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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecast: tnsettled with occa sional rain tonight and Tues day. Utile change In tempera ture. Temperature Highest yesterday . ,...59 'Lowest thla mornlng......45 Find It Pays Keeping a close tab on the classified ads In this newspaper Is a dally responsibility of many people. They follow these ads because they find It pays. Take the tip. Tbtbune Full Aiiociated Press FuU United Press Thirtv-Seeond Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1937. No. IS. 8M 1 oinra nr. niY raiM ui CASES By Paul Ma I Ion ' Copyright, 1937, by Paul Mallon WASHINGTON, April 12. It may be too delicate a matter to be brought out In the senate hearings, but every Insider knows President Roosevelt would Nl W- have won two or Uhree Appoint Sments to the au I preme court In June, If he had I not submitted his sharp court reor- gganlzatlon pro- i gram. Th3 senate com- I mlttee could get definite informa- aul Mallon tlon if it called Houm Judiciary Chairman Sumners and made him talk. Mr. Sumners is closer to the court Justices than per haps anyone else In official life. He probably would decline to testify, but he could say. If he would, that two justices Informed him of their retire ment plans before the president sub mitted his court plan. Their names cannot be stated definitely. This fact has been practically a stage secret In Washington for soma time, and has been reported to the White House. What la not generally known, how ever, la that the authorities of the new order now have Information that the Justices feel they cannot carry out their purpose In view of the pres sure exercised by the president. If they leave the bench, their departure would have the appearance of sur render. No retirements now are expected by the president or his well informed leaders.. , Note The names of the Justices are not definitely known. Good gues sera surmise one was Chief Justice Hughes. He reached the retirement age Sunday and believes, In normal circumstances, Justices should retire at 75. Others whose names are fre quently suggested are Sutherland and Van Devanter. The sidetracking of those Nazi and It-down strike Investigations by the house was advertised as & defeat for the leadership. In reality, It was nearly everything except that. What happened waa this: Rules Chairman O'Connor went against the wishes of Speaker Bankhead and Floor Leader Rayburn and champion ed the two Investigations. He report ed from his committee the resolu tions authorizing one inquiry by his friend, Mr. Dtcksteln, into Nazi ac tivities In the United States and the (Continued on Page Four.) SAN FRANCISCO. April 12. (API All employrs of the WPA In San Francisco and Oakland were ordered back to work today, bringing to an end a strike that was called 12 days ago. Strikers' leaders and WPA admin istrators reached an agreement yes terday. The workers gave up thetr demand for a 10 per cent pay raise. The administration agreed to recom mend against any personnel slashes, outside of Los Angeles, before June 30. end of the liscal year. The administration also agreed to a demand that no skilled worker should be forced off the rolls "Into agriculture at common labor, and guaranteed further that only WPA workers "fitted for agriculture'' would be subjected to pressure to enter pri vate employment on farms. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS A crowd of the curious melting away at the scene of a minor oar bump upon arrival of Ray Sionker with full authority of the law to open plugged traffic lanes. The three busy bees of the cham ber of commerce, Banwell. Boardman and Bolr. busy trying to keep warm upon the recurring disruption in the chamber's bating plant. Employ unable to find .lame V (not Veronica) Smith among the trat-or. bulldozers, trail-builders blsders. hose cart, spire par and othr paraph11 at the forest warehouse when an urgent phone call came for her. Don Mace lingering In town long enough to eaten his breath before embarking sialn on a round of the far-flung CCC ramps of the Medford district. I.,.. .ra.j Government Is Given Sweeping Victory In Labor Relation Suits WASHINGTON, April 12. (AP) The supreme court gave the government a major victory today by upholding constitu tionality of the "Wagner labor relations act as applied to all business engaged in interstate commerce. Speculation was stirred lmmedlate-y as to whether the tribunal's decla lons In fire coses would affect Presl-dent Roosevelt's fight for reortanli- Ing the tribunal. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, had described the Wagner Act as "the Magna Charta of labor." (It guarantees collective bargaining to workmen In negotiating with em ployer on wages, hours of work and other labor conditions.) Divide On 4 Decisions Four of the supreme court's decis ions. Involving the Jones and Laugh lln Steel corporation of Pittsburgh, the Fruehauf Trailer company of De troit, the Friedman - Harry Marks Clothing company. Inc., of Richmond and the Associated Press, were fire to four decisions. ... The court was unanimous In the Washington, Virginia and Maryland Coach company case. Justice Roberts, who bas held the balance of power in some fire to four decisions, delivered the S to 4 opinion upholding the Wsgner Act did not violate freedom of the press and could be applied to the Associated Press. He also delivered the unanim ous decision In the Coach company case. Chief Justice Hughes, who was 75 years old yesterday, delivered the opinions In the other three cases. Mrs. Hughes, from a front row seat, listened Intently. The four dissenting Justices Mc Reynolds, Sutherland, Van Devanter and Butler In an opinion read by Mctleynolds, contended that the court's rulings In th Wagner cases reversed the view of interstate com-' merce expressed in decision outlaw" Ing NRA and the Ouffew Coal Act Local Character Cited In those two decisions, the court said: "The local character of mlnuig, of manufacturing and of crop growing Is a fact, and remains a, fact, what ever may be done with the products." A large crowd of sightseers packed the supreme court chamber and ex tended In a long line down a corridor as the epochal decisions were being read. The chief Justice read rapidly and vigorously, frequently looking up to glance about the chamber. "Employes," Hughes asserted In the Jones and Laughllu decision, "have aa clear a right to organize and se lect their representatives for lawful purposes as the respondent (steel coporatlon) has to organize Its busi ness and select Its own officers and agents." The question of collective bargain ing, upheld by the cort in businesses engaged -in interstate commerce, has been the major point of dispute in the recent series of sit-down strikes. Under the decision, the legislation Is applicable to all businesses held to be in Interstate commerce. Ilroari Application The ruling holding that a steel company, a trailer company and clothing manufacturing concern were engaged In Interstate commerce, broadened the applicability of the statute far beyond what Its oppo nents contended were the proper boundaries. The coach company admitted that It activities were In interstate com merce. In each of the five separate deci sions, tho tribunal sustained orders of the national labor board directing the reinstatement of employes who hsd been discharged for what the government contended were 'unfair labor practices." Justice McRcynolds delivered the dissenting opinion In the steel, cosch company (trailer) and clothing com pany cases with Justices Van De Venter, Sutherland -and BuUer con curring. Justice Sutherland read the dissent In the Associated Press case. , The case Justices were In the ml- norlty.ln each i to 4 decision. Fundamenatl Rljsht The right to contract." McRey nolds asserted. "Is fundsmcntai and includes the privilege of selecting those with whom one Is willing to assume contracture) relations. This right is unduly abridged by the act now upheld. 'A private owner Is deprlred of power to manage his own property (Continued on Page Two) H ungate Is Able Leave Hospital Don Hnntrate. Talent hl?h school vouth ln)tired In an automobile crash at Vwrhtea Toewng Saturday night was dtwhargrd from Community hos pital this morning to return to his home. Hungat stistalned a fracture of the left collarbone and bmlw and scratches when the car he was driv ing hit one driven by CorMn Edgell rnd overturned Hi companions. Kenon RobDLn? and Rictiard Meyers were uninjured.' as wen Ur. and Mrs. EdgeU, FRIENDS AND FOES OF COURT WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP) Opponent and advocate of the Roosevelt court reorganization bill d-ew contradictory Interpretations today from the supreme court's ac tion In upholding the Wagner labor relations law. Senate leaders of the fight against the bill