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Eat Turkey Before Holidays and Help The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Wednesday but becoming unsettled. Normal tempera ture. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday w Lowest this morning 37 Thirty-First Year By PAUL MALLON (Copyright, 1936. by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 Well ln iplred talk Is still going around con cerning the possibility of a revival of the old AAA or a constitu tional amend ment lor federal crop control. The matter Is In the study stage. Anything may come out of it. But what Is more likely to come out of It than either of these widely discussed possibilities Is 5iw this: An amendment to the soil con servation act may be sought at the coming session of congress repealing the part which provides for the states to take over toll administration. Jan uary 1, 1A38. This would leave ad ministration In federal hands. Bene fit payments would continue as at present, but on a reorganized basis, especially as to wheat. The wheat surplus may reach about 300,000.000 next year, due largely to the fact that wheat farmers have been getting benefit payments for curtailing their sideline crops other than wheat. This practice would be eliminated, and wheat put on the same basis as cotton and tobacco. Legislation would not be required for thu change. Such a reorganisation, of course, would Just be dressing up the old AAA In new whiskers. It would be production control m a new guise. The triple A lawyers would rely upon the tone and extent of the new whiskers to prevent the supreme court from penetrating the disguise. First, the benefits would be on a eondltlon-grant basis. There would be no contract between government and farmer. The fanner could get his payment by proving he had Im proved his Bollfcrough devoting cer tain acreage to 'alfalfa, clover, etc. Secondly, there would be no proc- easing taxes, at least no direct ones. There would be no particular group of taxpayers to bring suit and get a oaee Into the courts. The money would come out of the treasury till, unaer an annual appropriation by congress, so the court would not be In the same strategic position to con alder or enforce a decision, as under the old AAA. As congress would do the appropriating each year, it might be able to change the wording of the appropriation to conform to a court decision. If one ever came, etc., etc., etc. So think the AAA-ers. Some variation of the outline will (Continued on Page Ten.) GEORGE ADE, HUMORIST, IN CRITICAL CONDITION MIAMI BEACH, Pin.. Nov. 17. (API George Ade. 70-yenr oM In diana humorist and author, li grave lly 111 at his winter home here and la undergoing treatment in an oxy gen tent. It waa learned today. He la aufferlng from a lung aliment. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS The nsme of C. W. Davis, former MMifnrd citv super, listed in the ohone directory at 104, which is the number of the present city aupe's of fice, albeit Davts Is not there, and hasn't been for 10 years. Hairy Hansen's lace falling farther and farther aa Jim Collins described the freezing propensities of 0:1 In guns so that In suS-zero weBther you couldn't even shoot a Jackrabblt and Jerry Jerome making matters worse by describing frozen railroad s'gnal lantern In Minnesota, Holry not knowing whether he was being en lightened or having his leg pulled out a few notches more. J. C. Hunter heckling a pitchman selling a new kind of household ce ment, asking If the samples oeJng used In demonstration were taken from stock, the pitchman obliging by having Hunter pick one at ran dom, and then howling In race as the local Spanish prof started to meander off without waiting tor demonstration. Tex Beheld jelling at Buxz Brown to "box this guy. don't Iiht him" last night. Brown lookln? around to see what Salke'.d was hollering aiut. and Jack nay a'.mojt knocking him dlazy with a neht crow walls he was QMiLiyjifliQ iy)uiuiyjj I Nthvs llMAYIHK RFRFIVF Bjttfr ! FLAT REJECTION ffflfell FROIflSECRETARY looking the other way. MEDFORD Full Associated Press Reaffirm Stand Against Arbitration Fundamental Principles; Operators and Strikers Meet in San Fran SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (AP) A peace meeting of ship owners and striking maritime men ended today shortly after It began and Harry Lundeherg, secretary of the sailors union, reported the em plovers "wouldn't budge un Inch" on the key Isiue of the widespread walkout. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. (AP) The United States conference of mayors was advised lato today that longshoremen and cargo checkers at Portland, Ore., were willing to ac cede to arbitration of issues involved in tho maritime strive. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. (API- Harry Lundeberg. secretary of the sailors' union of the Pacific, tele graphed the United States confer once of mayors from 8an Francisco today the union "can not arbitrate the fundamental principles" Involved in the current maritime strike. Replying to the suggestion of nine mayors of east and west coast cities that both sides In the controversy submit the Issues to arbitration by hoards to be named by the president, Lundeberg said the sailors union had "unanimously reaffirmed" Jts stand at a meeting of 1000 member la which It waa decided they could not arbitrate "fundamental principles." Mayor William J. McCracken, of Oakland, Calif., one of the nine mayors who signed the arbitration proposal, said he Interpreted Lunde- berg's telegram as a "flat rejection" to arbitrate the queatlon of jurisdic tion over hiring halls. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17. (AP) Operators of strike-bound vessels met with their striking employees In a joint conference today for the first time since the walkout of 37,000 maritime workers here precipitated a nation-wide shipping crisis. Representatives of shipowners, headed by their counsel. Gregory Harrison, met In closed session with (Continued on page fourteen 4 s HOLLYWOOD. Ca1., Nov. 17. (AP) Madame Ernestine Schumann Hclnk, whose heart matched her voice In greatness, rallied today In a critical Illness, her physician said. The noted contralto, 75, her last birthday. Is suffering at her Holly woodland home from a blood ail ment. It recurred Saturday vlth hemorrhngea of tho throat and lungs. Immediate tranafualone wero neces sary, Dr. Samuel Alter eald, to save her lire. "Her condition la still serious and we aro watching her carefully," the physician added. "She has rallied since- the transfusions." A similar attack, though not so serious, occurred when tho beloved singer returned from a summer vaca tion In Wisconsin. At that time, two blood transfusions wero made and sho seemed to be on the way to recovery. Wallace Outlines Plan For Insurance on Crops HOUSTON, Tel., Nov. 17, (UP) Secretary of Agricultural Henry A. Wallace lato yesterday outlined a tentative plan for federal crop In surance. Such Insurance Is vitally necessary for urban business and city wage earners. Just as It Is for the farmer, the secretary said In an address be fore 500 educators and (arm experts . attending the 50th annual convention of land grant collegea and unlversl-; tles I I Outlining a plan which he empha-j 1 slrd stlil was in the formstlve stage. J Wallace said: (would not be able to obtain all of "The Idea would be set up all j the Information which wou'd be rk Insurance covering a certain par. needed, he said. In addition, the centege of average yields, ss figured j government could take premium pay ovr a period of years, ments In kind and "fairly well ellm- "It would be wnollv optional with rmeti whether they wished to i-ome ? p'.an. "The premiums on a given .'arm j would be based upon the !o el FINEST TURKEY illi!lliiiiail! 1 man ' "'"IWWaWW'f "f "wfi '''j''1'" t J Jeanne Struthere of Salt Laka City displays a trophy the Northwestern Turkey Growers Aaaociatlon, composed of ranchers of 14 states, will award to the season's finest bird raised by Ita members. The prize turkey will be sent to President Roosevelt for his Thanksgiving dinner. The bird her looks mighty fine, but It's reported as Just, a sample, (Associated Press Photo) I SLIGHT RELIEF FOR UP-STATE REGIONS PORTLAND, Nor. 17. (P) The skies will have to ba more enthusi astic about their precipitation If the Pacific northwest Is to be satisfied but every little helps. Such was the gist of 'comment to day regarding general light rauia of yesterday and last night. Most west ern sections of the state shared In the mosture, but the weatherman to day was not too sure there would be more of It Immediately. Generally fair weather was forecast for tonight and Wednesday with the exception of western portions. Tem peratures In the main were normal. Light showers were reported from North Bend and Eugene. Grants Pass reported a traoe. Portland had .33 Inches. Sklea remained dry but overcast here today. A bright aun displaced clouds at Granta Pass. Klamath Falls failed to get Its ahare of the meager drops, as did most of eastern Oregon. . The mid-Columbia area, however, welcomed showers. Poor vlsablllty hampered flying. A plane from San Francisco found Portland condltiona bad and return ed to Eugene to discharge passen gers and mall. The southbound plane from Seattle did not attempt to land at Portland, proceeding di rectly to Medford. Southbound pas sengers today were taken to Trout dale and packed up by the Seattle plane. 