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Ask Community Chest Contributors to "Give at Least One Day's Pay" The Weather Forecast: Fair tenlrht and Friday; cooler Friday. Temperature: Highest vestprdny 95 Lowest till! innrnln- 43 Try It Tribune Are yoa looking for a buyer? Had you thought to try adver tising In the For Sale column of Mall Tribune classified? People who follow this method are .successful. Try It I EDFORD full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-First Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8, 3936. No. 165. SIMM 1M mm I Ntkys. i BOMBARDMENT BY I starving Girl Eats Again H0N01 L i GREETS! ENGLAND SPURRED FteFTIISIDISH AVIATOR I ZSfflMl D ' . I ""MlllI HUJ5 1II Aim r nun inn nn Tn , . ,JuU o- ni innrn ninnvmn Tn I "mm"' mm ahu aik u r t, rr uakkiiiwu HHk F0LL0W L fXl r FIRST PASSENGERS I i -n r fll llllll li HI if, I i " 1 ."J " ' i By, PAUL J1AM.ON (Copyright. 1936, by Paul Million) WASHINGTON, Oct. b. The Inner attitude of the crowd around Presi dent Roosevelt has changed percepti bly within the pJf '" 13 last week. Old V apprehen- D1UI1B BUUUV UQ election are fad lng. T h e y may be fooling them selves, but they are going to be the most surpris ed polltlcos In the U. s. If the Literary Digest poll Is right. These boys are too old to be lieve In speeches. Their trust wisely rests In such practical matters aa or ganization. What makes them feel good right now Is the accumulation of such carefully planned organization ma neuvers aa these: The Minnesota dial, forming an alliance with the Farmer-Laborltes; the Couzens conversion in Michigan: spilt oURepublican electors In Dela ware: the personal drafting and nom ination .of Governor Lehman In New York; the John L. Lewis alliance and Its possible effects in West Virginia, Illinois and Pennsylvania: the LaFol lette alliance In Wisconsin; the ditch ing of Governor Davey In Ohio. These are not ail, but they are enough to explain why the White House- coterie now feels better. If there la anything else hey can do, they have not discovered It yet. Treasury Morgenthau exuaea an toy stare when the newa came that Mla tr Mussolini had devalued. There was no cheering, no comment. It la always advisable not to make up your mind about events tn Italy until you receive the text of official statements, and sometimes It Is not even possible then to conclude what has happened. There la an additional reason why officials here first considered any new monkeyahlnes on the part of Mussolini or Hitler ss Irrelevant, If not Immaterial. Mussolini hss a greater variety of assorted lire than the average candy shop haa different klnda of chocolates. They were not umitMH in be exnorted or used freely International exchange. Hitler has even a stronger ban on exporta tion of marka or gold. (Continued on Page Three.) GENEVA. Oct. 8. (API Dr. Man lev O. Hudson of Harvard university, tonight was elected to the world court of international Justice, aucceedlng Frank B. Kellogg, former unrwa States secretary of war. Dr. Hudson, fourth American to sit on the bench of the world court, brings comparative youth to tne in tj.rnntlnn-1 frlhlinal. A Jurist of proven capacity, he Is but 50 yeara old. The average age of world court juoges is on. A native of 8t. Peters. Mo., Pro fessor Hudson has had world-wide ex perlence In complicated Judicial prob lems. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Principal C. Olen Smith of the Senlorhl down town at the pep rally today, his skull surmounted by a pa per rally hat set at a rakish angle that may have surprised his students, used to his more dignified moments at school. Fire Chief ElUott, after his depart ment had answered an emergency call to put out an awning fire believed caused by a falling cigarette, Jok ingly soliciting funds to buy Inhab itants of the building some new ash traya. Dean Pleper, former scribe In Md ford, writing from Price, Utah, that the weather there Is of exwllent vin tage but tht climate at Mudhollow Michigan, where he first went from here. Is atrocious. Dick Lewis mounted .it the wheel of an ancient but venerable touring car he and hl three brothers