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Ms- The Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonlcht and Friday: cooler tonight, tonight. TEMl'ERATl'RE Highest yesterday . '! Lowest thli morning Ki Bet of Results Hundreds of people rely on the Classified page of this news paper to deliver their meautea. The work ll done promptly, mrlmtly, and at tmall coat, with the beat ot results too. Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Third Year - (Fourteen Pages Two Sections) .MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, iLAY 20, 1938 No. 56. lyj IrlMJJIi) The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright l'J37, by The North American News paper Alliance. Inc. W UiE-IIOLK PAHI.EV SHOWS ROOSEVELT GENERAL STAFF POWERFUL GROUP SEES DETERMINING POLICIES HARRY HOPKINS IIKI.I) INNER CIHt'l E LEANER PERPETUATION OF IDEALS PROIILEM OK PRESENT WASHINGTON, May 28 -The shrewd strategy which bore Its first Irult In the house vote on the wage-hour fill was conceived one evening several weeks ago. The time was shortly Be fore the president's departure for his most recent fishing trip: the place, the dinner table of a powerful of ficial: the occasion, a meeting of the president's general staff. The meeting was Initiated by James Roosevelt, acting, as usual, aa his father's-personal representative. The president had not decided Just how to cut through the strange tangle In which the wage-hour measure was then Involved. .Some decision had to be reached before he left Wash ington. And. through young Roose velt, the president had given plen ary authority to maHe the decision to the men around the table. Of an accretion of such small Inci dents, history Is made. But for us, at this moment, the Incident has more than an historical Interest. To the simple question, who runs the government? the capital's whispering galleries give 50 "Inside" but contra dictory answers. In the quiet din ner of the president's general staff, a concrete and authentic answer may be found.1 The staff -members arc: Harry L. Hopkins, the obscure so cial worker who rose with Roosevelt. The president listens to him more often than to any other, and la per sonally more attached to him. He Is serious. Intensely partisan. Imbued with a sense of public service, but almost malignant In his dislike ot New Deal opponents. He Is the Doyden of the New Deal left wing. Harold L. Ickcs, the administration hatchet man. whose angry udjectlve; are a chief weapon against New Deal enemies. Prom the purlieus of Illi nois liberalism, he has risen, by ehance and an amazing power hun gor, to be one of the most Influential men In Washington. He Is the New Deal, left wing's only real and trusted ally In the cabinet. He was not prjj- ( Continued on Page Eight I New Record Set For Frisco-Seattle Hop SEATTLE. May 26. iVP) Prank Puller, San Pranclaco speed flyer, landed here yesterday afternoon af ter a flight from the Bay city In 3 hours. 31 minutes, 41 seconds, break ing the old record of 3 hours. 25 min utes, set by Fred Talbot. Puller car ried San Francisco Exposition invi tations to Seattle city officials. He will fly to Olympla and Vancouver, B. C. with other Invitations today. $199, 9,495 Net On . April Rum Sales PORTLAND. May 26. P) The state liquor commission said yester day It had made a net profit for April Of 1199,495, bringing to J2.451.009 the net profits for the 10 months of the fiscal year. Of total profits. 2,070.333 has gone to relief and public assist ance and $115,000 has been appor tioned to cities and counties. SIDE GLANuES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Virginia Lindley and Kay Ford whipping about town attempting to find an appropriate graduation gift for a friend. Jack Sin. . looking perky in a new straw hat and Rosey Rosen bium ditto In an old one. L. O Stewart aver ing that golf club activities and facilities were not only stimulating but sporting PoMofflce eollectjurs finally giving up Hugo Guenthrr as beyond con version to the Izaak Walton art. he Just hatim? completed a Rxrue river cabin vacation without one cap ping a lure into the pellucid water Clinton S pen err and Jim ollin describing their reaction to the lint lutomobiiM laej ever saw. BUND ACTIVITIES CITED IN ASKING BY Texas