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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST .:, 193G.
No. 130.
M
HETJW IF
ny PAUL MALLON
(Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mailon.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. About
70.000.000 persons were of voting age
at the time of the last presidential
election. Only
47.000,000 went
to the trouble of
registering au
they could vote.
and only 41,000.-
000 actually vot
ed. This was
62 percent of the
e 1 1 g 1 b 1 e s, tha
highest percent.
age of all time.
(Only 50 percent
voted In 1020).
What these fig
ure s emphasize
to the practical politician Is the ne
cessity of organization, political or
ganizations get their votors register.
ed and deliver them at the polls on
election days.
The non-organtzatlon voter may
have had the croup on registration
dsy or may develop something like
that on election day, but tne or
ganization voter wUl be at the polla.
rain or ahlne. headache or not. In
politics, organization counts.
Chairman Farley has spent five
years building what Is generally be
lieved to be the best organization In
the history of American politics.
It reachea down Irom the White
House to the policeman on the beat.
Just as did the old Republican or
ganizations, but'lt la better financed
hsa more direct nnd Indirect bene-
IlclBrles on the rolls.
Chairman Hamilton took over. 60
days Bgo, a skeleton Republican or
panlzatton, only partly rebuilt. His
reorganized headquarters has been
functioning only for about 30 days.
During that time, the vastness of the
problem of reorganization, and the
Importance of It, are said to have Im
pressed all who are working on his
aide.
While the Democratic headquarters
expanded for the campaign only by
taking on people at the bottom, Re
publican expansion at the top has
developed growing pslns. The result
Is the Republicans have been hav
ing a hectic time trying to catch up
In technical routine. This tells the
story of the current political situa
tion better than any poll could.
Note as an example of Democratic
organization process, a certain fed
eral official In Washington notified
the national committee here the other
day that ho had registered In his
state and was preparing to vote. Two
days later he received from the com
mittee complete Instructions of where
and how to vote, what the state lawa
were, how long the polla were open,
what trains to catch to get there, etc.
The announcements Indicated that
all President Roosevelt and Senator
Glass did waa to exchange knock
knocks, and that really waa about alt
Afterward, the caustic Virginian
flipped away from the question
whether he would make any speeches
for Mr. Roosevelt by saying the had
not been asked. The answer Is. he
won't be.
Continued on Page Eight)
a Kvervone here knows, there la
not much Glass could say on the
stump. Hla views vary from admin.
Actress Louise Henry made 18 trip
acrosa the Atlantic before ahe cross
ed the united states, i
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
John "Izask Walton" Deever re
tnrnini from a day of arduous fish
ln. and exhibiting two magnificent
trophies of the chase a brace of
trout three ncnea long.
Captain Lee Bown of the state
sleuths wishing he were twins, so he
could be In at least half of the placea
he ahould be In the next three or four
days.
Cecil Schmorl. curly-headed dance
V'nc. no hoarse from warbling re-
ouest ditties that he could hardly
croak out a refusal to any further
JeopirdIM hla larynx with "Just one
more number, please.
John Peter standing forlornly Id
the middle of the abandoned liquor
tore, vacated for a new spot serosa
the street, and gazing about like a
portrait of the last Indian.
Jean Orantham making weird facea
at a scribe who reported her bung
ing onions about in a grocery store,
and the reporter promising to keep
pt ntrne out after that.
RECURRING COLDS
AFTER INFLUENZA
Oxygen Tent Fails to Pro
long Life of Cabinet Mem
ber Six of Family Are
Present As Death Comes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 37. (AP)
George Henry Dern, aecretary of war
In the Roosevelt cabinet, died in
Walter Reed hospital here today from
heart and other complications result
ing from past influenza attacks. He
was 64 years old.
Sinking Into a coma after a pro
longed Illness, Dern died at 10:55
a. m., eartern atandard time. St
membera of his family were near him.
Word Immediately was telegraphed
to President Roosevelt, who at tho
time was nearlng Bismarck, N. D.,
aboard his special train on a drought
Inspection trip.
Oxygen Tent Used.
