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MEDFORDeJltiT The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday, formal tempera turf. ; Temperature Highest yesterday ..... Lowest this morn)ng.,....HMH.49 It Pay Thi bargain trail leads to the classified ads of thU newt paper. Farms, homes, buslneis opportunities-the best Investments,- arc usually advertised at attractive prices. It pari to read these ads. JBUNE Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-First Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936 No. 123. WW Mfc! Ml i ii ii i j an mi WHIP (TilQ)? I AAe I VACATION JOURNEY JBkd I ENDS IN TRAGEDY I gfj SOUTH OFASHLAND By PALI, MALLON WASHINGTON, Aug 19. It may be amazing, but It seems to be true, nevertheless, that both President Rooie velt and Governor Landon are running their own campaigns. The Kansas governor Is said to be in as close touch with his Chicago head quarters as 1 a his manager, Mr. Hamilton. Mr. Landon makes decisions not only as to what he himself is to do, but concerning details of cam paign administration which In the past hare usually been left to others. He arbitrates headquarters conflicts, Initiates lines of activity there. The president also Is supposed to be making a lot of decisions which are being announced over the signa ture of Chairman Parley. He receives detailed dally reports, Issues detailed' dally orders, and, In general, takes a far stronger hand In the shaping of all campaign activities than Is popularly supposed. There are probably two reason for this unusual situation. Both candi dates have not been tied down with heavy speaking tours as yet; both have as much political Intuition as any of their advisers. Note Most Influential campaign adviser to Mr. Landon Is said to be Chairman William B. Bell of the finance committee, who Is handling a lot more subjects than finance. Also Influential la Hill Bhickett, Chi cago advertisinjf-'man Qerman excitement over ' Mr, Roosevelt's foreign affairs speech caused not even a grunt of Interest among U. S. diplomatists. As they saw It, Mr. Roosevelt said nothing new and did not Intend to. His speech was a round-tip rewrite of what he said In his message to congress last January 3 no more, no less. He Just freshened up the old good neighbor doctrine for purposes of the cam paign. (The president's own explanation for making a foreign affairs speech at this time was that he had not made one eince last year at San Diego). A sizzling tip has been running the rounds that a new U. 8. trade understanding with Germany is near. New deal tradesmen say the Up (Continued on Page- Four.) 30 PASSENGERS HURT WHEN CAR RUNS WILD IrOS ANGET.ES, Aug. 19. OF, A runaway street car Injured 30 passen gers here last night. The street car Jumped the track at a switch, cut down two telephone pole and careened 100 feet over a lawn, just missing a corner build ing. Two passengers were knocked un conscious. Others were bruised and lacerated by broken glass. No Now PUOET ISLAND. Wash., Aug. 19 (;p)-Thls isn't news according to Horace Oreely s old formula, oui maybe It's political news: Joe Meughan, number one Democrat of Puget Sound, was severely bitten on the fingers by one of the two don keys he keeps on his peppermint farm. Now Joe Is wondering whether an elephant would bite the hand that feeds him. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBDNE REPORTERS Information for the 337 people who called the M. T. last night to find out "who won the Loula-Schmellng fight." Schmeling did. with a V. o. In the twelfth, but not last night, Louis was fighting Sharkey this time. The lofty antenna of Stretch Et tlnger so far from the ground that It missed the bawled bulletin as to who had won said fight, and Stretch hanging around after mast of the crowd had departed, stir, trying to get abreast of developments. Bob Smith. Dick and Bob Lewla wondering where a flock of Convict baeeballers got dough enough to pur chase milkshakes with the minute Intake at yestlddy's