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Newspaper Page TextA Customer Mm( everyone has lomethlnf to ell or a service to offer. The slm pie it war to find a customer li through the Clas sified page of this newspaper. You will find Ad vi. effective and Inexpensive. Tribune Full Associate Pfass Full United ' tr, - J. Thirty-Third Year; .-. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1938. No. 85.; IX1 r j M fll tm EOT V uru ITU The Weather ; Forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday, little change la tem perature. ' -, r , . Temperature: ' 'Highest yesterday )3 . 'Lowest this morning 5" The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright 1U37, by The North American News-. paper Alliance, Inc. P. D. R. OUT TO FORCE PARTY RKAUGNMENT CONSIDERS RADIO CHAT A PLEA FOR IT TO FIGHT FOR POPULAR FRONT FOR ALL LIBERALS TURNS HIS BACK ON "ORGANIZATION POLITICS" WASHINGTON, June 29. The president's fireside chat has taut one Important meaning that the presi dent wants political realignment, and wants It now. For the first time, he has offered himself frankly as the leader of an American popular front That Is the president's own Inter pretation of his address to the peo ple. If the most authoritative sources ere to be believed. But even If :t were not, another Interpretation would be hard to find. By attacking Mayor Hague, he de nied his obligations to the local ma chines of his party. By announcing that he would personally participate In Democratic primaries, he declared his readiness to fight for his prin ciples. And by defining "liberalism" and "conservatism," he Invited all liberals, regardless of party, to Join htm, and all conservatives, again re gardless of party, to oppose him. In faot, the fireside chat was the fitting climax to the events of the last year or so. It decided, once and for all, a long and bitter controversy within the administration. It will be the prelude to a long and bitter straggle between the opposing polit ical philosophies In America. If It has the desired effect. It la the most significant political pronouncement of the president's second term. The controversy within the admin istration has been described here. On the one hand , Postmaster Geneial James A. Farley and many powerful allies have advocated "organization politics." They have argued that the way to win elections la to keep the Democratic party together; to do nothing to dlstrub the old loow alliance of local political machines. On the other, new dealers' of the stricter sect, led by Influential White House advisers and such high offic ials as Works Progress Administrator Harry l. Hopkins, have spoken for "politics of principle." They have maintained that the Democratic party (Continued on Page (Mi.) East Main Oiling Starts Thursday Oiling of East Main street from the end of the present wide pavement to the city limits, a distance of a mile and a quarter, and oiling and sur facing of East Jackson boulevard from the Jackson street bridge to Oenesee street, a distance of four blocks, will be started tomorrow, City Superintendent Fred Scheffel said today. About 10,000 gallons of oil will be used on the two Jobs, which will be completed In two days. Seat On 'Change Worth $7000 More NEW YORK, June 29. (P) Boom ing activity In the stock market In the past ten days was reflected to day as arrangements were made to transfer a membership In the New York stock exchange at 965.000. up 7.000 from the previous sale. This Is the second advance since the value of a seat hit a twenty year low of $51,000 on June 15. The high price this year was 75,000 on January 13. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Loot Alonzo "Hap" Duun un shamedly reading othtr people's mall, even bragging about It. Linn Mills not forgetting hi, friends after a highly successful fish ing trip to Rogue river. Harry Hansen manifesting remark . able sales resistance In the face of a determined assault by a salesman of the latest "chain letter" craw. Emory Culbertson showing photos of German and rainbow trout he said he caught. And Fred Strang shaving photos of hlm-self In the Oregon Slate col lege hand 25 yean ago. ROOSEVELT SIGNS YEAR'S JXEWIPTl Only Claim Holders Not Pay ing Income Taxes Are Granted Immunity Pros pectors Must File Notice HYDE PARK, N. Y., June 29. (AP) President Roosevelt has signed legislation freeing prospectors from the necessy of performing required assessment work for the current fiscal year on mining claims held by location. The exemption will apply to claims In both the United States and Alaska. Secretary Ickes and the house mines and mining committee opposed the moratorium proposal, Introduced by Senator Johnson (R.. Calif.), but congress Ignored their objections and sent the legislation to the president a few hours before ad journment. Similar relief has been extended prospectors every year since 1033. Only claim holders entitled to exemption from payment of Income taxes for the 1937 tax year may claim the relief extended by the act. Suspension privileges will apply to not more than six lode-mining claims held by the same person, nor to more than 13 held by the same partnership, association or corpora tion. Similarly, It will apply to not more than six placer-mining claims of not to exceed 120 acres In all held by the same person, nor to more than 13 of not to exceed 340 acres held by the same partnership, association or corporation. Prospectors claiming relief must file notice by midnight, July 1, of their desire to continue to hold their claims. This notice must be filed In the office where the -location notice or certificate Is recorded. NYE LEADING LANCER FOR SENATORIAL TOGA FARGO, N. D., June 29-AP) TJ. S. Sen. Gerald P. Nye held a commanding lead over Gov. William Langer In their fight for the Re publican nomination for senator as returns straggled In from yesterday's primary election. The Nye-Langer scrap highlighted an election fought mainly on Issues of state government and threw Into the shade a Democratic contest In which only a few of the candidates faced opposition.. Nye's running mate on the "Pro gressive Republican" ticket, opposed to Langer"a Non-Partisan league slate, was Lieut-Gov. T. H. H. Thorsen. who was leading Langer 's candidate, John Hagan, agricultural commis sioner, in the race for nomination as governor. Returns from 595 of the state's 3260 precincts for the Republican nomination gave Nye 36,667 and Langer 23.645. In the Republican governor nomi nation, 487 precincts gave Thorsen 23.067 and Hagan 18,945. Both of North Dakota's representa tives in congress. Usher L. Burdlck and William Lemke, were leading a field of six candidates for the Republican nomination. On the Democratic side, only a few votes had been counted as election officials concentrated on the Re publican ballots. Candidates of the "regular" organization were running ahead of opponents backed by a "progressive" group or seeking nomi nation as independents. Bremerton Mayor Decided To Stick BREMERTON. June 29. s May or Jesse A. Knabb, center of a trouble-strewn administration, announc ed firmly in the early forenoon today he would withdraw the resignation submitted laet night a few hours af ter blackmail charges against him were dismissed. Ive got a right to change my mind, haven't I?" he asked, explain ing his turnout maneuvers during the night. "They double -crossed me, so why should I play with them," he com mented today. Golf Champ Weds Schootday Love OMAHA. Neb., June 29. pj Na tional amateur golf champion Johnny Goodman of Omaha, and Miss Jose phine Kerslgo, his schoolday sweet heart, were married here today. Both are 28 years old. The marriage, at St. Stanislaus church, was attended by about 400 friends of the couple. They will set up housekeeping here alter a two weeks' honeymoon trip. Italy Urges Franco to Halt Neutral Ship Bombing Mother Waits Word of Missing Son 7 t it .. v.A v J Finger pressed lo trembling lips. Mrs. Ituth Ilanna McCormlrk Hlnims Is shown at Albuquerque, N. M with Or. EYances Froellcher, of t'oiorado Springs, Colo., veteran mountain climber. Just before the latter Joined the search for her son, Medlll Mccormick, 22-year-old scion of the wealthy publishing family, be lleved to have fallen during a mountain-climbing expedition. (A. V. Photo.) . ABANDON CLIFF HUNT FOR M'CORMICK BOY; MOTHER IN SECLUSION ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.. June 39 (AP) Search was abandoned for missing Medlll McCormlck today on the cliff face of mile -high Sandla peak, where he disappeared a week ago while on a climbing expedition with Richard Whltmer, 20-year-old Princeton student. A family spokesman said they were convinced the 31-year-old publish ing heir was not on the peak. Search continued, however. In the rocky, wooded canyon country at the foot of the mountain. For the first day since McCormlck and Whltmer were reported lost last Saturday. Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCor mlck Slmms, Medlll's mother, re mained in seclusion at the Slmms ranch house on the outskirts of Albuquerque. Mrs. Slmms was reported to be physically exhausted from six days of dawn-to-dark search. Some mystery surrounded two late developments a single, unexplained gunshot, and an unidentified object on a remote canyon wall. They In tensified the mystery surrounding Mccormick's fate, unexplained since the body of Whltmer was found last Thursday at the foot of the peak. TRAFFIC DEATH CUT HAILED BY COUNCIL CHICAGO, June 2B. (PV A 37 per cent reduction In traffic fatalities in May waa hailed today by the National Safety Council aa another victory In the campaign against the slaughter on the nation's highways. There were 3580 deaths in May compared with 8.130 In the same month last year. Despite a three percent Increase In travel, traffic fatalities during the first four months of 1S38 decreased 30 percent, the council reported. Epili epsy Blamed In Farmer's Death PENDLCTOJf, June 28. fl") The body of William Plucker. 85. Adams, was found In Thorn Hollow canyon this morning by his brother, c. E. Plucker, Pendleton. The Adams fanner had been miss lng since Monday evening when he went out after the cows. When the cattle came home without him a search was Instituted. Known to have been subject to epilepsy. It Is thought that he suffered a seizure resulting In a fall. The body was found face downward. War Admiral Beaten. BOSTON, June 25. (AP) War Admiral was beaten for the first time since late In 1834 today when he could do no better than fourth as Hal Price Headley'a Menow won the (50.000 Massachusetts handicap at Suffolk Downs. Bujy K was sec ond and War Minstrel third. Sea blacult was scratched 15 minutes he lve the start ot toe race. ARRIVE FOR FIGHT ON CITY'S PESTS The first 5,000 of 76.000 para sitized earwigs, ordered from the City of Portland by Medford to combat the pests locally, arrived by express this morning and were to be distrib uted this afternoon In the southwest portion of the city, the worst Infected area. Louis G. Gentner, assistant super lntendent of the southern Oregon ex periment station, will assist the city In distributing the earwigs, City Sup erintendent Fred Scheffel said. A shipment of the earwigs will arrive In Medford about- every 10 days until the 75,000 order la com pleted. They are shipped In tin cans, with perforated tops and bottoms, and with 250 earwigs In each can. They will be distributed, aa received, In the worst Infested areas of the city, as determined by a recent sur vey. The special earwigs, parasitized by hand by Oregon State college stu dents, will be liberated In localities wher. there are other earwigs. From now on, Medford residents are warn ed not to kill any earwigs as they might destroy those of the valuable parasitized variety. G. 0. P. WILLIS AS CANDIDATE INDIANAPOLIS, June 28. ipy In diana Republicans, meeting in state convention, today nominated Ray mond Willis, Angola publisher, for the United States seat now occupied by Frederick Van Nuys, Democrat Willis' nomination came on the third ballot. Willis won out over four other candidates. Including the veteran James E. Watson, who served sllteen years In the senste. Willis" Democratic opponent will be picked July 13. - HYDE PARK, N. T., June 38 (AP) Frederick William Vanderbllt, 83. capitalist, railroad director and yacht ing enthusiast died at his' country home here today after a week-s Ill ness. Vanderbllt followed in the foot steps of his father and two older brothers in the railroad business, but did not attain the high posi tions In the Vanderbllt system which they