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TRIBUNE
Full Auociatd Preu
Fall United Preu
Thirty-Third Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1938.
No. 125.
WIK,
ii
The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
. and
Robert Kintner
Copyright 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
FRANKFURTER BACKERS
SHOW OAIN IN STRENGTH
INDORSEMENT BY HOLMES
FOR BAY STATE CITED
EXPECT NORMS SUPPORT
TO CARRY GREAT WEIGHT
.
CATHOLICS. WESTERNERS
WANT REPRESENTATION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Some
time within the next lew days, a let
ter will be laid on the president's
desk. Perhaps It has been laid there
already. It Is not addressed to the
president. It was written by a hand
now dead. Yet It has close connection
with, a matter of vital and present
moment. It follows:
January 15, 1933
JosepH Ely. Esq.
Governor of Massachusetts.
Boston. Mass.,
Your Excellency:
If the vacancy on the bench of
the supreme court left by the
death of Judge Carroll has not
been filled I venture to recom
mend Prof. Felix Frankfurter for
the place. I am quite confldmt
that he Is superior In learning
and ability to anyone else avail
able and that hla character la
equal to hla gifts. He has been a
dear friend of mine for many
years, but I am confident that
the Judgment..! express Is not tho
child but the parent of my affeo
tton. With much respect.
Your obedient servant.
O. W. Holmes.
The letter was written by the
greatest American of our age. With
the charming flourish In the last
phrase. It Is a typical example of
his atyle. But Just now it greatest
Interest lies In Its position on top
of a heap of evidence, collected ny
those who hope to see Felix Frank
furter not on the supreme court of
Massachusetts, but on the supreme
court of the United States.
Oovernor Ely did follow the sug
gestion of Oliver Wendell Holmes,
provoking the late Newton D. Baker
to a letter of "grateful appreciation
of this fine public service," in which
Baker remarked, "there are few more
penetrating or more brilliant minds
In the legal profession In America,
and I venture also to express the be
(Continued on Page Four.)
"Wrong Way" Feast
For Doug Corrigan
ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 18. (UP)
Douglss Corrigan will find his
"wrong way" flight altbl in edible
form tomorrow.
The chamber of commerce, plan
ning a welcome dinner for the trans
Atlantic flier's Albany visit, ordered
the menu reversed. The dinner will
begin with an Ice cream course and
wind up witb corned beef and cab
bage. Portlanders End
Aerial Vacation
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 1 (JFl
Harry K. Coffey and Wllllsm P.
White. Jr., completed an aerial vaca
tion tour of Alaska by returning
here at 9:55 a. m. today In their pri
vate plane.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Ernie Hostel writing In nosutglc
vein from Rocky Mountain nat-limnl
park.
Ward 8petz leaving news Items at
various places around town and won
derlng why they don't appear In the
MT.
Jean Stuart giving an accurate Imi
tation of a Mexican Jumping Sean
at the rasslln riots, she being In and
out of her seat with wild abai.don
while het San Francisco gueat locked
on In amazement.
Audrey Davis looking ultra stun
ning In a black and white ensemble
aa she whipped along to work with
no time to spare.
Art Berach sitting on the curb
with a customer to figure out tire
prices and discount allowances.
Lura Lynch taking delight in mod
eling a aim-ply eor-geous fur coat.
ith apparently bring unaware of the
54-desre temperature
JTRUCTION OF
LEGISLATION IS
BASBFOR RAPS
President Cites New York
Editorial as Own View
Regarding Maryland and
New York Congressman.
WASHINGTON Aug. 18. m
President Roosevelt, In a prepared
statement today, made a sharp at
tack on Sen. Millard Tydlngs of
Maryland and Rep. John O'Connor of
New York, both of whom have op
posed some administration legisla
tion. The president read reporters an ed
itorial from the New York Evening
Post which he sold now could e
regarded as a statement from blm.
The statement or editorial describ
ed O'Connor as "one of the most ef
fective obstructionists In the lower
house."
