Medford mail tribune., August 10, 1930, Page 1, Image 1

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EDFOED I
Twenty-Fifth Year
MED FORD, Ok'KUON. SUNDAY. AVOTST 10. 1i0.
No. 140.
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WiAIL
HBUNE
Todav
By Arthur Brlifent
Hard on Stock Gamblers.
Another Prodigy Age 14.
Gold Goes to France.
Providence in China.
Copyright King Feature! Byod. Ino.
Sinck a milling is dull, im
piTlnin limes lire most nimoy
iiii! to Riiiniili'i's. Tlicy never
lean lie quite sure.
Wall Street liennl At the
drmijjlit, mul wise 'bulls said
"That will kill grain crops,
and with less wheat mid corn,
prices will go up. The low
price of wheat has held stocks
down. Let us buy stocks and
they will no up with wheat."
They bought stocks mid they
did not no up when wheat ami
corn went up.
The bears said "This is our
opportunity. We sympathize
with the Buffering public, es
pecially the fanner. When
drought kills crops, that will
injure nil the people, and stocks
will go down. This is the time
to sell them." They sold them
and stocks did not go down
enough to make it worth while.
Stock gambling is very wear
ing, except for bulls times, and
for bears in panics. Then it
is "like taking candy from a
sick child."
A boy 14 years old, enters
Harvard college this fall. His
father is n Clerman chemist, his
mother, nn American graduate
of Rutleiiffe. Youthful prodi
gies of yesteryear., are .rarely
conspicuous twenty yeiirs later.
Perhaps too much education
is the trouble. Four or five
rears at Harvard college may
be the best possible thing for
a promising boy of fourteen.
On the other band three
years in the northwest wood,
without a book, might be bet
ler tlinii five college vears.
"Ks bildet ein talent sick in
der slille," "Talent is built in
soliiude." Does not mean Har
vard. Those that sympathized with
France wondering how she
would recuperate from fear
ful war losses, will rejoice to
hear that the principal worry
in France now is what to do
with the gold pouring in.
French newspapers call it
"glut of gold" and sny some
thing must be done about it.
Last -week the French gold
supply increased thirty mil
lions, bringing the total gold
reserve in the Hank of France
to one billion eight hundred
and I'ortv millions dollars.
Day before yesterday 240
barrels of (jold arrived in 1'nris
from New York, worth
HMI,00).
The French are an intelligent
effif-ient people, in war and
peace. Our bankers mifiltl
learn soinetliinj; by visiting
111 em.
(iold puzzles even wise gen
tlemen that manage finance in
Ihc r'nited States.
After the business slump in
1 it'll, the I'nited States drew
from Kurope and other sources
Sfi-M ,000,000 in Kold, in what
was ealled a "deflation crash."
Now- in another, "deflation
crash" we send $67,000,000 in
gold to other countries, in five
weeks.
We doy't know why we gath
ered in the $(144,000,000 in 10J0
or why we have lost the $ii".
000,1)00 in the last five weeks.
The mysterious wny of pro
vidence are recalled lis you r?
tleet on the overwhelming pop-
ti ontinued on Page Five)
WHEAT GUT
FOR OREGON
UNFAVORED
0. S. C. Expert Holds Legge
Plan 'Impractical', But
More Efficiency Needed
Acreage Reduction to
, Consumption Level Urged
PENDLETON, Aug. !). (P)
Alexander Li-isise, federal farm
botml chairman, met opposition lo
his decreased acreage pleu at Ills
Umatilla county wheat confer
ence today with (1. It. Ilyslop,
chief of ureKun Slate t'lillege
farm crops department, ami E. l-
Uimmeler, Washington State col
lege, claiming wheat acreage re
duction in the two states would
he "'neither practical nor econo-
mlcal."
Hyslop and Dinimeier said wheat
was one of the most marketable
cropn grown in eastern Oregon
and Washington und decreased
acreage would increase cost pro
duction. They urged more effi
cient production,' marketing and
adjustments of other costs rather
than less wheat growing.
lllmmeier predicted considera
ble difficulty in any effort to
shift from wheat to other crops.