reached, nor did he attract as much public attention. He was thoroughly grounded In the science of railroading, like the members of his family who preceded him. FLOOD CONTROL BILL SIGNED RELUCTANTLY; IS HYDE PARK, N. Y., June 39. JP) President Roosevelt announced to day that he had signed the C38ft 500,000 omnibus flood control bill "with some reluctance." Asserting that It "la unnecessary for me to emphasize the Importance of carrying on a large and oontlnulng program to eliminate floods, lessen soil erosion, continue reclamation, encourage reforestation, and Improve navigation," the president declared the bill he signed "is not a step In the right direction in the set-up provided for general government planning." The bill provides for a 6-year pro gram of flood control works con struction, for which $375,000 Is au thorized to be appropriated. In ad dition, the measure authorizes 10, 000,000 for examinations and surveys by the war and agriculture depart ments and 11,500,000 for surveys by the federal power commission. The bill carries no appropriation Itself. The flood control program would extend from the Merrlmao river In the east to the Willamette In the west and down to the lower Missis sippi river basin. E AS SAN FRANCISCO, June 39. ,AP) H. G. Hatfield of Oklahoma City was chosen president of the Kiwanls International by acclamation today at the 22nd annual convention of the organization here. He succeeds as president T. Traf ford Taylor-of St, Boniface, Mani toba. Bennett O. Knudson of Alberta Lea, Minn, was elected vice-president from the United States. Hat field was elevated to the presidency from the office of treasurer. The convention, attended by sev eral thousand delegates represent ing more than 100,000 members, la to close tomorrow after final action on major resolutions. Hoover Will Fish Canadian Waters PALO ALTO, Cal., June 29, (fl Former President Herbert Hoover Whs en route today to Seattle and BritWi Columbia for a fishing trip. Hoover, who left here last night on the Cascade, was accompanied by Dr. Raj Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford university. They will be Jointed later by Arthur M. Hyde, former secretary of agriculture. . 4 WASHINOTON. June 39. (VP) President Roosevelt signed today resolution providing the week of May 81. 1939, shall be National Flood . Prevention wes MAGAZINE STORY AROUSES IRE OF Jl Reference to Envoy As Pre mier Whisky Salesman in Article About James Roosevelt Is Termed Lie NEW YORK, June 29. P Joseph P. Kennedy, ambassador to Great Brltnln, today denounced as a "com plete unadulterated He" an assertion In a current magazine article that James Roosevelt, son and secretary to the president, helped get him his ambassadorial post and helped him as vwell to become "the p rem tar Scotch whisky salesman In America " The article, by Alva Johnston In the Saturday Evening Post, dealt mainly with young Roosevelt and his career aa an Insurance salesman. Kennedy commented on the story as he sailed for his London post. Reading the section applying to him he commented with a grin: "I admit I am the ambassador but I deny that I am the premier Scotch whisky salesman In this country. I do 'like, however, to be the best tn everything. Reading further tn the article he added he never had bought "one cent's worth of Insurance from Jim my Roosevelt." Ho had needed no body's help In getting public posi tional, he said. "Kennedy," he said, "Is able to get along pretty well without help from anyone." The Johnston article, he went on, "tries to make me out a phoney but if all of ft is aa true1 as the part I have read about myself It Is complete, unadulterated lie," Rosser Jury Choice Long-Drawn Process DALLAS. Ore., June 29. (yp) Se lection of a Jury to sit In the trial of Al E. Rosser, charged with arson in connection with the burning of the Wost Salem Box ss Manufactur ing company, proceeded slowly today. Attorneys were still examining prospective Jurors at the noon ad journment. Eight of the original 12 and subsequent substitutions had been excused for cause and several on regular challenges. NEW NATIONAL PARK IS CREATED IN WASHINGTON HYDE PARK, K. Y., June 38. (P) President Roosevelt today