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The Weather Forecast : Fair tonight and Tuesday, with rising tem perature. TKMPKKATL'RE Highest yesterday .....93 Lowest this morning 53 Waste No Time Watch the Classified Ads for the best bargains In Real tistnt. it pays to act promptly when tlte property you want Is advertised. Others waste no time In contacting advertiser. MEDFORD Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Tkirty-l'Mrst Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1936. j No. 139. m mam mve IB AWs , PLACE ARTILLERY SBm"1 FORATTAGKUPON jBfcfJ FORT TRINCHERPE By Paul Malfon (Copyright, 1036, by Paul Mallon) WASHWOTON. Sept, 7. Those who watched President Roosevelt's meeting with Governor Landon closest called It a draw. The Kansas governor used It to establish the fact that he sh avos every morning, and Mr. Roosevelt discovered that what all the gov ernors want out of him la cash. Ervery state au thority met by the president. except the Kansan, mentioned what a great drought relief job he could do If only furnished with some of Mr. Morgonthau's In exhaustible funds. The result was that everyone went home satisfied with haying told his side of the story, but nobody got any money. , Counselors of both Mr. Roosevelt and Governor Landon told them no good would come of their meeting. Little Incidents, they said, would be played out of all proportion to proper significance. Either Mr, Roosevelt or Governor Landon would emerge, they contended, with superior honors, and the one who lost would suffer pol itical Ignominy. They were wrong. .Governor Landon ran Into Mr. Roose velt with hts hand outstretched and vice versa. The amicable feelings on both aides were really as strong as expressed. Des Moines authorities felt they had witnessed a spectacular political show without a climax. - -Most publicized development of go-ernment Is not the Roosevelt Landon conference or the war In Spain. It Is a meeting of a couple of people here under the title of the "Third World Power Conference." Every newsman In Washington has received upwards of eight million worda of authoritative analyses of the gathering, which is officially nubheaded as "Second Congress on Large Dams." The explanation of all this exten sive mimeographing apparently Is that there Is a presidential campaign under way and the subject of power U an Issue. Ordinarily the second congress on large dams is held In June. Septem ber this year Is nearer -November. Note If you wish any further in formation regarding the "third world power conference and pecond congress on large dams," nil announcements (Continued on Page Two) YOUTH SEES MOTHER MURDERED BY SUITOR SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 7. (AP) Before the eyes of her 15-yenr-old son, Mrs. Estelle Sorcnson. 38. was shot to death In her apartment here yesterday by Milton F. Wagner, a CCC worker, who then took his own life, Coroner Otto Mtttelstadt said today. Mtttelstadt said Mrs. Sorenson. di vorced recently from Christy Soren son. an accountant, tried to rid her self of Wagner's attentions for the past several months. SAN FRANCISCO, Septi 7. (API Eleven persons were killed In traffic accidents, scores were Injured, and three drowned over the week-end In California, as thousands traveled to resorta or to special attractions in their localities. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Sherf Brown losing his wallet (altho he may not have discovered that yet) and the state cops finding It. and deciding' to Inaert an ad in the Mail Tribune and making Brown pay for It before he could retrieve his valuables. Hob Deuel peeking through the window ot nts fuel place, and appar ently deciding against attempting to walk in on the newly painted (orange) floor. Ain'tno Hemlock, theater manager, out in the alley behind the Rialto yesterday aft. anprlly examines the home-made coollne unit which srem rd to have gone phtttt! Bob "Gorilla" Montromry stand ing with a grin on his face watching the hectic dancing in a mgnt foot and finally leaving so he wouldn't get caught in the maelstrom and have a leg torn off. Fred Colvlg inviting the M. T. staff to go lor a ride with him, ihe catci being thai- his battery was down and he needed a lot of manpower to pu&fc the t&lng. '' 5 JN Government Defending Force in San Sebastian Re ported Split by Dissension Some