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y STATERS ......14 OREGON ... . 0 STANFORD 13 HUSKIES 7 The Weather Forecast: Fair today and to morrow but rlood j today; mod erate temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday 74 Lowest yesterday 40 Thirtv-Second Year Behind Washington Headlines By H. R. Baukhage Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. NAVY DAY RECALLS ORIGIN OF I'. S. FLEET FOIB VESSELS LAIXCIIED BY CONTINENTAL CONOKESS JOHN ADAMS CREDITED WITH DRAWING "RULES" PROFANITY FORBIDDEN UNDER HEAVY PENALTIES WASHINGTON. Oct. 24.--On next Wednesday the nation celebrates Navy Day. and Washington will oc nflutter with flags: naval planes will whirr over the Potomac, there will be crowds swarming over the Navy Yard, music and apeecbea. Pew will think of that little group of men, the members of the mari time committee, appointed by the Continental Congress to lay down the foundation of pur navy. Among them was John Adams. It was he who drew up the "rules." which can be reed to this day In the archives. Quaint reading they make, amusing to this age, and not without their pathos. This group of men. the first com mittee on naval affairs, prepared the legislation for purchasing the first ships. It was In October. 1775. that they offered the resolution, which was psssed by the congress, contain ing the "rulea" code so satisfac tory that It was re-adopted under the constitution later on. Compared with the volumes of "rulea and regulations" of the present navy, they seem a slim contribution, scarce eight pages In the archives. But they covered many matters which perhaps modern legislators would have passed over. The first four vessels whose per sonnel the rules affected were sig nificantly named. Those names tell much of the feeling of the times. . One was the Columbus, named after America's discoverer, a natural choice. Another, the Alfred. Alfred, founder of the English navy. Think of what that meant. These men, patriotic to the core, with England threatening what they believed their rights, felt English enough themselves to honor the historic ruler of the Island Em pire's dawn. Another of these first ships was the Andrew Dorla. Probably few read ers will recognise that name. But It must have been prominent enough then, for surely there were plenty of others to choose from. Dorla was a great Genoese admiral. The fourth ship was the Cabot. The famous English explorer was honored because he was the first to explore the shores of America. A brave fleet that, ships of some goo tons. Later, four more veswla were added. But the rules themselves are more fascinating than the namej of the ships. Morals were the first thing con sidered. The commanders of all ships, wrote the founding fathers, must be "strict ly required to show themselves a good example of honor and virtue to their officers and men " That was the beginning of the first paragraph. The second sternly laid down the regulation for dlvlnce service. But they were not entirely bigoted. There must be a Sunday sermon unless oad weather or other exigencies pre vented. Paragraph three forbade swearing. Profanity was punished. Men who wen profane mmt wear a wooden collar. Officers were by no mfsns immune from punishment. While their perrons were not to be subject ed to indignity. If they used Improper Unruoge they were to be fined a hilling for each offense. War-ant nfiOTn n.M leas rjcr oath, either be cause they had less to pay or more provocation for swearing, v. men son was behind the sliding scale was not Incorporated In the rule, i.v.- innu of nunlshment were Mrt officer was permitted to subject any man to more "than 13 laahea on the bare back wiia of nine talis." These more personal milters dis poned of, the rulea went on to care ful .tinui.tinna fforernlng the dis tribution of "prises-- These did not refer to trophies awarded for deck golf or other sport, tt hid to do BEARS ...;r TROY COUGARS . . .,. . UCLANS Medford Full Associated Press MM NEW DEAL CRITIC, IN POOR HEALTH, TO PRACTISE Junior Oregon Senator Not To Seek Re-Election Serve Ten Years, Aided Veterans. PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 33. AP Senator Frederick Stelwer of Oregon today announced he had "decided not to seek re-election" next year. The stein new deal critic