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Newspaper Page TextSTATERS 6 STANFORD 0 BEARS 20 DUCKS 0 HUSKIES 7 TROJANS .6 COUGARS .....12 IDAHO 0 WISCONSIN ....14 UCLANS 0 OHIO ...32 ILLINI . . . . . .. ..14 CORNELL 14 DARTMOUTH ..-7 CARNEGIE 21 DUQUESNE .... 0 NOTRE DAME . . 19 MINNESOTA ... 0 PITTSBURGH 9 NEBRASKA .. o INDIANA ... 7 IOWA ..3 METHODISTS . .19 ARKANSAS . ... 6 DENVER .......20 HAWAII 12 TULANE . GEORGIA .28 . 6 The Weather Forecast: Cloudy with show era today; cloudy tomorrow; continued cold. Temperature Highest yesterday 39 Lowest yesterday 32 "Too Late" Sign Tribune There 1 some very 1 nter? .sting EDFORD rending on the Classified pace this morning. When you 'find what yon want lose no time In contacting the adver tiser. The "Too Ijite" sign will greet the tardy. Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirtv-Third Year MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 193S No. 201. Nl A! ft ui The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937. by The .North American News paper Alliance, Inc. DRIVE ON TO EXILE LEFT WING ADVISEKS MEN LIKE HOPKINS, ICKES, CORCORAN WANTED OIT t DEFENSE OK LEFT-WINGERS SEEN IN LOYALTY TO F. R. ... ELECTION NOT SEEN AS BAD BLOW TO NEW DEAL WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. The drive Is one to blast the New Dealers out of the Whito House. The election's blow to the New Dealers' brand or Intellectual liberalism has been de lightedly recognized by the remaining conservative close to the president. While 't may be too much to hope that he will forego the company of his closest friend, Harry L. Hopkins, the president's conservative advisers envision a day when Thomas G. Cor coran, Harold L. Ickes, Benjamin N. Cohen and many other who now compose the personnel of "the New Deal" will cease to darken the White House doors, - . . Postmaster General James Par ley avoids the politics of the palace, but members of his entourage who &peak for him are already predicting that the president, being a practical fellow, will decide the voters don't like seeing the New Dealers around and will banish them. Voices close to Bernard M. Baruch are optimisti cally prophecying the exile even of Hopkins, and the return to highest favor of men like the elder statesman and financial angel of the democracy. And so it goes. Because the president retains vast personal power, the drive to purge the left-wingers from his circle of advisers is peculiarly Important Needless to say. the left-wingers will be no more passive under attack than wad Senator Walter F. George, when the left-wingers tried to purge him. They have two defenses. The first, the best, and the most obvious la that, In political theory, personal taste and general habit of mind, they arc far more sympathetic to the president than their rivals. Before this, concerted onslaughts have driven men from the president's side. Rex Tug well is a case In point. But, whenever a Tugwell or a Moley has left the White House, ho has always been replaced by another adviser quite as antipathetic to the conserva tives. Moreover, the men now round the president havo a special strength, in that they are more personally loyal to him than their predecessors, and know better how to serve him as he wishes to be served. Their second defense is an interpre tation of the election favorable to their cause. Some rofuse to accept the defeat of Frank Murphy and pretty nearly every other elective official with whom they have sym pathised as the dffiperate blow which your correspondents believe it to be Others more realistic admit the blow, but offer certain special considera tions pointing to an Improvement in their position before 1940. The considerations are: 1. That plenty of orthodox Demo crats, candidates of the corrupt ma chines in Pennsylvania and New Jer sey and conservatives like Augustine Lonergan In Connecticut, went down to defeat with Frank Murphy. 2. That the farm program was In bud shape, needing Improvements which can be added before '40. 