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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecast: Rain tonight and T or? day, Moderate tempera ture. TEMPERATURE HJghMt yesterday 0 Lowest this morning 37 Valuable Tips B on of the thousands who make It a dally practice of reading the classified adi In thli newspaper. The many new ads appearing rnch day offer tipi that are valuable to you. Medford tIBUNE Full Asiocisted Preit Full United Press Thirty-Second Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 10, 3937. No. 42. mm 4 n Am 1 , rurjEylaliu IL U IMUu Afob I MANGLED BODIES Bjmd THROWN 35 FEET; MEgF IN NYSSA MISHAP By PAUL MALLOX. (Copyright. 1937, by Paul Mallon) WASHINXJTON. May lO.-Senator Borah haa hts own private method of atatesmanahlp. He generally knows T2 about things of rore they happen and ha an un- canny way of spearing them be fore they are ap parent. For 1 n a t a n ce. Just a couple of dent Roosevelt sub- imltted his su- preme court pack- rum -Maiion ing piau. - rah went to a microphone and told the country It would be a national calamity to destroy confidence In the courts. Such Borah coincidences have developed too often to warrant any suspicion that the Idahoan la clairvoyant. Rather, he has developed the reputation of being exception ally well Informed. Consequently, when the Idaho ora cle arose In the senate the other lay with a very carefully prepared attack on fascism, certain knowing senators In the front row began looking at each other ominously. Ostensibly, the attack waa aimed at Mussolini, but nearly everyone knows Borah would not waate hla atrength trying to reach Mussolini with spear 3000 miles across the ocean. He waa obviously tossing at a few suspected downtown Mussoltnls few blocks away. Rumors have been going around for some time that Mr. Roosevelt', most advanced thlnkera have ad vanced their line of thought to an Idea of controlling the production of Industry. There Is even- supposed to be a bill somewhere extant on (Continued on Page Pour.) DEATHOVERfAKES SALEM. May 10. (AP) While driving to Botse, Idaho, to attend her father's funeral Mrs. Cenna Bjornsen of Blue Point, near Eu reka, Calif., died suddenly on the Pacific highway near Jefferson at noon Sunday. Mrs. Bjornsen. who was about 50. wsa traveling alone. With only a rest of three hours at Canyonvllle he had driven steadily since leav ing Eureka, she said before her death. Exhausted when she reached the Ooln farm and service atatlon four miles north of Jefferson she stopped her car at the roadside. After resting In the car for a time ahe reached the porch of the Ooln home with difficulty and rapped on the house. When members of the family went to her assistance she asked for water and told her story. She said she had suffered a similar attack of Illness about two weeks sgo, but only a month sgo hsd passed a life insur ance examination. MEDFORD WOMAN TO MARRY IN RENO. NEV. RENO. Nev., May 10. (API Mar rage licenses issued here today In cluded: Chester A. Martin. 09. Cloverdale. Calif., a nd Maude McCulloeh , 4P. Medford, Ore. PARIS. May 10. (API Paul Chaba. 68. who painted the famous picture. ".September Morn," In 1912, died to day. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Dr. r. C Bunch and Jamea Moore being magnanimous and taking their respective offspring. Oeraldlne and Jimmy, on a fishing trip but arriving home much chsgrlned to confess that the younger members of the party had definitely outclassed them in lending by far the largest and most numerous catches, the papaa nevertheless mansg'.ng to take avlca rloua pride In the achievement. Frank P. Kartell selecting little packs of flower and vegetable seeds with the solemn demeanor of the nine old men about to pronounce a B-to- opinion. BIU Oatea Joining the reducing claaa by uking only two pieces of a rich cake Instead of three. Bill Bolger sporting around town In a swanky top coat of hue gray Mocks Just to ahow the latest Yaki- L X One Woman Escapes Death Party Going On Outing Crossing Signal in Ope ration, Trainmen Claim NTSSA, Ore., May 10. (AP) Four persona were killed today when their automobile was struck on a railway crossing here by a west-bound Union Pacific freight train. The dead, all badly mangled, were tentatively Identified as: Eugene Trash , 17. Payette. Idaho, a con of Mrs. Marie Graham, 35, who waa critically hurt In the accident. Mrs. J. J. Bufflngton, 30. of New Plymouth. Idaho. A Miss Kruger of Caldwell, Idaho. An unidentified woman. - The women were riding In a closed car headed east. Fireman Jim Hlgglns, who witnessed- the crash.