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MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY. JULY 25. 1!)37
No. 107.
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4 By H. R. DAI KIIAGE
(Copyright. 1937, by The North Amcr-1
lean Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) I
WASHINGTON. July 24. The man
widely advertised as leading the "re- j
volt" against the New Deal la now
busy liquidating the alleged epllt tn
the party ranks.
John Nance Garner la violating all
traditions of idle vacuity ascribed to
a vice-president. He Is swinging In
to action with the pep. punch and
exploslveness that drove' him from
the Texas legislature to congress, to
the chairmanship of the powerful
ways and means committee In the
house and then to the speakership.
Mr. Darner Is going back to the be
loved wood and wold of his cherished
Uvalde soon. Going because he loves
the out-of-doors, the out-of-doors
that made a physically handicapped
youngster a husky man and will. be
believes, "make him live longer."
But first r.e is going to do t chore.
His Job la handling that most un.
wleldy of political entitles a big ma
jority. When he was elected speaker of the
house his party nad a slim majority
over the Republicans. He bad been
a congressman during a big majority
when the house was filled with
"accidents." people who had never
expected to see Washington but came
tn when the "T. R'-Taft contest
gave Wood row Wilson the break.
But, as Mr. Garner points out,
while history repeats Itself there Is
always a little difference.
The "differences" now (and In a
different sense of the word) are a
lot bigger differences of opinion.
And when Jack Garner came back
from Uvalde this week, rolled up his
sleeves and set to work he did what
he considered the' common 1 sense
thin. He refused to attempt the
Impossible. ,--. .
:- A chapter from his past experi
ence might well be quoted here.
It was during the session when, u
speaker, he shepherded a narrow
Democratic majority under a Repub
ltcan senate and a Republican presi
dent, be was criticized by some of
bis party for conservatism. This was
bla answer: It was foolish tor the
Democrats to trot out their program
when the president could veto It.
So history has repeated itself
"with a difference"
1 Instead of trying to force a pro
gram through against a presidential
veto as In the case referred to, this
time he faced the proposition of try
ing to force through an adminlstra-
tlon measure against a recalcitrant ;
majority In congress.
. There are certain fundamental rea
sons why John Gamer can do the
repair Job he was called back from
Texas to do.
i The robes of the vice-presidency
have so weighted down other weavers
that they became mere automatons,
good only for laying cornerstones and
not any with any very sharp corners
at that. But his habiliments of of
fice haven't managed to tangle the
feet or atop the flaying arms of
'.'Cactus Jack."
He isn't built that way. He was
perfectly willing to drop out of the
picture for a while, but when actlou
was demanded be was ready. It is
true, be finally bowed to fashion's
demands and let himself dine out, as
vice-presidents must, rigged up from
soup to nuti. But that was only
surface. The truth la be is what
politicians usually claim to be but
aren't, real homespun.
He has all the tags and labels that
the charlatan borrows for display,
but in his case they Just happen to
be authentic. He was born in a log
cabin. He did grow up on a farm.
His plain-living and plain-speaking
are plainly honest Inheritances. They
are real, and, whether or not you like
bis brand of unratified spirit, his
la It.
; Both the Nances and the Garners
mere pre-revoluttonary Virginians 1
There Is in the family, but not, be
assured, on the stationery, a genuine
coat-of-arma. Whether or not they ,
sprang from gentlemen-adventurers,
adventurers these early Americans
must bavt been, for both struck out
into the west when there were river
flat-boats but no air-conditioned
Pullmans to carry them.
The Oarners went first to Tennes
see and then to Texas, close to the
bordering wilderness of what one
day was to be Oklahoma. Andrew
Jackson was still the hero of the
timet and the future vice-president
grew up In an Inherited atmosphere
that was strongly tinctured with the
Jackson lan brand of democracy.
Jon n was a mlsch levous, pra nk -playing
boy who didn't care much for
the school he trudged three milct
to attend. He liked bunting and
fishing better (he likes them still)
and when he was graduated from the
farm and was sent to absorb higher
brand of learning thsn the rountry
school afforded he bid the couVy'i
(Continued oa Page Be van)
ASK AMENDMENTS
TO WAGNER BILL;
T
C.1.0. Charge Administra
tion Failed To 'Protect
Strikers Irks Both Sides.