3. That labor was split, but can be brought together before '40. And 4. That the recession was not over, but ought to be before 40. The four points are undoubtedly well taken, although they scarcely wipe away the voters general rejec tion of men of New Deal type. A fifth point, politically considered, is much more significant, it is that the Democrats, having been thor oiiffhly frliihtened. will now close their rajilts, and that there li no one but the president around whom the ranks can close, in thlr connection, the phenomenon U rlted of a small congre.sMonal majority' superiority in dtMtpline to an unwieldy herd. Translated into practical trrma. the (Coutiui ttJ ju pat Light.) Nl 0l HULL SILENT ON BRIEF TALK WITH GERMAN ENVOY Severance Of Relations With Reich Urged As j Protest Indignation j Mounts. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. ( API Secretary Hull called Ambassador Hans Dlecknoff to the state depart ment today for a 15-mlnute conversa tion, which gave rise to reports that they had discussed the new measures against Jews In the Reich. However, neither the state depart ment nor the ambassador would dis cuss the talk. Informed persona said Hull might have taken advantage of the meeting to express America's concern over the severity of the measures. These per sons explained, however, that no for mal protest was possible because the German decrees were of purely do mestic concern. Protest against Nazi Germany's la feat campaign against Jews grew In volume and strength in the United! States yesterday, i Saturday), bring ing suggestions from some spokesmen that this country sever relations with the Reich. Aroused especially by the Hitler government's fining the Jews within Its borders 400.000,000 for the slay ing of a German diplomat in Paris by a Polish Jew, men In public and prlwte- life and of various religions added their voices to the swiftly mounting list of objectors. Bitterly denouncing the fine and calling Hitler "one of the outstand ing tyrants the world has produced," Senator King (D.-Utah) suggested the United States sever diplomatic rela tions with Germany In protest. At a mass meeting In New York's Columbus circle sponsored by the American League for peace and dem ocracy, a crowd estimated by police at 1800 shouted its approval of reso lutions demanding that the United States break off all trade relations with Germany and urging a boycott of All German-made goods. Telegraph messengers said 200 per sons sent messages during the meet ing to President Roosevelt asking that he put an embargo on all trade with Germany. A new York clergyman, the Rev. Charles A. Buckley, also telegraphed the president, urging him to "exer cize the power of public opinion which your humanitarian leadership exemplifies and take such action hs the crisis demands." Prof. Johan J. Smertenko. executive director of the non-sectarian anti Nazi league under whose auspices former Gov. Alfred E. Smith and Dls- ( Continued on Page Seven) HAS A BIRTHDAY SALEM. Ore., Nov. 12. ( AP) This was Just another day to Charles Sprague, Oregon's Republican governor-elect, but he was fit years old. Cleaning up his desk at the Oregon Statesman, of which he is editor, he left here with Mrs. Sprague. at tended the Oregon 8 tate- Stan ford football gnmc at Corvallls and dined tonight informally with friends there. He formerly was Interested in the Garette-TlmeB at Corvallls. 4 Noted Dead NEW YORK. Nov. 72. (API Clar ence H. Mackay. capitalist and chair man of the board of PostAl Telegraph Cable company, died tonight at his home here. From hts father, John William Mackay, an Irish Immigrant who Joined the California gold rush of 1B4B, and founded a fortune on the famed Com stock lode, Mackay in herited control of a vast telegraph and cable system. He eventually enlarged the system until Its service covered approximate ly three-fourths of the distance around the earth. He was married In I8t8 to KUher ine Duer. member of a prominent New York family, and they had two daughters and a a:n. One of the daughters Ellin, married Irving Ber lin, the songwriter. rvvrnurn yrars after he and his first wife were divorced In 1014, Ma-kay married Anna Case, concert twpiauo, Qas survives him. 1 I - JEW .ATTACK Republican Gains Diagonal line on this map show the election gal nit throughout the country, on the basis of nearly com plete reports, which Inspired G. O. k. leaders for the 1040 preMdentlal campaign. In Delaware there were no senatorial or governorship races, but Republicans gained In congressional seats. Montana also did not have senatorial or governorship races. In Iowa a Republican replaced a Democrat as governor. Note that Republi can gains In Minnesota and Wisconsin were at the expense of third