MAIL TRIBUNE ELECTION RETURNS, STATE AND QOUNTY, TONIGHT BY BULLETIN AND RADIO MEDFORD MAIL TREBLWE The Weather Temperature lustiest yeMcrtlay .-. 6t li4v(.st this iimming 32 !'flilliHlm: To ii p.m. yctttcruay .00 To 5 n.m. tlil4 rimming .00 15 i TV.pohi at rTnnlfrli n ml finliir. 4my cloudy and unsettled; prob able showers tonight. No change Hi toinjwrnture. 4- r i Twenty-Fifth Year SIXTEEN PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY. MAY Hi, law. No. 55. A Today By Arthur Brilban Of Course, of Course, jjulius Miller's House. fr. Morrow Starts. 'appy Little Octopus. Copyright King Features Synd. I no. ;;j jVdmiral Hillary Jones of our nvy, tells the Senate foreign relations committee that in the Mvy pact JAPAN AND BRIT AIN WON, AND THE UNIT ED STATES LOST. : ' That need not surprise an y body. ? There are no Anglo-maniacs ori'Americo-maniacs among the Japanese. They know what they want, and if they don't get it, they stop. ' This country, anxious to ap pear to have got something, takes anything offered. luiiral Jones said England (ays has tried to beat down the American cruiser strength and the cight-ineh cruisers, most desired by our navy, and, by the London pact, England Las got what she wanted. Of course, if England had not 6t what she wanted there wouldn't be any pact. ' ',Thc British have statesmen. ; ' You read that the naval con ference in London cost Great Britain almost "$1000 a day," which is cheap, considering what Britain got: .Mr. Julius Miller, borough president of ' Manhattan, New Yprk City, plans to supply rcas- nnhln timiuintr tn nnnnln nf H Uderatc means und keep tho population from leaving his own borough: -.". First he planned tho new stile houses, then obtained a pledge from 23 of the most im portant building 'corporations and individuals in New York to co-operate with him in the building. ''Officials in several hundred cities in which this column is published may get full infor mation by addressing Julius Miller, Municipal building, New York City. i'Dwiglit W. Morrow, a na tional character,' former part ner in J. P. Morgan & Com- Oiy, who has since done excel t work as ambassador to Mexico, began his campaign for the senate in New Jersey yes terday. -'.Last night lie was to tell the citizens what lie thinks about prohibition. J Mr. Morrow is able. If lie goes to the senate, lie will get for bis state anything that is 8omo folks UUnk they're Imnest 'muse tliojr return one lot glove. J&vcr onre In a while ther'n some WWy thut hain't sat I -fled with In as mran tlx h1I white alive so he leave a hook he-fcid. ; (Continued on Page Eight) ; YrAbe Martin CALIFORNIA PEAR TREES IN DANGER Blight Situation' Declared Menacing Industry 75, 000 Trees Uprooted in Effort to Stamp Out Dis easeAid Is Sought. SACRAMENTO, Cal.. May 10. (Pi The federal government was axkeri by the California Fruit Ex change today for immediate aatdH tunce in eradicating the dreaded pear blight in this state. J. L. NaRle. general manager of the fruit exchange, Kent telegrams to Senators Hiram W. Johnson and Sam M. Shortridge and Represen tatives C. P. Lea. Charles F. Curry, A. M. Free and H. L. Englebright. In these he stated that unless as sistance is forthcoming immedi ately "the pear growers of Califor nia will suffer a lows from which It will be impossible ever to recover." The scourge has been reported so severe that more than 95,000 acres of pears are jeopardized and ulready 75,000 pear trees have been uprooted in an effort to pre vent the disease spreading. LOCAL ARTISTS POPPY POSTERS Dale Randies of High School and. Lawrence, Kellogg of Grade1 School Named in Contest. SALEM, Ore..' May 16. tfP) John Blew, student in Grunt high school Portland, Is winner oC tho Amciy lean. Legion auxiliary poppy poHter content for Oregon, C. A. Howard, state superintendent of schools, announced today. Second place was taken by Zella Halsey of Corvallis high school and third by Dale Handles of Mcd ford high school. In the Junior high school divi sion first place was taken by Claire Heeler of Hillsboro, second by Rose' HoUHor of St. Helens and third hy Ethel Sperling of Albinu 1 1 in (-stead school, Portland. In the intermediate grades first went to Kmma Coc