o o il Tribil m o The Weather "EBFO 61 Forecast: Clouilr niul colder in. night, followed by ralu Snlunlnr. kiM tkfc nitnllni; Precipitation fo 5 p. m. yesterday 'Fi 5 n. in. todny ....00 ....IS Twenty-Fifth Year FOURTEEN PAGES MEDFORIX OR KG ON. FRIDAY. .lAM'ARV -i. 1!):M. Xo. 302. 1 ED Todav V By Arthur Brlibane Complaining Is Waste. Oranges and Gold. Mr. Hoover, Dry Leader. Lady Shoots Lady. Copyright King Feature 8ynd., I no. IX)S AN'CKLES, Jan. 22. j This Pacific Coast goes along cheerfully, as well it may, with so many states in the t'nion, helping to build up population and prosperity here. It's against the unwritten law in -this neighborhood tn complain, carry an umbrella or wear an overcoat. Besides this is a land of "everything can be done." Mrs. Seuddcr, the potato chip (pieen, says: "If easterners that complain about business would put into their business Ithe energy used 1 in complaining, they would not need to complain." She fries 10(1 tons of pota toes in a month. M Nature recognizes no depres sion and this coast has gigantic crops. The "Sunkist," co-operative organization of orange growers, will ship 70,000 cars this year, compared with 50,000 cars last year. Thirty-three years ago they shipped 1800 ears. Tell yo;ir groeer he should sell his oranges cheaper this year. They ijost him less at wholesale, and selling good oranges is public service. .' . . There is still gold to .be found, if you know where to look. I At Alamos, in the state of Sonora, where Governor Klias tides, an American, L. S. Pat terson, bought an old mine from Felipe do Iza. After six months, discouraged, he sold the mine back to De Iza. The latter went to see what work Patterson had done, tapped a rock with a small hammer, un covering a vein of gold now yielding $2000 a ton. But don't let that persuade you to buy stock in n gold mine. When it runs $2000 a ton they don't sell it. President Hoover, as Mr. "R. 0. 11." of the San Bernardino Sun observes, is now in com mand and leader of prohibition in the I'nited States-. . ' In a few words the President said more about prohibition than the AVickersham commis sion said iu 100,000 lines, and said it far more definitely, i lie has made himself the leader of the drys in next year's presidential campaign, and if the drys have a majority, as this writer .thinks, they have, (Continued on Tape Six) Abe Martin Mr. Ife Hud lias lmn a cliarmtu houe fir nearly three year, but he still holds a cigar cite like It might go off. It's JeM about mt so th only nfc way I reach th' trther m n th' ing Is t' one. u till n cmi. isok GET i MEIER PLAN Three Major Bills Provide Utilities Commission, Conservation and District Formation Primary Date Change Advocated. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 2;!. An- other bill in lino with (iovernor j Meier'a power program was intro duced today by Senator Woodward ! I of .Multnomah county. It would! exempt the city of Portland from 1 the necessity of applying to the I federal power commission for a 11. i cense to go upon federal land when j application is made to the state for water appropriation permits 1'or power purposes. If the power site is on federal land the law now requires that ap plication be made to the federal commission williin six months aft er application fur the state permit is filed with the slate engineer. In ills message to the senate yes terday the governor stated that about 9 per cent of the desirable power itea of the state are on fed eral land. Would Change Primary The Woodward bill applies to cities of 3UO.0U0 population or more. Senator Jennett of Multnomah county today introduced a bill to chnnge the dale of the Oregon pri mary election. For the year 1932 it would shift the primary from the third Friday to the second Tuesday in May. All primary elections thereafter would be held on the second Tuesday of September, be ginning with the year 1934. Sena tor I ten net i said that one purpose of the measure was to get away from the long campaign period which now extends from spring until the November election. Should the bill pass it would be necessary two enact another law providing for the election of delegates to the nniiminl nartv conventions. The delegates are now elected at the ! primary elections in presidential election years. At 10:30 o'clock