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MEDFORD, OREGON'. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 19117.
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LA FOLLKTTE IS RELIEVER
BEHIND BLACK APPOINTMENT
ALABAMAN'S SENATE SEAT
WAS SERIOUSLY THREATENED
WAGES HILL FKHIT HAD
ALIENATED HOME SUPPORT
DIVISION OF RELIEF CASH
ANGERS FARMERS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. Sena tors
with X-roy eyes who have been look
ing through the president's appoint
ment of their colleague to the
supreme bench, assert they have dis
covered the original Black-man In
the political woodpile.
It is none other than Senator La
Follette, who 1b credited with pre
senting come very effective argu
ments for the Alabama senator when
young Bob took his first presidential
yacht ride after the defeat of the
supreme court bill.
The story la that the story was
that the supreme court bill, for
which Senator Black battled so val
iantly, wasn't the reason for his
choice. It was. Indirectly, his fight
for the wages and hours legislation,
or rather the effect that fight might
have had on his constituency.
Senator La Follette Is supposed to
have expounded on that subject
thoroughly In the presidential pres
ence, pointing out that, while Mr.
Black and his attractive wife were
popular In Birmingham, Just about
ninety percent of the prominent
people thereabouts were quite ready
to wipe him off the slate If they
could.
When the wages and hours meas
ure was fully a Lred . It proved to
be the last straw and It confirmed
the direction In which the cyclone
was about to blow.
La Follette, the story proceeds, felt
that Black was too valuable a factor
In the flghf for liberalism to be
dropped Just when the conservative
forces were beating down measures
like the labor standards bill. On the
bench, he would be a permanent fix
ture, not subject to the fickle fan
cies of the voter.
It was remarked by some that,
when the battle raged heaviest over
the confirmation of Senator Black,
certain senators who might well have
cast a few stones remained serenely
silent.
Explanation: In the course of the
various Investigations which the
Alabaman has conducted, he has
turned up considerable material in
volving some of his colleagues which
(Contluned on Page Seven.)
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. CAP)
The public debt resched a new rec
ord peak of (36.891.415.01? August
17.
A treasury report showed today
this figure compared with 33,410,
520,689 on the corresponding date
last year.
On August 17, government ex
penditures crossed the billion dollar
mark for the current fiscal year,
standing at $1,000,426,644. compared
with 770.901,060 on the same date
a year ago.
The rise In expenditures this year
Is traceable largely to a sharp fall
ing off In repayments to government
lending agencies.
SIDE GLANCES
bj
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Jack WalW tossing packages of
breakfast food around the softball
field Inferring hefty swats were in
duced by hla fodder.
Joe Ony batting along on nia
antique Monarch Visible typewriter,
unmindful of the key that had drop
ped out of place from old age.
Seth Bullts giving pointers to a
visiting Ssn Bernardinan planning
to travel the Rogue river by canoe
nrt year.
Anita, Robertson being some wn at
surprised t a request from a hotei
guest that she hnid an expectea
telegram until the guest returned
pent week, she naturally believing
that telegram are ud for fast
(omrMiniHt'n snd not to be suited
R ay an men hem lor several daj?
until called for.
SOUGH! TO ENJOIN
SHERIFF'S ACTION
Similar Suit Filed in Jose
phine County Attack On
Constitutionality of Anti-
Pinball Law Is Planned
Suit to enjoin the sheriff and dis
trict attorney of Jackson county
from enforcing their order banning
plnball machines after next Wednes
day, August 35, was filed this morn
ing In circuit court by Earl E. Sims,
operator of this city. The sherlft
and district attorney are made de
fendants In the action.
Yesterday In Josephine county, i
similar suit was filed and a hearing
to show cause why a temporary in
junction should not be granted, will
be argued before Circuit Judge H.
D. Norton at Qrante Pass Saturday
morning. Attorneys for Sims said
they would seek a similar hearing
here Saturday, to restrain official
interference with the machines In
Jackson county.
The suit filed by Sims seeks to
enjoin the offtciats from removal or
confiscation of the devices, and the
arrest and prosecution of players or
operators.
Attorneys for Sims indicated they
would attack the constitutionality
of the antl-plnball law upon the
grounds the plnball machines are
lotteries, and not gambling games,
and besides Involve the skill of the
player.
