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Thirtv-Second Year
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(Copyright. J037, by Haul Mill Ion)
WASHINGTON. April 26. Finan
cial elite are handing about what Is
supposed to be an official British
'T&'SiimiSl government docu-
ment stating the
American gold
policy Is Just swell
for Britain. It
is said to have
been published In
London as a re
jgfctaws "tfj commercial coun
TV lsellor of the Brit
V. I lsh embassy here,
r i nK itJ and reads In part:
Paul Muiion -Mucn grcwi
price advantages have accrued to the
United Kingdom. ... It Is Impos
sible to estimate the Indirect profits
and stimulation to trade and Indus
try which the United States gold
policy has brought to other coun
tries. It is certain that . . . the bal
ance of advantage has heavily favored
all British countries. The high price
placed on gold end unlimited pur
chases by the U. S. A. are largely
responsible for the remarkable pros
perity of the Union of South Africa
and consequently for the trade share
which the United Kingdom invest
ments in exports to South America
have had In that prosperity. Similar
triangular effects are traceable In the
case of Australia, Canada and In
dia ..."
The quotations are authentic. Tha
document was composed by H. O.
Chalaiey, C. M. O., C. B. E., British
counsellor here. It says all this and
more.
In fact, . he concludes, the early
British fears that the U. 8. would
get any trade advantage over her,
from gold devaluation, "have been
disproved by the results." 1
The Chalkloy report Is ated lest
December, but was made public In
London only a few weeks ago. A
British commentator surmises It
might have been better If the U. K.
department of overseas trade had de
layed publication for a couple of
years more. He shudders to think
what will happen when American
congressmen get hold of It.
The official reply which will be
made here Is that, of course, Ameri
can monetary policies have helped
South Africa, where much of our
Inflowing gold has been coming from,
but the U. S. has been helped also.
Our trade with South Africa ex
panded 33 per cent In 103&, - a- large
part of the Increase being In eutos,
steel, oil, extllea and tobacco. Also
our exports to the whole United
Kingdom were 13 per cent greater In
vslue In 1936.
Nevertheless, Mr. Chalkley has pre
sented the question of who Is get
ting the most out of It. Treasury
Secretary Morgenthau is buying
South African gold by Issuing bonds
and Increasing the federal debt. This
creates South African bank balances
here which are being used for. the
purchase of American products to
some extent. This (Federal Reserve
Chairman Eccles has said) swells our
gold stocks too much, encourages
dangerous Inflation, etc. , - - 4.1.
The way It - Is going now, appar
ently, the American taxpayer loses,
and the American manufacturer
gains, while Messrs. Eccles and Mor
genthau worry and pay.
But for South Africa, It's Just
ducky. She has found a new kind,
(Continued on Page Pour.)
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Harold Larscn, chief of the Rogue
Snowmen, limping around town with
customary Monday stiffness after a
Sunday of skiing.
Lucille Wymore commenting that If
the big old bear didn't drink the
creek dry In the meantime her dad's
new Bear Creek Sand to Gravel com
pany would be ready for operation In
another week.
Heinle Fluhrer holding fellow-badminton
enthusiasts enthralled with
an explanation of his own highly sci
entific counter-clockwise method of
play and no one but himself being
able to get the point of the whole
thing..
W. O. Webster being the unhappy
object of raucous and ul-manneied
mirth from customers who witnessed
his tussle with an electric milk-sinker
which flung a generous portion of
the whirling beverage Into the Web
ster proboscis, the whole effect being
heightened by the brilliant pink rvl
or of the potion.
Chuck Reum admitting a frank dis
like of a friendly young pooch-a bout
town, he being the only one able to
resist wtlea of the friendly Scott ie
who returns his animosity with enthusiasm
ON OTHER PHASES
OP INSURANCE ACT
Conviction Of Negro Com
munist Organizer Is Set
Aside By Highest Court
Georgia Statute Fails.
WASHINGTON, April 26. (AP)
The supreme court agreed today to
review a test case to determine me
constitutionality of the old age pen
sion provisions of the federal social
security act.
It postponed a final decision t
least until next Monday on validity
of the unemployment Insurance pro
visions of the federal act and 01
supplementary legislation passed by
states.
Some Bupreme court observers ex
pressed the opinion that the tri
bunal might hold up its decision on
the unemployment Insurance case
until after argument on the old
age pension litigation so both could
be decided at the same time.
