A ' Cure-All"
Here's remedy that bu prov
n heptul to many people. In
fact. It could be called a "cure
all". It norki differently on
people. If susreptlble It work!
wonders. He refer to Mall Tri
bune classified.
The Weather'
Forecast t Fair tonight and
Tuesday. Light frost tonight.
Temperature:
Highest yesterday 64
lowest Ihlj mornlng...m38
TRIBUNE
EDFORD
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United Presi
Thirty-Second Year
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CANYONVILLE GIRL
WJ HAD BEEN BEATEN
By Taul .Mullon
Copyright, 1937, by Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON. April 19. The gov
ernment ts moving along daily with
a dull spring air of assurance, but
underneath there has rarely been
a such lack of order.
I Nearly everything
i see ma to be ln-
Ivolved In confu
sion. Price policy,
4 budget, alt-downs.
i taxes, government
M nances, govern
Iment reorganlza-
Itlon, new NRA,
new supreme
I court, hours and
I wages, armaments.
1'uul Mallon and nearly any
thing you can mention.
Some of these conditions may clear
up shortly; others may become more
serious. But, for the present, mere
U little clarity of thought about
action or detailed purposes In con
nection with anything. .
For instance, there la no legislative
program and has been none since
congress started In January. Old
hands cannot remember when a legis
lative program was lacking after
three and a half months of congres
sional debate.
The reason Is obvious. Congress
cannot formulate a program when It
does not know what legislation Is to
be marked "must." President Roose
velt has been blocked and delayed
for one reason or another In working
out his objectives.
1 What he does In the next thirty
days may tell the tale for the next
three years.
A very definite semi-official assur
ance Is abroad In certain financial
on arte r that there will not be a tax
bill, -r- . - -. - . .
The explanation for all this . talk
about one, they say, Is treasury fi
nancing strategy. Experienced bond
market men have noticed that, when
ever the treasury Is confronted with
a financing problem, as at present, a
flurry of unofficial tax Increase
(Continued on Page Four.)
CAPTURED BANDITS TO
FACE MURDER CHARGE
G
TOPEKA, Kas., April 19. UP) The
government made ready today to
charge two New York gunmen with
murder and demand death penalty
while the father of a young federal
agent who was cut down by bulietF
In the postofflce here Friday, pre
pared to return his son's body to
their Arizona home.
United States District Attorney 8.
S- Alexander said be planned to Is
sue warrants charging Alfred Power
and Robert Suhay. accused New York
hank robbers, with the murder of
Wtmberly Wj Baker, 27, federal bu
reau of Investigation agent.
Baker was shot in the back as he
participated In an attempt by G-men
to arrest the two men when they
called for mall at the postofflce.
They were captured Friday night
without a shot being fired, by Homer
Sylvester, fl foot. 4 inch, sheriff, and
his deputy at plattamouth. Neb. Sher
iff Sylvester recovered 4.800. An ad
ditional $6,954 was found In a room
in a Kansas City hotel the men had
occupied Thursday.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Almiral Ernie West reporting he
and Doc C. E. Kunz made a limit
trout catch on Big Butte yesterday
and inviting skeptics to view the fish
reposing In his refrigerator.
J. Farrell Haws pointing with pride
to his new petrol wagon and declar
ing It was worthy of a notice in this
pillar of playfulness.
H. C. Obye describing the exact
.state of obesity of five deer he saw
near Prospect.
Frank P. Farrell being held by the
nieetle of polite conventions to his
chairman's chair while visiting at
torneys expounded upon great lg;
rnmplextties at even greater length
Pmochie-shark Joe Fliegel explain
ing the finer points of the game to
Leon Haskins. said lesson taking sev
eral hours and several locations to
complete
Chief Roy Elliott and his staltt'.-J'
appearing at a fire splotched ait
white, they having abruptly left a
kalKKcinlcg job at headquarters.
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sWitiswrffi'nfi
Doctor Refuses To Sign
Death Certificate Step
Mother Denies Adminis
tering Severe Punishment
ROSEBURO, April 19. (AP)
Sheriff Percy Webb and State Po
lice Corporal Paul Parsons question
ed Leonard A. Hopkins. 25. Canyon-
ville barber, and his wife, Vlcla Cor
delia Hopkins, 20, last night fol
lowing the death of Hopkins' 4-year
old daughter by a former marriage.
