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The Weather Cloudy tonight and Saturday with mini no change In tem perature. Temperature Highest yestcrday.....WHM..68 Lowest this T""r"'"g a Do It Now while you ire thinking about It. write that Want Ad (or the Sunday morning edition. Ada In by 3:30 p. m. Saturday will be properly clnailfled. Later adt til S p. m. Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Third Year Eighteen Pages Two Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1938. No. 21. IMl J MM WW cun - i The Capital Parade By Joseph JUsop and Robert Kintner Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. CACITAL STIRRED BC AVSTRIA HEROISM TALES FHEl'I) REJECTED WELLS' PLEA TO FLEE COUNTRY NO DEFINITE PROOAM IS ADVANCED TAX KB. ivr ri.lTlHS. p. n."n I ATTITI DE CRITICIZED WASHINGTON, April 15. The nows from Vienna makes bitter hearing for believers in human lib erties, but some of it is pretty stirring too. Stories or young stu dents caught by anschluss at their winter sport, making packs of their sleeping bags and skiing day and night through lonely Alpine valleys until they had passed the Swiss border; of old men and women of fering a calm, passive resistance to the conqueror; of quiet, decent people choosing suicide rather than an Ignoble submission these set the blood to tingling. In a letter from an English writer comes a new tale as deeply moving a any told thus far. The tale con cerns H. O. Wells, whom close friend the English writer is, and no less a person than Dr. Slgmund Freud, father of psycho-analysis, and one of the half-dozen most distin guished scientists in the world to day. Some time before anschluss oc curred. Wells was In Vienna and visited Freud. The scientist, aged, white-bearded,. but still clear of mind and of eye. received Wells pleasantly, and the two men fell to talking of world affairs. The talk came around to Austria, and Freud reviewed his country's situation, ending the dis cussion with a flat prediction that Nazi Germany would move to cross the Austrian border In the reason ably near future. Wells, convinced by Freud's, rea soning and what he, himself, knew, Instantly urged the scientist to leave Vienna for a haven in London. Freud made a slight gesture, of .fu tility, and replied, "No, I am 82, and that Is too old to go to a new place." Wells Insisted, demanding to know what Freud, who la angrily loathed by the nazis Just as Einstein was, would do when anschluss took place. Freud replied simply that he would "go Into his library." Still Wells Insisted, pointing out the personal (Continued on Page Bight) Autoist Killed In Head-On Collision PORTLAND, April 15. (TP) Elmer 3. Bell, 33. Portland, was fatally In jured and two others were in serious condition today following a head-on automobile crash on the McLoughlln super-highway yesterday. Lester L. Sntterwhlte, 43. Portland, companion of Bell, sufered a broken right leg, possible skull fracture and multiple cuts. His condition was serious. Glenn R. Metskcr, St. Helens attor ney, driver of the other car, suffered possible rib and shoulder fractures. Man-nfleM Has Cash. MARSH FIELD, April 15. (AP) City officials said today a debt re tirement program conducted during the past four years had placed Marshfteld on a cash basts for the first time since Its Incorporation, Appendectomy 5e MEXIA. Tex., April 15. ( AP) Dr. Marlon Brown signed a friend up with a group hospitalization plan. A few minutes later the friend clutched his side. An appendectomy was performed for 75 cents. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Bill Walker zipping around ener getically making arrangements for a wooden box dance. Matter Dell Simpson elated aver receiving an Easter puppy dog. In stead of the proverbial bunny. Pater Jark and Mater Verna being equally cla'-ed over son's elation. Andy Anderson being much con cerned over publicity on the Lions' mlntrr! show. Ed Evatison having his hands full in maintaining law and order among a bunch of energetic boys. Emory Culbertson exsgetra' !r.g the number of plsn brother Tommy was taking care of. Federal Bond, Salary Taxes Will Be Sought For Income Increase WASHINGTON, April 15. .AP) President Roosevelt, pressing his drive for business recovery, said today he would ask congress shortly to strengthen anti-monopoly laws and to permit taxing the income from all future government bond issues and government salaries. Congressional leaders sought im mediate authorization of the 94,500. 