Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1938)
The Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday, warmer tonight. Temperature Highest yesterday 90 Lowest this morning .j0 If You Chooae Walking In search of prospect It in endless Job. Advertise, rind your prospect, then walk It you choose. Approximately 7,000 homes are reached dally by thli newspaper It paya to advertise! Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Third Year ' . MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1938. No. 137. MSB Id Dp The Capital Parade By Joseph AIsop and Eobert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. ITTM! CHOICE SEEN IS SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY CONTROVERSY'S LOW LEVEL MARKS CAMPAIGN COTTON ED SMITH RULES ODDS-ON FAVORITE SEE NEAT SIDESTEPPING (V WAGE CONTROVERSY WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. Aa this U printed, the Democratic voters of South Carolina will be marching to the polls, to choose their state's next senator. Unless neither candidate gets a clear majority and a run-off no comea necessary, one purge primary will be over and done with this eve ning. The electorate of South Carolina will suffer from no embarrassment of choice. If they wish to distress the president and his new deal advisers, . they can plump for old, blowsy, rant ing Senator Cotton Ed Smith, a rep resentative of ancient, but unfortun ate traditions of southland state .manahlp. If they wish to please the president, they can pick Governor Olln Johnston, a natty, up-to-date rabble-rouser. In fact, It's one of , those primaries where the choosy voter might as well stay at home, Some time your correspon dents visited the scene of carnage, and found the goings on more enter taining than Instructive. Subsequent reports from the field convince them" that, although the president has directly Injected himself into the situation, the level of controversy has not risen much. Before the president's intervention. Cotton Ed was sticking close to the three Issues which have kept him In office for thirty years white supremacy, the price of cotton, and southern womanhood. Governor John ston was denouncing Cotton Ed for remarking. In a speech against the wage-hours bill, that 50 cents a day was quite enough to live on In so gloriously beautiful a state as South Carolina. Although you might suppose that In three decades the people would have got a little tired of white supremacy, the cotton price, and even southern womanhood, Cotton Ed was an odds-on bet to win. The local party organization was split wide open by a row between Governor Johnston and Highway Commissioner Ben Sawyer. The federal machine, largely owned by the president's dear (Continued on Page Eight.) Pope Will Stay Out Of Idaho Election WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. OP) Senator Pope (D-Idaho), defeated oy Rep. D. Worth Clark for the Demo, cratlc senatorial nomination, an nounced today he would not enter the genera election in Idaho. Pope ran as a supporter of Presi dent Roosevelt and after nls defeat had conferred with the chief exec utive. There had been reports he would run as an independent can didate or seek a place on the pro gressive party ticket. Educator Dies ALBANY, Aug. 30. (AP) Death yesterday claimed Dr. Daniel Free man. 74, professor of biology at Al bany college for 15 years. He was graduated from Enrlham college, Richmond, Tnd., and obtained his doctor of philosophy degree from the University of California. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Frank Far re 11 being called hastily from his luncheon- to answer a aar rage of questions regarding the bond election. James C. (Bud) Hayes expounding hit theories concerning what good Journalism thould be. Maude Snider getting huge bahg out of the wrestling matches, she changing expressions from Joy to horror quite readily. John Patton viewing with ft much utWled grin the new future horn of his employment office. Ruth Ann Greene reminding ft friend sixteen times not to forget ar. errand,, the friend almost forgetting because of such constant rwnlndinz but finally remembering not to for l AMPLE EVIDENCE J PERKINSJS TOLD Un-Americanism Committee Head Calls for Resump tion Deportation Proceed ings Against CIO Leader WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (AP) Chairman Dies (D.