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The Weather It Pay Medford Tribune Forecast: Cloudy with light rain tonight or Friday; not much change In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday M Lowest this morning SS kn yon In the market for ft trader ff so refer to the class! rled page of this newspaper. Better still, prepare an adv. of your own and see why so many say "It pays to advertise, full Awooiated Preii Full United Prei Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1938. No. 20. Ni o)nn n nrmiMi la mi lilh AMI UYI EWE i nniwM 1 The Capital Parade By Joseph Alflop and Robert Kintner Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. CONTINUED GOVERNMENT INACTION IS FAVORED BUSINESS LEADERS URGE KINPUNESS FOMCY NO DEFINITE PROOAM I ADVANCED . TAXES, UTILITIES. F. D. R ' ATTITUDE CRITICIZED WASHINGTON, April 14. The pres ident has promised to make his (tret real attack on the depression tn a relief message to congress and fire side chat on Thursday. The do-nothing months are over; the time for action has come. Since do-nothing poltctes have always been demanded of the government by business, It's unusually Interesting to know whether the thinking of the business community ha been changed by a winter of governmental stagnation. The answer appears to be that it has not. In the last few days, four eminently Important Newfork bank ers, half a dozen leaders in the af fairs of business' whispering gallery, the New York stock exchange, and several powerful Industrialists have been asked to express their private opinions of the state of the nation, and to offer their own remedies. Summing up the answers briefly, and perhaps a little unkindly, these distinguished business men were all profoundly gloomy about the atate reached by the nation after a winter of governmental Inaction. Tet they unanimously suggested that more In action, only slightly tempered by kindliness to business, was the only policy. Many major problems were men tioned by one or another of the busi ness men. A stock broker was deeply Interested in the clearing up of the railroad situation; a banker thought the social security reserve deflation ary an Industrialist found the social security taxes burdensome, and still another banker, who subscribes to the monetary theory of economics, was disturbed by the administration's t failure to desterilize its gold hoard. But taxes, utilities and the president's "attitude" were the three things on which everyone was unanimous. Tax-, utilities and the president's "attitude" have become shibboleths In the speech of the business com munity. The same business leaders, when they were asked to express their views at the start of the new depres sion, were Inclined to minimize one or another of these three problems. This time, their crying out on them was so exactly repetitious, even as to language, that the total effect was almost ludicrous. In the first place, of course, every one asked that the president change his "attitude." Some suggested that he ought to make a statement pro mising to let "the cattle take on fat." others admitted that to ask a man to change his "attitude" was a trifle Impractical, but added that all was probably lost unless the change could be made. In the second, everyone wanted a "peace with the utilities." Let the utilities know whore they stand, let (Continued on Page Eight) LAKEVIEW LAND OFFICE REGISTER REAPPOINTED WASHINGTON. April 1.(AP President Roosevelt today reappoint ed Clarence Ogle register of the laod office at "-akevlew. Ore. San Franrl.ro Butter SAN FRANCISCO. April 14.-fAP-PSDA) Butter, score 92. 2e: 91, JS Vie. SACRAMENTO. April 14. (AP) Churning cream butterfat: first grade 3S'4o: second grade 28c. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Oma Parrett enjoying the Med ford sunshine on her f irmt day home from Los Angeles. Motorcycle Officer Clyde Flchtner using siren sound effects in eseort t ng a busload of youn g vaudevl 1 le performers out of town after the troupe hsd ranged up on him for his autograph. Bill Roberta disliking the thought e leaving this pleasant vale for the inanities of Hollywood, his home bailiwick. Btt.y Vi:m Imnen'ir,; a decline In the debutante circlt social whirl. F. R. Tells Congress Measures Needed to Start Upward Spiral WASHINGTON, April 14 (AP) President Roosevelt pro posed today a $7,000,000,000 recovery program, embracing $5,000,000,000 of federal spending and lending and a $2,000,000,000 expansion of brink credit. Setting forth to congress measures ; by which he said the government ' could "help to start an upward ' sDlral" and summoning a "united national will" for a vigorous attack on the recession, Mr. Roosevelt told legislators who recently have dealt stunning defeats to major adminis tration measures: "Our capacity Is limited only by our ability to work together. What ts needed Is the will, Time for Action "The time has come to bring that will Into action with every driving force at our command. And I am determined to do my share." The president declared that the will to