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Newspaper Page TextParade, Football Game to Highlight Armistice Day Celebration Mr The Weather Forecast: Unsettled tonight and Friday; frost tonight. Temperature: Highest vesterday 46 Lowest this moral n(t 34 Precipitation past 24 firs. JtA How Much Faster Spend leu time looking mod more time reading the Classi fied page and tee how much faster jou get along. Many In terestlng facta are told on thll page. All yours for the read Ing. Medford TRIBUNE Full Associated Press Pull United Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1938. No. 199. HI BM WMMS, The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and . Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. ELECTION A BODY-BLOW TO NEW DEAL PHILOSOPHY LEADERS OF INTELLECTUAL LEFT-LIBERALLSM LOSE ... O.O.P. FUTURE IS STILL DOUBTFUL ... Minlll.E-OF-ROAD DEMOS CAIN HOPE WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. On the faoe of the returns. It Is difficult to escape the conclusion that the 1838 election la a body-blow ti the new deal. The Democratic party did not fare so badly. The Republican galna are far from decisive aa to 1940. What really suffered In the vot ing was the special brand of intel lectual left-liberalism which la sug gested by the phrase, "new deal," as distinguished from the title "Demo crat." The situation la curiously confus ed, for Franklin Delano Roosevelt Is the chief figure of the new deal, yet his personal popularity la also the Democratlo party's grentest asset. By a Judicious uso of the power he will continue to derive from his popular ity and his command' of the federal machine, the president may still save much from the ruins. - The successes of Lehman, Wagner and Mead In New York, and of the penston-shouters, Downey and Olson, In California, are bright spot for the president. The defeats of a num ber of conservative Democrats, like Augustine Lonergan In Connecticut, provide a sort of cold consolation. But the fact remclns that virtually every elective official with whom the president and his new dealers felt themselves In real sympathy haa now been thrown out of office. The new deal's losses began In the summer primaries, when the Texas liberals. Maury Maverick and W. D. McParlsne, were trounced by conser vative Democrats. And then, on Tuesday, came real disaster. Frank Murphy of Michigan was the personal crony of the president and bis Intimate circle, the only man be sides Herbert Lehmon whom the president Indorsed In his Friday speech, and the only Democratic gov ernor In the whole country who en joyed complete favor among the new dealers. He has been beaten, and by a reactionary Republican, Frank D. Fitzgerald, whose record Is unim pressive and backers are unsavory. Then Elmer Benson of Minnesota, while not Intimate with the pres ident, had many close friends among the new dealers, Bnd was looked on (Continued on Page Eight.) T- Light Snow HILLSBO RO, Nov. 10 (AP) A light snow dusted western Washing ton county today. It had melted by midday on the low acctlona but re mained on the ground at higher levels. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Paul Quackenbuah delivering a freshly laundered flag to a client, a friend mistaking the flag for a pair of pants and Paul saying that the friend hadn't been around much If he didn't know by this time that people do have their flags laundered. Bob Verblek. Bill Csples and sev eral ' other pe"n busily playing nursemaid to Ed Klrt ley's children, the boys killing two birds with one stone, doing their home work at the same time. Edison Marshall resuming acquaint ance with the M. T. force amid much laughter and humoroua recol lections of the good old days when he helped to put out this paper be fore turning big-time author. Alice Eiten being the most ener ertic person In ton. the Inducing others not ao energetic to become energetic. Cappy Bill Ryan recalling the ex citement of years ack when hl Ip-ize pcoch whipped seven others In s Irce-foi-all bout GANGS STORES, Goebbels' Appeal to Halt ' Violence Is Ignored General Order to Leave Country Feared by Jews VIENNA, Nov. 10. (AP) Vien na Jews said today 22 of their number committed suicide In de spair aa all of the 21 synagogues In the city suffered total or par tial destruction at the hands of mobs. - One synagogue was blown up. Three others were wrecked. Storm troopers brought truck loads of Jews to Dollner street, where they were put to work tear ing down another synagogue piece by piece. Numerous male Jewa were ar rested as they waited outside the British consulate seeking visas to England. Women : ware not de tained. 