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I I ' staters Tnrrr.. o COUGARS ..,...., 7 BEARS . .....-,.;. .13 CARDS 0 HARVARD .,..13 YALE ... 6 MINNESOTA" .. .13 WISCONSIN 6 ILLINOIS ot:. .21 CHICAGO 0 PURDUE :rTT 13 IDAHO 6 0 torn- im INDIANA 7 MONTANA HUSKIES ... .14 FORDHAM . 6 OREGON . ., 0 ST. MARY'S ... . 0 NOTRE DAME . . 7 NORTHWEST. . 0 OHIO STATE ...21 MICHIGAN 0 AUBURN 0 GEORGIA , . f PRINCETON ..,.26 NAVY 6 S. METHODIST .26 UCLANS !. ma mi 13 The Weather Forecast: Cloudy with show ert today; cloudy with rain tomorrow; little change In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday 80 Lowest yesterday M New Dollars Just s little time spent this morning reading the Classified page might prove a real benefit to you. In fact It might mean new dollars In your pocket. Who can tell? Medford Tpibune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Second Year MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1937 No. 209. Behind Washington Headlines By H. R. Baukhage , Copyright 1937, by Tho North American News paper Alliance, Inc. RESTLESS CONGRESS HINTS COMlNti STRIFE ... ATTITUDE OF K.D.R. HELD UNFAIR BY SOME ... CONSERVATIVES LOSING NEW DEAL VENEER ... CITIZENS COMMITTEE DRIVE SEEN FAILING vrr a curMP.TON. No. 21. The ItfSt week of the historic special session ended in mild chaos, with only the farm bill rising In pale silhouette on the congressional horizon. Washington, city of many moods, reflected the restlessness of a frac tious congress; gray winter threat ened and then withdrew for a sunlit interlude. Perhaps the season, un accustomed to the presence of the lawmakers, was shocked at the growl ing and snapping assemblage under the golden dome, that no crackling of the floor-leaders' whips could dis cipline. There was, In addition, a toothache at both ends of the avenue. It was sb if riature, at a loss to find a gentler method of bringing the na tion's heads together, was determined to glva presidential and vlce-presl-dentJal Jaws a common twinge. Behind the blurred picture was the h'nt of strife to come. As one sena tor put it: "Congress has been placed in a bad liht. The president can say, If he wishes: 'When we gave you specific ' measures to pass upon, you bridled, resented the implication of the rub ber stamp. Now I present you with a general program carrying out the party's platform pledges, and you have nothing to offer. "That Isn't fair to us. We haven't had time to prepare a program." The ghost of the court fight still walks. Though the controversy itself Is dead for the time at least even the passing mention of the supreme court in the president's message ran kled, and there are signs of the group who fought the bill or at least some of them stiffening toward the whole New Deal. All along the edges, espe cially under pressure of the business world, the veneer or New Deal ism is rubbing thin and the "unwilling votes" will be harder to win from members whose fundamental conser vatism rises nearer the surface. Meanwhile, an "extremist" move ment, as one business man called It, the group which Is credited with . breaking the C, I. O. strike against A "little steel," Is apparently about to collapse. Tt is the so-called Johns town citizens' committee, which Its promoters hoped to make nation wide Two months ago, it is reliably re ported, 60,000 letters were sent out inclosing membership cards. The rettirn was exceedingly disappoint ing. The publicity concern which handled the original advertising Is said to be unpaid. Whether the labor unions were able to plaster the movement with the label "vigilantes' or whether it proved to be too strong a brand ot medicine for popular prescription isn't known. The second, most Important court in the United States, the U. S. court of appeals for the District of Colum bia, may soon have a new chief justice who Isni't a New Dealer. That Is a guess, but probably not such a wild one. ( The appointment ta Important be cause the court handles all man damus and Injunction cases Involving the statutory and constitutional powers of the heads of government departments and Independent agen cies. Here and here only can be sued cabinet oficera, heads of such agen ciea as the securities and exchange commission, the national labor rela tione board, the social security board, the Interstate commerce commission and other governmental institutions