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The Weather Forecast: Cnietttod tonight, fair Wednesday with fog In room ing: moderate temperature. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday 84 Lowest thli morning 41 Right Way There U a right way to Mil. boy, trade supply nnti, rent, end do many other thing promptly and In a satisfactory manner, t'fe Mall Tribune Classified ads. Medford TR7BTJNE Full Associated Press United Press Thirty-Second Year MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1937. No. 193. I , : : ; ; Behind Washington Headlines By H. R. Baukhage Copyright 1937. by The North AmerioHD News paper Alliance, Inc. 0. O. P.-DEMO COALITION NEXT YEAR UNLIKELY LANDON'S OFFER TO BACK COURT BILL FOES REJECTED . LEADERS OF BOTH PARTIES ARGUE AGAINST ALLIANCE LEFT-WING REVOLT IN NEW PEAL IS RUMORED WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. A story that certain Democratic senators are finding Just too good to keep much longer may a& well be told now. It la an appropriate election day story because it forecasts what probably won't happen a year hence. The tale has to do with the much touted "coalition" which was to bring Republican support to anti-court bill Democrats who might be opposed by the New Deal. It seems that, last July. Alfred Landon decided It was the moment to sound off with an appeal to all good Republicans to come to the aid of the Democratic senatora who had battled the president In the name of the constitution. Aa a matter of pre caution. Mr. Landon. through mutual friends, aproached the various sena tors Just to tell them about the favor he was going to do them, In case they were Interested. The emissaries did their Job and checked up. They found, much to their surprise, that the sentiments expressed by all of the gentlemen tn- . j j h. nhMuki In virtu ally the same language, which went something like this: 'Tor heaven's sake. If you are a friend of mine, go back to Mr. Lan don and tell him not to say a word In my favor." One of the Democrats said It would be suicidal for him In the primaries If hla Democratic opponent were to charge him with being the "Repub lican" contestant for the Democratic nomination. As a result of thla attitude, pre dicted predlet that. If the Repub lican party starts the coalition waltz. It will find Itself doing a solo with little Mlsa Nobody for a partner. A good Republican, opposed to the coalition Idea, puts It this way. "The men who fought the president to preserve the supreme court may be constitutional heroea. but they .ren't the only ones. There are a lot of Republican heroea, too. who believe In the constitution ana aw servo the votes of their own party.' It la aald that some of the men who pull the wires at the top In the Republican party couldn't atomach irvtnt.imiMl on Pace Six I K. FALLS TO VOTE KLAMATH FALLS, Nov. J. (API Klamath rails voters will be asked to approve a M05.000 city Improvement program at a special election De cember 8. Major part of the program would be covered by bond Issues totaling 6187.400 and financing 10 different Items, each of which will be voted upon separately. The balance of the aoS.OOO represents a 3-mtH special levy for flush coating city streets. Important features of the 10-pro- Ject program Include four new bridges, traffic signals, new city ana mu. . nlclpsl swimming pool. y Election date wes set In a rcsolu tlon adopted by the city council laat night. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS John Luster attending his first marls operetta and enjoying It no end. Nelle Wlnne going around town with a rubber ball In her right hand, the toy being prescribed by a doc to limber up the hand of her broken irm. Bassler Steve S'rel'eh protrlsing himself some good huuttng and fish ing during hla sojourn here. Heine Fluhrer remaining calm and unruffled through all the grappling 6y doings. EH Hedrick forgetting important . - . - m.ihv Mni. bail discussion. 