of Inibler, sec ond to Clydie Martin of Newport and third to Lawrence Kellogg of Medford. Students winning first places were awarded prizes of $5 in cash. The contest was open to students from the fourth to the 12th grades Inclusive. Miss Handles Is taking post graduate work in the art depart ment at the high school and at tends classes twice a week. Her poster had a low horizon with a sky on which there wore a few clouds. Two tall trees were In the foreground with some crosses Just below. The title, IHt We For get." was at the bottom. She Is employed by the Hansen Coal company. The winner of third place In the intermediate grades, Lawr e n c e Kellogg, Is ten years old, and his poster was of cut-out design of which popples were the feature. He is in the fourth grade and his father is an employe of the Kads Transfer company. FORT TO OPPOSE NKWAItK, N. J May Hi . p -Representative Franklin W. Port, former secretary of the Republican national committee, announced to day he would enter the race for the Republican nomination for Cnlled States senator against Dwight W. Morrow and former Senator Jos. 8. Krcyllnghausen on a platform of support of the 18th amendment. But Mr. Morrow and Frelyljuhiiy sen have advocated repeal t?( the prohibition laws. llANOVKIt, N. H., May It. oV) The 500 Dartmouth students who yesterday Inaugurated the "shorta" style of campus haberdashery to day had dwindled to a mere xcore or o of shivering youths. A drop in temperature to 42 degree above wo. coupled with rain, were suf ficient deterrents to the less ha. AWARDED PRIZE Pulitzer Winner; i I I A' inted i reaa Photo Russell D. Owen's news stories on the Byrj Antarctic expedition receive th 1930 Pulitzer award. STATE VOTE Primary Ballot May Be Less Than 40 Per Cent Workers Expected to Swell Count in Final Hours Portland Quiet. (By the Associated Press.) True tn previous predictions that the apathetic attitude of the Ore gon iMeotorate would he - reflected in the primaries today. scattered reports from various state local ities Indicated that the vote might run below the 40 per -cent mark, lowest on record In an Oregon pri mary. Figures compiled by the Asso ciated Press from various stale points up to 1 o'clock were quali fied by the knowledge that in clement weather existed In some localities, while in the larger cen ters of population the working man's vote would not be cast until after 5 o'clock tonight. Voting was extremely light la Eugene and Lane county up to noon. nriiMM'H Vate Kui-ly Voters in tne .rural sections of Josephine county wept to the polls early. A heavy vote was register ed before 10 o'clock. At 11:30 o'clock today four cen tral precincts at Baker showed 271 votes cost out of a registration of 3,069. Thirty per cent of the vof.e usually cast during the forenoons Indicated that a total voto of less than 40 per cent would be cast. ImGninders Lug. Six out of 13 city precincts In LaG ramie reported a vote of TO persons shortly before noon. Th! is much lighter than usual at the same hour of the day. Ono pre cinct with 21 votes, reported no democratic votes. Balloting in the primary election was extremely light tn Pendleton bii far. Multnomah county (Portland) followed the. lead of the. remainder of the state. Barely enough votes on which to base prognostications were received up to noon, although In some residential sections of the city election boards reported many women voters. Baseball Scores PHILADELPHIA. May 16. (IP) Washington went Into first place In the American league today by winning both games of a double header from the Athletics, 6 to 3 and 4 to 0. Joe Judge's home run wltii two on base In the eighth inning gave the Senators the sec ond game hp Ad Llska shut out Philadelphia with three hits. It. II New J'ork 4 K Boston 5 ti Gomez, Johnson, Sherld K. 0 1 and Hargreaves; am) Berry. MacFayden, Durham First game: R. H. K. Washington 6 13 I Philadelphia 3 1 0 Had ley and Spencer; Walberg, Qtilnn, Mahaffew and Cochrane, rklns. Second game: Washington Philadelphia Liska and Huel: Rommell and Schang. R. H. E. 4 ft 1 0 J o Karnshuw, National R. II . K. Brooklyn ..10 1ft 1 Cincinnati 3 10 3 Vance and Deberry; Lucas and Kolp, Gooch. LAGGING IN EARLY HOUR