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The Weather Forecast: Unsettled, showers tunlght and Friday; little than ge In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday M Lowest this morning 46 Precipitation pa.it 24 hn, .11 In A Hurry You will b surprised bow quickly people respond to little Ad vs. on the Classified page of thti newspaper, it Is the easy. Inexpensive way to accomplish tomethlng In a hurry. Try It MEDFORD TRIBUNE Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirtv-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1938. No. 193. HSU UU1 skew-' UIMrain a-ay x111JJJaF BUST MR SB . . I ' ' f The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. NEXT WEEK'S ELECTION FATEFUL FOK 1IHMO PARTY CHOICE OF 1940 NOMINEE HANOS UPON OUTCOME WIN WOULD STRENGTHEN CONTROL BY ROOSEVELT . LOSS WOULD TURN PARTY AGAINST ITS LEADER WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. The cam paign now ending might be described aa the first act in the great drama ol "Whose party la It? Or, King Roose velt and the conservative Democrats who came to life again." The curtain rose when the conservative element in the president's party first dared to oppose him, in the court fight. The most exciting scenes were played last summer, during the purge primaries. And, when the votea are counted next Tuesday, the drama will pass Into a new phase. Whichever way the voting goes, there will be a deal of flapdoodle about "a glorious Democratic tri umph" or "a splendid Republican victory." But, for the Democrats, the mere numbers of votes they attract will be far less significant than the result's effect on the Internal struc ture of tneir party. is not poo much to say that, other -things being equal, the Democratic choice In 1040 wilt be determined on November B. - Certain superficial, phenomena, will appear immediately after election day. For one thing, the campaigns of Democratic favorite sons will be come annoylngly clamorous. ' Indi ana's pinchbeck duce, Paul V. Mc Kutt; Missouri's hearty senator, Ben nett Champ Clark; the slightly chuckle -headed Kentucky statesman, Alben W. Bark ley, and all the others will rush Into the foreground, strike becoming attitudes and begin to tell the world what magnificent fellows they are. Meanwhile, their political bagmen will be shopping for delegates In the time-honored manner. Then there will be a vast excite ment abcut the Independence or sub servience of the new congress. It's exceedingly hard to see how the new congress can be anything but fairly Independent, for whatever happens (Continued on Page Two.) T F.R.- WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. (AP) Secretary Ickee said today public support of President Roosevelt was stronger in the west today than It was in 1936. The secretary, holding hta first press conference since returning from a month's speaking tour of the west, said there were local cross currents In western politics but that they did not affect national prospects. "There was every Indication that the western people understand, sym pathise with and support Mr. Roose velt's policies," he said. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS June Nealon saying her tonsils felt all right now, which la natural enough, considering she hasn't any left, an operation having removed them. Ralph McCarty deserting hla farm for a Jaunt In town, he Inviting city frlenda to reverse his procedure and come out to his ranch. Frsnk Ho! brook responding with gratifying alacrity to a reporter's call for DAV news. Joe Gray recalling th times when he was on the city council and the school board, he spinning highly In teresting yams. Dick Pt:i taking unholy delight In punrli'ng i very ticklish person in ti. i!i, i; VttnV.y getting bad tt : j Kn Almost Md hysterics when Dtck merely pointed a finger at hire GERMAN VESSEL BADLY DAMAGED; Captain Declares Explosion Looks 'Damned Suspic ious No One Allowed to Board Or Leave Ship OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. S. (P) The German steamer Vancouver was rip ped by a mysterious blast while pass ing down the estuary today and two hours later It had not been learned j whether any one was killed or how many were injured. Captain W. Moesslnger, In com mand of the ship, declared "this looks damned suspicious." He said a column of water shot up suddenly outside the vessel, followed by the roar of the explosion. An eyewitness declared he "heard a noise like a bomb" and then saw the water shoot up by the starboard side of the Vancouver. H. G. Shugars. who was fishing on the nearby dock wall, declared he thought the blast had ripped the rudder from the ship, which veered suddenly. No Boarders Allowed No one was permitted to board or leave the Hamburg -American freighter, but a coast guardsman reported he saw crewmen who evidently had been scalded badly. Several women passengers also were reported aboard the ship, but their fate was not known. Persons ashore said they did not know whether a boiler explosion caus ed the terrific blast, heard for several