hailed the court's decisions as a factor that would go far toward defeating the court reorganization plan. Supporters of the bill, however, denied the decisions would hare any elfect on the controversy.. Both . sides expressed delight with the court's finding that the law was constitutional. Wheeler Pleased Senator Wheeler, a leader of the opposition to the bill, forecast flatly the decisions would "mean the de feat" of the president's measure. feel-nov there, can't be . any ax cuaa for wanting 15 members on the court," Wheeler said. ' r . Attorney Oeneral Cummings de clared the rulings constituted "a sweeping government victory. "For more reasons than one the de cisions of today show the wisdom and soundness of the president's plan," he said, but smilingly refused to disclose what "reasons" he had in mind. Solicitor General Stanley Reed, one of he government attorney who argued the litigation before the court, said of the opinions: "A realistic treatment of the con stitutional problems Involved in fed eral labor legislation." . - Profound Effect Seen Senator Conn ally (D-Tex), one. of the leaders of the opposition camp, said the decisions would have a. "pro found effect" on those members of congress still undecided about the court bill. "It will slow up the drive for the bill." Connatty aatd. "A car with two flat tires can't run aa -well aa. one with four good tlrea." Senator LaFollette (Prog-Wis),-ln-slated, however, the court verdicts would have no influence on the bill. "Any person who came to the con clusion that he waa In favor of the bill, and realized the need, for It, is not going to be affected by one or more decisions.". La Follette said. "The chaotic conditions created by the court in past decisions bas not been altered by this particular de cision.' (Continued on Pace Five.) BELGIAN FASCIST BEATEN IN BALLOT BRUSSELS. April 13. (AP' Burled under a blizzard of ballots, Rexlsc Leon DeOrelle set to work today to rebuild his shattered fascist party while followers of Premier Paul Ton Zeeland celebrated the triumph of "law and liberty" in the Brussels bye election yesterday. The young premier, accepting the challenge of DeGrelle, contested wltb the fascist leader for a seat In par liament and won by a vote of 275.840 to 69.243 In an overwhelming rejec tion of th fascist program offered by the fascist party. Highly excited crowds, closely watched by police, roamed Brussels boulevirda as returns came in. Until early morning the throngs shouted hostile rrtes against the fascists and made menacing gestures to any pass erby suspected of favoring the Rex- KLAMATH FALLS. April 13. (AP) County School Superintendent Fred PetrKn Mid the growth of subdivi sion communities south and east of Klamath Falls has crested a scbool housing shortage that will have to be met this summer. WASHINGTON. April 13. AP) The senate passed today and sent to the house btrislatlon refunding to the Klamath and ether Indian tribes money expended for Irrigation sys- i tern on totir respective reserrauoo. "No Recognition" --Ford ' If, I "We won't recognize the L'nlted Automobile Workers union or any other union." Henry Ford (left In upper picture), ' t-vpnr-ohl plonrer automobile manufacturer, averted In an Interview with Jamra II. Cobb, Jr. (right). John L. Lents. C. I. O. chairman (below), told a United Automobile Workers rally In netrolt that the next objective of his committee wa, te unionize the Ford Motor company. i.f:vK a holf-smlle on his lips waves to the crowds which cheered his statement. Homer Martin, LAW presi dent, on the rlcht. f.P Photos.) ' Court Probers Stirred By Wagner Act Rulings WASHINGTON. April 13.-- The senate judlcia:y committee quickly recessed Its hearing on the Roosevelt court reorganization hill today when members learned the supreme court wat deciding constitutionality of the Wagner relations act. The court's decision, awaited for weeks,- stirred Interest among com mitteemen to fever heat. The mem bers hurriedly left the hewing room to learn full detail of the court s ac tion. The recess came while Texas Dem ocratic opponents of the president's plan were testifying It would under mine constitut.onsi liberties and damase the party Irreparably. L. L. Jsmes of Tyler, hesdlng the SS lawyers, merchants, farmer and clergymen, brought to the capital pe titions which he estimated conUim-d 25.000 signatures of persons In svery section of the state. "Some of these people say." he