Would Surrender By ROBERT B. PARKER, Jr. (Copyright, 10,10, by the Associate Press) HENDAYE. France, Sept. 7. (AP) Columns of Fascist rebels supported by batteries of artillery and field guns surged ahead today to attack Fort Trlncherpe, last line of govern ment defense before San Sebastian. Rumbling lines of artillery moved into place for an offensive which rebel commanders asserted would re move the only obstacle In the march on the Biscay bay resort city, , Socialist militiamen strengthened their forces Inside the besieged fort overlooking the small town of Pasa Jcs. Sporadic fighting continued near Ancho as the fascist sought to seize control of the highway Into the coastal community. Planes to Defense. The government, general staff or dered fighting planes Into defensive action to bomb consolidated rebel po sitions In devastated Irun and Fuen- terrabia. A bombing plane, circling deep over French territory, dropped two heavy projectiles on Irun and eight lighter ones on Fuenterrabla. Damage to the two fascist-dominated cities was only slight. Government defending forces In San Sebastian, meanwhile, were reported split In three directions by dlsscntlon. Basque volunteers were declared to be advocating surrender of the resort city to avoid bloodshed during the rebel advance. Socialists and armed workers of -the militia were favoring a campaign of strategy to oppose the (Continued on Pag- 8U) PARIS, Sept. 7. (AP) France, de ciding to ask for more than 275, 000.000 additional to bolster her armed services, moved simultaneously today toward a new world disarma ment effort. The cabinet drafted a new na tional defense bill to provide for an initial appropriation In 1937 of 4, 200.000.00 francs (currently 276,360,- 000) to answer Germany's recent doubling of her universal conscrlp tion term. The ministers announced they would take the lead at the League of Nations meeting In Geneva this fan tor a general convention on "limitation and controlled reductions of armaments." HELD IN KNIFING KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. 7. (AP) Nathaniel Wright. 19. Klamath In dtan, was arrested at Lakevlew las, night, charged with knifing Robert Martin, a white man, In a brawl at Fort Klamath early Sunday. Martin, who was believed critically Injured with a deep cut In his left lung, has not been seen since the knifing. He Is thought to be some where hear Chlloquln. Another In dian. Bennett Weeks, sustained au perficlal Injuries. Earl Bradfleld, Justice of the pea-' at Chlloquln, issued a felony warrant for Wright. State police are bring ing Wright to Klamath Falle. : CONTINUE PICKETING ASTORIA FLOUR MILL ASTORIA, Ore., Sept. 7. -,Pi Pick etlng of the Plllsbury-Aswrla flour mills by striking "mploycs continued here today. Company and' union officials said negotiations for settlement ot the strike were still underway but were being delayed penning word from the company's Minneapolis he Inuarters, No statement was made u to the nature of the negotiation prceedlnes but both sides said Miere was some hope of fettlement. LONDON, Fntj, Spt. 7. f API Harry Rlchman and Dick Merrill Amsrlcan trans-Atlantic fliers, land ed today at Croydon airport after a flight from Paris. They returned from an overnight visit on which they were entertained by Maurice Chevalier, French mo.vie comedian, who conducted tbem on a tour of Pari cabaret. New Deal Expenditures, Re-Employment, Drought Reviewed By Roosevelt President In "FiresideChat" Contends Farmers Will Be Saved As Was Business In Depression WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. (AP) Weaving a defense of New Deal spend ing Into a two-fold address on re-employment and the drought, Presi dent Roosevelt was on record today with the contention that government expenditures saved business and will Denying charges of waste hurled at him by campaign foes, the president took to the radio lant night In a com blnatlon Labor Day eve address and a report on the tour of the drought area, Just ended. "Re -employment In Industry is proceeding rapidly," he said. "Gov ernment spending was In large part responsible for keeping Industry go ing and putting It In position to make this re-employment possible." To Speed Re-employment To speed re-employment, he said, he was allocating $2,500,000 more to the United States employment serv ice for the purpose of placing work