o
Dtll? Twwitj-thW Tear
KkU Fmy-MW.tfa Year
MEDFOliD, OlfKCiOX. SUNDAY. .FAXl'AUV 111. 1!U;.
. ME3DTORD -Mail Trtbttne
To.day ASSEMBLY
By Arthur Brisbane ; TA TAf I
Humanity & $1,000,000.
Women Spend 25
Billions.
1,000,000 Tons of Paper.
Income Tax Refunds.
(Copyright. By King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
I,. N. I.ittnuer (rives $1,()ik,-.
DUO '-to lmmanit v."
Humanity is hie, .l,OiW1,00il
is small. Mr. Lindner's fift
wuuKI nmoiint to nbout one-sixteenth
of a cent for paeh far all
human beings on earth. That
shows the futility of any jilan
to 'Mivide wenlth."
One million, kept tocelticr,
wisely used, might be useful.
Hut, on the whole, earth's six
teen hundred million human be
iims must work out their own
"irolileiilK. Nobody's $ I ,Ot M I.OOl I
?fin help nuieh.
Mrs. Sippel, head of the oOu
sral Federation of Women's
Clubs, say women do uinp
tenlils of Uie buy in i;, spendilir;
about fifty-two thousand mill
ion dollars each year. That's
important lo advertisers.
The fact that women kji-iuI j
fiftV-two billions a vear should
, . . . . i
inalii' every advertiser keep ill j
lb., loiol; of liis lioi.l 111.- noes,
lion, "What do women want!"
Whether be sells autohobiles or
neckties.
in, .,..! I.,,,,,.l, M,.L-
. . ' ' . . . . "
I or .fr,iiiiii,iitHi ne poi a narsiiuu.
The Department of A-rrieiilture
says Alaska's forests ean yield
"very year, forever, l,.ri(l0,llfi(l
eords of pttlpwood, enoiiub for
1,000,000 toiis'of newsprint pa
per. That meaiiK iroO.oO.OOO a year.
at 2'j eeuls a pound, whieh is :
nlionl n-lin t iciner oii'lit to eost
anoiu wnai paper ouiii io eosi.
.
"Vast foresta of pulpwood ill
tbo TePasl, National Forest
tire to be managed bv the. gov-
. i-
ininient tor never-ending Pi-
dilution of timber," savs the re-1
P"' '
With tidewater transport.'!-
lion and plenty of water power
in Alaska, the country need not
depend on Canada for news
print. '
Conservative publishers may
feel differently about govern
ment ownership and nianage.
lient when it eoneerns their
jOivn newsprint supply.
Anybody excited because the
Vniled States returns income
tnxeR illegally assessed, or col
lected, may be comforted by
FACTS.
.All reiumis anil .louiem.-,,,.,
made bv tint treasury
aillOlllll
to only '2- per iM-nt of total re
ceipts. Kiirlheriiiore,
made in accordance
refunds
.villi the
law, and often based on court I Oountv. more iban half of wbi.-h
j.,..;,;,,,,.. ,,,,! nVLV 04 l'l'.IMwere said to he due to Incendlar
CENT OK ADmTlON'Al. IN
COME TAX ASSESSMENTS
J.A1I) AND COLEECTED.
In other words, for every dol
lar given back by the govern
,rient, or credited on payments
fine, the government collects $-1
from iU.livi.l..HlH that did not;
pay enntltrlK IThii- l ulled Stalls will cease ta-
tS isuliiK currency of the present siw
The treasury is compelled to.un April 1 In preparation f"r
" i'- c 1 ' .,.l,., li ..,.11. .els pultini! out the new and smaller
make refunds when fe colic. .um.y Juy ,. Q
taxes ilkmillv, or improperly. I iMIntinn of the new paper mon-
The iioverinnent
...,.. t vt.n
pvimi fron Nteel tmst niul
cannot lnnr1 court
yt..;L;r.iu
i
k.. n tl.A Holm In nrllnwf mentx
on lu,-ome tax niatlern. It Hhou)Kvernment official,.,
momhor that In nnnHrliiini The dlfiln. tivt. fl
i.i. M.tn. II I. nw.
