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Good Reason Ont very good reason why Classified li growing In thta newspaper li because the A (Its, 3roduce good results. They get what the advertiser wants and at a very small cost too. Yon should advertise. The Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy to Medford Triune night and Thursday; warmer tonight. Temperature: Highest yesterday 85 Lowest this morning , 53 Full Associated Press Jnited Presi - Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1938. No. 73. Mil B ifiB The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. KENTUCKY WPA IS CALLED A POLITICAL MACHINE ACCUSED, ACTING AS OWN JUDGE, JURY ACQUITS SELF BUT "NO HOLDS BARKED" IN IIARKLEY-CHANDLER CONTEST NEW DEAL PRESTIGE. GOVERNOR'S FUTURE STAKE WASHINGTON, June 15. The big gest Joke of the spring political sea son (which has been pretty good farce from itart to finish) Is the re port of Howard O. Hunter, assistant works progress administrator, solemn ly denying the existence of politics In Kentucky relief. Hunter Is a young ish former social worker, of the type usually given to mournful serious ness, but he has a rich talent for dead-pan comedy concealed In him somewhere. To be sure. Hunter was cast for a sure-fire role. When the reports first came from Kentucky that the WPA there was acting as the most Import ant annex of Senator Alben W. Bark leys campaign committee, Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hop kins piously, announced that the WPA would Investigate Itself and pass Judgment on Its own doings. Lewis Carroll thought he had a reasonably funny line In: "I'll bo Jud,je, I'll bo Jury,.. Bald cunning old fury." But Administrator Hopkins went cunning old fury a good long step better, giving his WPA the parts of prisoner In the dock, court, clerk, stenographer and marshar as well as Judge and Jury. As the WPA'S special Investigator, Hunter had the chief responsibly for this multifarious quick-change act. In Kentucky, Hunter was visiting the most hotly contested political : battlefield In the country. In the primary contest between the senate majority leader Barkley and Governor A. B. "Hoppy" Chandler, the whole prestige of the New Deal Is bound up. As Ooovernor Chandler's future Is al so wholly dependent on the outcome, no holds have been barred between the state and federal machines. Prom the start, federal officials have been the managers on the Bark ley side. The Kentucky collector of Internal revenue, Selden Glenn, and the Kentucky works progress admin istration, George H. Goodman, have made at least one trip to Washington (Contluned on Page Seven.) PORTLAND, June IS. (AP) The state board of higher education vot ed yesterday to provide approximate ly (400 to defray shipping and Instal lation costs and aid the University of Oregon In transferring the print ing plant of Dr. John Henry Nash, famed San Francisco printer, to the Oregon campus. Principal personnel changes for the several Institutions Included: Southern Oregon Normal Leave absence for A. C. Strange, associate professor, for most of month of Aug ust. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Floyd House reporting Al Rolllnson vigorously digging worms for sporty nigger fishing at Fish lake. Bud Hayes unduly scaring party guest by soft-shoeing around the rear entrance to snitch a gal friend away from the gay affair. Major Ben Stafford averring there are no fish in Rogue valley water, he having spent considerable time In falling to land one. Lucie McCormtck being surprised to find she had brought a gift tor herself to her own surprise party, she thinking the surprise party was In tended to surprise someone else. J. P. Haws searching for someone who can properly smoke a 12-pound I -ounce rainbow trout he landed In KInmsth lake, In the meantime he proudly dlspUytng the beauty and wondering whether It will win the big price m a local flsb contest. ACTION BRIGHTENS HOPE FOR E T I Vote Follows 'Eight Hours' Debate Senate Refuses to Accept Two House Amendments to Relief Bill WASHINGTON. June IS. PI The senate passed the railroad unemployment lnsunu.ee bill late today and sent It to the White House. About the same time, Speaker lunkhead told reporters he had been Informed the senate had de cided It would be Impossible to adjourn tonight because of the 'large number of amendments to the final deficiency appropriation bllU The speaker said tliera had been nhout GO changes mmlc In the bill. WASHINGTON", June 15. (AP) The senate approved a compromise flood control bill today, clearing away one major obstacle to adjourn ment tonight. The action, which sent the bill to the White House, followed a lengthy round of debate that leaders had feared might become a full-fledged filibuster. Led by Senator O'Mahoney (D., Wyo.), some senators had protested provisions of the 