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MARKET SLUMP LINKED
TO FAR EAST CRISIS
SINO-JAPANESE WARFARE
HELD Hl'KTINU TRADE
HARD-PRESSED BRITONS
FORCED SELL SECURITIES
SIGNIFICANCE SEEN IN
BRITISH EXPERT'S VISIT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. A double
strand is gradually being braided
Into a powerful cable which may
drag the United States Into action
In the Par East shortly. The presi
dent will have to face the Issue when
he returns to Washington.
The threads lead from wide cor
ners of the world: The trade -blocked
ports of China, the American stock
market. As far as the public la con
cerned, these thread of interest
have lain loosely In their separate
news columns, but American offic
ials are supposed to know that they
are being woven Into a tight cable
by the deft hands of British diplo
mats and financiers.
To those who atteuded the last
meeting of the president's cabinet,
this la no secret. At least the subject
was discussed, according to those
who can read the unwritten minutes
of these confidential meetings.
Later It must have been the chief
topic of conversation between Secre
tary Morgenthau and the efficient
Sir Frederick Phillips, fiscal ambas
sador from Oreat Britain who spent
a week in Washington- -recently-.-
Secretary Morgenthau was tight
lipped about those conversations and
let the red herring of trl-partlte
agreements, hot money, the stability
of the franc and similar fish and
fowl of rumor scurry across the path,
undefled.
But this Is the historic sequence
of the developments as watched by
certain silent observers:
As August waned, the Japanese
shells and air-bombs had blocked
British trade In Shanghai and cut
off millions of revenue. The water
way to Hong Kong waa already men
aced. By the end of the month, the New
Tork stock market was shaky.
By the time the cabinet met on
September 15, when the aituatton
waa discussed, the president. In all
probability, had been Informed that
the British, faced with their heavy
losses in the Par Eaat, were forced
to, anil American-held securities on
the stock exchange.
That week-end Sir Frederick ar
rived and doubtless confirmed and
developed the report and its signifi
cance, perhaps made predictions. 11
so. they weren't long In being real-
Ified, for, the day before he left, i
Wall street witnessed Ita black Frl-1
day of 1037.
Now. an mere economists scratcn
their heads over the market crash
and try to discover a method of pre
venting future panics, those who
assert that Brlttth diplomats have
the answer step up with this advice
to America:
"Stop the Japanese and end the
conflict in China so that world tradr
will flow again. If you don't, you "11
Imperil your own recovery."
(Continued on Page Four.)
CUBS WIN, 7 TO 3, IN
CHICAGO CITY SERIES
CHICAGO. Oct. 6. ffV-The Cubs
lashed Ted Lyons and Bill Dietrich
for 1ft hit today to win the opening
game of the Chicago city series, 7 to
3, behind the five-hit hurling of
Tex Carleton, accounting for their
first victory In the event since 1931.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
City Recorder Mom Alfwd catling
the council roll and dryly announcing
All present excepting C. C. Furaaa,
the latter being much In evidence In
the mayor'a chair to which he waa
recently elevated.
Cinema Magnate George Hunt ar
riving dlntrcwlngly late tor midget
committee meeting and making tip
for hla tardiness by learnedly dis
cussing an appropriation for a fire
whistle.
Janie V. (not Veronica) ?mith be
ing amused by the antics of a band
of Indians playing cards nesr her
office aa they watted to testify in
federal court cases.
Pop Oatea averr'.ng he was not a
Roosevelt partuan but asking that
the forcctt-n man be renvmbcrtM
as the budget committee struggled
With pSJTOilS.
HUBBcLL BLASTED,
FOR SEVEN
IN SIXIH
s
Gomez Turns in Six-Hit Per
formance in Southpaw
Duel Lazzeri Poles Out
Only Home Run of Day
YANKEE STADIUM, NEW YORK.
Oct. 6. (yp) Concentrating their
heavy fire In one big seven-run in
ning, the Yankees whipped Carl Hub
bell and the Giants. 8 to 1, today In
the ftr&t game of the 1037 world se
ries, before close to 60,000 fans.
After being handcuffed with one
hit through the first five innings,
the American leaguo champions broke
loose in the sixth with a barrage of
five hits that drove Hubbcll from
the mound and continued against
Harry Oumbert and Dick Coffman.
