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Newspaper Page TextMs The Weather Pair tonl-ht and Fridays little chsnre in temperature, TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday g lowest this morning 40 Use Mail Tribune Classified For Quick Results Medford Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-JL-Mrst ear iAfEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1 936. No. 159. Ml J a wavhii prwtv.v r 1 .tva m si m 1W TBUg T WM i IS V Br Taul Ma I In Copyright. 1936. bv Paul Mallon j WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Interna-' t tonal atateamen. rejoicing over their , Atwlo -French-American money un- derstandtng, are not fooling them selves as much as their carefully written public "ballelujas may Indicate, They are still hailing the agreement as a first step toward a revival of world markets, towsrd a world econom ic conference And ultimate world currency stablll- , ration, but arc regaining from estimating how many moie stops will be required. As a mat ter of fact, all realize privately the objectives are far beyond tho horizon of their realistic vision, at present. No one wants to be realistic out loud at a time of rejoicing. It 1 enough that three nittoas can. get togother In accord these diys on any thing. But at the same tme. finan cial and peace workers should know that the official and uncffiotal au thorities flgroe that the hope for world economic peace Is much great er .nan the chance for it.; i cr example, Treasury Secretary Morgenthau has announced the French voluntarily suggested during the course of negotiations that they Intind to take up the question of quota restrictions on Imports. This sounded as If the barriers to trade wlTh Prance were about to be open ed. Mr. Morgenthau neglected to men tion the fact that Franco h always said the same thing and that there Is a trick In It. Her position lim always beet that she would one dry revise her quota basis and at tho sane time revise her tariff rate. That's me rub. Thire will be no need for quotas when her currency la adjuited, but there will be a need for tariffs and she will revise her rates promptly Jn accordance with the beat phtcctlve traditions. The result, therefore, will be Just about the same In the end, as far as our foreign trade with Prance la concerned. There will be one marked differ ence. American tourist travel till be resumed. It was very low durhg the period of distorted currency relations. The devalued franc will enable mer loan tourists to get almost one-third more Tor their money. It ;neana American women also will buy more -French gowns, perfume and luxuries. jihls, however, doea not men re establish me nt of world trade or any thing approximating It. 1 To measure the Impossibility of world stabilisation and the faulty of thinking about an economic- con ference you nee J only consul a monetary expert, be he Republican, Democratic or Lemkeistlc. i First, tliero Is the triplicate ques tion of Germany, Itaiy and Japm. They cannot stabilize. They havn't anything to stabilize on. Their fin ancial position Is so uncertain, and (Continued on Page Four.) t THREE INJURED I WHEN AUTOS Hll Mrs. Ml Llttrell. 118 Newtown street, received severe head and bact Inlurles and waa belni treated IB V f u. the Community hospital thla aftcri telegram from the association to noon following car crash at the,. Secretary of Labor Perkins on- the Intersection of North Central and'hren(ened bay area strike elicited a Third streets about 2 o'clocx: thlalreply to the effect that every effort afternoon. Mrs. p. Mershon. IP Rose avenue and Mrs. Katherine Peter son. 1110 West Pourth street, were less severely hurt, with minor brulsea. All three were riding in the rear seat of an auto driven by John H. Voung of ifl Row avenue, which over turned when the machine and one driven by W. A. Shaffer. 1718 North Riverside avenue, collided. Mrs. Young a passenger with her husband In the front seat, and Young were unin jured. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Ray Schumacher, Talent pear show official, teetering on the bark edge of a chair, possibly to get In condi tion for a little donkey riding In the impending donk-ball games to be held at the show tomorrow and Sat tldy. Don Clark picking the Tanks to win yesterday's aeries opener, and offering to bet a cool two-bits on his . ; jdfrment. hut wisely retiring from V' scene aft" that disastrous flurry h N eightij. OLD AGREEMENTS REMAIN IN FORCE Coast Shipping Slowed in Anticipation of Trouble- Many Ships Idle Many Diverted From San Fran PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. l. (API- Longshore work went ahead In Port land today following receipt of word from San. Francisco on the 19-day extension of the working agreement that was to have expired at midnight last night. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. (AP) A threatened tteup of coast shipping through expiration of working agree ments between shippers and unions representing 37,000 workers waa an nounced as averted early today through union acceptance of a 16-day true proposed by employers. Under the truce aa outlined by As sistant Labor Secretary Edward ' F. McOrady, commerce will continue un der the old agreements, with "no strings" attached to the arrangement. During that period, he said, the unions will appoint committees to decide whether disputed Issues shall be submitted to arbitration In nego tiations the employers propose to ex tend for an additional 43 days. Against Arbitration The question of arbitrating these disputes has been a principal cause of deadlocking negotiations, the un ions declaring they could not arbi trate such fundamental questions as recognition and the right to collective bargaining. Employers In turn said they had granted full union recognition and were in accord with the workers' rights to bargain collectively. Announcement of the truce came nearly half an hour after the time set for expiration of the old agree ments, under which the maritime workers generally were granted higher wagea and Improved working condi tions. Shipping Slowed It found coast shipping slowed to a fraction of Its normal movement In anticipation of waterfront trouble. Many ship were Idle herorBome bound for this port had been diverted to other harbors. Disputes centering around tho labor situation delayed a few sailings. McGrady, Jubilant over temporary removal of the tleup threat, praised both sides for their action In avert ing the trouble. "If common sense prevails, I am sure there la no necessity for & tleup (Continued on Page Seven.) PLAN PEAR SHIPMENTS FROM CANADIAN PORIS IF STRIKE IS DECREED In the event that the threatened maritime strike In Ban Francisco ma terlallzea and shipping from that port la Impaired to any degree, Med- ford's highly perishable pear crop destined for water shipment to for eign porta, may be railroaded north to Canadian porta and launched from there, It waa decided by the Rogue Valley Traffic association In noon session today. The Southern Pacific railroad quer ied on the subject, announced that they would co-operate in every way possible to am in rcaucing ireignt rates to a reasonable point If uch a desperate move 1 maae necessary in her power will be directed toward ivertlng the strike, other telegrams Vom the Traffic association were sent b high t r-rnment officials. Raymond Reter announced at the Heeling tha the government subsidy 'Pan outlined several weeks ago was rearing completion, and that the 'Hal draft of the plan waa now here altlng only the signatures of fctthwest shipper, before It will be Kmcd by Secretary of Agriculture Willscc. outlne business at the meeting In 'I'ded discussion on the advisability ot attempting a display at the con version of the American Fruit and Vea-table Shippers' association In Cbago earlv In January. Jack Spiildlng of Southern Oregon Sales named chairman of the commit ted o investigate. Politics On Radio Pf!dent Roosevelt will apeak a the Jflc network and KOW tonight from t to d:30. T!1 speech will be picked up from Fd'0" fie:d. Pittsburgh, where the Prwtrit will be addressing a DOllt- Ical r3y. KOrN will alao carry the apeeco. Tho world's largest near pie, measuring 9 by 10 feet, and expected to provide generous helpings for over 20011 people, will be baked for tho delectation of visitors at the Southern Oregon Pear and Tomato Show, to be held at Talent. Ore., October 2 and 3. ((iieen Opal and her prlnrcsses, chosen for their culinary ability as well as pulchritude, are shown assembling the peara and other Ingredients necessary for file glgnnlla pastry. The