4 Income Shares Maryland Fund: 11.63. Quarterly Income no. Bid 10.53: asked Bid, no; asked, perlenced on that farm as shown over a period of years together with the loss experience of the county as an adjusting factor." Wallace said payment of loasea to farmera might be made In commo dities or in warehouse receipt; or that farmers might be given an op tion on the given quAntfty of the stored product due them. which could be liquidated or for which i they could receive checks. Only the federal government could Inaugurate a plan that would work. Wallace said. Private, companies mate the price factor.' ite a!d that It was probable that T,n insurance at f!rt would be confined to only two or three crops psbstoly wheat, corn and cotton. MEDFORD, OREGON, FOR PRESIDENT RADIATOR GAP THEFTS SOLVED By ARREST OF THE MEDFORD LADS A collection of 32 automobile radiator caps, mostly stolen stye Hallowe'en, was recovered this morn ing by city police from three boys whose names were not disclosed. The youths Involved will have to confront tlon of the case. The collection ranges from the pro saic little round metal caps In general use a few years ago, up through the ornate, exepnslve and heavy metal adornments that grace the prows of today's new streamlined models. Some of the caps had simply been unscrewed from their moorings, while others, of the permanent type, had been wrenched away, Irreparably damaging them. Police said that the nobbing of tfic trio clears up one of the minor mys teries of the recent Hallowe'en de predations. As nearly as could do discovered by a check with second hand stores and auto parts bouses. the caps have no commercial value whatever, and police were at a loss to explain the wave of thefts report ed to them almost dally. Those who have lost radiator orna ments are asked to call at the city police station In an effort to Identify their property. I1 GRANTS PASS, Nov. 17. (AP) A conference on plans connected with the proposed Grants Pass-Crescent City railroad will be held tonight at Crescent City, Calif., according to word received by C. H. Demaray re ceiver of the California and Oregon Coast railroad which operates a line for part of the distance. Demaray said Tom Price, engineer for Henry J. Kaiser, will come here from Oakland, rut and will attend the meeting, as will James Twoby. Kaiser and Twohy would construct the railroad if It is financed and ap proved by the government. ENDANGERED BY HEAVY ATLANTIC SEA NEW YORK, Nor. 17. (AP) Two ships, one with her tAptaln dead, wirelessed they mere in distress today In heavy seas on the Atlantic. Marooned In his radio room, the wlretaM operator of the British steam'T Twedbsnk dUpatched word two men had been washed overboard nd the captain had born killed. About A3 ml! en from Hamilton. Bermuda, her destination, the B-ltlsh steamer Sheaf Boear, rneanagM that her engine room waa leaking adly. Vwls !n the lrlclnlty were asked to stand by TUESDAY, NOVEMBER PLAN 10 RELIEVE Birds Now in Prime Condi tion and Prices Reason ableCooperation Cafes and Householders Urged A plan to Increase the consumption of turkeys and thus reduce surplus stocks in the Rogue valley was pro mulgated today by tho Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce. Sole pur pose of the plan. It was emphasized, la to promote the best interests of tho county as a whole. To carry out Its plan the chamber attks that jsvery family financially ablo purchase ft turkey now for consumption before Thanksgiving. Families that can reasonably :.fford to do so aro asked to buy a turkey once a week from now to Chrlftmoa. Restaurant Aid Urged The chamber today sent letters to alt hotels and restaurants in Jack son oounty suggesting that turkey dinners bo featured on tho menu aa often as possible during the next six weeks. If this plan Is carried out chamber officials believe that the county's turkey surplus will be quickly wiped cut and small growers will be relifcved of the costly burden of feeding the birds. The money spent now for tur keys by consumers will go to local growers and will circulate Immedla,- ( Continued on Page Ten.) COUNTY BUDGET HEARING FRIDAY Publlo hearing on the 1038 budget will be held Friday morning, Novem ber 20, at 10 o'clock In the court house auditorium. Oeoiye Bid win Dunn of Ashland, chairman of the budget committee, will act In the same capacity at the public hear In. The budget is less than last year and will yield a lesser tax levy ac cording to court house officers. The levy will not be definitely known until the budget Is formally signed and approved and mado up by the assessor. The budget which allocates $3000 for weed control, $3000 for a soil survey and provides for a ten percent Increase in the pay of court bouse employes will be read item by item and opportunity presented for dls cusslon by taxpayers. Besides the county court members the budget committee members are George E. Dunn or Ashland, chair man, George T. Prey of Medford, secretary, and Stewart Weeks, orch ardlat of the McLeod district. E NEW YORK, Nov. 17, (AP) J. P Morgan returned home today from as long vacation In England and Scot land, and successfully met a barrage of questions on subject ranging anywhere from Mrs. Walllo Simpson to the Roosevelt landslide. The financier, who usually avoids Interviews, consented to see reporters In his sitting room on the Queen Mary, but they got precious little out of him. Before anybody could ask him ft question, Morgan announced: "I'm not going to say anything about anything." "Well, ho are you feeling?" he waa asked. "Im feeling fine, tliank you." He appeared to have recovered completely from the Illness with which he was stricken last spring. He had a ruddy complexion and seemed to be in good spirits. . 