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MEDFOKD, OREGON, TUUUSDAY, JULY 21, 1938.
No. 103.
Fire Demon Spreads Ruin in Coast Timber Regions
WW, HEAT SEMI FIRES
RAGING 'JT OF CONTROL
a -i lI IPtep
Ill iiji.im iir.lliiVlMH I NT" I I !
The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Aisop
and
Robert Kintner
Copyright 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
PENNSYLVANIA C. 1. O.
BACK HATED ENEMY
FEAR G. O. P. WOULD RESTORE
COAL AND IRON POLICE
UNION GROUP FACES
DANGER IN OTHER STATES
WIDE OUTBREAK OF
LABOR-BAITING FEARED
WASHINGTON, July 21. Thn
Pennsylvania C. I. O. has Indorsed
tl: local Democratic ticket, Including
the paunchy senatorial candidate
Governor George H. Earle, tTie hand
of blessing they laid upon the gover
nor was clammy with distaste, yel
they will give him and other Demo
crats what support they can.
No recent developmet has ctat a
clearer light on U;e state of the .e
bor movement and the present think
ing of Its leaders. After all. In hli
campaign for the Democratic sena
torial nomination, George Earle In
dulged in a personal attack on John
L. Lewis and the other C. I. O. lead
ers. His distinctly unsavory relatione
with Philadelphia's contractor! boss.
Matt McCloskey, have already been
exposed and '.ls goings on as gover
nor of Pennsylvania are about to be
subjected to a grand Jury investiga
tion. The C.I.O. leaders are under no il
lusions about the personal qualities
of Governor Earle. In fact, if they
bad their choice, they would raU;er
see him beaten M an any other
American politician, except Mayor
Prank Hague of Jersey City and Gov
eraor Martin Dovcy of Ohio. The
point Is that the C. I. O. leaders no
longer have their choice.
The alternative to supporting Earie
Is letting the Republican ticket win
In Pennsylvania. And the Republican
ticket is owned, lock, stock and bar
rel, by the worst enemies of the C.
I. O., such men as Ernest Wtir, Joe
Pew, Joe Grundy, and Moe Annen
berg. The C. I. O. leaders believe
a. at. If the candidates of this big
business Junta should triumph, the
reeatabltfihment of thn old coal and
Iron pollcs 1 the least they oan ex
pect. The truth Is U-at Pennsylvania Is
only one among many states where
the C. I. O. leaders believe that their
movement is endangered. Por the
first time since the break with the
A. P. of L.. John L'. Lewis and his
closest advisers are frightened.
Considering t.ie natural corrosive
effect of bad times, the C. I- O. un
ions are stlU remarkably strong. TUere
(Continued an Pag Six.)
2 NAVAL AIRMEN
E
SAN FRAVCISCO. July 21. (APl
A aesp'ane from the oattlehlp Idaho
pounced into the bar near San Fran-
clsro airport todiy and the navy re- j
ported two fliers wert allied. j
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baseball
American '
St. Louis at Philadelphia, double
header, postponed, rain.
Cleveland at New York. Chicago at
Boston doubleheaders postponed.
rsln.
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Davis: Tobln, Bronti tod Todd.
Hallahan. Smith, Passeau and V.
First game: R. R. C
Brooklyn 3 4 2
Chicago 5 10 1
Fltzaimmona. Prankhouse. Butcher
and fihea; Bryant and Hartnett.
R.
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H. C
7 0
Detroit
Wahlnrton
EtvnFtat. Wadp
.49 a
Colfman and
To-k: Wrtw. Leonard and R. Per
rll, G:u::int.
(Sec:nd game)
R.
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0
Brooklyn
Chicaa:-?
Hamlin and 6he;
Root end Odea
Thrre are 15.1&8
Toto,
rests uracu
......
1ELKS BAND PI AYS
IN PARK FRIDAY
Under direction of R. A. Botts.
the popular Medford Elks band will
give Its weekly Friday evening band
concert In city park tomorrow, start
ing at 8:15 p.m. The public Is In
vited. Program of 13 numbers fol
lows: The Fairest of the Fair March"
; Sousa
"Hermit of Kildare" .overture.
. Holmes
"National Guard March" , Qa razo
(Officially adopted by the National
Ouard 1
"Festal March" (concert march)
Buchtel
"Horn on the Ranre" cowboy song
( Baritone solo by Frd Strang snd
comet solo by B-irl Thornton
"Knlrrits of the Road March" Huffer
'Tdly Trombone" la trombor
smear) Fillmore
"The Merry Widow selection.
