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The Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy to Derive Much Good Are you looking for something? Hat you thought to turn to the Classified paget Many peo ple are dally readers of these Interesting little Ad vs. and they derive much good from careful reading. Medford Trtbune night and Tuesday, change In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday . Lowest this morning Full Associated Press J nited Press Thirtv-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUIjY 11, 1938. No. 94. Ml by mva ill UU) little M 85 - 61 HHB ., t i as PA The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance. Inc. POLITICIANS SCRAMBLE TO SHAKE HANI) OF F. D. R. CHANDLER. FOE OF BARK LEY JOINS IN BACKSLAIMMNG CROWDS MISS HYPOCRISY, CHEER EXECUTIVE LOUISVILLE, Ky July 11. Some' where westward, the politicians are scrambling so hard to get close to the Great Whlet Father that oniy a merciful providence saves them rrom breaking their necks. Here tne Job-seekers have had time to catch their breaths, frame the fragments of presidential coat-tall torn off for souvenirs, and compose tneir aigni-fled- but homely countenances. While they lasted, the scenes In Kentucky and Ohio had to be seen to be believed, and even then it was hard to credit one's eyes, until one remembered the practices of certain savage tribes in the Gongo. These untustructed heathen believe that their high priests and . leaders are walking dynamos of magical power, charged aa with electricity, which they can pass on to their followers simply by touch. The politicians hereabouts behaved Just that way with the president, pushing to get near him as though they thought one of his handsakes would assure them a permanent place on the peo ple's payroll. ' " '"''.". '"' Considering thai some- of these gentry are distinctly hard political eggs, the beginning of the presi dent's campaign trip was a startling testimonial to his continuing magic. Amid the dust and heat and hero worship and bellowing, It was hard to remember the human realities of the situation, but now that It is passed, they are what Btand out. In Ohio, It was first announced that Governor Martin Davey would sternly avoid the presidential presence. He telegraphed his regrets, and declared he would stay away. As the president and Governor Davey detest one another with an equal heartiness, the governor's ab sence would not have been surpris ing to the simple mind. Some years back they had a violent and searing quarrel over the works progress ad ministration, and since then they have been on backslapplng but not on speaking terms. That did not deter the governor, however. As the wonder-working presence drew near, he could resist ho longer. He hast ened to Marietta. He greeted the president. Ha rode in the presi dential car to the speaking engage ment. He smiled. He bowed. He did his best to make It seem that he and the president loved one another like brothers. As for the brash Governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler, of Kentucky his case was even more entertaining. He and the prestdent do not love one another, to be sure, but there Is more to ft than that. At the moment, in his primary fight against Senator Alben W. Barkley, Happy Chandler Is trying to stick the longest, sharpest kind of knife into the heart of the New Deal's political prestige. It is reported here that he Is being backed heavily by the president's bitterest enemies large business men in both parties. He is doing everything hts Inventive mind can suggest to distress the White House. And he never even considered staying away. He climbed on the train. He grinned. He blandished. (Continued on Page Pour.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Father Ernest Bartlara earnestly practicing with a gift bait casting outfit, he doing admirably In snag ging tree tops in his neighbors' vards. Bob Gils trap and Freddie La Due abandoning their fishing spot as no good after hours of futile angling, whereupon a bearded gentleman took their place and In half an hour had landed a salmon and a steelhead. D T. Lawton gaily twirling his walking stick and nearly popping a brunette in the noggin. Raymond MJksche drawing pictures of beets that could be raised In Jackson county. Jerry Jerome and O. O. Alenderfer displaying displaying number one heckling characteristics from their bleacher seats it the ball game. GLOBE GIRDLERS TO HOP TUESDAY ON MOSCOW LEG Atlantic Crossing Takes Only 16 Hours, 35 Min utes .Slight