miles. Ship's officers refused to comment, other than to say they would have to open hatch No. 4 to determine the cause. They would not elaborate on the reference to ''the hatch. The Vancouver's stern sank rapidly. Spectators said they could not de termine whether the explosion occur red before or after the ship swung toward the shore. Harry A. Buston, first class boat swain's mate on the coast guard boat No. 4334, witnessed tha explosion. "It was proceeding up the estuary towing a small piece of wreckage when I approached the Vancouver, which was outward bound," he said. "I heard the explosion, looked up and saw a great clump of steam and smoke come out of the stack and all of the ventilators. Settles Fast "The ship started settling Imme diately, turned In towards shore and let go both anchors. "I drew alongside and saw men hurry from the englneroom covered with oil. "Some of the men appeared to be scalded, t asked the captain If he needed aid and he asked that coast guard and civil authorities be noti fied. The boat apparently had a large hole" In her bottom, aft of the super structure." Huston said there was "something" on the estuary, a narrow body of wat er leading to San Francisco bay proper, but he could not determine what It was. The San Francisco marine ex change reported the Vancouver was outbound for Antwerp with a cargo of .tnned goods when the explosion occurred, but the Hamburg-American line officers said It merely was trans ferring to San Francisco. The line also denied there were any passengers aboard the vessel, as re ported by Oakland ship officials. HOOVER SEES GOP GAIN NOVEMBER 8 ORKm.BY. Colo.. Nov. 8. (AP) Former President Herbert Hoover predicted today the Republican party would make "Important gains" in the general elections Tuesday, both In congress and in the state governor ships. He declined to specify the states In which he believed the Republicans would topple Democrats or to com ment on the political outlook in any particular states. Mr. Hoover, enroute from Chicago to Spokane, where he Is scheduled for a political broadcast Saturday night, made an automobile tour of Greeley and vicinity during a brief stopover. Officials of the Union Pacific rail road said he was scheduled to go from here to Welter, Idaho. MINNESOTA FARMER IS HUSKING CHAMP SIOUX FALLS. S. D, NOT. (AP) Ted Balko. Redwood Falls, Minn won the national cornhusktng cham pionship near here today with a total of 31.24 bushels hutkrd In an 80 minute gruelling contest. It waa Balko' aecond national chstnplon.hip. He iron the 1934 na tional at Fairmont, Minn. Demo Bride Clings to Mother wM Fx-h ' vt f , Jp 7 sWTW -s'f4 -s - ran Roslp. Columbus Tnckett, 10, sought the arms of her mother, Mrs. Grnce Columbus, when the two were lodged In jail after It was revcalei! that RoMe had been married to a 34-yeat-old miner,. . Fleming . Tackott, While, authorftel sought Fleming on rape charges, proceedings were Insti tuted to annul the marriage. (A. P. photo.) E OVER HORSE DEAL A verdict In favor of Con DeVore. stockman and butcher. In the suit of Ralph Billings and Homer Q. Billings of Ashland for $200 as the result of a horse-mule trade, was returned Wednesday night by a cir cuit court Jury. The Jury deliberated about four hours. The action was based upon a deal wherein the Billings brothers gave DeVore a span of mules and 170 for a team of horses. It was claimed one of the horses waa balky. DeVore sub stituted another. The last horse turn ed out to have but one eye the plaintiffs claimed.' The plaintiffs held the mules had increased In value since the swap about a year ago. On the stand De Vore was asked if he had not quoted a price of $200 to Otto Caster for the mules. DeVore replied he might have asked that much "but would have taken a whole lot less," After Attorney Ous Newbury, In his arguments to the Jury, had told a story about a horse trade the court commented the anecdote waa to old It was barred from telling by the statutes of limitation. Selection of a Jury in the damage suit of Frank P. Homer against W. H Norcroas, Central Point orchardlst, was started today. Homer seeks $5000 for Injuries allegedly sustained Sep. tember 16, 1S37, when he fell from a ladder while picking pears In the Norcroas orchard. Plaintiff Is represented by Attor neys George A. Codding and Victor Tengwald. and the defendant by At torney Harry Skyrman. ASHLAND. Ky., Not. 3. (AP) Ruth "Peachy Whltte Howard, shown by achool records to ba 12 years old. and her husband, Wllburn Howard, 60, were In the handa of the law today. It waa the second child bride leal action taken In Kentucky In Hula more than a week. rtosle Columbus Tackett, 10, who married Plem rao kett, 34, a coal miner of Prestons burg, waa conylcted of Juvenile de linquency yesterday and placed In a private home aa a boarder of the (ounty. Tackett facea rape charges. Saturday the Howard girl Is sched uled to appear before County Judge George O. Bell at Cetlettsburg, on char of Juvenile delinquency. Coercion S prague, Mahoney Favored 10 to 7 In Betting Odds