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V 4 The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday; little ohD(i In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday M Lowest this morning M Try Them Out More people are finding day by day that the Mnil Tribune Classified ads are a good In vestment. They will do for you what they do for othen. Why not try them out? Medford Tfibune full Associated Presi Full United Press Thirty-Second Year MEDFORD. ORKGOX. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST IS, 1937. No. 128. WET IIBT f i if'. SILAS MHTiS V 4 Behind Washington Headlines By H. R. Baukhage Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. NTITRAMTV LAW DEBATE BACiRS SILENTLY INVOCATION WOLin HIT COTTON'S WAR BOOM OFFICIALS PRIVATELY SAY ACT "INWOIIKAHI.E" CRACK-DOWN KLATKII FOR COMMOOITIF.R f! MU1I K11S WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Despite the roar of conflict echoing from con gress over the B'.Rck nomination for the supreme court and the cries of dying legislation, the sheila burst ing over Shanghai echo through the capital. Translated In official American terms, the Par Eastern problem Is the neutrality problem. And that subject, at this writing, is submerged In a sea of official silence. There Is not yet so much as a speck of action under the neutrality law risible on the horizon, although It's the heated topic discussed be hind closed doors. In this connection, a question la borne In on the south wind, perhaps Impertinently, since the days of dol lar diplomacy are supposed to be over. What might war, with Its huge demands, bring to the ailing member of our economic family, cotton, espe cially If exports are not Interfered with? The great war nearly floored that commodity at first and then made It Icing. When neutrality legislation was pending In congress, pounds of print ed matter were turned out, hours spent In debate, nation-wide mall and speaking campaigns organized "to keep this country out of other people's wars." Most of the agitation came from pacifist sources. The administration agreed In principle, but said privately that a neutrality law was all right, but It wouldn't work. Now they are saying (not for quo tation, of course), "I told you sol" As one official expressed It unof ficially, ''the law Is on the books and so la secretary Hull, sitting there." There are reports that Italy has been Inquiring why. since we went neutral so readily and emphatically in the Italo-Ethloplan affatr, wo can't recognize a state of war when one of the states Is China? These reports are emphatically de nied. As a matter of fact. It Is said that Italy rather liked our brand of neutrality at least as compared with the sanctions which the League of Nations tried to apply. Which Is another proof, some say, that neutrality laws don't always work the way they are meant to. When the great war first closed the commodity markets, cotton went to five cents a pound. By 1916, Senator Sheppard of Texas was reporting to President Wilson that "shipping cot ton was exceedingly hazardous, very costly and Inevitably limited." Ger many wanted It and made offers, but by the end of August, 1915, the Brlt- (Continued on Page Six.) Car Is Stolen As Jail Holds Owner ROSFBURG, Aug. 18 Pi While Brick Sutherland, resident of Melrose, was serving a short torm in the city jail following sentence on a charge of drunkenness, someone stole bli automobile which had been left park ed In the south part of town This morning the car was found aban doned east of Roseburg. and sheriffs officers arrested Albert Otto Ohrt. 38, farm hand who. according to Dep uty Sheriff Cliff Thornton has ad mitted the theft. SIDE GLANCES bj TRIBUNE REP0RTEE8 Tom R os berry receiving proper In itiation as a new city councilman. Hob Deuel pointing out it was his duty to give a party for hi colleagues. Larry Schade delicately hinting that fel Hogan had made off with hi cigarettes, their friends, however holding to the belief that Larry bad hidden the smokes as an economy moTe. Charley Austin tltll wondering why milk distributors didn't capitalise on Undbergh'a preference for the cow product over