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MAW . - The Weather Fort cost: Fair tonight and Tuesday. Warmer Tuesday, TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday 80 Lowest this morning - ,55 Pick the Best The best buys In real estate la and around Med ford are usual ly advertised In Mall Tribune classified ads. If you Intend Investing natch these adi. Pick the beat offer. EDFORD Full Associated Press U United Press Thirty-First Year MED.FORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1936. No. 127. in ID HE M .afiSstm By PAUL MAIXON (Copyright. 11)36, by Paul Million) WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. In poli tics, everything depends on where you sit. It Is not unusual for two DOlltlOOS. looking upon th same set of facta from oppo site viewpoints, to reach oppo site conclusions. But It la news when two offi cials In the same government d e -partment g t cross eyed from the statistics, p o r example, t.hn beat lauzh Agriculture Secretary Wallace enjoys these days comes whenever anyone suggests the drought la going. -to bring a serious food ahortage or Im mediately Increased prices. He posi tively shakes, regularly once a week, when the question Is asked at his preaa conferences. He ssys such pes simistic speculations by "amateurs" (meaning, of course, politicians In the opposing camp) Just roll him on the floor. Some alarm has been felt for his personal condition since his own bu reau of agricultural economics pre dicted a oeciaea anormgo u is tables for canning and ssld prices would be much higher. Later It also forecast the "smallest domestic sup ply of manufactured dairy products In five years," saying milk produc tion waa 8 per cent lower , than at this time last year. While Mr. Wallace Jovially brushed aside (without denying) the sugges tion that there mBy be Imports of corn snd wheat, his B. A. E. officially admitted- corn must, be Imported from Argentina the only nation with a surplus. No amount waa mentioned by B. A. E. U. S. corn production Is now estimated at 1.440,000.000 bushels, as compared with 2,300.000.000 last year, the deficit being 860.000.000 bushels. Argentina la supposed to have about 364.000.000 bushels available for ex port. The fault of the B. A. E. apparency la that the economists there are look ing at the situation from a realistic rather than a political standpoint. Note. B. A. E. announcements come through the official agriculture department publicity bureau, which also handlea Wallace's announce, ments, Indicating both a lack of co ordination or a lack of censorship depending on your viewpoint. In New Deal quarters, it Is rather generally agreed that this drought Is going to be a long term problem. Relief will have to be continued well into next aprlng. It la estimated that, during the winter, probably 3. 000.000 persons will have to be fed or given Jobs with the WPA. Railroad statistics believe car load ings will continue to Increase to a peak of 000.000 In October. The fig ure for the week ending August IB (Continued on Page Pour ) SOCIALIST NOMINATION IS ACCEPTED BY THOMAS SALEM. .Aug. 24. (AP) Norman I. Thomas. New York, advised the state department today he had ac cepted the Oregon socialist nomina tion for president. George A. Nelson, Wisconsin, was the nominee for vice president. Both Thomas and Nelson were nominated at an assembly held In Bslem July 12. There were 250 per sons In attendance. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Seth "Ysncy Cravat" Bullls back again from San Fran on a hasty trip to Portland, looking tideways at his car and saying the thing Is getting so tired that every time he approaches It hangs Ua head, coughs, and tries to edge away. Cliff CMrnett. petrol tycoon, tap ping Dot Roberts on one shoulder and when she turned he ducking the other way and grabbing a large hunk of her sandwich, devouring it heart ily despite her demands to freew loose from It. "Tallspln" Tommy Culbertson ex hibiting his band he tried to cut off with a piece of glass Sattldy, and say ing the flesh opened up "just like a hog dor when a butcher- sltta it down the