game. Elno Hemmlla ducking out of this sanctum last night Just In time to miss a phone call from the little woman to get a move on and get home. Don Boutyctte, Seattle writer, here on a vacation of a couple of weeks and now so fond o; the Medford water that It's going to take a span of muits to ?t tun to leave tht ratify. Five-Year-Old Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.Reid , of Long Beach, Calif., Vic tim of Unusual Mishap Itve-year-old Coralle F. Held of long Beach, Cal. was fatally Injured lat yesterday afternoon In an odd automobile accident on Pacific high way seven mllea south of Ashland. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Held, Coralle was riding with .her mother and seven-year-old sister Ro berta in the rear of a sedan that was headed on a vacation trip to Long view, Wash. The car was being driven by Mrs. Maxlne Hogan. In the front seat with Mrs. Hogan was her mother. Mrs. Ida Tallent, both of Long Beach, Cal. Mrs. Beld was reclining on the back seat. She - had become car sick in the winding ride over the Slskl yous. Roberta was dozing at her side. All the windows were open. Child Enjoying Trip Coralle was enjoying the trip to the fullest extent. She was thrilled with the excitement of the ride and the happy vacation she contemplated In the strange city In the north, She was eager to take not of all the alghta along the way so that she might tell her teacher all about the wonderful trip when' she started school In the fall. Coming over the Slsklyous she had noticed some chlpmunka plBylng at the side of the road. The little ani mals enthralled her. She stood up In the car better to look for more of the playful chipmunks, . Subconsciously she started o wind (Continued on Page Sixteen) STERILIZATION MEDICS SAN FRANCISCO. .Aug. 19. Superior Judge Raglan C. Tuttle to day dismissed the case of Drs. Tllton E. Tillman and Samuel G. Boyd, on trial for mayhem for the steriliza tion of Ann Cooper Hewitt, young heiress. Judge Tuttle held the prosecution had failed to establish a case against the defendants and declared steriliza tion la not prohibited under Cali fornia laws. Miss Hewitt's mother. Mrs. Maryon Cooper Hewitt, and the young wo man's guardians had consented to th operation, Judge Tuttle declared. "If In giving consent the mother had evil or ulterior motives, such facts were not proven In any degree and there was no proof whatever the defendants were acting In bad faith," the ruling stated. F IS SUED FOR DIVORCE OAKLAND. Calif.. Aug. 19. (AP Dr. Glenn E. Hoover, professor of economics and sociology at Mills col lege, was sued for divorce, today by Mrs. Alta Hoover, who charged de sertion. The brief complaint was filed by A. Hoover against G. Hoover but At torney Virgil L. Kaye identified the principals. The suit said the couple married at Seattle December 79, 1921, and sep arated My 1, 1935. There are no children. Dr. Hoover formerly taught at the University of Oregon. ELKS' BAND PLANNING T ON FRIDAY The popular Elks club band plans to give a concert at the rty park Friday evening at 8 o'clock. It was announced today by F Wilson Watt, band director. Early In June the 30 plece group gave two concerts tn the open air, and both were well re ceived. Friday's concert will be the first of a series of mid-summer offerings. Walt said today that the first pro gram has not yet been completed, but will probably be announced Frl day afternoon, In pre-war days Serge Koussevltzky, conductor of the Boston Symphony orchestra, was both conductor and financial backer of his own symphony crctcetra la Rueria, Admits Killing Beauty AT Ray Johnson (above), 39-year-old restaurant worker, was arrested at Corona, Calif., on a charge of kill ing Midi Takaoka, 25, Japanese actreaa, at Los Angeles. Deputy Sheriff F. F. Labrum said Johnson confessed the slaying becauae "I was Jealous." (Associated Press Photo 5 PACKING PLANTS TO TEST LEGALITY OF JOB INSURANCE Suit was filed this afternoon In circuit court by five southern Ore gon