the senate ad journed . until 1 1 o'clock Monday morning. SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 23. & Two-thirds of the members of the legislature adjourned over the week-end, but tho senate contin ued its session todny to clear up its desks before beginning the final month's grind to bring out of the legislative mill such meals as it sees fit to serve to the public in the form of statutes. Yesterday presented ample raw material keep the wheels turning from now until the last night of the limited forty-day period. The three mnjor bills expected during the entire session were in the hopper, following their intro duction yesterday In tho house and senate, two of which carried special messages from the gover nor. Meier I'rges Adoption The public utilities commission bill, and the hydro-electric and conservation measure, the impor tant administration proposals, were accompanied by long messages from (iovernor Julius L. Meier In which he not only explained their purport and urged their adoption, hut, set forth rensons why they should be passed in the interests of "public promotion." The third bill, known as the Orange District Power measure, was also intro duced late In the day in the senate. The first of the trio provides for tho abolishment of the public ser vice commission, creation of n commissioner of public utilities, Continued on Page 8, Story 1) n , Iol!T!-A.V. ore- Jan. 23. Ktv ies wett- taken by a-ci-: dents in Portland hint night and late yesterday. The dead: I .Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly, 4x. from 1 arterv severed In a broken dih I in her home. Mrs. Kelly wa. nik-hed to a hoHl.lt a I When fotltld I... I.,.- Iti.J.twl tttnrwll:.tt.tv lifter! the accident, but hiss of Mood had been .too great for her lilf to be saved. Herman J. S hwnrtinc, f". Mm. k by automobile. Mrs. Anna Ru-fc h k. 73. of in-' June suffered W'cdnesd.iy when hit by automobile. J I FIVE PORTLAND PEOPLE PERISH BY ACCIDENTS Klmr McCartney, 4 1, ciu-hei.t WASHINGTON, Jan. -3 0 by truck. The senate today recommitted to ; William Smith, asphyxiated by its Interstate commerce committee j carbon monoxide gas. (the nominations of three member W.-iller Reattie. 23, driver of the trm k und' r which M ('.irtney wan kilted. Win arretted by police "n a charge of having dcfi-ethc brake Parson Will Don Wrestling Tights to Aid Finances 4 4 PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2.1 ! P The Rev. Charles 11. t'rban 1b to he a professional ! wrest lor an an avocation be- t cause a preacher doesn't s'"' much nior.ey and what he makes mi the yide will keep him cheerful. He has signed contract with a promote! As a student at the I'niver si iy of Pen nsy i va n ia h e w a s afraid to wrestle for fear injuring opponents. He Is In his thirtloH and the father of two children. .S. 4. 0 0 OF VALLEY Annual Meeting of League Well Attended Swett Cites Stabilization As Main Need in Industry Quality, Size Paramount Fruit men of the Rogue River valley growers, shippers and pack ers, gathered at the Kll;a temple this afternoon at the annua! meet- ! ing of the FYulgroweiV lougue and to hear an address by Frank T. i Sweet, president of the California l'ear C rowers' association, and recognized as an eminent author ity on Pacific coast conditions. It was the largest attended meet ing of the fruit interests in many years and it was estimated that 90 per cent of the fruti industry of the valley was present. Edward W. "Carle ton, president of the Fruitgrowers' league, pre sided. Stabilization of the pear Indus try was the main theme of Swett's talk, and he discussed several ten tative plans toward that end. He said that none of the plnns dis cussed had proven satisfactory to both growers and shippers. - Quality Paramount However, he declared, it was generally agreed that it was "in sanity" lu u year of a big crop to ship undersized or defective pears east, and that it was also the con. . census of conservative opinion, re i gardless of any formal agreement, : that quality and size of pears, both I for eastern shipments and canner J ies, must be improved, j Swett gave figures to show the financial state of the fruit indus try in California. He has recently 1 spoken at 14 meetings of glowers in California. He described conditions in Cali fornia last