cooperate places "on all of us the duty of self-restraint" and that "there can be no dictatorship by an Individual, or by a group In this nation, save through division fostered by hate. Such division there must never he." The chief executive' reiterated in a message read to the house and sen ate,, .that ."Improvement In govern ment and business practlcea must go- hand In- hand with recovery," adding: "The congress and the chief execu tive can ill-afford to weaken or de stroy great reforms which, during the past five years, have been ef fected on behalf of the American people :" Measures Grouped. The president divided his program, designed , to start national Income upward again, into three groups of measures. The first Involved mainly additional appropriations for the fis cal year beginning July 1. It was: H.350.000.000 for he works progress administration; $176,000, 000 for the fBrm security adminis tration: $73,000,000 for the national youth administration: $50,000,000 lor the civilian conservation corps and $1,500,000,000 made available to the reconstruction corporation for lend ing to business enterprises. In a second group of measures, Mr. Roosevelt asked: $300,000,000 for immediate expansion of the housing and slum -clearance work of the United States housing authority; $1,450,000,000 for public works loans and grants: an additional $100,000, 000 for public rosds; an additional $37,000,000 for flood control and rec lamation projects already authorized J and an additional $25,000,000 for , federal buildings. Would Aid Financing. 1 A third group listed by the chief executive referred to private credit. It Involved de -sterilization of $1,400. 000,000 of gold and a reduction by the federal reserve board of member bank reserve requirement which would add another $750,000,000 to the credit resources of the nation's banks. With these actions, Mr. Roose velt coupled a simplification of se curity commission regulations to expedite small-business financing. "These measures." the president said, "will make more abundant the supply of funds for commerce, In dustry and agriculture." (Desterlliwd gold Is metal which the treasury haa held inactive, lest It lead to Inflation, by borrowing to meet the purchase cost. Putting this gold Into circulation by Issuing gold certificates to the banks will Increase bRnk resources. Member banks of the federal reserve system are required to keep a certain amount of funds on deposit with reserve banks as security against deposits.) Mr. Roosevelt said the total "out of pocket cost to the federal govern ment" under the new PWA program should be limited to $1,000.000 000 and that loans or grants should not be made on projects which cannot be started within six months after legislation Is enacted and completed within a year and a half. Optional PWA The president proposed that PWA advances should be put into the optional form: Either the existing method of a 46 per cent grant and 65 per cent loan or a loan of the whole sum with the federal govern ment assuming the Interest payment Mr. Roosevelt said there still were Improvements In government and business practices which would be "a definite aid to recovery." "While I do not wish in this message to over-emphasise some of the needs." the president said. "I do want to say that I believe that we must be definitely aware of cer tain of them the elimination of future tax exempt bonds of all kinds of government agencies; the subjecting of government salaries and wages of all kinds to federal and state income taxes: a serious undertaking to solve the railroad problem and the problems of mo nopolistic practices and price fix ing . . . "The nevr-cea si ng evol u tion of human society will doubt bring forth new problems which will re quire new adjustments. Our tmme dtste task is to consolidate and cuicta la tot gains achieved. Pithy Points Of Program WASHINGTON, April 14, (AP) High spots of President Roose velt's recovery message: There can be no dictatorship by an individual or by a group In this nation, save through division fostered by hate. Such division there must never be. In the western hemisphere the good neighbor policy has so strengthened the American re publics that a spiritual unity In our relations now prevails. Can that good neighbor message be ac cepted and practiced In our na tional life? All the energies of government and business must be directed to Increasing the national income: to putting more people into pri vate Jobs; to giving security and the feeling of security to all peo ple In all walks of life. I believe that improvement In government and business practices must go hand In hand with re covery that they should be, and will be, a definite aid to recovery. Our Immediate task Is to consoli date end maintain the gains achieved. At this Immediate time we suf fer from a failure of consumer de mand. The hoped for re-employment of this spring is not pro ceeding fast enough to create an economic upturn. It is essential in our economy that private funds be put to work and all of us recognize that such funds are