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STANFORD ... .,27 OREGON .......16 STATERS HUSKIES 13 6 The Weather Forecast: Fair today and to morrow; little change In tem perature. Temperature Highest yesterday - S3 Lowest yesterday . 45 Thirty-Third Year KOAL The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop , and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. NEW nEAIS LEADING UTILITY FOE FALLS IN LINE. HEAD OF ELECTRIC BOND SHARE MAKES PEACE WITH SEC. PLAN OF INTF.fi RATIOS TO " BE FILED BEFORE DECEMBER . NEW HOPE SEEN FOR OOVERNMENT-Bl'SlNESS AMITY. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. No recent domestto event has been more signifi cant than the announcement by C. E. Oroesbeck, chairman of the Electric Bond and Share, that hla vast utili ties system would file a plan of Inte gration with the SEC before Decem ber 1. The announced action may be technical, but the announcement's meaning Is that we may now hope for a reasonable peace between gov ernment and business, Oroesbeck In the peace-maker's role Is a truly dumbfounding phe nomenon. . The Electric Bond and Share, which Is the biggest power combine In the country, waa the first "company In the minds of Tom Cor ooran and Ben Cohen when they made "Down with Scatteratlon" the slogan of the utilities holding com pany act. Electric Bond and Share waa the first company to be chosen tor government prosecution under that act. It waa the most determined member of the famous utilities unit ed front against the government. In fact, It was the New Deal's most con spicuous enemy In the Industry most conspicuously at odds with the New Deal. . And yet the chairman of Electric Bond and Share not only declared that his company would comply' In full with the New Deal law. He spoke for "realism." And he virtually bor rowed the exact language of a leading New Dealer, SEC chairman William O. Douglas, when he remarked that "this matter should now pass from tbe emotional stage, and it is to be hoped from the political arena as well. Into a practical stage where the securities and exchange commission and the affected companies can pro ceed with an orderly and dispassion ate examination of the technical, legal and business phases of the sub ject." It is Interesting to compare "the Oroesbeck statement with what Douglas told Oroesbeck and other heads of utilities systems about a year ago, when he first called them In to discuss pmctlcal application of the holding company act. Then Douglas argument was that, while the members of the SEC were private ly convinced of the virtues of the holding company act. the important thing was not anyone's feelings about the law, but the administration of It. "It's the SKC's Job to enforce the law," he said. "We propose to do so. At the same time, we can promUe fair and reasonable treatment under the law to the' utilities. We believe It's time to take the problem out of tht political and emotional field, and into the administrative." The transition between the Orw beck who heard those words, who was apparently unshskably determined never to give in "on principle." and the Oroesbeck who echoed the same words the other day, la about as great a one could Imagine.' Yet the transition seems to have been made by the most natural possible process. After his first meetings with the utilities' leaders, Douglas had two subsequent talks with , Oroesbeck. Each wss general. In each, Douglas emphaslred the same points. Oroes beck did not demand and Dougla did not offer any extra Inducement such as some large business men have aske and received from the New Deal when they came to the mourners' bench. Indeed. Oroenberk gave no Intimation that he was convinced by Douglas. Then, last August, Douglas spoke In Cleveland In defense of the holding company set. He was especially strong on the need for Integration for ending the system by which Elec tric Bond and Share now controls unrelated operating companies In (Continued on Fagt six.) BEARS . . .,. v.. UCLANS TROJANS COUGARS MEDFORD Full Associated Press SPURT OF PLAN DEFENSE Baruch Backs Preparedness Costs Speed Up Recov eryAmerica Comes To Fore. By R. II. Hlpplehcuser NEW YORK, Oct. IS. (Pr Bernard M. Baruch, In an Interview today In which he amplified his vlcwa on building America's defense forces, ad vocated a special tax to meet the cost of Increased armaments. The tall, whlte-halred financier 'who, as chairman of the war Indus tries board, was In charge of mobil izing the nation's Industry In the World war said the levy "should be heavy enough to meet the cost of preparedness, whatever the cost may be." "We should not pile-the burden 01 paying for these armaments on to the shoulders of coming generations," Baruch contended. "We should pay the bill