created a new national park Olympic na tional park In the state of Washing ton by signing an act passed by congress. Mr. Roosevelt said the park, an extension of tho Mount Olympua national "monument estaousnea oy Theodore Roosevelt, was "a worthy addition to the splendid national parks already created," Foemen of Blue and Gray Are United at Gettysburg GETTYSBURG, Pa., June 38. War veterans from all parts of the nation, a gay-hearted, Joyous cavalcade, flocked Into this welcoming village today and opened camp for the 75th anniversary observance ot the great battle of '83. - noil, clanalni. locomotives chug-- glng. long tralna puffed Into town with oM soldiera from the west and nuth Members of the anniversary commission said that by nightfall all the majority of tne a.uou especum would be here. Attendant escorted the boys of the blue and the gray to mesa tents for breakfast and lunch. From there the veterans went visiting with comrades ot the war days, or rested In army tents. In which they will spend the nxl seven days. The veteran of the North and the South were encamped separately, but no longer was there thought of a Mason Dixon line. John 8. Burner, 80. of Oakland Cal., a O A R. poet commander, who said he did "plenty of shooting with Sherman at Atlanta, Oa.," headed for the "camp across the street" and said "I love the old confeder. ates." "We're here not so much for a Jolly time as to demonstrate our nation is one united," he added. Hla vlewa were typical of the ex pressions from both, the erstwhile union and confederate soldiers. Although they average 84 years old. most of them appeared In ex cellent health. Only a few used canes Some leaned on the arm of attend ants, but many were those who atep prd proudly along as tall and straight as when they shouldered a musket BASEBALL aajjaaMSHaaaaBSHaamBitsMeaMaeiMaBsamBBBBBBBBBlHaMnsssaa American NEW YORK, June 38. JP)lAttj Gomes pitched four-hit ball and Joe Gordon paced a 14-hlt attack today as the Yankees shut out the Phila delphia Athletics, 10 to 0, In the first game of a doubloheader. Gordon belt ed a homer, double and two singles, whllo Bill Dickey hit a homer and triple. Joe Gordon hit his second homor of the dny In the second game. Score: R. H E. Philadelphia . . 0 4 3 Now York -10 14 1 Caster, Smith and Bruckor; Go mes and- Dickey. Second game: R. H. K ; 1 4 1 13 IS 3 Philadelphia Now York Nelson, D. Smith, WllUnms. and Hayes; Hadley and Dickey, Jorgens. Washington 4 10 3 Boston - 8 11 1 Leonard. Appleton and R. Ferrell; Marcum and Peacock. R. H. ..4 8 - 8 13 1 1 Auker and York; Harder, Humph ries and Pytlak National (Flrst game) New York . R. H. E. 8 13 1 1 8 3 Philadelphia Schumacher and Dannlng; Hol- Mngsworth ' and V. Davis, Atwood. (Second game) R. H. B New York . 6 8 0 Philadelphia 3 10 0 Melton and Mancuso; Mulcahy and Davla, Atwood. Cincinnati . 4 10 Pittsburgh S 11 Davis, Cascarella, Schott, and Lom bard!; Tobln, Swift and Todd. St. Louis ..10 18 .5 II Chicago Welland and Owen; Lee, Russei; Logan and Hartnett. - a T A voluntary non-suit was taken In circuit court late yesterday y the plaintiff, terminating tha case of Don Newbury versus Mr. and Mrs O. T. Steward. Mr. Newbury sought 13000 for al leged breach of contract. The suit grew out of the erection of a re talnlng wall by the Stewarda between their property and the adjoining Newbury home on Eastwood Drive. Under the conventions of a volun tary non-suit the plaintiff must pay the defendants court costs. The suit had been scheduled for trial today before Judge H. D. Norton. Child Drowns HOOD RIVER, June 38, P Nell R, Talbot, 4, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. O. O. Talbot, waa found drown ed today In the city auto park pool where she had been playing with oth er children. Six months ago another daughter was killed by a train at Blngen, Wash, Likes Yankees Now GETTYSBURG, Pa., June 38, fP) out of a whole train load of blue uniformed union veterans ar riving here today for the North. South reunion stepped a lone man In gray Sampson S. Simpson, full bearded and alx feet two, com mander of the Pacific division of the United Confederate veterans "1 stood 'em all the way for four days," he chuckled, looking