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OREGON .......19 i IDAHO 6 TROY 13 BEARS 7 The Weather Forecast: Fair today with frost; Increasing cloudiness to morrow. Temperatun HI cheat yesterday , 53 Lowest yesterday ,., 39 Thirty-Third Year .M The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. BUSINESS IPTl nS SF.FN AS NEW DEAL'S RESf'lER ELECTION SEEN COMING AT OPPOKTI NE TIME ECONOMISTS. STRESS RECOVERY NOW SOIXD MAY SAY GOVERNMENT CAN CONTROL PROSPERITY WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. With the voting almost upon us. It seems ap propriate to point out the most In fluential factor In the 1938 cam paign. That factor, denied by tho Republicans but confirmed by the economists, la the strength of the current business recovery. During the bad 'times last spring, the new deal was in the unhappy position of the young lady In the old-fashioned melodrama, who was nlways just about to suffer a fate worse than death. The young lady whs customarily snvpri -when tlie handsome hero crme galloping dosvn the road with the mortgage money in his saddle-bags. And, although such good luck is rare in politics, the new deal was saved by recovery (if it has been saved) In precisely the aame fashion. At this writing, one might aa well flip a coin to decide the election out come. Either the. Republicans will Just nose out the Democrats, to make respectable gains In several states. Or the Democrats will Just nose out the Republicans, maintaining the outward semblance of the new deal status quo. But. If the business curve hnd continued downward. It's aarc to say that the new deal would now be In flinders. As late as early May, the betting was that the federal re serve lndrx would stand at 70 or un der this month. Had it been any where near that figure, toe Repub licans might have picked up from (to to 100 seats in the house. Instead, the federal reserve index la now running over ftO -higher than the most optimistic new dealers had dared to hope. Moreover, conserva tive gucsspra expect the index to pass 100 in the last week of Decmher. Before you know" It. the government economists will be echoing Irving Maher'a old chestnut about the "per manently high plateau." Inquiry among best-informed ex pert at the treasury, reserve board and other fiscal agencies shows that their belief is unanimous In tlie soundness of the present recovery. There are none of those doubts one heard last time, about price Infla tion, government-business clashes and other disturbing factors. In stead, like so many Cheshire cats, the economists grin happily and point to the rising steel and motor production, housing and stock market curves. The political Influence of econo mist is not appreciable. They do not have the knack of explaining their views to the public. But there Is little doubt that the public shares the economists' optimism. If for less precise reasons. And their stomachs being full and their outlook cheer ful, the voters are not searching for a scape-goat. While they feet that recovery has been heMthy to date, some econo mist differ from the voters In being a little worried a'aout the future. A oirTTit thorr i that recovery began with ' -i.i..ry still at too hih level ;' -"re is f-me fear that the boom 11 pet cat of hand, with he reserve board ttvl.T Jumping to 120 by Mtrch and te fiasco of 1937 plAVii.g an encore.'. ! But. Httl n tViff rare to vmni!t themselves, tl'e ma orltv of the eenn etml.' bellrip the euvemment t In a p itlAn to font-il prosperity. The mts'asn of lst tine can be avoided. There win be n t over-stimulating ron:i. follcA-d by too rap'.d a reduc tion of goirrnrr.rn1; fprndliag. There will he no hstT contractions of credit, by change U. tmnklnsr rerve rqulrmnt or by fold ;trtilza'!on. The monopoly lnvtaUon. plus he further-seeing attttud of men i ko Fdwsrd R. Pft tin Uis. f Un::d 4OaU&uaa OA aai Four UCLANS COUGARS . . HUSKIES STANFORD Medford Full Associated Press dm mu Bf REVELATIONS IN ROSSER CASE Pressure On Courts to Re duce Bonds, Fear Flight Hess Denies Link With Labor Terrorists. SALEM. Ore., Nov. 5. (AP) Gov. Charles H, Martin, In a letter sav ing htwas "shocked and amazed at your 'disclosures," Instructed Special Prosecutor Ralph Moody today to "eontlnue your efforts to