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Accident Insurance ' Yo cannot afford to be without the Travel and Traf. fic Accident Insurance .which la issued to Statesman sub scribers for only f 1 a year. EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR BIG VOLUME OF BUSINESS STILL IFF May Adjourn Saturday Might With Clocks Stopped and Activity Feverish Taxes, Auto Fees, Utility Control and Other big Issues not Decided Pr SHELDON F. PACKETT TYhen will the 37th session of f tate legislature adjourn? Wat lmnortant matters are t!'l before ItT What has the legislature accom plished? These are the three pertinent questions asked by citizens and even some legislative members in an attempted appraisal of the 1933 accmbly of Oregon's law makers. Answer to the first question is that Saturday, March 4, the begin, nl"? of the national new deal, will probably be the end of the leg islative session. Some sanguine legislators think mid-week will see f wlndup but a casual glance st thft unfinished business in both Rouses. Its quantity and Its Im portance, leads to the conclusion t: at the present session will con tinue another full week and even then may be unable to conclude in labors until the wee hours of Fnnday morning, March 5. Important Issues Are Still Numerous A review of the many important matters yet before the legislature P'oves conclusively that this com ing week will see the high mark In the really crucial matters of legislative concern: For while hundreds of bills already passed by both houses are of regional ef fpft. new taxes, auto fees, utility control are orders of unfinished business. Here are major matters In the agenda for this week: Taxation. An increased Inheri tance tax has been passed by the house, with rates upped 50 to 100 per cent. Approval in the senate Is exoected with little debate. The in. me is true of the gift tax al though the state tax commission estimates the latter will raise only in. 000 annually in Oregon. A itw and drastic Income tax meas-u-e Is before the house and like wise will undoubtedly be passed. . - a r- n n irAr?3 ,VU $1300 as the present law provides, lutes range from 1 to 7 per cent. The Martin luxury tax may not be reported from committee, if it Is it will probably be swallowed by a general sales tax. The Gordon f a tax on utility revenues Is con sulted dead. The privilege tax on :ialn stores 14 being bitterly lob bied and if passed must be consid ered less-as a revenue measure tl.an as a legal attempt to level eft alleged differences between chain and Independent merchants. Which brings one to the buga boo of the session: The general iWuT CTi, ... h U., real fight in both houses during the coming week. Representative ui be tne Tallying point xor i ORE 0 IS Snedecor stayed over today to Iron Japan's military policy In Man out final details with the state tax churia and recommendinr peace commission and he will confer fU means of settlement. Honday morning with Represen- Qut oI ft conference between t-ulve Lonergan who with himself, Henry l. gtimson and Cordell comprises a wiwuiniuincti vi SSM cw S.V revenue com p rw iv i.L.A. T ' tWT -Vr.u. t nronosal -m, I -fvT-T- fI.7rB. it i k- . ;.nri two. ner cent i .orir.. inititntlons which will pay one per cent, Tvhniir mnA manufacturers of one per cent on gross sales. Via, yai vvaav uu ajaw The bill will provide for dropping .v. a .1 .miut the latter not being Included in j j uiHuucuk aulas. i The proposed sales tax will be effective July 1. 1933, it It passes the legislature, the governor and the people, and will continue tor two yean. For the first six monwu all revenue. wlll go to the .ute in lieu of a property tax; there- f,A V . ...anna, will Hat. MTiailV I appropriation for the bonus eom- ' mission and a $250,000 appropria tion for relief, the latter being a gesture to the federal government that Oregon is doing something on Its own part to match the large outlays for relief being made in this state by the federal govern ment. The concensus of legislative opinion Is that a tales tax will alea tax win pas. the house and. kin thrown me-senate, ways ana meu v rAmeA the budget but increased It. The rt .i.fia.1 tiaa hMn fonnd to be real and sufficiently troublesome a .. aii.i. -.nTTr,!. to the bank, for help. County tax j.,a . ai.. Ttini uemaqwiicy ins saies tax win oe iwanuwcu cm. Grange and Labor Provide OnnositioH The .Ute grango and .tate la bor remain adamant In opposi tion. Ther have given way di. Ing the week with greatly reduced la sek with greatly reaacea ?!"