de clared, "that If this plan goes through, you might aa well bring on the purple robes of royalty and make preparations for the coronation." James disputed afertlons by sup porters of the bill that the election to the house in Texas Saturday was a test on the iwue. Lyndon B. John son, babcltlng the president's propos al, won. Two of hi rivals had de nounced the measure. "The campaign turned on person -alltlea, not issue. James said. ''Fur thermore, Johnson had some support from members of the supreme court defense aoclatlon represented her today " Senator Loan tD.Ky t, and ado cate of the bill, said the election "ought to serve notice on some ot those In opposition that they are not following the popular course." Senator Van Nuys (D.-Ind) said some opponents, like himself, "would rather sacrifice personal ambitions j than succumb to a popular movement which strikes at the very fund amen tals of our government." Dr. C. P. Patterson of the Univer alty of Texas called the bill "uncon stitutional In spirit and In fact. If not In law. inadequate If there la a court problem, and dangerous as a precedent ' Contending the plan would violate states rights, he said the supreme court "ha already stretched the con stitution to the 'nh degree In favor of the national glverument." "To force It to go further by con trolling Its powers." he added, "wou'd destroy the court as a judicial body, would make It a party agent, and would lore the nation's respect for It "Moreover, it would threaten the Integrity of the judicial branchea of the 48 state governments, and under mine the political and social order of the nation In fact, this is already s fait accompli." Patterson said he had heard taik of revolution unless Roosevelt consti tutional concepts prevail, and asVed: "Is this propnncJa to frighten the Amerlrsn people Into accepting a radical change in their ron.ttttutfon by an act of congress dictated by the president?' "Some people think this would be revolution!" he exclaimed. Patterson advocated a constitution al amendment to fix the court per manently at Its pi-esent number, nine justices, and wt an age or term of . ser-ire for compulsory retirement of ' future appointee. T OVERIEK-END Beatings, Floggings, Cli maxed by Gunfire From Headquarters of Union in Galena Resume Work PICHER, Okla., April 13 (AP) ! Truculent lead and zinc workers re turned to their Jobs today in an at-! mosphere made tense by a bloody week-end In which nine were shot, with leaders of an unaffiliated group announcing determination to "pre vent C. I. O. unionization of this territory." 1 The wounding of eight men and a boy at Galena, Kas yesterday by gun fire from a headquarters of the In ternational Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, climaxed a week end of beatings and floggings and brought this terse statement of plana of the group opposed to the commit tee for industrial organization: "All mines and smelters will be open as usual Monday. All men will go back to work. "We will continue our attempts to prevent C. I. O. unionization of this territory." Officials said the normal total of men went to work on the midnight shift. Signed by President F. W. (Mike) Evans, Chat notice was posted at the headquarters hero of the Tr! -State Mine, Metal and Smelter Workers' union, which claims 8000 members In this rich mine area of Oklahoma. Missouri and Kaunas. The weekend toll included the flog ging of Constable Ray Keller at Hock erville. Okla.. In addition to the Ga lena shooting and the beating of a number of men here. . Announced Intention of the CIO, tPrough Its affiliate, tho International Union of Mine, MUi and Smelter Workers, to attempc organization In this newly prosperous district pro vided, the background for the out break. FORT LEWIS CONVOY DUE HERE TUESDAY FOR NIGHT'S CAMP Everything was reported In readi ness at til armory today for the overnight encampment tomorrow night of a convoy of the 9th field artillery of Port Lewis. Wash. Tile artillery unit Is en route to the Pre sidio In San Francisco with equip ment for tho 30th Infantry regiment which la to march north to Port Lewis for mossed maneuvers. The convoy Is' due to arrive here about 5 p. m. tomorrow. It consists of 26 vehicles, two officers and 85 enlisted men. Lleut.