Because of soil und climate con
ditions. Dinimeier said eastern
Washington was adapted peculiar
ly to nothing but wheat.
Answering the opposition Chair
man Legge warned Umatilla grow
ers to decrease production to eon-
sumption level as a panacea for
present farm Ills. He said since
11115 wheat acreage has increased
14,000,000 acres and with foreign
countries increasing production
the United States stood small
chance of exporting. Leggo ad
vised feeding wheat, rather than
corn, to stock of present prices.
Nils Olsen, chief of the bureau
of agricultural statistics, remained
tttauncfe. with. Legge's sjitemuuts.
Olsen said the wheat "industry's
grpwth during the post three' dec
ades has been "tremendous und
probably will continue," a ten per
cent reduction In United Slates
wheat acreage, he said would
cause prices over the world to in
crease five and six cents.
"It would decrease the margin
between Liverpool and domestic
markets," Olsen said. "New wheat
centers have been developed In
Canada, Russia, Australia and Ar
gentine and these countries are on
a par In production with the Unit
ed States."
Portland chamber of commerce
officials prepared to welcome the
farm board chairman tomorrow
List of Jobless In Old World
Reaches High Mark
Doles Issued to Millions
By European Lands, But
No Relief In Sight.
LONDON, Aug. 0. (P Unem
ployment reached a new high rec
ord in the old world with the
announcement today by (lermany
of her number of persons out of
work is 2,757,000.
As Great Britain's unemployed
passed the 2.000,000 mark last
month It Is estimated that In six
European countries there are ut
leust G, IMS. 287 persons o ut of
work.
In Great Britain, Austria, Italy
and France the workers depend
ent for their livelihood upon pri
vate charity or public doles exceed
the population of any European
capital except London.
Italy with 322,27 officially re
ported Jobless, J 14.094 of them
women; France with upwards of
loo. 000 on strike and 20,000 out
of work Involuntarily; Hungary
with 400.000 mostly agriculturist,
IdTe today accounted for about
5.949.2S7 officially tabulated, while
Austria added 4SO.0O0 more.
Everywhere throughout liurope
determined nfforts have been made
to check the growing lists of Job
less but the dole or government
insurance remittances to hundreds
of thousands has been necessary.
costing the several governments
fur into the millions to meet the
emergency.
The Weather
Oregon: Fair Sunday and Mon
day. Kislng temperature and de
creasing humidity in the Interior.
Gentle north und northwest winds
offshore.
IDLE HANDS IN
MANY NATIONS
REPORT SHOWS
VICTIM, SLAYER IN
. . ft . r,"!
Gloria Utter, 5, (right) will not be
for shooting Rose Mae Ethridge, 8,
Denver and followed a dispute over
TO HIGH POSTS
Medford Chosen For 1931
Meet State Reclamation
Congress Arnspiger,
Leach and Seaman Hon
oredMuch Legislation
Urged.
BURNS, Ore., Aug. 9 .(Pi
James T. Chinnock, Cirnnfs Pass,
was re-elected president of the
Oregon reclamation congress at
the closing meeting of the. 1930
session here today. Medford was
chosen as the 1931 meeting place
The legislative program udopted
for the l!i:il session of the state
legislature included n bill to per
mit the state engineer to deny ap
plications for water from streams
already fully appropriated; sale
of delinquent lands on partial pay
ment plan; laws covering nppro.
priation of underground water for
any beneficial use; cancellation
by state of small remaining obli-
.,,.t.,nu nn Qtflt.i ree 111 m II I i II II lliS-
tricts; state co-operation with the
reclamation service in orderly de
velopment on water supply: and
several bills to clarify voting prac
tices on reclamation districts.