-Texas) of the house committee investigating un- Americanism demanded today Secre tary Perkins resume deportation pro ceedings at once against Harry Bridges, CIO maritime leader on the west coast. Your file discloses a number of depositions of witnesses who testified Harry Bridges was a member of the Communist party." Dies wrote Miss Perkins after studying labor depart ment records. Your file also discloses ample evi dence the Communist party of the United States of America advocates and teaches the overthrow of th? United States government by force and violence." Delay Not Justified Declaring he would find no Justifi cation for postponing the case, Dl?s said delay might place witnesses oit of reach. If this had not already happened. Proceedings against Bridges were suspended April 20 by the labor de partment pending a supreme court ruling In a case Involving Joseph G. Strecker of Hot Springs, Ark. Immi gration Commissioner James L Houghtellng had said that decision might prevent Bridges' deportation. The New Orleans circuit court had stopped deportation of Strecker on the ground the law does not forbid aliens to belong to "the Communist party or any other party except one which teaches overthrow by force and violence of the government of the United States." 'I can not see how the Strecker case would have any bearing upon the Harry Bridges case since the facts are dissimilar," Dies declared. Records Quoted The committee chairman, who said majority of, the members had authorized him to write Miss Per kins, quoted extensively from labor department records about Bridges Names of witnesses were not dis closed at the department's request. Dies said R. P. Bonham, Immigra tion director at Seattle, had pro tested against suspension of the case, but was reprimanded by Houghtellng on the ground he had Imperfect knowledge of the situation, A letter from Bonham to Houghtol ing lost May 11 was quoted by Dies as follows: "The witnesses we had assembled for the Bridges hearing had among them some formet functionaries of the (Communist) party who x x x would have testified to the Com munist party being the Aim .-lean section of the Comintern (Communist International) and to the definite commitment to force and violence in bringing about the overthrow of our government." Files Open To Red Dies said Bonham wrote Edward J. Shaughneasy, deputy Immigration commissioner, last September 23: "I believe It proper I acquaint the central office with the fact I Inter viewed Mr. Bridges some time igo x x x He boasted he had seen the centra) office file relating to himself and also 'they had an excellent 'in telligence' organization of their own that kept them well Informed." Bonham urged Bhaughnessy to guard names of witnesses to appear against Bridges In order to prevent any "leak." He expressed the belief In other correspondence there wai an "airtight" case against Bridges. Dies quoted sworn testimony of a (Continued on Page Seven.) Few States Able to Curb . Party Jump in Primaries WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. P Only about half the states, a survey showed today, have workable methods of pre venting Voters from disregarding nor mal party affiliations In primary elec tions. At least 10 states have no restric tions against crossing party lines in the primaries. In more than ft dozen othrra, voters can help select candi dates of another party by winking at the law. President Roosex-elt recently termed ich tactic -political Immorality." He was discussing the Idaho Demo cratlc primary. In which supporters of Sen. James P. Pope attributed their candidates defeat by Rep. D. Worth Clark to Intervention by Re publicans. Idaho la on nf three slate wh'ch print ticket of more than one patty on ft single primary ballot,' so Britain Held in Death I : A nervous, thin little man, M. A. Williams, 56. blood streaming from a Rash on his head, was held at Portland, Ore., while uutliuritles In vestigated the fatal shooting or his 200-pound wife, Mrs. I .a urn Howe Williams, whose death they said tended 31 Years of domestic bicker ing. Williams said during a struggle, he heard a gun shot, but didn't know "whether I fired the shot or not." 2 F I MONTERREY. Mexico, Aug. 30.