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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. TTEDNTRDAY. AUGUST 24. 1938.
Opening Guns Fired at Meet
ing With State Chairman
Tierney Need of Party
Unity Is Stressed.
Opening guns of the JnctcAon coun
ty political campaign were fired Tues
day night at the Medord hotel when
local Democratic precinct committee
men and leaders met with Prank J
Tifrney, state Democratic central
committee chairman, to mat plans
for the fall campaign.
"We bsra no apologies to make!
to the reit of the country, and to
the Republican In particular, for
our aclectlona of our candidates at
the May primaries," Tierney said.
"The primary law Is the heart of a
democracy, and we, as good citizens,
should abide by tho verdict of our
party at trie primaries. That Is why
all Democrats should support the
entire ticket, from top to bottom."
Tribute To Kelly
Tribute was paid to the late E. E.
Kelly, long a prominent flguro in
stnto and county Democratic circles,
when tho gathering stood in slleuce.
Those attending from out of town
Included Paul Mooreheed, chairman
of the Dcmocratlo central committee
of Josephine county, Hal McNoir, J.
H. Puller and V. D. Miller of Ash
land, V. B. Hallcraft of Phoenix, and
Scott Hamilton and H. T. Pankey of
Central Point.
:-Tnk DcSouza, former chairman
of the county central committee, was
toastmaater.
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FRANK TIERNEY
Need of party unity and offort wae
stressed by Chairman Tierney, and
was echoed by local tpcakera who
followed. All sections of Jackson
county were represented.
U. 8. Senator A. E. Kcamen. first
speaker, who had to leave tho meet
ing oarly because of a previous en
gagement, urged unanimous support
of .he entire Democratic ticket, local
and state. Senator Rcninc said tha'
never before In the history of our
country has support of Democratic
principles In government been so
necessary.
Tle ney also pold high respect to
Senator Reamcs and complimented
Jackson county on having such a
citizen.
llcumei tainted '
"I believe the greatest thing in
the administration of Governor Mar
tin, was tho appointment of Evan
Kennies to tho hV(h office of United
States senator," Tierney said.
Tierney spoke at length on the
qualifications of tho Democratic enn
cIUI.iUh for state offices,
MANS I
ANNUAL OUTING
Med ford Active club members and
their ladles enjoyed their annual
swimming and picnic party at Hel
mnn's baths at Ashland last evening,
and following a delicious dutch lunch
spent the remainder of the evening
dancing at the Chateau,
Ken Dpnman was awarded the cup
for catching the largest steelhead In
the Active club fishing derby held
Sunday, His fish weighed 1
pounds, Dwlght H. Plndley was
awarded the cup for catching the
largest number of fish. Both cups
were donated by Hubbard Bros, hard
ware store.
The local Active club yesterday
sent eight fine steelhead to the Oak
land, Calif., chapter, which will enjoy
a steelhead feed at Us regular meet
ing tomorrow night.
Sound Of Chopping
Leads To Safety
ROSEBUIia, Ore., Aug. 24. (AP)
Sounds of loggers' axes echoing
among the peaks of the coast range
led two exhausted lost hikers to safe
ty last night. Myron Beck, id, Louis
ville, Ky.. and Jack Car Inn, 20, New
York, lost sine Sunday morning In
the rugged Ci.UMinn Trail section of
the coast ran o west of Rose burg,
stumbled last ;'.lght into the Isolated
logging camp maintained by the Ford
Lumber company of Row burg.
They estimated they had hiked ap
proximately 20 ml.es In a circle
through rough and brushy country
before they heart! the sounds from
the lumber camp.
OREGON CITY, Aug. 24. ( AP) A
tumble from a truck operated by h s
father brought Instant death last
night to William H. Schwarn, 11. on
the Mount Hood loop highway near
ZlKiwg. A rear wheel passed over lIic
chlld's body.
CLEVER FORGER
GETS $184 PROM
CITY MERCHANTS
Southern Oregon authorities are
searching for a man who last week
end forged the name of E. A, Hicks,
manager of the Oregon Oranltc com
pany of 302 North Front street, to six
checks which he apparetly created
with a private printing press Into
facsimiles of the genuine company
checks.
