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The Weather Forecast: Pair tonight and Thursday, with fog In morn ing; no change la temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday , 61 Lowest this morning.. IS Do Likewise What method do jon nu to reach the public when you have a "want?" Most people n6 the classified page of this newspaper. You should do likewise and profit as they do. TRmJNE EDFORD Full Associated Press Full Uni ? rest Thirty-Second Year MEDFORD, OliKGOX, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER lt 1937. No. 217. iru Kyu u M mm i ME mm The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kinter Copyright 1337, by Tbe North American News paper Alliance, Inc. HOPKINS. RARITII SEEK sprr.ov tux revision CARNKR HOLDS ACTION THIS SESSION IMPOSSIBLE DEPRESSION EXPECTED SPCR ANTI-l'NION MOVES LEWIS TO CONCENTHATE ON CONSOLIDATING FORCES WASHINGTON, Dec. l. Many a private gathering has taken place In Vloe-President John N. Garner's cozy hideaway on Capitol Hill, but the "Bureau of Education" was recently the scene of a gathering which top ped them all for pure Improbability. - Three men participated, til of them eminent and powerful In the councils of the New Deal, The foxy vice president was one, of course. The other two were Harry h. Hopkins, work progress administrator and the biggest spender In the government, and Bernard Mann Baruch, the Isl and best known of the representatives of conservative finance on the un official White House advisory board. Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Baruch made an odd delegation. The object of their visit to the vice-president was, how ever, still more curious. To put It bluntly, they wanted Mr. Garner to try to persuade the presi dent to force action on tax .revision at this session. And If he could not persuade the president to help, they wanted htm to Induce the house ways and means committee to bring out lt revised tax bill Immediately. ' Both Hopkins, the left-winger, and Baruch, the- conservative, urged on the vice-president the Importance of Immediate steps to create business confidence. They declared that prompt emasculation of the undistributed profits and capital gains taxes would be the simplest and most effective atep In this direction. But And this la another strange feature of the meeting they found a most unre eeptlve audience in Mr. Garner. The vice -president is usually con sidered the very acme of Democratic torylsra, yet he betrayed little or no Interest In tax revision, and posi tively opposed prompt action. He aid flatly that tax revision waa Im possible at the special session, and, although Baruch and Hopkins argued with him obstinately, they found him till more obstinate than they. The Incident is unusually Interest ing because, in the unexpected con Junction of Baruch and Hopkins, it how how the depression Jitters have spread through the whole adminis tration. And the Garner attitude demonstrates how fruitless it lt al most certain to be to ask congress to act promptly on anything. tf the depression grows much -nrM. nm thins is almost certain to happen. Industrialists whoso plants have been organirod In the last two years will try to sir the chance to break labor's hold on their businesses. Already Informed sources In Detroit (Continued on Page Four) LONDON. Dec. 1. Ph-A violent explosion wrecked the Cordite build ing tn the Royal gunpowder factory at Waltham Abbey today. Jarring the entire district but, according to the war office, none was killed or in jured. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS m Hedrlrk hot-footing It home upon being appraised of a fire in hla residence. Deppity. Marshal Paul Hanlln put ting on his most somber and Judic ial mien to open federal court long enough for Depplty Clerk Olenn Tay lor to postpone the session to Janu ary IB. Leonard Fmedley coming to the rescue of Conductor John Knight and finding the proper light wttche for the J", ffymp. concert. Betty Vllm ra tchlng on to newa paper Jargon and announcing "bui lerins" and -flashes" for the loreat service. H. Bnrahart recalling difficulties surmounted by CCC boyt in smug gling dogs on a tnln for the trip back home, one youth oughlng vio lentiv to cover up a bark overheard toj a tnlrimaja. WESTERN UNION, C POSTAL COIf ANY MONOPOLY. CLAIM Justice Department Files Charges Two Major Wire Concerns Are Violatting Sherman Anti-Trust Act WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. p, The Justice department said today It had filed two petitions In the southern federal district of New York today charging the Western Union Tele graph company and the Postal Tele graph and Cable corporation with violation of the Sherman antl-truse act. The petitions, signed by Attorney General Cummings and Assistant At torney General Robert H. Jackson charged the defendant companies with attempting "to monopolize in terstate trade and commerce In tele graphic communications." They asked the court to enjoin the