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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Tuesday; no change In tem perature. TEMPERATURE , Highest yesterday 61 Lowest this morning 25 Good Deeds Tribune If all the rood deeds Mill EDF.0RD Tribune classified ads are doing dally could be told, ever; one would be nsing them. Aa It la many people depend entirely on classified ads. Full Associated Press "" i United Press MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, WHO. No. 204. Thirty-First Year M ) JBUEIS Tffl 1 NAP llNew York Ruling By PAUL MAIXOX. (.Copyright, 1938. by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, Nov. 33. A French lecturer, who playa dummy for the ventriloquists m the French foreign office. Informed the world from here the other day that there would be war in Europe within the year. It caused nary a ripple of In terest or com f ma a t, probably because everyone realizes the French foreign office la now in A. about the same atate of mind aa Republican head quarters on the day after election. French diplomats have bungled their Job during the past year. They should have played closer to Mussolini than to Russia. Spanish developments have gone against them. They are losing Belgium. They are in a bad spot. But, while some new crises are in the offing In Europe, no one here really expects hostilities to break from the current course of events within a year or two years. Official and unofficial authorities here have the war situation pegged this way at present: Any nation, before going to war, will ask Itself two questions. Can we win? What can we win? Just now there seems to be no nation and no combination of natlona which can answer either of these questions with any real enthusiasm. In addition, every nation has Just weathered a depression and Is enter lna- noon- a narlodof . econonur,.,nj' nrnmment. Their debts, finances and currencies are all In sad shape. The United States Is orobably better fitted financially for war than any other nation. We have most or me jam of tine world. But every economist within the New Deal agrees war would ruin us. They know and frankly say It la unthinkable. You can get the Idea bv Imagining President Roose- , vett's predicament in financing a war on top of the 33.000,0O0,0OO debt he has already accumulated In the war on the depression. These considerations might he sidetracked by sudden events in the current resllgnment of Europe on a (Continued on Page Four.l NIGHT PATROL TO CUT STEALING OF POULTRY ROSEBURO. Ore., Nov. 33. (flV Tn an effort to reduce the number of thefts of poultry and livestock a night patrol of rural roads In Douglas coun ty Is being Instituted by the state police, it was announced today. Pa trolmen will particularly watch roads In turkey producing sections of the county. The patrol la being made to meet a recent grand jury rccommen datlon. 4 KLAMATH MAN HELD IN.. . AUTOMOBILE TRAGEDY SACRAMENTO, Calif.. Not. 23. Pol ic took Fred Marrett. 30. Klam ath Pall, Ore into custody here after Mrs. Lorraine Bbaw. 35. Sacra mento, died as a result of injuries received in an automobile mishap. Vouch said Marrett was driving a car whttj struck a concrete pillar in a subway. He and Kenneth Taylor. St. a passenger, Incurred minor Injuries. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Harold Wall winding one leg around the seat In hla two-door aedsn. ex plaining the strange action as a pre cautionary measure to keep from sliding off when he goes around turns. Herb Grey out yestlddy raking up the leaves on his lawn, working him self up into such a lather of energy that he went on over and raked 'em all off Ole Arnsplger's lawn. too. but talking at suggestions that he finish up the neighborhood. The conscience of Horse Bromley epperently getting the better of that gentleman, and he around today to pay a two-bit bet laid a month ago, and which his betting companion had long since forgotten. Rex Glllnsky watching a scribe pump nckels Into a plnbil machine until the thing was knock-kneed holding up the pelf, and then walk ing over and grabbing the swag afW the had been picked clean. Paul Luy observing. nd quite rightly, trw, that he wouldn't c:c to have a siphon bottle brokeA over his bean, he recently having seen theja