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I 1 The Veather Forecast: Filr tonlht and Friday, coaler Friday. Temperature Highest yesterday HI Lowest this morning 61 1 ' ' Best of Result Hundreds of people rely on to Classified page of this news paper to deliver their messages. The work Is done promptly, efficiently, and at small cost, with the best of remit too. Tribune EDFORD Full Associated Frcas Full United Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1938. No. 133. MS M (FM'M (P)nPl EM The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. GLOOM PERVADES PAULEYS OP Fl'RUE MANAGERS MUST BUILD ORGANIZATIONS ANT) RAISE FUNDS ... OFFICE-HOLDERS MOSTLY SUPPORT INCUMBENTS PICTURE OF JUGGERNAUT CALLED POPPYCOCK WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. The pub. lie aspects of the purge the squab bling candidates, the presidential anointments of the chosen, the pur gees' squirming efforts to seem noose volt men and Roosevelt victims at the same time are ell tlrcoomely fa miliar. But Just how la the purge managed from day to day? What hap pena when the president has done nls bit and left the rest to his lieuten ants? A rough answer to these questions might have been found the other eve ning at the Carlton hotel. In the room of David K. Nlles, a WPA dep utty administrator and under-cover man for the new deal left wing. On the evening In question, pur gers Interested In the Maryland sit uation gathered In Nlles' room to discuss their follow-up to the pres ident's bitter press conference state ment egalnst Senator Millard Tyd Irurs. These present were: Kent R. Mulllkln, Democratic lead er of the Maryland house of dele gate of campaign manager JoV th new dealer, Representative Davy Lewis. While Davy Lewis has stead fastly Insisted on paddling his own canoe. Mulllkln has maintained con tact with the federal purgerS. Joseph B. Keenan, officially assist ant to the attorney general, unoffi cially the chief political finer of the new deal liberal wing. Genial and as tute, he is the solitary practical poli tician among the purgors. David K. Nlles, described above. In the various purge primaries, his task naa been bringing the WPA Into line. Representatives Maury Maverick, ol Texas, recently beaten by anti-new deal forces back home, and now con templating running as on indepen dent. He only dropped In to saj hello. Thomas G. Corcoran, brilliant Icad ( Continued on Page Six.) V. F. W. DIES IN AUTO ENROUTE TO G. PASS GRANTS PASS. Aug. 25. m Janv's Hull, V. F. W. degree team men ber returning from conductlnc Initiation services -at Klamath Falls last night, died In an automobile a few hours later before reaching Ash land. Publisher Pascs. YAKIMA, Aug. 25. (API William Verran, publisher of the Wapato In dependent and long time valley resi dent, died this morning at the age of 71. Verran. who observed his birthday In the hospital here on August 16. had appeared recovering and seemed In good spirit this morning as he ate a hearty break fast. He died suddenly soon after. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Vie Sether relating a breath tak ing atory to a scribe who was all rara until the story teller termi nated the yam by explaining that ;t Happened six years ago and therefore was not exactly news. A dilapidated cltlren of Old Eng :,md mooching dimes In front of '.he C. of C. to purchase a "bloomin" bloody aawnwlch." Prank Rogers telling of how he re eeded several acres at the airport i.ll by himself, but finally admitting the area waa about the sire of a -vaahtub. Ernil Mohr sure that a guest In his hostelry had sureurnhed on a davenport In the lbbv, affr in vestigating, however. It was found 'ist th" rorpe win Ju.t aip. Siiir Hn,.tnn mssnanlmoUflT do tintf a dime to a friend for a . ?cond piece of pie after the friend was too full of the first piece of l to arcpt the dime for the second tiler of pie. Bud Have reistinn hi frrlflp . ueytrtnn ncccmpll.hmpnt to a croup of Amazed ana admiring acquaintances FULL AGREEMENT OR OPEN BREACH SEEN FJRJAZIS London Speculates On Hur ried Return of Runci man's Right Hand Man in Mediation Sudeten Issue LONDON, Aug. 25. (") A decisive development In the Issue between tnc Czechoslovak government and Its Nazi-supported, autonomy - seeking Sudeten Gorman minority appeared imminent today after a hurried con ference of British government offi cials here. Diplomatic observers