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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNTH. METFORT). OREGON1, SUNT) AY, NO VEMT3ER Ifi. 1936 MAYORS 2 CITIES FLY EAST TO GAIN FEDERAL ACTION (Oontlnuoe, irons Pige One.) McGrady, assistant secretary of labor, to have the federal government take control of the hiring halls pending further negotiations. - The - wholesalers, warehousemen and ' distributors committee of. the Industrial as&oolatton of San Fran- Cisco, charging that 60 Industrial . plant were closed because of the maritime strike and that the total would exceed 120 plants locally unless the dispute was settled, warned that maritime unions were "marching in' land." "Tour turn may . be next," they told business leaders. "Regardless of your present relations, with your em- ployes or their loyalty to you, your busmen may . be stopped In Its track without warning, any day, any nour. "This Is the march Inland of the International Longshoremen s assoc. lfttlon with the Warehousemen's un ion as the spearhead and backed by the Maritime Federation of tlie Pao lflc." . - ' Bridges Boasts Aeeertediv quoting Harry Bridges, generally regarded as the second most powerfiU union figure In the nation, the committee of the Indus trial assoclalton credited him with saving. "After this strike (water- .frvmt t over we will ahow them more of an Inland ' march. I haven't heard any kicks from the coys m the front trenches of. the Inland march. ' ' "We expect help from the govern ment. Labor put this government In office. We expect support and we are going to get it." ,. Who's Running rortlandt PORTLAND, Nov. 14. (AP) "It's K craxy age," : commented Governor Charles B. Martin on the strike sit uation. The governor. In Portland to speak before a gathering of western Ore gon citterns Interested In a flood control program, said: ' "This is the first year In five year that the eastern Oregon wheat grow ers have had a chance to market their wheat profitably without gov ernment aid, and tbey cant ship a bushel of It. "The same with the Hood Blver apple growers. ififlMun. I. rvtne ' toll these apple growers how they must bring their apples In. They can bring them any way they see fit. as far as I'm concerned, but they can't ship out." The tight of truck drivers to haul apples Into Portland waa recently Challenged by the teamster's union on the grounds they came under nnlon status. Boxes of fruit are In storage here awaiting the first break In the maritime deadlock. r The governor had something to say too, on recent reports that the un ions would demand passes for persons . wntovfrant section. i"Whn la runnlnff' this city?" he aid. "How about the chief of police and the sheriff 7" - PRESIDENT PAYS REVERENT TRIBUTE PAGE THREE Led by President Roosevelt, the nation'! capital honored World War dead In solemn Armistice Day ceremonies at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Stand no at attention before the tomb are (left to right) Gen. John J. Pershing, the President and Col. Edwin M. Watson, White House aide. (Associated Press Photo BRITISH-AMERICAN E OF FOR SUFFRAGETTE NEW YORK. Nov. (Pi The first woman voter In the Unltd States her ballot was counted and she was arrested for casting It waa nominated today for an honored place on the nation's mountain monument to it foremost heroes. The face of Susan B. Anthony should be added to the revered com pany of Washington, Jefferson, Lln- Mln nrt 1hm1nr ROOMVelt. Sr.. on the rock cliff face of Mt. Bush more In bouth Dakota's Black Hills, declared a resolution presented to the biennial convention of the national women's party. Decrying "discrimination" , which thus far has excluded a woman's pro file from the lofty memorial, the committee report which embodied the proposal called for Immediate action. 4 OLD OREGON DADS EUGENE, Nxjv. t4.(AP) Merle R. ChMsman, Astoria publisher, was elected president of the University of Oregon Dads' Association today. The association went on record dis approving "bell week" In traternl tlca and agreed to Investigate the merit of deferred pledging by living organ t7Atlons. JAILED FOR NOTE THREATTO F.D.R. PHILADl?T.iPH I A. Nov. A police magistrate held John A. Birtennaclt, 4ft. in M.000 ball today on a cbarjw of sending throfltnmg letter to President Roosevelt. He was released from 25,0o0 ball under which he had been held by a U, S. commissioner since hi ar rest la.t August. Federal and local officials decided to prosecute Bar tail back undrr state laws after a con ferenc trvlav SAN FRANCISCO (UP) iAu aerial alliance between the United States, England and Australia for the de fense of the Pacific Is being advo cated by Capt. 0. E. Toovey of the Bank of Australia and former chief technical officer to the Handley-Page firm of British airplane manufactur ers. Toovey la on his way home $o Australia after a year of consultation