ourselves. Congress. I believe, should enact whatever form of lew It thinks best to pay for the new expenditures. "I am not prepared, nor Is it my business, to say how all of this motuy shall be raised. All of It may not have to be raised by taxation. But cer tainly we must provide for- Interest and amortization of the cost. "Some of the expense possibly can be met by transferring expenditures from PWA and WPA to the defense program. This would give great num bers of people employment Instead of relief. "The cost of building up our na tional defenses will be high, un doubtedly several billions of dollars before It ! through, but It Is a prise we must pay If we are going to make the voice of America a voice of au thority In world affairs. Tho aggreG slve nations of the world pay .heed to only one thing force and might. "We should build only for defense, but we should build to such an ex tent that the aggressive nations will know we are prepared to defend our political and economic ldeala against all odds. t f. A. To Fore (By the Associated Press) The United States advanced to the fore of the international picture (yes terday) Saturday with broad rearma-. mcnt plana of sweeping ramifica tions. Business leaders in New York es timated the program, embracing the dual aim of strengthening defenses and accelerating business recovery, woufd stimulate Industrial spending of at least 5.000.000,000 additional during the next 15 months. President Roosevelt's announce ment Friday the United States was re-examining its entire defense set up was followed by Washington dis patches mentioning il.000.000,000 na the total contemplated addition to the budget for rearmament. Tho business leaders who are col laborating with government officials In working out the program said, however, this figure would be multi plied five times by the Inclusion of non-budgeted federal loans and pri vate participation. Reports from Latin America said the United States' lead might be fol lowed quickly below the Rio Oranue. The retreat of democratic protec tors before Oermnny'a threat against CrechoslovoJela, and economic Inroads already made In South America by Germany, Japan and Italy were id to have alarmed Latin American countries as to their future safety. i (iermany Irketf The Oerman press, mcanwhll. opened tip with ft barrage of attacks on Bernard M. Baruch. former chair man of the war industries board, who said In Washington that "tiw threat to the United States from Germany is In SJUth America and Is real and immediate." Baruch. amplifying his views on building America's defensive forct-i, yesterday advocated special tax to meet the cost of Increased arma ments. Although the Oernwui press prom inently displayed report on the American armament plans, It said It (Continued on Psge Two ) In Power Hid PORTLAND, Oct. 15. V) On bids totaling 1170.105, the PheJrw-Dodrc Copper Products corporation won a contract today for construction ol two sections of transmission line that will carry Bonneville dam power from Vancouver,, Wash., to Salem, Ore, 20 7 IDAHO GONZAGA 19 6 PURDUE .... FORDHAM ... TAB Score Hurt In A racing fire, which destroyed millions of gallon of gasoline, kero sene and other oils, left a score of men Injured n( Linden. N. J when flames were finally subdued by vhemlcols. sonic 1,500 firemen from five nearhy cities Joined In the fight at the Cities Service "tank form." l.os was estimated at more than S1.noo.000. Above: One of the tanks billow ing flame and smoke at peak of conflagration. CUT INCOMES OF Northwest Producers Far! Behind, Statistics Show, For First Six Months. WASHINGTON. Oct. 15. (AP) Tumbling prices shriveled farmer In comes in the Pacific northwest states this year. Agriculture department figures showed today the farmers of Wash ington. Oregon, Idaho and Utah run nings millions of dollars behind 1937. Official estimates placed receipts from crops, livestock and , benefit payments at 17IM02,000 during the period January to August of this year, compared with 350. 482.000 In the same period of 1937. A similar condition prevailed throughout all the western states, with total income dropping to $4.614 000.000 from V3.V).000.000. The department found dwindling receipts from wheat, truck crops, po tatoes, apples, dry edible beans con tributed most heavily to the reduc tion In Income. The Income of Washington farmers for the elht month period of this year waa reported as 166.816.000. compared with $00,546,000 for the same period of 1937. Of this. $25. 