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It Pays So Well Thousands of people read the Kant Ads In thU newspaper every evening. The more read era the better the remits. That Is why It pays so weU to UH Classified Ads. The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday; continued warm. Temperature: ' Highest yesterday 99 Lowest this morning 62 MEDFORD TIIBUNE Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, ' No. 150. Ml Ml rulalfil U ULxlUa U em U . 1 . i The Capital Parade aaaaaaeaaaaaaaaaew. By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. disposal op two funds BOBttYlNO WASHINGTON T. R. TO GIVE NATION ABOUT $100,000 REPOSITORY FOR HIS PAPERS SUGGESTED START FEUD OVER USE OF JUSTICE HOLMES' BEQUEST WASHINGTON. Sept. 14. For Adolf Hitler, playing with the notion of plunging the world into war, there la an agreeable lesson In two con troversies now plaguing Washington. Both concern sums of money offered to the state by private Individuals. Oddly enough, the argument Is not whether the funds shall be used to buy cannon or surplus fats, but to which learned purpose they shall be drdlcated. When half the peoples of the west seem bent on destroying the stored up riches of their culture, It Is pleasant to think that there are still men who only wish to add to that glorious store. The funds In question are some what different In origin. One la the $100,000, or thereabouts, paid the president for publication of the rec ord of his press conferences and the notes to his state papers. And the other Is the personal fortune of Oliver Wendell Holmes, which, as the last action of a noble life, he left to the country he loved. Last winter, the president promised his money would be used for some useful public end. Since then, no more has been heard of the matter, except the Jibes of the Republicans, who are apparently willing to think the president of the United States Is capable of pocketing cash he has said he wouldn't pocket. Nevertheless, several suggestions have been carefully considered. The one which would seem most likely to catch the presidential fancy, Is to use the fund to establish a repository for his predecessors', his own and his successors' private and official docu ments. It would be used to preserve and make them available to students. Moreover, there Is a crying need for some such repository. Each president leaves the White House with all the strange loot of his term of office, from amateur statues of himself In saint's costume to handsome presents from foreign governments. He also takes his papers. History can stand the loss of the bric-a-brac, but the (Continued on page Six.) Ready, to Erect Capitol "Pioneer" SALEM. Sept. 14. (UP) Prepara tions were made today to hoist atop the tower of Oregon's new state house the 22 -foot bronze figure of "The Pioneer" which was unloaded In Portland after a trip through the Panama Canal from New York. The 17.800-pound atatue will be trucked here under protection of $20,000 instance. Mounting of the piece wilt complete the work on the new building, except for landscaping snd the painting of murali. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Gertrude AhlMrom Lorton. recent bride, wondering what to do about anta In the cupboard. Howard Hall, who once lived here, writing from The Dalles to assure this pillar of playfulness be was not the Howard Halt who got soaked recently for putting slugs In Port land parking meters. Florence Scherrer cutting a gash In her leg during a burst of exu berance. Democrat' Bill Orenbemer taking like a man a naaty verbal alap at his political party. Lieut Alonio "Hap" Dunn proving he Is a rabid sports fan by asking how much longer It would be until baseball season started. Ted Nave entering Into a hot po litical argument right at the crucial moment, his good Ideaa not being heard, though, .above the shrieks of the areuers. he plann:ng to renew his suggestions tomorrow and In the meantime to practice apeaklng more ylolentlj. Czech Gendarmes in Bloody Nazi Demonstrators PRAGUE, Sept. 14. (AP) Fighting between Czechoslovak gendarmes and Sudeten Germans armed with machine guns, rifles and hand grenades at various towns in the Sudeten region near the German frontier today resulted in at least 40 deaths. Bloody clashes were reported continuing tonight. The Prague foreign office 'reported eight gendarmes were killed in a battle with 2,000 Sudeten at the frontier town of Schwaderbach, where the Sudetens occupied the Czechoslovak gendarmerie station Schwaderbach Is a Sudeten village directly across the border from the German town of Sachsenberg. Capture Station When the Sudetens started a dem onstration the gendarmerie received orders not to fire, lest shots crossing the border hit Germans and create a still more serious incident. Dispatches to Prague said the Su detens began their attack from Ger