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Forecast: Partly cloudy to
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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.
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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
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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."
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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
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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
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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
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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."