and last Republican national convention Key note speaker issued the following press statement: "It Is my desire, after many years of public service, to return to the practice of my profession. I deeply appreciate the confidence reposed in tne by the people of Oregon and their ever readiness to aid me m the proper discharge of duties. "It Is my hope, as a private citi zen, to serve further In promoting Oregon's development and m in tention to maintain an active Inter est In the national welfare." The former Oregon farm boy and sheepman will resume law practice at Portland. He .has served in con gress for 10 years. The senator's health has been poor since last winter.- He was confined a Denver hospital for several weeks following a gall stone opera tion. Steiwer became nationally promi nent during the lest campaign when he was "keynoter" and temporary chairman of the Republican conven tion that nominated Gov. Alf Lan don of Kansas. A leading proponent of veterans' legislation. Steiwer carried a large share of the burden in passage of the cash bonus payment. He also was mentioned as a dark horse presidential candidate and ngnln as running mate for the nominee. He entered political life as assist ant Umatilla county attorney in 1909. He entere-' the state senate in 101?, served with the United States forces In France, and became senator In 1926. SALEM, Ore.. Oct. 33. (AP) Sen ator Charies L. Mr Nary had Just returned from a trip to the coast tonight and had not been previously notified of Senator Frederick Htei wer's intention not to seek re election. "I am very sorry to hear that Senator Steiwer does not intend to run, and I sincerely hope that he will revise his Judgment In the matter," Senator McNary said. "Throughout our association to gether in the senate I have always found him a fine and able colleague, with whom It has been a pleasure to cooperate in all matters for tne good of Oregon." RELIEF CHISELER PORTLND. Oct. 23. (T Heber J Grant, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, to day termed Mormon preparations for the next depression "for the mort part entirely successful." "Some people are born tired and they never get rested," Orant com mented. "Unfortunately, some of our people seem to prefer government re lief to the church policy of work and economic Independence for all Its members. However, the program for the most part Is entirely successful." He was accompanied to Portland by Ex-Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah, a high Mormon church official, who said he Intended "to give the rei of (my llfel to my church." Orant and Smoot sre here to attend a meeting of 5.000 Oregon Mormon ACCUSED LADY IS ANXIOUS TO TALK CINCINNATI. Oct. 33. JP- Anna Marie Hahn expressed today a drsfr: to go on the stand In her own de fense as her murder trial In 'V j death f Jacob Wner . . i ntptd b the nine of a dri J j attorney. 20 .6 NOTRE DAME NAVY . 3 0 ARMY WASH. U. mm Directs Kidnapers Search - . ,jf i V.i . ..T.., I T. !U. I-ntld (left), prclnl agent the federal bureau of lnvp?t isallnn. and inspector K.J. ronuHley (right) arc directing the far-flung search In the midwest for the kldn:ipcrs of Charles S- Knss. A ransom of ?5n,nno was paid hut the abductors did not release their lrtlm. E BY PLANNED, BELIEF CANTON CITT. Oct. 33. (rv-Cor oner C. O. Guernsey, who visited the Bear Valley death ranch, scene of the brutal killing of John Low, 48, the beating of his wife and the ap parent suicide of Don Holt, a ranch employe, said today his investigation showed Holt may have premeditated the attack. Holt. Guernsey said, had a saddle horse ready In the barn. As the cor oner reconstructed the occurrence. Holt, about 40, went from the ranch- house to a bunkhoxise about ft p. m. Thursday, returning shortly afterward to report a horse in the manger. Low accompanied him to the barn and as they passed through a gate, Guernsey said. Holt struck him on the back of the head with a heavy black smith's hammer. Low's skull was crushed with three blows. Returning to the house. Guernsey re lated. Holt struck Mrs. Low behind the car with the butt of a revolver. The frail. 