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Lose No Time mil yon read th classified ds today, remember hundreds of otheri are doing likewise. So when you find what yon want, lose no time In getting In touch with the other fellow. The Weather Forecaat : Fair tonight and Thursday; not much change In temperature. TKMPKRATtRE Highest j esterday 13 Lowest this morning ....50 Medford TRIBUNE full Associated Pren Tun u- Thirtv-Second Year MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 1937. No. 140. Ml am fo)(nww f . DM uiu 9 Behind Washington Headlines By H. R. Baukhage Copyright 1937, by Tbe North American News paper Alliance, Inc. iTrurv HEADS EYE DOUGLAS AS SUCCESSOR TO LANDIS HOPE TO DELAY ACTION ON "DEATH SENTENCE" MOST HOLDING COMPANIES TO AWAIT COl'ItT RULING KENNEDY DECLARED FOR STRONG SEC POLICY WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Public utility officials have more than a passing Interest in the probable se lection of W. O. Douglas to succeed James M. Land is as chairman of tbe securities and exchange commission. Officially, one of the new chair man's first Jobs would be the execu tion, of the famous "death sentence" requiring cellar-to-attic reorganiza tion of the big utility holding com panies. The companies, however, are not immediately worried about that. They feel sure that there will be no chance for the commission to act until well Into next year, although the law calls for application of the "death sentence" terms "as soon a practicable after January 1, 1938." . These folks are banking on delay In the litigation over the constitu tionality of the act. now painfully wending Its way through the lower courts. They believe that the case may not reach the supreme court until next spring, probably too late for a decision until the following fall's session of the tribunal. Five larger companies have already voluntarily registered with the SEC and submitted plans for the re organization of their properties. The other companies In this class are awaiting the decision of the high court. At present, the commission la map ping Its plans for action In carrying out the terms of the law, but It Is a long task and cannot be completed until some time after the new chair man takes office. While Mr. Douglas Is credited with plenty of determination to "go after" the offenders of SEO regulations, come of the tough-nklnned bulls and sharp-clawed bears are, privately, wishfully snorting some cynical snorts. They say the way to make a conservative out of a radical la to give him a big Job. They declare that James LandlB. fresh from under the wing of Felix Frankfurter, credited with so much of the leftist Inspiration of the New Deal, elevated to head of the SEC. became exceedingly gentle in han dling the wild men of Wall Street. Insiders, however, aren't worrying over the commission's losing it teeth if Mr. Douglas Is named chairman. They feel sure that pressure has been brought to bear to select a real fighter, whoever he may be, to carry on the work of the SEC. They know about a storm that took place behind closed doors eome months ago. The ruckua was over a charge that Chairman Land Is was trimming the sails of the commission, and the big wind that threatened to blow him out of office was generated in the vicinity of gusty Skipper Ken nedy of the maritime commission. Mr. Kennedy launched the SEC. and, according to those who heard his unexpurgatcd remarks on the (Continued on Pag. Six!) BOILER BLOWS UP AT SILVERTON CANNERY 8ILVERTON. Sept. 1. (PI Two hundred persona are out or employ ment until repairs can be made at Walln Brothers Canning company plsnt where a huge pressure boiler exploded last night. Miraculously no one was hurt. The boiler was filled with brans, a special order being prepared for Sllverton hospital. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS John Endera objecting to being called an Ashland visitor in Medrord after he has been living here year Phyllla 8mlth helping a girl friend keep house and learning all about csnnlng tomatoes, spicing pickle, bnklng pies and concocting salads. Hob Deuel and Gain Robinson graciously sending their annual Del Rio gift box of peara to th. MT staff, and all enjoying same. Walter Abbey smoking the same i cigar In two different photos In the incorporated Abbey news and adv j -icuv I AND FIGHT Police Alert to Prevent Vio lence Pickets Placed Perishables and Goods in Transit to Move SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. P) The waterfront was tied up today by the long -simmering dispute between the teamsters' union and the steve dores as to which group should have Jurisdiction over the warehousemen. Pickets of the teamsters' union, an American ' Federation of Labor af filiate, went on duty and police were on the alert to prevent any violence. John P. McLaughlin, teamsters' business agent, declared the water front tie up was for a 'showdown" with the warehousemen, a CI.O. af filiate. Resent Dictation "We do not propose to take dic tation from tbe International Long shoremen's association and the ware housemen, or permit them to desig nate cargo as 'cold' one minute and 'hot the next, when the teamsten happen to handle It," McLaughlin declared. The warehousemen are affiliated with the International Longshore men's association, headed by Harry Bridges. Bridges declared teamatera offi cials would be responsible for any tleup of the port, after McLaughlin stated be did not know bow long stoppage of commerce would continue. Louis Goldhlatt, vice president of the warehousemen emphasized the situation, "was. not a CIO-AFL dis pute," but that hi union was at tempting to have 76 men reinstated to their Jobs at the California Pack ing corporation, McLaughlin called a hurried meet ing and announced his union mem bership was being organized and pick et placed on duty. perish ah les Move "We will allow perishables and goods In transit to move, but later we may tighten up. he stated. We do not want to punish anyone un necessarily." About 200 persons gathered around the California Packing corporation plant, where the warehousemen claim the employee were locked out 10 months ago. "We do object to the company at tempting to starve the locked out men," Goldblatt said. "We propose that the men be returned to their Jobs and the dlfflculay with the com pany will be solved. There la no 'hot cargo Issue Involved. "But even when we were In the AFL, this type of action (by the teamsters) was very common at Seat tle." McLaughlin retorted the warehouse men had been "looking for a fight and now they're going to have It." PORTLAND, Sept. 1. (API The c a p 1 1 o I reconstruction commission confirmed Commissioner T. Harry Banfleld's negotiations today for more than 1128.000 In property purchases for the new library building at Salem The action formally authorized the acquisition of the following eight pieces of property In a block ad Joining the cspltol building site: T. B. Kay. 144.000; H. W. Meyers. 13.760: W. T. Staley. $14,360; Jose phine Baumgartner, 110.000: F. O. Myers. 114.050; S. P. Kimball. 114.890: Hollla Huntington, 111.930: Cora Moore. $5300. There are three pieces remaining on the same block. In some Instances there will be a slight chsnge In the price Involving the removal of bulldlnga. 374 CARS OF PEARS ROLLED OUT 10 DATE Pear shipment from the Medford district of the Rogue River valley to date total 374 cars, with 331 cars dispatched to eastern market and foreign export and 153 cars to Wil lamette valley and California can neries, according to the freight de partment of tbe Southern Pacific. Bartlett comprise most of the shipment, with a few cars of How ells. It is expected the shipment will pass the too car mark by the end of th week. I DALLAS, Sept. 1. (API Walter Pindley, who escaped from th. Polk county Jsll Monday night, waa re ci.ptured late last night at wigr! hup rnc;i near Indent n.1eiice b ShaUt T- 9- Uockr, tad defnua. U. S. Liner Bombed by Chinese Planes Xv ' pjijp " Sill "' PLANNED AT FAIR Arrangements were perfected this morning for a Jackson county mineral exhibit at the Stat, fair In Salem, September 6-13, It waa announced by. B. R. Santo, president Of tho South ern Oregon Oem and Mineral society. Jn accepting responsibility of as sembling tho exhibit and displaying same at Salem, Mr. Santo said "Jack son county can prepare a marvelous