Representative Says Roosevelt Assassination Advocated in Speech at Nazi Camp Meeting WASHINGTON. May 26. The house voted today to let seven of its members Investigate "un-American propaganda activities" in the United States. The Investigation resolution re quires neither senate approval nor the signature of the president. It was approved by a voice vote. The investigators, who would be appointed by the speaker, a tea are authorized to Inquire Into the dif fusion of subversive and un-Amer ican propaganda "that Is Instigated from foreign countries or of a domes tic origin and attacks the principle of the form of government aa guar anteed by our constitution. House action on it followed a state ment by Representative Dies (D.-Tex) its author, that he had seen affi davits which said a member of the German-American bund, in a speech at a Nazi camp, nad advocated the assassination of the president. Not Congressman Reporters in the press gallery un derstood Dies to say a member of congress had made the speech and at first Dies confirmed that under standing in reply to a note sent to him on the house floor. Later, however,- he told newsmen he had stated a bund member had urged assassination, He explained he had misread the note of Inquiry. The Texan did uot name the camp or amplify the charge. He made It at the start of debate on his resolution to authorize an in- vestlgatlon by a seven-man house committee of the extent, character and objectives of un-American propa ganda In the United States. Dies said he was not an alarmist but that he had had "shocking" In formation supplied to him concern Ing the extent of a Nazi movement in this country. 32 Camps In L S. He said there were 32 Nazi camps in the nation which claimed a mem bership of 480.000. and that he had seen photographs showing men "marching and saluting the swas tika. "I have Information." Des iddod. "that certain Individuals and groups have contributed funds for the pur pose of encouraging a Fascist or Nazi movement in this country " The proposed investigation will not be directed at the German-American people, Dies asserted, because "there Is no more loya'. class" of citizen, gen erally. He added his own mother was a German. Nor, he added, would the investi gation in any way abridge the right of a person to "express an honest con viction and enjoy freedom of speech." UNDER LAST YEAR Due to poor poll lni ration weather, the cherry crop of the upper and central Rogue River valley will be less than last year, according to County Horticulturist A. B. Cordy. The crop will be ready to pick by June 20. The Ashland district has the most cherry trees. ' The peach crop, due to rains and other unfavorable conditions, will run from 00 to 65 per cent of last year's crop. Cordy estimates. The apricot crop will be small and scarce, due to frost on the floor of the valley, and too much rain In the' foothill areas, which weakened the trees. Some apricot orchards. however, report a good crop. Tomato planting has been com pleted, and will aggregate between 350 and 400 acres The onion acreage will be about 100 acres. Cordy states LITTLE GIRL SUFFERS Little Betty Moon, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Moon of Butte Falls, sustained two broken arms early last night when she fell off a fence near her home while play ing witn other children. Attendants at osteopathic clinic, where ahe was rushed by her parents, said today both the little tot'i arms were oadly fractured. They will be placed in planter casts and she will be forced to remain in the clinic for three or four day before she is able :o return home to recuperate, attend ant reported. HOUSE Navy Wed in Register Office err k ' i Veliudl Meniihin, Amerlcnn violin muestra. married Nnln Uuby Nicholas Australian heiress. In a London register of fire today. In the flnt or three weddings expected shortly in the Mc null In family. The bride nml groom are shown above. 