entitled to a fair profit. Let us unanimously recognize the- fact that the federal debt, whether It be twenty-five billions or forty billions, can only be paid If the nation obtains a vastly in creased citizen income. We must start again on a long Fteedy upward Incline In national Income. Our capacity Is limited only by our ability to work together What Is needed Is the will. Amid the voices whlh now seek to divide group from group, occu pation ' from occupation, section from section, thinking Americans must Insist on common effort in a common endeavor and a com mon faith In each other. No Ground for Fear "In this situation there ts no rea son and no occasion for any Ameri can to allow his fears to be aroused or hl energy and enterprise to be paralyzed by doubt or uncertainty. "Our situation. Is vastly different from that which we faced five years ago. Let us use the tools already forged and laid out on the bench . . . The problem calls for Imme diate action, both by the govern ment and by the people . , . "Let every business man set out to use his strength of mind and heart and his confidence In his fel low man and his country. Let every labor leader find not how work can be stopped but how it can be made to proceed smoothly, continu ously and fairly. Let every public of ficial consider that bis task la to use his authority so that the service he renders Is adapted to curbing abuses and helping honest effort. Let every one of us work together to move the life of the nation forward." Saying that the United States, a 'successful democracy" faces a trou bled world. Mr. Roosevelt said: "The United States, retaining free speech and a free exchange of views, can furnish a dynamic example of successful government provided the nation can unite In practical meas ures when the tinvs call for united action . . . Republics I nlted "In the western hemisphere the good neighbor policy has so strength ened the American republics that a spiritual unity in our relations now prevails. Can that good neighbor message be accepted and practiced in our national life?" Discussing causes of the depres sion, which many administration rrjtlcs hare blamed upon the White HrniN, Mr. Roosevelt said efforts of the government to stimulate busi ness we re "o wel I ircocn 1 red " at the nd of 1M that "both the bust- (Continued on pact Two.) "Duster" Becomes Shower of Mud In Rain, Hail Storm SPRINGFIELD. Colo.. April 14. (AP) A brisk rain and hall storm collided with one of southeastern Colorado's worst dust storms here today and the result was a 'mud shower." The rain and hall fell about noon. Interrupting a "duster" that had reduced visibility and started piling new drifts of soil along htghways, railroads and fence lines. The downpour left buildings and automobiles streaked with mud. Residents estimated a tenth of an inch of moisture fell In 20 min utes. Precipitation apparently was limited to the immediate vicinity of Springfield, heart of the Colo rado "dust bowl." U. S. GOLD HOARD IS WASHINGTON, April 14. (AP) The treasury desterlllzed Its entire hoard of $1,391,000,000 of Inactive gold today In accordance with Presi dent Roosevelt's recovery program. The announcement was made after a conference between Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau aud Chair man Marrlner S. Eccles of the federal reserve board, who apparently dis cussed whether to desterilize the gold as the cash was needed, or whether to desterilize the whole amount at one time. The two officials also agreed to call a meeting next Wednesday of the executive committee of the fed eral reserve board's open market committee to draft 6ther means of financing the new $5,000,000,000 spending program. 10 VISIT MEDFORD Dr., Francis E. Townsend will not speak here tonight as previously ar ranged. He Is on his way to Wash ington, D. C to serve a 30-day Jail sentence for contempt of a house committee. The public meeting In the Med ford senior high school auditorium, however, will be held as scheduled at 8:00 tonight. Glenn Wilson of San Francisco, national representative and Townsend party manager In Califor nia, and Gordon Ware, Oregon atate manager, will be the principal speakers. Mr. Wilson, who arrived this morn ing, will leave tomorrow for southern California but Mr. Ware will remain here to address a meeting at 8:00 p. m. Saturday In Townsend hall, 133Vj West Main street. A chicken dinner will be served In the hall tomorrow night. ELECT DIRECTORS Election of the following as di rectors of the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce was announced this afternoon: Eugene Thorndlke, George T. Frey. W. A.. Gates, Karl L. Janouch. Ben E. Harder. George A. Hunt and Glenn L. Jackson. All but Mr. Hunt and Mr. Jackson are directors now. Reaction to Relief Program Dictated by Party Adherence WASHINGTON, April 14. (yp, Democrats in congress said generally today President Roosevelt's relief pro gram would break the backbone of the depression: Republicans aasatlec. further efforts at pump priming. House Democratic Leader Raj burn (D.