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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecast) Fair tonight and m dir. Little change In tem perature. TKMPERATIRE Highest yesterday 85 Lowest this morning .. ..... 62 and Still Good Thtrt era many articles scat tered about the home you no longer need. Why not turn them Into caih? Having served jour purpose and still good, they might prove helpful to others advert I se. MEDFORD tIBUNE Full Associated Press Full United Press Tliirty-Secoud Year JfKDFORU, OR KG ON, TIIUKSOAY, JULY l.'i. 19;!7. No. 99. mm ui UUI DM TAKE 1; ..r i ti- .'r By II. R. UAI kll.M.K (Copyright, 1937, by North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) WASHINGTON, July 15. Death stepped In just at the moment when Senator Joseph T. Robinson was secretly working on a plan which might have gone a long way to heal the widening breach In the Democratic party. Paradoxically, that Interruption, tragic and awesome as It was. may serve the name end. . It has been carefully concealed, but Senator Robinson was negotiat ing a compromise with the opponents of the court bill. It involved a face saving withdrawal of the measure and Its replacement by a proposed constitutional amendment to be sub mitted to the 'people. For strategic reasons, proponents would not admit that such a step was contemplated. Opponents strong ly Insisted that they would fight the bill Itself to defeat. But It is known that the senator was satisfied that he was making progress on the new compromise. Incidentally, on the day before Mr. Robinson's death, the president re fused to comment on a report that he was willing to withdraw his court bill. A few weeks ago when the same question was posed, he prompt ly replied that the people wanted the senate to vote on the measure. True, the hand of the administra tion's master negotiator Is stilled, but the very nature of his death may serve to carry on the spirit of conciliation. Many who followed Sen ator Robinson's leadership feel that the sacrifice he made was too great. They now feel that party solidarity Is too high a price to pay for the passage of the court bill. A compromise could, at this mo ment, they feci, be honorably en tered Into. One hitherto unreported conversa tion that took place when a few senators were gathered to discuss the court bill a short time ago la worth repeating now : "Henry." said Senator Robinson to the silver-tongued Senator Ash urst, "when are you going to make a speech on the bill?" I have Just come from my doc tor," Senator Ashurst answered, "and he told me that I must stop smok ing, drinking and making speeches." Then he paused, and, In a second, went on. "Joe, I wish you'd go to see my doctor." Pour months ago the president made his much-quoted statement that his ambition for 1041 is to turn his desk at the Whits House over to a successor. Today a new Inter pretation of that remark can be given authoritatively. Does the president want to run in 1940? He does not unless . . . And the "unless" embodies the condition which might cause him to brush aside nearly a century and half of tradition and his own per sonal desires. The reservation Is this: A situation may develop by 1940 (Continued on Page Five.) Law Catches Up With Bigamist WIKNEPBO, Man July 13. Cana dian Press) George Roedigcr, 53 year-old meat packer who, police said. married nine wives in New York and Canada In the last 13 years, started a nine year bigamy and theft sen tence today. The trip to the altar which led to his conviction was his marrlace to Mra. Julius Rejzetnik of McTflvlsh. Man., widow and mother of - seven children. Roediger acknowledged the bigamous marriage and theft of 1900 from her. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Postmaster Frank DeSouza telll:ig of his birth and childhood in San Jacinto and recalling the times he lay In the very pasture wherein the Russian blrdmrn landed yesterday and dreamed of the time when giant machines would soar through the air. Admiral Ernie West explaining the various navy knots he has on display at hla recruiting office in the post office building, emphasizing the supremacy of bluejacket knot-tiers Enrl York dreamily planning voj a se to t h tip of A 1 a.Oca and hoping the ship has not been booked to capacity. Xlas pelrce finally emerging from the obscurity to which he retreat", for an undisturbed rest from his arduous traipsing around the itate with the Orecon air tour of which be was chief