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Thursday, with fog In morn
ing; no change la temperature.
Temperature:
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Lowest this morning.. IS
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MEDFORD, OliKGOX, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER lt 1937.
No. 217.
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By Joseph Alsop
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Copyright 1337, by Tbe
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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-