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The Weather Foreaut It Often Happens Will your readlnt time thti morning permit "doing" the CUulfled pasef It often hap pens one finds Just the thing he Is looking for. At any rate It Is always an Interesting page. Medford TRIBUNE Unsettled with rain today and probably tomorrow i not much change In temperature. Temierature Highest yesterday .60 Lowest yesterday 5 Full Associated Pimi Full Unlttd Press Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1939. NO. 230. :i n m hay dtw IKS IAS ' I m at Ithe URUGUAY PONDERS I NfflilL NAZI DEMAND FOR fT 1V& Til EXTENSION Washington, D. C, Dec. 16. Portland's Mayor Joe Carson, Oregon's former governor Charles H. Martin, various offi cials of other Oregon and Wash ington towns, should be occupy ing front seats in the big cau cus room in the old house office ' building in the national capital. Operators of woolen mills, fibre plants, sawmills, mail order houses, logging camps and the small army of other industries and their employes would sit goggled-eyed listening to the in side low-down on what agents of NLRB have done in Pacific Northwest. Why certain unions never had a chance for a square deal; why employers were regarded as less than dirt; why hearings were or dered when NLRB representa tives knew and admitted the board had no jurisdiction much of the criticism directed by officials, union members, em ployers and the press at the conduct of such agents as Towne Nylander, Charles W. Hope, Maurice W. Howard, and others is now finding confirma tion from "personal and confi dential" reports being brought to light by the committee from the house investigating adminis tration of the Wagner labor act. OOW Howard used his posi- tion to organize unions rather than interview employ ers, and the assertion by a labor leader that Howard was an ex treme radical; how Howard op posed considering one union in Longview, Wash., fearing such recognition would aid AFL; how ' finally Hope (himself criticized) reported Howard's methods would discredit NLRB with em ployers and conservative unions all this and more is but the prelude to what the house com mittee has up its sleeve. MOT-WITHSTANDING NLRB 4 ' was informed of conduct of Nylander and Howard, the pe culiar practices in Seattle and Los Angeles regional officers, there was nn rpnrimpnf nr Hint to be impartial, until William m. L,eiserson was added to the board last June. Leiserson acted; Nylander resigned; How ard was fired, but the trouble and discord caused by these representatives of NLRB is now plaguing board members J. War ren Madden, chairman, and Ed win S. Smith. This Investigation will con tinue for a couple of months and plenty of dirt will be dug tip, for this house probe is a thorough-going affair and is not conducted like a circus, as many congressional investigations are. The mass of statements dealing with Pacific Northwest, which was submitted to the senate committee on education and la bor (Chairman Thomas did noth ing with the evidence) has been turned over to the house com mittee. It is now inevitable that the Wagner act will be amended in (Continued on Page Eleven) OR: HOLT, AMY DOW AT BUSBY'S TRIAL Merced, Cal., Dec. 16. (JP) Testimony that insanity existed in the family of Merrill Busby, convicted of abducting Evelyn Thompson, 14, for immoral purposes, was introduced yes terday in the hearing of Busby's plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity." Dr. William Holt of Medford, Ore., testified he hnrl mmmflfpri Busby's aunt, Mrs. Hannah Webb, to a hospital for the in sane in 1922. It was expected the defense would wind up its case when the hearing is resumed Monday. Brief testimony was given vestprdav hv thrpp u-nmpn from Medford: Mrs. Amv C Dow. Mr?. Vivian Wilson and Mrs. Bortie Deane. Call Special Cabinet Session For Decision Raider Set For Dash, British Wait. Montevideo, Dec. 17. (Sun day) (JP) An emergency ses sion of the Uruguayan cabinet was called early today by Presi dent Alfredo Baldomir, to con sider Germany's demand for an extension of time for her raiding warship, the Admiral Graf Spoe. to remain in this harbor. Announcement of the presi dent's action heightened belief here that the Graf Spee would not leave the harbor at least before this afternoon, despite the fact thai she had ordered all small craft away from her anchorage and had appeared ready to get under way. The German minister. Dr. Otto Langmann, officially