4 IN PINEHURST. N. C, Nov. I7.WV Pay Coleman of Culver City, Cel., to day won the qualifying medal In the professional Oolfera' association cham pionship. The 31 -year-old former amateur star added a 76 to his sub par first round 64 for a 36-hole total I of 143 over the par 73 No. a Plnehurst Country club course. Dispose Full United Press "U, 1936. G.0.P.0F- SPENT $57,301 IN T Democratic Committee Re ports $13,740 Expended in Behalf of All Candidates Mahoney Was Lavish SALEM, Nov, 17. P The Repub lican state central committee spent $57,301.70 In Oregon In behalf of Re publican party candidates during the elcotton campaign, tho final report to tho secretary of state showed to day, in addition, the Multnomah county Republican committee spent $13,703 for tho Republican candi dates. The Democratic state central com mittee reported spending $13,740 in behalf of President Roosevelt and all Democrat io candidates. Others re porting expenditures for Democratic candidates were: Tho Jackson county committee, $1,164: tho La no county committee, $738; Marlon county com inlttee, $1,103; and tho Young Demo cratic clubs of Oregon, $1,49?.. The Benton county Republican committee and the Bon ton county Pro-America club and the Republican club spent II.0A7 for Republican can didates. Personal expenditures In behalf of Democrats included $360 by Howard Latourette; $100 by John J. Bnckman; $150 by A Mi by Dickson and $300 by Lew Wallace. Mahoney Lavish. The Democratic national committee spent l,B0O in behslf of Willis Ma (Continued on page Pour.) GOING TO EUGENE FOR TURKEY DAY CONTEST Medford high school's band and the girls' dmm corps will accompany the football team to Eugeno for the Thanksgiving day game with the Eu gene Axmen, It waa revealed today by W. A. Gates, chairman of the Junior activities committee of the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce. Medford football enthusiasts are being contacted for aid In raising $160 to defray traveling expenses of the two school organlsiatjons. Thirty dollars was pledged for the purpose before any solicitation was made, and it la believed by Claude Baylor, who is In charge of the solicitation, that the entire sum will be speedily raised. Both the band and drum corps have added greatly to enjoyment of football games here this season and It is recognized that appearance of tho two groups at tho Eugene game will be greatly appreciated by the university city, as well as giving the Medford students a deserved treat after their months of practice. LIONS CLUB LEADER TO GIVE DALLAS CHARTER DAJjLAA, Nov. 17. (AP) D A. flkern. International director of the Lions clubs, will arrive here from fla.lt Lake City tomorrow to present charter to the newly organ ired Lions club at Dallas- Thursday ekeen will address the club at finlom. mm F. R. Reviews Situation On Eve of Departure f WASHINOTON. Not. 17. (TP, Presl- dent Roosevelt made a rapldflro re view of tho domestlo situation today and said the hoped-for accompllsh ; ments of his trip to foreign shores- starting tonight wero self-evident. Facing a largely attended pre conference In the red-tapestried oval room of the Wlhte House, be told questioners his hopes by personal at tendance ftt tho Initial session of the peace conference of 31 American re publics which he himself called many months ago, spoke for themselves. He leaves tonight for Charleston, 3. C, where he will board the cruiser Indianapolis for Bunoa Aires. Plankrd by more than 100 news papermen, the president . said ha would return to Washington shout December 18. but might delay It 48 hours if he stopped off at Warm Springs, Oa. The president answered ft series of questions on domestlo affairs. Borne of the responses were that; of Valley Crop MM Critically 111 ) Madame. Ernestine 8chi.iminn- Ilelnk, noted contralto, who Is suffer ing from a blood ailment at her Hol lywood home, was reported he-It cr to day following blood tnuisfiiMlons. (A.I', photo). FOR FAILURE STOP Lester Messal, 38, of Lake Creek, ntsnda charged with "failure to stop a motor car, at the scene of an acci dent," In an Indictment returned this morning by the grand Jury, Clar ence Noe, Medford, foreman. t Under the Oregon law the offense can be either a misdemeanor or a felony, with & penalty ranging from a county Jail sentence to a maximum of five years In state prison, nnd a fine of $5000. Ball was fixed by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton at $1300. Messal is serving a 46-day sentence In the county Jail on a traffic viola tion charge. The sentence expires tomorrow. On Sunday evening, September 13, un auto purportedly driven by Mus cat, struck and killed Everett J. Thompson, 55, of Talent, aa Thomp son was walking down the PaciXio highway. Bits of glass and a radiator cap were found on the