tlie utmost , . . and to pursue the Investigation and prosecution of higher-ups who may be Involved in Oregon's reign of labor terrorism." The governor's statement was made upon receipt of a report from Moody that "constant pressure" has been brought to bear upon circuit courts to reduce the original bonds of $16fl,- 500 for Al E. Rosser, former secretary of the Oregon council of AFL team sters, who la appealing a 13-year sentence for an arson plot against a non-union factory. "I have consistently opposed the reduction of these bonds because I fear that If Rosser Is released on bond,., he will flee the country arxl forfeit his bonds," wrote Moody. "This will prevent him from serving his 12-year sentence and from being tried on other Indictment. His ab sence from the country a a possible witness In other cases Involving higher-ups may seriously handicap such prosecutions." 'Goon' Chieftain Rosser wa the foremast of some 40 men who have been sentenced since last February In a state-wide drive against terrorism of workers and employers by certain union fac tions. Besides the arson case at Dallas, Ore., he also faces chnrges at Hillsboro and Portland, Ore., and Stevenson, Wash., but he has been tried only at Dallas. Recently Rosser's bail of ftSO.OGO In each case at Hillsboro and Dallas wa sliced In half but he failed to win a reduction here. On hla behalf ball of $66,500 to meet the charges In Oregon was raised but he has still to offer S25.000 ball to meet the Washington eas before he can win, his freedom from a Dallas Jail. Claims Plot PORTLAND, Nov. 5. (AP) Six candidates for 'U. 8. senator, repres entatlva In congress And governor, appeared simultaneously on one plat form last night in a Portland rally sponsored by the Federated Com munity clubs, and made their bids for votes. Henry L. Hess. Democratic nominee for governor, pointed to his five sessions tn the legislature as adequate legislative experience for the governorship. He pledged himself to strict law enforcement. He de clared efforts to link him with labor leaders arrested during the anti-terrorism round-up were those of polit ical enemies. Charles A. Sprague. Republican nominee, likewise decried violence and said be wanted to "make this state a safe place to live and wo;k In, to rear our families in." Sprague also rapped federal administration indications of how to vote and Mid "The people of Oregon are qualified to decide for themselves." Willis Mahoney, Democratic sena torial nominee, pledged himself to work with the Republican loader, Senator McNary. for approval of the Willamette valley project and Uma tilla rapids dam. Rufus C. Holman. Republican nom inee, reviewed his record as a pub lic official and declared that "there will be no recovery" when lavish ex penditures continue to be made. He said he felt he would get the votes of Jeffersonlan Democrats. Homer D. Angel). Republican, and Nan Wood Honeyman, Democrat third district congress candidates, nlso spoke. All Claim Victory Prank Ticrwy, Democratic staf chairman, today predicted Mahoney would win by 30.000 votes and Hess by 20.000. Kern Crandall. Republican chairman, answered with a predic tion for a straight Republican vic tory but refused to make any esti mate. Both John Beck man. Democratic county chairman, and Fred Bronn, Republican county chairman, claim ed their candidate would carry Multnomah county In the governor senate sod congress races CARNEGIE PITTSBURG FORDHAM ST. MARY'S 10 7 .21 . 0 When Candidates Meet Seldom It Is when rival candidate for a major office meet. Still more seldom Is It when they shake hands on the eve of an election. This happened in Portland. Ore., Friday when Henry L. Hess (right), Democratic candidate for governor, and Charles A. Sprague (left), his Republican opponent, met In debate. (AP Photo.) FOR AGED FOLKS WASHINGTON. Nov. 5. (AP) The General Welfare Federation of Amer ica said today that a poll of all congressional candidate showed a "preponderant majority" of the new congress would "favor larger old age ! security pensions than now pro-1 vided." Over half the responding candi- dates In all parties "were in favor ! of tho federation general welfare act," the organization reported. The remaining candidates were reported to have "expressed