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The Weather Uzuettltil with . occuloual light imln tonljht and Satur day, fof In morning, little change In temperature. Highest yesterday .51 Lowest thll mnrnlfig ,., fl To 5 p. m. yrrtny T. To S a. m. today ,04 The Big Day Were you planning ao Ad for the Sunday morning edition? Now li the time to get It on paper. Nunday U the nig day for reading and action. Closing time 7 p. m. Saturday. Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Tull United Preu 'is Thirty-fourth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5,' :0. No. 246. M lllli! Washington, D. C, Jan. 9. In the "thinking" stage is plan to abolish the state public utilities commissioner in Ore gon, in order that Paul J. Raver, the administrator of Bonneville, can dictate resale rates of Bonneville power. . Government ownership advo cates are not satisfied with the state of Oregon rather than the federal government (through an agency) fixing the schedule of rates which customers of utu- Hies must pay. Argument: If the interstate commerce com mission, a federal agency, can fix rates for railroads, it is just as proper and logical for a spe- cific federal agency to designate rates for electric energy. rRASTIC as the idea may ap- pear, it is already being started in the state of Kentucky where, at the present session of the general assembly, a measure Is proposed to repeal the laws creating the public service com mission. The charge is made that this movement in Kentucky is inspired by officials, engin eers and attorneys of TVA. The Oregon situation has been attracting attention In the national capital because of the PUD elections, with emphasis on the rejection of a PUD in .Lane county, and the allegations that men on Bonneville payroll insist on the administrator fix ing resale rates-even to the municipally owned plant in the city of Eugene. Ardent advocates of TVA are grumbling that Bonneville is trying to cut under the TVA rates and that this should not be done, for TVA is supposed to be the "yardstick" for the nation. These advocates also hint that the officials of Bon neville are attempting to attract Industries to the Columbia river region with cheap power, which might otherwise nestle down in the TVA principality. This is the same squawk that was made by congressmen -when they learned TVA was attempt ing to take industries (and pay rolls) from their own districts, and they denounced the prac tice. a; SCOUT for this column has ust returned from the deep south with this report: Among Democrats there is resentment against the new deal for several reasons, one being they think Mr. Roosevelt has been listening to too many "fellow travelers;" another, too much attention given colored people by Lady Eleanor. Republicans like Sen ator Taft because his father once lived at Atlanta; they re gard Dewey as inexperienced. When Oregon's McNary was mentioned as a dark horse, the response was good, for Mc Nary's progressive record is known and the fact that his pioneer parents were natives of (Continued on Page Ten S. F. Turkey Prices San Francisco, Jan. 5. UP) Net prices paid producers for live poultry delivered San Fran cisco: turkeys, young toms, un der 18 lbs., 16-16'c; 18 lbs. and over, 15'4-16c; young hens 17'.i-19c. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Audrey Davis and Eunice Winter giggling and swishing about while being in an unde cided state whether or not to tell a pal some newsy bits." The Rev. Herald Gardner be ing enthusiastic about this little valley. Franklin Jones whisking a friend off to a fire only to find it was a false alarm. Bessie Rector being reminded again and again how much she rcfomblos daughter Juanita in both looks and voice. SENAIE G.O.P. FOR Caucus Suggests Investiga tion of Military Policy to Determine Army Needs. Washington, Jan. 5. P) Chairman Doughton (D-N.C.) of! the house ways and means com- mittee tentatively endorsed to day the Harrison proposal con gress make up its own budget and tax program this session. After a conference wth Presi dent Roosevelt, who submitted his budget yesterday, Dough ton said .that for some time he had had in mind the same kind of fiscal study which Senator Harrison (D-Miss.), chairman of the senate finance committee, advocated last night. Harrison called for creation of a 24-member senate-house committee to investigate budget and tax needs for two months while congress was concerned with other problems. His recom mendation drew some qualified approval as well as strong op position from other congress men. Cooperation Need Seen Doughton said at the White House he thought there "should be close cooperation between the finance, ways and means and appropriations committees" before their various financial measures are started through congress. Senate republicans, caucusing on the budget, suggested today congress investigate the admin istration's military policy, to de termine national defense needs and appropriations. Senator McNary of Oregon, the minority leader, said the 14 republicans who attended the conference agreed unanimously to support committee survey of budgetary needs, if the inquiry were extended to include de fense requirements. When the meeting broke up, Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich.) typed out the following state ment, which McNary handed to reporters: Favor Proposal "It is agreed that the con ference approves the Harrison proposal for a joint congression al committee to investigate and report upon budgetary matters including both appropriations and revenues and that it requests an extension of this procedure (Continued on Page iSavenj IS BORN IN 'FRISCO Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Holmes of this city are the par ents of an eight pound boy born this morning at 2 o'clock in a hospital in San Francisco. The baby, according to Med ford relatives of the Holmes, has not yet been named. Dorothy MacKaye, Actress, Succumbs Los Angeles, Jan. 5. UP) Dorothy MacKaye, 37, former stage star and wife of screen actor Paul Kelly, died today from injuries suffered in an automobile accident last Tues day night. Wai? BunEUeCfliras Paris, Jan. S. UP) French Tillages jg miles behind the western front, military sources riported, as patrol activity continued alona the entire northern flank. French heavy shells were trations oi uerman patrol troops. At the same time 75 millimeter hells were rained on the German side of "no man's land" io hinder enemy scouting forays. Helsinki, Jan. S. UP) The Finnish high command tonight reported continued successes on the eastern fronts, with the Finns killing 400 Russians and taking 40 prisoners tn two encounters. The communique covered events of yesterday. Today Soviet bombers resumed their raids on Finland but did not attack Helsinki. Berne, Swllierland, Jan. 5. 'PI German authorities today closed the Basel rail route through Switierland to foreign trav elers, matching a measure taken by the French at the beginning of the war. There were reports the Germans were preparing frontier. Electric Wringer Grabs Hands Of Mother, Daughter Watertown, Mass., Jan. 5. Mrs. Leslie H. Mumford had a handful of badly crushed fingers today to remind her of harrowing moments last night which followed her suc cessful effort to free her three year old daughter's hand from an electric clothes wringer. Mrs. Mumford jammed her wn hand into the roller and effected the child's release, ut then found herself caught. She dragged the heavy ma mine to a telephone and called police, and then drag led it to the back door to let ihe officers in. P o W c e extricated Mrs. Mumford with crowbars. BRITISH MINISTRY IS BY London, Jan. 5. UP) Prime Minister Chamberlain reorgan ized . tonight the government with War Minister Hore Belisha and Minister of Information MacMillan retiring in the big gest political sensation since war started. , Tall, prematurely-gray Oliver Stanley, president of the board of trade, becomes war minister and as such a member of the war cabinet succeeding the for mer journalist. Sir John Charles Walsham Reith, organizer of the British Broadcasting corporation and former director general of the government controlled station and head of the Imperial Air ways, takes over the much criticized information ministry which is in charge of the war's censorship. An iron and steel industry lawyer, Sir Andrew Rae Dun can, becomes president of the board of trade. The latter two posts are not in the war cabinet. Hore-Belisha was reported in political circles to have had differences with Lord Gort, head of the British expedition ary force, over matters of pol icy. Reports also were current of a controversy between the war office and the air ministry under Sir Kingsley Wood over whether the British expedition ary force air arm would retain independent status or be placed under army control. ARGENTINA TREATY EFFORTS DROPPED Buenos Aires, Jan. 5. UP) Negotiations for a trade agree ment between the United States and Argentina were temporarily abandoned today. The negotiations b.gan last August, but had appeared hope lessly deadlocked for several days. . . A statement by Foreign Min ister Jose Maria Cantilo indi cated the international situation caused the abandonment artillery today pounded German aimed at breaking up concen that the closing of the line meant for some activity on the Swiss AGAINST DAMAGE TO U.S. VESSELS Will be Held Responsible if American Craft Forced Into British Control Ports. Washington, Jan. 5. (P) The American government has warned Great Britain it would hold her responsible for dam ages resulting from "losses and injuries if American ships were forced into British control ports. The state department released today the text of a long note given to the British ambassador for forwarding to his govern ment. At the same time it disclosed .that an American ship, the Moormacsun, of the Moore and McCormack line, en route to Bergen, had been taken into Kirkwall, one of the British control ports within the area forbidden United States vessejs by the neutrality act. The department said that since it was a violation of the American neutrality law for an American vessel to enter the combat area, it cabled the American embassy in London last night to communicate im mediately with the master of the Moormacsun and obtain a full statement of the circum stances as a preliminary to pos sible action. The state department's note to Britain dated December 14, made the point also American steamship companies are volun tarily cooperating with trie Bri tish authorities." . .