companies "from continuing to car ry out the conspiracy and attempts to monopolize and from entering Into any similar combination or attempts in the future." THIEF RETAKEN BY TRIBUNE CARRIER IN NOT RACE Pleading guilty to a charge of lar ceny of a bicycle. Gus O. Woldberg, 23, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced to serve 00 days In the county Jail and fined court costs of 44.50, In justice court this afternoon. . Wold berg, arrested by city police shortly after noon today, broke loose from the police at the Med ford senior high school, and was recaptured by Leonard Smedley, a high school stu dent and paper carrier for the Mail Tribune, after a long chose down South Oakdale avenue. He was caught In the yard at 1018 South Oakdale avenue. Police stated that Wold berg stole a bicycle owned by Martin North croft from the high school, and sold lt to the Ideal bicycle ahop for $10, telling the owner he had bought lt some time ago. Later, Wold berg stole A bicycle owned by Smedley, police explained, and attempted to sell It at the Sims Bros. Gun and Cycle shop. Suspicious, Sims called city police, who took Wold berg into custody and proceeded to the high school for Iden tification by Smedley and North croft. There, Woldberg broke loose from police and ran down Oakdale avenue, with young Smedley In hot pursuit, police tald. Following his capture, Woldberg claimed his name waa Wen dell Monroe and his address 348 drape street, police said. However, a search of his clothes revealed his true Iden tity.. Nine Planes Fall On Spanish Front HENDATK, Franco- Spanish Fron tier, Dec. 1. (AP) Seven Spanian government pursuit planes and two Insurgent bombers were reported today to have been shot to earth in the struggle for air supremacy in the civil war. Aerial armadas clashed over Alcala de Henares. about 1ft miles east and Mightly north of Madrid, which had been heavily bombarded by the in surgent airmen during the last three days. Government reports said live persons were killed and 20 wounded. Editorial by Duce Advises China to Ask Peace Terms MILAN, Dec. 1.AP) In an edi torial believed to have been written by Premier Mussolini, hla newspaper U Popolo d'ltalla contended today that China can eipect no help from other powers acting collectively ana counselled China, therefore, to ask Japan for peace terms. The editorial referred pointedly to the recent Inconclusive Brussels conference on the far eastern con flict and to American participation after President Roosevelt Chicago pch against aggressor nations "If China still believes in any assistance of a collective character, the newpapr said In part, "this means it l destined to suicide. "It may displease the humani tartan spinsters but public opinion now holds that the cannon roaring In the ftr eaat will be heard louder and louder in the present and future meetings at Gnera ai d elsewnere.' Inform.: ,irrson ht In the rug nation tha'. China seek peace terms a posatbie blot of UujaoUnTa will Presidential if! p (&tfM$ Aboard the yacht Potomac as It M. Watson, military aide; Capt. w, Belief Administrator Harry Hopkins AS MEANS OF L WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. (AP) Tne renate. continuing debate on farm legislation. heard today an argu ment that cheaper money would in crease agriculture prices and halt the downward trend In economic in dices. Senator Thomas (D., Okla.) assert ed "the farm problem It a price problem" and outlined hit proposal to give the federal reserve board au thority to hike prices by cheapening the dollar. The board would be expected to stabilize the price level at a point not lower than the 1928 level. "The same economic law that ap plies to cotton, corn wheat applies to money," Thomas declared. "When money la plentiful, prices are high; when money Is scarce, prices are cheap." Senator Thomaa told the senate the recession In industry and busi ness during the past eight months started with administration moves to halt rising prices and Increase the value of the dollar. He said a combination of large crops and rising value of the dol lar since last March had caused a $50,000,000,000 recession." STRAWBERRIES RIPEN IN D. M. LOWE GARDEN Three crates of strawberries were picked Monday by D. M. Lowe trom his gnrden In the. Vslley View dis trict of Ashland, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce disclosed to day. Mr. Lowe left a box of the bernes at the. chamber of commerce, where they have been placed on exhibit for public view. lngnesa to mediate the far eastern war "Collective action having failed once more, it remains only for China to demand Japan's peace conditions," 11 Popolo d'ltalla said. "These con ditions may not be as severe as one might think. "But one thing la certain Japan la changing the geographical map in the far east and anyone who thinks differently has taken the wrong bearings." The article, written In tha biting style that marks MuuoHnl't own editorials, said: "Now the first American participa