Barbara Irene.
Sheriff Webb said Dr. J. C. Max
son. Myrtle Creek, found the girl
In a dying condition Saturday night
and later refused to sign a death
certificate.
When M. E. Rltter. Roseburg un
dertaker, received the body he noted
Its bruised and battered condition
and called the sheriff's office.
Mistreatment Claimed
Sheriff Webb said his office had
received several complaints that the
girl was mistreated. On one occas
ion, shortly after the Hopkins fam
ily moved to Canyonvllle, Investi
gators were told that the child bad
received a black eye and bruises
In an automobile accident. Another
time the parents said she had fits
and had fallen off the porch dur
ing a seizure, Sheriff Webb and
Corporal Parsons asserted.
Tlie Hopklna family, the officers
said, came to Oregon In 1935 from
Oklahoma. They said Hopklna work
ed In Eugene for a time before
moving to Canyonvllle. about 30
miles south of Roseburg.
Whether form al ch ar ges wl U be
brought against Hopklna and his
wife depends, Sheriff Webb said, on
the outcome of an autopsy, expected
to be held late today, when It la
hoped to establish the definite
cause of death.
Had Fainting Spells
Claims of the father and step
mother that the child was subject
to fainting spells have been par
tially substantiated by the Myrtle
Creek physician who had treated
the child previously for digestive
disturbances, Webb said, However,
the bruised condition of the body,
particularly parallel marks, he said,
would Indicate that Injury was from
causes other than a rail.
The . step-mother said that she
administered a light whipping on
the child's leg Friday with a stick
of kindling, the sheriff sntd, but
denied that the punishment was
unduly severe. The father, Webb re
ports, refused to make any com
ment. Sheriff Webb and Sergeant H. W.
Howard of Med ford, state police In
vestigator, are In Canyonvllle today
continuing the investigation.
BOY BEATS TEACHER
WITH BASEBALL BAT
TOLEDO. Ore.. April 10. ( AP) H.
R McBee. 30, of Dallas, principal of
Harlan a two-room schoolhouse. Is In
a Corrallla hospital today with a
fractured skull and broken Jaw. A
student, John Franklin Miller, 1 5.
has been bound over to the grand
Jury on a charge of beating the
lepcher with a baseball bat.
The youth was released on a $1000
bond at a preliminary hearing Satur
day. He Uvea In eastern Lincoln
county two miles from Harlan In the
Big Elk district.
Registered Boar
For Elliott Farm
Elliott Farm on the Central Point
Jacksonville road, this morning re
ceived a 7 months old registered Du
roc boar from Oregon State colleg:
to head their herd of purebred Du
roc sows.
The exceptionally fine boar Is clteil
by tho owner as another step in Jack
son county's advance toward better
livestock.
GARAGE RUBBISH FIRE"
QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED
A rubbish fire In the basement of
t he Chevrolet garage at 32 North
Riverside avenue was quickly extin
guished this afternoon and no dam
tge was done. The fire department
answered ward alarm at 2:08 out
the blaze was out upon Its arrival
Came mas attributed by Chief Roy
Elliott to spark? from a welding oper
at'.on on the main floor.
f'en'ii Now 1 rgd
NEW YORK. April 19. ( AP)-ug-istlon
that the 1940 census be taken
now rather than when scheduled was
put forward today by Dr. Roland P.
t-Vkner. of the Information division
. the national Industrial conference
. ..ird in repponff to the pa of Sen
, star Vandenberg iR-Mlehj (or an ac
curat count of Uw unemployed.
If
Royal Neighbor Leaders
1
FOE OF COURT PACK
WASHINGTON, April 19. (AP)
A leader of the senate opposition to
the Roosevelt court bill said today
the measure would pass If the presi
dent would accept two. Instead of a
potential six, additional supreme
court J us tees.
The senator, who asked not to be
quoted by name, said a modification
would win over enough Democrats
who Vant to "get right" With their
party leader and their constituents
to pass the bill.