It was titled "Why the President
Interferes',"
The president, pausing frequently
to smile as he read, told reporters he
had nothing to say about primary
campaigns In other states besides
New York and Maryland today.
. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. (AP) -Presidential
praise of Rep. David J.
Lewis, (D., Md.) as a social security
pioneer received general Interpreta
tion today as a boost for his cam
paign to unseat Sen. Millard Tydlngs.
Mr. Roosevelt referred to Lewis
last night at the end of a radio
speech advocating extension of the
social security act, which the 69
year old legislator helped draft.
"I thank publicly, as I have so
often thanked them privately," the
president said, "four men who have
had long and distinguished careers
in the public service:
"Congressman David J. Lewis of
Maryland, who Is known as one of
the American pioneers In the cause
of social security: Sen. Robert P.
Wagner of New York, who also was
long Its advocate; Senator Harmon
of Mississippi and Congressman
Dough ton of North Carolina, who
carried the bill successfully through
the senate and the house of repre
sentatives. Deserve Gratitude
"They deserve and have the grat
itude of all of us for this service
to mankind!"
(Continued on Page Pour.)
KIWANIANS ELECT
DISTRICT LEADER
TACOMA, Aug. 16" (AP) J. N.
Emerson, of Pullman. Wash., today
was elected governor of the Pacific
northwest district of Kiwants Inter
national at the 21st annual district
convention here. He succeeded Griff
I. Griffith, of Olympla.
The following divisional lieutenant
governors were also selected:
Walter M. Walker, of Victoria, B.
C; Tallmadge Hamilton, of Seattle;
A. L. Lee. of Tacoma Walter Elliott,
of Shelton; Vincent White, of Oka
nogan; Oscar Nelson, of Cour d'Aiene,
Idaho; James Bock 1 us of Kenxewlck;
George K. Aiken, of Ontario. Ore ;
Earl D. Bennett, of Tongvlew; Lowell
Sea ton, of Albany, Ore., and Elbert
S. Veach, of Klamath Palls, Ore.
Victoria was selected as the site
of the 1039 district convention.
Grill New Suspect
In Frome Outrage
SEMINOLE. Texas. Aug. 16. (UP)
J. S. Mays, a 36-year-old medicine
salesman, was questioned today in
connection with the slaying of Mrs.
Weston G. Frome and her daughter.
Nancy, on March 30 near Van Horn.
Texas.
Mays was charged, here today with
the criminal assault of three Hobbs.
N. M., women in Oalnea county.
Texas. Officers said that he would
be turned over to federal authorities
since the women were all brought
from New Mexico across the Texas
line.
Sheriff John Martin said that the
brutality of the asuult cases caused
him to question Maya regarding the
Frome killings.
Electric Shock
Kills Farm Boy
MARYSVILLE. Calif., Aug. 16.-
Donald WItherow. 17. was killed by
an electric shock today while ustng
a small electric motor at the dairy
farm of hla father, H. C. WItherow.
near Lire Oak. The boy bad been
prominent exhibitor at county fairs
here and at the state fair in Sacra
mento. He would have received the
state Xarmer degree of the future
farmers of A merle at the state fair
this
Woman Restrained
From Suicide Leap
Off Towering Wall
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. . Aug 16.
(AP) An attractive young woman
was snatched to safety from a top
floor ledge of the 10-atory St.
James hotel today after she had
perched there half an hour threat
ening to leap to the street below.
She wols identified as Noreen
Leonard, apparently a Los Ang
eles resident, who l.ad lived at the
hotel the past 10 days.
George Courser, assistant fire
chief, and Dion Crocker, a specta
tor, crept from a nearby window,
grabbed the girl and pulled her
Inside when she turned her back
to them momentarily.
She went out on the ledge about
9:30 a. m. After a crowd gathered
below, police and llremen tried to
persuade her to crawl back to
safety. -
"I don't want to disappoint all
those people down there," she replied.
F
IN U. S. IS CLAIM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. (B) A
witness who said he represented more
than 100 patriotic organizations, tes
tified today un-American forces gain
ed control of 6.500.000 persons In this
country and were campaigning for
the alloglance of 30.000.000 of the
nation's foreign-born.