French wine when he first landed in Paree. Eh Hylrfvk floating ever the '.ar;e rmmVT of oh customers at the aoftban game. E BY MAJORITY! HIS ONLY AIM, IS REPLY TORIES' Liberty League and Others 'Who Thunder Today' Target of Address at Roa noke Colony Anniversary MANTEO, ROANOKE ISLAND. N. C. Aug. 18. (Ft President Roose velt declared today "Democracy and more democracy" Is the answer to "Tory Insistence that salvation lies In the vesting of power In the hands of a select class." "I seek no change In the form of American government he said. "Ma jority rule must be preserved as the safeguard of both liberty and civiliz ation." The president, renewing his criti cism of the Liberty league and others who he said "thunder today," spoke at a celebration marking the 350th anniversary of the founding of the lost colony." Macaulay Letter filed. He based much of his address. broadcast nationally, on a letter which Lord Macaulay, English his torian, sent In 185? to an American friend H. 8. Randall, a New York writer. (Lord Macaulay was an Important figure in English politics In the first half of the nineteenth century. In ternationally he was more famous for his history of England, the first two volumes of which appeared In 1848, the third and fourth In 1855 and the last posthumously In 1861. (Macalay served In parliament, as legal adviser to the supreme court of India and as secretary of state for war.) Macaulay wrote that democracy would not succeed In tho United States, adding; "Either some Caesar or Napoleon will seize the reins of government with a strong hand, or your republic will be laid waste by barbarians In (Contluned on Page Seven.) TO REPAIR C. OE C. Plans were made today to proceed Immediately with the repair of tue Jackson County Chamber of Com merce, damaged by fire Monday eve ning. Arrangements for reconstruction were placed In the hands of the finance committee of which A. S. V. Carpenter Is chairman. Meantime in surance adjusters made an Inspection of the building to determine the exact amount of damage. Estimates made Immediately after the fire placed the damage at 9500. In addition to repairs, "badly need ed Improvements will be made a far as finances will permit," It was stated by Eugene Thorndike, mem ber of the finance committee. Im provements long held to be needed include a general Interior and ex terior painting and a scheme to re duce temperatures In summer and raise them In winter. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. AP) The senate agriculture committee asked the senate today to direct Sec retary Wallace to Investigate "the influences and factors keeping the price of flaxseed under parity." The committee approved a resolution by Senator Nye (R.. N. D.) Young Roosevelt s Prank Riles Officials of Riviera PARIS, Aug. 18. (AP) John Roosevelt, youngest son of President Roosevelt, told the Associated Press tonight that he did not aqulrt champagne at the mayor of Cannes or hit him with a bouquet of flowers at a festival Sunday. The mayor's aides had said the president's son was the person who thus greeted him during Cannes' battle of flowers. CANNES, Franca. Aug. 18. ifpj Officials of this swanky Riviera re sort reported "great" Indignation to day among both fYench and Amer icans over the unceremonious twist which they said John Roosevelt gave to Cannes "Battle of the Flowers." The 31yrar-o!d son of President Roosevelt, they said, bad cut short Mayor Pierre Nouveau's welcome at the height of the fete last Sunday night by squirting champagne In the mayor's face and slapping him with a bouqaet. The French foreign office asked the French press to ignore the story but the Cannes fete committee, composed of Mayor Nouveau'i aide saw the ..! tr in a different light. TLej took mwspaermcn askU to His Nomination Confirmed flKiJ'- i ERTSON RES1DEI VISITED BY PROWLER While George Robertson was at tending the softball games and his wife was absent from their home at 303 North Ivy street last night, a thief entered the dwelling and ransacked the bedroom, Mrs. Rob ertson told city police this morning Nothing was ml using, according to Mrs. Robertson. Entrance to the house was gained by