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Newspaper Page TextMail Tmbu The Weather Temperature Highest yesterday 82 Lowest tlil morning 30 ItvripltutJoii: To . . in. ycM entity .(II 'I'o fp ii. 111. today Oft Forecast: Tonight anil Thnraluy cloudy. Moderate temjKkrn t u n Twenty-Fifth Year MEDP0RI OUKCiOX. WKDNKSDAV. .lANl'AK'V LS, liKH. No. ::os. MEDFORD Todav By Arthur Brisbane Why Not Hunt Gold. Is the Rest Silence. One Kaiser's Life. Free, Nowhere to Go. Copyright King Feature! 8ynd., Inc. HO DOR, Mojave Desert, Oil., Jan. 27. The world needs more gold, and may Ret it. France and I'nele Sam now control the world's supply, France with the highest per n pita reserve. Hard times have sent prospectors back to hills and mountains, their "good times easy jobs" in uities hav ing vanished. Yon see more and more of them (ravelin;; this desert country, each, in his years of prospecting, probably passing great fortunes a dozen times. To prospect is one thing, to find is another. Usually Ine prospector rides one donkey, two others follow ing. One donkey carries the camping outfit, with blankets anil "grub.' The other carries prospetcors' tools and more food. Perhaps a few stieks of dynamite ure carried by the more enterprising. An occasional prospector, too old to ride long hours, drives two donkeys hitched to a two wheel . cart, a pole between them. I'p bills and mountains too rough for his cart, be rides one donkey, leaving the other below. These men often spend a life time without reward. More money has been put into gold mines and gold hunting; than has even been taken out. But even the oldest prospector nev er looks dis3onraged. Hope is back of the sun burned face and gray beard, and fortune is always just ahead. You need not feel sorry for him. Trying is the only thing in life worth while, possession is nothing. And he is trying, full of hope. A young gentleman spending bis dead father's money in a fashionable gambling bouse might well envy the old pros pector seeking a "grub stake" for just one more trip. The multitude of seekers will find gold, undoubtedly, for it is everywhere in this western country. Some, below with a hammer, might uncover wealth literally beyond the dreams of avarice, although water power, rich soil and oil have long since superseded gold in the public imagination. j 1'ucle Sam, himself, may adil to Kurope's indignation by dis covering bis own gold mines in the deep digging made neces sary by the lioulder Dam enter prise. Innumerable tunnels (Continued on Page Four) Abe Martin I don'! kiimv Iww for a woman milk In prrpariir a ntwl. but I know how murh hc tflll. ' nil Ui' MibHiiiutos, a litltutr scnk-r Is th' worst. (Copyright Jo'mi F. Dille ) DUNN LIS BATTLE FOR Senate Hears Stirring Pleas for Ban On Net Use Loss of Federal Hatch eries Is Cited As Result of November Vote. Tlio bill to Imr commercial 1'Nhln;- on KuKuc river was pnssetl in (he srimlc Inle totluy ly a vote of 17 to 1 :l, ntvortU lh to long ilKliiiKx mi'NNiiKV from Senator Millet. A1.U.1, .Ian. 2H. V) llcfore t'onelusinn of tho Hi-nati debate on lln UoKue river t'ish bill today adjournment was taken until "i o'clock when the debate will be resumed. Up to the time of ad journment only one speech had been niado in opposition to the bill, this by Senator F. M. Kian ciseovirh. Senators Ceorgo W. Dunn of Jackson county and J. i:. Hennell of Multnomah had defended it. while adjournment was taken midway of the speech by Senator Miller of Josephine, one of the main defenders of the measure. Senator Dunn, leading the de bate in favor of the bill, de clared that if game tizh are to remain in the stream, something must be done to curb the taking of fish at the mouth of the river. Tributary streams are entirely de pleted, he said. He scouted the argument that there is a loss of fish through Irrigation ditches. Statistics Cited. Dunn cited statistics showing that of all foreign automobiles registeered in the state over one third register at southern Oregon points, drawn there, he said, hy game fishing ottered by llogue river. closing of the river to commercial fishing, he said, means more financially to Hold