tion In a European conference for collective action for which participa tion the Chicago apeecn had Ignited Mien flames of hope hat bad a se quel unbappler than ever. "Norman Davit (the United Statet representative at Brussels) hence forth will be convinced tfiere is nc.".r (my ;u.:d or coi.v.Ytin- fonTd enres the futility of which would be clear to a babj." Party Off on sailed from Miami, Fla., tor fishing waters were, left to right. Col. B. B. Woodson, naval aide; Assistant Attorney General R. II. Jackson and and seated. President Rmiseelt (left) and Hecretary Irkea. Garner Carries 125-Pound Deer To Hunting Camp ST. MARY'S, Pa., Dec. 1. (?) Vice-President John N. Garner tramped Into camp today with a 125-pound four-point buck slung over his shoulder, the lone kill of a senatorial deer-hunting Junket. "This la the way I take 'em In. I Just wanted to show you I could carry It," he explained to the ac companiment of cheers and con gratulations offered by other mem bers of the Washington cntourago crowded around the hunting lodge of Col. William Kaul. Mrs. Kaul hung a cardboard gold star suspended by a red ribbon around the vlco -president's nnrk. BOUNTY SYSTEM The county court has Issued an order providing that after January 1, the bounty aystem for extermina tion of predatory animals shall bo replaced with government hunters. The biological survey and the county cooperate in the project. At the public hearing on the budget, the decision ws left In the hands of the county court, by the budget committee. The budget pro vides 13000 for the hunters. This Is saving of 81000 over the bounty sys tem. A petition asking that the hunters be engaged was presented to the county. Some protests were also filed, one contention being the boun ty provided a source of revenue for rural and mountain district resi dents. It also was contended the bounty system failed to make heavy inroads Into the coyote and varmint ranks. There were claims the coyotes were lncreailng, and killing sheep and turkeys and other farm crea tures. Last week. Vernon Hopkins of the Dead Indian collected (222 as bounty on 72 coyotes. Hopkins la one of the best hunters and trappers In the county. FISH BITING ILL MIAMI. Fla., Dec. 1-(AP Presi dent Roosevelt, found the fining to good around the historic Dry Tortu gat Islands near Key West that he ordered the yacht Potomsc anchored there overnight so he could troll the surrounding waters again today. Latest dUpatches to temporary White House betdquarters Mere made no mention of the catch, but It was reported Relief Director Harry L Hopkins, who thinks fishing "craCT" sport, had taken a "siignt 1- Jd" in tha eompctstlon. Hojiklna ia . one of seven vacation companion of1 lb pretldtaW I Fishing Trip JAPANESE APOLOGIZE NO INSULT TO FLAG WASHINGTON, Dec. J .(A?) Sec retary Hull Indicated today the Unit ed States government considered sat isfactory the action of Japanese nav al authorities at Shanghai In return ing a launch seized from an Amer ican company yesterday. 8HAN0HAI, Dec. 1. (AP) The Japanese navy returned to Its owners with apologies today an American- owned launch, seizure of which' by Japanese sailors yesterday drew a protest from the United States con sul general. Apparently disturbed by strong re action In the United States, the Jap anese returned two American flags with the vessel. They also handed back to their owners two Italian vessels with apologies that their seizure yesterday was "all a mistake." Japanese assertions that Japanese sailors had not thrown the United States flsg Into the Whangpoo river when they took over the vessel were confirmed by United States consulate officials. The William Hunt Steamship com pany, owner of the launch, had re ported the alleged disrespect to the flag to American Consul General Clarence E. dauss, who protested yesterday against seizure of American property and discourtesy to the flag. Officials explained that the flag merely had been handed down to an adjoining Chinese launch at the time the American vessel waa seized. A Japanese embassy spokesman earlier today explained that the launch wns seized under Japsn'k blockade regulations and declared Lhe Japanse navy had felt certain that It waa the property of the Chi nese government. FRENCH CRUISERS TO E PART., Dec. 1. (API Prance tent a division of her most modern crull ers to the far east today following reporta from Tokyo that Japan might attempt to take control of tne French concession in Shanghai. Officially the navy ministry tald the ships were off "on an endurance cruise" to Saigon, French Indo-Chlna port, but officials left no doubt that the crulaera were ordered to stand ready for action tf they were needed In the war rone. BABY SMOTHERS IN BACK SEAT OF AUTO BEArrME. Dec. 1 . ( AP) Appar- ! ntly smothered In blankets In wnich she wat wrapped, Charlene Heiaei, a months old daughter of Mr. ana v. Mrs. ragar n"in. ixjug wm-n, a was found dead In the back seat Ol their automobile bat night upon ti.rtr