Damage Figures in Paris Delay PARIS. July 11. (AP) How ard Hughes, after spanning the Atlantic New York to Parts nonstop In less than hair of Co!, Charles A. Lindbergh's time, was delayed tonight on his globe gird) tng flight by had weather and slight damage to his big twin-motored monoplane. He an nounced that he would not take off for Mosrow on te second leg until tomorrow. PARIS, July 11. (AP ) Howard Hughes landed at Le Bourget airport at 4:55 p, m. (10:55 a. m., E.S.T.), on a trans-Atlantic flight from New York, the first leg of a projected round-the-world flight. The airport's official control time for the lauding was 3:55 p. m. Green wich mean time (10:55 a. m.. E.S.T.). figured from tie moment the pro pellors stopped. The American sportsman flier glid ed to an easy landing, taxiing up a concrete runway in front of the air drome where a crowd of officials and onlookers rushed to meet the big. gleaming twin-motored plane. His time from New York was 16 hours and 35 minutes less than half of the time of Col. Charles A. Lind bergh who flew non-stop from New York to Paris in 1027 In 3314 hours. The American flag was run up on Uie airdrome mast five minutes be fore Hughes and his four-man crew loomed over the field long before they were expected. Met By. Throng The big plane rolled to a- gentle stop In front of Le Bourget field's main building, where United States Ambassador William C. Bullitt head ed a throng of French and Ameri cans waiting to greet the airmen Hughes, however, did not cut the two motors for almost a full minute after pulling to a stop Uie first flier since Lindbergh to make the flight. As soon as the propellers stopped whirring the ambassadors went to the door of the plane and opened It. He stuck his head in and shouted: "Congratulations, did you have a good trip?" Hughes said he was planning to take off for Russia "as quickly as possible." ' And that means "one or two hours," he added. v Hughes was the first of his crew to alight. He was evidently tired, but had a broad grin on his' face. Before coming out he had taken the trouble to put on a necktie and place a hat on his head. The flight leader was followed by the other four airmen. "We had a fine trip," said Hughes. "We made it in 16 -hours, 91 min utes." Hughes evidently figured his elap sed time from the moment the air port was sighted, as other calcula tions gave 16 hours, 35 minutes. Frencu air officers stepped up to pat Hughes on the back and touch his hand. Cheered By French The five fliers, accompanied by the ambassador, went to the airport com mandant's office .after police succeed ed In cutting a pathway through the dense crowds wiilch were shouting: "Vive les Americans I" 'Long live the Americana 1" A special ground crew took the plane In hand Immediately after Hughes and his crew left it and be gan to tune up the motors. So quickly did the plane arrive at the airport that everyone was caught unawares. The first Inkling was when the plane- hove out of Hie clouds to descend quickly to the field. Because the plane Is of the same type as those used by a large com mercial airline with a terminal here many observers thought at first that the plane was simply another air liner from London. CIVIL WAR VET DIES DAY AFTER RETURN WOODBURN, Ore., July 11. (AP) Wesley Loney. Wood burn's only Civil war veteran, who returned Sat urday night from the Gettysburg reunion, died Sunday night at the home of his step-daughter, Mrs. Clar ence O. Gulliford. Loney was a native of Tippecanoe county. Indiana, and would have bien 100 years old next November. He had lived In Marlon county 40 years and in Wood burn 28 years Loney had lost three wires by death. At the age of 90 he built a house here, doing all the work himself. Borah Much Better WASHINGTON, July 11. (API Senator Borah (R., Idaho), who has been ill for a week, sat up In bed today. Mrs. Borah said the senator "was feeling very much better." However, plans for a vacation staj at Poland Springs, Me., have been delayed, Jl 1 1 1 Trouble Looms on Downstream Trip r vv "vv'iv i'pw'wt, ' Wi ; . h 4,lI First of the ocean-going vessel river at Bonneville dam was the- hound Tor Hood River, 200 miles are the world's highest single lift the level of Bonneville lake back of dam. Couple Killed Crash Near EUGENE, July 11. (IP) Mr. and Mrs. Noble J. Fickle of Bakersfleld, Calif., were instantly killed shortly after 10:30 this morning In an auto mobile collision three miles south of Cottage Grove, it was reported by Sgt. Earl Houston of the state police. Three