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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and to morrow: slightly cooler to morrow. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday ei Lowest thli morning . 51 Find Out The answer to your rratt problem may be found on the classified page of this news paper. It takes Just a moment to ftnd out. Turn to c laa si fled let jour answer. Tribune EDFORD Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-First Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGT 20,1936. No. 124. I M 'A M M M n M AT By Paul Million Copyright, 1938, by Paul Mallon WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. The secre tive departure of John L. Lewis for Europe left a swirl of important rum ors behind. A ridiculous one has reached print, implying that the rising political -labor leader la trying to escape Preal d e n t Roosevelt, fearing that the president will re quire him to soft-pedal his steel organization work and his A. P. of L. fight un til after election. Only slightly better Is the one that ha la slipping off to cook up some thing with Labor Secretary Perkins, who Is meandering around Europe. (They are due to return about the same time, early in September.) A third is that the New Dealers are trying to negotiate a campaign truce between Mr, Lewis' C. I, O. and Mr. Orecn's A. P. of L, and prescribed a sea trip for Lewis, so they would be without his disturbing presence. These ere all Interesting and excit ing, but the dull fact of the matter seems to be that Mr. Lewis Is going to Europe mainly for the ride. Men who have been at Lewis' el bow for a long time are confident he has a complete personal working arrangement on the Inside with the president. The first rumor, therefore, they say, is funny, A misunderstand ing between Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Lewis la impossible. Mr. Lewis will be guided entirely by what Mr. Roose velt wants. The second la almost equally pre- posterous. Mr. Lewis seldom hss had anything to eay to Miss Perkins suf ficiently important to warrant cab fare for the six blocks from his office to hers during the last few years. No body here can conceive of anything he might want to say now which would warrant boat fare to Europe. As to the third rumor, there may be something In it, but not much. It appears to be a half-truth built on a solid foundation. Those who know the labor situation thoroughly are confident there will be no outstanding development, such as e, strike. In connection with the O. I. O. organization drive, before elec tion. They are equally certain that the existing C. I. O.-A. P. of L. rela tionship will continue In the state it now is in, until after the presidential votes are counted. At the same time, they decline to accept the theory that Mr. Lewis' C. I. O. drive Is solely to help Mr. Roose- (Continued on tage Stl) LOSSES BY DROUGHT WARM SPRINGS. Oa., Aug. 29. (PV President Roosevelt, owner of Georgia farm, faces an unprofitable season because of drought ravages. He may harvest a fair crop of hay. planted after recent rain broke the long dry period. "We would have made abvilutely nothing without rains," Otis Moore. manager of the farm, said today. "And even with plenty of rain henceforth, we will only make about a fifth of a crop." Oood ll"npy Crop PORTLAND, Aug. 20. (API The United States department of ngrlcul tuie in ft semi-monthly review said today that honey producing sections were offering a crop of exceptionally good quality. The review said that though shorter thsn Inst year tne yield is full bodied and light in color. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Walter Leverette politely declining to purchase a span of mules for woTk at his new packing house, after Just having seen s splendid team of bay mares and having the leader of he mares decline to trade them tor Walt's new red truck. Cliff Wheelock. right hand of the Lewis sooper serv, departing from the conventional sooper serv headgear and appearing in a 10 gallon beanie of magnificent lines. Ward Barnett. Chrysler big shot, ruefully declaring he'd interviewed every other perron in town relative to the wVrebout of fotne trout, and getting a dlffereut answer each lime, although he sdmlta he hssn't inter viewed ny fttla rev. isrilMiaflhjiiXi'' J OF LINER !S BRUSQUE -OF WARNING r Hitler Will Hold Socialist Forces Responsible in Fu ture German Warships Will Take Measures By WADE WERNER (Copyright, 1936, the Associated Press) BERLIN, Ajg. 20. Nazi Germany, in a curt ultimatum to socialist Spain, warned Madrid today that Ger man warship commanders had been commanded to take "all means" to prevent any repetition of such inci dents as the reported search of the reich's