parties. SPOKESIN'tEnihi SEE AS. PICKET BILL Labor Plans Court Fight Agriculture Group Pro mises Square Deal For Honest Unions. PORTLAND, Nov. 12. (AP) Exec utives of farm organizations Issued a statement today commending the passage of the antl-ptcketlng measure at the general election because "Ore gon will now be blessed with indus trial peace and will go forward with renewed confidence and stability. At the same time, the leading force which fought the bill, the State Fed eration of Labor, formally declared through Its executive board Its In tention to rush a legal test of the measure's constitutionality. Although not outlining steps, the board In structed Its officers to proceed with necessary legal steps. The farm statement,' authorized at the third annual convention of the Oregon Farm Bureau federation at Hood River, November 0 and 10, was signed by R. 3. Hazeltlne, president of the Hood River Growers club; George N. Peck, president of the Eastern Oregon Wheat league, and H. L. Shoemaker, president of the Associated Farmers of Oregon. The measure, condemned by labor, had the support of several agricul tural groups.. "The passage of this bill should and undoubtedly will attract new Industries to Oregon,'' the statement said. We have the utmost confidence in the judges and court of this state and we feel sure that every provision and every section of the new law will be Justly and fairly administered and interpreted." Organized labor ha already an nounced It will contest the measure's constitutionality. The farm spokesmen asserted they would be the "first to go before the legislature" if the law proved op pressive or unworkable. "We shall be the first to censure any attempt of any person or group who seek to take undue advantage of the new law," they continued. "We reiterate that we have no quarrel with honest law-abiding organized labor. Northern California: Fair Sunday: heavy frost; moderate northerly wind off coast. Outlook far western state Novem ber 14-19 Inclusive: Generally fair In southern district and unsettled with frequent rain or snows In northern districts: temperature below normal at beginning of week and nearly nor mal Uieteaxter, Inspire G. O. P. By C. E. Rutterfleld . (Associated Press Radio Editor) (Time Is Eastern Standard) NEW YORK, Nov. 12. ( AP) Two broadcasts In connection with the beautlflcatlon of Francis Xavler Cabrlnl by the ' Roman : Catholic church are planned over the week-, end. - . -:', The first tonight on WJE-NBC at 8:80 will be a dramatization of the life of Mother Cabrlnl, who died in Chicago 20 years ago.. It Is en titled "A Saint In the Making." The second on Sunday at 1 p. m. via both WEAF-NBC and WABC CBS will be peorge Cardinal Mun deleln of Chicago, speaking from the Vatican on the beautlflcatlon ceremonies. Sunday Is to bring: WEAF-WJZ-NBC, 11 a.- m. NBC, twelfth anni versary drama "This Is radio." WABC-CBfl 2 new dramatic ser les. "Americans All-Immigrants All." Monday expectations: WABC-CB8 2 Alfred P. Sloan Jr., and Ctaas. F. Kettering discussing the motor car. DEATH COMES TO MRS. W. R. COLEMAN COUNTY PIONEER Mrs. Mattie Ann Coleman, wife of Justice of the Peace William R. Cole man, died suddenly of a heart attack in her home at 720 Welch street Friday forenoon. She was 60 yeara old. Like her husband, she was prominently knpwn throughout Jack son county. Mrs. Coleman was a native daugh ter of Oregon. She was born In Baker on May 28, I860, when she was a small baby she was taken to Jack sonville, where she was reared by n "unt' her moth" vlng died. Mrs. Coleman attended school in Jacksonville. She was married to Mr. Coleman In Phoenix on Jan. 20, 1802. Mrs. Coleman was prominent in all pioneer functions and other ac tivities In Jackson county. She had numerous friends throughout the county who were grieved to learn of her sudden death. Survivor are her husband, three son, Frank L. Coleman of Glendate, Ca Elbert F. Coleman of Med ford, and W. Russell Coleman of Honolulu, and five grandchildren, Frank. Jr., Nadlne and Billy Coleman of Olen dale, and Marilyn and John Coleman of Med ford. Funeral service will be held tn the Prl chapel at 3:30 p. m. Monday. Dr. Sherman L. Divine, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will offi ciate. Interment will be. made In the Siskiyou Memorial park. Honorary pallbearers will be 6yd t. Brown, Edward Robinson, Oua New bury. Herbert K. Hanna, A. H, Hearn and Royal Brown, Active pallbearer will be Lee Wat son, Dr. Russell Sherwood, Stanley Sherwood. F. Wilson Walt, Olen Fa brtck and John Moffatt. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 13. (API Net price paid producers for live poultry delivered San Francisco: Turkeys, young toms, undr 18 lbs,, 3314c; over 18 lb., 33e; young hens, Jmn, 2,4 lC Leaders For 1940 COLD WAVE BREAK CALIF-ORNIAfHIT Smudge Pots Burn In Citrus Beit Showers Predicted Here Today. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12. (API Cold weather gripped most of the Pacific coast tonight and the weather bureau predicted a continuation of the seige for 48 hours or more. Forecaster R. C. Count said low temperatures would continue in the California valley and particularly In the citrus region of the south where thermometer temperatures dipped to as low as 23 degrees. Smudge pots were brought Into play last night In the citrus reglonc. Growers reported a low of 23 degree around OJal. 26 at Santa Maria and many reading around 26 and 27 In other orange and lemon growing areas. Ice and heavy snow marked the extent of the storm to the mountain areas. Tahoe City, Calif., reported 16 inches of snow on the ground and resident began preparing against the possibility of being snowbound aa the winter season progressed. Light snow fell In the Willamette valley of western Oregon, The Puget sound area, on the fringe of the cold air mass, reported rain and snow but that district was not so radically affected a Oregon and California. ' Count said a large high pressure area over the Pacific off the Cali fornia and Washington coast was mainly responsible for the cold. He said the pressure area was remaining about stationary, leaving little hope of a "break" before Monday. No break In the current cold spell was anticipated today, tho official forecast being for continued cold. The temperature last night, however, was running slightly above the com parable marks of the night before. The mercury dropped to 22 degrees yesterday morning, a new low for the season. Maximum yesterday was 30. Cloudy weather with showers was predicted for today, cloudy weather tomorrow. The snow at headquarters In Crater Lake national park was 32 Inches deep yesterday. Road through the park and the drive to the rtm were open to travel. They were Icy, how- t ever, and tire chains were advisee j Member of the park winter staff j sklled near the rim Friday. They reported the enow soft, SHANGHAI. Nov. 12. (AP) Heavy fighting was said to be con tinuing tonight In the northeastern corner of Hunan province where Japanese told of occupying Yochow and Chinese reported successful de fense thus far of the gateway city PORTSMOUTH, V Not. 12 (AP) Charles Brown, end on the Wood row Wilson high school football tram, had scarcely recovered from ft play that knocked him out be Tore he was stunned again In a game here today. LA TO LINE UP FORCES Election York vNew Parley Results Stir New Mayor Beaten Dealers Attend NEW YORK. Nov. 12 (AP) A drive for solldlficatton of the na tion's progressive forces under Presi dent Roosevelt's leadership was start ed today at tho first of a series of conference stemlng directly from lost Tuesday's elections. Third term talk at the meeting of Mayor F. H. LaGuardla with two Democrats, Governor Frank Mrpny of Michigan and Senator Robert J. Bulklcy of Ohio, both of whom failed of reelection, was denied. Murphy said afterward: "I think our minds should remain open on the entire question." Bulklcy said, however, he believed the peopla have a fixed opinion against a third term and that "there Is quite a sentiment against It'." Organization of a third party was frowned upon by Bulkley while Mur phy emphasized a new policy would have to be formulated by leaders of the progressive movement and that it would have to center around Frcsi; 1 dent Roosevelt. More deflnlto proposals will be dls cussed in Washington next week. La- Guardia, Murphy and Bulkey plan to be In the capltnl for further conver sations with other who think along the same political and economic lines WASHINGTON. Nov. 12 (AP) President Roosevelt's expressed views on the outcome of the congressional election led many politicians to con clude today that he would push the fundamentals of his New Deal pro gram as vigorously as ever In the new congress. More of this opinion said the presi dent's