other persons ono cf them a small child, were said to have been seriously hurt In the crash, details of which were not available. They were rushed to a hospital in Cottage Grove. Tho accident, according to state police, occurred when the Noble car CIVIL WAR VETS E Francis Mengoz, Medford's only surviving "Civil war veteran, was back Rome today from the encamp ment -field at Gettysburg, Pa., to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the famous battle. Mr. Mengoz, who arrived by train yesterday morning, said all the vete rans had a grand time at the en campment. "We didn't have to do a thing." he stated; "the govern ment took care of everything for us." Mr. Mengoz was one of three vete rans of Jackson county who went to the encampment from here. The others were Cyrenus Vroman of Gold Hill and J. C. Woods of Central Point. Mr. Woods, who was accom panied, by his wife, planned to re main in the east for some time. SAM FRANCISCO. July 11 (AP) Willis J. Walker, chairman of the board of the Red River Lumber com pany, said today the plant at West wood. Calif., was closed "Indefinitely" effective this morning, and that It would not reopen until conditions In the lumber Industry improved. The notice came coincident with an announcement by Russell E. Wing, chairman of the company-organized Independent Industrial employes union that IEU members voted 586 to 13 to return to work despite a strike called Friday by CIO union ists. The CIO union protested a 1714 per cent wage cut. WOULD PLACE RELIGION IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM EUGENE, July 11. (;p Religion, held to be an absolute necessity for every complete life, must be brought to the youth of this country through the only effective medium, tre pub lic schools, it was declared here Sun day night by Dr. John Paul Williams, of Massachusetts State college., at the opening of the three-day state con ference on curriculum, held at the University of Oregon under tne spon sorship of the summer session. Reliable statistics prove tht today only 40 per cent of children between the ages of 6 and 17 gt any lellglous Instruction At all. Dr. William stated. to use the locks on the Columbia constnl freighter Charles t. Wheeler, from the Pacific ocean. The locks ea lock, and Iirt a boat 0 feet to the government's . new $M,000,oni When Autos Cottage Grove turned out to pass another vehicle. and crashed head-on Into a car com Ling rne oinerwayj ;JWji;. .i..,.i. --.The ; victim' "sou - uavia, 12, was slightly Injured but their daughter, Billy, 17, and the children's aunt, Mrs. R. I. Sanderson, were nor hurt, W. 8. Johnson of Fresno, Calif., driver of the other car, and Mrs. Johnson escaped with minor Injuries. A preliminary Investigation showed that Mrs. Pickle was driving. The Pickles were en route to Gold endale, Wash. KING RECOVERING WINDSOR. Eng., July 11. (AP) Queen Elizabeth, apparently satisfied that King George is on the way to recovery from a sudden illness, to day decided to emerge from mourn ing and take his place at a Bucking ham palace presentation party to morrow night. She motored to London from the royal lodge at Windsor after phy sicians had assured her that the king was improving but needed a few days' for recovery from the at tack of gastric influenza disclosed to an anxious nation yesterday. The queen had planned to stay away from the party because of mourning for her mother, the count ess of Strathmore, who died June 43, but with King George 111 the decided to attend so as not to disappoint the guests. to.-P. 10 MEET HOOVER HERE The conference to be held here Wednesday by former President Her bert Hoover will be with chairmen of the Republican central commutes of southern Oregon counties. It was stat ed today by party leaders. No public function or meeting of any kind 1 planned. Mr. Hoover Is returning to his home In Palo Alto, Cal from a Canadian fishing trip. He Is to confer with party leaders In Portland before com ing on to Medford. Hoover and Party Through Angling VANCOUVER. B. C. July 11. (AP) Three happy fishermen returned to Vancouver today after a 13-day holi day In the British Columbia Interior, They were Herbert Hoover, former president of the United States; Arthur Hyde, secretary of agriculture In the Hoover administration, and Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford university. They will leave for Portland, Ore , tomorrow. , Mills (ilve Join BUOENE, July ll.