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MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1937
No. 91.
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By H. R. BALK MAGE
(Copyright, 193", by the North Amer
ican Newspaper A HI an re. Inc.)
WASHINGTON. July 6. Over the
holiday, Washington watched John L.
Lewis, wondered If he were really out
on a limb, with some of his cohorts
busy with saw, hammer and maybe
sickle trying to cut htm off from his
C. I, O.
Suddenly somebody thought to In
quire: "Who started this Industrial union
business anyhow?"
The answer came with a shock, for
memories are short.
If we are to believe the testimony
of his own United Mine. Workers of
America, aa embodied In senate doc
ument number 14 of the 88th con
gress, first session, Mr. Lewis lifted
whole chunks of his C. I. O. program
right out of the alleged attempt by
communists to seize the American la
bor movement.
((Thls la the title of workers' ex
pose, which la a bitter attack on
communists and thler methods).
Much of the material contained In
didn't happen, reads like one of those
mystery plots by Oppenhelm. But
pertinent paragraphs stand out,
Turn to page 2, for instance, third
paragraph down:
"The major points In this revolu
tionary program of the communists
aa aimed against the United Mine
Workera of America and other legitt
( mate trade unions and the people of
the United States and Canada are , .'
Let's skip the first seven points
since they proved false alarms.
But look at number 8:
"Conversion of all craft trade-union
Into atngle units of workera within
an industry known as 'Industrial un
ions. "
Now Jump to page 6, paragraph S,
discussing the Trade Union Educa
tional 4 ;ague, headed by William Z.
Foster and "cultivated and promoted
by the organisers and agents of the
communist and other workers par
ties." This paragraph reads:
"Through thia organization the
revolutionary leaders In America are
making a nation-wide attempt to ob
tain control of the American Federa
tion of Labor, reorganize the craft
unions on the basis of "one big un
ion In an Industry" and so on.
The United Mine Workers were, of
course, at the time, January, 1024,
extremely loyal to the American Fed-
(Continued on page Six.)
MIGHTY FLYING SHIPS
(By the Associated Press.)
Two mighty flying "ships that pass
In the night" successfully charted a
route for regular commercial flights
between North America and Europe
today.
The Pan American Clipper III land
ed at Foynes, Ireland, after a 1.080
mtle survey hop from Botwood, New
foundlsnd. making the ocean Jump
In 12 hours and 40 minutes.
The Brit If h Imperial Airways fly
ing boat Caledonia completed the
westward hop of 1.000 miles from
Foynes to Botwood in 16 hours and
nine minutes.
Neither carried passengers nor mail.
(Continued on Page Four.)
WASHINGTON. July 8. (APSec
retary Ickes. prevented by recent Ill
ness from making dally 20-mlle trips
between the city and his fsrm home,
set up temporary living quarters to
day In his office suite in the Interior
department.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
John B. Griffin, the famed b'sr
hunter, taking his rtrst airplane spin
and declaring It to be more thrill
ing than talking the county's big
gest bruin to death.
Richard Calder averring he en
Joyed a safe and sane 4th of July
by staying at home.
Betty Vilm clearly explaining the
difference between a camper and
a picnicker by saving a camper is
one who sleeps while s picnicker
is one who eats.
Admiral Ernie West pertuadlng
Walt 8hpnrd. vwitlns Oklahoma
gob. to remain here long enough
to see how limit of trout are
caught.
B. O. Harding hopping down tne
stairs for an informal pow-wow
with Glenn O. Taylor on the fleet
below.
DEFEAT OF URGE
FORCE IN SIBERIA
Manchoukuo Makes Strong
Protest To Moscow On
Renewed Outbreak Sov
iet Aggressor, Claim.
HSINKINO, Manchoukuo. July 6.
(AP) The Japaneae army declar
ed today It had defeated a sizeable
detachment of Russian troops In a
day-long battle on the disputed
eastern frontier of Manchoukuo and
Siberia. ,
The Japanese -inspired government
of Manchoukuo Immediately made
strong representations to Moscow
over the renewed outbreak of hos
tilities.
Soviet troops, the army charged.
launched two attacks against com
bined Japanese-Manchoukuoan bor
der guards Monday morning near
the little frontier town of Chlen
shan. An army communique declar
ed the Russians opened fire and
wounded one Japanese soldier be
fore the sasaults were repulsed.
Attack In Force
Throughout the day the army as
serted, the Soviet troops brought up
heavy artillery and in the evening
started a bombardment of the Man
choukuoan shore with heavy can
non. At the same time, the army
spokesman said, an attack In force
was made by a detachment of 160
Soviet soldiers.