man territory and finally occupied the gendarmerie station. Sudeten party headquarters in Praguo said that fighting which started last night was continuing at Haberspirk, near Falkenau, and from 10 to 15 Czech gendarmes had been killed in that clash. Sudeten leaders said probably a similar number of their own men had been killed. Nearly 2,000 Sude tens Joined In the Haberspirk battle. In which heavy tanks were used to aid the police. Sudeten headquarters charged In a statement that the Haberspirk clash resulted from "communistic provoca tion." Reports of the Schwaderbach clash said the gendarmes after battling to control the Sudeten demonstrators, finally replied to their fire. 10 to 15 Killed At least eight gendarmes were re ported killed, and some reports re ceived here placed the ' death list higher, at from 10 to 10. The number of Sudetens killed or wounded was not Immediately known. The reports said no troops yet were engaged In the fighting. Tonight the Sudetens were reported in possession of the gendarmerie station. Other scattered fighting added to the outbreak of disorder. Police and Sudetens fought in a building at Tsuschkau, and there were clashes also at Groskau and other places In Sudeten German ter ritory. (Continued on Page Ten.) FRANCE READY TO CALL fflfl MILLION IN FOR ARMY DUTY IF NEEDED PARIS. Sept. 14. (AP) The French government was reported In Informed quarters today to have com pleted plans for speedy mobilization of 2,000,000 more men, or eight classes of army reserves, In case a new grave turn In the European sit uation makes it necessary. It is estimated there already aro about 2.000,000 men under arms in the French empire, hence such mo bilization would swell the total to 4,000.000. The classes from 1931 back to 1024 would be Included, meaning that men from 27 to 34 years old. Inclusive, would be called. An official foreign office spokes man said this evening that France was standing on two points in the Czechoslovak crisis. "One." he said, "Is that the French govern merit condemns any resort to force. Two Is that the French gov ernment is ready to envisage all methods to avoid war." 4 tn a brief Interpretation of the second point the spokesman said It probably would mean France would urge the Prague government to make "all possible" concessions to the Sudeten Germans. Pear Markets CHICAGO. Sept. 14. (APU8DA Pear: Nine cars California, two Ore gon, one New York arrived; 15 on track. California BartletU. 3538 boxes, 11.802.40; average. 92.04. NEW YORK. Sept. 14. ( AP-USDA) Pears: Ten cars arrived, 14 Cali fornia, one Washington, one Oregon unloaded; 12 on track: mar I t slightly stronger. Oregon Bartletts. 300 boxes No. 1, 91.7091.85. average 91.72. Washington Anjotis. extra fancy, II .75 1.55, average 91-50. Weather Orecon: Fair tonight and Thurs day; foes locally en the coav.: con tinued warm In the Interior; gentle to moderate southerly wind off the coast Clashes With CHAMBERLAIN TO VISIT HITLER IN MOVE FOR PEACE BERLIN, Sept. 14. (AP) The dramatic eleventh-hour appeal of Prime Minister Chamberlain of Great Bri tain for an audience with Reichsfuehrer Hitler electri fied diplomatic quarters in Berlin tonight. Nazi chests swelled with pride that no less a person than the British prime min ister should ask to see the fuehrer so urgently. "This climax speaks for itself," said a propaganda ministry spokesman almost joyfully. PARIS, Sept. 14 (AP) Franc has given full approval to the proposed visit of Prime Minister Chamberlain to Reichsfuehrer Hitler, a foreign office spokes man said tonight. He added the French govern ment had given the British lender virtual "carte blanche" a free hand for the negotiations to be held at Berchtesgaden to morrow. LONDON, Sept. 14. (AP) It was officially announced . tonight that Prime Minister Chamberlain would fly to Germany tomorrow to see Reichsfuehrer Hitler In an effort to assure peace. The prime minister himself dra matically announced he Intended to see Hitler to "try to find a peaceful solution to the crisis" which Is men acing world peace. The German chancellor notified Chamberlain he would "gladly re ceive" him on September 15 at Ber chtesgaden, his retreat In the Ba varian mountains. According to a German radio an nouncement, Chamberlain was ex pected to arrive at Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, tomorrow afternoon. Chamberlain's appeal for a peace- seeking Interview wss conveyed to Hitler through Sir Nevtle Henderson, British ambassador at Berlin. The prime minister will take Diane at tr.30 a.m. tomorrow. It was an nouneed. I Chamberlain's startling move was , decided upon at an emergency full meeting of the cabinet. It was a decision without prece dent on the part of any world states mantaken in the face of an un precedented situation, the threat of war over the Sudeten German Issue In Czechoslovakia. BERLIN. Sept. 