con firmed reports thaf he had re quested an extension of lime. A possibility that the Graf Spee might gain a further ex tension under international law was seen when port authorities disclosed two British merchant men, the Dunster Grange and the Ovington Court, would sail for England today, the Dunster Grange at noon (10:30 a. m. E.S.T.) and the Ovington Court at 3 p. m. (1:30 p. m. E.S.T.) Under international law, a warship of a warring nation may not leave a neutral port within 24 hours of the depar ture of an enemy merchantman. All Set For Dash Montevideo, Dec. 17 (Sunday) (JP) With conditions ideal for an attempted getaway, the Ger man raider Admiral Graf Spee ordered all craft from her sides early today and turned her nose directly toward the harbor breakwaters less than half a mile away. With the ship now pointed at the opening of the break water, it would be necessary only to hoist her anchors and glide out of the harbor. A strong wind which was blowing earlier in the night died down about midnight and clouds and a slight fog shrouded the vessel. Ship Repaired Shortly alter midnight all launches, barges, and small craft were ordered away from the side of the Graf Spee and it appeared that preparations were being made to get under way. Earlier in the night, thou sands jammed the nearest docks straining for a view of the war ship as her crew sought to make her battle worthy. Welders apparently placed a huge plate over the hole torn in her port bow during last ( Continued ou Page Eight TAXI IN FAINTS AFTER ACCIDENT A. A. Young of 245 South Central avenue was taken to Sacred Heart hospital in the Perl ambulance last night after the taxicab he was driving as sertedly had struck a bicycle ridden by Jerry Ross, 11, of 511 East Main street. Witnesses thought that Young had fainted after he had left his cab to assist the boy. A diagnosis of his condition was not immed iately available, though it was reported that he was not hurt. The Ross boy was not injured police said. The accident occurred about 8 p. m. on North Riverside ave nue near the Coffee Pot. Tne Ross boy was riding his bicycle north and put out his hand to make a left turn into an alley, As he was turning, a car going north passed him and he was blinded by the car's lights, he was quoted as saying. The taxi- cab, traveling south, tried to avoid hitting the bicycle but clipped it and knocked the boy off, according to reports. Sea Radiophoio from Buenos Aires shows four of the 60 wounded men aboard the German battleship Graf Spee lying on cots while comrades attend them after the crippled raider had fled to the safety of Montevideo. Uruguay. Thirty-six German dead were buried in Urugu ayan soil as the Graf Spee underwent repairs and refueling, with a possible dash for free dom in prospect at the Allies rushed more ships to bottle her up. Albany, Ore., Dec. 16. (JP) The hitchhiker who was re ported to have shot himself at Shedd Dec. 8 to avoid capture by State Policeman Walter Hug was identified tonight as Donald Hall, 21, formerly of Tulsa, Okla. The identification was made by Jean Herrington of Salem, Hall's brother-in-law. Herring ton said Hall married Gertrude Herrington about Nov. 1 at Van couver, Wash., and that they had been living in a West Salem auto camp. Hug said Hall stole the auto mobile of O. W. Spiker, Kla math Falls salesman who had given him a lift. Spiker was forced to crawl into the trunk of the car near Medford and Hall drove north. At Eugene Spiker managed to work the bolts of the lock loose and es caped. He spread the alarm. The officer intercepted Hall at Shedd and an exchange of shots took place. An investigation later indicated that Hall was not injured by Hug's shot but had turned his gun on himself when capture was imminent. SANTA IN SOUTH E Los Angeles, Dec. 16. (JP) Santa Claus gets no breaks in Los Angeles. There's neve- any snow. Day time temperature have been up in the 80's for days, with no prospect for a letup. But, worst of all, the state department of employment has challenged Santa's authenticity and announced that he must carry a license issued by the police department. NETS 10 STILLS Portland, Dec. 16. VP) Pro hibition is five years dead but Oregon Liquor Control commis sion agents raided two moon shine stills today. The stills, both In Clacka mas county, yielded six gallons of liquor, 300 gallons of mash, an electric "agcr." resembling an oversized curling iron, and three small cooking