During the night. It waa disclosed,
Dern had been placed under an oxy
gen tent In an effort to prolong his
life.
Dern's death, friends said, followed
a general physical breakdown origi
nating In a severe attack of influenza
when he was governor of Utah five
yeara ago,, and from which he tever
fully recovered.
Since then e has Buffered from re
current Influenza attacka and severe
colds, which gradually weakened him
and placed an extremely heavy atraln
on hla heart.
Dern twice governor or Utah be'
for Maine, . the; cabinet entered
Walter Reed, the big army hospital,
here on July 13 for "rest, treatment
and a . physical check", after he bo-
came 111 during an inspection n
Continued on Page Elgfcs.)
GORES AGREE TO QUIT
By stipulation between counsel. In
the suit of the California Joint Stock
and Land Bank against William H,
Gore and Sophrlna Ish Gore, It was
agreed yesterday that the oores
wculd vacate tho house on the Gore
ranch by September 0. The pioneer
couple started moving today Irom the
house where they had apent the
major portion of their lives.
The land bank came Into posses'
sion of the farm by mortgage fore
closure sale, and recently filed action
for the eviction of the Gores. The
land la leased and the lessees had no
objection to the Gorc'a occupying It.
It waa said.
TRANSIENT CAMP SALE
PONDERED BY COURTS
County courts of Jackson and Jos
ephine counties, following a visit yes
terday afternoon to the former tran
sient camp at Savage Rapids, where
controversy has arisen over the
contract to sell a portion of the site
owned by the state, took under ad
visement future action. State Sena
tor James Chlnnock and the district
attorneys of the two counties were
also present.
The state land board Issued a con
tract to sell the land owned by the
state- to a man by the name of
Smiley, a Callfornlan, upon which Is
located a number of buildings. The
state land board. It Is asld, were not
aware of this .condition and were
under the Impression they were dis
posing of unimproved property.
Democrats Assured of
Majority in Congress
Dr Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press Staff Writer.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. (AP)
Dissension and death have raised un
certatntica In the senatorial situation
It, several important states, but the
Democrats nevertheless are fortifying
the majority which is certain to be
theirs in the next session.
As It stood today, with the renoml
ration of Pat Harrison In Mississippi
and James F. Byrnes In South Caro
lina, 5ft certain to alt In January are
listed Democrats. A majority Is 49.
Barring a break in the solid south,
where most of the Democratic nomi
nees are not even opposed, te mar
gin will be larger.
The Oeorrla primary, in unlcl.
Governor Sugeae T&lmadge will pit
Neglected Health
it ?
OEOROE. H. DERN
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 28. (AP)
George Henry Dern, who said' hla
only "military" preparation for aecre
tary of war came as cornet player in
a college military band, neglected his
health for years when as governor
of Utah he "never knew when to
quit."
This was recalled today as pou-
tlclans, miners and businessmen
learned of the death In Washington
of the once rugged six-footer.
They recalled how Dern, who
fought his way up from a clerkship
In the Mercur Gold Mining and Mill
ing company In mountainous central
Utah, brought to publlo office the
same capacity for long hours and
hard work he displayed in the mines.
GATES WILL BE
L
W. A. a a tea will be the principal
speaker at the state planning board
luncheon to be held at 13:30 tomor
row in the Hotel Medford.
Mr. Gates will apeak on the agri
cultural development of Jackson
county as it relates to irrigation. He
will be followed by Ormond R. Bean
of Portland, chairman of the state
planning board.
' Anyone interested la Irrigation, ag
riculture or mining la invited to the
luncheon. Reservations, it was i
nounced, should be made immediately
at the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce.
The state planning board will hold
a regular business session In the Jack'
son county courthouse beginning at
9:30 tomorrow morning.
At 2 p. m. the board will hold i
public meeting In the courthouse au
dltorlum. Several talks will be given
on Irrigation, farming and mining
J, C. Moore, member of the resettle
ment administration at Portland, will
addreeathe meeting and arrange an
exhibit on land use In Jackson, Jose
phine and Curry counties.