forgery charge. Ha was arrested at nctim of such an unusual attack. ' Portland. By Appeals Court Has Affirmation WASHINGTON, Nov. 33. (AP) With surprising speed and by an evenly divided vote, the supreme court today held constitutional the New York unemployment insurance act which taxes employes to aid the Jobless. By a 4 to 4 rote with Justice atone, , who la 111. not participating, the court affirmed a ruling by the New York court of appeals upholding the legls- 1 latlon. No opinion waa handed down. The action was announced In a line of ordera which said merely: "The Judgment in these cases are severally affirmed by an equally di vided court," If Justice Stone had been present, it waa generally assumed in view of his liberal record, that he would have voted to uphold the law. When the court divides evenly, it can only af firm the action of a lower court. Model for States . The New York act was supplemen tary to the federal social Insurance statute and was a model of legislation enacted for that purpose by several states. The action In deciding the contro versy without a vote by Justice Stone was taken by some observers to Indi cate that five pending new deal cases might be disponed of in that manner If his Illness should continue. He has been absent since Oct. 13 and It waa said at his home he might be away a few more weeks. His recovery wsa reported slow but constant. Divided decisions are handed down fairly often. There was one last term In a tax case In which Justice Roberts was Ineligible to participate. Arguments In the New York case were heard Nov. 11 and 13. If tncre had been a written opinion, It could not have been decided until Dec. 7. . To Review Red's Appeal Before adjourning for two weeks to write; opinions ir five hew .deal con- traverslea and a number of others argued during the pest fortnight. the court agreed to review an appeal by Angelo Herndon, Cincinnati commun ist organizer, attempting to escape an 18 to 30 year chain gang sentence Im post . by Georgia courts under statute enacted In reconstruction (Continued on Page Eight.) IS FOUGHT BY 200 EUGENE. Nov. 33. (AP) Two hundred men were fighting a forest fire burning along a two-mile front In the south . San Mam area today Willamette forest officials aui.ourced The fire, which started from slash ing and broke1 away late Sunday, la raging in the old Seven Mile hill burn, according to Roy Elliott, assist ant supervisor of the forest. It Is the first time in history fire f major proportions had been reportwJyr. this area'ao late In the year, officials said, urmnaruy rain and enow have drenched the forest by this time, eliminating fire haz ards. Two hundred COC men from the Cascadla and Belknap camps were rushed to the fire this morning and officials expected the blare to be under control tonight. WASHINGTON. NOT. 33. (AP) An examiner filed with the communi cations commission' today a report recommending denial of the applica tion of radio station KVOS, Belling ham. Wash., for a renewal of Its li cense. The recommendation Is subject to approval, modification or rejection by the commission. The examiners, Ralph M. Walker based his recommendation on the ground the station failed to show It has in the post "served or win in the future rve public ...tern., con venlence and necessity." Walker conducted a hearing on the application In May. HIKING BOOT EYELET REMOVED FROM LUNG PORTLAND, Nov. 53. flV-Little James Dean of Camas. Wash., waa re covering today from an operation suc cessfully removing the metsl eyelet of a hiking boot from his lung. The delicate operation was perform ed with a specially constructed bron choscope by a Portland physician. The child. 7 years old. is the son of Mr. and Mra. James Dean. SALEM. Not. 23stA Oovernor Martin authorlred today the extradi tion of C. E. Morgan, alias C. E. Phillip?, wanted In San Francisco on T BY NOT SETTLED BY SALEM. Ore.. Nov. 23. (AP) The decision of the supreme court In up holding the constitutionality of the New York unemployment insurance law will prove a "big help ' In the Oregon situation, Ralph Campbell, at torney for the commission, said to day. ''Oregon's law In principle la pat terned after the New York law and the two acta are virtually alike," Cambell said. "The points of taw have been settled likewise for the Oregon statute, and the only suits now would be on technicalities and Interpretation of the act as it may conflict with the Oregon constitu tion. 