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Mr The Weather Forecast Cloudy with rain tonight and Thursday, slightly warmer. Temperature fllgheft yesterday 40 l.onrt (hit. mornlnc ...... 24 Others Happy Moat everyone reads the Classi fied Adva. In this newspaper. Por this reason It Is easy and MEDFORD TRIBUNE i Inexpensive to sell off the things you no longer need. Oet extra Christmas money and make others happy. Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFOKP. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 19158. No. 228. Li bh vb&bbl sra The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright, 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. BLANK CHKCK HEUKF SYSTEM SEEN DOOMED EXPECT BYKNES SUCCEED IN CHANGING WPA SET-CP SPENDING CHANNEL AND POMTICS BAN LIKELY F. R. FACING IIAKD FIGHT TO BLOCK REVISION WASHINGTON Dec. 14. South Carolina's canny, pleasant-mannered senator. James P. Byrnes, has an nounced a determination to reshape relief policy at the next congres sional session. He Is already at work on a plan, narrowly confining the powers of works progress administra tor Harry L. Hopkins and his aides. He la assured of the support not only of many Democrats, but also of most Republicans. In fact, tt ap pears that the White House will have to give In. or face the hardest kind of fight on relief. Of course, Jimmy Byrnes doesn't always stay hitched. He baa a strong personal feeling for the president, which has survived marked differ ences of opinion on such matters as the sit-down strikes end -the purge. But he also has a strong personal feeling for the vice president, who Is said to be dead-set on some sort of relief reform. And Byrnes gives every sign of being ready to carry through. . - .. An Important Indication that he means business was his recent over ture to the Republican leadership of the senate which proved inciden tally, that the old Republican-conservative Democratic coalition Is by no means defunct. Byrnes was told, as a matter of form, that the Repub licans would have to stand for their own pet program of returning relief to the states. But they need be no doubt that, after the Republican tateamen have had their stay, their leader, the wise, un vocal Charles L. McNary of Oregon, will line them up solidly behind the Byrnes plan. As the WPA's primary shenanigans have infuriated scores of Democrats, that should leave the senatorial new dealers standing almost etonc, with majority leader Alben W. Barkley snoolng plaintively but ineffectually at their heed. The Byrnes plan, while still Incom plete, Is beginning to take rather definite shape. It will not go so far as the often -advocated surrender or . relief administration to state author- 3. On the other hand it will vastly Increase the congressional limitations em WPA, which has operated, to date. Just about as the whim took Harry Hopkins and the president. Categories of relief spending will (Continued on Page Six.) SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14. (AP A lone-armed bandit took $1400 from a F. W. Woolworth dime store man ager In a daylight robbery on crowd ed Mission street here today. Police Lieut. J. C. Malloy said John E. Upphoff. Jr., the manager, re ported he was on his way from the store to a nearby bank with the money in a satrhel. when the ban dit, about 49, stopped him. The man pushed a gun against Upphoff's ribs and demanded the money, then got into a small, grey coupe and sped away, Upphoff said. Women shoppers witnessed the holdup and gnvc police the license number of the car. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Organist mid Skier Hans Hoerletn romlng to the aid of the MT with the correct spelling of the present, singular of .he verb kl." he aver ring It Is "skis." Zoe Hurd getting fined two-biu for idvert.sina hubby's business In a Kiwanls .quia. Dick Cslder recalling the cold, wintry days he ence spent in Ver mont, he preferring the temperate clime of southern Oregon. Jim McNeill having a great time boring guest around Toy land at fire department henilnuart. SIMILAR EFFORTS DIES GROUP TOLD Nazis Aim at Espionage Organization, Sabotage Machine and German Mi nority Says Investigator WASHINGTON. Dec. 14 (AP) The house committee Investigating un Americanlsm was told today the spy situation In the United States consti tutes "a very