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The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Saturday bat with fog, little change In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday 4S Lowest this morning 26 Don't Forget When Friday roll "round tha mesas the preparation at a Classified Adv. for the Snnasvy morning edition. Advs. la e fore s:80 will be properly class Medford ified. Ads accepted tin S p. i Don't forget Full Associated Press 1 nlted Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1938. No. 200. seiesjas MbJAimi 'Ajj' ssssssw' MAM EDS t- ' ' The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. GAINS OF G.O.P. MODERATES BEEN SUCCESS OP SOME OLD GUARDS A COMPLICATION EVENLY MATCHED FACTIONS SEEKING PARTY CONTROL TAFT OF OHIO DECLARED TOP PRESIDENTIAL CHOICE toarhtnOTON. Nov. 11. The elec tion returns have revived the Repub lican party from a long catalepsy. All the golna obviously necessary to bring the party back to life new house aeate, new governorships, new places In the senate have been handsomely achieved. But the fut ure of the Republican party remains extremely unsettled. . Had Herbert Lehman felled to nose out Thomas E. Dewey In New York, the Republican future would have been easily predictable. Then control of the party would have passed wholly Into the hands of men like Dewey. CAbot Lodge and Lev Salton stall In Massachusetts. Payne Ratner and Clyde Reed In Kansas, and the others who stand for a realistic liberal-conservative and shrewd politi cal compromise. Almost Inevitably, Dewey himself would have been the party candidate In 1040. But, unhappily for those who think that the compromisers and realists are the Republican white hopes, the party's two. most conspic uous successes were In Pennsylvania and Michigan. In these two great In dustrial states, over the violent op position of labor and the whole new deal front, the governorships were captured by Judge Arthur H. James and Frank D. Fitzgerald. It would be hard to deny the title of reac tionary to either man. Both were openly backed by the die-hard ele ment of big business. Both waged campaigns which had ft strong anti labor flavor. Both shouted the old Republican slogans about "regimen tation." "spending." and "dictator ship." which men like Dewey end SaJtonstall were so careful to play down. While James undoubtedly owes his "lection to reaction agnlnat the dis gusting brand of government offer ed by Pennsylvania Democrats, neither James nor Fitzgerald can be laughed off. Indeed. If It were not for certain drawbacks, both men would be In commanding positions with respect to 1940. (Continued on Page Eight.) DIES WANTS MORE COIN FOR COMMITTEE'S USE CLEVELAND, NOT. U. (AP) RP Martin Dies. (D., Tex.) chairman of the congressional committee Investi gating un-American activities In the United States, announced today he would seek an additional appropria tion of between $200,000 and 300. 000 to extend the inquiry for an other two vears. Here for an Armistice day address Dies said If ijiven the additional ap propriation, "we can show from 1000 to 1500 communists In the employ of he f-rlTfll (rover nment" SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS The cold weather, or ssmethmg. making the Hotel orand's Illuminat ed sign spoil "Hot .... D." Doc Warren Bishop receiving cou rratulatlona over the arrival of an other son, he now having only one to go for a six-man football team, there being no glrla In the house hold. Ed Holland and Bob Ollstrap spending five days on the coast try ing to make up their minds whether to fish or hunt ducks, they return ing home wtth none of either. ' Sylvia Shreve teklng home plenty of bac.-n from a card party where she copped swell prlws for her natty bridge ability. Walter Kreeae. Jr.. looking moat mortified upon extracting several nieces of cosmetics from his pockets. Muter Grace and Piter Walt getting huie bang out of their offspring's fcefiKidlement. William Meyers marching along sally in his yellow silk pontics In 'he Armistice parade with fellow 'J-M.-lAy, OF GHETTO BELIEVED Thousands Seized Follow ing Wave of Anti-Jewish Violence Goebbels Warns Semitics of World BERLIN, Nov. 11. (AP) Secret police arrested an undetermined number of Jews of the upper classes today as well-informed Nazis predict ed restoration of the Ghetto would follow yesterday's wave of antl-Jewlsh violence In Germany. Jews estimated between 700 and 1,000 members of their race had been seized In Berlin since yesterday. Ad ditional arrests In Munich brought the total there to an estimated 1,400 while several thousand more Jews were reported In custody in various parts of the nation. Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels said new restrictions for Jews would be Issued shortly and warned the conduct of Jews outside Germany aa well as that of those In side the country would Influence Germany's future racial policy. Americans Protest Three American Jews, whose names were withheld, were among a number of foreign Jews who protested to their consulates against the destruc tion of their stores In yesterday's demonstrations. Pour Netherlands Jews and an unstated number of British Jews likewise asked the assis tance of their respective consulates. Speaking for 46 minutes to the foreign press, Goebbels said yester day's antl-Jewlsh outburst, which vented Itself In the burning and dynamiting of synagogues and de struction of Jewish shops, was spon taneous. : "Whenever any unsavory elements even made a move to seize goods there were always reasonable people about to prevent It," Goebbels said. He Insisted there was no looting. Trustworthy eyewitnesses yesterday said they had seen shops In the Ar cade . between Frledrlchstraase and Unter den Linden and In other parts of the city looted. Not Organized Goebbels, referring to such ac counts, said he did not doubt the good faith of the eyewitnesses, but observed that in law courts It Is often established three different eyewit nesses, all honorable characters, re port the same event differently. Goec-bels argued the very fact that the demonstrations occurred in dif ferent citlea and took the same form showed that they were not organized but represented the primitive reac tions of the common people. "When the death of von Rath oc curred (the slaying of Ernest von Rath, a secretary of the German em bassy. In Paris by a Polish Jew) everybody with a knowledge of the nstlon's psychology knew something would happen," Goebbels asserted. People Antl-Srmlllc "Whether you agree with my pro paganda or not the fact Is that the entire German people have become (Continued on Page six.) Roosevelt Leads Nation In Homage to Soldiers Who Perished in Battle I WASHINGTON. Nov. II. (AP) I President Roosevelt gave the nation's homaee today to the unknown soldier who rests on a hillside In Arlington cemetery. He motored from the White House through a bright autumn sun to the tomb of the soldier, symbolic of Amertrs's war dead. and. with high dignitaries and Just plain people looking on. presented a wreath of white crysanthemnma at the marble sarcophagus. Mr. Roosevelt stood at solemn at tention while his naval aide, Capt. Daniel J. Callaahen, stepped forward with the wreath. Then muffled drums rolled three times, and an army bugler sounded the echoing notes of "taps." The slow music roll ed out over Arlington's graves and across the Potomac to the majestic Lincoln memorial. DircCtly after the president's de parture, honor guards of the marine corps, navy and army silently salut ed their unknown companion, ine American Legion, with representa tives from the 48 states and the District of Columbia, moved Into position before the tomb where na tional commander. Stephen F. Cliad- wlrk of Seattle, laid a wreath below that of the president's. State- dele gstlons followed to lay Individual wreaths. Reverent sllenr. 1, .-..:; J l'.,c t : efnonn. Twenty ears ago at 11 Medford Former Teamster Head Changes Jails HttB sgqa JV P'wawawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMMBWgaaaaaaaaaMBafpwaiia i jjBWwgweaBaaaaTOyg1prKBaaKawaM - if jit - Al Rower, (center), former secretary of the Oregon council of AFL teamsters, bring turned over to hhrrlff Marl In Pratt, right, by state police sergeant Mogan. left. Rosser, convicted of arson In Polk county, lias post ed ball on charges In Polk. Multnomah and Washington counties. An Indictment In Skamania county, Wrisli.. where a fugitive warrant was Issued for his arrest has prevented Ills release pending appeal of a 12-ycnr prison sentence before the supreme court. (AP Photo.) TEST LEGALITY PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 11. (AP) Organized labor stirred Into action yesterday against an antl-plcketlng bill passed by Oregon voters In the general election which fused liberal Republican and conservative Demo cratic forces. Labor loaders met here to consider action against the law, which would limit picketing, strikes and collec tion of union dues. They said na tional backing in a court fight to test the constitutionality of the measure had been virtually promised in a telegram from William Grvn, president of the American Federation of. Labor PR0SPECT0r1)IES of INJURIES FROM AUTO EUGENE. Nov. 11. f AP) Prank. Hoffman. 