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The Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy to night and Tuesday; little change In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday 8tt -Lowest this morning 5tt A Block Away A buyer may be less than block away and still you do not know It unless you use the classified ad way In this news paper, Let the facts be known. Watch results. MEDFORD Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Second Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1937. No. 120. miio) a n n n ill k m By If. R. BAI KKAGE. (Copyright, 1937, by North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Unless something happens soon, It loolcs as It the college boys In some fllty Institutions of higher learning who thought they were going to get a chance to learn squads right and sections hooo. next fall, won't. The American Legion battled val iantly for an appropriation for re serve officers training corps. Con gress passed it. But so far none ol the colleges which applied for units have been notified that they will get what they have asked for. The war department officially de nies knowledge of any plans to aban don the units at this writing, and the Reserve Officers' association like wise refuses to confirm or deny. But It can be safely predicted that there will be no bugles blow ing 'neath academic elms unless something happens soon to change the edict. The appropriation Is merely au thorized by congress, and technically there la no mandate for Its expendi ture for R.O.T.C. units. Thla Item was specifically budgeted in the army bill, however, and the sponsors meant what they meant. What Irks some of the boys who would like to see their sons mix a little school of the soldier with the reat of their schooling is thai the president recently announced his plan for an extended naval reserve The candidates for these units in cluding high school students would be given training without pay, but they'd get their keep and likewise expenses to and from the naval train ing station. Tills. It is pointed out. would cost less than amount specified In any pending navy reserve bill and the money could be obtained "by simple appropriation" from voted funds and wouldn't require a special law. Where, asks the old gray squirrel on the White House lawn, is there mandatorv neutrality which congress passed with such a flurry against the wishes of the administration lor discretionary power? you won't henr any official state ments on the subject, but there are some thundering silences which con ceal a number of expletives. Two things are not happening which are significant: One. the president Is not Invoking the law. as laid down by congress. In the Slno-Japanese undeclared war; two. the proponents of this law aren't doing anything either. They can t do anything about It, of course, for the president is within his rights. (Continued on Page ifvjut.) Farm Boy Murders Girl In Dance Hall APPLETON. W)., Aug. 9 P) Helen Wctlhouse. 18. of Little Chute, was fit ah bed to death last night at a dance hail, near here. Deputy Sheriff K. W. Gerhara rc portde several pcr.;r.ns said Glen Bar ker, 34. farm youth, put his arm around '.he girl as if to embrace her. and stabbed her In the neck with a pocliet knlte. Informed later of the girls death, the boy cried "If she la dead, then there is no "se of my living." and fled. Gerharz said. Peace Progress In Tacoma Walkout TACOMA. Aug. 9. ( AP) M. J. Muckey, conferee on 'the Tacoma department store strike, reported "progress" today In negotiations to end the lT-day-old shut-down of the city's largest retail outlets; while rumors the stores would reopen Wed nesday circulated. Muckey was closeted again today with representatives of the 10 closed stores und the 700 affected employe, who met with E, B. Pish, of Seattle, a mediator. He refused to elaborate on his "progress" report. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REP0RTER8 Laura rlckson buttonholing her friends to relate 'he thrill of hvr first airplane spin. sMe nv being a confirmed aMatlor. enthusiast llvte Tex Rankin. Ernest Smith 'a' ling asleep at a city park band concert and waking up to find every. nr cone and the green devrted. Kmory futbertson doing a nice Job of msne-ivrrine . .