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Ms- The Weather Forecast: Occasional ralo tonight and Thursday; moder ate temperature. Temperature: H In hot yesterday ?4 Lowest this morning.... IX The Other Fellow Cah It easy to jet If yon tell to the other fellow the thing you do not a ant. The quickest and most satisfactory way la through the Classified column! of this newspaper Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirtv-Second Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, V . No. 164. mm Mi (Mfinio) 6 nit nr n rv J! U Viy Behind Washington Headlines By H. R. Baukhage Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance,' Inc. O'MAHONEY TO PROBE HAWAII PEONAGE CHARGE SENSATIONAL DATA GAINED BY WYOMING SENATOR SUGAR INTERESTS ALLEGED TO CONTROL GOVERNMENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING HELD DENIED WORKERS WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Among the ten senators, fourteen represen tatives, nineteen wives and seventeen children who sail for Hawaii on Oct ober 1, to make a "survey' of con ditions "pertinent to the welfare of the islands." is Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming. And if the senator pursues the avowed purpose he privately admitted when he left Washington, he may be no more welcome in the land of the hula-hula, the lei and the ukelele than he was on the presidential train. For Senator O'Mahoucy has in hi possession some highly explosive doc uments purporting to describe con ditions which wouldn't be mentioned in literature for tourist or employ ment bureaus. They contain a series of charges ' touching on the industrial and po litical situation in the Islands and data on labor conditions. The latter, the senators says, if true, meon that a state of peonage exists there. The gentleman from Wyoming na made it clear that his solo reason for embarking on this otherwise Jolly Junket U to look behind the scenes. If what he sees warrants it, he'll recommend a congressional investiga tion with hearings in Washington. Of course, sugar Is back of It ail. The battle over the bill regulating the amount of Importations from outside the United States mainland Isn't over. Senator O'Mahoney repre sents a state whose beets compete with Hawaii's cane. Nevertheless, when the department of Interior waa fighting for larger Import from the islands. Senator O'Mahoney agreed to a sliding scale. Increasing importation over a period of years, but stipulating that labor standards there meet those of the mainland. Iater, he asserted hi labor kttnHanii C-1nt,eu WAft nullified And hence he withdrew bis support from I the department's plan. Now he la going over to ace for himself about those labor standards Before departing from Washington, Senator O'Mahoney gathered material from many source. Among other was a highly confidential report said to support in detail a number of formidable charges; among others, the following: 1. That the Industrial and banking activities In the Islands are controlled by the "big five" companies which, through Interlocking directorate, (Continued on Page Pour.) EASTERN STAR LEADER INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. Sfl. (API The general grand chnpter, Order of Eaetern Star. elected Mra. Anna Smalley or Roundup. Mont., a moat worthy grand matron at the final eenalon of Ita convention here today. Frank W. Lynn of Dallas, Texaa. waa elected mom worthy grand patron. The chapter accepted the Invita tion of Mra. Rita Mae Cooper of Sacramento, Calif., to hold It next convention In San Francinco. The convention la to be In l0. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Councilman Larry Schade snd City Sup Fred Schefffl seriously concen trating on big business over their morning coffee. Drtc C. E. Kims itsklng pneumonia n watch the h. rootball team prac tice yesterday. Bill O'Brien taking time off from hli bank duties long enough to sig nal a greeting to a friend. "Pinky" Seven, watching the mall for a lttr from Hollywood, saya he knon-i tie 'yB prod-j-rr wi:i all b fter him when they hi Medford movies. JUDGE HINTS: STATEMENT SOON Justice Home From European Trip Refuses to Break! Month Long Silence On ; KKK Membership Charge! i I WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. (AP) i Although Hugo L. Black, returning from Europe today, has not yet per formed any official duty as a su preme court Justice, he will have re ceived 92,333.32 of court pay by midnight tomorrow. His salary started August 10 when he took the oath of office. Supreme court Justices receive 620.000 a year. NORFOLK. Va.. Sept. 29. p) Hugo L. Black arrived from Europe today apparently planning to begin immediately his duties as an ao clate Justice of the supremo court. He maintained the silence which he refused to break, during his month-long visit in England and France, with regard to charges