'The New York decision settled the matter of 'due process of law.' and refutes the conentlon the act conflicts with the 14th amendment to the federal constitution and also (Continued on Page Three.) ON BOARD TRAIN CLEVELAND, O- Not. 23. (AP) O. P. Van Swerlngen, 87, who with his brother, the late Mantis J built a towering railroad empire out of a small real estate venture In Cleve land, died today aboard a Nlckle Plate train en route to New York. HIa brother died a little lesa than a year ago after a abort Illness. Vsn Swerlngen boarded the train heer early last night for the trip to New York. He apparently had been In good health. Always retiring, Van Swerlngen had lived quietly at his large estate out sldo Cleveland. He avoided the pub lic, but appeared regularly at his offices In the Union Terminal which he and his brother built on Cleve land's public square. At Its peek the railroad empire controlled by the two Van Swerlngen brothers had 19,000 miles of track and assets of $3,000,000,000. AT SEAM SEATTLE. Nov. 23. OP) A group terming themselves "the citizens re call committee" filed a petition with the city comptroller today asking the removal of Mayor John P. Dore for alleged misfeasance ano malfeaaance and numerous reputed violations of his oath of office. A prepared press statement said the next move will ba to campaign for approximately 24,000 signatures au thorizing a special recall election, af ter the corporation council haa pre pared a condensed statement of the charges against Dore. FROZEN DESSERT HAS SANCTION IN OREGON SALEM. Not. 23 .p) The so-call ed frozen dessert can be sold In Ore gon apparently without any regula tion. Attorney General I. H. Van Wtnkle Informed the atate department of ag riculture today that the preparation contain no butterfat or milk solids and therefore vm not subject to the Oregon law regulating the sale of Ice cream. No other possible regulatory laws were cited. HUNTER KILLED WHILE TRYING TO CLUB DUCK DRIOGS. Idaho. Not. 23. VT Grant Dan Ms. 22. lost his life trying to kill a duck. Daniels was killed Sun day when he clubbed a wounded, fall en duk with the stock of his shot- gun. The gun fired and the charge Ft nick Daniels In the right aide. M, Ha nana ftcarre THE DALLES, - Nov. 33, VP Ba nana are ' becoming a luxury here, The maritime strike and the cons quent Interruption of water ship ments has shot the plica of the fruit up 30 per cent. nnnwino.mi raw WW Retail Ad Growth Seen As Index of Better Business CHICAGO, Not. 23. (AP) Ad vertising age reported today that retail merchants In 67 major cities placed 9.9 per cent more advertis ing In newspapers for the week ended November 14 than in the corresponding week of 1035, The increase, the publication said, "is an important reflection of better retail sales conditions, and indicates a larger holiday trade thla year than for any of the past half dozen years." The total for the reported week waa 21,335.530 lines, compared with 15,422.041 In the corresponding week last year. For the year to date, the total of 795.605,221 lines was an increase of 6.4 per cent Dver the same period last year, the publication sold. NEED OFFICE SPACE E SALEM. Nov. 23. (AP) While Robs B. Hammond. Inc.. Portland con tracting firm was signing the largest bond declared pctyj In Oregon for construction $2,500,000 to build ine new state capltol the board of con trol atarted active consideration to day of new state quarters for the many downtown state offices for the next two years. 1 Increased rental demand after me first of the year by owners of Salem office buildings spurred the board to action In seeking to save the addi tional cost as well as reduce the 20.- 000 or more rentals now being paid. State Treasurer Rufug C. Holman suggested construction of a tempo rary building to house all of the de partments, the structure to be razed after the new capltol Is completed. Possibility of leasing the Salem high echool building, which waa ex pected to be vacated in June was the suggestion of Secretary of state est. Snell, which met approval by the board of control. 