Hoach and other district:- on the lower liver than docs commercial flsh ir.B. Senator Dennett of Multnomah county defended the bill, while Senntor Kraneiscovlch of Clatsop county fought it. He said steel heads are protected from the commercial activities by net regu lations in the Kogue. He declared that the MM was ill-timed be cause of the present period of un employment and because of the vote of the peuple in November against closing the river. The measure, he said, would legis late Kii families out or a liveli hood. liill Held .lustificil. "Introduction of this measure in this legislature Is justified," asserted Senator Miller of Jose phine county, a leading proponent of the bill, "notwithstanding the fact that it was voted on in No- (Continued on Page 6, 8tory 1) E BILL L SAI.EM, Ore., Jan. 28. (?) A bill to HceiiHe and define' retail chain stores In Oregon, minors of which have been bourd ever since the session opened, made itB np pearunoe in the lobby today in the possession of Elton Walkins, for mer congiessman. who announced that It would lie introduced In the bouse within the next few days. The bill defines chain stores as any two or more retail stores or ."ales establishments operated un der one ownership, requires the li ceusiug of all such store by the secretary of state ut an annual li cense fee of ?1uO per 8tore. and provides penalties of from $50 to $100 for violution of the act. Retail Knsollne stations, already tnxed under other statutes, would ho exempted. OREGON CHI STOR LICENSE (Jill G Currency Cud For Bossy Costs Farmer Bill $350 As Cow Joins Ancestors WUnonTON. N. J., Jan. 21. success until ho focused his uaz P) Gloom ns thick ns pea-soup on bossy, placidly chewing her hung over the farm of JUll Mattoxcud. ile aw a part of what had today for bossy, a favorite cow. boon n $20 hill protruding from lay ead and Farmer bill was out holy's mouth and sent a hurry $3."0 in cish, plus bossy value. c;ll for n veterinarian. This is the story as gleaned from In a little while bossy's spirit Bill himself; was on Its way to the happy hunt- lie drew ?4?n from a hank to Inrogrounds for cows nnd the vet purchase supplies and. for a day orerinarian hail operated. In one of two. carried the money in canvas bossy's utomachs they found nil bag In his hip pocket. Then, after that remained of Dill's bankroll feeding his stock, tho bag was a badly mutilated $50 bill, ft $20 missing. His search was withoutbill and a tattered canvass bag. Jobless Profit When Grocery Truck Wrecked SALEM. Ohio., Jan. 2S. I UP) A crowd of unemployed 4 persons scrambled for food 5 scattered along the Pennsyl- vanin railroad hero today 4 4 when a train smashed a chain fr store truck, Injuring two men 4 jjerioiLMly. 4 Police had a busy time pa 4 trolling 150 yards of track -f along which the truck's cargo ! of groceries was scattered. 4 fr They estimated that 300 per- 4 sons were trying to get food. 4- Ministers and W. C. T. U. Leaders in Salem to Fight Manning Resolution for Referendum Say Hotels Don't Serve Drinks. SALEM, Ore., .Tan. 2S. (P) The house today, with little discussion, approved the Angell measure on the Port of Portland selection, by a vote of 40 to 19. The bill, which was fought out ou the floor yester day in connection with the Keasey bill, in-oviding for appointment by the governor, proposes the election of members utter 1932 by the port district and (lie nomination of four members this year by the legisla ture. The bill now goes to the1 senate. The Keasey measure had , heeu killed by a vote of of :IG to 24. ! Discussion of the prohibition question before the house resolu tions committee is scheduled this afternoon, when ministers and re reseutatives of the V. C. T. U. of Salem, Porthind and other points, wish to be beard on the Mainline' resolution asking the repeal of the ' Oregon dry be referred to tho peo ple nt the next election. Protest Assertion Minister s protested Manning's statement that "any hotel between Salem and Portland would serve liquor upon request." They pro tested "No, no, no!" The house passed the nie,n"re relating to examination ot judg ment debtors, making it possible for referees