WASHINGTON, July 24. (Sen
ator Vandenberg (R.-Mlch), compli
cated the talk of early congressional
adjournment today by announcing he
would offer amendments to the Wag
ner labor relations act wben the sen
ate takes up wage-hour legislation
next week.
His statement foreshadowed a major
conflict over expanding what critics
have called one elded" legislation In
favor of labor unions. The Wagner
act guarantees the right of workers
to organize unions and to bargain
collectively.
Vandcnberg's amendments would:
Forbid coercion by unions, sit-down
strikes, compulory union assessments
for political purposes and strikes call
ed without approval of a majority of
employes.
Forbid non-citizens from serving as
union agents or officers.
Permit employers to ask the labor
board for collective bargaining elec
tions. Require both parties to a collective
bargaining agreement to sign a wrlt
ten contract.
Forbid unions guilty of "unfair la
bor practices" from collecting dues or
serving as . collective bargaining
agents.
WASHINGTON. July 34. (Ad
ministration friends and foes in the
senate Joined today In calling "un
founded" a statement by C.I.O. unions
that the federal government "has toot
displayed the slightest Interest" In
protecting strikers against "flagarant"
violations of their rights.
The statement was made by United
Mine Workers chiefs in approving a
report by the Steel Workers organiz
ing committee, which criticized fed
eral officials for taking no action to
punish "violations of the national
statutes, such as the national fire
arms act. by the steel corporations."
Senator Mlnto (D.-Ind.), a vigorous
administration supporter, said the
steel and mine workers' criticism was
"completely unjustified."
"The workers have never had a bet
ter friend In the White Houao nor a
more sympathetic administration," he
asserted.
"There is nothing the federal gov
ernment would do to protect the
rights of strikers. That matter is en
tirely In the Jurisdiction of the states.
"The federal government has set up
machinery to consider charges of vio
lating the Wagner act, but the Ini
tiative must be taken by Individuals.
The labor relations board alroady is
hearing charges growing out of the
strikes."
Senator Austin (R.-Vt.), reminded
that he "had not observed any gov
ernment bias against the unions," and
added :
"On the contrary the government
of the United States and some states
has showed favoritism toward the
C.I.O. by lack of prosecution for law
violations.
rebeLTcapTure
MADRID, July 24. OF) Spanish
insurgents entered the important
town of Brunetc. 15 miles west of Ma
drid, after a day-long attack, the
government announced late tonight.
Ever since the Insurgent troops vl
Generalissimo Francisco Franco
launched their violent counter-at
tack last week, battling to regain ter
ritory taken In a government drive
westward from besieged Madrid, the
shell -battered town of Brunetc had
been their prime objective.
The fighting today, government
sources said, was the most severe In
the bitterly -con tested sector. O07
ernment troops were subjected to In
tensive shelling and machine gun
ning before Insurgent Infantry en
gaged them at close quarters.
FIGHT IN SPAIN
WASHINOTON. July 24. ( AP I
State department officials estimated
today there are between 1.000 and
2.000 Americans fighting In Spain
despite strict regulations against
United States citizens entering that
e-.untry during the civil war.
Passports Issued by the state de-
Ipartment are msrked "not valid
for Spain."
Champion Homebody
BEEBE, Ark. Lee Rogers does
n't claim any special distinction
for having observed his 52nd wed
ding anniversary recently, but
be said today he never had been
out of tbe state, never seen u
movie or a ball game and never
hunted cr fished.
ADJOURN, IGNORE
ROOSEVELT PLAN
No Heavy Program Likely
Wage And Hour Bill In
Senate Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, July 24. (A) A
rush for adjournment seemed to
threaten today the five-point pro
gam that President Roosevelt has
laid out for this cession of congress.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky, fresh
ly crowned with the laurels of Demo
cratic leadership, traveled down the
Potomac with Pret .dent 'Roosevelt to
rigure out with him what might be
salvaged from the pesidential pro
gram. Representative Woodrum of Vir
ginia, frequently spoken of as a man
who talks for the administration in
the house, cald that any effort to
Jam through a heavy program now
would meet wide opposition; that if
a broad group of measures were In
slstcd upon "congress will still be
here when the frost is on the pump
kin."
