Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 07, 1931, Page 1, Image 1

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    Medfomd" Mail Trrune
The Weather
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fair lull Ikh-oiiiIiii; lllwlllt'd llji
Ki-ouud fol; iimniiiiic; nu
t'luuitfo Ui U'liijM'iiKiirc
Temperature
Highest yesterduy
IsmCsl iIUn morning i;7
Precipitation
To 5 p. in, yesterday 00
To " ii. in. mIiiv .no
Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORIX OlfKdOX. SATURDAY. KKIiUTAIiY 7. 1!:!1.
No.
i
KINGSLEYS
FATE RESTS
Strong Pleas Made By De-
fense in Windup of. Mur
der Trial Killer Boastful,
. Says Prosecutor George
Codding.
The fate of J anion E. Klngsley.
alias J. C. Adams, self admitted
slayer of Sam Prescott, Aslilajul
policeman will be in the hands of
the jury by four o'clock this after
noon, following the instructions of
the court.
The state asks for the death pen
alty. The defenso seeks life im
prisonment. Final argument for the defen.se
was made by Attorney K. K. Kelly,
who declared KiiiKsley, "was a vic
tim of a society that pays $10,000
for a poodle dog. and concentrutoH
(he wealth of the nation in the
4 hands of 15 per cent of the popula
tion." The defendant, his chief
counsel said, "has the morality of
a boy of 14 years."
It was a strong plea for mercy.
"Kingsley is a boy, who never
hal a mother, never had a child
hood, never had a chance," said
Attorney Kelly. "The death of
Sam Prescott was not premediated,
and he has more right to be con
fined in the state penitentiary for
life, than the DeAutremont broth
ers, who planned for wenkH a crime
In the HiskiyouHj they , executed
with wanton ruthtessness and cold
blooded thoroughness."
Codding In Final Plea
Dlntrict Attorney (!eorgo A. Cod
ditig. making the final argument
for the state asked for the death
penalty, "to protect Hociety from
its enemies."
"lefciiHc counsel made a force
ful plea Tor mercy." ho said, "but
it has no place In this case. I
never saw a cooler individual, as
the defendant told his Htory from
the wititCKH stand, and I think I
I'etccted, just a trace of boastlul
nesH a he told of his crimes and
rscapes." -
"The defense talks about Klugs
i,y acting as a reformer among
the inmates of the state prison
at Salem." continued Ulslrlct At
torney Codding. "Send him there
for life and be will do good, they
ask. I doubt if bo would be of an
influence for good, among the
'hardbolled inmates' of the state
prison. They would teach him
new ways of crimes."
"Suppose ynu do send hi in to
Salem for 'life.' There will be a
'break' one of these days, and
somebody will get hurt. If this
cool Individual is among the In
mates dashing for liberty, and
some innocent guard Is killed
some of the blame will be on the
heads of this jury, if it grants his
plea for mercy."
The district allnrney ruiileuded
that all the testimony showed that
I'rcscott was .shot, jus he lay upon
the pavement.
In his cloying remarks, he made
a strong plea for Infliction of the
death penalty.
Tames K. Kiugsley, scif-admitted
slayer of Sit in Prescott, Ashland
: policeman, two weeks ago today,
twbo seeks to escape the noose on
n sentimental plea, for life im
prisonment, hoard himself describ
ed by Heputy District Attorney
f icorgc V. Ncilsen, aa "a mur
derer as cold-blooded as a rnttle
kv.iKo,'' and by Defense Attorney
Thomas J. Knrlght, as "an impetu
ous youth with a poor start."
The dapper defendant, look tug
more haggard than on the oilier
two days of his trial, evinced no
emotion at the words of either.
The morning session of the cir
cuit court was devoted to the first
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Story One)
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that ilnn'l nilvi-rll-o limy klMnv lit
liihii''. hut nnlNMly eNr ilm.
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mi nl(l MntKliil. After nil, I hp.
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(Copyright j&n F. ViWe Co.)
WITH JURY
Lightning Flash
Brings Blindness
To Kansas Co-ed
HAI.DWIN, Kail., Fell. 7
() hlKlnniiiK blazed ns Miss.
Melon Ruauchuinu, la. Baker
University coed watched a
rainstorm through a window
here yesterday and she turned
away blind. Physicians said
the flash caused optical par-
v alysis. Ihey expressed the be
lief her sight would be re-
stored when the eye muscles
relaxed.
Secondard Federal Office
Building Or Addition to
Present Structure Needed
Treasury Considering
Project, Is Word
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. UV)
The senate today passed the house
bill authorizing appropriation of
mother SIOO.OOU.OUO tu expand the
public building program.
According to news from Wash- I
hiKlon, V. C. the information has
leaked out from the treasury di- .
partinent that Medfortl is beinc I
considered for another federal i
building. Concerning thi the I'ort-
hind Journal yesterday pulili.shod
the following telegram from Its
Washington bureau:
"The treasury department lias
reported to Representative Maw ley
that It Is giving consideration to
Med ford. Ore., as one of the sites
to be included in the next alloca
tion of federal buildings. The de
part men t's decision us to sites is
expected to be sent to congress
before the present session ends.