packing plants and a grower at tacking the constitutionality of the state unemployment compensation law,, and directed against the state unemployment commission. ", Sections 3-140r io"2-141 of "the unemployment compensation law an attacked, and a declaratory Judgment la sought against them. The suit is based upon the content tlon that the charges under the law are passed along to the growers, that the law Is discriminatory and that most of the packing house workers coming under the unemployment in surance ere transient workers and not residents of Oregon, except during the fruit harvesting season. The packing plants listed as plain tiffs are the Pinnacle Packing com pany, Rosenberg Brothers, packers and growers, American Fruit Growers, Inc., the Southern Oregon Sales, Inc., the 401 Orchards, Inc., and Leonard Carpenter, a grower. BASEBALL National Philadelphia I t 4 Boston 9 11 0 Walters, Slvoss, Kowallk and Grace; Chaplin and Lopez. R. H. E. Chicago . 4 7 0 Pittsburgh ft 13 0 Ernishaw. Root and Hartnett; Wea ver, Swift and Padden. " R. H. B. Brooklyn .,...... 3 6 I New York - 8 7 . 0 Butcher and Serves, Hub bell and Mancuso. American (First game 13 Innings) Boston 4 13 0 Philadelphia .. 6 9 0 Wilson, Marcum and R. Ferrell; Ross and Hayes. . - Second game: , ft. H. E. Boston 3 11 l Philadelphia - .. 7 11 0 Ostermueller, Russell and Berg; Kelley and Hayes. R. H. it. New Tork ....... , ....... 7 TH 0 Washington 4 8 0 Ruffing and Dickey; Deshong, Newsom, Cohen and Bolton. Cleveland at Chicago postponed, wet grounds. Bids Opened For 9 New Warships WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 9 AP ) Bids for the construction of ml a new destroyers and three submarines to be built In private shipyards were opened today by the navy depart ment. Opening of the bids marked the first step In launching the navy's building program for the 1937 fiscal year. Six other destroyers and three addition! aubamrlnes are to be built in navy yards. Delated Fire Arrives SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19. $, The fire "San Francisco's fire de partment has been waiting for since 1908" swept through Iceland skating r.r.k early today causing loss esti mated by Fire Chief Charles Brennan at !00,000, "We've been expecting this place to burn down ever since they built it 28 years ago," Brennarl said. 16 PLEAD GUILTY OF SOVIET POWER Witness Tells Plans to As- sassinate Stalin German ' GESTAPO Is Charged With Participation in Plot OSLO, Norway, Aug. 19. (AP) The state's attorney decided today to ls nore nasi charges that Leon Trotsky, the Russian exile, has engaged In Il legal activities here, - The charges were , not backed - by sufficient evidence, the prosecutor ruled. . Trotzky returned today , to Hoenefoa from a small island on the south coast. MOSCOW, Aug. 19. (AP) Sixteen accused Trotzky conspirators pleaded guilty In open court today to Soviet government charges they had plotted to seize power through an organized reign of terror In which Dictator Josef Stalin and other heads of the state would have been killed. Prosecutors, at the opening of the trial, charged the plot was directly organized by Leon Trotzky, famous bolshevlst exile, and that the plotters hoped for International complications which would pave the way for over throw of the government. Claim GESTAPO In Plot. The German GESTAPO (secret po lice) also was charged Kith direct participation In the plot. The story of how the counter-revolutionaries, all of whom face possible sentence of death before a firing squad, wrangled among themselves for the "honor" of shooting Stalin was unfolded at the dramatic session. h (Continued on Page Four.)' PRICE TARGET FOR CAMPAIGN BY TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, Aug. ID. UP) Moving to enforce the far-reaching Roblnson-Pstman price discrimina tion law, federal trade commission of ficials disclosed today they have started a score of Investigations of complaints charging violations. It prohibit manuf&cturora from giving