Speaking of courts. The largest suit ever filed In a court tn the United States Is now pending before the court of claims. It stirs mem ories of the bloody Indian wars. (Continued on Page Bight lrnv i:tradltlon HELENA. Mont., Nov. 30. (AP Declaring the photograph of tne person sought did not rrstmble tne prisoner. Governor Roy E. Ayers re fused to allow ettmditson of Lout Roblnwlta to Salem. Ore., to lace fraud charges. Robinwlte wiw re cently acquitted of ft similar cnargc at Great Fal.a PROSPERITY, NOT NEW DEAL REFORM OE 4-Point Program To Encour age Business Urged Roosevelt Program In Background. , B.v JOHN LEAR Associated Press Staff Writer A dozen leading economists last night offered suggestions for ending the current slump In business ac tivity. The gist of them was: "Do something to encourage busi ness." What form the encouragement would take was a matter of debate, but sentiment was strong for these points: 1. Abolish the tax on undistrib uted profits. 2. Revise or abolish the tax on capital gains. 3. End "government competition" with business. 4. Bolster public confidence by definitely Indicating an Intention to balance the budget. Actual Immediate balancing of the budget was, not essential to recovery, a majority of the economists said, although a few disagreed. Some credited the budget's existing un balance as a cause of the recovery In business after the depression. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. (AP) A recession and election -conscious spe cial session of congress, called to expedite New Deal long range social and economic planning objectives, disclosed In Its first week and ur gent desire to make recovery, not form. Its goal. It popped up In committees where party leaders strove to urge some part of the president's legislative pro gram through parliamentary snarls. It featured off-stage conferences be tween high ranking White House aides and congressional visitors. It doubtless was reflected in such Indi rect contacts as President Roosevelt himself had with legislative captains despite the tooth ailment that kept him away from his desk most of the week. Yet It all produced no definite Idea of what to do to bolster falter ing business. An overwhelming con gressional sentiment to overhaul New Deal policies ran head-on Into budget balancing difficulties. That is where the political shoe pinches. Congress. Is ready for tax slashing but has found no other sources' of revenue to fill that gap. It Is confronted by a warning from Senator Harrison, chairman of the senate finance committee and likely leader of the tax revision drive next session, that too hasty action might force resort to a manufacturers' sales tax and to levying upon low income groups never before reached. The senate closed- a week of talk rest to stall off a vote on the antl lynching bill with Intimations that some stop might be taken there soon to assure business and the country that tax revision, budget balancing and any other possible action to re verse the recession cycle would be given right of way In the regular session. Possibilities of attaching tax revi sion riders to unrelated house meas ures were explored; but with warn ings house Jealousy of its revenue Initiation rights would compel the senate to wait on house action. In the antl-lynchlng debate, how ever, a hint was seen at what might be done to pin congress and the president down to a definite com mitment on policy for the regular session to spur business revival. Senator Bailey (D.. N. C raked Roosevelt policies fore and aft as contributing to the recession. He invited "somebody" to offer a reso lution declaring the undistributed profits and capital gains - levies "ought to be repealed withoat cere mony at the first opportunity." That would help overcome business un eaaluess, he argued. No such resolution Is before the senate, although several amendments to the same end are locked up In com m 1 ttee pigeon hole, as left-overs from last session. Committee senti ment Is described as virtually unani mous for revision if not for repeal. What some onlookers believe might happen Is a move to put through a resolution pledging both congress and the president, If he signed tt, to an Immediate tax revision-budget bal ancing program when the regular ses sion opens In January. Road Heath Natural PENDLETON, Nov. ao.p Jame W. Terry, 78, found dead by a road side Thursday, died of a heart attack, frergeant W. A poster of the state police said. .shanghai To Be Oa? SHANOHAl. Nov. 30. "Little Iokyo, the Japanese, quarter of Shanghai, today received 251 of Ja pan's fairest geisha -girl entertainers -whose avoed mission was to restore .ja;ctr. Labor Leader Patrick J. Corcoran. 