Appearing before the house com
mittee studying un-American activ
ities, Walter Steel, chairman of tht
American coalition committee on na
tional security, asserted he would
prove the communist central com
mittee "had spent more than 9700,003
for propaganda and organisational
activities In the United states In the
last two years.
Steele said he Intended to pro rr
the existence "of "six major un
American menaoes in the United
States," which he classified as com
munism, socialism, nazllsm, anarch
Ism, ultra-pacifism and atheism.
The witness exhibited for the com
mittee a small billboard six feet
long and eight feet high, bearing
hundreds of pieces of what he called
"red periodicals" published in this
country.
"It will be shown representatives
of certain foreign governments are
in attendance at many meeting, of
these forces In our country,' Steele
continued, "and at least In one In
stance a gathering was held In one
of the embassies with some of our
government officials present, and a
change In our foreign policies was
considered at this gathering."
TO'
CLEVELAND. Aug. 16. (IP) A dis
membered body waa found todav on a
downtown dump, and detectives ex.
pressed belief It represented the 11th
victim In Cleveland'a strange merles
of "torso murders."
Ten times previously, in the lsst
three years, the "torso killer." de
scribed by authorities aa a surgically
skilled maniac, baa struck.
The body found today was In (our
parts head, upper torso and both
legs.
The body waa partially decomposed.
The legs were wrapped In a decayed
paper carton, the torao section In
old canvas and tbe head In wrapping
paper.
The sex and age of the victim -verc
not determined pending a coroner'a
examination.
Floating Cannery
Has Record Pack
ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. IS. (UP)
The floating cannery Memnon. oper
ated In Alaska by tbe Columbia River
Packera' association, will return here
Thursday with Ita 'argest pack. It
waa learned here today.
The veaael win bring 107.000 cases
of salmon, which Includes a portion
of the firm's shore cannery on Nus
hagak. The company had a total output
of 133.000 cases, 60,000 more than
last year.
WHEELS TURN AGAIN
IN PORTLAND MILL
PORTLAND, Aug. 16. The
West Oregon Lumber company oper
ated today with two shifts, the re
sult of a national labor relations
board truce ending several weeks o!
closure caused by a CIO-APL dis
pute. The plant worked 1 00 men tut
night as longshoremen began loading
3500.000 board feet . of lumber m
th- schooner w. R. Chamberlain, Jr.
IS ASKF01MateQldMeanie
PROBE ACTIVITIES
OF KENT
Senate Campaign Expendi
tures Committee Also
Asks Treasury to Eye Ac
tivities of Own Workers.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. (Pi Tha
senate campaign expenditures com
mittee asked Harry L. Hopkins, WPA
administrator, today to Investigate
alleged political activities of certain
WPA organizations in Kentucky.
The committee also requested the
treasury department to Inquire into
reported political activities of certain
employes of the Internal revenue de
partment In Arkansas and California.
Sheppard disclosed the committee
voted to present evidence obtained
by Its investigator in Kentucky to
Hopkins and a.0c htm to make a
separate Inquiry there.
The committee also decided, 3nep
pard said, to continue Its invetigu
tlon of complaints made In connec
tion with the California senatorial
campaign.
Earlier. Sheppard said the commit
tee may ask Senator Guffey (D-Ha.)
to show It a mailing list used In
requesting Pennsylvania campilgn
donations.
The committee waa called together
to consider charges which Sheppard
said were made In a Philadelphia
paper that such a request, addrersed
to "fellow Democrats" had been xent
to state and federal office holder.
Guffey Is treasurer of the Demo
cratic campaign committee support
ing Gov. George H. Earle for sena
tor and Alvln Jones for governor In
Pennsylvania.
NAB TWO EX-CONVICTS
OF ST- LOUIS COUPLE
8T. PAUL. Aug. 18. Pi Two ex
convicts were captured last night In
Minnesota's north wooda country for
the kidnaping of a St. Louis couple
and a few houra later Dlst. Atty. Vic
tor Anderson filed complaints charg
ing them with kidnaping under the
so-called Lindbergh law.
