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The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Friday, not much chui In temperature. Temperature HI Rli fit yesterday IHi Lowest this morning .......... fil Most Valuable Tn reading tablet of prattle ally 7,000 home, are -lilted dally by the Mall Tribune. For ttili reason Want Ada are made most valuable to the advertlier and they cost so little. . Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OKEGOX, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1938. No. 139. D)IMiOTeiifi r i 1 1 1 1 j i i 1 1 n n "v rv n i "v n "v n i - ti n i "v The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. F. R. VIEWS HELD VITAL IN SHAPING FORK1UN POLICY INTENSE FEELINO SEEN AGAINST FASCIST RULE INTIMATE AUVISERS. HELD TO SHARE HIS VIEWS 90 SEE INCLINATION TO FOLLOW WILSON CO! USE Editor's Note: This Is the first of three articles discussing, on the basis of authoritative Infor mation, the United States' for eign policy. Including personal ities, attitudes and pressure Eroups. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. P Only 34 short years after the tragic August of 1914. the Uvea of another, but scarcely grown generation hang In the balance. They hang In the crazy balance of the mind of Adolf Hitler, and none can foretell whether they, or megalomania, will weigh the heavier. At auch a time as this. It la ap propriate to Inquire Into the per sonalities, the attitudes and the pres sures which form American foreign policy. If there la war In Europe, American Internal atfalrs, from the president's party purine to the maun dertnga of the Dies -committee, will shrink Into Insignificance. The only Issue will be this country's neutral ity, or non -neutrality, policy or lack of policy in dealing with the bellig erent nations. Tho views nd personality of the president of the United States, to whom the constitution chiefly con fides external affairs, are always the most Immediately Important factor In the country's foreign policy. And Franklin Delano Roosevelt, with his genial readiness to assxune great bur dens, has retained a control of for eign policy closer than any presi dent since Woodrow Wilson. It would be foolish to pretend thst the president la neutral at heart. He Is not only a strong Anglo- a: 3 Franeo-phlle. His aentlmenta toward the British and French are Immense ly reinforced by his Intense anti fascist feelings. The peculiar atmos phere of the White House breeds a strain of Messlanm in all presidents except those, like Warren Harding and Calvin Coolldge. who have been too Insensitive to notice any atmos phere. And in Franklin Roosevelt, this White House-bred emotion comes perilously elo?e to a convic tion of a mission to "make the world safe for democracy.' There have been Innumerable signs of this attitude In the president, both public and private. His dealings with the diplomats he trusts are sometimes notably unconventional, going so far In one or two cases as little official lectures against encour aging the fascist nations. His conver sation with his friends Is still freer, and in It ho often points out his duty, as the chief magistrate of the greatest democratic nation in the world, to defend the principles of Americanism on the world stage. (Continued on Page Eight.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS An entire office force sniffing Into nooks and crannlesj in search of the fire they smelled. it finally being lo cated on the trousers of D, D. Davis, who waa puffing away at a large pipe which released numerous sparks. Several city officials doing last minute reminding to forgetful citi zens that there was an election being held. Oeorce Hunt suggesting to AH Banwell that a forthcoming meeting be held at 2 a. m. Edna Sharer being enthusiastically received Into a west tide luncheon group, she having Just moved over from arross the tracks. Lulu Sauls berry telling wonderful tales of her Alaskan voyage, she be Ing particularly Impressed with the five meals a day served on board ahlp and pleased with the added avoirdupois she returned with. Mildred Thompson and Hod Wilson being friends indeed to an appreci ative scribe tn need Indeed. 