LIGHT VOIE BEING CAST COUNT Apathy Holds Sway As Polls Opened for Primary Court House Site Main tains Principal Interest Expect Early Results. With olornly but dry weather prevailing until late afternoon the voting was on today in ono of the moHt apathetic stute und county primary elections In tho city's and county's history, the voting having been begun at 8 a. m.. and the ballot boxes to close at 8 p. m. As hul been anticipated the vut- lng was light generally, so far us could be learned up to early this afternoon, and spotted with some city precincts showing a compara tively large morning and forenoon vote, and others very light ones. However, if rain continues to hold off until 8 p. m., henvy vot ing may be the rule in both city and county precincts in late after noon and early evening. The local election experts, prior to today, had forecasted only a 20 to 30 per cent vote of the Jackson coun ty registration. Dy 11 a.m.. tho Washington school voting precinct, one of tho large ones of the city, had cast 76 votes. Tho North Main street precinct, with voting place at Klchtner's garago, reported only 37 votes by 11 o'clock. Tho city hall precinct had only 25 votes by 11:30 p.m. Tho West Medford precinct voting place on South Peach street, had about 27 votes by 8 a. m. The voting In the rurul districts, and other municipalities outside of Medford was also reported very light up until early aftornoon, but was expected to grow much In voHtmB-1n the late afternoon and early, ovonlng. Site Main Issue. The court house site question vied with the voters In Interest with tho gubernatorial contest, especially with the Medford voters, and the main Interest in the latter contest was felt In the Corbett and Norhlail candidacies. Tho lead ing partisans of the court house site controversy, as well as of the leading gubernatorial candidates, were busy all day In getting out a vote as large as possible for their respective fide of the con troversy and favorite candidate. The bulletining of the election returns will be begun Immedi ately after the closing of the polls at 8 p. m., announcements to be broadcast by KMBD and the Mail Tribune office on South Kir street. Hy 11 p. m. or midnight, it Is conjectured that the outcome of tho Btate contests and possibly the county Issues will he known. Due to tho fact that the county han' a number of double election boards this year, and better elec tion boards in personnel than gen erally, the city and county returns are expected to be In earlier than In previous elections. Because of It being election day and the banks, courthouse, city hull offices and Justice court being closed all dny, In conformity with the state law. and tho general election unrest, tho business dis trict whs very quiet generally, es pecially In a news way. , TO STEWART AVE Motor travel Is now permitted on the Pacific highway from tho end of South Riverside avenue to Stewart avenue, after this section of highway had been closed for the past month because of Im provement work, which Is still In an uncompleted state. The concrete shoulders of the highway have been completed to a point near Phoenix and It Is ex peetrd traffic will soon be permit ted to Voorhles crossing. The present detour runs to Talent and is still causing cars to slide Into the ditch. Two were reported In the ditch yesterday. Taste For Candy Strands Child In New York a Mother Sails NEW YORK, May 1 d.if' HecHtisf of an overwhelm ing de sire for a Jdece of randy. 10-year-old Johii Stanton, of Chfengo, was stranded In New York Alay while his mother was en route to France on tho He de France. John was already aboard the liner when he decided he Just had Lost Mine in Josephine County to Be Sought ItOSUliURG, Ore., May Hi. ifl't To search for a lost mine, described to him by a dying friend, U C. Bayse. of Glendale. took his first vaca- tion In six years today and 4 st art oil on a trip Into nouth- western Josephine county, nc f companied by two pros- pernors. 4 Jim Tiller, veteran pros 4 pert or. who died recently, is 4 said to have told Basye of a ! stream he discovered which was rbh In nuggets. A few days before his death ho Is said to have given Bayse the 4 approximate location. 4. 