100-pound woman said her assailant "laughed Uk3 a mad man" as- he threatened to kill her and burn the house. Blood spattered through the house told of the strug gle which followed. Holt asked for a drink. Mrs. low gave him liquor and escaped In an automobile when be feu in a stupor about 3 a. m. Going to the honvr of Niles Sproul, she told, him Holt had locked her husband In a granary. Sproul went to the ranch and found the bodies of Low and Holt, the latter In front of the house, still bleeding from a bullet wound In the mouth. State Policeman George McMann said Holt waa a native of New York. well educated, and had workei for the past two years on ranches in this vicinity where he waa highly regarded. SWEEPSTAKE SPOT DUBLIN. Oct. 33. (TV-Americans won a minimum of t2.034.178 In the I JJnd annual Irish hospital sweep- j stakes as the drawing ended today! for the lottery based on neit Wed. nesday Ceearewltch race at Newport. Enc. Americans captured a total of I,. J8S awards and the possibility of ad ditional winnings for those who hold tickets on horses that win first, sec ond or third nest week. It was unofficially estimated Amer trans contributed 70 per cent of the total sweeps patronage. rour residual prlrea of Ml.378 each went to the United states, while one went to Canada and five to Europe. Of the 100 conaol.tlnn prlwa of ajoo ea-h. T97 were drawn by Americana PORTLAND. Oct. J. ( API Port- :a::A had It warmest Indian sum : -lav :nte 1901 jMfrdey when :-r.ir : autre reached a pen o! i6 d-grcea. 9 BROWN 7 NEBRASKA 7 7 COLUMBIA 6 MISSOURI 0 .47 OHIO STATE .... 7 . 7 NORTHWEST. .. 0 MEDFORD, OREGON, In charge of the Chicago bureau of CHINESE RETREAT ON ENTIRE FRONT, CLAIM OF JAPAN SHANGHAI. Oct. 24. (Sunday) The battle north of Shanghai con tinued for the fourth day today with a Japanese announcement that the Chinese forces were retreating alons the entire front countered by a Chi nese assertion they not only were holding their own but advancing. A communique Issued by the Jap anese third fleet reported the invad ing forces were advancing toward Soochow creek. A Japanese spokesman added they had not yet occupied Tazang. north west of the International settlement and Immediate objective In the drive on the Chinese settlement of Cha pel, but expected to do bo quickly. The report drew a crisp comment of "nonsense" from a Chinese spokes man who declared the Chinese were holding their own and Advancing. British and American troop? in the international settlement reported they saw no signs of the Chinese with drawing from Chapel. The Japanese sought to smash the 25-miln front northwest of this city, the con tend 1 ng forces f Igh tl ng through a maze of creeks and canals. LAST CONCESSION TO EUROPE PEACE LONDON. Oct. 23. (PjA rasclut warning that Italy had made her last concession, coupled with un yielding Russian opposition to the Italian stand, today swept away Eu rope's optimism for a settlement of tlvs problem of foreign Intervention in the Spanish civil war. The 68th session of the non-intervention sub-committee has been call ed for Tuesday, but It promised noth ing but continued dispute. The statement issued at Rome by the official Stefsni newa agency and believed to have been written by Pre mier Mussolini himself said "to be lieve Italy can make further con cessions (on plana to withdraw for eign troops from Spain) is abitird " The statement was accepted In London diplomatic quarters as a vir tual ooltuary notice for the plan by which Britain had hoped for with drawal of volunteers and an attend ant leadening of the danger the civil war would become general conflict. The efforts of the non-Intervention nations were considered to have been set back to the point where they were before Italy made what Foreign Sec retary Anthony Eden called "a wel come contribution" to the problem of getting foreign troops out of Spain. PORTI.AMD. 0?t. 21. (ft City Commissioner James g. Bennett's one man war against gambling continued tday with the arrest of 19 men and a woman in an alleged gflmr.llnn ea ti,' 'l-h P.