Three state planning board at
taches arrived here this morning by
motorcar. They were Herbert P. By-
ram, research assistant, C. W. Reyn
olds, executive assistant, and Qeorge
H. Godfrey, special aaslstsnt. Mem
bers of the board are schcdulued to
arrive by train tomorrow morning,
BASEBALL
American
- R. H. E.
Detroit . 4 10 1
Boston 3 4 1
Bridges and Hayworth: Orove and
R. PfiTell.
his anti-New Deal strength against
Senator Richard B. Russell Jr., comes
September 9. In addition, the border
states of Tennessee, Kentucky and
Oklahoma are among those now rep
rerented by Democrats which will
elect again In November.
States besides Georgia which have
yet to select nominees are Colorado.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire. New
Mexico and Rhode Island. In New
Mexico, two seats are open.
Of the 30 to be filled In all, one Is
now farmer -labor, twelre Republican
and the rent Democratic.
The death of Oovemor Floyd B.
Olson, who waa supporting Roosevelt
vMle running for the senate on the
f.irmer -labor ticket In Minnesota, left
a tap which the leaders hare yet to
fill.
VAR I
CHILDREN FACING
HERITAGEOF DEBT
'Wasteful' New Deal Spend
ing and 'Cockeyed' Tax
Legislation Hit by G. 0. P.
. Nominee On Journey
a By O. A. MAKTIN
Associated Tress Staff Writer
ABOARD LANDON TRAIN EN
ROUTE TO TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 37.
(AP) Gov. Alf -M. Landon left be
hind him a charge of "wasteful" New
Deal spending and "cockeyed" tax
legislation as he rode through till
nola today on a achedule of 10 roar
platform appearances and a visit to
Abraham Llncoln'a tomb.
The Republican nominee was speed
lng toward Topeka on the return leg
of hla first presidential campaign in
vaslon of the east.
In the last of three addresses, he
told a Buffalo, N. Y., audience that
American youth faced "a heritage of
debts and mortgagee" through New
Deal expenditures.
Landon demanded the Immediate
repeal of the law taxing corporations
according to amounts of Income with
held from distribution. This legis
lation the Kansan described as
'cockeycd.'L He said the entire tax
structure, federal and state, needed
overhauling.
The sponsors of this tax law may
hava thought it waa a smart way to
(Continued on Page Seven)
Negotiations are being completed
this week for the purchase of the
Nichols and Aahpote building in the
200 block on East Main street by
W. H. Fluhrer. Medford baker, who
will completely remodel that building
and the one adjoining to the west,
on the corner of Main and Central
(now occupied by the Medford Phar
macy). Fluhrer purchased the corner
building several months ago...
The project will be one of the big
gest In the past few years, according
to the Charles A. Wing agency, agents
In the transfer of the Nichols & Aah
pole building to Fluhrer. The Econ
omy meat market, now housed In the
building, will be closed and the fix
tures moved to make way for an
unannounced tenant. The Medford
Pharmacy will remain In the present
location but the store will be com
pletely remodelled.
The Main street frontage of the
two buildings is 60 feet, and the
depth Is 140 feet. The two units will
be combined Into one modern struc
ture, with probably four shops In the
rear part, extending the entire width
of what is now the two buildings,
and facing on Central street. The
Larry Schade Jewelry store will prob
ably remain In Its present location
across the alley from the Craterlan
theatre.
The second floor of the corner
building will be remodelled for of
fices, and the Medford Badminton
club will retain their playing quar
ters on the second floor of the ad
Joining structure.
No flgurea have been released on
construction costs or the purchase
price of the two old buildings. Work
has already begun In lowering the
floor of the office formerly occupied
by the Yellow Cab company at 15
South Central avenue.
Mr. Fluhrer said today that the
new development would open up
new trading center, and add much to
the buslneai activity of Central
street. That street, south of Main
street, has been an Increasingly im
portant business district since con
struct I on of the Montgomery Ward
building several years ago.
Tractor Driver's
Skull Laid Open
GRANTS PASS, Aug. 27. (AP)
Hla skull cracked open, Ralph Kirk
land, about 25 of Olendale clung to
life at the Josephine general hospital
here this morning.