( AP) Approxi mately 40 men found Jobs when two sawmills In the Loral ne area resumed cutting last week after a month of Idleness. Thy are the Addison and Sons and Ovorge Schneider plants. FREIGHTER'S CAPTAIN PLANS TO TAKE TURNS AT FULL SPEED AHEAD PORTLAND, Ore.. July 11. (AP) The Charles L, Wheeler, Jr., the 3800 -ton coastwise carrier that steamed across a mountain range to become, the- 'first ocean, freighter, to tie up at The Dalles' new half-million dollar dock, may have more dif ficulty getting down river than she did up. That was the opinion of some rivor veterans wio thjnk that the fast water Just above the Bridge of the Gods, and just below the Bonneville locks, will prove difficult for the 310-foot steamer. At both points the freighter, eas ily maneuvered in the wide open spaces of the sea but awkward in tho narrow waterways of the interior, must make figure -8 turns. She will be coming down with, Instead of fighting up against, a current estimated Saturday at 10 miles an hour as Cascade Rapids and seven miles an hour below the dam. When Captain Arthur Rlggs was asked how he expected to negotiate these two patches of white water with a vessel loaded only with suf ficient ballast to get her safely under Hood River-White Salmon bridge, he Is said to have replied: "Full speed ahead." He reasoned that the vessel will answer her helm and keep her bow straight ahead If she has full power behind her. That may meant a speed of close to 20 knots at either rapids, which Is a .steaming pace for a freighter liko the Wheeler 160 miles from the ocean with rocky river banks only a ship's length to port or starboard. , 4 SHANGHAI, July 11. fAP) The United States and other foreign powers were handed new notes by the Japanese today urging them to evacuate their citizens from a half dozen Yangtze valley cities listed as probably targets for further wide spread bombings. - Two previous notes, one a month ago and the other last Saturday, had asked that all foreign vessels and foreigners along the Yangtze river in the path of tho Japanese advance on Hankow be removed. The United States rejected the first note and has not answered the second yet. The new memorandum Informed foreign diplomats that concentration of Chinese troops and military es tablishments In Hankow and other key cities nearby necessitated a bombing campaign. Record Gilliam Crop CONDON, July 0. &) Prospects of a two million bushel wheat crop In Qtlllam county were seen today by some observers as harvesting got un derway. The avwrage crop runs about 1.400.000 bushels. Stands in the northern part of the county are ex pected to average "30-25 bushels an acre. PORTLAND. July B-(AP) Ns dine Strayer, Baker, acting chairman of the stat Democratic central com mittee, cleared up one big party question here Saturday. 8h an nounced that she would not be a candidate for the itatt chairman rf.lp. PRESIDENT HEADS WESTWARD AFTER FORT WORTH REST Gives Rep. Maverick of San Antonio Warm Greeting Many Platform Talks Are Scheduled for Day FORT WORTH, Tex., July 11. (AP) Refreshed after a week-end at the hilltop home of his son, Pres dent Roosevelt left this gateway to tho West Plains country at 10:01 . m. today and headed across a vast cattlo and grain domain he has nevor seen. Surrounded by five Texis repre sentatives seeking re-election, the president tarried a moment at the mil station, doffed a pearl -groy Texas ten-gallon hat and promised to be back soon. Accompanied by his son Elliott, and his daughter-in-law, Ruth, the president made a long walk from the station platform to his train, posing for pictures there while a crowd clamored for a few parting words. Maverick Greeted To Rep. Maury Maverick of Ban Antonio, In the midst of a hard campaign for re-election, the pres ident gave a warm greeting. Mr. Roosevelt halted In the midst of Texas representatives and smilingly posed for photographs. Shortly before the train departed, tho president, standing pn the rear platform with Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, motioned to secret serv ice men and out of the crowd came running a flaxen-haired, grinning girl of about eight years, Matilda Nail of Fort Worth. She was hoisted to the platform, dug into her tiny purse and presented the president with a shining cigarette lighter,. The8Utt sent, temperature to. ,93 degrees as' the president ' rodo through Uie city, smiling to thous ands who lined the walks-and hung out of office building windows, lint Makes lilt Tho typical west Texas' hat tho president wore-temporartly discard ing the familiar Panama caught the fancy of the big crowd ga Uie red on the fringe of the plains country. Son Elliott wore a similar hat. - The president planned platform appearances at Wichita Falls, Child ress and Clarendon, climaxing the day with a public appearance at Amarillo. It was his first trip through a region the federal govern ment has aided through soil erosion and crop program. The president In an extemporan eous radio address to Texas last eve ning hinted however that his re-' marks in this state would lack the political significance of earlier speeches In Ohio, Kentucky, Arkan sas and Oklahoma. 