-Tex.l called the messagle a "mas terful portrayal" of conditions con fronting the country. If lt proposals are carried out. he said, "it will greatly facilitate recovery by creating work, enhancing opportunities for business and creating confidence." House Republican Leader Snell re marked he did not "see much use in priming the pump unless you are sure there Is some water in the well the resources of the country arc almost running dry." Chairman O'Connor (D.-N. Y.) of the house rules commits, who led the fight that killed the admtnlMra tlon's reorganisation bill, likewise said pump priming would do no good without water in the well. Senator Byrnes (D.-S. C.) predicted th profiTam outlined would "-'tart business on he up-grade." Tht Increase in appropriations over OLD WORLD GIVEN LETTOWN E Roosevelt Tells Representa tives of 20 Latin Ameri can Republics Aggression Will Not Be Permitted WASHINGTON, April 14. (API President Roosevelt utilized two oc casions today to reded Ic ate the Americas to democracy and the good neighbor policy and to warn the old world against aggression in the new. In a personally delivered address to the governing board of the Pan American Union, comprised of Secre tary of State Hull and diplomatic representatives of the 20 Latin re publics, the president declared: Peace In the Americas "shall not be endangered by controversies with in our family; and we will not per mit it to be endangered from ag gression coming from outside of our hemisphere." In a message to congress on eco nomic recovery at the same hour. Mr. Roosevelt concluded with a dec laration that democracies were not doomed to failure as some contend. Free speech and free exchange of views "can furnish a dynamic ex ample of successful government, pro vided the nation can unite In prac tical measures when the times call for united action." he said. At the conclusion of his prepared speech to the Pan-American board, the presi dent a poke extemporaneously. He thanked the Latin American govern ments for the unanimity with which they have accepted the American government's proposal to help politi cal refugees from greater Germany find new homes. The occasion of the president's ad dress was Pan-American day and he reasserted In his formal remarks the historic Monroe doctrine wit hout naming It and placed It on an Inter-American basis. His spech was broadcast to All American republics. TEXAS SUSPECTS ELUDE OFFICERS RIO GRANDE CITY, Tex., April 14. ( AP) Stole police, Texas rangers and county officers blar.keWd border highways and roads today after a man and his bl nde woman com panion, "hot" si'sj seta In the Frome desert killings, dashed from a brushy hiding place and eluded Sheriff Gus Ouerra of Starr county. The chase started lost night when two Laredo residents. Louis Kowol skl and Dr. E. Longoral, reached Roma, 13 miles west of here, and reported seeing an automobile occu pied by a man and woman parked In brush between Roxa and Rio Grande city. Sheriff Ouerra rushed to the spot, but when his machine approached the automobile darted from Its hid ing place, reached the highway and outdistanced the officer. Officers here said the couple a tall man and a blond woman en tered a Roma sandwich shop late last night and ordered hamburgers The man pulled a gun on the at tendants who. officers said, appar ently had recognised them as the hunted suspects, threw his sandwich on the floor and fled In the direc tion of Rio Grande city. the budget estimate will amount to not more than $1,000,000,000," Byrnes said. He added that the desterlllzatton of gold Js "sound and desirable" and that "the severest critic of the pres ident will approve of the conciliatory lone of the message," Senator Van Nuys (D.-Ind.), gen erally regarded as an administration opponent, said he was in sympathy with the objectives of the message "and will do everything I can to help pass legislation to carry them out." "1 think, however, that the expen diture for WPA should be more spe cifically earmarked than It has In the past." the Indianan added. "I am not In favor of giving anyone a blank check." Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the Democratic leader, i-ald Mr. Roosevelt had suzgestd "a reasonable construc tive program" which should win speedy congressional approval. From Senator Vandenberg (R Mtch.) came the comment: "I applaud the president's recogni tion of the new depression and his purpose finally to attack it. But when I take hie adrlow 'to avoid the pitfalls E FROM COASTLINE Hard-Driving Forces of Gen. Aranda Capture La Jana As Government Defense Lines Seen Weakening HENDAYE. Frence (at the Spanish Border. April 14. OP) Hard-driving Insurgent forces under General Mig uel Aranda today captured tho vil lage of La Jana. bringing the advance guard of their southern wing within nine airline miles of the Medltteran- ean coast. La Jana Is on the road between San Mateo, which fell to the Insurgents earlier today, and the coastal city of Vlnaroz. objective of the right wing of Generalissimo Francisco Franco's great eastern drive to cut government Spain In two. Government defense lines in this sector were reported to be weakening. Ity the Associated press Britain tinkered at the machinery of diplomacy and war preparedness today, apparently In an effort to use French, American and Italian cooper ation as a brake on geared-up Ger many. Meshed developments In the last 24 hours of maneuvering Included: 1. Announcement by the Italian for eign office that the Anglo-Italian ac cord to end more than two weeks of friction between London and Rome would be signed Saturday. 