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The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Saturday; slightly wanner Sat urday. Temperaturei Highest Yesterday 12 Lowest thla morning M Don't Forget Hera It la Friday again. That meant It la tlma to prapara that Classified AdT. for the Sundaj morning edition. Moat people ipend more time read ing Sunday than any other day. , Don't forget. Medford Tribune Full Associated Press raited Press Thirty-Third Tear MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1938. No. 110. M (MM The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Ine. STATE DEPARTMENT WINS BOUND WITH FASCISTS DEAL WOULD HAVE OIVEN GERMANY HAITIAN EDGE 0. S. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK HELPS AMERICAN FIRM INDIRECT TREASURY LOAN INANCES rUBI.IC WORKS WASHINGTON. July 29. The atruggle against fascist penetration In Central and South America U becoming sensationally exciting. The stakes are huge, for, If the fascists win. nazl Germany will be the pre dominant Influence In many na tions to the southward. American resources are small and poorly mobi lised. So It la heartening to be able to report that the staid old state department baa Just won a hand some victory. An assault on Haiti was prepared some months ago by German finan cial Interests, presumably with the guidance of the devious Dr. HJalmar Schacht. The rich, dart Island In the Caribbean, at the very back door of the United States, was ready to succumb. Had the German assault been successful, Haiti would have become an economic province , of Berlin. The story of how the department beat the. Germane In Haiti la some thing of a romance of International finance. To understand it, you must first understand the American status In Haiti. Haitian finances have been under American control since 1915, when the Haitian government defaulted on Its foreign bonds. The control Is exercised through a fiscal representa tive, nominated by the President of the United States and appointed' by the president of Haiti. The present fiscal representative la Sidney de la Rue, who makes a profession of supervising the finances 'of black republics, having managed those of Liberia before he went to Haiti. Able Mr. de la Rue's Job la to see that Haitian customs receipts are used to pay off foreign bondholders, and he also haa the power to veto any new Haitian bond Issues. All went well in Haiti until the American depression crippled the Haitian export trade, and conse quently the Haitian economy. Serious unrest began about two years ago. Looking to the example of the New Deal, the Haitian government thought longingly of spending. A year ago the unrest had reached a point where the stability of the government was threatened. A $5,000,000 public works program was decided on and' Mr. de la Hue was asked to find the money and approve tho bond Issue. (Continued on Page Ten.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS The senior Frederick Heath aomon lahlng hla bulldog Grip to quit play ing with the garden hose, the gentle man carefully explaining he wanted to get the watering done before It rained. The senior Bill Holloway becoming known aa the fisherman who catches everything but fish, his latest catch being the Junior Bill's fishing license In the river three miles from where It was lost a fortnight ago. Morrla Leonard explaining to a number of friends the effective ways and means of dieting, he contradict ing each statement by consuming a large amount of luncheon topped off by pie a la mode. Bernlce Sears causing a lot of com motion over the question of her being or not being a Miss or Mrs., she averring she la a Mies; the city direc tory a Mrs. Qua Newbury averring that the mystery man number 7 In the Guess Who contest Is not he although a very attractive gentleman who easily could be mistaken for him. Jack Cumming proving a lifwaver for two scribes searching for seats at the Softball game, he graciously opening up the press box and even providing s blanket to sit on. Oeorge Dayton referring s tobacco customer to one of those new-fangled cigarette-rending machines snd hav ing to explain Its method of opera tion before the customer could obtain bis amok 14 NAVY VESSELS TAKE OP E Big Plane 565 Miles From Manila When Last Heard From Ability to Float Holds Hope of Rescue MANILA, P. I.. July 30. (Satur day) (AP) Fourteen navy vessels steamed out or Manila today to Join the army transport