bought co to work In. revlr.g up the motor so bystanders could hear ,:ow It run., then having to yell st the top of h's rote to be heard over .h, din. Air Fleet Showers Capital With Circulars Calling On Populace to Recognize Provisional Rebel Govt. PARIS, Oct, 8. (AP) Dis patches received tonight rrora Talavera. Spain, said 300 persons were killed In au Insurgent aerial bombardment or Aninjuex. Sev eral bombs fell on a loaded troop, train, the dispatches ald, and a railroad station and section of track were destroyed, breaking communication between Madrid ' and Allcanle. (Copyright, 1038, by the Associated Press) BURGOS, Spain, Oct. 8 Fascist Insurgents, pressing their smashing drive to within striking distance of Madrid, demanded today Immediate surrender of the Spanish capital. The fascist, ultimatum, served on the government as the Insurgent high command announced capture of town after town almost in the environs of the capital, threatened destruction of Madrid by bombardment from land and air unless surrender were of fered. At the samo time, an air fleet showered the city with circulars call ing; on the populace to show alle giance to the fascist provisional gov ernment, asserting that further re sistance was useless. Four columns of Generalissimo Francisco Franco's 100,000 men on the south and west fronts rolled back the harassed government defense line. In the Immediate Toledo sector a long awaited assault was launched on (Continued on Page Twelve) f DOLLAR DAY SALE At ft meeting -of the retail mer chants committee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, held yesterday afternoon, decision was made to conduct a Dollar Dsy sale on Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7, It was announced by Mr. C D. Bean, chairman, thla morning. Fol lowing the decision Mr. Bean ap pointed a committee to conduct the event as follows: R. M. Marti, chair man: Harry Hlnman, J. T. Hannan, L. R. Gilchrist. L. G. Blckel, De BlAhop, Moore Hamilton and Herb Grey. It Is expected that the merchant will make special preparation for the event by procuring new mer chandise, which can be retailed at 91 At yesterday's meeting It was fur ther decided to return to the 8:30 p. m, Saturday closing time, com mencing October 17, The retail merchants will also spon Bor a forum luncheon for the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, octotvr 14. at wnicn time a group of Portland business executives will be guests of honor, NEGRO SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT ON TINY GIRL YREKA. Cl.. Oct. 8. (p) A pris on term of from one to 60 yeara to day faced Clifford Palmer, 19-year- old negro, convicted In superior court hero of criminal assault on ft four-year-old Mexican child at Dunsmulr District Attorney James Davis and Judge C. J. Luttrell said they would recommend to prison officials that Palmer be sterilized. Shirley Temple Sued by Discoverer and Trainer HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 8 (UP) John Hays. Hollywood producer and trainer of Juvenile actors, today filed suit for 1500,000 damagea and an ac counting of the earnings of Shirley Temple, child actress. He named In the suit the seven-year-old "child genius," Mrs. Gertrude Temple, her mother. O. F. Temple, her father, the Fox Film Corporation, 30th Century-Fox and California bank. Hays declares In his complaint he discovered the child actress, trained her for picture and developed her Into a "e5.ooo.000 personality, inter nationally recognised." He said he entered Into a contract January 23. 1932, to train Shirley In dancing, singing, Toloa culture and drama. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Hansen, parents found In an Oakland, Cal.. hotel In a food, announced they will leave soon Salem. They have kept In touch with Mrs. Mvra L. Shank, police matron of plight was received by Associated Press. Marn.i Hansen shown abore sipping milk, her first food In four flays, In an Oakland hospital. She went to California to find work ana or notify relatives. (,. P. Photo) AGE ON SETTLEN1ENT OF INSURANCE CLAIMS The civil ault of Anna M. Avery, executrix of the estate of Laurence Lister, former Klamath Falls butcher, sialn February I, 1938, against the Massachusetts Protective association for 83000, pn an accident policy, and SO00 attorneys fees, waa settled out cf court this morning, by agreement between counsel and the federal court Jury Impanelled to hear the case was excused. The amount In volved In the settlement was not made public. Miss Marlon Meyerle. of Klamath Falls, charged with the slaying of Lister, aa the climax of a romance vraa acquitted by a Klamath county circuit court Jury. A deposition from Miss Meyerle, now a resident of San Francisco, re citing events that led to the fatal quarrel and shooting of Lister, waa read to the Jury yesterday. The deposition followed the testimony of- (Contlnued on Page Two.) SCHEDULED OCI. 16 PHOENIX. Oct. 8, (Spl.) The mass meeting to be held here at the Public library for th purpose of nominating city officers, will be held Thursday. October 18, at 7:30 p. m. Instead of today as announced yes tcrday. Income Shares Maryland Fund, bid 10.18;. asked 11.01. Quarterly Income, big 1.81; asked 1.99. Silver. NEW YORK. Oct. 8. ( AP) Bar sli ver steady and unchanged at 44. He said the contract provided he waa to have her service until Janu ary 32. 1034, with a two-year option The contract, according to the suit waa approved In superior court, He said the Temple family broke off the contract October 1, 1933. Hays said during the time the child was under his supervision he hired motion picture directors, teachers and language experts to teach her English, french and Spanish languages. The contract, he said, provided he waa to pay her ISO a week when she waa working. Hays estimated the young actress' earnings at 852.000 a year and said she had earned more than 01.000.000 since she entered film work. William C. Ring, Hays' attorney, filed ault. of 18-year-old Morna Hansen. weakened condition from tack of to bring their daughter hark to the Oakland authorities through Saleui, since mrwa or the gin s was too proud to asx aid or enemy LIFE IS DETROIT, Oct. 8. (AP) Dayton Dean, confessed "triggermsn" In the Black Legion murder of Charles A. Poole last Msy 13, waa sentenced to. day by Circuit Judge Joseph A. Moynlhan to Ufa Imprisonment In the state prison of southern Mlchl. gan. Dean, who pleaded guilty to a mur der charge and testified for the state when 11 other Black Legion men were convicted last week on murder charges, at first told Judge' Moynlhan lie had "nothing to aay." When the Judge persisted, the chunky defendant cleared his throat and aald: "I am glad It's over, 1 hope no one else gets In the same Jam. I'm glad also that the organization waa broken up." Judge Moynlhan announced he would pronounce mandatory life sen tences tomorrow on the seven defen danta convicted of first degree mur der in the Poole case. Four other men, convicted of mur der In the second degree, will be sen. Unced Saturday, the Judge aald. BRITES WILL SEEK E flACRAMENTO, Oct. 8. An ef fort to obtain a change of venue for John and Coke Brite, accused of ahootlng to death two peace officers ind a civilian In Siskiyou county will be made In advance of their arraign ment, defence attorney Horace F. Frye said today. This will be done, he said, In hopes It will not be necessary to take the Polsom prisoners back Into the com munity where the killings took place and where threats of mob action were heard a few veeka age. Bank Clearings Show Heavy Gain NEW YORK, ' Ort. 8. ;p) Bank clearing in 72 leading cities totAled e343,W3,000 during the week ended Oct. 7, Dun and Brsdatree. reported today. This w a gain of 76 7 per cent over clearings of I5.u35,028 000 In the same week laet year. The Increase In the past week wae due tn part, the agency aald. to heavy settlements Incident to the end of the month. Theae were a week earlier In 1933. EARL. CARROLL FILES BANKRUPTCY PETITION NEW YORK, Oct. 8. W( Earl Carroll, the theatrical producer, filed a petition In bankruptcy In federal court today, listing liabilities of 98.1,892 and assets of M10.846. SEATTLE, Oct. 8. Pr An all-time enrollment record of 10.1I8 students haa been set In the present fall quar ter at the University