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A. TT The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Sat urday. Little chants In tem perature. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday 00 Lowest this morning 41 Be in By 3:30 p.m. Classified ads accepted 'til S p. ra. Saturday for the Sunday morning edition. For proper classification ads should be In by 3:.10 p. m. Saturday. Try the Sunday morning edition. Medford Tribune Full Associated Press United Press Thirty-lflrst Year (Eighteen Pages Two Sections) MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1936. No. 148. 15) Ml 15) J N (P Q)lMl 11 ls) UJJuuLroLgi By PALL MAIXON. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. The im portant thing about this campaign io far from a business standpoint has been obscured by the. more spec tacular contrast between the per 6onallt.es of President Roose velt and Gover- J v III nor Landon. me Maine re sult forecast it I V1 1 publicans regaln- I I ed two congrea- I JvL. I slonal seats, fMJ .-AoJ which-have al ways been Re publican except for the New Deal period. It is now possible to set down the expectation that the Republicans qan reasonably expect to restore more of their old historic congressional rep resentation tn some 16 or more other states. A careful canvass Indicates a Republican gain of 40 to 75 house seats, no matter who wins the presi dential election. These arc mostly districts with a long Republican his tory, raptured by majorities of 2.000 votes or leas In the last two elec tions. It Is almost a matter of rou tine readjustment for them to return to their old allegiance In an active national campaign. A Roosevelt sweep might hold them down to a little below the minimum of 40: a substantial Landon victory might boost the maximum slightly above 7S. But it will be virtually Impossible for Landon to capture the 114 seats necessary to establish a Re publican majority in the house. The portent, therefore, is plain, Regardless of whether yoxi accept the maximum or minimum expecta tion, the effect on business legisla tion will bo about tho same. The flay of the three to one majority by which Mr. Roosevelt controlled the nous is over. In Its placo wul be a curtailed Democratic majority, made up of a substantial portion of south ern Democrats, who do not share Mr. Roosevelt's ideas regarding NRA sub stitutes, federal wage and hour legis lation, power yardsticks, spending, etc. These southern Democrats are near ly all coming back. They have been renominated and await only the rou tine ratification of election. The Democrats who will not come back are those chiefly from eastern cen ters who have been most enthusl astlc for Mr. Roosevelt's legislation. Add to this the further fact that Democratic congressmen win not be as dependent on Mr. Roosevelt's favor next session, because they will not need to run with him again, and you have a somewhat new and different congressional picture t already dis cernible. From the Landon standpoint, the outlook means, of course, that he (Continued on p.ige Seven.) Garbo Purchases Estate In Sweden HOLYWOOD. Calif., Sept. 18. (AP) Greta Garbo's purchase of Swedish estate revived an old ques tion today In the film colony Is the screen's most famous recluse plan ning to quit Hollywood and her career? No explanation of wTiy she bought the 1.000-acre country place 60 miles south of Stockholm was forthcom ing from the actress, who la engaged In making her first motion picture of the year, "Camllle." SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Several local citizens Httempting to guess the height of the new high school grandstand, estimates ranging from 28 to 65 feet, so Superintendent K. H. Hedrlck obligingly clsmborlng to the ridcepole and dropping a steel tape, finding the loft Is 30 feet and six Inches. O. O. Alenderfcr speaking In glow ing trms of the aroma ot long de funct cheese at the Elks' picnic last p. nv, and Harry Olll agreeing, so long as the cheese didn't cost extra Slliki Ibn Alt Hassan crying be cause a guy didn't speak to him on the street, alt ho they had met, and a bystander slyly suggesting the gent might not have recognised Princy Wtncy.. . Doe Elliott waxing facetious by sending a etsantle sunflower around to the Mall Tribune office, appar ently undT the intention the stiff would take turns wearing It. Dan Ohrt making a delivery at the Rooseevelt school and touching off f-.e fire alarm by rinsing it, then a;mot sumperted by kid rushing foe tt. ELDERLY MOTHER FIXES INTERVIEW Siskiyou Official Makes Long Journey to Lonely Cabin to Secure Accused Slayers After Safety Is Pledged SACRAMENTO, Sept. 18. (J; Coke and John Brlte, sought for several weeks in Siskiyou county for the al leged slaying of three men, were lodged In Folsom prison today by District Attorney James Davis of Sis kiyou county. The brothers were taken to prlsoi for safe-keeping after they had sur rendered