ers in private Jobs. At another point In his speech he hit at those who, he said, would "refuse the worker any effective power to "bargain collectively." He said, "It is those short-sighted ones. not tabor," who threeaten the coun try with "class dissension." As for the drought, he declared from his desk In the White House oval room that "we are going to con serve soil, conserve water and con serve life." By Inference, he held that Gov. AJf M. Landon, hla Republican rival for the presidency, agreed with him on a broad "outline of work relief for drought-stricken families instead of the dole." Governors Agree "Every governor with whom I have talked Is In full accord with this program- or providing work for these families, Just as every governor agrees that the Individual states will (Continued on Page Two.) BASEBALL Ameilcan (First game) & H. E. Philadelphia 8 9 4 New York 4 1 Ross, Jorgens and Hayes Gomez. Murphy and Dickey. PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 7. (AP) A quick-thinking and courage ou Portland youth, George H.' Belts, 20. saved his family from possible ex termination last night when he picked up a home-made bomb from beneato the porch of his house and threw It Into the yard a few seconds before It exploded. The bomb went off with a terrific roar that was heard over most of southeast Portland. Detective George Turner said Clar ence Oehrlcke, 41. confessed early to day planting the bomb, a powder filled paper sack, after Belts said there had been a long-standing feud between the two families. Oehrlcke said his Intention had been to "frighten" the Belts family, and denied any Intent of endanger Ing their lives, police said. PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 7. (AP) Dr. Wilson Johnson, Portland physi cian, told delegates to the Pacific zone conference of the American So ciety for Hard of Hearing that most cases of deafness start In childhood. Dr. Wilson ILnted several prevent ive measures which should be started with birth. They were: Care of the nose and throat of the new born: Segregation of all children from general contact with older persons for at least one year; Correction of nasal defects by re moval of septic tonsiU and adenoids. Attention to aural pain and dis charge; Examination of school children for hearing impairment. A trip to Bonneville yesterday con eluded the conference. SCALDING SHOWER BATH FATAL FOR YOUNGSTER SEASIDE. Ore.. Sept. 7. AP Ray Sewell, 10, son of Mrs. Nellie Sewell, died at the Seaside hospital Sunday from burns received Satur day when he stepped under a stream of scalding thOKer water, FAMILY SAVED BY BOY'S QUICK MIND save drought-stricken farmers. AIR SPEED SUPREMACY LOS ANGELES, Sept, 7. (AP) Harried by crack ups and narrow death escapes, America seemed des tined today to lose the Charles E. Thompson trophy, emblematic of alr speed supremacy In this country. The 150-mile race for the trophy and a (20,000 purse, following yester day's spectacular Louis W. Grevo tiophy event that brought mishap to two Yankee pilots, headlined today's closing program of the 1930 national air races. The man picked to capture J.he Thompson classic was dashing Lieut. Michel Detroyat of Prance. The '30-year-old Frenchman yes terday won the (0000 Greve race. Seventy-five thousand spectators gasped as mishap befell Joe Jacobeon of Kansas City, "hard luck" pilot of the 1938 races, and Rudy Kllng of Lemont, III. Both filers, landing after racing In the Grave event, crashed In the cen-tei-of the-field a few minules apart. Neither was badly hurt, but their plane, entered In today's Thompson re ce,. were wrecked. America's chances of retaining the trophy apparently rested with two "oark horses," Earl Ortman of Los Angeles with a Rider Raen wasp motored Bhip, and Harry Crosby of Glendale, Calif., with a Menasco pewered special-built Job. HAYWARD. Calif.. Sept. 7. fP) His mouth and throat choked with sand presumably tossed at him by other youngsters, two-year old Kent Whetstono wai rnind deal in his back yard. His twin brother and two four-year-olds were his compa l'ons at .May when he fell striking his head on a sandbox. As ha lay thee uncon scious and motionless, grow.iups sur mised, the other youngsters, unaware of the tragedy, Joyfully sprinkled him with sand. First To Fly Atlantic D- St Mi Mm. Beryl Mark ham (above), mother, ia the firl