Meigs In a search of the Pacific ocean for the $450,000 Hawaii Clipper, which van ished last night with 15 men on board on a flight from Guam to Manila. The Meigs was the first craft to reach the area In which the giant flying boat apparently was forced down. The transport reported It was engaged in a search through the darkness and was making a zJg-zag course, employing powerful search lights to sweep the sea. Pan American officials said the Meigs had made no report to lt station here since radioing Its ar rival In the area, and none was ex pected until after dawn (noon PST) In the far eastern waters. Kearlng Manila. The Clipper was only 666 miles from Manila on Its 1680-mile flight when Its radio flashed Its final mes sage at 8:09 p.m., yesterday. The ope rator reported rain and a 19-knot headwind. pesptte the fate of the missing Clipper with its six passengers and nine crew members. Pan American officials said the Philippine Clipper would leave Honolulu this afternoon for the mainland, and the China Clipper would take off about 3 p.m. from Its Alameda, Calif., bast for Hawaii and the Orient, - ----- Plying conditions and visibility had been generally good, but the plane had flown through scattered showers. No reason was advanced as to why she might have been forced down, but It was pointed out if she made a safe landing she could float on the Pacific ocean as well as any boat. The navy tender Penguin was sent from Guam carrying one Pan Ameri can radioman and an airways me chanic. She was expected to reach the scene Monday. Planes to Search Seven army planes were ordered to take off from Cavite on Manila bay at dawn Saturday for Legaspl, on the southwestern tip of Luzon Island and closest airport to the po- (Continued on Page .Three ) On Missing Plane SAN FRANCISCO, July 29 ( AP) Fifteen persons were aboard the Hawaii Clipper, reported missing Oday between Guam and Manila n the south Pacific. ..The six passengers were: Major Howard C. French, Port nnd. K. A. Kennedy, Piedmont, Calif., Pan-American Alrwaya division traffic manager. Dr. Earl B. McKlnley. Washing ton. O. C. Fred C. Meier, Washington. D. C E. E. Wyman. New York City. Choy Wah sun Choy. Jersey City The crew: Leo Terletzky. Palo Alto, Calif., :aptaln. M. A. Walker. Berkeley. Calif., 'lrst officer. G. M. Davis, Oakland, Calif., tccond officer. J. M. Sauceda, Oakland, third ffleer. J. W. Jewett, Oakland, fourth officer. H. Cox. Alameda, Calif., engineer fflcer. T. B. Tat urn. Honolulu, assistant engineer officer. W. McCarty, Alameda, radio of 'leer. I. Parker, flfiht steward. 'Guess Who' Proves Baffler For Mail Tribune's Readers Not a single perfect soon up to the latest tabulation! piat's how the Mall Tribune": "Guess WhV contest stood at noon Wednesday. No one had guessed cor rectly the Identity of all 25 men snd women pictured in the contest se ries. Tabulations disclosed a lot of wrong guessing. Entrants had as many ss 23 out of the 25 wrong! Replies are being tabulsted as rap idly as possible and contestants are asked to send in their Answers Im mediately rather than wlt for the last minute The sooner the snswen come In. the quicker they can be tabulated and the winners oetermln- Texans Nominate Hillbilly 1 'I- ? ir i . - , ' , W. Lee O'Panlel. Fort Worth, Texas, flour merchant, happily holds hundreds of tributes mailed by his supporters after he succesfully won the Texas Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Tom F. Hunter, defeated candidate, ha wired congratulation and offered hi" services to O'Danlel. Note the hillbilly campaign slogan on O'Panlel'i shirt: "Pappy Pass the Biscuits." ( SITUATION EASES ONLY ONE BLAZE 10 RECENT LIST One new smsll lightning fire waa discovered this mornlngon the Rogue River national forest as the situation In general became the most favorable In three weeks. , ' All of the state fires In Jackson county and the 13 lightning blazes discovered in the national forest Wed nesday afternoon and yesterday morning were under control or com pletely out today. Two state fires remained out of control In Josephine county, one on Thompson creek, the other on Jack son creek. Hie new fire on the Rogue national forest occurred about e, mile west of the Seven Lakes basin on the Cas cade summit near Alta lake. Lester Brad shaw, fire guard at Lodge Pole, and four South Fork CCC men were sent to put it out. SALEM. July 29. fl1) Forest fire conditions In. Oregon continued to