4 ' PORTLAND. Ore.. Not. 33. (API- Wallace S. Wharton, representing Governor Martin at a two-day meet ing of the Association of Oregon Counties today, suggested a compro mise on tho allocation of Increased revenues pouring Into the state un der Improved business conditions. Wharton, saying the statement ' has been made" that revenues were up 50 per cent, related that some county Judges and commissioners were seek ing a like Increase In the funds cut back to the counties' by the state for road purposes. The governor's representative said this would mean an upward alloca tion of 1800,000 and he urged the association to consider a new basis for allocation of funda under which the counties would receive about MOO,. 000 more than the $1,600,000 being apportioned to them. ROSEBURO, Ore. Nov. 23. (AP) Pleading guilty to a charge of ob taining property by false protenaes, Adrian Houseman of Roscburg was paroled In the circuit court today from a sentence of one year In the atate penitentiary. Houseman waa accused of obtaining groceries on a fictitious orrtpr. FASCIST COUNTIES URGED TO COMPROMISE Marching In broken ranks with the insurgent flag at the head of tite column. theie F.',cits are sKawn en I road leading to Madrid and further battle with the government forces defending the Spanish capital. Ossoclst.d Pr., Pisjiuunt ttsvrl Pbsu INSURGENT SHELLS IN CENTER OF SPANMIAL Crowds Scurry to Safety in Subway Foreign Subs Torpedo Spanish Cruiser Is Government Report WASHINGTON, Not. 23. (A P) The state department today In structed American Cluirge de Affaires UNe C. Wendell n to eluse the American em hussy ut Madrid and ' proceed to Valencia for safety. LONDON, Not. 23. (AP) Official Br man sources Indicated late tcday the mysterious explosions which dis abled tho Spanish cruiser Miguel de Cervantes of Cartagenla Sunday night might have been internal. MADRID .Spain, Nov. 33. AP) Insurgent gunners resumed their can nonade today, crashing six shells into the heart of the Spanish capital. It was feared the bombardment caused many casualties and great property damage. One of the shells fell near the Puerta Del Sol. Madrid's Times Square. Others exploded In the near by Plaza Del Carmen and Plata Del BUboa. Crowds scurried to the safety of the Grand Via subway station. Othors, "fenrlng a renewal of the air raid on the capital early today, threw themselvea into the street gut ters. Lending gravity to the Interna tional situation waa the ministry of marine's announcement that "foreign -(Continued on Pag Three.. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, (AP) Secretary Ickca announced approval of public works administration grants aggregating $12,016,044, and loans of $1,540,600 for 273 projects In 37 states. The projects, for which the locali ties will furnish 66 per cent of the over-all costs, call for a total expendi ture of 925.0lft.O44. Today's allotments bring the total of PWA granta since last July 37 to 121.619.43ft, and total loans to $13. 604.600 for lBOft projects estimated to COSt $268,820,909. The approved allotments (granta only unless otherwise specified), in eluded: Oregon: Multnomah county, water works Imp , 90.818 grant and 912.000 loan: Waldport, school. 910.65; Baker county, road and bridge imp., 95193. Confused Walker Killed By Auto OREGON CITY, NOT. 23. (AP) W. J. Sleets, 67, Portland, apparently becoming confused In crossing the super-highway near Oak Grove, step ped in the path of an automobile Sunday, Sheriff's deputies said, and suffered Injuries which caused his death a few hours later. The machine waa driven by Ted W. Craig, 26, a report of officers said, but he waa not detained. COLUMN IN MARCH ON MADRID r L TOR COW YEAR Thirteen-Plank Platform for Agriculture Outlined Soil Conservation and Crop Insurance Features tly Paul D. Shoemaker, Associated Proas Farm Editor. COLUMBUS, 0 NOV. 23. (AP) The National Orange announced today a 13-plnnk platform for agri culture In 1037. L. A. Taber, master of the fraternal organization, said "we look forward to greater growth and progress on all ftonts in the grange's effort to obtain equality for agriculture. The planks: A sound program of soil conserva tion, controlled by farmers. Crop Insurance under federal su pervision, providing for voluntary participation by farmers, to