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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5,' :0.
No. 246.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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