special discounts to quantity purchasers, and glvea the trade com mission power to determine the quan tity limits on which price reductions may be allowed. It alao forbids false advertising allowances and fictitious brokerage feea and provides a maxi mum penalty of t5,000 and one year's Imprisonment for price discrimina tion. The commission Is beginning Its campaign to enforce the law by con sidering complalnta that It provis ions are being violated. The act, which sponsors ssld waa dealgned to prevent price dlscrlmlna tions which might lessen competition "substantially," waa passed In the last session of congress. v.V Since It enactment, the commis sion has received hundreds of queries from the trade organisations, manu facturers, wholesaler and other,, ask Ing Interpretations of the law or complaining that It la being violated. About one of every 10 letters, offi cial said, Is a complaint against as serted violations. Operations Cease At Pacific States "JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 18. (SpU After operating continuously for over two years, Pacific State Mine shut down last Saturday and the machin ery la being taken to Medford to be ahlpped to Idaho. PORTLAND, Aug, !. fP) MISS Maxlne Morgan, IB, daughter of Mr. and Mra. W. L. Morgan, of Sllverton. haa been announced winner of the 100 Hector W. Church Memorial scholarship, awarded annually by the United Daughtera of the Confeder acy. Pear Markets NEW TORK, Aug. 19. (P Pear auctions: 23 cars arrived. 10 Cali fornia, 1 Washington unloaded, lfl on track: by boat, It California ar rived: California Bartletts, 19.923 boxes, $2 4 3.30, average 13.58. CHICAOO, Aug. 18 (JPi Pear auc tions: 10 California, 3 Washington cars arrived, 8 on track, 10 sold: Washington Bartletts, 720 boxes extia fancy ll.Ma2.10, average S; Ore gon Bartletts, 346 extra fancy 12, to a .40, average 12.24; 274 fancy, 12.06 SO. average 12.18: California Bart letta, 3,933 boxes, 12 10)3, aversge 13.51. Fascist Officials Declare Compromise in Sight Italy Remains Well Pre ; pared for Eventualities (Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press) SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain, Aug.; 19. Three rebel planes bombed San Sebastian tonight, killing three ' persons and wounding seven others In a desperate effort to break the moral of the be sieged and weary population, . By Andrue Berdlng Copyright, 1936, by Associated Press. ROME, Aug. 18. Fascist officials, despite a sudden "state of readiness" for Italy's air force, declared today a compromise Franco-Italian agree ment on Spanish neutrality was In sight. Renewed Franco-Italian converaa tlons, an official aource aald, prom ised a satisfactory conclusion on neutrality In the bloody civil war, with each side giving tn on some points. Informed circles said the compro mise probably . would consist of Italy giving up It suggestion for stopping speeches, meeting . and newspaper articles favoring one side or the other In France, and agreeing to Include In the neutrality accord a prohibition against private Individuals exporting arms or money to Spain or volunteer ing to fight there. ; Nevertheless Italy remained well, prepared for, the manifest danger of the situation,'' with all air centers along her Tyrrhenian coast notified (Continued on Pag eleven) SEN. CAREY FAR AHEAD OF T01SENDITE FOR CHEYENNE, WjO., Aug. 19. (p) Senator Robert D. Carey led his To wnsend -endorsed opponent almost three to one today In the Republican senatorial race on the face of returns from 418 out of 7fl precincts in the Wyoming primary. Senator Carey polled 18,1507 votes to 3,300 for A. T. Brubaker, Glen rock rancher, a Townsend candidate. Prank A.. Barrett. Lusk attorney seeking the Republican congressional nomination, ran ahead of E. J. Bru baker, son of A. T. Brubaker, also a Townsend candidate. Barrett polled 13,488 votes in 418 precincts to 8,001 for the younger Brubaker, State Senator H. H. (Harry) Schwartz of Casper maintained hi lead over four other candidates In the Democratic race for the senatorial nomination on the basis of returns from 433 precincts. The rote: '. . Schwartz, 7,048. , Dr. John D. Clark, Cheyenne. 