pots. Battle's Victims LABOR BOARD HAD GOON SQUAD' SAYS Miller Testifies That He Was Advised To Make Industry 'Fear' Him. Washington, Dec. 16. (JP) House investigators received testimony from a deposed re gional director of the national labor relations board today that he was instructed officially to make industry "fear" the agency and was ousted because he in sisted on impartial .administra tion of the law. The witness was James P. Miller, now a labor relations counsellor at Cleveland, who said he was forced to resign last May as the board's regional director in the Ohio city. Tne reason given by the board, he said, was that he had attended a "champagne dinner" given in New York by a lawyer who had cases pending before him. The advice to make industry fear him and the board, he said, came from Fred G. Krivonos, special examiner in the board secretary's office here, and was given when Krivonos was "in specting" the Cleveland office. Miller described Krivonos and Robert Gates, another exam iner, as a goon squad which he declared was sent to regional offices "any time you disagree" with Nathan Witt, the board secretary. While Miller was present, the house committee accepted for its record a report which Kri vonos made on Miller prior to the letter's resignation. The report said that two reg ional attorneys at Cleveland be lieved "Miller was making bids in every direction for a 'Juicy job' with industry." Miller then testified that he had never sought a Job with any company while with the board. Before Miller was called to the witness stand, the commit tee concluded an examination, begun yesterday, of Edwin S. Smith, a board member. Smith denounced as "non sense" a suggestion by Edmund M. Toland. committee counsel, that he was "prejudiced or biased" in the favor of CIO. Stockholders Elect Salem. Dec. 16. (JP) Pre ferred stockholders of thi Port land Electric Power company at a meeting here today elected J. F. Ulrich, Ralph Skopll and C. V. Johnson, all of Salem, a committee to represent their interests in connection with the company' receivership petition. STATE HANDLING OF RELIEF URGED TO REDUCE COSTS Washington, Dec. 16. (JP) The United States Chamber of Commerce recommended today that relief be turned back grad ually to the states, contending that it would result in improved care of the needy at lower cost "It Is apparent from the meth ods thus far pursued by the fed eral government," a chamber committee reported, "that it is remote, too large and too clum sey for efficient administration of local relief. Thus It is clear that, Inherently, the direct par ticipation of the federal govern ment in relief activities is ex tremely costly." In a statement accompanying the release of the report, the chamber said that the commit tee had given months of study to the problem of relief. "The report In no way mini mizes the need for relief," the statement added. "What it at tempts to point out Is that means must be found to bring down its costs, which if car. led on at the present rate of ex pense over a period of years, in evitably will wreck the country economically." President W. Gibson Carey, Jr., of the chamber sent the re port to member organizations with a request for "an active and sustained attempt to follow such suggested procedure as may fit your community and the possibilities of your organ ization. Asserting that relief is prl marily the function of state and local governments, the commit tee's report declared that the federal government's part snouid be limited to financial assistance where state and local resources "are clearly Inade quate." OUTTALKS THEM Lafayette, Ore., Dec. 16. (JP) Glenn Stewart, Lafayette feed store proprietor, told Newberg police tonight he talked a pair of bandits out of two billfold containing "considerable" money but that the robbers rifled the cash register of $40. He said the two armed men ordered him into a rear room where they tied him to a post, He prevailed on them to return the billfolds then gave them In structlons how to open the cash register lest they damage it. 