serious menace." John C. Metcalfe, committee Inves tigator, who spent six months check ing up on activities of subversive or ganizations, told the committee "the real aim of the American Nazi move ment is to build up In the United States a spy organization, a potential sabota ge mach 1 ne a nd a Germ an minority." Similar efforts are being made In South America, Metcalfe said. In Precarious Position In response to questions from Chairman Dies (D-Tex.), the witness said he believed the United States bad been placed In "a precarious position" through the efforts of sub versive groups to set up sabotage machines. Metcalfe added that be sides Germany, other countries which he did not name were engaged In spy ing activities In the United States. Draft Report The committee, meanwhile, began drafting lta report to congress which Informed persons said woild contain specific suggestions for eliminating "subversive activities." Many of the legislative proposals will be taken from recommendations of patriotic groups for registering alien organizations and for wide spread publicity about their member ship and activities. Chairman Dies (D-Tex.) announced the committee, its funds exhausted, would conclude hearings tomorrow. Summarizing testimony during four months of hearings In a radio address last night. Dies urged the ' nation to be more concerned with j "pro-Americanism" than with "antl- i Communism, antl-Fasclsm and anti Nazi ism." z.i ON SPY ACTIVITY! LOO ANGELES, Dec. 14. (AP) Government agents worked In secrecy today as they prepared to take before the federal grand Jury the west coast's latest "spy scare" a case In volving the Pacific coast manager of the official Soviet travel bureau and a former Berkeley, Calif., police offi cer. Held under bond of $25,000 each on espionage charges accusing them of sending U. S. naval Intelligence docu ments to the Soviet are Mikhail Qorln. 34, coast head of Intourist, Inc., and Hafis Sallch, former police man who had been loaned to the naval intelligence because of his pro ficiency In the Japanese language. Asst. U. 6. Atty. William F. Palmer, while declining to amplify the charges against the pair, said the case would be presented to the grand Jury as soon as possible. CONVICT GERMAN CRISTOBAL, C. Z, Dec. 14. (yp) Hans Helnrieh Schaekow, SO-year-nid Oerman steamship company employe, was convicted today of photographing Canal Zone fortifications. It waa tre Canal Zone's first espionage cast. A federal court Jury deliberated about two hours before reaching the verdict of guilty. Schaekow la one of four young Germans accused. The others Inge borg Waltrunt Outman, 18-year-old dlrl secretary; Glabert Wilhelm dross, 38. and Ernst Robert Edwsrd Kuhrlg, M, are to be tried later. All were arrested October It at Port Randolph, which defends the Atlantic entrance to the Panama canal. FIRST TRAIN CROSSES SAN FRANCISCO SPAN SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 14. fflV The first Eastbay commuter train crossed the big span on a teat run today and coasted tnto the new ter minal at First and Mission streets. The train will be used to test and tune terminal signal facllltjci. pre paratory to the brs i lining of rejuHr 'rein tcrv.ee across the bridge about January I Van Winkle Sees Singer Relates Gunplay y si H kjrij ill J " l -j L Y - Wenrlng dark glnse., Singer lluth rutlng Is shewn OS she arrived In court at l.os Angrles to testify against her former husband. Martin "Col. Gimp" Snyder, on trial for sltitotlng her arrompanl.t, Myrl Alder man, who Is shown In left background helilncl man with hand to hat. Just behind Miss Ettlng, with one ee peeking over the singer's shoulder, la Edith Snyder, Snyder's daughter. (A. P. photo.) RUTH ETTING MARRIES IN FLIGHT TO NEVADA LAS VEGAS. Nev., Dec. 14. (p) Tn a swift-moving accompaniment to the trial In Los Angeles of .her for mer husband, Martin Snyder, for attempted murder, Miss Ruth Ettlng was married here today to Myrl Al derman, her former pianist whom Snyder Is accused of shooting. The ceremony took place in the chambers of Judge William Orr, a few minutes after 9 o'clock (P. S. T.) Immediately after the ceremony the party left for the airport to return to Los Angeles In their chartered plane. The Rev. C. H. Sloan, who hod been called to the courthouse a half hour before, performed the ceremony. The couple flew here In a chartered plane from Los Angeles. County Clerk Lloyd 8. Payne Issued the license a few minutes before B a. m. (P. C. T.) and the couple left the office Imme diately saying they planned to have the Rev. c H. Sloan officiate at the marriage ceremony. Ruth Ettlng gave her age as 37, residence Los Angeles and recorded a divorce granted in Chicago Nov. 30. 