The Japanese and Manchoukuoan
troops were said to have advanced
to meet the assault, driving back
the alleged Invaders with a rigorous
counter attack.
Two Soviet soldiers were reported
to have been killed In the engage
ment and many more wounded.
Serious Outbreak
The latest outbreak of open' waiv
fare was considered here to be ser
ious, coming as It does so soon af
ter the serious break between Rus-
(Continued on Page SU.)
2SS5 Visit Caves
In 3-Day Holiday
OREGON CAVES, July 6. ( AP)
Fourth of July visitors broke all at
tendance records at the national
monument here, with 2555 exploring
the caverns, 871 more than during
the same three days last year. The
Fourth was peak day, with 1143 be
ing conducted through the caves.
Despite the rainy June, visitors
this year are 16 per cent more than
last, the first five days In July show
ing more than 38 per cent gain.
DETROIT, Mich., July 8. (AP)
Chrysler corporation's Dodge truck
plant here suspended operations to
day after some members of the
United Automobile Workers of Amer
lea went on strike against a non
union worker. About 2,100 employes
were made Idle.
564 Meet Violent Death
In Two-Day Celebration;
Only 4 Due to Fireworks
BY THE AHSOCIATElTpRF.SS
A total of M4 men, women and children met violent death In the two
day celebration of the nation's 161st birthday. The toll -was believed the
highest In the history of America's observance of Independence Day.
Only four deaths were attributed .
directly to fireworks. Traffic acci
dents constituted the biggest single
cause. A total of 310 persons were in
jured fatally on streets and highways.
There were 142 drownings Sunday
and Monday.
The four fireworks deaths compar
ed wtth 11 lsst year. This yesr's vic
tims were three children and a man
Geraldlne Mulvey. 8. Woonsocket, R.
I., and Julia Frless. 0, Baltimore,
I Md., suffered fatal burna when their
; dresses were ignited by sparklers
' Elol&e Hope Burton, 4, bought a pen
ny box of matches to Ignite fire
works at Price. Utah. Neighbors found
her fatally burned In her yard. How
ard C. Marsh. 48. Roxboro. Mass., was
injured fatally while tamping powder
into home-made cannon.
Although few died In handling
fireworks hundreds Buffered burns and
minor Injuries, The total In metro
politan New York alone was 845. Chi
cago listed 115.
Am on the states New York had
the largest number of fatalities from
all causes 39. Michigan wa next
with 38 snd California third wtth
34. Pennsylvania had 24. Ohio 25
Texas and Missouri 21 each. Vermont
I ir low with only one death from
violence.
Ideal weather in most sections of
the nation drew motorists to the
highways by tens of thousands. The
toll of 310 traffic deaths was the lsrsr
t In more than a de'-arfe. crmpar-
(Continued oo Page Sis )
Ships of Three
Admits Triple Slaying
PORTLAND STORK BUSY
ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 6. (AP)
The stork set a new Fourth of July
record here, delivering 16 new "pa
triots" on the anniversary of the
signing of the declaration of inde
pendence. 31
LIS! OF DEATHS
(By the Auorlatfrt PreM)
The northwest's "glorious fourth
ended on a solemn note today with
at least 31 deaths contributed to
the stunning national toll of ap
proximately 564.
Automobiles and trains, the chief
mode of travel for thousands of
rrcrpstlonlsts. and drowning on the
Pacific beaches rind the atrenms and
laks of the evergreen country top
t ped the list of destruction.
An even dozen died In Oregon,
tn of them from accidental causes.
Fourteen Washington cltlwns will
never see another Independence day
celebration. Idaho's desth count
reached five.
Auiomoblls battered life from
five Orgmians. three drowned, one
died from injuries auffired In an
arrififntal fall, a train killed nne.
one person met dth In a homi
cide. snd'snothT dtM with a wound
from sn accidentally discharged (run
In Washington eight were kilieo
bv automobiles, three drowned, two
I died In a fire and a train killed
r-, irtaho ro'.inrt "'-' f34 In an
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; :-:! ; ,10011 rr'i. :
I and one by other causes.
Albert Dyer (above), a street crosi
lng guard, has confessed, according
to Detective Lieutenant Leroy Sander
son of Im Angeies, the brutal slay
ing of three little Inglewood, Cal..
girls, nyer Is shown as he appeared
lit custody of the district attorney's
office art his purported confession.