-mphfrnai: valued at 1250 was Wired. IOWA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1 OF NATION FALL, EASTTEAMS HIT Brown Springs Biggest Up setHandful of Unbeat en Teams Remain Duke Wins. NEW YORK, Oct. 23. (AP) The football mighty fell with another re sounding crash today and left only a handful of major te&ms to con tinue along the unbeaten trail. Beaten for the first time this dizzy season were Syracuse. Harvard, Bos tn College, Navy, George Washing ton and Rutgers in the east: Tulane and loulsiana In the south; Texas A. and M. in the southwest, and Northwestern and Wisconsin In the midwest. Riding EAfely past the pitfalls that caught these powers were Tale. Ford ham, Pitt, Holy Cross,, Dartmouth and VlllanovA in the east; Vander bllt and Alabama, North Carolina, Duke in the south: California In the far west; Colorado in the Rocky Mountain sector; Baylor In the southwest, and Nebraska and Detroit In the middle west, Denver gave the Rocky mounaltn group a shock by knocking off Utah, t3-7. Colorado, the favorite, trounc 'ed Colorado State,' 47-0. Western State maintained its unbeaten record with a 7-0 decision over Oreeley. Vanderb tit's Commodores fired a decisive challenge at the rest of the southeastern conference, notably Al abama and Auburn, by whipping Louisiana State, 7-6. While Tale waa consolidating its position as "Ivy league" favorite with a 9-0 conquest of Cornell, and Dart mouth was taking full advantage Of every opportunity In a 20-2 defeat of Harvard, Pitt and Ford ham come up with Intersectlonal victories for the oeat. Pitt removed Wisconsin from the undefeated list, 31-0, and Ford lia mtrlpped Texas Christian, 7-6. Brown sprang the biggest eastern upset by marching 97 yards to fourth period touchdown and nosing out Columbia, 7-6, for its first ma jor victory since .1933. Lafayette's 13-0 defeat of New York university ws almost as surprising. Despite the Pitt and Ford ham tri umphs and Army's rout of Washing ton university, 47-7, the east took a beating In Intersectlonal combat for the most part. Notre Dame's rous ing last quarter rally carried the fighting Irish to a 9-7 decision over Nacy and Colgate was no match for Duke. 13-0. Ohio State took a long step to ward a share In the Big Ten confer ence title by nosing out Northwest ern in spectacular battle. 7-0. Mich igan eked out a 7-6 decision over Iowa while Indiana, knocked over a non -con fere nee, Cincinnati, 27-0. FDR'S FARM BILL SALEM. Oct. 23. Peter Zim merman said today he had mailed a brief on behalf of. the Oregon State Orange and the Oregon Farmers' Union, to Senator Ellison D. Smith, chairman of the senate agricultural committee, opposing the administra tion agricultural bill. Zimmerman aald the brief stated the only "sane and sensible" solution of the farm problem la enactment of the Thomaa-MaMingale "cost of pro duction" bill and the Fraster-Lcmke mortgage refinancing bills together with tariff protection of the home market for farm products. FARGO, N. D Oct. 23. JP) Air Hubert Wilkin tlew non-stop fram Cleveland Into Fargo, today, full of hope for the six missing Russian flyers he la on hit way north to find. "There's a nry good chance of thair being alive," the explorer comment ed. "If they came down safely. They had food with them, and they could capture polar bears and seals for more." Wllklns will leave for Wlnntptf Sunday morning to have the plane :i;-d ith ntln fnr the perilous hunt to Arctic moonlight. WILIS RESUMES v WIOONJJGHT HUNT MICHIGAf .... 7 DARTMOUTH ..20 t 6 1 ILLD Full United 1937 OF AT RIPEOLO AGE Philander McEntyre, 101, Beloved By Many, Called After Busy Life. Philander McEntyre la dead. Jackson county's first old age pen sioner and oldest citizen did a peace ful death In a local hospital at 13:30 yesterday morning. He would have been 103 years old on December 24. The old gentleman was active and comparatively rugged In health al most to the end. Recently he was stricken with en acute cold and a week ago yesterday was removed to a hospital by his benefactor, Dr. Charles T. Sweeney. For a time he seemed, to Improve. His heart gave way, however, and a PHILANDER MeENTYRt kidney ailment developed. He pass ed Into a coma at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. He did not regain con sciousness. The end was peaceful, said the attending physician. Dr. W. Q. Bishop. The body was rom6ved to the Perl mortuary. Funeral arrangements were being held In abeyance until the return of Dr. Sweeney, who has been attending a convention of the Oregon State Medical society In Sa lem. Dr. Sweeney was expected back today. Mr. McEntyre waa born on Decem ber 34, 183S, near Urbana, Ohio, He come to Medford In the early 1000's end had resided