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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 193S.
No. 27.
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The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Robert Kintner
Copyright 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
f. K. TAX I "HASH PITS .
DoiciirroN on spot
DEMAND rONFI.IC'TS
WITH votkhs- photests
IIKNIHK t'Oli AllJOrilNMENT
MAKES OITC'OME UNCERTAIN
EXPECT EVF.STIAI, SOl.l TION
TO SATISKV NOHODV
WASHINGTON. April 22. In deal
ing with his congressional, leaders,
the president aometimes resembles
old Chapin. the evil-tempered city
editor of the New York Evening
World. On one occasion, Chapin
sent a reporter to ask a particularly
embarrassing question. The reporter
presented himself, was promptly
beaten up and hurled out of the
interviewer's office, and returned to
Chapin.
"You go back," snapped Chapin
when he had heard the story, "and
tell that fellow that he can't Intimi
date me."
The presidential ukase to the house
conferees on the tax bill demanding
the retention of the undistributed
profits and capital gains taxes of
their bill, was an order of the same
sort. Representative Robert L. Dough
ton of North Carolina Is not called
, "Muley" for nothing. He la tough,
stubborn, and not given to mourn
fulness. But if there is any more
uncomfortable man on Capitol Hill
than the chairman of the house
WBys and means committee. It Is one
of hts fellow Democratic tax bill
conferees.
The fact Is that house members
have been hearing from their dis
tricts on the tax bill. Whatever the
validity of the claim that the undis
tributed profits and capital gains
levies are harmful to business, be
lief In it la widespread and religious.
The unpleasant choice confronting
the unhappy Mr. Dough ton has often
been explained in these last days.
He can Ignore the president and give
in to the senatorial enemies of the
two taxes. Or he can hold out and
enrage the folks back home. Or he
can return for Instructions to the
house. But his unwillingness to re
turn to the hoviFe for instruction
has not been explained. It may be
(Continued on Page fbree.)
HOOD RIVER, April 32. ( API
Ralph W, Parry, candidate for state
Grange master, claimed a majority
today over Ray Gill. Incumbent. In
the returns from several subordinate
granges.
Perry announced the following ma
jorities: Yankton 24 to 4. Sunnyslde 16 to
7. Ankeny 23 to 2. Parkriale 19 to 7.
Pine Grove 72 to 2, Tumalo 17 to 8.
Henley 27 to 1. Roxy Ann 24 to 12.
Woodburn 21 to 0. South Deer Creek
23 to 6. Salem 22 to S. Falrvlew 18
to 5. Roemont 14 to 2. Powell Butte
27 to 3, Enterprise 21 to 7. Jack
sonville 27 to 7. He conceded the
following advantage to GUI:
Mlkkalo 23 to 7. North Hollow 18
to 7 and Union Hill 37 to 3.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Eleanor Robertson keenly antici
pating a hoss back gallop.
Sprague Rieeel letting himself
apart from other golfers by admit
ting hla game was sour.
And. more eriou!. Morris Leonard
and Fred Lennard having a her.rt-to-heart
talk over their respective
scores.
Marlon Rickert taking rapid-fire
dictation from hubby Wally and
enjoying It. too.
R3lln' Promoter Maek Ullard
y doing a disappearing act. he trans
acting his MT bit by phone.
Marearet Burton having a good
tlrr.e meeting old friends here for a
aooiereac.
$2,214,007 CHECK
Business -Like Transaction
Carried Out at Foreign
Office in Tokyo Stand
ard Oil Co. Gets Most
TOKYO. April 22. (AP) The Pa
nay case the bombing of the United
States river gunboat Panay and three
Standard Oil veraels during the siege
of Nanking was officially closed to
day when Japan paid $2,314,007.36
as full Indemnity.
The aerial attack on December 12.
up the Yangtze river from the former
Chinese capital, was one of the
most surprising developments of the
Chinese-Japanese war and seriously
disturbed relations between the
United States and Japan.
