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ail Tribune i ' Ml) HmlH Tr. . ni mu urn iw. MEDFORD, OR EG OX, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1929. Xo. 279. DOMINATED FOR PROMOTIONS FIGURE IN RAIL MERGER PLANS' DRY FARCE Today MEDFOED ATHLETIC CARDS HALT CAGLE AND By Arthur Briibu How to Cure Anarchy. He and She Ran Away. The Lawn Tennis Line. Flying at Railroad Rates. HIT ANEW 34-13 t . - s'" M s ft SECESSION N NATION WIN Copyright King Features Synd. Inc. A boy of 17, calling himself a communist, appeared before Magistrate Sabbatoni, who said to him: "What you need is for me to have you in a two-by-four room. What I would do to you! I'd 'blacken your eyes and give you sonic real American spirit.'.' Thar, you will admit, is a per fect plan for discouraging, the spirit of anarchy, which disre gards established law and legal loeedure. ; In Xew Jersey the wife of a Baptist clergyman runs away with a chicken farmer, member of the congregution. She advises her husband to get a divorce. . The chicken farmer leaves directions for the 'care of chickens and his three children. ,' . This is shocking news, hut we should read it, having in mind the great number of cler gymen's wives and chicken far mers that stay faithfully at home, leading monotonous lives, with little thanks to the clergymen's wives from the congregations, and often few eggs for the chicken fanner from his hens. Faithfulness is the rule, and is never advertjsedi;;v;';r-' - -.. The United States Lawn Ten nis association has drawn the line, barring negroes from all championship tennis matches. It says, "This is no reflec tion upon the colored race." It is precisely a reflection upon the colored race, and that be ing the case, why not soy so? White tennis players may ban black players and vice versa. Xo need to be hypocrit ical. This is important'to railroads and their stockholders. Universal air lines will com pete with railroad rates, pas sengers paying exactly the costs by rail, plus sleeping car fares. . On the financial horizon that . is a cloud about the size of u dividend that ought to make railroads thoughtful. Airplanes will soon fly from tho Atlantic to the Pacific between sunrise and sunset, for one quarter to day's railroad charges. As sad a sight as you ever saw was AVo.ll Street's Christ mas tree the day after Christ inas. Many former possessors of paper profits must have look ed nt that tree in front of the exchange with some bitterness. It had on it only- two or three little dull red balbs, soaked with rain,' partly withered. It was an appropriate tree for those that hung up their stock ing in Wall Street and on Christmas day. couldn't find even the stocking. This crime wave, dangerous for law-abiding citizens, is dangerous, occasionally, for the criminals also. ' Miss Ruth Orhiski, eighteen, very blond, tolls the police she ran from her criminal compan ions in Jersey, after tlipy had held up stores, and killed one man. She ran because "they planned to take her for a ride." "They had me marked," (Continued on Page Three) Schools Outside Portland Hit By New Rules Passed By Small Town Schools May Form Own Organization Amendment Ashland Educators Sponsored Has Local Meaning. SALEM, Ore., Doc. 28. (VP) ,Thu possibility that high school, in larger ctlitea outside Portland may drop out of iho state uthlcltc ufiHiH-iutiun as tho result of now rules put over by the smaller schools at the annual meeting in Portland Friday was Been here today. Two now rules were considered aimed at particular schools. One requiring coaches to be full-time teachers hit ut Salom and Kugene, although Coach Mollis Hunting ton here puts in more time than the average teacher. Active coach es at Kugene are not teachers but tho 'man who is nominally coach is a full-time teacher. The rule prohibiting coaches from being paid by anyone ex cept the school district hits . at Mod ford, The Dalles and Baker. Officials of the schools thus leg islated against discussed informal ly the proposal to form a sep arate association such as . the Portland .schools have. It. was learned here, Salem high officials are in a quandary, as Coach Huntington has a contract for the remainder of tho year. If he Is ruled lnell glblo to coach someone must pay his salary and school officials think that probably will be the state association, since U will b? responsible for cancellation of thp