Four walks and a pair of Giant er
rors helped in the scoring.
Gomez in Form
Meantime, the Yankee's southpaw
ace. Lefty Gomez, survived one bad
inning, the fifth, when the Giants
scored their only run. and went on
to win with a six-hit performance In
his first assignment as opening day
pitcher in the world series. '
The only run for the Yanks that
did not come In their sixth -Inning
spree was produced In the eighth
on a long homer Into the left field
stands by Tony Lazzeri.
The final count showed the Giants
with six hits to the Yanks' seven,
but in only one frame did Gomes al
low more than one hit. That was the
fifth, when consecutive singles by
Jim Ripple and Johnny McCarthy,
and a double-play grounder by Gus
Mancuso brought in the Giants' only
rin. Uank Lelber followed with a two
bagger in the same frame, but was
stranded when Burgess Whitehead
grounded out.
niMnggla lilts Twice
Joe DtMagglo. playing his second
straight world series in as many sea
sons In the big leagues, led the Yan
kee attack with two singles, but there
was no Individual batting star for
the American leaguers, since every
bitter In the lineup did his share In
the big sixth Inning when they batted
around for their winning rally.
The victory waa Gomez's fourth in
series competition. For Hu obeli, It
waa the first defeat on an opening
day assignment after he had been
victorious against the 'Washington
Senators In 1033 and the Yankees
lost year In first-day flinging efforts.
The box score: .
Now York (N.L.) AB. R. H. O. A.
Moore, l.f 4 0 3 4 0
Bartell, sj. 4 0
i l 3
Ott. 3b . - 4
0 0 13
Lelber. c.f. 4 0 0 S 0
Ripple. r.f 3 119 0
McCarthy, lb. . 4 0 18 0
Mancuso. c 8 0 0 4 1
Whitehead, 3b. 3 0 114
Hubbell. p. 3 0 0 0 1
Oumbert. p 0 0 0 0 0
Cotfman. p. 0 0 0 0 0
Berger 1 0 0 0 0
Smith, p. 0 0 0 0 0
Totals '....- 33 1 8 34 10
Butted for Coffman tn eighth.
New York (A.L.) AB. R H. O. A.
Crosettl. a 4 110 3
Rolfe. 3b 4 110 0
DIMagglo. c.f. 4 0 3 4 0
Gehrig, lb. 3 10 0 0
Dickey, c. 8 118 0
Hon. If. 4 10 8 0
ftelklrk. r.f. 4 118 0
Lauerl, 2b. .' 4 113 3
Oomea, p 3 10 0 3
Totals 31 8 7 37 8
Score by Innings:
New York (N.L.)... 000 010 0001
New York (A.L.) 000 007 Olx 8
Errors Bartell, Whitehead. Runs
batted In Mancuso. DIMagglo 3.
Dickey. Selkirk 3. Rolfe. Lazzeri. Two
base hits Whitehead. Home-run
Lazrerl. Double plays Cmeettl. Laa
wrl. Gehrig: Ott, Whitehead and Mc
Carthy. Ift on bases N. Y. (N.L.)
It; N. Y. (A.L.) 8. Earned runs N.
Y. (N.L.) 1: N. Y. (A.L.) 5. Baes on
halls Off Hutibell 3 (Crosettl. Oomea.
Gehrig): off Coffmsn 4 (Oomea
Rlfe Oehrlg. Dickey): off Gomez 1
(Ripple). Strikeouts By Gomea 3
(Lelber, Ott). By Hubbell 3 IRolfe.
Gehrig. Larrerl). Hit Off Hubbell
8 tn 5 13 Innings; Oumbert 0 In 0;
Coffman 0 In I 33 Innings: Smith
1 In 1. Losing pitcher Hubbell.
Umplrea Ormaby (AX.) plate:
Barr (N.L.) first base: Basil (A.L.)
second base: Stewart (N.L.) third
base. . Time 3:30.
Play by Play
rirt Inning.
Giants The Giants started out
scoreless but rppd one hit off
Oomea. pitching for the Ysnkees.
Bartell singled a sharp bounder in
side the third base line after Moore,
the first up. had grounded out to
Oe'.iritr, unalted Ott Hied out to
Gehrig and 1!ot e.i.ll th 'nnlng
CoaUaued on Fast Two.)
