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I is?, Lt. The Weather Forecast: Tonitfhi and Tuesday uiiM'itlcd, probably min; warmer tonight. Medford Mail Tribune v Temperature Hlghi'st yesterday 45 I.outt iIiIh moriiliijr 20 lrsltitaiUui To . p. in, ypKUTdiiy 00 To !i a, in. today ,o Twentv-Fifth Year MEDFORD, Oh'KCOX. MONDAY. DKCKMUKl Xo. 2m I li):u). v Todav V By Arthur Brisbane Palaces for Uncle Sam. France Worries Italy. New Yorkers Live Longer Bad Money, and Beer.' Copyright King Feature! 8ynd Inc. The glorious and prosperous Vnited States is spending $1, 0(10,000 of of the.public's money to buy a very fine palace in Berlin to be the home of the f'nitcd States ambassador there. It spends $1,250,000 on an am bassador's palace in the Argen tine. , Is that expenditure neeessa ryl Is it democrats? Would it. seem wise to the gentlemen 'that founded the country? It is all very well to give men that cont l'iliutc to campaign funds, or otherwise make them selves useful, ij chance to meet kings and queens abroad, and hear themselves called "Your excellency." Rut is it necessary to add a $1,500,000 palaqc to the treat? Benjamin Franklin did very well in France, and also Eng land, without any such palace. Wouldn't it be better t) spend that money on a few miles of good roads in the I'nited States, thus ercat'ng i few jobs? The building of five new. fortresses on the island of Cor sica alarms Italy, according to reports from Leghorn. The "Telegrafo" says that ships from -France are .-unloading rjfles, machine guns, munitions, armored cars, field telephones and ;eannon and "arming Cor sica in a formidable manner." The Italian, Napoleon Bona parte, starting from Cors'ea to the miltiary school in France, finally ruled the French, and conquered much of Europe. It would be strange if France re turned by the Napoleon road to Italy through Corsica. There is trouble in India also, troops again called out to stop riots. Hindus don't like cloth made in England. When a large truck loaded with such cloth appeared, the Hindus, who have ideas about fighting that are very nn-Engl'sh, lay down in front of the great truck to slop it. It killed one of them. To win liberty with "fight ing" of that kind will take a long time. Health Commissioner Wynne of New York says the average New Yorker lives 15 years longer than he did in the last generation. Preventing and curing dis continued on Page. ElirhO Abe Martin Frank Hawks It some annihilate or o' distance, but Father Time is tmathin' all records between Toanktflivln an Christmus. Ther't even a nice way to chew terbacker. L E DESIRABLE ON Emphatic Majority for NewjJ Building Plan Tomorrow j Will Mean Added Value!? for Bonds Local Labor! Will Benefit, Pledge. Residents of Medford will go to the polls tomorrow afternoon to vote for the proposed $265,000 bond Issue and school building program which, Mince its recommendation by (Superintendent K. II. Hedrick and tho city school board, has met with approval whih has only been ofimtllod by provision for tho Med ford airport. Tho polls nt the Junior liifih school building will be open from1 2 p. m. until 7 p. m. The ballot will carry the' question of "Bonds! Yes" or "lionds No,' and in ad- dition the qnt'stion of approval ofi the building program, which has been published -several times by the J the ballot tomorrow. Must. lie Taxpayer. To vote in the school election one must be 21 years of age, a resi dent of this school district for 30 days, and a taxpayer, as shown hy the last assessment or the holder of shares of stock In any corpora tion or firm which Is assessed in this district. The building program to he voted on tomorrow has been endorsed by all Medford newspapers, the local hanks, all service clubs of the city. the Chamber of Commerce, realty! hoard, the California Oregon Power company, and nil other important firms and