1937. Alderman gave his age as 30 and said he was divorced In Loe Angeles a year ago. WASHINOTON. Dee. 14. An thony Eden chatted today with Chief Justice Hughes and Chairman Pitt man (D.. Nev.) of the senate foreign relations committee. The former British foreign secre tary visited Hiurhes at the letter's home for about 20 minutes and then saw Plttman at the capltol. Eden said he had no plans for the afternoon except ft luncheon at the home of Sumner Welles, undersecre tary of state. Defunct Hank Pa ALBANY, Dec. 11 (AP)A Christ mas gift of 122.073 In dividends for depositors at the First National bank of Albany was revealed today by C. C, Brynt, receiver. Slsty-two per rn of the total MA6.440 claims has been paid. fife . WALLACE PICKS SITES FOR MILLION DOLLAR WASHINOTON, Dec. 14. IPi Soc- t retary Wallace announced today se ; lection of Peoria, III., New Orleans, La., a point tn the Philadelphia Area t and one In tfte San Francisco nay I area for locations of the four 1.000, ' 000 regional agricultural research laboratories. j The secretary said the locations were decided ,npon after a study of more than 200 towns and cities. The Peoria laboratory will serve the northern region: the one at New Orleans, the southern region; the one In Philadelphia area, the eastern re , gion; and the one In the San Fran : clsco area the western reelon. I Officials explained the designation i of the Philadelphia area for the east ! em region and- the San Francisco bay area for the western region meant '.ne laboratories for those areas would be located within the general vicinity of the two cities. WIFE OF JUSTICE NEW YORK. Ie. 14. f AP) Mrs. Elma N. Latter, wife of Supreme Court Justice Edgar J. Liuer, today pleaded innocent In federal court to an Indictment charging her with smuKffllng and conspiracy. Ball was 'fixed at 1,000 and the case was set for January 3. Mrs. Lsuer, who contended the case was inspired by a vengeful servant, entered her plea before Federal Judge Henry W. Ooddard. George Burns, film and radio ac tor, pleaded guilty Monday to a sim ilar Indictment. Several other prom inent figures In the entertainment world had been qucstld by treas ury department asrntt and repre sentatives of the U. 8. attorney's of fice. Vergez Signed as Manager Of Oaks OAKLAND. Calif., Dec. 14. (API Johnny Vergez, former big league third baseman, was named today as the playlng-mansser of the Oakland Coast league club for 1939, He was lgmd to a one year contract by President Vlctnr !vneenl. The Oaks acquired him from Sacramento for the waiver price of 360ft No Conflict From i IS ADVOCATED AT LIMA CONFERENCE Pan-American Doctrine for All American States Is Urged by Foreign Min ister De Mesa, Colombia LIMA, Peru. Nee. 14. (AP) Mexico, apparently with an eye on In I tt'il stntes claims against Iter, today sought to place I he Pnii-Amerlrnn conferenre on rec ord as opposing the collection by armed force of debts among American nations. ft)- And r lie Herd I nr. LIMA. Pern. Dec. 14. (Apt An appeal for conversion of the United States' Monroe doctrine into a pan American doctrine for which all American states would be responsible was made today to the Pan-American conference by Luis Loper, de Mesa, foreign minister of Colombia. During his plea for Colombia's project for a league of American nations. Lopes de Mesa said "the Monroe doctrine now can be widened to embrace all free America In Its responsibilities." The Colombian called attention to the altered attitude of the United States toward Its southern neighbors since 1823, when Monroe proclaimed his doctrine. "We are witnessing a wonderful broadening of the ideas of statesmen in the republic to .the north," he said. .