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Let It Be Known Tha demand for houses to rent Menu to be growing. New peo ple oomlng In very day. If yu bare a house for rent let It be known. You know vacant houses don't help pay the Uxe. The Weather Forecast: Showen tonight and Tuesday; not much chang In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday ., .. , ' lowest this morning . 61 Medford Tribune Full Associated Presi Full United Prest Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGOX. MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1938. No. 72. WIT MM I EN ACnsL 1 IIM LULn The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Bobert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. WALLACE HELD MOST HARASS ED MAX IN WASHINGTON . FARMER'S REBELLION F.XPECT BD AS SURPLUSES DROP, IN COMES DROP a HIS PURGE STAND BROUGHT DISLIKE OF NEW DEAL LEFT WINGERS DESPITE FAILURES. HE IS CREDITED WITH GOOD INTEN TIONS "WASHNQTON, Oct. 9. The power of Henry Agard Wflllace, secretary of agriculture, whose departmental ma chinery reaches Into every county and Tillage In the United States. Is sec ond only to the ' president's own. Scores of thousands of employes bow to hla orders.. An Immense army of American farmers must look to him for their well-being. Every citizen is directly affected by the policies which he shapes with but little interference from the White House. And, at the moment, he Is the most harassed man In Washington. Palace Polities To begin with the least of his trou blea, Wallace Is deprived of the sup port of hla natural allies within the administration. He la a conspicuous member of the left wing of the New Deal, having no kinship to such con aervatlvee aa Chairman Jesse H. Jones of the HFC. Yet the White House crowd that leads the New Deal left wing looks on Wsllace with suspicious dislike. The enmity goes back to the time of the court fight, when Wallace not only showed reluctance to spesk for tha president's bill, but also signally failed to mobilize vital farm support for It. The truth Is that nothing on arth could have persuaded the farm pressure groups to get behind the Ill fated mesaure, but, In the hysteria of that time, Wallace came to be dla trusted for his failure. And then, although he was the left winger's most Important ally In last winter's drive for the renewed pump-prlmlng. he refused to Join them In the celebrated purge. In the Iowa primary, he stuck by an agree ment with Postmaster General James A. Farley not to Interfere. Thereafter ha would not give purge candidates In other states the support of his political machine of county agents and farm program field workers. (Continued on Page Six ) Peace Efforts Fail San Francisco Strike SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. (API Peace effort to put 7600 persona back to work and end San Fran cisco's two major labor disputes con tinued to occupy negotlatora today. The C.I.O. International Long shoremen's and Warehousemen's un ion representatives and the Distri butors Association of San Francisco leaders were to meet again lata this afternoon with Paul Smith, news paper manager and mediator, In an effort to and a dispute which has closed more than 100 warehouses tnd put 3.300 men out of work. At Issue la the distributors demand for a master contract covering all ware houses. - SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS John Moffat finding hla young son a keenly observant spectator at the Medford-Roseburg football game. EH Hedrlck looking particularly cheerful at the same game, he noting the grandstand and bleachers packed to capacity with hundreds standing along the stde-llnea, Ashlander Jim Nutter coming back home to help Importantly In the Sprague campaign after newspapeiing In the Portland big town. Georgia Webb planning education al pursuits over her breakfast, a glass of milk. Helen Thompson showing elation over tha trophy she brought back from tha Klamath rsila golf tour nament, brother Jack scoffing at the Idea of her being to enthusiastic. Chloe Ellenburg and Evelyn John son having quite a time getting to gether on a little matter, they hold ing up a good news Item for three diy, with girlish Indecision. ARGUMENTS GIVEN BRITISH PREMIER IN MJRISIS American Idol Painted As Propagandist in Declar ing Nazi Air Fleet All Pow erfulStatement Bitter. (By the Associated Press) Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was ac cused by leading Soviet airmen to day of providing Prime Minister Chamberlain with