Paces Yank Attack
With his father watrhlnr from the
stand, Joe DIMaxcIo led the Yankee
attack In today's opening game of
the world series, garnering two sin
gles. The Yankees won. 8 to 1.
PLAINTIFF WEEPS
Trial of the Allean Olaaa 130.000
damage suit against Shlcltaro PuJJl,
Seattle merchant, was continued to
day before Judge James Alger Fee
and a Jury tn United States district
court.
Mrs. Glass is seeking $10,000 as
administratrix of the estate of her
husband. Clayburn Glass, who died
shortly after a collision between the
Glass and Fujll cara on tho Pacific
highway two miles north of Medford
last December 33. Mrs. Glass la also
plaintiff In her own behalf In a
suit In which she seeks an additional
(10.000 for alleged personal Injuries
resulting from the accident.
The accident occurred In the early
evening aa the Glass car waa turned
toward Medford after a stop at
Friend ' wrecking yard, testimony
has shown.
Mrs. Glass was the first witness
called by her attorney, A. E. Reames,
as the case got under way yesterday
afternoon. She walked limply to the
stand and wept softly when she first
mentioned her husband In her testi
mony. Later In the afternoon Mrs. Glass
broke down and cried violently under
crosa examination by George M. Rob
erta of defense counsel. The Jury
was excused and upon the suggestion
of the court counsel agreed to ad
journment until 10 o'clock this
morning.
Sensing her nervousness, Mr, Rob
erts had Informed Mrs. Glass ha was
not trying to confuse or embarrass
her but at a point In the testimony
where she waa being questioned re
garding the manner in which the
(Continued on Page Eight.)
PRINEVILLE. Oct. (AP) A
woman Identified by Sheriff B. B.
Gross as Mrs. Paul Blackford, Van
couver, Wash., died here today from
injuries auffered In an automobile
accident as the sheriff pursued ber
and three men for questioning about
the 9149 robbery of the general store
and post-orflce at Post laat night.
Sheriff Groas said the other three,
Identified aa Paul Blackford, 2, hus
band of the woman and an army
deserter. Charles R. Healop, 38, army
deserter, Vancouver, Wash., and Rob
ert Morgan, 33, discharged soldier,
were cut and bruised when their
automobile, attempting a right angle
turn, struck the cement pier of a
bridge, overturned and was demol
ished. The trio Is under arrest pending
lbs filing of formal charges.
BLAZE IN APARTMENT
Fire this morning did slight dam-
, age. In the basement of the Michael
; Ber-k two-sory apartment building
at 34'4 South Grape street. AJ though
the blare had a good start the fire
men confined It to the basement.
The fire started from the sawdust
burner tn the basement. Chief Roy
Elliott aatd, but tn what manner he
waa unable to state. Bottom of the
first story floor around the furnace
wai burned. The fire alarm sounded
at 9 0 a.m. The building as for
merly known aa the Butler apart
meat.
ON WITNESS STAND
IN DAMAGE TRIAL
E
BACK BY
CHINESE FORCES
Invaders Overwhelmed by
Sheer Force of Numbers
in Hand-to-Hand Combat
Northwest . of Shanghai
WASHINGTON. Oct. . (ff
The state department tonight for
mally condemned Japan for wag
ing war against China.
By James A. Mills
SHANGHAI, Oct. 8. P) The Jap
anese advance on all China fronts
from Shanghai to the far north was
reported today to have been halted
by stiffened Chinese resistance.
' In the Shanghai sector, the repeat
ed Papanese thrust against the 3ft
mile line running northwest from
the north station were beaten back
by sheer force of numbers In hand-to-hand
combat. '
Far to the north In the strategical
ly more important operations In the
rich provinces of Hopeh and Shan
tung, reliable foreign reports bore out
the Chinese claim that Japan push
had been stopped.
Retreat Forced
In the eastern sector of the north
China war none, Japanese claimed
that their strongly mechanized col
umn had Invaded Shantung province
completed the capture of the walled
city of Techow and waa pressing on
against Tslnanfu. the provincial cap
ital. ,
Correspondents for the Associated
Press, and other foreign observers at
Tslnanfu reported, however, that a
vigorous. Chinese counter-attack had
forced the Japanese to abandon their
siege of Techow and retreat to the
north.