-Col. Robert a. Klrkwood. commanding the Qth field artillery will accompany the convoy. The unit will spend the night In the armory. Cots will be set up in the auditorium and field kitchens In the rear of the armory. The march south will be resumed at 7 a. m. Wednesday. The 30th Infantry is scheduled to spend the night of April 30 at the fair grounds here. FOR HOPPER TROUBLE WASHINGTON. .April 13. (AP) Farmers facing an Invasion of grass hoppers this year learned today they may be able to turn the pruts into a profit by acquiring a flock of tur keys. A report to the agriculture depart ment from the Pacific northwest said land owners there had controlled the grasshoppers by turning loose tur keys, each of which gobbled up grass hoppers at a rate of MX) to 1000 a day. C. A. Henderson, Klamath county agent In Oregon, said grasshoppers caused an annual crop loss of 1250. -000 each year between 1920 and 1830 while land owners and government- spent thousands of dollars for poi eoned bait. MrNary BUI Hit WASHINGTON. April 13. AP) Arthur Newton Pack, president of the American Nature awockuion, erlt. icired today the McNary bill for an inland waterway starting at lwis ton. Idaho, as a potential destroyer of the 320O.000.6o0 salmon Industry ot the Columbia river. Income Shares Maryland fund: Bid 9 ti, asked 1087. Quarterly Income: Bid 11834, asked its. E Ousted A. P. Man In Wagner Case Will Regain Job NEW YORK, April 13. (AP) Morris Watson, now a director for "The Living Newspaper." a WPA project In New York City, said to day In commenting on the Associ ated Press Wsgner act decision: "I Intend to return to the Asso ciated Press as soon as the labor board arranges the details, and I shall continue to do whatever I can to promote the organization of press association and newspaper ed itorial workers into the American Newspaper Guild so that they may obtain decent hour and pay stand ards, which have long been denied them." PLANE SCHEDULES TO BE CUT HERE FOR SHORT Til Temporary discontinuance of two airmail schedules ouS of Medford be ginning next Thursday was an nounced today by Postmaster Frank DeSouza. A letter from S. A. Ctsler. general superintendent of malls at Washing ton. O. C said the two schedules are being dropped for the time being because the United Air Lines Is plac ing In service the new and much larger 21 -place Douglas plane? which "It la stated, should not land on the Medford airport for the present." The full service of , four airmail schedules will be resumed on or be fore May 15, Mr. Clsler Informed Mr. DeSouza. Under the new temporary sched-, ule trips 6 and 3 will be maintained Trip 6 Is southbound and leaves the airport at 12:09 a. m. Trip 3 is north bound and leaves at 5:64 a. m. Mai 1b close at Medford postofflce 45 minutes before plane departure time. The northbound plane now leaving hero at 3:10 p. ro., and the outh bound plane leaving at 10:34 a. m. will be discontinued under the tem porary arrangement. The planes com-, ing into the Medford port will be the present 10-place Boeings. A revised schedule Issued today by the United Air Lines made no refer ence to a resumption of four Med ford schedules dally. While no official statement was Is sued, it waa the general understand ing that the company Is of the belief that the present runway at the mu- (Continued on Pago Five.) TO PROTECT SHIPS By the Awmrlntrd Presa -Great Britain ordered her mightiest men-of-war to the Bay of Biscay to day to protect British shipping in the high seas against Spanish Insur gent vessels blockading Spain's north coast. As the huge battle cruiser Hood, moat powerful warship in the world, ntared the blockaded waters, another British war vessel -aced to the rescue of a merchantman reported "detain ed" by the Insurgents. Shipping circles later said, however, the report probably was only a confusion of names. The British cabinet's hurried 1 called Sunday session decided on the reinforced naval guard In the Bay ot Biscay but refused to guarantee pro tection to British food ships entering Spanish territorial waters. The in surgents are attempting to prevent food from reaching the besieged city ot Bilbao and have declared provi sions cargoes will be regarded as con traband. More than 3,000 government troops were estimated to have been slaugh tered west of Madrid In a surprise attack against the right flank of the government army. Vancouver Airman Unhurt In Smashup L GRANDE. Ore.. Aprl 12. 