700 WRITE-IN VOTES COMPLICATE OFFICIAL Jackson county voters used their lead pencils freely at the primary election, and created close to 700 "write-ins." the counting board re ports. That body has been busy the past two days tabulating the "write ins." and when finished todsy. will start the official count on county offices. On the stte Republican ticket, there were 656 "write-ins" for Gov ernor Martin. For county offices, the voters wrote in the names of friends, 'relatives and prominent citizens, for constable, precinct committeemen and In some Instances, the names of county of ficials not running thla year. The voters were more profuse than usual in their ballot compliments. An East Medford precinct voter wrote In the name of "Oscar Angle worm" for county surveyor, and then cast a vote for Raymond Fish of Phoenix for constable. The "write-ins" take six large sheets. GRANTS PASS, May 26 (Jose phine county Republicans wrote In the name of Charles H. Martin as their nominee Tor governor 205 times, the official count showed today. Henry L. Hess received one Republi can write-in .vote, ' Official count for the Democratic nominees: Heas 452, Martin 884. Oleen 156. (Unchanged). 4 FOR BEST CADET DRILL EUGENTS, May 26. (AP Governor Charles H. Martin yesterday made the first presentation of his per petual military trophy yesterday to a company of Oregon State cadets, commanded by Cadet Captain Walter H. Kinney. The company defeated one from the University of Oregon In compet itive drill, which climaxed a review ot 2600 cadets from both schools. Robert Watson, Oregon, was first place in Individual competitive drill with Jack Davis. Oregon, and Robert Mlnear. Oregon State, placing second and third, respectively. All received medals from the governor. BOY SCOUTS LOCATE MISSING G. PASS MAN O RANTS PASS. May 26. (API- Two Boy Scout tracked J. M. Keys. 78, missing at nee 2:00 o'clock yes terday afternoon, five miles from hif. home west of Orants Pass and found him wandering and still lost In a brush patch. Claire Ferguson, 14. grandson of Keys, and Willie Vanderwalker. about 15. et out at 6 this morning end found the lost man tliree hours later He was so weak ftte boys had almost to carry turn to bis noma. Will Move Entire Fleet W US' II lip'I'UU 1. 1 . Wl V ST . ,a SIMPLE CEREMONY LONDON. May 26. Jpt Vehudt Meniihin, young violin maestro, was married today to rich, red-haired Nola Ruby Nichols, 19-year-old daughter of an Australian aspirin magnate, at the Caxton hnll register office. After the wedding they said they would give each other a grand wed ding present by going tomorrow night to Arturo Toscaninl's concert at Queen's hall. The wedding was the first of three expected shortly In the Menuhln fam ily. The second will unlto Yaltah, the youngest Menuhln, and William Stlx, a St. Loulti and Washington attorney It was announced today they would be married June In New York. The third will be between Hephzlbah, 17, Yehudl's sister, and Lindsay Nichols, Nola's brother. It wilt be held some time in July at Los Gatos, Calif., near Yehudl's ranch. Both the Menuhln and Nicholas families will leave shortly for the United States. HESS' LEAD 6800 PORTLAND. May 26. yp) Returns from a lone Lincoln county precinct were added last night to complete the vote In the Democratic nubcrna torlal primary election, giving Henry L. Hess. LaGrande, an even GHOO ma jority over Oovernor Charles H. Mar tin in 1681 precincts. Hess polled a total of 69.225 votes, Martin 52.425 and O. Henry Oleen, third candidate. 8781. PORTLAND. May 26 yp O. Henry Oleen of St. Helens, who ran third In the Democratic primary contest for governor, congratulated Henry Hess of LaGrande, the nominee, today. "1 shall continue to work for the property tax reduction, amply funds for public schools, old age pensions and work for the unemployed.' Oleen said. OLDEST FORMER SOLON DIES AT CENTURY MARK WASHINGTON, May 26. AP) Henry Richard Gibson, nelieved by nia family to have been the oldest living former congressman, died yes terday. He km more than 100 years oil It wasn't eertnln whether he w born on Christmas eve of 1 836 or 1837 a difference which Olbaon always dismissed at "nothing to worry about." Olbaon represented the iccond Tnnesv dietrlct In tha nous from 1806 to 1904. OF OBSTRUCTING OF TVA Authority Director Answers Charges Made by Ex Chairman at Hearing of Congressional Committee WASHINGTON, 'May 33. lAP) David E. Llllenthal, Tenneawe Val ley authority director, testified ue foro a congressional committee to day that Arthur E. Morgan, former TVA chairman, tried to "dofeat and obstruct the authority" In