Attorneys Oeorge A. Roberts. Wil
liam M. McAllister, George A. Cod
ding of this city and Walter L. Too
of Portland appear as counsel for
Sims.
GRANTS PASS. Aug. 19. (pi Earl
Bush of Marsh field today filed ault
to enjoin District Attorney Orval J.
MIHard and Sheriff E. H. Lister from
Interfering with the operation of
plnball machine In Josephine coun
ty. Hearing before Circuit Judge H
D. Norton was set for Saturday.
Bush's complaint alleged he has
16.000 Invested In the machines. His
attorneys are Walter L. Tooze of Port
land and O. M. Roberts and William
McAllister of Medford.
By order of the district attorney,
play on machines was halted August
9 and the devices were removed Au
gust IS.
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IN CRATER LAKE
CRATER. LAKE, Aug. 19. (Spl.)
Former President Hoover fished In
Crater lake today. No president or
former president had ever before
angled In the famed body of myster
iously blue water.
Mr. Hoover appeared to be In good
health and spirits. He arrived here
last evening and said he had had
good fishing on his way south from
Portland, t
The only living ex -president of the
United States was to leave today for
hla Palo Alto, Calif., home, tt being
understood he would travel by way
of Medford.
CRUSHED BY CAVE-IN
PliACFRVILLE, Cal., Aug. 19.
(AP Crushed under tons of rock,
the body of Harry Achzlg. gold miner
entombed by a abaft cave-ln yea-
terday, was recovered early today by
a crew of weary rescuers.
The rescuers said Achzlg had ap
parently been Instantly killed. His
body was under 30 to 30 tons of
rock and directly under one huge
boulder weighing an estimated 15
tons.
A second miner, Frank Llbby. bur
led In the cave-In with Achclg. was
dug out uninjured from the turn
bled mass of dirt, rocks and debris,
three hours after the accident. He
Immediately Joined the rescue work
ers. The onve-ln occurred near the
portal of the tunnel of the Gopher
Boulder workings In the Mother
Lode country, 13 miles west of Pla
cervllle, after a tractor passed over
the shaft.
ZANE GREY DEPARTS
UMPQUA FISH CAMP
ROSKBURO. Aug. 19. JFr- Zane
Orey. notd author, who has been
spending the past few weeks at hi
summer camp on the North Umpqua
river, left last night by tnin for nls
home at ls Angel, He is still suf
fering from an Illness, reported to
have own caused by sunstroke.
A large part of his camp equip
ment was stored for use again nxt
year, while the balance Is being taken
to Aniele and will be ued in
his forthcoming trip to AuMriiu.
Japanese in Retreat Before Chinese Onslaught
Shanghai Waterfront Swept
The alrvlcw of the Shanghnl hat-
lie area shows the customs Jetty
(A) where American women and
children Mere put Into tenders to
proceed amid shellflre down t he
Whangpoo river, as Indicated by
hlark dotted line, to American ships.
Battle lines were drawn from the
urea north of Shuughal centering
on ; North Sechewiin road (It)
through the fringes of llmigkew (.1)
scene of scores of fire to the
Whangpoo and arrow the river hi
Pootung Industrial area (I) 11 here
33.000 Chinese were entrenched. Jap
anese ships sprayed western sect Ions
and fires raced In the Chinese see-
tlon of Chaepl (-1). Before the fam
ous Astnr House (C) rould be closed.
me 4Uiiin?sc niniinry nuancrea
I, Son Japanese refugees there. Burst-
Ing shells shook the heart of the
French concession C-T).
Japanese aviators (below), now
loosing their death-dealing bombs
on war-lrlcken Shanghai, lounrl
their mark when they bombed this
flour mill, one of the largest in
Tientsin, North China. A .fupiine.se
soldier watches as the mill Is en
pnl .I In flames.
FIRST BREAK BETWEEN
By the Assm-lated PreM
Portugal's rupture of diplomatic
relations with Czechoslovakia stood
today as Europe's first official "out
side" break resulting from the Span
ish war.
Authorities recalled that Portugal,
Italy and Germany severed diplo
matic ret all on n with the Madrid-Valencia
government of Spain last fall;
but this remained the first case of
rupture between two countries, nei
ther of which was a party to tne
Spanish war.