10 10 ONE VOTE $73,500 Bonds May Be Issued if PWA Approves Grant for $58,500 Work to Wait Government Okeh By an affirmative margin of over two to one 431 to 205 citizens of Medford voted yesterday authorizing the city to Issue bonds in the maxi mum amount of $73,500 for the pur pose of providing funds for the re construction of paved streets. A total of 638 of the city's 5.867 eligible voters went to the poll be tween the hours of 1 and 8 p. m., vrlth the balloting In all four wards showing a substantial margin In favor of the bond Issue. Heaviest vote was In ward 3. where 234 persons cast ballots in the Jack son county courthouse, 162 for and 72 against the bond Issue. Tn ward 3. whose polling place was Flchtner's garage. 140 votes were cast. 103 for and 37 against, almost three to one. One hundred thirty-three votes were counted from ward 1. polling place Main and Bartlett streets, with 84 for and 40 against. Lightest vote was in ward 4. city hall, where 129 cast ballots, 82 for and 47 against the Issue. VCnlt PWA Artlon. With 73,500 assured aa a result of the successful bond election, the city must now await word from Wash ington. D. C, regarding the applica tion for a Public Works Administra tion grant of S58.500. before actual work can start on the 132, 000 street reconstruction project. City Super intendent Fred W. Scheffel last night telegraphed C. O. Hockley, regional PWA dlreotor In Portland. Informing him of the outcome of the election. Medford's application for the grant waa filed with Mr. Hockley last Mon day, and was Immediately sent to Washington for approval or denial. Mr. Scheffel stated that It would probably be five weeks hefnr tht. application was either approved or not approved, out mat it was possible word would be received sooner. In case the PWA money Is not granted, there will be no bond Issue. Means Winter Work. Immediately upon word from Wash ington that the grant Is approved, the city will advertise for bids for the project and offer the bonds for sale. Mr. Scheffel said. Until then, the bonds will not be offered for sale. In case the PWA apllcatlon Is ap proved, work will start almost Im mediately on the reconstruction proj. ect, Mr. Schefe said. Although as phalt topping could not be put on utnll next spring, a crew of 50 or 60 men would be employed most of the winter repairing and reconstructing curbing and preparing the streets for final touches, he stated. GCC PERMANENGY IS , SEEN BY INSPECTOR PORTLAND, Sept. 1. (Pi Perma nency of CCC camps Is fairly well assured, Major John D. Outhrle. na tional general Inspector of CCC camps and former public relations director for the forest service here, told an Interviewer yesterday. "I dont believe that CCC camps ever will be dropped from tho gov ernment plan," the major said. K. F. "puds Roll KLAMATH PALLS. Sept. 1. (AP) The Klamath basin's 1038 potato crop began rolling out to southern markets this week. First two cam of the season were shipped Tuesday, and four more followed yesterday. Potato picking won't reach full swing until next week. Four Killed When Avalanche Crushes Apartment House QUEBEC, Sept. 1 (Canadian Press) A rain-loosed avalanche today de stroyed a crowded four-story apart ment house in a Quebec suburb, killed four persona outright. Injured about 13 and, rescue leaders said, left ona boy burled In the wreckage. Eight other deaths were caused by the same heavy rains sweeping the Quebec area. Six persona of a sin gle family drowned when their home at Portneuf, 40 miles west of here, was carried away by the flooded Portneuf river, and two died In a washout derailment of a Montreal Quebec passenger train. Physicians who took charge of rescue work after the collapse of the apartment bouea at St, Clrcitfe Peace Doctor Says CO " m 2 .Jfife&ft' - Dr. K. W. Berry (left), Olymplo. Wash., society .plnMcian. shown conferring with Attorney C. D. Cunningham In rourt at Olvmplii hefnre entering n plea of Innocent In the alleged klclnaplng-aault of Irving Baker. The doctor's trial ts expected to be held In Oi-tober. E OF BATTLE EBBS ON S.F. WATERFRONT AS NEW PEACE HOPE SEEN SAN FRANC ISOO. Sept. 1. AP) The noise of battle died down a bit today along San Francisco labor front. Warehouse operators said they would give "serious consideration" to new proposals of the CXO. Ware housemen's union, brightening pros pects for peace in the protracted dispute In the distributing Industry. A box car the tin ton claims was loaded by "strike -breakers," and which has closed more than 150 de pots, was shunted Into Inactivity on a side track. Six thousand members of the Re tall Clerks union (A.F.t.) voted oral ly last nlghfc to withdraw their basic demands for the 35-hour