-op n 'in.nri ..In tit. nit AVfr lh '
rouutry. Docuineutn Id one einKie ,
raae mty involvt t)pfwrltlnK tens
ol ihounandH of papers,
4 A hill in Indiana's senate sug I
gesta "flogging for male criminals j
(Continued on 1'aga Four).
U IMblXLL
TAX BILLS
! Vital Problems On Program
When Legislature Re
sumes On Tomorrow
Auto Fee And Phone
Probe Due for Hearing
Control Board Files Re
port. . SAI.KM. Ore., Jan. lit. ,,V--
Freed f.om rnuilne, the stale lec.
: islature, toiuoriuw morning, will
, slarl wrestling with the niuior
! problems it! lbe session.
! I n Ims all predictions tail a part
; of the tax program recommended
. ny the properly la reiiei i-unimw-'
siou, a bill for Hie revision of alil-
umohile license lees ami ill.- report
j of the special committee on the
j telephone situation will he offered
duriu.'; thp week,
j Members of the state board of
I control met with a delegation of
I I'olk county citizens today in emi-
. neclinii with the inanul'ucture anil
salt- of lime to farmers for feriil-
izer purposes.
It is proposed to sell pulverized
I lime rock at the Kalis City plant
-.. ;., I,n, ..,,.) 9 1 In
ut-i:B" 0r considerably less than
"barged at the slat,- lime plant.
Ouvernor I'atli rsun made u plain i
lo ,,,,, ueienatton that the si.ue :
was not ill the lime niHllles lei
a proln, but merely to cr.cr tann
ers an accommodation.
1!. Olsvlk of .-'storis filed :i;
application with the slate ..nliiec
here today askine water from an
nnnamed siuiie; lor domestic pur-
looses 111 Liaisoo county
Creation of the Mi-called
purchasiilK agency under tlie slat !
co.i.i.'i i , m ., . , I, i
OJIVK.H 11 UI.M'l" ii... ... ....... --
durillK Him past yeur. The bieu
...
niul report of the board of control
which filed with t.ovenior i-auci-son
today mild:
Tha report showed that pur-
hnscs for the year at-'Kiciau s
$3,112,S1G. This volume does not
include the purchase of nooks lor
the Oregon slato library and nuin
rn,i nlnrr Items of col'si'Jerable
magnitude, which would boost tbo
ilotal to moru man .i.jou, ...
. .... ,)0 ,nlro(il.c, i the
! house Monday Qiithorlzlni! the state j
to transfer a tract of land to the.
;v - S !
been fixed by the board of con-,
trnl which Is satisfactory lo the!
i'.V I
Tieii Hie Joint wnys and means j
committee of the leKlslature swiiKS ,
, mto aetlou hero next Monday night
j it will find on the desk reports (
or a nuiniwr oi isto,,"
uoiuted ui inspeet uie various stale ;
InBtitutlonn. Approprlatious tor
these institutions will be coustd- .
ered In eouneclioti with the re-
''""halt iloneu Hub-coimuiltoes left j
here late Thursday for the differ
ent institution. Sub-eouinilttees .
selected lo Inspect inn vano.o
state institutions near Salem pro b-
early ;
ahlv will Ret ir.io acno.i
n(.x( w,.Kk
infiT forest fires dur-
I r,K the vear P.CS on lands under
the Jurlsdietion of the state for-.
esters oium .. , .",..,'. 1
nia.l wltii lbe slate
here today. The reisiri was p.e-
pared by
F. A. f.lliou, stii.
i ester. , .
One of the most rerious prob.
: ..... -.-..,.(,. rv ileiiiirtmeiu had
i leins no ' .