genersLsrlmo, ONE MAN KILLED IN AUTO WRECK State Troopers Pursue Pair Into Washington Claim Confession to John Day Bank Robbery of Monday ARLINGTON, Ore., July 15. (AP) Tbe wild western tale of bank rob bery, gun fights and death neared Its final chapter today with the capture of two men near Bickleton, Wash., and the Information a companion lay dead In the hills near John Day. State police officers, who pursued i two suspects across the Columbia river Into Washington, held men glv- ! lng their names as Pat Bushman, 28. Umatilla Indian, and Floyd Russell, ; 20, Columbus, Ohio. i Confession Claimed State Trooper Willard Tubbs said the men confessed robbing the Grant County bank at John Day Monday night. They said their companion, a man known as Jack David, about -35, died as the result of injuries suffered when their car overturned. The In jured man died soon after they drag ged him from the highway into the timber near John Day. The men said they were conf used and cou Id not remember tbe exact spot. Tubbs, with Officer - Coopman. sighted the fugitives near here last night. They were riding In the green car (Chevrolet) stolen after they wrecked their own auto. Fired On Police One of the men sat In the rumble seat and opened fire on the pursuing police, disabling the patrol car by shooting out the tires. Mistaken for one of the bandits, Reginald Bass. 23-year-old -transient from Michigan, was hit In the Jaw and aide. by a state officer about mid night. He was taken .to a hospital at Hermlston where his condition Is re ported serious. With Charles Hus band, 21, of Craven, Calif., Bass was en route to Walla Walla In a car similar to the one used by the ban dits. "We heard a noise behind us and thought It was the backfire of a car," Husband said. "We did not stop and the next thing we knew there were more shots, five entering the car, some hitting the render, wheel, cab and gasoline tank." Husband had picked up Bass near Roseburg and they were bound for the harvest fields. Took to Sailboat The two fugitives abandoned their car after the brush with police and stole a sailboat, crossing to the Wash ington side. Oregon police, aided by Washington officers, learned the men got a ride from a farmer. They fol lowed the truck, catching up with It five miles south of Bickleton. Tubbs said Russell and Bushman offered no resistance. They will be taken to Pendleton, he said. Three men raided the Grant County bank Monday night, beating the cashier as they forced him to leave his home and open the safe. They obtained about $3500 In cash and currency but lost all but about C421 when their car overturned. When a farmer come to offer help at the wreck, they shot him In the heel and then stole an automobile from a John Day couple. Just before the bank was entered, a barn containing considerable farm equipment and hardware was set on life. Officers believed the men started the blaze to detract attention from the bank. In trying to stop the fugitives last night, the police had the radiator of their automobile riddled In the ex change of shots. They returned to Arlington and obtained another car. SALEM, July 15. ( AP) Pat Bush-! man, 28, Umatilla Indian and one of two men captured near Bickle ton. Wash., In connection with the John Day bank robbery, was released from the Oregon state penitentiary In May this year after serving a I term for larceny In a dwelling. He was received November 16. 1933. j Bushman was a "three-time" loacr. being sentenced the first time in July, 1928, tor larceny and again In November. 1930. for forgery. The penitentiary has no record of a Jack David, the third member of the alleged bandit crew, who was said to have been left dead. Boy Stock Expert Mysteriously Shot BBLLEFLOWER. Calif., July 15. Wayne D. Williamson, 18. youth ful prlre livestock exhibitor, was found shot to death under myster ious circumstances here today. The Los Angeles sheriffs office said Investigation led them to belt re young Williamson, returning home late, hsd surprised a prowler on the premises of hi father's home and was killed when he sought to Inves tigate. His body was found, face down. In the barnyard, two gaping shotgun wounds In his left ahoulder. It U estimated that about 100. 