improve today. State Forester J. W. Ferguson announced! Ferguson declared that virtually all of the fires were under control and that severs! hundred men now In the ValsctB and Smith river districts would be withdrawn within the next 24 hours. UNPAID DENTIST PULLS FILLINGS OUT OF TEETH MIAMI, Fla., July 29. (UP) Po lice, attracted by a woman's screams, rushed today to the office of Dr. Huston G. Holland, dentist, aud found him pulling gold fillings out of Mrs. Blanche Bailey's teeth, while Mrs. Bailey protested violently. Dr. Holland explained that he had done $47 worth of dental work on her and she paid him only $25, so he was taking back $22 worth of fillings. ROME. July 29. (AP) The in ternational Institute of agriculture today estimated the 1638 European wheat crop, exclusive of Soviet Rus sia, at 45.500.000 metric tons. This is equivalent to 1 .MS. 300,000 bushels. ed. TVe tabulation takes consider able amount of time. And dont forget: Saturday is the deadline. Answera must be brought to the Mail Tribune office not later than midnight Saturday or mailed In time to be postmarked not later than Saturday. And Just one bit of advice: be cer tain the nsmes you gtieas correspond with the number on the photograph. After the close of the contest all the totographs with the correct nsmes under them will be published so thst contestants may see for themselves how well they did In "guessing who. CANNERIES OF COAST YET TO MAKE OFFER ON LOCAL BARTLETTS Pacific coast canneries, reported ss offering $15 per ton for Yakima val ley No. 1 Battle Us. and $20 per ton for Sacramento River No. 1 Bartletts, have made no offers as yet for Rogue river valley Bartletts, according to A. B. Cordy, county horticulturist, No offer was made for No. 2 Bartletts. "The price Is generally come place between the Yakima and Sacramento price," Cordy said, Growers here re garded the figure as too low. Some thing in the nature of a local price was expected to develop early next week. Reports to local fruit interests said Yakima and California growers are resisting the price offer. The same at titude is held here by many. The Rogue river valley crop Is es timated at 2,500 cars, an Increase of 250 cars over last year. County Hor ticulturist Cordy said there would bo s good yield of No. 1 Bartletts, of the required two and three-eights lncher. diameter. Harvesting of Bartletts Is scheduled to start between August 10 and 15. INDICT EV1EDIC ON I PORTLAND, Ore.. July 28. (AP, United States Attorney Carl Don augh said today that the federal grand Jury had indicted Dr. J, W. Huff, long-time Baker physician, on 12 counts of alleged violation of the Harrison narcotics law. U. 8. Marshal Jack Summervllle said Deputy Al Price had left here j last night to arrest Huff, whose bond was set st $3,000. I Dona ugh said no date for a plea had been set, but that Huff prob ably would be arraigned here next week. The indictment charged that Huff' prescribed narcotics not In the course of his professional practice or In good faith and the Indictment named as the recipient or the narcotics, John L. Orter, alias Ed Anderson. It slleged that prescriptions totaled S50 half grams extending over a year. HELENA WILL EXPEND $400,000 ON AIRPORT HELENA. Mont., July 28. (UP) Work on a $400,000 municipal air port Improvement project was start ed today when City Engineer Oscar Bsarson announced a Works Prog reas administration allocation of $20 - 000 had been made. It Is expected two or three yesrs will be required for completion of the project, which Involves grading and surfacing of three runways. - The first stage appearance cf Will Rogers was st Keith's Union Square theater In New York City la 1005. PONTIFF APPEALS FOR TOLERANCE IN Racialism and Exaggerated Nationalism Raise Bar riers Between Men Is Warning of Church Head By the Associated Press , An appeal by Pope Plus XI for tol erance fell today on a world torn with dissension and strife., The pope was reported to have told students of the College of the Propagation of the Faith that radi calism and exaggerated nationalism raise "barriers between men and men." Hla declaration was uttered as the fascist regime of Italy waa pushing a vigorous campaign in favor of Its recently promulgated doctrine of race that the Italian people are Aryan and "Jews do not belong to the Italian race.' Greek Revolt fMiort Discord, meanwhile, spread to far comers of the earth. In Greece, a revolt on the Island