tem on a long trek from the interior to the coast nerc Eskimos divided their bread with them. "Many others are now exhauster from hunger and would have been dead lone b?o but for catlnst their ;'-(l doc."' IT. Cirei.it ?sid. Co- .-ind'vr Sup. Ff.,i... Diu.-.n c 1 x'c.c A-.-oUatcl PrcM the Bureau of Indian All Mrs office Judge Raps Attorneys In Mary Astor Case BIG CHIEF ON Feathers flew at the war department In Washington when "Blcj Chief Pow Wow," otherwise Woody Hockaday of Wichita, Ka Invaded the building and poured an ample supply of feathers on the desk of Assist srti Secretary of War Harry Woodrlne, aa Illustrated here.- It waa all scheme to eall attention to Hockaday's campaign for peace. (Asso ciated Press PhotM SPANISH REBELS TAKE TOLOSA IN (Copyright, 1030, by Associated Press.) 1RUN, Spain, Aug. 11 .P Span ish rebel troops today occupied To- losa on the road to the Bay of Biscay restro of Sebastian, ostensibly in a final desperate drive to wipe out loy alist control of wxtreme northwestern Spain. Headquarters of government leftist troops here admitted Tolosa had been taken by fascists. The government, however. Insiste.l the city voluntarily had been cvacu. a tod by loyalists In an effort to draw the rebels Into a trap. Loyalists, It waa said, had taken up better positions north of the city and would endeavor to encircle the fas cists In the town and force their sur render. (Advices from Hendaye, prance, de scribed an artillery duel which began early today along the entire leftist rebel front bordering on San Sebas tian and Irun, (loittsa ra a few miles south of San Sebastian and 31 miles northwest of rebel-help Pamplona, troop concentra tion point. Toiosm, nas several manu facturing plants, turning out woolen cloth, paper and Iron.) What waa described as a general rebel offensive got under way through out the San Rehastian-Irun area. was "doing all possible to aid the Eskimos." "Winter and spring Ice conditions made seal hunting and fishing Im possible and the Inroads wolves made In the reindeer herds and no super vised management of deer along the Arctic rim Is responsible for the scarcity of meat which Is the Eskimo's j food mainstay." he said, j Dr. Greist. who for many years has worked among the Eskimos at Bar 1 row. the farthest north settement on j trie North American continent, said 1 the Eskimo population was in "dancer ; of epidemics Nvause of their low vitnltty and TsUtance." j He said he had received a message j from Tom Gordon, a Scotch trader on I Barter Island, about- 200 miles east. that, If prospective food supplies f reached the Island soon many lives 1 probably can be saved." Greis: said the eminent I: ad or .iered food Mipp:i- -ued a'oo.ird tn , . uo :ors.-. ; p No. ; ;i ii ; at wh ich sa i led ' from Juucau Sunday. , PEACE PATH T T SINCE JULY, 1930 Ity WALTER WARREN. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 11. (AP) Transactions totaling $2,822,927,000 took placo in 30 Pacific coast cities during July, a new high for that month since 1930. Embracing all kinds of financial, commercial and industrial payments, this figure was 14 per cent higher than the $2,467,151,000 of July last year. It gained about 1 per cent over June, which was about seasonal. Transactions have run around 20 per cent ahead of last year on the average during the 7 months of 1936. The total up to the end of July was 16.6A2.181.000, compared with 15, 803.543.000 In the 1935 .months. Los Angeles accounted for a greater volume of check payments than any other city of the 7 far-western states, taking the lead from San Francisco for the second month" this year. The southern metropolis haa been forging ahead with steady gains, while San Francisco has been lagging behind last year's financial activity In recent weeks. All other coast cities were com fortably ahead of the 1935 month's financial activity, and all 30 were able to show greater debits for the seven months this year than last. The following table gives debits In millions of dollars for the first seven months of this year and last: (In millions of dollars) 1936 1935 Los Angeles 57B8 4525 Sinn Francisco 8085 5357 Boise - - 108 98 Eugene ........ 40 31 Portland - - 1077 925 Salem 03 78 Salt Lake City - - 418 359 Seattle 1278 1031 Walla Walla ...... 