themselves as sympathetic to" the act's objective or to Its consideration by congress. The federation proposes a two per cent gross Income tax to finance old age pensions, the Individual amount of which would be determined by pro-rating among beneficiaries the total revenue produced by the tax. A federation statement said the poll covered about 6.10 candidates, excluding 102 present members of congress who had already pledged support. The opponents of the latter Sroup likewise were excluded. "Party lines were disregarded in the results." the statement said, "the tabulation showing an even number of Democratic and Republican can dldAtca for house seats have express ed their approval of more adequate old-age pensions, with a scattering of farmer-labor, progressive and In dependent candidates behind the movement." The names of all those covered by the poll were not announced. LAND CAN'T EXIST UPON WPA BASIS 8FATT1.E. NOT. 8 (API Ewln D. Colvln. C. 8. aenatorlal nnoiMK. on the Republican ticket, asaalled the work, progreaa jdmlnlatratlon here tonight In a. nute-wlde radio brodcnt and called for a 'new emancipation proclamation to free America from the danger of ;he avib (tatenee wage of the WPA." Colvlna addrcaa wm maae ai a political rally. We cannot long continue our ureat public worka auch aa Ihe Brem erton navr yard half on a WPA baala and half free labor. Sooner or later It will all ba WPA. "We cannot long continue the working men of thla country half WPA and half free. No more wa It poselble 80 ycara ago for thla coun try tn remain half alave and half free." he aaid. Fate of a Veteran ASTORIA. Not. 5. IJP) Richard Kottke. whoee body waa found In the Columbia rlTer near Knappa thla week, waa Identified today by real dent, of Pillar Rock. Wartv. aa a hell-shocked war reteran who prob ably lout hla life attempting to croaa the rlTer In a make-ahlft aallboat. Kt:fce l:ycd In Hcrmlti Habitat' neat Pillar Bock 20 . 10 ...... ;3 0 HARVARD .....47 CHICAGO 13 IRISH 15 NAVY 0 I limine r trr ,-cfy f ;V g MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1938. ii in 10 E PARK TALK WI'INTYRE CLAIMS HYDE PARK, N.Y., Nov. 5. ( AP) President Roosevelt studied today the reaction to his speech calling for elec tion of experienced liberals to office, and In the words of a secretary found It on the whole "very good." There has been a very good re action and it has boen widespread," said Secretary Marvin H. Mclntyre. He would net estimate the num ber of messnges received here and at the White House in Washington, or attempt to give the percentage of favorable tele groins. The President spent most of the morning reading newspaper comment and telegrams and conferring with Raymond B. Stephens, of New Hamp shire, chairman of the United States tariff commission. Stephens aaid he laid before Mr. Roosevelt certain phases of the prob lem of sal raging timber blown down In the New England hurricane, which phase he and Senator Brown (D N.H.) wanted the chief executive to get first hand. In the afternoon, the President, ac companied by Secretary Morgonthau and his son, motored for an hour around nearby Poughkecpale and out skirts, inspecting possible sites for a low-cost housing project. Himself driving. Mr. Roosevelt stopped at the Nelson House ' in Poughkeepsle. where the temporary ! White House offices are located, and picked up the Morgenthaus. SUSPEND CLAUSE CHILD LABOR LAW WASHINGTON. Nov. S. (AP) Catherine P. Iienroot, chief of the chlldren'a r.ureau of the labor de. partment. riapended today the child- labor regulation whicn iimue em ployment of minora 14 to 16 yeara of age to the lioura between 8 a.m., and 7 p.m. Thla regulation waa laaued under the fair labor atanoarda act. It per mitted the employment of children under 18 the ae limit aet by the act In certain occupation which were deemed harmleaa to health: but restricted their employment to the a. m.