unhooking the screen door from the outside with a sharp object and then climbing through the bathroom window, which was open. make what they termed an official announcement of the Incident. It occurred In the famous Cannes promenade, known as the "Crolsette" or "Battle of Flowers." at the mo ment Mavor Nouveau was to deliver (flowers and a "pretty speech" to the distinguished American vl niter. Roosevelt, youngest of the presi dent's children, a Harvard university student on a vacation trip, had rid den In the parade in a two-horse carriage. With him. the Cannes' com mittee said, was John Drayton, his companion on the eight-week Eu ropean Jaunt. When the young Americana drove up. the mayor bustled to the side of the carriage to greet Rowveit on behalf of Cannes. The mayor carried a large bouquet for the president' son. But before the mayor could make his Fpf i. said his aides, Roovelt snatched a bottle of champagne from a cooler on the floor of the carriage and squirted Its fizzing contents in the mayor's face. While the mayor sputtered, the Aery went. Ron". r :t wled the -hc;if of r..;-rrn from h.rt and iiapped Kouvcaua head with it Vigorous opposition lolred bv Sen HojbI S. Copeland (below) of New York, failed to prevent the ronflnna- tlon Tuesday of Sen. Hiiro L. Black or Alabama, to the Mipreuie court. Senator Black lit shown a bote In two poses at his desk In the role for uhlch he Is famed a vigorous ex aminer of w it nesses. The wiry sena tor began his career as a small town lawyer, later going to Birmingham where a fire destroyed his office. (A. P. Photos.) 2 E DIE IN AUTO SMASHUP GRANTS PASS. Aug. 18. (AP) An automobile tragedy on the Red wood highway near fie Una late yes terday killed the mother of IS chil dren and a 10-year old girl. The dead are Mrs. S. J. Blakely, 50, and Goldle Hargett. both of Rogue River. They were crushed to death In stantly when a car carrying II per sons turned over after blowing a rear tire. Mrs. Clint Hawkins, 34, of Rogue River, Is In a delirious condition from shock. Norma Blakely. 10, may have a fractured arm. Seven other persons following In a truck gave assistance at the wreck. The two groups were bound to Crescent City. Cal., for a three-day holiday for Rogue River Olrl Scouts. Back Is Broken As Truck Falls SALEM, Aug. 18. (p Joe Webb of Salem received a probable fracture of the back when he was pinned be neath a truck loaded with gravel here today. His compsnlon. Howsrd Hunt er, received ml'.cr injuries. The men. operating a. truck owned by the Harold Blako Construction company, had , stopped to repair a broken rear housing. Webb was be neath a rear corner when a Jack slipped. He was pinned on his hands and knees but Hunter managed to pull him from beneath the truck. BASEBALL National. R. H. r Chicago ... 8 9 1 Pittsburgh 7 12 0 Bryant, Root. Parmelee. Shoun, Carleton and Hartnett; Weaver, Bau- era. Swift and Todd. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, pont poned. wet ground (two games to morrow.) r. h. r New York 9 13 0 Boston .... t 7 1 Huhbell and Dannlng; Fette, Lan nlng. Weir and Lopea. American. R. H. B Washington 10 3 New York 7 11 1 Links, Cohen, Appleton and R Ferrsll: Malone. Andrews and Dickey. r. h. r Boston . 3 7 3 Philadelphia 4 9 0 Vewsom. McKaln, Walherg and Dt saiiteis; Caster and Brucker, Detroit 0 4 3 8 7 0 Chicago Auker. Russell and York; Kennedy snd Sewell. First game: R. H. E. Cleveland 14 1 iit. Loul .3 9 1 lUrdrr and Pjtlak; Hog-ju and Uemaiej, AT DUTY! Will Don Robes in October Following Vacation Pledges Self to Serve Peo ple to Best of Ability WASHINGTON. Aug. IB. (API Hugo L. Black, who came out of the deep south as a liberal senator 10 years ago. will put on the robes of a supreme court Justice next Octo ber. The ou tepok en A 1 aba m an , con firmed by his colleagues late yes terday by a 63-16 vote. Is the first Roosevelt appointee to the high tri bunal. By their one-sided confirmation, senators rejected the contention of opponents that he once belonged to the Ku Klux Klan and was temper amentally unfitted for the bench. Plans Vacation The 61 -year old new dealer, ac cepting congratulations with a broad smile, said he