1AP Prank Gilbert of Vancouver. B. C, escaped Injury lute yesterday when he was forred down In the Blue mountains 40 miles north of here. Ho was en route to Toronto from Vancouver In a low-winged Aeronca plane. The plane landed in soft ground and overturned, breaking a propeller and inflicting minor dam age. Gilbert will continue the trip aa soon as :vp:, csn be completed. WAGNER TO BROADCAST TONIGHT ON DECISIONS NEW YORK, April 13. (AP) Sen ator Robert F. Wagner, author of the Wagner Labor Relations Act, will speak tonight on the radio at R o'clock (T.BT.) on the "The Supreme Court's Decision on the Wagnr Re lations Act The addre.-s will be broaodcast ovei tbe National Broadcasting compaaj. , APPLEGATE DEATH IN AUTO ACCIDENT PROBED JY POLICE Joe Tole, 51, Hopyard Em ploye, Dies After Fall From Car After Dance Principals Hazy on Details The state police and sheriffs office today investigated circumstances sur. rounding the death of Joe Tole, 81, hopyard worker, last Saturday night following a fall from an auto, driven by Howard Gibson. Applegate district resident. Dlstrjct Attorney Prank J. Newman said an autopsy would be held today to determine the cause of Tole's death. The accident occurred about 11:30 p. m., on the Missouri Flat road, ft short distance from it Intersection with the main Applegate road. Head Injured. The state police report stated that Tole had sustained cuts about the head, bruises of the face and head, and "possibly broken ribs." There were no body bruises the report said. Gibson, in a statement to state po lice, said he and tils wife, and Esrl Gibson, 18, a brother, attended a Gringe dance at Applegate Saturday night. About 11:30 o'clock they left for home In a Chevrolet coupe, the brother riding In the "turtle back" and Gibson and hla wife In the front seat. About 75 yards up the Missouri Flat road. Gibson stated his brother called and said "something had fallen from the car." Gibson stopped the car and an Investigation revealed Tole groaning beside the road. The brother ran to tho dance-hall for aid. Tole later was taken to a Grants Pass hospital, where ho died. The acci dent occurred in Jackson county, and Tolo'a body was brought here yesterday.- . -. -Hazy On Of (a I Is. Neither Gibson, his wife, or her brother, had a clear recollection of when Tole had boarded the auto, ac cording to the statement, which fur ther said there had been consider able drinking. Sheriff Brown fcaid Gibson, his wife, and Tole, were rid ing in the front seac. when the acci dent occurred. Gibson in hla abate ment, said he and his wife wero talk ing, and he did not recall Tole get ting into the car. The brother said he thought Tole embarked at the dance hall, "but am not sure of it." Authorities said If the autopsy Jus tified, an inquest would be held. Tole was employed at the Clute hopyarda In the Applegate district, and his mother, by the name 6f Pranea, first name unknown, resides at Kearney, Neb. . The state police and sheriff depu ties Journeyed this morning to Apple gate district for an investigation. S.P. SET THURSDAY FOR CALL TO WALK OUT SAN FHANCI8CO, April 13. -fp) District officials of two railroad brothc-rhood today set Thursday night as the tentative time for a pos sible strike call on Pacific lines of the Southern Pacific company. C. V. McLaughlin, speaking for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen and the Brotherhood of Trainmen, said a committee of 60, representing all divisions on the lines, would meet here tomorrow to determine definite action. He said results of a strike vote would be ser.t to national officers of the brotherhoods at Cleveland, Ohio, and that the Southern Pacific would then be notified. "The strike will probably be called Thursday night," he stated In an nouncing that final returns from 8. 500 members of the two unions show ed 00 per cent In favor of a strike. Pllroad officials and a federal me diator, however, discounts likeli hood of a walkout, at least until fur ther mediation has been trlfd. Labor Federation Demands 3 Million Be Provided Jobs WASHINGTON. April 13. (AP) A demand from the American Federation of Labor for govern ment spending to provide jobs for 3.000,000 unemployed reached the administration today In the midst of President Roosevelt's study of the 1037-1938 relief budget. William Oreen. A. F. of L. preal dent, said in a statement the pres ent wjrk program waa falling short by at least 1,000.000 Jobs of providing for the unempl'jyed. ' "In planning for the 1937-1938 federal budget, we mutt recognize that the prinent federal works pro gram la inado'te.' h said.