Four occidentals were fatally
wounded. The Panay and two Stand
ard Oil vessels were sunk and the
fourth American craft was set afire
and beached.
Hiiainess-LIke
The payment was a quiet, business-like
transaction at the foreign
office Just before closing time.
Seljlro Yoshizawa. director of the
bureau of American affairs.' sum
moned Eugene H. Dooman, counselor
of the American embassy. A large
white envelope containing the check
and an official note from the Jap
anese government lay on Yoshl
zawa's desk.
Yoshlzowa explained he was rep
resenting Foreign Minister Kokl Ht
rota and told Dooimn what the en
velope coutalned. He handed him
the envelope, attempting to con
tinue his speech.
But the Japanese stammered, halt
ed and finally held out his hand.,
Dooman, without speaking, gripped
It and departed with the check.
The foreign office Itemization of
the payment showed the Standard
Vacuum OH company received more
than half of the payment'. $1,287,942.
Other items in the payment were:
To the navy department for loss
of the Panay. $45,572.87.
Ship's equipment and supplies,
$97,766.48.
Personal effects. $40,263.
To post office department for
stamps, funds and supplies, $74.27.
To state department for effects of
embassy personnel $6,400.80.
To 13 Americans not members of
the Panay crew nor the embassy
staff nor employed by the oil com
pany, for persona property. $57.
495.59.
Peatlm Indemnified
Death and personal injury, $268.
337.35. The last Item was for the death
of two of the Panay crew, the cap
tain of one of the oil company boata
and injury to 74 persons aboard the
gunboat or the other ships. An
Italian journalist also was killed.
The American ambassador, Joseph
C. Grew, meanwhile handed to the
foreign office a note requesting In
formation on the status of the oil
industry In north China.
The Chugat Shogyo Shlmpo, Tokyo
commercial newspaper, reported on
Tuesday that a Japanese army or
navy officer would head an oil com
pany to monopolize the petroleum
products market in north China.
FIRST LAKEVIEW WOOL
BRINGS 18 CENTS LB.
PORTLAND. April 22. ( AP)
Fifty-thoucand pounds of unsheared
Lakevlew wool, the first 1938 sale,
went to Boston Interests at 17V5
to 18 cents a pound. Sheepmen In
the Lakevl"W section, however, are
generally refusing 18 cents.
Quintuplets 'Father Asks
Inquiry Into Guardianship
TORONTO. April 32. (Canadian
Press ) Gordon Conant. attorney
general of Ontario, ald today he
would take no. action on the request
of Ollva Dlonne. father of the quin
tuplets, for a Judiciary Inquiry into
their guardianship until he had
studied a recent report by Percy D.
Wilson, .fflclal guardian.
Conant said Wilson had made an
investigation at the request of Dr
Allan Roy Dafoe, the little girls'
physician. His report reached the
attorney-general's office this week.
At Ottawa Henri St. Jacques, at
torney for Dlonne. aald the father
somrht a Judicial Inquiry more than
a month atto and Conant asked wtl
:n to tnT8tiBte. He said Wilson
visited North Bay and consulted Dr
Dafoe and Judtre J. A. Vallan. guard
ians, as well as Dlonne and others
concerned.
fit. Jacques sa4 Dionn imped to
Metiers
BASEBALL
National
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Cincinnati .............. 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 7 9 0
Vandermeer. Cascarella and D.
Davis; Lucas, Bail era and Todd.
Philadelphia at Boston postponed,
rain.
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New York 7 9
Hogsett, Appleton. and R. Ferrell;
Ruffing, and Dickey.
Boston-Philadelphia postponed, rain.
LANDON CALLS ON
CHENS TO URGE
TOPEKA. Kas., April 22. (AP)
Alf M. Landon called upon "an artic
ulate citizenry" today to make It
clear to congress that "this huge
appropriation" proposed in President
Roosevelt's new recovery program
must be met by adequate tax pro
visions. The 1936 Republican presidential
nominee, In an address prepared for
delivery to the Optimist club, said
the president's proposal has ended
the "period of uncertainty" as to the
government's fiscal policy.