to Davla and a friend. Dr. Earl E. Harris, who met the Brltcs on a trail near their mother's home. .Sought since August 30. The brothers had been sought since Aucust 30 wheii rjenutv RhpHrr. Mar tin Lance and Josenh mark- nr vr.rn and Fred Seaborn, a navni ntlnt nt Vallejo were shot to death In the WOOQK. Davis, while Questioning t.hp RHtnc In tho prison, said that yesterday Mrs. Martin Brltc, their -motner, came to mm in Treka and offered to sur. render her sons If they were given me protection of tho law. Davis promised this and with rr Harris he went up Horso creek trail where he met the brothers. Thev wero unarmed and neither Davis nor Harris carried weapons. llrlve All Klpht. j After surrendering, tho brothers (Continued on Page Eleven) TO ready for Hearings VREKA. Cal., Sept. 18. (AP) Sheriff w. d. Chandler of Siskiyou county announced today that he would bring John and Coke Brlte, brothers held at Folsom prison on trlplo murder charges, here for their preliminary hearing and trial. "When I get ready I will bring oack me Brlto brothers for their pre llmlnory hearing and trial," Sheriff Chandler said. "I had previously ar ranged with Attorney General (J. S. Webb to accept both the Brlto boys, as well as Barr (William Miller Barr, In custody for another killing) at PaLsom and hold them for me until such time as I saw fit to bring them back for trial. "I talked with Mrs. A. J. Brltc (the brothers mother) yesterday and she was very evasive and Indifferent as she declared she did not know their whereabouts or had any communica tion with them. "It waa only a few minutes after the Interview that she dlvulcJ all Information to District Attorney James Davis. When Davis .eft town we knew that he had some new clue that he was not divulging." CLARENCE BURKE'S FATE PLACED IN JURY'S HANDS O RANTS PASS, Sept. 18. (AP) The fate of Clarence Burke rested in the hands of the Jury this after noon, as the state pleaded for hang ing. Judge H. D. Norton ended his In structions and the Jurors received the charge at 12:50 p. m. Frost fills Crop ONTARIO. Ore., Sept. 18. ( AP) Frott did considerable damage to crops here Wednesday night, reports received here today Indicated. Seed potatoes, cucumbers, tomatfws and melons were hurt and fall lettuce Htshtlv dftmaeed. Knox Charges Repudiated CORVALLIS. Ore, Sept. 18. (API Oregon Republicanism drf w new ammunition for Ita final campaign today from an address by Colonel Frank Knox, vice-presidential candi date, who in a Constitution Day ad dress here, charged the New Deal with "throttling free enterprise" and repudiating "solemn obligations. " He told an audience of several thou sand last night, prior to leaving for San Francisco by special train, th.it "the Mipreine court scotched , . . the forces of disruption" and "one afteV another cast uut the Incredible ex periment and evil policies of thls'ad mlninra'lon. "No administration In our history has ever been so utterly condemned." Knox said President Roosevelt's let ;t urging a committee, to report out :iv Cinfffv bill df.pU "doubu as to tie constlutlonallty, bowever rens- Hurricane Slashes Thousand Miles of Coastline Accused Pair 15 t'okc T. Brlte. and .101111 n. urne, (icn io nsm, upper iihuiitj imu-eJ layers of-lhrec In SKkljuu county, (Jnllf., who surrendered last nlRht to .lames Ihivls, district allomey of I he counly lifter having evnded searching posses since August 30. They met the official nt the home of their parents In the Horse Creek country near Yrekn after nrrnugcnienlK had been made hy their mother. The elder llrltcs arc shown In loner picture... ..(A. r. Photos). SHIPOWNERS BALK PEACE CONFAB SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18. (AP) Shipowners today flatly refused to deal Individually with the sailors' union of the Pacific and a negotia tion meeting broke up abruptly. "A violation against one shipowner Is a violation against all," Thomas O. Plant, chairman or the shipowners committee, informed Harry Lund berg, secretary -treasurer of the aallors" union. We will not deal Individually. only collectively. Agreement signed here will bind all companies on the Pacific coast. Wo do not propose to go any further until we are over the first hurdle." Hcflt Mn nn per ((ultx. CINCINNATI, Sept. 18. P, Larry S. Mcphflll, who Introduced night baseball to the major leagues, resign ed today as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds. The resignation Is effective November 1. New Deal Obligations onable." confirmed the constitution's value as protection "against the diy when the government might fall Into the hands of men intoxicated with power and determined to bend the nation to their will." He quoted Rexford G. Tug well, tin-drr-ficcretary ot agriculture, as having called the constitution a "misfor tune." and said Tug well 'a chief. Sec retary Wallace, wrote that "we shall eventually have to scrap the consti tution." - Knox also charged that the admin istration "promoted and nourished hatr of the Amrlran way of Ite" and said "thfl economic system was in jeopardy" until the supreme court blocked this course toward ruin." The Chic.igo publisher' address I-.?'