34 30 couplehTldtowait F Orln Tracy and Mary Jones "Wilson, charted with attempted burglary. i were ordered held to await grand jury j j nenon. with bonds at- $1000. In Jus 1 tlce H. D. Reed's court at Gold Hill ' yesterday. j Trary entered a plea of guilty to i failure to report an auto acc!dnt. j and was sentenced to ten days tr, Jill. The pair allegedly attempted last ' week to take from a Gold Hill gar i sje, an auto he had abandoned In Oo.d Hill after crashing Into a car :r.vf n by Mrs. Millie wpiwr. Te , I Abandoned machine had bren seized ! (by officers and heid a evidence. j 2 CONTRACTS LET By CITY COUNCIL FOR ROAD PAVING Award Goes to C. A. Hartley After Hearing On Surfac ing of East Jackson and Apple Sts Views Voiced Two paving contracts were awarded to C. A. Hartley by the council last night at the conclusion of a public hearing in city hall. Mr. Hartley waa previously declared the low bidder. Tho contracts arc for tho paving of Apple street from Third to Fifth street for 94,780.80 and of East Jack son street from Crater Lake avenue to Marie street for $4,318.40. It was calculated by City Superintendent Fred W. Scheffel that the Apple street project would run about $200 per 50 foot lot and that the East Jackson street project would run about HS.SO per 50-foot lot. The paving In each case la to be 30 feet wide. Tho meeting last night was held to give affected taxpayers an oppor tunity to express their views in case costs of the improvement exceeded their expectations. The property own era themselves had petitioned the council to sanction the paving, speci fying in their petitions a 30-foot sur face. The cost Is to be assessed against adjacent property in proportion to the benefits received. Opposition Voiced Several Apple street property own er -participated in the hearing and expressed satisfaction after a number of questions had been answered re garding costs and manner of assess ments. Opposition. however, developed against the paving of East Jackson street, several property owners con tending that while they signed the petition for a 30-foot surface they were of tho belief that the paving should bo 36 feet wide because Jack son street Is destined to be a cross town artery. Attorney Otto Frohnmayer appeared for Lewis Elliott and Ida Elliott Al len, owners of property at the north cast corner of East Jackson street and Crater Lake avenue. Although hesi tant to protest against any public im provement, Mr. Frohnmayer said he objected to the paving on three grounds: it waa too narrow, the cost was too high and the property he rep resented could not absorb any more assessments. Wants Wider Surface D, h. Myers declared opposition to the width of the pavement, saying he did not want curbs stuck out In the roadway only to be pulled up later when It was found deslrabio to widen the street to a 38-foot surface. "I feel it is out of reason," Mr. My ers sflM. "I don't want it paved unless It Is 36 feet wide." When reminded that he had algned the petition for a 30-foot pavement, Mr. Myers said he was not aware that the width had been specified, Helay Is Seen Carl A. Gottsche and others agreed with Mr. Myers regarding the width. It waa pointed out by C. C. Furnas, presiding tn tho absence of Mayor George W. Porter, and City Attorney Frank P. Farrell that If the pave ment were to be 36 feet wldo a new petition would be necessay to com ply with .egal requirements. It would require about six weeks to go through with the legal aspects and Mr. Hartley stated that It would then be too late to start any paving this year. Mr. Hartley said a 38-foot surface would only place greater cost upon the property owners when a 30-ffot pavement is all that Is needed. He emphas'.Trd that crater Lake avenue, which carries a heavy volume of traf fic, is only 30 feet wide. Withdraw Objections Mr. Oottschc and others then with drew their objection and declared their approval of a 30-foot pavement. Mr. Frohnmayer, however, remained siient while Mr. Myers continued ada mant, insisting the pavement should be 36 feet wide The councilmen then talked of sug gesting that a new petition be sub mitted b-jt attain the delay waa con sidered unfair to those who wanted the paving done this year. It was pointed out that Mr. Hartley's bide were contingent upon h!s receiving both contracts and that any de.ay on East Jackpon wouJd also hold up the Apple street paving. Councilman W. P. Awn-art thin t clared that vhtJe he preferred to sat isfy everyone he saw no reason why two paving projects requested by the prope-ty owners and approved by a majority of them should be helj up by one man. He said he favored 4r".ng ihetd vlth the paving. T.;c rourc.l then voted to a vard the ecu tr '-. , T IDAH0JPRIMAR1ES Borah Fights for Sixth Con gressional Term Against Byron Defenbach, Sup ported by Pension Group WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. (&) Presidential politics went Into tem uorary eclipse today as state primaries in which two prominent senatora sought renomination attracted at tention, Townsendlsm was an Issue la AX kansas as citizens there to ted their choice from United States senator down to constable. Joseph T. Robin son, Democratic