V, incendiarv situation
fin the southern part of the state
I More Ih"',' a l""'1 l"'pi! b,"r"
'.: ., i,m n.,rt of the state.
led over was 111 Ksotl ura
nhine coualies. .Most i
. I n....u due lo incendiarism.
i-rl,o,-o were S7 fires ill DoiIKhlR
isin and carelessness
W.ABHI..OTON. ... n
,. has lnn
O way t'fv
irnl monthd. Tho first hhi-ft, cn-
iKiHtinn f u np iiinr Iiiiik, will
lo nurthai'(i iiy .SHt-rt'iary Ai'itin.
The next twelve heet have been
' reserved for purohane ,tiy other
dlnln.tivc d.siitn of tho
new hilln in ertel hy
. ....-
officials lo mk It eany
to d,
!
counterfeit.
CHICAilO. Jan. 1'J. 11 liffi-
, cers ct the National Hetnll Furnl-
I lure asocinnon. eiece.i i.ioay, in-
dud
llHrinun Hchocntei.l of Kc-
attle. priwident. and Ssmuel Kohn,
Denver, tint vlto-prtnliioot.
FIRST PRINTING OF,
nfj paper mmmmi banned
WOMAN KILLS SELF
i
v has --ry Yi
W'WwMwk mm
Ruth McDonald, 34, Spokane, Wash., committed suicio'e by inl'.i'
Ing carbon monoxidj fror.i her r'.ter.-cbile'3 exhaust the night before
she was to marry Leonid rink (inset) of Seattle. He was held u.idcr
technical arrest until proving he had re-assigned to the girl's family
$150,000 in securities his fiance had entrusted to him.
fsl'uiN .Wc;. .Ian. I'.i - I -l.eonlil
"ink. Seattle pbotoui ::phic nrtisl
, . believed lo b" In a steti' of rot
entrrl , .,, , ,
; )fuar,,,x hl!il Ii(.,,t. wai) vepmtcl
' ' a Spokane deputy sheriff
t,.
have been in Kvetett, W'asll
lo-
1 day.
Tlie deputy, whose iihuio was not
reveu'ed al lie, Kherlff's officii.
, communicated here mat he ate
breakfast with the artist, deputies
! here said.
AUTO LICENSE
DATE TO JUNE
rviunnomaii benator ueciar
es Business Suffers Be
cause of Present Ar
rangement at First Of
Year Increase Shown
Over Last Year.
Jan. i!i.
PoltTI.A.VI). Ore.
A bill providing a
huncc in
dale.
for biiyinn ini.lor liernsn
libit
I" niber .11 , i June
III! will l
Inir.Hiuced in lbe sen-
, at.
next we,-k by Sen:, lor ileuneii
if -M lilt nnmiih
Til is. ann.funce
toilay following
men, ' was in.t.le
. "nf.-ronee between the s.-nator
land Police I'hief Jenkins.
.Henntpr I'.etinett d.'clare.l thai
' hiislr.ess is rrreally Impaired
pert ,,r lbe
ilbe
lo ill), ins or doll. ii
,1 I,,
pur. bus,
tlllo Ii, -coses.
S.M.K.M. nr.. Jan in
to and ineludliu; January
tal of 1.1 1. ill,? seis ,,r l!i
vehicle llecnse plates we
motor
iKHiicft
as a fiii nsi liM.Tss duriiiK tli s:uu
jn-rlod last yonv. i -im an-
.-M s.V i' J.
SA$;M, Ore., .Ian. 1 (p,
SiiHpt-iihlnii for inn iiiflellnlle per
iod fuecM any student caimhl
niokiiiK In flie hth school build
lim or oiOhe grounds, t;. C. N!l
8on, principal, decreed today. MIh
action followed rumors that
ihu
tmj(.nI r(1inc would take action
If th fM' upv ft'-f - A ceHHfiillv
stamn out the practice.
.
I l .1 Hl, , fl V n n Inn IQ
Amanro today mourned the loss
of itK first citizen. Mayor Lee,
Ilivln. f'.fi ntll,. nnH nil l.n.n .
who owned or h. M under lease ;
fur cattle m:izinCv m o r than
i.ioi.i i nrie. or lexns and Mx-
Ico land. H wns reputed to be
,111c largest Individual cattle owner
in ihe I. titled mates.
