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MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1937.
No. 118.
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By H. B. I1.U KIIACE
(Copyright. 1937. by North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Add to
possible candidates for the supreme
bench: Harold I. Ickes.
This column professes to pick no
winners, back no entrants, but
merely records the following fact:
Considerable pressure la being ex
erted on the White House to name
the secretary of the interior to the
post made vacant by the retirement
of Mr. Justice Van Oevanter.
His friends say that Mr. Ickes'
position geographically (middle west)
and reading from left to right (con
sistent, liberal) la correct.
They say that tt Isn't so hard,
according to tradition, to get' a
cabinet member confirmed for such
a post by the senate that Mr.
Ickes would undoubtedly have men
like Senator Johnson of California
behind him.
Why. ask some of Mr. Ickes' critics,
should the president regard a man
who has stirred up so much trouble
In the cabinet? This Is one answer
you can get to that:
(a) Mr. Ickea" eccentricities. If he
possesses them, would become the
chief Justice's problem, not the presi
dent's: (b) bad Judgment In ad
ministering a department doesn't
mean a bad Judge.
Secretary Ickes was on the presi
dential yacht last week-end. It must
be admitted, however, that so was
the bo'sun tight and the midship
mite, none of whom has been men
tioned for the bench.
But Mr. Ickes Is definitely on the
Hat. snd further up than some of
the mentioned candidates.
Now that Senator Wagner can lean
back with a sigh of relief as he sees
his dreams for cheap, clean houses
:or the poor begin to take shape.
the administration has decided that
It's time to do something for the
average flat-dwellers.
The federal housing administra
tion hsa been talking about It for
some time. The president made some
pertinent remarks about' It at' a' re
cent press conference. The. heavy In
dustries have been hoping something
more would be done to stimulate
tfre construction business.
Now, there Is at last semi-official
recognition that housing, like Gaul,
Is really divided Into three parts.
And the middle heretofore forgotten
part, makes up, not one-third, but
51 per cent of the whole. This Is
(Continued on .Page rwelve)
ELKS BAND PLAYS
IN PARK TONIGHT
Under the direction of Ralph A.
Botta, the Elks band will give Its
second of a series of summer concerts
In city park this evening starting at
8:18 o'clock. The public Is Invited,
Program follows:
The Liberty Bell March...
Western World, Overture
Sweet Leluenl, Popular
8ousa
..Chenette
Owens
Talhnft
March Mllltalre
The Shepherd's Dream, Walte..Taylor
Avl Wares. March . miuuinti
The Best Loved Southern Melodies
Hayes
Trust In Me, Popular...8chwartB
Hall of Fame, March Ollvatotl
8tar Spangled Banner Key
SCHERMERHORN TRIAL
JUDGMENT SATISFIED
Notice of satisfaction of Judgment
in the case of the state against
Gordon L. Schermerhorn. former
sheriff. In the letter's' trial casta here
In 1934. has been filed In circuit
court. The amount Involved was
C633.70, and $15 for supreme court
appeal costs.
SIDE GLANCES
bj
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
John Wilkinson holding an Im
promptu batting workout with his
little son. Donny. on their front lawn,
the latter responding to his dau's
shout to "hit It a mile" by belting
one of the old man's fast balls
through $5 worth of glass front door
halting practice for the day.
Bill Gitea averring that what tne
Softball league needs Is a committee
of public-spirited citlrens to add E?at
to the game by raring the umps and
confusing the pitchers.
Milk bottles slowly accumulating cn
Harre Young's back porch while toe
Mrs. la away.
Scoop Punl recruiting baseball faro
for a tr ov-r the hill to see thr
Seals pis Klamath' Red Sox.
E
OF-
Seven Hundred Million Au
thorized in Next Three
Years Several Changes
Made in Wagner Proposal
WASHINGTON. Aug 8. (Pf-Sen-tors
McNary and Stelwer of Oregon
Joined tlx other Republicans and
eight Democratic senators In voting
against the Wagner low-cost bousing
bill.
Washington! Aug. . (AP)
The senate passed a modified Wagner
housing bill today and sent tt to
the house. '
The vote was 64 to 18.
The bill - would authorlsse a bond
Issue of (700.000,000 during the next
three years and an Initial appropria
tion of 826.000,000 to make loans and
grants to public housing authorities
for construction of low-rent dwel
lings and slum clearance.
' The measure was one of the major
points In President Roosevelt's legis
lative program.
Adopt Amendments
Most of the discussion centered on
restrictive and clarifying amend
ments, many of which were adopted.