In England with officials of the Brit ish war office. He Is a veteran of the Egyptian, Oalltpoll and western front campaigns of the World war. "World peace depends on peace In the Pacific," aald Toovey. "and that depends In turn on the United States, England and Australia speeding up tnelr air defense and aerial communi cations. ' "It Is absolutely necessary that air communications be established between the United StateB, Austtalla end New Zealand. The future of the Pacific Is In the hands of these nations, and It Is time they set to gether for further defense of the raclflo. "War In Europe Is Imminent at tny time. America, Orcat Britain and Australia should combine In an English-speaking union to preserve the -peace i of the Pacific and lot Europe take care of 4tself." "Toovey expressed great satisfaction ot the progress being made In the building up of Pacific air lines Jn addition to the Pan-American Air ways from San Francisco via Hono lulu, Midway, Wake. Quoin to the Philippines, and tbe lines of the Imperial Airways and the Dutch Air Lines that connect Australia, with London and all European centers. Toovey declared that at least two other fundamental lines ore now under consideration. One of these Is an English line from Honolulu to Brisbane by way of Christmas, Penrhyn, Samoa and the FIJI Islands, and the other an Amer ican line from Honolulu elthcf by way of Howland and Baker ljlandr or Jarvls, Palmyra and Tutilta tnia,.,i. to New Zealand. The last bn of thl Una from New Zealand to Australia, It la understood nmbahlv wmiM In the hands of an Australian com- t'ny. "Those Pacific airways," declared ToovBy, "constitute the first step in the building of an .n.mi.i. ,i,.i defense in the Pacific. After that must come an agreement. h.,nui. English-speaking nations of the Pa- ;.ic area ana Iinally a strengthening of all their aerial defenses." , The second hifhMt. v . i- .u- world is unnamed.-. Towering 38,300 feet in Tibet. It Is designated on mm as '"K2." Hawaii, with Its land devoted largely to'suear cane and nlnpnnnU. Import $10,000,000 worth vegetables from the mainland annually. The mean temperature at the South Polo la estimated to be colder then that at the North Pole. American foreign policy began with the Thirteen Colonies' treat urtt.h France In 1778. L L E GOOD THIS YEAR ASHXiANp, Nov. ,14. (Spl.) Point ing toward one of the most success ful basketball seasons In Sou there Oregon Normal school's bright hoop history, nine returning lettermen and a acora of newcomers reported to Coach Jean Eberbnrt at the opening of practice this weeS. Opening practice sessions marked first official use of the new (M.000 gymnasium, which was dedicated re cently. The new practice facilities gave considerable Impetus to cham pionship predictions. One of the best schedules In years, Including many first class home games la the new building and an extended road trip during Chrlstm&a holidays, is being prepared by Eber- hart. Tentative arrangements indi cote that the SONS may meet four members of the Pacific coast confer enceUniversity of Oregon, Oregon Stote oouege, University of Idaho and the University of California at Los Angelee. Several members of the northwest conference will also be played, but final scheduling awaits completion of the conference Itinerary, expected . a meeting late this month. Two games have definitely been lined with San Diego State college at Ashland December 18 and 19, Oth ers will Include Willamette, LlnfieJd, Monmouth Normal, Eastern Oregon Normal and Multnomah club. Returning veterans include Bob Hardy and Neil Winkle, centers; Bill Hoxle, Darrell Leavens and Pat Pat terson, forwards: and Cliff ("Chief") McLean, Howard Scrogglns, Arga Agar aud Clyde Dickinson, guards. Only Mordell ("Monk") Walton, lust year's captain, has failed to return. Hardy, Hoxle and Leavens are the big point getters, with McLean, tho famed Indian floor man, and Scrog- glns tbe main defensive talent. Dick inson, Schopf and Winkle are also expected to figure strongly. JUST 'IE-TRACE OF RUN CITY It rained lu Medford last night but probably no one but the weather man knew it, . The meteorologist on duty at the weather bureau , reported he counted three drops of precipitation between 7:15 and 7:30 and the rainfall waa recorded as a "trace." It waa the first rainfall alnce November 1 when .01 of an Inch waa recorded. There waa no rainfall at all In October ex cepting a trace on the 3rd and the 31st. Official forecast was for cloudy and unsettled weather todny, cloudy to- morrow, little' change In tempera ture. Meteorological data Indicated that a few additional drops were probability during the night. ELECTRIC Girl Who Balked At Kiss In Auto Gets No Damages WORCESTER, Maes., Nov. !. (AP) Miss Dorothy Bellows, who refused to give her escort a kiss while motoring In Wheelrlght. Mass., failed today to recover dam