000.000 lending and spending pro gram which Mr. Roosevelt recom mended. Hope to Check Slump Federal reserve board officials, fol lowing the treasury's release of a $1,302,000,000 gold credit, were ex pected promptly to reduce bank re serve requirements by $750,000,000 in order to provide a $2,150,000,000 expansion of the nation's credit base. With these activities Mr. Roose velt expressly hopes to check the downward trend of business and re store the national economic health which he said in his radio speech last night is essential to the pres ervation of democracy. "In recommending this program," he said, "I am thinking not only of the Immediate economic needs of the people of the nation, but also of their personal liberties the most precious possession of all Americans." Democracies have perished and dictatorships sprung up, Mr. Roose velt continued, under the pressure of unemployment and Insecurity and confusion, weakness and lack of leadership in government. "Not only our future economic soundness," he said, "but the very soundness of our Democratic institu tions depends on the determination of our government to give employ ment to idle men. A Rich Nation "We are a rJch nation; we can af ford to pay for security and pros perity without having to sacrifice our. liberties into the bargain.' His program for getting out of the recession, he said, "Is going to cost something but the "profit of getting out of It will-pay for the cost several times over." The president, seated at a desk In the oval room of the White House, spoke slowly.. His 40-mlnute- talk longest of his 1 1 "fireside chats" came at the close of an unusually busy day, and many listeners thought his voice sounded tired. The tone of his remarks was re garded by many commentators as more moderate than some of his past speeches. Without giving any indication whether lie had In mind any specific setback his legislative program has rec?ived. Mr. Roosevelt said: . "Because I do not expeot too much, I am not disappointed. But I know that I must never give up that I must never let the greater interest of all the people down, merely be cause that might be for the moment the easiest personal way out." Would Keep Touch. Describing how he talked with great and small who called daily at his office, he said It was his con stant hope that "neither battles nor burdens of office shall ever blind me to an Intimate knowledge of the way the American people want to live and the simple purposes for which they put me here." Senator Byrd (D., Va., an ad ministration critic, predicted the spendlng-lending program would cause a deficit of $4,640,000,000 in the next fiscal year, beginning July 1. ine president told the nation that "this new program adds $2,062,000, 000 to direct treasury expenditures and another $950,000,000 to gov ernment loans and the latter sum, because they are loans,- will come back to the treasury in the future. 'The net effect on the debt of the government Is this between now and July 1, 193918 months away the treasury will have to raise less than a billion and a half dollars of new money. "Such an addition to the net debt of the United Sfates need not give concern to any citizen, for it will return to the people of the Unyed States many times over In Increased buying power and eventually in much greater government tax receipts be cause of the Increase in the citizen Income." Recession Recent. Harking back to the depression days of 1933, Mr. Roosevelt said that "five years ago we faced a very se rious problem of economic and so cial recovery." "For four and a half years that recovery proceeded apace," he con tinued. "It is only n the past seven months that It has received a vlsfble setback. "And It is only within the past two months, as we have waited pa tlently to see whether the forces of business itself would counteract It. that !t has become apparent that government ltM?lf can no longer safely fall to take atrprcsslve govern ment steps to meet it. I "This rerwwlon has not returned us to the dtM.tert and differing of 1 the beginning of IMS. Your mony j In the bank la safe; farmers are no I longer in deep distress and have1 greater purchtf ing power; dangers of : security speculation have been mini mized; national Income Is almost 50 tCoattooed oo Page r.re.j PLANS EARLY AIRING OF RELIEF REQUEST WASHINGTON, April 15. (AP) House appropriations committee members arranged today to start hearings Monday on President Roose velt's request for $1,250,000,000 for relief in the seven months starting July 1. Congressional leaders had not de cided however, whether to attempt to Incorporate the entire recovery pro gram In one big bill. Senate Dem ocratic Leader Berkley said he plan ned to confer with house chieftains promptly about the course to be fol lowed. House Democratic Leader Rayburn said legislators who had discussed the program with the president received the Impression no new legislation would be necessary for the public works administration. If It should be. it probably would be included In the relief appropria tion bill, since