"Reserving opinion for the pres
ent," Czechoslovak! an quarters In
London hinted that Lisbon's action
if irrevocable was based probably
on "irresponsible propaganda about
Czechoslovaklan connections with the
Soviet Union."
Soviet officials deferred comment
on Portugal's action pending full In
formation on the Lisbon charge of
"third party influence" in Czecho
slovakia's failure to sell arms to the
Lisbon government.
Any suggestion that Russia might
be the "third party" was denied un
officially. The Spanish Insurgent high conr
mand asserted today that Santander's
outlying defenses to the southwest
of the Blncayan seaport, had "melted
away" while the insurgent attnckcr
ploughed to within 30 miles of their
goal.
Shotgun Charge
Brings Complaint
A complaint charging Harry Macfcey
with aiming and shooting a firearm
at another haa been filed In Justice
court, and a hearing will be hew
Friday morning. Msckey entered
plea of not guilty yesterday and
was released by I he court on his
own recognizance. The complaining
witness Is L. R. Myers The espon
allegedly used was a shotgun.
Mackey. according to the authori
ties, claims he was shooting at a,
dog, and the complainant alleges the
.iiots flew over him, and in hi gen
eral direction hile he m picking
cucumbers.
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HORSE POPULATION HIT
BY SLEEPING SICKNESS
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Aug. 19. yp
Farmers and veterinarians, unable to
obtain serum and vaccine, fell back
on simple household remedies today
In an effort to save horses from the
worst sleeping sickness disease scourge
the northwest has suffered In years.
The disease has stricken horses on
almost 2.000 Minnesota farms. Veteri
narians reported farmers in the Da
kutns and Nebraska also have suffer
ed unusually severe losses.
Mosquitoes were suspected to be
spreading the disease, known to med
ical science as equine encephalomye
litis. Stricken animals become sleepy
and stagger. They have difficulty eat
ing and drinking because the disease
paralyzes the throat.
Dr. W. C. Bromaahln of the Min
AUSTRALIANS TO EYE
PEAR INDUSTRY HERE
CORVALLIS. Aug. 19. OVt Ore
gon's agriculture will soon be sub-
I Jeeted to the critical scrutiny of 46
(farmers from Australia on a tour of
tho Pacific coast. The party will be
entertained hero Augxist 33.
The party will also spend two da; a
In and around Portland, Including a
Mt. Hood loop trip, and will go to
Seattle and Vancouver, B. C. Re
turning south early In September,
the Australians plan to stop at Med
ford to study the pear Industry.
Workers Alliance
In Capital March
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (AP)
Dnvid Lasaer, president of the Work
ers' Alliance, said today that be-iwee-n
600 and 700 more works pro
gress ndmlnthtratton marrhprs would
r'lve here tomorrow to demand 'n
atm nt cl t.,c Schv.cl)riibnch-AHni
resolution
by Fire After Bombardment
" vZl jy
Jit,. S" ,
nesota livestock sanitary board, said
scrum and vaccine supply houses
have Informed him they were piled
high with back orders for medicine.
Even should production catch up
with immediate demands, he said, It
would be too late to halt the disease
Innoculatlons over a period of 31 days
are necessary to Immunize the ani
mals. By that time mosqultoe-kllllng
frosts are expected. In California and
Maryland laboratories federal Inves
tigators are trying to determine con
ditions under whlcb the disease de
velops most rapidly. So far they have
been unable to offer complete expla
nations, the Minnesota expert said.
A filterable virus, disease-carrying
poison, Is listed as the active killer.
Where It comes from and how it
sprends still puzzles research men.
EXHAUSTED FOR YEAR
PORTLAND. Apg. 19. UV No
more funds are available for grub
stake loans this year, the state de
partment of geology and mineral In
dustries announced today.
"The allotment of funds to be ex
pended during 19-17 under the grub
stakes provision or the mining act
haa been exhausted." said a notice
to the Multnomah county commis
sion. "The law requires that our
englneera examine claims located un
der the act so the amount withheld
li to cover such examinations."
CHILD FOUND DROWNED
IN CREEK NEAR HOME
ALBANY. Ore.. Aug. tfl. fAPl -Mary
F.llen, 18-t.mhthe old deuhtT
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mcdeary
drowned 4oday in Periwinkle creek,
near her home. Trie rhlld was found
floating In the water by her mother
10 minutes after she dlhrtppiarei
from the houw .