'VV Storm troopers said those ar rested would be taken to concen tration camps. BERLIN. Nov. 10. (AP) Nazi Germany tody Indulged In Its great est wave of antl-Jewlsh violence since .Adolf Hitler came to power In 1933. Aa a national day of vengeance for the assassination of a Qerman diplomat by a Polish Jew In Paris wore on report from every -section of the country told of the burning and dynamiting of synagogues and demolition and looting of Jewish shops. The reports Indicated the campaign was conducted with a thoroughness and precision that left little to chance. Only after more than 12 houra of nationwide violence did Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels call a halt. In a brief appeal to the peo ple to desist from further demon strations. Fear Expulsion Order But his appeal concluded with what responsible Jewa feared might be a threat of a general order for all Jews to leave the country. Late m the afternoon Gocbbels' appeal had had no apparent effect In the west end of Berlin. Wrecking gangs systematically tour ed the section's main thoroughfare, Kurfuerstandamm, pulling down hur riedly constructed protections In front of show windows and raiding Jewish-owned shops and wrecking everything. Soon after 7 p.m. Ooebbela' ap peal was repeated by radio. Police quickly appeared on Koenlgstrasse. where Israel's Department store and other Jewish shops are located. They arrested looters and cleared the atreets. Due to Assassination "The Justifiable and understand able Indignation of the German peo ple over the cowardly Jewish murder of a German diplomat In Paris has resulted during the past night In extensive demonstrations," aald Goeb bels. He referred to the killing of Ernst Vom Rath, secretary, of the Paris embassy, by a 17-year-old Polish Jew who had lived In Germany. Telephoned report from many parts of Germany ahowed antl-Jewlsh violence, beginning early today, was nationwide. ROME. Nov. 10. (AP) The Ital. Ian eablnet today approved sweep. (Continued on Page Twelve) ATATURK DIES OF LIVER COMPLAINT ISTANBUL, Nov. 10. (API Kama! Ataturk. 38. creator and president of modern Turkey who lived hard and ruled bard, died today. Ataturk, long 111, auccumbed to clrrhosla of the liver after having clung to life longer than his doctors had expected. Ho apparently had been gaining strength after a grave attack In mid-October but suffered a relapse. Ataturk lived hard. He often worked or listened to musicians all night. For man, years ha was a chain cUsrette smoker, a marathon coffee drinker and celebrated often with champagne and rakl liquor, which was banned for British troops In Pilestlne during tha World war. He ruled hard as the Iron-flMed "Orey Woir who forged a strong new westernized state out of the wnr- crushed ruins of the Ottoman empire. Downey Signs r Sheridan Downey', successful Democratic candidate for IT. S. senator from California, who urged passage of the ;.0-every-Thurslay pension plan In one of his final campaign speeches. Is shown as he signed the roster of roters hefore getting his ballot at Atherton, Calif. Mrs. Gene vieve Ingram, an Inspector li shown with him. (AP Photo.) SPRAGUE GIVEN 1743 MAJORITY IN JACKSON VOTE Complete returns from the 70 Jackson county precincts tabulated this afternoon give the following results for the state offices. For governor: Snrsgue . 6.361 Hess . 4,618 Sprague'e majority 1.743 For United States senator: Holman 7.65B Mahoney 3.534 Holman'a majority 4.125 For U. S. senator (short term): Barry 6.540 Miller 4,332 Barry'a lead . 1,208 . 8.312 . 3.513 For congress: Mott Burk . Mott'a majority . Secretary of state: Snell Edson , 6.376 1,836 Snell's majority 4,537 Superintendent public Instruction: Putnam 6,621 Rice - 4,635 Putnam'a lead ...........-. Labor commissioner: Gram . Gram's lead 986 . 6.009 , . 4,379 1,630 For Judge of the supreme court, Position 2. Judge Henry Besn had a lead of 1,147 In Jackson county, on tha face of complete, unofficial re turns Th vote was: Bean 4,779 Zimmerman 8,633 ELI Cornelius Collins, manager of the Medford Lumber company, died sud denly In his office shortly before 9:30 this afternoon. The body la at the Perl undertaking parlors, where funeral arrangement art be ing made. Death was caused presum ably by a heart ailment. MARION COUNTY VOTE PRODUCES DILEMMA SALEM. Nov. 10. (AP) M erlon county voters polled themselves Into a quandry Tuesday. They authorised construction of a new courthouse but defeated another measure authorising a tax to pay tor th structure Voter Roster ANTI-PICKET BILL GIVEN 4754 EDGE IN THIS COUNTY The bill regulating picketing, was approved by the votera of Jackson county by a majority of 4,764 votes aocordlng to .the unofficial count completed today, from all 70 pre cincts. The vote stood: Yes 7,479 No 2.725 The vot on other measures, com plete and unofficial was: Governor's 30-day bill: Yea 7.246 No 2,520 Double liability: Yes 4.000 No .4,166 Legislator compensation: Yea 8.274 No . 