PORTLAND, Nov. 3. (P) Bet ting commissioners offered odds of 10 to 7 today that Charles A. Sprague, Republican candidate for governor, and Willis Mahoney, Democratic U. S. senate nominee, would be elected over their op ponents. One commissioner, however, quoted Sprague at 10 to B over Henry L. Hess, Democratic candi date. Several offered even money but gave Hess takers 6,000 votes. Mahoney is opposed by Rufus C. Hoi man. Republican. ON THREE BLIND SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3. (AP) Cornea from the eyes of an executed Utah slayer was used today In a del icate operation which surgeonahop ed might give sight to a 4-year old Stockton boy and two adults. A 25-year old man was the first to undergo the operation, "He came through fine.' said the eye specialist, who asked he be anonymous. The specialist reported tha boy was the second patient to be taken into the operating room. The child was born blind and "had not one chance in a thousand" of gaining vision, but the specialist said his father gambled on the long chance, Radio Highlights (Time Is Ea.tern Mandarrt) NEW YORK, Not. 8. p) The third of the talks he la making In connection with the congressional campaign will bring Herbert Hoover to the radio again Saturday night. Speaking from Spokane, Wash., he la to have an hour on the WOR-MBB chain at 10 o'clock. John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of the Republican national committee, on WEAF-NBC at 10. Friday night at 10:S0 WABC-CBS ha listed the speech by Ir. Olenn Frank at Dayton, Ohio, on 'The 1938 Election." Programs tonight (Thursday)! Besides the tslk by President Roosevelt on Friday night when lie speaka aa a "voter of New York." he la to participate that afternoon In a brosdeast of the dedication of the Will Rogers memorial at Claremore, Okla. WJZ-NBC and WABC-CBS at at 8 o'clock. Program also to Include Oot. E. E. Msrland of Oklahoma, Jease Jones, Fred Stone, Eddie Cn tor and others. The evening talk at 7. SO will be carried by WJZ-NBC. WABC-CBS, WOR-MB3 and WMCA-LnUrclty. of WPA Wo ITALY, GERMAN! WILL GUARANTEE CZECHJRDERS Remnant of Country to Be Protected Is Pledge Seen Yugoslavia and Ru mania Due for Worry By the Associated Press Germany and Italy were under stood today to be ready to guarantee the borders of dismembered Czecho slovakia aa a Spanish war Incident within sight of England's coast raised opposition shouts In the house of commons and fears grew of new map revisions In central Europe. Czechoslovakia now has been cut down to about 38,031 square miles from 54,196 square miles before tha Munich peace. Satisfaction of most of Hungary's territorial demands yes terday by Germany and Italy, as arbitrators, cost Czechoslovakia 4.875 frquarc . miles In addition to 10.885 square miles of Sudetcnland prev iously lost to Germany and 405 square miles taken by Poland. Others Worry Now But Czechoslovakia's foreign min ister, Franttsek Chvalklvsky. was said to have returned to Prague with German and Italian assurances for what was left of his country. Now It la the turn of Yugoslavia and Rumania to worry. Their ob servers at the arbitration proceed ings expressed fear Germany . and Italy would- force complete rovlslem of the post-war Trianon treaty, oy which pre-war Hungary was split among the victorious countries. Ailing Prime Minister Chamberlain was too 111 to take the floor to ans wer house of commons demands for a statement on the sinking of the British-chartered Spanish freighter Cantabrta yesterday by a Spanish In surgent warship off the English coast. The Incident, within earshot of the east coast near Cromer, caused new opposition cries almost Immed iately after the prime minister had won an overwhelming vote of ap proval, 346 to 138, for putting Into effect the April 16 British-Italian friendship pact. Loyalists Retreat On the Spanish front a steady in surgent advance pushed government troops slowly back on the Ebro sal ient in lower Catalonia. Insurgent advices Indicated a government col lapse in that sector was only a mat ter of time but government reports said Insurgent gains were slight and "at the cost of heavy losses." A new army of 300,000 -recruits la being trained In Szochwan province, food Is being requisitioned and fac tories and mines developed as China continues to resist Japanese forces still fanning out slowly from cap tured Hankow. IS SALEM, Nov. 8. (UP)-Artlcles of Incorporation on file here today In cluded the Bull Frog Mining com pany, Medford. Incorporators were listed aa Walter E. Maag, William H. Summers and William S. Oraham. Mining and milling were atated aa the company'a general business. Csp IUI stock wsa atated at 810.000. The articles of Incorporation were filed by George M. Roberts, Medford at torney. The company owna aeTsral hun dred acres of placer mining property close to the Rogue river, near the city of Rogue River and plana to begin mining operations soon. Mr Roberta said. Mr. Maag cornea from Marahfleld and the other two Incorporators re side near Phoenix, the attorney stated. GRANTS