year and said 'that for the first time in IB years orchards there had as a whole failed to pay expenses. He said that, although the Hart let i crop of the Pacific const was not greatly in excess of lf2it, the loss of buying power by the people of the I'nited Stntes and Kurope caused the net prices to growers to bo only $20 a ton, a drop of $! per ton from the pre vious year. Slump Disastrous Swett declared the growers could break even at $:it per ton, but that the slump was disastrous last year as eastern prices sagged. Added to this was the ravages of the blight in many districts of California, which brought xtru pxihmihuh. Swett estimated that about 2000 acres of pears in the Sacramento: valley are being removed. He fore casted that the Hartlett production In the early districts might show a decrease In the future, but there might also be un increase in late llartletts which would bring an in creasingly difficult surplus to han dle from August 1 to September 1. Relative to the canners, Swett said they are having trouble dis posing ol their output, and it Is doubtful if they break even, lie es timated the average per ton for canning llartletts at 27. He said ! the canners may be still more con. servalive in 1!;tl, in the event "f ,a big crop, and the continuation of depressed conditions. He said that canned pears can now be bought at to 27 cents per can the lowest price in years, and that low prices may clean up the entire pack before the HUH penrs ate ready, SENATE TO TEST Illillj! : of the power commission wkk'h , president Hoover refused to Sv- ; turn. The senate action opened the ' wity for a court test of their tight , to o(Lc. MEN TALK NEED RED CROSS SENDS DROUGHT AID 0:m -.a REQUIRED IN I I y' X M um dLttllull ' A v( Pit (I I'rr.iy l-f.itlti While Red Cro Imrtcrt are pushing a drive tor 10.00(1.000 .tor rltnuqht relict, wnrhers nl rhe nrqanilution are Bending aid to stricken arp.ia. Here (let! In rlflht) Mary Touman. Laura 01 2erega and Flora Lavisson are shnwn packing clothing at Washington. G.G.P.CAMPAIGN PORTLAND PI LEADER FACING PERJURY MURDER CASE Maneuver Against Sen. Nor-; Bowles and Irma Loucks ris Involving Broken Bow,: Plead Not Guilty of Slay Neb., Grocer By Same' ing Broker's Wife Spec Name Is Basis. I tators Crowd. LINCOLN, Nob., Jan. 23. (fP) PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 23. (P) Victor Seymour-, furmer manager J PbltoJ? said today that iirrAit of a of tho western headquarters of the man with a criminal record, be repuhlican national senatorial cam Ifeved connected with the two paign committee at Denver, today attacks on Mrs. JL W. Howard, was charged with perjury In an state witness In the Rowles murder indictment, returned here by a fed- case, was expected momentarily, eral grand Jury. I Ceo. V. Norris, llroken liow, j PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 23. A1) Neb., grocer, who attempted to; Standing side by side before Cir tippose Cnited States Senator C.eo. i Judge W. A. Kkwall today. W. Norris in the republican pri- 1 Nelson C. Howies and Irma O. mnry in his race for re-election last year, also was Indicted on o ' perjury charge. j The indictments resulted from testimony given by tho two men before the United States senate campaign fund investigating com- I mlttee here last fall. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. ( More Indictments from tho grnnd jury investigation In Nebraska Into tho activities of republican leaders wero predicted today by Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska, when informed of tho indictment of Vic- j tor Seyfnrtur for perjury. 1 LA ORANDF, Or., Jan. 23. (H Snow here ami In nearby mountains disappeared rapidly yesterday and last night before warm Chinook winds. Last night's minimum temperature wns 31 above and the thermometer had risen to 41 nt 7:30 a. m. today. RAKKR. Ore., Jan. 23. fP Heavy rain this morning on top of yesterday's three-inch snow fall broimht a silver thaw flown on this district. Robbers Rosy PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 23. fP; Two armed hold-u pa here hist night netted two robbers 1140. The i Radio Cafe till was looted of tllO by one hold-up mnn. Tho other victim was Klhert Merry, streetcar j conductor, whose only passenger took 812 from him. Rudy Vallee Target For Over-Ripe Grapefruit In Final Boston Appearance ROKTON, Jan. 2.1 . fp( -l:ud Vallce. crooning idol of thous and of radio liKoneri", was cr'-et-'d with two over-ripe grsipefruit durlnu a performance at the Met ropolitan the,itre lapt night. It w:i the final performance of the opening day r a H s engagement :md Rudy war In the mbht of one of his i i acierlMtb mi .,die. w ithout worning, the fruit i.