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T The Weather Forecast: Fair tonlrht and Saturday, little change Is) tem perature. Temperature 1 Highest yesterday fj Lowest thla morning M A Reminder Again w remind yon that te day It Friday. Sunday la the blf ClaMlfled Day. Time now to prepare your copy (or the Sunday morning edition. No additional cost. Tribune FORD Full Associated Press Full "., Press Thirty-Third Year ilEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY, AGUST 12, 1938, No. 122. Ml r j rift Med MSB 1 i WEE i 1 1 - The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. FARM LAW AIDS TALMADGE IN GEORGIA SENATE RACE TOBACCO GROWERS FACE PENALTY TAX ON CROP INDIGNATION SEEN WINNING VOTES FOR FOE OF F. R. EX-GOVERNOR PROMISES MAKE V. S. GARDEN OF EDEN BARNESVILLE, Ga. Aug. 12. It will be the nastiest joke yet played on the president. If the farm law ' which he whipped through e, balky congress gives htm Gene Talmadge Instead of Walter George us senator from Georgia. And that Is precisely what the farm law may do. The AAA's stern new system of pro duction quotas Is provoking some dis content among farmers everywhere to the thirty-five tobacco counties of Georgia,. It Is about as popular as King George's stamp tax. Henry wal lace has fixed the Georgia tobacco quota at 76,000.009 pounds, but tactlessly bountiful nature has caus ed the Georgia farms to produce be tween 00,000.000 and 100.000.000 pounds. To sell their surplus mil lions of pounds, the farmers must pay a penalty tax of SO per cent or the price. The tobacco farmers are mad as hornets, and even the cotton farmers, who are confused by the whole quota mechanism, are on the irritable side. . Such a set-up Is pie for -Gene--Talmadge. The brash. reeallused, Bible belt demagogue Is detested by the president only slightly less' than Wal ter George, the chosen victim of the White House purge. Talmadge's Jan uary, 1936, convention of "grass roots' Democrats, heavily financed by liberty league money, was as sordid an appeal to color and every, other sort of prejudice as the country hi lately seen. Although he used to be the chosen darling of the power In terests, even they have cast him off. But the embattled agriculturists of Georgia still love him like a brother. , At the moment, he is. rampaging through the farm counties, bellowing that the quota system Is 'agin God and nature." George voted for the farm production quotas. The new deal candidate, U. S. District Attorney Lawrence Camp, cannot attack them. And Gene Talmadge Is attracting huge crowds. Prom a rank outsider he has come up In the betting to a point where leaders at both George and Camp headquarters tell you he Is a real threat. As this Is written, the crowds are gathering here In Barnesvtlle to hear the president speak. Ho may destroy George and Talmadge at one stroke, leaving the field clear for h,is favor ite, Camp. But then, again, he may not. (Continued on Page Ten.) HOT POLITICAL TALKS PLEDGED AT K. F. PICNIC KLAMATH PALLS. Aug. 13. (VPV Klamath county Democratic commit teemen promised red hot political speeches for those who attend the Democratic picnic In Moore park here August 31. On the program arc Willis Ma honey, candidate for the United States senate; Henry Hess, candidate for governor. Walter Pierce, aspirant for re-election to congress, and Clar ence Hyde, Democratic nominee for state labor commissioner. It was announced that a large del egation of Josephine 'county Demo crats will attend. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Frank Rirrell taking off In .the wrong direction to avoid a tiresome conversation. Frank VanDyke and hla charming wife representing Ashland at the Shakespearean Festival. Mayor- Charley Furnas worrying about his parked oar when the Ash land Tire alren screeched loud and long. Doc William Holt telling a gum dispensing young lady he didn't want to have his breath taken away aa he preferred to live a while 1 nger. she replying it took away only the worst part. Barge Harold Howard manipulating fingerprinting apparatus like an ex pert. being ably s.vtsted by Cheeia poleeae Ctotoua CcCredl. OF L Stay of Execution Is Granted in Arson Trial for Ap-, peal to Supreme Court Convicted July 10 DALLAS. Ore., Aug. 13. (AP) Albert Earl Rosser, 44-year-old baldlsh former secretary of AFL teamsters in