4,t. Minnesota lulmr leader, tvns found nlnln by a bullet In the bead at Minneapolis, his body cuvemt with a thin layer of fresh snow. Police found lilin slumped ocr nnlnst (lie corner or house two doors from his own home. (Copyright Mi mica poll!, Tribune from As sociated Press.) S00CH0W, KEY TO CHINESE LINE, IN I Amazing Capture Held Due To Politics And Military Incompetence Split Near. SHANGHAI, Nov. 20. (AP) China moved her capital from Nanking 750 miles farther inland to Chung king today bs Japanese captured Soochow, key-point of China's "Hin denburg line." Japan's legions poured througn three gaps in the main Chinese de fense line, pushing Chlne.se. troops back, toward Nanking, about miles west. Soochow, 60 miles wet of Shang hai, was captured without firing a shot, a Japanese army spokesman declared, terming it "one of the most amazing captures of. an im portant city In the annals or war." The spokesman said only a hand ful or dazed Chinese troops were In Soochow when 15 Japanese sold iers reached the gateway city to China's capital. Lack or Chinese re sist anco was attributed to fatigue after long forced marches, Foreign observers believed political friction and military incompetence were largely responsible for China's reverses. They critlclerd Chinese leadership for a fatal lack of cooperation and the breakdown of supply lines. It was learned authoritatively that friction between the Nanking gov eminent and certain Chinese gen erals concerning troop disposition 1 caused Chinese forces to be replac ed In the Hangchow bay area the day Japanese units landed there. Officials reiterated their determin. ation to resist the Japanese advance and foreign quarters believed any move by the government to accept oppressive Japanese peace terms might split China. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 r, Parm bill leaders, anxious to get a measure before congress Tuesday, set com mittee machinery into non-atop op eration today. Joining In an almost unprecedented maneuver, senate and house agricul ture committees undertook executive sessions which some members said would be virtually continuous until Monday. WAAHINOTON, Nov. 20. 4V-The farmer will receive 48 cents of the consumer's food dollar this year. Agriculture department economists estimated today that the remaining 54 cent would go to processors, wholesalers, tranfportatton lines and retailers. The farmer' share was Mid to be j the largest since 1929. when he re- cetved 47 cent of the dollar. 1 FARM BILL AIDES UNDER PRESSURE Shot to Death m E IN REVOLT PLOT PARIS. Nov. 30. (A') Hundreds of Surcto Natlonale detectives tonight pushed a nationwide hunt for "two foreign agents" in the government's drive to unmask leaders of what ap peared to be a plot to overthrow the republic. Surcto officials declared the hunt cd men were employed by "ono or two foreign governments tho names ol which were not hard to imagine," Police raids were made In nearly section of tho country In the search for additional arms and munitions caches of the rightist revolutionary group, but surcto officials kept re suits secret. Enough stores of arms and ammun ition to equip a smafl army were un covered In previous raids growing out of the government's Investigation of "Les Caoulards," of "The Hooded Ones," believed to be one section of the revolutionary movement. Officials &aid many of the arms were of Oer mau and Italian make. The Investigation. It wns said, would be concentrated on the "men behind the plot nnd the origin of the mon ey." Armed detachments or mobile guards were placed about government buildings and streets nearby were watched closely. Only oiriclals or per sons with passes were permitted to enter the minister buildings after 9 p. m. AT PROFIT TAX CUT WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. ( AP Senator Borah (R.