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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFCfflD. OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1938. IS CUT BY SMOKE OF FOREST FIRES Forest fires not only destroy rl- uabla natural resources but also sub stantially reduoe the tourist business. This was brought out today In re ports from southern Oregon resorts to nogue River national toreot neaa quarters and from the Jackson Coun ty a 1 amber of Commerce. It Is not necessary that there be dangerous fires to frighten the tour ists away. Smoke from distant blazes will do the same thing, the reporta showed. There have been no dangerous fires In Jackson county so far this year but for days Wie Rogue valley was blackened with smoke from blazes In Josephine county and northern Cal ifornia. The air has not entirely cleared yet. Seeing; the smoke, tourists have been shunning Jackson county and other parts of southern Oregon, the reports said. Resorts at Prospect and Union Creek reported today Uiat since smoke enveloped the valley their tourist business had fallen off 60 per cent. A similar decline was shown this week-end at campgrounds In the Rogue River national forest. While the smoke was at Its thickest many tourists arriving here cancel led trips to Crater bake national park because they had heard the visibility was poor. pie chamber of commerce con firmed the reports that tourist bus. lness had declined 50 per cent since the forest fires covered southern Oregon In a blanket of amoke that for days even shut out the sun. In Comic Role J 0 y Meteorological Report ORGANIZED MEDICINE Tom Kalrrhlld of Itavmond, Wash, has roles In three of the four plays to be presented In this year's Ore- jon N hakes pea rean Festival at the Kllxahethan theater, Ashland, August S to 13. In this photograph he Is Sir Andrew Aguecheek In "Twelfth Night." A former student at the Cor- nlh Mihool of drama In Heuttle, Falr chlld has played with the C'ornhh touring troupe. Twelfth Night will be presented Wednesday, August JO at 8:30. . t IN FEU HEARINGS Attorney H. B. Duncan has been named as guardian ad litem, for Earl H. Fehl, former county juage. now . i.m.t. tt the ntntn hosnltal at Salem. The appointment Is to In sure Fehl legal rcpresemauon in hesrlng of demurrers In damage suits filed by Fehl shortly after his re turn, under the prison parole terms, about a year ago. Kehl filed damage suits against the governor and county officials, making sensational charges and seek i.hi. aiimi Demurrers have been Introduced setting forth the suits are groundless, and wltnout cause for action. Bearing on the demurrer In the suit of Pehl against County Clerk Oeorge R. Carter, Deputy District At torney George W. Nellson, and former District Attorney George A. Codding has been sot for Wcdncsdny, Sep tember 7. TEST FIRST BARRETTS AS PICKING TIME T There will bo no sessions of the circuit court during August as It la the vacation period for'circult Judge H. D, Norton, Hie calendar, both civil and criminal, Is well cleared up. Judge Norton will spend his va cation at his favorite hobby, work ing In his garden and lawn, at his home on South Oakdale. He may take a few short trips, First case scheduled for the re opening of court, on September 6, Is completion of testimony in the suit of Tom L. Taylor, orchardist. against the state agricultural de partment, the county agent, and fruit Inspector. Right of the defend- i ants to remove allegedly blight-In fested trees In orchards Is the Issue Involved. Testimony for the plaintiff waa completed at the hearing started two weeks ago. The court ordered a re cess, when It developed the case would require more time than ex pec ted, and Interfere with the trial of other cases on the calendar. FOR GENERAL ELECTION C OR V A 1X18, Aug. 1. (p) Seventy delegates at the state Townsend club convention here yesterday opposed the endorsement of candidates for the November general election. The organization directed Its state board to submit a questionnaire to all major candidates regarding their views on tie Townsend plan as de scribed In house bill 4109 and approv ed a Townsend measure for the state ballot. A committee composed of three members from each congressional dis trict -to direct organization work In cluded; Will Ooldlng of Corvallls; C. W. Banta of Ashland, J. W. Dunn of Eu gene, C. D. Nlckelsen of Hood River. John R, Stelnman of La Grande, Dr. Leonard, Klamath Falls: Elbert East man, Oeorge Hawkins end William Sell wood, all of Portland. Arthur Moore of Monmouth was elected organization director. Head quarters will be at Corvallls with Mrs. Mae Fitch, Corvallls, as secre tary. The convention favored formation of a club in every voting precinct and appointment of a representative from eaci.1 legislative district. GOV. EARLE FAILS TO QUASH PROBE Testing of Bartlett pears for ma turity was started today by County Horticulturist A. B. Cordy. Among the first orcharding to appear with samples for testing waa J. A. Perry of the Jacksonville road district. Pirst testing will be among earlier orchards, and will not be general before next week, It Is believed. It Is expected picking will start In the early orchards about August 10. and be underway In all by August 10. Many packing plants of the valley are scheduled to start Monday. August 15. 