- Twenty-five hundred homeless per sons sought food and shelter here to day as this flood and hurricane stricken industrial city counted ltc dead at 10 and expected rescue work ers to find the bodies of many more. The Santa Catarlna river, ordinar ily dry, poured through sections of the city as water from the high mountains rushed toward the ilio Grande. Four hundred stone houses, were destroyed or damaged by wind, rain and flood waters, which struck here Sunday. Tlmotco L. Hernandez, city secretary, estimated damages would pass the million peso (about $200,000) mark. The city secretary said several American tourists were marooneo about a mile west of Monterrey. The toll In Ufa and property law Is expected to be multiplied several times when reports are received from Cludad Victoria, 100 miles south-net. which still is isolated. Jose C. Plowell, city editor of Et Provenlr, Monterrey newspnper, wld It was believed the storm here" wat mild compared with the havoc wrought at Cludad Victoria," more directly in the path of the hurri cane. GRAB YOUR FLANNELSI WINTER COMING EARLY CRESCENT LAKE. Ore., Aug. 30. (AP) Grab your flannels, winter's on the wayl Old timers couldn't re member when they had seen so many geese winging southward In August. They predicted winter would arrive two months early, probably bringing snow in September. voter may take his choice. Otah and Minnesota do the same thing. Michi gan primary voters receive ballots for all parties, but use only one. Voters may ask for the ballot of any party In north Dakota, low, Georgia, Vermont and Delaware. In Maine they may even write In the name of an opposing party candidate Just as In a general election. Nebraska requires stated party affiliation of voter only In cities of 5.000 or more population. Others may vote at they please In primaries Party registration can be changed on 20 days' notice. Primary laws In Ohio, Tenneae. Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi. Texas, Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas. Louisi ana, Missouri and some, other statM provlds broadly voters "follow their norm".! affiliation but there is not much opportunity to Insure this, and France Act to Prevent European War PEAR AGREEMENT HAS SUPPORT OF; LOCAL- INTERESTS Committee Named for Con trol Following Hearing by Department Agriculture Vote in- September Rogue river valley pear growers rnd packers-growers, at the conclusion of a deportment of agriculture hearms here Monday, expressed sentiment fa vorable to the proposed marketing agreement and proposed order regula ting the handling In Interstate nnd foreign commerce of five Varieties of winter pears grown in the Pacific states. During the hearing,' which record ed the testimony of nine valley packer-growers and growers,- a control committee composed of S, M. Tuttte of the Southern Oregon Sales, Inc. representing the Medford district packers, and David Wood, lepresent lng the growers was appointed. Ray mond R. Reter. was named aa alter nate to represent the packers, ana Chester Pitch, president of the Fruit growers League, to represent the growers. AH See Need All witnesses at the hearing, J. Os born Hyde, department of agricul ture counsellor presiding, stressed tiie need of a federal marketing, agree ment to halt tho sale of Inferior and ungraded pears on domestic markets. Among the , afternoon witnesses were David Rosenberg, of the Bear Creek orchards. David Woods, man ager of the Potter ' Palmer orchard holdings in the Medford district, and Mrs. John A. Perl, grower. All urged tho regulation of inferior pear grades, and corroborated the tes timony of Raymond R. Reter, packer-grower, that the 1937 winter pear market had been "demoralized" oy the shipment and sale of Inferior grades. Reter testified the St. Louts market, promoted In 1037, after a good start had been weakened oy sales end shipments of inferior pears. .Fletcher Fish, a government fruit Inspector for 16 years, gave technic! and statistical testimony on local conditions. More Hcnrlng Slated The. Medford hearing was rccessej to be resumed at Hood River. Ore., Wednesday; at Yakima, Washington. Thursday, and at We na tehee, Wash ington, Friday. The records will be left open until September 8. for filing of ortefs, ant. factual evidence, it was announced by Counsellor Hyde. Ballots will be distributed In Sep tember, for tho votes of individual growers on the proposed marketing agreement. The proposed marketing agreement and marketing order, If and when adopted, will terminate July 1, lOflD Early approval la expected. Final business of the local hearing was devoted to the reading section ny section of the proposed marketing agreement and approval with a min