Total amount of the spurious
checks, passed on local merchants,
was $184. The checks were almost
exact replicas of those used by the
granite company, Cicept for the fact
that all were numbered the same.
They were First National Bank of
Portland, Med ford branch, check.
Four of the checks were for (28
and two for $36. Five were mad a out
to L. Forsythe and one to Allen Davis,
the latter being the one cashed at
Luman brothers grocery store for $36.
The Riverside market cashed one
check for $36, and the following
establishments cashed $28" checks:
Owl club, Charles C. Tuttle, 17 South
Front street; Gates and Lydiard and
Highway pool hall,
E. A, Hicks granite company man
ager, was unable to give pollco any
Information concerning the checks.
The man was described by his vic
tims as being about 26 years old, five
feet nine or 10 Inches tall, wearing
working clothes and appearing honest.
Polico hovo notified Oregon and
northern California city and county
authorities to be on the watch for
the man. City police here stated
they had received information from
Astoria that the samo manner of
crime had been perpetrated there
recently.
V. F. W. FOR ROOSEVELT
POLICY OF NEUTRALITY
COLUMBUS. O., Aug. 24. (AP)
The 30th national encampment of
the Veterans of Fornlim Warn trvl.iv
endorsed the neutrality policy of the
Roosevelt administration and recom
mended maintenance of an adequate
narv and adontlon of ifHuinHnn t
equalize the "profit and burdens of
war."
The recommendations were Includ
ed In the reoort of the v. p w nm-
mltU on national defense which
7as approved by the delegates.
TRAP CHAMPION BREAKS
966 'PIGEONS' IN ROW
VANDALIA, O.. Aug. 24. (AP) Joe
Hlestand of Hlllsboro, O., set an un
precedented grand American trap-
shooting record today an he broke 000
targets In a row a perfect score for
the entire 16-yord program. Since he
broko 06 consecutively In a Yorklvn
Del, shoot, his total of succchhIvc
perfect shot reached 006.
Defeated Idahoan Confers With F. R.
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Speculation that .Senator .lames p. pope, defeated for the Democratic senatorial nomination In the re
cent Idaho primary, would run as an lndep?-4ent candidate In the coming general eleetlon. Increased when
the Idaho junior senator conferred with President Roosevelt at the Intier's Hyde Park. N. Y., home. They
are shown together as they uiitrhil a soft hall game on the nearby estate of Iou'dl Thomn?. between the
"New Deal Purgcr' 'a ml the "Nine Old Men." Thomas Is seated In the front seat of the President's car.
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CCC Boys Hurt
As Cars Sideswipe
BAKER, Aug, 24. (AP) Eleven
CCC youths wem Injured this morn
ing on a section of. the Baker-Anthony
lake road east of Baker when
a forest service truck carrying 24
passengers and a truck looded with
eight-foot poles sldcswlped as the
drivers attempted to pass on a
narrow bridge.
Clayton Schofleld of Baker was
the most seriously injured. He re
ceived what is believed to be severe
spinal injuries and other Injuries
that have not been determined. He
was knocked unconscious.
Hen Saves Own Life.
HUMBOLDT, Cal. (UP A friend
gave Harry Worawlck a live hen for
his Sunday dinner. But on Satur
day the hen laid an egg. So Wora
wick decided to wail a day for an
other egg. There was. And everv
doy thereafter the hen kept loyln-j.
She's still alive.
Alr-rooled City YMonrtl
ALAMEDA. Cal. (UP) A Colorado
Inventor has proposed to the . city
council a 'project for air condition
ing the entire city by Installing un
derground pipes In the middle of the
principal streets. He promises not
only to keep the city warm in win
ter and cool in summer, but to dis
sipate the fos imd other Inconveniences,
OREGON PHYSICIANS
OPEN ANNUAL MEET
PORTLAND, AUg. 24, (p, Discus
sion rectlons of tho Oregon State
Medical society's annual convention,
which started today at Tlmberllne
lodge on Mount Hood, will be pre
sided over by Dr. Charles T. Sweeney,
Medford, and Dr. V'. W. Baum. Sa
lem, president and vice-president, respectively.