The congress also advocated
continued co-operation of the
state with the federal geological
survey in completing ground wat
er surveys of Wasco and Harney
counties. It recommended con
tinuance of present federal recla
mation policies In the west nnd
again approved federal aid In re
financing districts. The congress
urged that state administration of
ficials complete base topographic
al maps and take nn inventory
of water resources of the state.
Senator Frederick Htelwer, prin
cipal speaker at n banquet to
night said there was little Imme
diate danger the federal govern
ment would nbondon Its reclama
tion policy, ile urged close co
operation with federal agencies
and unified action on the part of
those Interested In reclamation.
Ho favored extension of federal
aid to practical state projects on
a business basis rather than tho
start of new federal propects.
Dr. W. L. Powers, Oregon Hlate
college, was re-eleeted secretary
and the following vice-president
and directors were named:
First district. Olen Arnspiger,
Medford. vice-president: K. J.
Leach, Medford. Uhea Luper. Sa
lem. F. W. Foster. Grants Pass,
nnd Ted Seaman, F.agle Point, di
rectors.
L
NETS FATALITY
RICHMOND, Cal., Aur 9. (IP)
For years Henry llnclipy, 6S, hntl
set n. trap Klin In his shack ns a
protection airalnst burglars. Every
lay he woulil carefully oelnch the
strlnp from the Bun before open
Inn the door.
Today he fonrot. Ile was taken
to a hospital with his right leg
Mown nearly off.
WASHINGTON, APR. 9. UP)
Treasury department estimates to
day showed money In circulation
In the United Hiatus July '1
omotintd to $4.4:'i"..Cl I.7K1, equiva
lent to $:IC.4S per capita.
I'OltTLANI), Ore., All. 8. W)
Itesolutlons calling upon the
treasury department and adminis
tration officln's to deny Importa
tion of Ituslan lumber are ex
pected to be adopted by tho Na
tional Lumbermen's association
here today.
VALLEY WATER MERCURY OROP
CHIEFS NAMED IN LAKES AREA;
RAG DOLL FIGHT
prosecuted by Denver authorities
(left). The shooting occurred in
a rag doll.
RELIEF NEARS
Weather Forecasts Hold
Hot Spell Broken Show
ers and Cool Breezes
Come to Sweltering Sec
tions. CHICAGO, Aug. 9. (A3) High
temperatures prevailed In a large
portion of the heat ridden United
States today, nut some sections
experienced sudden relief when
the mercury nose dived from 10
to 1 5 degrees.
Tiie temperature drop cams
early in the day ut. somo pointy
'In -the 'Great Lakes region; A 3G
degree drop within two hours was
reported this morning at Milwau
kee, Wis., bringing tho mercury
down to 74. In Chcago the mer
cury recoiled from 89 lo 79 within
30 minutes shortly before noon,
followed by a hard shower.
Stales -in the far southwest also
were soothed by cooler breezes and
during the last 24 hours showers
mitigated the extreme heat' in
If'or1,'"n
In the Middle-Missouri
valley, the southeastern states, the
plateau and southern Kocky Moun
tain regions and the Great Lakes
region.
Government weather forecasts
for tho week-end promised some
what cooler weather for most of
the mjddlo western states nnd the
forecast for the ensuing week also
indicated that much of the coun
try will shake itself free at least
temporarily from the unusual heal
and humidity of the last week.
High temperatures were report
ed In tho east, including nn offic
ial 100 at Washington. There was
no prospect (or relief tomorrow
at the cupitul uccording to fore
casts. At Pittsburgh the maximum
temperature was 93, with cooler
weather promised for tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS PLANE
20 DAYS ALOFT
ST. LOUIS, Auk.. !). OP) With
the motor of their endurance,
monoplane, (Ireater Ht. Iouis re
ported working "better than ever
Dale .lackson nnd Forest O'llrlne
tonight entered the 20th night of
their flight in an effort to regalu
the world's refueling record. At
6:11 p. m. they had been In the
air 4(17 hourn.
'Saturday nnd payday for some
folks but Just tho 2 nth day for
us," Jackson said today over the
lane's radib. "The motor is run
ning belter than ever and It looks
like we will make It 30 days nnd
,io nigrus.