r.rriv.ji h're. The father it i vroinan aboard tha 0. S. S. MJMl aippU LEWIS AND Mil TO LEAD PARLEY TOR LABOR PEACE Chieftains Will Sit Down Together in Effort to Re unite AFL and CIO Pair Long at Loggerheads WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. (JP) John L. Lewi and William Green will take personal charge tomorrow of organ ized labor's peace negotiations, sitting down together In an attempt to re unite the American Federation of I-abor and the Commute for Indus trial Organization. The commanders of labor's warring factions were brought together by Phillip Murray, head of the CIO peace committee. He proposed the confer ence late yesterday, and Green promptly accepted the Invitation. Lewis and Murray will be the sole CIO representatives at the meeting Green will be accompanied by George ! Harrison, chairman of the AFL peace committee. Little Progress Negotiations In the last fire weeks have been In the hands of three fed eration delegates and 10 from the CIO although they frequently report ed progress, Informed person said they actually had accomplished lit tle. The Joint committee yesterday Hat ed five point at Issue, headed by the basic question of whe'ber worker In each major Industry should form one large union (the CIO aystem) or be organized by craft (the AFL method) The other problems concerned: (1) the ClO'a demand that It remain semi-Independent; (3) Its Insistence that power of tha federation's exec utive council be curbed; (3) machine ry to make an agreement effective; (4) the number of votes to be held by CIO unions In a Joint convention to ratify any peace agreement. Talked Peace Before Lewis and Green have talked peace once before. They met for lunch last winter In a fashionable hotel here. and discussed the situation for sev- (Continued on Pae Plve.) PHIL SHERIDAN LEAPS TO DEATH SPOKANE. Dec. 1. OP) Phil Sher idan, 40, prominent Pacific northwest orchestra leader, leaped to hit death at 4:30 a. m. today from a fourth story window of a Spokane hotel. Coroner I. 8. Collins said the case was a suicide. Dr. Colllna said Sheridan, in ill health, was In the hospital after an attempted, suicide by slashing hit wrlsta Tuesday night. Police said Sheridan, in Ill-health, had slashed hla wrist and taken poison Tuesday night, and was placed In the hospltsl then. A hospital at tendant assigned to watch Sheridan, apparently recovering, left the room i few minute later to find the band master had disappeared. His body wa discovered under the window. Sheridan came to Spokane from Montana, and was well known In most of the west. HI widow, Luetta, and two chil dren survive. Salmon Price lp ASTORIA, Dec. 1. T Moit fish buyer boosted price on allverslde from 6 cent a pound to 7 cent as the Columbia, river run dwindled. The increase waa the largcat In one day here In several years. Smelt were ex pected In Gray river, near Rosburg, Wash., thlt week. Forest Service Large-Scale WASHINGTON. Dec. 1, (AP) Tbe agriculture department said today the forest service would begin large scale trading of (elected government timber for rrlvate fort In an at tempt to perpetuate the country's lumber resources. Plrst operations, officials dlscloMd, would be undertaken near Laseviaw, Ore., where an eschanae had been agreed, to by owner, of two tract of several hundred million feet of limber. Later the program would oe rnread to other sections of the oouo- 1 try, they added. U r. Kneipp, assistant cmer tor-1 ester, explained the exehaBtes would eliminate land stripping by prlvste operators. "Innesd of people taking all the ; timber off their email tracu tney will be asked to sin their .ana wiin I lie forest upon It to the g j-nn-into, IB exchsngs (or national lot- Held in Slaying I a S j Mrs. Genevieve Agnes Pruett, Hi (ahove fnoe charges In Idaho in connection M'lth the tlaylng of her husband, Donald Pruett, 2.1, who was fatally shot at Bliss. According to aiithitrltles Mrs. Pruett hitch hiked nearly loo miles from Bolw to BMu and waited by hit car until he returned from duck hunting, and (hen shot him. JURY CHOSEN FOR HEARING ON FEHL'S A circuit court Jury in the Insanity proceedings against Earl H. Fehl, for mer county Judge, wat completed shortly before noon today, as follow; Thomaa Dixon. Central Point; Oscar W, Roberts, Jenny creek; Charles W. Kllngle, Lake Creek: A. F. Burns, Med ford; H. H. Gillette, Ashland; John M. Poster, Eagle Point; W. O, Wallace, Ashland; Charles A vena, Gold Hill; Marie Walker, Ashland; F. 8. Shaw, Medford; T. J. Bell, Talent, and Mar tin Schneck, Talent. George R. Cartor, county clerk, first witness called. Identified tha records of statement and tult filed by Fehl the past four month. Subpoenas have been Issued for close to fio witnesses, 43 of thlt num ber for tho defense, the county clerk reported. Dr. R. Lee Stetncr of Sa lem, former superintendent of the state hospital, and Gene Halley, dep uty warden of the state penitentiary. and two prison guard are due to be called to tha witness-stand. Prospective Jurors were questioned relative to their length of residence In this county. If they had any ob jection to expert medical testimony (Continued on Paga Eight.) SEEKS DIVORCE LAfl VBdAS. NT.. Dee. l-(AP) Evangeline Stokowskl today filed suit for divorce from Leopold Stokowskl, leader of the Philadelphia symphonic orchestra. She chsrged ait rem, cruelty, although counsel for her husband Immediately filed a waiver and atlpulatton denying the accusa tion. Mrs. Stokowskl said their marriage took place In New York January 6. 