group Inrlildrs Margaret McDowell. Klla Mne Works. Virginia Allen. Helen Tombs, "Queen" Opal Hill and l.ola Cnnnlser, all nf Tuleilt. F.R.E CAMPAIGN TALK Knox and Smith Billed for Opposition ' Addresses Landon Accuses Demo- . crats of Misrepresentation 1 By the Associated resj ' President Roosevelt carried hu re olectlon campaign into West Virgin la and Pennsylvania today, enroute to Pittsburgh for another major ex position of the New Deal to bo broad caat tonight. ' Both before and after he apeak at 9 p. m. (E.T.), administration policiee will be assailed on the air. Ool. Prank Knox. Republican vice presidential nominee, also will precede the president with a talk from Pltta burch; Alfred E. Smith will follow htm immediately In addressing the Independent coalition of American women, which supports Landon and Knox, in New York. landon Accuses Prom Topoka, Gov. Landon In a press conference dlecuiaed racial and religious Intolerance with the remark that there was a "suspicion" that the Democratic party waa not above re proach for "attcmDtlng to misrepre sent my position." Riding a cross-country train from Denver, Herbert Hoover waa due in Topeka today to confer with Oovernor Landon, At Denver last night Hoover cr:t'clzcd federal tax policies. 3tump fighting by other .carters continued, with Roosevelt support era striking bsck at criticism or his farm policies Hugh 8. Johnson, for mer NRA chief, said a recent speech by George N. Peek sua "the most unfair attack that has yet been launched at tho president." Wallace liefles lsue Secretary Wallace said the .ssue "1 whether farmers ate to continue to have the moral, legal and economic equivalent of what the corporate form of organisation and the tariff hav? given Industry." Col. Knox declared In an addreas last night that the New Del' is "planless, confused, muddled." The word "communism" continued to be heard In campaign pronounce ments. Commenting on the declara tion by President Roosevelt that cormumsm waa being used a a "red herring" In the campaign. Republi can Chairman John D. M. Hamilton said Mr. Roosevelt waa on the "de fensive" In an effort "to unlink his administration" from radicalism. ABOARD KNOX CAMP A TON TRAIN ToimrNo ohio. Oct. l. o-coi. Prank Knox, Republican vlce-presl- dnetlal nominee, used the term "these foola" today in denouncing the Administration for "trying to tear down" fundamental principles ' that have distinguished America." "It Is difficult to restrain my Ian' guage." the Chicago publisher told a railroad atatlon crowd In the lttle town of Bienchester, the first stop in the day's campaign tour of the nominee', special train. rdliratlnn Week Hailed. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. (AP) Hailing the improvement In Ameri can education In recent years. Presi dent Roosevelt today proclaimed the wee beginning November aa Atrmr- icaa education week. Gigantic Pear Pie CANDIDATE INSURGENT PATROL REGISTRATION OR SLEEPS IN JAIL; E TBIUUS HAUTE, Ini., Oct. 1. P Chief of Police James O. Yatea re leax'd Earl Browder, Communist can date for president, and four 'asso cla:oa who were arrested yesterday morning when they come hero i to hold ft campaign meeting, from Jail today, . Yatea said he expected iflixi'iicr and the others to leave the city soon. "If they are caught in the city again they will be taken back to Jail." the police chief declared. Browdcr was arrested with Waldo Prank, uoveltat, and Seymour Wald man. Communist campaign commit teeman, both of New York, upon ar rival In this city yesterday fiom Chi cago. Later Charles Staatfcidt, stale chclrman, and Andrew Rems. a party worker, both of Indianapolis, were arrested. B.owder waa scheduled to deliver a campaign speech at a Communist party rally last night in the Indiana State Teachers college auditorium. Instead he spent the night In Jail and the college auditorium was used by th students for a football "pep" meeting. The speech Browder had planned to deliver was broadcast from ft local radio station by David J, Bentall, Chl.sgo attorney who had come hero In an effort to obtain Browder's re lease through court action. The speech was read by the attor nofl despite the presence of-several policemen sent to the radio stitlon with Instructions to prevent the brsadcaat. Ystefl aald he Intended to invest) gate failure of the policemen to keep Bentall off tho air. The Browdcr addresf. read by Ben tall urged coalition of farm and labor element "to fight the peoples' fight nginst Fascism." "Roosevelt la a wavercr." Bentall reid from the manuscript. - "He blows hot, blows cold, tries to please everybody and consequently pleaaea nobody. The Communlate do not'aupport Rooseveltr " "Thla little man Landon U being palmed off to place reactionaries in all the eatd of power." 