The president has listed as "desir
able" for this session bills to fix
minimum wages and maximum hours,
to reorganize government depart
ments, to provide' low cost housing,
to plug tax loopholes, and to eet
up a new farm plan.
Senator Barkley has said that wag;
and hour legislation would pass the
senate by late Tuesday. The house
labor committee Is still trying to put
such a measure Into shape for action
on that side of the capltol.
f.D.R. FARM BILLS
WASHINGTON, July 24. (AP)
Administration adherents defending
the president's veto of the 3 per
cent Interest bill for farm loans
drew fire from Senator Charles Mc
Nary of Oregon who said the meas
ure would cost M0.O00.OOO and pre
vent balancing the budget.
"I think It rather unusual that
the president, without ever making
any substantial effort to balance
the budget, should wait until this
unfortunate time to take $40,000,
000 from the pockets of farmers who
cannot pay Interest on their morv
gages," he said.
"I have said that I think It un
fair to lend money for the acqul
sltlon of farms to tenants who
heretofore have never shown a dis
position to assume responsibility or
desire to own a farm, and at the
same time charge nearly twice that
rate of Interest to farmers who have
made an effort to hold their farms.
maintain their homes, educate their
children and become the kind of
citizens who have made this country
great."
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Oregon : Unsettled Sunday with
local showers over mountains; slight
ly cooler with rising humidity north
portion; Monday generally fair; mod
erate to fresh northwest wind off the
coast.
Outlook for the period July 26 to
31. Inclusive, far western states: Gen
erally, fair with nearly normal tem
perature fore part of week and rising
toward close; considerable fog on
coast.
4 .
Bend's White Swan
Wins Eugene Honors
EUGENE, .July 24. (fry Bena's
entry, a huge white swan, with the
clty'a water f?stival queen. Alice Case
riding It. won the grand sweepstake
award In the industrial and state
lfood parade at the Oregon Trail cele
brat ion here today.
Albany's entry from the Sternberg
Saddlery company won second honort,
flcretarv of State Earl Snell we
grand marshal of the parade which
featured the dosing day of the eelc
ALIEN INDIGENTS
OFF RELIEF ROLLS,
OR GO HIE, PLAN
California Plans To Give
Choice To Solve Serious
Relief Problem.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 3V
California tonight prepared to
deport needy aliens as a temporary
expedient tn meeting the most for
bidding relief situation tbe state
ever has faced.
Over-riding protests that such ac
tion would be "the most disgrace
ful In Its history," the state relief
commission adopted a resolution
providing aliens the alternative of
accepting passage to their home
lands or being dropped from relief
rolls.
The move was recommended by
Relief Administrator Harold E. Pom
eroy as a result of a congressional
order removing all aliens from WPA
projects. Pomeroy said approximately
9.000 aliens were on WPA projects,
with an additional 3,900 already
on state relief rolls.
Under the policy adopted today,
an alien agreeing to deportation will
be provided assistance until depart
ure. -
Roy R. Nofte and Michael Mar
vos, representatives of the Workers'
Alliance, said If there are 13.000
aliens on relief rolls, 60.000 persons
would be affected.
The commission appropriated 10.-
000 to cooperate with the federal
government In repatriation of Fill
plnos. .
They did not act, however, on the
problem of an Increasing horde of
transient indigent Packing into
California .from the . "dust bowl" of
the midwest. . -
The outlook 'for sortition of the
migratory labor problem, most
vere In the Imperial, San Joaquin
and Sacramento agricultural valleys
and In the Los Angeles district, be
came even darker on the basis of
developments In Los Angeles today.
LOS ANGELES, July 24. (AP)
Itinerants coming to California In ,
numbers are described by Aubrey
Williams, assistant national W.P.A. 1
administrator, as sort of belated plo- 1
neers.