According to attendant. Klrkland
waa following a tractor In woods near
G lend ale yesterday afternoon. Tne
moving machine bent a tree limb In
passing which, released, struck Klrk
land. Income Shares
Msryland Fund: Bid, 19.64; aaked.
$10.43.
Uoirverlj Income: Bid. II 09; asktd
II 8.
LIEUT. MOFFETT
By
T OF
Naval Aviator, Son of Late
Rear Admiral Demoted in ;
Promotion List for Loss
of Confidential .Papers
WASHINGTON. Aug. 37. (JP)
Lieut. William A. Moffett, Jr., naval
aviator and son of the late Rear Ad
miral William Moffett, has been
found guilty by a general court mar
tial of carelessness in the loss of a
confidential service publication.
He waa sentenced to a loss of 50
numbers. This means, naval officers
said, that he waa demoted to a rank
below 50 officers formerly hla Junior
and consequently It will afreet his
prospecta of promotion.
The findings of the court martial,
held secretly in Washington laat May,
waa approved today by Admiral Wil
liam H. Stand ley, acting secretary of
the navy.
Standley's announcement did not
specify what publication bad been
lost, and added only that Moffett had
been restored to duty.
Previously, Moffett had declined to
make a statement on the ground that
the whole matter was "confidential.
The officer drew the documents
from navy flies to aid him In pre
paring for examinations for promo
tlon. Navy officials said It waa cus
tomary for officers to be given per
mission to use confidential files when
studying for examinations.
Tne mlsalng papers were entd to
hare been placed In Mofett's auto
mobile from where they disappeared
in some manner not known either to
authorities or to Moffett.
The nature of the documenta was
closely guarded secret although
they were said to Include confiden
tial publications used In signal work
Ordinarily several months elapses
between the conclusion of a court
martial and the publication of the
board's findings.
Pear shipments to date, chiefly
Bartletts, from the Rogue river val-1
ley total 369.400 boxes of packed
pears, according to Kramer Deuel, sec
retary of the Rogue River Traffic as-,
soclatlon. Approximately half of this
total la sold, .and tho balance la In.
cold storage.
The Southern Pacific railroad re
ports pear shipment to date total
487 cars 257 cars packed pears, and
210 cars to canneries.
Wednesday shipments totalled 41
cars, divided sa follows: seven cars to
eastern marketa, via Ogden, Utah; five
cars to Klamath Falls for storage;
four cars to Portland for export; eight
cars to Portland for storage, and 17
cars to the canneries. .
Southern Pacific freight aides re
ported the shipments were more di
versified this year than last, when
tho bulk of Bartlett shipments went
to eastern points.
The railroad has four switch en
glnea In service In the local yards
handling the fruit shipments.
TWO ARRESTED IN
JILL PART THEFT
The continued theft of machlnsry,
part and tools from sawmills in the
Ashland area waa believed solved by
state police today with the arrest of
Roland Gustafson, ambulance driver
for the Jftckon County Humane so
clety, and fism Mackay, of Ashland
and Medford. Both are held on $1000
ball, charged with grand larceny.
Gufttafson waa scheduled to appear
In Justice court here this afternoon to
waive or demand preliminary hear
In?. He waa arrested here by state
police this morning. Mackay waa ar
rested at Vreka by Sheriff w. O,
Chandler, waived extradition, and was
to be returned here this afternoon or
evening.
The two are charged with the theft
of machine parts, axles, gear boxes,
babbitt, toots and other articles el
let?fdly taken from the mills near
Afihland, and selling the articles to
machinery houses. Investigation has
been carried on over a period of six
weeks, state police said.
The theft of other articles is be
ing investigated In the case, state of
ficers stated.
Townsend Attorney Loses
" IP Skim
;,yOg tt I 'Sir ' lhSthh
Ctillfiirnln Townseiullles sufferfil their greatest blow In Tuesdays pri
mary election In the defeat ot Sheridan Downey (right), attorney for the
pension movement for the Democratic nomination for congress In the
Ihlrd California district. Hep. Frank II. Buck, who received tho nomina
tion I. shown nt left, (A. P. Photo).