They included an amendment plac
ing the proposed housing authority
under the supervision of Secretary
Ickes1 interior department. '
One of the principal changes waa
a restriction proposed by Senator
Byrd (D-Va.) that no new housing
project could be built with federal
aid at a cost of more than 84.000 a
family unit or 81,000 per room exclu
sive of land cost and expense of slum
demolition.
The senate eliminated from the
(Oontluned on Page Seres.)
FOR MEMBERSHIPS
A campaign to enroll all eligible
for membership was begun today by
the Associated Farmers of Jackson
County, Inc., farm group recently
organized for the legitimate protec
tion of t agricultural enterprise.
The aim Is to extend the organiza
tion Into every part of the county
and to enlist everyone engaged In any
phase of farming so that all may
take part In a program of mutual
aid. It waa explained by William J.
Warner, president. Membership Is
already representative of all lines of
agriculture in the county but It Is
desired to make the organization all
inclusive, Mr. Wamer said.
Any person regularly engaged In
any kind of farming, whether as ten-!
ant or land-owner, is eligible for
membership, Mr. Warner related.
A statement issued today explained ;
that the primary purpose of the
Associated Fanners of Jackson County 1
is to guarantee the orderly harvest-:
lng and marketing of agricultural!
products without damaging Interfer
ence by outside professional agita
tors. It was emphasized that the Asso
ciated Farmers of Jackson County la
not opposed to labor unions, the
right to organize or to quit work be
ing deflnitey recognized. The group,
however, Is unalterably against in
terference with men who want to
work and are satisfied with condi
tions under which they are employed,
the statement said.
"Our efforts are not directed
against reputable union officials but
(Continued on Page Five.)
CASCADE WRECK DUE
10 FISSURE IN RAIL
KLAMATH FAL8, Aug. 8. (API
Southern Pacific railroad officials
blamed a transverse fissure today for
wrecking a special section of the
Cascade llmtted near Yamsey Mon
day. The report said the fissure began
from a pin-point size snd spread
through the rail, weakening it to
such an extent that It broke under
the weight of passing cars.
The accident resulted In Injuries
to 18 persona and derailed six cars.
The company forwarded the report
to the Interstate commerce comm. is
ilon.
SAUNAS, Calif.. Aug. 6v (AP)
George Adams, former Oregon State
college star football eod, arrived here
today to be head coach of the Sa
!lns Junior c -Hear. Adam ha L-.en
at the Corral Us. Ore, high school
Claim Boy
f 4 vtPv,
;:V T7' V L-w
John Regan, 26, a machinist, and Lydla Nelson, 25, (top) who first
said she was Began' wife and then said they were not married, claimed
SO-montha old Donald llorst, reported kidnaped In Chicago, was their son.
The boy, found at Regan's home, was seized frorn the arms of Mrs.
Otto llornt (below), wife of a well-to-do manufacturer, who admitted to
authorities he was not her son. A.I. Photos),
TRAIL CREEK BID
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 8. (AP)
Tom LiUeboa of Portland proved low
bidder on construction ol a 130-foot
bridge across the Trail creek near
the south end of the TlllerTrall na
tional forest highway. His estimate
to the bureau of publlo roads was
22.347.
Engineer W. H. Lynch said four
bids were received here todsy. He
stated completion of this structure
In Douglas county will permit travel
over the new grade which has been
In process of construction during the
past several years.
Two grsdlng contracts are operat
lng at tne present time adjacent to
the bridge site but probably will not
be completed until the 1938 season.
BASEBALL
National.
New Yor 8 13 1
Pittsburgh S S 2
Hubbe'l and Danstng; Lucas and
Todd.
First gvno:
Boston .
R. H.
8 15
Chlcsgo 13 18
Hutchinson. Lsnrlng, Rels (8), and
Mueller: Carleton, Davis, and Hart
nett, Ock-a.
American
Chicago .
Boston ...
8 11 0
7 m a
Dletrtcl, Rlgney and SeweU. Shea;
Wilson and Berg.
Detroit .. , 10 18 0
Waahlngton 3 B 8
Wade snd York; Weaver, Cohen.
Link snd Millies.
Is Their Son
FARLEY OFFERED
AUTO FIRM HELM
BUFFALO. N. Aug. 8. (AP)
The Buffalo Evening News said to
day Postmaster General James E.
Farley had been Invited to "head the
sales organization or possibly become
the executive head" of the Plorce
Arrow Motor corporation.
No official of the motor company,
whose main office is here, could be
reached tor comment.
The News said Farley commented.
In Washington, thst the matter bad
been put up to him, but bad refused
to confirm or deny the report.