contrnct. The. rule, regulating tho pay of 'couches1, was" presenied ' by CI.1 "A. Rliscoe, superintendent of tho Ashland schools, nnd B. C. For sythe, principal of the Ashland schools. It Is ns follpws: ' i Xo school shall bo n member of the Oregon High School Ath letic nssoclntlon If the athletic coach, director or Instructor Is not a full-time teacher In the named school, and no port of the coach's salary or pay Is to come from any other surco than the school or ganization employing him." "Any school whose students, supporters, rooters or partisans take part in riots, fights, pilfer ing, painting or any upsportsman llke conduct against any other school In the association shall for feit all games played and won and shall be automatically suspended for an Indefinite period from the association." The rule, dealing with the pay of coaches., evidently has for Its purpose, the prevention of finan cial conditions prevailing In this city, when Prink Calllson, was conch of the Hertford high school, nnd her football nnd basketball squads won stato nnd district ti tles, over a flvc-yenr period. Cal llson, when coach here, was one of the highest paid high school coaches on the pnciflc coast. Local opinion also draws n con nection between the two new rules, and the recent attempt of the Southern Oregon Athlctlo associa tion, to restrict the local teams to playing only teams In Its own dis trict. The measure lost. It would have prevented Medford from playing Its annual games with Marshfleld, Corvallls, and Eugene, or games with Salem and the Chcmawa Indians. It was father ed by Al Sinclair, coach of the Klnmath Falls high school. Wow ever, Medford next season plays two games with Klamath Falls, and but one with Ashland, its an cient rival. The new amendments 'hog-tle' the athletic efforts of Medrord or any high school, nnd, are not fa vored by local folks, who like the thrill of state championship teams. The matter of Joining nny nsso clntlon, similar to the Portland as sociation, rests entirely with the school authorities, hut. school pat rons nnd fnns favor the plnn. with the proviso that Ashland be on the schedule. At many of the post meetings of the state associations, similar amendments havo been proposed, but the backers were never before well enough organized to force adoption. 1 , ' - LOS A NO ELKS. Dec. 28. (Pi Army officials at March Field. Riverside. Calif., Informed the As socinted Press today that a wreck ed airplane had been discovered in the Tejon Pass, south of Tnft, lallf and efforts were being made tn lenrn whether It was the missing s'.ilp In which Lieutenant Robert Selff of Han Diego disap peared. CHICAGO, Dec. 28. (D Three racketeers, hunting easy money with shotguns and revolvers, were trapped by police last night ard died resisting arrest. Associated Press I'hato . ,' In proposing IU gigantic plans for merging the rail lines of the . country Into 19 systems the interstate commerce commission, in general terms,' proposed a substantial approval of the consolidation plans advanced In several forms by O. P. Van Swerlngen (left) and . m . van sweringen or Cleveland AUTOISTS MUST SCIENCE TELLS . . , . :i GET LICENSESWHY TALES OF ERE NEW YEARS WEATHER VARY Stickers Procurable at Sher iff's Office, But To Date There Is No Rush Traf fice Force Plans Provis ional Arrest For Laggard! Motorists. ' I Jackson county motorists arc rej minded by Sheriff Jennings that auto licenses Cor tho. flrsc half or H):iO may be obtained at his of fice and must bo obtained before January 1. KverJ automobile in Jackson county must have pink stickers on windshield before th. first of tho yeur and those that tfo not havo the stirkers are op erattng ln direct yfoIution of the lawproviding fines for failure to apply for licenses. ' ' Every' motor car owner In the county enn obtain licenses nt the sheriff's office nnd the trouble of sending for licenses to Salem is eliminated through the new local hrapch .license bureau. Licenses had always been iHuod( at the sheriff's office hut were Issued only to owners or new cars unu j to out-of-state motorists, but trie present method Includes nil cur owners. ; " 1 : So far tho response lias not been satisfactory. Only 100 application were received yoHrduy, but a big rush Is expected this week. If State Traffic Officer Robert Phillips, who Is in charge of the special bureau at present, fpllowri out his