The Shantung legions of Oen. Han
Fu-Chu were streaming north and
foreigners resident in Tslnanfu de
clared they felt no anxiety.
Farther Inland, the Japanese col
umn advancing along the . railroad
from Pelplng to Hankow was said to
have been outflanked at Peotlngfu,
the captured capital of Hopeh prov
ince. ' '
Push Slowed Up
, Foreign reports agreed with Chi
nese that the Japanese push had
been slowed up at paotlngfu end that
strong Chinese units were striking at
the flanks of the 80-mile long Japan
ese line of communications to Pel
Ping. ,
OF
IN SISKIYOU SLAYINGS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 (AP)
The state supreme court upheld to
day the conviction and death sen
tence for John H. and Coke T. Brite
for the murder of three men In Bis
klyou county August 30, 1036.
The court held that the trial at
Trek a of the Brite brothers had been
conducted "with commendable fair
ness." It waa held there was no reversible
error In the trial.
The slaylngs occurred late at night
at a mountain camp where the Brite
brothers said they were awakened
from sleep by two deputy sheriffs,
Martin Lang and Joseph Clark. They
Insisted at the trial that they did
not know the deputies had come to
arrest them, fortified with a war
rant. Bel ring their guns, the Brltee be
gan firing.
Lange and Capt. Fred Seaborn, a
visiting naval officer on a bunting
trip, were fat 11 y wounded with shots
In the head. Clark's spinal column
waa pierced. Only survivor of the
fray was Char lea C. Baker, also with
the deputy 'a party and chief prose
cution witness at the trial.
FENCE ACROSS BED
BASIS FOR DIVORCE
flALEM, Mass- Oct. fl(AP) Her
husband built a fence "right In the
center of our bed. Mra. Ethel M.
Broulllard, 37, of Olouchester, told
Judge Harry R. Dow.
"He nailed a plank In the middle of
the bed," she explained. "It was
vety uncomfortable, for me to sleep
after that, for tha bed was none too
large."
Judge Dow took her divorce pe
tition on charges of cruelty under
advisement.
13 Russians To Die
For Spoiling Grain
MOSCOW, Oct. 6 (AP) Thirteen
persona were sentenced to death to
day on charges of spotting grain sup
plies. Nine were sentenced In Mos
cow province and four at Anov, on I
Um Black Be. J
ITALY 24 HOURS
TO MAKE REPLY
Cabinet Acts in Face of
Evidence Duce Has Sent
More Planes to Aid Franco
in Waging Spanish Revolt
GENEVA, Oct. 6. (AP) The
League of Nations assembly to
day warned Japan of the possi
bility of Internal tonal action un- .
less she agrees to a peaceful nine
power settlement of the China
conflict.
The assembly unanimously ap
proved resolutions containing the
naming.
LONDON, Oct. 8. (AP) The Brit
ish government today granted Pre
mier Mussolini only 34 hours more
for reply to a Franco-British Invita
tion to trl-power talks on the grave
Spanish situation.
With two wars threatening world
peace, Informed sources said the
cabinet had agreed to wait no longer
In the face of what It considers sure
evidence Tl Duce has sent more
-planes, as well as his son. to aid
Insurgent Generalissimo Francisco
Franco in defiance of non-intervention
pledges.
A new factor In the troubled situa
tion, these sources declared, waa the
"legitimate" assumption President
Roosevelt's Chicago speech aroused
for Geneva to expect American col
laboration. The cabinet ministers met as Great
Britain interpreted President Roose
velt's call for action against military
aggression as Inviting British co-
nrrHrin In t.hM Ifav TCaat.
Sentiment plainly was opposed jto
the possibility of a lone-handed fight
against Japanese militarism, but in
formed persons believed the cabinet,
with United States assistance, might
adopt a sterner attitude In tha Slno
Japanese war.
JOE VY. TODD ELECTED
OCT. 5
Joe W. Todd waa elected com
mander of Crater Lake poet No. 1833.
Veterans of Foreign wars at a well
attended meeting Friday evening at
the armory. Other officers named
were George Waterman, of Phoenix,
senior vice-commander; Karl Knut
son. Junior vice-commander; W. J.
