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MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 28. 1937.
No. 5S.
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'MSr1 FORMAL OPENING
PbBBbpJ of' mighty span
By PALL MALLON
(Copyright, 1937. by Paul Mallon.)
Relaxation.
WASHINGTON, May 28. TWO ex
actly opposite Ideas are being gleaned
from what President Roosevelt has
been saying about continuing his
supreme court
tussle. He has
said half a dozen
new order cases
are to be decided
by the court m
J he distant fu
ture, and indi
cated he lacks
confidence that
the court will
uphold all his
legal viewpoints
Some say this
Paul Mallon.
means, he will continue his drive;
others say It sugests he will wait
to see. "
What he has done lately, however,
Is subject to but one conclusion.
Example One The White House
has flooded congress with Important
new legislative subjects, (wages and
hours, farm control, SEC strength
ening, and hydro-electric power con
servation Is yet to come), but, at the
outMt of this court argument, the
announced program was to keep the
Court subject before congress to the
exclusion of all other buslnes, until
final action was forced. -
Example Two Senators noticed the
relaxation, of Inside White House
pressure Immediately after the bill
waa defeated, 10 to 8, by the senate
Judiciary committee.
Wise congressional authorities be
lieve the legislation will be kept sus
pended In midair as long, as possible,
and, If possible, permanently. j
Note A change Is noticeable also
"in MrTRooscvelt'a' personal demeanor.
Be no longer pounds his desk, shoot
ing darted words at compromise sug
gestions, but appears affable and
pleased with the world. His wages
and hours message was worded as
mildly as any message he ever sent to
congress.
Disturbance.
Eminent officials have their fin
gers In their ears, awaiting- an ex
plosion within the radio commission.
Charges and counter charges, involv
ing personalities mostly, are going
(Continued on page Nine.)
FEHL CAN APPEAR
10 DEFEND SUIT
SALEM, Ore., May 28. (AP) At
torneys advised the governor's office
today Earl Fehl, ballot theft parolee,
cannot be prevented from returning
to Medford to defend a civil suit
brought against htm.
The terms of the ex-Judge's parole
ban him from the southern Oregon
county.
Although Fehl has written Gov
ernor Martin asking permission to
defend the action, nothing will be
done until the executive returns from
San Francifico.
Fear Land .Speculation
WASHINGTON, May 28. (AP)
Senator Sch we lien bach said today
President Roosevelt hod signed a bill
designed to discourage land specula
tion on the 1.200.000 acres eventually
to be Irrigated by Columbia river
watera stored behind Grand Coulee
dam In central Washington.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Noble Vincent and C. O. Lovejov
tracing odd noises In the Vincent
home to the soot box of the kitchen
r.inge wherein they discovered a baby
robin that apparently had come down
Ine chimney, said bird, upon libera
tion, proceeding to decorate the
kitchen walls with ml spots, finally
flitting to the yard where adult
robins brought It nourishment, gave
l a bath and restored It to good
standing In the community.
Bill Grenbemer dUplaylng an add
looking gadget he said was a clock
he won for a dime, the contraption
bearing a tag that proclaimed It to
be a $5 timepiece.
Oertrude Butler taking such an
sudlble and abysmal Inhalation or
the fragrance of a bouquet of roses
aa to cause all her associates In the
county clerk's office to stop work and
look up.
Cliff Cordy decllntn; to speculate
na the ;r of pear crop,, he being an
unspecuistlra man of aclenca.
President Presses Button
Liberating Auto Traffic
Bombs Burst as Gov
ernor Cuts Golden Chain
WASHINGTON, May 2S. (API
President Roosevelt pressed a button
at 3 p. m. (E. S. T.) In the White
House today opening the $35,000,000
Golden Gate .Bridge at San Francisco
to vehicular traffic.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 28. (AP)
The Golden. Gate bridge, stretching
majestically across the harbor en
trance, waa dedicated amid pageantry
today while hundreds of navy planes
roared overhead and mighty w.irshlps
steamed toward San Francisco.