f Washington, Registrar Dean Newboua said today Hawaiian Girls Hang Leis About Necks of Five Newspapermen in Inaugu ral Pacific Plane Service By Charles E. Harner Associated Press Staff Writer HONOLULU, Oct. 8. (AP) With 17 hours and 48 minutes actual fly ing time behind us, the China Clip per alighted, here shortly after the scarlet dawn amidst songs, and bend clasps of g reete.ra. Great leis were hung about our necks by Hawaiian girls aa we step ped out on the landing float after the 3, 400-mile flight. Officials fol lowed with congratulations on the completion of the preliminary pas- senger flight to Honolulu, en route to Manila, from Alameda, Cal. Welcomed by Planes Our approach to Hawaii waa signal ized by the appearance of army and navy planes which flew close to our wings. Rapidly we approached the great Island of Oahu on which Honolulu la situated, circled once across the city and then, turning In gradual descent, (Continued ou page rwelve) IP. At a meeting of Republican offl clala last night, a Republican Service League, organisation of ex-service men, waa formed on the pledge to work and vote for the election of Alf M. Landon and Col. Frank Knox In Jackson county, It waa announced today, The following appointments were made: Walter Olmscheld, president: Lea Oarlock, Tic president; Olen Simpson, vice president; John Hohn er, vice president, and Joe E, Wood, secretary. The following men wore appointed as a committee to contact all ex service men In the county: Jack Himatreet and Wallace Trill, Speniah American vets; Ira D. Canflcld and Etha Wall, Veterans of Foreign Wars: Harvey Casaman and Frank Hoi brook. Disabled Veterans of the World War: Paul McDonald and Lee Oarlock. American Legion. Northern California and Oregon atet polios are today looking for three men who drove a Ford coach, atolen Tuesday evening from Ben Trowbridge of Medford, Into the Call- fornl checking station at the state line and abandoned It to flee Into th brush wben Inspectors there be came auspicious and telephoned state poltc here. The car was equipped with Cali fornia plates when It waa driven Into the atatlon. A set of Oregon plates not registered to the Trowbridge car, and a act of Waahlngton plate wer found In the abandoned oar, but no trace waa found of the proper taga which had been removed from the machine. The car was stolen from In front of the People's Electric store some time between 7 and I0 o'clock Tues day evening. GARDEN CLUB OPENS PLANT SALE F Borne people may see in the arrival of fall the death of the flowers, but not so members of the Medford Oar- den club. To them it is the time to prepare for spring. They will open their autumn plant sale tomorrow In the Sparta, building, 10 North Riverside. The ssle will open to the public at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon to continue through Saturday, Anyone, with plant to be Included In the sale, Is saked to bring them to the building any time after 10 o'clock Friday morning or to tele phone Mrs. Olea Ameplger. who will call for them. SWIFT BY SOVIET Secretary Eden Cuts Vaca tion to Direct Policy After Ultimatum From Russia Against Aid to Rebels BERLIN, Oct. 8. JPi The propa ganda ministry today emphatically denied Soviet Russia's chsrgea Ger many la delivering war material to the Spanish insurgents. " We have adhered atrictly to the non-intervention principle," a com munique asserted. "W have deliv ered neither airplanes nor any other Mich materlala mentioned In the Rus sian statement." (Copyright, 1038, Associated Press) MOSCOW, Oct. 8 Informed sources said today Soviet Russia hopes a rent Britain and France will abandon their "Indifference" to alleged viola tion of the Spanish neutrality pact and take an equally strong position aa the Botshevlste. Today, authoritative aourcea said, the Kremlin was withholding further action, awaiting moves by Great Brit ain and France. Japa Stirred by Dud. HANKOW, China. Oct. 8. (AP) A "dud" bomb, tossed Into a Japanese book shop in the former Brltlah con cession, spurred Japaneae naval au thorities to take drastic "precautions' for the protection of Japanese life and property today. Whoever