Lehar
"The Marines March" Crvn'tt
(Introducing the Marines Hymn)
"A L!t- Vodka" (a P.a'ilsn rr.'.x-
up . BMirnafcer
B4r Corquft" Miir-'h Eng'!h
Cir Spsngied saaer" , , , Key
-
forest fires flarlnjc Minm-li the
(Imberlunils of Oregon and Wnhh
Ingtoti t Ml ay rontlmird tiiktni; henvv
toil. Upper picture mIiuhs the result
tif a hfuzi In Jhe rich forpMl along
the Inch Hravrn rldqe nar Mc.Mlrin
vllle ulirre more than 1.000 arre
have hein burned over. In crntrr Ik
one of the nevernl farm hum pa dr-
stroyrd by fire In the Qtilllrfii for
est, in northwestern lVnulitn-tmi. The
flnniM, NM-eepIng over innrr tlian
7.000 ures along a mile front,
hare advanced over an right mile
area. With her few helnnglii;i, and
the family g"ut, Mr. Andrew Moe
I shown IipIow. nnlul,v nt chlng
the QiiMIcpiip f(n iidumce on her
home. (A. P. Pictures),
OF
MURDER IN ROSEVILLE
Evp ret te Gilbert Parma n, sought
by Rosevllle, Calif., at the alleged
slayer of George McElroy, 20, on the
streets of Rosevllle last Saturday,
served a 60 - day sentence In the
Jackson county jail last year, records
of the sheriff's office show. Parman
was received In the county Jail on
September 7, and was released No
vember 1, last, on a charge of car
rying concealed weapons.
Parman was arrested In Ashland
as a "suspicious character," and
search revealed the weapon, accord
lng to Sheriff Byd I. Brown.
Th state police, sheriff and Ash
land city authorities were requested
by the California authorities to keep
a watch for Parman, who has rela
tives living in Afthtand. snd may
powlbly attempt to reach them.
The fa tal shootl ng f ol lowed an
argument between the two men. and
Involved the slain man's alster-ln-law.
The sheriff's office record show
Parman to be 37 years old. five feet,
ten Inches tal'. weight 1SS pounds,
reddish light brown hair and hav
ing tattoos on right arm and shoul
der and lft arm. Photos of Prman
were sent by the sheriff to the Placer
county, Calif., sheriff.
Odd Bnltrn f'iMrtrd
CUSTOM. Ill fUP Button col
lecting, which started as a rainy
day pastime, ha grown Into a hobby
followed with m jch car- fcy Mrs.
Cer?ru( Patterson, for. tip. Clinton j
refid'n. who now has a collection I
of 12 XO buttons. i
DROWNS IN ROGUE
AT BYBEE
E
Henry Edgar Voss, Jr., 15,
of Ashland Carried Into
Deep Water After Fall On
Riffle Unable to Swim
Rogue river this morning claimed
Its second Jackson county drowning
victim within a week, when Henry
Edgar Voss, Jr., 15, son or Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Voss of 144 Fourth street,
Ashland, lost his life while fishing
with two companions about one
quarter mile upstream from Bybee
bridge. The drowning occurred at
8:00 o'clock.
The body was recovered at 10:10
one-half mile below the bridge. It
was laying on the bottom of a quiet
pool In the river, four feet deep.
Young Voss' fishing companions,
both of whom were eyewitnesses to
the tragedy, were Billy Blackmer, 14.
of 100 Fourth street, Ashland, and
Newell Ivan Whetstone, about 35, of
143 Fourth street, Ashland, a South
ern Pacific railroad employe,
1' nahle To Swim
Whetstone told state police that
neither young Voss nor Billy 3liwk
mer could swim a stroke, and that
he, hlmseir, could swim only a very
abort distance. Whetstone and young
Blackmer were forced to watch help
lessly as Voss drowned.
Whetstone explained to state pollue
that he and the two boys were fish
ing at the first riffle above Bybee
bridge. The two boys were on thn
nortlf side of the river about 18 fsst
apart, and Whetstone was on the
opposite bunk, he said.
Young Voss was wading In shal
low water, when suddenly he slip
ped on the bottom, Whetstone said.
The river current, awlft at the riffle,
carried him Immediately into deep
water and swept him downstream,
police said Whetstone told them.