--.. "We are finding new Interpreta tions of a generous nature on the part of our neighbor to the north." He also called attention to the pressure of European events and political theories on the Americas, subject with which" the conference Is Increasingly concerned. The peace committee also was called on to consider a possible dec laration against recognition of ter ritorial gains made by force, a sub ject of keen interest to the United States. The plan under consideration would co-ordinate several existing agreements, and be a declaration against recognition of territory con quered by force, undue pressure or by the threat of force. . It was of special Interest since the United States has not recog nised Italian conquest of Ethiopia or Japanese conquest of ManchouV kno, and the question now Is aris ing whether to recognize the Japanese-sponsored governments In ter ritory taken from China since the Oriental war began in 1037. JAPAN IN DEAL MEXICO CITY, Deo. 14. (UP) A deal by the Mexican government to sell oil to Japan was reported under way today less than a week aftel details of a barter arrangement with Oermany were published. The newspaper La Preusa said It understood Japan had agreed to buy a considerable quantity of oil, ex propriated last March from American and other foreign companies, pro vided the Mexican government can arrange to deliver the shipment .t some Pacific port. Neither the amount of the deal nor the price was revealed. Considerable credence was given the report, however, in view of Mex ico's recent Indication it would dis pose of lta surplus petroleum to any buyer. Originally the government had announced It would not sell the selred oil to any but democratic states, According to the newspaper El Pop ular, organ of the Mexican Workers confederation, the Oerman deal "is about to be completed. CUPID IS DELAYED BY RED TAPE ON LICENSE! Two applications for marriage licenses, under the new state marriage law have been made by Jackson county couples, the county clerk's office reported today. The principals have bad the required medical exami nation, but Dan Cupid Is all bound round with red tape. The papers have not ben filed, and the clerk cannot liaiie the license. One of the groom n. a clerk office deputy reports, Irketi by t;ie d' lay. announced he had "spent hi Ust dime in Oregon r FRUIT OF VALLEY WORTH $3,675,000 AGENT ESTIMATES Total Valuation of AH Crops Placed at $7,660,000 Drought and Lower Prices Cost Million Dollars Valuation of the 19381 fruit crop of the Rogue River valley Is estimated nt 3,675.000, by County Agent Robert O. Fowler. Total valuation of all crops raised la reckoned at 7,660,000. approximately a million doll am less than last year. ' The reduction Is attributed to low er butterfat and dairy prices, and "more or less of a crop failure clue to a drouth." Between April 14 and September 10, there waa no rain Lack of moisture hit the grain crops. Next to the fruit, chiefly pears. Is the valuation of milk and milk pro ducts, estimated at $1,300,000. Third cornea hay with an estimated value of $900,000. Beef cattle value Is placed at $800,000; hogs, $180,000; sheep, $80,- 000. Oraln. other than hay above men tioned, by varieties, is listed as fol lows: Wheat, $90,000; barley $60,000; oats, $40,000; corn, $60,000. Truck crops, such as potatoes, tomatoes, onions and garden stuff, Is figured at $200,000. Crop prospects for next year are Improved, but the question of better prices Is problematical, the county a gem reports. t . j -1.4 OF ROSEBURG, Dec. 14. (P) A stolen automobile, pushed over a 75-foot bank onto the Southern Pacific tracks a half mile south of Roseburg last night, tore down the railroad telephone lines nud halted company communication south of this city temporarily. The automobile, registered to Hnr bert Savage, Olendale, mill workor, was stolen from Olendale late yester day evening, according to police au thorities. The thief, Deputy Sheriff Clifford Thornton reported, apparently stopped the car at the highway cut Imme diately south of Roseburg, where the road overlooks the railroad tracks and the South Umpqua river. The cat evidently was pushed over the bank with the expectation that it would plunge Into the river, the officer said. Instead It struck on Its wheels, bounced high Into the air, tearing out telephone lines, and remained on the tracks. 