It was the first time any of the
lending opponents of the hotly con
tested measure had agreed It could
be enacted with a provision for any
Increase In the size of the supreme
court.
Opposition leaders heretofore have
Insisted they had a solid block of 43
votes against the bill and that no
measure could pass the senate with
that many fighting opponents.
The senate Judiciary committee
lesumed hearing testimony today un
der an agreement to continue for
week or ten days. The opposition
presented Alan Llnburg, New York
lawyer.
Llnburg told the committee the
Roosevelt program was a "reat blun
der" leading toward dlctntorjhlp.
RECKLESS DRIVER POSTS
$25 FINE WITH OFFICERS
Charged with reckless driving. O.
E. Hall, 30 was released upon pay
ment of S25 ball shortly after mid
night last night after he had been
arrested by city police at a north
Medford resort.
City authorities state that Hall,
driving a 1934 Plymouth coupe, drove
in a rccklea and wobbly manner on
North Riverside avenue before mld
nleht last night.
He had not appeared for his sched
uled hearing todav, police reported.
Mum
30th Infantry Band Will Pla3' for Medford
f$-
3 nwjtetfsrj
n.r. i. ih. inih Infuntrr hand,
ifrt In thr HI, pmfc Tilfinr "'Hint 1 o'rlork. Warrant Officer
iHI. Tli. plilur. . I ikrn nn the pnniilr -rniiml, t Ihf ITf.lillo of
mo.f rolnrful mllllnn hind. In tnt Inllrrt f'latr.. thf rrxk outfit mil
ibr .Ivkvin count) latr(round u n, ten-mil, kw tontoj arrlte.
Corp Fboto).
Among those taking a leading part In the state
convention of the Rojal Neighbors of America are
Kathcrlne H. Benton of Portland, (upper left), state
supervisor, Leonora Rrnllt of Ashland, (upper rig hi),
district deputy, and Mabel RagMlale of Baker, (at
left), state oracle.
L
OPEN CONVENTION
Final details were completed today
for the quadrlennlal state convention
of the Royal Neighbors of Anertca
which will be held here tomorrow
end Wednesday. Heaquarters will be
in the Hotel. Holland with business
sessions and programs scheduled for
the armory which has been decorated
as en "Oregon rose garden" for the
occasion.
This la the first Royal Neighbor
state meeting to be held In southern
Oregon and the Medford and Ashland
camps. Joint hostesses, have worked
diligently to make the convention an
outstanding auccesa. Arrangements
have been with the assistance of
Kathcrlne H. Benton of Portland,
slate supervisor, who has been In
Medford for several days, and Leonora
Broill of Ashland.' district deputy,
who Is general chairman.
About 250 delegates arc expscted
to Attend the convention, 50 coming
from Portland. Registration of dele
gates began today at the Holland.
A reception and open meeting will
be held tomorrow evening for Royal
Neighbors and friends. Business ses
sions v.ill be held Wednesday with a
program In the evening. Mabel Rags
dale of Baker, state oracle, will pre
side. The convention will be form
ally opened tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
ZIMMERMAN RECEIVES
MARTIN'S HOT REPLY
SALEM. April 19. (AP) Taking
Issue with Peter Zimmerman's pro
posal for state-owned transmission
lines from Bonneville, Governor
Martin in a letter to the former
senator made public today declared
that through the bill now before
congress the "state will be relieved
of heavy expenditures that you have
attempted to saddle upon the backs
of our people.
The letter was In reply to Zim
merman's communication to the gov
ernor In which Zimmerman again
urged the executive to hasten steps
for state-owned lines.
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30TH INFANTRY
HERE IQMORRQWi
First Of 1400 Men And 75
Officers Due At 2:30 P.
M. Tuesday Program Of
Activities Drawn Here.
30th Infantry Day
Tuesday Afternoon
2:30 Regiment arrives at fair
grounds from the south.
3:30 Baseball game, 30th Infantry
vs. Medford town team.
3:30 to 7 Public inspection of Teg
mental encampment at fair
grounds. 7:00 Free public concert or 75
plece band at city park.