lending taxpayers of the city. Xo known opposition to the pro gram has been reported. Assurance of the passage of the bond Uvuie. however, lies In getting the voters to the polls. Supt. E. H. Hedrick stated this afternoon. v "No matter how meritorious the issue, no matter how favorable it looks, there is' dnnger of It not passing unless all the votoro go to .the polls," he added, in issuing a call for all residents of Medford to remember tomorrow is election day. Will Aid Hond Sale. "Another reason why a large vote ir? desirable Is .for the effect it will have on the sale of bonds. An issue of bonds passed by a big (Continued on Page 6, 8tory 1) OF POWER FOR WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (P) The family on the far away ranch, the miner, the rural housewife and the metropolitan listener would have equal radio reception ad vantages under recommendations made today to the radio commis sion. In a report recommending that 20 of the 24 stations be permitted to increase their power to 50,000 wntts. Kills A. Yost, commission examiner, held "the rural and small town listener Im entitled to receive better radio broadcasting than It Is possible for the local and regional stations to provide. All nre entitled under the law to radio broadcasting service, both of transmission and reception, equal to that provided the metro politan listener." R E INCREASE RAD 0 STATIONS Pomp Marks Marriage of Mafalda Capone, Sister of Chicago Gang Leader CHICAOO, Dec. 15. tP) Wed ding bells rang for Mafalda Ca pone. IS. sister of Alphonse Ca pone, nnd John J. Maritoto yes terday, but whether the gang chief was cloe enough to hear them re mained an unanswered question. There were unconfirmed rumors Capone, ltd No. I in Chicago's roll of "puhlic enemies.'" was amne tho present, well protect ed by Kiia nte. None. ho ever, cttuld be found who wmi!d arlniit h;ivlns j'n him. The weblinit took place amid ctn. nf pomp 'n t. Mary's Cath oie ch-irch in fuimritan Cicero, jammed with 4. aim pr?on, while nnoi her tlnnj.-.ind or more tood outride in the mow and lu.-h to ca'ch a glimpse of the at:Vitlef. Five men. cirryinL' p.ftnls, wre arretted by uni'0,;ed dete'tiveti. Firemen Scatter Before Barrage of Wild Bullets HOCK S V It I N J S, 'yo., Doc. Ki.-1- Firemen rush- inn t fifiht a blnze in a one- story frnme striK'tnrp wm"p Ki'ppU'd by a btiiiane of shotH. Spectators, too, won? kept nt hay by wild flyins bullets. . Neiirly 4UU0 rounds of ammunition w i ro ;dls- churned In the nieU-e that ensued. Tho fire was in a building ncvuplod hy C. H. Cox and his I'hootin- gallery. Kleven dinks and 17 turkeys, which he was offering as prizes, nddod their shrill sereet hes to the confusion. , 9 Excursionists Leap Into Sea When Flames Follow Blasts Aboard Glass Bot tom Boat Rescue Crews Save 125. MIAMI BEACH. Fin.. Dec. 15 tP) An explosion and fire on board the excursion boat. Eureka, II, yesterday forced 135 persons to leap into the surging Atlantic they had been observing through the craft's glass bottom, but val iant rescue work by both fishing tugs nnd luxurious yachts brought 125 of them safely ashore. Three bodies had been recov ered and seven persons were un accounted for today ns the mas ter of tho vessel headed a sal vage expedition into tho marine gardens 15 miles south of here where the Eureka II burned and sank In ten feet of water. Confusion Seen. A scene of wild confusion, at tended by phouts of women and children and tho muslo of a three-piece orchestra, which Hied courageously to stop the panic was sketched by survivors of the capacity crowd that jammed the two decks of the 1 05-foot boat Smoke from the engine room, on the craft's return trip here, they said, first gave notice of the mis hap and was followed by three explosions. Two of the dead were Identi fied by police as II. C. Grimm. . MeCook, Neb., a passenger; Clar