538.000 came from the sale of crops, I39.5O5.000 from livestock and live-stw-k products, and $1,683,000 frm benefit payments. During the right months of 1037. the receipts from these sources were $54,994,000 Ml, 727.000 and $2,825,000. respectively. Oregon farmers received $49,072,000 $13205.000 from crops. $33, 554.000 from Mvestork and livestock products, a'nd $2,313,000 from benefit pay. ments during the January-August period of 1938, compared with $30, 245 000 for the corresponding period of 1937. The 1937 receipts Included $27 088 000 from crops. $18 9 1 8.000 from Hventnek and livestock products, and $2,239,000 from benefit pay ments. pFan Soldier's Home 8ALF.M, Oct, 15. cypi A proposal to eresto an old aolrller'a home t,Mt of the bulldines and campus of the former Albsny college at Albany wo presented the quarterly meeting of the Marion county council of ihe American Legion at Woodburn last night. . . .26 COLGATE ,.12 COLUMBIA 6 6 ARMY HARVARD MEDFORD, OREO OX, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 19:38. Refinery Blaze CALLS OFF TALK, AT $2.20 A SEAT Nevada Altitude Blamed For Cancelling Boulder Dam Speech Doubted. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15 (AP) Interior Secretary Ickes, reputedly offended at being advertised as the attraction at a scheduled Los Ang eles meeting where admission was to be charged, passed up a speaking engagement at Boulder dam today and came to San Francisco five days ahead of his planned itinerary. Amid a flurry of reports that tho Interior secretary waa 111 and had been taken to a hospital, Ickes said he had been Indisposed because of the high altitude at Reno, Nev where he attended a reclamation meeting this week, but that he had not even consulted a physician. "I was a little affected by the altitude In Nevada." he said, 'Tut that Is nothing, because a lot of people are." Ickes explained hat he had not gone from Reno to Boulder dam. 400 miles to the south, because of the altitude there. Boulder City's alti tude la 2.400 feet but there are nu merous high mountains nearby. Reno's altitude Is 4.484 feet. The secretary announrd he was leaving flan Francisco tonltrht but did not disclose his destination. In Washington a colleague of I-.-kis said the secretary took offense nt reports that posters hsd been dls played In Hollywood advertising "a chanon to see a cabinet officer at 2 20 a ticket." The colleague said the speech. "The Crisis of Democracy'," was to le (.e llvered under the auspices of the Hollywood council for democracy H! said It had not yet been canceled hut that Ickes mUht refuse to de liver the address because of what might be considered as an affront to his position. fooVTlllMteiiMMleN MAnSHPTELD. Oct. 15. !,- Co Bay Lumber enmpnnv's mill uere. known for years as Ihe target simile unit lumber mill in the world. MI undergo extensive remodeling this month that will rrsult in Its pro duction capacity being cut in half. .. .12 PRINCETON .. .13 TENNESSEE ..13 0 PENN. 20 .....17 YALE NAVY 7M6)M CITY JITTERY AS FEAR FELT HUNT, CULBERTSON LOST But Plane Travellers Found Safe And Sound, After Much Anxiety. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15. (AP) Three Oregon aerial travelers arrived at the San Francisco uirport today ( 10 :35 a. m.) much surprised that they had caused anybody worry over their delayed arrival from Med ford. Thomas Culbcrtson, manager of the Med ford airport, said he and George A. Hunt, theater operator, and Gordon Croddock of Portland, motion picture distributor's agent, had stopped over night at Eureka after stormy weather forced them to abandon the valley alrlanea into California. "Gosh, we're all right," Culbcrtson said. "We stayed over at Eureka, saw a high school football gamo hi&t night, and here we are to see the Stanford-Oregon football game at Palo Alto today." Culbertson said the trio would fly to Medford tomorrow morning. Failure of Tommy Culbcrtson to report his landing at Eureka caused a sarlotis commotion here yesterday morning as word was spread around that tha Medford men were missing, Employes of tho Hunt thenters congregated at the Mall Tribune 61V flee to await definite word on the fate of the fliers, hoping for the best but fearing tha worst, Elno Hemmlla. advertising manager of the theaters, was kept up practically all night answering telegrams and telephone calls from San Francisco newspapers. Mall Tribune telephones rang In cessantly all morning as natrons sought Information on the supposed ly missing Medford men. Friends and relatives of the men were near hys teria when word of their Bafety flu ally was received by the Mall Tri bune. E IN LEGAL TANGLE EUGENE, Oct. 15. (AP) Two well known lawyers. James K. King and William W. Harcombe, were arrested early today on secret Indictments ac cusing them of unrelated criminal acts Involving certain legal duties. King was accused of testifying falsely in connection with a note and mortgage involving an estate which he was handling, and Har combe was alleged to have stoleti