8:30 Regimental band Invited to
attend performance of the
"Whits Hussars" at Medford
high school,
9:00 Engles "Army Day" dance at
Oriental Gardens.
Wednesday Morning
6:00 Regiment departs for Fort
lwls.
Tuesday will be "30th Infantry Day"
in Medford, and from about 2:30
o'clock In the afternoon when the
convoy of 150 vehicles begins to ar
rive, until 6 a. m. the following day.
when It departs for Fort Lewis, the
city will be host to 75 officers and
1400 enlisted men of the regiment.
The day haa been a?t aside by offi
cial proclamation of Mayor George
Porter of Medford and a full program
of sports and entertainment has been
arranged. Flags will lino the streets,
and all business houses will display
cards wicomlngtho.30thjlnfaivtry to
Medford. 7
At Redding Tonight
The regiment left the Prealdio of
San Francisco this morning, en route
to Fort Lewis, Wash- to Join other
units of the third division for a
month's maneuvers. It will camp to
night at Redding, and leave there at
6 a. m. tomorrow for Medford.
Col. Irving J. Phllllpson, comman-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
THREE LIVES TOLL
PORTLAND. April 19. (AP) Three
persons died In automobile accidents
on the highways of Oregon and Port
land's streets Sunday.
Two young persons were killed In
stantly and three were Injured when
sn automobile In which they were
riding failed to make a turn on the
Oregon coast highway, near Rockaway
and crashed Into a stump.
The dead are Martin Vachter. 24.
and Miss Irene E. Gilbert, 22, both of
Portland. Miss Kathryn Myers, 20.
Jack Retthaler. 23. and Bruno Paris!.
23, all of Portland, who were riding
in the death car, suffered serious In
juries. Retthaler was driving the
machine.
Kenneth Jackson Vlar, 22, Portland
the third victim, suffered Injuries
which proved fatal when a motorcycle
t.e was riding collided at Southeast
15th avenue and Clatsop street with
an automobile operated by Lawrence
H Wrleht. Portland.
orranlratlont or the Pnildc cnl,
, i V, r "-, ' 1 " -T-r"'"T'7",r iyrm
l.jnnr li.rk.r. rtlrnlor ol the htntl, I,
sun l riimlM-o. Hrr- Itir rrjlmfnt I.
r,U. ahnM nl th. roiimy tomorrow
Tlw 5 ofleer, and 100 men will ha
COUNCIL OF LABOR
EXPULSION OF CIO
High Source Predicts Unions
In Lewis Group To Be
Driven Out Immediately
Talk Future Policy.
WASHINOTON. April 19. (AP) A j
high labor source predicted confl-1
dently today that the American Fed
eration of Labor executive council, In
session here, would move Immediately
toward expulsion of untons In John
L. Lewis' committee for industrial
organisation.
The first step toward expulsion of
the CIO unions, now under suspen-
1 slon, would be for the council to call
; a special convention of the A. F. of
I L. The labor authority, who asked
tha( nls name not be tised. said the
I council would make that move dur
! Ing a three-day session, which started
! this morning.
I As the council convened. Lewis.
president of the United Mine Work
ers, met with members of the United
Automobile Workers of America ex
ecutive board to decide upon future
policy In the organization of automo
bile workers.
Homer Martin, president of the
United Automobile Workers of Amer
ica, was especially Interested In advice
on proposed organization of employes
of the Ford Motor company. He also
planned to discuss with his associates
of the board policies to be pursued
In connection with the General Mo
tors strike In Canada.
Before the UAWA board convened
a UAWA official said he doubted the
organization would approve another
strike In General Motors plant In
this country In sympathy with the
(Continued on Page Three.)
IS
TO GREY AS HEAD OF
NEWSPAPER AD GROUP
PORTLAND, . April 19. (AP)
Harry Schenk, advertising manager
of the McMinnvllle Telephone-Register,
was elected president of the
advertising managers' group of the
Oregon Newspaper Publishers asso
ciation which met here Saturday.
Ttoyer Thompson, of the Astorlan
Budget, was named secretary.