!a?!?f sentiment. However la by no mean, united. er. a. Walter Russell uiator from TamhUl county, been working in the lobby durini Territory Japanese Seek to Rule In Newest Drive Against Chinese ! M A KA1LU l i eCHIFENG TXiAjffir Msu! fir ARTHUR5 l&J&Ljtt, 'k Here is a map showing the scene of Japan's new drive to conquer Je hol Province and annex it as a part of the pnppet state of Man chukuo. The city of Shanhaikwan, which fell into Japanese hands some time ago, is a key city of the Great Wall of China, north of which the invading horde from Nippon plans an advance on a 450 mile front. Kailu, to the north, is reported in Japanese hands. In set (left) Is Lieutenant General Kuniaki Eoiso, who commands the Jap forces in the Jehol operations. At right is Marshall Chang Hsueh-Liang, who is leading the Chinese defenders. Fierce Battle Near Jehol Border Waged Hardest Fighting of Campaign to Date Occurs South of Suiching; gap in Japanese Lines Closed; Boundary Held By JAMES HINCHOW. Manchuria. Vj The hardy infantrymen ing Major General Heijiro Hattori g 14th bngade crossed the border into Jehol this morning and engaged a large Chin ese force in what apparently was the most bitter fighting so far in the Japanese offensive League Stand To be Backed By Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (AP) The Hoover and Roose- velt administrations unitea 10- tS-K nc. u w " V. the action of the League of Na- tions In passing Judgment agcisst Hull, outgoing and lrcormni; sec Hul,0OtrhJrrremeAcra Tetarieg oI iUte, there emerst' a carefully worded note oj woon- ment dispatcnea ionuwim ncT "here the League s moiucn- tons action yesteraay iea withdraw from its assemDiy. The American cablegram vraa in reply to a communication from th secretary iunoii Nations. Sir Eric Drum mond of Great Britain, addrssed uvuu w a " to non-members of the I"" La. .i.'nrlsa nt the Palis peace pact or the nine-power ireaiy reaamag, w aa. T cablegram to which Amerlcan and Russian toplies Awaited expressed 'Ueniat they will associate . ith tBe TleWs x- tne rep0rt and .-at p"" if necessary eoncerv and their atutuae ... inHir LbiWH . Five are Killed, Many Injured in frPrman KlOTfflK " - BERLIN. Feb. AP2T vtri Kiiieu auu w. v-- through day. ! . . ivr Twrt Mills WSTO shot dead Dy communists and MTeral vrere wounded at Cologne. Unldentmea persons killed en!l: t Neise and at Flensburg anotn- er HechD?nr" T"J J"T I -vs., v Nacts dnrififf a ciasn. "'-"iT, a communist .hot i .u - w.. , BUI JkllaVU " " ' - ' - I lured on both side, during l1t. a bor of national .oclalist and eom- .ffravs. McNARY BILL. a-Asaaw WASHINGTON, Teh. M ., - w,vaW blU to wrtend of Fremont na the f range 1 VIOU"'iW Z, lands f -mamiters. It was beUeved 1 tary club in benefit to the local Abrama nronotea the same pro- . Such lead- un tne aa- - - - EcU wM committed by Boy Scout organixatlon. Dr. B. F, u fftii0wl for the real , former leg- f Tr tb.' boundary, was 0na of teyeral tmaU bands of rah- P6Mwta generai chairman and - nnmr ... in ...1 W th. senate today andlela reported acUi passed by en.t. tod MARBIH NC HUKUO K1LIN A. MILLS Feb. 26 (Sunday) (AP) from northern Japan compos to conquer the province of Jehol. The brigade advanced into Je hol from Suiching in southern Manchuria at 9:30 a. m. It was reported that the engagement lasted through the morning. (Suiching, Manchuria, is on the Peipiao-Tientsln railroad, north of Shanhaikwan, where the Great Wall reaches the sea, and about 100 miles south of Chaoy ang. The 14th brigade advanced eastward along the road to Wu gungfu, anticipating an encoun Marshal Chang HBlLianet tK ter with Chinese troops led by Dolnt where the road enter. je. no " it could not be learned ad 11 "lot J C tL first, however, whether these were the soldier the Japanese brigade engaged.) Their entrance into the prov- ince closed a gap in the giant Japanese push toward Jehol city, tne o""lT Previously having taTOiTed 90.000 invaders divided lnto thre0 lpMrbMd advancing from the eastern border of Jehol. 10 the boundary every im- portant town was flying the Gags of j4pan and Manchukuo, the gov- eminent In Manchuria to which jipw wants to add the ancient i ncu jiuui - SfinSt ?4rfJS.PQ WviiaiC i6l UdCO Recall Bank Bill From House I . t a UU ""tayes erday re- r -. - u vi n t J " I . VITl B.ak a a M elare a bank moratorium when needed and also a moratorium fin mnrirrtk nitniiiita. I ..pJiJLT"" TJpton contended Brown's more I .1ltl..1 Vtlav lam. W M ymlWlj yuilliwii w aaaav bvu. tor Duncan said the governor al ready had the power Brown IZ-.v 7. v.T vfi tmr a. anVa "IntJ !U1, fr baDk" were concerned. n J Blasting DUUgC VldZLlll& f Cuba Blamed j jj UUd UlctMCU. yi f. f T) Jf (Jn Rebel IS andS CAMAGTJET, Cuba, Feb. SI. CAP) Trains