9375,000,000 bill which would permit the federal gov ernment to condemn land for dam sites without consent of the states. Eight Hours Debate Final action on the flood control measure brightened prospects for winding up quickly congressional consideration of the administration's spendlng-lendlng and deficiency ap propriation bills. The vote on the flood control measure came In mid-afternoon, after eight hours of debate today and last night. The compromise bill was adopted, 151 to 33. Administration followers generally supported it. Before the vote, senator Maloney (D. Conn.) attempted unsuccessfully to obtain unanimous consent to send the compromise back to a conference committee with instruc tions to insert a clause requiring state approval of government acquisi tion of flood control projects. Speechmaklng on flood control started during the closing hour of last night's session. It was resumed when the senate reconvened today. Senators Lodge (R., Mass.), Walsh (D Mass.). Burke (D Neb.) Austin (R., Vt.), Maloney (D., Conn.), Gib son. (R.. Vt.) Davis (R.. Pa.) and King D., Utah) Joined in opposing provisions which they contended would have extended federal powers In violation of state's rights. Split On Farm Benefit. Most major provisions of the re lief bill were approved last night, but senate and house differences over distributing $212,000,000 of farm benefit payments were still In con troversy. Senator Russell (D., Ga.) author of the benefit plan, discussed the controversy with President Roose velt, and reported arterward he thought a compromise could be reached promptly. Before encountering the flood con trol deadlock, the senate approved most provisions of the relief bill, but refused to accept two house amendments. ; One of these would cut from 1.000.000 to MOO.OOO the sum allo cated to the rural electrification ad ministration for administrative ex pense. The other would set up a new formula for distributing payments from the $212,000,000 provided for additional farm benefits. The controversial points went back to a Joint senate-house committee which originally composed differ ences between relief bills passed by the two chambers. In the original senate measure. about $100,000,000 of the farm bene fits would have gone to cotton, about $50,000,000 to wheat, and about $50,000,000 to corn. The house substituted a formula which would cut cotton's share to about $83,000,000 and would sub stantially Increase the sum going to corn growers. LUCKENBACH HEIRESS WEDS EGG SALESMAN NEW YORK, June IS. (AP) Cher parental disapproval, 18-year-old Andrea Luckenbach. shipping heiress, was married tnrt.v 1 ii'ii. Him Dobbs. S3, butter and egg sales- msn ana amateur rider. The cerrmonv waa performed by the Rev. Dr. Richard Hrcsrty. pas tor Of the Xlanh.tKet M V u.ihn. dlst Episcopal church, at the home of Adolf Osrnl. first vice-president of W. R. Orace ft Co.. at Kensing ton, Long Island. About V) guests wrre present. Earlier, another clergyman who said. "I don't care to marry two people of varying social and finan cial .landing" had temporarily up set the younj couple's wedding plans. I Plane Wreckage Is Located c4 a-fNV mm t X - s I SEEK AIRMAIL OUTLET U KLAMATH PALLS. June 15. (IP) William B. p-andall, Klamath Palls airport manager, today applied to the airmail division of the U. S. post office department for a license to operste a dally five-star airmail route between here and Medford or between here and Reno, Nev.. with stops at Alturas and Susanvllle. Cal. . Seaside Chosen. SALEM. June IS. (AP) Seaside was chosen without opposition by the Oregon branch of the national league of district postmasters to day as the convention city for 1038. Election of officers and delegates to the 1938 national convention at Louisville. Ky was deferred to after noon. Don't Be Choosy About First Job, Graduates Told CHICAGO. June IS. JPi Prom a psychologist who has specialized In a study of ob placement came this advice today to the June col lege graduate looking for a Job: "Take any kind of a Job and hold on to It, at least until times get better, rather than sit around and feel sorry for yourself. "Don't be hljh hat beiause you have been graduated fnr.i college. Be resilstlc. Recognize that In the line you have trained for there may not be any openings. If you can't connect don't feel bad about taking something on a lower lev el." The psychologist. Dr. Robert N McMurry, executive secretary of the Chicago branch of the Psy chological corporation, added that with more than 11,000.000 men out of employment college graduates could not afford to ba "too choosv." ..'V" .'v'-: i.