protect them against drought, flood or other disaster. A tariff designed to safeguard American markets for American far mers, repeal of the "favored nation" clause, and provision that reciprocal treaties be ratified by the United States senate. Sound currency, based on a dollar of constant purchasing and debt pay ing value. Continued aid for agricultural ex (Continued on Page Eight.) .A. IN GROUND LOOP RIVERSIDE, Calif.. Nov. 33. ? Three persons narrowly escaped death In an airplane crash at tho Riverside airport. The pilot, T. R. Gtllenwatera of Los Angeles, former district attorney of Klamath Falls, Ore., escaped unin jured, but two women pasaengera re ceived cute and bruises and were treated at the Community hospital here. They are Mra. Thelma Donohue and Mrs. Dorothy Holgate, both of Loa Angeles. Glllenwaters waa about to land his plane when he discovered he might strike an obstruction at the south end of the field. As he speeded rp the motor to get Into the air again, one wing scraped the ground and the ahlp overturned. It waa damaged badly. The accident occurred Saturday night. WOODPILE ORDERED FOR THOSE DRIVING DRUNK HOOD RIVER, NOT. 23. ;p) Jus tlce James stranahan. who got tired of having drunken drivers loaf tn Jail, arranged to occupy their time by providing an old-fashioned woodpile near the county Jail, where they could serve out their sentences and earn some money for their families. Gold Prospects Oond THE DALLES. Not. 23, fypjaold dredging on the bars of the Colum bla near Kennewlclt, Wash., on a large scale appeared a possibility as a re sult of substantial returns shown by operators working on a small scale betwfrn BlffR and Arlington. 19 mm Oregon City Fire Provides Strange Glimpse Of Sun OREGON CITY. Nov. 23. (AP) A slashings fire, whipped up to large proportions by a high east wind, spread unnecessary alarm here today, some people fearing a forest fire had escaped control. Although covering extenalve acre age, the flames were not consider ed a menace. Residents on the Portland side of the flames saw a thrilling phe nomenon. Mount Hood and the Cascade skyline towered In clear sklea above the belt of smoke and rising through the haze like a solid ball of fire they saw the morning sun, creating bands of color black, red, white and blue. TSET ABOARD THE U. 8. 8. CHESTER AT SEA, NOT. 33. (AP) President Roosevelt, appointed "senior polly wog" aboard th crulaer Indianapolis, ordnred a watch poeted today for Davy Jones, royal agent of King Neptune. Th fictitious representative, who arrangea Initiations of travelers at their flrat crossing of the equator, waa expected to arrive during the day to prepare facetloua accuaatlona against the neophytes. Already the president haa been charged with "gross Incompetency In falling to carry Maine and Vermont" In the national election. The cruiser, en route to the Inter- Amerlcan peace conference at Buenoa Alrea steamed steadily ahead, making 3o knot, an 'hour In a amooth aea. Dutch and French Qulana. were left behind at midnight. The president spent a quiet Bun day, attending church aerrlces on the quarter deck of the Indianapolis and then worklng.on fata mall. ' After official business was complet ed, a delegation of "royal police" and "ahellbacka" called on Mr. Roosevelt gave him ordera to post the wstch and supervised formation of the wel coming committee which will greet Davy Jones., ... . , IS ROSEBURO. Ore.. Nov. 33. (P) Telling police that aha bad apparently fallen or been thrown out of an au tomobile, Ruth Hanks, 38. of Canyon villa waa brought to Mercy hospital here thla morning for treatment of bruises and shock. N. H. Mlchelson. driver of a, northbound atage, found the woman lying unconscious on the highway Immediately south of Can yonvllle about 4 a. m. today. Ha told the state police, according to the re port by Paul Parsons, corporal In charge of the Roseburg district, that be drove the atage over the woman when ha oome upon her suddenly In rounding a turn, but that the wheela of the stsge did not strike her. At the hospital here the woman told Corporal Parsons, ths tatter said, that ehe had been on a drinking party at Canyonvllle. She aald, the officer reported, that aha believed aha had either fallen out of an automo bile or had been thrown out, but