Oregon, was sentenced today to 12 years In the penitentiary for arson In connection with the burning of the Salem box factory last November 20. Circuit Judge Arlle G. Walker gave Rosser the same septence as Al M. Banks, former business agent for Salem teamsters who paid $105 to Ernest Carson. John Newlands and Cecil Moore to fire the non-union mill. The latter thsee nave pleaded guilty but have not been sentenced. Judge Walker granted a stay of execution for 10 days at the request of Defense Attorney George P. Van derveer of Seattle, who said he would appeal to the state supreme court. The sentencing of Rosser, climax of a statewide war on labor terrorism, which sent more than 40 person to -Jury or to Jail, came shortly after noon after attorneys lor both sides completed their arguments on a defense motion for a new trial. Judge Walker, denying the motion for a new trial, said that whether testimony of accomplices was corro borated was a master for the Jury to decide, adding that the question of whether witnesses told the truth also was a jury matter. District Attorney Bruce Spauldlng asked the court to sentence Rosser to from ?2 to IB years. The maximum term for arson Is 18 years. Arguments on the new trial motion began yesterday morning. Rosser was convicted July 10 by a Jury of 10 men and two women which returned the verdict 25 hours after It had received the case. 1) DELAY NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (AF) Minor damage to th propeller and an en gine cowling ot the 19-ton German plane Brandenburg delayed today the start of the huge ship's homeward flight across the Atlantic ocean. A quick turn-around trip had been planned but thla idea was dropped soon alter the four-man crew brought the 24-passenger transport skimming into Floyd Bennett field yesterday at the end of a record-breaking trip from Berlin. It was the first west eaat Unking of Berlin and New York and the 3.942 miles were covered In 24 hours, 54 minutes. Spouting oil betrayed the damage aa the plane rolled to a stop. Alfred Henke. blond and taciturn captain of the Brandenburg'a crew, said the damage waa trivial and If necessary. the plane could have started home Immediately. But there waa no rush and New York had shown them such a "splendid welcome," he said, the fliers wanted to atay "a day or two." Henke would not commit himself on the hour of a takeoff. BASEBALL Brooklyn Boston 1 7 1 2 6 "! Campbell. Hamlin. Tamulla and Shea; Turner and Mueller. New York . Philadelphia Qumbert 0 S 0 and Dannlng; Holllngs- worth and Davis. Chlcago Pittsburgh Lea and Hartnett: and Todd. 9 16 0 17 0 Tobln, Brown Amprlran. . .First game: k H. E Philadelphia 5 S New York 4 S 1 Nelson. R. Smith and Hayes; Ruff' ing and Dickey. (Second game) Philadelphia . New York R. - S .16 Ross. Smith, Williams and Brucker. Wagner; Hadley and Dickey, Olenn. .1st game, 10 Innlngal R. H. E Cleveland 12 18 ) Chicago 9 16 1 Harder. Whltehlll and Pytlak: Ly ons. Boylea and Rensa, Boston t 7 4 Washington II 18 t Wilson Mldklff. Rogers. MeKain and Drriutels, Peacock; Leonard and Giuliani . EX-SECRETARY Military Preparations in Divine Cohorts in 'Heaven ! '.'"."fflW'.f '' ..m.ll"aiWHMW-,'. i MJ .' J, ' i.i 1 '.-u ' !:''"..;"l."'JlL!JiJ"lm,l-J J-W A shouting, confetti-throwing group of disciples of Father Divine romped into hi vine's new heaven, Just across the river from President Roosevelt's estate at Knim-Elbow-On-the-Hudson after the cult had taken over' the recently acquired property. ' Father Divine (center In gray suit mid wearing hat), stands behind a rock on which Is painted;, "Father Has Come." ' . v - i HARDBOILED PAIR PAY LEAVENWORTH. Kaa., Aug. 12. (fp) Robert Suhay and Glenn Apple- gate, New York gunmen convicted of murdering W. W. Baker, federal bu reau of Investigation agent, were hanged at the federal penitentiary here today In the first double execu tion In Kansas In more than 70 years. Applegate went to his death with the same Indifference that has char acterized his stay In prison. Suhay gritted his teeth and was making An obvious effort to control nlmself es he mounted the 13 steps to the gal lows. Among the 27 witnesses were H. H. Baker Yuma, Ariz., Atttorney, father of the slain FBI agent, and B. B. Baker, his 18-year-old eon. Guards entering the cell bloc it found Applegate asleep. He refused to converse with