Cooney,- chaplain and Frank J. New
man, quartermaster.
Installation will be held Id the
armory Friday, November 5. Code
Hal has been appointed chairman
of the entertainment committee for
the evening. Further plana will be
announced later.
The new commander Is a world
war veteran, having enlisted at Col
fax, Wash.. October 6. 1017. and sailed
for France July 14, 1018, with the
01st division with which he served
In France, taking part in several
major offensives.
Veterans of Foreign Wari auxiliary
held their annual election recently
and Mrs. Vivien Todd was named
president; Augusta Hall, senior vice
president; Alice Waterman, Junior
vice-president; Lenore Wall, treas
urer; Lillian Flynn, conductress;
Pauline Wood, chaplain and Pearl
Walker, guard. .
1
PENDLETON. Oct. 6 P Pendle
ton's newly-organized central labor
council today continued to bold a
threat of boycott over all local bus-
Inee plaoee which employ non-union!
Penlsnd Bros, delivery service.
The boycott waa Toted Monday
night, and ef forte were being made
yesterday and today to put It Into
effect.
Penland Bros., a delivery service
used by a majority of local business
places, for both wholesale and retail
deliveries, has been picketed by the
local A PL teamsters union for sev
eral weeks because of refusal to itgn
a contract. A portion of employes are
on strike.
gleemeFwIll'hold
important meeting
Board of directors of the Medford
Gleemen today announced a buslnera
meeting of all members In the Prultt
Radio and Music Center, at o'clock
Tuesday night.
The meeting was described as ex
ceptionally important and the board
therefore requested all numbers to
be present.
NetoPolia I or America
Is Seen bt Hher Nations
In Addts by Roosevelt
By the Associated press
President Roosevelt., tn the view of other nations has announced a new
American policy of active cooperation to establish world peace.
The president. In his Chicago speech 1 jss
yesterday, indicted aggression and
treaty breakers and asserted "Amer
ica actively engages In the search
for peace."
Foreign nations today were quick
to point to the address aa intimation
that the United States la ready to
abandon her policy of neurallty, and
to support world action to maintain
peace.
But they disagreed as to Its feas
ibility. Spur to League Plans
League of Nations spokesmen at
Oeneva considered the speech a time
ly spur to league plana to summon
signatories to the nlno power treaty
Into consultation to deal with the
Si no-Japanese conflict.
Britain's cabinet met to consider
both the Spanish and oriental war
fare, considering the president's words
to be an offer of cooperation In end
ing at least the far eastern conflict.
Gerraony's foreign office, through
Its official newspaper, however, want
ed to know exactly to which nations
and treaties the president referred.
If he wishes to take the Initiative
In Improving world conditions, the
German foreign office article said,
the president should determine
whether he "possesses strength enough
actually to make Justice triumphant
in the world.".
Cites Wilson Failure
The paper warned the president to
remember -the "shipwreck" of Pres
ident Wilson when he sought to safe
guard peace for all time through the
League of Nations. Japan warned of
II daily that peace may be "difficult
to maintain" f demands of the na
tions which "have not" colonies and
raw materials are Ignored.
The two capitals, Madrid and Nan-
Xing, that are righting enemies on
opposite sides of the world viewed
the president's words as threats to
their foes.
The Socialist newspaper of Valen
cia, seat of the Spanish government,
rang with praise for "this mighty
opinion" and rejoiced at the weight
they expected It would carry In Oe
neva. Mr. Roosevelt's entire speech was
spread on the front pages of Madrid
newspapers without comment but
with the headlines, "Americana want
peace: Roosevelt energetically con
demns policy of Invasion and Fasclct
blackmail"; "Roosevelt accuses pro
vocative nations."
China Gratified
In Nanking a spokesman for Gen
eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's govern
ment declared the speech was "grat
ifying to China as evidence that
America is emorglng from Isolation
ism and neutrality."
"Especially welcome," he said, "la
Mr. Roosevelt's Implied condemna
tion of Japan when he said 'without
warning or Justification civilians are
being ruthlessly murdered'."
The Jspanese foreign office com
mented that "the Ideals of right as
conceived by western peoples la In
compatible to that of the orient."
A spokesman said Japan's demand
waa that the Japanese people be per
mltted "to enjoy the freedom of
movement and bspplnees which
1 rightfully theirs."