remarks at his press confer ence yesterday Indicated he believed he could do so without serious polit ical repercussions, despite tho fact that the) Democratic party lost heav ily In Tuesday' voting. They pointed to these statements: First, the president said he did not expect Democrats critical of hts ad ministration to combine with Re publicans to block his legislative pro posals. Second, he said he had expected the Republicans to capture many Democratic seats. He had predicted, he said, that they would win seven senate seats and 65 house seats; as It turned out they won eight in the senate and at least 81 In the house Third, he said he thought the re sults did not constitute a threat to liberal government. This latter expression, some poli ticians said, suggested that Mr. Roose velt believed there had been no weeping change In popular support for the policies of his administration. TOWNSEND LIKES ELECTION RESULT CHICAOO, Nov. 12 (AP) Dr. Francis E. Townsend. old age pension Advocate, said the elections last Tues day gave hla recovery movement it "greatest victory In history." He Issued statement that: "I feel certain now that some definite action will' be taken on the Town send plan bill very early In the neit session." He said that out of 240 candidates supported by the Town send movement. 161 were elected "The next congress Is going to give us progressiva legislative measures," he said. "But at the same time It Is not going to allow the administra tion to brow-beat, business, nor la It going to give a few men In Washing ton the power to spend billions with out thought of the future welfare of the nation." Nillnoil Ills.) Kills HENDERSON, Ky., Nov. 12 (AP) An explosion In a downtown saloon today killed one person. Injured sev eral others, wrecked the building and caused an estimated 130,000 damage to surorundlng structures. Trade Trealy Keen WASHINGTON, Nov, 12 (AP) Secretary Hull said today he hoped a new trsde agreement with Canada might be formally concluded next week Bull Dozed LA PORTE. Ind., Nov. 12. (AP) The bull In the china shop couldn't have done more damage than a 1 .600 -pound Shornhorn which walked on the Pennsyl vania railroad track near here, A freight train hit the bull and the engine and IS cars were de railed. The bull was killed. Later a passenger train on a rtetour around the wreck backed Into an open switch and three cars turned over. No one was hurt. DISTILLERY FIRE LOSS 2 MILLION, OWENSBORO, KY., Nov. 13. (AP) A wild fire raged out of control here tonight at the Glenmore distillery, one of the largest tn the country. James Pendleton, managing editor of the Owensboro Messenger, said fire men and company official told him they had small hope of saving the plant from complete destruction. Pendleton said an unofficial can vass of Insurance men placed the loss already at 13,26,000. Officers of the company them selves could not be reached for com ment. . Flames roared through three ware houses, the bottling plant and the company office and were enveloping the distillery building. Scene of wild confusion In the vicinity of the plant were described by Pendleton. "About 20,000 persons are gathered on a hill overlooking the plant grounds, ' he said. "Thousands of automobiles have crowded Into the area, taking all the efforts of Am erican Legionnaires and police to keep the way clear for firemen." Pi re trucks came from Evansvtlle, Ind., Madisonvllle and Henderson, Ky., to help and Louisville was asked for aid, A fireman was Injured, not serious ly, when a whisky barrel exploded. The Olen more plant covers an area of approximately four city block r,d employs 700 person. , IL DUCE S PAPER WARNING TO FDR MILAN, Nov. 12. (AP) Premier Mussolini's newspaper Popoto DTtalla today Interpreted the American elec tion returns aa a warning to Presi dent Roosevelt not to plunge too hsstlly Into European affairs. "Mr. Roosevelt's train was running too fsst," the paper said. "Now they (the American voters) have noticed It and stopped It long enough to hang a sign under the presidential window 'diyigerous to lean out.1 "The European landscape may be admired through closed windows Just as well and without tho danger of catching cold." The papor noted the Interpretation of the Berliner Tageblatt that the elections meant reaction against the anti-Fascist policy of the govern ment. "Maybe so," II Popoplo commented, "but that