. t the t.vo-clny "ir.r, of Ore- iContmued on Pa$t Mac.) and Parents 0-C FUND 10 CUE The deferred O.-O. land grant tax ref u nd money, amou n 1 1 ng to more than f92,000, received this week jy Jackson county, will be used In re ducing the warrant Indebtedness 150. 000, County Judge Carl B. Day said today. Tho balance will bo allo cated to school districts and county funds. County Treasurer A. C. Walker said the 950.000 had been allocated and a call Issued the first of the week for August, 1035, and September, 1D35, warrants'. The warrant Indebt edness of the county of September 1 was t268.045.20. The call will re duce It to 1210.045.20. Cash on hand, as of September 1. was reported hy the treasurer's of fice as 1379,767.88. TAKE STATE OATH SALEM, Sept. 18. Four young wo men and 157 young men took the oath as members of tho Oregon bar today and heard tho charge delivered by Chief Justice J. U. Campbell. The court accepted the applicants as attorneys before the state board of bar examiners and the board of governors of the Oregon bar. The Lhare was delivered with the mem bers of the supreme court uttlng cn banc. The board of governors will hold Its annual meeting here later today at which time officers will be elected. At noon tho board wa luncheon host to the new attorneys. Income Shares Man-land Fund, bid 19 73; asked 1052. Quarterly Inconicb, bid $173; ak Cd 1180. Hundreds Killed, Maimed When Blasts Destroy Fort F, FIGHT DESPERATELY FROM DEEP CELLARS By James C. Oldfleld Copyright. 1930, the Associated Press MADRID, Sept. 18. (AP) A tre mendous blast from two huge mines ripped Toledo's crumbling Alcazar to pieces today, and, government au thorities estimated, killed or maimed more than half of the building's 1,700 fascist defenders. Despite the blast, which tore great gaps In the west and south walls and blew the whole southwest tower high Into the air, the remaining fascists fell back Into the deep cellars and, standing there, fought off the gov ernment Invaders In hours of the ntost bitter, hand-to-hand battle. Women and children among the barricaded Insurgents were believed to have taken refuge In remote cor ners of the subterranean passages and to be safe, for tho most part. 700 Still Fighting But the government high com mand estimated only about 700 fas cists still were fighting. Government dead were estimated at only six, with about 70 wounded. Even as the government carried out the first part of Its "terrible decision" to blow up tho Alcamr, powerful syndicalists In Madrid, in an eight-point program which they declared was the only offectlve means of crushing fascism, demanded con scription of all able-bodied men and sweeping administration reforms. (Continued on Page Five.) NAMED TO STUDY AFFILIATION PLAN Affiliation of the Ashland Cham ber of Commerco with the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce was reported a step nearer realization this afternoon following a Joint luncbcon- meetlng of the boards of directors ot both organizations In the Hotel Med ford. Frank J. VanDyke, president of the Ashland body, presented the LlthU CUy'a case and told the meeting that he favored any affiliation action that would benefit Jackson county aa a whole, provided the Ashland chamber did not lose Ita Identity. Directors of the county chamber agreed with him that the Ashland unit should retain Ita Individual Identity. An office, It was agreed, must be main tained In Ashland. ' Thomas Simpson and T. J. O'Hara. Ashland directors, and Oordon Mac Cracken, who resigned as secretary a few daya sgo, also spoko In favor of a unified county organlratlon. The problem as seen by the directors of both chambers was to work out a feaslblo arrangement whereby the Ashland group would affiliate wltn the county chamber without sacri ficing Ita individuality. To that end It was voted to ap point two committees, one for the Ashlsnd chamber and- ona for the county organlratlon. The commit tees are to work out all the details Involved In affiliation and report at a meeting next Friday. .Members .Must Approve. Olen Arnsplger, president of the county chamber, named H. A. Thler. olf, Eugene Thorndlke and ftolsna Rubbsrd to the committee. Mr. Van Dyke said he would name his com mute - as soon as he returned to Ashlsnd. After the committees hate worked out a plan of affiliation, It must ne approved by the Ashland chamber membership before It can become op erative. It was pointed out. Mr. Arnsplger called atumtlon to the public hearing to be held at 0:30 tomorrow morning In the Jackson county courthouse on Rogue river flood control. He Issued an Invita tion to person, Interested to attend and asked thst farmers especially be present. Five new