exhibit for the sMte fair. The time la very short, so I will thank those who have specimens to bring them to me aa soon as possible." Mr. Santo resides at 630 South Ivy and those who have specimens are urged to take them to him Immediately. Members of tho Oem and Mineral society are preparing a display for Inclusion In th Jackson county ex hibit, but additional specimens oan be used according to Mr. Santo. Those who leave specimen will be given a receipt and Mr. Santo will be re sponsible for their safe-keeping. Min erals particularly desired Include chrome, allver, gold, cinnabar and platinum. Additional publicity will result for Jackson county from the exhibit by virtue of tho fact that all the spec Imens will be packed In wooden box es donated by the Timber Product. company. POLICE ON LOOKOUT FOR RUNAWAY GIRLS State police are today on the look out for two young Eugene girls who were reported to be "runaways" from their home. They are, Ruth Martin, 16. and Juanlta Hlckiton, 18. According to reports from Eugene authorities, the girls left the north ern city sometime yesterday In com pany with a boy driving a IBM coupe. State police have the descrip tion of the machine, and are watch ing all highways. Pine Cone Industry PORTLAND. Sept. 1-AP, Pine cone collecting offers a new industry for Oregon, the chamber of com n erce said today. The cones, three i..t.-.et or longer, are sold In Call for. The United Mates Dollar liner. President Hoover, was bombed off the coast of China by four war planes, presumably Chinese, bringing Injury to several rrew members. Th bomb tore holes In the liner's hull above the water line. The vessel Is shown In the Whang poo river at Shanghai. Below Is Capt. George W. Yard ley, who was In command ot the President Hoover when It was bombed. BRITISH DESTROYERS ON TRAIL OF MYSTERY SUB GIBRALTAR, Sept. l.P) Great Britain's admiralty concentrated flotilla- of eight destroyers today In a Mediterranean area off Spanish east coast to bring to strict account a submarine which fired a torpedo at H. M. S. Havock. Other warships were nearby, await ing orders. The entire Mediterranean fleet, now engaged In maneuvers off Italian and Dalmatian coasts and In POLICE HUNTING A search was being made today by stat police for the driver of a 1930 Bulck sedan which was reported to have crashed Into a car driven by F. S. Stevenson of Medford and failed to stop last night. The Bulck waa later found abandoned In Jackson ville. Stevenson told state police the Bulck crashed Into hi machine aa h waa making & left turn off a foothills road weat of Medford Into th. Wing orchard road. The Bulck waa traveling at a high rate of speed, Stevenson told Stat, police, and after hitting hla car, continued on without stopping. Left front tlra on the Stevenson car wa knocked off and the fenders were damaged. State police said the Bulck received a damaged bumper and fenders. Stevenson wa unin jured. T T0TALS$23,17B! Permit Issued from the city build ing Inspector's office during tho month of August totaled $23,178. a alight decline from July when the total waa 133.880, It was revealed to day. Included In the 33 permit Issued were four for the construction of new residences. Last month slao aaw a heavy de cline from the corresponding period In 1936. August of last year totaled 83.840, but It wa pointed out that two permits, to Montgomery Ward and the Nacaren. church, accounted (50.000 of th. 1936 August total. Application for the first permit of September was made today by Perl Davta of 145 1 4 South drape street to reroof a house at a stated coat of 100. Fire On Farm. EUGENE. Sept. 1. (AP) Eight hundred chickens. 150 sack of grain, several tons of baled hay and con siderable canned fruit and vege tablea were lost In a fire which de stroyed the bam on the L. D. Ger mlr. farm In the, Pleasant Hill sec tion 1st yesterday. The Eugene fire department ent truck to the ten. but It arrived too law to aav. th. buildings. ASTORIA. Sept. I. JPv A raft con taining between fir. million and all million feet ot Ijts from the Benson Lumber company of Clatsksnie pass ed her. Tuesday, .D rouu to San Die. the lower Mediterranean, was avail able for Instant duty. . The Havock. it waa disclosed, net off a depth charge after the torpedo had missed it mark. The results of the charge were not known. Other destroyers searching day and night for the mysterious submersible were equipped with similar depth charges capable of blowing up the submarine if heavy guns were unable to sink It on the surface. BASEBALL National. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. (AP) The Giant regained first place In the National league by a margin of two points today by pounding two St. Louis Cardinal pitchers, Lonnle War neke and Mike Ryba, for a 7-3 vic tory, while the Cubs were losing to Brooklyn. With the Cubs losing to Brooklyn, the Giants' percentage now Is .806 to -603 for Chicago. The score: R. St. Louis ..... 3 New York 7 H. I. 0 0 U 8 Schu- Warneke, Ryba and Owen; macher and Dannlng. Flrst game: Cincinnati .. Boston .. ...... R. 8 I Derringer and Lombard!; son. Bust and Mueller. 2nd game: R. H. E. Cincinnati ...... ... . .. 18 0 Boston 4 7 1 Schott. R. Davis, Oiissom and Campbell; Fette and Lope;. Chicago , Brooklyn C. Davis. Shoun and 4 11 9 6 10 I Hartnett, Odea; Henshaw, Butcher and Phelps, R. H. Pittsburgh 8 7,1 Philadelphia 8 8 1 Batters. Weaver and Todd; Pasacau and Grace. American, 1st game, 6 Innings: R. H. E. Boston .... 3 4 0 Chicago .. ... 0 ft 3 Orove and Desautels; Dietrich and Rensa. Shea. (Called account rain.) New Tork Cleveland Wicker and Dickey: Pytlak. 1 10 4 Oalelioua and Washington 8 18 ( Detroit 3 ft I W. Ferrell and R. Perrell: Mc. Laughlln. Wade, Russell and York. MEDICAL KIT THIEF IN DAYLIGHT FORAY KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. I. (API Klamsth Falls' medical kit thief, apparently .rrboldened by the suc cess of his nightly raids, today stag ed a daylight robbery on one ot th city's busiest street corners. The theft wa made from the park ed automobile of Dr. Dean H. Os bom while the physician waa In a mldtown barber shop. A case con taining valuable Instrument but no narcouca, wu takaa. FIRES AREA 21 Warships Pump Shells Into City Hard-Pressed Chinese Wage Desperate Fight Japs Reinforced SHANGHAI, Sept. 1. (fln A terri fying series of great new fires roared In Shanghai tonight, kindled by the naval guns and aerial bombs of Japan's big offensive against all of China. The blazes, one of them In the Soo chow creek area facing the American defended sector of the International settlement, formed a magnificent and awful background for the military drama. Twenty-one Japanese destroyers and cruisers pumped shells Into the Chapel and Klangwan sectors of Shanghai's north end. Japanese war- planes rained bombs on Chinese posi tions. Woosung, Shanghai's historic de fense post at the wide river bend where the Wrangpoo meets the Yang tze, already was In Japanese hands. But the hard-pressed Chinese were fighting on with unmatohed courage and tenacity, holding firmly to many Important positions. Japs Warn Shipping. The Shanghai curtain raiser to the Japanese offensive which la to ex tend all over China found American and British naval commanders con sidering the possibility of uniting their protective strength to force way to sea for their refugees. That consideration was the result of Japanese naval warnings to all shipping to steer clear of Japanese warship concentrations cramming both the Whangpoo and the Yangtze. (Oontluned on Pag. Seven.) NOSES ARE BLOODIED IN CLASH OF PICKETS AT PORTLAND MILLS PORTLAND, Sept. l.fT, Bloody noses, torn clothing and tattred bannera decorated the labor front to day aa A PL and CIO group vigor ously continued their rivalry for con trol of th. big sawmill industry. A spokesman for operators of th. mills, which opened Monday after be ing closed down upon threat of AFL leader to refuse to handle produot produced by CIO employee In the mill, brusquely remarked: "It's a hell of a mess!" Impromptu fight flrecrackered be fore the gate of most of the large mllle, but nearly a fast aa bruisea AFL pickets retreated for repairs and new bannera, others took their places. We're replacing picket and ban ner a fast as they are torn away," said Bonn R, Mathla, secretary ot the AFL building trade council. "We are for peaceful