10 ARRESTS MADE SOON AFTER FIRST 22,600 Posted at Polls Soon After Widespread Talk of Vote Stealing La Guardia Tours Precincts LaGuardia Sure NEW YORK. Nov. 3. (Pi Mayor Florello H. LaGuardia, after a clty-wlde tour of polling places, claimed victory today In his anti Tammany campaign against the Democratic candidate, Jeremiah T. Mahoney. "This election will be a victory for us and the defeat "of Tam many hall." he told a crowd at City Hall plaza. "I want to see the collapse of the Institution which has existed so Ion?." NEW YORK. Nov. 2. (AP) An army of anti-fraud election watchers, 22,600 strong, mobilized at polling places today as the vanguard of New York's 2.483,387 registered voters marked their choices in the mayor alty contest between the Incumbent. Florello H. Ia Guardia. fusion candi date, and former State Supreme Court Justice Jeremiah T. Mahoney, the Democratic nominee. Widespread talk of vote stealing, aired by candidates of both campa, led to the posting of 18.000 police. 3500 special deputy attorneys gen eral and 1100 volunteers, mostly law yers, known as "Tom Dewey vigi lantes." ' Many Disqualified Ten arrests were recorded within three hours after the polls opened at t. m. Closing time was A p. m, Police Commissioner Lewis J. Val entine said applications for 2075 warrants had been made. Illegal reg istration was charged. A total of 7437 registrants already had been disqualified. Mayor La Ouardla made a personal all-day tour of the city's 3910 elec- (Continued on Page Two.) BICYCLE MEASURE With the 1938 budget out of the way. the council will consider an ordinance to regulate bicycle traffic at Its regular semi-monthly meeting In city hall at 7:30 tonight. For months the council's public safety committee has been studying the bicycle problem, analyzing ordin ances of other cities, corresponding with traffic authorities and planning regulations that would be effective yet simple. The matter was brought to the forefront at the council session two weeks ago when the 20-30 club pro posed an ordinanoe to become effec tive not later than the first of the year and offered to assist by con ducting an educational campaign to acquaint bicycle riders with the pro visions and necessity or the regula tive measure. The 1938 budget was formally ap proved at- a special meeting of the council last Friday night after a pub lic hearing. No one appeared at the hearing. Six-Man Junta May Guide Japan Through Conflict TOKYO, Nov. 3. (AP) Creation of a highly centralized Japanese government, with all power In the binds of an "Imperial headquarters' of not more than six men. appar ently waa In the offing today. Observers said they believed Pre mier Prince Fumlmaro Konoye, War Minister Oeneral Gen 8uglyama. and Naval Minister Admiral Mltsumasa Yonal would present to the nation such a plan for taking over most functlona of the parliament and cabinet. Borne quarters said proposals to create the "imperial headquarters" indicated Japan either saw the ne. resslty of waging a long war in China or believed a third power, poe slbly Orest Britain, might Interfere in any peace negotiations. Reports that some drastic govern ment revision waa developing circu lated widely as Konoye. Suglvame and Yonal held a series of unsched uled conferences. During the Chlnese-Japsnese war 19.g' an imperial .s.qur- I Ten wax nit'ii the em- peroc moved to Hirodlma o be I Their Marriage Annulled Mary Lee Williams, 21 (i-enter). Is shown with her foster parent. Mr. and Mt. Ben Williams at their VYarrenshurg, Mo., farm home after the annulment of Mary lee's marriage to Ben Inork upon dlsrlimurt the young pair were brother and sister who had been separated In Inlancy. ADMINISTRATOR FOR REVESTED LANDS TO BE WASHINGTON. Nov. 3.-(P) -Sec retary Ickea said today he was shop ping Vfor the right man" to admin ister, the government's revested grant lands in western Oregon. He said he had discussed the mat ter recently with other interior de partment officials and hoped to an nounce a selection "very soon. Some 2,500.000 acres of grant lands were returned to the government more than 20 years ago when the old Ore gon and California railroad and the Coos Bay wagon road company vio lated grant terms. Since then the lands have been ad ministered by the interior department. Virtually all of the Income from the lands had been going to the Oregon counties as tax subsidies. At the last session of congress a new act was approved placing the timber lands on a sustained yield basis and splitting the revenues be tween counties, the federal treasury and the Interior department, the let ter's share to be ud for adminis tration. NATION! PLANNED FOR NUTS SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2. tfpj The Pacific coast walnut growers' marketing committee announced to day they will make their first con certed move to market the record crop November 11 in a nation -wide sale. The