woman lo the made a landing in a rough fir plane nai omewhat damaged and rough landing. (A, p. Photo). Landon Hopes Union Schism Will Be Speedily Erased Roosevelt Says Govern ment Saved Business (By the Associated Press) America's workmen laid aside thetr tools today to listen to the Labor Day messages of leaders In national life. Counsel came from President Roose velt and his Republican opponent In the presidential race, Gov. Alf M. Landon, The rival captains of the divided ranks of organized labor William Green, head of the American Federa tion of Labor, and John L. Lewis, who led ten big unions from the federa tion's fold in a bitter war over indus trial unionism held prominent places on a crowded program. United Front rrged Hope that the breach would be speedily healed was expressed by Gov ernor Landon In an address before the Kansas convention of the American Legion at Wichita. "It Is to be hoped that organized labor may continue Its part in the struggle for higher living standards," he said. "And to be really effective. It must be united." All labor will be In a stronger po sition," he asserted, "If it eliminates the cut-throat competition of cheap labor in sweat shops." Mr. Roosevelt contended govern ment expenditures saved business and would aid drought -harassed farmers in a radio address last night from Washington. He added: "Re-employment In Industry Is pro ceeding rapidly.' Government spend ing was In large part responsible for keeping Industry going and putting (Continued on Page Two.) PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 7. (API Oregon products principally apples, pears and prunes held tho Interest today of Nick da Polychrono, prosl dent of Panama Importing com pany, who described as the purpose of his current visit here the arrangement of direct shipments to his nation. He said Oregon fruits, and other products such as onions, tomatoes and potatoes, were In Increasing de mand. The visitor also ovlnced In terest In cheese, commenting that he now purchased the commodity In Wisconsin but "If Oregon has cheeso I think It would be better for me to get It here." The Central American was In Hood River today and said he would visit Medford Friday. 33 - ) ear-old nrlllsh soefrfy woman and My went Hard arroM Ihe Atlantic! nhni I1 at (ape Breton Inland Haturday, Hhe she received minor . bruises in the PANAMAN SEEKING OREGON PRODUCTS I n COMMUNISTS CALL! TO HOUH STRIKE Move Made to Compel Sup port of Spanish Govern ment in Civil War; Fascist Plot Against France Seen Copyright, 1936, by Associated Press PARIS, Sept. 7. A communist call to 300,000 workers to strike today for one hour to compel France to sup port the Spanish government In Its civil war,' shut down the principal airplane and automobile factories In the Paris area. Communists, meanwhile, charged the fascist plot threatened the na tion. Tho communist newspaper L'Hutnanlte laid plans for an upris ing to the French social party, a po litical organization headed by Col. Francis de la Rocque which arose fiom the dissolved Croix de Feu Vet erans' league, The party leader and his lieuten ants made detailed plans for seizing control of various provincial cities the paper declared. De la Rocque also ordered his aides tc buy all possible supplies of guns from private sources, L'Humanlte re ported. Premier Leon Blum earlier had re fused to yield to pressure to revise his government's neutrality program and faced down a patriotic mass (Continued on tage Six) GOVERNMENT ENTERS DISPUTE HOLDING UP AT BAY CITY BAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 7. (AP) A tie-up of trans-Pacirio mail and passenger liner hero brought federal Intervention today In a dispute over one deckhand, which threatened the entire coast with waterfront strife. The Dollar liner President Hoover, more than SO hours behind salting schedule, remained at Its pier while 4S0 passengers fretted, laughed or loafed. The threat of coastwlde strife came In announcement by Thomas Q. Plant, representing waterfront and ship employers at all porta, of sever ance of relations with the aatlora union because of the President Hoo ver Incident, ' Both sides In the dispute awaited the expected arrival from Los Angeles of E. H, Fitzgerald, conciliator for the United States department of la bor. H. Stanley Dollar, president of the steamship lines, declared hla company