One of them waa seriously wound
ed when he attempted to evade ar
rest. District Attorney Anderson said In
all probability he would demand the
death penalty for Otlt Jamea Mere,
dlth and John Couch. Ofricera said
they apparently kidnaped Mlsa Peg
gy Oroas and Daniel Cox Pahey, Jr.,
In 8t. Louis early Saturday only for
the use of their oar to flee the t)t.
Loula area, where they were "hot."
The victims were found near
Champlln, Minn.. Saturday night,
bound and gagged. Fahey. an archi
tect, told authorities ha bad beon
struck in the face wltb a gun butt.
The law provides the death penalty
In caaea where victims are harmed.
Meredith was seriously wounded
as he attempted to flee when sheriffs
and federal men aurprlaed him and
Couch at the home of Charles Root.
Meredith's father-in-law, 46 miles
north of Grand Rapids. He waa taken
to a Grand Rapids Jail under guard
May Hike Taxes On
Lower Salary List
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (UP)
Unless business conditions Improve,
tha next congreas may find it nec
essary to broaden the Income tax
base to bolster federal revenues. Sen
ator Pat Harrison ID., Miss.), chair
man of the powerful senate finance
committee, aald today.
Harrison, who conferred with
President Roosevelt last Friday said
at a press conference that there
definitely would be a revised tax
bill next year although he sees no
reason for a general revamping of
the tax law, aa proposed by tha
treasury.
Medford Pair Raise Issue
On Trailer House Seizure
PORTLAND. Aug. 19. (UP) Jay
R. WUllama and Nettle C. Williams of
Medford. Ore., petitioners In bank
ruptcy, claimed In United States dis
trict court today that their trailer la
their homestead, and the court took
the contention under advisement.
The Wllllamaea and their two minor
children have lived In tha trailer
since the aummer of 1037. and be
lieve It la exempt from the .claims
of creditors.
Emma Wahlera, tha principal cred
itor, disputes the claim, however, and
baa bees supported by an order by
Mrs. Mary Kllen Ahernnthy (nliove),
20-year old wire of Walter L. Abcr
nathy, 7fi. testified In her divorce
suit trial nt ton Angeles that her
aged mate would arise at ft a. m.,
start drinking ami l Intoxicated all
day. The divorce una granted.
By the Associated Press
Virtually the entire country swelt
ered today in a heat wave with a
record high temperature for the year
threatened In parts of the east,
Increasing .; humidity made the
mounting heat mora oppressive. In
the east, a little relief was In sight,
with a forecast of scattered thunder
showers. The mercury soared In the north
and middle Atlantic eta tea, the mid
dle sections of the gulf states, on
the north Pacific slope and In Mon
tana. Weather a little cooler prevailed
In the Great Lakes region, the Ohio
valley, Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa,
with heavy rains dispelling the heat
In some sections.
In Illinois, the Galena river, swol
len near flood proportions, started
to recede.
Discouraged New Workers went to
work with the mercury outcllmbing
yesterday's hour by tour.
Yesterday's high, t)3.4 in Manhat
tan, set a record tor the year.
Prospective thunderstorms promis
ed relief to Washington, where a
summer's record was set yesterday
with 06.4 degrees. Several hundred
government clerks in non-air con
ditioned buildings were let off in
mid -afternoon.
In Newark, Baltimore, Wilmington
and Pittsburgh, which had record
breaking heat yesteraay, no Immed
iate relief was In sight.
Lindberghs Take
Wiftg For Russia
WARSAW. Aug. 16. (AP) Col.
and Mrs, Charles A. ulndbergb land
ed unannounced at the Warsaw air
port tonight on the first leg of a
surprise flight to Soviet Russia.
The American fllei and his wife
flew here from England by way of
Hanover. Germany, reaching Warsaw's
Okencln r.rport at 5 38 p. m. (9:38
a. m. PB.T.).
Colonel Lindbergh said they plan
ned to leave tomorrow morning tor
Moscow and declared they were on
a private trip.