-. London, Jan. S. (PP) The news that the American gov ernment had warned Britain she would be held responsible for damage to American ships forced into control ports brought disclosure by a reliable source today that neutral shippers had been bombarding diplomatic delegations here with protests. These complaints, it was said, were against dangers from bombs, mines and torpedoes as well as to delays to ships taken for examination. TO RECEIVE HALF OF IEF New York, Jan. 5. UP) Doug las Fairbanks left half of his estate to his widow, the former Lady Sylvia Ashley, it was dis closed when his will was filed for probate in surrogates court today. He stipulated, however, that her share should not exceed $1,000,000. The movie actor, former hus band of Mary Pickford, died in Santa Monica, Calif., Dec. 12. A considerable part of his for tune was invested in United Artists, a movie producing group, in which Miss Pickford now the wife of actor Buddy Rogers, is a partner. To his son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., the athletic movie hero left 12-40ths of his property, the total not to exceed $600,000. Fairbanks specified that his total bequests to his wife, son "brothers and other relatives' should not exceed $2,000,000. L Hollywood, Jan. S. UP) Screen star William Powell and Diana Lewis, young actress were married at a dude ranch near Las Vegas today, M.G.M studio announced. Miss Lewis was born In As bury Park, N. J This was Powell's third mar riage. His second wife was Carole Lombard, who now Mrs. Clark Gable. Powell is 47. The bride is 23. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lewis, are as co-respondent. veterans of vaudeville and the j The action was disclosed to- theatcr. H;r sister is Maxineiday on the undefended list of I Lewis, a finger TAKE NEW SPURT; EIVE RECORDED George R. Holly and Franklin Steen Bruised by Smash up on West Main Street. Records of five new motorcar accidents today revealed an other outbreak of traffic mis haps. Four of the five occurred within city limits. Cars operated by George R. Holly, 37, of 334 Chestnut street and Jack L. Hamilton, 18, of route 2, collided on West Main street at Chestnut street last night. Holly and his pas senger, Franklin Steen, 34, suf fered bruises and lacerations. Both cars were badly damaged and had to be towed away. Police reported that Hamilton was driving to Medford for a national guard drill and that Holly was attempting a left turn into Chestnut street when the accident occurred. Boy Struck C. C. Leonard, 42, of 614 South Holly street, was the op erator of a car that struck Wil liam C. Messer, 9, of Sunset Drive as the boy attempted to cross South Holly street to St. Mary's academy, where he is a student, yesterday afternoon, according to a report on file today. Mr. Leonard took the boy into the academy, where, after an examination, It was said he suffered no injury, po lice reported. The lens of a headlight on the Leonard' car,1 (Continued on Page Five.) MOFFAT IS ELECTED AS SCHOOL DIRECTOR John P. Moffat, manager of Mann's Department store, was elected to the Medford city school board at a special meet ing of that body last night, and today notified the board of his acceptance. Mr. Moffat was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resig nation of C. C. Lemmon who recently moved from the school district. Mr. Lemmon has been a member of the board for the past 11 years. His present term would have expired In June. 1040, and it is for this unexpired term that Mr. Mo.'fat was elect ed. Mr. Moffat Is well known to Medford people, having lived in this city for 25 years, and for that time has been connected with Mann's Department store He has served in various civic capacities, and is at present a director of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. He and his family reside at 104 Florence avenue, me Moiiais nave iwo children: John who is in Junior high, and Billy who is in Roose velt school. Other members of the school board are Dr. R. E. Green, chair man: N. H. Franklin, vice-chair man; Eugene Thorndike and M. B. Jarmin. OECLINEO LAST YEAR Divorce decrees granted In Jackson county during 1039 to taled 113. In 1038 the decrees numbered 143, a decrease of 30. There was also a decline in marriages during the past year, with a total of 206. The previous year the total was 401. . . STAR OF G.W.T.W. IS DEFENDANT IN DIVORCE London, Jan. 5. UP) Barris ter Herbert Leigh Holman has filed a petition for divorce against actress Vivien Leigh, star of the motion picture "Gone With the Wind," naming the British actor Laurence Olivier I divorce actions. Roosevelt L hm-m tea? $ tr President Roosevelt la shown on ihe rostrum at ihe joint session of Congress when ho made an emphatic plea for national unity in ihe face of war-born disintegration abroad. Be hind the President are Speaker William Bankhead (D-Ala., left) of ihe House and Vice Presi dent John Garner of ihe Senate. CARTER TO SEEK RENOMINATE AS County Clerk George R. Car ter said today he intended to file for re-nomlnation to the of fice on the Republican ticket, in the spring primary. Carter, first elected in 1032, is widely known throughout the county. All the county offices, with the exception of sheriff, county surveyor and Justice of the peace for the Medford district will come up for election this year, and include district attor ney, circuit Judge, county judge, one county commissioner, asses sor, treasurer, coroner, school superintendent, constables, and precinct committeemen. It Is expected all Incumbents