imum of comment. Counsellor Hyde, repeatedly urged that any grower opposed epeak up, but there was no criticism voiced. SURPLUS PEARS GOING TO NEEDY WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (API The federal surplus commodities cor poration announced today It would buy surplus Bartlett pears In Cali fornia, Washington and Oregon be tween now and October 31. The fruit will be distributed to needy people through state relief agencies. The corporation did not say what qjantlt; would-be bought. T. R. Wilcox, director of tho AAA division of marketing agreements, said the purchase program was de- aignc.1 to supplement steps powers were taking to cope with a serious marketing problem. The present levels of production, aa well as prospects of Increases In coming years," he said, "appear to make It necessary for the Industry to develop some type of plan which will result In an orderly marketing nltua'.lon that will make ponMble more satisfactory returns to the growers." Body flighted BONNEVILLE. Aug 30. ( AP The body of an unidentified man bobbed through the main spillway at Bon nerllle dam late yesterday and con tinued down the Columbia river. Au thorities asked fishermen at Warren dale to watch for it today. Bonne ville workers were unable to lift It from the watr bc atise of the de composed condition. VOTE WEDNESDAY OF STREET REPAIRS Polling Places Polls open from J to 8 p. m First ward southwest corner Main "and Bartlett streets. Second ward Jackson county courthouse. Third ward Flchtner's garage. 104 West Sixth street. Fourth ward- Medford city hall. Tomorrow, from 1 to 8 p. m., cit izens of Medford will decide by bal lot whether or not tho city shall Issue bonds In the maximum amount of $73,500 Tor the purpose of pro viding funds for the reconstruction of paved streets In need of repair, said sum of money to be added to the 958,600 outright grant being asked for from the Public Works Ad ministration to provide the 132.000 necosnary to complete the project. A fairly heavy vote was forecast for the bond election by City Sup erintendent Fred W. Scheffel and other city officials. There are 8.807 eligible voters in the city, and It was predicted that close to 1000 would go to the polls. Mr, Scheffel and Mayor C. C. Fur nas returned from Portland early this morning, where yesterday they filed with Regional PWA Director C. C. Hockley Med ford's application for tho 058,500 grant. Mr. Hockley told the Medford officials he would rush the application through to Wash ington. D. C Immediately, where It will el tlier be approved or denied In case the PWA grant Is not ap proved, there will be no bond Issue should the election carry. However, If the grant la approved and the voters authorize the bond Issue, tho 9132.000 will be used to complete the street reconstruction program at once. The bond Issue has the complete and whoie-hearted approval of the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce, which adopted a resolution recently pointing out Its benefits and emphasizing the need for recondi tioning the streets at once and call ing attention to the saving to tho taxpayers of the approximate amount of tho PWA grant, which .la not to bo repaid. A deacrlpltlon of the voting pre cincts for the election follows: Ward 1 Includes the area lying east of crater Lake avenue and Myrtle street and also that area lying east of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and south of East Main street, with tho exception of one small area In ward 4 lying south of East Main street between the Main street bridge. Myrtle street and Bear creek; Ward 2 Includes all the area lying south of West Main street and west of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks. Ward 3 Includes the area lying north of West Main street and west of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks. Ward 4 Includes all the area lying east of the Southern Pacific rail road tracks and north of East Main street to Crater Lake avenue, to gether with the area mentioned In ward 1. TOLLFSON SHOT AT IN SERVICE STATION A. O, Tollefson, operator of an East Main street service station, was the Intended target of a mystery shot, fired last Sunday night state and city police revealed today. A bullet hole In a "window pane, near where Tollefaon waa standing, la the only clue. Tollefson, according to the report, was engaged In clo.lng up for the night, and while placing a battery testing