"We are again upon' an Infla
tionary course," he said.'
The speech was read by State Sup
reme Court Justice Hugo T. Wedell
after Landon was called to Kansas
City by the illness of his father, John
M. Landon.
"If every time there is a recession
in business the only way out that
a government can find Is a further
huge expenditure program to be ap
plied on top of expenditures already
too great, then we shall go bank
rupt. "If the government spends money,
it must collect revenues to match
the expenditures. . . .
"It is not yet too late to pull up
and save ourselves and pay our hon
est debts. We can pay the public
debt of these United States If we
are honest and economical. But we
will have to economise we wtll have
to stop our spendthrift course.'
The nation's hope, he said. "lies
In congress, backed by an articulate
citizenry, to continue to take action
and assume leadership.
"Congress must decide if we are
to take the hard road, or if we shall
dash gaily and blindly into this In
toxicated hilarity 'of Inflation by
meeting our current expenditures
for the ninth successive year with
I.O.U.'s."
'KLONDIKE KATE' HURT
IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH
VANCOUVER. Wash., April 22.
(AP) Mrs. Kate Rockwell Matson.
known aa Klondike Kate and a fig
ure of Alaskan gold rush days, was
Injured seriously In an automobile
accident north of here today. She
was taken to a local hospital with
head and Internal injuries.
Driving Mrs. Matson's car was W.
L. Van Dorn. who suffered an In
jured knee. Both are from Bend, Ore.
THE DALLES, April 22. fp) A to
tal of $1,531 In Internal revenue
stamps, the largest amount ever
placed on an instrument filed in
Wasco county, adorned a $1,531 flow-
a?e easement here today.
regain custody of the little girls and
control over their education.. leaving
their guardians with authority wer
finances.
The lawyer said he would seek re
instatement of Miss Jacqueline Noel,
a nurse, and Miss Clare Trembtay, a
teacher, recently dismissed from the
quintuplets' nursery. He added that
a curb on what he termed "extrava
gance" in management of the chil
dren's business also would be
sought.
In Callander, the quintuplets'
home. Dr. Dafoe said "outside Inter
ests are trying to get control" of the
little girls' affairs.
"Now that the quints have $on,
000 there Is strong Interest being
shown In them. Dr. Dafoe aald. "I
am told that outside Interests are
trying to Influence twe father. I
don't think ha 1 being very wtll
advised."
Takes
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C-C HEAD WHENiOF
RESIGNS
Jackson to Succeed Thorn-
dike As Vice-President--Resignation
Due to Desire
for Rest and Freedom
Eugene Thorndlke was this after
noon elected president of the Jack
son County Chamber of Commerce
at a meeting of the board of direc
tors In the Hotel Medford. He suc
ceeds William F. Isaacs who resign
ed after being elected president at
the annual board meeting last week.
Mr. Isaacs' resignation" was accepted
with regret.
Glenn L. Jackson was elected vice
president to succeed Mr. Thorndlke
who was rhow?n for that office a
week ago.
Mr. Thorndike is Medford man
ager of the First National Bank of
Portland. He has long been active
In the chamber of commerce and
has served numerous times as It
treasurer. Mr. Jackson Is vice presi
dent of-the California Oregon Power
company.
Mr. Isaacs' letter of resignation
follows:
"It is with deep ' regret that I
write these words. After 35 y.lrs
of an active business life, I feel a
great need for a time of rest, freo
from resnonslbllltv and esre. Plans
'already formulated. If carried out.
will necessarily mean my absence
from the city for large parts of thp
year.
"The obligations and responsibili
ties of a president or head of an
organization are many and naturally
would entail a great deal of time
end devotion to furthering the best
interests of the chamber.