RFC IRRIGATION
Frank J. Keenan, ehlef of the drain
age, levee and Irrigation division of
the Reconstruction Finance corpora
tion, of Washington, D. C, arrived
In the city Wednesday morning to
confer on local Irrigation projects.
In company with Frank P. Farrell,
attorney for the Talent and Eagle
Point Irrigation districts, and Olnn
Arnaplger. secretary of the Medford
and Talent Irrigation districts, he
made an Inspection of the Talent
Irrigation district in the afternoon.
He arrived from Portland and will
be here for a couple of days.
FIFTEEN INDICTED
BY U. S. GRAND JURY
The federal grand Jury this after
noon returned Indictments against
IB Klamath county residents, charg
ing sale of liquor to Indians. The
Indicted men were scheduled to be
arraigned late this afternoon.
Those indicted were:
W. Bbeldon. Y. Lapar, Hope Meeker.
Jack Ark worth, Fred Buster, James
Howard. Jack Walker, James Kay, Lee
Furdln, Mike Haney. Homer Hughes.
Harold McDonald, Clyde Barne. Roy
Sullivan and James Johnston.
Tha University of Pa fie, Italy, was
founded in 134. I
SPECIAL SESSION
HYDE PARK. N. Y., Oct. (flV
President Roosevelt strongly Indi
cated today he would call a special
session of congress to convene be
tween November 8 and 16. but said
ho would reserve decision until af
ter conferences In Washington this
week.
In a long interview on the front
porch of bis Duchess county home,
at the end of his cross-country tour,
he said It was a little premature to
say supreme court reorganization
would be Included in his program.
It was neither In nor out was the
way he put it.
He placed at the top of his pro
gram wages and hours, surplus crop
control, government , reorganisation
and regional planning.
Surrounded by hla aged mother,
who Just returned from a long vaca
tion In Europe, his wife, and other
members of his family, the president
answered a barrage of questions on
his. trip and future objectives.
HYDE PARK, N. Y.. Oct. fl. (;p
President Roosevelt said today he had
no comment to make regarding As
sociate Justice Hugo L. Black.
Talking to newsmen at his press
conference, he said he had not been
in touch with Black since the Justice
returned from a vacation In Europe.
IN DETROIT ELECTION
UBl'ltOTT, Oct. . fl") Tha Com
mittee for Industrial Organization,
successful In nominating Ita candi
date, for mayor and city councilman
In yesterday's non-partisan primary,
claimed a "aubstantlal victory" today
In lu first major political campaign
CIO candidates did not lead tha
field, but Ita mayoralty candidate,
Patrick H. O'Brien, former Democrat
lo attorney general of the state, beat
John W. Smith, present bead of th.
city council who waa endorsed by
the American Federation of Labor,
Richard W. Reading, present olty
clerk, waa high man In tha Held of
five for the mayoralty nomination
and will contest with O'Brien In tha
November 3 election.
Reading hold, a withdrawal card
from tha typographical union.
Out of nearly 837.000 votes, the
largest number ever cast In a Detroit
city primary, Reading received 137,-
084; O'Brien M.1.8 and Smith 08.8.7
Two other candidate, divided the re
malnder of the mayoralty votes; Clar
anea J. McLeod, former Republican
congressman, with 1B.843. and Ralph
A. Phllhrook, an attorney, with 1,361
Not only did the CIO succeed In
nominating O'Brien but It placed Ita
five candidate for tha olty council
among the 18 who will run for the
nine council seat. In tha November
election.
SAVAGE RAPIDS DAM
WILL RELEASE WATER
ORANT8 PAM. Oct. . (Snl.)
Stored water behind Savage Rapids
dam will be released Thursday, when
the Grant Pasa Irrigation district
will end Ita 1938 season. It wss decid
ed Tuesday morning by the directors.
E. Reed Carter, secretary-manager
said the work of ralalng tha releaae
gatea and taking down the large
gates across th. dam will begin
Thursday and will taks all day, and
possibly psrt of Friday.
The releaae will be dona gradually
so that there will not bs a flood be
low the dam to damage boats, plera,
and other property.
Miner suicide.
BAKER, Oct. . (A-, Alfred A.