88, died Friday morning at the Sacred Heart hospital from Injuries received when he was struck by a car driven by Corel 1 E. Smith, Eugene, near Creswell late yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hoffman was walking along the Pacific highway two miles north of Creswell when the accident oc curred. He had been prospecting near Grants Pass. o'clock . In . the. marnlng there was another sort of quiet an unbeliev able silence which 1n sudden drama succeeded the roar of battle. And In Washington on the same day the voice of Wood row Wilson lifted to the congress. . . , "The war thua comes to an end . . . Throughout the nation millions observed solemnly today the 20th an nlverssry of thst hysterics! end of the bloodiest wsr In history. For the first time It was a national holiday, so created at the last session of con gress. President Roosevelt, Col. Fulgendo Batista,' head of ' the Cuban army, and Oen. John J. Pershing were among the dignitaries accepting In vitations to memorial ceremonies at the tomb of the unknown soldier. The occasion brought a rare state ment on public affairs from Persh ing.' who' led the 'American' forces in Prance. "The situation In the world today," he said, "is aa menacing as at any critical time In history. "It demands Immediate and vigor ous action on our part lest there be visited upon us the recent experience of England and Prance. "Not only from beyond the At lantic do these dangers threaten the Americas. Moreover, we are the nat ural protectors of the freedom of this hemisphere, and wa cannot escaj our obligation." Woman Is Injured in LABOR Tfljl Football Scores, j iinw' ' Boston College 21, Boston Univ.. M. Miami 0; Catholic 7. ; J Brown 12;-Holy Cross 14. Northeastern 13, Upsala 7. Navy "B" U. Pennsylvania "B" . Scranton 14. St. Anselm 19. American International 0, Lowell Textile as. Colby 31. Bates 13. Colgate 7. New York U 13. Second: Gonraga 0-0; Texas Tech. 0-0. PRODUCTION OF APPLES IN WESTERN TERRITORY EXPECTED TO DECLINE WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. (AP) The bureau of agricultural econom Ica concluded this week that a peak had ' been readied In western apple production. "Henceforth." It said, "the trend la expected io be downward." The bureau's conclusion was par ticularly significant to the Pacific northwest growers, because they pro duce the bulk of the western apple crop. Officials said the downward trend might mean the beginning of the end of . bothersome surpluses that have plagued apple growers for many vears. as more and more area was brought Into production. The bureau noted the falling off in production In the western states after seversl yesrs of fslrly stable yield, amounting to about 80.000.000 bushels. The decline In total yield In th western states will be accompanied, the bureau said, by a similar falling off of production In other regions. A nation-wide survey, it said, had indicated light plantings of new trees and a smaller number of replace ments of old ones. If plantings and replacements continue aa light aa the last several years, apple production 10 to 18 years hence may be lower then the average of recent yearn." the bureau said. CHICAGO, Nov. 11 WAP) John J. "Bathhouse" Coturhlln, 78, color ful politician and alderman of the Hrat ward for nearly half a century, died today of pneumonia. He won the sobriquet of "Bath house John," or more familiarly "The Bath, because he began his career as a rubber in a turfcUh bathhouse. Couglilln. a staunch advocate of the block bow tie. liked to Improvise verse, and this won htm the title of "poet laureat of the city council" In which he sat for 49 years. He represented one of the richest wards In the wor'd Uie first ward, which includes the Chicago Lp district. WILL BE DECIDED AT "-IB? - SATURDAY CONCLAVE OLYMPIA. Wnsh.. Nov. 11. (AP) A decision will be