52 BODIES RECOVERED Fl KINGSTON, Jamaica. Aug. 1 Jamaica's worst railroad wreck probably will take a toll of at lee 00 lives. Fifty-two bodies have been recov ered from the wreckage near Bala clava, 70 miles northwest of here, since Saturday. Seventy of the In jured were taken to hospitals. All of the 300 passengers were na tives. A lack or coordination by the two locomotives pulling the train appar ently caused the wreck. The lead n glne, rounding a curve, slowed. The second engine crashed Into the first, which was derailed. The baggage car and four coaches of the train piled Into tt:e second engine and were telescoped. 4 TO HARRTSnimn Pa Am 1 Am J lid CM Pnnl N. flrhmafrni- halrl day tho Pennsylvania legislature could m ousciiu grana jury investiga tion oi pontics, grart ond corruption charges against Oov. Oeorge H. Earle and 13 others high In state uemocratic ranks. Legislation in nnrmlt Hid irnnnrcil aasemblv tn tnkn thn nrr.tntrt in quiry away from a grand Jury and pim-e it in me nanas or a legislative uujiiiuiiire wns unMrn nntiimnv nnn signed by the governor. Judge Bchnerfer's opinion today was on a uotltlon hv nist Attv rni B. Shelley of Dauphin county (Har rlsburg.) He Is in charge of the Brand lurv innutrv hnwri ianitr jh nccuwiioni growing out of Penn syivaniaa spring primary campaign. The 1llriir. nnmcH hv tti Pnm..vi van la svinremn rnnri tsi ait in t..a investigation, also ordered Shelley's u vinculo locKea up ana prommted all persons BUbDoenanri to nmwnr Ks- fore the grand Jury from testifying ociore a legislative committee. MOISTIWlN First battalion of the 0th field artillery at Fort Lewis. Wash , will encamp here overnight Friday. The battalion Is on a march from Fort Lewis to an unnamed army station in California. The battalion will camp for the night at CCC headquarters detach ment at the old county fairgrounds south of the city. The unit Is sched uled to arrive here about 4 p.m. Food supplies for the battalion will be bought here. The battalion comprises 330 men and officers, 59 vehicles and eight howitzers. Capt. W N. White Is In command. Lumberman Hies TACOMA. Aug. 1.-AV-Death late Saturday claimed James T. Gregory. 81, Tacoma financier philanthropist and president of the Vilas Lumber company, principally an Oregon concern. PORTLAND Ancr i(imi llslon of two Washington automobiles nv me somn ena or the interstate bridge yesterday cost tho life of Robert Vilas. Vancouver, Wash., and injured four other oeraoim. John Gillette. 36. Imvi Hriv.F vi una amomoone, was lodged In the Multnomah countv uu tn h iinn wnnoui oau pending an In tvsiiKniion, Bonnie Slmms. IB. tmrviw me most seriously Injured. Emanuel Hospital attendants aih ,h Buf fered the loss of her nose, upper llD and nsrt nf hr hin aum. a passenger m lunette's automobile. SHIRLEY MUST STAY IN BED THIRD DAY BOSTON, Aug. 1. (41 Shlrlev TVmple. nine-year-old film star, spent her third day In bed at a Beaton ho tel tMsy. recuperating from a slight Illness which resulted In postpone ment of a trip to Montreal planned for today. Shirley, physician. Dr. t.'o Madsen who flew here from Santa Monica Calif , said H e Illness "waa nM ser ious at all." hut he ordered post ponement of the Montreal trip. SECOND COVER SPRAY DUE ON PEARS, APPLES The second cover unmv for control of second bnvxl codling moth larvae on all varieties of pears and apples should be completed on August 8. according to L. o. Oentner. ento mologist. Southern Oregon Experi ment Station and C. B, cordy, as sistant county ment. L' 3 pounds of lend amiinte, plus 1-4 to 1-3 pound i t dry upreader per 100 gallons of water. Kill Millions nf llnppers KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. l.P) More than nine million grasshoppers have been destroyed In pita dug on the upper Klamath marsh. County Agent Charles A. Henderson, grass hopper control program chief, esti mated. 1 Utility Net Shrinks PORTLAND. Aug. J. (fpy The six percent revenue gain recorded by the Pacific Power and Light company during the year ended June 30 was more tlian offset by Increased taxes and heavier operating expenses. Paul B. McKee, president, reported to stock-holders Saturday. I August 1, 1038 f oreeasts Med ford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday, little change In tem perature. Oregon: Fair tonight and Tuesday, cloudy or foggy on the coast, little change in temperature, gentle changeable wind pff the coast. Loral Data Temperature a year ago today: Highest 81; lowest 44. Total monthly precipitation, none; excess for the mouth, none. Total precipitation since Septem ber 1, 1037. 25.00 Inches; excess for the season, 7.16 Inches. Relative humidity at 6 p. m. yes terday 18 per cent; 5 a. m, today 78 per cent. Tomorrow: Sunrise 5:05 a. m., sun set, 7:20 p. m. I FACE GRAND ANTI-TRUST Shearer Heeds Fan Mail Renounces Scarlett Role Observations Taken at 5 a. m.. 120 Meridian Time. B 3 2 1TIT Boise 94 54 Clear Boston 90 70 T, Cloudy Chicago 80 66 08 Clear Denver . 