14. (AP) Ameri can travelers have been advised "un officially and Informally" by the United States consulate here to re turn home "If they could conven iently alter their European travel plans," officials said today. Members of the consulate staff disclosed numerous United States citizens had inquired what they ought to do In view of the critical situation tn Central Europe, The officials said, however, Ameri can residents In Berlin have not been advised to leave Germany. Consulates of other countries have given their nationals similar advice. OENEVA. Sept. 14. (AP) Euro pean developments tonight resulted tn a suaaen exoaus or leaaing states men gathered here for the league of Nations assembly meeting. Stanley Bruce of Australia hur ried off to London and former Pre mier Edouard Herrlot of France nmhed back to France. Earl de la Warr. head of the Brit ish delegation to the league, who had been expected in Oeneva after London's cabinet meeting today, re mained In the British capital. Bruce, after receiving telephoned Instruc tions from London, took de la Warr's place at talks among British domin ion delegates. Statisticians estimate that 00 per cent of the polo ponies tufd In the United Bute are raised on Texas farms. First Georgia Returns Favor Sen. New Berth Looms For First Sacker - Released by Pen SALEM. Sept. 14. (UP) On the sports page, this Item might rend: "First Baseman Loy Crown over of the O. 8. P. nine was re teased today. He may be signed jy the Leavenworth, Kans., team." The 3 1 -year-old convict played for the leam at the Oregon state prison during a four and one-half ,ear term for burglary. He . was released yesterday, but U. S. dep uty marshals were watting to take him to Colorado to face a federal :harge of transporting a stolen automobile. T PASSES AT HOME; FUNERAL PRIVATE t Enid Maude Hunt, beloved Med- ford woman and wife of 'George A. Hunt, well-known theater owner, died In her home at 2447 Hlllcrest road this morning after a prolonged illness. Mr. Hunt was at his wife's bedside. Private funeral services will be conducted at the Perl funeral home at 2 p.m. Thursday, Father E. S. Bartlam. pnstor of St. Mark's Epis copal church,, officiating. Mrs. Hunt will be entombed In the Medford Memorial1- mausoleum. Mrs. Hunt was 50 years old. She was born In Washington, Kansas, April 6, 1388, and had resided with her husband In Medford since 1910. They were married in Tacoma, Wash., in 1907. Besides her husband, Mrs. Hunt is survived by a brother. Claude Magee of Butte Falls, and a sister, Ada Whetstlne of Washington, Kas. Although Mrs. Hunt has been confined almost entirely to her home for the past several years, preclud ing any social activity, she had hun dreds of valley friends who will be deeply saddened by her death. Be fore her lllnes she was considered one of the most beautiful women In southern Oregon. She worked hand-in-hand with her husband when he first became asso ciated In the theater business here, and much of his present success he attributes to the helpfulness of his wife at that time. Active pall-bearers at the private service tomorrow will be Eugene. Thorndlke. Charles Clay, Sr., Al Llttrell. Roland Hubbard, M. N. Hogan and Larry Schade. KLAMATH TAXPAYERS ' VOTE SCHOOL BONDS KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. 14. CAP) Taxpayers of the Klamath county school district voted today on a $150,000 bond Issue for construction work. I Fast Freight Wreck Kills I ' iV t .l-' in" a. i s.m ' -Mf''K:iM A lranlent Identified as 4amr tv. Burnett. !, tiordon. Tevas. was slallmi. seten miles ea.l of Hiigene. v.l.rn I hie fast Anulhrrn Partfle and wrecked in cars, (ifflrlnl, hellrt.d a sprung nheel ael emergency Three other transient, tier, hurt. (A. P, photo). 15 Pupils Injured in Fall Of Study Auditorium Roof CLARKDALE, Ariz., Sept. 14. (AP) The roof of the Clarkdale high school study auditorium collapsed on 50 -pupils shortly before noon today, injuring at least 15. The steel and sheet metal roof fell without warning, trapping more than I a score In the heavy debris. I Pupils at the edge of the big room. I and the teacher, at the front, escaped Injury. Two children, both girls, were re ported critically Injured. The 15 Injured were taken In am bulances to the Jerome hospital, a few miles distant. Several of the children were trap ped In the wreckage for seversl min utes before being extricated by their schoolmates, teachers and townspeo ple who rushed to the scene after the celling fell In. MARITIME PEACE COASTAL REGION SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14. P) A plan for maintaining permanent labor peace In the strife-scarred west coast maritime industry through a corps of full-time arbitrators was being developed today by employers and unions. The system came to light, yesterday during negotiations for a 'new con tract between waterfront employers and longshoremen, only workers who have not completed an agreement for the coming year. All the maritime working agree ments, save the stevedores, which expire September 30, have been auto matically renewed, virtually dispelling the threat of a coast-wide shipping strike such as occurred in October. 