litigation Involving Its constitutionality. The 38-year-old Harvard law school graduate took the stand to answer charges made against him yesterday by Morgan. Earlier. Hsrcourt A. Morgan, the other TVA d I rector, told the ten -man Investigating committee that Arthur Morgan conducted a "cam paign of dissent and obstruction' to discredit the TVA program. fUfers Details. Presenting his testimony in a ae ries of prepared statements. Llllen thal raid the former chairman's ef forts to obstruct the authority took place in litigation before ak special court In Chattanooga. He added that he would give de tails on that matter and "t;he con duct of Arthur Morgan In the so called Berry marble claims. Yesterday Dr. Arthur Morgan as serted that the other two directors had afvmgaged -in -a - "deliberate" at tempt to "make 1 things easy" for Senator Berry (D Tenn.) In prose cuting claims against the govern ment, , f ' Before taking Up the ousted di rector's charges In detail, Llllenthal expressed resentment that Dr. Mor gan had made charges which were Interpreted as "criminal corruption" on the part of the other two di rectors. Silence Resented. "Arthur Morgan now saya, almost three months. later, that he did not Intend to charge Dr. Haroourt Mor gan and myself with corruption," Llllenthal said. "But he did permit that construction of his charges to (Continued oo page six ) E PORTLAND'S PROTEST ON BONNEVILLE RATE PORTLAND. May 26. (IP) Ray W GUI, state Grange master, asserted yesterday the Portland chamber of commerce sought a "much lower price at Bonneville dam so a few private Utilities can run their own lines tfiere and resell the power at their exorbit ant rates." The chamber had protested against the damslte rates proposed by J. D. Ross. Bonneville administrator. In his report to the federal power commis sion , Otll said the chamber's protest would block the program of Presi dent Roosevelt and Administrator J. D. Ross for widest use of electricity and at the same time failed to ask "lowest rates even for its own mem bersthe Portland merchants." The Portland merchants, GUI as serted, pay approximately twice as much for electricity as those In Eu gene. He termed rates proposed by Ross "fair and equitable." T EOF NEW YORK. May 26. fp Tha 15 round welterweight title fight be tween Champion Barney Ross and Tenry Armstrong today was post poned until tomorrow night because of rain. Singler Expended $72 On Campaign Rudy Sin (tier, Medford. Republican candidate for sheriff, expended $72 4u for campaign expenses, according to a statement filed with the county clerk. The expense was chiefly for advertising and travel Blngler. on the face of the unofficial count waa defeated by A. t. Brock way by 17 rotes. Paul B. Rynnlng. unopcocd for county surveyor, spent $20 for filing Xee. to statement tj CUT IN WAGE FOR? TO BE Labor Commissioner Calls Meeting Here June 11 to Hear All Sides Confer ence Board Is Selected A conference will be held In the circuit court here at 9:30 a. m, Sat urday, June 11 to consider a pro posed reduction In the state min imum wage for women workers at fruit packing plants, it was an nounced today by C. H. Gram, com mlssloner of labor and executive sec retary of the state we 1 faro commis sion. The Fruit Growers League, Inc., has suggested that the minimum wage for packing plant workers Is too high and that It influences the pay scale for agricultural workers, Mr. Gram stated In a press release. The law provides that the welfare commission shall establish a min imum wage for women in Industry but the scale does not extend to hgrlcultural workers, the statement explained. Before the welfare commission may make any changes In the established minima, a conference must be called to hear all lntereated parties. Mr. Gram said In his statement. Mr. Gram has been here the past two days selecting the. personnel of the conference board. He announced the personnel as follows: . . . . . Representing the public: Portor Neff, Medford attorney, chairman, tha Rev. E. 8. Bsrtlnm and Mrs. Margaret Fabrlck. Representing employers: Raymond R. Rcter, Shelby Tut tie and Earl Newbry, Representing the workers: Harold Blthers. Mrs. Lena Clemens and Mrs, Grace Pankey, Anyone Interested in the wsge question should attend the