- said the freight train waa traveling about 40 miles an hour. The automobile struck In the rear section was thrown 35 feet, train men said. An electric signal was tinging at the crossing, they reported. The machine " waa demolished and the occupants were thrown clear of it- Trash, Miss Kruger and the un identified woman were taken to a morgue here. Mrs. Graham, wife of A. P. Graham cf Payette, and Mrs. Bufflngton were taken to a hospital at Ontario. Mrs. Bufflngton died en route. Malheur county coroner, R. A. lackle of Vale, said an Inquest would bo held at 3 p. m. 11 Sheriff Charlie Glenn said clothing cf the five Indicated they were, going on an outing. " They were tentatively Identified by county officers. 177 TO E AT HIGH SCHOOL The largest class of seniors ever to graduate from the Medford senior high school la expected to receive dt plomaa at commencement exercises scheduled for Friday, May 28, at 8 p. m. In the senior high school audi torium. One hundred and seventy-seven students expect to graduate. The nearest to this number waa the class of 1933 which numbered 173. Diplo mas were Issued to 155 last year. Dr. Bruce Baxter, president of Wil lamette university, will deliver the commencement address. Baccalaureate services are to be held Sunday evening. May 23, at 8 o'clock in the auditorium. Rev. Os car Gibson, former Medford minister, who recently left to take a pastorate in California, will deliver the sermon. A complete program for both events will be announced later. Baccalaureate services are to be open to the public. Tickets to com mencement will be lMued to seniors who will distribute them, the cards being necessary for admission. Father Of Sonja Dies Of Lung III LOS ANGELES. May 10. OF, Moon-faced, Jovial Wllhelm Henle. whose greatest ambition waa realized when his daughter, Sonja. won three Olympic skating championships, waa mourned today. The 05-year-old Norwegian died yes terday at a hospital here of a blood clot on the lung. He had been 111 a week. At the -bedside were his wife, hla daughter and her actor friend, Tyrone Power. Burial may be In Norway. A atar athlete In hla youth, Rente trained bis daughter In her career. Burglars Blamed For Frisco Blaze SAN FRANCISCO. May 10. Pt Police hunted today for burglars blamed by the fire department for a blaze yesterday which resulted in painful but not serious Injuries to 33 firemen. The fire started In a coffee shop. Captain Edward Buella of the fire department said he found ample ev idence that the premise hid been burglarized prior to the blaze, and that the burglars started the fire, either to destroy evidence, or through accident. I TRIO FALL TO DEATH WHILE SCALING ALPS ORAZ. Austria. Ma y 10 (API Walter Mlttelholzer. famous Swiss aviator, and two Austrian compan ions vera killed today tn a (all while . climbing In the Austrian A.ps. j Mlttelholzer. Those home n In j Zurich, ass well known for numerous exploratory iU4bU Is Africa, American Coronation Fliers Land at Croydon Weil-Paid Stars Double Crossed Crafts Is Claim HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 10. (AP) High aalarled movie stars, victorious In their demands from the producers, went to work as usual this morning while conflict ing statements came from leaders of the studio craft unions, which are still on atrlke. "It is a dirty double-cross. The actors sold us out," said Charles Leasing, business manager of the Federated Motion Picture Crafts. He waa commenting on the peace agreement between the producers and the Screen Actors' guild, an nounced last night. DUKE AND WALLS ADD FINAL TOUCH TO PLAN FOR SIMPLE WEDDING MONTS. France, May 10. (AP) The Duke of Windsor began the Brit ish empire's coronation week today busy with final plans for the wed ding he chose Instead of the British crown. Windsor and Mrs. Wall Is Simpson, for whose love be gave up the throne to his brother, George VI, added a few names to the short list of se lected guests who will attend the wedding ceremony. The list waa understood to be one of the last details of the simple wed ding plans being worked out by the former King Edward VIII and hla fiancee. Plans for the ceremony will be announced soon after the Wed nesday coronation which was originally-planned for JCdward. , . Tbe- opening of the week found Windsor settling down to the dally routine of a county gentleman, ccu pylng his time mostly with golf with in a strengthened ring of guards placed on the alert by a series of threatening crank letters. How the duke will spend corona tion day haa not bee1 Jc.os?d, but frequent