from Havana were arriTln here three to four hear. late today as the result of the aynamiuns ox two 8" niimr and Baracua yes- terday. A .aBad of workmen ien cam -mot today to repair the , damage. - Although officUrclrcle. gave no I rtreron by permit- l information as to tne laenuiy oi i cen wa sponsorea nr wtm i mo cicceuiua vl ui ovt FOUNDED 1851 Salem, Oregon, Sunday REPLACING OLD HELD NOT WISE Protection of County Books Through Construction Of Vaults Urged Additions, North and South Recesses Proposed to Preserve Beauty Sentiment generally against construction of a new Marion county courthouse but urging pro tection of county records through addition of vaults and elimination of fire hazards in keeping with recommendations made by city and state fire and labor depart ments, developed at the two-hour hearing held at the courthouse last night. About ISO persons, Including long-time residents who wished beauty of the French Renaissance structure left unmarred, farmers, builders, business men, architects, working men and "just taxpay ers" attended. The grand Jury, which called the session, attend ed, as did members of the county court. A. H. Moore, foreman of the grand jury presided. Many speakers opined that the matter should now be left In the hands of the county court, "whose past conduct of county business has given evidence that they will handle the situation as is neces sary." New Jail Building Finds No Backers There was no favorable com ment upon construction of a jail building on the courthouse grounds, as it is understood the grand jury has considered. Sever al suggested putting the jail on the top floor in constructing addi tions within the recesses of the building. Fred Erixon, Salem contractor, suggested construction of vaults starting at the bottom, with vaults built on top of each other for as many stories as necessary. Recommendations of a repre sentative of the Oregon Building Congress In Portland that cheap money at S per cent be borrow ed from the R. F. C. met with little favor. Those who favored renovation of the interior cf the ouiiaing suggested in the main that such work be done as an of fice or a floor at a time, the coun ty paying for improvements as they are made. (Turn to page 3, col. 3) PORTLAND, Feb. 25. (AP) Ouy W. Talbot of Portland an- n0ttl.$e hU "t,rem p"ldent of the inland Coke companTt the Northwestern Electric company and the Pacific Power Light comnanv. pni h. mcKa nrMid.nt nf h j Brazilian Electric company, was chosen to assume the presidency of tho three utility concerns, it was announced following a Joint meeting of the boards of directors today. Talbot said that the demands of the position had been so exact- ing. particularly during the pres- nt period of economic stress, that his health has been overtaxed and he Indicated his physicians have advised him to relinquish his presidencies, although he will retain his association with the three companies. McKee will return immediately to Rio de Janeiro to close np his affairs there, It was announced, and as soon as possible he will "JX """ wul be ef?ective JJ Jg JJU brine his family to Portland. Tal- h h. nri,nr f th. ,M company ad Ue Pacific Powe? 1 r.irht ,omnnr for th. nt is I ' - w- years. Par A&Znciatinn Hears Plans of Judge McMahan The Marion county bar asso ciation took cognizance of Judge H- McMahan. proposed ehang es in the conduct of eircnlt conn court affair, here bat took no offi cial action at its monthly meet ing at the Marion hotel yester day noon. Fred William. read the judge's letter of explanation, mailed to several local attorneys, I proposal, evoaeo eonsiaer- able comment. fi Klleemen S KOnCert ipQ Jlf AHQiif $400 U ICC fXUUUl. tww Proeesds of the benefit concert of the Euxene Gleemen. held at the armorr here Friday night, will amount to approximately $400, It waa estimated yesterday. The con- 1 of Ucket tales. COURTHOUSE IS TALBOT RESIGNS AS GAS COMPANY HEAD ... . i . . . - , I . . av j I - a av. t A m. a -e.Mi hut i i t nAiBnT. nti rrti kti in rnirrii -w.w iv-w. t Morning, February 26, 1933 Six Children Drown Along With Mother NYSSA, Ore., Feb. 25 (AP) A mother and her six small children were drowned today when their automobile left the road and crashed into the Owyhee ditch 15 miles from here. The dead, all of Notus, Idaho, are Mrs. Cora Shafer, 29; Jack, 11; Charles, 9; Robert 7; Wanda 6; James, 3, and Lawrence, four months. The widower and father. Con rad Shafer, is a patient in the U. S. Veterans' hospital in Boise, Idaho. Mrs. Shafer and her six chil dren left Notus today for a week-end visit with Mrs. Oscar J. Pinkerston, of near Nyssa. On