picketing and contem plate no mass picketing." Mathl said boat were being char tered to patrol the Columbia and Willamette rivers and atop log raft from being delivered to th. mills. A number of truck, leaving the mill with aawduet fuel, were over. turned and at other point CIO truckmen and AFL teamsters battled hand-to-hand over manning truck. Rum per Dufur Crop PORTLAND, Sept. I. (P Dufllr farmer. finishing the harvest of a bumper wheat crop, acclaimed Ideal seeding oondltlona for next year re sulting from rain this week, George D. Bordy, Dufur banker, said here. vi.m. in the Tvirh rltte. area were re Dorted to average from 30 to 38 bush- els to th. acre, one fanner reaping 64 bushels to the acre. 5EIS GREAT Glamorous Tallulah Is Married for Last Time JASPER, Ala., Sept. 1. (P) Newly, wed Tallulah Bankhead wa honey moon bound today with Actor John Emery, her husband of a day. T married for love," said th. glam orou star of stage and screen, adding ah. never had been married before and "never would again." Their marrlag. took place last night In the home of the bride' fth.r. Speaker William B. Bankhead of th. house of repreeenUtlvM. Although their romance began a y.ar ago. they aurprtsed Broadway friend when they hurried her. by chartered plan, and auto yesterday tor the ceremony. Mis Bankhead Mid she waa 34, her husband 33. Tney mat 1b Hollywood wail Judy Canova Gives V entriloquist Air Because Of Dummy HOLLYWOOD. Sept. !. API Judy Canova, hillbilly singer, to day broke her engagement to Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, blam ing Dummy Charlie McCarthy for the cooling of a three year ro mance. She said she didn't like "play ing second fiddle" to the wooden headed little fellow that Bergen made Into a radio favorite. "It's an obsession with Eddie," she added. "He thinks and talks of nothing else. "I've beard 'Charlie' this and 'Charlie that, until I've begun to think of him as a human being." U. S. NAVAL SHIPS TO TAKE CITIZENS HYDE PARK. N. T., Sept. 1. UP) Summer Whit House official said today th. United State government would . rely on existing naval Teasels In th. far east to evacuate American atlll In danger zone. The announcement waa made fol lowing a conference between President Roosevelt and Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of naval operations at the Roosevelt home. Officials said th. president and the high naval official went over to. "whole problem" In the Slno-Japanea. situation. They added there waa no need tor additional naval vessel at Shanghai and vicinity. Sine th closing of th. port of Shanghai to American merchant ahlps, following th. bombing ot th. Dollar liner, th. President Hoover, consideration had been given to augv mentlng the naval flotilla there to take th. several thousand refugees still In th. arm. Th. . Roosevelt-Leahy conference preceded a long luncheon parley be tween the president and Robert w. Bingham, ambaasador to London. Bingham yesterday discussed tbe far eastern and European situations with Secretary Hull. Before talking to Leahy, th. pres ident aaw a group of caller., Includ ing Edward T. McOrady, assistant: secretary ot labor, who haa been con sidering leaving the government serv ice for some time. 1 discussed a confidential matter which the president asked me to look up for him and that' all," McQrady said afterwards. 'Are you leaving your post oon?" h. waa asked. "Not yet," he replied. "Tm atlll a aoldter and under order from my commander-in-chief. BOS SERVICE TO BEGIN SEPT. 6-7 Th. three ai-passenger bue to be put in servlc. her. are scheduled to arrive September e or 7, it waa siateo In a telegram received today by Rob ert Harnlsh, affiliated with the Med ford Bua company. Inc., operator. Th. buses will b. placed In service as soon aa they arrive, Harnlsh said It waa hoped to atart operation today but some delay waa encoun tered In completing the buse at the factory at Richmond, Ind. Th. stages were to be delivered there today and started Immediately to Medford, th. telegram stated. H. A. Austin, also associated with th. operating company, will move to Medford from Portland In a few day and take up residence at 1405 West Main