to be named by a Judge to examine the debtor In the town or county In which he resides. The three semitn bills, providing for clarifying the laws on sale of properly by administrators, and similar court mutters, were passed by the house. , Public hearing on the proposed constitutional amendment, by Rep resentative James W. Mott, Marion county, providing that no tax for state purposes shall be levied on real property, will be held hy the resolutions committee on Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. The committee on education lias scheduled a public hearing on the proposed free textbook bill Tues day evening at 7 o'clock. t- SALEM, Jan. tP) Two blll designed with tho admitted inten tion i-f their sponsors to compel tho Pacific Telephone & Tele- i graph company tb accept thefran-l rhl.se offer of tho city of Portland; or subject Itself to drastic penal-j ties miiclu their appearance In the legislature today. HIGHWAY APPROPRIATION MEASURE INTRODUCED WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. OTV Chairman Wood of the houso ap propriations committee today in troduced a bill to appropriate $34,000,000 for federal highway aid. This sum Includes $1,400,000 not appropriated from $75,000,000 authorized for 1930, and $32, GOO, -000 of the $75,000,000 authorized for 1931. DRY REPEAL FOR OREGON DRAWS FIRE Rogers Swells AsMftrtntttl 'tesj l-liolo When Will Rogers took off from New York for Little Bock, Ark., to start his tour for benefit of drought sufferers he had as flying com panions Capt. Frank Hawks (center), air speed king, and Casey Jones, stunt flier. SAN AN'OF.I.O. Tox .Inn. 2S. (tf) Will Hocers heuilt-d today for Abilene and Dallas, Tex, his fund fur tlie southwest's unfortunate swelled $7000 by nn address here last nlKht. Will told his audience he re cently cungratulnted Al Smith on dodging the presidency in these hard times. Al. he said, replied: "They'd have shot mo." CHILDREN DENY OPINION FAVORS AGED MOTHER PENSION PLAN FOOD, SHELTERIFOR OLD FOLK County Protests Dole for Woman With Four Grown Children Flimsy Excuse Cited By Kin. Tho county court, In regular 8ALK.M. Jan. 2K. (JP) tlnanim Hession today, protoHtltigly paid a ity of opinion In favor of old age bill for tho maintenance of a HO- pensions, with differences only in year-old woman, residing In the; the method of raising funda for south end of tho county, who with thu execution of tho plun. were four living children one In coin- expressed at tho public hearing fortabie clrcumstanceH has been luiii-i. in iicpcuu upon iou """". of a kind-hearted neiKhbor, for food and shelter. The county officials were exceedingly irked by the attitude of the woman's own kin. The aged woman has been n, resident of this county for more than 20 year, and has been tho mother of 13 children. She has 22 grand-children, and 20 great grandchildren, ij'ono hav come to her financial aid, except one son. who contributes $ 10 per month from his own meager funds. Hcltitlvrs Itofuso. Other relatives, according to County Judge Sparrow, have re fused to contribute, despite f torn talks and appeals from the coun ty court members. The county court said ''the only objection they ran think of, is that the aged lady smokes a pipe." County Judge Sparrow viewed this as a flimny excuse for in gratitude, adding: "It's no worse for nn old lady to smoke a pipe, than for a young lady to smoke a cigarette" During one interview with tho county court, n grown daughter departed, when the county Judge went to look for tho district at torney, and a subseuuent hurried search, failed to reveal her where abouts. Word was left with the county stenographer, "the judge Is tho mo"t Insolent man I ever kiw innre is no p.or woi n run lien n no aged parents, but u measure to that end Is scheduled for intro duction nt tho present session "f the legislature. 