8.072. State Treasurer J. Kirk Baldwin, Casper, 4,764. Senator Charles Trenary, Torrlng ton, 1,108. IS SENT CANNERIES Bartlett pear shipments from this valley to canneries up to and includ ing last Saturday, total 3,889 tons, according to Rogue River Traffic as sociation figures. Cannery shipments are now at the peak, and this week's shipments are expected to double the previous week. Packed Bartlett figures for the same period show a total of 324.06B boxes have been "packed out." All of these have been .placed In pre -cool tng plants. No Medford district Bart letts have been sold on the Hew York markets as yet. Shipments dispatched at the start of the season are due to arrive In New York this week. New York prices reported today list Bartletts as selling at 83.88 per box. and yesterday at 13.67 per box, Packers said today the eastern mar ket conditions were "fine," and the domestic market was "the best In years." A number of Inquiries from points outside of New York have been received for f.o.b. delivery and sale. Peak of the Bartlett harvest will be passed this week. ftwtmmer Drowns BEND, Aug. 19- ( AP) Mrs. Elmer Brown, 33, drowned yesterday in a swimming hole tn the Deschutes river in spite of frantic attempt of friend fo rescue btr Jack Hears Birdies Singing aJsf j ( fvfy 1 Jat-k Pharkey (nt top) Is shonn on the rnnvna m the count was being tolled In the third round of his fight with Joe Louis In New York Inst night which Louis won by a knockout. Itelnw: Driven against the ropes, Sliarkf.v cm era up ns the negro aivln gn a left to the former heavyuclirht champion's lienrt In the first round. (AMorlntrd Press photos by wire and air mull lo Mull Trllnine.) NEW YORK. Aug. 19 (P) Joe Louts and Jack Sharkey, victor and victim of lest night's heavyweight fight, were paid off today by Promoter Mike Jacobs, Louis receiving 843,740 and Sharkey 835,831. Louis was represented at the pay off by one of his managers, John Roxborough, but the former world tltleholdcr was on hand In person, bearing a cut over his left eye and a puffed face as evidence of his three round knockout at the hands of the Detroit negro. Although Sharkey declined to say he Is through with the ring he In d lea ted as much, saying, "like a lot of other foolish fellows 1 thought Z could get the title back after a long layoff." ; "We want Schmeling," Roxborough said. "We aren't Interented In any one else," That spiked a report that Louis might be matched with Al Ettore, Philadelphia heavyweight. ONE SINNER BUSY AS PASTOR PREACHING BTAUNTOK, Va Aug. 18. (API Cm slnnnr wasn't at the church to hear the Rev. Elmer O. Joy's sermon. While the minister presched short distance away, a thief atole In to his home and stole a watch and other arttcles, It was the second such robbery at the parsonage within three months. Income Shares Maryland Fund, bid 9.83; asked 10 63. Quarterly Income, bid 1,72: asked i TYPINGS PLEDGES AIDTO ROOSEVELT NRW YOrtK, Aug. 10.fl,l Senntor Millard R. Tydlngs of Maryland, a frequent critic of Now Deal legisla tion, conferred today with Democrat' Ic Chairman James A, Farley and ssld "I'll do all I can" to assure the re election of President Roosevelt. "The only fair way to Judge an ad ministration," the senator aald. In a press conference at the Democratic headquarter after hi conference with Farley, "Is to Judge It aa a whole. Any fair estimate of the Roosevelt administration as a whole shows It has been exceedingly good for the country," Chairman Farley also conferred with leadera from Montana and Tcxaa Senator Jamee E. Murray, of Mon tana, told the chairman his state would give the Roosevelt as large. If not a larger, majority than the ap proximate 50.000 of 1833, IN GRANDMA'S CARE HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 18. (AP) The grandmother who reared Edith Fellows from babyhood