BILL CHANGES "NOTED HORNED!
i
op- , vA LPtl U PU
111 OMLLIt'l iiiUil
ON WEDDING EVE
The nrtiM's attorney.!
I-Mward
Connelly, and Milton llanuiler. de-
Cared they could not say any.
unc i in
l.iKiiril to their client's
whereabouts or bis future plans.
Unmix valued variously from Sirm,-
liiri to $lS7,mn) Klveii Pink by Miss
liutii .vicDonulil. bis liancee, be -
Tom she cummitted suicide .lunii-
; ary 1 1, wwre still in miv. a deposit
i bux l.i a bank here, the attorneys!
I assorted. i
TOAD OF TEXAS
DIES OF COLD
'Rip' Sealed In Wall For
Over Thirty Years Gets
Too Much Fresh Air
Brought Publicity To a
Small Town.
l-.'AKTLANI), Tix.. Jan. 19. (,V,
"Ulp" the horned toad that was
reputed to have lived for :.i vtnri
scaled mi in the cornerstone of the
. coil.inouse hen. Is ,i..a,l Tor.
,llu,., exposure to Iresh air. some
say, and Kin eat :!it his death i.t
cold.
The body was found lute today.
Kills' bead was proirudiitK above
the carefully KUlll'iled leaves and
lid in which lie had lieeil biber-
nalllu slnra1
his asseiied emerg.
eiu e last summer ironi the stone, I Henderson are Improvlnu; each
witnessed by pusiors and other ! kame and pinmlse to make a name
1,'tidiiiK citizens, some or wliomlfor themselves us Ihc season pro-
t .'il'iiii'ii iil'ttdavjlH to tl)i ftf'iiuiiir
ness of tlit vftfriin'n it'inoxal.
-iA'iVl Whilr there wan no inipicHt, tlio
17. a i- iKtpiiliir V(rlirt wan tlutt Kin, hi mi
nut liv the Minshiiif, wiih rlilllcil
family.
Details concrniiiK tho (llspo!-'
lion of the hitfly hnv not been n-,
iiuuncecl. i
Tho Htory lohl wlun Hip was!
broimht into Ihc public view was!
that he watt put In to tlu eoriK-r-Htonc
mote than '.11 yrui'H iiro when
thu olrt county liutlilinK was erect- I
eil. The occiihIou lor taking him!
out. tlurln ; ceremonit-H in connec-'
tion witli a new court huiine, whk
IihhcmI on tlie tradition that a Wont
Texas hnrm'il "loaU" ran live with
out food and water Indefinitely.
The citizenry claimed Itip act-'
tin liv had done ho and H-tetitlHtH;
over the country uiKUed pro and;
enn for weekH. j
Oregon ltlnU to Hawaii
IMlItTl.AXD, re. Klfly
puli'n of itieadowlarkrt hii vc been
"hipped fram rK'Jti lo Hawaii to
"H" in,'ir cni-fiiiM huiik i inn nira
melody
that reigns In the niid-
faelric islands. They also will aid ,
... ., . , , .. I. . ......... I
WASIII.V'ITON, Jan. IS. (,Pi
Th." d C l!l f t 111 Cll t (if H Jfrl'.! 1 1 II T e tO-
''' estahllshed a quiiiiintlne over
" sinnll area near Whltlier. Los
upti'-n i"u,f. mo., no.. riHu.,,-
ten-il a herd of Jfi'io swine, fol-
lowing an outbreak of foot and
lnouili disease.
FRMnH AGAIN
3 DOWN LOCALS
IN FAST TILT
i
Medford Defense Lags In!
Last Quarter After Close:
Checking Long Shots'
Of Visitors Prove Deci-I
sive - First Quarter Ends'
Near Tie. i
The On-con l-Yosh again (idem-1
d the Aledloiil Hi ai ti. Armory :
mst ulMlit ,y the d-clsive sere i
"' -:i " ' I sidle of the appnr- 1
HI mania ih,. a,,,,,. wa(l ,.(,,,,;
uiuil ih.- last quarter. Me.li.irdi
1'la.ve.l a beticr brand of basket
ball than ilic njK,i ,cfr... -i i,,. '
i -. Hi defense bclni: so tiKlit thai j
the hrosh practically nav the .
v.. nun ... ii .i (ouk iledr .