plans, motorists not hav ing the pink sticker after the first of the year face the prospect of arrest and 'will be given pro visional nrrest slips, giving them the opportunity of coming to the sheriff's office within on hour to apply for a license or go before the judge to pny n fine. license ra t p m for 1 It 3 0 n m cheap"! than they were In 1020 nnd foes this time will be only one-half of the regular yearly rates, the license being good only to July 1. Applicants for licenses nre nlso requested to have the ap plications completely filled out he fore coming . to the sheriffs of fice, , facilitating tho, handling of the expected rush. agedIssTair seeks divorce rOIlTLA.VD, Ore.. Dec. 28. i.Vt Mrs. Clnrn Wilson, 81. filed jiii' for divorce in circuit court hcto today Against her1 husband. Calvin S. Wilson, 79. The complaint stat ed the couple were married here in 1894 nnd for the past seven years AVIlson hns mode hi hone nt Grants Pass and visited his wti but' once or twice n yenr, althoutrr. he knew It was necessary for her to remriin hero1 for medical reas ons, t WASHINGTON'. Dec. 2K. Pl With the delivery nt the state de partment tonight of the French note giving the attitude of th;it government toward tho Uoniim naval conference, a conviction w.i expremed In officii.! quarters that the French position wtuld not con stitute, nn lmportnt obstacle t (he parley. The French stand came ss in nurplste to officials here. Why Every Storm Not As Bad One Way Back Yon der Due to Human Fail ing Man Is Prone to Err In His Weather Sta tistics. J i DKS MOIXES. Iowa, Dec. 2S.-r (fl1) An unexpected source for th well-known exaggerated weather story has been discovered by Eric. C. Miller, motcorollgst of tho Unit ed States weather bureau at Mad ison, Wis., he said today. He re ported his discovery to th weather section ot the American asfoelu tlon for- the - ndvancemehV -of Science. ' ' When tho oldest inhabitant tails of the worst storm . "way 'batik when1 and is matched by a taller tale, ft liar's license is not- nec esaarly the explanation.' Doth nar rators may be exhibiting one of the great peculiarities of observa tion which Mr. Miller found in studying years of statistical weath er records of this and other coun tries. He said these records showed remarkable Inconsistencies In rain fall statistics kept by hundreds of trained and volunteer observers. Records kept In the same places disagreed. He was somewhat start led to find that such things the lunch hour, the period whfn men started the rush of the day's work, and later hours when thetr minds were more at leisure, a.l appeared In some of the weathm statistics.. They appeared in fnlr ly uniform differences of exactness In record which depend on lunch eons and numerous other persona! preoccu pa t i nns. . The explanation was that the weather goes on all the time, but man's watching wns Intermittent: ho might fall to catch the hlh point the other fellow snw. Some were more careful than others In reading those split fractions of an lm-h In precipitation or tho split degrees of temperature. ( ARMY FLYER SAFE; CLUE TO EIELSON TONOPAH. Nov.. Doe. 28. Pi Lieutennnt Robert Selff, nrr-iy nvlntar who left Rockwell . field. Han Diego, yesterday morning bound for Crlssy field, San Fran cisco, walked Into Tonnpnh tonight After miking a forced landing on a dry lake bed SG mites cast oi here.. . MOSCOW, V. H. 8. n.. Den. 2 s. (flV The enptnln of the' Hovlet stenmer Rlavropol, reported liv radio today that Carl lien Klelson, mlsslnir American aviator, was be lieved to have been sliihted by natives In the vicinity of Tueh okotsky bay. BOY, SEINENCED ASTORIA, Ore.. Dec. 28. OP) ( W. A. Howies, 32. was sentenced to II) years In the state today nf-i ter pleading guilty to an attempt j to kill Chief of Police Ragles of Warrenton. Judge Howard Zimmerman, In panslng sentence, said Howies' rec ord Indicated that most of his life since the age of 12 hnd been spent In reformntorles and Jails. Sen. Borah Reveals "Drip .ping Wet" Conditions, And Demands Action From President, - In New !. Attack Permit System ; And "Open Saloons" Cas tigated Bitter Day In Prohibition Circles. 1 .- . .. 