expressed be lief a crisis probably had been reach ed, pointing either to a complete Agreement on a friendly basis or an open break between the Praha gov ernment and the Sudeten Germans. London Speculates Speculation was assured by the hurrled return of F. T. A. Ashton Gwatkln. right hand man of Viscount Runclman, British unofficial media tor In the Issue, for conferences with Viscount Halifax, foreign secretary and Sir John Simon, chancellor o! the exchequer. British officials Instated Ashton Gwatktn flew to London on private business and merely happened to Sic the cabinet members. No official would acknowledge .he three men even had discussed the Czechoslovak problem, but. It was suld privately, was their only con cern. New Slop Hinted Diplomatic quarters heard Britain may 'have evolved plans for a new step toward solving Czechoslovakia'! minority problem. One aource suggested Great Brit ain had decided to give France "un mlstakable assurance" of support if conflict resulted, and If France were called upon to fulfill treaty obliga tions to Czechoslovakia. The French government la obllga ted to aid the little republic If It is attacked, but Britain has made n. such commitment.' The Czechoslovak minority troubles center about demands of the Nazi endorsed Sudeten German party for autonomy In local government. BERLIN, Aug. 25 (AP) Nazi Ger many foltowed up-a guaranty of the Integrity of Hungarian frontiers to day with its greatest post-war mill- tary display before Admiral Nicholas Horthy, regent of Hungary. In an exchange of toasts at a sumptuous state dinner last night. Chancellor Adolf Hitler as a "friend and neighbor" promised the Hungar ian ruler "Wo as neighbors have found our definite, historic boundar ies through historic events (German annexation of Austria on March 13.)" Hitler showed Horthy in the two hour parade the old Prussian spirit which the Hungarian admiral learn ed to know during the World war, still lived. He also Bhowed the guest Germany has one of the most modern armies in the world from the standpoint of technical equipment. In the display were 16-lnch how itzers, the biggest ever seen In Ger many, and modern companion pieces to the "Big Berthas" of World war fame. The latter appeared to be 30 feet long and of IB-Inch caliber. MISERY OF MEXICANS HELD BANDITRY CAUSE MEXICO CITY, Aug. 25. (DPI The newspaper La Prensa today blam ed Increased banditry throughout the country on the "misery In which he peasants are living." "A tragic phantom hangs over Mexican homes." the paper said, "especially those of the workers, Tf.e cost of living haa reached such heights It la not -xagerated to 7 there are whole families who are not eating and others living on bread and water." Recent Business Upturn Reported By Government WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. UP) Three federal agencies offered today statistical evidence of substantial business improvement In recent weeks. The federal reserve board calcu lated the upswing In steel, textile petroleum, shoe and other Industrl had won bark in the part seven weks all the around lost In the previous aven months. At the treasury, a 25 per ce.v. spurt In customs collections Indicate! to officials conditions had Improved to the point where purchases of for elf?n raw materials and other mer chandise were aTfeeted, Since maty ba!r raw materlsis imported ny Anrrlran industry are duty-free. f ftrlsls regarded the ciitoms gatns a particularly significant. Roosevelt Calls Takes Command Robert R. Ehel (above) who was formally Insialicd as coniniuuclrr uf Medford post of the American Le sion, Is a pant commander of Anti cam as Post No. 2 of Portrrrlllos. Chile. Commander EbH spent several year In South America following his mtv Ice In the World war. (Story on Page 10) EX-GANGSTER AGREES HE'S POOR PERJURE UNDER DEFENSE FIRE - NEW 'YORK,-Aug. 38. AP) With a Blight grin, George Weinberg, 86, ex-gangster testifying for the atate in the conspiracy trial of Tammany district leader Jamea J. Hlnes. acknowledged under a cross-examination today he was "not a very gooa perjurer." Through a barrage of questions by Hlnes' chief defense counsel, Lloyd Paul Stryker, Weinberg denied he had "cooked up" his story of a politico-racketeer combine In pre-trial conversations with "Big Harry" Schoenhaus and J. Itlchard (Dixie) Davis, the "kid mouthpiece" of the multl-mllllon dollar Dutch Schultz