'ZIGZAG' POLICIES OF NEW DEAL HIT IN DEWEYSPEECH ime To 'Change Doctors' GOP Aspirant Says Urges Spending Curb. New York, Dec. 16. OJ.R) District Attorney Thomas E, Dewey charged tonight that the zigzag policies of the Roose velt administration were to blame for the "sick economy" of the nation and said it was time to "change doctors." Present recovery policies lead 'toward contradictory destina tions toward nowhere" and must be supplanted "by one de signed to promote real purchas ing power" he told the Penn sylvania society in the second speech of his campaign for the Republican presidential nomina tion. He listed the following as 'some of the things we must do:" 1. "Stop being half-way for a sort of creeping socialism and half-way for private enterprise, Get down on one side of the fence. Adopt consistent tax pol icies. Start being whole-hearted ly for the enterprise which makes jobs. Declare a firm faith in its future and back that faith with deeds. 2. "Stop making vague, un founded charges against Amer ican business men. If any busi ness man violates the law, name him, indict him, fine him, jail him. But stop . bringing thct whole of a group Into disrepute and discouragement. Stop pun ishing the innocent and guilty alike. 3. "Begin to move toward actual economy and actual en trenchment of unnecessary pub lic expenditure. Stop raising hopes of a balanced budget one day, while advocating spending for Its own sake, the next day. Admit that excessive public ex penditures have to be tapered off gradually. And start doing it. Start just a trend toward solvency. Start that trend and show it on the books of the government month by month. 4. "Make secure the relief of the unemployed, the needy, and the aged. Adopt policies that will raise our national Income so that fulfillment of our social obligations will be no longer de pendent upon the hazards of continued borrowing." Dewey said it was "time to close the books" on the decade's chapter of "mistakes and mis ery" and "go forward Into what we hope and believe will be the more fortunate forties." DEATH COMES TO UPSTATE LEADER The Dalles, Ore., Dec. 16. (IP) Ellhu O. McCoy, 81, dub bed the "father of Sherman county" by fellow members of the legislature, died today of pneumonia. McCoy, who retired from the presidency of the Wasco Ware house Milling company in 1936, was a leading Industrialist here for more than 50 years. He had been in poor health for several years. Surviving are his widow, a son and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held here Monday. TRAGEDY REWARD TO KLAMATH TOT Klamath Falle, Dec. 16. (JP) Teddy Hamilton, 5, Klamath Falls boy who supplied informa tion that led to discovery of the body of Jackie (Sonny) Max well, 3, today was given 175 of the $175 reward posted during the search. The body was found In an abandoned hot-water well after 1500 men had searched the hills around Klamath Falls on rumors he had wandered away from town. War Bulletins London, Dee. 16. (JP) The admiralty announced tonight that King George VI will decor ate the commodore and captains of the ships that engaged the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee. Commodore Henry Harwood will be made Knight Comman der of the Bath. Captains C. H. L. Woodhouse, F. S. Bell and J. E. Parry, of the cruisers A)ax, Exeter and Achilles, will be ap pointed Companions of the same order. Porto Alegre, Braill. Dec. 16. (JP) Observers today at the Port of Rio Grande said that a large warship had passed, south ward, at high speed at dawn. The observer! believed it might have been the French battleship Dunkerque. enroute to Monte video, about 300 miles distant. Rio do Janeiro. Dec. 16 (JP) Reliable reports indicated to night that two big British war ships, presumably the battle cruiser Renown and the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, would refuel here tonight or tomorrow. An informed source said the Anglo-Mexican Petroleum com pany's branch had received a re quest for fuel for two British vessels at the company's tanks on an island In the center of the bay sometime after midnight. It was said the slse of the or der Indicated the ships were very large. BURNS FATAL TO ESPEE ENGINEER Redding, Calif., Dec. 16. (JP) W. C. Sellman, engineer of a Southern Pacific freight train wrecked at Morley last night, died In a Redding hospital to night of burns, the second vic tim of the accident. Alfred M. Tyrcr, the brake- man, was killed when the train crashed into the locomotive of another one, as it waa pulled across the main line from a siding. The mainline train's boiler burst, scalding him as he was tossed Into the wreck age. Seliman was mayor of Dunsmuir. A blood transfusion was given him late today in a last effort to save his life. The third man injured, Har vey Ahl, fireman, leaped from the engine into the darkness when