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Medford Stores The Weather Forecast: Increasing cloudi ness, becoming untitled to night, with rain Thursday; moderate temperature. ....Temperature: Highest yesterday T6 Lowest, this morning: . . 40 Precipitation past 24 hrs. none Thirty-Third Year The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner . Copyright 1937, by The North Americau News paper Alliance, Inc. SPEXniSO POLICY CIIKF.RS LEFT-WING AI1VISEKS ,' ANTI-MONOPOLY DRIVE HELD NEXT V. R. MOVE VIOOHOIS I.ANGVAOB EXPECTEO IN MESSAC1E ... WALLACE SEEN F.MEKtiINO AS POTENT IM'l.l ESCE WASHINGTON, April 20. The brat comments on the Inner significance of the president s reversion to spend ing sre the smiles on the faces ot the left-wing White House advisers who re Interested In a vigorous anti monopoly program. Prom the bock rooms of the administration where the forthcoming anti-monopoly mes sage Is being drafted, word comes that it will be far more vigorous than had been expected during the presi dent's do-nothing winter months. Strong Rooseveltlan language In place of "It might be well" and "I would suggest"; a clarion call for an aggressive congressional Investigation patterned on the famous Pujo money trust Inquiry something almost like an echo of the half-forgotten Jack-son-Ickes "sixty families' speeches these look like good bets now. The emphasis, It Is said, will be on ' free competition." but competition made free by the destruction of the large monopolies. There may even be a request for some minor anti-trusts legislation, particularly revision of the exlBtlng laws, at the present ses sion of congress. The confidence of the left-wingers who are Interested In anti-monopoly action Is typical of the new confi dence Inspired In all the more daring New DeBlers by the president's spend ing move of last week. After a winter spent in Coventry, their spirits had dropped to the weep. Ing willow point. Now. although as ususl they want the president to go much farther than he has. they feel they arc .beginning to get somewhere A selection of the spending schemes rejected by the president In favor of PWA - WPA pump-priming was presented In this space yester day. A long struggle raged at the White House before the final choice, and the lineup of the struggle fur ther illuminates the step that was taken In the end. The captains of the spenders were (Continued on Page Pour.) O'BRIEN FUNERAL TO BE HELD IN SAN FRAN The remains of Maurice Edward O'Brien. 40. who died In Community hospital early Tuesday morning from Injuries sustained In an auto eccl- dent at Seven Oaks last Wednesday morning, will be forwarded to San Francisco for burial. He was born at Belllngham, Wash.. Feb. 8. 1898, and had been a resi dent of San Francisco for the post eight years. He Is survived by his wife. Eva Mareurlte O'Brien, and his mother, Mrs. Sarah T. O'Brien, both of flan franclsco. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Comrade Horace Bromley holding up the presses for American Legion news. MpI Hrjan filllnc hi icrt.t caw from Larry Schade's supply to make up for Larry's previous mooch ing. Devtd 'Roenberg and Luther concentrating on a conversation. Martin serious Dorotl.y Prultt and Ryclmrd Slight hunting in a dusty gnrag for a Spanish armada ship to advertise "Fire Over Enstland. Ern:e Lvitt bein elated at new of the federal building addition this meanlne his park headquarters will never have to rmve to Klamath Direr tor Vernon Price weari:.? large smT.e because of the fine pr- form in' of h:s cast in the Lion Cub nlzLftre.-reru Medford Full Associated Press . in., i ORDER S230.0D0 HTURE ADDITIONAL SPACE Connecting Wing On Holly . Street Expected As Part of Project Action Is Re sult of Long-Felt Need An expenditure of 4230,000 for the Medford federal-building was author ized today Jointly by the treasury and postofflce departments. It was announced In telegrams received here from U. S. Senator A. Evan Reames and Congressman James W. Mott. The fund Is available for Immediate use. the Associated Press reported. The authorized fund Is for ex tending and remodeling the federal building. Postmaster Frank DeSouza, who has worked on the matter for years, wild probably a connecting