a narrow road between Owyhee river and the ditch, when they were less than a quarter of a mile from their destination, their car was see . to disappear. Orln Sleeper, 16, ran to inves tigate, and found the machine upside dow:. In the water, the children's caps floating on tbe surface. He hnrried to a nearby farm and telephoned Dr. J. J. Saracen, who raced to the scene with a deputy sheriff and the coroner. Dr. Sarazen said, when the bodies were removed from the water, that all seven had been dead for some time. The sheriff's office expressed belief that the car's sheering wheel jammed, causing the accident. The mother and her children were pinned beneath the car when the top collapsed. The bodies are at the I'yssa Funeral home. AS DEADLINE COMES No Communication Arrives Since Ultimatum Issued By Wealthy Father DENVER. Feb; 2 (Sunday) (AP) The hour of midnight, set by Claude K. Boettcher for the ransom of his son, Charles Boettcher, II, had passed today rlth no sign of return of the kidnaped young clubman. No communication of any kind has ben received from the cap- tors of young Boettcher since is suance of the elder Boettcher's ul tlmatum setting midnight Satur day as a deadline for ransom n- gotlations, he said as the hour" passed. zero It was a night of anxiety at the two Boettcher homes. At the mansion of the elder Boettcher two policemen lurked In the shrubbery while the Beottcher butler peered almost continuously through a front door curtain as if expecting the return of the young man. Three blocks away, at the home of the captive, his young wife, Anna Lou, sat alone with her five-year-old daughter, and namesake. A policeman paced the hallway outside her room. As the tiflnr iatpA. a rram- ,n P1Ic e rftce1 toward the Claude K. Boettcher home. A traffle officer on duty before the house cleared its path to the Boettcher door but the car flew Pt ia search, It developed later, of a hit-and-run driver, Heads which had been sill tted against the windows of silhou- the elder Boettcher's home as the siren n eared, were withdrawn In disappointment. Seed Loans Will Be Speeded Says WordtoMcNary Senator Charles L. McNary has Just been informed that all pos sible speed will be nsed la dis patching seed loan application pa' per' to Sll6m' he tlemphd the chamber of commerce here yeiter- aay. ne nan receivea xne iouow- S ? h '.f"1.fJ """"s" i Jan. Mi Regarding Salem, Ore., situa tlon All papers and full Instruc tions will be forwarded as soon as we receive them from Washing' ton, D. C. Every possible effort will be made to expedite loan to Oregon." BOETTCHER MISSING Appropriation Basis for All State Boards Sought Approval of the Abram. bill I putting the Inheritance tax de- partment of the state treasurer's office on an appropriation basis was laierpretea oj noun uioaurors yesterday as a prelude to passage vi m nuiuuer vi sii-uiisr aUMiiiin nrin; the coming week. No oppo- aiUon was expresed to the bill In the house. Heretofore tbe Inheritance tax department has taken fund, as I needed for administration from I money, received and turned over ! the balance, to the general fund. While a budget has been prescrib- I ed there was no legal limitation turance commissioner, the state ARCHERD JURY GIVES I SIGN DECISION NEAR Locked up Early in Morning To Resume Deliberation At 9 o'Clock Today Defendant Tells his Story Of Breakdown; Walker Deal is Defended The circuit court Jury consid ering the case of Charles R. Archerd, charged with larceny by bailee, recessed at 12:30 o'clock this morning, more than six hours after being given the case, without giving any indi cation that it was near a verdict Deliberations will be resumed at 9 o'clock this morning. The case went to the Jury about 6 o'clock. Pleas of attor neys occupied the time from 3:30 o'clock, followed by instruc tions of Judge Walker. Chief ar guments were made for the de fense by C. F. Pruess of Grants Pass who contended that the state had failed to prove any eon- version of the Walker wheat; and for the state by District At torney Trindle who traced the details of the various transac tions, and attributed to Archerd responsibility for Walker's loss. The defendant was the princi pal witness during the day's hear ing. He is much thinner than during his residence here, his clothes hanging loosely on his frame. His mind was quick and alert however, and he was ready with his answers. He showed fa miliarity with the book entries and testified freely. In relating the chain of events in the fall of October, 1931. when he disappeared Archerd gave a touching tale of his breakdown. of amnesia which gripped him. and of how he found