His wife (below) Is held as a material
witness. Mrs. Dyer said she believed
her husband Innocent. (A. P.
Photos.)
HANGING PENALTY
TO BE SOUGHT FOR
CONFESSED FIEND
LOS ANGELES, July 6, (AP)
Declaring he would demand that
Albert Dyer, 32. hang for the alay
Ing of three little Inglewood girls.
District Attorney Buron Fltts sought j
evidence today to support Dyer's I
recorded confession.
Two persons have been found, ha 1
said, who aaw the three girls, Jean
ette Stephens, 9, and the Everett
sisters, Madeline, 7, and Melba, 0,
following Dyer toward the Baldwin i
hills where they thought they were j
to hunt rabbits, but instead were
gsrroted and ravished. ,
Fltts said he had refused an offer j
by the WPA school crossing guara ,
to plead guilty to the fiendish crime.!
if he were promised a life sentence.
"I will ask the grand Jury Wed
nesday for a first degree murder
indictment," said the district attor
ney. "Then we will seek a quick
trial and demand the death pen
alty." Fltts and Sheriff Eugene Blscallus
gave Dyer an opportunity to repud
iate his confession of Sunday night
to the triple killings last June 28,
but they ssld he lifted his right
hand snd declared:
"Before my God. I a wear I killed
those three little girls and attacked
them."
Until last night Mr and Mrs
Merle Everett, parents of two of the
victims, hsd voiced strong doubt
about the confession.
(Contluned on Page Seven )
COUNCILTOVOTE
STREET BOND SALE
At Its regulsr semi-monthly meet
ing tonight the city council Is ex
pected to adopt an ordinance auth
orizing sale of $.10,000 In bonds fur
the repair and reconstruction of pav
ed Mrcct. The bond Issue was ap
proved at the recent fpeclsl election.
Next step in the oropoivd street
i-rpftlr program will ly to advert)
for bids on the bornls after the roun-
rU has authorized the sale. It mns
explained by Frank P. Farrell, city
attorney. About three we-ka will be
required to cover the legal provisions
pertaining to the advertising, he said.
Th council will meet as usual in
I ,i,:.ir.h-r on the tm floor of citj
I bel at 1:30.
Nations
FIGHT TO CHANGE
IE
I
Judges Over 75 Years Usu
ally In Mental- Physical
Decline Is Declaration
Of Democratic Leader.
PHILADELPHIA. July 8. fcT)
The Phladelphla Bulletin In a copy
right dispatch from a staff correspond
ent at Simpsonvllle. Md., today quot
ed former Justice Willis VanDevauter
as saying that "the supreme court
has weathered storms before and I
am sure It will weather the present
one."
"And when the court has weath
ered this crisis," he added, "the coun
try will proceed In the prosperous
way It did before."
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Dem
ocratic Leader Robinson, opening the
fight for the administration's Judicial
reorganization bill, told the senate
today that Judges more than 75 years
of age usually are In a state of men
tal and physical decline."
As he spoke. Senator Wheeler (D.
Mont.), leader of .the opposition to
judiciary r e o r ganleatlon, emerged
from a long White House conference
and said he waa still opposed to any
compromise which would add any
Justices to the supreme court.
Talk to President
Wheeler and Senator Bone (D.,
Wash.) talked with the president for
an hour and ft half soon after the
latter returned from a five-day stay
ut Hyde Park, N. Y." '
The Montanan declined to go Into
details, but did say the court bill
was discussed. He added, however, the
parliamentary situation In the senate,
would not be affected by the talk.
Robinson began the senate debate
after that chamber bad agreed with
out a, record vote to take the judi
ciary legislation up for consideration.
The Democratic leader next moved
to substitute for the original bill sub
mitted by , President Roosevelt, tho
compromise Informally Introduced
last week. The substitute would pro
vide for the appointment of new Jus
tices at the rate of one a year to sup
plement those past 75- years of age.
Will Force Vote
Before making this motion, the
Arkanssn had served notice he would
use every means available to break
any filibuster and to force a vote.
Without waiting for a vote on his
motion to substitute the compromise
bill, Robinson explained the measure
to the senate.
He said he and others participating
In the drafting of the compromise,
"had in mind the criticism directed In
public addresses and news magazine
articles against the original bill."
He acknowledged there had been
"a great diversity or opinion" not
only among opponents of any court
legislation, but among those who felt
(Continued on Page rhree )
Flying kites In the city limits of
Milledgeville, Ga la prohibited bj
ordinance.