Forester To Retire
EUGENE. Aug. 24. (API Ralph S.
Shelley, for 21 years supervisor of
the Sluslaw national forest, will take
a leave of absence starting tomorrow
ond at the end of which, December 1,
he will retire.
Award Wire Contract
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (API
Contract for supplying annealed cop
per for use at Grand Coulee dam, was
awarded to the Goldberg brothers of
Denver, on their bid of $18,042. the
reclamation bureau announced today.
Tax Expert Leaves
Roosevelt Service
HLDE PARK, . N. Y.. Aug 24.--
AP ) President Roosevelt accepted
today the resignation of Roswell
Magi 11, his under secretary o: the
treasury, with an expression of "gen
uine regret."
Magi 11, who has ieen the treas
ury's top tax 'expert for a year and
a half, recalled In a letter Jo the
president he accepted his appoint
ment in January, 1937. with the un
derstanding he would return co his
professorship In the Columbia uni
versity law school this September.
JAPS CEASE EFFORT AIR COUNCIL MEET
By the Assoeluted Press
The Japanese poured reinforce
ments Into their drive up the south
bank of the Yangtze river today,
while In Spain' the Insurgents made
gains on two fronts
Intensification of the south bank
offensive came, Chinese reports said,
after the Japanese had given up as
a bad job their attempts to reach
Hankow, provisional Chinese capital,
along the north bank and had with
drawn from Hwangmel. 25 miles
north of Kiuklang.
The first major objective of the
reinforced drive was Julchang, 25
miles west of Kiuklang, and a little
more than 100 miles southeast of
Hankow.
In Spain, government lines slowly
gave way before vigorous Insurgents
thrusts on the Ebro river front in
eastern Spain and along the Tagus
river In the west.
On the Tagus front the Insurgents
reported conquering 309 square miles
In the past three days.
JORDAN VALLEY. Aug. 24. ( AP)
A horse dragged Allen Carter, former
resident of Nampa, Idaho, to his
death here yesterday.
FRISCO EXCHANGE ON
SEMI-WEEKLY BASIS
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. (API
The San Francisco stock exchange
tightened Its belt another notch to
day. -President Wllllcim ft. Bacon an
nounced the exchange would go on
a semi-weekly sattlement basis Sep
tember 1.
The move follows a parallel decis
ion made by the New York stock ex
change. It is expected to save money
In cost of settling transactions. In
stead of dally settlements, brokers
and customers will deliver and pay
for stock only on Tuesday and Fri
days. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads.
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Albany Pioneer Dies
ALBANY, Aug. 24. (AP) Edward '
Merrltt. 80. retired stock rancher who .
came to Oregon from Collfornia 55
years ago. died here Monday. He op
erated a ranch In Crook county be
fore coming to Albany iu 1017. Tho 1
pioneer's survivors Include two '
daughters. Mrs. Charles A. Smith and I
Mrs. F. N. Johnson, both of Klnm-
nth Falls.
SAFETY for YourSAFINGS
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL
: SAVINGS & LOAN
' ASSOCIATION
126 EAST MAIN ST.
Numerous letters are being re
ceived daily concerning hotel res
ervations for the Northwest Avia
tion Planning Cornell, to be held
here September 16 and 17, and from
those who will take part In the pro
gram, according to A. H, Banwell,
manager of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce. Received to
day were letters from Idaho, Brattle,
and Portland requesting arrangement
of hotel accommodations. Mr. Ban
well stated, one of them being from
Robert O. Buliwlnkle of Seattle, who
will represent Pan-American Airways.
Mr. Banwell stated that the Port
land Chamber of Commerce planned
to send the man tiger of Its aviation
department to Medford a few days
before the council opens, to assist
local officials in arranging the program.
Use Mall Tribune Want Ada.
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