1938, when negotiations failed. The employers and representatives of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's union reached accord on the subTtance of contract revision and were due to put the agreement In formal language today. Under the arbitration proposal, which employers said would end "quickie, strikes." full time arbitrators would be employed at the major ports of San Francisco. Los Angeles. Port land. Ore., and Seattle, with a firth coastwise arbitrator. They would fix temporary conditions under which work would continue In case of a dispute. It was stoppage of work during disputes which led employers to ask revision of the longshoremen's con tract. The employers claimed there had been 350 "quickie strikes" or Illegal stoppages of work under the present contract. - y The Injured children were laid in rows on the school house lawn while all available ambulances and doctors were summoned. Many of the pupils who were In the study auditorium, a large room on the second floor of the high school, became hysterical with fright. Heroic action on the part of other pupils In taking Injured companions from the wreckage was reported by witnesses. Names of the Injured children were not Immediately learned, as the pu pils who had been in the study room scattered in the confusion which fol lowed the collapse. School officials were at a loss to explain the cause of the accident. The school Is a modern structure, built within the last 10 years or so. T TjnftlirQTPTJ Minn Ajtnf. 14 ffl prudent Roosevelt declared today "conditions in other parts of the world are extremely serious. In a brief talk at the station before leaving Rochester where his son, James. Sunday underwent an opera tion for a gastric ulcer, the president said he was going "straight to Wash ington." President "Roosevelt left here for Washington. D. C at 9:08 a. m. P. S. T. today after talking with Secretary Hull by telephone and visit ing his son, James, at the Mayo clinic. The president, deeply concerned over events in Europe, decided to return to Washington after his talk with Hull. Mr. Roosevelt made a final check with Mayo physicians on James' con dition. James underwent an opera tion for a gastric ulcer Sunday. He was reported today to be making "satisfactory progress" even ' though "the critical period has not passed." The president drove to the hospital from his special train Immediately after an extended telephone conver sation with Hull. The chief executive has been in frequent communication with Hull regarding events In Europe. "I am going straight to Washing ton." the president told the crowd gathered at the station for his de parture, "because conditions of affairs In other parts of the world are ex tremely serious. As president, I must go to the national capltol." SALEM, Sept. 13. (AP) Superin tendents of 10 state Institutions have requested 1.045,158 in new build lngs to be constructed during the two-year period beginning January 1, Budget Director Wallace 8. Wharton said today. Transient - cc &iak killed late Monday near Japer freight Inln pllrd tip for lomi yards brakes, causing the train to buckle. BASEBALL National. Fliat gama: X. a - s K. S. 11 S S 0 Cincinnati Brooklyn , Vander- Meer, Barrett and Lorn- bard!, Hershberger; Fltaslmmons and Shea, First game: r. R. B. t 0 10 0 Schu- R. B. 16 9 18 4 Pittsburgh . o New York s Blanton. Brown and Todd macher and Dannlng. First game: R. ..13 0 St. Louis Philadelphia Macon and Bremer: Passeau, Hal lahan, Slvess, Lannlng and V. Davla, Clark. Score: Chicago R. ... R. E. 0 11 s Hutch- Boston a Root and Hnrtnett; Fette, lnson, Doll and Loprar AmeiicaB R. - 4 - 3 Philadelphia St. Louis ... Thomas and Wagner; Newsom and Sullivan. New York at Cleveland postponed; rain. 2nd game: Cincinnati Brooklyn R. H. B. - 8 13 0 . 2 Lombardl; Walters, Weaver and Frank house, Posedel, Rogers and Campbell. HUTTON ELECTED HEAD FIRE CHIEF PENDLETON, Ore., Sept. 14. (AP) Harry Hutton of Salem was elected president of the Oregon Fire Chiefs' association at Its closing sessions here today, succeeding M. J. Gllson of Lebanon. Portland will be the 1039 conven tion city. The convention unanimously fa vored enactment of the proposed compensation and pension plan for all fire fighters of the state. The proposal will be presented to the next session of the legislature. William Matchelor of Pendleton was named first vice-president.. Other new officers are H. O. Bpauldlng of N e w b u r g, second vice - president; Thomas Coates of Tillamook, secre tary, and Ivan Pearson of McMinn vllle, treasurer. Final