Later today. President A. J. Chan
ter of the Plerce-Arrow corporation,
asked by newspaper men about the
Farley report, snld: "You'll have to
talk to Mr. Farley about that.'
He had no other comment.
ALLEN OR WED
PORTLAND. Aug. . (AP Politi
cal "kingmakers" todsy mentioned
Jsck E. Allen of Pendleton and Jack
Caufleld of TWsmook as likely suc
cessors to Claude E. McCulloch as
state chairman of the Democratic
central committee.
Allen served In the senate and
sought the Democratic nomination
for state treasurer In 19M. He was
reported to have the support of
one wing of the party organisation.
Caufleld, who was defeated by
few votes for the position by McCol
loch be;' re the last general elections,
counted yd support of pnrty leaders
woo betted him at that tuns.
Bank Robber Makes Big Haul
WORRIED BROTHER
KILLS 2 SISTERS
MOTHER AND SELF
Bullet-Pierced Bodies Found
by Another Brother On
; Arrival Home From Work
Notes Reveal Cause
PITTSBURGH. Aug. 0 (AP) A i
young unemployed bookkeeper fatal-
If shot his widowed mother and two
sisters and killed himself today with
a new rifle.
Police Inspector Gus Ellen and
Lieutenant Edward ftlrby said 30
year old Bernard Oregor killed the
three In the bedrooms of their west
end home.
Three notes written by Bernard In
dicated he was driven to the act by
worry over the family.
Another brother, Frank, 37. found
the bodies when he came home from
work tills morning.
Hlmt In llrad
The mother, Mrs. Anna Gregor, 47,
lay on the floor of her room. In beds
In another room were sprawled the
bodies of the sisters, Mary Ann, ID,
and Betty, 25. Their heads had been
pierced by bullets.
The body of Bernard lay at the side
of the bed.
One of the notes, found by homi
cide detectives Fred Good and Edward
Scanlori, stated;
"Oh, if there were some way other
than this out of our misery
Bernard lay near the bed, a rifle
beside hint. The sisters were sprawled
elose together. They were In night
clothing. The' body of Mrs. Anna
(Continued on Page Five.)
QUARREL OVER WATER
OF GRANTS PASS MAN
GRANTS PASS. Aug. 6.AP)
George Bryan, about 70, plumber,
was critically wounded by a shotgun
charge In his right chest about A
o'clock this morning.
Constable Fred Houston .said Wil
liam Burger, 79, was arrested and
placed In Jail pending Investigation.
He said Investigating officers believ
ed there bad been a quarrel over
Irrigation.
The shooting occurred at an auto
camp just south of the city limits,
J. E. ("Cap") Verdln, Burger's
neighbor, said be was awakened by
shouting. He ran to the Burger
house, where he'sald he found Burger
very norvous.
"I saw the Bryan car there and
asked Burger who was hollering," he
said. "He pointed to the car and I
hurried over there but could not find
Bryan. A woman nearby waved to
me and X ran to her house and there
was 'Bryan sitting on the porch,
bleeding badly."
Bryan told Verdln, he said, that he
was In his tomato patch when he
was shot, and said the shot was fired
at a distance of about ten feet
TO
A. L. Rice, general organizer for
the American Federation of Labor in
southern Oregon, reported today that
he had been unable to locate W. L
Bteffen, acting secretary of the cul
inary union of O rants Pass, pur
portedly ldnsped early Tuesday by
masked and armed men from his
room In O rants pass, and told to
depart.
Rice said that Bteffen had em
barked on a atsgo at Klamath Falls
W4neadsy morning and his Inquiry
showed he bsd left It at AshJsnd.
The genersl organiser spent Thurs
day in Ashland but was unable to
find trace of the mlastng man. Stef
fen Is supposed to have written a
letter to Orants Pass friends on Hotel
Lit Ma stationery.
Rice said "It looks like Ateffen Is
'hidlng-out, but what his motive Is,
I don't know.' We here tried to con
vey to him the Information that If
he will return he will be given the
fullest protection, legal and other
wise. I am going to visit Orants Pass
today to look the situation war
there.
No complaint has been filed In the
strange rase, Jackson county and
Josephine county authorities, and ths
state police report,
WAR FEVER RISES
PREPAREJR GAS
Enemy Planes Expected to
Drop Bombs Momentarily
Japanese Move Nation
als Out of Hankow Region
NANKING, Aug. 6. (AP) China'
capital verged on war fever tonlgat
while Japanese bluejackets in Han
kow, central China's great trading
center far up the Yangtze, feverishly
evacuated their people and faced
Chinese soldiers across street barri
cades,
A Nanking air defense association
bought gaa masks, trained Its mem
bers, and told the people what to do
In the case of bombs or gas at
tacks. '
Such simple directions were neces
sary because most of Nanking's more
than a million people do not have
the money for masks.