will stand by Its discharge of .the deckhand, Charles Brenner, "because his services were unsatisfactory." flanford E. Coghtll, a resident of Medford for 13 years, passed nway at his home on Mae street, at 10 a. m. Sunday at the age of 01. He had been In falling health since in the early spring, Mr. Coghlll was born at Pine Vll Icge, Indiana. He leaves his wife Julia Coghlll of Medford, one daugh ter and two sons, Mrs, Walter rjuddat of Portland; Charles and Roy Cog hlll of Medford and two brothers, L. W. and Howard Coghlll also of Med ford. Funeral services will be conducted by the Apostolic Faith mission at the Conger chapel at 2:30 Tuesday, In terment will be In the phoenix ceme tery. MAHATMA RECOVERED FROM SIMPLE FEVER BOMBAY. India, Sept. 7. (AP) The Mahatma Oandhl, Indian na tionalist leader, 111 with fever, wa expected today to return to his home ear Wardha, Central Provinces, fol lowing recovery from what was first diagnosed as malaria. Physicians said Oandhl' tempera ture was normal and they believed he Was suffering from simple fever. His previous high temperature of 10A degrees, reported when he fell 111 early last week, waa not in evidence and he slept well. ASTORIA, Ore.. Sept. 7. (AP) Dedlratlon of Astoria's new airport provided an antl-cllmax today for the 25th annual regratta which saw Art Brugger of Portland stroke across the Columbia river In the new record time of 3 hours, 43 minute and 24 seconds In one of the concluding rents. Sleep, Shopping Heads Program Of Lady Flier NEW YORK. Sept. 7. (AP) Mrs. Beryl Markham. a society matron to London but Just plain Blondie" to New York, put down sleep and shopping today" as the objectives of her first full day In the United States. The trim, genial woman, who be came the first of her sex to fly solo westward across the Atlantic In a trip described as almost In credible, took care of the sleep first. Clothes were the immediate con cern after she awoke today. "I haven't got a change," she said, pointing ruefully to the gray slacks, silk checkered shirt and buckskin shoes, which she wore during the flight. CITY IS DESERTED TO RESORT SPOTS Medford was practically deserted today as residents took advantage of the last holiday prior to school re opening to get out Into the open spaces. With the exception of pack ing plants handling perishable pro duce, ell business here was closed for Labor Day. Valley residents were off to the mountain and seaside resorts to have a final outdoor fling before the open ing of schools tomorrow. Such noted set n to spots as Crater lake national park, Oregon Oaves, Fish lake and Diamond lake were heavily patron Iced. Camps In the Rogue river na tional forest were taxed to capacity while coastal resorts also attracted Inrge numbers from the vMloy. Principal highways were crowded with outof-tate vacatlonleta re turning home. State police patrol were Instructed to concentrate on the highways to prevent excessive speed ing and careless driving In an effort to curtail the usual holiday toll of accident. More than 9,000 visitors were checked In at Crater lake national park yesterday, bringing the season' mark to 163,000, 60 percent above lest year's seasonal total, Park offi cials expected the double holiday would bring in excess of 8,000 visi tors. With three weeks of the offi cial season yet to do, new bll-tlme records are expected to bo established for park, travel. OPEN TO TRAVEL NEWPORT, Ore.. Sept. 7. flV-Labor day of 1936 saw an unprecedented event In Oregon the opening of the 400-mile coast highway to uninter rupted travel from the California line to Astoria. Opening of the last link on the route the 1.3 50, 000 bridge over Ya qulna bay hero brought a record number of tourists Oregon' ana and out-staters end gave this commun ity an opportunity to Invite thou sands of person to the formal dedi cation ceremonies In Newport. Oct. 3. The three-elghts-of-a-miie long span, the farthest north of the five bridges built under the (5.300 000 public works program, ascends 140 feot above the water, Finishing touch es will require the bettor part of the next two months. Completion of the five bridges at Newport, Waldport Florence, Reeds port and North Bend brought the total cost of the Oregon Ciat high way to more than a 6, 000,000, find angler's body in Mckenzie river EUOKNE, Sept. 7. (AP)-Elmor P. Peschey, or the McKenr.l