1 IJy Fraud"! M. Stephenson (Associated 1'iess' Staff Writer) WASHINGTON'., Dec' 28. (JPI Fresh uutbreaks on prohibition en forcement startled WashinKton io nieht with senate drys splitting as under and Senator Borah of lduh-i. eharKine In a new attack th.U "Practically open saloons are run ning in the jurisdiction of district attorney, after district attorney In this country" The Idahoan Jumped into the dispute again after two adminis trative dry. leaders, Senators Jones of Washington, " and Capper of Kansas.- had issued statements as suring far reaching action by pros Went Hoover In dry enforcement and appealing to the. prohibition ists to stick together and help hlr. 'irho cry 'Stand by tho presi dent.' has nothing to do with this question. '" thundered r.orah ns wofd reached him of the appenl of the other Republican drys, and thei assurance by Senator Jones thn( "Tha president will remove quickly any man In a responsible position who ho Is convinced Is not doing his duty." "Senator Borah said that 'I pre sume, of course, that the president wants clean and efficient service. and I say to those senators that we have not got that at the pres ent time. f .Washing . your.-hnnd Wit'.i slgt)tss: soap- In, thfi presence of the president will not bring . ef fective service,", he continued. . "J Is necessary to state the faots that are going to be stated. "I assert that tho permit sys tem Itself ns- It Is being carried on Is a scandal that.lt Is being used in suoh a way ns to .demor alize! the. whole enforcement sys tems And I assert that the law enforcement department is respon sible for this. ' "I further state that practically open saloona are-running in the Jurisdiction of district attorney nfter district attorney In thlB coun try. . ', t ; ... . . ; "When I sov this, I do not mesn simply New, York or Chicago. I mean to state a condition which prevails throughout the country. , "I do not assume that you eon catch every bootlegger. But th. open, flaunting, defiant, perslslent, disregard for the law, day after day, and month after month, with no effort being made to stop X calls for discussion. That, In n y Judgment, Is the best way to hel: the president nnd especially . to help the enforcement of this law." Tho statements of Senators Jones and Capper were linked wli'i the recent demand by Dorah tor n cleaning un of enforcement of ficials from "top to bottom" and came aftor announcements earlier In Iho day by Attorney . Ocneral (Continued on Page Three) OF FIRST CLASS Kt?ORNK, Ore., Dec. 28. (A')--Ms. Kllen Condon McCnt-mack. 74, 'a' native of Oregon, author nnd geologist, died .suddenly at her home here last night.- She wis the daughter of the late Dr. Thorn? as Condon, nott 1 geologist, and n member of tho first faculty of the University of Oregon. 'Mrs. 'McCornack was a member of the first graduating class of the university and a member of th" Phi Beta Kappa national honornry scholastic fraternity. , Relatives found Mrs.'McCornac dead In bed this mornlns. Sin hnd been In what appeared to be perfect health up to the time of her death, taking nn active Inter est in social. Intellectual and fam ily life, and her death, which ap parently came during sleep, canie r.s A shock to her family and to her wide circle of friends. She had been planning to leave for California to spend the win ter with a brother In Pssaden i. Mrs. MeCormnck was horn at St. Helens. Ore., August U. 1 ''. She Is survived by two sons, h.r three grandsons and by a grand daughter, all of this clly. T"i sisters and two brothers nlso survive. 4oc(atcd Preaa I'hoto Brig. Gen. Ewlng E. Booth (left) h been nominated to be a major general and Col. Robert McCleave to be a brigadier general by President Hoover, who hat tent their names to the senate. AUTO SALES 1929 INCREASE: Production Equals Con sumption and Stock Mar ket Break Failed to Dull Christmas Sales Three Weak Spots Outlined By Sec'y. Lamont. . XEW YORK, DOC.,, 28. W During 1929 more than two mil lion motor vehicles wpro added to the number In use. In. the United States, a compilation of registra tion figures by the ' mngazino "Motoi" mnde public today din closed. ' , . i Passenger cars and trucks now In use Jotal 26,502,713, as coir pared -with 24,470,0-18 a year ago. The Increase In registration was 8.6 per cent ovor '11128 . as -compared with-. ait'!