the appropriations committee has handled all PWA- ap propriations anyway. The house banking committee al ways has had charge of housing leg islation, but committee members said they knew of no plans for a now measure and that Chairman Stcogall (D., Ala.) did not expect to return to Washington until after Alabama's primaries next month. Housing proposals could be in cluded In an appropriation bill, pro vided the house waived Its rule against legislation In an appropria tion measure. Representative Belter (D., N. Y.), leader of a house PWA bloc, said he was preparing a PWA bill which would make the agency permanent and forbid transfer of its funds to any other government body. ALASKA FISHERY SEATTLE, April 15. (AP) A two month dispute neared an end today as 20.000 men from Pugct Sound to southwestern Alaska prepared for the delayed start of the 1938 ' Alaska salmon fishing season. With only the vote of a few small unions remaining for final artlfica tlon of a government peace proposal, packers and steamship lines rushed plans for an early resumption of op erations. Packers already have ratified the peace proposal, which gives the men wages similar to the 1936 scale while a fact finding board determines from perusal of records what the final fig ure shall be. The reopening means nearly 100 canneries operated by about 85 com panies will be geared for operations which provide for Alaska annually more than $800,000 in revenue from case taxes on the canned product. WASHINGTON. April 15. The senate appropriation committee ap proved today a $50,000,000 Increase In CCC funds for the next fiscal year In line with President Roosevelt's recommendation. The proposed increase, previously approvfd by the house, would pro ride funds for continuing the present 1.501 civilian conservation camps. Under regular Appropriations, the number of camps would have been reduced by 301 on July 1. MARASCHINO CHERRY OUTPUT TAKES DROP THE DALLES. April 15. A-P) The Dalles Cooperative Orowprs announced the 19T7 mAraschlno cherry pack to day at 8 293 barrels, slightly more than half the 1936 output. Rains during the picking season reduced the tonnace. Pitting and stemming work will be completed within a few days. Copco Chamber Head William F. Innrs (above) was elected ,tl(li'iil of tlie Jackson county cnamner of commerce at a medlng of the directorate this after noon. He bus long been active In etvlr affairs here. ISAACS ELECTED William F. Isaacs, retired Medford merchant, was this afternoon elected president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce for the ensu ing year. He succeeds Olen Arnsplger who served as president for two con secutive years. Others elected at the annual meet ing of the board of directors in the Hotel Medford were Eugene Thorn dike, vice president, Frod Wahl, treas urer, and A. H. Bnnwell, secretary manager. Mr. Banwell is beginning his sixth year as secretary-manager. Mr. Isaacs retired recently after being in business here for 34 years. He operated The Toggery, men's clothing store, He Is a prominent sportsman and civic leader. With the election of officers the way was paved for the annual banquet-meeting of the chamber of commerce in the Hotel Medford at 6:30 Wednesday, April 20. All mem bers and others Interested in the work of the organization are Invited to attend. Earl Lee Kelly, California state di rector of public works, will be the guest speaker.- A vocal program, di rected by Elsie Carlton Strang, will be presented by Mary Ann antes, Marguerlto Luman and Jean McAl lister. Out-of-town guests at the banquet will be representatives of the cham bers of commerce in Roseburg, Ash land. Grants Pass and Klamath Fails. Neighbor Admits Attack Slaying LOS ANGELF5. April 15. (TP) Sheriff Eugene Biscalluz said today that a grey-haired man of 55. who was Jenny Moreno's neighbor, con fessed attacking and killing the 7-year-old girl. Charles McLachlcn said, according to the sheriff, that he ravished the girl and then bludgeoned her to death. McLachlcn was formally accused a few hours after deputv sheriffs res cued him early today from a lynch minded mob composed of Jenny's relatives and friends. McLachlen was beaten, knocked down and his eyes blackened after several pieces of cir cumstantial evidence authorities said, pointed the finger of suspicion at him. Dean Of Spokane Editors Succumbs SPOKANE. Wash., April 15. yp, Nelson W. Durham, editorial writer, and rdltor emeritus of the Spokesman-Review, died of a heart aliment corly today after 55 years as a Pacific northwest newspaperman. The 78 y ear-old edltor-hlstorlan was stricken 12 days ago. He wan news editor and special writer on' the Port '.i nd Oregonlan from IfWS-Bfl and had !