-Ida.) said tonight thBt "if congress and the idminia trHtlon could demonstrate to a cer tainty they will reduce taxes and cur tail expenditures it would have a very beneficial effect on business." The veteran Idaho senator said that beyond this program he had no spe cific measures in mind for aiding buslnes. He reiterated earlier statements In opposition to broadening the ;ncome ta base or imposing other new taxes for budget-balancing purposes. On the senate floor this week, Borah said ho would be opposed io repeal ing the tax on undistributed profits if that meant placing new taxes on those "who have no profits at all." ffeee Kill Turkeys OAK GltOVE, Nov. 20. P Wild geese frightened 315 of Mrs. Minerva Herres turkeys to death, when her flocks stampeded against a wire fcnc on two occasions. But they're going to market in 000 cans. Core for l'flft-l.m PORTLAND, Nov. 20. iTr Econ omic sanctions applied by democracies would end racism's threat to world p?ce. Ben If. Ktcr. member of the Wahliw?ton ite plinning council Mid P.d college regent, told the atu ocnt body. DEATH COMES TO BUSINESSLEADER Well Known City Business Man Stricken Friday Night Underwent Oper ationPassing Mourned William H. Lydlard, prominent Medford merchant, civic leader and charity worker, died In his home at 16 Goneva street at 6:30 Friday night alter an illness of several weeks. He was 53 years old. Mr, Lydlard went to Portland about nine weeks ago for a major operation. He returned home last Sunday to re cuperate and seemed at tho time to be well on tho way to recovery. Early In the week, however, his health be gan to ebb and the end came peace fully Friday night. The city mourned his death yester day and many expressions of sym pathy were voiced. Jackson County Chamber of Commorce, of which he, was an active member, passed a reso lution of condolence. Mr. Lydlard was one of the found ers of the First Federal Savings and Loan association and a pioneer In the food business In Medford. He oper ated a grocery store for a number of years on West Jackson atreet be fore entering business downtown. He entered Into a partnership with William A. Gates 17 years ago. The two operated tho Oroceteria Super Food markets. They opened their first store in the Medford Center building In 1920. They moved to the present Oroceteria at Central avenue and Sixth atreet in 1933 and opened the west side store at sixth and Grape streets in 1930. The Groceterias were the first self service food storea to be established in the northwest. Mr. Lydlard was born at Long Lake, Minn., on May 28, 1BB4. He came to Medford In IP09. He was united tn marriage to Jane McQuat on May 1. 1033, at Grants Pass. He was a member of the Blue Lodge, Scottish Rite, Commandary, Shrtno, Medford Elks, chamber of commerce and state mining board. Mr. Lydlard la aurvived by his wife, a daughter, Patricia Ann, four sisters, Mrs. Eva Rlngo of Mlnot, N. D., Mrs. Sue Marsh of Los Angeles, Mrs. Helen Barnum of Phoenix and Miss Grace Lydlard of Table Rock, a brother, Stanley Lydlard of Medford, and his mother, Mrs, Margaret D. Lydlard of Table Rock. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon in the Perl chapel. The Rev. E. S. Bartlam, rec tor of St, Mark's Episcopal church will officiate. A Masonic ritual also will be held in tho chapel. The body i will be taken Monday evening to Portland for cremation. Active pallbearers will be Melvin Hall, Asa Boyd, Al Wilson, Allan Mc- I Gee, Walter Steele and Vilas Pope, all Oroceteria employes. Honorary pallbearers will be Gilbert Stuart, William Hammett, Charles Butterfleld, Olenn Jackson, Max Peirce and Fred Wahl. POPE PIUS GIVES REBUKE FOR TALK WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. (UP) Pope Plus XI tonight administered a virtually unprecedented rebuke to the Rev. Charlea E. Coughlln. Detrlot radio priest. The pope's action, said In authori tative Catholic circles to be almost without parallel, consisted of a pub lic statement approving the conduct of Archbishop Edward Mooney of Dttrott in reproving Coughlln for crlt- clr.Jng President Roosevelt. The statement of the pope was Is sued here by the apostolic delegate, Archbishop Amelto Giovannis Cocog nanl, The pope characterized as "Juct and timajy" the action takfn by Mooney in ordering Coughlln to cease his public criticisms of President Roosevelt. Mooney 'a order followed a statement by Coughlln that the pres ident's appointment of Justice Hugo U Black to the supreme court was en act of "personal stupidity." 