arguments for the surrender of Czechoslovakia, where German troops have completed oc cupation of all territory agreed upon by International negotiation. In a statement In the communist party newspaper, Pravda, the airmen declared Lindbergh, who visited Rus sia In August, spread reports to the effect Germany's air fleet was powerful enough to defeat the com bined air forcea of France, England, the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. The American aviator's August visit to Russia had figured In a guarded statement In the house of commons last Thursday. Ellen Wilkinson, la borlte. spoke of a "very prominent American airman" as having "been lunched by" Influential persons who had told Chamberlain that the Oer man air force was superior to the Russian, British and French com bined. Colonel Lindbergh haa made no statement on unverified reports pub lished in London he had criticized Soviet Russia's air force. Criticized Russia LONDON, Oct. 10. (AP) Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's activities fig urcd in a guarded statement during house of commons debate last Thurs day, when Prime Minister Chamber lain von a test' vote on hla foreign policy. Ellen Wilkinson, labor member, re ferred then to a "very prominent American airman. "Influential people In this country had told Chancellor Hitler and Von Rlbbentrop (Oerman foreign minis ter) that In no circumstances would Britain fight for Czechoslovakia or Austria," she said. "It is a very serious thing that when a very prominent airman was being lunched by these people and all sorts of official people Invited to meet him. they assured him It waa impossible for thla country to do anything because Germany's air force was better than the Russian, British and French combined. That ta the defeatist attitude behind the scenes." Visited London The Sunday Times, not connected with the London Dally Times, October 3 carried In its anonymous gossip column that "during the past few weeks I understand 'Colonel Lind bergh has paid visits to several emi nent British politicians. These con versations have centered upon pro gress of aviation In various Euro pean countries. "Colonel Lindbergh has recently returned from a visit to Russia and apparently he was not favorably Im pressed by the rate of progress there." The Evening Standard carried re ports the previous week the Colonel had been critical of the Soviet air strength. "Spread Lies" MOSCOW. Oct. 10. (API Soviet Russia's lesdlng airmen today sol emnly denounced Col. Charles A. Lindbergh In a statement accusing him of spreading lies about Soviet air strength to give Prime Minister Chamberlsln of Britain arguments for the surrender of Czechoslovakia. (The Soviet atatement apparently arose from unverified report In two London newspapers Lindbergh had been critical of the Soviet air force.) Among other things, the statement said: "Five years ago Lindbergh visited the Soviet Union, where he was (Continued on Page Three.) HESS CALLED BY STATE PORTLAND, Oct. 10. Arthur K. McMahan. chairman of the state liquor control commission, aatd In a letter to Henry L. Hess, Democratic candidate for governor, that the commission doea not revoke licenses without impartial hearings. McMthan wrote tn answer to a quoted radio statement of Heat that he had been Informed of the sum mary suspension of licenses for al leged Infringement of law. The chairman told Hesa that the commission always gave full hearings before regular examiners and even had gone to the extent of holding hearings In counties where the licen se resided. Such action Is valun tary and la not required by law, Mc Mahan declared. Wagner 1 James Roosevelt "I H vj'i v Looking as If he had completely recovered from his recent operation, James Roosevelt, son of the president, attended the second World series game In Chicago, and he had a lusty cheer for somebody;; He will spend two months on the nest coast recuperating. HONEY'S APPEAL FOR HIGH COURT REVIEWjEFUSED Bombist's Sole Hope Now Rests On California Elec tion and Pardon Prospect WASHINGTON, Oct 10. (AP) The supreme court refused today to review Thomaa J. Mooney's latest ap peal for release from San Quentln penitentiary. Mooney la serving a life sentence for complicity in the 1910 Prepared ness Day parade bombing In San Francisco. Justices Black and Reed took the rarely-used atep of denoting their dissent to the court's order which ap parently closed the door to any hope Mooney may obtain release through court action unless new evidence should be