Jackson complained about the.
intense heal, savine he believed 1
he had lost 2! pound since the!
start of the flight.
P
E
rlor, n Itr.Afir. Ore.. Aur. 9.
Ml, I'mir of the seven piers for1 stated tonight. They will make
the new $;no,0oo bridge across four stops enroute for refueling
the Itngue river on the Itoosevelt at White Horse. Fairbanks, and
highway have been sealed, font-1 Nome, Alaska, and at I'etropau
Ings are In place for another and lovsk, Siberia, their manager, K.
tilling Is being drlvii for the.i. Kgnn. Jnnnurfced.
ixth. . Their big Tokker biplane was
Merser Krnser.' contractors, groomed to go. Wark said, and
expect to finish the piers this fall. 'added "nothing can stop us ex
The state highway department Is cept a sharp change the
expected to begin work on the ap- weather. It looks fulr cnougji
pronche In the near fute. though and we're going lu hop."
FORfi pi mum SET
10 MONTHS
WORK YEAR
Innovation Predicted In Mo
tor, Industry; To Assure
Steady Employment
Favors Summer Vacation
to Give Workers Change.
,4 :
WINIlKOlt, Onl Aug. 9.
A ten months working year in the
motor car Industry was predicted
by Henry Kurd in a copyrighted
Interview printed today in the bor
der city's Star.
"The problem challenging us
most today ils how to control Indus
try so workmen will have steady
employment," h'" said. "What it
will come to in the motor car In
dustry is a ten months Industrial
year. The summer months are
not good months lo be working
r..iinli.M Peonle need .a change.
"Such an adjustment will tuke
lime, of course, because the woik
ers as well as the manufacturers
will have lo apapt lueinseives ...
such a schedule. Hut we have ac
n.i,llHne.l bigger things, notably
the eight hour day and the five
day week."
"I'neniployment," he continued
Ms not a natural phenomenon
but the visible result of Ignorance
of economic health laws.
ii..f..,..lii.r to the prospects for
Increased tariff duties under the
new Canadian government he said
he could see no reason for ob
jecting to such nn Increase.
I am not a tariff advocate In
the United Slates," he explained.
...i ..... it,,iln is different here.
,,r,..i u......u industries are In
their maturity.
In Canada they
are In the formative stage. If a
.,ili,,. in.-ift will foster industrial
development, who can object?"
A..,.i 1.1'nduct on,
'l nrouKii i... v." " i'- -
as the Industry., grows,
lie said
n..,Am,t.ii ' iiriceM- eonld he re
duced in Canada. At present, he
said, It costs more to make cars
In Canada than In the United
States, because tho snme degree
of mass production has not been
attained.
4
AIDS SHY AT
TRII
Northwest Enforcement
Chiefs Seek Trial By
Judge, In Surprise Move
No Action of Motion.
SKATTLK, Aug. 9. (HI Waiv
ing their right to a Jury trial. Hoy
C. I.yel, William M. Whitney,
llnrly forwln and It. L. I'ryanl,
Indicted dry chiefs and agents to
day sprang a last-mlnuto Hurprise
In tho Honor conspiracy case on
docket for trial Tuesday. If the
movo Is granted they will bo tried
by a Judge who will decide Iheir
guilt or Innocence.
The defendants nnld tho waiver
"is made on the grounds and for
the reason that the trial of said
causes will be greatly expedited
If tried by the court, both us to
tho length of time for trial, tho
expense Involved and the Incon
veniences to the court, parties,
wilnesees nnd prospective Jurors.".
Anthony Savage, United States
attorney said he had not determ
ined whether the government
would resist or Join In the motion.
A conference between Savage and
his assistants, will precede the
,,ovpl.nmPnl ! 'rtion
Arguments
the petition will be heard by
hl,1(,p Kl.nk II. Norcores Monday,
PACIFIC HOP TO .