-tnie hurtling down trorn the Iml.ony. Neither of the gNipe-; fruit wtic.. j th- Mtiglng tnaestio but one did "Mike th" drummer' ryml;il and the o!hr fplatti'd 1 over the t;s; props. fiWij kM lA i Attorney X.ner ENTER PLEAS IN iucks pieaueo not gumy to in first degree murder of Mrs. Leone C. ISowles, wife of the former. Mrs. .Rowles was tabbed to death In Miss Louck's apartment on November 12. Spectators seeking a glimpse of tlie pair, jn mined the whole fifth floor of the courthouse, standing In corridors and on stairways. The' entire force of the sheriff's office, aided by three traffic officers, was ' required to clear the way to the ; courtroom for- the dofmdanlri. i - - f 1! LOS ANOKLKH, Jan. 23.) jTlie ftow-Delloe spectahle, featur ing Clara Row in person with her I former : may pi secretary, Daisy DeRoe, r a return engagement. It was Indicated today by the dead-j I it" k oi ine juiy uriiocunuin uiv ; fute of Daisy, charged with theft j j of Sir., 3Ht from Clara. I The attraction, completing a ten-' jday run before packed houses in jroiperlor court, showed no signs of aching a legitimate end "a the haggard and tearful men and wom en jurors began their third day of wrangling over the 3.1 counts of grand theft against Daiy. SUPPLY BILL VOTED BY LOWER BRANCH WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. (!') The commerce department supply bill appropriating -I , nni,oiHf for' tho next fiscal year, was passed I oil.'i V by t he house, The audience giiped. Murmurs weie audible throughout the house. hoi ndy kept tight on crooning. He took no notice of t he Interrupt ton until be had fin ished the song. Three young men. whoe names were withheld, Oveie taken Into cismdv bv UKhers and turned ovcr U I OM n iVl M IVI L 11 I UUITHD rl;r ,.. JnexToYear-scheduled young men went to police stationi rt 4. whor a de-k sergeant "read; the riot act" m them, Valtee Mnd the theatre management decind to pn-m chnitir nr Miev were rele.TJfMj. in a nn a i it ml ml lwul I V U. S. District Attorney of California Says Wine May Be Made in Home and Served to Guests Agents Barred By Law. IMtHTLANIl, Ore., Jan. 23.Pi( "Hatfield's Interpretation of the! Volstead act is correct," said I'nit ed Slates Attorney (leorKo Neuner here today. "Kedernl ajjents are, not permitted to enter private homes without seareh warrants based on evidence of iuor wiles. ' 'Hut., whether ft is illeK il or lenal aci-oidiuf; to the federal law, Oregon has a state enforcing ai:t. making it illegal tn have posses sion of liquor in the home. I would hale to have citizens here et the wmnn impression oi tm matter, thoiiKh 1 do not claim to an advisor under the Htate law." .,V'P3 !......( without .vh warrants 1 conducted nt ihe Joint hearing of -So lom; as wine n nerved oi ly1he wnJ(.h to members of ""j several members of the delega- District Attorney C.eorge Hatfield said todny, anyone may legali make and keep wine in his home, regardless of tho alcoholic con tent. i; n less a sale can be proven, the government is barred from seiz ing liquor In the homo by section; S3 of the Volstead act, tho at torney said. Agon (8 llarrtMl. The section, he said, permits possession of liquor in the home so long as it Is for consumption of the posnensor, his family or bona fide guests. It places the burden of proof on the possessor, but Inasmuch as un affidavit of sale Is necessary before a search warrant can be ismied, Hatfield tui LI, a government, .agent cannot enter the home to make a search. HIk opinion was expressed in commenting upon the recent rul Inir of tluard C. Darrah, San Jna-i quin jcounty district attorney, that wine' mauo than 13.13 per cent was legal. Act Is Jimtel. "Section 21) of the national p hibltlon act permits manufacture of cider and fruit julce for use exclusively in the home," nut field said. "The section says that penalties provided- In' other sec lions of the act are not appli