Naval Ships
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AUSTRALIA
Shlps'wpre pllnf "nder forced draft today toward Howland l.land, liy sand spit In the Pacific, to
Join In the errli for Amelia Rarhart and her naitistor. fred Noons n. The map ahoe ho, the arl-
' 011. .hin. the IJ. . sirrrait rarrlrr
and the area In uhlch the filers
Seek Amelias Airplane
REPUBLIC PLANTS
!
Company Estimates 3000
Back At Work Are Dis
puted By CIO Leaders
All Quiet Cleveland Front.
CLEVHLAND. O., July . (P)
National guard bayonets and ma-ohlne-guns
protected the back- to- i
work movement of an estimated 3.000 j
steel workers at three plants of the
Republic Steel corporation here to
day. Company officials gave the follow
ing figures for returning day-shift
employee after the 7 a. m. "reto
hour" for the reopeninga passed with
out a single reported esse of vio
lence; Corrlgan McKlnney works 1 ,600
men returned out of a normal two
shift total of 3700.
Upson Nut and Bolt division 850
men returned out of normal two
shift total of 1.700.
Truscon Steey 600 men returned
out of normsl two-shift total of 750.
Disputed by C.I.O. -
C.X.O. strike leaders disputed the
company's figures and asserted tha,t
many of the men were office workers
and clerks not steel mskers.
They also charged that the com
pany waa Importing "strike-breakers,"
alleging that some of them came from
aa far away as Alabama.
The national guardsmen, 1.000
strong, reported "all quiet" through
out the Cleveland area, and with the
men safely Inside the plants resum
ing operations after 41 days of Idle-
(Continued on Page Five.)
ABLE TO RETURN HOME
0!x-year-6ld Janta Qrlgaby, con
fined In Community hospital' tinea
Friday nUtlit vlth a akull fracture aa
a result of being struck by an auto
mobile, waa taken to her home on
South Central avenue last night. In
a greatly Improved condition. Her at
tending phyalclan atated today the
llttlo.glrl vaa well on ber way, to re
covery. Janice received the serious hesd In
Jury early Friday evening when she
rsn out from between two parked
cars on fiouth Central avenue and
was hit by a machine driven by Mrs.
Margaret Ruth Oaughert; of Ashland.
She lay In a critical condition for two
days, but become so Improved yester
day that It was believed aafe to re
move her to her home.
Gold lllll Olrf To" Wed
RENO, Nev., July 0. (UP) Mar
riage licenses: Harold E. Oost, 33.
Westwood. Cel.. and Cells K. Edler,
211, Oold Hill, Ore.; Oeorge P. Boone,
50. and Marie B. Smith, 49, both
Lekevlew. Ore.
Speeding to Aid of Fliers
l.p.lneton. hearlne M plane,: the
art hellered doen. (. P. Photo. )
Short Rope Balks
Effort to Rescue
Yosemite Visitor
YOSEMITE, Calif., July 6.
(AP) Forest rangers, wriggling
from shelf to shelf down a 600
foot grsnlte cliff today, were forc
ed temporarily to abandon their
efforts to rescue Edward Fleischer.
16, of Berkeley, who was stranded
overnight on a ledge high above
Yosemite valley.
The rangers climbed to safety
and sent to Glacier Point for more
rope.
They hoped to reach the youth
later, haul him aloft and deliver
him to his waiting father before
nightfall.
Veteran rangers were at a loss to
explain how young Fleischer
reached the craggy trap, which
has twice balked rescue attempts.
Despite heavy automobile traffic
on all Jackson county htghwaya over
the two-day Fourth of July holiday,
motoring accidents were at a mini
mum, state police reported today.
Not one aerloua auto mishap occur
red aa cara Jammed the Pacific high
way. - the streets of Ashland, and
roada to lakes and mountain resorts.
Medford city police received re
ports of several minor auto crashes,
but damage amounted to nothing
more than dented fenders or broken
bumpers. 1 ',;.
.' Blx holiday celebranta languished
In the city Jail this morning on
charges no mora serious than
drunkenness. In fsct, city police
said, It waa the most peaceful July
4 holiday In many years.
Charles Robinson, 40, Indiana, Al
fred Harlln, 36, Texas, Thomas E
Smith, 87, Colorado, Tom Cary, 68
were all celebrating on wine last
night on the Southern Paclflo lot
at Eighth and Front atreets, accord
ing to city police.
Charles Jeaslmsn, 43, of Missouri
was arretted on the atreet for In
toxication and louls Larson, 80,
was taken from a pool hall and
booked on the same charge.