START AT DAI
TACOMA. Aug. . UP) Hob
Wake and K.ddie Iirnwn expect to
hop from Tncoma field at dawn
tomorrow In their plane, the Pa
rifle Krn. for Toko. Japan, tney
NDICTED DRY
L BY JURY
TO FLEE FROM
FORESTJIRES
Wagons Loaded For Flight!
If Wind Again Sweeps
Deer Park Area Many i
Monies Destroyed.
I'llKW.U.AII. Wash, Aug. !.
(Al All farmers in the lire zone
west of here were warned lo
evacuate tonight before a new
wind swept the conl'lagrat Ion over
their homes.
The ;t:tl)0-acre fire which al
ready has destroyed a score of
homes and an unknown number
domestic and wild uulmals,
stood quiet loilay after the wind
which fanned It wildly yesterday
died down. A slight wind, how
ever, will send the flames to fur
ther de. Millions, lire wardens
sain.
I.'arm. rs loaded trucks and wag
ons wit'i household goods In readi
ness to flee at the first wind. A
wind such as thai of yesterday.
Warden John Smith said, might
send the flu s into the town "I
v,iii...' t.i In. ensi nf the burning
area. A slight rain this morning j
and lowering clouds during the
day furnished some hope for the
hundreds of fighters who were
massed on the ten-lnlle front.
The depth of the blaze was un
known, as telephone lines were
down and another communication
barred.
Tiie fire which had burned lldy
for five days, was turned Into a
conflngratlon'yesterday ns a high
wind swept over It. Farmers fled
from their homes, nnd droves of
animals sped beforo Its destruc
tion. Descriptive of the evacua
tion was the statement of Edward
Ostra-,lr. manager of a magna
slle plnnt. "A cub bear nnd five
deer decided to movo out of the
fire Kone about tho tlmo I did,"
ho related, "nnd I kept up with
them all the way out."
Nine Irnmway lowers of the
magneslte plant were destroyed
and -.111 . tuva dai.ingod.,. and sev
eral miles of high tension power
lines and telephone lines were
destroyed at a damage estimated
at several hundred thousand dol
lars by the owners. In addition
more than 100 men will be Idle
at the Plant until the damage Is
repaired.
The Turn Turn blaze, west of
Deer Park, burned qulelly today
with the wind dead nnd humidity
high. Several ranches have been
destroyed uIho In Hint zone. nndjHet a 7(l-year low wutor murk for
rit leiiKl one Tighter wwi imtiiy
liurned yi-Rterdiiy. That was Ira
Muuldln. wured iih tho wind turn
ed to whlp ll'e fl'i'"'" !nto Mn
Til en.
Two hundred men were hold
ln It on an urea believed to np
proxlmute 2000 neres.
FOI.SOM I'iMSON, Calif., Aug.
9. UP) Charles I.. Neumlller,
chairman of the state board of
prison directors announced tonight
that the supreme court would ques
tion Warren K. Hillings, convicted
Sun I'Yanclsco preparedness day
bomber, Thursday at f:00 p. m. in
the directors' room nt Folsoin
prison.
This announcement definitely
setting tho tlmo of the unusual
hearing was made by Neumlller
following li Ionic dlstanco tele
phone conversation with Chief
Justice William II. Waste of tho
supreme court.
SAN KHANCIHCO, Aug. (P)
Appointment of Kdwnrd H.
fleary vice president of tho First
National Jiiink of Portland, Ore.,
us vice president of Transamerica
corporation, was nnnouneed, toduy
by L. M. (ilannlni, president.