threw it escaped.. (Copyright,. J0.16. by the Associated Pre,) LONDON, Oct. 8. (AP) Great Britain turned a swift dlplomatlo hand today to patch a menacing break In the wall of European non intervention In Spain.. Stirred by a flat Soviet Russian ultimatum threatening to aid the Madrid government If fascists do not 'atop" helping the Insurgents, alleg edly with guns, planes and other sin ews of war, Foreign Secretary An thony Eden broke off his Monaco holiday and turned toward home to presumably direct Brltlah policy. In the wake of the Moscow warnr Ing came reports that other coun- trlea. aa yet unnamed, would quea- tlon alleged brenches of the "handa-off-Spaln" paot at tomorrow's Lon don meeting of the European non intervention committee. Threat In Mediterranean There also waa the latent threat of (Continued on Page Two) FEHL FILES APPEAL ON PAROLE BARRING TO SALEM, Oct. 8. (AP) Appeal of th can of Earl H. Fehl- ex-Jackson county Judge, who Is seeking bis un conditional release from th state r-enltentlary here, waa filed In the atate supreme court today. Circuit Judge Levelling of Marlon county ruled against th plaintiff. Fehl alleged that ha had served his maximum term, leas good behav ior credits, and was subject to un- (Continued on Page rwelve) WASKINOTON, Oct. 8. (PV The treasury today postponed until Oc tober 32 the opening of bid on con struction of a new post office at Sa lem, Ore. California Townsendites Told to Vote for Landon SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8. (HP) Dr. Francis E. Townsend, founder and leader of the Townsend recovery plsn, In a telegram today urged his followers in California to vote for Governor Alf M. Landon. Republican nominee, In th presidential contest, Edward J, Marg'tt, atate area man ager, announced here. Townsend said It would be "(utile and foolish" to attempt to write In th name of Representative William Lemk. union party candidate, on the California ballot because of the poe slblllty of confusion. NEW YORK, Oct. 8. (UP) Dr. Clinton Wunder. chairman of the national pension committee for Rooeerett mad up of former advo CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 8. (AP) Jesse Owens, negro Oymplc star, made a Republican political speech last night before a crowd which Jack Rubenstein, wsrd capaln, aald was much smaller than ex pected. The reason, he declared, waa that a truck went through the negro quarter a half hour before time for the rally, bearing the sign: "Jesse Owena has left town; meeting called off." Rubenstein said It took "some time" to convince resident that Owens wss waiting for them, as scheduled. COMITY CHEST POLICY EXPLAINED In the very near future Med ford citizens will again be called upon to support the Community Cheat. The executive board feels that the donat ing public should be Informed of the method and manner by which the annual budgets of the seven partici pating organisations are arrived at and approved. First: The boards of these seven participating organ Irnt Ion a, composed of leading cltlnns, survey their re spectlve needs carefully and estimate the approximate amount ef money necessary to carry the work through the year. They then make up a bud get based on their findings together with an ftemlEed account of all ex penditures for the past year. Second: AU these budgets and ex penditures are eubmltted to the ex (Continued on Page Four.) EX-LEGION CHIEF T Edward P. Hayes, former national commander of th American Legion, will arrive by plan thla evening for his address to Jackson county voters at the senior high school auditorium scheduled for eight o'clock. Immediately upon arrival Mr. Hayea will be dinner guest of southern Ore gon Legionnaires at Valentlne'a cafo. Legion men prominent In Republican ranks of Aahland, Orar.ta Pass, Klam ath Pall and other southern Oregon point will be present to greet the former national chief, ' Arthur w. prlaulx, chairman of the Republican atate central committee, waa In Medford this morning contact ing local committeemen and contin ued on north this afternoon. IMPORTANT SESSION ELKS LODGE TONIGHT Tonight's regular weekly aesslon at the Elka temple, the