President Roosevelt was to press
a button at Washington to throw
open the giant $35,000,000 span to
the first automobllo' traffic.
Bombs burst In the blue sunlit
sky as three chains of gold, silver
and copper were cut with acetylene
torches by aovernor Frank F. Mer
rlam. and other officials.
Governor Merrlam declared "this
great accomplishment Is the result
of obstacles overcome and the appli
cation of science."
"The accomplishments of today
Justify the belief that no dream, no
vision. Is unattainable," he said. "No
challenger will discourage or dampen
the ardor of the adventurous and
courageous planners and builders.
"The opening of the Golden Gale
bridge removed the last water bnr
rler on the highway along the Pa
cific ,coast in California and com
pletes another link In the far flung
ribbon of cement, asphalt, and steel
connecting Canada and Mexico.
"It brings nearer to realisation the
vision of a great roadway from nor
thern Canada and Alaska to south
ernmost South America."
Among the scores of officials at
the ceremony was 67-year-old Joseph
B. Strauss, the poet who conceived
the gigantic span 19 years ago and
completed It In the face of over
whelming odds.
"Its history Is the history of a
romantic 'adventure Into the un
known, filled to the brim with the
thrill of conflict and of conquest,"
Strauss declared.
"I hereby deliver It to you, Mr.
Fllmer, to hold In trust for the peo
ple of the district who built It.
and who own It. My duty as chief
engineer now ceases."
William P. Fllmer. president of
the Ooldcn- Gate Bridge and High
way district, accepted the structure.
"Standing uporf It here today, we
dedicate the Golden Gate Bridge to
public service, and to the millions of
people who will use Its facilities In
the years to come," Fllmer said. "Its
opening to traffic marks the final
(Continued on Page Eleven)
A LADY, HEARD BY
WIFE, SAYS COMIC
NEW YORK, May 28. ( AP) That
was no lady with Roscoe Ails, the
dancing comedian. That was his pho
nograph record.
Thus did Roscoe seek In state su
preme court today to disprove the
contention of his wife. Shirley, that
he misconducted himself last Feb
ruary 6 with his partner. Betty Lc wis.
Mrs. Alls, her brother and two
aunts, heard his voice and Mirs
Lewis' when they stood outside his
hotel room, they said, but Roscoe
brought the record and a phonograph
into court today.
The record, he explained, was
made to get perfect timing for an
act they were trying to sell. Roscoe
put It on. round and round It went
and here's a sample of what came
out:
Roscoe Your kisses burn.
Betty You're not Ice.
Roscoe Lie in my arms. Look at
me with the good eye. Tell me. do
you love me.
Betty Yeah, man I
Roscoe Oh. darling, since I met
you I can't eat, I can't sleep and J
can't drink.
Betty Why?
Rocoe I got no money.
Betty What's that on your shoul
der? Roscoe A freckle.
Betty Well. It's walking.
Roscoe denied Miss Lewis was in
the room.
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Ifi.lQ Fair Fund Bill
WASHINGTON. May 2. (API
The senate passed and sent to the
bouse today a bill authorizing an ap
propriation of tV)00O for United
i States participation In the Ssn Fran-
j Cisco world lair to be held In 1939.
Thousands Throng
The S35.OO0.OO0 Golden GaU suspension bridge for a day was one great pathway for pedestrians
- crossing; from San Francisco to Marin county. Although pedestrian traffic will be permitted on the V
bridge, only on that one day did the walkers have it all to themselves. Here are shown some of the
thousand who were on hand at dawn of the opening day. They are shown on the San Francisco
- aide of the bride-
SENIOR CLASS TO
BE HELD TONIGHT
Willamette University Head
to ' Deliver Address to
176 Graduates at Senior
High School Auditorium
Dr. Bruce R. Baxter, president of
Willamette university, will address
176 graduates of Medford senior high
school at the 44th annual commence
ment exercises to be held tonight at
B o'clock in the school auditorium.
The class Is the largest In the
school's history.