4 LA ORANDE, July 11 (AP) Ken neth Shaw, 20, restaurant employe, was killed Sunday night when hts automobile plunged through a guard fence on Ml nam hill near Viewpoint and dropped 300 feet down a can yon, ' Two Courses Held Likely In Filling Cardozo's Post WASHINGTON, July 11. (AP) to Supreme Court Justice Benjamin a long illness, centered today on two 1. President Roosevelt might select Senator Robert P. Wagner (D., N. Y.) or some other New Yorker, because Uie late Justice was a resident of that state, 3, He might appoint a resident of the far west, because that region is not now represented on tha court. There Is, of course, no requirement that the president follow either of those courses. In any event, lie prob ably will make no appointment be fore fall, for the court Is In recess until October. The few political leaders remain ing in Washington's midsummer iieat agreed that Mr. Roosevelt undoubt edly will choose a man of the same liberal views as the 68-year old Car dOTO, who had voted In favor of more new deal legislation than any of his associates. One of his last major opinions upheld the constitutionality of, the social security program. The appointment will b Mr. Roosevelt's third to tha high court. PORT CHESTER, N. Y.. July 11. (AP) Political and civic leaders who honored U. S. Supreme Court Jus tice Benjamin Cardoso in life as one of the ranking legal scholars of his time, gathered here today to honor him In death. Funeral services for the disting uished Jurist, who wrote many precedent-making decisions In Uie New York and federal courts, will be held at 1 p. m.f (E.S.T.) at the home of his old friends. Justice Irving Leh man of the state court of appeals. Csrdoeo, 69, who refused thrw years ago to follow the advice of physicians to ease his labors, died Wives of Fliers Relieved to Hear Of Safe Arrival NEW YORK. July 11. (A? Almost In a split second after the arrival of Howard Hughes silver monoplane today at Le Bourget, France, the news winged Its way back over the Atlantlo to the ho. tel room where tho wives of the two navigators waited. "We're so happy," lauRhed Mrs. Thomas L. Turlow and Mrs, Harry Connor. ' Mrs. Connor never had a mo ment's doubt or a safe Journey, but believed Mrs. Thurlow had been a bit worried. Lieut. Thurlow's 8-year old son, Tommy, Jr., played on the floor, a little bewildered by all the ex citement ovor his daddy's flight to Paris, Both women admitted they slept fitfully last night. Mrs. Richard Stoddart, wife 01 (be radio engineer, waited by a radio In a nearby hotel to hear her husband's voice. All she could say was. "I'm very happy delighted excited. It shows what truly marvelous fliers they all are." NEENAH, Wis.. July 11. (AP) Ton persons were Injured last night when a freak lS-mlnut storm caused half the tont of the Tom Mix clr ous to collapse. Orderly departure of 1300 spectators prevented a larger number from being Injured. No ono was trampled, witnesses Bald. Most seriously Injured was Wtl lard Drummond. 38, of Cellna, O., a rigger, who was high on the main pole when the storm hit. He fell, broke both arms and Injured his head. . The wind lifted the north part of toe--tent, , where- most Vof - the spec tators sat, and .sot It atop, the south half, Thoss In the north bleachers were thus In the open. The south half of the tent remained erect. Devils Lake Hotel Destroyed By Fire DELAKK, July 11. (AP) A fire from an unknown source razed the Devil's 'Lake resort hotel today. The loss, .Including 920.000 In Improve mente last spring, was estimated at 35.000. The proprietors, Mr. and Mrs, James Mackenzie, were the only occu pants. ' Weekend guests had checked out Sunday night. The blaze was beyond control - be fore Delako firemen could swing lim ited equipment Into action. BASEBALL National R. H. E. Pittsburgh o 11 0 Chicago 8 8 0 Swift, Tobln, Brown, and Todd, Berres; French and Odea. Capital speculation over a successor N. Cardoso, who died Saturday after possible courses; Benjamin N. Cardoxo Saturday night