Fifteen Opinions
Fifteen opinions were read today
by the Justices in a two hour ses
sion.
One of them, a 6 to 4 decision.
set aside the conviction of Angelo
Herndon, Cincinnati negro commu
nist organizer, under a Georgia anti-Insurrection
statute.
In the old-age pension case, the
court consented to pass on an ap
peal filed by the government from
a decision by the federal circuit
court at Boston holding unconsti
tutional that section of the major
administration legislation.
Litigation to determine the valid
ity of the unemployment compen
sation section' of the act already
has been argued and is awaiting
decision. It waa filed by the Chas.
C. .Steward Machine company of
Alabama. . "
Stockholder's Suit
The old-age . pension' case was
started by a suit by George P. Davis,
a stockholder to enjoin the Edison
Electric Illuminating company of
Boston from paying . the taxes Im
posed under the act to provide an
nuities for employes.
Both sides to the litigation asked
the supreme court for a prompt
ruling.
In the government's petition, Sol
icitor . General Stanley Reed said
36.000,000 persons had "registered
for prospective benefits" and that
taxes were being collected from 2o
000,000 employes and 3,700,000 em
ployers. . 1 -
The levies range from one percent
of wages for 1037, 1038 and 1039 to
three percent after 1048. The em
ployer and employe pay the same
amount.
JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa., April 26.t-(;P
Floed waters from two rivers lnun-,
dated homes and business buildings
In low-lying sections of Johnstown
today and then reached a stationary
point, temporarily relieving fears of
a major flood.
Waters coursed to a depth of two
feet up the lower end of Main strret
the principal thoroughfare In this
city and the scene of two disastrous
floods In the past half century.
A heavy 48-hour rainfall stopped at
noon.
Two hours later, weather observers
reported the Stony Creek river had
receded four Inches and was dropping
slowly.
Hundreds, warned by the twlitly
rlslng waters after an all-night rain,
moved to higher ground. Merchants
in the downtown area, some of
whom suffered heavy damage In the
big 1D36 St. Patrick's day flood, mov
ed their stocks to higher floors.
CANYONVILLE COUPLE
HELD TO GRAND JURY
ROSEBURG, Ore., April 28. (AP)
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hopkins of
Canyonvllle, charged with Involun
tary manslaughter In connection with
the death of the former's 4-year-old
daughter. Barbara Irene. April 17,
were this afternoon ordered held to
the grand Jury. Justice of the Peace
R. W. Masters Increased the ball of
each from 12500 to 15000. following
a preliminary examination attended
by a crowd that filled the circuit
court room to' capacity.
Income Shares
Maryland Fund, bid 19.90; asked
lost.
Quarterly Income, bid 17 -85; ask
ed ,19.53.
Grants
Construction, Remodeling
Medford Business Places
At Highest Mark in Years
Work Contracted and Plans Announced
Near 1929 Boom Year Is Word of
, City Building Inspector Rogers
With four commercial building, remodeling and moving projects defin
itely planned for the near future, Medford and Immediate vicinity is on
the threshold of Its lustiest construe ton and improvement period In the
past seven years, according to City Building Inspector Frank Rogers.
"The outlook as evidenced by busi
ness contracted and changes and new
construction anticipated, should
bring the total close to the 1039 fig
ure one of the best building years In
the city," Rogers stated.
Major business changes and build
ing programs contemplated are as
follows:
1. Complete remodeling and mod
ernization of the Medford branch of
the First National bank at a cost of
15,000. The work will start in about
one week, it Is planned, and will In
clude installation of new fixtures In
the Interior, doubling of the present
lobby space. Increase In the number
of tellers' cages, and the construction
of artistic tile flooring.
3. Transfer of the M. M. depart
ment store from its present location
to the combined space of the Eliza
beth Fluhrer building at 220-232 East
Main street and the Clarence Meeker
building at 218 East Main street, re
cently purchased from Mrs. Maitha
Roberts. Interior of the two build
ings will be entirely remodeled and
beautified. Definite date for the move
has not been announced, nor has the
sum of money to be expended. The
F.W. woolwofth company will move
from Its present location Into the
building vacated by the M. M. depart
ment store at Sixth street and Cen
tral avenue after extensive remodel
ing. Considerable money will be
spent on the program.