ence Vine, 30. Haverhill, Mass. u deckhand. The body of a wo man, between 50 nnd 60 years old. who wore a wedding ring, with the initials "W. V. h." had not been Identified. Authorities also had Information that among the missing were Frank J. Keefe, Providence. It. I., J. 3. Haig, Po mona, Calif., and Harry Holler, Milwaukee, "Wis. Heroic Hepucs. Heroic ntorles of the rapid res cue operations wore numerous Sighting the fire through binoc ulars. P. W. Miller, retired gro cery executive of Cincinnati, aban doned a pleasure trip and brount 83 of the survivors ashore on his yacht, the Lois Ann, He related how his guests nnd crew "worked like troopers pulling men, wo men and children nboard." Some estimated 20 to 25 chil dren were passengers on the Eu reka II. The crew of the yacht Dorothea, which nicked up 30 persons, took n baby from the nrms of a father who said "save my baby" when he -learned the Dorothea could not care for ft""1 tionnl survivors. A child was tossed to the deck of a fishing tue and brought here and re united with its parents, rescued by another craft. I A hue wedding cake, estimated to have co.nt l.loo, vu ferved. H contained cubic feet of nut rl -i ment. It was a cosmopolitan crowd at the church, which was flowered I with white chryanth :num. with I bowU of p:nk nnd white carnation ' at the altar rail. Here was n day laborer in blue hlrt. Many others wore diamonds snd expennlve clot hs. Mafaldii wjis nttlrel In an ivory himnierinic satin gown, with train 'I'T) (4.ot one The grnon wa at tired in the heicht of fahinn. Ralph Capune wore n silk hat find w.i otherwise appropriately drewd for thp ocajtion. As one commentator remarked, "practical ly every tteni of the enembe J.tw-d m ith the custom of N rt h Shore familiffi In sendirtK their datiirh-tei-s to the altar." TEN DROWN IN DISASTER OFF MIAMI MARY PREPARES - I K k Beverly Hills, home of many film stars. Is living up to its slogan, "one thousand decorated living Christmas trees." Mary Pkklord, chair man of the trees committee, assisted by Betty Newling, decorated the firal living tree as shown here. COPCO INTENDS Budget of Standard Gas and, . Electric Co. Carries Funds for New 40,000 Kilowatt Plant. John J. O'Brien, provident. '.of the Standard Gas & KlertVlftH4t.; an nounced today that the company's coiiHtrurtion budget for H3l will total $43,596,257. The construction program includ ed In this amount provides lor a peiiornting unit of Itn.OOO kilowattH at the plant of tho Northern States Power Co. in MinneapollH, a hydro electric atation of 40,000 lillowatts capacity to he built for the Cali fornia Oregon Power Co., nnd two transmission lines connecting the Minnesota Valley Kteam plant nt ('runite Falls, Minn., with other parts of the Northern Slates Power Co. 8ytem. The new hydro-electric plant in the California Oregon Power Co. sVKtem will not be in nervice until 1!;. These are projects now in pro cess of construction at properties In the Standard system amounting to $12,91 1.G&5 which will no com pleted during IJiao, costs for which are included in tho total budget figure of $43,596,257. Information as to location of tho new Copco hydro-electric plant is withheld until completion of Indi vidual budgets, it was stilted. 4 DKNVKfl, Dec. 1 fPi The statt supreme court ruled today that certain changes made In the constitution of the Woodmen of the World with headquarter in Denver, intended tr change insur ance rates, were not byaity adopted. "The decree of the district court in effect, left the Woodmen of the World and Its membership in the mine condition n nd with the same rights and duties as though j no amendment had been attempt-1 ed," said the court's decision in ; affirming the judKinrnt of the Denver district court. I.ISP.ON. Per. 1 iV) Major Ramon Franco, noted Spanish avi ator who was one of the leaders in the revolt of aerial