leader of the senate, seeking a fifth term, was opposed by Cleveland Holland, Fort smith attor ney, who bears the endorsement of the state Townsend plan convention, and J, Rosser Venablc, Little Rock attorney, who criticized Robinson's legislative record. The 9200 a month old age pension plan also featured tho primary cam paign In Idaho, where Senator Wil liam Borah fought for the Republican nomination toward a sixth consecu tive term. His opponent was Byran Defenbach, former state treasurer who Is supported by Townsendltes. Florida Voting. Florida had a special primary to day to settle a contest between former Governor Doyle E. Carlton and former Judge O. O. Andrews for the Demo cratic nomination to succeed the late Senator Park Trammell. While President Roosevelt and Gov ernor Landon prepared for coming speeches, their supporters were ac tive in the field. After Washington meeting In which they pledged themselves yester day to strive for re-election of Mr. Roosevelt as a basis for "establish- (Continued on Page Seven) G. 0. P. TO FINISH PORTLAND, Aug. II. (AP) John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of the Re publican national committee, when asked today what the attitude of tto Landon forces. If elected, would ty toward such unfinished projects as Bonneville dam, said no deserving work would be stopped. Asserting that reclamation and conservation had been Inaugurated by Theodore Roosevelt and that all programs had been laid out by the Republican administration, he said Oov, Landon will provide a much better business administration of Bonneville than President Roose voit. Hamilton, arriving here on an air plane tour of the west to confer with party leaders, told a press conference that the difference between himself and James Farley, Democratic na tional chairman, "Is that Farley has six or seven states down south that he can fairly depend on and I am not hunting a political Job and he Lindbergh Demonstrates Robot Heart To Savants COPENHAGEN, Aug. U. (flj Col. Charles A. Lindbergh demonstrated his raech&nU-. heart publicly for the first time to a large audience of few low scientists today. America's noted flier, who turned to the laboratory In cooperstlon m-ith Dr. Alexis Catiell to invent an arti ficial heart, appeared on a platform before the International congress of experimental cytology to explain the apparatus. The colonel and Dr. Carreil to gether explained the details of the heart's operation. Dr. CarT'll started the explanation of the apparatus with a short lecture outlining modern cell study. He ad mitted much exploratory work was yet to be done. With the apparatus which he and tho colonel have developed, he said, "we have lomethlng very important for the study of the question of bow to keep cells alive. "Thanks to modern pbysioiofry we now understand how cells build up living matter. Cel. Charles Lindbergh becsm ai BASEBALL National (First game) A, H. B. Cincinnati 3 10 1 Pittsburgh 6 10 1 Berrlnger, Davla and Campbell; Lu cas and Padden, Finney. (10 Innings) R. R. E. Boston A 13 1 Philadelphia 4 7 1 Chaplin, Rels, and Lopez, Mueller; Walters, Johnson snd arac. " R. H. E. New York .. 8 15 0 -3 13 1 Brooklyn Fltzslmmons, Hubbell and Man- cuso; Jeffcoat, Butcher, Clark, Wins ton and Phelps. American R. H. E. Philadelphia. 1 1 Boston - 4 18 a Pink, Qumpert and Hayes; Mflrcum and R. Ferrell. R. H. E .' i 13 0 Detroit Cleveland ... 10 0 Wade. Ijarson and Myatt; Gate house, Lee and Becker. R. H. E. St. Louis ; 1 n l Chicago 3 3 1 Andrews and Hemsley; Cain and Grube. R. H. E. 7 10 1 Washington New York S 11 1 Cascarella and Millies: Broaca, Mslone and Jorgena. i AT Repairs and renovations In the otty school buildings are rapidly being completed In anticipation of the opening of the fall school term, scheduled for September 8. Repslrs hav not been extensive this year, being confined principally to painting and varnishing, with some kalsomlnlng being dona and a small amount of new equipment being In stalled. ' The larger share of renovation haa been confined to the Junior high school building, which has been large ly reflnlehed inside. Extensive clean ing and routine repairs constitute the major work carried on at other build ings. High school Improvements In cludo cement curbs and walka on Monroe street, which opens off South Oakdale avenue and Is used by stu dents and faculty providing access to the school parking lot. Very few vacanclea existed this yesr In the teaching staff, aocordlng to Superintendent E. H. Hedrlck. and these havo been tentatively filled, al though new appointments will not be announced until later. The practice of holding pre-school examinations for students who fslled or passed conditionally the preced ing