the prison chaplain with the asertlon "you'll have to go a hell of a long to visit with me." After the ropes were adjusted. Ap plegate turned to Suhay and said: "Let's shake and go together." Su hay made no response. Both the 46-year-old Applegate and 8uhay, 26, refused to receive spir itual advisers. "You can't do me any good. All of my friends are In hell," Apple gate said. FROM 5-IEK TOUR WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. OP President Roosevelt arrived In Wash ington at 7:28 a. m. PJ3.T. today af ter a five week political-pleasure tour. A group of cabinet officers and gov ernment officials greeted - the pres ident. Secretaries Perkins. Woodrlng, Hull and Roper and General Malln Craig, chief of staff of the army, were among those who boarded the pres ident's oar to talk with him before he left the train. t Runaway Girls In Arms Of Law LONGVIEW, Wash., Aug. 11. yp The runaway escapade of two 15-year-old girls from the Beaver dis trict near Clatskanle, Ore., rnded In the arms of police officers at Che halls, Wash., shortly after 10 a. m. today. The glrU. sobbing, told officer thy had Intended to commit suicide, but had "lout their nerve." They were taken from an Aberdeen- bound stae. carrying their clothes In one large eultcase and $18 wrapped I in a handkerchief in a puna. FARLEY WOULD WAIT ROOSEVELT DECISION MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., Aug. 13. IP) Postmaster General James A Farley, Democratic national chair man, contends the party should leave the 1940 presidential field open un til President Roosevelt signifies whether he will seek a third term. Farley, guest of honor at k testi monial dinner given by Michigan Democrats, told newsmen last nigh. "anybody wbo Indicates nls candi dacy for the presidency before Roose velt makes up his mind whether to run ought to have his head examin ed." He added Mr. Roosevelt la "Just a popular as he ever was." The national chairman appealed In his address at the banquet for the retention of a new deal congress and said earlier in a press conference: "It la my belief tho administration will be entirely satisfied with the re sults of the house and senate races which will be very disappointing to our Republican friends." Farley bestowed the blessing of the hew deal on Gov. Frank Murphy, who Is u pop posed for renomlnatlon in the primary. DAYTON WOULD TAKE L McMINTTVILLE. Ore., Aug. 12. (AP) Carl H. Francis, president of the Dayton Chamber of commerce, headed a drive today to move the Yamhill county seat to Dayton. In a mimeographed letter entitled, "why pay tribute to McMlnnvllle?" Francis opposed current efforts to construct a new courthouse here with PWA aid. He charged that Mc Mlnnvllle desired to "strangle the development of the roads, highways. trade and Industries of other county cities." Francis suggested a league of county cltlea to promote unity of thought end action to put the court house In any other city If sentiment was against moving the county seat to Dayton. PORTLAND AVIATORS TAKE OFF FROM NOME NOME, Alaska. Aug. 12. (API- Returning home from a flight to Barrow, Alaska. Harry Coffey and W. F. White, Portland, Ore., took off at 7:30 a.m., (10:30 a.m., PST) on another lap of their trip. They flew north In connection with mem orial exercises near Barrow neat week for Wiley Post and Will Rogers. Farmers' cooperative association have added more than a half-mHIlon members to their ranks In the past!" yesterday to Mrs. Vary Wolcher, decade , i NAZI ENVOY FIRED AT BUND'S BEHEST E TOLD German Organization in U.S. Exacted Cooperation From Consuls Is Word to Unamerican Probe Group WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. ( AP) The house committee Investigating un-American activities heard testi mony today Hans Luther, long-time German ambassador here, lost his Job because he did not cooperate fully with the Qerman - American bund, a nasi organisation. John O. Metcalfe, German-born committee Investigator, said ha waa told thla by Fritz Kuhn, bund leader who accepted Metcalfe Into mem bership and hired him for a speak ing tour. , During thla tour, particularly In Loa Angeles, Metcalfe aald, local bund members complained of - lack of full cooperation with German consuls, particularly In obtaining storm trooper uniforms. Get Anything: Wanted. Kuhn flew into a rage when thla waa