deary Is a director of Kecurlty
Having" & Trunt company, direc
tor and treasurer of Oregon Mut
ual Mfe Insurance company, dir
ector and treasurer of I'aclflc
Toast Joint Htock Iund Hank of
Cortland, vice president of Secur
ity Hafo Deposit company. nnd
treasurer of Klrst National cor
poration. MAFtHMFIKMJ. Aug. 9. W)
Hhftrks 30 to 3ft feet in length have
been flighted by fishermen off this
coast, one boat crew, whleU re
turned to dock today, . said they
had hepn worried by four large
BILLINGS QUIZ
PORTLAND BANKERjSAN QUENT1N FOR
GIVEN NEW POST
Hhurks which nared their boat. .-re ,(tay destroyed a largo
with an 'ye to raiding. Fishermen block of wnrehouses In which con
d sharks seldom follow fishing ; nidernble foreign gnodM were stor
boats when linen aro drawn up and: fi the damage being estimated
tiftcr another fishing s$ is lo-j m more thnn 200,000 lei (about
culud. I $1,180,000).
O
Will Try Atlantic
SSSSB&iriHnNulnL
: v REEF AHEAD
fcflllSAW
.t.t.KM'mlMl 'rest I'lmln
Capt. J. Erroll Boyd, Canadian
world war flier, will attempt a non
stop solo flight from Roossvc.lt
field, N. V., to Croydon, England
TO TRICKLE
Mighty Rivers and Tribu
taries at Lowest Level
Due to Long Drought
IMo Alarm Felt Nebras
ka Executive Not Pessi
mistic. ST. IOUIS, Auk. 0. (!') Uruin
eil ly liiMtt und drmiKlit "Olo Mini
Hivcr" Imrt'ly ia railing.
Thu normally brouil oximnso of
tho Oiunl?rlnK MitwlttHlppt,, oft
ItinoH ti'eucliorouM micV tlcatt tictivo,
has narrowed lo a comparatively
Hliatn channel thruMR" which tho
tamed watorn (fently move. Con
1 ranted with Hh unual tnurklneHH,
tho river has becomu almcmt clear
in place.
Tho Knthor of Wit torn and nonr
ly till Hh irllnilaiieH aro ut their
In went hi u tyQH I n yea ih. W any oC
the Kinuller HtteaniH und mtringa
that feed them have been entirely
dried up. The M IhhIhhI ppi In July
that month.
Tho effoelH of na vitiation have
become KerlotiK, caunliiK much cur
tailment in hulk HhlpmenlH, but a
survey toduy nhowed tho low
HtutOH have led to total abandon
ment of river traffic In but tow
CUHOH.
Itlver men und shippers seo lit
tle In the situation to can wo alarm
Hincu Kovermneiit observer) nay
navigable HtreaniH In tho drought
urea have reached nlmoHt Htatlon
ary low luvelH und will drop but
little more rcKurdleHH of whether
tlw drought Is broken mmn. '
Kur the hint few weekn Kovern
inent d red m-H have foliKht to keep
chitniiflH open lu tho MIhhIhhIppI,
Ohio, I IlinolH u ml M Ihmoui'1 rivers
and to a Kieat deKt-eo huvo suc
ceeded. MNVOI,N, Neb., A UK. fl. (P)
Ouv. Arthur J. Weaver will not
take part In 1 'resilient J louver's
confcroticfl of Kovornortt ut Wash
ington Thursday, ho announced to
day, u n less ho Is convinced Neb
raska's agricultural outlook 1ms
been du inured extensively by
drought.
"I don't ,?uro to advertise Neb
raska ns a drought -ridden stale
unless It Is essential," ho explain
ed, llu said ho believed tho corn
crop would net a fair yiold If rains
mo had.
AIDE OF AIMEE
ItlVKUHmrc, Cnl., Aug. !). VP)
Joseph A. Km It h, pastor uf Almee
Hem pie Mci'hHrson's church here,
was sentenced to Hun ' (Juentin
prison to two terms of one to five
years when he appeared In su
perior court today.
Smith wn convicted of eleven
violations of the corporate securi
ties net In connection with the
sale of stock In Angelus Mines,
Inc. hurch people of Los An
geles and lEIvcrsldo counties Were
the Investors.
Tho state contended Smith ob
tnlned $17,600 In I.os Angeles and
$i,000 In ltlverslde by promising
to spend part of the profits of
tho venture In missionary work.