year has been practically aban doned here. Hedrlck atated, the necessity for such examinations being obviated by the group system In use here, which ensbles the lower divi sion students to take the work more alowly. Because of this, very few student have failed In the Medford schools during recent years, Hedrlck pointed out. Wnther. Northern California: Fair tonight and Wednesday, but morning fogs on coast; normal temperature; fresh northwest wind off coast, decreasing. scientist by the "back door" route, and today's exhibition at Copenhagen marked his first public appearance In the new role. Returning from a trail -bl axing flight to central America for Pan American Airways, he turned from his course to fly Inland over Yucatan. He saw the ruins of a temple half burled t In the Jungle, I Back in Washington, he reported the find to the Smithsonian Instltu- tlon and sought a book on Yucatan archeology. With increasing interest, he turned i to the American Museum of Natural I History in New York and gained per mission to conduct experiments In j the Rockefeller Institute for medical j research. It appears he became interested in : one of the mot fascinating motors of science. This was a "perfusion ap ( paratus." designed to Imitate some j functions of the living heart. This ' mechanical heart 3qutred moving j parts to drive "arxlficil blood.' The parts had to be completely Insulated rcMlnit outside Infection. ConUausd oa Pag S:gt.k.j COUNSEL ORDERED CONFINE MATTERS TO BASIUSSUES Only Question Before Court Is Custody of Daughter Is Warning Actress Yet to Face Examination LOS ANGELES. Aug. 11, (AP) Superior Judge Goodwin Knight sharply criticized opposing attorneys In the Mary Astor-Dr. Franklin Thorpe marital dlapute today and or dered an adjournment until a p.m., Paclflo standard time, to expedite the court hearing. Judge Knight oraered the attorneys to go back to their offices and pre pare a case "limited to the Issues now before the court." He expressed the hope the hearing could be concluded In a day and a half, or "at the most In three days." Judge Knight pointed out that tha only question before him waa tha custody of the couple's four-year-old daughter, Marylyn. Miss AMor's efforts to set aside tha divorce won last year by Dr. Thorpe, and to change the property settle ment effected at thst time are con tained In separate suits. Judge Knight declared that "much lrrevelant matter" had been present ed for his consideration. Miss Astor Is still subject to cross examination by Joseph Anderson, at torney for Dr. Thorpe. Anderson previously declsred that when Woolley haa finished presents tlon of his aide of the case he would (Continued on Page Seven) ARMfBATPIG FORESLFLAIS By the Associated Press. An army of men fighting forest flree In aeven atates reported progress against the flames today, The damage waa most extensive In the north woods of Minnesota, and Wisconsin, but forestry officials re garded the crisis u past and hoped for fulfillment of a "possible showers'1 weather forecast. Authorities In Minnesota and Wis consin estimated a total of 33.000 men CCC boys, federal and etate workers and a horde of volunteers wre on the front in those states, and hundreds of others struggled with uncounted fires In Michigan. Idaho, Washington, Wyoming and California. A score of forest fire, six of them ma-Jor. were reported in southwestsrn Alberta. Csnada. The ranch owned by King Edward VIII of England near Calgary, was out of immediate dan ger with flames still nine miles away. PORTLAND. Aug. 11. (AP) Nina Wall, 34, of Portland, lies dead here and her husband, Jack, 43, la In a critical condition as a result of what police believe to have been a murder and attempted suicide late last night or early today, The couple waa found in their beds shortly before noon today by Esthet Ollala, the family maid. A .32 calibre rifle was found beside Wall, who i not expected to survive a severe head wound. While the cause of the shooting has not definitely been determined, It Is believed to have been the result of domestic trouble, police said, Wall Is the owner of a food pro ducts company here. K. F. WILL BE HOST TO KIWANIS MEET SEATTLE, Aug. 11. P. The 18th annual convention of the Paelfls northwest Klwanls clubs selectel Klamath rails today for the IBS7 meeting. The convention closes tonight with the district governor's banquet and ball. C. O. Gengclbach. past president of the MonUvlUe-Portland Klwanla club, m-aa chosen governor of the Pacific northwest district. Ten new lieutenant-governors were also elected. They Included : Dr. John R. Palmer. Baker, division 7: Dr. c. K. Chapman, Oregon City, division 9; and Dr. Orant Beardtley, Eugene, division 10. FAMILY TROUBLE CAUSES TRAGEDY