he saw a collision was Inevitable. He escaped with only minor cuts and bruises and was released from the hos pital today, "Gee, I'm lucky," he said. F GET YULE CHEER Folsom Prison, Cal., Dec. 16. (U.R) The state prison board late today deprived six ringlead ers of the Thanksgiving prison hunger strike here of accumu lated good time credits, but or dered the men removed from solitary "back alley" cells be cause of the nearness of Christ mas. The ruling came after an all- day trial on charges of inciting and agitating to riot, insolence to guards and destruction of food. Warden Clyde A. Plum mer filed the accusations after the men led a hunger strike of 800 convicts which was ended Thanksgiving day when the men returned to tables for a special holiday meal. Indian Fighter Passes Portland. Ore., Dee. 16. (JP) Nine children, 25 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren will attend the funeral here Tuesday of Capt. John Wlnchell Cullen, 101, last known survivor of the Northwest's Indian wars. Barber Sentenced Spokane, Dec. 18. (JP) Carl E. Crlpe, 49, former Velva, N. D.. and Deer Lodge, Mont., barber who attempted to hold up the Washington Trust com pany here last month, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery to day In federal court and was sentenced to serve 10 years In a federal prison and pay a fine of $100. NO SIGNS TEXAN WILL STEP DOWN Brief Statement Held Appeal To Democrat Ranks; Cap itol Comment Restrained. Washington, Dec. 18. (JP) Vice President Garner formally entered the presidential race today and became the first Democrat openly to seek his party s nomination without in dicating that he would step aside if President Roosevelt should seek a third term. The colorful Texan went on record In a terse 44-word state ment just before leaving his Uvalde, Texas, home for a hunting trip. It said: "I will accept the nom ination for president. I will make no effort to control any delegates. The people should decide, A candidate should be select ed at primaries and con ventions as provided by law, and I sincerely trust that all Democrats will par ticipate in them." Some capitol politicians im mediately professed to see in Garner's wording a statement of opposition to any efforts that might be made by anyone to WMvaiii ucicgaics lui Mailing JJU1- poses or to control the balance) of power at the convention such, an effort, in other words, as might possibly be made on behalf of the president,' even it he did not intend to be a can didate. . "Grass Roots" Movement The Garner announcement was regarded also as direct appeal to the rank and file of the party. The vice president's friends have stressed that ha hopes to be chosen as the result of a "grass roots" movement and is not Interested in con trolling delegates so as to shay in any trade by which another nominee might be picked even if he finds that he cannot win. Garner's statement made him the third openly receptive can didate for the Democratic nom ination, Paul V. McNutt, federal social security administrator, made it known some time ago that he would bs a candidate) if President Roosevelt did not seek a third term. At St, Paul this week, Senator Wheeler (D., Mont.) said that he did not believe the president wanted a third term nor did he think mai nr. nooseveii snouia do forced to take the nomination against his wishes. The Montana senator said that if the president did not (Continued on Page Nine.) LIGHT RAINS DUE Northern California: General ly cloudy Sunday, with occas ional rain extreme north portion and probably on central coast Sunday; no change in tempera ture; light variable wind off coast but strong southerly and gales above Cape Mendocino. Washington and Oregon: Oc casional rain Sunday, snow over high mountains; little change in temperature; southerly gales off coast. Outlook December 18-23, far western states: Occasional rain Pacific northwest and light rain first and last of week In north ern California and Nevada; otherwise generally cloudy weather; temperature normal to above normal. New York, Dec. 16. (JP) Columnist Heywood Broun ral lied slightly early today from a serious attack pf pneumonia which took him to a hospital and an oxygen tent Thursday. Washington, Dec. 16. (JP) In the first indictment returned In the justice department's broad campaign against foreign agents, three men were charged today with serving a Soviet propaganda agency without reg istering with the state depart- I ment a i