-e?r n nwa executive on the Spokesman-Review since thpn, except for a two-year leave for writing his history of the Inland Empire. Growing of tulip bulbs has been a leading firJu'iry in Holland since th? 17th cenutury. f Nfc if J to Improve and Enlarge Building OF LATEST STYLE TO BEJNSTALLED Main and Central and Main and Riverside Intersec tions to Get New Ap paratus by May 7, Word The ultimate in stop-and-go elec tric traffic signals will be Installed at Main street and Central avenue and at Main street and Riverside ave nue within the next three weeks, it was announced today by Frank Rogers, city building and light in spector. In conjunction with Installation of the traffic signals, the city will erect four new lighting standards at Main street ana Central avenue, Mr. Rogers stated. Signals and lighting standards have been ordered and are expected to arrive and be installed by May 7, the inspector said. Medford and the Oregon Mato highway commission are cooperating in the traffic signal project, Mr. Rogers explained, with the city pur chasing and installing the Central avenue and Main street system and the highway commission taking care of the Main street and Riverside ave nue Installation. Cost Sinoo Each Each traffic signal system, the latest and most modern now manu factured, will cost approximately $1000, Mr. Rogers said. At each inter section, there will be four posts, one at each corner, three lights on each post facing two ways to make a total of 24 lights at each Intersection. Lights will be red. green and yellow, the lower of which will be about eight and a half feet above the side walk. The signals will be controlled from city police station, and the automatic timing device and signal box will be located on, the building housing Adrlennc's on North Central avenue. The present traffic signal system at Main street and Central avenue was Installed as an emergency meas ure. Mr, Rogers explained, and will be replaced by this newest system, which conforms. In every respect, with state laws. It will be tho first such system Installed In Oregon, Mr. Rogers said, and will give Medford the very latest In traffic control sig nals. latest Development The new lighting standords. to be installed by the city will be pendant type, with the center of the reflected globe hanging 22 feet from the street. The pole will be of fluted steel, the base cast iron. and the 2500 lumen globe will be suspended out over the street for a distance of six feet. It Is the latest development in street lighting, Mr. Rogers said, and named Detroit, Everett, WaBh., and Wallace, Idaho, as other cities which featured the same type of street Illumination. T ABLE TAKE FOOD Dr. w. O. Bishop said this after noon there was no change In the condition of Maurice E. O'Brien, San Francisco man confined In Commu nity hospital with a fractured skull as a result of an auto accident at Seven Oaks early Wednesday morning. "He seems to be holding his own," the physician stated, "and has been able to take small amounts of liquid nourishment. He Is conscious part of the time," O'Brien Is critically Injured, with the entire front of his head and face smashed in. Dr. Bishop said there wes apparently no trace of infection, and If it didn't set In the Injured man had a chance for recovery. Telephone Income Sharply Reduced fEW YORK. April 15. (Amer ican Telephone Aj Telegraph Co., for tne tnree months ended March 31, today reported net Income of $38, 034,257 after taxes and charges, equal to $2.07 a common share, against $43,582,625 or $2.33 a common share In the like 1037 period. The figures are exclusive of the company's proportionate Interest In the undivided profits or deficits of subsidiary companler. Wilde Awakening STURGEON BAY. Wis., April lft ( AP) Harold Hodo, 20. awakmcd last night to find his bed blazing, fired by lightning which entered the ;ioup Monte a radio aerial. He escaped without injury. . 1 SHANTUNG DEFEAT THREATENS SPLIT IN JAP JINISTRY Premier Konoye Ready to Resign Unless Full Mobili zation Is OrderedArmy, Navy Oppose Changes TOKYO. April lfl (AP) Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye was said today to be ready to resign because of a split among his ministers over mobilizing Japan's full military strength In an effort to achieve a quick and final victory In China, (Current dispatches from Shanghai Indicate the Japanese drive In central China has been stalled, at least tem porarily, and that Japanese have suf fered sharp reverses.) The army and navy were said to be strongly opposed to any cabinet resignation at this time, fearing the effect upon troops In China. Putting Japan upon a full war time basis would Involve Invoking the national mobilization law, which gives the government unlimited pow er to draft Japan's manpower and economic resources in a war emer gency. The premier won passage