4 NAME WALTER EVANS m WASH INfl TON. Jan. 21. PreHldrnt Hoover today nominat-d Walter II. Kvans of Oret-on n be a Judne of the I'nlted State Cus toms court. Kvans is from Portland. He was formerly an assistant dlstrlrt at torney at Portland and has ervei! on the bench in the Mate Judiciary of Oregon. He had the endorse inept of Senators MiS'ary nnd stelwer and a number of other western senator. q , IWIl WWWs-WlllW w W I Relief Fund The fowl toy coined inn added somoi bins ousht to be don? for the unemployed Kovernort in Th'shm. VYou know when Jim Kertinson whh In ho was naid to have been doing 1 airly well. He picked up a farm hero and there. Well, whbover ave him a farm ei r tninly t-nt even with h'm." Method of Raising Funds Is Sticking Point at Public Hearing On House Pro . posal. hold last nifiht on the pension measure now hciorc t ne nouse. i no i hearing room wat crowded nnd(i 'many who wished to Ito hoard be- fore tho joint constitutional law niilk. Klndu succeods another committee, could not gel Into the Oregon cow, Rt. Maw oh Lad's hearing room. Pride, wonod hy If. D. IliTf of In- The moasuro under considora-1 dopondonce, which formerly held Hon provides for relief of $30 n'ihe record. month for dependent persons who have reached the ago of (15 yearn, and who qualify In other respects to the measure. The cost, the bill provides, would be borne by the various counties from which upptl cationn are received, and that the county Judge would perform the d u tic.- of pension commissioner. Twelve states of tho union have adopted an old ago pension law and III oiheus are considering leg islation. H was stated by J Ash by IUxon of Portland who opened the economic for the bill. arKiimont GIRL GOLFERS OF ENGLAND TO VISITS HOUT HAMPTON, linn, Jan. 2. iPl Itent on o holiday hiwI yn exploration of Anj'Tlcan golf rourflOM rather thiin n comiuoM, MIhh I)lann rinhvlrk, HrltlHh woni nn'n champion, and Inn othr Kan- i Hh Kirl xirr hhI1mI for the Unll ed States today on the liner Aqul- lanla. The exneditlon Is of a nrlvato character. with no International "thins In commodity and security match as Its objective, althoush 1 values was proposed in a resnlu Mlss Flshwlek and several of her I el"n Introduced today by Senator tarty will play In veni southern i Ntidwr. republrn, OreKon. tournaments. FOR TURKEY SHOWS PALKM, Ore., Jan. 2X.(JP) State aid for the northwestern turkey shows, held annually In DoiiKlas county, was requested In a house bill introduced yesterday hy Kepresentiitive Walter H. Fisher. The bill asks that payments, ap proximately $laoo annually, be taken from tho state tax for coun ty intra, for the turkey shows. rr Ar AAPA I I K fl II IfNA iSENATE AID! I A l "I T Dy: I H 1 I I I I I i Y1F.NNA. Jan .,!) Iml IV II V I KhiK '.uii of AllKini.i :.-a.D- 4- RED CROS: ' , Payne Says Cannot Admin- . . n i- t ister $25,000,000 Relief .. i Held Impractical Places Blame for Drive Failure On Senators WASHINGTON; Jan. 2S. Chairman Payne of tho National lied Cross said today the central eoinmitteo of tho ornanlzntioii hud adopted a resolution against Uf ecptiui; the adntinistrntiuti of funds for peneral ivlief as provid ed in the seuate'H tLTt.inni.ooa pro piisal. In testimony before the house, nppropitntions commit tee. I ay no declared "it is our conclusion that the lied Cross can not undertake to administer this bill." "It Is utterly impractical because it would mean the duplication of efforts of loiif; standing organiza tions in urban centers," ho addeti. Ilia ii ics Senate JudKe. Payne blamed the senate's $LT, una, 000 proposal for failure of his organization to raise (10,000.-1 Important information to he 000 through private contributions ! presented by the city tomorrow in in less than two weeks. j its plea for tho public service, com Quoting William Green, preai- J mission to grant tho request for dent of the American Federation ' tho establishing of a grade cross it f Labor, that there, wero more inn over the Southern I'acific than 5,000,000 unemployed men. Pay ne declared it would mean the opening of this dead-ended thoro rtod Cross would have to set up fare is necessary for tho growth organizations In metrnpo 1 1 t a n cities to dole out ?4 aploco to those,! men. Representative Hastings, demo crat. Oklahoma, asked: ".Mr. Payne, you could do more with Ilift.OOO.OUO than without it. couldn't you?" "We could not do anything with It," tho chairman replied. Tho belief that the 910.000,000 Hod Cross emergency