wing would be erected north of the present structure to face on Holly street, with Improvement made to the present building to bring It up to date. Bids First Step. First step In the construction program will be a call for bids, Mr. DeSouza explained. The fund for the addition and Im provement Is much in excess of the cost of the present building which was erected in 1915 at an expendi ture or ai24.ooo plus $1000 for the land. Activities of permanent federal agencies have Increased so much, since men mat additional office space .has long been An urgent need. tor years the Jackson Countv Chamber of Commerce. Mr. DeSouza and others have been working to convince the treasury and postofflce departments of the pressing need for moro office space here for the various federal agencies. Congress man Mott has aided in these plans and since his appointment recently Senator Reamea has devoted much of his time in presenting Medford's neeas to the departments and va rious committees and individual of ficials. Reiimes Studied Needs. "Before going to Washinston. Sen ator Reames made a thorough atudv of the needs of federal activities in mis district." Mr. DeSoiiM. m "Soon after his arrival la Washing ton he submitted the matter to Smith W. Piirdum, 4th assistant post- mamer general. Mr. Reamea had several confer ences with Mr. Purdum, L. c. Martin. executive orricer of the branch of public buildings, procurement divis ion, w. E. Raynolds. assistant direc tor, and others, in these conferences Mr. Reames emphasized the urgent need for more floor space for the postoffflce. the Rogue River national forest, crater Lake national park and other federal agencies. "Last November Floyd William, en gineer for the postofflce department. paid a quiet visit to Medford and went thoroughly Into the local aitua- ! tton. When he returned to Washing ton he took wlthvhim plans, charts, pictures and other data that went In to great detail as to the floor apace required by the various permanent federal agencies. Flans Drawn "I am Informed that upon his re turn to Washington he drew detailed plans for an addition and remodel ing of the present building." While here Mr. Williams looked with favor upon a connecting L wing addition to the north of the present structure, Mr. DeSouza said. It was assumed the addition would conform to the architecture and height, three stories, of the present building. For more than two years a chamber of commerce committee has been working quietly on the project, as sembling and codifying data on the requirements of federal agencies per manently established here. The com mittee has comprised Col. E. E. Kelly, Robert W. Ruhl, Postmaster DeSouza and the late Chauncey M. Brewer. The chamber of commerce, officers said. Is dcllchted to see the commit tee's diligent work meet with final success. P. o. Long Crowded For years the postofflce lt&elf has been crowded and the Rogue River national forest has been compelled to rent outside quarters. The Crater Lake national park staff has had only temporary use of the federal court offices, being compelled to shift to the basement every time court is held here. Until recently part of the park staff has also rented outside quarters. Recently the forest service offered to chance Its federal building offices m-lth the park service so that the lat ter aould have permanent quarter h"r With the addition ootli the for est and park serrWs will hav per manent office In tne federal butkl- 1 inf , It is understood. Will Feature Dollar Days Friday and Saturday Washington Officials Race to Call, iTownsend Saved From Jail i REINFORCED JAPS I ; ! W-.. : . ..,; .v.:-: r n Hi" l"jf 1 1 ll A pardon by President Roose.velt paved Dr. Francis B. Townseiid. old ajn pension advocate, from serving a 30-day sentence In Jail for contempt tf a house committee. Here he Is Min-wn waving the pardon nloft afc ic emerged smiling from the Washington, D. C, district court. IS GIVEN CLEMENCY Mrs. Bessie clawson, 4?.' Ashland, who plead guilty to larceny of 200 belonging to her niece. Mrs. Wanda Works, of Talent, and tlKn perpetra ting a burglary hoax In an effort to cover up the crime, was given a elx months suspended sentence today by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. The