-uam roller at the airport out beln unable to get tl e b'amed hir.g to tak off. Mlktren Ulster oieeztng Into tovm from her S.irdine I'rw country ho-oe to dtn'a.- Hh i t .n'mNc "Tide omt remar tea ?.' pho'Oo she took at Cr ter tak. D.A Sheriff to Notify All Estab . lishments Having Gambl ing Devices 500 Ma chines in County, Belief All pin-ball games, marble boards and similar gambling devices operat ing In Jackson county must be re moved within ten days, according to an announcement made today by District Attorney Prank J. Newman, following a conference this morning with Sheriff Syd I. Brown. If the machine are not removed within the period of grace they will be confiscated, the district attorney said. The sheriff will serve notice of the decision at once on all establish ment having such machines, It was stated. It 1 estimated there are close to 500 machines of various types in operation in this county and they enjoy a good play from all classes. The state sxipreme court last week rendered a decision upholding the antt-plnbaU law. Assistant Attorney General Ralph E. Moody In an opin ion hold's licensing of pin-ball ma chines by cities and counties of the state, Is unconstitutional, and no bar to prosecution. Moody also Is sued a statement Saturday stating It was the duty of the district at torney to prosecute all violations. State authorities also hold the pro posed referendum scheduled for the 1038 election would not interfere with the present drive against the devices. The attorney-general's office also announced copies of all legal pro ceedings to date had been mailed to the various district attorneys of the state. The Jackson county action was taken close upon the return of Dis trict Attorney Newman from a short vacation trip. "Under the law, as it now stands, there 1 nothing to do but order the removal of the de vices," he said. OTHER COUNTIES T ORANTS PASS, Aug. 9. (AP) District Attorney Orval J. Millard today ordered Immediate closing of all plnbatl and marble board ma chines In Josephine county and In structed the sheriff to seize all such machines found after a period of five days. An operator estimated there are about 135 machines In the county. City Auditor C. R. Duer said Orants Pass has collected 93500 In licenses since January 1. Under terms of the ordinance the money may not be refunded. ROSEBURG. Ore.. Aug. 9. (AP) A ban on plnball ownership and operation In Douglas county, effec Uve" immediately, was announced to day by District Attorney J. V. Long. All persons possessing or operating plnball or marble games are in structed in an official announcement by the district attorney today to 'immediately cease opening the ma chines and devices and to remove them from places of business on or before midnight. Aug. 14." BRUM SEX MURDER NEW YORK. Aug. 8. (API A 49-year-old married hospital orderly who has spent more thnn a third of his life In prison, was charged with murder today as the atrangler rav isher of Paula Magngna, 8, fourth Brooklyn child in as many years to die at the hands of an attacker. The ex-con vlct, Lawrence Mark, released from Great Meadows prison two months ago. broke after police shattered 15 separate alibis he gave during a 13-hour grilling. He con fessed to choking the girl to deatn with a cord and mutilating her body in the bavment of her tenement home July 81, Assistant District At torney Frederick Kopff announced. Kansas City Hogs Highest Since 929 KANSAS CITY. Aug 9 (APt Hihest prt-es paid since 1929 at tracted the largest shipments if cat tle in two years to Kansas City tody The government-estimated receipts were 29.000, with sn approximate value of 13 000 000 Tie top todnv was IM75 a hun- rfd pounds. lt: p:ic rr.w'iM t:?20 a nun idred. the Igbest since 1936, Senate Death Takes a if James Stevens (above), one-time nationally famous opera baritone, who died lute vesterdiiy afternoon at his home here, Ittirlng his operatic career he snug with a number of celebrated opera i-oiupanles and made frequent tours of the country. Mines finally forced him to neek on ex tended rest and he en me io Med ford to recuperate, rinding the elimnte here beneficial, Mr. Stevens decided to make Medford his hnnie. He es tablished a studio and organized the Medford and Klamath Falls Glee men, which he directed. E. AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS Judge Wren E. Crew, for 37 years a resident and attorney of this city, died at his home this morning, fol lowing a prolonged Illness. He was 76 years old. on his last birthday. August 4. last. He was a man of wide acquaintance and a sterling citizen. During the administration of Wal ter M. Pierce he was state corpora tion commissioner, and in former years was high In the councils ot the Democratic party In this state. Judge Crews was born at Portland, Ore., August 4. 