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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.)
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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