reported back to him, Metcalfe recounted, and declared: "What'a the matter with them? I've removed Hans Luther. I have secret relatione with Germany where by I can get anything I want. These consuls will be removed and we'll get tho kind of consuls there we want." . Dr. Hans Dteckhoff la the present ambassador from Germany. Metcalfe, a short, dark man wear' Ing a mouataohe alrallar to that of Adolph Hitler, said he waa born in Dresden. Germany, and cams to thli country In 1914. He waa flrat of four witnesses who Chairman Dies D., Tex.) aald would expose widespread activities of nasi groups In the United states. Opposed Government Metcalfe testified nazl leaders In Chicago and New York told him they "opposed the Democratic form of government In the United States." Dies. In a preliminary statement. said he Intended to conduct the hearings In a dignified and Impartial manner. "The committee' will 'not' permit any 'character assassination' or any 'smearing' of Innocent people," he declared. ... When the committee finishes Its study of nazl organizations It will take up charges that communists are "boring from within" organized labor groups. s "At leaat 90 per cont of the German-American element In the Unit-i ed States la absolutely opposed to the activities of the German-American hund and everything It ata-nda for," Metcalfe told the committee when . asked hla opinion aa to the extent of the bund's Influence, SOO.OOO Involved He estimated, however, there were 80 posts of German-American bunda scattered over the country, having a direct membership of 26.000 and an Indirect strength of 600,000 persona. About 100,000 attended bund meet ngs regularly and openly, the Inves tigation added. Metcalfe testified headquarters for the silver shirts was at Aahevllle, N C where a weekly publication, "Tho Sllvemtor," was published. The investigator aald copies of thla could be obtained by writing to Ger- many. Metcalfe aald the real purpose, ot tha Nazi movement In the United Statea waa three-fold: 1. To establish a vaat spy network. 2. To form a powerful sabotage ma chine. a. To develop the present bund group Into an organization encom passing aa many German-Americans aa possible. The bund, ha aald, la always keep. Ing In mind the possibility of war and what It oould do to help Ger many In such an event. Hollingberry Auto Kills Jaywalker OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 12. VPy An automobile which Policeman Norman Oehm said waa driven by Orln "Babe Holllngbery football coach cf Wash ington State college, struck and kill ed William Melchlng, 03. on foothill boulevard here early today. Holllngbery waa exonerated after Oehm said wltneasea told him Melch lng, a car cleaner for the Sactamento Northern railway, was "Jaywalking" at the time of the accident. Marry In Bene RKNO. Nev Aug. 13, (AP) Mil ton Kane. 43, San Francisco Invest ment broker and vice -president of the Humboldt Malt and Brewing com pany of Eureka, Calif., waa married 26. formerly ot Portland, Ore, Germany Worry $1,232,558,598 THREE YEAR COST L $887,946,271 Revenue Re ceived Under Act Ad ministration Expense Is Reported As $'38,000,000 WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. The first three years of the social secur ity act cost the federal treasury !, 232.558.508 and brought In $887,046, 271 of revenue. Roswell MaglU, acting secretary of the treasury, made public today .the statistics Involved In operation of the law, the third anniversary of which will be Sunday. Federal expenditures for the glaan tlo pension system have Included $504,204,188 for grants to the states, $600 000,000 for Investments tn the old age reserve fund, and about $38, 000,000 for administration of the law. Revenue fell far behind expendi tures because amounts nearly equal to the receipt are permanently ear marked for the old age reserve fund, leaving the state grants to be financ ed out or ordinary treasury funds. The statea received $350,500,010 for old age awl stance, $45,810,189 for aid to dependent children. $11,528,503 for blind pensions $8,538,383 tor ma ternal and child health services, $5, 718.002 for aid to crippled children, $3,735,082 for other child welfaro services, $10,275,077 for public health work, Including venereal disease con trol, and $80,001,347 for administer Ins state unemployment compensa tion laws. The controversial old age' reserve fund scheduled to reach $47,000,000. 