Hhols rruin far l,ack of tlu- foul'
line ami weie able to inal.e Hi. -in i
On Hie mil,.,- I,,,,,,! Meivi,, ,
closely , lic ked as were all the '
l-oine me,,, the l-'rosh defense he-;
UK aloe lo prevent many shuts:
ii.nl Ai.'dford falllim' to cutinec. '
with Die basket when lllev bad the I
uppnrlnnlly. 'n,,. trM ,n,.,v ,,,.,. '
is were nim-li bctt,.,. phiyd dl.nl i
llle las! one when iln. p.,..,,, I... I
I -aine roimb. ' ;
i I'ulp opened bv ii.,-!,,,. ii,., r:,., I
baskei. i..fO,,. .i ,.. ' . I
onl could not find
the hoop e
throws while
pi with fun,.
the Krosh !-rot three
huskclj.
. 1-rosh i
ticon, at end oi quarter:
.Medlonl 1.
Ill the second illlarter Iloln iiimln
.ol llio. first counter wbe.i he inn.l"
, a basket ii t. f-.)t ,,iv A,..
iJontilil followed with a flei.l l.,,,,1
I Melcii!
lui.sscll u lolls slim. Inn
heailtlful folhiw-uo i-e.ov.
with a
;eled ihe ball and found Ihc hoop
for two counter
'Ibis tied the
. score at s lo s.
I 'I'liomas went in for Uowerninn
' "'""'"' Ki a basket, bin
! i L""I
uiiu .ocuonalil Kot a bask
W...I.
, lord III. ' ' .
I homas opened the halt within
trti; throw which be convened
i 1 "ere was an exchange of cour-
! mai ami tne term (indud with Ihe
'' r01"1 ll lending by n id tujj!
"'y;1' - -
'be IiibI canto npeued ' with a
I'.niK. Medford was determined to
overcomo the lead of the visitors.
The plays were fast hut raided
ami consuieraiiie rouchnuss devel
oped on both sides. The Frosh In-
creused their lead and slowed
down, Medford driving tlieni Into
piuy. inny stalled the last lew crashed near Cove. Ore., was weather which ttriick tliu Pacific
seconds of play. Score, ' tVosli 2!, (found dead today by a party ol Xorihweiit late yeslorday and con
.p!!ori' l'-11 ilrando men w hen they reach-j tinned thrnuKlioiil today was pro-
The came throiiKliont wns pluyetl i d an Isolated irapper's cabin inlsed tonli.'hl by tbo Koveramcnt
In much better spirit and showed where Huckner w.is ennrined inoteoroloKlsl.
a better brand of ball. Had IhA, awaliliiK aid from the ide i "W hite cold" with mercury to-
rrosh not been able In enmi..,. 1.1 i, , .
lu'i.i. .I...I.. i .. u . .
wiih thelt lorn; shots ihe tale inlKhl
.i, , , dilierent. heenan was
uie star lor the visitors, a flashy
player.
VV PT KO
The lineup was:
Frosh
Mn-oir, r 1
Kennau, f ; n
ItiiKaii, c .". i fl
Lolp, k 1 1 I
Stevens, g 2 n
Fletcher, h t 1
Hale, n o (I
1
Jledl'ovd
PKTKO
-Melvlu, f , n
IJow-urmnn, f
McOonald, c 2 2
Moi-Kan. K
(iuructi, g ;t n
Thomas, s t
Iteferee. Mills.