"I deeply appreciate the honor
and confidence expressed in me by
your board of directors and am, as
always, greatly Interested in the
welfare and success of the chamber
"It Is with sorrow, for the neces
sity, which herewith prompts me to
tender tbls resignation."
CLEVELAND. April 22. (AP)
Two men and a woman were Blaln
today by a 43-year-old negro, who
police said apparently went suddenly
insane.
Police listed the victims as Hans
Oetslaff, 33, Mitchell Pascr. and Lily
Taylor, -about 24, a negro maid.
All of the victims were killed by
shots from a revolver.
The two men were killed in a
fashionable apartment within 15
minutes after the woman was thrown
from the slayer's car near the apart
ment building.
Police captured the slayer after
an 80-ml)e-an-hour automobile chase
which ended In a gasoline filling
station lot.
"I hope they're all dead," police
quoted the man. booked as William
Peters, 43. as saying.
Police said Peters' wife, Annabelle,
had been an elevator operator at the
apartment for 14 years, but was dis
charged last week and they believed
the shooting was due to Peters' re
sentment of the discharge.
Five Youths Face
Sing Sing's Chair
NEW YORK, April 22. (AP) Five
youths, ranging In age from 18 to 37.
were sentenced to death in the elec
trie chair at Sing Sing by Judge
Charles C. Nott. Jr.. today for the
holdup murder of Detective Michael
J. Foley on April 10. 1937.
The five are Domlnlrk Ouariglit.
18, Joseph H. O'Loughlln. 23, Arthur
Friedman. 21. In I dor Zimmerman. 21.
and Philip Chaleff, 27. They were
convicted April 14. Judge Nott fixed
the week of May 30 for execution,
and denied motions to set aside the
Jury's verdict.
Plant Forest Trees
PORTLAND. April 22.-M AP) T. H
Brundage. associate regional forester,
said today more than 2.606.000 trees
were being planted on approximately
4000 acres In 10 national forests of
Oregon and Washington In the larg
est spring planting program In the
hUtory of the United Stales forest
service.
Session
IS 7-STATE
Agriculture ' Officials Form
Group to Attain Unified
State . Border . Rules
Medford To Be Host City.
The Association of Western Agri
culture Officials was organized and
Medford was chosen as the permanent
host city at a four-state meeting of
agricultural department heads nd
associates here yesterday.
Solon T. White, director of the Ore
gon state department of agriculture,
was elected president of the new as
sociation. Guy Graham, commis
sioner of the Idaho state department
of agriculture, was named secretary.
It was voted to meet in Medford
every December and June.
Four states, Oregon.' California
Washington and Idaho, were repre
sented at yesterday's day-long con
ference In the Hotel Medford. The
United States department of agricul
ture also was represented. In add I
tlon to the four states, Montana,
Utah and Nevada will also be mem
bers of the new association.
To Unify Regulation a. , ,
Principal purpose of the associa
tion ' to systematica state quaran
tine regulations to permit a fraer
interstate flow of agricultural prod
ucts. Mr. White explained. Much was
accomplished toward this end at yes
terday's conference, he added.
Accomplishments at yesterday's
conference Included a concession by
California, removing objections to the
movement of non-commercial fruits
across the state lino when suoh fruits
are known to oe grown in Oregon
and are properly identified as such.
The only exceptions, it was stated
were cherries from areas Infested with
(Continued on Page Nina.)
AGREE TO MODIFY
WASHINGTON, April 23. (API A
Joint senate-house conference com
mittee agreed today on a modified
version of the undistributed pnflts
tax.
Under the agreement the tax would
range from 16'2 to 19 percent on
corporation Income Instead of 16 to
20 percent, as provided originally in
the house bill.
Until today, senate members of
the conference group had Insisted
they would not approve of any un
distributed profits levy, which has
been sharply criticised by business
spokesmen and approved by Presi
dent Roosevelt.