discovered. ' It still is possible for a governor of California to grant a pardon. This atep la one of the Issues In the pres ent gubernatorial contest In that state. For yeara Mooney haa been waging a fight for freedom. Refusal of a review means the high tribunal declined to Interfere with a decision against Mooney by the Cali fornia supreme court. The Mooney case involved the pris oner's contention he waa convicted by perjured tea tl money. He also as serted California officials had "wilful ly and knowingly suppressed" evi dence In his favor. Ten persons were killed and 40 Injured In the bombing of which Mooney was convicted. Originally, he was sentenced to death but the penalty waa reduced at President Wilson's request. In 1017, tha supreme court refused to pass on the controversy. After a second appeal, It held on Jan. 31, 1035, Mooney had not exhausted his legal rights in atate court. Since then, the California supreme court ruled against him in a five -to-one decision. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. (AP) Thomaa J. Mooney, his last hope for release through legal channels pos sibly gone today with a United States supreme court refusal to intervene pinned his remaining chance for freedom on the coming November election. Culbert L. Olson, Democrat candi date for governor, haa expressed his intention if elected of pardoning the 55-year-old Mooney serving a life term In San Quentln prison for the 1010 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing. The gray-haired Mooney received the news of the supreme court's ac tion with outward calm, but declared: "I am keenly disappointed in the decision because 1 had great hopes the supreme court would grant Jus tice that la long overdue In my case Gold occurs In tha sea water In tha radio of from A to 37 parts per 100.000,000 of water. Act Amendment Favored by A as SeTin- OF Chinese Claim Huge Victory and 20,000 Killed in Counter Attack. HANKOW, Oct.t 10. (AP) Gener alissimo Chiang Ksl-Shek'a headquar ters announced today two full Jap anese brigades, totaling 30.000 men. had been annihilated In a three day battle near Teinn, 130 miles southeast of Hsnkow. The official announcement de scribed the engagement aa the most complete and overwhelming Chinese victory of the war and said only 200 men of the two brigades left the battlefield alive. The reported victory came on the event of tha 37th anniversary of -the revolution against the Manchu mon archy and the news wsa wirelessed to Chinese troops on all fronts In time for today's nationwide celebra tion of Chlneso Independence day. The generalissimo's brief announce ment said a Chinese counter offen sive last night .drove the Japanese from "Tiger's Point" highlands, northwest of Telan on the Kluklang- Nanchang railway, and then sur rounded and annihilated two bri gades. One brigade each ftom the 101st and the 106th divisions waa said to have been wiped out. Tha commu nique said that this morning the battlefield waa littered with thou sands of Japanese corpses, desd horses, and huge quantities of mu nitions, supplies and heavy equip ment. A Chinese army spokesman said the "Tiger's Point victory" would ef fectively cheek the Japanese south ern YangtM campaign, particularly the Japanese drives atoward Nan chang and westward toward the Canton-Hankow railway. Theta are no foreign military ob server, or newspaper correspondents In the vicinity" of the reported vie tory at present. E T GRANTS PASS, Oct. 10. His chest crushed In an auto 'accident Saturday, T. J. Thompson, (bout SO. of Rogue River, waa In critical con dition today in a local hospital. He waa Injured when a car driven by Francis M. Adams, also of Rogue River, turned over near Oold Hill, coming backing on the pavement af ter being forced oil It by traffic. Though elephente are now extinct In North America, msny fowl! re mains of them hsv, been found. REPUBLICANS ON STATE TICKET TO SPEAK AT RALLY Sprague Gubernatorial Nom inee, Speaks at Noon Luncheon Holman and Mott On Program. "The Republican party will carry the banner of kood. sound business In the November election." This waa the keynote of a brief, pointed address presented at noon today by Charles Sprsgue. Republi can nominee for governor, before a gathering of party leaders assem bled for a luncheon-meeting at thei Hotel Medford. The gntherlng was a prelude to a rally this evening. In his short address. Mr. Sprague stressed that the west Is emerging from a period of "Isms" and "pan rtceas" and that this state Is