confer-, ence and express his or her views.! Mr. Gram said. Ha stated that he was especially anxious that women 1 engaged in packing house work at-1 tend and voice their sentiments. Packers have assured him, he assert ed, that they want their employee' to attend and record their views and I that such appearance will not reflect upon them or influence their future j employment. i KNOX IS ELECTED HONS CLUB HEAD Leland J. Knox was elected pres ident of the Lions club at the an nual luncheon-meeting In Valentine's cafa yesterday. Other officers elected for the en suing year were Ray Marti, first vice president. Charles Prltchett, second vice president, Eston Humphrey, sec retary-treasurer, Michael Back, tall twister, and William Brooks, lion tamer. Directors chosen were Prank Runts, Art Render and C. L. Perkins. Tha new officers are to be Installed at a meeting In July. ASTORIA, May 20. (p, Leander Lebeofc, 66, . Walluskl farmer, waa found dead In a shallow creek yester day beside an alder tree he had start ed to fall. The coroner's office said although he had a scalp wound, he probably suffered that aa ha fell af ter a heart attack or stroke-. Indict Ex-Tammany Leader As Policy Racket Holder NBW YORK, May J.P) James J. Hlnes, one-time blacksmith who became one of Tammany hall's most powerful district leaders, waa indict ed today on 11 oounta Unking him with the policy racket gang of the slain Dutch Schultt, whose yearly "take" haa Been aet at (100000.000 Conviction on 11 of tha count, which charged felonies, would make Hlnea liable to a 34-year prison sen tence. The other count, charging con spiracy, la a misdemeanor, and carries a possible prison term ot one year Arraignment waa t for tomorrow. The auperaedinn Indictment, cover ing all member, ot the alleged con spiracy named. In addition to Hlnea, J, Richard "Dixie" Davis, now In Jail In lieu of 176.000 ball: Bo Weinberg, believed to be dead: his brother Cleorge: John Cooney. a fugitive; Sol Olrsch. Harry Schoenhaua, alia Big tUnti Harrj Wolf, alia Harry, to East Coast Mormon Crickets Big As Mice On Indian Preserve PORTLAND, May 26. (JP Mor mon crickets "big aa mica" and boasting every color of tha spec trum replaced fish In a tale told oy two Portland anglers, William Ludell and Fred Bowman, yester day. The pair said they found mil lions of the Insects creeping across the Warm Springs Indian reserva tion, eating everything In their path. Ludell asserted the crickets had abandoned their habitual black. "The young ones are green," he said. "the old ones are purple, yellow, blue, red. black, any color you want to name." HERE T About 100 delegates and guests from all parts of this state and Washington are expected to partici pate in the 18th annual convention of the Oregon State Laundryownera' association opening Its two-day ses sion in Medford tomorrow. Olen I. Fabrlck ot the Medford Domestic laundry, prealdent of the association, aald that many delegatea and guests were already beginning to arrive In the city, and that a golt tournament for delegates waa to be held . thla at torncon at the Rogue Valley Golf club, with trophies for winners.' All bualneaa sessions of the con vention will be held in the base ment dining room at the Hotel Med ford, convention headquarters. ' Registration and payment of dues at 0 o'clock tomorrow morning will officially open tho convention. The annual banquet and Installation of new officers In the Hotel Medford at 7 o'clock Saturday night will bring the convention to close. All officers of the association are expected to attend the convention, Mr. Fabrlck said. They Include W. C. Westaway of Portland, vice-president at large: Duane C. Lawrence of Portland, secretary: W. H. Hodea of Eugene, treaaurer; O. O. Stelnel of Corvatlls. sergeant-at-arms; and 8. W. Lawrence of Portland, member of the advisory board of tha national association. Vlce-preaidenta of the executive committee of tha state aa- soclation who will also be present In clude Jack Snelson of Pendleton, Oeorgo H. Rawllnson of Portland, Charles H. Wleder of Albany and Ivan Farrls of Klamath Fall. Nationally known men In the laun- (Contluned on Page Seven.) $1500 LICENSE FOR K.F. KLAMATH PALLS. May 26. )P "Drink mix" clubs within the city limits will pay a license fee