1826, and that they have two chil dren, Gloria loruba, 10, and Andrea Sadja, aU. The complaint also atat ed that a property settlement, which tnkee care of the custody, support snd welfsre of the children, wsa sinned last Oct. 8. Mrs. Stokowskl ssked that the aettlement be Incor porated In the decree. to Begin Land Trades est timber of an amount' equal to that upon the private land." be said. "The forest service will take tne timber to be paid the private ope rator from a much larger area than the private tract and thua avoia forest depletion which would result If the prlvste tract were stripped." Kneipp said cutover forest land waa of little value. In many cases the private operators left but 10 per cent of the standing timber after completing their operatlona. Under the department program. Kneipp said. Ml cents of every dollar of grosa revenue from aalee of na tional forest Umber would go to the counties and permanent ti in come wsa a certainty. Kneipp said the exchange program was not new but thai It never be fore had been practiced on such large Kale. STATE GROWERS START CONCLAVE HEREJOMORROW Horticultural Society Has Program of Public Inter est for Annual Two-Day Meeting at Elks Temple CORVALUS. Deo. I (AP) A delev gatlon of Oregon State college horti cultural staff member, left here to day to appear on the program of tbe fifty-second annual meeting of h Oregon Bute Horticultural society at Medford December 9 and S. This year's program la devote Isrgely to problems of the pear In dustry, Although other Items of gen eral Interest are Included. Members from all parts of the state are expected to attend the 83nd an nual meeting of the Oregon State Horticultural society In the Elka' tem ple Thursday and Friday. A comprehensive two-day agenda has been prepared by the program committee, composed entirely of Med- rora men. several part of the pro gram are designed to be of Interest to the publlo In general and all are Invited to attend the session. The program follows: Thursday, 0:80 President's address. 9:45 "Some Observations of Horti cultural Practices." O. T. McWhorter, extension horticulturist, O S. A O. 10:15 "Pear and Apple Scab Con trol," LeRoy Child, superintendent. Hood River experiment st&tlon. 10:45 "Transportation Problem and Their Effect on the Grower." S. M, Tuttle, manager. Southern Oregon Sales, t 11:30 "Pear Handling and Market' Ing." Henry Hartman, horticulturist, O.S.A.O. Noon Free luncheon for growers, with Rogue River Valley Trafflo aso olatton as host. v 1:15 "The Control of Soil 'Mois ture,' R. A, Work, TJ. S. bureau of engineering. Medford. 1 1:45 "Controlling Codling Moth with New Spray Combinations," Jamas' Marshall, assistant entomologist Waahlngton state experiment station; 2:80 "Problems of the Pear Can ning Industry," Mark Ewald and Mor ton Hill, Olympla Canning company,' Olympla. 8:00 "The Oregon-Waahlngton- Oallfornla Pear Bureau In Relation to the Winter Pear Industry." E. R. . Pooley, American Fruit Grower, Hood River. (Oontlnued on Pag Two.) 111,910 FOR NOV, Building permit Issued last month totaled 811.910. a sharp Increase over October of tht year but nearly 50 per cent drop from the November total In 1938. record In the city building Inspector's office revealed today. Value of permit Iseued In October totaled 88,550. Novomber of last year saw permits totaling 8M.B35 Issued. Included In Uie total for last month's permit were two for new residences, to be built at a total coat of 84.000; one new business building at a stated cost of 87,000: and several for residence repair at a coat of 910. Plrst permit of December wa Is sued today, calling for the construc tion of a six-room residence with ce dar aiding by A. D. Lewi, Jr., of 1810 Esst Main street. The house will be built by Lewis, himself, at 1704 East! Main atreet, and will cost 84,000, the permit stated. OVER LAST YEAR PORTLAND, Dec. 1. (AP) Despite a drop of 19 per cent from October, bank olearlnga In November gained aeven per cent over November, 1938, and brought the 11 -month total 14 per cent ahead of a year ago. Clearings totaled 8t30.l83.6M. more than 135.000.000 off from October. Building permit declined from 844.1.590 In October to 9386.800 tn November, or nearly 8170.000 under November, 1936. Fere Urn exports reached a value of 13.053.883 through Monday, a decline of 8800.000 from October. A compar ison with November, 1038, wa un available because of tha strike tie-up at that tlua-