himself at the mining property in which he had long been Interested, near Grants Pass. He broke down and wept as he recounted his ex periences, which drew from De puty District Attorney Page the inference that he was "acting, Archerd gave his explanation of the Walker wheat deal by say ing that Walker had agreed to an exchange of his wheat which was somewhat smutty for a similar amount of grain from Durbin and (Turn to page 3, col. 5) WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (AP) Tremendous powers over na tional banks and their billions of deposits tonight were vested In the president for tbe maximum period of one year. The new authority, which the house banking committee said "will be helpful in dealing with such emergencies as exist in Michigan or elsewhere," became law by President Hoover's signa ture only a few hours after It was rushed through congress in four days. Actually, the emergency power is granted to the comptroller of the currency. But he may act only with the approval of the secretary of the treasury and It was stress ed In congressional debate that the treasury head In his case would be simply the president's agent. Public Building Program Asked PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25 (AP) A resolution requesting congress to take steps to maintain an active public construction pro gram was adopted by the Western Retail Lumbermen's arsoclatlon at the concluding session of Its SOth annual convention here. The more than 200 delegates from nine western states adjourned after electing officers. W. W. Anderson of Ogden, Utah, was elected president. He succeeded Windsor J. Lloyd of Nampa, Idaho. o- fire marshall'. department and the corporation department. Two year, ago Senator James Crawford Introduced legislation which would make all self-austaln-lng board, put their gross receipts Into the general fund and receive all operating expenses from a leg islative appropriation. He wat un successful in passing the bllL The Abram. bill, will do part of the work .ought in the Crawford mea sures. If the companion bill, to the one passed Saturday by the house are made law the way. and mean. committee must appropriate a con siderably larger sum for state ex penses than thus far included In the state budget. Offsetting the appropriation, however, will be the larger receipts from each of the self-sustaining departments. EXTENSIVE N 1 il JACKSON SHEW IS ARRESTED FOR BALLOT Five Other Persons Held by Schermerhorn Released Under $5000 Bond, Refuses to Make Statement; his Tenure Assured When Vote Count Abandoned due to Theft of Evidence Rogue River Metropolis has Woman Uses Buggy Whip on Editor of Weekly Paper; No Complaint Signed yet; Daily News Turned Over to Former Owners Under Execution MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 24 (AP) Sheriff Gordon L. Schermerhorn and five other men are held in custody tonight by state and county authorities, on charges of burg lary not in a dwelling, in connection with theft and destruc tion of ballots from a courthouse vault last Monday night. Besides Sheriff Schermerhorn, the following are in custody : C. W. Davis, Medford machinist. John Glenn of Ashland, couny jailer, formerly a resi dent of Coos county. T. L. Breceen of Ashland, formerly a resident of Ala meda county, California, and said to be a paid organizer for Otne "good government congress." J0SEPH1N E ALBERT First Appearance Since her Return From Study in East, Impressive Miss Josephine Albert present ed a program of rare beauty in song Saturday night at Waller hall, and more deeply than ever endeared herself to her Salem au dience. This was her first time to ap pear In a local program since her return from New York and a year's study, and it was the pleasure of the Philharmonic or chestra association to present her together with two trios from the symphony orchestra and a charm ingly artistic dramatic produc tion directed by Lucille Paulus. Miss Albert has the rare fac ulty of making both words and music live for her audience. She sings with splendid poise ana marshals her notes with fine ac- curacy ana control, cmusms swiftly from sweetest tones 10 rich swelling volume. Her pre sentation of Quilter's "I Will Go With My Father a Ploughing and the negro spiritual, "Deep River" were excellent contrast for this quality. With the presentation of the three minute dramatic play the Salem audience was again privil eged. Ronald Craven as Moxart did a brilliant piece of acting. (Turn to page 5, col. 2) Cermak Resting Better, is Report From Physician MIAMI. Fla., Feb. 2S (Sun day) (AP) Dr. Frank Jirka, son-in-law of Mayor Anton Cer