Smith said bis wife find five
children nre destitute In Chlcngo.
flAf.ATZ. Itumanfa, Aug. 0. IP)
MISSISSIPPI
i OW BBS
rmiiinm
Adverse Decision By High
Court on Intangible Tax
Would Cut State Resour
ces Facing Usual Def
icit Litigation Ties Up
Funds.
SALKM, Ore., All. 0. W) If
the supreme court does not sus
tain the slate inluiiKlhlcN tax act
of the lltil legislature, now under
attack In Its history, says a stats
nicut on state finance made pub
lic today by Hal K. Hohh, secre
tary iC state. It Is sustulned the
stale property tax will bo reduced
in thu very low figure of about
$r7.uuo In )!i:tl.
Commenting on the Keneral con
dition uf statu finances, lloss said:
"At tin close of business on
Juno 30, mo, tho state faced a
deficit of $3, 337, 347. 86, an in
crease of $31,138,152.94 over the
biennium uf lf27-i92H, at the
elose of which tho deficit was 2,
1 iiit.l !4.U2. This Increase Is oc
casioned by emergency board au
thorizations aggregating $27 I. -Oft
1 .30. And the carrying us un
receipted the revenue from intang
ible and excise taxes pending the
outcome of litigation testing these,
laws."
The emergency board wilt be
asked ut a meeting Monduy to
uulhorizu $300,000 for the state
flax Industry, which will add much
more to the deficit.
"Up to the present time," Hons
continues, "tho state tax commis
sion has ussessed under tho pro
visions of the excise tax the sum
of $tl47,U43.(I7, of which $423,
22H.OU has been paid, leaving a
balance of $224,417.1)8 unpaid. The
combined results of the Intangibles
and excise tuxes has been th a8f r
sessmuiu or. a local oc fi,D7U-
(183.32, cush receipts being $1,003,-
208.81), leaving- a balance unpaid
of $1)U7,DU4.32. These taxes are
applied to the reduction of the
property tux. In the 1U30 tax
levy receipts for these levies were
estimated ut $1)00,000, which has
proved to be an underestimate of
$1170,8113.32. This surplus with the
addition of the estimated receipts
for the year 1031 will be used to
reduce the property tax for, that
year. .
"Under present laws the state
may levy fur 103L a maximum of
$2,727,881.43 within the 0 per cent
limitation, against which must be
applied the proceeds from the In
tangibles and exciao taxes which
are estimated to be as follows:
Surplus of receipts for 1930 over
estimated receipts, $070,863.32,
plus estimated receipts of $2,000,
ouo for 1931, leaving a balance to
be raised by the property tax
within the 0 per cent limitation
of only $57,018,11, as against a
(otul of $2,727,881.43 If the spec
ial taxes aro not sustained by the
court.
"As a result of litigation at
tacking these laws the funds re
ceived through them have been,
held by the state treasurer as un
receipted until they are declared
valid or Invalid. If vutfd they will
be applied as contemplated by the
law;; If not they will be disposed
of us directed by the court.
1 , ,
OF PASTORS HIT
UNI VEHHITY, Va Aug. 9. (IP)
Dr. Walter A. Mater, editor of
the Will It her League Messenger,
speaking to the Virginia Institute
of public affairs tonight, said It
Jefferson were living he would
Insist the prohibition amendment
should nut be assailed or cham
pioned, by any church or denom
inational broup.
"There are too many pastors
who are political Imposters," said
Ir. Maler, "too many scriptural
texts are men partisan pretexts:
too many militant clergymen are
really virulent policemen."
MAN, IS STATE
OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 9. ff)
Herman Buter, a wealthy Liver
more rnnchcer, was Injured by a
runawny team on his ranch here
today. ' . - ,-
I'hyslclans, fenrlng he may die,
Instituted a search for his daugh
ter Helen, who Is vacationing
somewhere In Oregon.
Ruter received a fractured skull,
broken, collar bone and three;
broken ribs,