funds and forged endorsements to two checks. Harcombe pleaded Inno cent and King will plead Monday. King was sued by Damns Wick wire, executor of an estate. Tho at torney was charged with testifying that another person bought a mort gage for $2,000 and sold It for $3,224. This statement was alleged to be folsc. Harcombe was alleged to have forged tho name of John W. Dickson to an $800 check made out to him and Dickson and tha name of Albert Lutklns to a 9340 check. LOSES ITS HOWIE OAK I .AND, Cal., Oct. 15. (AP Oustlpg of the German American bund from 1U quarters In the Ger man Pioneer house, long-established center of Germanic groups, because of "un-American activities and prop- . aganda," was announced tonight by J the house manager. George Englehart. J "They have been making trouble .'or soma time." Englchart said, "and ! iiave been especially cocky alno Hit ler went into Czecho-Blorakln." The manager asserted the local j bund group, comprising from 200 to . 300 members, have been wearing blaefc shirts. Sam Brown belt, drill la regularly with rifles, and "look- . ing forward to th time when they will take over control of the United fit n tes government." FniMehart quoted one local le::d r uS proclaiming to a bund meeting recently. "Som- tiny, we will show these damn fool Americans how to run their country and their busl-neu." U. 9 .. ....... 7 ited L. A. Civil Service lip ' ' ' " ftlenn O. Oravatt, 39, genenil manager of the Los Angeles city civil service commission, wns arrested and nrrulgniMl on charges of falsifying civil service examination papers unri given until October 18 to enter a pleo. He was arrested and released tin $5.0(0 bond in the rlty depart ment "clean-up" campaign of the new mayor. Fletcher R-owron. Oravatt Is shown as he left his Jail cell. , , ' ROOSEVELT -TALK E Radio Speech On Nov. 4 For New York Voters But Covers All. (By the Associated Press.) Candidates for office In the No vember elections, many of them bat tling It out on strictly New Deal Issues, speculated today on the prob able substance of a pre-election radio address to be given by President Roosevelt. A White House announcement said the provident would apeak as a voter of tho state of New York, probably on the evening of November 4, from his homo In Hyde Park. The an nouncement added, ho over, that tho president's remnrka "will be suffici ently extensive In range to interest the nation asa whole." The pronldent already has express ed approval of tho New York Demo cratic Blnte, headed by Governor Her bert II. Lehman. Other developments on the politi cal front: At South Bend. Charles A. Halteck. Republican representative from Indi ana, contended In a radio address that tho only hope for youth to re gain economic opportunities was In a "reversal of the disastrous policies In Washington, Representative Dlt of the New Deal." Ur fR,-Pa.) said In a statement. "Corruption In the administration of relief, and rampant spollsmanshlp In the departmental services are eating away the substance of tho people." BULLETIN PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 15. (AP) Oregon and Oregon State frosh teams battled to a scoreless tie in one of their "varsity preview" games here tonight. Oregon lost a touchdown and vie :ory In the last minute of play when Caven, the Ducklings backfleld ace. took a punt on his own 45 and ran over the goal tine. The play was wiped out by an Oregon off-side In fraction, Both teams threatened. In the last ((Unrter the Rooks crowded down to the Oregon 4-yard mark but were held. Previously, In the tecond per iod, the Ducklings penetrated to Ore gon State's 8 but the attack wiia nipped by Bunch of the Rooks, who Intercepted a pass on the three and wended his way clear out to the 48 before somebody floored him from behind, ALABAMA ,. , 0 TULANE ...26 3UNE Press Manager Arrested JAPAN PREDICTS EARLY FINISH OF Twilight Hour Of Resistance Seen As Mikado s Forces Gain On Two Fronts. SlIANOHAt. Oct. IB. Ti Spokes men for Japan's fo'rcea of Invasion In China expirasf d belief . tonight that the twilight hour of Chinese, resistance was at hand. Spokesmen for the army and navy, summing up more than 1ft months of warfare, said the Japanese were fastening a stranglehold on China In operations which, with the Invasion of south China, now have reached tho greatest dimensions alnce the un declared war started July 7, 1937. Tho south China drive, started Wednesday, appeared to be develop ing fast, promising a Japanese over lordshlp for 70.000.000 Chinese In southern provinces whllo armies, war ships and pianos hammered closer to Hnnkow. Clcncrallsslmo Chiang Kat Bhek'a capital In central China. Moreover, tha Japanese army In north China, birthplace of the war, was reported prepared to enlarge op