"Bo prepared." said one city-wide
slogan, "the enemy airplanes are
expected to drop bombs momen
tarily."
Thus, actual preparations for par
ticipation In the month-old unde
clared war . spread . afar : from Its
Pelplng cradle.
Japs Evacuate.
All Japanese In Japan's Hankow
concession and nearby areas were
ordered, to concentrate at the Yang-
tee river waterfront for. wholesale
evacuation, which was to be com
pleted tonight. River steamers are
carrying th "Japanese - down to
Shanghai. t
Three hundred Japanese marines
were ashore at Hankow. Chinese
troops In and near the city were
estimated at! 80,000. Japanese ma
rines and Chinese Infantrymen In
full war kit were facing each other
across- barricades only the width of
a street apart.
(The Tokyo war office said the
Japanese naval forces on the Yang
tee had taken special measures to
meet Chinese attack after the Chi
nese surrounded the Hankow Jap
anese concession. Chinese forces, it
was said, built trenches a ad broke
communications lines leading from
the Japanese concession.)
(Continued on Page Three.)
Removal Hearing
Waived By Robber
PORTLAND, Aug. fl.AP) Claire
R. Gibson, wanted In Minnesota for
a series of bank robberies and for
questioning about bank robberies
snd three killings In South Dakota,
waived a removal hearing before
federal court today.
Gibson, arrested In a mountain
hideout 60 miles west of Roseburg
Isst week, appeared before the court
on one charge, robbery of the Cold
Spring.. Minn., bank In November.
1030.
Post-Modem Babe Has
Good Chance to Survive
Say Attending Surgeons
INFANT BORN AFTER
MOTHER'S DEATH ON
MAY 1U0ING WELL
HIAOARA FALLS. Ont.. Aug. 8. M,
A post-mortem oaby born here Maj
IT apparently waa thriving today
under the care of ber father and
four-year-old sister.
fihe la Seraphlne Antoinette fiords
born eight minutes after her mother
died with a serious kidney ailment
Or. Samuel McCallum, a physician
said he sent Mrsf Sortie to hospital
after she had suffered a convulsion.
She suffered another and a nurse call
ed In Dr. Harry Wrong, a staff phy
sician. The mother was found deal
Without waiting to aterlilze him
self or his Instruments, Dr. Wrong
used an ordinary scalpel and per
formed a caeaarlan operation, Dr. afo
Callum said, adding "the baby has
thrived ever since. She now weighs
eight pounds."
The baby's father la Ants. Sordt,
at present out of work with a broken
rib. Doctors and neighbors have
taivht his funr-yjsr-oui c-iijhter
JennM, to "mother" Antoinette,
Choice for Judge
zJ2.
Claude MColloch, Klamath Falls
attorney, who was nominated yester
day by President Roosevelt to fill the
vacancy on the federal bench In the
Oregon district.
T
TO BE
NSURANCE MEET
The annual convention of the Ore
gon State Agents' association went
Into tta second day here with a morn
lng session at the court house audi
torium with George Haerle, chair
man of the executive committee, pre'
siding. Jteglstered delegate totAi aa.
Secretary James O. Collins reports
the attendance Is past the 100 mark,
as a number of delegates have failed
to register.
The annual banquet will be held
tonight at 7 o'clock at Hotel Med
ford. Papers concerning the technical
aide of Insurance, other than life
insurance were resd, the first by E. A.
Valentine of Portland on "Inland
Marine Insurance.
. William H. Menn of Los Angeles,
a member of the Natlonsl Association
of Insurance Agents, discussed "The
Importance of National Organisa
tion.' A message was read from W.
G. Rich of San Francisco, chairman
of the Oregon conference committee.
F. Schuyler Dua waiter of New York
City, director of the business devel
opment offloe, spoke on phases of
insurance organizations.
At a noon luncheon et the Hotel
Medford, Attorney William M. Mc
Allister, Jackson county representa
tive In the legislature, gave an ad
dress on the "Insurance of publlo
property." The luncheon was pre
sided over by John O. Strum of Port
land, past president.
The closing business session will be
held this afternoon with the filing
of committee reports and the nomi
nation and election of a president,
a chairman of the executive om-
(Continued on Page Eleven)
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. . fP) A
newborn baby girl, delivered from her
dead mother early today In a stirring
drama of modern surgery, stood a
"pretty good" chanoa of living If It
survived until tomorrow.