of Crete against Gen. John Metaxas, dictator of Greece quickly was crushed. British troops fired on rioting Burmese Buddhists and Indian Moslems In Rangoon, Burma, where 47 .died in four days of fighting. The British house of commons re cessed until November 1 on ft note of rancor over the failure of a British destroyer to defend a British mer chantman sunk by Spanish Insurgent warplanea in a port of war-torn Spain. In Spain, Insurgents reported they had released flood-waters of moun tain streams to break the communi cations of government armies. Dami In the Ebro river and its tributaries were opened above the government forces, reported advancing on two aldea of Gandesa, insurgent head quarters city. In the fifth day of their surprise offensive on the Cs tal an front. Deny Success Insurgents declared a nine-foot wall of water had swept away the government's bridges. . The govern ment, however, declared the stroke bad failed to raise the Ebro effec tively. Government observers said their line, on a circular front extending 15 miles, reached from north of Villa Alba de Los Arcos, five miles from Gandesa, through the eastern out skirts of Gandesa to Bot, an Insur gent communications Junction 13 miles to the south. Japan's forces, pressing slowly toward Hankow, China's provisional capital, from about 110 miles down the Yangtze river, struck today pri marily through the air. Japanese airmen were reported to have bombed Kluklang and Nanchang In the Yangtze eone. Chinese reports said hundreds of noncombatants were killed. Jap Mnes Severed A Chinese counter-offensive was said to have severed Japanese lines south of captured Kluklang. 135 mllea down river from Hankow, while "further Chinese air attacks on Japa nese warships" nesr Kluklang "dam aged seven more.' Japanese said a hospital ship waa struck but made no mention of damage. A spark from the Spanish civil war brought In bo rite fire In the house of commons when the British govern ment disclosed the destroyer Hero stood by without retaliating when a Spanish Insurgent warplane sank the British steamer Dellwyn Wednesday in the British-operated port of Osn dia, Spain. Answering bitter laborlte protests. Col. John Llewellln, civil lord of the sdmlralty, declared the Hero com piled with the government's policy "Full protection to British ships out side territorial waters and not within territorial waters. AIR RESERVE CHIEF PORTLAND, Ore.. July 28. (AP) MsJ. Howard C. French, who boarded the Hawaiian Clipper at Alameda for Hongkon g. was the sen lor sir re serve officer In thla area. The major, a nationally known aviation authority, was state aero nautics inspector under the late Oov. Julius Meier and vice-president of the Aero club of Oregon. He left Washington Cute college to enter the army during the Mexi can border uprising. He was shot down twice while with the 50th squadron In the World war snd re ceived the Croix de Ouerre from the French government. Wages In cotton mills In the earl; part of the 10th century wcro under $4 s week for women, and usually over $5 a week fee men FORD FIRM HELD OF E Spying and Discrimination at Buffalo Plant Charged by Labor Board Exam iner After Hearing WASHINGTON, July 99. tJD A la bor board trial examiner ruled today that tfo Fard Motor oompany had violated tho Wanner labor act by "spying" and' discrimination at Its Buffalo, N. Y assembly plant. Tho examiner, Francla M. 8hea, recommended the company rehire 50 CIO unlonlats and cease "Interfering" with union activities. Shea, listing eight methods of al leged violation of the law. said the company's service men had spied on union meetlnga and on men at work. At the same time, he added. It "dis seminated propaganda" to discourage membership m the United Automo bile Workers of America. 12-Day llearlnr The findings were based on a 19 day hearing In Buffalo last winter on charges of unfair labor practice brought by the union. Shea held that 17 men were dis charged for union activity and S3 othera were not reemployed after a layoff because of other union mem bership. He dismissed discrimination chargea wltli respect to 19 other workers. Among the findings of unfair prac tices, his report listed the participa tion by Ford service men In discharg es, which the examiner said waa an unusual procedure. The service men correspond to company police. Thoy took charge of men notified of dis missal and led them from the plant, testimony brought out. - Tore Down