week, store wide senorlty, and the union shop. This had been asked by employers as a condition of the resumption of negotiations with 20 major depart ment stores. All the waterfront labor agreements except the longshore contract were renewed and the employers and the longshoremen continued negotiations with September 30 as tne deadline. The unloading dispute tn the ware house Industry slowed trade at many wholesale houses In San Francisco and caused some strange results: Wholesalera said a pickle shortage was near. There are plenty of pickles, but they are In the closed ware houses. Bonded liquors were growing scarce. Druggists said certain patent med icines and narcotics were near ex haustion. PEAR PACKING PLANTS WORK SUNDAY, MONDAY All packing plants of the city will operate next Sunday and Monday. Labor Day, and picking will be gen eral In tha orchards. It was announc ed today. Harvesting of Boaca and D'AnJoua is expected to be general by the first of the week. First ar rivals reached the packing plants yesterday and today. It Is estimated that the pear crop will be picked and packed by the first of October, though It may last a few days more or less. de Montmorency, textile factory town six miles east of here said the young son of Dclphls Lachance. whose sis ter's crushed body was taken from the ruins, was believed burled in the debrla. Four bodies tsken to St. Oregolre's morgue were those of MIm Rosa I a chance. Mrs. Patrick Del tale. Mrs. Cortnthln Audet and an unidentified Infant. Only yesterday Mrs. Audet gave birth to a daughter. When her body was taken from the ruins the baby waa In her arms, crying. Another baby came through the crash unhurt, the few-months-old adopted daughter of Mrs. Dellslft. found near her dead foster mother. or War Not Guilty T REVAMP! WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. (AP) Senator Tydlngs D Md.), told a campaign audience last night the administration offered to accept a compromise on the court reorganiza tion bill last year provided Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughea would resign. Speaking at suburban Hyattsvllle, Md., Tydlngs asserted. "I was told we would have to Induce another member of the court to resign. We were asked to get Mr. Hughea to autt and I was told the name of the man who could persuade hlra to reMim." Tydlngs' statement brought from Senator Logan (D.. Ky.), an admin Istratlon leader In the court fight, this comment: "I was perhaps aa closely Identified with the supreme court bill as any one and I never heard any such aug gestlon made Logan was chief lieutenant to the late democratic leader Joe X Rob inson In the drive to pass the court j bill. Tydlngs. who faces the direct op position of President Roosevelt In high fight for roiomlnatlon, said he acted as spokesman for foes of the : court plan In offering a. compromise proposal to the administration. BASEBALL American PHILADELPHIA, Sept, 1. (AP) Bob Feller combined steady pitching with a triple, scoring two runs, today to help the Cleveland Indiana defeat the Athletics 11 to 4. The Indlnns piled up four of their runs In the third. Score: R. II. 15. Cleveland II 13 1 Philadelphia - 4 7 3 Feller and Hems ley; Ross, . Smith. Williams, Thomas, and Hayes, R H. R St. Louis 8 7 0 Boston : 6 8 1 Newsom and Heath; OMcrmuoller, Hevlng and Pencock, Sror.: R. If. T. Detroit 8 ID 1 Npw York 8 8 1 Coffman, Elwnstat and York; Pearson and Olenn. Score: R. H. B. Chicago II 18 3 Washington 8 0 1 bra and ahlueW; Kelley, Weaver, Dcshong and Perrell. National 8-ore: R. H. T.. New York 0 7 0 Pittsburgh IJ 0 Schumacher, oumhert. Cofiman and Dannlng; Kllnger and Todd. R. H. B. Boston 8 7 0 Chicago 4 8 1 Lannlng. Shottner and Lopea; Bry. ant and Odes. WASHINGTON. Sept. I. (API WPA authortratione today Included 830.000 for heating pl.nt Improve ment at the Unher,lty oj Oregon Decision Rests With E FOR G.O.P. FAVORiSE.ZUR Bancroft, Advocate of Dras tic Relief Reforms Has Slender Margin Over Riley for Senate . Nomination SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. I. (AP) A see-saw race for the Republican nomination for United States sen ator from California stolo tho allow today as Sheridan Downey ran his ; Democratic victory margin In Tues day's primary to more than 100,000 votes over Senator William Olbba McAdoo. Philip Bancroft, advocate of dras tic relief reforms Including curtail ment of WPA "extravogance" swung j back Into a narrow lead over Ray L. Riley, veteran state official, for , the Republican nomination. 