nuts will be sold at the lowest price In 20 years, Weller Curtner. chairman of the Northern California Walnut Growers' committee, said. The crop will be offered through some 40.000 stores. The group plans an extensive ad vertising campaign between now and Thanksgiving to urge consumers to make the nuts a Thanksgiving table specialty, and thus help the Industry dispone of Its svirptus. nearer the scene of hostlllllea. A slmllsr move waa made during the Russian-Japanese, war of 1904-06. In each Instance, military and naval chieftains gathered under one roof and all government came from them. The Tokyo newspaper Nlchl Nlchi said: "The government clearly In dicate the Chinese Incident Is vaster than the Chinese-Japanese or tne Russian - Japanese wars. Thereto!, the value of such a step icreatlon of an Imperial headquarters) can not be doubted." Th'! new. papers Yomlurl and Koau. mln raid that a feature of the pro posed change wa distinguishing be tween state ministers snd executive chiefs. The newspapers tsld "It Is report ed" thst the premier "la Inclined to reduce" the number ' of ministers from H to 8. and added that those expected to hold portfolios were Ko noye. Bugtyama. Yonal. Education Minister Kido K:ocn4, Home Affairs MlnlUT Ellrltl R'.ba. and posalblj "some financier :ron ths newiy - formed cabinet council." . MARX BROTHERS SEEK BELIEF IN INNOCENCE WHILE APPEAL ARGUED LOS ANGELES. Nov. 3. (AP) The talkative Marx brothers, Groucho and' Cotco, , pleaded today, for public belief In their Innocence while they fight in a higher court their lines of $1000 each for criminal copyright infringement. Federal District Judge George Cos- grave fined the comedians and or dered them sent to Jail last night pending payment. However, the Marxes previously had arranged for an appeal bond, and they were re leased Immediately. The brothers were convicted last Saturday In 47 minutes by a Jury which found they appropriated for a radio broadcast a skit written by Carroll and Garrett Graham. Well, I waa expecting the worst. so I'm well satisfied." Oroucho com mented with a wry smile. The maximum penalty for the of fense la a year In Jail In addition to the fine. "It Is a miscarriage of justice," Chlco said. "We never knowingly lifted' any material from anybody.' ' Groucho issued a statement which said: "My brother and I, after 28 years of honest endeavor In the theatrical field, in which we hope we have brought to our public entertainment and happiness, are faced with indig nity of having been convicted of a misdemeanor. "We know that we arc innocent of ever intentionally taking anyone's property. So much has been written irr.n and radio for the stage, broadcast that original plota are (Continued on Pag, Hires ) E KILLED BY FALL EUGENE, Nov. 3. (API Jack Hayes, 14, member of the Eugene high school football squad, plunged to his death when lie fell down an 136-foot cliff In the Leaburg area. JO miles east of here on the MoKcnrie highway this afternoon. He waa killed Instantly. Hayea, together with two com panions, waa reported to have been climbing the cliff when he slipped and slid about 0 feet. He then plunged the remainder of the dis tance to the bottom, landing on his head. He waa the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hayes, and besides his par ents, la survived by one sister. SALEM. Nov. J. (IPi Oovemor Martin's office urged Oregon eitlrna today to cooperate In the nation wide unemployment ceruwi. which will be taken by the poatoffle de partment In two weka. A press atatement said "It Is to the Intemt of all of us to cooperate fully with thla national activity" so that the unemployment problem may be solved. The governor left today for Tulss. O'.ia.. to sttend the 30th anniversary ! ie;ir,yn rf the ooth eiivi-ion. V. 8 I army, hit World ru command. FIFTY CENT L0ANICRU1SER AUGUSTA CROP IS PLAN OF WALLACE Details of Program to Be Announced Soon by Agri culture Secretary To Loan On 170 Million Bu. WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. (AP) In formed officials at the agriculture department said today that the gov ernment would lend 50 cents a bushel on this year's corn crop. These Informants aald details of the loan program would be an nounced by Secretary Wallace soon. The 50 -cent loan will be made on corn sealed on the farm, testing 14 per cent moisture content, or less. Farm organizations had asked a 60-cent-a-bushel loan on this year's