- 'y. ' : y- .:'?"':'' '" :l r mmmm xfjif " . i7 -wrt r rc DEAD FOR THIS YEAR WASHINGTON, June 16. (JP) Members of the house mining com mittee said today a bill to suspend annual assessment work on mining claims held by location would not be enacted at this congressional session When a year's suspension was al lower last year, committee members said It was the last time they would agree to that procedure. Osteopaths Honor Dr. R. R. Sherwood LA GRANDE. Ore., Juno 15. (UP) The Oregon Osteopathic association ended its 35th annual convention here last night by electing Dr. Mar garet Ingle of La Grande as presi dent and choosing Portland for next years convention. Dr. R. R. Sherwood. Medford. was elected first vice-president; Dr. O. h. Jordan, Albany, second vlce-presi dent: Dr. J. C. Banbrakle, Portland, secretary-treasurer, and Dr. William Hinds. Hlllsboro, trustee. BOX SCORE ON ABUSE IS GOOD FOR DIVORCE MEDIA. Pa., June 15. fp Mrs. Ethel P. Hollenbaugh, 24, testified In divorce court she kept a "score" on her husband's abuses. She read it: "Struck on face. 30 times; kicked. 12 times; choked. 25 times; pulled out or bed, twice." She got the divorce. FIRECRACKERS DISTURB KLAMATH CONGREGATION KLAMATH TALUS. June 15. C. W. Prost. minuter, complslned to elty pollre today that while he waa conducting services In his church a car circled the block and each time It nasscd the church. Its occupants threw lighted firecracker, through the church windows and Into the midst of the congregation. in Yosemite -"aw .L-v Jt a The Transcontinental Western Air Express compnny's airliner which nan missing more than three months with nine persons aboard was found near the top of Buena Vista peak In the Yosemite national -park. In the pic ture or the wreckage ubove, note the tall structure hanging from a tree. Below Is shown II. O. Collier (left) of Fresno, tallf., who found the de bris. At right Is Chief Forest Knuger F. S. Townsley. (A.P. Photos) ROOSEVELT PUTS VETO ON BILL" TO CONTINUE WASHINGTON, June 15, (AP) The house overrode today Prrs- Ident Roosevelt's veto of a bill extending low Interest rates on certain federal farm loans. The vote was 2-14 to ft?, more than the two-thirds majority required. The senate had already recessed for the day and therefore could not vote on the veto before to morrow. WASHINGTON, June 15. (R) -President Roosevelt vetoed today a bill to extend low Interest rates on certain federal farm loans. ' The ' measure would continue for two years, beginning July 1, a 3,f percent rate on federal land bank loans and for the period from July 22. 1930, to Juno 30, 1940, a four percent rate on land bank commis sioner's loans. The -president said that If the bill became law it would cost the treas ury to June 80, 1940, an estimated $208,700,000. The land banks make loans on farm land and the land bank com mlssioner on such security as live stock and crops. 'The present "emergency" rate on land bank loans which the legisla tion sought to extend, was voted aev eral years ago. Last year Mr, Roose velt vetoed similar extension legisla tion but was overridden by the sen ate and house by votes of 71 to 19 and 260 to 98 respectively. Cantor Off To Aid Orphaned Jewish HOLLYWOOD, June IB. (UP) Ed die Cantor, before departing on a short holiday trip late today, an nounced that he will leavo for Eng land next month to arrange for the transfer of 300 orphaned Jewish chil dren from Austria, Germany and Po land to Palestine. He will sail July 0 from New York and Intends to spend 10 days In Eng land making the necessary arrange ments. His wife, Ida, will accompany him. GOVERNOR WARNS 4-H TO BEWARE OF 'ISMS' CORVALL1S. Ore June 15. (UP) Governor Charles H. Martin today warned 1700 boys and girls at the 4-H club summer session against listen ing to those seeking to substitute for eign concepts and "isms" for the prin ciples of American liberty. "We oldsters." he said, "will soon be gone. We are passing the torch of liberty on to you. Do not let It fall H The governor said a foreigner In this country can be only one thing, "a good American or not a good American. IirtectUe Ahwlved. PORTLAND, June 18. (fi A coroner's Jury absolved IVtective 8. 8. Heath today for the fatal wounding of Wilbur Erbes. 23. who attempted to avoid arrest for stealing an auto-mow in 1 V 1 KIDNAPER M'CALL I baseball ICORVALLIS CHOSEN WILL LEARN FATE EARLY TOMORROW Judge Delays Passing Sen tence After Guilty Verdict Rendered Youth De- ' tails Action in Snatch MIAMI, Pla., June IB. (TO Frank lin Plerco McCall, 21, was found guilty of kidnaping James Bailey Cash, Jr., today by Circuit Judge H. F. Atkinson, who said he would Im pose sentence tomorrow morning. Judge Atkinson, who could sen tence the truck driver to the electric chair for the $10,000 ransom kidnap ing, said relatives of McCall had sent a lawyer here who wanted to examine the record. Therefore he deferred sentencing, although the defense closed Its case with testimony of McCall himself who detailed his actions in the ab duction and concluded with the plea: Temptntlon flreat. "It was the first time I was evir