(ii',Vnso f-J.k' w-r cent In 1928 over..J92. ," , WASHINGTON, Deo.' 28(P) Maintenance of a' general high level of business In the United StnteB during December was view ed today by Secretary Lamond as nn indication that American . In dustry had reached a point where a bronk In Now York stock prices does not necessarily meun a nat ional depression. ' ' I Tho lack of large Inventories, indicating that consumption had kept paco with production, .was cited by-him as' tho principal reason general business conditions were not appreciably affected by tho stock market break. None of the major Industries was. overload ed with goods when the hreik came, he said. Such a condition In his opinion would hnve resuPed in n general cancellation of ordors and brought about a, recurrence of tho depression suffered by business In 1921. The development of rapid trans portation and maintenance of a high level . of efficiency by the railroads, he snld, had mado it un necessary for companies to - place heavy orders for goods nt any on-i time. This, he said, hnd kept down tendencies to overstock. The wenk spots in national busi ness. In the opinion of Secrelnry l,nmnnt, nre the automobile and tire Industries and the Inilldln; trades. He was of the opinion there might be a general slowing up in the manufacture of nulo mohlles nnd automobile tires dur ing tho next six months. II PLEADS DEFENSE KLAMATH FA 1X8, Ore.. Dec 28. (fl'l After being formally charged with tho murder of Vi cente Ponce, Mexican, in a lodging house here Christmas mornlnK. Tom DeMoss waived preliminary hearing yesterday. Ho will be taken before the county Judge at his re-quest to waive Indictment by the grand Jury and to hove 'nn attorney appointed to defend hlni The defendant Insists he Is in nocent nnd that his life was threatened by the Mexican. Polka declared DeMoss struck Ponce with an Iron, stnbbed him with a knife and shot him. '. Casanova Iniprnvrdl KURKKA, Calif.. Dee. 28. WV A slight Improvement today In the condition of Johnny ' Casanova. University of Santa Clara athlete, gave physicians new hopo for l-.ls rerovery from Internal Injuries suffered Wednesdny night In a headnn nutomohlle collision. The Weather. Oregon: Generally fnlr Sunday with valley fogs In the west por tion: Monday fnlr except unsettled In the northwest portion; probably with rnlns on north const; no chance In tempernlure; genlh' variable winds. BUSINESS IN TEACHERS BACK III PLAN FOR GOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL Objective Is State - Wide Consolidation and Cen tralizing of Authority State Board of Education Also Favored Abolishes Home Rule In Small Dis tricts. PORTLAND, Ore., Doe. 28. (P, Hundreds of pedagogues, In Port land from all sections of the stato for the 80th annual convention of the Oregon State Teachers'' ass'o dntlon, came out boldly today for tho creation ot a stato board of education and adoption i ot the county unit system. . A resolution . embodying tho teachers' desire for state super vision both of iho common schaoli iihd ' the , cduciitionnl,. institutions of ' higher, learning was - adopted unanimously and ..without debate at the afternoon session. Tho resolution was presented by the committee on resolutions. Charles A. Rice, superintendent of schools herd, was. chairman of tho com mittee. . .. . , ' In ' recommending abolition of the 'Small unit and so-cnlled homo rule, - tho teachers . declared that the elementary schools of the state could best be directed by concen tration of' authority In one body. This. It was pointed out In the resolution, would placo tho rurnl schools and ;schnols ' in tho small towns on u parity with the schools In Portland and other elites. Foreseeing --that some opposi tion might develop toward con centration of power, the toachora declared In favor of the county unit plan ns an Intermediate step toward state-wide . , consolidation. Tho county unit plnn already has been adopted in a number of counties. It sets up ' one board fo, administrative purposes, and places nil of -the schools .of a county under the Jurisdiction of a single board of flvo or seven mem bers. The county unit plan was voted on In this county In 1024 nnd de feated. - , BRIDGE OPENED JANUARY 16 SALEM. Ore., Doc. 28. UP) Rids for construction of thu bridge over Rnguo river near Gold Reach. Curry county, on tho Roosevelt censt highway will lie received by the state highway commission at Its meeting in Portland January 18. according to announcement todny from tho state highway of fice, Tho bridge will be tho most expensive ot the stato highway system. The department declined to mnko known the estimated cost. ... Th bridge will contnln seven 210-foot spans