crop and Secretary Wallace said a loan of about 6 cent would cor respond to the 9-cent-a-pound gov- j ernment loan on this year's cotton crop. 4H Cents First l.oan. The first administration corn. loan on the 1933 crop was at 45 cent a burhel. well abovo market prices at the time. Government agencies ad vanced $120,000,000 on the 1033 crop A loan of 56 cents a bushel was made on the 1934 crop, which was cut short by drought. A total ot an OOO.OOft waa advanced on this loan. The rate was reduced to 46 cents bushel on the 1936 crop and total of ai3.000.000 advanced to farmers. The 1938 program was aimed at conserving seed corn supplies. Agriculture department spoilsmen said about 185,000,000 would be (Contluned on Page Seven.) TO DUKE'S GREETING NEW YORK. Nov. 3. (AP) The Duke of Windsor Is expected to broadcast his greetings to the Ameri can people over a nation-wide radio hookup from Washington, D. C, on November 12, the day after hla ar rival In New York, It waa announced here today. The announcement, made by Ar thur Kudner, Inc.. press representa tive for the duke and hla American born bride, the former Wallla War field of Baltimore, Md.. stated: "His royal highness, Edward. Duke of Windsor, la expected to extend greetings to the American public over the radio at 7 p.m., eastern standard time, on Friday, Novemoer 13. "This will be hla first broadcast since leaving England and It will be made In Washington, D. a. it- understood that all the big American nctworke will be Joined for we una. PAYINGjNTEREST MILWAUKEE, Nov. 3. (IP) The Home State bank of South Mllwaukeo announced today after December 1 It would pay no more Interest In de posits, savings or otherwise, until fur ther notice. H. Z. Logan, vice-president and active head of the bank, aald: "For several years tho creation of artificial conditions has brought in terest rate down until they have been the loweat for th longest pe riod In history, with short-term gov ernment securities yielding from nothing at all to less than ono per cent. The aupply of eound, short term bank loana and properly liquid bank Investments has declined ac cordingly and these Influences have already reduced the Interest on sav ings deposit In Milwaukee county to one and one-half percent. REVOLT IN PARAGUAY L ASUNCION. Paraguay. Nov. 3. IAPI The government decreed a state of war today to crush a revolt by members of the army who sought to set up a dlctatorahlp. The revolt apparently centered at Concepclon, I5 mllea north of Vila capital. Tha Paraguay aecretary of atate. In a atatement to the press, said that "a fraction of tha armv headquarters ,i, Concepclon revolted against con stitutions! authorities In order , to reinstall a dictatorship." MENACED BY FIRE OF JAPWARSH1PS Huge Shells Burst Close to U. S. Craft in Whangpoo River International Area Is Shaken by Bombing By Morris J. Harris SHANGHAI, Nov. 2. UP) Huge projectiles from Japanese warships In the Whangpoo river burst alung Shanghai's waterfront tonight men acingly close to the United States cruiser Augusta. The Augusta, lying close to the cruiser Idzuma, Japanese flagship, cleared her decks and battened port holes aa a precaution for the safety of her crew. The bombardment waa aimed at Chinese batteries In Industrial Poo tuitg, across the Whangpoo from the I International settlement. It was in j answer to Chinese artillery shelling of Japanese forces In the Yangtze poo and Hongkew sectors ot the Shanghai front. Allen Area shaken Shanghai's International settlement and French concession, refuge ot thousands of Americana and other foreigners, were shaken today by In tensive Japanese bombardment of Chinese positions only a short dis tance to the west. Exploding bombs and shells shook buildings as far away as Shanghai's bund, but no projectiles fell within the settlement or concession boun daries.. At St John'a university. In the Jens field park area lust west of the kettleinent, a trench mortar, shell crashed into the roof of a gymnasium used as a barracks by British troops, but none was Injured. The tide of battle swept toward the Slccawei Cathollo mission center on the southwestern outskirts of the French concession. Franch authori ties prepared defense positions cir cling the mission and set up anti aircraft guns. A Japanese naval officer described aa closed a Soochow ereek Incident which yesterday produced an Amer ican protest and a Japanese apology.' CORPORATION