All were to appear In city court
today, police said. -
Wallis Ex-Husband
On 3rd Honeymoon
LOS ANGELES, July 8. (AP)
Commsnder Esrl Wlnfleld Spencer,
U. S. navy, first husband of the
Duchess of Windsor, sped north on
a Canadian honeymoon today witn
his third bride. Mrs. Norma Reese
Johnson, widow of a Detroit man
ufacturer.
The 48-year old officer and the
44-year old society matron were
married here yesterday at Mrs. John
son's home in a double ceremony
which also - united her daughter,
Betty, song-wrltlng actress, to a
37-year old musician, Bailie Peyton
Legate, Jr.
Twenty yeara ago the naval offi
cer married Wsllla Warfleld. They
were dlvorred In 1037.
UNITED
STATES
V.B. 8. Colorado ana rour iieirojer,
light of meteor
IS MISTAKEN FOR
DISTRESSES
Oakland Radio Amateur
Claims Message Picked
Up From Aviatrix This
A.M. Order Investigation
HONOLULU. July 6. (AP) Vessels
from three nations Joined the widen
ing search today for Amelia Earhart,
after a meteor waa mistaken for
flares from her mlsalng plane.
Another radio amateur at Oakland,
Calir., reported he picked up a mes- '
ssge from the aviatrix at 0:35 a. m.
(P. S. T.) despite the fact authorities
agreed she could not broadcast bad
her plane lighted on the water.
The amateur, Charles Miguel, said
the message read: "381 miles north
Howland. Cannot hold out much
longer. Drifting southwest. We abore
water, Motor sinking In water. Very
wet."
Investigate Report
Coaat guard officials at San Fran
cisco and George Palmer Putnam,
husband of Miss Earhart, began an
Investigation of Miguel's report.
At 8:40 a. m. (p. B. T.) coast guard
headquarters at Washington had not
heard directly from the cutter Itasca
since 9:40 a. m. (P. 8. T.) when the
rescue ship announced meteors had
been mistaken for distress flares.
Japanese and British vessels were
to aid American ships In the widen
ing search, spurred after hope was
buoyed by the report of the flares.
The navy mine sweeper fiwan ar
rived to Join the Itasca In searching .
the Howland Island area. The Itasca
waa ordered to remain in the vicinity
today and planned to contact the
(Continued on Page Three.)
BY FALLING REDWOOD
IN BIG BASIN CAMP
SANTA CRUZ Calif., July 6. (UP)
A giant redwood tree fell on
tent In which four children slept la
the Santa Crus mountains yesterday,
fatally Injured one and Injured three
others.
Bsrbara Pinto, 8, Oakland, died of
a eruihed skull a short time later at
the Santa Crus community hospital,
where ahe was taken after the a eel- '
dent.
David McBrlen, 6, Oakland, suffer
ed baaal skull fracture but is ex
pected to live.
The other Injured children were
Renee McBrlen, 10, fractured ctaTlete,
collarbone .and Injuries, and Filbert
Pinto, 14. slight bruises.
The children went to the camp at
Big Basin for a Fourth of July out
ing. They pitched their tent at the
base of the gtant tree.
In Its fall, the redwood awept
everything In lta path, destroyed
three automobiles and threw the
camp of several hundred vacationists
Into temporary hysteria.
Many camp structures were de
stroyed. Several other campers were
treated for minor Injuries.
IS SHOWN HERE
A gain of 100 telephones was made
In Medford from January 1 to July
1, It was stated today by R. B. Ham
mond, manager of the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph company, fol
lowing distribution of the company'!
new directory. The city has shown
a steady increase of about 300 tele
phones ft year since 1034, Mr. Ham
mond sstd, the totsl on July 1 being
3.W0.
In the first six months of the year
Ashland showed a gain of IS tele
phones and Orants Pass 4ft.
The new telephone directories cover
Jackson and Josephine counties. They
are bound under three covers, for
Medford, Ashland and Grants Pass.
To be used for ten months, the direc
tories were printed by the Medford
Prtnlng company, 8.300 copies being
required for dlatrlbutlon.
BITE OMOClTwiDOW .
PUTS MAN IN HOSPITAL
EUOENK, Ore.. Jul; fly (AP) Lea
ter Phillips. 3s, Eugene, entered the
Oood Samaritan hospital her Mon
ds; suffering from he bite of a
black widow spider. .Attendant de
scribed his condition as fair.