-T p.m. period. WANfAD USED TO TOT POINT. MIM.. Not. . JPi The following advertlaement appeared today In tlx claaeified column of a local newapaper: "Lost or atrayed An undeter mined number of Baptlata from aerr Icea of Pint Baptist church. Hope to find thrm at church. "Or. J. A. atcwart, paitor." YALE 20 BROWN ... .,.,...14 WISCONSIN ..,.20 NORTHWEST ..13 PLANS HUGE AIR FLEET, Y OF New Rearmament Program Before Next Congress Europe Situation Spurs Defense Plan. WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. (IP) Ad ministration circle heard today that president Roosevelt Intended defi nitely to ask congress to authorise one of the world's mightiest air fleets, 'numbering from 7.000 to 10.000 warplanes, for the army. His far-reaching plans to bolster national defenses were reported au thoritatively to include also full war equipment as quickly as possible for a nucleus army of 400,000 or more men. It was estimated that the program involved outlays next year exceeding by well over s.300,000.000 this year's appropriation for all military pur poses. Including naval. A separate "emergency" budget for the new rearmament program was one device the president was reported to have under consideration. The projected reinforcement, the outcome of an extensive resurvey of defense needs which was Intensified by Europe's recent crisis." were aaid ,o be chiefly for the army and Bir corps.' Also In prospect; however.'l a request for Increased appropriation to carry out this year's billion-dollar fleet expansion act, which laid out the navy' course for a decade. Detail for the new rearmament program were hidden in confidential budget estimates, but In well In formed quarters It was believed the president's recommendations to con gress early next year would follow this general outline: 1. At least tripling the army air corps' present goal of 2,330 first Una fighting planes, fixed in 1935. New plane would be added by mass pro duction methods over a period of several years. There has been no hint of a proposal to Increase fur ther the navy's new goal of 3,000 planes, set In the expansion act. 2. Undertaking Immediately to equip the army's "Initial protective force" of about 400.000, which In cludes the regular army and na tional guard, with "essential" semi automatic rifles, anti-aircraft gun, bombs, tanks and gas masks. S, Hastening the acquisition of war reserves for a force of 1,000 ,000 which, under war department plans, would take the field within a few months In the event of United States involvement In a new world war. 4. Various mean to prepare In dustry to hlft quickly and effec tively In an emergency from peace time production to mass output of planes and munitions. RAIN HALTS FIRE IN EAST TIMBER (Bv the .Wmrlated Prea) The rapid spread of forest fires waa halted temporarily at least Sunday by rains In most of the fire zones of the nation's widely sepa rated tlmberland areas, but In New York state the flames raced un checked In the Adirondack and Cata klll mountain. Drenching rains came to the aid of weary fire fighters in Indiana, Virginia, southern Illinois, New Jer sey, lower Michlnan, Kentucky, Wes' Virginia and other sections. Surveys showed some fires In West Virginia still burning, but the pre cipitation gave the state's army of fire fighters a chance to bring them under control. Pear was expressed In Indiana, where three men were hurt fighting fires and where property damage was unofficially estimated at $200,000. that the fires might break out again untes additional precipitation was received. Sunshine and strong winds following In the wake of the rain were drying the timber rapidly. Owns To 145 Years KUIUIK, U. S. 8. R.-(By Mailt ,vP Iran Orlgorlvlch KrlTolapoft, a collective farmer, aaya bv I 146 yeara old and can remember Na poleon', retreat from Moacow In mi? TP 1BUNE ull United WIU1 liU mm NAZI EDITORIALS BLAST FDR SPEECH; FLAY GANG RULE Cleanse America Before Criticizing European Na tions Is Advice. BERLIN. Nov. 6. (AP) The Ber lin newspaper Boerseneeltung, com menting on President Roosevelt's pre-election speech Friday night, de clared the United States should clean up her gangsters before criticising authoritarian states. MWe think Mr. Roosevelt, in the heat of an electioneering campaign. la losing more and more the sense of reality and truth," the paper said. He once more criticizes 'terror- Ism' In authoritarian regime. He should leave it alone, for we could treat him to a lecture on Uirorlsm tn his own country that woulo leave nothing to be desired as far as authentic material. Mr. Roosevelt should cease at tacking states where order