'The holy see regards as Just and timely the corrections which the archbishop made In reference to cer tain remarks of Father, Coughlln pub lished on October 0," said the pone's statement. 'Each bishop ha not only the right but the duty to supervise Catholic teaching In his diocese." Ak Power Option PORTLAND. Nor. 20. ( AP) PUD- lie Utilities Commissioner Ralph C. Clyde asked the ctly council to con sider taking an option on the Port land General Etecuio com party. 2nd Grandchild for Aimee rw. vv 1 - '1i r i ! il Evangelist Almeo Remple MePhcrson, lender of Angelus temple at T.os Angeles, been me a grnndmot her twlre over when n second child wns lion, to the wife of her son, Rolf Mcl'hernon, Holf Is sIiohii holding the new born girl, who him been mimed Miirlocn. PEACE IN SIGHT, GOVERNOR FLAYS Official Interference Held Bane Ohio Orders Out Troops To End Strike. PORTLAND, Ore., Not. 20. (AP) Despite criticism of Mayor Jowpn K. Carson nnd Oov. Chnrfes H. Mar tin, sawmill operators end Cl.O. forces believed today a national la bor relations board resurvey would end tho 00-day A.F.U-CJ.O. mill tleup. As Charles W. Hope, N.L.R.B. re gional director, prepared to leave Seattle with E. J. Engen, board coun sel, Oovernor Martin declared: "If tho national Isbor relations board -would stay out of Oregon, wo could regulato our own nffalrs perfectly. But they won't do It. The labor relations ' board left a mess and wo have to clean It up. Now they have stirred up another mess . , The governor refused to comment on ft meeting with labor leaders yesterday. Carson, at New York, said ho op posed N.L.R.B. bargaining designa tions "unless tho board la convinced It can punish anyone employer, employo or a third person who would Interfere . . ." He urged tho board confer with stato and city officials "Instead ol Ignoring both." AKRON. Ohio, Nov. 20 (AP) The Stato of Ohio ordered 2,000 national guardsmen to "stond by" todBy for possible duty at the Akron plants of CloodycBr Tire nnd Rubber com pany, and Oov. Martin L. Davey declared sit-down strikes "will not be tolerated tn Ohio." "The sit-down strike Is Illegal, Im moral and revolutionary." tho ex ecutive declared, a few hours alter orders had gone out for 22 na tional gusrd units tn 20 cities to be ready for catl, "It la 1 defiance of law and of decent public opinion, and Is a dangerous defiance of American tra ditions'." PONTIAC, Mich., Not. 20. (API Leaders of an unauthorlnrd strike In the Fisher Body corporation plant here were summoned tonight by Homer Martin. International president, to meet In Detroit Bun day with the executive board of the United (Automobile Workers ol Amrlra. How to Buy Turkey WABHINOTON. Nov. 30. (AP) Here's a few tips from govern ment home economics experts on how to buy that Thananglvtng tiiriffcyi , If you want a tender. Juicy, good-flavored bird, buy a young one. If the brenst bone is riei lb!, the turkey la young. Turkeys of good quality have few ptitfeathers. If the dreamt birds show blue through the Min, tta meat ! liable to be Mrinny and tough. The better tUTVey naa a coating of fat underVe-Lth the kin. FAR EAST POLICY WASHINGTON, Nov. aop) Con gressmen troubled by tho specter of war and avowedly dlsplenAed with the administration's policy In the far east probably will try next week to orect new neutrality fencea around the United States. Senator Nye (R.-N. D.) announced a meeting of a bt-pnrtlsAn group of scimtora to consider a resolution rec ognizing a state of war between Japan and China. The effect would he to force Invoca tion of tho neutrality act, which au tomatically would embargo shipments of war mnterlals to belligerent na tions and, within tho discretion of tho president, mako possible an em bargo on other supplies. possibility of such a move In the sonito was anticipated In tho house by Representative Sauthoff (Prog. Wle.) who asked Friday for immediate consideration of a similar resolution. A alnglo ohjoctlon to hla motion, which .required unanimous consent, blocked hie request. Any cfrort of cotigrcsa to change the present neutrality law, however, might be blocked by presidential dlsl approval unless It were backed by two-thirds of congress. No hint has enme front the Whito House that President Roosevelt desires a change In the neutrality law. PRESIDENT PLANS TO WASHrNOTON, Nov. 2f).