will resign from the senate at once. After a vacation, he will take the seat of the conserva tlve Justice W tills Van Devanter, re tired, when the autumn term of court begins. Black pledged himself to "serve the people to the best of my ability." He will have opportunity, If he wishes, to help pass on constitu tionality of laws which he helped pass. Despite the vehemence of the op position, fewer senate votes were registered against him than against confirmation of either Chief Justice Hughes or the veteran Justice Bran- dels. A- handful of foea pounded all aft ernoon against the advisability aud legality of his appointment. Their attack reached a climax when Sen ator Burke (D., Neb.) declared two men now In Washington were ready to testify they witnessed the Initia tion of Black Into the klan many years ago. Burke afterward refused to dlscusB (Continued on Page Three.) 0-C GRANT LAND BILL BY SENATE COMMITTEE ROSEBURO, Ore.. Aug. 18. (AP) Ouy Cordon of Roseburg, attorney for the Association of Oregon Land Grant Counties, received a message this morning from Senator Frederick Stelwer announcing that the O. and C. grant land bill had been favor ably reported by the senate commit tee on public lands and will come before the senate for passage as routine legislation. No changes were made by the senate committee from the form In which the bill passed the house. Cordon was Informed. The bill sets up a perpetual cut ting program for grant lands and replaces the present system of an nual payments to counties In lieu of taxes with a system of percent age returns from land and timber sales, grazing fees and other in come. Cordon recently spent several weeks In Washington on behalf of the l affected counties In Oregon, which objected to provisions of the bill as originally Introduced. ESKIMOS GIVE CLUE TO FAIRBANKS. Alaikl. Aug. 18. (AP) Eskimo who for oenturlea have gathered at remote Barter Island on the northern Alaaka coaat to trade among themnelves brought the flrat clue today to the poaaibie whereabout of the mlaslng aovlet transpol&r flyers. Dropping out of the murky clouds In the arctic ocean fantneuea late yesterday. Bob RAndall. Canadian airman flying a ahlp chartered for the search by the soviet embassy In Washington. D. C. lesrned from a group of psrka-clad natives tney had heard what might have been a plane's engines "four or five daya ago." Arriving !str at Bsrrow. on Alaa ka'a nonhernmoet tip, Randall said "there la possibility this might have been the Russian plane." EX-GOB, HIT BY AUTO, SUCCUMBS IN KLAMATH KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 18, (AP) Mitchell Kunnar, 43, a transient ex-sailor, died lat night of Injuries received Tuesday morning when he alked Into an automobile driven by Haney A. Crumrlnc at a down town intersex uov CHINESE SNIPERS PERIL AMERICANS FLEEING SHANGHA Passengers Flop to Deck As Bullets Pepper Tender En Route to Liner Japanese Bombs Fall Near Vessel SHANGHAI. Aug. 18. Chinese snipers' bullets three times imperilled Americans while tho Dollar Liner McKlnley evacuated 304 American women and children refugees off Shanghai today. Near pnnic broko out on the tender carrying tho refugees to tho President McKlnley when Chinese snipers, ev idently mistaking the craft for a lean flags peppered it with rifle fire. Passengers on deck flopped to their stomachs, not daring to stand long enough to race for protection below. Twice, shore snipers opened fire on the tender. Once Chinese bullets whistled oved tho President McKln- ley's decks and through her rigging when riflemen along the shoro began peppering the rlverful of Japanese destroyers. The first fright came when bombs from Japanese war pianos fell danger ously close to the liner Itself In the Yangtze river, although hugo Amer ican flags flew from every mast. SHANGHAI, Aug. 18. (fp) Japanese warplanea cra&hed bombs Into Chi nese positions In a moonlight attack tonight against the Chinese hordes that are pushing Japanese land forces toward the sea. WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. (P) Secretary Roper said today that "the situation is so unequal" In tho un declared war between Japan and