looked to by the nation to lead the way to sound, conservative principles of government. The speaker voiced optimism In discussing the fortunes of the Re publican party In the general elec tion but urged hla party friends not to let the brighter outlook keep them from putting forth every effort tn the pre-election campaign. . Kenneth O. Denman, chairman of the luncheon meeting, emphasized tha Importance of waging a clean campaign by atresslng the qualm cations of Republican nominees rather than resorting to disparaging remarks directed to opposing can dldates. -. " Congressman James W. Mott, who waa present at today's luncheon extended greetings to local Republi cans and hailed Charles Sprague as "Oregon's next governor." Included among the Republican nominees Introduced were William Perry, A. E. Brockaway, Senator Oeorge Dunn, William Coleman, Wil liam McAllister and Earl Newbry. Sprague, Mott and Rufus Holman. atate treasurer and candidate for the U. 8. senate, will be tha speakers at the Republican rally In the senior high school auditorium at 7:30 to night. The three major candidates will tell of their platforms and Interpret the Issues of the approaching fall election, said Mr. Denman, eounty chairman who will preside. All local candidates will be Intro duced from the atage. The publlo la Invited to the rally Mr. Denman urging all votera or whatever party to attend to hear the Issues discussed. KILLED FOR DEER PENDLETON, Ore.. Oct. 10. (Pi- Herman Graham, 6S, Weston farmer, waa killed Sunday when shot acci dentally by a companion on a deer hunting trip. The mishap occurred In the hills around Wild Horse oreek. seven miles northeast of Athene. Umrtllla county Coroner P. A. Fol am reported. Folsom. City Marshal t. J. Miller. Athena, and state police Investigated the accident and brought out the body.' Folsom reported Cecil John son, Graham's neighbor, fired the ahot when he mistook his companion for a deer. Vernon Ryles. Walla Wells was a third member of the hunting party. It waa the 14th deer season fatal ity In Oregon. KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 10. (AP) Noel Turner, planerman with tha Big Lakes Bo company here, waa shot at three times and painfully wounded while deer hunting yesterday In tho Barnes valley district of southeastern KIsmath county. The first shot struck Turner's glasses, shattering th lenses and knocking the hunter to the ground. The second, following Immediately, creased hit coat and the third pene trated his thigh. Turner was Brought Into Klamath Falls by hla hunting companion. Neither Turner nor hit comrade could determine the origin of the thou. . ValHz MinTonens DALLAS. Oct. 10. (AP) The road was cleared for resumption of work in the Cohbs Mitchell Lumber and logging plants at Valtets Saturday when workers and managers reached a compromise wsge agreement. Th planing mill and part of the wooda operation started today and tb aawmlU will turn over October 17, APPEAL OF STATE LAW OVERRULED Dismissal Ordered by U. S. Supreme Court Ford Wins Review of NLRB Case. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (AP) The supreme court dismissed an appeal today challenging the validity of sec tions of the Oregon teachers tenure law requiring retirement at the age of 65. The dismissal was "for want of a substantial federal question." The law, effective in school dis tricts having at least 30,000 popula tion, was upheld bi the Oregon su preme court In May. A suit was brought against the Portland school directors by teachers who asserted the act deprived them of property without due process of law, Impaired their contractual rlghta and denied them equal protection of the laws. Tha outcome of litigation Involving Interpretation of the national labor relations act follows: (1) The Ford Motor eompany ob tained a review of Its contention the national labor relations board should not be permitted to withdraw litiga tion Involving ah order directed against the automobile concern. Ar gument waa aet for November 7. Ford had appealed from a federal circuit court ruling at Covington. Ky permitting the board to recall an order dlrootlng the company to rein state 30 employes at Michigan plants. The board wished to amend Its pro cedure. In other actions, the high tribunal: Refused to review the conviction of Anne, Marie Hahn of Cincinnati, under sentence to die in the Ohio electric chair for the poison slaying of Jacob Wagner. Refused to Interfere with the con victions of Charles (Lucky) Luciano and five others sentenced