They are your potential settlers.
who opened Minnesota, Wisconsin
and then the Dakotas," ho said.
Now they're coming here. Give
them a chance and they will be
come useful citizens. All they need
are Jobs."
The task of providing Jobs, Wil
liams Indicated, was California's
problem, declaring the works' pro
gress administration has no funds
to handle transients.
Williams also said California's
transient problem was no greater
than, for instance. Mississippi's.
4
;ts
PLAN CONVENTION
LOS ANGELES, July 24. (AP)
Persons In the west who believe In
going naked part of the tlmi
and there la a small army of them
will hold a convention September
11, 12 and 13, a nudist leader an
nounced today.
At the convention will be dis
cussed problems of individual
groups, standards of membership,
finance, public relations and other
matters affecting nudism, and there
will be lnter-club games.
Hobart Glaasey, a Syracuse unl
verslty psychology graduate, who ts
president and founder of Fraternity
Elysia. said 11 active nudist groups
In California, two In Washington
and one each In Oregon and Colo
rado are expected to send delegates
SALEM, July 24. ( AP) The SO
called compromise bill for the ad
ministration of Bonneville dam pow
er, now before congress, "Is a vie
tory for the entire state of Oregon,'
Oovernor Charles H. Martin said to
day. "It should receive the support
of the people of the state."
Oovernor Martin spent severs
weeks in Washington some time ago
In the Interests of good administra
tion of the project.
MnlorrjrIMs Hurt
PORTLAND. July 24. (Pj-Leo Blhl
10. and Vernon Busch, 21, both of
Salem, were In Oood Samaritan hos
pital here with Injuries received when
the motorcycle they were riding was
struck by a car st Southeast Barbour I
boulevard and Capital highway rrt-:
day. I
Musical Static
SAN FRANCISCO. July 34 (UP
Officials of the local musicians
union said tonight that the Amer
ican Federation of Musicians
planned a nationwide radio strike
August 14 unless broadcasting
companies and recording concerns
move to protect musicians Jobs
from the inroads of "canned mu
sic" and remote control broad
casts. 4 DEFENDANTS IN
E
GRANTED LIBERTY
DECATUR. Ala.. July 34. (AP)
Rape charges against four of the nine
Negro "Scottsboro case" defendants
were dropped by the state today.
The state move came nftcr Ozle
Powell pleaded guilty to a charge of
assault with Intent to murder, and
the rape accusation Against Powell
was dropped.
Judge W. M. Callahan gave Pow
ell a 20 -year sentence on the aamult
charge, which arose from an attack
on Deputy Sheriff Edgar Blalock In
January, 1936.
Powell was shot after he stabbed
Blalock as he was being transferred
to a Birmingham Jail,
Olen Montgomery, Willie Roberson.
Eugene Williams and Roy Wright
were the other defendants ordered
freed.
They had not hern tried since the
original hearings at Scotteboro, Ala.
In April, 1931.
Thus, In swift and dramatic fash
ton, the court docket here was clear
ed of the "Scottsboro case" after
more than six years of legal maneu
vers. , ,
Powell's plea came shortly after the
11th jury to sit In the case convicted
Charlie Weems and set his sentence
at 75-years' Imprisonment.' --v-
The Jury was out more than 20
hours.
The Negroes are accused of mass as
sault on Mrs. Victoria Price and Ruby
Bates aoonrd A freight train In nor-
n Alabama on March 26, 1931.
The United States supreme court ov
erruled death sentence convictions
twice.
CORVALLIS FOLKS
CORVALLIS, July 24. (AP) Dr.
F. O. Edwards said today that Mr
and Mrs. B. L. McCue, who were
seriously 'Injured when their auto
mobile rolled over a 76-foot em
bankment on the Oregon coast
highway yesterday, will not be out
of danger for another 60 hours.
The couple Is still In a state of
shock.
Unable yet to tell how the 'acci
dent occurred, the couple, en route
home to Colusa. CaU where McCue
city clerk, after a 10,000-mIle
honeymoon trip, Is believed by of
fleers to have missed a turn be
cause of fog.