It Mi.vltfitiM. effort- M- fir in n
and a physician were unnnihng.
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J
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OF OIL LAND LEASE1
SALBM, Aug. 19. (UP) J, H. Haz-
lett, state corporation commissioner,
this week Issued a statement seeking
to dtscourofle optimistic persons hop
ing to benefit by buying oil leases In
Oregon.
. "The probability of finding oil In
paying quantities In this state la so
slight that only wealthy persons. If
any, who can afford to gamble, should
buy oil leases," Hazlett said.
"Repot ts have come to the atten
tion of the department that sales
men of oil leases are representing that
they have been licensed by this de
partment. These reports are false. A
number of companies engaged In sell
ing oil leases in Oregon have sought
permits but none haa been Issued for
a number of reasons.
"The, most undesirable high pres
sure salesmen are selling oil leases
and the gullibility of their victims
surpasses belief. The victims arc
usually uninformed and of small
means, and were oil lea lug compan
ies to be Issued permits and were
their salesmen to bo licensed as
agents by the corporation depart
ment, the salesmen would probably
represent, as they do. that the depart
ment had approved oil losses as an
investment.
"The salesmen would thus be furn
ished with a strong selling argument.
The corporation department refuses to
be placed In such a position that Its
attitude toward oil lrae in Oregon
can be misrepresented." Hnzlett wrote
BOARD WILL INSPECT
' BAKER COUNTY ROADS
SAI.r.M. Aug. 10 .!. Th Hl
highway rnmnilMlnn wtll o to Bftkrr
ronnty nrxt wok to lnMct ih
BnkT-Hfllfway roiwl pml othr rono
In Ihf county. It. H Bnlrtivk, Mnto
hlclwy milnw. itly.
The commlwilnn will Irnvc Port
land hy train TurwHy, hllr Bnl
rtnry will li-nvr Suh-m hv ailtomnbnn
thr 'nm" ftnv rn milt hr -.111 Iti
ldjct the WllliiinoUc IHKhmy.
DECISIVE BATTLE
E ID
Statement That Large Ope
rators Will Leave State
Brings Action Miners,
Business Men to Organize
GRANTS PASS, Aug. 19. (AP)
Faced with the statement of several
tnrgc gold mine operators that they
will leave Oregon unless the current
muddy-water Issue along the Rogue
river Is definitely settled, the Miners'
Protective association, formed here
last fall, today planned to wage a
decisive battle.
On instruction of the Curry county
court, B. R. McCabc, district attorney
of Curry county, at the mouth of
the rlvor, haa filed suit forevor to
enjoin 17 named miners In Jose
phine county from depositing mining
tailings In or on the banks of tho
Rogue river or Its tributaries or
whero they may be washed Into those
streams.
The miners declared that botn
placer and hard rock operations could
be barred even In dry gulches and
on mountainsides under the defini
tions of tho complaint.
Several of the defendants met
earlier and announced they were re
taining Nlel R. Allen of Grants Pass
and Evan Reaines of Medford to rep
resent them Jointly. They said they
would ask the remaining named de
fendants to reply to the complaint
Jointly.
R, W, Dudley was selected at the
Miners' Protective association meet
ing to organize miners and busi
ness men of southern Oregon.
(Continued on Page Three.)
CITY BOS SERVICE
IN OPERATION BY
SEPT. 5TH, IS PLAN
Urban bus service will be started
hero by the Medford Bus company.
Inc., not later than September 5 and
probably on September 1, It was stat
ed today by Robert Harntsh, member
of the firm.
Three Q. M. C. 31 -passenger, latest
type of streamline buses are now en
route hero and should arrive In time
to start operations September 1, Mr.
Harnlsh said.
To begin with, the buses will op
era to on Main street from the golf
course on tho east to the Oak Drove
school on the west. Central avonuo
from Borrydalo on tho north to the
(Continued on Page Six.)
BASEBALL
Amrrlran.
Boston . 0 10
Philadelphia 4 8
Marcum, Wilson and Dcautels,
Berg; Kclley and Brucker.
Flrat game:
Detroit
Chicago .. H
R. H.
.13 16
.4 8
Brklgot and York; Whitehead, Cain
Itlgney and Sowcll, Renaa.
(Called In Oth account rain.)