force at ; Madrirl today, landed t-.nik'ht at ; AveffMt airdrome nnd surrendered' to Lieutenant Prltu Paine of Ih" j poituyijeoe air force, .after at- tempting to flee. j I-tte this afternoon three more, p!utie were sighted from th" ft"t-' tier, one landed at Am.idhi.i and e vi officer whose name were n"l irlven were takttn into custmiIv. Guards were placed over I he ma chine Tho second machine crashed nt Mop. i. but it was rot knoun if the oerup'nts w'te Injured. Po Ilf e proc cded to the spot. 10 BUILD LARGE SLAYS ASHLAND HYDRO STATION BEAUTY EXPERT FOR CHRISTMAS ; v a i ELDERLY MATE Mrs. Audree Magoon, Who Left Recently to Wed Big Game Hunter in Africa Is Victim. Agill.ANl), Ore., JtC. 15. (Pi i''s7ularee".MiiRuV.nT 'Mnln" m t'mtall, fMHithorn Ilhodesla, flat urday, lived In Ashlnnd, where she operated a beauty piirlor until threo months a wo when h1h left for Hoitthern Af'ha to marry Air. .Magoon. Reports state Dr. 11. I'. Maroon, dentist nnd big game hunter, killed hi wife and then committed suicide. , Friends of Mrs. Magoon said she operated u beauty parlor wince obtaining a divorce from her tor mer husbiind. Mr. Trobce. Khu sold her property, and left Hep -, tenibor 3 to Join Ir. Mngoon,' whom she hud known In the eastj before her nuirringe to Tiobee. ! .Married n Mouth. Friends stiid the pnnnlso of Dr. ..MtiKOon to place hi-r two dnunh teiH, Jean and Pntrh-in, in a pri vate school in Knuhind persuaded her to mnko' the long trip to A friea to wed her former suitor. They were married about a month ago and acquaintances here had not learned of any rift between tho two. They sahl I Jr. Mnxoon wim much older than hlH wife. They were unable to explain, how ever, why the children were not pluced In a London school, They lived with their mother in Ithod ey'ln." Mrs. Magoon is survived by her ex-husband, her mother and a sister, all reported living In Ies Angeles. SAI.KM, Cre ., Dec. 1Ji. A) That 1axe collected n motor Vehicle fuelM durinK l30 will run well over $ d.OOO, Oaf) Ih Indicated In a report for the first 10 months of the year, says Secretary of State IIohh. For the period from Janu ary 1 to October 31 5.H02,:WUI.7S was Collected, of which $&.((;!, 44K.&0 kocs to tho stato highway fund. The 10 months' receipt were In excess of those for the full year of mil by over $1,200,000. IS CONSIDERED CRM PARIS, Dec. 1R. Dr. Iiiils Roldln, who had vlstied Raymontl Piincnrn at six p. m. was hasttfy Hiinifiinncl back nnd nwitln arrived nt Hie home of the former presi dent shortly after 0 o'clock. He refiiHd to make an statement. Ills presence was interpreted ns Indicating that Polncare's condi tion had Krowu worne. (licgfin Weather, rn.cltltd I'oiiuht :nnl TiH'j-dtiy, Itlol, nlily Klin,' In the ve..t 'r i li n and-niiw In the mnnnuiliiH; u-iiriniT iti .the wi-nl purllon t"-nlirhl- Kreh .milh. Imm oinlnir went wind on the i.onMt. O jnuiuun 10! mm m z 4 m . -x 3RD COUNTY -tfQfo IN GROWKfill) Census Report Shows Gain of 61.3 Per Cent Klam ath and Lincoln Lead Ten Counties Show De creaseState Gains. WASHINGTON', Dec. 15. Oregon is Hearing the million mark in population. As shown by the HKiO census, the total population of the state Is 953, 7tiS. This represents a Kit in of 170,397, or 21.S per cent, over 19110. I he largest city, of course, is Port laud with 301.SI5 inhabitants, prac tically one-third of the entire popu lation of the statu. The smallest city is Bourne in Maker county, with but one inhabitant. The census report includes tho following statements and observa tions: In every census period the popii; hit ion has shown u rale of Increase grealer- than that of (lie l iilted States as a whole. Total land area of Oregon is 9.V 607 square miles. Average 10 to Mile Average number of inhabitants i per square mile in 1930 was 10. ' Multnomuu county, smallest in the stato iu area, has the largest population with 