policy racket. "How do you regard yourself as a perjurer good or bad?" demanded Stryker. "Well. It couldn't be good." "It couldn't be very good, could It?" "No. sir." Weinberg replied. The witness, a thin-faced, sharp eyed former lieutenant of the alaln gangster, Schultz, denied he had committed perjury In the current trial but blandly admitted he haa perjured hlmsolf 17 ycare ago when he was convicted, of burglary con spiracy charges. Weinberg also denied he had stolen 300.000 from the Schultz "policy em pire." TENTH GANG VICTIM LISTED IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, Aug. 35." (AP) Paul Battaglla waa listed today as the 10th victim of gangland vengeance In the last two months. The 44 year old member of the 4a gang of prohibition day waa found slam last night In a west side alley. Police Investigators aili he probably had been shot In an automobile and then dumped out. He was the second man associated with the 43 gang to be alaln In the recent series of gang-style killing. Gangsters slew hi brother, Augie, seven years ago. The commerce depsrtment reported the first favorable urn In Its Indei of national Income In nearly a year. July Income declined less than the usual seasonal amount, and the na tion's Income from wages, dividends and other sources ras estimated at 936.300.000.000 for the first seven months of tha year. Bees use this was not far from the 939 000 000,000 income of the similar portion of last year statisticians In d lea ted a belief continued business Improvement might bring the 1PM total close to last tear's 00.300,000.. 000. which was the highest since 1920 The reserve board aald Its tndei of Industrial production rose from 77 pet- cent of the IMS -25 average In June to M per cent In July, anl gained further In tha first three weeks of August I'lV Jte - FEARED IN ' WAREHOUSE FIGHT Labor Dispute Spreads to 57 Plants Ten More Wholesale Grocery Com panies Forced to Close SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25. (AP) The warehouse industry labor dis pute spread to 57 plants today as the forecast of a general closing of wholesale grocery and liquor ware houses began to materialize. Ten more wholesale grocery com panies and two liquor distributors closed, and two other wholesale liq uor concerns, while not closed, said they could not fill orders. A spokesman for the Wholesale Liquor Distributors association of Northern California raid a dozen of the smaller plants probably would find it necessary to close within 48 hours If the dispute was not ended, and all of the city's 30 or mom wholesale liquor houses would sus pend operations by the end of the week. The association official said liquor companies manufacturing standard brands had taken their salesmen out of San Francisco pending settlement of the C.I.O. warehousemen union controversy with employers. Tho 14 new virtual closings were made without awaiting for arrival oi the picketed freight car. bone of con tention, which already had effected closure of 43 warehouses. The car. loaded with Woolworth school sup plies, was shunted today by Its spe cial switch engine to the Haas broth ers plant In Oakland. The company promptly discharged Its CJ.O. warehousemen for refusing to pass a picket line and unload the car. The warehousemen contend the car was loaded by "strike breakers" at the Woolworth plant. S. F CLERKS VOTE POWER TO STRIKE BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. P) The API retail clerks union member ship, at meeting ending early to day, voted to empower Its negotiating committee to call a walkout at 37 major San Francisco department storea at any time after Septemoer 1, when the present contract expires. Officer of the union announced tho strike vote margin was approx imately nlno to one. Five thousand clerk attended the meeting. The union and the employera have been unable to agree during negotia tions for a new contract. Strike sanction waa voted after Stanley Scott, union president reo ommended that the union turn down a demand by cmplaycra that the union drop demanda for a live day, 35-hour w o e k, atorewldc sen iority, and the closed shop. The workers now have a 40-hour week ON POPE RE BOI8E, Idaho, Aug. 25. P) Sec retary of State Ira H. Masters said today he had telegraphed President Roosevelt that entrance of Sen. James P. Pope, new deal Malwart. Into Idaho' fall election as an Inde pendent