6,636 Marriage license appllcanta: Yea 8,856 No 1,647 Slot machines seizure: Yea 7.435 No 9.901 Prohibiting slot machlnea: Yea 7,458 No 2,610 Townsend plsn bill: Yea ....8,883 No 4,437 Citizen's retirement annuity: Yes , 3,003 No 7,002 Water purification: Yea 7.320 No 2.248 Sal alcoholic liquor: Yea 4.287 No 6.000 Lotteries: ...3.129 No JK AH FRANCISCO, Not. 10 (API Attempt at the polls to establish laws designed to curb picketing and other union activities on the pacific coast failed In California and Wash ington 1 but succeeded In Oregon, scene of A. T. L.C. I. O. Jurisdictional warfare which developed Into an asserted reign of terror last year. Election returns today showed Ore gon approved a measure aimed to limit picketing, prevent Jurisdictional strife among unions and to outlaw Interference with msrkettnjj proc- The tote tn 1,637 out of 1,991 preclneu waa 190.149 In favor and 143.133 against tha Oregon measure. California rejected decisively a more drastic proposal, Tha California vote In 10,741 out of 13.473 precinct was 901,981 for and 1,310,179 against. In Washington returns from 3.373 out Of 3,093 prectneta showed 339.083 for and 360.031 against a proposal to put strike vote under the super vision of county auditors and to require a 30-day period for concilia, tlon before such votes could be taken SAN J08E. Call!, Nor. 10. (AP) A "Terjr severe" earthquake waa re eordel today on two seismographs In the Ban Joss district. IjSNOW PILED DEEP IN HIGHER LEVELS BY RAGINGSTORM Ten Inches Added to Cover ing in Park 14 Inches at Union Creek Frost, Unsettled Weather Due Winter took a tlgher grip on south ern Oregon today, piling up snow to great depths In the higher elevations and sending the temperature rapidly downward In the valleys, with prom ise of frost tonight. A storm that started Tuesday was still raging In Crater Lake national park today, piling up ten Inches of fresh snow over night. Snow depth at park headquarters was 30 Inches at 8 thla morning. The road through the park from the west to the south entrance, the route from Medford to Klamath Palls, waa being kept open and cars could get through without difficulty al though tire chains were needed, rangers reported to the park office here by radio. The road to the lake rim was blocked by snow thla morn lng but rangers said It would prob ably be opened by midday. Travel Discouraged The Associated Press reported from Grant Fast, however, that the state highway, commission discouraged travel from tha . Rogues .valley to Klamath 'county through the park. The Diamond Lake highway was shut today, probably for the win ter, from the Crater Lake highway Junction at Union Creek to The Dalles-California highway. Snow waa reported 14 Inches deep at Union Creek. Eight Inches of snow fell during the night at Lake of the Woods. It was expected that a U. 8. forest ser vice road camp near the lake would, soon be abandoned for the winter. Official weather forecast waa for frost until unsettled weather tonight and unsettled weather tomorrow. Highest temperature yesterday was 49 degrees, lowest this morning 34. Snow, Rain Here Snow mixed with rain fell In Med ford this afternoon. The weather bureau did not contemplate any last ing snowfall In town, however. Snow was being plowed from the summits of the Greensprtngs highway between Ashland and Klamath Palls. Sand was applied to slippery sections i of the Paclfle highway north of j Grants Pass, the Associated Press re ported. An occasional freer.) ng rain followed a thin coating of snow on the mountain passes beyond O rants Pass this morning. The Associated Press reported from Portland that snow spotted Oregon , today, creating automobile traffic hazards on a number of main high ways. The Willamette highway was closed for the winter between Salt Creek I overcrowing and Ortell lake. Snow ' at the summit blocked the Weston Elgin road. Rain tumbled rocks onto the Col umbia River highway between Trout dale and The Dalles. MrKenzle Choked A bltzMird on the mile-high Mc Kenr.e River pas temporarily clos ed the rout to traffic today when drifts piled snow five feet deep In the big cut at th east approach of the Lava Beda at the summit, the As sociated Press reported from Bend. Weather warnings were placed at the oast and west approaches. Heavy highway equipment was mov ed toward the summit from both directions to keep the main-traveled Willamette valley-central Oregon artery open. Highway men reported 43 Inches of snow on the level with the storm atlll In progress. Snow flurries occurred In Ashland this morning. Havana Arsenal Ripped by Blasts HAVANA. Not. 10 (AP) A series of explosions lasting mora than an hour and a hair occurred today at ammunition dumps on an artificial Island off the ahore of Luyano. a