4 VALUABLE LOI 6TH AND HOLLY P. 0. Service Station Site Purchased From Mrs. Vawter As Investment May Build Later. A roulty transaction was con summated yesterday whereby the Colonial Bakery, Inc., owned by John A. Fluhrer and William H. Fluhrer, purchased from Mrs. Ktta Vawter the quarter block, 110 feet by 90 feet, located at tho southwest corner of Sixth Htreet and Holly street. Tho amount involved Is said to approximate $2fi,000. Tho deal was closed through tho C. R. Boebo agency. The Flu brers purchased tho land for Investment purposes and may, within the coming year, erect a building upon tho property. Plans to this end are under considera tion. ; --tfil&vtftUt isMloW OCOUptffd by the PosWffice. Super-Service Station. It la located opposite tho Federal building and the new Holly thea ter, and regarded as one of tho I choice business properties In tho city. The property has been In the Vawter family for more than a quarter of a century, and Its ab stract shows that It has changed h finds but three times. It was purchased from 'the original owner by Dr. JO. B. Plckcl, pioneer phy sician. After holding the land for a number of years, he sold It to the late W. I. Vawter, Sr., for $1200. The last reported sale price of $25,000 reflects Interesting light on tho Increase of realty vutues in this city. The sale Is one of tho largest of the yeur, locally. EAGLE PI. ASKS COUNTY OIL FOR DUST NUISANCE Little Butte Road Fanned by Heavy Traffic, Creates Problem for Housewives, Is Claim. A delegation of Eagle Point citizens headed by Itoyal Brown and Roy A. Ashpole and a number of housewives of that district, have filed a request with the county court for the oiling of the Little Butio Creek road as far us it runs through the city. Tho county court him the matter under advisement and If tho appropriation for road oil holds out the oiler will be dis patched to that area. Kagln Point citizens say that the Little Butto (,'repk road Is exten sively traveled and that in the summer lime and autumn the dust files, high, wide and handsome, settling on the newly washed clothes, the dining room table, and otherwise, annoying the wornen- (Conlnued on Page B, Story 1) to have nnollHT plM-c of American randy. leaving hlrf mother In their stateroom he made his way down the gangplank to a candy stand on the pier. He obtained his candy, but then In the rush of visitors from the ship, he found i himself unable to force his way ! aboard again. Despite his grles the ship pulled out without him. 1 FLUHRERS BUY B.P.W0MEN UNIFORMITY iILEGATEu;E,J IN JACKSON lOPENiETliTAllESAI State President Convenes Session at Elks' Temple Banquet Tonight at Hotel Medford National Leader Will Speak. Stato officers and delegates from 12 clubs of the stato nro in Med ford today for the annual conven tion of the Oregon Federation of BusincKs and Professional "Wom en's clubs, which opened with the first official session of all dele gates in the lodge room of the Klks" t.-mplo this afternoon with State President Ceeolia Bcyler pre siding. Officers and delegates from the various cities, who arrived this morning by train and auto, are: Miss Beyler and Mildred Lauru, Astoria; 1 telle R. Could, ix'Oiiu Bryant and Mrs. Bertha Smith. Co quille: Nina Rehman, Kllzahclh W. Cerding, Corvallis; Mrs. Eva Cor don, Eugene; Paloma Randleman, Helen Jacbson, Margaret Smith and M rs. Chas. Cord on, C ra n t s I 'ass; Mrs. Emma McKcnnoy, Mrs. J. YV. Kolley, Mildred Horneckor, Mrs. Lenora Murton, "Miss Miriam Sbep ard and Mrs. Marguerite Munsor, Hillsboro; Mrs. Led'i Parker, Klam ath Falls; Mrs. Christina N. Linke, Mrs. M. J. Crabtreo, Mrs. Mounu Essley, Sadie Bruce and Mrs. Al bert Ine KlUbugh, McMlnnvllle; Reva Everhart, Alice Andresen, Oregon City. The delegation of 10, who arrived this morning from Portland, are: May Griffin. Ada D. Albert, Mn.y Elizabeth Johnston, Frances Han ley, Alice 'Hultuhinsnn, 'Martha Casch, Man Ross Walkor, Jan-it White Slarkey, Rosa Klein and Evangeline E, Phllbln. The Roscburg club Is reproaentel by., Dr. Lucetta Smith, state vice president; Mrs. Katherlne Konriv, MrB. Blanche Cook and Ellen Post, Hegistered from Salem aro Julia K. Webster, second vice-president of tho Btate