In Its modified form, the levy
would provide certain "cushions" not
Included In the original house bill
THREE WOULD SHARE
DEANNA COMMISSION
LOS ANGELES. April 23, AP)
Three persons claim to have "dis
covered" Deanna Durbln and have
suits pending agal nst her agents,
Jack 8 herrlll end Frederick Falkln.
for a "cut" In their commission on
her salary. It was disclosed today.
Olive White claims It was through
her that Mrs. Rita Warner met the
young film atnglng star and ar
ranged her first audition. Mllo Mar-
chettl claims he arranged the audi
tlon which won Deanna film, radio
and other contracts reported to pay
her $4800 a week. The three "dis
coverers" ask 33. 26 and 50 per cent
respectively, of the agents' 10 per
cent commission.
Rearing Tractor
Crushes Operator
KLAMATH FALLS. April W.iJPr
Ellis True love, about 30, was Instantly
killed near Dairy last night when a
tractor tipped over on him as ha
was attempting to pull hut truck out
of a mudhole.
Trueiove was crushed in the drlv
er's seat of the tractor before he
could leap to safety. The heavy ma-
china sommeraaulted backward, trap
plnf its victim between the steering
wheel ao4 the tow chain.
Call Question to
Session Call
When It. (iov. Victor A. Meyers
(iibnve) of Washington willed a pe
cltil fwsfilm nf the legislature, (tov.
Cliirence I). Martin, (Airlow) chartered
a pliiiie In Washington, U, (, and
hurried home to Issue a proclamation
revoking the net Ion of his subor
dinate.
ANTI-TRUST MESSAGE
F.O.R. PLANS CRUISE
WASHINGTON, April 22 (fry Pres
ident Roosevelt said today he would
send his massage to congress on re
vising the anti-trust laws before next
Friday. :
On that oate, he plana to leave
the capital for a short cruise off
Charleston, S. C.
In connection with proposed anti
trust legislation, the president said
he had discussed monopolies with
Senator Borah (R Idaho) and ha and
the senator agreed substantially on
everything they discussed.
The president, talking to reporters
at h Is press con ference, said his
monopoly message would be the
second of two communications he will
send congress next week.
He aald he expected his message
regarding reciprocal federal-dtato tax
ation of salaries of public offlclalls
and of future Issues of state and
federal bonds would be dispatched
to congress Monday.
Discussing tentative plans for his
fishing trip cruise next week-end Mr.
Roosevelt said It was possible he
would go to Charleston, board the
new navy cruiser Philadelphia, and
head for the open ocean.
CONGRESS TAKES DAY
FOR AZALEA FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON, April 32. (API-
Congress began a brief spring vaca
tion today. Because a large number
of members wanted to go to Charles
ton, S. C, for an azalea festival, the
senate and house recessed late yes
terday until Monday.
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Seeming Miracle Brings
Reprieve for Condemned
HUNTSVILLE. Texas. April 32 JP
Two condemned murderers received a
week's reprieve early today because
current supplying the electric chair
at state prison hure failed while one
of them was declaring his Innocence
in a death chamber speech.
As John Vaughn, slayer of a police
man, stood before the chair, Warden
W. W. Wald called to Chaplain 0. E
Garrett:
"Walt Juat a minute. The motor
is down."
Inspection disclosed a motor -generator
unit hsd broken down. Wald
telephoned Gov. James V. AH red. who
reprieved Vsughn and Johnnie Banks,
Negro convicted of killing a 13 -year-,
old girl for a week
Is Revoked
VFTTTTs
AUTOIST CREMATED ON
STfiEET INTERSECTION
PORTLAND, April 22. (AP) Clar
ence W. Wrldge, 43, Portland, died
In the flaming wreckage of his auto
mobile last night after it turned
over at a street intersection. Wit
nesses, who said they heard Wrtdge
cry out. were driven back by flames.
The death was Portland's 15th
traffic fatality this year.
LONDON, April 22. (AP) Queen
Ellrabeth was confined to Windsor
csstle today with a slight cold and
cancelled her plans to appear to
morrow with King George at the
annual service of the order of St
Michael and St. George In St. Paul's
cathedral.