Whether the couple suffered In
ternal Injuries as well as leg, arm
and chest fractures had not been
learned.
The accident occurred near Hec-
eta Head, a remote lighthouse sta
tion some 90 miles southwest of
here.
FAIRBANKS FEELS.
FAIRBANKS. Alaska. July 24 (AP)
Minor earth tremors were felt In the
Fairbanks vicinity sgain today, while
booming sounds, audible here. Indi
cated the earth fault was readjusting
Itself after sharp shocks yesterday
morning, last night and arsln at
10:02 a.m. (12:02 p.m. P.S.T.) today.
The noises wero most pronounced
near Salcha Bluff, believed by Or.
Ervln H. Branmhall, University of '
Alsska, to have been the epl-center
or the disturbance. They were be
lieved due to aubsterranean masses
of earth falling along tho fault-line.
Transients Held For
Electric Fan Theft
Lylo Armstrong. 39, of Michigan,
and Edwin B. Rosa, 33, of Pennsyl
vania, both transients were held tn
city Jsll lest night on a charge of
burglary not In a. dwelling.
The men were accused of breaking
tr.tr the Foster as Kleieer shop at ai 1
Cuth Front street Friday night and
stealing an electric fan and several
other objects. They were arrested In
Ashland yesterday afternoon when
they aawrtedly tried to sell the fan.
Portland duellers
rnRTr.A:n juiv 24 Pi -Two
sifs of hnt prostration marked the!
bottest day of the month hero today.
L
Death Unexpected, Comes
As Shock To Scores
Resident Since 1910.
Mrs. Hcdwlg Bertha Mohr died in a
local hospital at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning after a brief confinement.
She was the wife of the late Emll
Mohr, owner of the Hotel Medford
who died January 9, 1933.
Mrs. Mohr'a death was unexpected
and came as a severe shock to her
numerous friends In the Rogue river ;
valley. Possessed of a genial dlsposl- !
tlon and sympathetic understanding,
she was widely known In southern
Oregon. She was a member of the
Daughters of the Nile.
She was born on" January 5, 1887. In
Hamburg. Germany. She was united
In marriage on August 30. 1909. to
Emll Mohr In Oldeslac. Germany. The
couple came to Medford In January,
1910. and Mr. Mohr acquired the Ho
tel Medford where each resided until
death.
Mrs. Mohr la survived by two
daughters, Mrs. George Robertson
and Mrs. Al Btoehr. both of Medford;
a son, Emll, who Is manager of the
hotel; four sisters, Mrs. Ella St a lE
pn berg. Mra. Edmond Schwans. Mrs.
Alma Vosa and Mrs. Hetnrlch Hetn-
sohn, all of Germany; and three
brothers. Kurt Boettger of Portland
and Werner and Heine Boettger of
oermany.
Funeral services will be held In the
Perl chapel at 2:30 Monday after
noon. Dr. Sherman L. Divine, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church will
conduct the rites. Special services
will be conducted by the Daughters
of the Nile. Tbe body will be cre
mated and the aahea Interred In Sis
kiyou Memorial park beside the grave
of Mr. Mohr.
L
IN GOTHAM RACE
NEW YORK, July 24. (UP) Da
spite Its strategic Importance In the
most populous state In the union,
New York City will have no Repub
lican candidate for mayor next No
vember unless tho political picture
undergoes drastic revision.
Tho major candidates thus far In
the field are Mayor F. H. La Guard la;
Senator Royal Copeland, Tammany
hall's choice and an ardent anti-New
Deal Democrat; and Graver A. Wha
len, former police commissioner and
candidate of the pro-New Deal Demo
cratlc leaders of the four counties
outside Manhattan.
None of the three one 'of whom
seems certain to be elected can be
identified with the Republican party
although La Guardla Is nominally
Republican and had Its designation In
the last mayoralty election In 1933
F
KEEPS UP HOPES
MEDFORD, Mass.. July 24. (UP)
Amelia Znrhart's family "still hop
ing" recalled today that the famed
flyer, now missing, was bora on a
Saturday 30 years ago tonight In At
chison, Kens.