FIRST APPLES, pTaRS
WILL LOAD FOR EUROPE
PORTLAND, Aug. 18. (AP) Har
old Ctrl, agent of the Prult Express
Line, aald yesterday the Washington
Express would dock here Thursday
to load the season's first apple's and
pears for shipment to Europe,
The ship will take Bsrtlett pears
and Oravensteln apples to Havre.
London, Liverpool and Glasgow.
I Harry C. Skyrman, Medford, referee
in Dananiptcy.
In court today, tha Williams' attor
ney, Frank J. Newman of Medford.
said the ' referee erred when hi re
fused to exempt the trailer In Mand
ating tha bankrupt eetat.
"Tha trailer housa waa tha home
of the bankrupts and aa such ex
empt under the homestead law of he
sute of Oregon,' he aald. "It is a
noted face that there are a -reat
number of famlllea now who have
no other home or residence of any
klod than such trailer bouaea."
BELGIUM STAGES
ON GRAND SCALE
Little Cotintry Assumes Ap
pearance as in 1914
Czechs Decide Situation
Requires No Army Action
LONDON, Aug. Ifl.-(AP) Little
Belgium today opened her biggest
scale war maneuvers since 1.013 while
her massive eastern neighbor throb
bed to the drumbeats of Adolf Hit
ler's similar maneuvers closely watch
ed around the world.
Eastern districts or Belgium, which
felt the first blow of German In
vasion 24 years ago, had much the
same appearance as In 1914 but the
nation's official attitude was one of
utter detachment from the German
war games.
Meantime. Prance's air chief, Gen.
Joseph VuUlemln. reached Berlin for
a friendly tour of German aerial gar
risons and aircraft Industries
Reuters ( British news agency) dis
patches reported the Czechoslovak
supreme war council, meeting in
Prsha decided the political and mil
itary situation of central Europe did
not warrant any special military
measures to protect the nation front
aggression.
Hy the Assorlnted Press
Spanish government and Insurgent
air fleets battled for supremacy on
the Catalonia front today, while In
China Generalissimo Chiang Kai
Shek was said to have massed 1,000,
000 men for the defense of Hankow,
his provisional capital.
The Catalan air brittle developed
when the government throw three
apparently reorganised , squadrons
into the stalemated Ebro valley- con
test, bombing and machine-gunning
insurgent troops on the ground 'd
meeting Insurgent planes on equal
terms.
The Insurgent counter offensive at
the great bend of the Ebro In tho
Gandesa sector apparently waa suf
fering under the air attack, partic
ularly In the Pandols mountains,
south of Gandesa,
BOYS 10 PARADE
With the New Oraterlan theatre
and a personal stage appearance
their goal, all boya so far entered
In the big Mail Tribune-Scout Cub
midget speeder derby August 28 will
meet at Boy Scout headquarters to
morrow evening at 0:80, and one
half hour later will parade. In their
speeders, south on East Main street
to Central avenue and thence to the
movie house. Each owner of a
speeder la requested to bring a
friend to push the vehicle for him.
Between programs at the theatre,
all boys, their mechanics and speed
ers wilt be introduced from the
stage. They will be guests of Oeorge
Hunt to the opening of Shirley
Temple's newest picture, "Little Miss
Broadway"
WALKOUT DISCOMMODES
WAUKEGAN COMMUTERS
WAUKEOAN. HI., Aug. (T)
Twenty thousand commuters de
prived of customary transportation
to Chicago by an electric railroad
strike scurried for other passenger
service today.
A drilling rain added to Incon
venience of these residents of a doe
en suburbs along the Lake Michigan
shore who ordinarily use the Chicago
North Shore and Milwaukee railroad
Its service was suspended arter un
ion employes voted to cease work In
protest against a IS per cent wage
cut order.
CHETCO FIRE FIGHTER
DIES FROM PNEUMONIA
ORANTSi PASS, Aug. 16. JPr The
Chetco forart fire, now under con'
trol, has claimed Its first human
victim, according to a Knapp hos
pital announcement today from Ores
cent City. Cal. Ernest L. Emery, resi
dent near Grants Pass, died FYMay
night of pneumonia brought about by
his flre-flghtlng service.