000 persons In the United States are studying to be nurses. Soviet Plane at End of Record Flight - stJr Jr - v I M.u., , i n i j.imij,wjwi t ; : &wt "esw , i ? - fVlV I' fs.... '-A' In iV l'4 ' The big single-motored plane in nhirn three soviet aviators set a worm's mat mire record ity fiying over the polar regions from Moxcow I nhown at top In a pasture near Kan Jacinto, where It came to earth yesterday after more than G2 houri in the air, llelow are the three Ituonlans a they poed for phutngrnpliers arter being taken to March field. Left to right: Pilot Mikhail (Jrnmoff. Co-pilot Andre Yumoahev and Nav igator serce Uanllln. (Anrlnted Pre Photo by Air Mall to Mall Tribune). RUSSIA WARNS FOES THEIR CAPITALS LIE IN EASY 1 MOSCOW, July 15. ( AP) The Communist party newspaper pravda warnrd Soviet Russia's "enrmles" to diy that their capitals lie within easy rsnge of Soviet war p tones. The warning, which pointed out the "significance" of the two Soviet non-stop fllghta from Moscow to the American Pacific coast, wa believed by foreign observers to be addressed to Berlin and Tokyo. Both the Japanese and Gfrman capitals lie within 800 miles of So viet air bases. "Our Industry can produce A many planes as te country needs." Pmvda said. "Let this be kept tn mind by foreign enemies threatening war. "Let them rr member the distar.ee between here and thir capitals is much less than tbe distance to Port land, Ore., and to San Jacinto, Calif." (The second non-stop expedition landej near San Jacinto yesterday). A similar tone was taken by other Soviet newspapers. Women hold every elective office tn Spencer county, Indiana, BASEBALL H. E. 14 1 8 2 Bush Chicago . 6 Boston 1 Carle ton, and Hartnett; Hutchinson find Loper,. (All other Nationals postponed; rain). American r. h. a 1 4 Dietrich Philadelphia Chicago Carter and Bmeker; 0 1 snn Sewell. " R. H. E. New York . ,....13 14 4 Detroit 8 5 1 Oomer., Murphy, and Dickey. Raow. Lswson'4 Russell, QUI and Tedbitts. R. H. E. Washington - 3 8 3 Cleveland 8 11 1 Chase. Appleton. and R. Terrell; Whitehall and Pytlak. MEDFORD COUPLE" GET RENO WEDDING PERMIT RENO. He?., July 15. fAP) Mar riage licenses Issued here today In cluded: Rcthard H. Witt, 37, and v" MUI,e ovin ford, Ore. .. ....... a,-.- w... ORCHARD SOILS SUFFER FROM SPRAY RESIDUES CORVAU.I3. July 15. (API Pois onous up ray residues, successfully eliminated from fruit before It reaches marlceti, are becoming in creslngly important in old orchard soils, retarding and sometimes pre venting cover crop growth, scientist were told today at the 20th annual (Continued on Pane Pour ) Depression Boosts Tuberculosis Toll PORTLAND. July 15. OP) The death rate from tuberculoma, after declining for years, la now on the Increase with persons who were with out places to sleep or enough to eat durlna; the depreAslon years adding to the toll. Dr. Phillip P. Jacobs of New York told Interviewers here. He Is director of publications and eitcnsion service of the National Tu berculosis association. Another factor, applying particular ly to Oregon, he said, is a Isek of sufficient hoipltsl beds for tubercu- 'losla pstlenta. FAR EAST BREAK HOLDS ROOSEVELT E Plans for Weekend Cruise Are Abandoned Situa tion in Europe Also Causes Cvaamt!o Cnma A nviofu WASHINGTON, July 18. AP) While House aides said today that President Roosevelt was so concerned over the far eastern situation that he had given up plans for his usual week-end cruise and would remain In the White House. The situation developing In Europe over the proposed non-intervention patrol of 8panlsh waters was said to have caused the president some anx iety. He summoned three diplomatic ad visers for conferences on Interna tional conditions Immediately after lunch. They were John Van A. Mac Murray, now ambassador to Turkey but one of the state department's foremost experts on affairs of China, where he was minister for many jcars: Norman Davis, American "am bassador at large," and Sumner Welles, undersecretary of state. (Ily the Associated Press) Armies f China and Japan were poised today for action In north China If the crisis there developed into widespread conflict. There had been no serious fighting In-the area surrounding Petplng for 48 hours, but: The Chinese government's foreign office spokesman In Nanking said the government had ordered reinforce ments to north China to support the 29th army, which has been fight ing Japanese troops for the past week. t - i :, Tim spokesman- said, six, divisions (about 80.000 men) were standing by "somewhere In north China.' The Japanese war office announc ed In Tokyo that troops will be dis patched from Japan proper to north China to aid Japanese troops regu- lany garrisoned there and units of