4 SEEN IN OFFING BERLIN, Dec. !4. P Berlin dip lomatic qunrtrs expreued the belief today Annexation of Memel territory by Adolf Hltlert greater Oermany ll but a matter of weeka. Bventa were believed moving at mien a ft pace Hitler mlxht be able to call the relchatag together Janu ary 30 the alxth annlveraary of hla rlne to power to welcome 180,000 Memel Oormana Into the fatherland. Diplomatic quarters felt condition had ripened within the 1,008 aquare mllra of territory which Lithuania toon from Oermany after the World war for a declalve atep late In Jan uary when the newly chosen Memel diet (parliament) meet. JAPAN GIVES UP IDEA OF U. S.-BIISU SPLIT TOKYO. Dee. 14. (AP) Author! ' tatlve quarters said today Japan, ! apparently convinced H was Impos sible to drive a wedge between tne United States and Oreat Britain, has decided to follow a "strong" policy toward both. The summoning home of United flute Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson from China and the vlal of Anthony Eden, former British foreign secre tary, to the United States were In terpreted here as certain signs of onen Anglo American coopcratlon against Japan., Anti-Picket Law Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Time is Eastern Standard) NEW YORK. Dec. J4. A half -hour broadcast from an Informal party to be given Secretary of State Cord ell Hull, head of the U. S. delegation to the Pan-American Congress, will come from Lima, Peru, tonight over WJZ-NBO at 8 o'clock. As a further addition to tonight's broadcasting Robert Taylor, Jeanette MacDonald and others are to con tribute an hour's program on WJZ NBC at 10 in behalf of the National Reded Icat Ion movement. The title is "America Calling." Tonight (Wednesday): WEAF- NBO, 7:46, Boy Scout program, Col. Roosevelt. What to expect Thursday: WABC- CBS, WJS-NBC, WOR-MBS, WMCA- Intor-Clty, 2:30 p. m. Pres. Roose velt at ground-breaking ceremonies for Thomas Jefferson memorial at Washington. The annual President's Bail that raises money for Infantile paralysis control, will be the subject of a broadcast by Oen. Hugh Johnson over the CBS network Thursday, 7:15 to 7:30 p. m., EST, Treating the same theme will be an American Medical association dramatisation over the NBO red network next Monday, 11:30 p. m., EST. IE INCH' IS FRENCH REPLY TO PARIS, Deo. (AP) Foreign Minister Oeorges Bonnet announced today France had informed both Italy and Oermany directly she would never yield an inch of territory In reaponae to Fascist demands. Bonnet's disclosure was made at a meeting of the Chamber of Deputies com ml tee on foreign affairs where he was questioned on Italian demands for Tunisia and other Medlterran can lands. By the Associated Presi Any Italian aggression toward French Tunisia would be a "matter of grave concern" to Britain, Prime Minister Chamberlain warned today In the House of Commons, where anger mounted over a Naxl rebuff to the prime minister. Chamberlain's blunt notice came In response to a question In parliament inspired by the recent Italian clamor for Tunis and other French posses sions. In the midst of ruffled Anglo British feelings, Dr. HJalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, arrived on an unofficial visit, reportedly to discuss financing of Oerman Jewish emigration. Prime Minister Chamberlain's re buke of the Oerman press I art night and the consequent absence of all German representatives from the dinner where he spoke raised specu lation whether a barrier had arisen to any full peace understanding be tween the two powers. Chamberlain deplored the tone of the Oerman press In It recent "vttu perstlon" of former Prime Minister Baldwin and reminded hla listeners "history teaches us that no form of government ever remains the same." LIFEJLPRISON TWIN FALLS, Tdaho, Dec. 14. (P) Duncan M. Johnston, 30-year-old for mer Twin rail mayor, waa sentenced today to life Imprisonment for the laying of Oeorge L. Olson, Salt Lake City jewelry aalcaman. District Judge James Porter said ha would hear arguments Friday on defense motions for ft new trial, Johnston, one-time vice, commander of the Idaho department, American Legion, heard without show of emo tion the sentence to life Imprison ment "at hard labor," made manda. tory by the Jury's verdict Saturday which convicted him of first degree murder. Johnson waa arrested June 3, more than week after Olson's body, ft bullet wound tn the neck, wsa dis covered In ft locked automobile. Hit arrest followed the finding In his Jewelry store rlnga valued at 118.. 