PASS RADIO REQUEST IS DENIED WASHINGTON, Nov. J. (AP) The communications commission de nied today the Pacific Radio Corpora tion to construct a new radio station at Grants Pass. Ore. Tha commission said the applicant "failed to propose a meritorious pro gram service and has failed to show there la program talent availablt to operate a station of the class quested In tfet ruplM Inter-." TOBACCO PLANT Shift of 500 Workers Enters Middletown Factory With out Interference 500 Soldiers Stand Guard MIDDLETOWN, O., Nov. 3. (APf Under the protection of troops order ed here by ClO-baltlng Gov. Martin L. Davey, the P. Lorlllard company tobacco plant resumed operations to day. Closed since October 3 by a Com mittee for Industrial Organization strike, one shift of approximately 600 workers entered the plant at 8 a. m., without Interference. The plant employs 1,100. Plve hundred guardsmen were ordered here by Davey after city officials warned reopening of the plant while the strike . waa in pro gress might result In rioting and bloodshed. The Pioneer Tobacco Workers un ion, which atruck October 3 for a closed shop and the checkoff, agreed shortly before midnight to end the dispute and return to work. CIO organizer Sam Sponseller said the vote waa 657 to 1. Governor Davey said calling off of the strike waa an admission John Ij. Lewis had only a small percent of tha employers in the tobacco workers union, and demonstrated Lewis "cannot operate "when the state government stands for law And order." The governor said If a large ma jority of employes hsd been enthus iastlc CIO members, "it would not make any difference how many troops were in town; the plant could reopen, and so many would remain away from work that It could not operate." - HAVING BAD EFFECT ASTORIA. Not. S. (AP) Oregon's relief funds may be gaining from an Increase in liquor drinking, but the milk business la suffering. Appended to the biennial budget estimate of the state milk control board yesterday was a statement amertlng that a contributing faotor to a decrease In milk consumption was Increased use of alcohol and non-alcoholic liquor, aald A. E. Eng- bretson. board member. The state's revue from liquor goes towsrd meet ing relief costs. The board, which released Its budget estimate several days ago. said In the appended statement that during 1938 the total Income from sales of liquor and licenses exceeded 17,000.000 com pared with an estimated milk value for the same year of 88,304.000. However, 1938 budget eatlmatea ahowed Income from liquor at 89, 122,000 compared to a milk value of 18.076.000. tt Is the first time milk has shown an unfavorable balanoe. The figures on liquor do not Include wine and beer sales, which are not made through state atorea. Also named aa contributing factors to the decline were "general economic conditions, continued labor unrest" and an Increase In fluid milk sub stitutes. E TO WAGE-PAY ACT HOOD RIVER, Not. (. (AP) Congressman Walter M. Pierce Joined growers and ahlppera today In pro testing to Administrator Elmer P. Andrew, against the effect of the wsge-hour act on the fruit Industry. In a telegram to Washington. Pierce said: "Vigorously protest your definition area of production under sections 1 and IS. wages and hour act. t know aa member of 79th congress that when tha bill passed the house It waa fully Intended that handling, packing, sorting and canning should ba exempt from operation of act when the operations were within the territory where the product waa grown., tt waa our definite under standing that, under the law, these crlculturei operation, would, be ex- ;ers Condemned Hits Pension Plan Having a "fclo Every Thursday pension plan pamphlet In Ills hands, Philip Runcroft, Republican candi date for U. S. senator In California, Is shown aa lie attacked the plan In Los Angelei. He charged also that "goon squads" and sinister forces Mere blocking hi, cninpalgn. (A. P. photo.) STATE WILL KEEP HIGHWAY TO PAP OPEN ALL WINTER West entrance highway to Crater Lake national park will be kept open this winter by the state highway commission, Jackson County Cham ber Of Commerce announced It wiu. Informed this morning by James oromiey, tna commission's resident engineer In Grants Paas. Thls.vesr there will hs a mtjLrv plow 'stationed at Union Creek to keep the highway to the park open and another on the Orecnaprlngs to keep the Ashlsnd - Klamath Falls niB-nway clear. Mr. Bromler u quoted aa saying. In the pest one prow naa served both highways, mak ing It necessary to neglect the Cra ter Lake hlffhwav occaalnnalw when anow piled up on the Orecnaprlngs nignway or otner through highways In southern Oregon. ' Thus the state will cooperate with the national park aervlce for the fourth consecutive year In keeping Crater Lake national park open all winter. Rain fell In the park all night, and It was still raining this morn ing, headquarters here announced. The rain reduced the anow depth at park headquarters to 12 Inches. Park roads, Including the drive to the Iske rim, were reported open. Tire