Siskiyou forest headquarters here
said several cases of pneumonia have
developed among the 3.200 fire-fight
ers In the forest.
PHOENIX TOWNSENDITES
TO HEAR WARE TONIGHT
Phoenix Townsend members will
hold a mass meeting this evening at
S In tha Phoenix high school gym
nasium. Oordon Wsre, a national
representative of the Townsend plan.
will be guest spesker. All members
and their friends and anyone Inter
tiled are Invited ta attend.
BASEBALL
American
Chicago at Detroit, postponed, rain.
R. K. R
Philadelphia 14 16 8
Boston U 1 3
Ross, Nelson and Hayes: Bagby,
Dlckman, Mldklff, and Desautela,
Peacock.
Score:
X. H. I
St. I nits
1 11 1
Clevelsnd IS 2 !
Tletle, Cole. Vanatta, Nawaom and
Sullivan: Harder, Humphrlea and
Hemsley,
National
R. H. B.
Cincinnati 0 8 0
Pittsburgh 10 1 1
R. Davis, Weaver and Lombardl,
Herschberger; Blanton and Berrra.
Score: ft. H. B.
Brooklyn 7 12 1
New York 8 7 I
Hamlin, Tamulls and Campbell:
Oumbert, Coffman and Panning,
(11 Innings)
R, H. E
.'... 11 2
Boston .....
Philadelphia 7 14 2
Turner, Shoffner, and R. Mueller:
Holltngaworth. Blvess, Mulchay and
V. Davis.
First game, 11 Innings R. H. B.
St. Louis 4 0 0
Chicago 8 IS 0
McOee, Macon, and Brcmorj Loo,
Russell, Caeton and Odea.
L WILL ACT
ON PWA PROJECT
TO REPAIR PAVING
At lta regular semi-monthly meet
ing tonight tha olty council la ex
pected to pass on a resolution au
thorising the filing of an applies.
tlon. tor a PWA grant to complete
tha repair of all paved streets.
The resolution contemplated. It la
understood, would specify no amounta
but would almply authorize tha city
superintendent to file an application
for a street-repair project grant.
At a meeting of olty officials and
Jackson County Chamber .of Com
merce dlreotora last Thursday unanl-
moua approval waa given to a propoanl
to apply for an approximate soi.uou
PWA grant and to hold a special elec
tion to vote on a bond Issue of ap
proximately 883,000 to provide a total
of about 8134,000 to complete the Job
of repairing city streets. It waa em
phasized that If this project Is car
ried out now aubstantlal savings
WGuld accrue to the city.
It waa polntaj out that the amount
of tbe PWA grant would be an out
right saving aa tha allotment would
be an actual donation. Additional
savings would be effected, It waa not
ed, by repairing tha streets now be
fore further deterioration makes the
repalra more oostly.
As soon as ths resolution authoris
ing tha filing of tha PWA applica
tion la out of tha way, tha council
will take atcpa to prepare for the
pedal election and tha drawing up
of precise specifications, It la under
stood. It waa thought the council
would hold a special meeting soon
to call tha election.
Tonlght'a council meeting will be
held aa usual at 7:80 In chambers on
the top floor of city hall.
SENATOR BERRY DENIES
TVA BLACKMAIL CHARGE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. lHnTP)
Sen. George I Berry (D.-Tenn.)
charged today a statement he at
tempted to "blackmail" the govern
ment by colleotlng damages for mar
ble holdings was an "amazing piece
of effrontery."
Testifying before a congressional
committee Investigating tha TVA
Senator Berry read a 13-page atato-
ment deny'ng charges of "bad faith1
and attempted "fraud" tn tha pur
chase of marble and mineral leases
In the Morris dam reservoir.
BAKERITES FINED FOR
ILLEGAL LIQUOR SALE
BAKER, Aug. 18. OP) Nine per
sons arrested by Oregon liquor con
trol commission repreaentatlvea ana
elty police officers Monday night on
charges of Illegal aals of liquor and
possession of slot machines appeared
In Justice court this morning.