Only birthday observance at the
Medford hom of Amelia's lister, Mrs.
Muriel Morrlssey, was the sending f.
flowers and telegrams to her moth
er, Mrs. Amy Otis Earn art, now in
Hollywood with the flier's hutnd,
George Palmer Putnam.
"The family will not give up hope
for at least another month," Mrs.
Morrlssey said. "She could be on an
island or a small fishing boat, and
then well, stranger thlngi have hap
pened. 4 .
BULLETIN
LOS .ANOELES. July 24. (AP)
In a battle of booming bats and re
treating pitchers, Portland outslug
ged Los Angeles to win tho first game
of a double header before 10.000 fans
tonight 10 to 7.
Al 8healy. one of tho five pitch
ers used by the Ducks, hit a double
with the bssea full In the ninth to
bring In whet turned out to be the
winning runs.
Mght Game
First game;
Portland 10 1 I
Lob Angeles 7 14 0
Radonlts. Here. Monerlef. Bhealy,
Posedel and Tree1:
Evans and Collins,
Berry, Campbell,
San Franeleo S 12 2
r-.f-.-.mntn 4 0
c;bton and Monro; Schmidt and
I Cooper.
Insult to Injury
MIAMI. Fla.. July 24. (AP)
George V. Anderson slept with a
loaded pistol under his pillow so
he might deal summarily with
burglars.
One ransacked his room before
dawn yesterday. The loot: A
watch, some caart and the pistol.
CHINESE LINGER
IRRITATE JAPAN
Peace Hits New Snag When
Troops Withdrawal Slow
Friction Gains.
PEtPINQ, July 24 (P) Japanes
army leaden tonight declared the
north China situation, which for two
weeks has kept China and Japan nn
the verge of war, again had become
ominous because Chlneso troops were
not leaving this area rapidly enough,
They charged that units the Chin
ese had undertaken to withdraw actu
ally were digging In for resistance.
Peaceful settlement of the crisis,
which yesterday appeared In process
of being carried out. had struck
dangerous snag.
Japanese troops began searching
passengers on trains of tho Peiplng-
Hankow railway, on which normal
service had Just been restored after
two weeks. As a result, service again
was suspended.
den. Hslung Ping, vice-chief of the
Chinese general staff, came here by
airplane from Nanking on orders from
aeneraltaslmo-Promler Chiang Kal
Shek. .
It was with General Hslung that
the Japanese military command Mon
day made An ugrecment to end the
two wocka' crisis around Pelplng, and
the first point was withdrawal of the
97th division of doners! Bung's com
mand, which had been fighting the
Japanese Intermittently since July 7
. Japanese headquarters at Tientsin
charged that troops of the central
Chinese government were pouring In
to southern Hopeh province, which
Japan declares Is a violation of
1836 north China agreement.
Non-Japanese authorities expressed
belief these alarming accounts com
prised an effort to Justify further
enlargement of Japan's north China
garrison, which has been swelled to
sbout 19,000 by arrivals In tho past
two weeks.
Jspsnese sentries were stationed
along the road from Pelplng to the
"front" and at least four Jnpancse
companies were strung out along the
roadway.
SECRETTESTS TO
AID SYPHILIS WAR
CHICAGO. July 24. (AP) This
city asked Its ,6O0 .000- residents to.
day to aubmlt to free, voluntary,
and secret blood tests for syphilis
In tho first such mass campaign
against the disease, city, state and
federal health departments mailed
tho first batch of 250.000 letters
containing ballota asking:
"In strict confidence, and at no
expense to you. would you like
be given by your own physician,
blood test for syphilis?"
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, prosl
dent of the Chlcsgo board of health
submitted with every ballot a letter
explaining tho balloting and declar
Ing:
"More than 600,000 men, women
and children In tho United States
become Infected with syphilis every
year, many of them Innocently
Thousands of additional persons
have the disease but do not know
2 HIGH JURISTS
WASIfrNOTON, July 24. (UP)
Death of President Roosevelt's Judi
ciary bill Is expected to encourage
the retirement plins of one or more
members of tho supreme court bench
who are said to have felt they could
not gracefully leave tho bench while
It was under fire.