was unsbls to relets circumstances or the namea of companions. Shs wss with out shoes when found. KLAMATH DYNAMITER GIVEN 20-YEAR JOLT CRESCENT CITY. Calif., Not. 23, f AP) The term of Pred H. Vot.mer, convicted of dynamiting his wife's restaurant at Klamath, Calif,, Injur ing her and her daughter In Septem ber, 1D30, haa been set at 90 years. The county clerk's office received notice of the term from the state board of prison terms and parolee at San Quentln prison. - DEER LEAPS INTO CAR WHEN SEASON OPENS GREEN BAT. Wla.,'NOT. 2S (AP One Wisconsin deer launched an offensive the first day of the hunting season. Everett 0. Jesse n, an oil company salesman, said a large buck leaped through the side window of his car near Pemblne, Wis. The animal's antlers brushed perilously close to his eye, Jesaon said. ATTORNEY SHOT DEAD IN CLEVELAND OFFICE CLFVELANO, Tenn., Nor. 23 OP) P n. Mayfleld, Cleveland attorney, was shot to death In his office here today. - Officers arrested Dr. Vance Bell, former county physician, and charg ed him with the shooting. Mayfleld waa vice president at the Bank of Cleveland 'F REFUSE TO AIO IN Will Not Man Vessels Carry ing Food if Owned by Companies in Shipowners Committee, Is Declaration (By the Associated Press) San Pranclaco unions refused today to man vessels to relieve Alaskan food shortages so long aa the vessels are operated by firms represented on the Pacific coast committee for shipown ers. Col. O. H. Ohlson, manager of the Alaskan railroad, Indicated he might charter vessela to carry food to Alaska, threatened by a shortage due to the widespread maritime atrlka. An attempt by Grace line officials to unload mall and baggage from the liner Santa. Elena at Ensenada. Mex ico, failed when Mexican stevedores, sympathetic with the American strik ers, refused to handle the cargo. Passengers prepared to land In small boata. Longshoremen went on strike at Vancouver, B. 0., and threw pickets about the docks. Pickets In San Francisco were stationed about thai (Continued on Page Three.) E JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. SJ. (AP) One woman waa killed, nine persons were In hospitals and from five to 39 persona were reported as missing ss rescuers today worked frantically to clear away tangled debrl, which swept down a mountain side In two torrents of mud yesterday and burled portion of Juneau's apartment house district. , The body of Mrs. Qus Erlcksou, found crushed behind a stove, waa removed from the frame house she shared with her husband, and taken. to the morgue. Erlckson waa In a hoapital, crushed and Injured Internally In the giant slide which virtually obliterated the bouse. Mrs. Lillian Lott, Degress, was the ninth person to be taken to a hoa pital. Rescuers dug her from the debris of a house, where they found her partly crushed by a piano. Three persona were reported dead, but this could not be authenticated Immediately, and they were listed with the missing. The slide, aggravated by heavy ralna, rumbled down the mountain- aide late yesterday, after a smaller one gave warning. Two apartment houses, a lodging house end two- story ooncrete store and several houses were demolished. -- SLAIN IN WOODS BA1NBRIDOE. Os Nov. 33. (AP) Sheriff W. J. Catledge today Iden tified a brown-eyed woman found slain In the Arraplugua Piney woods aa Mrs. Bertha Owens, 34, of Cairo. Oa and aald a 3-year-old child who kept vigil by the body waa her son. Whimpering of the child attracted a negro churchgoer to the scene near a dirt road 13 miles south of Bain bridge Sunday. Suffering from exposure, the ohIW waa taken to a Balnbrldgo hospital. HIa o.Vy words were "Mama" and "Jano." "1 am Informed that Mrs. Owens left Cairo Saturday night for an un announced destination," the sheriff said. Catledge aald ahe waa a member of a "respected family." Balnbrldge sesrehere reported a bloodstained tire tool and handker chief were uncovered near where tlK body waa found. Sheriff Catledge announced a 88-year-old trucker was taken Into cus tody at Whlgham, Oa., and removed to Balnbrldge for questioning. Catledge aald there wnre blood stains on the man's truck. He was held without a formal charge. 1 Income Shares Maryland fund; Bid, S10.90; asked. 11.00, quarterly Income: Bid, 113.7; asked, 330.M.