Whetstone stated that he ran along
the river bank to Bybee bridge, and
as he was crossing It on the way
to Table Rock store to telephone,
he saw the boy's body floating un
derneath the span.
Body Soon Found
Whetstone telephoned state police
and the coroner's office, then, with
young Blackmer. returned to Ashland
to break the news to Voss parents.
The three hsd left Ashland at fl:30
this morning In Whetstone's auto
mobile.
State police. Deputy Coroner Herb
Brown, sheriff's deputies and resi
dents of the vicinity immediately
started searching the river for the
body. It was discovered two hours
and forty-five minutes later by Stat
Policeman Paul Williams. Bill Coy of
Medford and a young farmer boy
named Clark, wh were In a boat
preparing to drag the stream.
The body was resting perfectly still
at the bottom of the rlverThe Clark
boy dived Into the water and
brought it to the surface, and Dep
uty Coroner Brown transferred it to
the Perl funeral home here. Occu
pants of the boat noticed the body
because of the white trousers young
Voss was wearing.
The body was taken to Ashland
this afternoon by the Litwlller fun
eral home, which will be Jn charge
of arrangements. A complete obituary
and funeral notice will be published
tomorrow.
ICC CANCELS PERU
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
RAILROAD TO COAST
WASHINGTON, July 31 (AP
The Interstate commerce commission
cancelled today a certificate author-
zing the Gold Coast railroad to con
struct a line of railroad from Port
Or ford, on the Pacific coast, to a
connection with the main line of
the Southern Pacific at Leland, about
90 miles away In Curry and Jose
phine counties, Oregon.
The commission also dismissed an
application by the city of O rants
Pass and the Crescent City hsrbor
district for authority to acquire the
California ft Oregon Coast railroad,
extending from Urania Pass to
Waters Creek, 14 6 miles. i
They wsnted to extend this line
from Waters Creek to the Oregon -California,
boundary, 804 miles and
from the state line to Crescent City
51 3 miles. In Det Norte county, Csl
The municipal applicants askal
dismissal of their petition, saying
economic conditions had changed so
that they do not regard It as ds
: fa ;-.:. to undertake the construe
tlon progam.
PAPOL PLANE
MAKES
IN WW HOURS
Mercury Makes Easy Trip
From Ireland Will Un
load Part of Cargo and
' Continue On to New York
...POUT HAKIIIMiTON, N. Y..
.1 illy ''I. (AT) The 10-ton
HrlllHh "I'lippoow IMinie' Mcr
mrv, rnmiilrtltiR n flight of a,
012 mllm from Irrlunil, nrrlvrd
nt thp InmsntlRlillr nlr termln
nl at ,1:IH p. in.. (KST), tnilny.
MONTH E A L, July 31. (Canadian
Press) The first trans - A 1 1 a n 1 1 C
(light of a plck-a-back plane ended
here at 10:30 a m, E.S.T., today
when tho British seaplane Mercury
alighted on the St. Lawrence river
nar Montreal.
The Mercury glided to a smooth
landing In tho Bouchervlllc air har
bor 30 hours, 30 minutes after leav
ing Foynes, Ireland, 3.715 miles away.
where she had been launched by her
mother ship, the Mala.
Some 3.000 miles of her route had
traversed the north Atlantic and she
came on to Montreal without mak
ing her expected stop at Botwood,
Newfoundland.
Bouchervllle la 13 miles east of
Montreal,
Completing the first of eight
scheduled experimental flights to
Canada this year, the silvery seaplane
cut her engines and coasted Into an
area of the harbor marked off by
buoys.
A flag decked yacht steamed out
into the river to "ffreot Captain Don
ald Bennett and Wireless Operator
Albert Coster, the Mercury's crew of
two.
The Mercury was to unload part
of her 1 ,000 -pound cargo hero and
then take off for Now York about
noon, EST,, after replenishing her
fuel tanks.
Throughout the night and early
today the Mercury, having been freed
by tho Mats In midair over Foynes to
make the trans-Atlantic dash alone,
reported her progress to St. Hubert
airport near here.
Only once, at 8 p m., EJ3.T.. last
night, when approaching mid-ocean.
did Coster report bad weather. Then
he said the plane was flying through
"continuous rains" over a "turbulent
sea." Four hours later it was flying
into clear weather at 14ft miles an
hour.