000 in 1080 was valued by the treas ury at $1,136,430,408, but IU actual Investments including reinvestment of interest receipts, amount to only $700.300,000., The difference is an op proprlatlon credit for which the ac tual cash will not be received by the fund until the old age tuxes Intended to fill the fund are collected. PUBLIC INVITED I The Medford Oun club will stage 1U semi-monthly practice shoot at the club's grounds near the airport Sunday morning, with firing to be gin at 10:30. The public Is Invited to attend. Returning from Harrison Hot Springs, B, 0. this morning were Mi, and Mrs. T. B. Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. George Porter Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Durno and Dr. and Mrs. Charles O. Lemery. The men participated In the annual Pacific Indians shoot, and won three events. The Pacific Indians shoot waa or ganized In Medford 80 years ago, and is moved to different Pacific coast cltlea each year. Chief of this sea son's event was Mr. Daniels. FRUIT WORKER WOUNDED BY SHOT THROUGH WALL URIAH, Calif., Aug. 12. (AP) A pistol, tired In a lunch room, re sulted In the aertous wounding of Edward Driscoll, fruit worker, yes terday. The platol bullet went through a wall and struck Driscoll, who waa In his parked automobile. A Potter valley resident waa held In . connection with tha shooting. Roper Says British Fear War Crisis Next 30 Days WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. (AP) Secretary Roper disclosed today a conviction of high-placed English friends Europe mil paaa through the crisis of war threat. In tha next 30 days. Roper, who returned this week from a month'a visit In Oreat Britain, said In an Interview: "The people with whom I talked aald if they could gat through the next month without war, there would be no general European war for at least a year and probably for years to come." He explained when ha waa In Eng land two years ago, Britons appeared "Jittery" about the prospects for peace because of their lack of mili tary preparedness. Now," ha continued, "the English believe their rearmament program la far rnough along to command respect and peace " Slayer Captured vi ' Bernard !eurn (above) convicted wife slayer who escaped from the county Jail at hellon, Wash., was a tired, hungry nnd nervous fugitive when captured at the home of rela tives at Hhelton four days after t his flight. He entered the relative's house for meal, the first he said he had since escaping, and was captured a few hours later. He Is a former St. Cloud, Minn., policeman. FATE OF CARROLL SOUTH PARIS. Me., Aug. 12. (APi Tha fate of former Deputy Sheriff Francla M. Carroll, on trial for the murder of elderly Dr. Jamea O. Uttlefleld, waa placed In the Jury's handa at 2:14 p.m., EST, to day. In hla charge to the Jury. Judge William H. Fisher explained three verdicts were possible, acquittal. guilty of murder or guilty of man. slaughter. Conviction for murder carries i mandatory sentence of Ufa Impris onment In Maine, and conviction for manslaughter a 20-year term. In- closing arguments tha prose cutlon contended Carroll murdered the country doctor to conceal "un- fatherly acta" toward hla own daugh. ter, Barbara, 18, while Carroll'a coun sel contended the murder waa com mitted by Paul N. Dwyer, I, Bar bara'a former aweetheart and Oar- roll's chief accuser. Army Planes Hit Fog In Maneuvers TACOMA, Aug. 12. (AP) Port Lewis authorities said today they had received word that difficulty waa encountered by some ox w. army planes en route to Montana In keeping In formation In heavy fog over the Cascades, but that all planea had successfully negotiated the mountains and were to concen trate at Sand Point. Ida., continuing their tour aa acheduled from there. Name Convention City PORTLAND, Aug. 12. (P) 8an Francisco was ohosen for the 1939 convention at the closing wsslon of the Pacific coast section of the Amer ican Institute of Electrical Engineers. The delegatea left today for a tour of Bonneville dam and other north west electrical projects. The commerce secretary aald some Englishmen who formerly Interested themselves only In promoting solidar ity of England and the United Statea now are talking In terms of all de mocracies, regardlesa of race or lan