action followed a conference with her husband, a Southern Pacific railroad engineer stationed at Klam ath Falls. Mrs. Clawson returned to her home In Ashland. She has been voluntarily In the county Jail since April 5. She appeared for sentence Tuesday morning, when the court deferred sentence until the officials could talk to the husband. Most of the money was revovered. GRANTS PASS. April 20. -TV The war department civil work appropria tion bill, reported favorably by com mittee to the house of representatives, recommends 8135.000 for Improve ment of the Crescent City harbor, it was learned here today. Improvement of the California port Is one phase of a general project to build a rati read from Grants Pass to the coast. Plans are being made, how ever, to withdraw an application tor the C. & O. C. railroad from before the interstate commerce commission because of expectations of an unfa vorable verdict. Coogan's Earnings Claim Is Challenged by Mother LOS ANGELES, April 20. (Jp . portedly showed such a trust was Jackie Ccogan, highest-salaried child ! contemplated. ,, , . , I "Regardless of what my mother i-ald actor of the si ent movies, was chal- , . . . f about me being a bad boy. I don t lenged today by his mother. Mrs. Ul- j tnlnlt my comillct warrants my being I:an Coogan Bernstein, on his claim ! cut off without any money, that he earned 4,000,000 before he j "I flunked out at Santa Clara un reached legal age two years ago. verMty, but dad did the same when Mrs. Bernstein, resisting her son's '; he was my age. Once. I went home suit for an accounting of his estate ; drunk and mother was terribly up on the ground no such estate exists, set. I promised I wouldn't drink filed an affidavit stating Jackie's earnings amounted to only $1,300,000. Hhe contend that whatever money and property remain are hera under the California law that gives a min or's salary to his parents. Mr:!Iling evidence for his claim that a trust IuikJ was created for h'm uy his father, the lat John R. Coo- n. .!'! dlvlowd that hi a'tor- neys bad found two legal documents Id tha hall of records her that pur- MEDFORD, 0HEC10N, AYEDNKSDAY, APRIL 20, MARKS LAST DAY Registration for the May 20 pri mary closed yesterday, with brisk ap pearance of last day registrations at the county clerk's office. These In cluded many veteran Republicans, who changed their party faiths In or der to vote for Governor Martin in the Democratic primary. Awakening In terest In county candidates also ac counted for a number of registrations. The count on the registration will not be available before the flrH of next week. Ashland and Gold Hill, have not yet turned In their registra tion cards. The number of ballota to be printed for the primary, will bo based on the number of voters. C-C BANQUETSTARTS AT 6:30 P. M. SHARP The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet-meeting in the Hotel Medford this evening will begin promptly at 6:30. officers emphasized today. As a large attend ance is indicated, all were asked to be punctual so that no delay wl'l' be experienced. Eirl Lee Kelly. California state dii rector of public works, wilt be the principal fpenkcr. A vocnl program directed by Elsie Carlton Strong will be presented by Mary Ann Oaf-t Marguerite Luman and Jean Mc Allister. I again. I went to church And made a pledge and I have never broken It to this day. not even to a glaas of beer." Mrs. Bernstein, in her affidavit, said she and her deceared husband con tributed Immeasurably to Jackie's .s.jccewi as a child actor: that his earn- irws never wre suwndrrcd: that he always hit clvrn her son hr love end affection, and Is still willing to j make htm such gifts aj appear to her I to be proper 4ii I t DEFEAT CHINESE IN TWO BATTLESiTO AID CONCLAVE Spanish Rebels Swing to South When Flood Holds Up Drive On Tortosa Hitler Marks Birthday Ry the Associated Prew Reinforced Japanese armies de feated the Chinese in two battles along the South Shantung front to day while the Insurgent forces of Generalissimo Francisco Franco made further adx'ances in the northeastern Spanish war zone. In Spain the insurgents, held up by the flooded Ebro river and stub born government resistance in their campaign against