cable to manufacture of non-ln-iitxicatinir lulci-s. so manufactured "Darrah savs. and f think quite properly, that the manufacture of such beverages which are non Intoxicating in fact. Is legal even though the juices rontaln more i him one-half of one per cent alcohol." DONATE VET SITE SALKM. Ore., Jank 23. (fl) When fieneral (ieorge V. Wood of the United Slates army visits Roseburg next Monday he will find mill Cliy miijr Mriuii-u, ity H.m:n- y enacted law, to acquire property and donate it to the federal gov- ernment as tho silo of a national soldiers' home (iovernor Meier today Informed the senate that he had signed Senator lMdy'fl bill which author izes cities to acquire by condemna tion or otherwise land, either within or without the city boun daries to be donated for that pur pose. FLU EPIDEMIC IN WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. (T, An estimate of more than lit, 000 Influenza esses In the United States was made by public health offi cials today, on the basis of reports showing 3SiJ7 recorded for the week ending Jan. I 7. "There Is an outbreak In Kurope as well," Surgeon (ieneni 1 dim ming said. "It 1ms abated In In land and France, but still Is exten sive In derma ny, Kngland and Hpaln. The prevalence here Is above the normal curve for the season but not nenrly wlde ' spread as In I 92H-1 !I29." i 4 A.,rn (ILNLA, Jan. t'3. (VP) A gen- ,rl world disarmament confer- ence will be called In the latter part of January, Iit32. the Lett k no of Nations council decided tonight. MINOR AFFAIR! Wl I H WKLUKINU First Ml ,o- in Rumanian Village Frighten Natives t;i:oi:ovi:sTi. uumam.i, Jan. (tVi The town's first movie house riei'd. r- pairs because of a very thrill- inn inaugural picture. IVas- ants who had never seen a movie before were alarmed when a locomotive on the screen appeared to lie headed rifcht at them. They rushed for the doors. Twelve per- so ii. s were hurt. There wad a wreck (he interior of the theater. TO DELEGATES Sportsmen Return With Optimistic Report On Sa lem Session Result Far in Future. The southern Oregon delegation returned yesterday from Salem well satisfied with the discussion of the Rogue river fish loir bill i lion participated No definite results of the hear ing, however, couM be realized. members of the Rogue river com mitlee stated this morning, ai the legislature is at the present "Just marking time." Much evl dence wan Introduced by both sides at the hearing and many subjects left, unsettled because- of lack of time for complete dis cussion. An inlercHtlnir feature of the argument offered by tho (lold Reach delegation, led tiy Macleay, was the list of business houses qttoted as protesting the closing of the Rogue. For In the list, members of the Rogue river com mlttee state, were the names of several men, who have contrib uted funds tu the 'campaJm, Ion, cloying the river. The committee members believe that the names wero secured through fear, rather than a sincere desire to oppose lnp measure. Articles deallnir with isolated cases Of fiHh lost in the upper Rogue River valley through irri gation ditches, which were pub lished by the southern Oregon press, were read by the opposi tion. Members of the local dele gation then explained that the ar ticles wero of no consequonco in relation to loss of fish life, in Unit fish are seldom lost In this way. Tho number of salmon that passed over the Savage Rapids dam last spring wns dwelt upon to great extent by Macleay, who told the committee that one half the fish passing over the dam were females, who would replenish tho stream with a tremendous number of salmon. Argument Fails. This argument, the local dele gation staled, was destroyed by T. 12. Daniels, who cited authori ties of the United States bureau of fisheries to prove that in a salmon run there is seldom more than one female to lx fish. Prof. Irving Vlning closed the rebuttal for the Rogue River committee and his talk was fol-j lowed by great applause from the 300 people, who attended the hearing. The veniito chambel was filled , to capacity for the hearing una the crowd remained until tho close of all arguments. At the close of the meet I nir members of the Oold Reach delegation shook hands with the Rogue river com mlttee and specially thanked Prof, VlniiiK and the chairman of the