1 In 10.634 of the atate'a 12.438 pre cincts tho Walnut Creek fanner had 2MU28 votes. Riley 245.529 and Louise Ward Watklns, first California wo man to seek a senatorial nomination. 43,642. Mr Adoo Sees Kuln Ruin for California was forecast by Senator McAdoo if the voters adopted the "30 every Thursday" pension plan, which he blamed for his defeat. The proposal to pay all non-working people over 50 yeara old 930 a week In scrip money will ap pear on the November ballot. The senator termed the. Initiative meae- dre. which Downey ' supported, "a cruel delusion of old and deserving people." "I am deeply concerned about the future of the state and about the continued success of President Roose velt's administration," said the sen ator, who waa endorsed by the Pres ident for renomlnatton. Both Downey, eloquent 54-year old San Francisco lawyer who abandoned the Republican party six years ago to support Roosevelt, and other Dem ocratic leaders insisted his victory did not represent a loss of prestige for the president In California. Downey described himself aa a more "sincere" Roosevelt supporter than McAdoo. Lewis Sees Danger Sen. James Hamilton Lewis, Illin ois Democrat, saw "danger" in the California election "that every other state In the west may have inde pendent candidates running on the Issue of more pensions and larger sums to be guaranteed by the gov ernment to all Individuals." Liberal State Sen. Culbert L. Olson was the Democratic nominee for gov ernor to oppose conservative Go. Frank Merrlam whom the Republi cans nominated. Olson waa trailing Raymond Height In his effort to capture the progressive party nom ination and prevent a three-way race, the deciding factor In Merrlam's elec tion four yeara ago. Aa far aa could bo determined In the Blow count of votes for the BOO candidates on the ballot, the 17 In cumbents seeking reelection In Cal ifornia's congressional delegation of 30, were heeded for renomlnation. Tulelake Ranchers To Face Fire Trial YREKA. Calif., Sept. 1. (API Evan Maupum and John Kandra, Jr., Tulelake ranchers, waived prelimi nary hearing and consented to be hound over to the United Stales dis trict court at Sacramento on charges of setting fire to timber, underbrush snd grass on the public domain. The defendants, who appeared yes terday before U. 6. Commissioner J. P. Correla, claimed the fire got away from them after they set fire to a flrld of weeds to produce a smudge and protect a field of pota toes because the temperature had dropped sharply last August 8. Two Perfect In Sheet Tourney TULSA, Okie., Sept. 1. ( AP) Twenty-one-year-old Charley King of Wichita Palls. Tel.. and H. Steblna. St. Louis, registered loo straight hits today In the opening dsy's 360-blrd atl-guage competition In the na tional skeet shooting championship tournament. King I the son of Rufiu King, who won the grand American handi cap In 1031. He-was the first to register a perfect score In the bid for the title now held by Odls Wsldlng, Lot Angeles, who won It lsst year at Detroit. PORTLAND. Sept. I. AP Anne Shannon Monroe, widely known Ore gon aulhor, entered a hospital here today after suffering a heart attack. She Is the author of "Walk with Me Led," and "Singing In the Bain." MEXICO TO REJECT I). S. PLEA AGAINST E OF LANDS President Cardenas Tells New Session of Congress Government Will Con tinue Agrarian Program MEXICO CITY. Sept. 1. (ffV-President Lararo Cardenas told the Mexi can congress today Mexico would not j comply with the request of Secretary Hull she cease expropriations of land and the government would "continue Its agrarian program." In ma measage opening a new ses sion of congress, the president an nounced that Mexico would pay only for the actual Investments made by the American and British oil com panies whose properties were expro priated last March IB. He. said he would present a bill to congress to prohibit the granting of long-term concessions In vthe fu ture to prevent development of an other situation "like that of the oil companies." He stressed that the Jaw gave Mex ico all mineral products below the surfnee of the earth. The president said Mexico's answer to the United States, representations would be a reaffirmation of policies already set forth. , He said Mexico recognised her ob ligation to pay for expropriated farm lands but "under necessities of the people the government cannot