does not mean that Roose velt's adversarlea, suddenly multi plied, are pro-Fascist. We are more Inclined to believe that American public opinion, which up until Mu nich abandoned Itself to excessive confidence In the crushing moral force of the democracies, saw at Munich that all things considered it was not convenient to lean out too far. "The totalitarian itatee were shown to be a more Impregnable force than the Americans believod." t ROUYN. Quebec, Nov. 12 (CP) Eight persons were reported missing today after a M50.000 fire which wip ed out an entire block In the main business section of this mining town In northern Quebec CHICAOO, Nov. 12 (API The Oerman team of Helns Vopel and Ouatav Klllan won Chicago's 40th International six-day bicycle race which ended at the Chicago atadlum at midnight. The Germans captur ed the grind on points In a close fin ish with three other teams, EAST STATE DEMOCRATS PLAN PURGE FOR PARTY JSERTERS Federal Plum Holders Failed To Back Mahoney, Con. Honeyman Watkini Irked. - PORTLAND. Not. 12. AP) The Oregon lan said tonight that a group of Democrats, among them Rep. Nan Wood Honeyman, who was de feated Tuesday for re-election, bad met here in the past few day a ana . discussed a possible purge of state and federal Jobholders who dUd not support the ticket at the general election. Beside Mrs. Honeyman, th Ore gonlan said the sessions were at tended by Leland Hess, Dr. R. M. Erwln. Dewey Rand, Floyd Dover. . Nlcklas Zyletra, Lyman Ross. Kltoa. Watkln. Dan Holowell and Dwlght Bunnell. The story asserted the group had a plan for a direct approach to th national administration to detail th alleged desertion of the party. ID waa asserted that certain high-sal-' arled Democrats had opposed Willi.1 Mahoney, defeated Democratic nom-; lnee for U. S. senator, because they' feared loss of their Jobs If he wrer elected. ; The newspaper said the desertere" took the view before the election that If a Republican were elected ha. would have no patronage and Democrats In office therefore would have a better chance of retaining their Job. Consideration was given to sending someone to Washington to protest the deserters, although' whether anyone was named re mained unknown. , ' flogan Flip-Flops .- - PORTLAND, Nov. 12. (AP) Th situation or Russell Rogan, the Democratic party In Multnomah county and several other person tonight gave promise of developing an all-time record of complication and contests. Hogan was the Democrat who was defeated Tuesday in ft race for a. tii-oounty state senate seat Includ ing Multnomah county. On Thurs day he startled political rank toy changing hi registration to Repub lican. Today he switched back te Democrat and tho "why" of all the maneuvers began to approach the light of clarity. The variable Hogan said that after hi defeat he heard that State Sen--ator W. D. Bennett, who waa not up for election this year, Intended to resign to make a trip to the orient. He said he asked John Beck- man, chairman of the Democ ratio county central committee, to rec ommend him to the board of coun ty commissioners for the Bennett- vacancy-to-be. The law requires that the board appoint successor - of the same party. Beckman, said Hogan, related that be wanted the seat himself but IT he couldn't get it be favored former Senator Walter Pearson. 'I changed my registration for 24 hours to give Bennett ft chance to resign but he didn't do it, said Hogan. "This morning I chang ed back to the Democ ratio party. I'm going to fight for the appoint ment because I'm entitled to it, T got nearly 70,000 votes, more than Bennett ever got.' Bennett ha said he would resign if the committee would recommend liberal but he "wouldn't stand" for Hogan and he didn't think Beck man should have the job becauae he has one county chairmanship l yet. Bennett hunt resigned. Hogan I still a Democrat and no body know who get what If Ben nett quite. EYE EXTRADITION FOR GOON CHIEF OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 12 (A) Officials studied the posslbls extradi tion of Al I. Rosser, former Oregon A. . L. teamster secretary, to Wash-' Ington today but said no decision would be reached until Monday. Rosser, convicted of arson la Polk county, Or.. I hsM for Skamania county at Portland on charges of using explosive. He has posted bond on charges In three Oregon counties. Ball In Skamania county was set at 31,000.