ages for Injuries she suffered when the car struck a tree. The kiss refusal and a poke in the ribs which she gave John Mucha of Bardwick. Mass., were contributing causes of tbe acci dent. Auditor Wilfred B. Felga said In his report filed in superlo: court. Miss Belle a s. who asked 100J damages, aald Mucha lost control of the csr. PEACE OFFER TO 5-1E LOSER IS HELD AS BANDIT SPOKANE, Nov. 14. (APm,niv( wim participation In tho Almlra post- iwiioe roooery, Earl T. Adams, 30, was brought hero todav from ni Ohio, where -he was arrested a week ago. Ho is one of three men charged with the crime. Postal inntwinr.ni- pauld said Adams was a "five-time loser" on prison sentences and waa the leader of wie trio. Jack Holt, another of t.hm t.Hr. pleaded guilty yesterday In federal' wurt nere. juago J, Stanley Webster deferred sentence. Roy K. Green, tha third t it m... tody In Kentucky. ORDER PROBE OF MISSION OUTRAGE PEfPINa. NOV. 14. I AP, Thn United State emharww nrripnm an in vestigation today of the death of an American missionary in north China and a survey of rrported fighting in the area allecedlv invaded tw .Tunnn. ese troops. - Advices to tha afii Haaxv tntA trapi Hernhai'dt Olsen. & miiwinnnrrr ftw Gully, Minn., died at Kspgan early to day after exictlon, by Japanese troops, from his home where he had been 111 of smallpox. Japanese mllltarv aiit.imrit.ia tvi. embassy was Informed, bad taken over Olseu's mission Chanel and rnfiuuvi tn permit nim to conduct service there, TAMPA, Fla.. Nov. 14. (AP) American Federation of Labor leaders spurned today a proposal by Oforgn L. Berry. President Roosevelt's co ordinator for Industrial recovery, to end their war with John L. Lewis by arbitration. Berry, also president of the print ing pressmen's union, and other la bor leaders long have insisted upon arbitration to settle disputes' with employers and suggested it ehould be used to stop this Internal row. William Green, federation presi dent, replied that Berry's proposal "probably would not be acceptable to either side," and that his execu tive council already had suggested tha onty satisfactory peace plan. PORTLAND VOTE TO NOVELIST'S WIFE ADITS BURNING NOTE OF SUICIDE PORTLAND, Nov. 14. (AP) Offi cial tabulation, of Multnomah coun ty's votes- gave. Senator Charles Mc Nary a 1081 lead over his defeated democratic rival, Mayor Willis E. Ma honey, of Klnmnth Palls. The talty iwt the senator's total at 73,407 aud mahoney'a at 73,416. LICENSES TO WED VANCOUVER, B. O., Nov, 14. (AP) A "scandalous sltuatlou" ex ists at Bolltiigham in regard to Is suance of marriage licenses to Can adian Juveniles. Judge Heten Greg ory Macaill of the Juvenile court aald here todny, ' ' Judge MncOlll recently w:ot to Q. W. Hamilton, nttornpy-geueral for Washington, protesting against Issu ance of a marriage license at Bel Ungham to a girl. 16. ward of the Juvenile court, and a youth leas than 31 years of age. Judge MscOlU said ahe considered the letter written by tho stato attorney-general to County Auditor C. C. Daughman "very eatlsluctory." California Is tho only state In the union containing areas of substan tial bito mat lie below sea level. LOS ANOELES. Nov. 14. (UP) Brunette Rath W. Morris, wife of novelist oouveneur Morrta admitted today that after the body of hand some Roid Ru&sell was found sprawled In a Kay lawn swine on hur twlntiut bench estate ahe burned a note he had written her. She colIanMed twiw wittin tlonlng by district attorney lnvrstl- nwJ wno re-opened tho case, orig inally closed with t.h. t w.-u given as "suicide." .t t.h tnitA of the youth's mother, Mrs. Victoria The mother said h.i ,iu take his own hto. She Insisted he waa in love "witn s married woman" Mrs. Morris, a woman of svelte ap peoranra, who will sivo her an. onlv aa "eomewhero In the thirties," said tne note waa another suicide threat. Investigators made publlo a letter Morris, creator of luscious heroines and paradoxical mystery, wroto f0 tne dead youth's mother after the fuuer al. It told of the final days young Russell had spent as the Morris houae guest and concluded: "He had promised to an atrAlrrht. home to you. Instead he conies back here and makes a lot of grief and ghastly trouble for us. "The grief we would have fet la any case. But we have done nothing to deserve the notoriety and the end. less blunderlnge and stupid Intrus ions upon our privacy by the polloa and tlie press," Russell's body was found apnvwled on the gayly colored swing of tb palatial Morris estate on September 3J. There was a single bullet hoi In his head. 1 . Airmail service between Vancouver and Wlnnepeg on a proposed trans. Canada alrwav Is exnectd bv .ti,h. ary 1, 1937. AlaakA contains a numiwr vol canoes that have been actlvit in last century. Crimson honev N winrf t Wu from cactus In the Territory of Hawaii. OB. GEO S. 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