33K.241, with den sity of 779.4 per square mile. Largest county in aren, Harney, comprising 9933 square miles, has the smallest population density, with less than one person to the squuro mile. Of 3G counties, 26 increased and 10 decreased in population between 1920 and 1930. Klamath whs the most rapidly growing county in tho state vUh incroasu of 183.9 per cent. Lin coin was second with 62.8 per cent; Jackson was third with gain of 61.3 per cent. ,' Jefferoon Decreased .lefrerson county snows doorcase of 2&.7. . per. vcunl, . Jiiui -Ulan man -a loss of 22.2 per cent. Portland is the largest city In the stato with 301,815, an Increase of 43,527, or 16.9 per vent. Halem, the capital city, is second with a population ol' 26,626, gnln of 8.587, or 48.6 per cent. Kugeue Ih third with 18,901, increase of 8308, or 78. 4 per cent. , , Klamath Falls shows the highest rate of increase or any city In Ore gon with population of 16,292 for a gain of 235.2 per cent In the pnst t decade. 4 PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. lli. () Robert F. Jackson of Kugone, grnduate of the University of Oro Kon, nnd Fran tin I Coleman of Portland, Itoed college mun, lire the two Oregon students to be awarded Rhodes scholarships this year. Tho announcement was made by Dr. Frank Aydulotte, president of Hwarlhmoro college, and American secretary of tho Rhodes trustees. The awards will enable Jackson nnd Coleman to study throe years at Oxford university. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. W Tho senate Interstate commerce committee today approved four of President Hoover's nominations to the power commission, but post poned action on tho fifth, Frank R. McNinch, of North Carolina. TboHe nppioved were George Otis Smith, Maine, chairman; Ralph II. Williamson, Washington; Marcel Oarsaud, Louisiana; and Claude I. Draper, of Wyoming. Children Burn To Death In Home While Father Is Serving Bootleg Penalty IIK.VD, Ore., Doc. IT.. (!) fttark. bleak tragedy hovered on dark wings over ashes ol' a Bend home today. HneneVH, 1 year old, nnd Kslel. 3. rhlldren of Mr. and Mrs. Kred K. .MfDanlel, burned to death when their home was destroyed by fire. The father wns In Jul! In Portland on llcpior barges. The mother, art er lurking (lie children in bed, was visiting friends next door. names shot from the building. Firemen fought their way to the bedroom. The children hart died In t heir sleep, physicians said. Farm Medal JssffCt'ilei! ft tat Photo Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson of A Ibia, Iowa, is the first woman to receive the distinguished service medal from the American Farm Bureau federation. JOB RELIEF Tentative Agreement By Senate and House Con ferees to Speed Huge Work Fund, Meets Op position From Sen. Dilh WASHINGTON, Deo. 15. yPj The first nt the gnvem iiiciiCh annual supply ineus iircs tho trcuMiiry iHwtoflioo appropriation hill was pussed today by tho senate. WASHINGTON, lee. IB... WrV TIio Iuiiiho toiltiy rejected " a move to aiitipeiul tho rules ami mim the :iO,000,000 nd inlulNi in t Ion drought rcllor program. Tho vole wan 205 to 150. It requires a two-thirds ma jority of those, votliiff to suspend tho rules. Hy Francis M. Stephenson WASHINGTON, Deo. 15. (TP) In the fact of a plea from Senator Borah of "For Gnd'n tut It n pot somethliifc done to feed tho people wno are mingry," the senate today set aside the tentative agreement of the senate and house conferees on the emergency $11(1.000,000 em ployment appropriation. Some democrats had bolted the leadership of Senator Robinson, to demand that the senate insist upon Robinson's amendment taking away tho power of President Hoover to spend the fund as he saw fit In an emergency. Robinson Agrees The tcntatlvo agreement of the senate and houso conferees, reach ed at an Informal meeting Satur day before their appointment, pro vided