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the possibility of missing this un
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that subscriptions be entered or re
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tember 14. After that date the cus
tomary subscription rates again be
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Bargain days have been a popular
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(Continued on Page Two.)
Justice Campbell
Facing Operation
SALEM, Aug. 27 (AP) Chief Jui
ttce Campbell of the state supreme
ccurt entered a Salem hospital today
to undergo a serious eye operation.
Physicians said he would be In the
hospital for several days, and prob
ably would not be able to resumft his
official duties for two or three weeks.
A preliminary operation was per
formed two weeks ago, after which
Justice Campbell spent a few days
at a beach resort recuperating.
Buddy Ebsen, who believes his long,
itiffled hair brliuta him good luck,
r.as It cut about twice a year.
Nations Desert Spain
In Dire Hour' of Need
Says Socialist Leader
(Editor's Note: The following Interview with Indealeclo Prleto. strong
man behind the Spanish socialist government, waa delayed eleven hours
by censor.
(Copyright, 10311, by the Associated
Press)
MADMD, Aug. 37. Spain Is the
"Ethiopia of Kurope," deserted by
those nations whose vital interest
should compel them to be her active
allies, Indealeclo Prleto, socialist
"Iron chancellor," declared today,
Prleto, former minister of public
works, spoke these bitter words In
the early hours of this morning at
his apartment In the well-defended,
sandbagged ministry of marine
The stocky labor leader mado plain
his disappointment with the manner
In which the world'a democratic
countries' have reacted to Madrid's
defense against fascist rebellion.
Iteliels (liven Aid
"What help has Ftsnrs and Oreat
Britain given us In our direst hour?"
he asks. "None at all, while Ger
many, Italy and Portugal are provid
ing our rebel enemies with all the
material they want."
Prleto, who holds no offlclsl posi
tion nut who a leader of the par
liamentary socialist party la the most
Importsnt man behind the govern
ment, shifted Jerkily In his chair.
"The diplomats of Europe sre very
busy over tlictf plea lut ccnvcutloa
CREW OF PICKERS
T
A craw of about 37 men yesterday
noon walked away from the Job at
Voorhles orchard, controlled by South
ern Oregon Bales company, In a strike
ior higher .wagea, Aooordlng to one
of the members of the crew, who ask
ed that hla name not be used, the
men were striking for five cent per
box for picking D'AnJous out of tall
trees, after working the Bartlett crop
at four centa and three and a half
for atrlpplng, the spokesman said.
The spokesman stated that they
wero being paid four centa for pick
ing D'AnJous and could not make a
livable wago at that scale. He aald
that the crew had agreed to return
to the four cent acale for picking
Bosos, because the trees wero smaller
and the fruit heavier In that par
ticular orchard. Ha added that the
orchard officials refused to meet the
demands. "
Although a few of the pickers, the
man aald, were from California, out-of-state
labor could not hava made
up more than six or eight membera.
and the atrtke waa not called by out
i.We agitators, but by local men. He
himself stated that he had been
Medford resident for 30 years. -
8. O. 8. officials denied this after
non that tho strike waa of any con
eequence, and that the crewa had rt-
turned to work thla morning and the
packing house waa running full blaat.
It was stated that the pickers on the
job were "well satisfied" and that
the crews were filled.
Rumors that other walkouts had
occurred could not be traced to faots.
C'hsrles A. Wing stated that there
1 ad been complete accord between
hla crew and orchard foremen, and
that they had been turning prospec
tive pickers awav the past few days.
of neutrality and non-intervention,"
he continued.
"But what good la such a conven
tion to us? ' None at altl"
Bitterly he went on:
"It will In fact damage our cause
Obviously, Prance and Oreat Britain
will sign It and keep their word
while Oermany, Italy and Portugal
will sign It and go on helping the
rebola as before.