liner Kamerun on the high ocas. The official German news agency has announced the Kamerun was halted and searched by Spanish gov-; ernment war vessels outside Spanish j territorial waters, off Cadiz. j Today's brusque instructions, tele-1 graphed by the Hitler government to the German charge dartairrs m Madrid, ordered him to warn the Spanish government that Germany will hold it responsible for "all con sequences" growing out of any simi lar Incident In the future. The Oerman press, fired to anger by the reported search of a German steamer by Spanish loyalists, saw In the Incident a severe blow to Euro pean neutrality negotiations. Seven additional German warsnips. It was recalled, now are atcamlng to Spain. Their original lnstructlona were to relieve other ships on duty In the danger zone since July 20. The whole situation was viewea with the utmoat gravity in diplo matic circles. One non-European dip lomat said: "This transfers the key response blllty from the chancellery In Berlin and from Madrid to the bridges of warships in the danger zone." (Copyright, 1936. by the Associated Press) HENDAYE, Prance. Aug. 20. Counter-attack by mllltla ot besieged Iran today pushed back the menac ing fascist rebel column, enabling government loyalist to re-establish defensive positions. 'The defenders waged their counter offensive during the night, after (Continued on page Two.) E TO A crew of six technicians arrived here by truck this afternoon from Hamilton field. Calif., to repair the army'a Martin bomber that was dam aged In a landing at munclplal air port Monday afternoon. The mechanics brought new land ing gear, propeller and control equip ment to make replacements. Work will be done under the supervision of Cspt. R. L. Klrksey who arrived this afternoon with a technical sergeant In a Douglas bomber. It will take until Sunday to com plete repatrs to the plane, it was esti mated. The men will camp at the airport. The plane suffered damage to the left wing, propeller and cots trols when the left landing gear col lapsed as the ship hit the ground. TOURIST KILLED BY PORT ORFORD CRASH PORT ORPORD, Aug. 20. m Chsrles N. Poster, 7. Los Angeles, was killed near here Wednesday aft- cu:i&n when his automobile crashed down a 60-foof embankment. His widow was brought to a hospital here but her condition was not serious. The couple wss returning home after a vacation. Farm Group Suggested HYDE PARK. N. T., Aug. 20. (AP Lo,uls J. Taber, master of the Na tional Grange, said todsy President Roosevelt had suggested a conference of farm organ Ira tions after the No vember election to consider "an in telligent approach" to crop Insurance and rural credit as substitutes for present drought methods. Taber presented the Orange farm program to the president and Secre tary Wallace at a summer White House conference. He was accompa nied by Pred Freestone, chairman of the Grange's executive commi:tee. He told newsps per men crop in -sursnce would be on a federal-state co-operative bails wltb farmers pay New Sawmill Will Be WAR SPREADS' 1' . t Thla photo shows part of th ruin In Algeelrae, Spain, which was almost completely destroyed by a heavy bombardment, aa tha govern ment attempted to drive out rebel force. (Associated Prest Photo) OF OBTAINED BY BEATING TRIAL JUDGE IS TOLD ASHEVILLE. K. C. Aug. 30. iP) Martin Moore told Judge Don Phil lips today he was beaten with a rub ber hose before he confessed the kill ing of Helen Clevcnger at the time of bla arrest. J. F. devenger, of Orest Fslls, Sta ten Island. N. T., father of Helen Clev engcr, fainted aa Moore approached the ctand and had to be carried from the courtroom. Mooro said the hose wss wielded by a "fat man" who also used his feet (Continued on Page Ten) DEFY MINE HEADS MnnirnT.v Mn.. Aiis? so. I API Their patience frayed by two days of iruitiess rescue enoris, a unm tym pany of coal miners today threatened to defy officials and force their way down a water-logged, gaa-fllled air shaft in an attempt to reach four fel low workers.,entombed In a collapsed mine tunnel. Arnold Orlfflt;., chief state mine In spector directing rescuo operations at the main shaft, posted a special guard at Ihe abandoned air duct to keep friends of the entombed men from entering. . Attempt to reach the imprisoned miners through the air ahaft were abandoned yesterday by Arnold, who said the narrow vent was filled with deadly black damp. Four-man rescue crews, working In relays, concentrated their work on the debris-locked main shaft. Th tVinr mintr were entombed Tuesday afternoon when fire swept the mine miner-run.cr.ur. Conference by Roosevelt ing nominal registration fees and woruld cost upward og $25,000,000, a year, much less tiian moneys now going for drought relief. "The