relgna and which ,tre well-tried guarantors of peace. Riivr he should set about to cleanse y own country of ter rorists and ipvnaters." The hewsptper comment waa fptcal of the had press the United States has oms, getting In Germany 'Numdrou parva have indulged tn tirade- v unfriend - fto the- United State for the latter 's "antl-nael at titude" which the press attributes, to American Jewry. Under a Rome date-line Propa ganda Minister Joseph Paul Goeb- bel' Der An grief f today, described George Cardinal Mundeleln's current visit to Rome for the beau tt flea tlon of Mother Cabrinl a a mere cloak for political purposes. (Cardinal Mundeleln of Chicago arrived In Rome today for the beati fication ceremonies which will be held November 18.) The newspaper also called Presi dent Roosevelt's telegram to the re cent New Orleans Eucharlsilo Con gress an electioneering stunt. Angrlff's Illustrated supplement re produced American posters Inscribed "there' no way liko the American way," with the scornful comment, "thank God we have a better way." SPANlRlLS OPEN OFFENSIVE HEN DA YE, Prance (at the Spanish frontier), Nov. a. (AP) Insurgent aenerallAslmo Francisco Franco's field commanders hurled the full force of their powerful fighting ma chine today against remaining Span ish government defenders on the right bank of the Ebro river. Insurgent dispatches, reporting Pranco'i force already had conquer ed half of the government territory on the right bank, said the govern ment troops were fighting desperately to retain the hold on that side of the river which they won July 25 from their foe. Pierce fighting raged In a 15-mile aeml-clrcle around Mora de Ebro, a major objective In the heart of the Ebro battlefront In northeastern Spain. Insurgent radio stations last night reported capture of this town but today's official Insurgent dis patches failed to confirm it. Advices from the Insurgent front near Caspe said the red and gold in surgent flag now was flying along , an eight-mile stretch of the Ebro right bank which had been held by the government since July. FIRST PART WEEK Northern California; Fair Sunday; local frost In the early morning; lower temperature south portion; fresh northerly wind off coast. Oregon: Pair Sunday; freestng tem peratures east and local frosts west portion In early morning; moderate northerly wind off coast. Outlook far western November T-H. I Inclusive: Fair beginning of week; temperatures below normal, becom ! Ing unsettled later part of week, with I rain northern district and normal temperature a. ALABAMA ,..,3 TULANE ,..0 MICHIGAN ..19 PENN 13 Press io) Child Bride Is Little Girl Again A new home,- rnggeil doll and stick of chocolate candy brought smiles to 10-year-olrt Rnsle Colum bus TakrcH, child bride; after i Presto n burg, Ky., county Judge, Ed ward Hill, sent ' her to a private home to be- boarded at county ex pense. A Jury found her a delin quent child. She had married a 34-year-old miner. BROADCAST VOTE National, state and local election returns will be broadcast Tuesday evening by the Mail Tribune over Ita public address system. The broadcast will originate In the newsroom and may be heard In front of the Mall Tribune office at 25-20 North Fir street. It will begin about 7:80 p.m. when returns from the east should start coming In and will con tinue until state and eounty trends on candidates and Initiative meas ures have clearly developed. ' The Malt Tribune news staff will be substantially augmented Tuesday night for speedy gathering of re turns and the rapid dissemination of election information. Arrangement have also been made for quick and thorough reports from outlying coun ty precincts. Both Associated Press and United Press will bring up-to-the-minute national and state returns to the Mall Tribune newsroom over the teletype system. These returns will start coming In early In the evening and lornl returns will be added to the special public service as the evening progresses. BALLOmOTlN 1 IDAHOJlPAi BOISE, Tdaho. Nov. B.