The preliminary wan played ho.
tw-een Sums Valley ami liie .Inn.
ior III. The visitors wimp ti large:'
team than the locals and al Hist
bad II pretty much their own
way. In the second half the Jun
ior III plliietl up but were llnabli
lo win out. The final score was
Hams Valley III. Medford Junior
"I 17. The locals under Coach
TRIAL DELAYED
CollVAU.W, Ore., Jan. IH. (A't
Trial af linza Uryaut, c-hiilKtMl
with fli-Mt ilereo murrb-r In con
nicilou with the death of U-wIh
( Hlp DickerHon, Orciron Htato
f ol Imi II itar, will not jitarl Mn
ilny. Mac Troxell, prlncltml wit
nexM In thu cupc, tm uuxfantlnerl
to her home today when her
final! brother wan taken III with
nmiillpux. Hryant Ih kept In the
ly; county Jail pending trial
v
KLAMATH FALIJS, Ore., Jan.
19. oW Trial of William Thoma-
STAR WITNESS
QUARANTINED
son. ranch foreman and farmer Macon. Un.. accused of circulating .,. , ,, ,i,,,f ll t11..r shop ! " ' iJund void tort Op-
peace officer, will open here a spurious oa.h attributed to the wero dus.-J&d from the wllne-f I ' ,?r hv ,he dena rtrnent of us
Mond.lv miirnni In circuit court. KnlKhl. of Clumho. wns eon-L i .... ? .... , Iv..,i. . toller h tne department Ol JUS
Hi. l hnr.ri U'l.h lll Amw...
- - " - "v
murder In onnecllnn , with the
death of Veiny I'enrson last No-
Ivembcr, In Chiloquln.
AN IRON3 MAN ARRIVES IN AMERICA
1 WAifl J v'-ferVi !
The perfect ni-in who neither chews, smokes, drinks, nor shows
his temper Is greeted in New Yorn ny Mrs. jane nousion. he was
brought to the United States by hlo creators, Capt. W. H. Richards,
Enolish author and scientist, and A. H. Reffell, Uritlsh ennlneer.
riuATU mm m MfiDTUisrQT im
ULttfll IIIHJ lit ItUmiHILOl 111 !
IRESCUERS RACE WiNTERY GRASP!
TO MAIL PILOT
:
iAviatOf
n
Crash
Injured In
Near Cove Dead When
Aid Arrives - Heroic Ef
forts of Trappers And
Doctors of No Avail.
LA R11A.MJH, Ore.. .Ian.
I'l'i Harold ic. liu. kuer, 32, Var-i
1 uey airmail pilot, whose lens were!
broken Kridny when his plane!
, "
With Hnckn.-r's body was a
I trapper who stayed with the In-
h,,-..,i i.-hlli. ii. , i, tin. f lii'iiveft
sl-f.ioi snowdrifts in an etrort to
Ireacli Morse much, fifteen miles
'dlHiiiat, to notify Ln, (Irnnde of -
4 rieluls.
a Kxcepl r.ir the brief messnge Yrulta, Lai., cumu reports of snow
1 thai Huckncr's Injuries hud proven plows being employed to keep
i ratal. Utile Information was oh-
11 ; mined.
The telephone message
was recc vc, from orse ranch
b',.fi,.i. ..., ..r it,., i-,.u , i ii,,,.
returned from Urn cl.ln. leavlnc.
2 two others with Ihe body.
'1 1 The party composed of Ilr. It.
2 ii t ...... ii ii.. ....i.i ..ii
"jrhurles WrtKlitKiiii lea, bed Ihe
C,.i.i.. ... r i,...
"::ifler a tilulu spent in loonnia'n-
I'iiih country Willi n bll.ard addini;
In the dirriellltles.
' Mrs. liuckner arrived here lo
!day from llelse tin, I was prepaiitm
jto no lo Ihe cabin. I'Iiiiim were
! .lisinlsscd wli.-n word was receiv
ed her husband bad died.
I 'I'bc body will be hroue.hr to
La Oi-iinde.
SOFT DRINK OFFER
II
; f'OI.OItAlJo SI'KIN'SH. Colo.,
t.lan. 0V1 -Wlu-n ArthiiH K.