(13 Innings): R. H.
Washington 8 11
New York 4 10
W. Ptrrcl and R. PVrreU; Ruffing
and Dickey.
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Davis and
8 10
Hartnett; Bowman
Brown, Weaver, Brandt and Todd
Padden.
NtHlmiiil
Philadelphia 0
Brooklyn 8 7
Mtllcahy, Jorgens, and Clrace; Hoyt,
and Spencer.
(Second name) ; R. H. E.
Philadelphia 1 10 1
Brooklyn 8
Johnson. Panseau and Atwood; Mini
go. Hamlin. Llndsey and Spencer.
Phelps.
list game)
St. lonls
Cincinnati
Wnrneke. and
R. H B
8 7 1
3 8 1
Orlssom,
Owen
Mouty, llallahan and lombardl
(II Innings) R. H. B.
New York 1 0
Roalon -. 3 8 1
flumbert. M'llon and Dunning:
Turner and 1xhw.
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IN EAST SHANGHA
IDE
Chinese Force Threatens to
Disorganize Nippon Plans
for Victory on Greatly
Extended Far East Front
By JAMES A. MILLS.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 19. (AP) Mass
es of Chinese Infantry struck hard
at the heart of Japanese shore post
tlons In eastern Shanghai late to
day end forced the enemy Unea back
almost to the Vhangpoo river.
The Chinese drive came just aa
vanguards of a Japanese army from
tho homeland were reaching tha
Shanghai war zone. It threatened to
disorganize plans of the Japanese
command for seeking victory on a
greatly extended front.
The advance of the Chinese waa
reported to have reached the Ward
Road Jail and Yangtze poo road, well
within the eastern or Japanese-held
district of tho International set
tlement. Both points are within a
few hundred yards of the Whangpoo
river front, where reinforcements and
supplies for the Japanese force
ashore have been landed.
Claim Long Advance.
The attacking Chinese forces cama
from their Klangwan area on the
northeast. Apparently they were try
ing to Isolate several thousand Jap
anese marines holding the Hongkew
sector. Chinese said at one point
their lines hod been advanced tour
miles, although on most of the front
It waa held to a few hundred yards.
The Chinese attacking forces braved
savage bombardment from the air.
from Japanese warships on the river
and batteries ashore as they drov
their lines forward.
Military experts said that If the
Chinese succeeded In reaching the
waterfront and holding their new
lines the position of the Japanese
between the Whangpoo and Soochov
creek hitherto the main Japanese
land forces would be precarious.
Soochow creek forma the boundary
between the Japanese section of the
International settlement and the
western districts guarded by Amort
can marines and British Infantry
standing behind strong barricade!
to provent Incursions by either con
tending army.
Jitp Lines Badly Bent.
Japanese lines were badly bent
about a mils east of the As tor House
hotel, at the Junction if Soochow
(Continued on Pag. Tore..)
SOLD TO CANNERS
Prultmen today estimated that
8000 tons of Rogue River valley
Bartletts have been sold to can
neries to date, at $27.80 per ton for
pears 34 Inches and larger, and 430
per tun for smaller size. The can
nery purchases amount to half tho
estimated Bartlett crop of 18.000
tons.
Canners are reported to have
bought up the available supply at
the above prices, and representatives
are still here.
Bhlpmenta to Portland this week
end for export to England, and a
shipment to Montreal, Canada, for
loading for England are scheduled.
No eastern shipments have bean
made, and none are expected for 10
days or two weeks. Bartletts ars now
going Into cold storage for later
shipments.
Most or the packing houses opened
this week, and will be In full swing
next week, when general picking
starts in the orchards.
WILL HAVE $5,000,000
SALRM. Aug. 19. (AP) The tt.
unemployment compensation com
mission will have about 85.000.000
on January 1 when It begins paying
benefits to employes who come un
der the act. D. A. Bulmore, admin
latrator. sold today.
The commission now ha. about
4000.000. the entire amount con
tributed by employers. This year em
ployers pay two percent of their pay
rolls. Next year tho amount will be
Increased to three percent.
POCATKI.IjO, Idaho. Aug. 10. (AP)
The Rct. Victor E. Nwman, pastor
nf Trinity Episcopal church liera for
the past 15 months, said tody he
will transfer to the Klamath Pall..
Ore., church elfcctlvc September !