president and Wallace." he said, "suggested It might be a good Idea to call a conference of farm organizations and other Interested parties to consider an Intelligent ap proach to both these problems, crop insurance and rural credit. "MeBnhlle. they Indicated that all branches of the government are studying the problem with a view to giving the maximum relief pos sible to farmers In distress." Tsber Vmphsslred his organization was non-partisan In presidential lection. RUIN IN SPAIN ITALIAN AGGRESSION WILL CONTINUE SAYS .P. NEW YORK. Aug. 30. Return ing from front-line coverage of the battlefields In Ethiopia, and the scenes of rioting In Palestine, Edwin J, Nell, Associated Press staff report er, arrived today on the liner Conte dl Savola. envisioning a continuing Italian campaign of aggression. "Italy, spurred by her African con quests," Nell said, "Is looking to broader conquests. Some of her high officials told me the conquering of Ethiopia Is only the beginning of i plan for an unlimited empire." Palestine, Nell said, "Is a meet (Continued on Page Ten) KILLED BY TRUCK GRANTS PASS. Aug. 20. (API- Inquest wss slated today In the destb of Philip Montgomery Wells, 5, fa tally Injured late yesterday when his skull was crushed by a Grants Pass Creamery company truck driven by John Sparlln. The boy was a son of Mrs. Ronsl Duvall. who with her family came here from Texas to work in the hop yards west of town. Coroner Virgil Hull, who Investigated with Sheriff E. H. Lister and state police, said he was told the boy darted Into the side of the truck. Mining Conference Set For Roseburg ROflEBURO, Ore., Aug. 20. (AP) Dr. Philip A. Parsons, chairman of the state's planning co-ordination committee, has made arrangements to hold the Southwestern Oregon Min ing and Minerals conference here. The tentative date la October 8. Parsons said the proposal to create a state bureau of mines would be discussed at the meeting. Road To Agness Completed Soon GRANTS PASS. Aug. 20. T, C D, Cameron, rosd supervisor of tha Siskiyou national forest, said a road would be completed to the little vil lage of Agness from Powers by the middle of September. The first land vehicle ever to reach Agness under Its own power was a tractor opersted by the CCC last year. Income Shares Maryland Fund: Bid 9.88; ssked I0. Quarterly Income: Bid l.Ta. uked 10. OF Accused Leader of Plot Takes Full Responsibility at Trial Terrorism Natu ral Outcome, He Admits By CHARLES P. NL'TTER (Copyright, 1936, the Associated Press) MOSCOW. Aug. 20. ( (AP) Greg ory Zlnovleff, accused maker of a bloody plot against the Soviet regime of Joseph Stalin, testified at his trial today the terrorist conspiracy. If suc cessful, would have put Russia on the road to fascism. Accepting full guilt for the con spiracy, alleged to have Included the Intended assasalntalon of Stalin and other high Soviet figures, the famous old bolshevlst declared: I went all the way from opposi tion party power to counter-revolution and terrorism and actually fas cism." Earlier, In a dramatic moment of the trial of Zlnovleff and 16 others testimony was brought out that an attempt to kill Stalin In 1034 failed because Zlnovleff s secretary commit ted suicide rather than carry out the death orders. Plot Evptalned Zlnovleff's admission he had aban doned the principles of Karl Marx In resorting to Individual terrorism waa made aa an explanation of how and why he had plotted to kl". Stalin and unseat me government. However, Zlnovleff defended his ac tions by saying ''the evolution of our struggle against' the party naturally and Inevitably led to terrorism." Zlnovleff enfessed he had lied and deceived others for many years, but (Continued on Page Ten) - NEWlARDTFOR The county court has announced that beginning next week, county patients while convalescing would be housed at the county poor farm lu new and remodeled ward completed thla year with WPA and county funds. County patlenta undergoing major operations and sickness will be kept In the hospitals until they reach the convalescent period. Hospitalization Is one of the largest Items on the county relief expendi tures and the new order is expected to bring a substantial decrease in the monthly expense. A new hospital ward has been con structed for women patlenta and the men's ward baa been remodeled and modernized. A half dozen county patlenta now convalescing will be placed in tho poor farm warda next week. S. P. EARNINGS IN JULY HIGHEST IN SIX YEARS SAN rRANClSCO, Aug. 30. P Southern Pacific lines' July net rail way operating Income after deprecia tion totaled 3.378,000, the highest earnings for the month since 1031, The Income compared with $1,3U3. Ml In the 1035 month and 83.318,143 In June thla year. A substantial Improvement In freight and paaaenger Income brought railway operating revenues for ths month to 17,14,30S, a gain of 3, 198.001 over the month last year but a alight decline from the 817.086.030 reported for June. Y0UTHlSTTNir$25 ON RECKLESS DRIVING Alan Howard Jewett. 