members were admitted to membership In the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. IDAHO FALLS. Ids.. Sept. 18. OF) Mrs. Eunice Clsrk. SB. mother of Meyor Bsrrtlls W. Clark. Democrstl-r nomine for governor, died today. Scribbling Pads Cut Wear, Tear On Table Cloths ST. LOUIS, Sept. 18. (AP) To cut down table cloth wear and tear, It was reported at the Ameri can Hotel association convention here, a New York hotel (Lexing ton) now furnishes pads for diners to make their notca on. And If table artists ask the head waiter, they may obtain pencils, pena. crayons or charcoal. A study of table cloth markings disclosed, the report said, that "68 4 per cent of them are statis tics: 13 per cent are plans of houses, boats, planes, baby car riages and other bulldable things; 7 per cent have verse, song titles and so on: 6V per cent are girls' 'aces and other anatomical studies; 3 per rent are bawdy humor, and 1 per cent are unclassified blobs." OF URNE' CALLED BY DEATH PORTLAND, Sept. 18. Major General UlyasM Grant McAlexander, known as "The Rock of the Marne," died hero today, The retired major-general, who was 73, died unexpectedly at his homo in the Portland Heights apartments. He earned tho name of "Rock of the Mnrne" when his troops with stood terrifies assaults of German troops In July , 101B. A son, Harry H. McAlexander of Washington, D. C, survives. In 1934 McAlexander unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination aa governor of Oregon. He had led a qulot life since then, making Infre quent public appearancca as a speaker. General McAlexander, graduated from West Point In 1887. served as professor of military science and tac tics at Oregon State college from the summer of 1907 to the summer of 1011, and also from midsummer of 11)15 to June of 1018. He was special Instructor of the Oregon national guard In 1018 and 1017, He was with the first division of American troops to go to France, and arrived there June 20. 1017. He was In command of the 18th Infantry from July to December, 1017, and was Inspector general at base No. 1 from January to May, 1018, when he took command of the 38th Infantry. Major-General Hunter Liggett, In an Address at San Francisco In 1023, ssld: "I- was during the second battle of the Marne that the 88tft Infantry, under command of Colonel McAlex ander, performed service the like of which I don't believe was ever done before. The resistance of that regiment to the enemy's attack was epic. Since a boy I have read mili tary history, and I can recall nothing to equal the work of this regiment. Tli el r losses were heavier In a shorter time than those of any other regi ment engaged In the war.' In Japan, amateur baseball games attract crowds of 50.000 persons. Fast Retail Trade Pace Sustained by Fall Buying NEW YOltK. Sept. 18. (AP) Un diminished activity prevailed In all divisions of trade this week, Dun de Bradstrcet said today. Retail trade suffered from lingering I-.ent In some cities, the report stated. but the return to school and fall wear buying generally sustained vol vme. Wholesale trade held well above lesv year. The pace of Industry ac celerated and was accompanied by Increased employment. "Wl h the arrival of post-Labor day," the agency asld, "retail sales established a firm stride which was broken only In a few scattered cities. Heat retarded TOlume In some cases but In others merely depressed the flow of fall and winter requisites. "The Irregularity of Labor day', occurence compllcstes comparison either with the preceding six day TO SEEK FREY FOR COUNCIL With the deadline for filing set for S p. m. tomorrow, city election circles were superficially quiet today. Beneath the surface, however, there were ripples and no email amount of scurrying to find a capable cltleen willing to run for the council In place of Fred Heath. Jr., who declines to be a randtdato for re-election. Mayor George W. Porter announced definitely he would seek re-election. George T. Frey was drafted to run for the council and gave his consent after considerable perauaalon. He resides In the ward now represented by Mr. Heath. Ms en time there was Indications that another candidate was bolng sought to make a ward contest. Elmer Leslie, plumber, this after noon filed for mayor. He had circu lated a petition to get on the ballot. Mr. Leslie has lived In Medford since 1007 and has been In the plumbing business for himself for tho past 11 years. He Indicated that ho would announce some policies later. Ira- 0, Moss, owner of Unique Cleaners, who announced last week ho would be a candidate for mayor, was out of town today and at his office It was said he would not re turn until next week. It was stated at the recorders' office that he had not yet filed. It wfta understood that friendo wero preparing to file for him before expiration of the filing period tomorrow but whether a pe tition without his signature would be legal seemed In doubt. M. L.