chains, however, were still con sidered advisable. Chains also were still needed for safe travel over mountain paasea, the AAA office ssid. DROP SEARCH FOR S LONDON, Nov. 8. (AP) The dean of Westminster announced tonight search for document by which scholars had hoped to determine the authorship of Shakespeare's works had been abandoned. Research workers failed to find the tomb of Edmund Spenser, In which they had expected to uncover hand written ellglea for comparison with known specimens, thereby settling the controversy over whether Sir Francla Bacon wrote the drama, at tributed to Shakespeare, One grave In Westminster Abbey's ancient tombs was excavated, but there waa nothing to Indicate whose remalna were In Its decayed lead cof fin. 4 BRIDGE PLAYER DIES AFTER UNCERTAIN BID LOS ANOEI.ES. Not. 8. (AP) When Melville Nordltnger, 60, retired Jeweler, bid four heart In bridge game last night he smiled and re marked: "X dont think I can make It Then he collapsed and died before he could play the hand. Dr. B. 8. Hutchinson said death waa due to a heart utacfc TOLD TO ATTEND POLITICAL RALLY Senate Campaign Probers Say Letter to Federal Workers 'Indefensible' Signed by Party Officials WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) The senate campaign expendlturee com mittee called "Indefensible" today a phrase In a Democratic campaign letter which warned WPA workers "no excuse will be accepted" for their failure to attend a political ' ' rally held In Norrlstown, Pa.. Octo ber 29. The committee aald It bad been unable to determine how many fed eral WPA workers were among, the 2600 persona who attended the meet ing as a result of the letter, signed by Joseph F. McElwee. The letter said the meeting waa being held "at the direction" of Senator Quffey (D., Pa.) and David L. Lawrence, state Democratic chair man. Signed by Party Leader McElwee la a member of the Penn sylvania atate compensation board and a local official of the Demo cratic party. McElwee later denied, In an affi davit obtained by the senate com mltteo's Investigators, Guffey or Lawrence had any knowledge of the letter. ' Reviewing Its Investigation of two Democratic campaign fund solicita tion letters previously sent' out with the' namea of Senator Guffey and Gov. George H. Earle, Democratlo senatorial nominee, on the letter head, the committee said it had been unable to obtain sworn statement from WPA workers they had received the letter. The committee said, however, about 76 per cent of the employee of tha publlo assistance bureau In Wash ington, Pa., a atate agency receiving federal funds, had received the let ter. Committee Investigators have not yet determined whether any of these persons made contributions. Sheppard aald. Violation of Law The committee previously ruled campaign solicitation letters bearing; the names of senators and senato rial candldatea are In violation of the law. Taking up campaigns In other atates, the committee aald Senator Bulkley (D., Ohio), candidate for the re-e'ectlon had advised hla cam paign committee against accepting any further contribution from fed eral employes. The committee pre viously said It waa Informed ap proximately 80 federal employee had contributed to Bulkley's campaign fund, a practice the committee ba ruled to be In violation of the law. The committee, meanwhile, sent It agent back to Jersey City, If. J for a further Inquiry Into political condltlona. The committee aald a preliminary Investigation ahowed registration list in that stronghold of Mayor Frank Hague, vice-chairman of the Demo cratic national committee, had not been "properly purged." The agent alao were directed to Investigate complaint Jersey City and Hudson county employes were being forced to contribute 1.000.000 from their salaries for .Democratlo campaign finances. Oeergc Blehl, editor of the Hud son News or Union City, N. J., made the accusation. May Contest Rlectlon The committee declared discovery of any political corruption might lead to contest In the senate over seating the successful senatorial can didate from New Jersey, The major party nominees are William H. J. Ely, Democrat, and former Sen. W. Warren Barbour. Republican. Elsewhere there were Indication regardless of any action by the sen ate committee In Individual con test, congres will be asked to In- ' veatlgate some phases of the 1936 congressional campaigns. The Republican national commit. tee announced a majority of Re publican senate and house candl datea had pledged themselTes "to demand and seek unceasingly In the next congress a sweeping In Teatlgatlon of political actlTltle Ilk connection with the administration of all federal relief agencies." The group said it favored "ade- e.aate relief for all in dlstreaa," aiding: , It 1 for that we propose to ao all in our power to expose and pun ish everyone playing politic with human misery." slay Six Arabs JERUSALEM, Nov. a. (AP) Brit ish troops of the West Rent regiment today killed six Arabs In roundup of a band which had been sniping v Jewish settlement In the Haifa bay 4