1 BROADCASTS OF SPAIN'S CAPITAL IN LARGE VOLUME 'New, Bandon to Be Model Is Plan of Relief Heads PORTLAND. Ort. 1. t4V-A model city for the future wilt be planned for Bandon, Edgar Freed, national emergency council director for Ore gon, aald today after a meeting called to plan relief for the fire-swept city. "Bandon haa a unique opportunity to rebuild from scratch to make a planned city." Freed said. "The reconat ruction finance corpor ation and other federal agencies will send men to the scene thla week to give all s as lata nee possible In the work of rebuilding the town." 0UXM, Oct. I. (fir) Financing of a. "baby Bandon," consisting of tem porary structures to house mill work ers, WPA workers and stores and busi ness during the rehabilitation of thf- city dtatroyed by fire fiaturdiy njnt, waa being considered by Ban For Talent Show Ml 20 -MILES COUNTY RESIDENTS Back of Capital's Resistance Broken Is Claim of Rebel Commanders Federal Aeroplanes Bomb Rebels n.v Rfcn.KD o.'massockw (Copyright, 1030, by the Associated Press) TOLEDO, Spain, Oct. 1. Persistent insurgents pounded ft steel spearhed to within 20 miles of Madrid today aa socialist defenders retreated from Illescos. Advance patrols of one of three surging fascist columns drove strag gling government militiamen from town 33 miles from the capital on the direct Toledo-Madrid highway, and rolled on north. . Two additional Insurgent divisions marched twoard separate objectives: The first, operating from Toledo, pushed toward Arfanjuez, Important railway Junction to the east and Itself only 26 miles southeast of the capital. The other moved along the Ma-queda-MAdrtd highway toward Naval Carnero, 20 miles southwest of Ma drid. "The back of the capital's resist' fm co la broken,' asserted Qen. Joso Vnrela, commander of the southern forces in the campaign northward. Insurgent officers, despite the ad vance which continued after the pen etration at lllescas, made ready for an expected engagement a short distance north wlwo socialist troops were re ported entrenched In preparation for fierce resistance. The relentless fascial reported gov ernment p 1 a n e i bombarded the marching columns at many point. Including field headquarters at Ma queda. Socialist aim was bad, they declared, reporting no victims from the aerial aasaulta. General Varelft characterized the government's defense In the Toledo sector as "inactive." He said hla war riors scattered the socialist mllltla men In small parties along the rout from Toledo to the capital. don official today, Oovernor M.irtln w notified by his representative, Brigadier General Thomas P.. Ellen, The suggestion for ft temporary city was made by the governor, the affairs to be conducted by the renularly eliwtrd officials of th old city, and that a, nominal rent be charged to delray the cost of government C. Laird McKenna. vice-chairman of the Oregon emergency council, ar rived In Bandon this morning to dls cum financing the project of tem porary construction. Rllea reported he "told the Bandon city council that It was up to them to aaaumtt control of the functions of government aa the emergency now wit behind them and that the main tut was to get their feet on the trro'.nd and go to work on recon atructloD," A goodly number of Jackson coun ty voter registered yesterday at tho county clerk's 'Off tee In the court house, for the November 3 general election. The registration will close at eight o'clock Saturday evening, and the remaining evenings of thla week for accommodation of voters, per sons not registered when thjL, .books close, will not be eligible to vote at the November election, under Oregon law. No votes are sworn in atp'egon oloctlons. preliminary figure on the regis tration. In both city and county pre cinct, shows it to be heavy, and ap parently on a par with the 1032 count. Tho registration count, up to this wrek show 2,766 votera registered In the nine Ashlnnd precincts, aa fol low?: Boulevard . 