Tortosa. swung their offensive abruptly southward along the Mediterranean coast toward Valencia and Castellon. Aninda Adrnnees General Miguel Aranda's troops ad vanced 12 miles along an 18-mlle front and neared outskirts or Alcala de Chlvort, covering almost half the distance from Vlnaroz to Castellon. On the central Catalonlan front the insurgent push on Barcelona was nun neia up nut tanner norm viiv iiioui(Scmo uiuufteq rruncn pur lb of entry along the border in the Aran ynlley region, preventing fur ther escape of trapped government militiamen and sympathizers. A num ber of towns were taken. In Zaragoza last night Generalis simo Franco proclaimed the civil war won and called on the govern ment to capitulate. He declared con tinuance of the war by the govern ment amounted to "doubly criminal resistance." Seek Trl-Party Pact. In Rome. French and Italian dip lomats arranged to start negotiations tomorrow for an agreement like that Italy and Britain signed last week. In Paris a French cabinet meet ing heard Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet outline the 'revitalized" for eign policy of the new Daladler gov ernment, which hopes to achieve closer relations among France, the United States and Britain as well as a new friendship accord with Italy. Picked units of the German army paraded before Adolf Hitler today as all Germany celebrated the relchs fuehrer's 40th birthday. Unparalleled scenes of nationwide rejoicing took place as the German people, still mindful of Hitler's tri umphs In accomplishing Austrian union, acclaimed their leader. For the first time Austrian soldiers inarched In the birthday parade In Berlin. BASEBALL NEW YORK. April 30 (AP) Joe Dlmngglo. holdout outfielder or the New York Yankees, notified Edward O. Barrow, bualneas manager of the club, today he had accepted the club's salary offer of 125,000. American , CLEVELAND, April 20. (IP) Cleve land':, Bob Feller missed the no-hlt hall ot famo by a whisker today, al lowing St. Louis a single blow on an Infield tap and whitewashing the Browns 0-10. The ls-year-old low&n sVucK out six, walked six, hit two finales and drove In two runs. Tho score: St. Ijuls 0 10 Cleveland s n 0 Weaver, Vanatta and Sullivan; Fel ler and Mcmsley. Brooklyn S80 Philadelphia 8 9 2 Pltzslmmons, Butcher and Cher vlnko; Walters and Atwood. Philadelphia 0 7 1 Washington 3 7 1 noes. Smith, and Hsyes; Leonard, and R. Perrell. National Cincinnati ..4 13 3 Chicago 10 18 1 Dean. Russell (71. and Hartnett: Orlwoin. Bsrrett (2), Klelnhnni It). and V. Davis. Br. ton New York 4 8 3 Turner and Mueller: Schumacher Brown and Dannlng. IHIItam.U Causes Orath. LONDON. April 20 1V-Pslttac.ls Iparrot discs! was ofMclally blamed today for the deith of W. J. Sprunt. roo keeper at the London ReKcn.'s park. It wa the first caa at the aoo tn Its 100-year history RIBUNE Full United SALE OF 2 LOTS; Building Sites Are Bought by A.G. Dunn, Ralph Cook 3 Councilmen Named to Help Aero Convention City council last night sanctioned sale of a lot on Stark street south of Sherman street to Ralph L. Cook and one on Groveland avenue south of Main street to State Police Lieut. A. G. Dunn. Mr. Cook plans to build a home Immediately, it was stAted by J, O. Grey, head of the city real estate de partment. Lieut. Dunn haa tentative plans for building a home later, Mr. Grey said, A report submitted by City Super intendent Fred W. Scheffel and read by Councilman Thomas Rose berry showed that 22 property owners had completed repairs to defective or haz ardous sidewalks since the previous meeting two weeks ago. To date 14 sidewalks have been repaired in ac cordance with an ordinance adoptee? in February and others are now par- Uany completed, Mr. Scheffel said. Beer License Issued Council approved ft package store class B license for R. it. Lantz and H. B. Turpln who plan to operate beer and wine business at 124 South Central avenue next to the state liq uor 6hop. A similar business was pre viously conducted there. Attorney Porter J. Neff, co-owner of tho build ing, vouched for the license appli cants. A retail beer class c license waa approved for B. H. Brayton who has taken over the Fred Powell lunch room at 135 North Central avenue. City Attorney Frank P. Farrell