made tomorrow at a conference between Governor Clar ence Martin and the Skamania coun ty prosecutor on extradition proceed ings for Al Rower, former secretary of the Oregon Joint council in AFL teamsters. Rosser, convicted of arson In Polk county, Ore., has been held In the Multnomah county Jail at Portland on a Skamnnla hold warrant. He was Indicted In Washington In connec tion -'1th tin nllrged bombing plot. Bull was net at i26.000. The former labor leader has ported 460.500 bond for his release In Mult nomah, Washington and Polk coun ties. Ore., pending an appeal of his conviction to the supreme court. Ralph Moody, co-ordlnstor of the vandalism prosecution In Oregon, and Clarence Potts, Multnomah county deput district attorney, were reported en route to Olympla. FORETELLS DEATH MIAMI. Pla., Nov. II. (API Par- enta of a six year old girl who waa killed by a truck aald they would tell a coroner's Jury Monday of a strsnge death dream related by the child and would ask mercy for the negro driver. Mr. and Mre. Karl Lee visited the driver, listed aa Henry Mike, IB. In hl Jail cell and told him Ihey be lieved the accident waa an act of fate, that the child lived with an cver-prevnt premonition of death. Mrs. Lee said her daughter. Irene, had talked of dying since Beptnmber and that she told of the dream last Sunday, the day before the accident. Mother, I dreamed a truck was bearing down on me.". Mrs. Lee said the girl told her. "it waa killing me. killing me. A colored man was driving the truck. UOlflEEN FOR RELIEF 0UP7 BOSTON, Nov. II (AP) A "clear majority of the new house of rep rcsentatlve wss claimed today by U. 8. Pep. Joseph W. Martin (R-, Mass.) to favor an Investigation of relief activities by congress. Departing for Washington last night, the Republican congressional campaign committee chairman said: "We are assured that the progres sive members from the mldtllo west ern state of Wisconsin. Minnesota and the two Dakotas will coma Into our caucus and collaborate with us, And we have the promtae of 60 tree rmn.-rata that they will loin with as in this undertaking." LARGEST PARADE IN RECENT YEARS Chill Fails to Cut Attend ance for Annual March Colorful Units Reviewed by Thousands On Curbs One of the largest parades In re cent years marked the start . of the American Legion's Armistice uay celebration hero this morning. As skies cleared and the sun peered down on ft frigid city, thous ands of spectstom lined the streets to see the colorful procession. The public turned out from all parts of southern Oregon to observe the signing of the armistice that 30 years ago today terminated the most savage war the world has ever wit nessed, a war that cost at least seven and a half million lives and close to two hundred billion dollars. It was one of the coldest Armistice days on record here, but the frosty air only served to add rest to the celebration. Practically every organi zation in Medford and several In the county took part In the parade to pay homage to World war veterans and to commemorate the armistice that brought peace to ft war-weary world. Many Veterans March The World war veterans them selves participated in larger num bers than in any Armistice Day pro cenBlon of recent years. The toll of 20 years was manifest .Bthformer soldiers : marched ' along with 'stiff and ageing strides though with the same gay spirit generated by the signing of the armistice two oecaaea ago. Just 30 short years ago the men were youths fighting to make the world safe for democracy; today they i are middle-aged men fighting to j make the world safe for peace. i Spectators could not help but note the contrast between the veterans and the men of Medford's two na tional guard companies. The national guniUsn.cn were about the same age the veterans when they were i fighting for democracy 30 years ago. Unlike the veterans, the guardsmen marched along with snappy, military precision, their figures slender and croct. their tread sure and firm. The horror and anxiety of war iiIbo were reflected In the Gold Star Mothers whose sons did not come home. But today all signs of aniiety were gone, for this was a festive occasion celebrating the end of war. The parade was gay and colorful and the spirit of Joy prevailed. Colorful units In the procession were the bands and drum corps of the senior and Junior high schools and lodges in their