Involved in anything like this. No one else ever had money tempt thum that much.' He took the stand after the state completed Its case, and detailed his abduction of the five -yen r-old lad from his bed, but Insisted he did not mean to cause his death. "I placed two large, white, clean handkerohtefs over his face," McCall related. "I went out the back door. He appeared to be sleeping. I carried him In both arms and held the hand kerchiefs over hla mouth and I guess over his nose, but I didn't know It. I walked home. "It was dark, and when I got home I put Slteegle on the bed and shook him and called his name, but got no answer. Didn't Wake Up. "X was afraid and tried artificial respiration to try and wake him up. I got cold water from the Icebox and bathed his face but he didn't wake up. . 'X knew he was dead. He didn't struggle or move. I saw he was dead and didn't know what to do. "I picked him up and started out the back door. I didn't have any particular place In mind and went through the woods back of the house to-the place where the body was found and placed It there. "Then I went home and got the ransom note -" James Bailey Cash, Sr., and fed eral agents detailed their story of the crime while Circuit Judge H. F. At kinson listened Intently, preliminary to deciding upon the sentence. McCall, minister's son. who pleaded guilty to the ransom kidnaping charge but Innocent to a murder Indictment, hung hss head and held a handker chief to his eyes as the hearing pro ceeded. LIFE TENURE BY BILL WASHINGTON, June 16. lP) Congress hss decided postmasters In first, second snd third class offices shsll become "career men" who msv hold their Jobs for life. Legislation extending the civil wt vice to these offices, previously filled largely by political appointees of the party In power, was enacted yester day and sent to the White House. The bill would permit Incumbent postmasters nearly all of whom are Democrats to retain their posts by taking a non-compatlttvo civil ser vice examination when their present four-year terms end. Cholera TaMing Big Indian Toll LUCKNOW. India. June 16. (IP) One of the worst cholera epidemics in modern history has taken 12,000 lives In the past seven weeks In the united provinces, an area In India's extreme north. Two thousand died in one week alone. British snd Indian medical authori ties hava mobilized hundrrda of phy sicians to combat the dlscsse. PEACE MOVE FAIUS IN HOTEL WORKERS STRIKE PORTLAND, Ore., June 15. Two thousand workers remained on strike at 11 Portland hotels today, despite a meeting arranged by the A PL central labor council with the five unions involved last night. The meeting accomplished nothing toward settlement of the week-eld dispute. Earl Mclnnes, president of the hotel assocUtlon, said, but It al lowed both factions to present their cases, Japan's present fiscal year saw nearly 10.000 new employe! go on I government payroll National. 5t H. K. Chicago o a u Boston - 3 8 0 Brysnt. Root and Odea; MocPajden and Mueller. R. H. K. , a 7 o 0 8 0 Pittsburgh . ... New York . Tobln and Todd; Melton, Coffman and Dannlng. R. H. B. 9 16 I St. Louts . Philadelphia - 1 14 a Henahaw. Rvba. shoun and owen; Slvess, Johnson and V. Davis. American. 36 . H. K. 7 13 2 Philadelphia Detroit 8 13 0 Castor, Dean and Bruckar; am. Poffcnbcrger, Coffman, Lawson and York. R. H. B. 0 10 1 4 8 1 New York Chicago Bocks and Dickey; Whitehead, Big- ney, Dietrich and Sewell. R. H. .1 11 - 6 11 Washington . Cleveland Chase and R. Perrell; Pytlak. Whltehlll and YELLOW RIVER FLOOD FORCES WS, CHINESE TO FLEE HONAN AREA SHANGHAI, June 15. (IP) Both Chinese and Japanese armies were fleeing today before a Yellow river flood that could not be stopped either by guns of bombs, . Spilling through Immense breaches in the fiver dike between Cheng chow and Kalfeng, the flood waters rolled for miles across the fist plains of Honan province, reoognlzlng no man-made barriers and carrying dis aster to millions of peasants aa well as to armies. Japanese war dispatches said fully 300.000 Chinese civilians had been made homeless and estimated that 150 000 civilians had drowned. Although some reports wore regard ed as highly exaggerated, there no. longer was doubt that property dam age and loss of life would ba wide spread. Hundreds of floating corpses wept declared to be visible, and Japanese -troops were turning from war to Ufa saving, participating feverishly In building raits In an effort to save Chinese peasants stranded on high ground and housetops, Eerie scenes were pictured as refu gees splashed through the water, shrieking for aid. LEWIS BALKED BY WASHTNOTON, June 16. yp John L. Lewis personally presented to house Democratic leaders today a sec ond demand for action on the Walsh Healey bill. Again he came away empty-handed. Speaker Bankhead said he flatly refused the CIO chieftain's