highway, near where the victim or the hit-run tragedy waa found, and through these clues the car was traced, to Klamath county. Following the accident, Messal was employed in a lumber mill in Klam ath cotinty, and three weeks later, on a visit to this city, was arrested by (Continued on Peg Pour.) SNELL SEEKS REPEAL OF EXTRA PICKUP FEE AALEM, Nov. 17. (AP) Secretary of Btat Earl finell will recommend repeal of tho $10 license fee on "pick-up" type- automobile at the coming legislative session, he an nounced today. Tho Increase from $6 was made at the last legislative session but a decision of the Marlon county cir cuit court ordered a refund of the extra $5 for such cara used In naul Ing farm produce and other com modities. Thousands of other light trucks in tho same classification wero still paving tho fee, Snell said. He had about finished the total estimates for the new federal budget but that Daniel W, Bell, acting bud get director, had as yet to wind up hearings on details with the depart ments. He might have ft statement to make on re-employment before leaving Charleston. Ho has approved $25,000,000 or $10,000,000 of new public works proj ect grants, confined to projects that can be finished by July 1, 1937. No new studies are being made of a proposed federal Industrial licens ing law. Plana of Brazilian and Uruguayan governments will determine whether he makes addresses In those coun tries on tho way to and returning from Buenoa Aires. He could not say whethei there would bo any federal move In the maritime strike berora he embirked at Charleston. I lift For Small Pay The busy Httle ads on the Clas sified page work long noun for small pay. If you hare a want of any kind trust to Mall Tri bune Clarified ads for quirk and satisfactory results. No. 199. IN DEBT U MAIN FARM NEED, i E National Farm Group Ad vised to Put On Educa tional Campaign On Ad vantage of Debt Riddance COLUMBUS. O., NOT. 17. (API- Federal Land Bank Commissioner A. S. Qoss told the 70th annual conven tion of the Natlonat Orange today, there waa a determination on the pare of thousands of Amerlcsn farm era to get out of debt. 1 belters the national farm organ- tzatlona could render a real service to agriculture If they would put on nn educational campaign on the ad-. vantages of getting out of debt," he said. "I wish every iarmer could have seen what happened to the debt-burdened farmer during the depression sa compared to the debt free farm er." Terming adequate farm credit "as necessary to successful farming aa good transportation." doss asserted that agriculture needed credit not based upon tho amount of security the borrower could put up, but upon hla ability to repay. Explaining the activities of teder- ( Continued on Page Three.) HEAVY BOOSTS IN DIVIDENDS, WAGES ADD TO UPSWING NEW YORK, Hot. IT. (AP) rem the headwaters of Industrial recovery, many tributaries fed today the na tion's rising stream of purchasing power. Including enlarged dividends totaling nearly 40,000.000 by 35 com panies, and more wage boosts and Chrlatmaa bonuses. Kennecott Copper, American Smelt ing 4j Refining, General Poods and Coca-Cola joined In pushing year-end disbursements to shareholder, .In a dosen big corporations tho past fort night above ajoo.OOO.OOO. Many thousanda of shareholders la nearly all sectors of Industry wore In line for extra and Increased pay menta before Chrtstmaa. The cotton textile Industry, swept by the biggest cloth and yarn buy ing boom veterans have Ken In years, raised wages over s broad front. Pay boost announcements by lead ing mills In the south and New England were accepted by soma cot ton textile men as Indlcstlng a gen eral Increase for the Industry's 434, 000 workers, with an annual payroll totaling between 379,000,000 and (Continued on Page Three.) 1 EDI AIDE TO SWANSON WASHINOTON, Nov. 17. (IP) Presi dent Roosevelt today appointed Char les Edlaon of New Jersey, son of the late Inventor, aa assistant secretary of the navy. He will succeed Henry It. Roosevelt, who died last winter. -Edlaon Is expected to assume bis post under Secretary Swanaon with in a few weeks. The president aatd he waa glad to have a man of his type In the navy department snd added Edlaon had been In touch with naval affairs during the war, Edison's father waa chairman of the naval consulting board during the war. The new appointee has been serving aa New Jersey state director of the national emergency council. First Woman Sits On Salem Council SALEM, Not. 17. (AP) After re ceiving a majority vote In two city elections, Oertmde F. Lobdell thwart ed further sttempts to prevent her taking a seat as Salem's first woman member of the council. Mrs. Lobdell recelTed a majority tote In the May eloctlon over Bratler Small, but later It was found she had not resided long enough In the city to qualify for her seat. She ran again In November, after her resi dence status was satisfied, without opposition. An attempt to declare her election Invalid waa defeated, la the council last night. ,