committee for the friendly way in which the hearing was conducted. OSRORNK, Rns.. Jan. 23. The Rev. John Taylor, Catholic priest here for the past three years was to he arraigned here Into to day on charges growing out of his alleged attentions toward Mrs. Helen Ahrell, wife of a prosperous Osborne county farmer. Father Taylor had not returned here last night from Kansas City where he and Mrs. Ahrell were arrented Wednesday at the request of M. K. Moore, Osborne county Mherlff. lie was believed to be In Rellevllte, Kas.. .s former home. The couple was re le fined at Kiinsa City on huheaa corpus writs before Sheriff Moore arrived with n warrant charging the clergyman with transportation of a woman to another part of the stale for immoral purposes. Mrs. Abrell wus reunited with her hus band last night. FISH HEARING OATiorAnm n CH ARGE8PR I EST nmnflrno mur rramrjwnumr. NOTED ONES E PLEA Hoover Leads Red Cross Program . National Hook up for Aid in Drought Coolidge and Al Smith in Call to People. Inspired by the radio program In which President Iloovor, ex. Presi dent Coolidge, former democratic candidate Al Smith and .Will Rog j ers, famous scribe and comedian, I along with other nationally known figures urged contributions to the Red Cross drouth fund, members of tho Klks lodge raised a sum of 550 at the fireside of the Elks temple last night. Following the radio program the hat was passed through the flre sido circle and was emptied a few minutes later of $C0, which will be donated to Medford's quota for drouth relief. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. fl A Red Cross plea for $10,000,000 to aid drought sufferers In 21 states led by J resident Hoover in a remarkable coasi-to-coast radio broadcast last night lay on the heart of the nation today. On a program picked up from four widely separated cities, for mer 'Preldent Calvin Coolidge and Alfred 13, Smith, democratic can- dldate .for president in 1928, sup- plemented' Mr. Uloover in urging that "in the face of calamity let us unite in a common effort to drive suffering and want from our . country.". John Barton ,.Payne, chairman . of the Red Cross; Mrs. August Relmont, Mary TMckford and Will Roger emphasized the need for speedy relief.' : Concern of All. ' ' "Disaster, to any one section- of the country should be the con cern of us all," Mr. Smith said. , iPreldeot Hoover and Mr. Payne spoko 'from Washlngtori.'Mh Cool idge from hi home at Northamp ton," Mo,. Mr. Hmith; Mni. Rel mont and Miss PIckford from New ' York, and-Will Rogers from Little Rock. Ark., a stopover point on , his airplane tour of the south in quest of 'funds. The addresses were transmitted by the National . Broadcasting .company. Apimil to Heart. The president midi "It is unthinkable that any of our people should be allowed to suffer from hunger or want The heart of the nation will not permit it. It is to the heart of the nation that I am appealing tonight. I r urge all of my countrymen to con tribute promptly and in accord ance with their means. It Is a call for protection to pur generosity In time of trial, but It is a call for protection to our greatest in stitution of charity and above all behalf of those in need." No Time for Kxcuses. Mr. Coolidge said: "This Jh .not a time when ex cuse can take the place of money. Fveryono knows trade U depress ed, losses have been met and omo Incomes have been reduced. We all have the demands of local charity. Hut the suffering for (Continued on P0 8, Story 1) WILL MTTLK ROCK, Ark., Jan. 2.1 This guy Hawks is so lifted to going so fast in his siiiglo st'ittod racing plane that when we kinder slowed up to 150 miles an hour, in Secretary In galls' best two-seated plane in America, why he started to gdt out anil walk. I came by here on my way to Texas, becauss I wanted to see just how things are out in the plantation coun try, (ioing out. among it to day. The relief men here Bay that the need is great. The city of Little Rock is fine. It's not cities; it's poor slmro cropper on cotton that's hurt worst. Hut here is the great thing about this state. Where they have been hit hardest they are going to make their Red Cross quota, and help to help them selves. If they can do it, no other state or jsity can possibly have an alibi. FOR HUNGRY X& ROGERS I'M KiKaukl IfMMMTltt