282 E.at central - - 402 Oak 3S3 North 235 East .. 341 Southeast Northwest ........... South ... 430 343 10B West 113 Registration for the 21 Medford precinct, incomplete and unofficial is tR45. The preliminary count ha not been completed on 18 of the 70 precincts In the county. Registration figures for some of the largest rural precincts ore Ap plegate, 271; Antioch. 101; Bchvlew, 28B; Brownsboro, 139; Like Creek. 138; Foot Creek, 131; and Barron, 131. Tne preliminary count In Jackson vll'e precincts show: North Jacksonville - a88 South Jacksonville 250 Total Central Point; .South North , 394 , 418 Total 812 Other towns are: Butte Falls, 233; Prospect, 222; Gold Hill, 50. - TEST NEXT WEEK SALEM, Oct, 1. yp) Judge a. V. Skinworth of Eugene Informed the state unemployment Insurance com mlMlon today the teat auit sgalnst the state act brought at Mod ford would be heard sometime next week between October 8 and 9. The defin ite date will be announced later. The suit on the constitutionality of (he social aecunty act passed by the ape-eld I leglalatlve aeAslon wnn bro-jght by the Pinnacle Packing company and others against the com mlanlon. The state laoor fede-atlon hat intervened for the defciid.nti and will be represented Jn the suit. (ueen Mary Motes. LONDON, Oct. 1 .TV-Today was moving day In the royal family. Alter 25 yeara aa mlstrens of Buckingham palace, which she entered ar the bride of !h lute King Georne, Queen Mary moved Into new home, tho small -tr Uarloorough hou, SECOND CONTEST Will -Play Friday at: Polo Grounds Betting ; Odds Shift to Favor Giants Crowd Reduced by Rain NEW YORK, Oct. 1, (AP) -The aocond game of the 1930 world series between the New York Yankees 'and the New York Giants was postponed today because of wet grounds. It will bo played tomorrow at the Polo O rounds. A heavy overnight rain turned the Polo Grounds Into a miniature lake. Tho series schodule, calling for tho third, fourth and fifth games to be played at the Yankee stadium, simply will be moved back, one day. The postponement was ordered by Keuesaw M. Landla, high commls aloner of baseball, after he had In apected the rain-soaked grounds. In the left field section whore yester day's rain had driven the Yankee re lief pi tellers over to the Giants' bull pen becauso of "high water," waa ft virtual lake4 and the Infield, though It bad been protected by covers dur ing the night, was a quagmire. Hcttlng -Odds Shift The pitching maatery of Carl Hub bell and the mud horse talent of his mate shifted the betting odda sharp ly In favor of the Giants. The betting fraternity about-faced from the previous odda of 11 to 20, (Continued on Page Ten.) 10 1-2 GATHERED BY LEGION FOR BANDON VICTIMS Three' truck 'load, 'of fresh fruita and vmotahtes will have thla evening foS'Bandon according to official, of Medford. post No. 19 of the American Legion. Realizing '.he need for freili vegetables and fruita of all klnvla ,by the victims of the Bandon dlsaeter local fjcglonnalrea sent out an appeal for oontrlbutlona two daya ago and the response has exceeded all expec tations. Produce of every kind and descrip tion haa been pouring Into the Le gion' supply depot at 1 North River side and latest reports state that over 10'a tone are available for Immediate shipment to the stricken area. Three large trucks will transport the local prMuce having been furnished for thla purpose through the courtesy of the o. E. dates Auto Co., Poster It Klelser and the Southern Oregon Salna Co. Money for gasoline and oil expense waa forthcoming from tne employes of the Ala Vista Packing house, Medford Lions elub and sev eral other individual subscrlp .'ona. The trucks will be accompanied by Im oarlock and Earl Foy. past com mandera of Medford post who will sco that local contributions are dis tributed to the beat possible advan tage, Commander J. P. Fllegel atatjd to day that he waa g.