will seek nomination but it is too early for all to be definitely designated. Judgeship Interests Chief interest is expected to center in the county judge race. Assessor J. B. (Blin) Coleman is quoted by friends as saying he would seek the judgeship. He has been assessor for a score of years and is regarded as one of the leading authorities on lands and taxes in the state. Commissioner Ralph Billings of Ashland is reported by ac quaintances as "cogitating the question of running for county judge, or seeking re-election as county commissioner. Billings himself, has so far been non committal on the subject. Like wise is Judge Day, who, how ever, it is predicted will flic. The Democratic party, it is reported, plans on placing full county ticket in the field. There are also state legisla tors to be named, and Rcpresen tative William McAllister, who made a mark at the last session, is mentioned as one of the likely candidates on the Republican ticket. AIR LINE STARTS Portland, Jan. S. (P) The recently reorganized Oregon Airways Inc., began the first of five survey flights today to establish an air route between here and Klamath Falls via Prinevillc, Bend and Redmond. After the surveys are com pleted, passenger flights will be made, H. E. Stearns, president and general manager, said. ". , , We have reason to be lieve that we will land a mall contract . . ." Stearns said. "Dur ing the Interval of our survey flights and until we get a mail contract we will carry courtesy mall along this route." ' Pleads for National Unity Russia and Bulgaria Agree To Sign Commercial Treaty Moscow, Jan. 8. UP) Soviet Russia was reported to have - concluded a commercial treaty ly. undeveloped trade field, while similar negotiations were . begun with Japan and continued with Germany. . Bulgarian sources said the. : pact, which might be signed to- day, dealt principally with a Black sea shipping accord, and that political questions were not involved. (There had been rumors In Sofia Russia might make mili tary demands in connection with the treaty. Commercial re lations between the two coun tries have been almost non existent. Figures for 1938 show that Russia bought less than $200 worth of Bulgarian mer chandise. (Bulgaria looked for the treaty to spread her present concentration on the German market and to increase Black sea traffic). A Japanese delegation which arrived in Moscow yesterday was expected to conduct lengthy trade negotiations. (With the imminent end of Japan's trade treaty with the United States January 26, Jap anese quarters have said that Japan must find other sources of supply, suggesting Russia for this role). , IN TAKING TO BED Klamath Falls, Jan. 5. UP) Some folks have trouble getting their children to bed. The Cra ter Lake national park rangers are having the same difficulty with bears. Fifty bears have followed the age-old routine of hibernating for the winter but three are still prowling through the snow and growing fat on the garbage dump. LIGHT FALL OF SNOW IN FISH LAKE REGION Ed N. Judd, manager of the Medford Irrigation district, said a telephone message from Fish lake reported a light fall of snow there last night, and more was expected. A normal fall of snow there would increase tne irrigation supply. Manager Judd reports usually the heaviest falls in the past have come in January, and is hopeful the weather will repeat In the hills soon, Albany Flu Ebbs Albany, Ore., Jan. 8. UP)- Influenza cut the attendance of seven teachers and 160 pupils in tho Albany public schools to day. Superintendent K. E. Mc Cormack, however, reported the Illness had abated from the pre Chrlstmas holiday peak of 300 student. with Bulgaria, opening a large- . 101)1010' H A 1 1 f"0 TC D ELOPES WITH 1 TO North Conway, N. H., Jan. S. (P) T ha Rev. Raymond Phelps of the North Conway Congregational church said to day he had married Eileen Her rick and George Lowther, New York's Romeo and Juliet, short ly after their arrival here by plane. ( The minister said ve perform ed the ceremony at his home at 11:30 a. m., and that tha young couple then went to the nearby Eastern Slopes Inn, pop ular skiing hostelry, for a wed ding breakfast. The best man was Hans Schneider, famous skiing instructor, Mr. Phclns said, adding h did not know who the bridesmaid was who attended Miss Herrick. Lowther and his bride visited toggeries in town and brought ski outfits, leading to the belief they planned to remain here for some time. New York, Jim. 8. UP) Mr. and Mrs. Walter Herrick evinced deep distress today over their socialite daughter Eileen's elopement to New Hampshire with Insurance salesman George Lowther, 3rd. They said that she would always be welcome home, but that her husband would not, and intimated they thought ha had exerted undue influence in -bringing about the elopement. New York, Jan. 8. UP) The resignation of Elliott Roosevelt as president of the newly formed Transcontinental Broadcasting system, which had been rumored in radio circles for several days, was disclosed today by oificers of the chain. . RnninvpH. inn of the Dresl- dent, and a prime mover In th organization ot me new system, resigned as of Dec. 31. No reas on was given. With more than 100 member stations, the network originally was scheduled to make Its debut New Year's Day, but at the last minute a delay was announced. Since then the plans have been in doubt