Rev. James M. Hamilton will give
the Invocation and N. H. Franklin,
chairman of the school board, will
(.-resent diplomas. '
Awards to be presented by C. O.
Smith, principal, at tonight's exer
cises Include: Scholastic, Edith Whll
lock. valedictory and Helen Chlrgwln.
salutatory: Torch Honor, Helen Chlr
gwln. Ruth Hedges. Robert Thayer.
Caroline Cook. Mabel O'Neill and
Edith Whillock.
The principal will also "announce
the outstanding senior girl and boy.
the names being withheld until to
riaht. Other awards to be given are:
P.EO., Mabel O'Neill;, Zonta club.
Betty Phillips; D.A.R. good citizen
ship, Delia Mse Dale: college scholar
ships, to be announced: drum solo j
Oregon first prize, Robert Morris; and
honorary science award. Edward Car
ter. !
Flowers will be accepted at the j
lileh school from B to 7:30 o'clock, j
Smith announced. ' Friends and par
ents are requested to present gift
at some place other than the school,
w they will not be delivered there
snd the school takes no responsibility
for safekeeping.
Admission is by cards given to t
seniors who present them to pa-ents
and friends.
The eomplet program follows:
Selection from Maytlme Romberg
High school orchestra
Invocation.. .. Rev. Jamea M. Hamilton
Nocturn Olrls vocal ensemble
Address Dr. Bruce R. Baxter
Awards - C, O. Smith
Diplomas. N. H. Franklin
At the End of the Cobblestone
Road Boys vt
Auld Lang Srne Vocal ensemble
Benediction . Rev. Jamea M. Hamilton
Maryland Fund, bid 19 70: asked
1072.
Q jartrrly Income, bid 117. W; Mk
ltd 119 35. J
Golden Gate Bridge
E
RULE SAN PEDRO
AFTER
Mob Defies Police Authority,
Demand Prosecution of
Officer Who Slew Long
shoreman in Altercation
SAN PEDRO, Cat., May 38. (A1)
An angry army of 4,000 marine work
ers, enraged over what they called
the unjustifiable slaying of a long
shoreman, by a police officer, took
over tVls harbor city today.
The situation was tense for a time
as the men defied extra police de
tails to atop them.
Virtually every business house in
the waterfront area was closed and
street-car service Interrupted. At the
climactic point the pro test ants mov
ed over to Wilmington Bowl for a
mass meeting.
They demanded the prosecution on
murder charges of Policeman William
H. Redding for the shooting of Nor
man Gregg longshoreman.
Redding shot Gregg during an al
ter catTon yesterday In a San Pedro
pub Police officials, after a pre
liminary Investigation, said the of
ficer acted rn self-defense.
BASEBALL
Amcrlmn
R. H E.
Washington 0 6 'l
Boston m 7 10 0
Kewsom, LI nice, and Gray; Marcum
and DeSautles,
First game;
St Louis
Detroit
R. H. E.
5 10 1
0 U 1
Caldwell, Knott.
Thomm and
Hemsley; Auker and Tebbet.
(10 innings) R H. E.
Chlrsco 3 9 0
Cleveland 3 8 0
Kennedy and Srwell; Oalrhouse and
Pytlak.
(Second game) R. H. E.
St. Louis 3 10 3
Detroit 7 11 0
Hlldebrand. Koupal and Hemsley;
Lavson and Hayworth.
National.
R. H. E.
Cincinnati 18 1
Chicago 13 14 0
Moore. Brennan. Hallahan, Hoi
Hnvi'orth and V. DvU, Root and
Odta.
on Opening Day
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GOVERNOR FLAYS
COAST AGITATO!
FOR HATE TALKS
Bridges "Class Warfare"
Teachings Draw Martin's
Fire at Meeting of West
ern Governors Last Night
SAN FRANCISCO. May 28. (F)
Oregon's Governor Charles H. Martin,
host to western executives attending
the Golden Gate bridge fiesta, lashed
out at Harry Bridges, coast longshore
union president, last night.