over hi traveling companions from California, Oregon, Washing ton and other western states. "I bad more fun with those Yankees," Simpson said grinning broadly, "I waa the only confeder. ate soldier on the train." Simpson la from Bell, Cel., s Los Angeles suburb. He served as a private In Com pany X. eighth Virginia cavalry. Asked If he fought at the batt ot Gettysburg, he replied: "Nope, and I'm glad I didn't I mightn't have been here today " reunion. For several days It haa been cloudy and rainy. Today, aa the anniversary program opened. Get tysburg was bathed In broad sun shin. three-quarters of a century ago. The weather man beamed on the TO L Dual Actions Seen As Re sults of Increasing Pres-; sure On Chamberlain France Boosts Spy Penalty (By the Associated Press) Italy Interceded with Spanish In surgent aenerallsslma Francisco Franco today In an effort to get htm to halt attacks on British shipping:. At almost the same time two Brit tsh destroyers were ordered from Gib raltar to Mallorca, where the Italians operate an. airplane base In the aerv Ice of the Insurgents, Both Italy's Intercession and Brit ain's movement of the destroyers were believed to be results of Increas ing pressure on Prime Minister Chamberlain at home to do some thing to stop attacks on British ves sels. Roost Spy Penalty , While Britain waa stirred by a par liamentary storm over application ot her official secrets act, aimed at es pionage, France struck to stamp out Increasing espionage which has been, troubling her for some time, partic ularly since the Czechoslovak-German crisis. The government Issued a decree establishing the death penalty In peacetime for certain forms of as plonage. One phase of the Spanish problem seemed nearer a settlement when Britain, France, Italy and Germany agreed to split the cost of withdraw lng foreign volunteers. Soviet Russia, refused to pay a full one-fifth of tho estimated 10,000.000 cost, but agreed: to pay Its share of counting the sol diers and maintaining the evacuation organization. Spanish Foes Deadlocked In Spain, the battle for Valencia swung on both flanks of a 80-mlle front with neither the government nor the Insurgents able to gain a decisive advantage. Tha Insurgent held the upper hand on tha coast, but on the western flank government militiamen were more than holding their own. In the orient. Japan again tight ened her economic belt as a result of the conflict with China. The gov ernment ordered factories to quit pro ducing a long list of cotton cloth antf Iron products for domestic use. Opposition members of British par liament have been getting more and more sarcaatlo In asking where the British navy waa while ships flying the Union Jack were being sunk. Prime Minister Chamberlain waa heckled by the opposition again aft today's session of the house of com mons. SALLY RAND BARRED ; AS SPEAKER BEFORE BOULDER, Colo., June 38. (AP) ' Sally Rand of fan and bubble fama failed to make a scheduled address to University of Colorado atudent today, because. President George Nor lln explained, she "doesn't fit Into our picture." The dancer had been billed to speak In the unlveralty't student mmnrlal hulldlna t h 1 mOmln under auspices of the Young Demo crats club of the university. Her an nounced subject waa "art and the workers. Students and others, arriving at the building, were confronted with, a notice, posted on the door, that Miss Rand's appearance had bean cancelled. Simultaneously Dr. Norlln Issued a formal statement which aald: T hva nn oblectlon to Sally Rand, who apparently delights many tiMtnt. nn the ntaffa. Nor have X any objection to the toplo announced. The university is an eaucauona4 in stitution and Sally Rand doesnt fl into our picture." , Miss Rand, at Denver, where aho has been appearing at a theater, believed Dr. Norlln had shown "poor taste." "I have been good enough to apeak at a number of universities, Includ ing Harvard, where I spoke on 'In telligent Though Educated'," she said. Bolts Kill 17. WARSAW, Poland, June 38. (AP) Seventeen persons were killed by lightning today and mora than 100 Injured as tha severest thunder storm In recent memory raged In several part of Poland, ending heat wave.