Pines of 8100 were levied against
soma of tha defendants. Part of the
defendants entered pleaa of not guil
ty.
CHEESE PLANT BURNS
NEAR MYRTLE POINT
MYRTLE POINT, Aug. 18. JPt
The Gravel Pord Cheese factory was
destroyed by fire yesterday with n
estimated loss of 810.000 dssplta ef
forta of tha fire department and doa
ena of volunteers.
A large covered bridge across tht
east fork of the Coqullle river was
partially destroyed by tha flames.
The manufactured product of
Texaa have begun to exceed th (arm
product la valua.
K. F. TO COOPERATE
OF
Chambers of Commerce
Will Encourage Exchange
of Farm Products for Mu
tual Benefit of Growers.
Exchange and consumption of
Rogue valley and Klamath farm
products will be encouraged under
an agreement between ths Jackson
and Klamath county chambers of
commerce, it was announced here
today.
Both ohambers of commerce em
phasised, however, that the dumping
of cull products should be stren
uously discouraged. The Klamath
Chamber of Commerce pointed out
that both communities have Buf
fered In the past by an Interchange
of farm products that were not up
to standard. Such cull products. It
was stated, discourage the purchase
of commodities In one community
from the other.
Each community has products that
could be marketed to advantage In
the other but not until now haa
there been any organized effort to
help In this mutual trade Inter '
change, It was" pointed out.
The favorable action of the Klam
ath chamber of commerce board waa
disclosed In a letter to the Jackson
county chamber. In addition tha
Klamath board voted "to commend
the local merchants who are at tha
present time displaying and have In
the past displayed large signs on
their windows announcing the ar
rival of Rogue river valley produce,"
the letter said.
"In addition to this." tho letter
continued. "Mr. Prank Jenkins,
through tho courtesy of his news
papers, will place an advertisement
In the News and Herald urging th
consumption of Rogue river valley
products hero and In season wilt
place an advertisement In tha Med
ford Mall Tribune urging the use of
Klamath produce In the Rogue river
valley." ...
Tha question of a reciprocity
agreement came up at a recent
meeting of the agriculture commit
tee of tha Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce with growers of pota
toes, tomatoes, melons and cante
loupes. Contact, waa made immedl
ately with the Klamath chamber
and tha agreement . waa 'qulcklf
reached. .
AAA WOULD BOOST
E
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. (UP)
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace last night announced a 1938
agricultural adjustment administra
tion program which will Increase
government paymenta to farmers by
more than 8200,000,000.
Provisions of the program, except
for Increased benefit payments, are.
alrallar to those put Into effect thla
year under tha new farm act. They
follow closely recommendations mada
by 100 farmer-oommltteemen at
meeting which ended Saturday.
Increased government benefits will
be derived from ths 8213,000 000'
price-adjustment fund appropriated
by the last congress. Paymenta for
soil conservation and soll-depletlmt
acreage diversion will be about -ha
same aa this year. Wallace aald.
TO STAND TRIAL
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. (API
Two charges of contempt of court
against Harry Bridges Pacific coaat
CJ.O. leader, today were found leg
ally aufflctent In superior court and
he waa ordered to stand trial Sep
tember 8.
At tha same time, judge Edward
T. Bishop dismissed a third contempt
count against Bridges. Tha three
charges arose aa a result of written
and verbal statements which he al
legedly mad In connection witb
court battle between rival AJJ and
C.I.O. longshoremen group.
YOUNG HUSBAND SLAYS
WIFE, SELF WITH RIFLE
CATHLAMET Wash. Aug. 18 (AP)
Prosecutor Mitchell Doumlt said
Jimmy Martin, about 38. shot and
killed hla estranged wife Edith. II,
and then slew himself with a -32
caliber rifle here last night,
SALEM, Aug. 18 (API Tha Salem
American Legion post Instructed Ita
delegation to thla year'a convention
at Pendleton to Md tor aba) 1S
danaxtmani eonventlou.