OF AID FOR PEACE
LONDON. July 31, fAP) Prime
Minister Chamberlain told the house
of commons today that Britain had
received from Chancellor i Hitler's
confidential envoy renewed assur
ances of the Oermsn government "of
their desire to schleve a peaceful
settlement of outstanding questions,"
The prime minister said these as
surance had been given to Vis
count Hull fax, foreign secretary, by
Captain Prltjc Wledmann, the Oer
msn fuehrer's representative.
Chamberlain gave this reply to a
question as to what was discussed
st Mondsy night's confidential dis
cussion between Lord Halifax and
Hitler's envoy:
In the course of his recent visit
to London. Can tain Wldcmann hsd
an Informal conversation witn the
secretary of state for foreign af
fairs. "Captain Wldemann did not come
prepared to discuss any particular
aspect of political affairs, but the
conversation en ah led him. owing to
his contact with authoritative - cir
cles In Oermany, to renew the as
surances already given by the Oer-
man government of their desire to
achieve a peaceful settlement of
outstanding questions.
The German visitor saw the for
eign secretsry at his home Just the
evening before Lord Halifax left for
Paris, accompanying King George and
Queen Elizabeth on their visit of
state.
RUSSIA REJECTS JAP
DEMAND TO WITHDRAW
MOfiCOW, July 21 MP) -Soviet
Russia sharply rejected today a new
Japanese demand for withdrawal of
Soviet troops from territory Jspsn
contended wss In Manchoukuu.
The Mrwow government declared
the territory In question Ir.dUput
ably t part of Soviet Russia.
Sol Aims
At Record
Unless some unforseen temper
ing factor do vol oped this a (tor
noon, a new all-tlmo high heat
record was likely to be established
here today.
A now high for the year was wi
yesterday at 100, two above the
previous seasonal top established
Just the week before. The all
time high Is HO, sot on July 10,
1011.
Up to this afternoon the tem
perature was running five degrees
above yesterday's corresponding
marks with no relief in sight.
FLAMES DESTROY
VANCOUVER ISLE
T
POItTLANB, July 2I.-WP) A
new fires developed nnd old ones
aprrnd under the torrid sun, J,
W. Ferguson, state forester, an
nounced today the situation was
the tmmt rrlllral In the 311 years
shire the organization of the state
forestry department.
Many rich si ti nils of timber,
communities and crops were left
at the merry of vagrant Hinds
and fljlrtg sparks.
Portland's temperature rose to
07 drgrees at I p, m two degrees
more thun the corresponding
time yesterday. The weather bu
reau said It wns likely the rigurn
would exceed yesterday's maxi
mum of 101 degrees und perhaps
surpass the ion-degree all-time
high established In IPSA,
CAMPBRLL RIVER. B. 0., July 31
(AP) The little fishing resort of
Forbes Landing went up In flames
today as a dirty northwest wind
kicked a section of Vancouver Island's
30.000 re fire back Into the set
tlement. 1
A hotel In the center of the fish
ing camp which was evacuated three
days ago when flames were menacing
It then, was destroyed during the
morning as the wind picked up vel
ocity and spread the giant fire In
other sectors.
Menacing flames licked closer to
the number three camp of tfce Co
mo logging camp, where between 30
and 00 million feet of bucked tim
ber Is stored.
As forest brsnch officials here sped
new reinforcements to the dangerous
territory where only a few hours be
fore the fire seemed to have been
held In check, they were gathering
In hundreds of feet of destroyed
hose, ripped, they said, by saboteurs.
One forest branch official here said
there was "about 1.000 feet" of hose
piled up nearby, all ripped by de
structive knives.
Another report said that fire fight
ing pumps had been rendered use
less when sugar was put In their
gas tanks.
Forest office officials said, how
ever, they had no proof of who was
responsible for the damage and no
srrests had been made.
(Hy the Ansof luted Press)
Heat and Its unmanageable and
far more dangerous companion, fire,
began the second week of Oregon
occupation today with three persons
desd and smoke still belching from
more than 30.000 acres of forest.
The northwest continued to wal
low in the trough of low pre sure
and the government weather bureau
promised only slight relief from tem
peratures which soared well over 100
degrees In many sections yesterday.
The bureau forecast scattered
(Contluned on Page Seven.)
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE EEP0ETER8
Josephine Koppea finding a primi
tive way to keep cool In her apart
ment. Dr. Sherman Land on Divine refus
ing to be wilted by the heat.
Promoter Mack LI I lard describing a
grlrzly bear fight he saw. saying he
wished be could book the bruins for
his rassltn' riots.