event on the three-day con ference program was the competitive fire drill held this afternoon at Til Taylor park. BANDllEALL WOODLAND, Wash., Sept. 14. (AP) The security state bank of Woodland was held up by two mask ed bandits at 12:10 p.m. today. The men. wearing striped overalls, dark glasses and caps pulled low over their faces, took all available cash, esti mated at between 91600 and 2000. President 0. A. Button reported. One man was described as being 5 feet seven Inches tall, and weigh ing between 150 and 175 pounds; the other was said to be five feet nine inches tall and weighing between 175 and 200 pounds. The holdup was the third In ap proximately five years. The bank was robbed in 1933 and 1935. Sheriff's officers and the state pa trol were summoned Immediately and started a search for the bandits. S. P. CLEARS LI OF FAST FREIGHT WRECK EUOENE, Sept. 14. (AP) Wreck lng crew, had the main line of the Southern Pacific southeast of hare oleared today of a wreck of a fast freight train Monday night In which 40 cam piled up, killing one trans ient and Injuring three others. New ralla were quickly laid and normal trafflo resumed. Meantime, Investigators aettled on the cause of the accident as a broken wheel which buckled a rail. BERLIN, Sept. 14. (AP) General nervousness over tha Czechoslovak crisis waa reflected today among for eign business flrma In Germany. Two British concerns, for lnstanoa, sent all their British employes to England, leaving Oerman represents Uvea In charge Soma Frenchmen living In Ger many also were Laving. George HEAVY BALLOTING SEEN IN CRUCIAL E' CONTEST Roosevelt Favorite Is Seo ond As Village In Cobb County Reports Loner gan Gains in Connecticut ATLANTA, Sept. 14. AV-First returns from a half dozen of Georgia's ISA counties gave Sen. Walter George (I)., Gft.) a two-to-one popular vote lead In his fight for renoml nation In the face of President Roosevelt's opposition. The returns, all from rural precincts, gave George 478. New Praler Lawrence Camp 225 and former Got. Eugene Talmadge 161. ATLANTA, Rent. 14. The first precinct to report complete In today's Georgia Democratic pri mary gave Sen. Walter F. George; seeking renoml nation, a alight lead over Lawrence fl. Camp, endorsed by President Roosevelt and former Governor Eugene Talmadge. Returns from Smyrna, ft viltsga In Cobb county, gave the follow ing unofficial vote: George, lfttH Camp, 139; Talmadge, 77. (By The Associated Press) Good weather brought out thou sands of Georgians today to ballot on the question: Shall Walter P. George be returned . to the senate over President Roose velt's opposition t Early reports said voters were turn-'' lng out In fairly heavy numbers to decide In the Georgia Democratic primary among George: Lawrence fl. " Camp, federal district attorney at Atlanta and Mr,. Roosevelt's choice, and Eugene Talmadge, ft former gov ernor, who the president predicted would "contribute little to practical government." ' Lonergan Aided In another political contest tn Connecticut Sen. Augustine Loner-: gan gained strength In his campaign for renomlnatlon when Archibald McNeil, former national committee- -man. withdrew In the Democratic ' state convention from the race for Lonergan's seat and threw his sup port to the senator. Rep. Oerman P. Kopplemann con tinued to be the leading opponent of Lonergan who haa oppoaed aom. administration measures and New' Deal policies threatened to' become . an Issue In the race. They did not enter to any marked. degree, however. Into the seven sen atorial selections made yesterday. In. four itatea, the Democratlo Incum bents were unopposed. They were. Senator, Fred H. Brown of New Hampshire, Elbert D.Thoma of Utah, John H, Overton of Louisiana and Alvln B, Adams of Colorado, Bone Renominated In the choice. Involving contest. Vermont Republican, renominated Sen. Ernest w. Olbson. and Wash- (Continued on Page Ten.) STUDENTS' AUTO OOLFAX, Wash, Sept. J4. (API Two Washington State college stu dent were critically Injured and three classmates suffered cuts and , bruises In an automobile accident three mllea southeast of here lata last night. Larue (Tad) Ludwldson. Barron. Wis, suffered a broken baok and In ternal hemorrhages and Wlllard O. Ward, 30, Tulare, CalH wu believed to have a fractured akull. Both hava little chance to live. The other occupants of tha car ware Sydney Smith, San FrancUKO. Robert Oullchson, Barron, Wla., and BUI Rockwell, MayvAwd, Oal. All wan painfully cut and bruised. A tlra blowout waa the cause of tha accident. The car went Into the ditch and rolled over sU times. CENTRAL POINT GYM GRANT PLEA FILED PORTLAND. Bept, 14, (API Tha regional PWA offloa received the fol lowing application, today: Oregon! Grant of IIO.SOO for wat erworks Improvements at Clatskanl, coating ,44.000: grant of U M5 for school gymnasium at Central Polat coating I14.M. i