case alongside a wall, heard the tinkling of glass. He thought the glass bulb of a hydrometer had exploded. Then he noted the bullet hole In the window glass. A test showed If Tollefson had been erect when the shot was fired It- would have struck him In the hud. Tollefson waa allghtly stooped when the bullet aped by him. The police were called but no clues uncovered. None of the nearby residents, or Tollefaon heard any shot. The theory has been advanced that the shot waa fired by a person hid ing behind a nearby lllao bush, and who roraped by a leap over a fence. Tollefron says he has no known enemy, and can ascribe no motive. Hitler, Horthy Eye Troops With a fresh war scare spreading ever Europe, and France moving troops Into position on her eastern frontiers, Germany's dictator Adolf Hitler (In light unltorm at right of marching troops), nnd Admiral Nicholas Horthy (third from right), regent of Hungary, are shown re viewing troops aa they partlt-lputeil In launching ceremonies for the new German cruiser "Prince Eugen" at Kiel, Germany SPRING FROST DHKEE 10 AID OUR FRUIT SALE PORTLAND, Aug. 89. (AP) Spring frost damage, apparent In maturing European orchards, will Improve Oregon's export trade In apples and pears., the federal bureau of agricultural economtca revealed to day. European crop proapecta Hinged from moderate to poor. The general outlook In the United Kingdom, principal Importer, was fair. The winter varieties, however, were In poor condition, Norway and Sweden reported fair proapecta but tho out loot was poor In Germany and Den mark, i Weather conditions materially! re duced the yield In Italy and Czecho slovakia, the leading export coun tries. A fair crop was predicted for the Austrian region and Switzerland, but only a half crop appeared Ukely In Prance, Holland and Belgium. Large crops In Nova Scotia and British Columbia will compete with northwest fruit for the United King dom trade. The English pear crop will average about 30 per eent of normal. Pro duction will also be light In Holland, Belgium and Prance. BASEBALL R. e St. LouU Boston Cole, Johnson, and Sullivan: Hav ing, Mldklff, Cramer and Peacock. R, . 1 H. E. ft 0 Detroit New York T 0 Olll, Ooffmen and York, Chandler and Dickey. K. H. E. Cleveland 10 10 I Philadelphia 8 13 0 Allen, Humphries, and Pytlak: Pot ter, D. Smith, Nelton and Hayea. Chicago . t T I 3 6 3 Appleton. Washington Rlgney and Schlueter: Deshong and Oulllanl, Perrell t. , niMionai (Plrst game) Philadelphia St. Louie Butcher, and Atwood, Bremer. It. H. 4 e a is 1 1 and Macon. New York ... 1 ft 1 Pittsburgh T IS 0 Coffman. Yandibera and Dan nlng: Tobln, and Todd. (Plrst game) R. H. 5 Brooklyn 4 II I Cincinnati ft I Prankhouae and Phelps, Campbell, Derringer and Lombard). Boston I 16 0 Chicago 1 ft 0 Turner, and topee; Carleton, Boot, French, and Odea IN COUPLE OF STATES COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 10. (AP) First precincts . to report from today's Democrat lo sena torial primary gave Sen. B. D. Hmtth, seeking renoniinatlon, ft margin over Gov. Olln l. John ston, whose candidacy was es poused by President Roosevelt. Nine precincts In five scattered counties gave Smith 5S9 votes, Johnston MM, . By the Ansmintcd Press President Roosevelt's campaign for election of "liberal" legislators was undergoing teste today In Democratic primaries on the Atlantic and the Pnclflo coasts. Senators Ellison D. Smith of South Carolina and William Q.,McAdoo of California were up foi renomlnatlon. but only the latter hoe presidential endorsement. Mr. Roosevelt had In dlcated clearly that he hoped Smith would lose to Qov. Olln D. Johnston. an avowed now dealer. - The turbulent South Carolina con teat waa the first to be decided in which the chief executive had ap pealed, even indirectly, for the de feat of an Incumbent congressman. Smith, whose 30 ycara of service make him Democratlo dean of the senate, opposed the court bill and varloua other administration pro posals. He declared, however, he had supported more than 80 percent of the president's program. The outcome waa being watched by politicians for Its possible rela tionship to next month's primaries In nearby Georgia and Maryland, where the president openly advocated the defeat of Senators George and Tydlngs. PORTLAND, Aug. sOr-(AP) M. A. Williams, 4, frail and alckly retired railroad brakeman charged with sec ond degree murder of his 3-year-old wife, wept