Herb O. Grey, of the Medford
Mnll-Trlbuno, retiring president of
the association, presided at the aes
slon. A noon luncheon meeting was
presided over by Frank Jenkins of
the Klamath Falls News-Herald.
A round-table discussion Included
the question of boosting advents
Ing rates, an action held likely
because of the Increasing cost of
production.
A program of addresses on ad
vertlstng problems Included Robert
Bertsch of the Eugene Register
Guard: Anton F. Peterson, national
advertising manager of the Oregon
Journal; Relnhart Knudsen, student
at the University of Oregon school
of Journalism; Arne Rae, manager
of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers
association, and Ralph Mort and
P, H. Young, Portland.
Execute Wounded Man
PEIPING. April 19. (AP) Drag
ged from a hospital bed by police
executioners, Liu Yung-ho, notorious
Chinese robber, was shot and killed
today at the "Bridge of Heaven."
hlh will piny a In pnhllc ron-
rrrn wllh nrr l the fxlr.mr.
t,,llnnrn llrrmrit onr of Hie
and "play Ihf ri'ilfflrnl'' Into
camped oiernlcht htra. (SljnaJ
Huge Dead Whale
Creates Problem
On Florence Sand
EUGENE. April 19. ( AP )
Slue! aw forest officials were In a
quandry as to what they should
do with a 69 -root whale discovered
on the beach near Florence yester
day. The monster, apparently washed
ashore during the recent storm. Is
believed to have been on the beach
a week or so, but was found only
yesterday by a forest service guard
The odor of the huge mammal Is
only one of the many worries con
nected with the discover), officials
said.
It Is though dynamite will be
used to aid In disposing of the
huge carcass, but as one official
remarked, "there's a lot of smelly
flesh In a 69-foot whale."
TREES IN BLOOM
Ideal weather conditions prevailed
today as Med ford's Pear Blossom week
elebratlon opened and the city pre
pared to welcome the 30th infantry
regiment from the San Francisco Pre
sldo which Is to encamp here tomor
row.
High temperatures and plenty of
sunshine over the week-end brought
on rapid flowering of pear orchards
In the valley and the official "blos
som way," -route arranged to take
motorists through the most beautiful
sections of the valley, was crowded
with sightseers yesterday.
Visitors yesterday Included scores of
lawyers from southern Oregon cities
here to attend a Southern Oregon Bar
dinner get-together Saturday night.
Many other out of town residents
spent part of the day driving over
valley roads which wind through
orchard sections.
Fair weather was forecast by
weather officials for tonight and to
morrow. Orchard tats state that con
tinued sunshine throughout the week
will bring all varieties of pears into
full blossom and that the blooming
trees will present an Increasingly
lovely panorama each day.
Llpht frost la expected tonight,
weather officials report. Scattered
firing of smudge pots In the south
and east sections of the valley has
occurred twice this season, according
to R. J. Rogers, frost observer here.
Temperatures dropped to 27 degrees
in a few orchards April 11 and to 28
degrees Saturday morning. Only low
sections were forced to smudge and
tnen only lightly, Rogers said.
Further light smudging may be
necessary in a few tracts tonight but
the firing la not expected to be at all
extensive, the meteorologist pointed
cut. No damage haa been reported
eo far but buds are now enough de
veloped so that a heavy frost would
endanger trees, according to Rogers.
WOMAN FREED ON
BATTERYCHARGE
Mrs. Nelly Rlckert, charged In a
complaint filed by her sister, Mrs,
George Senn, with assault and bat
tery, was found not guilty In Jus
tice of the Peace W. R. Coleman's
court Saturday.
Testimony In the trial showed
that the two sisters had engaged
In a controversy last week In a
restaurant operated by Mrs. Rlckert,
over a family matter.
Mrs. Senn, a former local resi
dent, en route with her aged moth
er to the mid -west, stopped here
for a short visit. Mrs. Senn alleged
the defendant pulled off her slip
per and hit her In the head with It.
Mrs. Senn said she took the slipper
away from her kin and replied In
kind. Both principals exhibited
bumps of the tussle to the court.