session? at the radio during recent evenings strengthened the ba ttel he will be among the listeners to tbe coronation broadcast. Yesterday Windsor received two un identified friends who arrived by air from England after he had talked by long distance telephone with King George end Queen Mother Mary. It was not known .whether their conversations concerned the forth coming wedding or the coronation. McAdoo Suggests Fifteen On Court WASHINGTON. May 10 ) Sen ator McAdoo (D. -Calif.) suggeated to the state judiciary committee today an unconditional increase to IS In the supreme court Justices snd a con stitutional amendment fixing the court at that size for 35 years. The Callfornlan submitted the pro posal as a compromise for President Roosevelt's request for authority to name six new Justices unless those over 70 retire. The Winnah!" War Admiral Crossing Here I. the flnlh of the Kentucky derh? as War AtfmlraJ, na af Mi aUwird third. (A. P. Klepboto). AND ACTOR GUILD Threat of Production Paraly sis Is Avoided by Action of Major Companies Crafts Are Not Reconciled HOLLYWOOD. Cat., May 10. (AP) The ominous threat of a film actors' strike, with production paralyzed, theater programs curtailed and a $1,750,000 weekly payroll in the movie capital stopped, gave way today to a working agreement between producers and the screen actors' guild. Six of the nine major studios granted the primary demands of the guild for a guild shop, improved working conditions and better pay for extra. Heads of these studios RKO. Paramount, M-G-M, Universal. Columbia and Twentieth Century Fox, also promised to bring the others Into line. Meet In Stadium The actors' guild, meeting in the l amshackle Hollywood Legion fight ftadlum, heard the concessions with mighty shout of approval from 4.000 throats, accepted lta commit tee's proposal to continue negotia tions, and Invested Its representatives with power to call a4 walkout against the differing studios unless they fall into line quickly. ; V.Wa. have -an., agreement with the producers but It haa not yet been committed to a full contract," Guild President . Robert Montgomery . an nounced to the meeting. He did not mention the non-con formers. United Artists. Hal Coach and Warner Broth ers-First National. Samuel Goldwyn (Continued on Page Three.) DIX TAKES NAP IN CAR; IS PINCHED AS HOLLYWOOD. Calif., May 10 (AP) Richard Dlx, one of the manly men of the movies, put up (20 ball and waa released from Jail early today after having been arrested for drun kenness. Radio Patrolmen W. L. Crowder and C. C. Kemp said they found the a-tor asleep In an automobile laat night. They said he told them he had attended the strike vote meeting of the screen actors' guild at the Holly wood Legion stadium. Afterward, they said he explained, he started for the home of Actor Fredrlc March, but went to sleep before he got there. He waa scheduled to sppear tonight at night court. BASEBALL National. R. H. I. Pittsburgh - 4 10 8 Boston - 15 Swift and Todd; Fette and Lopez. Cincinnati S 4 1 Philadelphia . 10 11 5 Grlasom. Schott, Vandermeer, L. Moore and Lombard., V. Davis; Wal ters and At wood. St. Louis - 2 4 4 Brooklyn . .... 8 8 0 Barrel!, Ryba and Ogrodowskl; Mungo and Spencer. Chicago 4 12 3 New York . 3 9 8 Shoun and Odea; Schumacher, Al Smith and Mancuso. American R. H. E. New York - - 7 10 0 Chicago 0 13 Pearson and Dickey, Jorgens; Lyons. Chellnl and Sewcll. Philadelphia -. 0 0 1 Detroit" 5 8 1 Thomas, Hayes; Bridges. Hatter, Srrell, McLaughlin and Cochrane. Washington 8 5 4 St. Louis 8 9 0 Cascarella, Llnke," and Millies; BonetU, and Huffman. LIGHT SEEN AFT STRUCK BY FIRE (By the Associated Press) LAKEHUR8T, N. J., May 10. (AP) A "very strong light" in the huge upper fin of the dirigible Hlnden burg preceded the a p pen ranee of the raging fire which destroyed her, the U. s. department of commerce Inves tigation board waa told today. . The testimony came from William F. Von Melster. executive vlce-praal- dent of the American Zeppelin Trans port company, the United States agent for the German operating firm. He watched the airship crash In flames with a loss of 35 Uvea Thurs day night. Von Mister also testified that some landing difficulties developed Just before disaster struck so suddenly. "There was trouble at the bow line." he stated, "an I noticed that during the approach, the ship valved water ballast from the stern three tlmea. That Indicated she was heavy In the stern and I was interested In seeing If she would have to valve more." It was at the very end of the stern. In the huee tall fin, that Von Melster