Helsler of Sumpuir committed sui
cide Tuesday afternoon In hi cabin
near Bumpier by cutting an artery In
his wrist and shooting himself In
the head with a pistol or rtfl. both
of which were found by hi side, of
ficers announced. Coroner R. H. Cros
thwalt declared tha case one of sui
cide and said no Inquest would bs
bsld.
FOR NEXT YEAR IS
SET AT $136,671
Estimated Receipts Decline
On Loss of Pinball Reve
nue Pay Is Increased
New Items Included
Aa approved by tha cltlaen'a budget
committee last night Medford'a 1938
general budget totals (138.871.42.
The 1938 budget compares with)
131,336.119 for the current year and
represents an Increase of $6335.13.
Tha new budget la subject to final
approval by the city council after a
publlo hearing.
Exclusive of taxation, estimated
receipts for 1938 are 37,817 as com
pared with 141.336.39 for this year,
a decrease of 83719.39. Excluded from
the 1938 budget was Income from
pinball machine license fees whica
haa run about 84600 a year. Tha pin
ball revenue waa not budgeted bo.
cause of uncertainty over the con
tinued operation of the macblnaa, hi
waa explained.
Sulfa Pending.
Pinball machlnea are not being
operated here now, a legal ban hav.
lng been Imposed upon them. Several
aulta and trtala ara pending In va
rious parts of the state to teat th
legality of the prohibition, one case
being on tha Jackson county circuit
court calendar. t
Baaed on this year's aasesaed value.
tlone. tha 1938 budget Indicate
tax levy rate of 31.7 mills, Including
tha special two-mill levy voted a
few months ago at a special elec
tion to provide tunda for the repair
and reconstruction of paved streets.
With th special two mill lavf
deduoted. the 1938 budget Indicate
a tax levy rate of 19.7 mill, based
on 1937 assessed valuations. Y Thl.
compares with 19.3 mills for h
current year and represents a tenta
tive increase of five-tenths mills. If,
however, tha assessed valuation 1
increased for IBS 8, a now seem
likely, tha mlllage rata under tha
new budget will probably be lee
than for tha current year. It wsa
pointed out. '
Tha 1988 budget Include tan.
eral salary Increase for all city em
ploye. The Increase, record show,
raises tha salaries In general sub
stantially to pre-depreaslon level
and restores pay cuts Imposed during
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TO ENlTCCClEN
IS SET AT 20
Jackson county's quota of 30 men
will be enrolled In the civilian eon-
servatton corps here Monday, Oct. II,
according to local CCO off Hals. Sevan
Josephine county members were en
rolled here yesterday and assigned
to Co. 3904, Camp South Umpqua
mus. nesr Tiller.
Th chsnges In eligibility regula
tions has made It possible for a num
ber of young men to Join the COO
who were formerly prohibited by re
lief restrictions. Under the new
rules, It Is not necessary for a boy
to be listed on the relief rolls to be
eligible for CCO enrollment. Any
youth between the ages of 17 and 38
years, Inclusive, who la unemployed
and In need of employment, Is elig
ible to Join.
Physical requirement are not s
strict aa for military or naval aervle.
Any youth who Is normally healthy
and capable of working will be able
to pass the physical examination,
according to local officials,
A boy may enroll for six months
and during that time will receive 880
a month aa th lowest rata of pay.
In addition to food, clothing, medical
attention and recreational and edu
cational advantage. Regular voca
tional and academlo classes are held
In the campa. designed to fit the
peculiar problems of each enrol lee
and give him vocational and echolse
tlc training which will make him
better qualified to earn a living after
hit CCO days ara over.
Portland Slayer
Faces Lethal Gas
PORTLAND, Oct. t. p) Roy R,
McCarthy, charged with shooting
Floyd Puelner, service station attend
ant, to death August 10 after rob
bing Puelner and attempting to es
cape, waa convicted today by a cir
cuit court Jury of first degree mur
der. The Jury mads no ntoommendatloa
for mercy, thus It became mendatorj
upon the court to sentence McCarthy
to death. Rs wtll be the first man
sentenced to death under Oregon's
new lew creating a lethal gas cham
ber us a means of execution of those
recolvlng the extreme penalty. Hera
toflra tot Stat bat banged klUera, ,
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