fund, along with $r., 000, 000 set asldo for relief work from its treasury would meet the ncuto drought situation was onotued hy I'ayne. Ho said to date collodions on tho $10,000,000 fund amounted to ( OASTON, Ore., Jan. '2H, (P) Hlnda 1 1 osa rlo'a TevwU 725013, pure bred Jersey cow owned by John K'opplin of Gaston, haw broken the world's record for senior thru'e- year-olds in tho 3 lift -day class fcjr production of butlopftit KiiMircs show a production of 042.Kl pounds of butterfat from ls.iiaa ponnds of O.G! per cent KA T.l.'XT Inn 1 n fn.,t tlon to the senate bill which would ni'Ohllllt. tllf lllnnlmr rvf MlL'hhnnnlu ,h.,n,.,i r way In tho aliito, and at cui vi'n anil rriMHlnR, wan volenti horo last nlulit hy out-nr-dnora inlvcrtlKliiB firms In a puhlu? hoarlne beforo thu roads anil hlKhways conimlttoon. Tho hill, Introduced hy Honntor II. v. Johnnon and Hcproncntatlvo h Hamilton, wan dculRncd, the uthom Htalo, with a view to aes thetic advantages, but primarily as a safety measure to eliminate traf- i 'ice fatalitlex. PROPOSE INVESTIGATION SECURITY FLUCTUATIONS WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. (VP) Appointment of a commission by 1,10 ''n'P 10 tnvestiKale the ;ftlllM'! flnl remedies f(r the fluclu- OREGON JERSEY BREAKS RECORD RIIIRDAQfl riDIUIQ opposed to ban FOR ECONOMY Intelligent Advertising Foundation of Success MIAMI IIKACH, Fin., Jan. 28. fh Cyrus II. Curtis, president of the CurtU Puhllfhing company. Philadelphia.. lat right told tho commit! of mo, ochil organiza tion herf, that advertising will mako fortunes. The policy of some advertisers to nave expenses by cutting down on their advertising U "foolish," ho said, adding: King SrnUes ISO Cigarettes Daily; Consults Doctor ed htMe this niornim; from 4 'riraiu fur a coii.siiltiitinii with Vienna cpi'iialit; who will attempt to diagnose Mis ill- nesH. 4 Albanian novornment of- fieinl.-i naid that repnrt-4 uf a j breakdown In his health were incorrect. His digestion has been weakened and he i.a. n soro throat from smoking l.'iO : cim-ncs .. day. mm i.,-yn.i I that he only requires a holi- i.iay. OPEN STREETS Argument Is Prepared for Hearing Thursday On Plea for Grade Crossings Traffic Cited. tracks at KlKhth street 1h that such and development of the city, espe cially In the way of relieving traf- flc ou Main and Sixth streets thru the business district. Comparison data of the present traffic on Main street nnd that of tho same street before the opening of tho Sixth street artery, will show that the establishment of tho latter through street did not en tirely relieve the traffic on Main street, im expected, nit hough the former has a great traffic of its own, bo fast has been tho growth of the city nnd Its traffic. Traffic Checked A throe days check of traffic over tho Main street crossing made a week no shows that Main street Is carrying a far greater traffic than It did beforo Sixth street was opened, despite the big traffic Sixth street enjoys. The city traffic authorities esti mate that the local traffic In Jan uary Is only from 35 to 60 per cent of the traffic In August, which Is the peak traffic period of tho year. Therefore the argument which will he laid beforo the commission that tho opening of Klghth street is necessary to provide another east-west artery through tho busi ness district. Tho public service commission hearing will be held at 10 a, m. tomorrow In the circuit court room of the courthouse. f CUT BY COURT Kollowinn out an economy pro grain, tho county court has an nounced that a wage cut for county workers will become ef fective the first of next month, but will alTocl only those persons employed by the road depart ment. There had boon some talk to cut down salaries of ot her county workers, including those in offices In tiie court house, but the Ideu was abandoned. These employes are already working on a fiilrly low wage scale nnd to cut thorn further would la use considerable Incon venience. However, new help to bo employed nt the court house will begin work at a reduced wage and If such employes Btny a sufficient time, the salary will be Increased In proportion to the length of service. It