to long prison terms aa members of a New York City vice ring. Douglas Fairbanks, motion picture and producers, failed to obtain a review of a lower court decision he .should pay the federal government 173. IBS additional Income tax lor 1937, 1838 and 1039. WITH CIO ABATES RENO, Nev., Oct. 10 (AP) An armed posse of approximately 160 men, mobilized by Sheriff Ray Root and District' Attorney Ernest Brown of Washoe county to halt an ex pected Invasion of California C. I. O. members planning to organize a Ne vada' highway construction Job, was disbanded this morning when word came from TTuekee that no attempt to eroas the atate line waa planned today. Meantime It was understood repre sentatives of the C. I. O. would seek an audience with Gov. Richard Kir man at Carson City later today In an effort to settle the controversy. Pear Markets NEW YORK, Oct. 10. (AP-USDA) Pears: 69 cars arrived, IB csiiiornia. S Oregon, 7 Washington unloaded, 16 on track, market steady, Oregon nari lettt 1466 extra fancy, 3.06-30, av erage (3.33, 740 fancy 13.00-30, av erage t3.ll. 1470 No. 1, 63.06-88. av enge t3.30, BOSO 3309 no. I, 1.DS- 3.3S, few 6360-60. average 3.13. CHICAGO, Oct. 10. (AP-USDA) Peart: 4 California, 1 Oregon, Washington, S on track, Oregon Bart- letu 744 eatra fancy 63.10-30, aver age 13.39, 744 fancy, 63.10-35, average 43.16. - Kerby Pupil, Walk GRANTS PASS, Oct. 10. (AP) Voters of Kerby union high school district for second time rejected proposal Saturday to eaUblteh a bus transportation system. Th vote was 148 to 84. Th original election was declared Invalid because of Im proper notification. The budget, alto brought up a second time, i approved. EUGENE, Oct. lO-(AP) Willis Schlsco, Salem deer hunter, was re ported lost today south of Blachly. Th aporteman separated from two companions Sundsv morning and I"-d to return to camp last night. A large Marching party ha been or ganlzM. SQUABBLE BULLETIN i BERKELEY. Cel., Oct. 10. (AP) Mme. Rene Mathleu, champion of France, took an easy straight aet victory from Nancy Wynne, of Aus tralia, to capture the women's single tltle today In the 40th Pacific coast tennis championship. The scores were 6-1, 6-0. Harry Hopmsn. who came to Amer ica as the non-playing captain of the Australian Davla cup team, ad vanced into the final round In men's singles with 6-4, 3-6, 6-S, 6-S victory over Gene Smith, Berkeley high school teacher. Hopman, who dumped Don Budge, world's amateur champion, out of the tournament in a quarter finals match yesterday, had Smith In trouble sev eral times by drawing him up to the. net with drop shots and then whizzing drlvea past the English. in structor. STATE SUPPLY OF NEAR EXHAUSTION Influx of Land Hungry Folks Creates Population Crisis, Planning Board Says. PORTLAND, Oct. 10. (AP) Con' tinned Immigration la exhausting thla state's supply of arable land and creating a popiiwtlon crisis, report of the state planning board on land development, issued today, set forth. Despite Oregon's vast size the state cannot at present accommodate thfc influx of land-hungry Immigrants. Tha demand for new farm landa here was growing steadily, the report said. The federal oenaua gave Oregon's population in 1030 as 933.788 but the report estimated that on Jan uary 1, 1937, the population had climbed to 1,057,700. Of the Increase 61,930 were said to be Immigrants from less favored sections most of whom were looking for tillable land. Of the state's 04.307 square miles only 8.2 percent was called arable In the report and the atate waa said1 to be laboring under a heavy crop land handicap. Approximately 159,000 acres of ag ricultural lands have been reclaimed In Oregon under 70 organized drain age and diking districts. The reclaim ed land is distributed through the lower Columbia, the coastal, tha Wil lamette valley and the eastern Ore gon areas. MOO Aided WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. (AP) Nearly 0,000 poor Oregon famlllw aU mora heartily the past year at result of surplus commodities cor poration activities President J. W. Tapp, In hit an nual report to Secretary Wallace, aald hla organization had distributed 6,666.880 pounds of foodstuffs, val ued at 8406.000, to Oregon needy during th fiscal year, 1936. Hit program, he aald, had helped thousand of relief families "who were aufferlng from Inadequate diet." OCEAllNGLE SEASIDE, Oct. 10. (Pi A subma rine tangle of seaweed In which was trapped Innumerable salt water In hsbltenU waa tossed on the beach near her yesterday by one tide and