would "mean defeat for Idaho democracy." Masters, defeated In the August S primary 'for the Democratic nomina tion for congress at the same time Pope lost to Rep. D. Worth Clark, conservative, nld "many" Democrat ic leaders view the situation aa he doe. COW SONG HELPS PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 25. (API A cowboy song rescued a home, a guitar and harmonica from selrure today under homestead bankruptcy action. Federal Judge Claude McColloch waxed lyric In hla decision to permit Mr. and Mrs. Jay R. William of Medford, Ore., exemption for a trailer house and mualcal Instrument. "These aerve to complete the pic ture of a home on the range." he said and quoted a few stanras frorn the ong of the am nam. Farley For Povo - BASEBALL American First game: R. H. E. Cleveland 2 5 0 New York, .a. 6 5 1 WhltehtH and Hemsley; Gomez and Olenn. R. H. E. a 7 a a ia i Appleton and Detroit Z Washlngton Elsenstat and York; R. Ferrell. (Second game) R. H. E. Chicago 5 14 1 Boston . i. 9 16 a Whitehead, Ford and Schlueter; Hevlng and Peacock. (First game 13 Innings) R. H. E St. Louis . 8 13 0 Philadelphia 6 10 0 Newsom and Sullivan, Heath; Wil liams, D. Smith, E. Smith and Wag ner. National First game: R. H. E. Philadelphia 2 8 1 Pittsburgh 1 7 0 Butcher and At wood; Blanton, Bowman and Todd, Berres. (First game) - R. H. B. Brooklyn .... 2 4 1 Chicago 8 10 0 Mungo and Phelps; Lea and Odea. 1st game 12 innings) Boston . R. H. E. fl 11 0 Cincinnati . McFayden, 4 14 3 Shoffner and Lope; R. Davis and Lombard!. Ivan Harrington of 030 West ll.h street Buffered a badly cut forehead and Mrs. William Relnhart of 303 Elm atreet auatalned a broken finger and a minor scalp wound In a pecu liar automobile crash at South Orange and West 10th atreet shortly before 4 p. m. yesterday. Harrington wa. rushed to, Com munity hospital, where 14 stitches were taken In tho gash on his loru- head. He wa released a short time later. Mr'- Relnhart was not Injured badly enough to require hospital treatment. City police', stated that Harrlngton'c FJrd V-8 roadster driven north on South Orange atreet waa atruck on the left rear wheel by tho Plymouth sedan operated by William Relnhart. traveling east on West 10th atreet. Following tho Impac, police aald, Harrington' machine apun around and slammed agalnat a tree at the northwest corner of tho Intersection, 38 feet distant from the point of crash. Police said ,that Harrington waa Just getting out of his wrecked ma chine when tho Relnhart car, awerv Ing crar.Ily after the Impact, follow ed the Ford and struck Harrington, who was standing on the ground alongside his vehicle. Harrington was driven against the aide of his oar and received the bead cut from a windshield wing clamp. . Both automobiles were bad!)' wrecked. HOUSEKEEPING IS T FEET prrrsBUROH. Aug. as. (UPi The National Association of Chirop odists, In convention here, figured today the average houaewlfo walks eight mile a day In pursuit of ntr duties of dusting, cooking and malt Ing for the front door to greet hubiy when he's late for dinner. All the miles afoot In one yeur. laid end-to-end. I he equivalent ol walking from the Atlantlo to the Pacific, and, In omcthlng lesa thn nine years. Is equal to a walk around tha world at the equator. Thj mint t. Avnlain.rf nr. Herman 'so'jnderllng. New York, women should not wear sloppy 'oedroom slipper or rundown shoe while working around the house. "They wouldn't wear ben room slippers for an el'ht-mlle walk In the woods, would they?" the doctor asked. Pear Markets NEW YORK. A'if. 2S.( AP-U5t)A Pears: 20 cars arrived, 2o Cali fornia, 1 New York. 13 on track, market sllchtly stronger; California Bart.etta 10.646 boxes, - $1.40(4 2.35; average II. 7ft. CHICAGO. Aug. 25. (AP-UBDA) Pears: IB California arrived. 32 on track: California Bartletts AIM boxes, ! 