here ever since. Twenty-seven years ago he went to work for Dr. Sweeney and alnca then the physician has been his benefactor. "One of the most splendid men I have ever known," Mr. McEntyre once aald of the doctor. Ten years ago. when Mr. McEntyre was 92. Dr. Sweeney told him that his life's work was done, that he must no longer engage In arduous toll, that he must rest. Reluctantly Mr. McEntyre, used to a life of hard work, gave In, (Continued on Page Three.) WINDSORS EXPECT TO VISIT COAST NTW YORK, Oct. 33. (AP An Itinerary for a 30-day tour of th United Statei by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, probably from coast to coast, will be announced within tha next few days, Oeorge Link, Jr., attorney for Charles Bedaux, who Is handling all ar rangements, said tonight. "The final decision on the places to be visited will be made after the duke returns to Paris tomorrow from Oermany and consults with Mr, Be daux,' said Link. ' I think they are going to the west coast, probably making the outward Journey through the northern states and returning by a southern route." Link, who Is atststlng Bedaux in handling arrangements here, has tent the latter a tentative itinerary nut declined to tcveal the placer nc u ggeated. BERLIN, Oct. 23. YP Chancellor h. tier's newspaper, the Voclklscher Beoba?htrr, announced today that Its star reporter, Roland Strunk, a lead er of Hitler's blankshlrt guard, nod been killed In an "honor duel." rhe paper said Strunk's conception of honor "throat" the weapon into his rand ta meet an affront to him and bis family. J I J ARKANSAS ....13 METHODISTS .. . 0 HARVARD 2 U JN Press nunc Ohio Republicans Victims of Phone Pranks, Call Halt AKRON. Oct. 38. (AP) Buried under a deluge of nut and bolt, hot dogs, cut flowers and dough nuts, workers at Republican cam paign headquartera finally lost their patience today. Indignantly, E. C. Brown, cam paign manager, announced he and his associates have ordered no hardware, . no haberdashery, no pastry and that merchants should cease filling telephone orders for delivery of such merchandise to the campaign office. Brown blamed pranksters tor the phone calls. ROOSEVELT HINTS PROCESSING TAX WILL BE REVIEWED New Costs Of New Farm Program To Be Covered By New Taxes, Letter Says. WASHINGTON, Oct. as (! Pres ident Roosevelt trrote, -congressional leaders today any new oosts caused by the new farm program ahould be covered "100 per cent by additional receipts from new taxes." That fact, plus studies being made by agriculture -, department experts for house and senate committees, pointed strongly to early efforts to ward reviving some of the processing taxes which went out with the old AAA. ' ' Mr. Roosevelt stressed that he wanted a continuous and permanent farm program and added:. "tt Is especially Important that any new legislation should not unbalance tho expected balancing of the budget. In other words, no additional federal expenditures from the general fund of the treasury should be made over and above existing planned expendi tures. The pnly exception to this would be the Incurring of additional obligations on the part of the treas ury, backed 100 per cent by addition al receipts from new taxes." The president's views were outlined In letters to Chairmen Smith of the senate agriculture committee and Jones of the house agriculture com mittee. The senate committee has been holding hearings In western and southern farm areas. The house com mittee will meet next week to begin work In advance of the apectal ses sion. Briefly, the farm plan outlined by Mr. Roosevelt would! Safeguard farm Income and soil fertility. . Provide for storage of food auppllea In an ever normal granary. . Olve aurplua control but preaerre export markets. Keep steady prlcae for farm pro duct. ' Keep local administration In the bands of farmers. He emphasised any device that sought to regulate pries should be coupled with control of the amount produced, and that the whole plan ahould be financed by sound fiscal methods." Farm advisors hare eatlmatal that to maintain an ever normal granary Into which foods would be fed dur ing good times to assure a full sup ply In bad years would coat 1700, 000,000 yearly. This Is M00.000.000 more year than Is being spent on ths present soil conservation program. L ROW HEIGHTENED PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 23. T A new crista In Portland's union torn sawmill Industry loomed today, A. T. of L. leaders, smarting under a, na tional labor relatlona board ruling, charged it with being a "eubservlent ally of the 0, I. O." O. I. O. members, Jubilant over se lection of their unions at official bargaining agencies In the clty'i eat en largest mills, hailed the decision aa a "complete rlctory." Reopening of the closed plants, howertr, was a mat ter of conjecture. - In a statement signed hf the A. P. of L. central labor council policy committee, a continued boycott against 0. 