Oentlemen at the Durham lunch
eon casting conventions to the wind
(If any) and appearing In thetr shirt
lee Tea,
Florence Clark. Adra Walker and
Francea Harrington together and all
attired In the same kind of shorts at
the golf elub.
Tommy White having no difficulty
:n filing comforters In this torrid
weather.
NEW FIRES FOUND
AS BREEZE LIFTS
Round Top Blaze Sears
1000 Acres Brush Fire
Dangers Gold Hill Pump
Need More Fighters
The forest fire situation In Jack
son county became dangerously acuto
again today under continuing execs'
slve heat.
Fires that had been checked were
whipped out of control by night
winds and new blazes that had been
concealed by a blanket of smoke were,
discovered. ,
"Our men have been laboring
harder than mules should work but
they are continuing the fight with
out a word of complaint or a hint
of exhaustion, ' said the state fire
warden's office here, '
Fanned last night by wind, the
state forest fire at Round Top In the
Evans valley sector . "blew up" and.
this afternoon was raging uncon
trolled over 1000 acres. Tired by days
on the fire lines, 130 men continued
strenuously to bring the blaze under
control again.
Find 300 Acre Blii.e
A new state fire was discovered last
night "between Reese and Indian
creeks east of the Crater Lake high';
way. It spread quickly over 300 acres
and was reported atlll out of control
this afternoon. Twonty men battled,
the flumes all night and a fresh crew
wee sent to ti.e fire Unas today,
A new state fire was also discov
ered near Helms in Josephine county
last night but firefighters got a trail
around It and It was said to be under,
control today.
Meantime a brush fire broke out
near the city water pump in Gold
Hill on the Bams Valley road. It vu
reported climbing the hills this af
ternoon and a call was Issued for vol
unteers, though no homes were In
Immediate danger. Cause was un
known but firemen thought some-.
one hsd dropped a matdi or cigarette
In the grass near the pump. The atata
forest service sent three men front
here.
Jorvl To Hcene
Additional fires set by lightning
last week were discovered last night
and today on the Rogue Illver na
tional forest. Two one mile spsrt were)
In the Huckleberry mountain burn
and because of the potential danger
they caused forest executives grave
concern. Slmerl Jarvl, fire tfilef, went
to the scene early this morning.
A crew was sent to the Huckleberry
fires last night and quickly called
for additions! help. Forty-five more
firefighters were dispatched to tho
scene early today and this crew was
augmented a( noon by 30 blister rust
control workers. Homer Hlxon, dis
trict ranger, was in personal charge.
A fire wss spotted this afternoon
In the Cathlll burn in the Butte
Falls district. It was said to be small,
A fire guard, the project superinten
dent and five CCO men were acne
from Camp. South Fork. Burned-over
areas present ft potentially danger
ous situation 1 because they are filled
with snags that burn fast and fur
iously. Three small fires, all und or on
acre, were discovered late yesterday
north of Lake of the Woods. Thry
were reported under control today.
Control Applrgate Fire
Another was discovered late yester
day on Butte fork In the Applegate.
covering ft acres, Firefighters wera
dispatched st 7 p. m. but did no
reach the scene until $ a. m. because
they had to Hike over trall-less ter
rain. Twenty men went In last night
and 30 more this morning, mostly
CCO youths from Camp Applegate. A
rep.t from the fire lines this after
noon said the fire was under control
but 30 men were to be kept on 1ft
through tomorrow.
The larger of the Huckleberry
mountain fires covered about IS acres
and seemed to be spreading this af
ternoon, the lookout reported. The
fire la In brusn 13 feet high through
which It takes three hours to walk ft
mile, headquarters here eald. The
other Huckleberry mountain fire was
small.
There is no Immediate danger from
any of the Rogue River national for
est fires, headquarters stated. Plenty
of men and equipment are available
and It was hoped the situation would
be well in band before morning. It
was said.
PiraMiutes Rent
A plans came from northern Cal
ifornia this afternoon to borrow aU
of the Rogue River national forsst's
parachutes to be used In dropping
food and other supplies to firefight
ers on the Klamath national forest.
Forty parachutes were lent and work
wss begun Immediately on maiing
With temperature up and hum!Mty
down fire hazards In town and coun
try as well as on the forests Increas
ed todsy. The humidity this after
noon was down to 1ft per cent. Tbe
public was advised to be extreme
ly cautious.