auburb of Havana. At 1:30 p. m. officials said the sit uation waa under control and tha ex plosions appeared to have ended. All persons llrlng on the Island were re ported safe, and officials said It war believed then wsn no casualties. CROWDS EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN ARMISTICE FETE Celebration Here Tomorrow Expected to Be Best in Years Varied Program Set for Young and Old The last detail was arranged to day for the big Armistice Day cele bration to be held here tomorrow under sponsorship of Medford post of the American Legion. Committee heads said that every thing pointed to the best celebra tion In years, with an expanded and diversified program offering some thing of Interest to the public from 10 a.m. to the close of the grand ball at the Oriental Gardens at 3 a. m. the following morning. Starting at 10 a. m the street stunts committee will go Into ac tion with a variety of free entertain ment to amuse old and young. At 11 a. m. an armistice salute will mark cessation of the World war 30 years ago, considered one of the most Important houra In history. At 11:05 the annual Armistice pa rade will swing into action with nu merous bands, drum corps and marching organisation to give color to the patriotic procession. After the parade th famous "Dug out" will be opened for a big stag party. A free lunch, to which all veterans are Invited, whether mem bers of the American Legion or not, will be served at noon, after which there will be entertainment features, game and contest reminiscent of the daya of 1917-1918. The gridiron battle between Med ford high and the crack football squad of Weed. Calif., will draw a large attendance when time la called at 3 p.m., and there will be special attractlona at all local theater to entertain the thousands of visitors expected. The crowning event of the day will be the annual Armistice ball at the Oriental Oar dens, where ample room and an excellent danoe floor are available to take care of this (Continued on, Pag L'welve) i sun By OF LIBERAL SPRAGUE WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. (API Secretary Ickes said today the Re publican victory In Oregon'a election Tuesday resulted from a desire of the state'a citizens for llbcrsl lesder ship regardless of psrty affiliation. "In Orogon," he aald, "the Repub lican party has been progressive been progressive since prior to 1012 and there are a good many reaction aries In the Democratic party In Ore gon." Reminded he had advocated nom ination of Henry L. Hess ovor Oov. Charles Martin In the Democratlo gubernatorial primary because Mar tin waa "no new deBler," Ickes re plied, "that was the prlmsry." "I wasn't aurprlsad by Hess de feat In the general eleotlon ," he said. Author of "Good Earth " Is Awarded Nobel Prize STOCKHOLM, Nov. 10. (AP) The 1038 prise for llteratur today waa awarded to Pearl Buck, Ameri can author of "The Oood Earth" and other novel, dealing with China. Mrs. Buck, formerly Pearl Syden strycker and now Mrs. Richard J. Walsh of Oreat Neck, New York, was born In Hlllsboro. West Virginia, In 1802 and has spent much of her life In Chins. (Mrs. Buck's parents were mission aries In Chins and her first husband. J. lousing Buck, wss a member of ths faculty of Nanking university. They were divorced In 1038.) Ths Nobel sward wss understood to have been based particularly on The Oood Earth," which aleo won the 1032 Pulitzer pries for an Amer ican novel. Ths Nobel llteratur prize amounts to 186.000 Kroner, about 837.S78. Pearl Buck wss the third Ameri can to win th Nobel award In litera ture, an honor ah share, la this VON Jffl Cause of Trouble Herschel (.rynszpan (above), 17-year-old Polish Jew, was captured by flrrmun embassy officials tn Paris af ter fatally shooting Ernest Von Kath, secretary of the flerman embassy. Gryn7.piiii said he fired to avenge Polish Jews driven out of Germany. Ills action brought reprisals against lews In Germany. Thla picture was wired from Paris to London and radioed to New York. (AP Photo.) IN FINAL COUNT Complete Jackson county returns compiled this afternoon show In creased . majorities for winners In county races, with Sheriff 8yd I. Brown, Incumbent, and only Demo crat to win leading, with a lead of S.341 over Brockway, his Republican opponent. The unofficial count for aherlff waa: Brown ' 7,102 Brockway - .. ....3,821 State Senator George W. Dunn, veteran legislator from Aahland, de feated Moore Hamilton, weekly pub lisher, by a majority of 1,528. The vote: Dunn ..8,083 Hamilton 4.6B9 Justice of the Peace W. R. Coleman had a majority of 2.608 over James Stewart of the Medford district Judgeship. Coleman polled an even 4,800 votes, Stewart, 2,101. William Perry. Republican, Eagle Point, defeated Otto Caster, Incum bent, for county commissioner, by