the Japanese army In Manohuria rushed to the battle area last week. KELLAHER CASE SALEM. July 15. (!) District At torney Lyle J. Pago said today the case of Dan Kellaher, Portland, ex- statc parole officer charged with of fering to accept a bribe, may be re I auomitted to a grand Jury because of new evidence. If the case Is not resubmitted. It will be tried soon, page said. Kellaher was Indicted almost two years ago and la free on ball. He waa accused of entering Into a contract with L, A. Banks under which Kella her was to receive compensation tor his Influence In obtslnlng a pardon for Banks, who la serving a life term for murder in Jackson county. Banks Is In the state penitentiary. GIRLS ESCAPE ROSEBURO, Ore.. July 15. (AP) Eleanor Leonard and Betty Coombs, both of Hubbard, Ore., escaped last night from ' a horrible death, after they were trapped in an overturned, flaming automobile. A man whose name was not learned and HarolJ Harbour, Oreyhound stage driver, ar rived on the scene In time to dreg the girls from tne wreckage before they were burned. The blaee was ex tinguished by Harbour, The car, registered to Lester C 20 MINERS KILLED III BLAST, FIRE SULLIVAN, Ind., July 18. (AP) Twenty men were killed today by explosion and fire In the Olendortt Coal company's Baker mine, north east of here. Jack Ogllvle, safety engineer of the Indiana Coal Oper ators association, aald this after noon. Three bodies have been 'recovered and 17 additional bodies are piled In a corner of the mine ihaf.t ac CONVICT RAPIST DECATtJR. Ala., July II. (AP) A rerdlct of guilty with the desth Den sity agslnst Clarence Norrls waa re turned today by the ninth Jury to alt In JudsnHnl of the "Seotteboro cars'' Inrolvlna an alleged gang at tack of two whits women by nln-i negroes. Norrls twice previously was con demned to the electric chair, b it each time the United Slates supreme court saved him. The panel of 13 whits men took the csm at 10 0 a. m. deliberating California Grabs Lemon Carried by Russian Birdmen BAN JACINTO. Cllf, July IS. California welcomed the Rua alan ntera, but not the aack of fruit tht; carried over the top ot tha world. The proud Soviet monoplant had hardly landed In a cow pasture here Then a ataU agricultural de partment Inspector appeared. Ha entered the cramped control cabin. He apled the auaplcloua tack. OlngerlT. ha attracted half of a thoroughly aucked lemon and confiscated It under the atate quar antine act. "I'm through with It," chuckled Pilot Mikhail Oromoft In Ruatlan. OF PLANNED BY RUSSIANS BEFORE RETURN HOME BAN DIEQO. Calif.. July If (- Tha neweat flying heroea of the Sov iet union, a non-atop record of mora than 8,780 mllea from Moscow to San Jacinto, Calif., to their credit, atarted out today to Inapect Amer ican airplane factortea and, the world'a movie capital, Hollywood. The Ruaslan conquerors of time and apace. Pilot Mikhail Oromoff. Co pilot Andrei Yumoahett and Naviga tor Sergei DanlUn, motored here laat night from March field, TJ. S. army base to which they wera taken after landing In a cow p&ature. The fUere were to attend a civic luncheon today, then motor to Los Angeles for a welcome from offlclale of the army and navy, repreaentatlvea of the alroraft Industries and-olty au thorities..; ., T.. Tentative plana called tor one or two 'days In Los Angeles, then overnight train ride for a day's visit In San Franclaoo. From there the arl .tnr nl.n tn flv a commercial trans port plane to Washington, thence to new York, where they probably will sail for Ruaala, July 39. AGREE TO DELAY Clalr Bnos Clifton, bookkeeper, charged with a serious statutory of fense against his own lO-yeaf-old daughter, waa arraigned In Justice court late yesterday, and by stipula tion between the district .attorney and Attorney Oeorge A. Codding, counsel for Clifton, It was sgrsed to defer tjfe matter of a preliminary hearlnsPfor a few days. Clifton Is held In the county Jail. The complaint was tiled by his wife. A statement given to the authorl tlea by the child alleged a series of offenses, over a conslderabls period of time. In this city and Orants Pass, where the family formerly resided. Clifton has been employed by a lo cal federal agency In a clerical capacity.