of the measure during the March sitting of parliament after bitter opposition only with a promise that it would not be used during the present Inci dent In China. Tho fact that both Japan's lenders and the public have been concerned for some time by' what they believe Is the danger of war with Soviet Russia, contributed to the seriousness of the dispute. SHANGHAI, April lfl. (AP) The Japanese army's spokesman today re fused to deny or confirm the conclu sion of most neutral military experts here thHl the Japanese army suffered a major disaster, Its first In modern times, In the recent battle In south ern Shantung province. The experts said conservative esti mates indicated Japanese forces had suffered more than 50 per cent casu alties in fighting of the past ten days, in which they were thrown back from Talerhchwang on the grand canal to YlhBlen, 20 miles to the northwest. Japanese reports Indicated the Jap anese command was speeding rein forcements from the north, northeast, south and southeast toward the Shantung battlefield. The foreign experts believed that of 60,000 Japanese engaged In the fight for Talerchwang 7,000 to 10.000 were killed and 20,000 wounded. Jubilant Chinese claims of 20,000 Japanese killed were believed too high. Chinese losses, the foreigners esti mated, were two or three times as large as the Japanese, since the Chi nese had much larger forces engaged and won in the final phase by smothering their foe by weight of numbers, cutting off and destroying Japanese detachments In hand-to-hand fighting. Find Ancient Cannon PORTLAND, April lfl, (AP) Cal len Ellis brought up a cannon dated 1789 from the floor of the Willam ette river today while supervising dredging operations. The steel muz zle loader welshing 400 pounds was only sllgi.tly rusted by Its long rest In the mud. Death of Christ Mourned In Old Jerusalem Ritual JERUSALEM, April 15, (AP) The Holy City of Jerusalem today led all Christendom In mourning the death of Christ. Long before dawn, pilgrims in their thousands hurried to the old city along the worn, cobbled lanes lead ing to the Chapel of Calvary for the first somber, age-old 'ceremonies of Good Friday. Because of structural damage to the church of the Holy Sepulchre, authorities at first forbade congre gations to assemble there, but later altered the orders to permit pilgrims to enter tho church In groups of ten, at their own risk. (An earthquake last October dam aged steel and wooden supports of the church.) Promptly at 0:34, great doors of the chapel swung shut upon those kneeling In tho pale glare of oil lamps and candles hung from the dark roof. All Christendom was represented In the congregation which heard the celebrant begin tho, ceremonies of the ms. Then they -looked up for theadort- Dog Stands Guard For 10 Days Over Body Of Master CANYON CITY, April 15. (AP) A dog's devotion to Its master ended in death for both', SheriJf Irving Hazeltine reported today. Hnzettlne and state police offi cers found the body of Bill Reed, about 60. Itinerant aheepherder, at the bottom of an 80-foot cliff near Dayvllle. They were attract ed to the scene by the dog, which had guarded the body of his mas ter for 10 days, The dog, however, had to be shot before they could approach the body, Hazeltlne said. ANCIENT LAW 'WORK' STILL SUPREME SAKS FORMER PRESIDENT SAN FRANCISCO, April lo. T) Former President Herbert Hoover told 1,600 future farmers of America last night that "nobody has yet been able to repeal the old and original law that unless people work and produce somebody Is going to starve," Speaking at a banquet of the eleventh annual Interstate livestock and baby beef show, Mr. Hoover said: "Whatever governments can do or say they will do, they haven't beaten that law yet. The only fellow that beats It Is tho on that gets some thing for nothing, and that does not make the moral fibre of tho nation. "I have Just visited Germany. It Is a regimented state and a regi mented agriculture and I don't like it. But they have a national slogan that has merits. That is: 'Blood and the soil.' Men and women of America attached to the soil can get this country further ahead than Oermany. And they can get it without regi mentation." ALF UNIMPRESSED BY RADIO SPEECH EMPORIA. Kas April 15. ( AP) Alf M. 1 4i !i don. dressed In oil field clothes, dropped Into the Emporia Gazette office today on h!a way to visit one of his oil wells, "Governor," asked one of William Allen White's reporters, "what do you think about the president's radio speech last night?" Tho 136 Republican presidential nominee grinned and answered: "The speech sounded good if you had heard it for the first time. But having heard it so many times be fore, I couldn't help but think all the time the president was deliver ing It of the