federation; Mi's. Susan Varty, Dr. Mary B. purvlne, Jose phine Shade, Mona Voder, Mada lene L. Callln and Esther L. Hagc dorn. ItaiKiuot Tonight. The. leading event of the first day In Medford, tho National Fed eration banquet nt Hotel Medford at whleh Miss Marion McClench, national president, hero from Ann Arbor, Mich., will deliver tho main address, Is scheduled for 7 o'clock this evening. Miss Beyler, state president, wilt prosldo at the ban quot. , Committees havo boon work ing for several days on table doc. orations for the event. The noon luncheon, the first so clal affair of the convention, which wan held at tho Llthla Springs ho tel In Ashland, to greet Miss Mc Clench before her arrival In this city, was attended by about 50 members of various clubs and IB business and professional women of Ashh4d. Clubs re,presrnted were: Coquille, Corvallis, Astoria, Hillsboro, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, McMlnnvllte. Portland, Sa lem. Roseburg,' Medford and Cor vallis. Miss McClench, who was Intro duced by Mrs. Winnie Weishaar of I bo Medford club, delivered the main address. Kitcml Welcome. Messages of welcome were ex tended to Miss McClench and club members, who made the trip to Ashland via scenic route from Med ford this morning, were voiced by J. E. Thornton, mayor of Ashland; Mrs, Gordon McCrnckrfi, promi nent club lender of that city, and George Mof fatt, serretary of the Chamber of Commerce. TableH were beautifully decorat ed tn iris and other spring flowers for the occasion. Members of the executive coun cil met at, noon In the Business and Professional Wom'ein's club room at Hotel Holland, where luncheon was served during tho session. Southern Pacific hussen carried the visitors, who attended the Ash land lunrheon to that city and re turn. Tomorrow evening the public wlH participate In the festivities of the Huh when the Throe Arts Revu, "Two Keel High," is .presented -it the Armory. The demand of the people tn see the one-art musicf.l nfmedy, written by two well-known Medford women, Mrs. Mary Grelner Kelly and Miss Jeunesso Butler, has necessitated the staging of the show In the Armory Instead of the Junior high school, as or'inally planned. It wilt bo presented un der tho direction of Tom Hwom. o 4 V SALEM, Ore., Mav 1 6. (VP) A Puflent to represent encgon In the Edison scholarship contest will he (elected at the office nf C. A. Howard, state superintendent of schools, May ft, when It candi dates will appear before the Judges for personal Interviews. The candidate! Include LevrrrO Davis. Ashland high school, for southern Oregon district. i Assnctoted fress I'hoto The 1030 Pulitzer prize was awarded to Oliver La Fargo for his nojl, "Lauahino Boy." F TOMB VISIT Tumultuous Welcome Given Gold Star Band On Cher bourg Arrival Tears Fall As Greetings Given By French Women. CHERBOURG, France, May 16. (P) This former war tlmo port of Amorlcan debarkutlon today greeted 231 gold star mothers of tho United StateM who arrived on tho steamship, Amurcu. 2:5. p.m. ... -t ' . Tho H not came Into port escort ed by two French military planes. An enthusiastic reception was given tho party. Every mombor of tho party ar rived in fine health und spirits, greatly affected, howover, by the tumultuous welcome. Officials representing the gov ernment and the port administra tion met tho mothers us they came ashore and gathered on the rail way station platform udjotnlng tho dock. A crowd of several thousand as sembled on the dock cheored as the boat came In und while the mothers slowly disembarked. There woro masses of flowers waiting for them, among which were fourteen huge bouquets from Bent ley post, American Legion. There nlso were many flowers for Mrs. Sarah G. Thompson, of New York, who had been elected presi dent of tho group on board the ship; Mrs. Eva Lindscy, of Bethel, Ohio, dean by virtue of her ngo, and Mrs. Kellpa II. Crespl, Omaha, Nub., tho youngest mother In tho party. Mrs. Thompson, as leader, will place a wreath on the gravo of tho unknown soldier tomorrow. Many of the mothers were In tears us they walked down the gangplank, and few eyes wero dry in all the crowd when Madame De Rolance of the Society of Fronch women; General Verlllon, of the French combatants, und other of ficials had finished speaking for the government and city of Cher bourg. 