retained guardianship of the la-year-old film actreaa by court order today. Edith's 13700 bank account and 1200 a week salary, oamed aa the "problem child" In numerous screen dramas, were consigned to the care of a trust company. Tin, ended the suit brought by the to gain cuslody, vhlch alio relln quished to Mrs. Ellcabeth Fellow. Mtcrnu grandmotber, 11 ears ago. I OVER OLD SHARKEY FAILS TO IMPRESS Knockout in Third Round Leaves Crowd Still Luke warm Toward Louis Would Fight Uhlan Again By BOB CAVAOKARO ' ' ' Associated Press Snorts Writer ' NEW YORK, Aug. IB. (AP) BaclV In the full glare of the flstlo apoti light, Joo Louis and his entourag) today were wondering "wher do w go from here?" with a display of the savagery that crushed Prlmo Camera and Max Basr, Louis cut down Jack Sharkey of Boa- ton In 1:02 minutes of the thlrC round last night In Yankee Stadium, before leas than 30,000 spectators. Louis made gocd In the earn rlruj where two months ago he waa flat tened by Max Schmeling In 13 round. Crowd 1-ukowarm. When he entered tho ring h was greeted with a mixture of cheers and booa. After the former world tltl holder took the ten count, the crowd still waa lukewarm toward th 33- year-old Detroit heavyweight. 1 ' Tlie victory did one thing li launched the erstwhile super-matt'oat tha comeback trail. But It left roopi for plenty of doubt whether Lout iji the destructive flstlcuffer h used t be. ..... M Sharkey didn't help to anawer th question uppermost In the minds ot boxing fana since Louis' punishing defeat at the handa of Schmeling. .' Tha Brown Bombor had the flgh well In hand from th start. He cor nered the 33-year-old former eallot In the opening seconds, l'.thered taint with a stream of lefts and right and It looked Ilk th fight might end there. Sharkey, crafty ring maatr, weathered the storm, emerging wltU a, pinked nose, : Sharkey's By Cut. ' Louis atalked hla prey In the seoJ ond heat, twice dropping Sharkey for count of nine aa he opened a nastf cut over Jack's left eye. ' When the bell sent them out ' the third round, Louis rushed anal nailed Sharkey with a, right to th Jaw that sent the Bostonlsn sprawl ing headlong on tn canvas, aimoa otitald the ropes. I Sharkey rose at th count of nln and, aa If drawn by magnet, walked Into a ahowor of left and right tha ended the fight. The laat blow Loui (Continued on Pag Pour) OF P I DIFFICULTIES SEATTLE, Aug. 10. UP) MAJOf John T. Dor "washed hi hands". day of th Poat-Intelllgencer news room strike after th newspaper turn ed down hla proposal for a confereno or arbitration which th Seattle chap ter of th American Newspaper guild accepted. ' , "I'm washing my hand of th bull, neas," said the mayor, "I don't oar) now It the P-I never publishes and X think it would be a good thing for th town If It didn't." Th mayor gave out th atatement when h had read a lettr from W. Vaughn Tanner, resident publisher, of th Hearst owned poet-InteUlgencer, refusing th offer and telling Dor his first effort should be directed toward maintaining "law and order.'! DALLAS ATTORNEY IS SAFEST AUTO DRIVER PORTLAND, Aug. 10. (AP) Th) h,nnr of brim officially tagged Ore gon's safest driver has gone to Rob ert 8. Kreason, Dallas attorney. oo rrtary of Stat Earl Snell named hits winner over more than 600 Othef contestants In a contest sponsored, by th Oregon state Motor asuwn.- tlon. ... 1 . . Kresaon has driven 310.000 mile without an accident. His prl I fiee-round-trlp to New York lat thlt month. . Youth Is Killed Fighting Robber STOCKTON, Calif., Aug. 1. (AH) Edwin Poaton, 34-year-old servlo station attendant, waa shot and kill ed early today when he attempted to wrest a pistol from a robber, Th murder waa witnessed by hl fiancee, Claudia Morris, 31, and her mother, Mra. H. B. Morris, who had been sitting with Poaton In hla auto-t mobile In th driveway of hla horn. Tho killer fled past on unarmed officer and eluded the ntlr Stock ton police foro which hurriedly rir rounded th usually quiet residential aectlotv i