000; M caliber revolver the state charged waa used In the slaying and keys to the automobile in which Olson's body waa found. F.dilrator llles TACOMA. Deo. 14. f AP) Mrs. Margaret Craig Curran. principal of the Wdlard school. Tacoma. died her Tuesday evening, she had been aotlvft tn Pacific northwest educa tional work for more than If yeftrt, RULES AID ACT IS NOTJEPLACED Two Measures Separate and Distinct Cannot Deny Benefits for Failure to Accept Work in Strike SALEM. Dec. 14. (AP) Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle ruled lit an opinion today the antl-ptcketlrqj law approved at the November elec tion neither modified nor replaced any part of the state unemployment compensation law. He held the two acts wore separate and distinct measures and that the unemployment compensation statute defined In detail eondltlona under which unemployed may obtain com pensation. " . The unemployment compensation commission asked the opinion In connection with applications filed by Jobless who refused to accept work where there waa ft strike or ft lock out. Cannot Deny Benefit It la my opinion," Van Winkle said, "thst the unemployment com pensation law of Oregon contains an absolute prohibition against tne de nial of benefits to an otherwise eligible Individual for failure to ac cept a position which la vacant aue to a atrtke or a lockout and that such position la, by statute, not suit able work." A copy of the opinion waa aent to the social security board tn Wash- . lngton for use In ft hearing Jtmtiftry 10 to determine whether the ntl plcketlng law conflicted with the unemployment compensation law. At the same time Assistant At torney General Ralph K. Campbell aald reports he and T. Morris Dunne, chairman of the state unemploy ment compensation commission were to appear before the social security board In defense of the. law war "misleading." "Dunne and myself will represent the state In an effort to convince the social security board that the Initiative measure passed by the voters November 8 does not place the Oregon unemploymeut compensa tion law In non-conformity with the federal statute which says benefit shall not be denied any person re fusing to accept a Job made vacant , by etrlke. lockout or other labor dis pute," Campbell said. PORTLAND. Deo. 14. (AP) The Portland city council Instructed City Attorney Lyman E. Latourette to make every effort to obtain removal of Chief of Police Harry Nllea from the list of defendants named yester day by the American and State Fed- eratlons of Labor and the Congress for Industrial Organization In theled fight against Oregon' new antl plcketlng bill. The labor organization Inaugu rated a olvll action to restrain state and Portland authoiittea from enforc ing the measure and named Nlles In a complaint, along with Multno mah county District Attorney James R. Bain, Sheriff Martin Pratt and Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle. Nlles, If effort to eliminate him from the action fall, will be repre sented by the city's legal staff. Van Winkle probably will be represented by Willis Moore, hi chief assistant. It waa possible Ralph Moody, state coordinator In recent labor prose cutions, might be called. Frank S. Sever, chief deputy district attorney, probably will defend Bain and Pratt. PORTLAND, Deo. 14. (AP) Gov ernor Chsrlea H. Martin was accused by Monroe Sweetland, Oregon Com monwealth Federation executive sec retary, of falling to warn voters en actment of the antl-plcketlng bill might cause Oregon's removal fsom the approved list for federal unem ployment compensation benefit. Sweetland said he Itemed In Washington. D. C, that the social security board had Issued the warn ing to the governor. "It was the governor'! duty to release thla warning." Sweetland as serted. "Hla failure to do so consti tuted ft mlsreasance In offloft and Discs ft serious burden upon his successor, who, tn contrast, did warn the people against thla law. 13 COLOMBIANS KILLED IN BRUSH WITH POLICE MSDELLIN, Colombia. Dee. 14. Thirteen persons were killed today and several others, most of then women, wera Injured at Segovia la ft clash between village and th na tional police. Ten of th Injured were In critical condition. The fight waa caused by ft dlaputft between th director of th Segovlft Jail and the chief of pollc because th- form-- freed a nrlsonsr without uthorlntlon from th chief. Moa of th villager tmpporw so