middle." Sherf Brown fixing a reporter with a speculative eye, and announcing that If he were that age bed be over In Spain enllfttng ax a free lance sol dier, but allowing the reporter's de sire to keep on living might have Ita points. Jack Woods blasting this depart ment's hopes that he'd thrown away that horrible pork -pie bonnet wit, the announcement he intended break ing n out again coma cold weather, 4 ' REBEL AIRPLANES i T I Azana's Baggage Sent to Valencia Is Reliable Re- ; port 100 Meet Death in Bombardment of Irun (Copyright, 193(1, by the Associated Tress) PAMPLONA, Spnln, Aug. 24. Spanish rebel officers reported today execution of five French men fighting for the loyalist government and warned that other French nationals who Join In Che civil war may expect the same fate. Accusing France of aiding the Spanish socialist regime, the fascist officers asserted the five French volunteers were captured In a battle near Ojnrzun and put to death. (Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press) MADRID. Aug. 17. ( Uneensored , by Courier to Hendaye. Prance, Aug. 24.) Seemingly reliable report to day said President Manuel Azana had sent truckloads of baggage to the port of Valencia amid government fears concerning a southern rebel ad vance on Madrid. An official government bulletin ad mitted Spanish rebel airplanes had bombarded Oetafe airdrome, on the outskirts of Madrid early Sunday. Rebels claimed 31 planes dropped 400 bombs. French, sympathisers of Spanish government forces reported more than 100 Inhabitants of Irun had been killed In an Intensive bombardment by rebel airplanes today. The 'Veport, however,' "could not be confirmed, since the frontier wae closed tightly. From Hendaye, Prance, Insurgent air forces could be seen dropping heavy loads of bombs on the Span ish loyalists. LONDON, Aug. 34. (AP) British men-of-war were Instructed today to (Continued od Page rhree ) few. mtM DISMISSED BY JUDGE SALEM. Aug. 34. (p) Circuit Judge L. O. Lewelllng dismissed today the suit brought by Earl H. Penl seeking to overthrow the Inhibition In his pa role from the state penitentiary de nying him the right to return to Jackson county until his full four year term was ended. The Judge held the complaint did not state facts sufficient to consti tute a cause of suit, and further tha. he had no Jurisdiction over the sub ject matter In the case. Pehl, former Jackson county Judge, contended bo had served his full time with credit for good behavior. He was received at the prison August. 18, 1933 under the four-year Inde terminato sentence, Pehl asked for & decree declaring his conditional parole void, and for an Injunction refraining any Inter ference In his return to Jackson county. Another suit, Involving habeas cor pus proceedings filed by Pehl's wife. Electa Feh), in attempt to obtain his unconditional release, Is now on ap peal In the state supreme court. FACES POLL TEST SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. M. (API Dr. Francis T. Towneend'a old ate pension organisation today staked Its political atr;tb In the elderly foun der's own state on trio outcome cf tomorrow's California congressional primary. Victory for Towns;nd endorsed candidates In 13 of the state's 20 congressional districts waa predicted by E. J,. Marpett. state manager for the organization. . The n'tt.tanding test Is admittedly In the third district where Sheridan Downey, personal attorney fr Dr Townsend. Is running n;alnst repre sentative Prank H. Buck for the Democratic nomination. Townaend leadera have cslled for the defeat of Buck, who they have declared an outstanding opponent of their organisation. Of the 3.06. 828 registered votera. 1.783.028 are Democrat and 1,198.590 vcpu&llcsDJi. Where Two Rescued From Caved-in Mine lp .... -U& 1 OF TRACK WORK BEGINS William Strang, high achool stu dent and son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L Strang of 416 South Central avenue, was reported well on the way to re covery today from Injurlea sustained Saturday night when he rode his bicycle Into a parked car on East Main street near, Crater Lake avenue. Tt waa expected he would be able to return home from Community hospi tal tomorrow night. An X-ray photo showed that his skfffl was not fractured as was at first feared. His right knee was still badly swollen today but no llgHmonte were torn. Whether the little finger of his right hand can be saved was still doubtful, ft was almost com pletely severed. Katherlne Centner, 18. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Oentner of 20 North Orange street, waa reported progressing satisfactorily at Commu nity hospital today. Miss Oentner waa seriously injured a week ago last Saturday when her bicycle caught In the old trolley tracks on West Main street and she waa thrown under the wheel of a wood truck. The city engineering department today began the work of covering the exposed track the entire length of Main street with asphalt. The tracks have been partially covered but the covering has worn off In places. LATOURETTE ASSURES OREGON FOR ROOSEVELT NEW YORK. Aug. 34. (AP Dem ocratic leaders from Oregon. North Dakota, and Iowa gave James A. Far ley, national chairman, optimistic re ports today regarding President Roosevelt's chances for re-election In November, Among those with whom the chair man conferred wre Howard F. !itou rette of Portland, Ore., apeaker of the Oregon house of representatives. . , 4 , McMURRAY. Alta., Aug. 24.(AP) Six air force planes flew over Can ada's northern barren lands today, searching for Plight-Lieut. Hheldon W. Coleman of the Royal Canadian ix loioe, unreported lor wyeo days. FIVE MINERS PERISH WHEN ENTOMBED BY GAS BLAST IN SHAFT WILKESBARRE. Pa., Aug. 34. (AP) A mine Inspector sent word to tho surface that five men entombed by a gaa explosion In an anthracite tunnel today had perished, j The blast occurred In the Sullivan Trail Coal company's mine nearly 300 feet below the surface. Five hours after the explosion, Ed ward Curtis, tho mine Inspector, re ported the five bodies had been re covered. The victims were: Michael Traglia, 49, Plttston: Edward Makar, 33, Pitta ton Junction; Pat Sorleelll, 21, West Plttston: Charlea Dl Samoney, 64, Old Forge and Andrew Stefanko, 28, Old Forge. John Smith, 35, Old Forge miner who waa blown clear before tons of rock and coal came hurtling Into the tunnel, told through seared lips his version of the explosion. "The celling didn't hit them." he gasped. "It fell In front of them. It cut them off frem the rest of us but it didn't fall on them." Smith suffered severe burns on the face, arras and legs. Compsny officials said they could not assign a cause of the explosion Immediately. They termed It "un usual. WASHTNOTON. Aug. 34. (API Actual data for a vm Top Insurance plan designed to offset damage to million of wheat, cotton and corn acres through drought, flood and pest wm hflng assembled todsy at the agriculture department. Roy M. Oreen. chief of a financial division, expressed confidence that basic data for crop Insurance can be worked out that will be as sound as present life insurance t-iblea dplt the failure of four venture by pri vate corporation Into all-risk farm tnaurance in recent years. A giant hose to pump oxygen to rescue workers was prewed Into ser vice at the mnln (that I of a coal mine at Mohrrly, yn (upper picture) where fire tint cuve-lns entombed four mirkrr. ,. . Met nun. .10, (loner picture), oldest of the en tombed men, la shown drinking cof fee and Joking with his rescuers ns he was taken from the mine on Fri day, three tlaya after the cnve-ln occurred. Two of bis conipuitlons were found dead and a third In a serious rondltlon from monoxide gas. (A. P, riiotos.) PLANNED FOR TEST OF SALEM, Aug. 24.