3. Construction of a beautiful
building 60 feet deep and 350 feet
long by the Rosenberg brothers,
David and Harry, at their Bear Creek
Orchards packing plant two miles
south of Medford. Actual construc
tion will get under way In about one
week. No building cost has been an
nounced; 4. Construction of a modern garage
by Walter W. Abbey, Incorporated to
house farm implements in addition
to a show room that Is planned to be
one of the most up-to-date In Orogon.
No definite date has been set for
actual construction to get under way.
No cost has been announced.
In addition to the above major pro
jects definitely on the building and
Improvement program, there are sev
eral others which for reasons known
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Tear Gas and Shotgun Blasts Rout Strike Pickets
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Rhotgun blant. and trnr tra shell
wry rfixnrd th'lr plnnt. More than
how. the crowd Katterlnf tinder a
Pass Man s Body Sought
FATHER SEEKS LIBERTY
William O. Marshall, serving five
years In state prison from Jackson
county for a statutory offense in
volving his 16-year old daughter has
applied for executive clemency, and
agreed to submit to a surgical op
eration, according to advices receiv
ed by the district attorney and sher
iff from the state parole officer.
The state parole officer sought the
views of county authorities In a
letter signed by the sheriff and dis
trict attorney. It Is set forth Jack
son couny has no objection to the
proposed operation but opposes the
return of Marshall here. ,
The letter states 'Marshall should
be - Injected- wrWi some- energyr so
he win not be a relief parasite when
releasd." It is further set forth
that "Ma rali all la too lazy to work,
and he was a defendant in the
most sordid case In the history 01
the county. He was on the relief
rolls during his year's residence here.
Local authorities hold Marshall Is
a legal resident of Texas and could
be prosecuted there on a criminal
charge according to hla own admis
sions. Attention of the parole officer Is
also directed to the detention of
Marshall's 17-year old son In the
state training school, his 16-year old
daughter In a Portland institution,
and a five year old daughter In the
feeble minded home.
MAINLINER SETS NEW
COAST AIRWAY RECORD
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 38. (AP)
The United Air Line's big "Main
liner" established a speed record be
tween Oakland, Calif., and Portland
yesterday when the ship swooped to
a landing here after a dash of two
hours and 39 minutes.
wm firm Into a ihoutlnir rrowrf nf frkta at ntorhtnn, Calif, today when
50 prrpon. inrlndlng an undetermined number of women, were Injured, at
barrage of tear (aa.
ACIS
TO
I STRIKE
NT
LI
Emergency Board Named In
Attempt To Settle Union
Rivalry Auto Workers
Return To Employment.
(By the Associated Press)
President Roosevelt acted today to
halt a threes tened walkout of 35,000
railroad and shipping employes In
metropolitan New York as thousands
of automobllo workers In the United
States and Canada returned to their
Jobs ending strikes.
The president appointed an emer
gency board of three to attempt set
tlement of a dispute between rival
nlons seeking to represent the rail
and shipping employes.
The International Longshoremen's
association has disputed the brother
hood's desire to represent the 26,000
workers. The b rot ne mood had de
manded also a 20-cent an hour In
crease In wages.
At Oshawa, Out., 3700 men and
workers, their pay raised and hours
shortened, returned to their tasks at
a General Motors corporation plant,
marking the end of a 16-day strike,
automobile assembly workers em
ployed in the tor a Motor company
plant at Richmond, Calif., were
scheduled to return also after a short
sit-down strike which closed the
plant Friday.
At Detroit, Mich., police prepared
to evict sit-down strikers who closed
the plant .of Parko Davis to Co., large
pharmaceutical firm. H '-'VVX'?
Confronting the Westlnghouse
(Continued on Page Five.) .
STEPIN FETCHIT HURT
NEW YORK, April 26. (AP) Stepln
Fetch it, the droll negro stage and
screen comic, was In a serious condi
tion in Harlem hospital today as the
result of a Sunday automobile acci
dent. Stepln Fetch It, In private life Lin
coln Perry, 40, lost control of his
automobile when a tire blew out and
the machine crashed Into an ele
vated railway pillar on Eighth ave
nue In Harlem.
The "lazybones" comedian, who
lives In New York when not In Hol
lywood, was alone In the car. A pa
trolman took him to the hospital in
a taxlcb. He had a possible frac
tured skull snd other Injuries.