"I cannot understand this p reach -Ins
of 'class warfare", the governor
said.
"The greed and selfishness and
meanness of the Wall street crowd
sent us Into one tallsptn. Now we
are puiling out. Are we going Into
another tallspln created by the rack
cteeres?" "Laboring men are all right," he
continued, "but they are being mis
led by their leaders, who know Just
what they want.
, "Our great leader along the coast
Bridges openly boasted the other
night that his great ambition la to
destroy the employers.
"That means only Russia.
"These leaders ought to be teach -
lng harmony and unity."
The Oregon governor sat with Gov-
, ernor Merrlam of California In the
reviewing stand at yesterday's parade.
! The Royal Roaarlans of Portland, the
' OVants Pass Cavemen and the Klam
ath Falls American Legion drum
corps, state champions, made a color
ful section.
I State Senator Jamea Best of Pen
dleton. Representative Henry Semon
of Klamath Falls and State Secretary
Earl Bnell were prominent witnesses
Oregon's governor will participate
In the formal opening of the great,
graceful' span to all traffic today.
roLiiytusK
AHEAD FOR PLUM
PORTLAND, May . 38. (AP)
C.aude McColloeh of Klamath Falls,
state democratic chairman, and
Judge Hall 8. Lusk of Portland have
gained chief consideration at the de
partment of Justice for the Oregon
federal Judgeship, a special dispatch
to the Oresonisn said today.
IN REBEL RAIDS
Dawn Attack Upon Tem
porary Spanish Loyalist
'Capital Takes Lives of
200 While City Sleeps
VALENCIA. Spain. May 28.
Five insurgent planes, described by
competent observers aa Italian Cap-
ronls, carried out a terrific bombard
ment of Valencia before dawn today 1
and killed an estimated 300 persons. !
Droning In from the sea and down
on this temporary capital of thu
Spanish government an hour before
daybreak, the planes dropped 50 300-
pound bombs.
By noon 76 of the dead had been
Identified.
The American consul, Mtlton K.
Wefis. was caught In a rain of debris,
but waa unhurt. Several Americans,
Including Norman Thomas, the
United states socialist, and his wife
were housed a few hundred feet from
where three bombs fell. The build
ing housing the American embassy
was damaged, but not the embassy
itself. No American was reported
hmt.
An English boat, the Cadln, an
chored in the harbor, was reported
sunk, with seven crew members kill
ed and eight Injured. Other reports
said a bomb also fell on the English
steamer plnron, but that no serious
damage resulted.
Sleeping men, women and children
were blown from their beds to a ter
rible death. Some of them were
pitched Into the street from upper
stories.
At least 50 buildings were wrecked.
Bombs falling Into the streets ripped
steel shutters from windows. ,. Sonjc
of them demolished only the front
walla of houses. . Thousands of win
dows were shattered.
: Many were Injured and many were
unaccounted for, with rescue workers
finding more bodies hourly as they
cleared away debris.
SEEK INJUNCTION
AGAINST A.F.L IN
PORTLAND TANGLE
PORTLAND, Ore., May 38. (AP)
The dispute between forces of the
American Federation of Labor and
the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization reached a new peak here
today when the International Long
shoreman association's warehousmen'a
affiliate filed suit In circuit court
to enjoin William Green, A. F. L.
president, and the central labor
council from Interfering with par
ticipation of the I. L. A. warehouse
men In the council's affairs.
Presiding Judge Jacob KanrJer or
dered the defendants to appear in
court next Friday to show cause why
a temporary Injunction should not
be granted pending trial of the case.
The complaint charged unlawful
and unauthorized acts of Phil J.
Brady, council presidqnt; C. O. Hunt
er, vice-president, and Gust Ander
son, secretary treasurer, brought
about the unseating of the I.L.A.
warehousemen's union at the coun
cil meeting Monday night.
Filing of the suit arose out of a
Jurisdictional dispute between teams
ters and the I. L. A the latter group
seeking Jurisdiction over Inland ware
housemen. The I. L. A. warehousemen have
been picketing the big Meier and
Frank department store In connec
tion with the bitter dispute, which
Is widespread along the coast.