18, of Central rolnt, charged with reckless driving entered a plea of guilty In Justice court thla morning and wss fined 12ft and costs which he psld. He has been employed In the fruit harvest. Young Jewett was the driver of the auto containing seven passengers, all of Central Point, which skidded Into a fruit truck, at a curve on the 401 Orchard road last A&turtav noon. when It struck loose gravel. Three sustained minor Injurlca and the car was badly damaged. It wsa charged that Jewett hit the curve at a blb rata of speed. Erected L ACTIVITIES; LANDL1T0 EAST Roosevelt Arranges Further Drought Conferences Be fore Swing Into Scorched Western Farm Region WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. (fl) Amid a burst of activity among top-flight flgurea In the major camps of the presidential campaign. Gov. Alf M. Landon turned eastward today In the Republican drive to defeat the New Deal. While President Roosevelt, at Hyde Park, arranged further drought con ferences prior to his awing Into the scorched western farm country for a 10-day tour, the Kansas governor set out from his summer ranch at Estes Park, Colo., on a trip to carry him through nine states. Leaders Keep Up Hre Leaders of both major parties con tinued to thrust at opponents. Speaking before the United Retail Merchants association last night at Hageraton, Md., Col. Frank Knox, Re publican vice presidential nominee, declared that "the business of this country can not be run from Wash' lngton.' Assailing what he described a "regimentation" and "cracking down," I Knox caJled for "fewer laws and bet-1 ter laws." tn his prepared speech, the Chicago publisher declared: "Even where regulation Is clearly desirable, It Is a very rltAl question whether It Is a matter for federal regulation or for local regulation by (Continued on Page ran) VANCOUVER BLAZE L VANCOUVER. B. C, Aug. 20. (AP) A spectacular fire, starting In an apprentice worker's shop awept through two shipyards, a motorboat construction plant, the Vancouver Ice hockey arena and auditorium early today, causing lose estimated by Fire Chief Archibald Dlamld between 9500,000 and 1,000,000. Originating In the Vaucouver ship yard shortly after mldnlfht, the blare spread to the adjoining Fenner and Hood shipyard, leveled both and de stroyed four small buildings, raced over the R. Cliff Sanger outboard motor plant and Marine Exchange. Ltd., building, and then leaped to the noarby Ice hockey arena, all of Which were destroyed. Two firemen were Injured, neither serlotisly. The Vancouver auditorium, next to the arena, waa badly damaged. C. LEEVER OF CENTRAL POINI PASSES William 0. Leever, a resident of Centra! Point his entire life, psssed away at a local hospital Wednesday evening, August 10, Mr, Leaver waa a well known real- drnt of Jackson county, being in the hardware business at Central Point for many years. . A complete obituary and funeral arrangements will be In a later Issue of this paper. Paternity of Puzzles COLUMBUS. O., Aug. 30. (P) Columbus obstetrtclsns Indicated to day that the state division of char Itlea would have a difficult teax straightening rut a reported case of divided paternity of twin ilrls. now ten yesrs old. Mrs. Luetta Magruder, division chief, disclosed that a Columbus wo man had asked her help in obtaining custody of both girls. The woman's husband. Mrs. Magrur said, was willing to let ths mother have one girl, which he contended was an other msn'a daughter, but refused to surrender Uie other, of which he pro fessed to be the father. Leading obitetrlrlans here, oeclln Ini t be Quoted by pem, aald tbat Near Med ford Off For London Harry Rich man (right), alnger and sportsman, and Dick Merrill, aviator, leave Loa Angelea for New York. They propose to fly from New York to London and back In about 24 hours' time. (Associated Press Photo) Pour' persona were treated for minor Injuries at tha Community hospital last night following a peoullar head on three-car collision near tha coun ty fairgrounds at 0 p. m. Only on of the four, Mlas Wilms Martin, 33, of Orange, California, remained confined today. William D. Atwlll of Orange. Agnes Cox, 33, also of Orange, and Robert Keeney, yung Medford ar chitect, were treated for minor cuts snd bruises. Keeney, driving a new Ford convert ible coupe, wsa returning to Medford at an estimated speed of about 40 or 45 mllea an hour when he dozed at the wheel, he said today, Hla machine swerved to the left and oraahed head- into