-eatiy pleased; with the aplrndid response made by me citizens of Medfora and vicinity and In behalf of the local Legion and auxiliary unit desires to thank every- ono who participated In aendlng these much needed fresh foodstuffs to tho victims of the Bandon con riagratlon. COMMUNITTCHEST The executive board of th Com munity Cheat m-t for the first time thla year at the First National bank laat night. Purpose of the cession waa to pass on the budgets of the seven participating organizations nf the chest. The participating groups are Tied Cross, salvation Army, Bo Ucouts. Cllrl Scouts, Olrl' Commun. Ity club, Jackson County Public Health assoclstlon and the Welfar, Kxchaiige. Members of th executive board are M. N. Megan, chairman; Eugene Thorndlke, C. D. Bran,. Raymond rteter, H. L. Hathaway, M D. Field. Dr. r. R. Durno, Harvey J. Field, Mra David Rosenberg, Mrs. 1. K Schuler and Robert Hart. I-lckfts Arrested. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 (AP) Four picketing teamsters were ar rested In the strike of fish butchers here today and an official of a whole sale association charged there have been numeroua Instance, of vio lence In the dispute. Police patrolled lb. district around flaliermen wbatL Air of Coastal Region Clear-, ing of Smoke Bandon-, ites Busy : Clearing De bris of Burned Buildings. ny Wendell Webb , Associated Prea staff Writer MAR8HF1ELD, Ore., Oct. 1. (ZD Pear doparted as the humidity roea in southwestern Oregon today and the wind simmered down to a breeze. Adding cool moisture to the tern-! perature, humidity waa up to 90 after a sharp drop to SB per cent sent a shiver of panic through the fire woaiy population. The wind roaa ah.irply lor a few hours and there waa a general alarm that brush and timber fires, now fslrly well controll ed, would repeat the Bandon dlaas ter at other cities. Air Clearing As the peak of the fire danger de parted, the air over this coastal country wsa gradually clearing. Last ntgit Marshfleid citizens saw the sun set for the first time since Sunday. The moon and stars appeared and the wovd went around that "all was quiet again." Authorities in charge of fire fight ing and rehabilitation checked weatt er forecasts hour by hour. The alight- umaruraoie anus in conaiuonf meant the renewal of danger all through th region. Bandonitra Busy Bandon. where eleven person died In the destruction of S50 to 40. buildings, waa a busy community to (Continued on Page Ten.) AND PRICE FIXATION PARIS, Oct. 1. () Th FrencH chamber of deputies 1st today gave final parliamentary approval to de valuation of the frano, adopting the monetary meaaure, with It compro mise clause on price fixing decree,, by a vote of 3M to 317. The vote meant that only the pro mulgation of President Albert L Brun Is necessary to make reduction of the gold content of the frano a law. Before the final ballot, tile cham ber had adopted, by a show of hands, th compromise senate clause which provides a check on efforts by th government to control the cost of living. :Thc government and th senate, earlier, had gotten together on a de valuation bill In a political atmos phere charged with threats of dis order. Rumora that the capital's mobll guarda were being rolnforccd were reflected In the senate debate, wher speakers urged avoidance of "th psychosis of civil war." BERLIN, Oct. 1. (P) Germany I, willing to devalue the mark as an aid to settling the troubled world economic situation, an aulhorlUitiv source said today, If othor powers art willing to pay the high compensat ing price which the relch aska. NEW YORK, Oct. lnt The new French frano provided In the dcvali. atlon law finally passed at Parts to day will be worth between 4.3So cent and 4.063 cent, exchango expert calculated, compared with the old nplt.v with th. rinlt.P nf ff ft.nta. 0.0. CHURCHILL DeLosa D. Churchill, long-time res ident of Medford, dropped dead of a heart attack at the public library ah-ntly after t o'clock this afternoon. Dr. R. W. Sleeter, who waa called, staled that death waa Instantaneous and waa due to ailna pectoris til age waa estimated aa about 60 yeara, Churohin & uiim.irrled and ht only known relative is a brother, yV. E Churchill. In lo Anr'.ea. Calif., who waa notified by wire of th trogedv but has not been heaivl from as yet. Perl' funeral parlors ha, charge of funeral arrangements, which will be announced later. A complete obituary will follow tomorrow. "How Mad I Am." KIN8TON, N. C, Oct. 1. JP When Carl Thigpen went to hts chick en house, he found four choice hen had been stolen and a cardboard placard about a rooster' nick, wad ipt "How mad I so,"