EQUIPMENT LACK
DELAYS GREATER
Schedules To Be Increased
As Traffic Demands And
Ships Become Available,
United President States.
Medford schedules will be Increased
as Boeing airplanes are released for
immediate service and as traffic de
mands W. A. Patterson, president of
the United Air Lines told the Mall
Tribune today.
The dally schedules were reduced
from four to two on April 15 when
the company's new 31 -place Douglas
planes were placed In operation on
the coast division. At that time the
pes toff ice department said there
would be a resumption of the previ
ous service on or before May 10 but
Mr. Patterson stated there would be
a delay because of a shortago. of
equipment.
"As the new Douglas planes are put
Into service, the Boeings wilt be re
leased for intermediate schedules,"
Mr. Patterson slated. "Just now we
are actually short of equipment. The
ricent strike at the Douglas plant has
delayed matters. Twelve planes due
fot delivery on May 1 will not be
delivered until June 4."
Notes Public Service
The company at present does not
contemplate bringing the big Douglas
planes In at the MedforU airport,
Mr. Patterson said. Ho explained they
are designed for long , raiigo fUghU
and that their landings and take-offs
are costly and unwarranted unless
there is sufficient patronage to make
them -profitable. t.
"In addition to making dollar pro
fits, however, the company Is Inter
ested In maintaining a public sorvlce
Mr. Patterson continued. "We owe
tills community service. Medford has
constructed and maintained an ex
cellent airport and for that we are
grateful. We do not contemplate
bringing the new Douglas . planes
In her but the Boeings will give Just
a? good service and we plan to In-
(Continued on Pago Eight.)
STATE SUPREME COURT
TO PENDLETON MAY 1
SALEM, April 28. (AP) Members
of the state supreme court will go
to Pendleton May 1 to hold the
spring term of court In eastern Ore
gon May 3 and 4.
Chief Justice Henry J. Bean and
Justices George Roesman, p. R. Kel
ly, J. O. Bailey and John L. Rana
will hear arguments on five appeals.
operator, of a atrlae-hound ran
leant five aerlouHly. This picture
in Rogue River
Obtains Divorce
Elaine Barrio, 21, the "Ariel" ol
the famed "Ariel and Caliban"
romance is shown as she made
brief appearance In a Los An
geles court to win a divorce from
John Barrymore of stage and
screen fame. Neither Barrymore
nor his counsel was present Id
court for the hearing.
WINDSOR INS FIGHT
0F.CIICnL.V0W
LONDON. April 36. ) The Duke
of Windsor won from his Austrian
place of aclf-exllo today a fight to
have a British book about him taken
out of circulation.
The publishers of "Coronation Com
mentary," it was disclosed, not only
took the fast-selling volume from
English bookshops but wrote the
duke a note of apology.
That waa upon the demand of the
former monarch's attorney, who
threatened legal action unless amends
wore made by today, ( '
The action by the publishers can
Just on the eve of tomorrow's ex
piration of the six months' "proba
tion period" neonssary to make the
divorce of Wall is Warfleld Simpson
final under English law.
Her attorneys, within the next two
weeks, will take the necessary legal
steps to make the decree final. Then
Mrs. Simpson will be completely free
to marry the duke probably In June,
after the coronation fanfare for King
Qeorge VI has died down.
NEW YORK. April a. (p) Dis
regarding threats by the Duke of
Windsor to sue for libel, Dodd, Mead
to company, publishers, decided to
day to release the American edit! in
of "Coronation Commentary."
Eugene Milk Price
Due For Cent Rise
EUGENE, Ore, April 36. (AP)
An Increase of 1 cent per quart In
milk prices In tha Eugene area was
anticipated here fallowing hearing
held by the Oregon milk control
board late Saturday,
Milk now sella for 11 cents a quart.
When the price will be advanced and
what proportion of the boost would
be returned to the producer were the
two Items which caused some dis
cussion at the hearing which waa
atended by producers, distributors,
producer-distributors and some con
sumers. The board reserved decision
on these matters.
Oakland Family
Gets Rogue Pear
Gift From Paris
Rogue valley pears are so out
standing In quality that they
merit two trips across the Amer
ican continent and the Atlantic
ocean, It la Indicated by a gift
received by Mrs. Qeorge Alex
ander of Oakland, Cal.