1861, the son of pio neer parents. He graduated from the University of Oregon In 1885. and started the practice of law in Pendle ton. Ore. In 18P6 he went to Alaska as counsel for a number of Alaska mining Interests. He also practiced law for four years in Seattle. During his Alaska stay Judge Crews was organizer of the Elks iodge at Juneau, and was a life member of the organization. Judge Crews moved to this city In 1910. He Is survived by his widow. Funeral announcement and a more complete oljltuary will appear to morrow. The Pert Funeral Home making the arrangements. Foster Parents Gain Legal Right CHICAGO. Aug. 9 (API The fos ter parents of baby Donald Otto Horst won a court order for his tem porary custody today after they filed a formal petition to adopt him. County Judge Edmund K. Jareckl agreed to permit the child be taken from an orphanage and returned to his "mummy" late today as soon as the Horsts could post a 1 3 500 bond. Weeping and fidgeting. Mrs. Mar tha Horst testified In a brief hearing she wanted ;'io take my baby home right away." HELEN KELlYr "PL A N S RETURN ACCOUNT WAR TOKYO. Aug. 9 tAP) Helen Keller, deaf and blind educator, de cided today to give up her scheduled trip to China because of the Sine Japanese crisis. She will sail for San Fra ne tco from Yokoh ama Aug. 13 Miss Keiie- ha tyen here on a t;ire-r,.onti if. turo tour of Japan Korea aod Mtncoukuo. Approves Bonneville Administration Bill Famed Singer t t TAKEN BY DEATH James Stevens, noted baritone and director of the Medford and Klamath Falls Gleemen. died at 4 p. m. yester day in his home nt 537 West Tenth street. He had been 111 for some time and recently suffered a stroke. He was 64 years old. Mr. Stevens had a colorful career and at one time was recognized as one of the country's lending oper atic baritones. His rise in opera, however, was cut short by the world war. Recognition as an outstanding bar itone was Just being accorded Mr. Stevens when the war broke out. He Immediately enlisted In an officers' training camp but before entraining for his station he was stricken with pneumonia which left him perma nently Impaired in health. Finding it Impossible to continue In opera because of his health. Mr. Stevens retired and came to Medford 14 years ego to seek a rest. Finding the climate here beneficial, he made Medford his permanent home, resid ing here continuously until his death. (Continued on Pa?e Essrht ) Copeland Raps Roosevelt Interest in N. Y. Campaign HYTlE PARK, X. Y., Aug. 9 (AP) Marvin H. Mrlntvre. sec retary to President Roosevelt, Is sued a formal tntement today denying the chief executive would "take part" In the New York City mayoralty contest. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 ( API Senator Copeland (D-N Yt, com menting today on a press report that President Roosevelt had Injected himself i.ito the Ne York mayoralty campaign, said "at least we have In the United States personal dlctator- 'shin if not rvMUleal dictatorshln." Aroused by published report th preldent had thrown "tacit support" to hi democratic rival for the New York mayoralty post, Copeland as serted in a statement to newspaper men that "the president himself does more in five minutes to destroy j o- ratic harmony t'-an can be re- j Ustsbliatied la a generation by Je!rerof tha president.' AUGUST 17TH SET AS LIKELY DATE Farm Bill Is Taken Out of Immediate Picture by Plan to Report Week After Next Congress Starts WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. (AP) Talk of adjournment of congress by a, week from tomorrow spread around the capital today. Senate Democratic Leader Berkley said: "I personally feet we can get away by the 17th." The senate agriculture committee moved to clear the scene of what may the Inst big obstacle to break ing up the session. It voted unani mously to report a general term btU to