He blurted out:
France, llrltaln Illlnd
"I cannot understand why Prance
and Oreat Britain can be so blind
to their own Intcrestsl
"The establishment of a fascist re
glm In. the west end ot Europe Is
not contingency they csn envisage
with pleasure. '
"Anyway, what will they aay If
Franco (Oen. Francisco Franco), the
rebel commander-in-chief I win and
gives the Balearle lslanda to Italy or
Oermar.y as reward for their aid7"
(Tho Balearlca. off Spain's eastern
coast, might affect the balance ot
power In the Mediterranean if they
fall Into the hands of a militant
poveri.
ConUaued, on fag four.J
0)
IE LAKE F
CONTINUES SPREAD
IN WHEATREGION
Second Dike Broken Com
bine Harvesters Forced
to Halt Emergency Ope
rations On Cox Ranoh
KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 87.-
Tule lake sump water broke through
a second dike yesterday afternoon, ran
an emergency harvesting operation out '
of the grain field beyond, and found
It way through" still another dike.
opened for It purposely to remove th
pressure from more Important ow
ners.
At mid-afternoon the water had.
run through low dike separating
Cox brothers' fields sufficiently far
to force cessation of a four -combine
harvesting operation In the second
field. About half of thla aOO-aor
field had been harvested when the
water atopped all work there.
Beyond thla piece ot land lies tha
grain fields of Hasklna brother. A .
the flood moved against a separating
dike, Hasklna brothers but a breads
to let the water through Into field
that had already been harvested. Tha
water (an harmlessly over the stubbl
men turned their effort to
strengthen other dike against pre- ,
euro thus temporarily relieved. ;
Estimates ot damage still stand at
about 100,000 but may rise U th;'
water breaks through othor barrier.
The Kandra lease on the north of
Cox brothers flooded field la In the
greatest danger.
1
E;
DELZELL QUITS
Announcement was mada today of
tho appointment of Harold D. Qrey
acting director of the southern
Oregon district for the work pro
gress administration. The district
embracea Jackson, Joaephlne, Klam
ath, Curry, Douglas, Lake and Coo
counties.
Mr, Orey succeeds Tom Delzell, who
LOOD
resigned, effective today, "for per-
aonal reasons." Mr. Oelseli did not
elaborate on Ms reasons for resign
ing but it la known that he accepted .
tha appointment originally for ft
more or less temporary period. H
left last week for Portland, when he
aald he would remain for the Urn
being.
Mr, Orey waa advanced In the
works prograsa administration from
the position of supervisor or employ
ment for this district. He ha re
amed In Medford practically all his
life. The position of supervisor of
employment will not be filled for to
present.
Mr, Grey's appointment, wnion be
came effective today, was announoad
hero by J. C. Albright, deputy WPA
administrator for Oregon, who cam
from hi Portland headquarters this
morning to notify Mr, Orey.
"We regret the loss of Mr. Del sail
from our orgsnltatlon because of hi
loyal and efficient service." Mr. Al
bright said. "We wish him well In
his new endeavor whatever It might
be.
"Mr. Orey was selected for th po
sition because of his thorough fa
miliarity with the whole WPA pro
gram and because of the excellent
service he has rendered In his posi
tion a supervisor of employment
Ho Is familiar with the working of
the whole administration and w
were gratified that he was available
aa Mr. Delzell'e aucoeasor."
Mr. Delzell was appointed director
when the WPA district we organ
ised early In July, 103S. He held an
executive position with the Califor
nia Oregon Power company In Klam
ath rails at the time he was drafted
for the WPA post, receiving a leav
of absence from the company.
Mr. Orey was appointed supervisor
of employment also at the time th
district was organised. Ha has fre
quently been commended by the ad
ministration for hla discreet and ef
ficient handling of difficult po
sition. Speaking of WPA projects in gen
eral, Mr. Albright said there would ,
be sufficient worth-while develop
ments to take care of any relief load
next winter. Projects already ap
proved would be given preference, he
added, thus Indicating Indirectly
that the Medford airport develop
ment would be continued thla fall.
Mr. Albright waa to return to Port
land by lrplao tula afternoon.