Vaughn, smoking a cigar, surveyed
the group of about 40 witnesses.
"I have a speech I want to make
you men," Vaughn said, his hands on
his hips. "I am being executed to
save another man from being exe
cuted, I said a prayer today
and I asked God to stop this elec
trocution and he has brought warning
to man to realize It was against his
will"
Officials went behind the scene to
Inspect the generator.
"Gentlemen. I'll continue my
apeeen," Vaughn went on. ''I fell heir
to another man's crime.
Wald returned, announced, "Well,
re'll have to put It off." Vaughn
started bak to death row.
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Court
SEEKS TO FORCE
OF SEAL
Petition to Supreme Court
Also Seeks Determina
tion of Validity of Gov
ernor's Rescinding Action
OLYMPIA. Anrll 22 fJP 1. lint
Gov! Victor A. Myers filed with the
state supreme court at 11:40 a. m.
today an application for a writ of
mandate against Secretary of state
Belle Reeves to obtain legal recog
nition of his special session legisla
tive proclamation.
The petition asked an order com-..
pel ling the secretary of state "to
affix to the proclamation the seal
of the state and to file and publish
It, also to determine whether the
proclamation of Governor Martin yes
terday rescinding Meyers' call waa
valid.
Myers contended In the petition he
was "qualified and acting governor
on April 19 and 20" because of the
absence from the state of Governor
Martin, and while acting governor he
called the special session to provldo
funds for the unemployed. The peti
tion said the secretary of state had
refused and "still refuses" to recog
nize, his proclamation.
Chief .justice William J, Sterner
had agreed earlier this morning to
hear arguments on the petition at
S p. m. this afternoon.
Myers spent the last hour before
going into the courtroom in a law
library in the building, with hts ad
visors beside him and books spread)
out before him.
Asst. Atty, Gen. John Belcher and
Oeorge Yantls .former speaker of the
house and a house leader, aided him
In drawing up the petition.
Meyers, with little legal training
or studies, waa asked just what was
In the petition.
'I don't know Just what It la," ha
said, "They tell me there are three
or four courses open, and It will be
one of them."
Belcher, who assisted in preparing
It to aid In bringing the entire ques
tion to a speedy settlement, said that
all Issues In the entire controversy
are brought before the court by the
application.
raceToTpresFdency
OF YOUNG DEMOCRATS
PENDLETON, April 32. (AP) Lit
tle notice waa Biven Pendleton'i
flag-decked atreete today by hort.
of Young Democrats here for th
state convention of Oregon Young
Democratic clube, for their atten
tion centered on the race for presi
dency of the organization.
A definite spilt appeared In their
ranks with Allan Greenwood. Port
land, present head, backing Joseph
Nance, Portland, for the post, and
W. L, Goealln. secretary to Governor
Martin, throwing support to Itobert
Cronen, Wheeler.
Nance had the support of the
Multnomah county delegation, while
Cronen had a strong following from
eaat of the Cascades. Nomination of
officers was being made this after
noon, but to date no on else had
entered the race for presidency.
As nomlnstlons opened. It ap
peared that Pred Holllster, North
Bend, held the edge for national
committeeman. Salem, Astoria and
Corvallla were making bids for next
year's state convention.
Good Samaritan
Saves Parkers
PORTLAND, April M. (AP) A
"Good Samaritan" with a purpose
saved Portland motorists from re
ceiving police summons when they
parked too long In front of parking
meters.
Tags left read: "Your car wa
parked overtime. I took oars of your
meter. May we not all park over,
tlms In this life careless of the
claims of Chitst?"
To the Rev. William Booth-Cllb-born
of Immanuel Temple went M
from at least one motorist who fig
ured the pastor's nlckela had saved
him that much In fines.
PORTLAND. April aa-(AP) J. .
Sophy, M. clerk of the Multnomah
county district court for mora than
tar, died jesterdaj.
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