(AP( As the political tempo of Idaho's gen eral election campaign Increased to night, two men were charged with obtaining absentee ballot falsely. Ward Fuller, former Idaho peniten tiary chief clerk, and T. K. Madding, finance department chief clerk, were arc used of "aiding and abetting" In "falsely Impersonating another In making an application" for absentee ballots. Charged with a misdemeanor, they were released on 9300 bond. Meanwhile, spokesmen for all par ties were firing their last round of cam pa i gn am mu n 1 1 ton . BULLETIN riilro Slate Win Chlco Slate college defeated South' em Oregon Normal tt Aihland laat night. 11 to 0. It waa the final gam of the aeaaon for the SONS, who went through thalr achedule without a victory. MINNESOTA ...28 IOWA . ... . PURDUE .,.,,. .,..13 OHIO You Find "IT How would you like a real Bar stain this morning? Just turn to the- classified psge. about everything la advertised there. When you find "IT' better hurry along others are read ing too. No. 195. ELECTION SPEECH OF FDR. ANSWERED BY HOOVER, DEWEY; 'Coercive Tactics' and Eco- nomic Woes of Nation Laid to New Deal Reo-; ord Cited. SPOKANE, Wash., NOT. 8. (AP) ; Former President Herbert Hoover " "answered" President Roosevelt's Hyde Park address with a scathing denun- ' elation of the New Deal tonight In which he charged the administration with "coercive" tactics and with re- 1 sponalblllty for the nation's econom ic woes. "Mr. Roosevelt last night semed to be proud tlwvt his depression 1 leas disastrous than tlie worldwide de- . presston of 1929-32," the former Re- . publican president commented. "He said: 'That the slump (of 1937) did -not become a major depression is the best kind of proof that we are on : the right track.' "It is a mighty bumpy track." After charging "disunity in Am erica" wa one of the "evil forces" springing Irora the policies of the s Democratic administration, Mk , Hoover asserted: . i "Mr. Roosevelt, last night i again ' mentioned the need bf national hm J lty. Hpty about these policies of or ganising workers against workers? Of t section against section? "Mr. Roosevelt said: 'I am proud of -the fact that I have never called out the armed forces of the state or the ; nation except on errand of mercy. , omission Noted i "Mr. Roosevelt omitted to men tlon that tlsj governors have had to ,k caII out tho National Ouard, which , la part of the armed forces, not once but 90 times during his administra tion to put down conflict stirred by New Deal policies. . "He negleot also to mention that ' In the Hoover administration no gov ernor ever bad to call out ft single soldier to put down Industrial con flict. In fact, the National Guard waa only called once and that was to compel) the lnnoculatlon of cows. All this stirring of conflict makes for neither social Justloe nor social se- 1 curlty." In response to the President's as- . sertlon: "Our economic and social progress of the past five years ha ( definitely given to the United States a more stable and less artificial proa- ; per lty than any other nation tn the world has enjoyed." Mr. Hoover charged that New Deal policies had : caused the United States to lag far -behind Great Britain In economic re- ' oo very. He said "a dozen other dem ocracies" also could be cited as proof of his charges. Relief Vote Scored ' "Mr. Roosevelt lost evening eulog-: leed the free and secret ballot as a method to elect free men," Mr, Hoover continued. "The ballot msy . be secret, but there Is no secret about those pressures on relief work ers on how to vote. And to vote for yes, yes men seems a vain perform ance If the purpose Is to elect free i men." , ! NEW YORK. Nov. 5. (AP) Taa , Ing his text from President Roose velt,' Thomas E. Dewey, Republican nominee for governor of New York. (Continued on Page Two.) SNOW, ZERO COLD IN ROCKY STATES DENVER, Not. . (AP) Snowfall OTer moat of th Rocky Mountain region brought wldeaprea4 aub-free-lng temperature, tonight. Tha anow ranged in depth from a few inchea to mora than a foot tn mountalnoua aectora. Donna of traffic mlahapt occurred In Colorado. Nina persona were In jured in tranacontlnental bua-truc colllaton near Llmon. In eaitern Colorado. Tha atorm awapt through Montana, and Wyoming yesterday and tonight moved aouthward through coioraao. The mercury dropped to IS degree aboTe aero at Cheyenna. Wyo, early tonight. M at Helena, Mont., and M at Denver. At two-mtla-htgs LeadTllle It waa It. Moat of today, football gam la the region were played In anow-atorm. 1