502.35; average I M, FIRE AT Sharp Wind Carries Grass Brush Blaze to and Walker Hovey Co. Stand and Fremont Forest Area KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 25. (P) A ft.OOO-tiorc brush and scrub limber fire north of llonnnza was temporarily controlled at noon today by narkMrlng and trenrhlnlg. KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 25. (P) Rich timber holdings of the Walker Hovcy company and the Fremont na tional forest were ablaze today In the season's worst fire in this area. The blazo spread from grass and brush north of Bonanza. The flanwa were whipped along so rapidly by a sharp smith wind that estimates ot the burned area were revised momen tartly. A hundred men were sent to the fire lines by the forest service ana the Klamath Forest Protective sjwo clatlon began organizing crews and assembling equipment last night. A second fire threo miles from the town of Sprague River was tincon trolled after covering 160 acres. Low humidity added hazards to the difficult situation. O RANTS PASS. Aug. 25. (AP) State Fire Wardeu John Klncald de clared today that last Saturday's 180-acre lorest' rir at the northwest city limits places Orants Pass in even more danger next year. He said grass would grow tip quickly, presenting dry tlndor for another fire next summer, and that treea and underbrush killed by the blazo would create a hotter fire. Twice within the last mouth fires have dropped burning embem within the city. f VOTE POSTPONED The special election scheduled fo; tomorrow, at which time Oak Orovo residents were to vote on the !saur anco of bonds to cover the Jackson ville highway water districts' share of the cost of the project to Install a pipe system, haa been cancelled. It was announced today by Otto J. Fiohnmayer of Ncff and Frohnma'yer, counsels for the district. Mr. Frohnmayer explained the rea son for the cancellation was that the Public Works Administration, to which application has been made for 45 percent of the total cost of the project, had suggested a slight re phrasing of tha bond election ques tion. The board of commissioners of the water district will meet In Mr. Frohn. mayer's office tomorrow to ve-phrnso the question as suggested by the PWA. The attorney it a tod the elec tion would probably be definitely called for September 0. Hamilton Answers RD.R. On Primary Accusations WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. (API Republican Chairman John Hamilton contends President 'Roosevelt "must have had his tongue In cheek" when ht criticized Republican participation In Democratic primaries. Issuing a statement shortly after two Democratic senators Brown of Michigan and aheppard of Texas had expressed agreement wlth the president's com me in, Hamilton aald last night: "Taken seriously, Mr. Roosevelt's remarks constitute an Indictment of the election laws of a number of sovereign states, "If Republicans have or Intend t" participate In Democratic primaries and there Is no conclusive proof they hare or so Intend It has been and will be In accordance with the provisions of state laws, "Does Mr. Roosevelt now propose to sponsor some kind of federal force law to compel the states to revise their election laws to stilt his Tlews?" As for the Republican national committee. Kemllton sdded: "If any Republlram have voted in Democratic primaries it Is because Wovo On Purge Wins Medal Honor liar barn Itansom (above), 24 daugh ter of m Stockton, Calif., golf pro, streaked around the Ohmplii Fields, Chicago, course In 70 to win medal honors In t!:: qiiaUfy!ng round of ti Women's Western golf championship. Nhe was elluilnnlrd. ijowever, by Mis. Daniel Chandler, Texas champion, S mid 1, hi the first round of match play. (A.F. Photo) IS TAKEN BY JAPANESE SHANGHAI, Aug. 25. ( AP) A final, successful assault on Julchong, a major objective In the Japanese drive toward the provisional capital of Hankow, was reported this after noon in a Japancso army commu nique. The victory, the first notable Jap anese advance since the Invaders occupation July 20 of Kluklang, a Yangtze liver port 21 miles to the east, occurred in sweltering heat of 140 degrees. , Japanese observers maintained the fall of the walled city put the In vaders in a position to ouf.-flank SO Chlneso divisions deployed along the 90-mlle railway between Kluklang and Nanchang. Chinese air base and another objective In the Hankow campaign. Chinese military sources reported 30 Japanese warships steamed along Poyang lake, a large body of water lying between Kluklang and Nan chang, and heavily bombarded Chi nese short positions near Wucheng on the west bank. PATTY BERG ADVANCES. TO SEMI-FINAL ROUND CHICAGO. Aug. 35. (AP) Patty Berg of Minneapolis advanced to the Mml-flnala of the women' weat ern golf championship today by de resting Eleanor Dudley, or Chicago, Illinois champion. 