subsequently saw the unexplained "strong light." "The ship waa settling for a land ing," he aald. "I observed a very strong light In the upper fin. Then there, was a burst of flame on the port side ofv the ship. The whole (Continued on Page Five.) g War, flashed across the finish 13,000 LOGGERS TO COLUMBIA AREA; Agree to Resume Work While Arbitration Board. Settles Dispute Thirteen; Days Given for Agreement PORTLAND, Msy 10. (AP) Thir teen thousand loggers and sawmill workers returned to their Jobs In the Columbia river district today while tn arbitration board of seven mem bers sat down to settle the dispute between employers and employes of the lumber Industry. Three labor representatives and three delegates from the employers ranks comprlso the board. Father Oeorge Thompson of Portland la the seventh and neutral arbiter. A P Hartung, president of the union; Worth Lowery of Jewell and Charles Van Deren of Forest Grove represent the employes while L. H. Mills, gen eral manager of the Tidewater Tim ber Co.. O. R. Miller, manager of the Koster Products Co., and F. L. Thompson, head of the Big Creek Logging Co., will present the opera tors views. The board haa thirty days to com (Continued on Page Eight.) ZlAILEDjIilED IN UNION BATTLING AT M. F. WAREHOUSE PORTLAND. May 10. (AP) Vio lence at the Meier and Frank com pany warehouse, hub of a Jurisdic tional rift between the teamsters union and the International Long ahoremen's aasoclatlon, sent two men to the police emergency hospital and two others to Jail today. Two alleged members of the long shore organization were booked assault and battery charges after scuffle with teamsters. Neither team ster was seriously Injured. The I. L. A. continued to picket the warehouse delivery depot and big department store downtown. Bert Shelton. business agent, said an an nouncement In the dispute will be made later today. Filipino "flying squadrona" gave the controversy a racial touch Sat urday when 300 Joined longshore plcketa at the retail store. Police aquads were kept busy chasing down other Filipinos reported molesting Meier and Frank trucks operated by teamstera. The Islanders are mem hers of cannery workers' unions af filiated with the I. L. A. Derby Finish Una. Pompon waa second and Reaplni Martin Ren-enacts Memorable Flight In Modern Plane AVALON, Calif, May 10. (AP) Glenn Martin, one of aviation's pioneers, flew a huge trans-Pacific Clipper ship today over the route of a memorable flight he made May 10, 1913, in a flimsy home made airplane. He took off from "Newport har bor on the mainland bound for Santa Catallna island, a 38-mile Jaunt. The little resort town of Avalon declared the occasion "Glenn Mar tin day." V ill agora prepared a tu multuous welcome for the return visit of the first man ever to set a plane down on the blue waters of the bay. DUE IN 1939 ASSERTS DAWES IN NEW BOOK CHICAGO, May 10. AP) Oeneral Charles G. Dawes predicted today prosperity's return would be inter rupted In the summer or fall of 1939 with another stock market collapse and a minor bualnesa recession. The slump, he wrote In a book re leased today, will last one or two years and will be followed by a "pe riod of prosperity" the duration of which he did not predict. The book, "How Long Prosperity," reviewed the end of the depression forecast made In December, 1934, by the 71 -year-old Chicago banker and vice-president in tbe "Coolldge boom" era. . At that time hp predicted that the summer of 1038 would bring sustained, demand for durable goods, signalising recovery. The' upturn started in July. Dow re wrote the theory he ad vanced then that the major depres sions of 1873, 1893 and 1039 had sub stantially the same history waa the basis of his latest analysis. "I predict that barring wars or Inflation of the currency, that a high degree of prosperity will maintain In this country Into 3939," he wrote. "That beginning In the latter part of the year October. 