Mrs. Alexander visited here last
week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Thorns K, Flynn of Ultf
North Oakdale avenue. She told
Mrs. Flynn that friends In Parts
had written to her frequently
about the lusclousnest of pears
that were appearing on the
French market. Finally a box oi
the pears arrived from Paris.
Mrs. Alexander opened the box
eagerly only lo find they were
Rogue valley pears, grown only
ft few hundred mile from her
home. The pears, Mrs. Alexander
said, were In perfect condition
and Just as delectable as ner
Parisian friends hsd stated.
DR. LUCAS DROWNS
WHEN M0T0RB0AT
UPSETS IN RAPIDS
Sandy Westergren, Com
panion On Fishing Trip,
Has Narrow Escape
Fishermen See Tragedy.
GRANTS PASS. April 26. (AP)
Dr O. R. Lucaa waa drownMl nri hla
companion, E. O. (Sandy) Westergren,
unrrowiy escaped Sunday wnen their
mctorboat overturnH at Pl.pa riffl
on the Rogue river and they clung to
the overturned craxt on a perilous
nae over raplda and swift water.
Grapplera BtlU aearohed few th.
ohlropractor'e body tola morning.
ur. bucas was carried two miles
down the Rogue and waa swept from
tnc ooat in the ohurnlng waters at
the old Ament dam. He sank In view
oi salmon fishermen.
Westergren grasped willows along
the water at the base of the Greens
creek rapids and the golf courso be
fore reaching the dam and with diffi
culty was pulled up a vertical cliff
bank by a rope let, down by Robert
Hudson, greens caretaker.
Lucas was president of the local
Izaak Walton league. He la survived
by his widow and two small children
end a sister, Mrs. WUUalm Aklns of
Orants Pass.
Westergren, who narrowly escapoa
death by drowning In the Rogue
river yesterday, la a former real
dent of this city. Mrs. Westergren
was formerly - Miss "Betty ardwell,'
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Bardwell of Medford.
Only a few hours after Wester
gren was pulled from tha river
whloh took tho Ufa of his compsn
Ion, a new member of tho family
arrived at a Orants Pu m.tjirnitv
hospital. The baby, born this morn-
iug, is a ooy and weighed 7 pounds
at birth. The infant has been named
Craig Bardwell.
Westergren is now associated with
the Crane Plumbing company . In
Grants Pass. Both he and Mrs.
Westenrren are well-known in f h.
city and valley. He Is reported to
nave oeen uninjured In yesterdays
traglo accident except for bruises
and shock. Ho was In the water for
about two hours before rescuers wers
able to pull him ashore.
autoisTmeetTdeath
while speeding wife
TO
PORTLAND, Ore., April aa, (AP)
Howard Charles Hinckley, 80, Port
land, died last night four hours sfter
his automobile hurtled over the bsnk
on Barbur boulevard while rushing
his wife to s hospital to be treated
for a wound Inflicted by cat. Mrs.
Hlnkley suffered minor Injuries In
the accident.
The car came to rest about ISO feet
below Barbur boulevard after turn
Ing end over end several times. Mrs.
Hlnkley wss thrown clear of the
wreckage.
Two Portland women were Injured
when an automobile In which they
were riding collided with another ear,
Jumped the curbing and crashed Into
a telephone pole. Those hurt were
Mrs w. Spransen, cuts and bruises,
and Anna Warwlch, fractured right
knee and bruised shoulder.
.Cliff Ralsh. 30. and his wife, Pau
line, Centralis, suffered body bruises
snd lacerations when s motorcycle
they were riding crashed Into s truck
operated by Ray Thurston, Orchards,
Wash.
BASEBALL
National
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, Cincin
nati at Chicago, postponed, rain
and cold.
R. H.
Boston
. 9 U
. S 19
Brooklvn
Pette, R. Smith and Lopez: Hamlin,
Birkofer, Jeffcoat snd Phelps.
American
Philadelphia
New Tor It
R. H. .
lis
7 13 1
Kelley, Ross and Hayes;
and Dickey. Olenn.
Brosca
St. Louis at Detroit, Chicago at
Cleveland, postponed, rain and cold.
More than 110.000 big gam ani
mals were counted In Wyoming dur
ing a came census taken In ivtt.
A