carried away by th neat. In the acres of Ungled kelp and sea-floor flora were found counties crabs Including the rare hermit crab clams, small fish and other underwaur life. Beach resldenu were unable to eiplsln the phenomenon. A 60-foot atrip of beach waa littered for mors than 1000 feet to depth of about on foot. Mott't opponent Visits Here Andrew O. Burke, Democratic candi date for congress, this district la spending few days In Medford greet ing old friends and attending to his political fences, In hit struggle against hit formidable rival, Con' greasmsn Mott. Mr, Burke I sheriff of Marlon county and nJoyed fish ing with hla old friend. Sheriff Syd Brown, over th week-end, , WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. W) Senator Reynold ID.-N. 0.). mem trr of th senate military attain commute, cam out atrongly today for military, development of Alt F of L. NO LABOR PEACE UNTIL LEWIS STEPS, E, CIO Leader Called 'Dictator' Tinged With Communism Roosevelt's Stand Hit. HOUSTON, Oct. 10. JPt The res olutions committee of the American Federation of Labor'a annual eon ventlon, unleashed a bristling attack on CIO Chairman John L, Lewis to day, and said there waa no solution for the spilt In labor until he la de prived of his authority or "volun tarily steps aside." He seems not likely to step aside," the commute report said. "but there are algns that the other possibility may materialize. Feopi do grow tired of carrying the burden for self-aggrandirement; they grow tired of paying the price or dictator ship." The committee report charged tn CIO leadership and "communis leadership with the CIO" led and en couraged the alt-down strikes. On the question of unity, in committee reiterated the door ws open, but added: But we cannot and will not man terms with dictatorship or commun ist leaderahlp." Tha oommlttee asserted the CIO re jected every suggeselon for peace "tu eluding that Just put rorin ny rrea ldent Roosevelt." "It la said that President Roe, velt and tha CIO autocrata are eloM to each other In political endeavor, and it Is clear the president haa mora than one lent, his support to Mr. Lewis, but the moment tha president pleads for course that would threat en the autocracy of the CIO and en dualism, Caesar steps forth to roar disdainful deflan-v." The American federation of Labor voted for congressional amendment of the Wagner aet today, and order. ed Its leadership to oppose senatat confirmation of President Roosevelt' reappointment of Donald Wakefield Smith to the labor board. Without a dissenting vote or eon troverslal debate, the delegate ap proved resolutions committee report calling for nine revision! In the labo law to curb the discretionary power of the board. Convention aetion following ft slashing stuck on the board by President William Green, who eel the federation wanted only "aquana deal" and was not opposing or an tagonlzlng President Roosevelt by assailing both hla appointee to th (Continued on Pag Fir.) POWER LI NEAR ROSEBURG HIT BY PLANE, MYSTIFIES ROSBBURO, Or., Oct. 10. )- An unidentified filer had a mlraoa ulous escape from death Saturday af ternoon when hi ship struck ana cut th 130.000 volt power line be tween Duonvllle and Sutherlin. an flew away apparently undamage, according to report today from tho local office of th California Oregon Power eompany. The ship flying at a low elevation between Glide and Roteburg, struck th line at th crossing 11 mil of thla elty, shearing three cable. and carrying off mott than 300 fee of telephone Una. H. O. Orunow and Isadora Inda farmers, told power eompany ofn ceri. the two plane wer flying low- over th river and at high apeea. They barely cleared uspnlc bridge, then banked and th leading plane struck quarly In th power line span aortas th river. The ob. servers saw ft great ball of fir a tha Itnet wer sheared, they reported, but the plan continued on 1U wiy, while th second ship leaped nun dredt of feat In th air. No Information regarding such aa ooourreno had been received today at Medford municipal airport. Air port attendanu said It would Bt) practically Imposslbl to cut ft pow r tin without serious damage o probably ft feullty. Two army plane travelling togeth er left for th north from hr Sat urday but no word of any mishap waa received about them at th army ir corps st th airport. Th plsue flaw overhead yesterday on tb re turn trip south. Th plane war all meul and If either on had hit power line th pilot would undone edty hav been electrocuted, all corp men. ner (aid,