1938-October, 1939 (the tenth year after the market collapse of October, 1939) to-wlt: In the summer or fall of 1939 there will be a stock market collapse. "Tli a t there will then ensue In the United States a minor depression of business of one or two years." PEACE BASIS SEEN IN HOTEL STRIKE SAN FRANCISCO. May 10. (AP) A basis for poaslbla settlement of the rJrlke of 3,900 employes of 16 of San Francisco's "luxury class" hotels was submitted to union offlclala today by hotel operatora. The operators aald they were ready to reaume negotiations, but Walter Cowan, president of the strike board, stated no meeting would be held until the data prorlded by the opera tora had been studied. The operatora aubmltted data on wagea and houra schedules for all workers Involved In the strike ds mands. The major Issue Is a demsnd that hotel clerka and offloa workers be granted a 40hour week and pref erentlal hiring. Other workers Involved In the 10' day walkout ara waiters, waitresses, bdrtenders, cooks and miscellaneous workers. Putnam Hinted As Howard Successor 8AI.EM. May 10. (AP) Charlea A Howard, superintendent of public In struction, filed hla resignation with Governor Martin today, affective Sep tember 1. thereby clearing the way for the appointment of hla euoceesor Howards resignation followed nla appointment aa prealdent of the East ern Oregon Normal school at La Orands. Reports hers were to the effect flex I'Utnam of Albany waa favored for the poat. He la a Democrat and haa seen at Albany the past five yesra sa Lead of the school system there Governor Msrtln Indicated he would mske the sppolntment soon. STABS SELF IN HEART WHILE ON PARKING DATE SALEM. Ore.. May 10. ( AP) Har- ley Post, 2a. employed at the Oregon blind school here, died of stiletto wound In the heart Sunday which police aald waa self Inflicted. Officers aald Post plunged the knife Into hla heart while seated In hla parked car with a young woman with whom he b4 been keeping oompejy. 'BLIND' CROSSING THROUGH RAINS TAKES 20 Women Admirers Give Mer rill and Lambie Kisses On Arrival Will Hurry Back With Coronation Photos CROYDON AIRDROME, Eng., May 10. (AP) The American coronation filers. Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie, landed at . Croydon at 6:38 p. m. (13:38 p. m. ES.T.) to complete the eastward leg of an ambitious trans oceanic flight that may put them back in New York by Thursday. They had landed first at North Weald airdrome. 15 miles outside London, to repair damaged radio ap paratus and then aped on to land here 31 houra twd minutes after the takeoff from Floyd Bennett field in New York Sunday. A large crowd greeted them. No Fatigue The pair planned to pick up pic tures of coronation day and fly back lo New York after the ceremonies Wednesday. Neither showed the allghtest sign of fatigue. Merrill popped out of the plane first and waa rushed by a woman rdmlrer who planted three resound ing kisses. He took some minutes to remove the lipstick and remarked it waa a "pretty tough trip," We flew blind," he asserted, "the entire way." - ' - Both fliers Mid they felt fine and expected to land back in New York Thursday. The flrat land they saw. Merrill said waa the southwest corner of Ireland. An air ministry official greeted the flyers and gave them an unusual grant, permission to fly anywhere they desire while In England. The girl who kissed Merrill waa (Continued on Page Two.) DEfENlRSlTBILBAO STIFFEN TO REBEL MADRID. May 10. 7P) General Imllio Mola's Insurgent army met stiffened resistance today as Basque and Austrian troops, aided by the women of Bilbao, dug new trench ea to strengthen battered defenses of the Blacayan capital on Spaln'a northern coast. Preparing for a fight to the finish In defense of Bilbao, government bat talions blocked Insurgent attacker north and east of the capital on the road to Begona and Oaldacano, two principal gateways to the Basque sea port. Soldiers and women rushed work on the city's defenses to the north, east and south, remembering the de ficiency of fortification at Malaga, southeastern seaport, which fell be fore an Insurgent advance months ago. Desperate fighting raged on Mount Soli u be, northeast of the city, where the Basques reported an Aaturlan brigade remained moat of the ground lost In a retreat Saturday, (The Insur gents, however, claimed possession of Mount Sol lube's summit.) The rocky heights of Orduna, south of Bilbao, formed a natural fortress against Gen. Mola'a troops. Govern ment forces retired east of Rigoltla and Muglca to a position considered more easily defensable against a pos sible Insurgent attempt to join forces for Ouernlca with those battling on Mount Sol lube slope. Steel Shipments Reach High Mark NEW YORK. May 10. United States Steel corporation today report ed April ahlpmenta of finished steel were 1.343.644 tons, highest April since 1030 when shipments were 1,498,300 tons. The total was a decrease of 70.755 ton from the preceding month, but an Increrase of 303,737 tons over April. 1030. For the first month of 1937 ship ments rose to 5.041,085 tori, a gain of 59 per cent over the comparable period last year. Income Shares Maryland Fund bid S.V0 asked 10.8'J. Quarterly Income bid 17.83 asavsd 1I.M.