7 and 6 In the quarter final rounds. they sincerely believe the best In terest of the country would bo serv ed by the defeat of candidates spon sored by the president and not as part of any political scheme or be cause they were requested to do so by national heed quarters.1 The president's denunciation of the crossing of party lines In primaries was provoked by the Idaho Demo cratle primary. In which Sen. James P. Pope lost to Rep. D. Worth Clark, a self-styled conservative. Friends of Pope, a new dealer, de clared many Republicans voted for Clark. Pope Is considering running aa an independent In November. BOIHR. Idaho. Aug. 25-(AP Bzra Whltla of Coeur d'Aiene, Re publican national committeeman, said today In a press statement it "prob ably la true" Idaho Republicans went Into the Democratlo primary and defeated Ben. James P. Pope. "Fach faction of the Democratlo party urged the Republicans to vote for their respective candidates to help them out, and If they did so, It Is solely the fault of that party and they cannot blame thfl Repunll can party therewith," to said. i''iWv f0 v Sr. I ft 7 ' . ir PARLEY EXPECTED TO DECIDE EXTENT CAMPAIGN EFFORT Closeting Scheduled for To day or Friday Is Con sidered One of Most Politically Important. HYDE PARK, 1. T Aug. 35. ( AP) -President Roosevelt called James A. Farley today for a confer ence which may result in an inten sified administration drive to defeat anti-new deal Democrats In congress. The Roosevelt-Parley talk, sched uled for some time today or toraor- row. was considered one of the most politically-Important of the presi dent's stay here. Mr. Roosevelt presumably wanted to talk with Ms postmaster general ls t mo about campaign developments In a half dozen states. Farley's ad vice was expected to determine In part whether the president will make a personal bid In Maryland for the defeat of Sen. Ml Hard Tydlngs, an aggressive foe of the administration. Farley Silent So Far Also among probable topics of con versation between the two were the political situations In New York. Ida ho, Oeorgla, South Carolina and Connecticut. Thus far, Farley has had nc part In the president's drive against antt admlnlstratlon Democrats seeking re nomlnatlon. While the president was , traveling westward on hla recent cam paigning trip Farley was making gen eral political talks on a trip through , the northwest to Alaska. There has been general speculation regarding Parley's attitude toward Mr. Roosevelt'A proposed "purge" of -a ntl -ad ministration Democrats, The proj'jcted conference between the chief executive and his postmas ter general was expected to ctartfy Farley's stand. Mr. Roosevelt presumably wanted Information from Farley as to what tho administration might accomplish In states now politically question- able. TO BY C. OF C. SALEM, Aug. 35. (AP) The Stato highway department Indicated today It would not consider the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce proposal that the highway commission issue IS. 000,000 In bonds to tralsht5n the Paclflo highway south of Roseburg and the Columbia River highway. That la a matter for the legisla ture to decide," R. H. Baldock. atat) highway engineer, aald on returning from hi vacation today. He estimated the Pacific highway Job would cost $8,000,000 and the --... nl.. V. I V, , nmtM-t .14. IfUiuuiuia .oQimBj i j 000,000. Gov. Charles H. Martin, who re ceived the chamber of commerce) resolution, was not available for com. ment. The leglalatura and the highway eommlaston have frowned on any more bond Issues. Recently the com mission pointed out It waa spending t.300.000 a year on Interest, aaaert liur that If the state had no out standing bond, the Interest money could be spent on road oonnrue tlon. PLEA FOR E ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 28. Eight Columbia river packers, at aa emergency meeting laat night, tele graphed B. af. Brennan. nirecKr n Washington state flaherlee and mem ber of the Oregon fish commUato aaklng a three-day eitenslon ot tha fish season, set for closing at noon today. The packer said they acted be cause of the heavy August run of salmon which has entered tha river In the part few hour. In om caeea, catena have been booated to mora than 8.000 pound pot boat. Pointing out that the run or, vlotuly all have been light thta year, the packera Invited member of tha two commission to send representa tives to observe th catch. The pack ers promised, however, to upend fishing Immediately should th aorn misslons desire tt.