mak, emerged from the tick room at 2 a.m. saying the mayor was resting better than he did the previous night. Dr. Jirka said Cermak naa a "good character of pulse. The physicians had just com pleted injection of glucose to sus tain the mayor', strength. "The mayor has slept fairly well through the night." Jirka said. "He wakes, drinks some water, and goes back to sleep. He is resting more quietly. Chinese Recall Tokyo Minister PEIPING, Feb. 25 (AP) The national government at Nan king tonight Issued an order re calling Chang Tso-Pln, the Chin ese minister at Tokyo. The instructions were trans mitted to Tokyo after the Chin ese delegation to the League of Nations at Genera naa recom mended withdrawal of the min ister. Social Farewell Said by Hoovers WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (AP) Making the final formal social bowt of their administra tion, the president and Mrs. Hoo ver entertained at the Waits House tonight tor . high officers of the army and nary and the chief, ot Tariout federal departments. CONCERT HI WEATHER Cloudy today, and Mon day, CcaIos rain or .bow; Max. Temp. Satnrday 08, Mia. S3, river V2 feet, partly dowdy, south wind. No. 288 STEALING Med ford and State Police; Further Excitement When Two youths whose Identity t e authorities refuse to reveal, but described as "courthouse loiter ers." Sheriff Schermerhorn was ar rested early this evening when he went to the city police station to serve a warrant on City Police man Joe Cave, indicted by the grand Jury today on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. After Sheriff Scher rrhorn served the warrant on Officer Cave he was requested to step Into the office. There he was served with a warrant by Coron er Frank Perl, and state and city pouee placed him In the city JaiL Jailer Glenn was arrested this noon. Breceen was arrested in mid-afternoon. The two youths have been in custody since last Tuesday. Davis was arrested at 10 o'clock tonight. The authorities state more ar rests are scheduled for tomorrow. They refuse to make public any evidence they have collected. They reaffirm their early claim that the ballot robbery was an "Inside Job." Schermerhorn was released un der 15000 bond late tonight. He had no comment to make when ar rested. Theft of the ballots occurred last Monday night. The loss was discovered Tuesday morning when attorneys went to prepare keys to the ballot container locks for speedy opening when the recount started before Judge O. F. Skip worth of Eugene. The eourt or dered the case dismissed when the ballot loss was discovered. Schermerhorn was elected sher iff in the official count by a ma jority of 123 votes over ex-Sheriff Ralph Jennings. Last December 3 Jennings started a recount pro cedure. The petition was blocked when Schermerhorn absented him self in northern California nntil assuming office, when the recount was again Instituted. MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 25. (AP) Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin. president of the "Good Govern ment congress," and tbe wife of a civil service employe here, this evening attempted to assault with a buggy whip Leonard A. Hall, editor of the Jacksonville Miner. Mrs. Martin, according to the authorities, waited outside the main office of the Dally News for Hall to appear. When he did Mrs. Martin, police say. leaped from her auto and lashed the young editor across the face with an old-fashioned buggy whip. Hall grappled with the woman, and was immediately seised by two men. said to be followers of Mrs. Martin. With the first blow, state police and city police, who had been "tipped off," appeared from a hallway and from autos parked across the street. The officers seized - the two combatants and took them to city police head quarters. State police dispersed the small crowd that gathered. A group ef citizens gathered acroes the street from the newspaper office, await ing the start of the battle. Mrs. Martin was released by the city police. Hall, following a con ference with state police, declined for the present to sign a complaint against Mrs. Martin. Mrs. Martin said the attack was prompted by an article appearing in the last Issue of the Miner, in which she was mentioned by in ference. Hall as editor of the Jackson ville Miner has been conducting a campaign against the "Good Gov ernment league congress" and L. A. Banks, Its chief sponsor. MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 25. (AP) The News Publishing- com pany and Lea Tattle, former own-' m that Wawtfnrif TTaHy Nawc- now published by Llewellyn A (Turn to page 2, col. I) u urn 9 page vwa. -