read a letter from Thomas A. Culbertson Jr., president of Medford chapter of the National Aeronautic association, who asked that Mayor O. C. Furnaa appoint three councilmen to assist In preparing for the fall convention of the Northwest Aviation Planning Council here. Mayor Fumes appoint ed the city airport committee, O. H. Herman, J. F. Erlckaon and h. S. Deuel. To Attend Conrlave First meeting of the planning com mittee will be held In the Jackson Countv Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 p. m. Thursday, Mr. Culbertson said In his letter. The commltteo will consist of the three councilmen and three membera from the chamber of commerce and the aeronautic chap' ter. Mayor Furnaa called attention to the annual convention of the League of Oregon Cities in The Dalles May 2 and 3. It was decided that Medford should be represented by Mr. Far rell. It waa Indicated that tho mayor or a councilman might also attend STATE COP'S CAR HIT BY HURTLING BOULDER ASTORIA. April 20 OF) A 70- pound rock which rolled from ft hill side onto the Coast highway near Seaside yesterday, crushed tho door of State Patrolman Kenneth Hadley s automobile and nnrrowly missed In luring the officer. Hadley, clearing the road of small rocks, leaped to his car when he heard the boulder crashing down the hill. He waa attempting to drive away when the rock struck. "Fortune" On Gum Wrapper Is Proved Grimly Prophetic SEATTLE. April 20. (AP) His "fortune," printed on ft penny gum wrapper, waa grimly prophetic for 7-year-old Billy Bsrrett. "You have a sunny nature, but you will meet ft serious situation," the gum wrapper predicted. Deputy coroners found his "fortuty" In his pocket today. Billy and his brother. Herbert. 11 were slain by their father. Joseph O. Barrett, deranged by Jealousy after separation from hla wife. AUBURN. Wash., April 20. (AP) A father deranged by separation from hla wife, killed hla two young sons by rrushlng their heads with ft rock and strangling them, then took his own life by blowing off the top of hi, head with ft shotgun charge. The story was unfolded today alter discovery by ft lantern light search Ins party last Bight by tot bodies Press mmmm t Halt Legislature Spurns Wheel Chair Oen. John J. Pershing NEW YORK, April 20. (AP) Smiling, and completely Ignoring waiting wheel chair, General John J. Pershing, world, war commander of the armies ot the Unltod states, returned to New York today. The 77-year-old soldier, near death less than two months ago from ure mia In his home in Tucson, Ariz., walked unaided from his special rail. road car to an elevator In his hotel, smartly saluted spectators gathered In welcome, and went to his room for a rest after the three-day train trip. On Friday, he will attend the wedding of his only son, Francis Warren Pershing, to Miss Muriel Bache Richards. L F0M TREES pear orchards of the central and upper Rogue river valley are now In full bloom, the county agent re ports. To da to there has been no smudging. Ideal growing weather prevails. Tho 1937 pear crop In storage Is now moving to market at the rate of eight cars per day. according to the Southern Pacific railroad freight department. There remains In storage plant, or en route to eastern markets. 2S.000 boxes of D'AnJou pears. 60, 000 boxes of Winter Nells, and 60. 000 boxen of apples, according to P. Kramer Deuel, secretary of the Rogue River Traffic association. This repre sents practically all of the pears in s tor a go on the Pacific coast. Deuel states. It Is expected the storage plants will be cleared by May 15. Embezzler Paroled. BAKER, April 20. (API Warren Lemmon of Baker was sentenced to two years In the state peniterv.lary today by Judge C. H. McColloch on a charge of embezzling 300 while he was employed by the World War Veterans' State Aid commission. He was paroled to his brother-in-law. Mitchell A. Ollllam of Baker. of the children. Herbert Barrett, 11 and his brother, William, 7. They had been slain, Sheriff's Deputy O. K. Bodla said, by their father. Joseph O. Barrett, 39-year old WPA worker, whose body ws found nine hours earlier. A note found In Barrett's coat led officers to the scene of the slaying of the children near the Stuck river last night. While blood