a Durant coupe driven by James R. Bobbett, 1818 North River side avenue. Bobbett waa travelling south. The Ford bashed In the front end of the Bobbett car and then ricocheted off Into a Plymouth sedsn travelling south behind the Bobbett (Continued on Page Three ) Pear Markets NEW YORK, Aug. 20. (AP-TJSDA) Pear auctions: 13 cars arrived, It? California, t Georgia, 1 Oregon un loaded, 11 ears on track; California Bartletts, 10,001 boxes, (2.10(9-3, av erage i2.fi0; Oregon Bartletts, 720 boxes, .)2.3&3.60, aversga $2.42, CHICAOO. Aug. 20. (AP-USDA) Pear auctions: 18 California, 2 Wash ington, 1 Oregon arrived, 10 cars on track, 0 cars sold; California Bart Is Us, B.0.12 boxes, $1 .80a 3, average 2.40; Washington Bartletts, 090 boxes, combination grades ll.7O9.OO. average $1.80. BOI8E, Idaho, Aug.' 20. (API Idaho's state board of equalization ended a 10-day meeting today with out materially changing for 1038 the total 1038 valuations of real estate and personal property on which the advalorem tax applies. Twin Girls Obstetricians divided paternity was possible but would be hard to prove. They said blood tests might Indicate that a man could not have been tha father, but could not establish Identity of the rather. "I recall two cases In which It was scientifically demonstrated that twins could have sepsrated fathers," one said. "One was about the time of the Civil war, when a woman gave birth to a white child and a black one." He said he did not recall details of the other case. Mrs. Msgruder said the Columbus womsn'a husbsud had placed the twlna In a Wheeling, W. Va., Insti tution. She planned to confer with medical authorltlea before any action In the esse. 'LOGGING STARTS NEXT WEEK; MILL TO START SOON San Bernardino People Se lect Medford for Large Lumbering Activity Mill, to Employ Twenty Men. Articles of Incorporation of a new $50,000 Medford lumber company were on file in the Jackson county clerk's office today. Principal -offlca ' and place of business will be In thla city, the articles stated. Tho Incorporators are listed aa . George L. Davis, Maud O. Windier, U. O. Harrawood. J. Alfred Nelson, Charles D. White. Jamea R. Land la, Hugh A. Ritcb, Joe J. Honus, Max O, Cardy and R. J. Massonglll. Officers are Mr, Harrawood, presi dent, Mr. Davis, vice-president, and Mr. Nelson, secretary-treasurer. Tha officers and Mrs. Wlncher and Mr. ' Honue comprise the board of dl- rectors. The company plana to build a mill with a dally capacity of 80.000 board feet, Mr. Davis told The Mall Tribune. Negotiations are now being conducted for purchase of a site, he said. Tna mill probably will be constructed oa the south side of the city on tna) Southern Paclflo railroad, he added. The company owha 800 acres of timber land on Elk creek and addi tional tracta are to be purchased, Mr. Davla stated. The corporation 4 named the Rogue-Elk Lumber com pany. The firm of Newbury & New bury la counsel for tha company. ( . It will take about alx. weeks build the mill, Mr. Davis said, but logging operations will be started (Continued oo Page Three.) w 1 I LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30. (IP) A "unwritten law" the right of a ma to protect hla home at all costs will be used la an effort to free James Henderson, 93-year old Alpine, Texas, cattleman, of a oharga of first degree minder, hla ohlef counsel, John L. Fleming, said today. Henderson appeared In court for trial ot a charge that he emptied a atx-ahooter Into the body of Jamea Leroy Patton, 60-year old beer parlor proprietor, "I lived up to what t thought aa proper, because when I married thla girl. I agreed to protect her," Hend erson waa quoted aa saying by Chief of Police Charles Dies of Santa Monica, Testimony at tha Inquest showed that the Heudersons had been drink ing with Patton, and that Patton and Mrs. Henderson, 34-year old bride, left and went to the tatter's home. Henderson told police he came upon Patton and hla wife In the bedroom. Mra. Henderson said she hsd been drinking and remembered nothing of what happened. SALT LAKE CITT. Aug. 30. WV Prlncese Suranne Eugalltcheff, Utah'l sllver-hslred "sliver queen," returned for a visit In her old hometown to dsy and Mid: "I don't went any more husbands. I've had four and they have ail died. "ft Isn't because I treated them badly either. They Just simply died and that's all there Is to It. No man will ever get me to marry again." BASEBALL National R. H. a. 4 10 0 3 T 1 St. Louis Cincinnati J. Dean and Ogrodowskl; Holllngs- worth, FTey, Brennan and Lombard!. -" . R. H. . Chicago -. 7 Pittsburgh 8 18 0 (11 Innings). Carleon. French, Warneke and Hartnett; Bauers. Blrkofer and Pad den. R. H. . Philadelphia I J Boston , Dowman, Brown and Atwoodi Weir. JUs and Lope a.