guage. . ' Prealdent Roosevelt, returning to day from bla vacation cruise, will have opportunity to receive from Sec. ratary Hull the lateat report, on the troubled European and far eastern situation.. The Russo-Japanese dispute, though apparently eased, la expected .In In formed quarters to hasten the presi dent's selection of an American am bassador to Moscow. There haa been no public Indica tion of whom the president haa In mind for the thorny and not much coveted poet, vacant since Ambassa dor Joseph E. Davie, waa transferred I to Brussels In June France PLACED ON WAR-TIME BASIS L DRILL French Diplomats Abroad Ordered to Report All Information Available Movements Are Speeded By the Associated Press German military preparation, aroused anxloua curiosity In France today. Aa Germany prepared for her an-, nual autumn army maneuver France'a dlplomata abroad received orders Immediately to report to Pari, all Information available concerning the preparations. An authorized source In Parla aald Information In tha French foreign office's possession showed "Important maneuvers will be held In tha relch." Germany, watched by other Euro pean powera because of Relchsfuehrer Hitler's declared aim of "protecting" Czechoslovakia a Germans, was vir tually on a war-time footing. Movements Speeded Nationwide preparations were pro ceeding at top apeed for annual autumn maneuvera of a type never used by Germany since the World war creation of entirely new unite for training reaervea In 6 to 10 weeks. British; and French newspaper, estimated 1.800,000 German ' reserv ists had been called for (he 1 war games, but military observers In Ger many were unable to estimate the number of troops .that would be In volved."1. In' London, meanwhile, the prlee of gold rose to Its highest level since November. 1938, as gold buyer, rush ed Into the market, apparently to get their holdings Into safe-keeping until uncertainty In the world po litical and financial situation blow, over.' Czech, to Stand Firm. Tha Society of Czechoslovak army officers In Praha proclaimed their resolve not to yield an Inch and their determination to back up their government's Insistence on the re publlo'a Integrity In dealfngs with the nazl-supported Sudeten German minority. , A now Incident on the far eastern . frontier, where peace between Soviet Russia and Japan now la only an armed truce, was reported from Sakhalin Island, over which Moscow and Tokyo divide control. Domet (Japanese newa agency) re ported the alleged shooting of a Japaneas (Inspection party) by a Soviet secret police agent. The agent aald Russian and Japanese tempera both were aroused. Japanese police . were rushed to tha scene, near th. border between the Japanese and Soviet halves of the long Island off the Siberian coast. , Rebels Snrronnd Area . '. i Spanish Insurgent dispatches from southwest Spain said Gen. Oomalo Quelp de Llano's army had sur rounded Cabeza Del Buey In a rapid advance on the government's Tain-1 able Almedan mercury mines. Government reinforcements were sent to bolster a defense line of only alx squads of militiamen who with stood the brunt of the Insurgent of fensive tn Estremadura. A Japanese naval communique said more than 100 Japanese warplane had carried out a spectacularly suc cessful raid on the headquarter of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek at Hankow, provisional aeat of tha Chi nees government. Japanese estimated too casualties ere Inflicted. . .v .. The raids followed daring Japanese air attack, that caused heavy dam age and casualties In two area deep in the heart of China. Suggest Pope Make Independent Race BOISE, Idaho. Aug. 11. (AP) Supporters of Sen. James P. Pope, ardent New Dealer defeated by Rep. D. Worth Clark In the primary, sug gested today an Independent cam paign to reelect Idaho'. Junior sen ator next November . The group charged In a prepared statement the Republicans "stole the Democratic nomination for United State, senator from Mr. Pope and gave It to Representative Clark.' Senator Pope aald he had "no comment" to make. BIG ONION CROP SEEN IN OREGON THIS YEAR PORTLAND. Aug. 12. (AP) The latest market survey of the Journal Indicated Oregon will have one of her greatest onion crop. thU season. The outlook I. for an -output of from 1100 to 1900 cars. The crop at not only Urge, but of good quality. 1.