fact that there aro as many unemployed today as there were when he went Into office. I guess the Increase In the national income which he bragged of didn't mean much to that large group." MARSHFIELD PRINCIPAL TENDERS RESIGNATION MARSHFIELD, April 15. P After 18 years with the school system here, O, L. Williams, principal of the Marahfleld high school, said yester day he would resign at the close of the school year. No reason was given. tlon of the cross as they heard the words: "Behold tho wood of the cross on which hung the savior of the world." The ceremonies continued until late tonight. Early this afternoon thousands in procession trod the Via Dolorosa, vis iting the stations of the cross familiar ceremony in every Roman Catholic church along the road of Christ's struggling steps to Calvary. And like the Roman centurions of 10 centuries ago, British police of ficers, heavily armed, guarded each step of the way. That was mindful of the Arab-Jewish strife that still split the Holy Land. Tonight at 7 was ths last act of tho drama of Christ's death the burial procession from tho chapel of St. Mary. Tho effigy of the crucified Christ was to be taken down, removed from the cross, and wrapped In a winding sheet, Near 11 p. m., the long day's mourning ended with the recitation of "O Crux. Aves Spea Unlca." In the church of the Holy Sepulchre. UTILITY CONCERN TO SPEND El Second Story Will Be Added to Wing Facing Holly Additional Floor Space Will Fill Long-Felt Need A 915,000 building program to im prove and enlarge the California Oregon Power company building here was announced todi.y by Hance H. Cleland,. president. Major features of the project are the addition of a second story to the building's one-story wing and the re facing of the Holly street front in keeping with recent down -town Improvements, Mr. Cleland related. There will be some remodeling of the main and wing buildings and an entrance will be provided on the Holly street side. The building fac ing Holly street now presents a solid front of heavy masonry. The vault. In which all company records are kept, will be extended upward one story. fllve Needed Space. Primary purpose of the enlarge ment, Mr. Cleland explained, Is to provide additional space for the ac counting and other departments which have been overcrowded for some time. It waa pointed out that floor apace has been so Inadequate that the service department has beoa forced to occupy the basement. When the improvements are completed, the service department will be trans ferred to the first floor again where more convenient service can be ren dered the public. Work will be started on the Im provement tn a week or ten days. The work will be done by the com pany Itself and will be oomploted. It was expected, In three to four months. Plans were drawn up by Clark & Keeney, Medford architects. The Copco building Is I shaped and extends from West Main street to Holly street. The main building, facing Main street, Is a three-story structure. An alley parallels the wing facing Holly street. SALEM, April 18. (AP) Oovernor Charles H, Martin In a 10 -minute address over radio station KOIN, Portland, at 8 p. m. tomorrow will speak on "Important and vital prob lems confronting the people," he said today. The governor gave no Inkling as to what ho would say, although it was believed he would emphasize labor problems and his war on labor ter rorism. He said he had made telephone calls to Washington, D, C, yesterday and this morning, but he refused to divulge the subject or tho person to whom he talked. The governor laughingly Invited reporters to guess the subject of his address, and said they could "con jecture" about tho telephone calls. "The hen Is setting on the eggs and they are ready to hatch," he said. EUGENE PICKET LAW DUE FOR COURT TEST EUGENE, April 15 (AP) Seeking a declaratory decree outlawing the Eugene picket regulating ordinance, the Portland legal firm of Green and Boesen late yesterday filed a lengthy complaint tn circuit court here. It was the official openir? of the State Federation of Labor's test case on antl-plcketlng laws In Oregon. Decision on the ordinance will not be rendered for some time, it was ex pected. In the event Judge O. F. Sklpworth rules against the com plainants, the case will go to the supreme court, attorneys said. Rutz Convicted In Tractor Sabotage THE DALLES, Ore., April 18. (AP) Dave Ruts, AFL teamster organiser for eastern Oregon, waa convicted yesterday of malicious Injury to property by a circuit court Jury which deliberated SS mlnutos and took only one ballot. Three women were on the Jury which heard Ruts' trial on an ac cusation of complicity In placing emery dust and acid In five tractors belonging to J. A. lerlellug and Bona, contractors. $15,000 1ZATI0N