I'aiiKh, a bottler, of f 11 d n botib'
, of ioi to every dehool child hav
iliiK an "A' on blf mid -t i in report
1 1 aid he did not realize bow many
Miuirt yatiiiKHlciH there wi-re here.
lie wa bcidi-Ked by l.lOn'Kiad"'
I cliool eh I til re n today Koine hav-
Iiik a many an nine "A'H" on their
;';i1k. Diiiibh- that iminber are
' expected Inter tvhen tho Junior
(i 11(1 hiKh Hi-bool HllhlcntM cnnii to
' cfdlect their pop.
falseIcToath
SAVANNAH. On.. Jan. 19.--I7T,
.Mrs. Kdward ('.. Alumliaugh. "f
vlnt.rf f n ..l.,.-..,.
..,..7.. ... ,. ,.,,,n ...
Innl libel nnd sentenced to pay a
fine of loou or servu six iiioiillis In
Jail.
. a i
Ai NO RELIEF!
,,,,,, n .
Trains Held Up By Nine-
FOOt Drifts at Klamath I """ '" 'levelop nntl carry out
I an adequate proRam."
Fae Pnlrlpr Vlpathpr '"'c opportunity rotorred to la an
rans uoiaer weainer:,,,,,,,,, tu jie peniUnB def)c.
For Upstate
Ice Sheeted -Snow
Covered.
i
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19. (P)
Little relief from tin, wlntrv
uiiKKiuiiiiK to -,i u:,Krees unovo waR
predicted for OreKon ami the
southern portion of Wanhlnuton.
I nanpir., mnrpiiru ,enu u'.li..,,a,l
111 )lace of the niKiiiK bli.zard
which struck the Northwest Inst
; nlK'it.
Ah far south as (runs Valley nnd
loniis anil tracus open.
To Uie northward Centralis
i-oi'liview, iimnua, aim nana
mid other Washington citieft re
ported irom IS lo 2a degrees above
Willi from one lo five inchea of
snow. LoiiKVlcw reported a minor
"silver thaw," making hlghwuys
'
1 Southern
I'uclfie IraiiiH were
held up tit Klatiiiilli Kails, 0:e.,
by niue-foot drirts while In the
Crania 1'iish region miners hailed
! the snnwlall because streams have
; been unusually low.
i Although Salem. Ore., experlene-
ied the coldest weailier of the win
tor, no snow fell there. I'endle-
oii wheal growers welcomed the
j blanket ol' snow before I'ree.lng
'wcalher of rive above set ill.
I liluhwuy bttllelltiH issued
Ihrounhoiii the day Iiy the Oregon
.Motorists association indicated
thai practically every road In the
, stale anil lo Ihe northward wore
sheeted witli Ice and chains were
necessary, llctween The Dalles
and Hood Itlver, Ore., the Colum
bia highway was considered ex
tieinely dangerous and guards
were posted.
i Port landers wnded to work to-
fiay tiiii.iiKii mice m.a
;and Irollcv cars miiititalned an Ir-!
, regular Hchediile.
OREGON HUNTER
, KILLED BY PAL1
, COTT.VliK (LiCVV, Ore., .Inn. lit.
i --(li) Word Wns received here
' lute today thai Irwin SlnalL 20,
', had bee:i killed in the woods Puit
' ten miles east of here while bunt
Inu with Cliiude Khmtrldgo. He
tails were meauer because of tho
distance from the city.
I Small is the son of .Mrs. Florence
t Small of Cottage drove.
. AVCI'I IV.I Tan 10
,.rerence ih,. hack r.'i.on
.I.T....,. ! '' ... .....'.... .
ciiici hi- i'iit uiiocr ex-iiiBinci i.
inrney Asa Keyes, In th i-'sl nf
Keves and five CO defendan's on
bribery ch.arge.it,
ISINCERfTV
! OF MELLON
ATTACKED
i
Secretary's Opposition To
Huge Enforcement Fund
Causes Dry Chiefs To
Ask Reconsideration
See No Signs of Zeal
Plan Educational Cam
paign. ; U'ASIIINdTClN, Jan. 19. (J-)
i Three promllieul dry leaders in a
i teicKiain addressed lo Secretary
Mellon today requested "a prompt
t rccoiisideraiion" by the treasury
depart incut head of his refusal 10
endorse an additional approprla-
i lion oi S. i.i'Oii. li, lu tor the cnloree-
in, 'lit of prohililtlou.