ot $1600 each, the Klamath Falls council de cided at an adjourned meeting late yesterdsy. The council had previously draft ed an ordinance Imposing strict regu lations cn such establishments, where customers bring their own liquor and have the clubs mix the drinks, but had not fixed a license fee. The elfiOO figure waa authorised after an old-time saloonkeeper testi fied that 91600 was the fee imposed on pre-prohibition bars here. a fugitive, and Martin Welntraub. Assistant District Attorney Charles P. Orlmea said Hlnea 1 charged with entering Into an agreement with Dutch flchults, Walntraub and others In 1931 to provld protection for tha racket and to aot a "front" man with pliant Juror and prosecutors. Tha Indictment charged those named "unlawfully, willingly, know ingly, and corruptly conspired, com bined, confederated and agreed to gether and with each other and with Arthur Flegenhelmer. alia Dutch Schulta, allaa the Dutchman, now de ceased " and others ' to commit Crimea, to wit, crime of contriving, drawing and proposing lotteries ,,,. The indictment recited that Hlnes' role waa to control and dominate Ju dicial officers to prevent them from Interference, with tba operation of tha iackV TARS CHANCE TO ENJOYJLY. FAIR Ships Will Leave Pacific Bases Early in January Six, Months' Absence Is Plan Visit N. Y. in May WASHINOTON. Mav 2. (3nTh. navy department announced tnrinv that the entire fleet would be moved from the Paclfio to the Atlantlo next year for maneuvers and to visit the new lore world's fair. Leaving Its Pacific bases n in January, the fleet will be gone prob ably six months. The visit to New York la scheduled for May. Confidential fleet problem No. 30 will be worked out during February In the West Indies and tha Atlanta t least aa far south aa the equator, th navy aald. The announcement waa miutn with out explanation, but naval circles recalled testimony of Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of operations, before congressional commltteea thi vm that tha antl-communlst alliance be. iween uermany, Italy and Japan "must be taken Into consideration by America's sea defense." The maneuvers will be the first ataged In the Atlantis since 1934. when President Roosevelt reviewed the fleet at New York. . The nation's sea forces have been concentrated In the Paclfio since 1833. The navy said after completion ot the fleet problem In February, fur ther exercises would be condutecd lit March and April, with Ouantanamo. Cuba, aa a baaa. The ahlpa will atari their return voyage to the Pacific, via the Panama Canal, after the Mav visit to New York. IS TO SPUR TOURIST TRADE IN OREGON Association of Southern Oregon Chambera of Commerce waa formed her laat night to promote tourist travel and highway development. a. o. Marsters of Rose bum waa elected president. Nell Allen. of Grant Pas, vice president, and A. H. Ban well of Medford secretary. Bach chamber of commero In the new association la to appoint Urn members of it highway committee to serve on a general Inter-chamber of commerce committee. This committee la to meet here soon when the stat highway commission holds a session In Medford. The commission ha been aaked to meet her a soon a pos sible, It waa announced. To Seek Support The support of all cities on high way 99 will be solicited. In promot ing development of the highway It win be contended that the rout la Important aa a military artery. The new association wa formed at a dinner-meeting ot chamber of com merce representatives from Medford, Ashland. Grant Pas and Rosebunj In the Hotel Medford. A. 8. V. Car penter, chairman of the roads and htghwaya committee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce pre sided. Olenn Jackson, Tic prealdent of the local chamber of commerce and chairman of Its tourist oommltt. presented figure showing that ot 310.000 oar entering California from other than Pacific coaat states only (Continued on Pag Six.) BASEBALL National NCW YORK. May 38. ( AP) All National league game postponed. rain. American R. H. . . -19 Philadelphia Chicago Caster and Brucker; Dietrich, Cam and Sewell. Ft. B. 1. 14 1 40 Boston - Wilson and Desautels: oawnouaa, Humphries, Hudlln and Hemalay. R. R. I. 9 I 1 T I Nsw York Detroit Ruffing and Dickey; Row ana Tibbttta,