brlflun ll irict. was drowned In the McKensle river neur hie home late 8turdj. the body being found Sunday. Mr. Peachey had gone ftihlng Sat urday Afternoon and when he did not return that evening, a search waa In stituted. He wa a former resident of Eugene end waa a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars. WASHINGTON, COLORADO PRIMARIES ON TUESDAY SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 7, (AP) More than 600 candidates for con greaalonal and state offtcee made their final appeals today for votes In tomorrow's primary election, ending one of Washington's most turbulent campaigns. DENVER, Colo., Sept. 7. (API A burst of Labor Day activity carried Colorado's primary election campaign to a close today, with the chief races Involving Townsendltea seeking Re publican congressional nominations and Democratic struggles over cholcos fqor tenator and governor. Tilt itste will vote tomorrow, HOLIDAY TRAFFIC BRIGS FLOOD OF AUTO SMASHUPS Truck and Sedan Come To gether On North Riverside Third Car Plows Into Rear of Disabled Sedan Auto, accident In southern Oregon were still mounting today, with po lice expecting more this afternoon and evening as throngs of motorists return from week-end vacations. At lenst three cars have been reported ! turning over, and several were In Medford and Ashland hospitals aa tho result of crashes, although none remained In the Medford Institutions today. The most serious aoctdent reported In Medford occurred Sunday morning about 1 o'clock, on North Riverside avenue. D. P. Gentry, driving a Ford truck loaded with empty boxes, north on Riverside, waa crashed Into by an Essex sedan belonging to Cecil Scavoy, 1035 North Central, he re-'s ported to city police. Both cue were damaged In the head-ln collision, and a Mrs. Baehman, riding In the Epscx, waa Injured. An ambulance was called but. arrived too late, and a private car was pressed Into duty to take her to a hospital. Her Injuries were reported as alight. lilt By Third Machine Before the wreckage had been cleared an Oldsmoblle- coach driven by Eddie A. Mlnlcler, 33, of Medford, coming south on Riverside, crashed (Continued on Pag six) THINK FIlfilTIVFK SIILLNlAKSIM TREKA. Calif.. Sen. 7 (AP Sheriff w. O. Chandler expressed be-' lief John and Coke Brlte, sought since August 80 for killing three men at Horse Creek, are still hiding near that place. ' Foaacmen, disguised as prospectors, continued the search for the broth ers, accused of shooting to death two law officers and a companion while resisting arrest on an assault charge. The sheriff, meanwhile, remained secretive about plans for returning from Los Angeles Robert Miller Barr, accused of participating In the slay ing of Chief of Police F. R Daw of Dunamulr a year ago, Clyde L. John son, Barr'a companion in the fight with the officer, was lynched here shortly after the alaylng. ; LUNCH ON GLASS PORT Oil FORD, Sept. 7. (API- Three Port Orford children who re cently lunched on broken glasa are apparently pone the worse from the experience. Lawrence Churchill, 0, and two children of Mr. and Mr. O. B. Rag dale, a boy, 6, and a girl, 4, found that someone waa feeding glass to their chickens and reasoned that whAt was good for chickens ought to be good for them. A diet of cotton sandwiches and half-cooked hot cakes, administered by Dr. W. E. Balrd, apparently gave the glass safe passage through the children's digestive system. ELECT OFFICERS KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. 7. (API Letter carriers and poatofflce clerks of the state wound up their state convention here today. A resolution, sponsored by Salem carriers, favoring discontinuance of preference to disabled war veterans In civil service examinations waa tabled after heated discussion at the final session. The carriers passed a resolution In structing their atate officers to work (or a legal holiday on Armistice day. Everett Llnvllle, Klamath Palls, waa elected president of the letter carriers, Mrs. E. O. Clus. Klamath Palls, presi dent of the auxiliary, and Wlllard A. HlKglna. clerks' president. Other newly elected officers In cluded H. J, Oarrett, Salem, member of the camera' executive board; Mrs. Helen Neff, Medford. auxiliary vice president; Walter H. Cols. Eugene, flrat vice-president of the clerks, and A. A. Neff, Medford, eccond vlce-presl. deut, . POSTAL WORKERS