China that application of the neu trality act might "put us in the position of favoring one nation." Roper told his press conference that "we don't want to do that." "There Is some question," he con tinued, "as to how effective appli cation of neutrality embargoes might be In carrying out the purposes of our people to maintain peace." SALEM, Aug. 18. (API Mrs. Su sanna Flannlgnn, 38, met a horrible death on the streets of Donald Inst night when a cigarette Ignited an open can of gasoline and destroyed an automobile. The explosion trapped the victim In the closed rear compartment. Deputy Sheriff B. O. Honeycutt said Mike Flannlgan, the woman's husband, set the can down In the front of the car and then lit a cig arette before stepping into the rear compartment. R. H. New and his son Boh, who were picking hops with the Flannl gans near Donald, escaped from the driver's scat. The News were biking their friends a mile out of Donald where the Flannlgan car ran out or gasoline. The Flannlgans are from Everett, Wash. A sister, Mrs. Jessie Fraser of Mt. Vernon, Ind., survives. The sheriff ordered the body taken to Aurora. DRIZZLING RAIN FALLS IN NORTH POLE AREA SOVIET NORTH POLE CAMP (By Radio to Moscow), Aug 18. ( AP) Drizzling rain fell today despite aub- freezing temperature. The mercury stood at 80.8 Fahrenheit. Visibility was limited to about a mile. Mclntyre, Famed Minstrel Passes as Partner Lies III SOUTHAMPTON, N. T. Aug. 18. James Mclntyre. 79, died today from euremlc poisoning, end lng the 04-year-old partnership of Mclntyre and Heath, famed minstrel men and one of the best known vaudeville teams or the last generation. Mclntyre had been In a coma for several days. News of his death was withheld from his lifelong comrade, Thomas K. Hontb, 84, who lay strick en with paralysis snd bronchitis at hi home In Betnuket. only a few miles across Long bland from South ampton. M-lnlyre, beloved "Alnander" of the old vaudeville skit 'The Ham Tree." did his first dancing as a candy butcher on the railroad run between Kenosha, Wis., his nstlve state, and his home In rtockford, III. Prom Jleu'ng In the aisles of cars to entertain passengers, be graduated to a regular "spot" In vaudeville with his first partner. Prank Austin. farly In the 'revenues they broke up, Mclntyre met Heath, wno had 1 Confesses I I U Jj. -,. . jM M, 1 tWjftirtViir When police hooked Simon F.lmore (above), reported sex hluyer of Joan Kuleha, 4, on Ntaten lhland. It ell mnvcri a serleH of at i miner murders In the New York metropolitan area counting 15 victims within two month a. TO CITY COUNCIL; THREE LOTS SOLD "Thorns J; Roseberry was last night appointed to the city council to sue ceed W. W. Allen who resigned a short time ago when he moved outside the city limits. Mr. Roseberry was nominated by Mayor George W. Porter at the regular semi-monthly meeting of the council. The nomination was confirmed by the council on motion of C. C. Pumas. Mr. Roseberry will serve under ap pointment until the general election in the fall of 1938. He resides at 1003 Sunset avenue and Is employed by Jackson county as shop superin tendent. Reporting for the land appraisal committee of which he Is challrman. Oeorge T. Frey recommended sale of a city lot at the northeast corner of Central avenue and Jackson street to a group of members of the First Christian church who contemplate (Continued on Page Ten.) HOOVER FISHES IN BEND. Aug. 18. (AP) Keeping sn. appointment made with Fny Roblrteau. noted fishing guide, a year ago. former President Hoover arrived here today to fish the upper Deschutes river. Arising early. Hoover drove to South Twin lake, launched a boat in the foaming Deschutes uid start ed a leisurely angling trip which will carry him sis miles downstream. The former president, en route to his Palo Alto home from a Montane. trip, told friends be hoped to return bfare and spend a week or more "ex plorlng" central Oregon. Pishing Is not Its only attraction; to the west of Bend are ancient lava fields which destroyed onoe magnificent forest!1. lost his partner, In San Antonio. Tex., and the terra they formed last ed until their flnsi appearance to gether In