98 66 Clear Eureka 68 54 Cloudy Helena 90 52 Clear Los Angeles 02 04 Clear MEDFORD 91 66 Clear New York 88 70 .22 Cloudy Omai:a . ...... 02 68 P. Cdy. Phoenix 112 84 P. Cdy. Portland 80 50 Clear Reno 94 50 Clear Rose burg 86 62 Clear Salt Lake 100 62 Clear San Francisco .... 88 58 Clear Seattle 78 52 Cloudy Spokane 84 56 Clear Washington, D.C. 90 74 Clear j Yakima 88 60 Clear Entire HOSIERY stock REDUCED Ethelwyn B. Hoffmann Phone 542 We'll naul away youi refuse City sanitary Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. (AP) The Justice department soon will begin a grand Jury Investigation to deter mine whether "organized medicine" has violated anti-trust laws In opposing- a co-operative health society. The decision to conduct the In quiry was announced last night by Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney general, who said the outcome would have "far-reaching consequence on one of our most pressing problems." The Immediate issue was a situa tion which arose In Washington after 2500 federal employes formed Group Health Association, Inc. The organi zation retained Its own physicians to provide full medical care for mem bers, who pay monthly fees. Arnold said the American Medical association, the medical society of the District of Columbia and some officials of both had tried to pre vent operation of the association. Those accused, be declared, had ! threatened expulsion from the dis trict medical society of doctors who accepted employment with . Group Health Association or who consult with Its physicians. Staff doctors ! of tho cooperative society, he added, I had been excluded from Washington hospitals. Arnold said the Justice department considers this a violation of the anti trust laws. , Gov. Martin Raps Fund Soliciting SALEM, Aug. 1. (AP) Governor Charles H. Martin leveled a verbal salvo at the Multnomah county Democratic central committee Sat urday for sending out forms to cer tain stato employes urging them to contribute part of their salaries, os- tenslvely for campaign funds. I do not approve of this sort of thing unless the contributions are voluntary." he said. NORMA HbAR&R By Hubhard Keavy HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 1. (AP) The public never will know how many of Its letter writers became indignant over the cast- lng of Norma Shearer aa Scar lett O'Hara. Tho number waa a u f f lclent, anyway, to cause Mtaa Shearer to tell producer David Selsnlck, as she formally announced yes terday, that she thought herself unsulted ba the i leading lady of i his "Gone With The Wind." , In making and breaking stars, Hollywood has learned that fan mall must be taken Into ! account. It has been suggested the i naming of Miss Shearer might have ! been a straw In the wind. If It was, j it got results. Between three and four million letters a year are addressed to Holly wooders. big and little. Miss Shearer obviously took her cue from her mall. She Indicated two weeks ago she would consider pretty carefully be fore agreeing to bring Margaret ! Mitchell's heroine to celluloid life Yesterday she said she had received "quite a few letters. Many of them i were surprisingly Interesting." I And so. the public having spoken, tho nominating list for Hollywood's J most discussed casting Is again open. Your gue.ss as to who will replace Norma In Selznlck's favor is as good ! as anyone's. Tallulah Bankhead may j be in the running agam. Many still like Kathnrine Hepburn and hundreds j once voted for Margaret Sullavan. i Miriam Hopkins is another whose ' name Is often linked -with Rhett Butler's. Inelrientnllv. ninrlr rtahlo still Is set for that role, although 1 1 the all-Important papers have yet to be signed. When the Selznlck studio heard of Miss Shearer's statement. It didn't bat an official eye. Apparently, her action wasn't unexpected. PORTLAND, Aug. l.-M-T) The Oregon-Washington Evangelical Mission ary society elected Mrs. G. L. Lovell. Milwaukle. president, W. A. Gueffroy, Salem, first vice-president, and Mrs. Charles Whelchel, Albany, correspond ing secretary. You are Invited to have A FREE FACIAL AT Ethelwyn's Beauty Salon Ose Mall Tribune Want Ads. 15 Navy Vessels Depart Portland PORTLAND, Aug. 1. (AP) Fifteen heavy cruisers and destroyers pa raded down the Willamette and Co lumbia rivers today toward the sea after 8000 sailors and marines hsd filled the city for the annual fleet week. The U. S. Medusa, repair ship, re mained to complete work on the Vlncennes, a heavy cruiser. The hos pital ship Relief will not depart until main bearings on two large electric generators are repaired. Bakers Strike PORTLAND, Aug. 1. (AP) The Bakers' Union No. 114 and the Whole sale Drivers' and Salesmen's Union No. 490 called a strike at the David son baking plant Saturday night after two months of negotiation had failed to produce a new union contract. The plant suspended. It employed 160. Now's The Time To Plant Your SUMMER GARDEN - si For Fall and Winter Vegetables Plant These Now: : LETTUCE. RADISHES, TURNIP, RUTA. BAGA, SPINACH. 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