4 T KM ED, Tho Mall Tribune-Virgin station, will bo on tho air con tinuously thin evening from 8:00 o'clock until midnight with elec tion returns and also presenting a frolic for the Yellow Cab com pany A number of new radio aitihts will bo presented. The entertainers will Include the studio trio, Robert Km mens, the Kubrick Sisters and William Kirkpatrlrk. The latter has sung over KOMf) and KJ It and has sung over KM ED on numerous occasion. DISPLAY FLAGS FOR Members of tho local Business and Puilessional Women's clubs aro aslang business firms of Med ford to honor the guests attending tho annual state convention of the Oregon Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs in ses sion hero for the we4t end by placing flags on the sidewalks. AN County Among First Six of State for Appraisals Under State Program County Officials Co-operating in Huge Work. SALEM, Ore.. May 16. OP) In six Oregon counties the macninery of the state tax office is now In motion on a program that will ultimately, the commissioners say, revolutionize tho state's taxation system. To standardize- assess ments and equalize taxes Is the goal, so thut tnxatlon Imposed on the various classes of property will be uniform throughout the state. Personal inspection and apprai sal, by a stato or a county official, of every building In Oregon, from tho most remote desert shuck to the highest towering edifice In the city of Portland, may seem like an impossible task. Yet tho tax commission has started out, begin ning this spring,' to do that very thing. And thut is .only part of a greater program, for every acre of land, every mill und mine, and alt other property will , be similarly appraised. ' Tho counties In which the work has started ure Multnomah, Clack amas, Clatsop, Jackson, . Klamath and Wasco. Keqiilro Somo Veurs - The tax equalization- program of the commission Is - directly under the supervision of. Commissioner Churles V. Galloway. While, it Is expected that soma : work will 1 bo done In every county this year, the completion of the . appraisal pro gram, he says, will require some years. In Multnomah county tax offictuls believe five years will' be required to appraise' buildings ulono. , State and 'county officials -.wills collaborate In the work, with the stato office operating through tho . office of county assessors. For a . short time in each county a repro- . scntatlve of the state office will work with a county man, Instruct ing him In - appraisal methods. After that the county ; men will work alone, with the state men visiting tho counties occasionally In a supervisory way. In the appraisal of buildings each building, whether a residence, ' factory or business structure, will be scrutinised both outsldo and Inside. Operatives will be guided, particularly for residences, by a specially prepared- manual that simplifies tho work.: . ' , Commissioner Oalloway explalnu that the appraisal is not concerned with the question whether -tho re sult will be Increased or decreased assessed valuation. Uniformity Is the only object.. By use of the manual It Is claimed that different appraisers calculating the valua tion of similar types of buildings will vary from each other only In a mall degree, N , ... Oregon V outlier Oregon: Cloudy and unsettled tonight und Saturday, . Showers in the west tonight, cooler In the east und central portions Saturday. Fresh westerly winds on tho coast. Will Rogers Says: JJIJVKHIiY HILLS, May The senate hn Htarted HhoutiiiK At the London treaty. Th;ey nuked a dele gate, "Why did Japan Bet so much' higher r a t- i n (f at Lon don than they dill at Washington t "Well, Japan demanded it, and wouldn't sign any thing else." " Well, why did we; take siimll cruisers when we wanted larger ones for our needs T" ,. "We had to take them to get a treaty." 'V .So it looks like our boys went after a treaty and Ja pan's gang went after ships. Well, they both got 'em. . 80 now in case, of trouble (which tho diplomats say is unbelievable) why, for every ship they send out to attaok us, we shoot 'em down with a treaty. Yours, - ' WILL ROGERS.