that he once received a life membership in the Ku Klux Klan. He made two things clear, however. One was that he was going to Wash ington immediately, presumably to take his place on the court, which holds Its first meeting of the fall term next Monday. The other was that he might yet make some state ment, possibly over the radio, about the klan issue. Address Washington That he would take his seat seem ed assured when he told newsmen at the conclusion of an interview that they could reach him thereafter In Washington, "probably In my office In the supreme court -building.' Mrs. Black gave a further Inkling of the nature of the justice' plans when she said her first Job in Washington would be house-hunting. Questioned by reporters who sought to get a statement from him imme diately the Alnbaman, smiling, said: "When I have any statement you can accept It as definite and final that I will make It in a way that cannot he misquoted and so the na tion can hear it." (Continued on Page force.) JUSTICE CONVICTION OF SALEM. Sept. 29. UP) The state supreme court upheld today the first degree murder conviction of Jack Jus tice, serving a life term for the rmu der of W. Frank Akin. Port of Port land Investigator, who was alaln No vember 20. 1933. lustier, was accused of paying 11200 to Lee Hall, who was hanged for the sextuple murders at Erland' Point, near Bremerton. Wash., if Hall would kill Akin. Hall also waa indicted for the Akin murder but was executed before he could be tried. Lawrence Patrick Paulos. husband of Peggy Paxiloa, who betrayed Hall's sextuple crime to the police, testi fied at the Akin trial that he as saulted Akin, in behalf of Justice, for a promise of $200. The Akin defense contended before the high court that this testimony was inad missible. The defense also contended that Paggy Paulos' testimony at the trial should have been outlawed, and that the lower court should have ordered a directed verdict of acquittal. The high court overruled all these arguments. APANESE REPLY TO U. S. PROTEST WASHINGTON. Sept. 29. (AP) The state department today an nounced receipt "of a reply from the ' .inpaneae government to Secretary Hull's not of September 22 protest ing sharply against the aerial bomb ing of Chinese non-combatant. Pending a study of It contents, the department withheld Information rr.nernlng the nature of the rply. Officials nald it was handed to American Ambassador Joseph C. Grew in Tokyo today. The American note of protest char acterized Japanese bombing of large centers of Chinese civilian popula tion as "unwarranted and contrary tt principles of law and humanity.' It served notlre on the Japanese ' . fM'-Ticn' f.nt ! .touM be helt i :-?pon:b:e lor any daman suffered 1 by Americans in such attacks. "Iron Hired Men" In Heavy Demand For Corn Harvest CHICAGO, Sept. 29. (p Farm Implement manufacturers report ed today they were swamped with orders for mechanical corn pick ers, which not only remove ears from stalks, but husk, clean and deposit them In a wagon. The heavy corn crop, estimated at 2.549,281.000 bushels, a billion more than last year, along with Increasing higher pay for farm la bor. Influenced many farmers to buy picker. Manufacturers built 4.720 pick era with a wholesale value of $2,215,476. In 1936. In all prob ability, one manufacturer said, 20.000 pickers could have been sold this year Instead of the 10,000 that are being built. E BY LEAGUE N! GENEVA. Sept. 29 (AP Applause elgn office spokesman declared today that Japan was "deeply Indlanant at the Irresponsible" condemnation by the League of Nations of Japanese bombardment of Chinese cities. The spokesman said the league's action was of no particular concern to Japan, however, and did not call for special comment. TOKYO, Sept. 29. (AP) The for rang through League of Nations halls today when Leland Harrison. United States observer of Ocncva, read the statement which Secretary of State Cordell Hull made In Washington regarding league condemnation of Japanese filers bombing open Chi nese cities. (The -United State government's attitude was set forth in unmlstake able term yesterday by Hull, who repeated earlier denunciations of such military operations by the Japa nese.) Harrison, the United States minis ter to Switzerland, read Hull's dec laration at the opening public sea men of the committee dealing with the Sino-Japanese conflict. 40 Back To Work In Coquille Mill SALEM. Sept. 20. ;p) Governor Martin said that 40 of the 100 strik ers at the Smith Wood Products plant at Coquille returned to work today. The governor last Thursday sent state police to Coquille to protect 750 A.Fi. employes of the company, whom he said were threatened by the C.I.O. striker. Woodworker of the two national labor organizations are split by a dispute over which shall havo con trol of mill employes. With Tol- Thftma Rnhn. dMrlrt The President Sees $51,000,000 Bonneville Dam E . t . . . portla'vi. letlerrtaT. Here t! preiinf , hat on and leu nl ne; forward from the rear eai or ine nui"innTii, ;it the '(-intle plr- of the "il.ni.fi dam. T'tr !nv H nm V -Iforil f-tand. :hUU (IHIfJe, the f'olumt hut VfimiiMl U th U.i'WifJ- . ii'ieine. The vnhwt s ;t : I'r hi I mr lon'fte urni lh.il i .