of reinforced con crete , and 828 feet of reinforced concrete viaduct nppronches, mak ing Ps total length 1028 feet. The rondwny will be 27 feet wide, -with 3V4 feet sidewalks. The contrnct will call for com peltlnn by December 81, 1981. The bridge will supplant the present freo ferry nt Gold Reach. ' Xnvy Mnn KtiMilea SAN DII-KIO, Dec. 28. P) Lieu tenant Commander Penile R. Led better, 47, United Stntes navy medical corps, committed suicide In the officers quarters of the navy 1 host-ital here tntdny by slashing his throat with A rasor. Ill henlth was assigned ns the cause. Smalling, Stanford Fullback . Scoring a n d Ground Gainer Ace Cagle, Cadet Star, Held In Check, Save For Thrilling Run West Point Squad Scores First Final Quarter a Rout. BY Itl'SSICLL ). NF.WLAXR . (Associated 'Press Sports Writer) STANFORD STADIUM. PALO, ALTO, Calif.,. Dec. 28.--t') While afternoon shadows began to triieu their message of impending dark ness in this huge bowl today, tuoro than 70,000 speetuturs hudilU-il around Its embankments saw a gr,enl Stanford team beat down the stubborn defense of Army's eleven nnd crush the soldiers under a. 34-13 score, their most decisive oeaung ot tne year. Outrushed, outpassed and with their ntl-American halfback mar vel, "Red" Cagle, guarded ns closely as eleven charging oppos-. ing warriors can guard one man. tho cadets were overwhelmed by a Stanford offensive that rose to new and brilliant heights Tor 1929. - Surging, crushing power, gene-' rated from the dazzling roverses and fake reverses that Couch Olen "Pop" Warner hnd fashion ed his current gridiron - machine out of, spelled the doom of nn Army squad that barely lost to Notre Dame, 7-0, a few ' weeks uti". i iiiiui periuus saw. int. , soldiers wilt - under the smashing attack of the Cardinals nnd white Jerseyed team ; that finished Its regular- season in a tie for 'the Pacific ,'. coast conference cham pionship.' In the last two quarters, 8tan- 7 ipra nounaea over for toree touc-ar downs. The first half ended n-is with Army on the short- end but In the closing sessions, Its linn was pierced and Its defense bat- , tered duwn before the tremendous tho field. ' '' . . .' l , .-. . Cagle's Fumble Cosily ' A fumble by Cagle In tho third period atitrtcu the drive for point that -saw Stanford pull away front, its eastern rlval'ln the score board'' total. On his own 17-vni'd. line ;tha "red knight" dropped tho ball and Driscoll, Cardinal guard, recover ed. Four powerful . lunges nt ,tlte . cadet's forward wall by Smalling,. fullback, brought a touchdown. The try for point from placement was wide but Stanford held a 20 13 lead. , , . With their opponents on the run, the Cards crashed over for two more touchdowns In tho last- quarter, knifing through for yard age practically as they pleased.. Each drive was from nearly mld-fleld.- Once, Smalling went over and the last time, Flelschhnckcr carried the ball over Its final ride. - The big post-season crowd fill ed the stands to watch the per-, fornmntcs ot Cnglc but It. stayed to see an amatlng Individual feat of football by one of the sons of ' Stanford "Chuck" Smalling. Here there, everywhere, tho Curd full back closed his college enreer In a blaze of glory such as few oth er, gridiron heroes havo done hero In many years. ' ' Smalling Shines. In twenty-eight plunges nt tho lino Smalling battered his his way for a total of 140 yards. His de fensive work was duzzllng. His three touchdowns already havo been noted. Cngle In tho eleven times ho lugged tho ball, chalked up a total of 80 yards. One yenr ago this month, Stan ford's delegates brought 'their gridiron wares to New York City. They headed West Point with 20 points. Army remained at homo, scoreless. - Tho crowd got Its money's wortn out of the first hnlf. Jammed with thrills from opening klckoff ; to mld-tlme gun. Army scored first and Its supporters roared approval after n fifty-yard thrust had cul minated In a touchdown. Ik'foro (Continued on Page Seven) . F SALEM, Ore., Dec 18. (flV Governor Norblad and family hnve arranged for living quarters hero In the Royal Court apartments ;on Capitol street . near the State house. ' Miss Ek-annr Norblad. daughter ot the governor, will finish the present term In Astorln high school Jnnunrv 12. and af ter that date she and Sirs. Narhla.l , will come to Salem where Miss Norblad Will enter Ralern high, school, ' . ' -