the senate a week after the next session of congress starts. Roosevelt Agrees Farm state congressmen had ob jected to adjournment before enact ment of broad crop control legisla tion without which President Roose velt had said there would be no loans on this year's crop. Later, how ever, the president was represented as believing assurance of crop con trol early In the next session would be an adequate basils for making loans this year. The lower court reorganization bill, ono of the session's last measures, drew a notch nearer enactment when the houce voted to send It to a conference of house end senate mem bers. The court changes were approved Saturday by the senate. They were tacked on a minor bill already passed by the house and went before the house, therefore, as amendments so that action on them could be fin ished more quickly. Meanwhile, another piece of legis lation labeled "desirable" by Presi dent Roosevelt left a committee ready for house action. That was the wage and hour bill already passed by Uie senate. As recommended by the house labor committee, It would permit a labor standards board to fix a week not shorter than 40 hours and a wage base not higher than 40 cents an hour. The senate finance committee stud led the proposed new sugar control bill, which has been opposed by the administration because It would limit the sugar which might be shipped In by Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Cuba. Secretary of State Hull told the committee In a letter that the pres ent trade agreement with Cuba was predicated on holding up the volume of sugar Import from that country. He urged the limitations as applied to Cuba be stricken. ROGUE MINERS GIVEN ORANTS PASS. Aug. 9. (API August 30 has been set as the day for reply to a complaint filed in curry county circuit court by B. R. McCabe and others to enjoin 16 named Josephine county gold miners from depositing mining debris In or near the Rogue river or It tribu taries. The first reply was to have been made today, but because of varying dates of service of the complaints, request was made by the miners that they be permitted to consolidate their replies. son island picnics and peace din ners." Copeland added If press reports that the president had thrown "tacit support" to Jeremiah T. Mahoney. former New York supreme court Jus tice, were correct "his Interference is gratuitous and undemocratic." "Franklin D. Roosevelt Is not a voter in New York City.' the New York senator, who la running for mayor, asserted. "We are not Inter eed In what his private views may be. But why ghould President Roosevelt attempt to dictate to the Democrats of New York Cly what they should do? Talking- Informally to newspaper men, Copeland asserted the president was actually for re-election of Mayor LiOuardla. He aald LaOuardia was thf candidate of the communists, the rvtllsfc. the radicals, and labor nd 1 'l't the sm group that la back QUIT SILK AT C. 1. 0. Hazelton, Pa., Picket Is Stabbed in Arm Mine Workers Recruited for Picket Duty, Claim of Firm PATERSON. N. P.. Aug. 9. (JP) A C.I.O. strike call to 60.000 silk work ers In New Jersey, Pennsylvania. New England and New York caused thous ands of men and w mcn to leave their looms today in in announced effort to secure union contracts, improved labor conditions and stabilize tb In dustry, The only disorder reported was at Hazelton, Pa., whert a picket at the large Duplan Silk corporation mill was stab'jed In the arm. His alleged assailant was arretted after being al most mobbed by a ciowd. Earlier lour shelf's deputies wen sent from Wllkes-Darre to aid nine city policemen. The Duplan manage ment said picket i, some of whom were recruited from the ranks of an thracite mine workers. Jammed so tightly about the gates that some of the 1,100 workers who pushed through the lines emerged with torn clothing. Representatives cl the union and employes disagreed as to the extent of the strike In Pennsylvania, where more than 40,000 normally work In the silk and rayon Industry, but N'w Jersey spokesmen for both sides agreed the walkout was- 'successful." PLUNGE OVER FALLS COSTS HIKER'S LIFE; 4 KILED BY AUTOS By the Associated Press. A spectacular plunge from high Horsetail Falls on the Columbia river highway battered life from the body of Howard Murray, 35-year-old Hood River hiker and one of the five persona to die In Oregon's week end tragedies. Joseph I. Kirch. 