- FLAMING DEATH Lawson of Hubbard and Los Angeles, skidded off a turn on the Pacific highway at Deady, about 10 miles north of Roseburg. A psaslng motor ist and the stage driver reached the wreck within a few seconds and dragged the terrified, screaming girls from the wreck, which had broken into flames. Harbour stopped the blare with a chemical extinguisher from his stsge. . Miss Leonard and Miss Coombs who suffered only minor Injuries. returned to Hubbard this morning. cording to Ogllvle. He said the 17 bodies could not ba brought o;it un til carbon monoxide gas cleared from the ahait. - Harry Keenan, mine superintend ent, aald 303 men were In the mine when the explosion occurred and that all except 30 came out alive. Three of those carried out alive were critically Injured. Keenan aald, and six suffered slight wounds. FOR THIRD TIME four hours after a demand from prosecutors that Norrls bf sent to the electrlo chslr as "a warning to other raplsta." There was no demonstrstion In the court room. Judge w. W. Callahan announced he would sentence Norrls nest week, probably Thursday, when tht ease of Charlie Wsems Is scheduled for trial. Samuel B. Ltlbowlta. New Tork attorney and chief of defense coun sel, said h would "appeal the sen tence to hall and back. ROBINSON'S DEATH STARTS FIGHT FOR POWER JjENATE Leaderless ' Democrats Di vide Into Two Factions Administration Supporters Will Push Court Plan WASHINGTON, July IS. (AP) Pour first term Democratlo senators discussed the administration court bill with President Roosevelt at the White House today and Immediately afterward foes of the measure hinted at a major break In the court fight. The four senators Gillette, of Iowa; Andrews, ot Florida; Johnson, of Colorado, and Brown, ot Michigan refused to say anything more than that they had discussed the court bill with the president. Reports quickly spread among their colleagues, however, that they had urged the chief executive to with draw the bill and at least three of them told him flatly they were against It. WASHINGTON, July 18. (AP) Senate Democrats, leaderless and con- . fused, divided today Into two fae. tlons fighting tor control of the party machinery and the legislative pro gram. The unexpected death of Senator Joseph T. Robinson ot Arkansas, for 18 years the party leader, left admin istration supporters determined to push through the court bill and such other Roosevelt proposals as the wsge and hour and housing bills. Democrats opposed to the court measure and, some who previously had been critical ot the Roosevelt program urged speedy adjournment of congress. The actual opening of hostilities was postponed until after burial of the beloved leader. Leaders of both parties conferred todsy on arrangements for the serv ice here the 14th of Its kind In 70 years In the gold and marble senate chambers. Forty-five senators and 33 reprs- (Continued oo Psge Three.) AMELIA ALIVE SAYS FRIEND OF SEATTLE, July 15. (JF) Oene Den nis, Internationally noted Seattle psychic, said today her girlhood cross-the-atreet neighbor, Amelia Earhart, Is alive and safe on a South seas Island and will be rescued "possibly this week-end." Miss Dennis, In private life tha wife of J. Von Her berg, Seattle theatre magnate, aald Miss Earhart'a husband. Oeorge Putnam, had appealed to her In a, aeries of long dlstnce telephone conversations and sent her a pair of Mlas Earhart'a stockings and ft handkerchief of Miss Earhart'a navi gator, Frederick J. Noonan, to aid her psychic efforts. HONOLULU. July 15. With grease -smeared faces, aviators of tha aircraft carrier Lexington tuned their planes today to sweep tropical waters and Islets again In tha greatest search the navsi air forces hare ever undertaken. Hope had alt but reached the van lahlng point of finding Amelia Barhart and Fred Noonan, navigator of her world-girdling plane, wbo disappear ed July 3 on a 3,670 mile flight from New Guinea to Howland Island. FAST FREIGHT SERVICE SAN KRANCISCO. July 15. (P) The Southern Pacific company an nounced Inausiuratlon today of a fast freight overnight eervlce between San Francisco and southern Oregon points, cutting 31 hours from the previous schedule on deliveries In Klamath Palls. Freight collected In San Francisco and Sacramento In the evening will arrive In Ashland at 3:45 a. m. the neat day. In Medford at 10:43 and In Orants Pass at noon. Newton D. Baker Has Brain Clot SARATOGA SPB1NOS. N. T.. July 15. (AP) Newton D. Baker. Cleve land. Ohio, lawyer and secretary ot war under President Wilson, Is suf fering from a "slight cerebral throm bosis," an attending physician said today. The condition, also described by the physician as " vascular acci dent." was said to be "clearing up rapidly."