- Atford. recorder, and Qua Samuels, treasurer, said they would bo candidates for re-election. They appeared to be without competition. Mayor, recorder, treasurer and four council men are to be elected No vember 3. Council men H. 8. Deuel, J. F. Erlckson and W. W, Allen have all Indicated they would be candi dates If petitions wore filed for them. Friends today were taking care ot the matter for them. Mayor Porter Issued the following statement: "At the Insistent request of many cltleens of Medford, I have definitely decided to file for re-election to the office of mayor of this city. I feel that my administration has been a successful one, marked by accom- ( Continued on Page Four.) SALEM, Ore.. Sept. 18 (AP) Miss Grace Wick, who two years ago was nominated for congress at a beer par lor and before that gained publicity as the result of her parade In a bar rel, personally filed her petition of nomination as an Independent candi date for congress from the third dis trict. Other filings today Included the two Town send candidates for the leg islature from Marlon county, O. A, Olson and R. A. Harris. week or with the corresponding week of tho previous year. Indicative of the upward movement, many cities reported In the psst five day week a volume of retail trade fully equal to thst of the preceding week. "In moot other cities the decline was leas than might have been ex pected with the loss of one dsy In six. Hegsrdless of holiday considera tions trade In virtually all center, ex ceeded comparsble 1935 levels. "School reopenlngs Increased the demand for all llnea of clothing." All major geographical areas re ported sales well above the compara tive 103S period, the review said. In New England the volume was well maintained; In the east sales were 10 per cent ahead, and good Increases were reported from the midwest, northwest, south, southwest, and Pa cific cout. GIGANTIC WAVES E Wrecked Communications Hold Secret of Losses Raging Storm Continues Destructive Path North (Copyright. 1938, by the Associate Press) NKW VORK, Sept, 18. Its de structive ftiry unabated, ft tropi cal hurricane hurled Itself along the eastern seaboard late today toward the dense population of the New York-New Jersey shore. Wliidj blew at 00 miles an hour around the Empire Htate build ing here late today and full force of the hurricane was ex pected to strike the city around 7ldi. (B. 8. T.) tomorrow, Engineers rnld the Empire State building and Radio City were built to stand a sway of 2i Inches. The highest recorded wind struck the city November 3, Ifi.tn, nt 100 miles an hour. Tlin recorded sway then was only four Inches. (Copyright, 1D38, by the Associate! Press) NORFOLK. Va Sept. 18. Oho thou sand miles of the Atlantic, coast were slashed savagely today by the wind of a hurricane whirling along the shores of seven states. Communications were wrecked on tho coast In North and South Caro lina and there wes no way to de termine immediately how great the losses In life and property might ba, r Two men were listed dead In early reports. The area hit by the storm dis turbances included not only tho Oar ollnas but Virginia, Maryland, Dels ware, New Jersey and New Yorlt. , Full gate warnings were posted all the way from here to Maine, Ocean City Hit First The first place hard hit in Mary land was Ocean City, which was cut off from tho mainland by repeated walls of water, 1 The center of the hurricane, wltU Its high winds rushing "counter clockwise," reached the mainland of the United States at Cape Hatteras. N. C, lost night. By noon today It had passed along the shore of Virginia and struck (Continued on Page Five.) QUICK MOBILIZATION OF SPECIAL DEPUTIES AT SALINAfl, Cal.t Sept. 18. (AP) Quick mobilization of 1,500 special deputies was ordered today by Sher iff Carl Abbott wno declared he be lieved the lettuce strikers were "planning something" and be want ed to be prepared. The state convention of the Amer ican Federation of Labor at Sacra mento had appealed to Governor Frank P, Merrlam to bring about im mediate arbitration of the dispute tn which the 3.300 strikers are seeking union preference In hiring. Governor Merrlam left his Long Beach home today by automobile for Sacramento "because of the trouble up there." (Continued on Page Three.) IN MISTAKE FOR DEER ALTUflAS, Cel., Bept. IB. P) TWO men left here to bring In the body of J. L McLaurln ot Los Angelos, who Barney Kloepfer cf San Pedro ald he shot and killed accidentally when he mistook him for a deer. McLaurln and Kleopfer were hunt. Ing In Weed valley, near the Oregon border, when tho accident occurred. Kleopfer told Forest ftanger Don Smith. Politics On Radio Senator George Norrls of Nebraska, veteran warrior of the United State senate, will give a broadcaat on the New Deal over the National Broad casting company system tonight at o'clock. Medford time. His sddreee will clear through sections KEX, KPI and Kta