second of the fall seeeon, la an extremely Impor tant one. It wa announced todav by Exalted Ruler Walter J. Olmaeheld. The lodge will Tote on th ratifica tion of the constitution and by-lawa of the atate association, he aald. Exalted Ruler Olmscheld request overy Elk Interested to be present to voice his opinion on the subject, for. h explained, the meaaur ha a direct and Important bearing on activities of the local lodge. cates of the Townsend old age pen sion plan who broke with Dr. Francis E. Townsend at th Cleveland con vention over backing th third party presidential candidacy of Representa tive William Lemke. commented as follows on Dr. Townsend' reported advlc to vote for Governor Alf M. Landon. "At last Townsend shows his hand. Lemk wa mrely a amoke screen. Townsend knew Lemk could not win. Now Townsend support a. re actionary who haa never Indicated a real Interest tn old age pensions. "The Republican party ha cap tured the old man, but his followers will vote In th majority for Presi dent Roosevelt aa the one man who haa actually given us th, first federal old ag pension." PLUNGEJNTO SEA French Trawler Picks Up Bjorkvall Near Irish Coast Flier Unhurt Plane Is Damaged by Waves VAUSNTIA, Irish Free St&te, Oct. 8. (jp) Kurt Bjorkvall, rescued near this Irish Island after being forced down on a direct Now York to Stock holm flight, salted today toward I Rochelle, France, leaving his plane in e. rough sea. The French trawler Imbrln, which) picked up Bjorkvall yesterday after noon, changed lta course from Valen tia to lta home French port after lta crew failed In an attempt to sslvage the flier's plane. Bjorkvall was aboard the trawler (Continued on Page Twelve) MAY HALT ALASKA BAN PRANCISCO. Oct. 8. (AP) Alaska ahlp operatora will lay up their vessels aa rapidly as they resell Seattle, unless th labor dispute over th steamship Tanana et Dry Sprue Bay, Kodlak Island,' la settled at' once, T. a. Plant, chairman of th coaatshlp owners' negotiation com mlttee. advised th maritime com mission at Waahlngton today. Plant Informed th commission that "union action has mad con. tlnuance of operations to Alaska ut terly Impossible." T. B. Wilson, vice-president and general manager of the Alaska Steam ship line. Immediately announced cancellation of scheduled sailings of the ateamahlpa Oduna and North western from Seattle. "These Bailing will b resumed when we have practical assurance they can be maintained without con stant strikes and th tying up of vessels by th crews," Wilson de clared. SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 8 . (AP) The freighter Tanana, a sink or "mutiny" by firemen In progress, rod In a dangerous position In Dry Sprue Bsy, Kodlak Island, Alaska, today while the coaat guard patrol boat Morris sped across the Gulf of Alaska to Investigate. RATE ON DISCOUNTS PARIS. France, Oct. 8. (AP) Th Bank of France, decreasing Its dis count rate to the loweat point during th reglma of th socialist Blum gov erment, disclosed today a 7.00O.0O0.0O8 (rano (S339.24J.OOO) rlae tn the value of lta gold reserves. The gold Increase was announced In the flrat weekly statement of th bank sine the devaluation of th franc. It waa coincident with a de crease of from t to 8',i per cent In th discount rst. In keeping with Prances new oasy money policy, U. S. Grand Jury Meeting Friday The special session of the federal grsnd Jury for the southern Oregon district will be Impanelled tomorrow morning, aa far as known. It will be the first session of a federsl grand Jury ever held In thla district. Federal Judge Jamea Alger Fee thla morning adjourned court until to morrow. The grand Jury aesslon 1 expected to require all day Friday. Thirteen cases, all originating la Klamath county, ar scheduled to be presented to the grand Jury. Politics On Radio (Time la Eaatern Standard.) Tonight (Thursday) I Republloan CBS. William Hard period: WJSi, WHAM. WSYR, WEBR., 8:30, William P. Bleakley, Democratle WJZ-NEB 8. Magr. John Ryan. Old-Lin Democrat WJZ-NB0 . Alfred E. Smith from Philadelphia. Progressive WABO-CBS, 10:30, ' Roosevelt Progress." Friday. Republican WEAP-NUU 4 30 p. nv. Landon Radio eluba.