-H7P) The petition of the Pinnacle Packing company and others for an order temporarily re straining the state unemployment compensation insurance commission for collecting employers' contribu tions, will be opposed vigorously by the attorney general's office, it was announced here today. The suit, which asked for both a temporary and permanent restrain ing order, was filed in Jackson coun ty last week. Arguments on the tem porary restraining order will be heard by the court there next Monday. Cop ies of the complaint were served on the commission today. The complaint contended that the law creating the fund was unconsti tutional In that It violated both the state and federal constitutions. A number of other packing com panies Joined with the Pinnacle Pack ing company In prosecuting the suit. The commission declared today that a temporary restraining order would result In Irreparable damage to the commission and would prevent col lections until the court ruled on the application for a permanent order. Records show that the commission already has collected In excess of 750.000. It waa estimated that col lections for the entire year would to tal $1,600,000. Administrative coats are paid by tho federal government. E OF The state police and district attor ney's office continued today their Investigation of Lloyd 3. Beabury, 21; Lloyd Bon gee. 20; and Gilbert 8 Dickinson, 19. all of Plalnvlew. Neb., held In the county jail for minor offenses, while "regatdeu suspects" In the watermelon hurling episode that brought severe throat and neck Injuries to Mrs, Joe N. Marsh of this city. There were no new develop ments. A piece of watermelon hurled from an auto, struck the windshield of an auto In which Mrs. Marsh waa riding near Talent on the Pacific Highway last Thursday evening. Flying glass struck Mrs. Marsh In the throat, In flicting a deep wound. Mrs. Marsh's condition has been reported as Im proved. The thn e youths denied any water melon hurling. Bon gee and Beabury were sentenced to serve 30 days in the county jail on pleas of guilty to disorderly con duct, They admitted they had fired ft water pistol at a small boy on a bicycle. The small boy noted the license number. Dickinson waa sen tenced to ten days In the county Jail for iute of an Invalid out of state auto Ucvom. 16 I BY SOVIET COURT Severe Penalty Set to In sure 'Highest Measure of Social Defense Trotzky Is Named As Colleague OSLO. Norway, Aug. 24. (AP) I -co u Trotrky said today he was willing to up pen r before an Im partial Norwegian court to an swer charges made against him during the Moscow trial of 16 men sentenced to death for con spiring to overthrow the Soviet government and kill Dictator Joseph Stalin. By CIIAHI.I.S P. NUTTER Associated Press Foreign Staff MOSCOW. Aug. 24. (AP) Sixteen confessed conspirators against the Soviet state were sentenced today to death by firing squad to Insure the "highest- measure of social defense" of tho government. For the first time alnce the bol sheviks came Into power, they or rered the death penalty for leaders who marched in the October revolu tion 18 years ago. The verdict, handed down at dawn by a military collegium of the su preme court, waa expected to have widespread domestic and Interna tional reactions. (Millly of Plotting The prisoners were declared guilty of having plotted with the exiled Leon Troteky, war minister of early revolution days, to assassinate Dic tator Joseph Stalin and others high In the government and communist party. They were convicted also of having brought about the assassination of target. JKlroff, chief aide to Stalin, at Leningrad late1n lB34, or of bringing Into Russia alleged Instructions from Trotzky for carrying out the terrorist plot. Trotzky from his Norwegian haven denied connection with the plot, but the prisoners admitted guilt and some named Trotr.ky as a colleague. Properly Confiscated All the prisoners' property will be confiscated by the state. Arrest of Trot7.ky and his son, Bodoff, was or dered if either re-enters Russia. The prisoners, Including two old leaders who once stood with Trottky at the very top of the party, were in a state of collapse as Chief Judge V. V. Ulrlch read the ten-minute long verdict in sharp ataccato aen tencea and condemned them to death. The Soviets thus sought to avenge the 20 -month -old slaying of Klroff. Between 100 and 300 persons already have paid with their Uvea for that crime. The verdict, observers believed, also wiped out the most persistent oppo sition group Stalin has faced alnce he took over power from Nikolai Lenin. An order wis issued today directing that William