23. Seattle music ian, and Arabella palmer, 34, ol Vancouver, Wash., met death last night in a crash on the Denver ave nue fill near the Interstate bridge. A hit-run driver killed Gust Wick. 56, of the Multnomah county poor farm Saturday night. Cooa Bay po lice held two young men in connec tion with the hit-run death of John P. Phillips, 79. Saturday. Mr. wnd Mrs. Leigh Price of Mil ton. Ore., saw Murray's body hurtle over the picturesque. 231-foot falls east of Portland yesterday. Sheriff's deputies recovered tt from the 15 foot pool at the base of the long drop. The youth's companion, Joe Jar vis. 60, of Hood River, told officers he did not witness the tragedy and searched two hours before descending to the pool. DETROIT. Aug. 9 . I AP) Twenty one thousand automobile workers. Idle since last Wednesday because of a Plymouth Motor Corp. labor dis pute, returned to work today. A five-point agreement whoae terms were not disclosed, waa reach ed over the week-end by representa tives of the Chrysler corporation and the United Automobile Workers of America. Unionists ratified the agreement at a mass meeting Sunday. The agreement ended a produc tion blockade that climaxed quar reling between members of the U. A. W. A. and those of the Inde pendent Chrysler Employees' associa tion. The exact sequence of events was In dispute. Grounded Steamer Found Total Loss BAMFTEIJJ. B. C Aug 9. (AP) The U. S. coast guard cutter Red wing headed home to Port Angeles. Wash., today after wirelessing that the steamship Nereus waa a total loss from going on the rocks in ta der.se fog off this west coast Van couver Island village yesterday. The tug Salvage King landed six crew members here. Includlnt Capt John Katalanoa who had remained aboard pendinf a salvage survey. Four Of Quints Develop Colds; Emilie Recovers CALLANDER, Ont.. Aug. 9. (Canadian Press) Dr. Allen Roy Dafoe said today that four of the Dlonne quirttuplets have develop ed "mild colds." Ernllle, who was Isolated for five days vlth a sore throat. Is now "quite well," the physician said, but the others Yvonne, Annette, Ceclle and Marie caught colds today. Dr. Dafoe ordered that the tour ist public be kept away from the children for two or three days. He said their condition caused no anxiety, and that they were given the run of the play yard. "Due to the colds and the In tense heat of the past few days the five little girls will not be visible to the public for the next two or three days as this la some what of a strain on them," the physician said. SCENE OF SHARP SINO-JAP BRUSH SHANGHAI, Aug. 9. (AP) Japa nese marines and Chinese airport guards fought a sharp skirmish in the very environs of Shanghai to night, with a Japanese officer and his driver killed and a Chinese gen darme wounded. The semi-military Chinese peace preservation corps, which Japan blamed for the airport clash, at once threw up barricades to block off wide Chinese areas In northern Shanghai from adjoining Japanese-populated territory. These areas, however, are considerably to the northeast of the Hunajao airport, on the west of Shanghai, where the fight occurred. Spotlight Shifts Tonight's developments drew the spotlight of the Slno-Japanese un declared war away from the north, where the Japanese "protected" an cient Pelplng with a brigade of 3,000 men and where, Chinese Nanking re ports said, fi.000 Japanese reinforce ments were moving up for an assault on Nankow pass, gateway to Mon golia, which the Chinese still hold. Thla pass la northwest of Pelplng. As usual, the Chinese and Japanese told conflicting stories concerning the airport; clash. The Chinese said one or two Japa nese and one Chinese were killed when a Jttpanese marine truck, in vading the airport, failed to halt at a sentry's command. The Japanese announced a Japa nese naval officer was "brutally ahot (Continued on Page Eight.) RECKLESS DRIVER RELEASED ON BAIL Stanley A. Deuel of 1937 East 36th street, Oakland. Calif., as released from the county Jail early Sunday morning after payment of 150 ball following his arrest by state police Saturday night on a reckless driving charge. His hearing waa set for Wednesday afternoon. Deuel was Involved In an auto ac cident occurring five milea south