VALUE Total valuation of taxable corpora tion property In Jackson county for 1937 la 16.067.008.73, according to s report received by the county asses sor from the state tax oommlsslon. The valuation la a gain of 6170, 593.68 over laat year when It waa 86, 706.416.1S. Bulk of the valuation la placed upon the California Oregon Power company with 3,B07.17.', ana tne Southern Paclflo railroad, fixed at S3.343.678.48. NO INSURANCE MONEY FOR WIVES WHO KILL CHICAGO. Nov. 3. (IP) Federal Judge Charlea O. Brlggle ruled void today right of wldowa to the insur ance of husbanda they kin. The ruling was In the case .of Mrs. Mildred Bolton, serving a 109-year sentence for shooting her husband Joseph, on Juno 14, 1036. Judge Brlggle decreed tnat aa a matter of publlo policy Bolton's 610.- 000 Insurance must be paid nis rela tives Instead of his widow. Business Dip May Delay Roosevelt Budget Balance WASHINGTON. Nov. a. (AP) Gov ernment economists forecast today that the current business recession will "run well Into 1038." Should this prediction be borne out there was the possibility that President Roosevelt's plsns for a balanced bud get might be upset. If the forecast by the bureau of agricultural economics ahould ' prove accurate. It would Jeopardise treasury hopes for Increased revenue and make curtailment of axpendlturea more difficult. Mr. Roosevelt has Indicated he waa counting on continued bualnese Im provement tor this extra revenue and for curtailment of relief and other spendlng: Revenue eatlmatea, however, ar based directly on calculations of na tional Income. The farm economlats predicted the steady rise In national Income since 1033 would be broken by a drop next year below the 1037 total. Only laat week, while discussing tha budget sltMtlon. tha president expressed hop for great futuis In Farmer Roosevelt Casts His Vote In Hall at Hyde Park HYDE PARK, N. T., Nov. 2. (AP) Franklin D. Roosevelt was voter No. 229 in the state, town and county election here today. The president went to town hall, satisfied election Inspectors he was qualified to vote, and oper ated the voting machine. "What Is your name," Mlsa Al ma Van Curan, chairman of the district election board, asked the chief executive. "Franklin D. Roosevelt," he ans wered with a smile. "Occupation?" "Farmer," Mr. Roosevelt ans wered emphatically. The president drove over to town hall from his family home with Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, his mother; and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. SOLDIERS GUARD KENTUCKY POLLS HARLAN, Ky Not. a. P) Na tlonal guardamen went on duty In the Harlan coal fields today on or ders of Governor a. B. Chandler who stated he had reporta that "deputy sheriffs armed with rlflea were tak ing; charge of the election." . The governor stated at Frankfort theee report cams from representa tives of both Democratic! and Repub lican partlea. "The troops have order to disarm Bny found armed at the polls and In terfering with the election," Governor Chandler declared. No violence was reported from the ooal fields, scene of killings In pre vious electlona, but there were sever al arrests. State polloo took Deputy Sheriff Ben unthank to Jail and alto took Into custody the eleetlon offi cials at the town of Cawood. The Bal lot box waa seized there also Ser geant Clyde Jones, Id charge of state police, declined to aay what charges, If any, had bean fried against Un thank or th Cawood election offi cers. HEAVY VOTE SEEN IN DETROIT POLLS DETROIT, Hot. 3. t The De troit election commission, recording 170,000 ballots by noon, renewed pre dictions of record vote totals In to day's municipal election In which the Committee for Industrial Organisa tion sought control of tha city gov ernment. In the primary month ago, 837.