H, Oore and his wife, Sophronla Ish Oore, appear in cir cuit court Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock and show cause why a "writ of assistance should not be Issued, evicting them from the home on the Oore ranh on he Jacksonvllle-Ruch road. The eviction la sought by the Cali fornia Joint Land and Stock Bank of California, purchasers of the farm property on a mortgage foreclosure, and which the Joint bank leased to others. The lessees, it la claimed, have no objection to the Gores occu pying the house. Wednesday's proceedings will prob ably be one of final legal moves In the litigation that has beset the Oore property the past five years. The farm was established in pio neer days and the Oores have re aided on It for many years. SERIOUSLY CUT HAND Tom A. Culbertaon, manager of Medford municipal airport, was today recovering from .a badly lacerated right hand. The back of his hand waa severely torn Saturday afternoon when he ac cidentally broke awindow In one of the gaa stations at the airport He waa taken to Sacred Heart hos pital, where nine stitches were re quired to close the wound. Income Shares Maryland fund, bid 10 80; aritrd 1038. Quarter); Income, bid aaked i,as. Pear Markets CHICAGO. Aug. 34. (AP-USDA) Fear auctions: 19 California. 1 Colo rado, 1 Idaho. 3 Waahlngton, a Ore- gon cara unloaded. 10 on track, 13 sold. Waahlngton Bnrtletts, 449 boxes extra Jancy, ai.7fi$9. 10: average, tl.93: 940 fancy, $1.7(33.00: average. f 1.86; California Bartletts, 7048 boxes, 1.8S(J3.00; average 3 35. NEW YORK. Aug. 34. (AP-U8DA) Penr auctions: 34 cars arrived, 98 California, 7 Oregon, 3 Washington unloaded, 16 on track; Oregon Bart letts, 867 boxes extra fancy, $3.06 2.76; average, ta.33: 4703 fancy, $1.40 9 3.66: average, 3.13; Washington Bartletts, 730 boxes extra fancy, ai-66 91.06: average, 1.80; Flemish, 840 boxes fancy, al.66al.70: average ,1 88; California Bartletts. 18,664 boxes 3,oo Q3.1S: average 3.60. RESIDENCE BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE; Fire this morning destroyed the roof and part of the upper floor of the two-story frame house at 1401 Euclid avenue. Some of the furni ture upstairs also waa ruined and water did some damage although firemen saved moat of the furnish ings by the use of salvage blankets. Cause was attnouted by Chief Roy Elliott to a defective flue leading from the kitchen range. Re said there was evidence the fire started on the underside of the roof. Damage, he stated, could not be estimated accurately until a survey waa made by an Insurance adjustor though It would probably run Into hundreds of dollars. The house It covered by In surance. The residence li owned by Andrew Clancy." It was- occupied by E, ft. Hunted, salesman for the Shell Oil company, and family. Mr. Huated waa out of the city and Mrs. Hub ted was downtown shopping at the time of the fire. Their small son and maid were at home. The fire alarm waa sounded at 8:2ft and the recall about an hour later. It was the first serious' residence fire of the year. With the advent of cooler weather Chief Elliott advised all resident to have thorough tests msde of all flues, pipes and chim neys before starting fires In ranges, stoves or furnaces, He emphasised that defects develop and combustible soot collects during the summer months when stoves are not in use. FRUIT SUBSIDY PUN : IS EXPLAINED HERE ; BY FEDERAL AGENTS The government's plan of fruit sub sidles waa explained at a special luncheon-meeting of the Rogue River Valley Trafflo aasoclatlon In tha Ho tel Holland today by Porter Taylor, market apeclallst, and Oeorge Naha toll, northwest field representative, general crops section bureau of tho federal department of agriculture. Mr. Taylor, from Washington, D. 0 camo here from California where he held a series of conferences. Mr. Nahttoll baa headquarters In Portltand, : The trafflo association has been working for some time on the sub sidy plan. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Hans toll this afternoon helped association members In concluding proposal for submission to the department of ag riculture. The aubaldy plan la divided Into three parte: payments on fruit divert ed to domestic out-of-market chan nels, export to foreign markets and by products, Mr. Taylor pointed out. The foreign and by-producta angles have not been developed to prac ticable point yet, he added. The real purpose of the plan, Mr. Taylor asserted, Is not to pay a sub sidy but to develop new domeatlo markets, making them a permanent outlet for fmlt. EUROPEAN BUSINESS ON UP-QRADE FORD FINDS NEW YORK, Aug. 24. (AP) Ed eel Ford returned todsy from A five weeks tour of Europe with the report that business conditions appeared to be greatly Improved In virtually every European country. "There certainly la every Indication that the world depression Is over," he said. 'There seems to be a better feeling all around." BASEBALL American R. H. r. Chicago ...M-..MM.....nM.M. 8 14 a Detroit - - 4 8 3 Lyons and Seweljj Bridges, Sorrel) tnd Hioitn, lie ADMITS SLAYING DAUGHTER ACCOUNT POVERTY Body of 16-Year-0ld Girl Found Buried In Brush Near Small Home Be lieved She Did Girl Favor SEATTLE, Aug. 34. (AP) Chtaf Criminal Deputy Sheriff O. K. Bodle, announced today Mrs. Esther Clark, 33, of Richmond Beach, had con fessed killing her daughter, Rose, b csuae she "complained too much that ahe didn't have nice things other girls have." "I thought It waa doing her a favor by killing her," Bodla quoted her as eaylng. Tha body of the 16-year-old girl, her head beaten and her throat cut, Bodla said, was found burled In tha ' brush 300 yards back of their small ' home. Killed Thursday The mother, a widow, aald tha daughter was killed Isat Thursday night, Bodla asserted. Her confession. Bt. r.. said tha girl "complained end nag ged" that she did not hv "i clothes, good food or a nlos borne" and the mother became angry. Rela tives went to the house Isst night . and Investigated when they couM (Continued on Page Four.) 1 DEAOlRED E EUOENE. Aua. It fAPlnn. la dead, another Injured, a boy Is r ocain ana a little girl seriously Injured followlna a serin, at m.tw automobile accident in tha Eugene vicinity ounaay ana Monday, Olen Oldham, ao. wu kiiiax in stantly this morning when tha graval muv. n wa. driving crasnea with a lumber truck driven by Jack Beok man on a bridge on tha Elmlra road six mllea west of Eugene. Beckmsn la In a hospital with serious Injurlea. Officers aald Oldham annamntlv tried to pass a wood truck on tha bridge and, crashed Into tha lumbar truck. Barney Bailey, IS, la near death la a local hospital and Leonard James David, 31, of Monroe, Is held In Jill on a charge of drunken driving aa a . result of an accident Sunday on tha raciuo nignway five mllea north of here. The boy waa brushed between two cars, necessitating amputation of one leg. Oladeus Simmons, 11, la In a hos pital with a fractured leg and many cuts and bruises aa a result of being struck by a car driven by Paul Hani aon, of Dallas, Sunday while crossing a street. SALEM, Aug. 34. (AP) Clarenoa McKenale, 3 of fislem, lost bla Ufa here Saturday night when struck by a car while crossing the street be tween intersections. . Witnesses snld McKenzle walked from between two parked cara and apparently did not see the machine that hit him. District Attorney Trln die said the aocldent waa In his opin ion, unavoidable. HOOVER'S PARTY Former President Herbert O. Hoover and party, including Mrs. Hoover and ' Mr. and Mrs. Van Answorth of San Francisco entrained here "rather ' hurriedly," laat night for tha south. Mr, Hoover had planned a eoupla of days fishing In Rogue river on a swing over southern Oregon. Tha -party fished in Diamond lake. Mr. Hoover planned to be a guest at the Nton Tucker summer lodge on Rogue river. The auto bearing tha Hoover party, stopped at Orleve's Prospect resort for gasoline Sunday afternoon, and . tlte former president strolled In front of the store, while the auto was be ing serviced. Most of Prospect was at tha ball game, across the road, and did not know until afterwards the distinguished cltlren had been la their midst. The past few days the former president haa been on a tour of the coaat, McKenzle river, and Bend llan log spot,