street, Harnlsh said. Austin will be office manager. ' James Rudldea, another member of th. company, is In Richmond and will supervise th. cross-country run I I to this city. Emery, son of Edward Emery, veteran stag, player, wa appearing with Katharlno Cornell In "Saint Joan" and Tallulah wa (tarring In "Re flected Olory." The newlyweds planned to fly back to New Tork today. In two week they will return to Broadway to be gin rehearaal In "Antony and Cleo patra." In which they will play to gether. Th. brld. will play th. siren of th. Nil.; Emery 1 cast In tt rol. of Ocuvtu Caesar. Th. speaker, who gave hla daughter In marriage, said "I'm, of course, very happy my daughter choe to be mar ried In my home, and Mrs. Bankhead and 1 are greatly pleated with our aou-ln-law. I give tbam mj Ualn" E SEEN INCOUNTRY No Indication of Widespread Epidemic Disease Gen erally Reaches Peak In Late August, Is Word CHICAGO, Sept 1. (AP) AmerU can airlines announced tonight I waa stripping large transport plana of It Mat In order to fly an Iron lung to Denver, Colo, where twa girls, vlotlms of lnfantu. paralysis, fought to live. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Th public health service reported today a sharp increase In cases ot lnfantllo paralysis compared with Iaat year, but said there wa no indication ot a widespread epidemic For th. tint 34 week of th. ywi. 4.058 cases were reported, compare with 1.618 case In tho corresponding period a year ago. Officials said case fluctuate wide ly from year to year In varying heel and humidity conditions. The dleaa customarily reachea It peak In lata August and early September. ' CHICAGO. Sept. 1 ) Chlcag health authorities, faced with tha largest number of August intanttla paralysis case. In th. city', history, postponed reopening of school to 610,000 ohlldren today "until th. peak of this disease haa been reached an the sickness I definitely on th. wane.N t Public and parochial schools were scheduled to reopen next week. Post ponem.nt wa ordered after th. boaraj ot health found 108 caaea ot th. diet ea. war xeportod last month, Tha (Continued on Page Ten.), CRASH VICTIMS SEEK CIRCUIT COURT SUITS Damages aggregating $17,000 ara ought by John A. Byerly ot Los An geles, and hla wife, Ethel Byerly, against Sydney Oreenberg of Brook lyn, N. Y In two separate suit filed In circuit court yesterday, aa the result of an auto accident on tho Pacific highway, near Central Point laat Monday, shortly before noon. Th. complaint allege that Oreen berg drove hla auto In a negligent, manner, at high .peed and without proper caution, causing a hed-oa eolllalon In which the Byerly bu talned Injur!.. The complaint fur ther allege Oreenberg attempted ta paas another auto with Insufficient clearance. ? Byerly aver that he sustained pan. ' mancnt injurle to hi shoulder and nose, and aska $10,000 general dam ages, $1000 for auto damage, and $500 special damages. Mr. Byerly ask $5000 for asserted Injuria and $500 special damage. The plaintiffs are atlll confined ta th hospital. Oreenberg suffered ex treme nervous shock. Attorney Oeorg. M. Robert an William M. McAlllt appear counsel for the Byerly. IN 3 FESTIVALS Jackson County Chamber of Com merce Inter-elty visitation commit tee last night adopted a resolution urging all county resident to attend th miners' Jubilee In Cava City Sep tember 4, ft and 6. Th commute, also Toted active, participation In th. Vreka gold rush days September 10, 11 and 13, th northwest Jackson county fair la Gold Hill, September 18 and th Josephine county fair In Oranta Pas September 33-35. Th. committee decided to seek th Joint participation of th. Crater club in th. three celebration. Lart y' th Crater won first prlte In both the Yieka and Gold Hill parade. After thli month th. commute, will arrang. program for us at Orang. meeting aa wa don last year. Th committee met at tha Jackson County Federal Savlnga Loan association. J. H. Fletcher chairman presided. EUOENB. Sept, lHflV-Valuation of new building in Eugene during th month of August wa $46.38J0, a alight increase over that tor th same month laat year when it wa $40,337, the monthly report of th Building Inapaotor revealed today.