Banner Shea ruled trie company waa re sponsible for the tearing down of a union banner opposite the factory by "eight or nine men who came from the direction of the plant." He criticised distribution of liter ature which had been held to be antl-unlon In previous NLRB actions agalnat Ford at Dearborn, Mich.. St. Louts, and Sommervllle, Mass. The Ford almanac and the reprint of a, newspaper article purporting to give Henry Ford'a views on labor, Shea said, were distributed to Buf falo Ford workers aa a "deliberate ef fort" to Interfere wltli labor organ ization activities. Tho company was given 10 days to comply with Shea's recommendations. Meanwhile, however, It may file ex ceptions to his report and request oral argumenta before the board.' F PORTLAND, July 20. (UP) United States customs officers lste Thursday seized 400 cans of opium, valued at between $80,000 and $100. 000, on the Norwegian ship Gran ville. Officers said it was the big gest narcotic haul here In 40 years. The seizure was made In a routine inspection of ships entering the hsr bor. Fred Flak, collector of customs, said no prior tip had been received. The cans were found burled about two feet under a quantity of bur lap dunnage In the fore peak of the vessel. Five bundles were linked together with cord, Indicating that plans call ed for dropping the cargo overboard. Seven members of the Chlneae crew of 35 were arrested and held for questioning. Republicans Accuse F. R. Of Misleading Statements v Br ARTHUR T. DEUKEVE I nltrd Pm Ulaff Correspondent WABHINCITON, July 99. (UP) The Republican national committee today accused President Roosevelt of "Intellectual dishonesty," of making many "misleading or unfair" atate menta and of executing "brawn re venuila" In position In order to cspltaltze on changea In the politi cal situation. The allegations an contained In the preface of a 100-page booklet entitled "Quotations From Franklin Delano Roosevelt," which waa pre pared and published by the com mittee aa ammunition for Republi can candidates -In the current elec tions. On the cover la quip by Benjamin Franklin: "Baying and doing have quarreled and parted." The quotatlona cover a wide range of topics. Including a balanced bud get, congress and the president, cost of government, government and busi ness, politics In relief, pork bsrrai. prices, Roosevelt recovery. Roose BASEBALL American R. R. K. Philadelphia 2 8 3 Detroit .... 9 7 3 Williams, tPotter and Brucker; Auker and Tebbetts. New Tork 4 10 8 Chicago .. - S S Oomes and Dickey; Lea and Sewell. Washington 4. S 1 Cleveland 19 IS 0 Hogsett. Kelley and R. Ferrell, Olu Hani; Allen and Pytlak. National. B. H. E. 4 7 0 S IS 0 Cincinnati New York Vender Meer, Schott and Lom bard!, Herahberger; Qumbert, Brown, Coffman and Mancujo. (19 Innings) R. H. K. Chicago ... . 4 10 9 Philadelphia S 13 1 Lee. Root, French and Hartnett; Mulcahy, Slveas, Clark and Atwood. Davis. Pittsburgh T IS 0 Brooklyn S 10 9 Brandt, M. Brown, Bowman, Swift and Todd; Hamlin, PreasneU and Campbell. St. Louis 1 S 9 Boston 9 8 0 Davis, McOee and Owen; Lannlng and Lopes. MOSCOW, July 99. (AP) Soviet border troops today repulsed a Jepa- neae-Manchoukuo attempt to oceupy a strategic hill on what Ruaala de clarea la Soviet territory. There wen killed and wounded on both aides. The Soviet charge d'affalrs at Toklo waa Instructed to lodge a vigorous protest, demand exemplary punlah ment of those responsible, and warn the Japanese government that Mos cow holds It responsible for the con sequences. The clash waa near Poslet Day, In the region when Japan haa declared Soviet troops violated the Manchou- kuo frontier July It. The hlU In question la near the Junction of Siberia, Japanese-Inspired Manchou- kuo, and Japanese Korea. MARFA, Tex., July 20. Two soldiers, hoisted by block and tackle from a narrow canyon ledge on which they were marooned five daya after attempting to ride flood waters of ti.e Rio Orande on automobile in nertubes, agreed today "another day and we'd have had to Jump back In the river." Private Clarency Hansen of Santa Pe, N. M hla feet blistered, and his endurance almost gone, remained last night at the top of the cliff to which he and Sergt. Clyde Ryberg of Mlnneapolla were hauled from the ahelf 1.500 feet below. ROGUE RIVER CITIZENS FAVOR WATER SYSTEM GRANTS PASS, July 99. (AP) Rogue River cltlrena voted, 03 to 8 yeaterday to authorise a HO. 000 bond Issue flnanolng construction of