(m ! ilui' It It a flthaay up hlb salmon, aeeklnf panlni gruunds in llie up(ier rher, are etpei'ted lni pat ROOSEVELTS REST IN SEATTLE HOME AT Entire Day Set Aside for Re laxation at Residence of Son-in-Law and Daughter Crowds Set Record n.v D. HAROLD Ol.lVKR SEATTLE. Sept. 29. ( AP ) Presi dent Roosevelt relaxed In this north west metropolis today after If speeches and rear platform talks on a transcontinental tour that brought a recapitulation of the general aims of hla administration and a roaring welcome at the end of hla westward Journey. The president and first lady set a&lde the whole day for resting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Boettiger, son-in-law and daughter. They had accompanied the party on the special train from Yellowstone park with the latter.'s children, Elea nor and Curtis Dall. Streets Jammed. To this home, a two-story, 15- j room white frame house overlooking i Elliott bay and Puget sound in the j Lawtonwood section, the city's dis tinguished guest motored from their train last night through streets Jam med with milling and cheering greetcrs. Gov. Clarence D. Martin and Mayor John F. Dore rode with the presi dent and his wife In a large open car filled with flowers. Secret pervlco men Immediately took up station on arrival at the Boettiger home. Just as they do at the summer white house at Hyde Park, N. Y which the president left last Wednesday on his cross-country swing. No less in numbers and noise was the 80-mlle an hour motor trip through Portland, Ore,, late yester day where downtown crowds were so (Continued on Page rhree ) JOHN B. KIRK, JUNIOR, KILLED IN ACCIDENT News of the accidental death of John Kirk. Jr., age 9. son of John B. Kirk, formerly of thla city, has been received here from Mr. Kirk, who la now residing at OJsl, California. The little boy was killed at OJal by a truck operated by Emory Brandt, 17. John Kirk. Jr., waa born in Med ford, February 21. 1928. A host of friend. In this city and throughout southern Oregon will be saddened by the new of the son's untimely death. Arabic t spoken by more than 29.0O0.0O0 persons. . ArniT engineer pointing), n BASEBALL National. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29. (AP) The New York Ginnta came within one game of clinching the National league pennant by topping the Phil lies, 6 to 3, In the first game ot a double header today behind the steady pitching of Cliff Melton, who won his 20th victory of the season. A victory for the Giants in tho sec ond game, or a defeat lor the second-place Cubs in Cincinnati would clinch the pennant. First game: . R. H. E. New York 6 12 0 Philadelphia 3 9 2 Melton aud Mancuso; Mulcahy. Jorgens and Atwood. Chicago Cincinnati Carleton and Hartnett; Lombardl, D. Moore. .361 .070 Schott and American. Philadelphia 4 9 U New York 15 16 0 Caster, Turvcvllle, Williams and Brucker, Conroy: Wicker and Glenn. AS MEAT PRICES HIT NEW HEIGHTS NEW YORK. Sept. 29. Sky rocketing prices of meats today had housewives and restaurateurs com plaining. Butcher clamored they were losing money by continuing in business, so critical waa the meat situation. The city department of public mar kets, weight and measures, cited a 34.7 per cent increase over 1938 in retail beef price. Pork la up 12.4 per cent. Lamb 1 up 10.5 per cent, veal 8.6 per cent, poultry 9.9 per cent, and dairy butter 5.1 per cent. There was one ray of optimism. Fish cost 6 cent leas. Housewives, retailers said, were shifting to diet containing greater proportion of vegetables. Housewives found, for example, porterhouse steaks cost 29 cent at retail & year ago and 61 cents today. Other comparison were: Sirloin, 39 cents, now 52; round, 39, now 51; rib roast, 29. now 43; and chuck steak, 24, now 33. Chickens for roasting, the depart ment of market said, are selling for 40 cents now. CHICAOO. SeptT" 29 . (JP) A new all time September cattle market top of $19.90 a hundredweight was es tablished In today's livestock trade. Two loads of steers weighing 1,225 pounds, fed in Iowa, brought the peak, which waa the hlflhest price paid in the cattle market In any month since December 1919. This waa a gain of 30 cent a hundredweight over last week's high. Scarcity of choice grain fed steers waa the reason for the high price. livestock men said. .. ,:: 7- c- a guide. prr1rirnt Roosevelt toured Ji 'BIG PUSH' WITH Long Awaited Move On Shanghai Front Is Under Way, Claim of Chinese 'Suicide Squad' Sacrificed SHANGHAI. Sept. 29. ( AP) A daring BUlcldo squad of 20 Chinese I soldiers