The dry leuuers neclared in their
coniinuniculion, reud In tbo Henale
hy Sheiiard, lieniocrat, Texas, the
,111111111,' or Ihe L'lKhtccntu amend
j ineni, linn unlesa Mv. .Mellon re
I sciiida his disapproval ol' the in-
crease, question will Inevitably
arise whether ihe treasury depart
: tnent "sincerely desires efficient
j enforcement " and whether It 1
ame to itwelop an adequate pro
;rain. 'Ihe tclcKiain wuh sinned by
Itlshop James Cannon, chairman,
and Kiicouu L. Crawford, secretary
of tlie iKiard of temperance and
social service ol 1)18 Methodist
Episcopal church, South, and HUli
op Thomas Mchtlson, president oil
tlie untl-saloou Ichkuc.
it win i3 uitiicuit ior uie aver-
I Hi;,' .-Miiei icau cmzeu lo ueueve,
saui uie communicntion, mat
there Is much zeal or eaKorneaa on
I tlie part of the Hecretnry of the
ireaaury lo aecnra adequate en-
lorcement If he relused thin nnnor-
HinhuQwc 'ei'cy "upply bill hy Senator Hal
iyilWcty!.H, Democrat, (ioorglti, to provide
.. .Ian additional i6.000,()00 for pro
- rOrtlanCI I nlhltion eniorcemcut. Secretary
.Mellon, writing, to the sonata after
i lie Hairls propoinl wan approved
by the Bonnie appropriatlona com
mit tee, declared it would not be
.ulvlsable to make the money avail
able until a Biirvey were couducted
to detorinllio tile most advisable
way to spend It. '
After the dry leader's telegram '
was made public Senator Har.ls
I leclared himself highly gratified
with tills additional support for
Ills proposal. Especially, be added,
ns he gratified to learn that the
.ireHklent of the Antl-Saloo.i loftKue
uad "repudiated" F. Scott McBrlde,
niiperlntondeut of the league, for
joinuiK . forces with Secretary
Mellon, analnsl the Increase."
Senator Harris declared that Mc
i.rlde at first mad Indorsed the
Incroaso but had chnuged his posi
tion when Secretary Mellon an
nounced hit) disapproval.
Tho CnniionCrawford-Nlcholson
telegram advised Secretary Melloa
to Investigate as to the best dis
tribution of the additional funds,
BUKKestln that they might be di
vided hetween the coast guard
service, Canadian border patrol,
stringent Burvelllanco of breweries
and "an oxtouslve nation-wide edo-.
cation rampnlKn employing best
tulent lo prepare accurate, strik
ing posters and circulars empha
sizing the danger of Individuals
land to society of the use of In
toxicants."
The senate expects to get back
lo the prohibition Increase Mon
day. Senator Harris Is hopeful that
It will he approved. Tho general
opinion is thai at least one of the
substitutes, If not Harris' amend
ment will ho adopted. One of Ih
siihslltules was offered hy Senator
(ilasH, Democrat, - Virginia, add
would appropriate $1!50,000 for use.
by the president for a searching
Investigation of prohibition condi
tions. . '
Later In the day Secretary Mel
lon said the telegram had bsen re
ceived but that he hud nothing to
say except that It would be replied
- r , . Ku
",c "
ness.
SINCLAIR LEASE
RENEWAL SCORED
WAHIILNOTON. Jun. ID. Wr"
A report criticising tho renowal of
tlie Sinclair contract for royalty
oil on the Halt Creek field was
submitted to the senate lands
committee today by Senator
Walsh, democrat, Montana.
Hcaringa of Uie committee show
ed thut Hi hi-O Work, former sec
retary of the Interior, granted the
rr.ni.wnl a vnar nifn nnon the TOC
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Weather
Oregon: Fair and cold: moderate
east and northeast winds.