- 000 votes were cast. Th commission aald It believed s 800.000-vote total might be reached today. Showers during the early morning gave way to bright sunshine. The largest number or voios ever cast In a strictly municipal Detroit election waa 369,713 in 1031, although 814.003 were cast In th otty In tha 1036 national election. Windsors to Dine At U. S. Embassy PARIS, France. Nor. a. (AP) The Duke and Duchess of Windsor will be dinner guests of Ambassador William 8. Bullitt at the united States embassy residence her Thura' day. The dinner will precede an em bassy concert In their honor. The names of other guests were not an nounced. cresses In national Income. Ha aald It would rlae from 866,000,000,000 to 670,000,000.000 thla year and later might continue upward to 6110,000, ooo.ooo or 8100,000.000,000. Tha forecast of th bureau of ag ricultural economics did not dispute this long-range prospect. Although It was rather pessimistic over tne im mediate future, It pictured business as In a "relstlvely short recession" such as usually accompanies "the general upswing of a business cycle." It predicted conditions during the second half of next year would be "more favorable than In th first half." But In making their usual fall es timate of business conditions to help farmers plan ahead, the agricultural economists minced no words In say ing their analysis Indicated "tha up awing of the business cycle has been temporarily hslted." They did not estimate how much of drop In national Income might be expected In 10.18. but any drop I might prove serious to the budget - balancing program. POLICE RETURNING OF Monmouth Football Players Due This Afternoon to Face Formal Charges Money Orders Not Found Richard M. Messlnger of Ashland, and Ell Ogle. Marshall Ream and Stanley Borden, Oregon Normal school football aquad members, charged with the alleged assault and. robbery of E. D. Rice, Dallas, Texas, Jewelry salesman, near Ashland, were locked In the Jackson county Jail as 3 o'clock thla afternoon upon their arrival from Monmouth In charge of atate police. District Attorney Prank 1. New man said he would take lmmedlats action for clearing away of the pre liminary atep. and an early arraign ment, If one waa required. Richard Messlnger, 33, Ashland drug clerk, and Ell Cagl. 33, Mar shall Hearn, 30, and Stanley Borden, 10, Oregon Normal school footbsu players, arrested by atato police Mon day at Monmouth tor alleged par tlclpatlon In the robbery near Aah land Saturday night of E. D. Rlc, Dallas, Texas, Jewelry salesman, ar duo here lata this afternoon In cus tody. According to Sheriff 8yd i. Brown, traffla conditions and tog In the Willamette valley delayed th car bringing the quartet south. The youtha will be formally charged with assault and robbery, without arms. Deputy District Attorney George W. Nellson aald thla morning. - " Bfeaslnger, purportedly made signed confession Sunday to Ashland otty police, and the Monmouth squad members did Oh same Mondsy a Monmouth when Identified by the drug clerk. t Money Orders Missing. Express money orders which lUee ctslma were taken from him, have not been located, Chief of Police Charles P. Talent of Ashland said this morning. Search of th ashes In stov at the Messlnger home also failed to reveal an unset dia mond, valued at S1300 which the Jewelry salesman declared he had concealed In a seam of his purse, the police chief said. The youths, authorities claim, ad mitted burning the purse after the robbery. Fart of the money and watch taken from Rice, were re covered, Chief Talent aald. Chlnnock Retained. According to tha officials Mes- alnger la a graduate ot Oregon State (Continued on Pas Three.) BY TRANS RADIO Promotion of John Roddy by Trans Radio Press was disclosed when he left here laat night for the eavt after a abort visit with hla mother. Mrs, Mary P. Reddy of 810 South Oakdal avenue. Mr. Reddy has been advanced to the New York office of Trans Radio Press. Ha Is a graduate of Medford high school snd Oonaags university In Spokane which waa endowed by hla grandfather. Mr. Reddy started with Trans Radio In Spokane. He went from there to San Franclaoo and later waa trans ferred to Seattle, Wash. He left by train last night for San Francisco after apendlng a day at his home here. From San Francisco he was to fly to New York. PUTNAM IS TRUSTEE i OF AMELIA'S ESTATE LOS ANGELES, Calif., MoT. i (API Oeorge Putnam today was appointed trustee of the estate of his missing wife, Amelia Earhart. ana. trlx. who vanished while flying over the Pacific ocean. Putnam petition valued his wife's personal property, securities snd real estate at approximately 638,000, sad set forth that others Interested In the estate are Mrs. Muriel Monisaey ot Bedford, Mass., a slater, and Mia Barhart's mother. Mrs. Amy Otis Earhart, of North Hollywood. Calif. Wall Street Given Holiday by Election NEW YORK, Nov. a. (AP) Th atock axchange, curb exchange and all other New York security snd com modity nvkete were closed today, election dsy. Major markets In other sections of the country remained opto.