a new water aystem. Application Is contemplated for a 114,000 federal grant. velt depression, agricultural planning, banking and finance, communism, fascism, the constitution and free dom of the press. One of the- shortest - aubjecta la headed "The Pledge to the People." Occupying less than one-third of a page, It contains only the president's oath of office taken under hla two Inaugurations and a statement he made In a radio address on May 7 193S, that "I am going to be honest at all times with the people of the country." The committee Insisted la Its pre face, however, that "many manifestly misleading or unfair statements will be found In the record." Statements are Included In the booklet. It said. which show administration favor to special groups, disfavor to othera, "all Instilling claaa hatred formerly unknown In this country." "Intellectual dishonest ypmiwatee the entire fabric of the prealdent's declared philosophy," th prefaoa BONNEVILLE CHIEF D. Ross Says Develop ment of Device for Trans mitting Direct Current Makes Hookups Feasible SEATTLE. July 90. (AP) Oreat transcontinental power networks hooking together the nation's private and public power projects were vle- uallMd for the not far distant ruturo by J. D. Ross. Bonneville power ad ministrator and superintendent of Seattle's city light department. Development of a device for trans mitting direct current makea such networka feasible, he aald. rrablem Holred He told the englnoen club yeater day engineers In the eaat apparently are aolvlng the problem that haa been the great obstacle to transmission of direct current long distances th necessity for an apparatus changing alternating current to direct current at the generator end of the line and back to alternating current at the t receiving terminal. Present methods of transmitting large amounts of alternating current energy were not practicable more than 300 mllea. he aald. He aald "the great plants of tn federal government, Bonneville, Cou lee. Boulder and the Tennessee Valley Authority and the million horsepower . Skagit project of the city of Seattle are already the foundation etonea lxt. the new auperpower area. 1 More Plants Planned "It la to be hoped the St. Lawrenea soon will be harnessed. Then there an other planto to be butlt on thai Columbia and Its tributaries to a total of 19,300,000 kilowatts, Includ ing Bonneville and Coulee." : , ; H aald with two-thirds of tho country's power produced from fuel, It Is evident huge steam plants wIM be required. "There are two enorm ous lignite fields, one In Dakota and another In Texas," he said. Vast de. posits of coal stretch through Penn aylvanla and West Virginia. These are convenient polnta for our great national plants." ' LONDON, July 90, W Attorneys for the former Barbara Hutton, five, and-ten heiress, and her estranged husband. Count Court Haugwlaa-Re-ventlow. announced today the couple had reached an agreement for a asp- ' aratlon. i The count waa granted "parental rights" toward Lance, their two-year-old son. They entitle him to make oertaln final decisions affecting bit ion's education, religion and career. The deed of separation already has been algned both by the count and counteas. It la subject to approval by the Danish minuter of Justice but would be valid both under Dan ish and English law. Count Court la Danlah and the eounteae haa adopted her huaband'a nationality. Under Danish law their deed of aeparatlon can be changed Into di vorce after 18 months If both agree. or after 19 more months If either of them dlsagreea, iE T PORTLAND, July 90. tPr-Clrcult Judge A. P. Dobeon signed an order yeaterday restraining Portland's eiiti- vice crusading commissioner, J. 1. Bennett, from Interfering with game or devloea at a carnival operating under city licenses. Bennett Invaded a "Fleet Week" carnival ground Wednesday night and arrested two men who were oper ating a balloon gam. A throne followed him through the grounda. homing "Make way for Hitler." Judge Dobeon acted arter confer ences with Deputy City Attorney John Seabrook and Stanley Meyer, attorney for carnival concession aire. W aid port Sawmill Destroyed By Fire w ALT) PORT. Ore. July 99. (AP) Fire department from Newport and Toledo aided In checking a SIS. 000 fire, which laet night destroyed the Waldport Lumber Co. and the home of Ha owner, E. E. Mills. A beer parlor waa alao damaged. The lire for a time threatened weep through tbla eoaat villa.