"Of course, anything can happen
In a case like this," ssld Dr. John
Corblt. resident obstetrician and as
sistant chief surgeon, who brought
the 8'4-pound girl Into the world
by caeaarlan operation, one min
ute after her disease-doomed mother.
Mrs. Mary Boccaaslni, 37, had died.
"We cannot tell yet whether It baa
passed the critical atage." said Dr.
Corblt, adding the Infant's tempera
ture had been reduced to 101 from
10S at birth.
"We will attempt to get the tem
perature down to ft op 100 and hold
It there." he said.
Immediately after the poat-mortem
operation, the baby was placed In an
Incubator and given oxygen. Hos
pital attaches said there waa a "fall"
chance the baby would survive.
Doctors bad watted for tbe mothei.
Mra. Mary Boccaaslni, 37 to die. In
curably afflicted with tubercular
meningitis, she wsa on her death-bed
as the time approached for the birth
of her child.
She waa too weak to endure an
operation for the delivery, and at the
same time her consuming fever wm
jConUaUsd aq pact 51UU),
PERSONNEL COWED
L TIME LOCK
1RKSJM VAULT
Stevenson, Wash., Institu
tion Loses Between $20,
000 and $30,000; Watch
Roads for Automobile
STEVENSON, Wash., Aug. 8 (AW)
A robber bound the Janitor and
tTvo officials of the Stevenson Na
tional bank this morning and esoap
ed with cash estimated between 120,
000 and S30.000 In currency.
Sheriff M. T. Borden said tha rob.
ber forced Dave Wessel, 70-year oM
Janitor, to let him in the front door
about 7:30 a. m. He bound the aged
worker and then lay In wait for other
employes.
When M. W. Bock, vlce-preeldent-
and Walter .Oregorlus arrived at 8:SO
o'clock he held them at the point
of a gun until the time lock opened
the vault at 0 a. m.
Appeared Intoxicated
The robber, whom the sheriff said
appeared Intoxicated", forced them to
open the safe and take out virtually
all the money the bank had on hand.
He tied up Wessel and Oregorua and
locked Beck In the vault. A release
In-the vault enabled Beck to
and spread an alarm.
The sheriff reported the robber had
been seen around the town for about
three days. He apparently waa
transient, the sheriff said, and re
celved little attention. His face waa
uncovered when he robbed the bank
Officers learned he probably mad
his escape In a 1934 or 1S35 modal
sedan (Ford V-S) carylng Callfor
nla license number starting with thai
letter X.
'He was perhaps 48 years old and
weighed about 139 pounds. He wore
overalls and a blue coat. He had s
heavy black mustache. '
Highways Watched
Borden Immediately spread word af
the robbery tn Oregon and Wash
ington police. ' A watch waa set up
on all highway.
Captain Vayne Gmrdane of th
Oregon state poltoe at Portland ord
ered troopers to Join town marshal
. (Continued on Fags Three.)
FRENCFlSTHANG
FOR 'FEUD' MURDER
DF ALTURAS EDITOR
ALTURAS, Cal., Aug. 8. (API
Harry French was sentenced today to
be hanged at San Quentlu prison
for th "newspaper feud" murder of
Claude L. MoCracken last March 36.
Superior Judge P. M. Jamison said
the date of execution would be sub
ject to action by ths state suprsma)
court on French's appeal for a new .
trial.
Pour motions tor a new trial were
denied by ths court, after which
Luke Howe of Sacramento, chief de
fense attorney, filed notice of appeal
to the supreme court,
French waa remanded to ths cus
tody of Sheriff John Sharp, who wsa
Instructed by the court to remove- th
30-year old prisoner to San Quenttn,
A Jury returned a first degree mur
der verdict against French June 38,
and the same Jurors July 15 returned
a verdict that be waa sans.
New Office To Aid .
Forest Traveler
Rogus River national forest head
quarters have opened a, registration
and Information office In the room
formerly occupied by ths Stats Bank
of Ashland next to the postotfle in
Ashland. Winston Hotell. firs guard,
la In charge.
Campflre permits will' be Issued at
tbe office to those entering the for
est anas. Information regarding
camps and drives In the forest will
slao be given.
3-ACRE BRUSH BLAZE
IS CAUSED BY SMOKER
A stats patrol of 13 men last night
put out a three-acre brush firs bs
tween Yankee creek and the north
fork of Little Butte creek. Tbe dis
trict warden's office said tha buvas
waa caused by smoker.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 8-(AF)
Testimony that ah received nine
black eyes In nine months of mljr
ied lire won a divorce today tot
Mrs. Naomi Tegon, from William
Tcgen, San Francisco fireman. She
explained he was so big she did not
dan hit back,
t