a majority of 3,191 votes. The vote: Perry .424 Caster 4.20S The official count got underway this morning, and will recess to morrow, Armistice day, a legs! holi day. Ths official count will be com pleted, It Is expected, by ths middle of next week. "I came away from Oregon this last trip (Just prior to ths sleotlon) ex pecting him to bs defeated. Why, h- namihll.H ninnlnff against him (Charlea A. Sprague) was liberal." country only with Slnclslr Lewis. who waa awarded It in 1V30, ana Eugene O'Neill, who received It In 1038. She Joined th company of auch literary greats as Maurice Maeter linck, Rttrlyard Kipling, An a tola France. William Butler Teat and Oeorae Bernard Shaw. She waa th second woman of ths decade to win NcUl recognition for her literature. The first. In 1028, wss Slgrld On set. Other winners of the past 10 rears were Thomas Msnn In 1020: Lswls, 1930: Erik Axel Marfeldt. 1031; John Galsworthy, 1933; Ivan Bttnln, 1038: Lulgl Pirandello, 1934: O'Neill, 1938, and Roger M, Du Oard laat yssr. There waa no sward In 1038. "Tha Oood Earth," probably beat known of Mrs. Buck's works won ths Pulitzer award tor th beat novel of 1033. She also was swarded second prize In th 1033 O. Henry memorial award, for her tory, "ins Frill. ELECTION KINDLES PRESIDENCY HOPE .O.P. Democrats Minimize Oppo nents' Claims of Spread Anti-New Deal Sentiment Two-Year Fight Looms By ths Associated Press The Democratlo and RepublleaK parties began a two-year atruggl for power today as the aftermath of political upheavals In Tuesday's elec tions. With 11 new governorships, sight new sensts seats snd at least 78 more house seats firmly . In their grasp. Republicans turned from bal lot counting with ths avowed. Inten tion of trying to take over tha presi dency in 1040. Bern, Minimize Clatma Democrats, characterising many of their losses aa Inevitable casualties to Roosevelt coat-tall riders, mini mised Republican claims of wide spread antl - New Deal sentiment. They went equally determined to uss sll ths vast resources at their com- , mand to continue national domina tion beyond the next two years. . There waa only one major rao not definitely decided today and that appeared to be going to a Democrat. This contest was la In- dlana, where Sen. Frederick Van Nuya (D) had pulled slightly ahead. of Raymond E. Willis (R.) Ths few unreported preolncts- are located fas counties In which ths Democrat haa been running ahead. After a see-saw battls Sea. any M. Gillette (D) apparently had won re election In Iowa, where revisions of unofficial vote tabulatlona Increased his lead over former Sen. Lester J. Dickinson (R.) IB O. O, P. Governors ' r Aside from these, ths latest re turns from ths 47 state elections gave this picture of ths overturns: Republicans who went Into th campaign with only seven governor ships came out with IS. Of those won Tuesday, nine previously has! been neid by Democrats, one by s Parmar-Isiborlts and on by a Pro gressive. Ths ballot harvest gave ths Re publicans II senate eeets, Including sight held by Democrats. In ths new sensts, beginning January , they will have 23 seats, compared to if presently held. Only 86 of ths M sensts seats were at stake this year. witn ail nut eight house raoas decided, ths Republicans had elected 180 members, compared to 88 tn tha present house. (There was on Re publican vacancy.) Of th seats thsy picked up, 70 cams from th Demo-, crats. . flvs from ths Progresalvs and two from ths Farm-Labor parry. These triumphs, mors extensive thsn many Republican leader had predicted, mad certain strong mi nority opposition In both th nous and aenat next session. (Continued on Pag rwalv) policeOTelp in locating boy A request wss msd today by Chief of Police Clstous McCredle that any one m Medford knowing th where abouts of Sidney Sunday, 12-year-old son of Mr. snd Mrs. S. S. Sunday of King highway, rami th Informa tion to nolle or notify th boy's parents. Sidney haa been mtsstng from his home sine November t, and although reported seen la Medford several times sine thsn, h has aot returned to hi horn. Folic believe that Sidney hss bsa staying In Medford with Mand. sa several persons hsv reported seeing him In different Parts of town, walk ing or riding bicycle. Bis parents are extremely worried and desirous of learning where Sidney Is, polte said. Second Hammer Figures In Trial SAN FRANCISCO, Nor. 10 (API Testimony a second claw hammer waa found In the vicinity of where Guard Royal O. Ollns was beaten fatally at Alcatraa prison was brought out to day In tha murder trial of Rufus Franklin and James C. Luc, con victs charged with ths slaying. Defense attorneys brought th ad sdmlelson from Guard Clifford B. Stewart In their attempt to show Cllns might have besn beaten fatally by amneon other than Franklin sad Lues.