3. Departure of British War Minis ter Leslie Hore-Bclisha on an aerial tour In which he will Inspect Brit ain's "lifeline" defenses at Malta and pay K "courtesy visit" to . Premier Muvollnl. .Significant was the fact that Hore Bellsha would call on II Duce tn ad vance of Reich sfuehrer Hitler's visit next month. 3. Report In Parts that Prime Min ister Chamberlain soon would take steps to bring France Into the frame work of Anglo-Italian friendship now that a stable French government giving Premier Edouard Daladter three and one-half months of virtual dictatorial power had been set up. 10 IET FRIDAY NIGHT Young Democratic club of Jackson county will convene tomorrow eve ning at 7:30 o'clock at 418 Arcadia court. Howard Hamilton, prealdent of the organization, announced that the ses sion la mportant and all members and others Interested are urged to attend. The meeting has been called for 7:30 so that members may listen in for the broadcasting of the contest ants of the women's speaking con test over KMED at 8:00 o'clock. Mr. Hamilton will appoint dele gates to the atate convention at the meeting. Chinese Need Quinine NEW YORK. April 14. ( AP) Funds to purchase one ton of qui nine, enough to treat 38,000 Chinese for malaria, were sought In a cam paign today by the Chinese Student, league. Three or four tons ure needed immediately, the Chinese red crosii informed the league. of the past,' I must reject his renewal of a profligate spending program, with Its deficits and debts, because that is the route, In part, which has brought us whre we unhappily are." Senator Bylrd (D.-Va.), long-time advocate of government economy, tald: "I'm against the proposition. "I predict that If the program 1 adopted the deficit for the flacal year 103a will be In excess of $5,000,000,000. That would do vastly more to destroy confidence and Injure business than the pump priming could do good Senator Plttman (D.-Nev.) declared ho would support the program. He said federal rssorve board regulations designed to tighten credit last year "started a deflation suddenly and vio lently." 'They realise their mistake now, and are ma kin? an attempt to cor rect It," he explatned. Representative Taber IR.-N. T.): "The president seems unable to learn by failure that pump priming has done nothing so far either before lf31 of after 1933 to relieve tbe depression," TAKEjl ll OREGONIANS HAVE MILES t ---Nv ! r r wn s Dr. .lumen II. .Mi'iins (above), A mer le vir. ( uili'Rti nf ru.vsuiai.a prvMiient. stirred a tempest when he charijed flint American Mrrilcnl association tirhuvlor Is "political" and that It Is dominated hr an attitude "close to stiindpatlMii." UNION SERVICES ON GOOD FRIDAY FROM 1 2 TO 3 P J. A number of churches of MM ford will combine their efforts tomorrow for the annual Union Good Friday services In the First Presbyterian church. Eighth and Holly streets, from 12 noon until a p. m. Program I being presented under the auspices of the Ministers association, of which the Rev. Sherman L. Divine Is pres ident.' - Services will be "A Commemoration of Calvary, The Seven Last Words.' The program was arranged by the Rev. Joseph Knotta, chairman of the program committee. The Rev. Jamea Hamilton of the First Christian church will prestuo over first part of the service, which will Include organ reveries by Eva Hazelrlgg Msrsh, organist; hymn SO, "Beneath the Cross Of Jesus;" Invo cation, the Rev. Fred Weatherford of the Nazerene church; solo, "O Jesus Thou Art Standing," Mra. John Hu- ber; address 1. "Fitlier, Forgive Them." Tho Rev. J, P. Bray of the Methodist Episcopal church, south; hymn 48, "Oo To Dnrlt Oethsemane;" solo, "There Is A Oreen Hill Far Away," Mra. D. R. Smith, Mrs. Don Sahlmann. acoompanlst; address 3, "Today Shalt Thou Be with Me In Paradise," the Rev. J. E. Brigar of the First Presbyterian church In Ash land. The Rev. Engrald Iverson will pre side over the following services: hymn 81, "In The Cross Of Christ I Glory"; quartette from First Christian church, Look To The Cross"; address 8, Mother Behold Thy Son," the Rev. C. B. starkey of the Free Methodist church; a season of silent prayer; hymn S3, "When I Survey The Won- derous Cross"; address 4,' 'My Ood, My God. Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?" the Rev. C. R. Lewis of Central Point; ladles trio, the Misses Ayres. The Rev. Divine will preside over the following service: hymn S3. "Alas, And Did My Savior Bleed"; solo. Calvary (Sweeney), Mra. Werner Jessen; address S, "I Thirst." the Rev Werner Jessen of the Zlon Lutheran church: hymn 81, "There Is A Foun tAin"; solo. "The Old Rugged Cross." Mary Ann Oatcs; address 6, "Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit," the Rev. E. N. Mallory of Jacksonville; hymn 59, "1 Saw One Hanging On The Tree";' solo, "In The Secret Of His Presence." Edna Elfert; address 7. "It Is Finished," the Rev. John W. Hoyt of Medford. Benediction will be given by the Rev. Wolford A. Dawca of the Baptist church. An organ postlude will end the services. E FOR CHURCH RUES All Jackson county employers were asked today to grant employes some time off to attend church services between noon and 8 o'clock tomor row. Good Friday. The appeal, coinciding with the wlshea of Oov, Charles H. Martin, was Issued by Al Mt trail . chairman of the retail merchants' committee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Wherever possible, em ployers were asked to let their help off at various tlmea during the three-hour period. There will be no closing of pri vate or public business places. SALEM, April 14. (AP) Salem police are trying to locate Ed Wilson, an elderly man who disappeared from his home here Monday. He had been in poor health, officers said. CAUSE FOR PRIDE SAYS CHANCELLOR State Education Head Lists Assets in Address at Ashland Banquet Would Drop Doubts and Fears It ts time for Oregon ians bo as sume an optimistic outlook and a spirit of pride In their atate such as are manifested by California!!, Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chancellor of the Oregon system of higher educa- atlon. stated at a banquet given In his honor at the Llthla hotel In Ash land last night. Oregon has many assets. Including an educational system of high stan dard. In which Its citizens might justly show a legitimate pride, the chancellor said. The doubts and fears that have characterized parts of the - atate should be dispelled and a spirit of optimism that will carry Oiegon forward should be substituted, he de clared. On Inspection Trip The banquet was given by the Ash land Chamber of Commerce and Frank J. Van Dyke, chamber pres ident, presided. On a tour of Inspec tion. Dr. Hunter had spent the day at the Southern Oregon Normal school. Prof. Irving Vlntng, speaking at tha banquet, told of the organization of the Southern Oregon College associa tion to promote the development of the normal school. Dr. Hunter said the association had a legitimate field for constructive) work In citing the benefits of the normal school to the students who graduate from high school each year in the territory m-rved by the Ash- " land Institution. He emphasised, how over, that no competition should be permitted to develop among the dif ferent state Institutions, pointing out that each had a different purpose to serve. Rivalry Decried The bitter factional rivalry shown in recent tlmea between the Univer sity of Oregon and Oregon State col lege la liable to have a detrimental effect upon the whole system of higher education, the chancellor as serted. He declared that friendly riv alry la beneficial and desirable but that the Juvenile bitterness displayed by the two Institutions of late Is so absurd that the public la liable to become disgusted with the entire sys tem. Such lnter-college animosity, therefore, must be terminated, he stated. One of the alms of the newly formed college association. Dr. Hunter emphasised, should be the creation of an endowment fund for the Southern Oregon Normal school. All of th state Institutions, he added, are In need of endowments. He cited the endowment funds that help to sup port California colleges and univer sities. Democracy ts liable to be recon quered unless tha United States can prevent It. Dr. Hunter said In an ad dress given In the afternoon before faculty and students at the normal school. SMASHUP VICTIM E The condition 'of Maurloa Edward O'Brien of San Francisco, critically Injured with a fractured skull sus tained In an auto accident at Seven Oaks early Wednesday morning, was slightly better today, his attending physician. Dr. W. O. Bishop, said this afternoon. He Is In Community hospital. "If Infection does not develop, ha haa ft chance to pull through," Dr. Plshop at a tea. Mr, OBrlens wife, his mother. Mrs. Marie O'Brien, and hla brother-in-law, R. M. Shirley, all of San Francisco, arrived in Medford early thla morning to be with the injured man. The auto accident occurred when the Buick coupe O'Brien was driving left the Paclflo highway at a curve about two miles north of Central Point and crashed Into an orchard. O'Brien was on his way to Belt Ing ham. Wash., to attend the funeral of his father. Ernest 8c h warts of San Francisco. ft friend who was accompanying O'Brien to Belllngham, was still In Community hospital with three broken ribs, and progressing nlcoVf. Claims Swim Record MOSCOW April 14. ( AP) tlemlon Bolchenko of Moscow today claimed a new world's swimming record for tha 200 meters breast-stroke. Bol chenko was clocked In two minutes, 36.3 seconds compared with the listed world standard of 3:87.3 raabllehed by Jack Kaaley at New Haven. Conn to 1836.