Philadelphia In October, 1B34. Veterans of the stsge, Mclntyre and Heath were beadllners at the turn of the century, appearing In 1801 with Beck's Orpheum road show, and In loos with Klaw and Erlander. Next came "The Ham Tree," an elaboration of an Incident In their old "Oeorgla Mlnstrele." "Tha Ham Tree" waa revived In 1018 and ran for two additional seasons. Asked In HUD If It waa tnie that he and Heath had not spoken to rarh other off the stage for 38 years. Mclntyre answered: "Balderdash I Tom and I never quarrel. Of course when we were kids we used to have argu ments, as all young squirts will, but It never came to the place where we stopped speaking." Tho team had a simple method of settling disputes by the toss ot a coin. TRADE BILL SIGNED BY F.D.R. Measure Effectuates State Measures Eliminating Price Cutting On Nation ally Advertised Products WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. p Pres ident Roosovelt signed, with express ed reluctance, today a bill designed to eliminate price-cutting of nation ally advertised manufactured pro ducts. The measure, which slipped through congress as an amendment, or rider, to the District of Columbia tax bill, effectuates "fair trade" acts now in force In 4a states, it exempts them from federal anti-trust laws. The extent of the effect of ths measure dopends on the state laws. Generally, however, it will permit manufacturers of everything from face powder to cigarettes to contract with rota lie re to maintain their prices, Sought for Years The bill has been sought for years by retail druggists organizations, sponsors aald, and probably will find Its greatest application in that field. Sp sors said It was aimed espe cially at the practice some stores fol low of slashing the price on a few well-known articles as a means of attracting buyers. There Is some belief on the part of officials here that the effect of the price maintenance plan may be to raise the costs of some articles. President Roosevelt mentioned this In a statement issued at the time the White House announced the bill was signed. He said several departments of th government believed it would "serU ously raise the cost of many artl (Continued on Page Three.) PETERS FINED $10 FOR J'VILLE ROW Frank R. Peters, a logger, charged with disorderly conduct, In a com plaint signed by Bert Rippey ot Jacksonville, entered a plea of guilty In Justice court this morning ana was fined 810 and costs, and given a suspended sentence of 80 days In the county Jail, pending good behavior. Peters, It waa claimed fought. wore, and threw dishes around in Amy's Place at Jacksonville last Fri day, as a chapter In turmoil with hla wife. Mr. Rippey claimed he was hit In the back ot the head, and Peters claimed It was while Rippey waa fao Ing him. Mrs. Peters testified her mate called her bud names and hit her, and "I bit back." Both husband and wife agreed they could not get along. Peters claimed his- wire had threatened "to have ma killed." Last night Peters hid under the bed, In the Peters apartment, and the state police were called. Peters told the court, "I waa under tha bed to get Information, and I got It." BAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18. (UP) Clarence J. Molhwrt, San Francisco produce merchant, was Indicted to day by a federal grand Jury on a charge of fraud In Interstate com merce. The Indictment charged Mollnart with short weighing and otherwise falsifying weights and prices In tha buying of turkeys from turkey raisers of Medford, Ore. 30 P.C. of Those Wishing To Drive Have Poor Sight SALEM, Aug. 18, (AP) Thirty per cent of sll persons examined for automobile drivers' licensee have sub-normal vision. Including far slghtedneas, double vision and color blindness. Secretary of State Karl Snell said today. Snell said many persons drrf. lng cars cannot read road algns or distinguish between red and green traffic signals. He reported the cse of one man, claiming to have perfect vision, who was unable to dJa tlni.ilah the lettera on the last chart. "I can see all those figures perfectly plain." the man said, "but I can't add them up from here." S. F. TURKEY BUYER UNDER INDICTMENT