The A, r. L. has awarded teamsters
Jurisdiction over Inland warehouse
men. The . L, A. Is sympathetic with
the C, X. O., while teamsters are
strong supporters of the A. F. L.
Both national labor organizations
will send representatives here with
in a few days to take part In the
dispute.
BULLETIN
PITTSBURGH FIELD CLUB, AS
PINWALL, Pa, May W. (AP) Tall
Denny Bhute of Bos tot. moved nearer
another Professional Golfers' associa
tion crown today by wi lpplng husky
Jimmy Hlnes, Garden City, N. Y-, 4
and 3, In the quarter-final round.
Tony Manero, Peabody. Mass.. came
from behind to overhaul Harry
Cooper, Chicago, Just as he did a year
ago In the national open thamplon
shlp. Four down at the three-qiTarter
mark, the swarthy Monera won four
of the first five holes of the home
stretch to catch Harry and then
elnched the match by holding a 13
foot putt for a blrdte three at the
a&tb. Hli margin woe on up.
Hubby Spanked
Wife, Found Guilty
Of Battery Charge
ST. HELENS. Ore.. May 38. F)
When a man spanks his wife,
that's assault and battery. Justice
of the Peace W. J. Fullerton. a
single man, ruled.
Mrs. Marvin Olson swore to a
complaint charging her husband
with spanking her because she
called him a name.
Olson pleaded guilty, although
he said he thought the assault
and battery charge was a bit
severe.
Justice Fulletron gave Olson a
30-day suspended sentence, fin
ing him $3.50 costs.
He said he suspended the sen
tence on condition the Olsons be
come reconciled, to which they
agreed.
NEW DEAL BUREAU
RULE HELD MOST
'WASTEFUL' OF ALL
Senator
mond
Byrd Tells Rich
University Class
Rights Menaced by Mngen
ious Idealistic Theorists'
RICHMOND, Va., May 38. (AP)
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia I
told University of Richmond students
today that "There exists at Washing
ton the most wasteful and bureau
cratic form of government that has
ever been known In our history."
Byrd, speaking at the university
convocation, said that "With the
extended operations of the federal
government, some of which may to
beneficent and desirable, the cost
of these numerous bureaucratic: ma
chines of duplicated activities la too
great to be borne."
"They are rapidly becoming Frank -enstelns
the contrivances of ingen
ious idealistic .theorists that may
grow so powerful aa to destroy the
right of citluus to liberty, life and
happiness; he said.
"This is probable because the great
bureaucratic machines, once estab
lshed and made operative, can rarely
be dismantled."
Byrd, chairman of a senate com
mittee on governmental reorganiza
tion, said he made hta statements
after "Investigating for months the
operations of the federal govern
ment." "Government must operate its af
fairs with machinery of administra
tion as simple cud effective as pri
vate business would provide," Byrd
said, recommending protection of the
nation's credit through curbing ex
penditures and reduction of the pub
Ho debt, and expressing conviction
that definite steps can be token to
place the federal government on a
strictly pay-as-you-go basis beginning
the first of next July, and then
we should begin to pay off our In
debtedness."
"The federal "government can coo
tlnue the activities that are desir
able and necessary." he said. "Hun
dreds of millions of dollars can be
saved by retrenchment and consoli
dations of departments and agencies
The relief should be locally admin
istered and the federal government
should not contribute more than one-
half the total expense."
HIGH STATE COPS
SALEM, Mr 38 (Pi When Al-
UUnt George Alexander and capUIn
Charles H. McCleea of the state police
saw a man run through an alley.
carrying a new traveling bag, dodge
Into a basement doorway and Im
mediately reappear without the bag,
they became suspicious.
McCleea Intercepted the man In
the alley, made him get the bag, and
took both to headquartera. About
two minutes later a call came Irom
a local shop that a man had Just
stolen a bag from the place.