at the Lehman dome of heart disease aggravated by over work. The Justice, a bachelor who ded icated his life to the study of law. was a member of the "liberal" bloc on the high court. Following the services, performed by Rahbl Da Jessurum Cardoso (no relation) of Mie local Congregation Bhereth Israel, the Juatlce will be burled In the Cypress Hills cemetery In Queens, Long Island pa mMsmy OF COMPLICITY IN BOX FACTORY FIRE Dallas Jury Unanimous After 25 1-2 Hours Delibera tion Verdict Climaxes Anti-Terrorism Drive DALLAS. Ore, July 11, (API- Judge Arlle O. Walker this afternoon granted a motion of the defense la the case of Albert E. Rosser, con victed of arson, for 20 days In which to file a motion for new trial. DALLAS, Ore., July 11. (AP) Al B. Rosser, former secretary-treasurer of local 163, Portland AFL Teamsters union, was convicted of arson Sunday afternoon by a Jury of farmers, housewives and a bookkeeper. Tho Jury reached a unanimous verdict after deliberating 3o& hours.. Rosser was charged with complic ity In the burning of the West Sa lem box factory last November 30 because of reststence to union or- - ganlzatlon efforts. The fire spread to the adjacent Copeland lumber yard and destroyed that property too. The total toss wee estimated at 1 30,000. Climaxes Drive. Rosser's conviction climaxes Ore gon's antl-terrorlsm campaign that began last February and resulted In more than 100 arrests and cleared up more than 350 acts of violence that took place during the preceding year. H, B. scharschmldt, Grand Ronde, Ore., bookkeeper, Jury foreman, read . the verdict and announced that It was unanimous. It was necessary that only ten concur. Rosser accepted the verdict calmly and managed to smile, but his wife, Paulyn..left the courtroom In tears. Neither of Rosser's attorneys, George Vanderveer, noted Seattle labor law- yer, and Charles Roblson, Portland, were In court to hear the verdlot but It was generally believed they would appeal, , Sentence Later. Judge Arlle G. Walker announced he would set the time for sentencing later. The Jury reached a decision a few hours after Judge Walker had called It back to the courtroom at noon to repeat Instructions covering point of law. he verdict- came Just when many uuoervcrs ioi. wo jurj nu4 be unable to agree. Penalty for arson In Oregon It from five to 10 years in the pennltentlary. The convlotlon of Rosser, once top man In the powerful AFL teamster union for Oregon, was hailed through out the state as a signal victory In tha fight against terrorism because Ros ser was regarded the loftiest union -figure caught In the drive. The former truck driver who rose to one of the highest labor union positions In the northwest frequently had been alluded to by District At torney James R. Bain of Multnomah county and others as the "brains be hind" the vandalism, assaults, bomb ings and arson. The large-scale offensive against Oregon "goons" waa set off last Feb ruary, shortly after a Portland clean ing establishment was bombed. - Drive Jains Jails. In a period of two weeks law en forcement officers, striking In bait a dozen localities, Jammed the Jails with suspects and made dally arrests for a month. The final total exceed ed 100. The 'campaign waa touohed oft through the confession of a minor figure who became angry when no help from nla fellow unionist fol lowed his arrest. He told poUca he would "sing" and he did. I Rosser, also under Indictment on charges of bombing and sabotage In and near Portland, waa made a de fendant In the arson case when Al N. Banks, Salem teamster officer who confessed participation In the firing of the plant, Implicated him. Banks and other former teams tern who confessed to the Job testified against Rosser, a fact that caused defense attorney, Vandeveer, to al lude to "evidence In prison stripes." Oregon's antt-terrorism campaign extended far out over the state and uo Into Washington. Charges In cluded arson, attempted bombing of a coastwise lumber ship, bombing of trucks and business houses, tabotagei of beer and other trucks and tractors, acid throwing, assault and battery, and window breaking. ISACKSON TO BUILD EUGENE POSTOFFICE WARHTKflTON. JUlT -4IP The treasury awarded a 1M.4S0 contract today to George Isackson Co., port land. Ore., for construction of nnatnrriie in KuBene. Ore. The eon- tractor, lowest of 18 bidders baa S00 days to complete the work. aTANTiiJi. Juiv 11. (AP) A. Glenn Jackson, 84, Portland aalet man, and Rachel Sloan, 83. Stan- field teacher, were married here Saturday. f, r