of Ashland on the Pacific highway about 6:30 Saturday evening, state police report. Driving a Chevrolet panel delivery containing motion pic ture films. Deuel crashed Into a car operated by Wallace W. Reeder of 886 Oak street, Ashland, as he (Deuel) attempted to pass another auto, according to state police. The Reeder machine, traveling south, waa struck bead -on by Deuel, moving north, state police aald. Reeder received a wrenched shoul der and Deuel o tllght cut over hit eye. Both cars were badly damaged, state police reported. ACID RUINS CAR FINISH PORTLAND LAROR ROW PORTLAND. Au. B. (fr Ao'd sprayera practically ruined 44 autv mobiles parked on lots of three deV. ers In downtown K.rtland yesterday. Police sttributeJ the acts to labor difficulties between the dealers and mechanics. Many at del Plrntc. KLAMATH FALLS. Aug. 9. AP More than 300. including a dele gation of 300 traveling by special train from Eugene, attended the Willamette highway picnic at Lake Odeil Sunday, Intended to promot romplMion of the trans-mountain I hort-ut, between southeastern Ore gon and Um Willamette valley. COLORADO BASIN E Bill Now Goes Back to House for Concurrence in Amendments Interior Secretary to Name Chief WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. ;p Th senate approved too ay a bill setting up administrative rrachinery for the $75,000,000 Eonnevme power and nav igation project on t) e Columbia rlwv. The bill goes back to the bouse for concurrence In amendments. Senator Pltmann, (D.-Nev.) averted an expected controversy by announc ing he would not eubmit a rider ta authorize a study of Boulder dam power rates. Senators of upper Colorado river basin states had announced they were prepared to opposj the amendment. The bill provides: 1. A $10.000-a-yeer power adminis trator to be appointed by the Interior secretary. 3. War department supervision of the dam, powerhouse, shlplocka and fish ways. 3. Uniform rates or rates uniform over prescribed aroas. 4. Reservation until 1941 of 50 psr cent of the power for public bodies and cooperatives. 5. A $500,000 continuing fund DA start operation and distribution of power. . The power commission would have final authority over rates. . Senator Copeland (D.-N. Y.), Shep pnrd (D.-Tex.) ai,d McNary were named to confer with bouse leaders on the senate amendments. Pitt man said southern California power contractor-! and himself had "tried for two months" to get rep resentatives of the upper Colorado river basin to agree on the Boulder amendment. "But." he said, "we were unable to convince them that the suggested way was Just from their standpoint." TO PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9. (AP) Domlnlck Boccassinl, stunned by tragedy, prepared tod to bury hla dead his wife and the" tiny daugh ter medical science was unable to save. The baby, Frances Mary, lived 43 hours after ahe was delivered In a post-mortem caesarlan operation at the Philadelphia general hospital. Weakened by choking attacks, ah died shortly after midnight Sunday morning In a scene similar to 'that two days before when Dr. John Cor blt, chief resident obstretrtclan, de livered her one minute after her mother's death. Dr. Corblt aald premature blrtfc was the cause of death. The baby- difficulty In breathing, he explained, waa that suffered by many prema ture babies. He said the choking attacks, too. were common to such bab.es. Dr. William G. Turnbull, superin tendent of the hospital, said "we would not hesitate to perform the same operation and follow the same treatment In another case. Other wise we would be leaving the baby to die." 4 FINAL OFFENSIVE By the A.Aoctated I'reM. Spain', Insurgent northern army launched IU "Ilnil offenilTe" tod7 ngftlnet the provinces of AMurlM ftnd SmWndfr, lit government itronf holn, in northweet 8pln. Insurgent plnne, end artillery com bined ir. n stuck on government defense positions ss desdly ss th fire poured onto the Iron ring of fortifications protecting Bllbso be fore the Bssque cspiul fell last June. At the same lime. Spsr.ish govern ment forces pushed their Albarracln line In northeast Bpsl.i lorwsrd and dug entrenchmente to block an In surgent thirst to tie Cuenca-Temel highway, key to Mrdrld'a communica tions with the est coast and Valen cia. Internal fighting waa reported eat bote side.