bright .regalia. A notable addition to the parade this year was the Jacksonville high school band, attired In new brilliant uniforms of scarlet and white, and led by beautiful white-clad ma jorette. Col. Fletcher Marshal Grand marshal waa Col. Harvey H. Fletcher, regular army officer com manding the Medford CCC district. Behind him marched his staff of CCC officers. . -All the United States war veteran organisations and their affiliates were represented. Clubs, lodges, granges, religious and other organisa tions participated. Business was at ft practical stand still, governmental offices, stores and banks being closed for the day In observance of the national holiday. After the parade the Dugout was opened in Dreamland hall on Bast Main street, where free luncheon was served until 1 o'clock to all ei- eervlce men. At 1 o'clock the Dugout was open c-d. to the general public for a stag entertainment and get-together. It was to remain open to all men until this evening. Iianee Tonight- Climactic event of the day was to be the annual American Legion Armistice ball In Oriental Gardens tonight. It la at the ball that the festive spirit of the original Armis tice Day 30 years ago Is recreated and a gala time was anticipated for this evening. The public Is invited to the dance. Dancing will begin at 0:30 and continue Until 9 a.m. Musle will be furnished by Archie Legg and his famous northern California orches tra. Special entertainment features will be staged during the evening. With clear weather prevailing, the American Legion post anticipated ft record attendance, on tract or IHea TACOMA, Nov. 11 (AP) Oeorge Milton Savage, 73, pioneer northwest contractor, died at his horn here todav. Born In Minnesota In tl-W, Savage cams to Tacoma In 1984. Freak Smashup World War Vet$ Find Father Time Worst Foe of All WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. (A) The doughboys who crashed through the Hlndenberg Una and ended the World war 30 years ago today are finding Father Time ft more relentless foe. The veterans' administration estimates 648,130 former soldiers have died since the first Armis tice day, or 10 times as many as fell In action. The roster of 4,088,784 living veterans Is dwindling fast. An average of 88 a day is Joining those buddies who were laid to rest two decades ago in Flanders fields. In addition, 66,367 veterans are receiving hospital care. OF FIRST SNOWFALL Temperature here dropped to 36 degrees this morning, lowest for the season to date, after snow covered the city last night for the first time this fall. The mercury got no higher than 43 yesterday, At 1 p.m. today It was only 98. The cold weather combined wtth the snow made motorcar travel ex tremely hazardous and travellers were warned by state polios to use the utmost care. Motorists were advised to have tire chains In their cart. Fog tonight and tomorrow morning was expected to add to the hazards or motor travel In some sections. Offlolal forecast waa for fair weather tonight and tomorrow but with fog, little change In temperature Snow storms In the higher eleva tions had abated today. It waa clear In Crater Lake national park this morning, the recent storm having left a ground cover of 33 Inches at park headquarters. Roads through the park and the drive to the lake rim were open. rangers reported by radio. The Associated Press reported that yesterday's general snowfall contrib uted to at leaat two trafflo accidents. Glenn B. Davis, 18, Hilt, Cel., bicyclist Buffered two broken legs when a ear driven by Perry O. Downing, San Fernando. Cal., struck him on the Siskiyou summit In a blinding snow storm. Roberf Hopkins, Yakima. Wash., sustained two fractured ankles In an accident on The Dalles -California highway south of Maupln. His car skidded off the highway and turned over thrice. Snow plows were working In . most. mountain passes of the state. AIMEE'S ILLNESS LOS A NO KLE8, Nor. 11, (AP) A consultation of physicians was to be called today to decide on treatment for Kvangellst Almee Semple McPher son, pastor of An gel us Temple. She collapsed October 35 while preaching at the temple. An acute attack of bronchitis followed by ft threat of pneumonia forced her to bed. Giles Knight, business manager of the temple said: "phe Just overworked herself get ting pledges for $6,000 to wipe out the temple's mortgage." flulelde Makes Sure WOODLAND, Wash., Nov. 11, (p) Jalmar Makl, 07, took his life at his home near here early today by shooting himself twice In the chest with . .83 calibre revolver and once with ft .33 calibre rifle. Deputy Sher iff Ray Schlewe reported. Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Tims Is laatern Standard) Saturday football: 1 :45 p. m. Yale vs. Princeton, WJC-NBO; Columbia vs. Navy, WMAO Intercity 3:45 Minnesota vs. Notre Dame, WEAP-NBC, WABC-CBS, MBS-Cheln. 4:t0 (approximately) Tennessee vs. Vsnderbllt, WJZ-NBC. Auburn vs. Louisiana Stats, WABC-CBS. Ths tjnlveralty of Oregon-University of California football game at Berkeley Saturday afternoon will be broadcast by NBC, through lu sta tions, Including KMKD. Medford. Broadcast of aba gams will start at 1:48. KMKD win also carry a portion of the Tale-Princeton game, starting at 1 O'olooa. MISS NINA BLAKE Auto Stops Across Highway Eugene Car Crashes Into It Miss Blake Suf fers Triple Leg Break KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Nov. 11. (AP) Two women, Nina Blaka, 39, of Medford and Mrs. Mabel Puller, traveling with a party of church workers from Eugene, were seriously Injured In a freak double aeoldent on the Gree nap rings highway west of here last night. Miss Blake, driving alone - toward Klamath Palls, skidded on an ley downhill stretch a mile west of Kena and was thrown from her ear Into a dltob. The machlns, motor still running, spun 100 feet farther and came to a stop sideways across tha highway, blocking the road. . Hit Ry Eugene Car -A few minutes later a second eaty al&a traveling toward Klamath Palla and driven by ths Rev. &. J. Fulton of Bugene. approached the scene of. the original accident. Fulton applied his brakes, and hla machine slid, also sideways, Into the) Blake car, sending It Into ths dlteb. and taking over Its position la mid highway. Occupants of ths Fulton oar, when they found ths Blake ear unoccupied., looked along the highway and dta covered Miss Blake, She had a triple; fracture of the left leg and a serious) rlghjt ankle Injury. ,; Rugene Woman Hart' - Returning to their own ear. aha Fulton party found Mrs. Fuller un conscious in ths back seat. She had a bad cut on the right side of bar head. , None of the other members of thai ministerial group, Fulton; Rev. Hark Armstrong, Mrs. Joe Crenshaw, Sdlth Fleming and Marsha Payne, all at Eugene, was Injured. I. Nina Blake Is employed here aa bookkeeper of Beck's bakery, where she has . worked for several years. She Is a graduate of the local high school, and well-known In Medford end the valley. She resides In the Plndley apartments on South Solly street, and has a six-year-old son. Clsron, who lives with her parents in Roseburg. . - Bids on ths reconstruction sat paved streets are to be opened and publicly read by the council at 10 s. m. tomorrow In etty hall. While possibly a resolution might be adopted expressing the council's intent to award the contract to the lowest bidder, there will be no actual awarding of a contract tomorrow-, city officials said. The bids must first be turned over to the PWA re gional offlcs In Portland for review and recommendation, It waa en plained. The reconstruction program la a PWA project, 49 per cent of the coat being a federal grant. Plane bar been made to get the project under way In early spring, all preliminaries to be completed before then; Several Oregon and California eon tractors have evinced an Interest la bidding on the Job, Swiss Grill Heads i Of Fagcist Group BRRN. Switzerland, Nor. 11 (AP) Police grilled 14 fascist leaders to-, day about what thsy considered "plot hostile to the demoeratie re gime." Ths authorities declared they found organisation headquarters they raid ed "surely" connected with a nsas fasclst program. ' Neutral in the last war and taking sups to maintain thst neutrality. ths country has a new defense re armament program. The defense min istry announced an increase in saw number of warpianse, tanas, anti aircraft guns and heavy artillery. Military ssrvlce Is to be lengthened., MERCURY NOSE OIVES IN KLAMATH SECTION KLAMATH FALLS. Not. 11 ( The thermometer dropped to an even 0 at Chemult, I above at Sand Creek and above at Crescent law Met night as a heavy frost descended ea the central Oregon plateau. Unofficial minimum here waa at degrees. A light, powdery snow as posafanled the tempsratusa dirlla