yesterday beside her body. Mrs. Williams died laat Wednesday of a shot fired In th climax of a two-day quarrel when she struggled with her husband for possession of a gun. Sheriff deputlea were told by Williams that hi wife had beaten him with hammer and broom han dle and threatened htm a number of times. Yesterday h was granted permla lon to see the body before burial. Last week he petitioned to be ap pointed administrator of hit wife's estate, estimated at 11000. LA GRANDE, Aug. 0. P) Fumes from ensilage In a huge iilo at the N. W. West farm near here killed Ar thur Wooden today. He entered tut structure before a blower type van- Ulator was turned on. ACCUSED HUSBAND SOBS AT FUNERAL CABINETS APPROVE FUTURE POLICY IN Calm, Final ' Demand That Germany Halt Campaign of Hate Against Czechs Hinted As British Policy By the Associated Presa Great Britain and Prance today took emergency action to prevent war In Europe and at the same time prepared to meet the oonfllct If It cornea. The cablneta of the two countries, meeting simultaneously In the midst of the heaviest war olouda since 1914, gave unanlmoua approval to atepa already taken by their foreign minis ters In the Czechoslovak crista and . agreed on policies to be followed In the future. These pollclee were not disclosed. but It waa believed British ministers decided to make a calm, but firm final demand Germany cooperate la . efforts to settle the' Czechoalovek minority problem. France to Be Ready The French cabinet voted se lengthen working houra In national defense Industries, public service and public safety" Industries and at the same time gave Itself virtual power to mobilise all French Industry If necessary. The fact the French ministers elect approved "Instructions" to French envoys abroad Indicated the proba bility of strong coordinated dlplo- matlo action by Britain and France.' Tension between Germany and -Czechoslovakia, meanwhile, wae In creased by a second Oerman protest against insults to the Imperial Oer man army by a Czechoslovak news paper. Germany previously bad pro tested Saturday and demanded lm-' mediate action be taken to proven further "slander." Far East Cneaey Uneasiness also waa felt In the Far East aa a result of statement by Lleut.-Oen. Selshlro Itagakl, Jap- . anese war minister, more olaahea be tween Japanese and Soviet Russian. ; force, on the Siberian frontier were "likely to occur." Itagakl called for strengthening of Japanese forces on the frontier, which he said bad been weakened:, by withdrawal, for the Chinese con- ' fllct. Natl otflolala In Germany con tended recent developments In Brit ain, Including Saturday's apeech by Sir John Simon and today's meeting of minister, were part of dramatlo build up to put blame on Germany should ' the minority negotiation break down In Caechoalovakla. Chancellor Hitler continued hi In-, epectlon of Germany's border forti fications, while crack motorlted unite of the French army began maneu vers close to the German border. One unconfirmed report said Franc might keep her troops In the field aa long aa Oerman y keepa her esti mated 3,000,000 men under arm. , Csechs Discuss Demand The Czechoslovak cabinet mat let discuss the long-awaited "new plan" to meet the demand of the Sudeten Germane for territorial autonomy.,. Police in the Sudeten German areae were ordered to guard against a re currence of brawl that could be) magnified to aerlous proportion. A doeen bar room fight occurred laat night and officials said similar Incidents wuuld cause grave con cern. Zn China, Japanese planes and In fantry continued to batter Chinese positions- southwest of Kluklsng ota the Yangts front, but no slgnlfwmnt change war reported. Government forces and Insurgent also appeared to be stalemated In Spain, where the government con tinued Its offensive on the Kstrema- dura front. TWO SMALL FIRES IN APPLEGATE DISTRICT Rogue Hlver national forest office reported today two .email frret, east In tht Applegate district on Squaw creek to which 14 OCO men from Camp Applegate were tent. The sec ond fire I between Ruch and Jack sonville on the old Logtown read. Twenty-tour CCO men from Camp Applegnt were tent out to fight M. At both flu scene, regular fores , service fir guard art on duty. Although th fire are small ant) art burning only gram and brush, 11 tj reported that due to to present weather condition they may easily get out of control, H not guarded eloself.