for the elimination of the Robinson nmondment. Ho today told tho senate ho did not feel Justified In Insisting upon the amendment at tho expense of de lay In getting tho appropriation to workers. Hut Henalor Dill prompt ly moved to Instruct , tho senate conferees to insist upon tho Robin son amendment. After a long wTnnglo, Chairman Jones, of tho appropriations com mittee, promised not to ngreo to the informal report on tho emer gency bill drafted Saturday with out again bringing the sennte amendments to tho senate. The storm subsided. HERMIST0N GIRL DIES WHEN AUTO TURTLES l'KNDLF.TON. Ore., Dec. 15. (A1) FrncAtinc Islckson. 16, of Hermlston, wim killed last night when an automobile driven by Walter Norqulst was ovoiturncd 10 miles wewt of hero. Tho girl, a passenger, was crushed. Four others In the muchlno escaped erl ous injury. "I don't believe It! I don't believe It!" the stunned father exclaimed when word of the tragedy was brok en to him In his cell In Portland. "Iltieneva would have been one year old tomorrow." lie will be permitted to attend the funeral. Last tieptemhnr he was fined tJoil and sentenced to HO da on Honor charges. He had no money nnd said he would "lay it tho fine." lie was penniless and out of work, ho said, so he had sot "P a fitlll. SOURS DAMPER B LAST AND FILM star: Eighteen Fine Homes in Fashionable Malibu Beach Colony Lost When Blaze Follows Mysterious Ex plosion at Early Hour. LOS ANGELRS, Dec. 15. (IP) FusMnnnble Malibu Beach, Arca dia of film start! and wealthy bui ness und prufeusional folk, was Hhuken hy a myftterious blast and raviiKeil by fire early this morning, and 18 residences, an well as many expensive automobiles destroyed. In tho ravaging flames that swept from one end of the stylish colony to the other, creating an ushy havoc with damage estimated at more than $800,000, tho homes of many leading film stars and other Holly wuod celebrities wero reduced to tinder and the stars themselves, with a long list of week-end guests, driven Into tho biting morning cold. (Continued on Page 8, 8tory 2) GOES 10 JURY TODAY BELIEF KLAMATH FALI.S, Ore., Doc. IS. 'Of) The trial of Laverne Car ter, real estate man, on first de gree, murder charges In connection with the fatal beating of his bride of two nioutua, Anuett Carter, Sep tember 7, was pxpected to open In circuit court tomorrow morning, providing the Jury hearing the case of Donald Nacker, also charged with first degree murder, returns a verdict by that time. The case of Nacker, accused of shooting Fred Dunbar on Labor day, was expected to go to the jury today. , Donald Chambers, who was In the Carter apartment the night Mrs. Carter wag alleged to have been severely beaten, will be the ' chief witness for the state. TAKE LAURELS NEW YORK, Bee. 1 5. () A soprano from Dayton, Ohio, and a New York baritone were recog nized tod ii y as winners of the fourth national radio audition. Miss Carol Dels and Raoul R Nadeau won first prizes tn the women's nnd men's classes last night In the finals, sponsored by the Atwater Kent Foundation over the National Broadcasting system. Each was awarded 15000, a gold decoration and two years' tuition in a consorvatnry. Miss Dels sang "India Hull Bong" and Nadcnu "Vision Fugitive." WILL ROGER? P4Qys: SANTA MONICA, Ca!., Dec. 1"). When Homebotly pulls you "iiHinos" and there is no truth in it mid you know thnt every body knows there is no truth in it, why you linttimlly don't I'uy liny attention to it. You just Iiiutth It off. . But if whnt they eiill you is hitting nt the truth nnd kinder getting you in your wenk spot, why you stnrt hollering nnd denouncing nt once. Well, Inst week, 5fr. Hoo ver sn ill : "The boys in the sen. nte nre playing polities at hu man expense." Did the boys laugh it off? Xot quite. So figure out the nnswer yourself. fit fc? NACKER TRIAL EASTERN AIR IN RADIO SONG t t