make immediate payment." LMMAGEDBY FIRE EUGENE, Sept. t. (API Fire of undetermined origin, starting early this morning, caused damage esti mated at approximately 41,6,000 to tne Erie Merrill men's furnishing store, the offices of the Cashman and Proudflt company and to apart ments located above these establish ments. Heaviest loss was reported by the Merrill store. Hart Larson, owner, could not give an accurate estimate on the loss, but stated that his en tire stock of boys' school clothing, expensive shoes and a large stock of work clothing were destroyed, The fire started In the basement of the Merrill store, burned Its way through the floor Into the main store and thence up to the ceilings above. Banks and Offices Close On Labor Day All banks, city, county and fed eral offices will be closed all day next Monday, Labor Day, giving em ployes a two-day holiday over the week -end. According to Elmer Wilson, chair man of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce retail merchants com mittee, Medford stores will also be closed, with the exception of food stores, which tentatively plan to re main open. Film Heart Thump on Vacation Trip VANCOUVER, Sept. I. (CP) Rob ert Taylor, the Hollywood film star, arrived In Vancouver at 10:16 a.m. today aboard a trans-Canada air lines plane from Seattle, accompa nied by a friend, Don Mlloe. Taylor la on a - vacation trip. It was not known Immediately what his future plans are of how long he will stay. Italy Orders All Jews Out Who Came Since Jan. 1 '19 ROMS, Sept. 1. (AP) All Jews who have settled In Italy since Janu ary 1. 1919, today were ordered to leave the country within als months by a cabinet decree. The decree applied even to Jewa who have 'become Italian cltlxens, because cltlrenshlp conferred since thst date wsa revoked. The edict waa made applicable to Italy - proper, Ubya and the Aegean Isles. No mention was made of Ital ian east Africa. Italian east Africa Ethiopia, Krl treo, Somallland, may prove to be the haven for most of Italy's expelled Jews, Jewish refugees from other Fuio-p-sn countries have found tilt doors of other lands closed. Seizure Of Guns Robs Tom Mix Of Triumphal Entry PLYMOUTH, England. Sept. 1 (AP) British customs officers took eight six-shooters and five riries away from Tom Mix today when the American cowboy movie star arrived on the liner Paris for a vaudeville tour. The weapons were confiscated until Mix gets a license to Import them or leaves the country. The confiscation somewhat spoil ed the triumphal entry of Mix, who, wearing a cream-colored cowboy ault, led his horse, Tony II ashore In person. The whistles of the liner and Us tender were muted at the American's request "so Tony won't be scared." RAILROADERS ASKED TO DECIDE QUESTION OF PROTEST STRIKE CHICAOO. Sept. 1. (AP) Em ployes of tho nation's major rail roads were asked today to decide whether they ahould strike in protest against a IB pec nt wage cut. Leaders of ID rail unlona ordered a nationwide strike ballot among the 029.000 workers after trie col lapse yesterday of efforts to mediate the wage dispute. The national mediation board, which haa been striving for a set tlement since August 11, completed Us role under the railway labor act by suggesting arbitration. H. A. Enochs chairman - of the committee representing rail manage ment, said the carriers were witling to submit the controversy to arbitra tion. Union chieftains refused. A strike vote waa Immediately or dered by the Railway Labor Execu tive association, representing 18 unions, and the Brotherhood of Hall road Trainmen, The balloting and tabulating will take about 2d days. Enochs announced the wage slash, amounting to an estimated 280, 000,000 annually, would become ef fective October 1. ... LEGION CONCLAVE GETS UNDER WAY PENDLETON, , Ore. Sept. 1. This city, known far and wide fur tta annual round-up, waa Jovial host to a dlffetent kind of a show today a gathering of the members of the American Legion and their auxiliary. Twelve hundred delegates had regis tered by noon. Bathed In the rays of a warm east ern Oregon sun. musical organiza tions played and paraded through downtown streets, addresses of wel come and responses were loudly ap plauded at the official opening cere mony, plana were made to greet Na tional Commander Daniel J. Doner ty of Wood burn, Mssa. due this after noon, and committees swung Into the business of the gathering with their annual reports, LEWIS