J. D. Osley said two men entered
hla store, and while one of them
engaged him In conversation at the
rear the other got away with the bag
The former was not caught. The
captured man gave hla name as Roy
Anderson, transient. . He was held
at the city jail.
TH DALLES, May 38. ( AP) Two
thousand Invitations to attend the
annual Oregon Cattle and Horse
Raisers' association convention in
Prlnevllle June 4 and S have been
sent to stockmen In this district.
SALEM, May 38. (API Industrial
accldenta In Oregon coat the llvsa
of three workmen during the past
week the state Industrial accident
commission reported today.
E
TAX EVADERS TO
FACE FRAUD SUIT
President Roosevelt to Urge
Curb Special Treasury
Survey Reveals Discrep
ancies in Tax Returns
WASHINGTON, May 28. (AP)
President Roosevelt said today he
would ask for legislation this session
to check what he termed both evas
ion and avoidance of Income taxes
running Into millions of dollars by
a small group of wealthy persons.
He told a press conference be had
received reports from the treasury of
glaring evasions and avoidances
which had raised an important mors 1
Issue and that there waa no question
there would have to be additional
legislation to plug loopholes.
Earlier today treasury officials dis
closed they were mapping legal ac
tion against scores of large taxpayers.
In some cases, they said, civil pro
ceedings will be undertaken.
In others, fraud prosecutions wlU
be recommended to the Justice de
partment. Every day, the president said, new
types of cases are being revealed.
He emphasized that a great major
ity of taxpayers were making ethical
returns and that the evasion by the
small group was not only hurting
themselves but hitting other tax
payers.
The actions planned by the treas
ury will be based on findings con
tained In a special treasury survey
ordered by Secretary Morgenthau af
ter March Income tax collections fell
17 percent below estimates.
, Results of the study, made by Un
dersecretary Roswell MagUi, were pre
sented to President Roosevelt yester
day by Morgenthau. .
Morrison Shafroth, chief counsel of
the internal revenue brueau, anld he
could not estimate exactly how many
legal proceedings would be under
taken. Other officials said there prob
ably would be numerous suits
Officials said one plan of tax evas
ion which has been carefully Investi
gated Involve the formation of cor
porations in foreign countries by
large taxpayers.
. Some of these taxpayers, they seld,
transfer funds to the corporations to
escape taxes.
In recent speech, Shafroth outline
this method of evasion and said that
"It Is our settled policy to resist to
the utmost all schemes wherein the
taxpayer seeks apparently to wipe out
his Income and avoid a tax by merely
going through a lot of motions and
formalities."
Senator Wheeler (D Mont.) veter
an senate Investigator, said today he
would favor a congressional :nqulry
into tax evasions under the new rev
enue laws.
He added, however, that an Invest
igation by the treasury would be
preferable .since it Is much more
familiar with the facts than a con
gressional committee could be.
Internal revenue authorities already
should be at work, he suggested, to
plug loopholes in the tax laws and
start prosecutions where fraud la sus
pected. EXTEND CCC LIFE
TO THREE YEARS
WASHINGTON, May 38 (AP)
Senate and house conferees agreed
today on a compromise proposal to
extend the civilian conservation
corps for three years.
The house had voted to limit the
life of the agency to two years, tnlt
the senate adopted President Roose
velt's recommendation that It be
made permanent. '
Senate conferee Insisted that ad
ministrative employes be under civil
service rules, and It was agreed to
take the Issue back to the house for
another vote.
In line with a senate amendment,
the conferees altered the legislation
to provide enrol lees should be "youth
ful citizens of the United States who
are unemployed and In need of em
ployment." The senate had ' objected to the
word "needy."
Chairman Black (D.. Ala ) of the
senate education and labor commit
tee told reporters the house confer
ees accepted six months and two years
as the minimum and maximum terms
of enrollment, and ft provision per
mitting the director to allow enrol
lees to break their terms of service
to attend educational Institutions
THE DALLES. May 38 (AP) Har
vest of the 300 -acre pea crop waa
under way today, two weeks later
than usual