renewed insistence that the house be given a ohance to vote on the measure. "I told Mr. Lewis and his associates that for reasons I thought fair and sufficient I'd mule up my mind that I would not do It," hs said. Bluntly, Lewis told reporters It was "cowardly" for congressmen "to bide behind" the rules committee which refused yesterday to send the meas ure to the house floor for a vote. Lewis said this committee, which also blocked the wage-hour bill for months, "is notoriously friendly to corporations and antagonistic to la bor." NSURGENTS SINK VALENCIA. June 18. (IP) The French freighter aaulols sank In Va lencla harbor today after being bomb ed by insurgent warplanes. A selling vessel In the harbor waa set afire. Valencia. Its port and suburbs suf fered five severe raids during the day. Three persons were known to have been killed and 30 Injured Fifteen houses were destroyed. The raiding planes made extensive use of Incendiary bombs and billows of amoke rose from tha harbor and residential sections after each raid Many houses burned because repeat ed bombings kept firemen away. There were no casualties aboard the aaulols. her crew and dock workers aboard her having had time to reach safes' FOR 1939 SESSION OF STATEGRANGE Pre Convention Re-election of Master Gill Is Over whelmingly Confirmed , Plan Ran at Narcotics KLAMATH FALLS, June lefPf Oregon state Orange convention dele-' gates, by a vote of 341-60, today chusa Corvallls In preference to Eugene for. their 1030 meeting place, confirmed by an overwhelming majority the p re convention reelection of Stats Master Ray w. Olll and Instructed their leg islative committee to introduce a bill at the next session of the legislature requiring Instruction In all publlo ' schools and colleges on the evil ef fects of narcotics. GUI, whose name alone- appeared on the state grangemaater ballot, receiv ed all but aa of the votes cast for that office, the aa representing write--Ins by supporters of Ralph Perry of Hood River. Elected along with QUI were Mor ton Tompklna, overseer; Mrs. Or. W, Thlessen, lecturer; Edyth Weatherred, chaplain; Bertha J. Beck, secretary; Max Kllgerl, gatekeeper; Mary Snow ies, ceres; Eleanor Rich, pomona; Pe ter Zimmerman and Fred A. Ooff, ex ecutive committee, Balloting gave no one of six candi dates a majority for the third posi tion on the executive committee, and a run-off election between Albert Slaughter of Portland and W. A. Johnson of Grants Pass, the two leaders, will ba held this afternoon to fill the ettlce. Run-oft elections will also be con ducted for the posts of steward, as sistant steward, flora and lady as sistant steward. r . 4- BANKERSLEADER CORVALLIS. Ore., Juna 16. (Ul) O. A. Houglum, vice president of the First National bank of Eugene, was elected president of the Oregon Bankers' Association at the group' 33rd annual convention here Tues day. A. K. Parker, manager of the La Grande branch of the First National Bank of Portland, was named vloa president, and i. B. Booth, Corvallls, treasurer. Chsrles H, Stewart, presi dent of the Portland Trust and Sav ings bank, was chosen chairman of the executive committee. Named on the executive commute were C. B. Stephenson, Portland, Chester M. Cox, Salem; O. E. Wil liamson. Albany, and A. L. Powers, Pendleton, The convention delegates at tea closing session unanimously adopted uniform service charges for all banks In Oregon. The schedule of fees will be put Into effect not later than next Deo. 81. i Officers Elected By Oregon O.E.S. PORTLAND. June 15. ( AP) Tha Oregon grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star elected Mrs. Hel en Friday of Madras worthy grand matron at the annual election yes terday. Phil O. Jones of Portland waa named worthy grand patron. The convention sleeted Dora Stipe, Beaverton. associate grand patron. Nellie McKlnley, Portland, and Isa bel Lowe, Troutdale, were re-elected to the offices of grand secretary and grand treasurer. Hallla Huntington of Eugene was chosen grand conduct ress and Fay Ambrose of Portland associate grand conductress. Sinclair Abandons New Deal to Trail With La Follettes PASADENA, Calif., June 16. iP) Upton Sinclair haa abandoned the New Deal aa Inadequate and gone over to the Progressive party under the leadership of the La Follettes of Wisconsin. The book-writing former Social ist Sinclair was an ardent sup porter of New Deal objectives when be changod hla registration to Democratic and ran a close race for governor of California In 1834. Results of the New Deal have changed his mind He telegraphed Governor Philip LaPollette of Wis consin today that he waa altering hi registration from Democratic to Progressive, saying: "The de pression drags on with Its hideous toll on human suffering and t have come reluctantly to the conclusion that Franklin D. Roose velt has no Idea what to do about It."