sacrificed their lives at dawnj today In a desperate attempt that ! Just failed to destroy the Japanese flagship ldzumo. As the mine they had propelled through, the murky waters of the Whang poo river blasted a 150-foot geyser of water and sprayed the ld zumo with shrapnel, tho entire water front and the battle lines north west of the city crashed Into an in ferno of war. Chinese declared the long-awaited Japanese "big push" on the Shanghai front had begun and the troops manning the defense linea stretch ing 25 mile northwest of the city had hurled back wave after wave ot attacking Japanese infantry with ter rific slaughter. Augusta Pix-keil. Tho blast of tho Chinese mine a few hundred yarda to starboard of the IdKumo rocked the" cruiser Au gusta, flagship of the United States Asiatic fleet, and hurled American officers and aallora from their bunks. During the night the Chinese sui cide squad, some swimming and some using sampana, gradually floated the mine from the Pootung shore across tho river from Shnnghai, through the line of Japanese patrol boat. Attached to the mine was a cable extending to the British-owned Shanghai new engineering dock on the Pootung shore. After moving stealthily for several hours, the VST? dlers reached the steel not which (Continued on Page rhree.) COLLEGE FRESHMAN GOES IN IRON LUNG PORTLAND, Sept. 29. (AP) Vir gil Calnvan, 17, Oregon State col lege freshman at Jefferson, Ore., an InTantlle paralysis victim, took turns In Oregon's one "Iron lung" at Doernbecher hospital with Roderick Sweoringen of Springfield today. Young Swoarlneen, IB. who has been at the hospital since August 16. has Improved ao he can remain out of the mechanical respirator for from 12 to 14 hours at a time, hos pital attendants said. THE DALLF-S, Sept. 29. (AP) The largest trout ever taken from the inn'or rvmrVtutpn river In the memory ' of sportsmen here waa claimed today : by Lloyd Heckman, The- Danes, wno 1 hooked an eastern brook trout 81 ! s-.tlie.s, tr-tnt an1 tt's.1 fyh ItllT 13& I ,,..-..xr ...,s " I nounds. He wna lining a spinner. Vial . OWfcii ?tt a's-'i ,:rvi - nnMllle Hum, (10 miles east of io rnmtw ine roiimei a arm. unk Io river nl- the (turn site. In the - i i.im i.t the fur lrtr itf the dam. the dam lte. (A. V. Photo.) Freddie To Play Only For M-G-M Is Court's Order LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29. Freddie Bartholomew, 13-year-old pawn In a bitter salary fight, was prohibited by a court order today from working for any movie studio except his co n tract ural employer, Metro-O old wyn -Mayer. The temporary injunction against the young English star will be ef fective until trial of M-G-M 's suit to make It permanent. Freddie's aunt. Mlsa Mylllcent Bartholomew, previously sought to void hla contract, running until 1941. She said he had offers of 7.50O a week from rival producer, although M-G-M waa paying him only $1,100. )T DENTIST KILLS BANK BANDIT ATTEMPTING ESCAPE MIDLAND, Mich., Sept. 39. (AP) A dentist shot and killed one of four gunmen attempting to hold up the Chemical State Savings bank, across the street from his office today. Two other robbers were captured, one wounded in the arm, and a fourth escaped. Paul D. Bywater, cashier of the bank, was shot in the hip; Clarence M. Macomher, bank president, was wounded In the cheat, and a truck driver, passing tho Institution, waa shot and wounded by the robbers who used a submachine gun. Dr. F. L. Hardy fired from his of fice window as the quartet of gun men fled from the bank. The charge struck one of them In the head and killed him. Two of the robbers leaped Into their automobile and fled toward a brldgo across the Tlttabawassee river, but enrouto they struck a park iutomoDlle. Jumping from their wrecked oar, they shot the truck driver, Henry Porter, and oontinued their flight on foot. Dr. Hardy said he had the gun in his office In readiness for such an emergency. He said several other businessmen In the neighborhood of the bank were also prepared to open fire on bank bandits. AGE PENSION CHANGE WILL ADD $11,000 TO COUNTY EXPENSE LIST Reduction of the old age alatnoe eligibility age to M years, will In crease the budget allowance for next year 111,000, according to preliminary estimates, now in course of prepar ation. Thi will bring the total for old age assistance to $44,000 for 103S. accord lng to the suggested amount. This year $33,000 was allotted ror the pur pose. The ago reduction which will in crease the old age applicants, was au thorized In a bill passed by the laat legislature. It will bring the total number of pension beneficiaries to between 500 and 600 persons, the county court estimates. Total amount suggested ror ine re lief appropriation for 1938 approxl mates 1FW.0O0. Chief Increase is in old age assistance. The dependent children fund, ror merlv mothers' aid, is tentatively list ed at about $6600. Jackson county's share of the state liquor fund, amounting to $4400, can be used for relief purpose, KILLED IN CHINA Word in received recently from Mr. and Mm. V. Johneon of Toronto, Cnd that Rlchnrd CI. Croeeen, 30, their nephew nd former renldent of Jeclceon county. hd been Injured In an lr mid new Nenkln. Chln, end had died about 10 day later. Mm. Mae Andereon of Gold Hill re ceived a telegram from Mr. Johnaon telling of the tragedy. Mr. and Mra. Johnaon. with Croe aen. formerly lived between Ctold Hill and Central Point. While he waa living with hla aunt and uncle. Croa nen attended Stanford unlveralty for two yearn. In 1934. he went to China and had been employed by BrltUb eteamehlp company alnce that time He waa a native of Toronto and a Brunt! aub)ect at the time of hla death. It waa not etaled whether hla body would be returned to Canada for burial. Miami lirenchrd MIAMI BEACH, Pla.. Sept. M (AP fltreeta were flooded and traffic crippled today by squalls and heavy rainstorms, with a downpour of B.M Inches up ti noon. Street car service was disrupted. TEAMSTERS HALT TO Appeal Associated Farmers President Brings Action No Abandonment of Jurisdictional Contention BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29. P) Greeted by cheering OJ.O. longshore men and warehousemen, 400 trucks rumbled onto the Embarcadero today to haul from congested docks the cargoes accumulated In a four-week, blockade by the A.F.U Teamster' union. The teamsters' executive council canceled the boycott last night, an nouncing they did so to avert finan cial distress to farmers. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 A blockade of San Francisco's water front ended today on order of team sters union official who had order ed It September 1 In an AFL-CIO dla-, pute for control of Inland warehouse men. The executive committee of the San Francisco local. International Team sters union, announced In a state ment last night that the embargo had been ordered lifted and pickets Instructed to return to their Job to day out of deference to farmers of the state and to the people of Sao, Francisco. Rnln Threatened John P. McLaughlin, San Francisco teamster head, said Walter Garrison, president of the Associated Farmers of California, had appealed to the team ster to end the boycott which ha said threatened ruin to the farmers. The executive committee stressed In its atatoment, however, that the decision did not mean abandonment of the union's claim to Jurisdiction over warehousemen granted by the AFL. The warehousemen were organ ized by the longshoremen, now af filiated with the CIO. Henry Schmidt, president of tha local longshoremen, said the and of the blockade was "welcome newt.? Expressing hope such a boycott would, not be repeated, Schmidt declared la a statement, "It la Indeed ridiculous for union leaders to order picketing to prevent other union men who have contract from working. Farmers Happy Garrison, who had told ths team sters that continued tleup of the port would bring ruin to "countless thou sands of farmers," stated, upon learn ing the embargo had been ordered ended that "farmers of California will be extremely happy." "I believe this 1 the first Urn in the history of Industrial relation la California," Oarrlson observed, "that farmers have moved Into a metropoli tan area and asked consideration from a great labor union. "I am happy to say that this great labor union has granted our request KLAMATH PAUB. Sept. 39. (AP) Howard Abbey. Klamath rail M dealer, mlraouloualy eaoaped death laat night when hla car plunged oyer a precipice on The Dallea-Calltornlw highway near Algoma 340 feet to point boaldea the Southern Paclfte; railroad truck below. A southbound train aighted the wreck ahortly after the accident but failed to aee Abbey, who apparently wendered off In a dazed condition. Two houra later aherlff'a officers and atate police found the Injured man on hla back In the rear aeat of nil car. The machine was demollahed. Abbey differed a punotured lung, but hla physician said he would probably recover unless complloatlonsi develop. Abbey aald he was attempt lng to avoid a falling rock at th time of the accident. Walter Abbey, Medford automobile dealer, brother ol the injured man. left for Klamatb Falls laat night on receiving word of the mishap. I Pear Markets NSW YORK. Sept. 38 (AP-USDA) Pear auction: Nineteen cars ar. rived: 13 Calllonila, Oregon ua loaded, 38 on track. Oregon Bartletu, 4s boxes, extra fancy, el.85s3 3.20; average 3.1J; 330 boxes fenoy. 1.77 3.10; average) eiXM: lit boxes No. 1, $3.od3.10, average 3.0S, CHICAOO, Sept. 39. (AP-TJBDA) Pear auction: Three cars California. 3 Colorado, 4 Oregon, I Washington arrived: 19 on track; four told. Wsshington Bosc. 483 boxea Mtrtt Isncy. I.MJU. average 91.80: 189 boxes fancy. 91.70 140, average 91.79. ABBEY'S BROTHER IN SERIOUS CRASH