hounds bayed through the wooded darkness, B. H. Relnosky, railroad a pa c 11 agent, atumbled upon the brutally beaten bodies. Coroner Otto Mlttelstadt said other notes found In Barrett's effect in dicated he also had threatened nls estranged wife, Mrs. Lest Barrett. One note, addressed to her inMher. Mrs. II. S. Lancaster, said: "I am only aocry I can't uk bar with ma." o V t ft , It Can Happen Are you looking for a buyer? Did you know that Mali Tri bune rinstirfed A (Its. bring buyers to the advertiser's doorT It can happen to you. These little Advs. are Inexpensive. Try them. No. 25. GOVERNOR LANDS N STATE BEFORE OFFICIAL FILING Lieutenant Governor Loses Power When Governor's Plane Touches State Soil Race in Close Finish OLYMPIA, April 30. GOT. Clarence D. Martin and Lleut.-OoT. Victor A. Meyers staged "stop-watch'1 finishes today m their respective- country-wide races to halt and to call a special session of the stat legislature. The governor, landing at SpokanA tn a chartered plane which had roar ed through the night west from Chi cago, was timed by Air line official as touching the ground there at 7:68 a. m.. several minutes before th former bandmaster took his procla mation to the secretary of state's of fice here. 900 miles away. ' The national guard headquarter at the field unofficially timed hit landing at 8:05 a. m. Governor Astounded. By law, Meyers dropped his role of acting governor and Its powers when Martin crossed the state's boundarlss, I about 18 miles east of Spokane, "I am astounded to think such an attempt has been made, and It seem lllco one great big Joke," the governor said. , - ,! Martin Also hinted Meyers, who train and Washington state patrol car-rush north from southern Cali fornia ended yesterday, was influ enced by others In issuing the call, which was attested at 12:30 a .m. to day by a Seattle notary public, Tha call was for the legislature to meet next Monday. Asst. Secretary of State Charles B. Reed refused to attest the petition for Meyers this morning. Although, Meyers waa at the office at 8:01 a. . after three hours' sleep, and It was filed at .8:03 a. m. Reed asked the attorney -general's office for an opin ion on Its legality, a matter of several hours' study. . Long at Odds. Martin and Meyers have been . odds on the need for a special ses sion. Meyers cited the need for legis lation "providing social security for our people, an enabling Act for low- ' rent housing And slum clearance, and a sound financial basis for the school system of the state" in his proclama tion. On the validity of -Meyers' special session call, legal opinion here dif fered. Certain state legislators were also uncertain as to what the situ ation was. Asked bis opinion, Meyers said: "It has gone through. If I have been given the correct legal ad vie. Central Pt. Mill Will Start Soon The Rogue River 8ugar Pine com pany sawmill at Central Point will start operations within the next week or 10 days, Chauncey Florey, man ager, reports. Employment will be provided for close to 40 workers. Florey said the mill will cut only "Idaho, pine" the coming season, and has procured a tract of timber In the Union Creek district from tha forest service. It la one of the few stands of "Idaho pine" In southern Oregon, Florey said. The mill ex pects to cut five million feet thlft year. $36,654 RECEIVED BY MEDFORD UNEMPLOYED SALEM, April 20. (AP) Unem ployed workers In Oregon have re ceived 3.300.000 since the unem ployment compensation act became effective tn January. Almost half the amount went to workers In Multno mah, Washington and Columbia counties. Amounta received by cities In cluded: Eugene. 1 07.387: Oregon City, 851.105; Salem. 352.380: Cor vallls, 818.7B7; Roseburg, 817.777: Medford. 836,854; Klamath Falls. 183.293: Pendleton, 815.550. and Ba ker. 841.455. Trnckmen rtrown. BAKER, April 20. (P Death sta'k ed along ft narrow road leading from point on the Sumpter highway aobut ft mile from tho Junction of tha Smpter and Baker-John Day high ways Tuesday evening. A light truck bearing ft heavy load of grain hurtled backwards down a steep hill and over small bridge Into Powder river. Thomas B. KIrod and John A. Frerlks of Baker, trapped In tha ab el tha vehicle, were drowned. t