THORE HANGEN FUNERAL 2 P. M. FRIDAY Funeral services and burial for Lewis Thore Hangen, two-year old son of Mr. and Mrs, Harold Hangen, who died in North Bend, .Ore., Au gust 29, will be held at the Logtown cemctory near Ruch at 3 p. m. Fri day, the Rev. Sherman L. Divine of Medford officiating. The Perl funeral home la In charge. . In addition to his parents. Lewis la survived by a sister, Nadlne Hangen of North Bend. - The decree was Issued after 4 cabi net meeting at which Premier Be nito Mussolini presided. It did not show the number of Jewa who have settled within Italy In the past 19 years, but the total Jewish popula tion has been estimated at about 44.000. Returns from a census of Italian Jews less than two weeks ago have not yet been announced. The news paper II Tevere, however, Indicated 70.000 had been counted, many more than had been expected, No official Information was avail able to ahow the number of Jews who would be affected by the decree, but observers estimated It would be more than 10,000, Hitler WORRIED EUROPE WAITS REPLY ON CZECHJOLUTION Nazi Dictator Calls Army Generals for Conference Sudeten Leader Also Present at Fateful Meet By the Associated Press Berchtesgaden ' today became th center of Europe's growing anxiety aa the answer to the fateful question peace or war apparently lay In the hand of one man there, Adolf Hitler. Hitter, back In his Bavarian moun tain retreat after a whirlwind tour of German border defenses, summoned Field Marshal Hermann Wllhelm Goerlng and several army generals to Berchtesgaden. They were to confer with Konrad Henleln. leader of Czechoslovak's Su deten Germans, who left Czechoslo vakia to meet der fuehrer. The conference was expected to decide whether the autonqmy-seeklng Sudeten Germans, who have Ger many's "protection," would accept or reject the Czechoslovak government's latest proposals for solution of tho Issue. Prance ".wells Army Prance, meanwhile, temporarily. swelled her standing army strength to 826.000 men an increase of 135,000 over the normal 700,000 and con fronted labor opposition to her at forts to mobilize Industry behind the national defense. , ; r The threat of a genera strike br 200,000 textile workers of northern France unless their demands wera met for continuation of the 40-hour week and higher wagea added to tha- govornment's difficulties In marshal ling the nation's resources. Rolchs2uehrer Hitler waa at Berch tesgaden, presumably pondering two questions posed before an anxious Europe. They were: 1. What will the outcome be when the Issue between the Czechoslovak government and Its Nazi-supported, autonomy-seeking Sudeten German minority reaches a showdown? 3. If Chancellor Hitler of Oermanr la dissatisfied, will his decision mean war or peace? Look to V, S. However, confidence seemed to ba returning Europe could put aha brakes to her Hipping security. oecuons of the British nreaa praised the United States interest la we issue and one newspaper, the in fluential Yorkshire Post, predicted President Roosevelt might send a warning to Hitler of "the daiurers of seeking a violent solution.1 . . Sir Neville Henderson, British am bassador to Berlin, waa said to ba seeking an Interview with ttw fuehrer. August was the third busiest build. lng and construction month of the. year, with permlta Issued from tta city building Inspector's office to talling ,24.650. a slight Increase over the same period last year figure of 33,178 and a sharp lump over July of this year, when permits amounted to BIH,U7D. .... There were SI permit Issued last month, two of them being for the construction of new -residences at a total cost of 14300. Most of the others were for remodeling, new roofs and repairs. Total value of permit Issued t date amounts to 198,8!S0, about 930, 000 under the 1997 figure for Uw first eight months, which totaled 219,310. TRIAL DATE SET FOR K. F. THEATER OWNER KLAMATH PALLS, Sept. 1. (AP) Trial of Harry W. Poole, one of all criminal cases docketed for the September term of circuit court, will open September 96. Poole, operator of five Klamath Fall's .theaters, Is charged with stat utory rap. JIM ROOSEVELT LOSES MASSACHUSETTS VOTE PROTHINOHAM , Mas.. Sept. I (P, jam.s Roosevelt, secretary to hi father, the president, failed to regis ter before last night's deadline ana therefore will be unable to vote la the Massachusetts primary September 30. ' -- ' (Continued on Pag 811.) AUGUSfffiDING IN SHARP UPTURN