ROGUE FLOOD MENACES
GOLD BEACH HIGHWAY
PORTLAND. April 19. (AP Ang
lers were cheered somewhat today by
the weather bureau's forecast that
tne coming week will have at least
a share of fair weather. The Wtllam
ett river at Portland reached IS feet
esterday noon which was thought to
mark the crest of the present high
water.
State highway crews worked Satur
day night and Sunday without Inter
mission to prevent severance of th
Oregon Coast highway, two miles
north of Gold Beach, by the rushing
waters of Rogue river. Crews sought
foverishry to prevent the waters from
washing out the pavement by placing
sacks of gravel along the stream
banks.
REMODELING PLAN
IS ANNOUNCED BY
FIRST NATL BANK
Work To Begin in Two
Weeks $1,500 Improve
ment Says MacNaughton
Business Growth Factor
E. B. MacNaughton. president of
the First National Bank of Port
land, announced today that the
Medford branch of that banking In
stitution would be completely re
modeled and modernized at a cost
of 916,000. Actual work will begin
In about two weeks, he stated, and
completed in 10 days.
Mr. MacNaughton, who Is In Med
ford today comp suing final arrange
ments for the program, said that
"the amazing Increase of business
In Medford and the exceptionally
bright future of the entire district"
were the guiding factors In Wis
bank's decision to carry out tho
plan.
'The entire Interior of the build
ing will be remodeled snd modern
ized." the president said. "New fix
tures will be installed, the number
of teller's cages Increased and the
lobby space doubled."
Eliminate Cage Bars
The new fixtures, MacNaughton
explained, will eliminate the present
bar-type cage in which the teller
Is separated from the customer by
'ugly and unsatisfactory bars." The
new cages and windows will be of
the latest and moat modern type,
being constructed to enable teller
and depositor to see each other
clearly.
Because of the greatly increased
business, more teller's cages will be)
added .enabling the bank to render
better and faster service to Its de
positors and calling for a possible
addition to Its et&fiy '
The entire floor of the building
will be ripped out and a new and
artistic tile flooring Installed," Mac
Naughton stated.
Medford Growth Cited
Commenting on the general bust
nee conditions of Medford and
dnlty and particularly on the rapid
strides made by the bank, the pres
ident said, "We feel that Medford
la one of the fastest growing cities
on the Paclflo coast and that to
keep pace with It we are sincerely
glad to. remodel our bank."
We are now financing all the
fruit-packing house business la
Medford," MacNaughton stated, "and
X believe that that la a very fine
record. It proves that the people
of Medford realize- that we can do
business as well as any other In
st l tut Ion."
MacNaughton also as Id that the
bank was enjoying a large volume
of auto-loan business, and that
loans of all kinds and deposits were
increasing rapidly.
Actual work on the remodeling
program will start aa soon as the
materials and fixtures' arrive. The
fixtures are being manufactured
now, the president said.
1 BASEBALL
National
BOSTON, April 19. (AP) Tha
Philadelphia Natlonala defeated tlx
Boeton Beea, 2 to 1, In 11 Innlnga
today In a morning Patrlot'a day
game, A crowd of 10,000 watched
the aoaeona opener.
The score: R. H.
Philadelphia a .
Boston 14 1
Johnson, La Master and Wilson;
Bush and Lopes.
Second game:
K. n. M.
Philadelphia
It
Boston
Walters, Williams
0 4
and Ar wood;
Macfayden and Lopez.
American
. K. B.
.4 (1
. t 1 1
Philadelphia
Washington ..
(Ten Inntngsl.
Smith and Brucker Caacarella and
Hogan.
Oregon Electric
Freight Derailed
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 19-(AP)
A train crew of five men and four
translenta escaped injury when
southbound Oregon Electric freight
train of 18 can left the track at
Metrger station about midnight Sat
urday. Word of the accident was not re
ceived here until several Hours after
the accident aa L. M. Green, the con
ductor, had to walk some distance ts
a residence to report the wreck.
About 60 feet of track waa uprooted
as the cars left the track.
Income Shares
Maryland fund, bid S10.08; asked
an 0ft.
Quarterly Income, bid 118 Hi