( API President Roosevelt has tentative plfliis for a fishing trip along the Florida coast from Miami to St. Petersburg, the Inst of November, It wns learned tonight. Officials said, however, that ht trip, siong with Mr, Roosevelt's con templated Thanksgiving visit to Warm Springs, Cla., depended en tirely upon hla hoalth, he has b;en suffering from an infected tooth. Tho fishing trip would follow the president's Warm Springs sojourn, tt was said. If his physician permits, Mr. RoobcvcH plana to leave lor Warm Bprlnga Wednesday, stopping at Gainesville, Ga for an Informal speech. FOR TURKEY DAY SNOW PREDICTED I CHICAGO. Nov. SO, (UP) A white Thanksgiving for most of the nation waa Indicated tonight aa I snow and cold weather Blanketed two-thirds of the United State.. The United states weather bureau predietAd slight relief from the cold during the early part of the next week but lower tempcratttre. and j "frequent snows" beginning Wednes- jday. FLOOD THREATENS Sandbag Levee On Stewart Avenue Checks Waters Upstate Drenched. Plood water threatened to dj substantial damage in and around Medford yesterday but strenuous) work held actual loss to negligible) proportions, report. Indicated. Numerous residence, store one building cellars were flooded, fun naces were extinguished by the blgH water In some Instances, low larat areas were Inundated, Intersection were flooded ovor sidewalk, and tho southwest psrt of the city was saved from the torrents only by the quick erection of a sand-bag levee along Stewart avenue west of Oakdale ave nue. It was reported that the furnace) pit of the Liberty building was flooded to a depth of four teem, tho fire tn the furnace being ex, tlngulshed. Gas furnaces in the) Prentice courts also were reported extinguished by rising waters. Sand molds In the Medford Irea Works were ruined. Men worked ail day and were to continue through tho night and 'today tn pumptnc water out of the Montgomery Ward store room, Harold Brown, manager, stated. No damage waa done, hove, ever, Mr. Brown added, the mer chandlse being stored four Inched off the floor and the water rising only 2' lnohea. storm drains were taxed beyon capacity and numoroua intersection! were, flooded. City Superintendent Fred W. Schottel and hla depart, ment were kept busy all day. Extra crows quickly put up sand-bag bar rlera for 160 feet along Stewart weirs of Oakdale avenue. A project procured -permaneiit . relief f or - tn southwest part of town I. to. f carried out Jointly by the city an county In 1038, Mr. Scheffel said. Tho rainfall from 4:30 p. m. Prl (Continued on Page Bit.) L OF 3 TEAMS SOAR S. PITT LEAD NEW YORK, Nov. SO. (VP) Roa Bowl hopes of three elevens soare4 today aa football wound up It, light eat Saturday and the 1937 season neared Its close In the No. 1 battle of the day. California's "wonder team" crushed Stanford, 13-0 before StS.OOO persona. The victory gsve the Bear, the Pa cific coast conference title and the) undisputed right to represent th west In the New Year'. Day class 10 at Pasadena. Porham's unbeaten eleven kept Itself right up In the running for the eastern Rose Bowl nomination by sending a fighting St. Mary's team down defeat, fl-0, before 85.000. Plttsbu.'gh, the other Rose Bowl hopeful, whose record has been marred only by a tie with Fordhara. steam-rplled Penn State, 28-7. Ala bama, the other prospect, wa. Idle. . Among the day's most .tunning! results were: Harvard 18, Yale, hith erto unbeaten, 8: Princeton 28, Navy 9; Colgate 7, Syracuse 0; VlUanovA 38, Temple 0; Auburn 0. Oeorgla 0. and Arkansas 0, George Washing; tou, 0. . Northern California: Cloudy Sun day: showere over mountain, and It. atr.m. nnpUi nnrtlon tonlirhtS cooler In south and central por tions tonight: fresh westerly wind off coast. Oregon: Occasional rain Sundayi moderate temperature; moderate taj fresh Mtitneriy wind on coast. Outlook far western states, per ii Nnvumhe. 92-27 ineiuslvs; Gen erally unsettled and mild: frequent rains In norm pacuto staiee, lonally extending Into southern dis trict, and plateau region. TILLAMOOK, Nov. 0. (API Th. Tillamook county grand Jury re tiimjt wn aiMitional indlctmonta against J. 8. Ootn. former Insurance and real estate dealer ana one-vun. county superintendent of school. NOMTH BUND, Not. 20. (AP) rnnim.nH. u D. Jester of tns coast guard cutter Pulaski, .Mi nuted dsmsge suffered oy me miry nut., n-sr while adrift Off the southern Oregon coast Monday a. 30,000. MILD, UNSETTLED FOR COMING WEEK If i