was rumored around tho court house that a 211 per cent cut would bo Iti effect, but the inmitry at the counly court soon dispelled tho reports. Wanes1 for road workers are re duced from 00c to 40c per hour and tho wages for truck drivers are redured from $t to $4 per day. "Kverylhing that U done Is built on advertising, and Intelligent ad vertising will make your fortune." ,lle said his company spent $1, noo.ooo last year In advertising, and plant to spent $2,000,000 this yea r. "In n period of depression," he said, "we must run ns fnst ns we con to stay whero wo ore." NECESSITY FOR CITY'S GROWTH COUNTY WAGES iWARNING ON BONUSCASH BY MELLON Redemption of Certificates Would Upset Nation's Fi nances, Disturb World, Seriously Retard Busi ness. Says Treasurer. .WASHIN'OTON, Jan. 23. (P) Tho assertion was mad in tho senate today by Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, a democratic mem ber of the finance committee, that a majority of tho committee favors some form of cah payment on th bonus intsuranco certificates. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. (?) Secretary Mellon appeared beforo tho senato finance committeo to day to warn that cash redemption uf tho soldier's bonus would upset the nation's financial structure and "greatly disturb world equili bria m." Tho veteran secretary of tho treasury said cashing of th ad justed service certificates, which, has been urged as a relief moasuro would "seriously retard a business; recovery, and so prolong unem ployment." He testified tlve treasury will close the fiscal year wl:h a deficit, according to present Indications, of not less than $375,000,000 and that cash payment of tho face value ot tho certificates would cost about $3,400,000,000. Bond Sale Difficult "I enn say without qualification" ho said, "that the treasury depart ment could not sell $3,400,000,000 of bonds at the present timo ex cept on terms which It would be very hard to Justify and without complete disorganization of the government and other security markets, with the most serious consequences not only to tho pub lic credit but to our entire econo mic structure. ' Continuing, ho said, "but serious as would be the direct conse quences to the treasury and to tho public credit, the Indirect conse quences to the country would be even more serious." Among the "indirect consequences' he listed: . Immediate depreciation very mnterlally of the price of all Unit ed States bonds. The effect of which would be "equivalent to a capltnl levy on the holders of all United States government secur ities." . Destruction of capltnl values running into hundreds of millions of dollars. lilt Bond Market Death of tho bond market for any other kinds of securities. Destruction of the market for foreign securities, which, ho ald, "not only would interfere with the marketing of our surplus products, hut would also greatly disturb world trade and world equili brium." Eventually a deeper depression .than the one from which the world Is suffering toduy. "There is no economic merit in the proposal,"' Secretary Mellon testified. "From tho point of view , of stimulating business, it is a plan for unmitigated Inflation, with tho dlsnstrnus results of which tho world Is only too familiar. "On the Investment side It means exhaustion of the security markets and the creation of a serious Impediment to business re covery both here nnd abroad. Will Rogers says: SAN ANTONIO,' Texas, Jnn. 28. Well, lierc we lire in old S:in Antonio, one of the last surviving unique; cities of our country, where history lias heeu made nnd tradition and beauty preserved. Just flew in from Austin, the capital Saw all my old friends, Jim Fergu. son, Dan Moody, I'at Neff und the ne governor, who is mighty fat and mighty able. Spoke before the legislature, hut a comedian getting up be fore one of those bodies of men is just lost. It would be like Hudee Valloe trying to sing be fore an audience composed of nil grand opera singers. lie would just be outclassed. And Hint's the way I was. 'A ISM MdUasMI P. S.: Latest bulletin Says Hoover is "wetter." It's get ting to be lilto a stock market report. ' '" vis? nlnifs.