Those most prominently mentioned
In such speculation are Justices
Oeorge Sutherland and Jamee C. Mc
Reynolds, both conservatives, and
Louis D, Brsndels, dean of the court
liberals,
This possibility and tho movement
to adjourn congress by mid-August
were expected to Impel tho president
to an early selection of a nomtnea to
the supremo court vacancy created by
the retirement of Juitlco Willis Van-
iuonir in June.
T CHANGE
IN AAAPROGRAM
Recommend Procedure In
Conservation Be Retain
ed For 1938 At Corvallis
Meet.
CORVALLIS, July 34. (API The
basic principal and procedure of tho
1D38 agricultural conservation pro
gram should remain essentially as
this year three committees of Ore
gon farmers reported formal recom
mendations to AAA officials at Wash
ington. The reports added that min
or adjustments will help accomplish
the full purposes of the act.
E. H. Miller of Lexington, of the
commute on organtztalon and pro
cedure, reported farmers generally
were showing Increasing Interest. He
urged that a separate approach to the
wneat problem Involving some effec
tive form of production control, be
made oA a national scsle.
Conservation as a major objective
by more encouragement of proper
crop rotation, weed control and soil
amendments was emphasised by the
committee headed by N. E. Dodd of
Haines. . .
The third committee, headed by P.
. Harlow of Eugene, urged restora
tion of range-line fenoe-bulldlng as
an Improvement practice, spring de
velopment on non-crop pasture land.
and Inclusion In the program of mors
pracucea lor orchards where cover
cropping already has been done.
"Actual payment for conservation
should rocelvo only secondary em-'
phasls," the conference decided.
"Paymenta In Oregon probably will
not exceed 8 per cent normal annual
agricultural Income. - This cannot be
expected to Influence materially par-
ivj price or production control, con
servation practices In progress, ss al
ready evidenced by accomplishment
In Oregon, will tend toward agricul
tural stability," the reports conclud
ed. .
T
STORES CLOSE AS
TACOMA, Wash- July 24 (API
Tocoma department store shoppers
wslked tho streets In vain today aa
pickets patrolled In front of th, city's
ten largest retail Institutions, closed
by a strike of the clerk's union.
Spreading rapidly from one sotre
which foiled to open Friday morning,
tho walkout resulted last night In the
other nine Institutions locking their
doors apparently In preparation for
Indeflnlnte closure.
More than 700 persons wore thrown
out of work by tho walkout, which
also precipitated wide rumors grocer
ies snd other retail Institutions would
soon be affected. No confirmation
was available for these rumors.
Silence aurroudned the strike
causes, with both store owners and
union heada pledged to make no
statement disclosing either tho un
ions demand or tho reason for tho
collspse of month-old negotiations
Friday morning.
FREElETHilSTS
RE-ELECT ELDER
PORTLAND, July 24. OP) Frei
Methodists of Oregon re-elected It. J
Milton elder of the Salem and Rogue
river dlatrlct.
. Mrs. Grace Edwards of Woodbura
was named president of tho Women's
Missionary society and Lola Barham,
Salem, was elected treasurer.
Delegates to tbe meeting occupy
50 cabina and 125 tents at the. or
gantrstlon'a campground on tho Bea-
rerton highway.
Leon Bellea, Oresham, and A. M.
Ramey. Albany, will be ordained as
deacons Sunday.
1
Butte Falls Man Is
Hit By Auto, Unhurt
0. A. Edmondson, St. of Butts) Falls
waa slightly Injured last night an
South control avenue In front of tho
state liquor store by an automobile
operated by Bobby Hosglsnd. 16. of
Central Point, city police reported.
Edmondson was treated at tho po
lice station and left for homo. Ms
stepped Into tho street from between
two parked cars, according to tho po
lice report. Hoagland. said to bo trav
elling slowly, was sboolvcd of any
blsme.