erations westward Into the untouch ed provinces of Shenst and Kansu or southward to the Yangtze valley to assist the Hankow campaign, If nec essary. The northern command reported that its antl-guerrllla campaign, now weeks old, had reduced communist hit - and - run flghtera. organised around the famous eighth army, to Impotence. The Yangtze Invaders wira re ported within 80 miles by river of Hankow. The Chinese aald today that their shore batteries In that sector, southeast of Hankow, had sunk a Jnpnnese munitions trans port. The Yarwtra river fighting wa In but one secter of a vast front. Northern California: Pair Sunday. sIlHhlly cooler In Interior, with light local showers; strong northwest wind off const decreasing tonight, Ormon: Partly cloudy Sunday, luhlly warmer In Interior Sunday, moderate to fresh northwest wind off coast. Outlook far western atatea October 17-33, Inclusive: Pair and normal temperatures but rain in Paclfle Northwest middle of week. NOTRE DAME ILLINOIS 9 PITTSBURG 2 WISCONSIN .-6 Very Small Cot Tell your want to the peopl through the WANT ADS III this newspaper. Reach thou sand! of prospects at a very small coat, it Is north the effort anil a happj surprise may await you. NO. 177. FROM COAST LEAD BY STANFORD WIN Indians Score On Passes, Blocked Punt And Drivs After Webfeet Cut Gain, STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.. Oct. 15. (JP) Stanford's football Indiana knocked the Oregon university team out of leading position in the Pa clflc Coast conference championship race today with a surprising S7-H score. . Tha red-lerseyed Indiana had come from behind twice to overcomes leads plied up by the swift-rolling Oregonlans. who piled up tna Dig total of 338-yard net gained on run nlna- nla?. Stanford made only 7S yawls on ground plays, but acored touchdowns on two passes, a blocked punt and a drive through Oregoni line. Oregon started with a rush tna showed the northerners were Intent on gaining their first victory In tin Stanford jrtadlum. Rarly Score. ' ' With the game only barely started. Emmons. Webfoot'a fullback, cracke Stanford's right tackle and plungeat 37 yards to the Indian 45-yard atrlpa, Hallbacka Oebhardt and NlchoUoat were on the Beds' 31 In a couple of dashes outside tackle. The Indian braced there, and Wlcholson booted a pretty field goal from the 33. -The second quarter had barelj started when Oregon had tha ball near mldfleld after a sparkling run back of a Stanford punt by Oray beal. This same Oraybeal sneaked through the Reds' right tackle, broka clear and raced like a Jsckrabblt, 54 yards to cross the Stanford goal without a Redshlrt getting near him. Lance poked the adding machine) key with a trust toe, and Oregon waa out In front by 10 points., It looked like a field day. x Stanford came back with rush, however, and after Oebhardt kicked out of bounds near mldfleld, Paul, man passed to Stockovlch some as yards, the Stanford end taking th. ball on about tha Oregon 90 anal streaking a alg-rag course over tha goal line. t - Score In Hurry. ' Paulman missed the kick, but Stan ford cam back to score again In short order. Paulman, redshlrt quar terback, Jumped high to grab aal Oregon paaa on the Oreenahlrta' 34. After a couple of line Jaba. Paulman shot a touchdown pass to Oraff, sub stitute end, who had an easy Jaunt some It yards over the goal Una, Paulman'a second goal kick waa okay, and the Indians were out In front for a time. ' Oregon started the second half wltt, a rush much Ilka that which opened the game. Taking the klckofr on tha 5-yard marker, Oebhardt raced back 37 yards. Stenstrom and Oammon. substitute baoks, tore off consistent yardage on running plays, helped of another 83-yard dash by tha eluslvsj Oebhardt. Passing from Stanford 8, Oammon landed one in tha arm Reglnato, who took a step over tha (Continued on Page rwo.) TO FREE ROSSER PORTLAND, Oct. 18 (AP) Bar) of 139.000 haa been potted for At I. Roaaer, former Oregon APL-Taam ster union chief under sentence rot participation In the burning of Salem box factory, with Circuit Judge Prank Pete. re of Waahlngtoa) county. It waa posted by Rosser's attorney. Roaaer faces trial there en charge of destruction of personal property. Charlea W. Robinson, labor attor. ney who made tha announcement, today aald the next move would ba to poet ball In Polk county whera Roaser waa under conviction, and la Multnomah county whera he waa accused of sundry misdemeanors. Bait In those two counties had bean sat at 138.000 and 1S,00, respectively. Rosser at present 1 la Oalla hospital suffering from a atomaeat ailment. RtraKberrlra Increase PORTLAND, Oct. 18, r A ha creaae of five percent In the areata planted to atrawbarrlaa for 193 wa estimated today by lb U. . (spatt mini at agrteuituraj,