1. O. lumbar was prottiaed. PRINCETON 6 RUTGERS 0 YALE . 9 CORNELL 0 Valuable Tips Be on. of the thousands who malt. It a dally prartlre of reading the rlasslfled ada In this newpaper. The many new ads appearing earh day offer tips that are valuable to yon. No. 185. TULE LAKE LAND ' SLATED TO 5106 Acres Rich Farming Land On California Bor der To Be Drawn By 1000 Applicants. KLAMATH PALLS, Ore.. Oct. 28. (JP) A thousand American pioneers of a new day will "rush" for BIOS, acres of free, fertile, Irrigated farming land In the rich Tula lake basin of northern California Monday. - The aspects of an old western "land rush," however, are confined to iaafe minute haste In filing appllcatio for the 60 units by Monday night. Tha federal bureau of reclamation direct the opening of the homesteads with calm efficiency. The prlee, though, Is as rich aa tt ever was. Each unit averages more) than 73 acres of soil time-tested by neighboring homestead projects. Hay, grain and potatoes grow abundantly and the Klamath country's national reservoirs make Irrigation a low-cost proposition. It Is the next-to-last-chance to ob tain a piece of this productive lake; bottom land. One more homestead) opening sometime in the future will v ' absorb the remaining 6000 to 6009 acres. War veterans get first consider atlon and usually there Is no land Jefl for non-service applicants. After It Is determined If the appli cant Is In good health, the govern ment grades him as follows: charao ter, 16 per cent; Industry, 20 pe cent; capital, 30 par cent; farm ex peiienoe, 36 per cent. Two thousand dollars In unincum bered assets la the minimum oonald ered under the "financial status" and two years the minimum required to farm experience. A board of four fed eral representatives will Interview the eligible before announcing aa slgnmenta. . The now thriving town of Tula lake, Calif., is the result of a previous homestead opening. Many early some ateaders real Used enormous profits by selling their property for townalte de velopment. . The homesteaders, while getting the land free at tha outset, agree to pay the government 6B8-36 an acre orer a period of 40 years. There la no In terest and the cost la regarded small In the light of trie potential agricul tural profits. The farmers pay a minimum Irri gation charge of- 61.80 per acre an nually. Applications, expected to number about 1000 when the board starts work Tuesday, have come from near ly every state as well as Alaska, Ha waii and British Columbia. FEHL ALL SET TO EMBARRASS STATE PORTLAND, Oct, 33. (AP) Per sonally supervised legal forces of Karl Feb), former Jackson county Judge, were msssed today to follow up hta opening argument assertion that he would show "to ths em barrassment of ths state of Oregon that the governor I. not qualified to occupy ths position." Convicted at Klamath Palis tor participation In ths Jackson oounty ballot theft case, Pshl seeks SM8.000 damages from Gov. Charles Martin. He charged the governor with viola tion of the constitution In refusing him R0 daya of "good time credit" on a tour-year prison term. Pehl served as his own attorney. Ths govsrnor Is repreaented by As sistant Attorney General Ralph Moody. HDLEf WEEK Idat.o! Generally fair and mild Sunday and Monday but cloudy north portion Sunday. Oregon I Generally fair Sunday and Monday but cloudy west portion Sunday: moderate temperature; gen us varlabls wind off ths coast. Outlook for fsr western states for ths period October 34 -JO Inclusive! Occasional rain In Pacific northwest and about middle of week In north ern California and ths northern plateau: otherwHs fair weathsn tem peratures genera Ut abort awnnai.