Other candidates in Hawley's dis
trict nrc Ashland, (! rants- Tass,
McMinnvillc and Seaside."
Inquiry here today reveals the.
above true only to a certain ex
tent, and that there has been a
quiet movement on here for some
time past seeking to enlarge the
present federal building, or that if
that cannot be brought about to
probably obtain another federal
office building.
I'oreht Offlee Crmvdcd
The necessity for enlargement
of the present structure is that the
Crater National forest offices on
the fourth floor, and the Crater
National park headquarters on the
serond floor oaeli need twice as
much room as they now have, be
sides taking up much storage room
In tin basement. Then, too, the
Crater National park winter offices
oerupy three of the federal court
offices, which have to bo vacated
whenever the United States district
court holds a session here.
In add it ion each of tho other
federal departments housed in the
present federal building could use
more room although not crowded
now.
House Siib-PoKtofrire
Provided a second federal build
ing is allowed for Med ford it
would not only house tho Crater
National forest offices and the
Crater Iike national park offices.
but would house a secondary clas
sified postofflce. to take the place
of the postofflce sub-station, for
which the postofflce department
has to provide quarters In some
tore, as for years past. In that
eve tit, the classified office would
be operated by men detailed from
tho regular postofflce staff.
A secondary federal building
would probably also provide office
quarters for some of the other
government departments of this
dlsl rlel, such as prohibition en
forccment.
However, according to all infor
mation that can be gieancd here
mi I he subject, the main efforts
are bring put forth to obtain an
enlargement of the present federal
building, und If enlargement Is not
regarded as feasible to go after
another federal office structure.
AT SILL PRICE
HOLLYWOOD. Calif.. Fch. 7
itV Screen famous finery today
Hdorn studio secrelarieH, wait
resses and scrubwomen as a result
of hoiiso elcHnlng yesterday by -n
movie wardrobe department.
The hotiM' cleaning was by way
creations for furthcoming product
Ions.
Gowns and wrHp. 4o in all.
worn by Hath Cbatterlon. Kay
Francis, Mary Hrian. Clara How
knd other Paramount-Pgtilix stars
in
recent piures, were sola
to
studio employes at ?1 eacb,
UNCLE Si
MAY BUILD
IN MFDFORD
PRINCE OF WALES AND BROTHER
I -TV 7s Q v c 12 ' Vrt
TI
The Prince of Wales and hit
their trip to South America. At the left it the Prince of Wales followed
hip, the Oropesa. At right Is Wales riding In true Bermuda style on his
THIRD ASSAUlJlSTIIVISON FLING MISS EARHART
ATTEMPTED ON
STATE WITNESS
Bowles Case Mystery Deep
ened By Alleged Visit of
Man During Absence of
Police Guard.
POUTUANl). Ore., 'Feb. 7. Pj
The victim- of two alleged attacks, ;
Mrs. II. w. Howard. 'alt, stale w it
ness in the murder easo against '
Nelson C. Howies and Irma Loticks, '
was found hi a hysterical eondi-!
tion lat night by the patrolman '
aligned to guard her home, she
wild a man had tried to force his
way into the house. J
A sewing machine which had .
been agalm-t a .side door was over-
turned and its contents spilled. Po
lice reported they found tracks
made by a No. il man's overshoe,
leading down tho steps, through;
the muddy yard and to the street, ,
The Incident occurred while'
Patrolman f'harle Vincent, assign-I
ed to guard the house, wu.s all
lunch.
The two previous alleged altaeks j
on Mn. I loward. most confusing
factors In the rase or the Vorllnnd j
capitalist and his former secretary, j
eharge,i wiih ihe murder of Mrs.;
Howies, caused a police guard to j
1m plaeed at the Howard home.!
Mrs. Howard is said lo be an Im-j
purlanl slate witness.
FOR OWN AREA
That Klamath Falls will bo a
more formidable competitor of
.M id ford for tourist business from
the south to Crater Lake, and gen
eral travel to Portland and other,
points north is held by the Klam- ,
ath Falls Herald in the following
dissertation:
"Tills Is a story of the appropri
ation of $ir",ooo to be applied to
I he const rnVtii'ii of the Weed
K la ma til Falls lilghway from a,
point this side of Weed to the
southern border of Klamath coun
ty, with the added Information
that the road is to be Included In
the state highway system of Cali
fornia with a view to early comple
tion. "From the standpoint of tourist
travel and trade the completion of
n through highway from Weed to
this city will improve the strategic
position of Klamath Fa Its on t he
recreational and tourist map of
southwestern Oregon to a point
that will plaet? the city In a com
mand lug position W Ith respeet to
travel to Crater Lake, to Portland
and points north, and llend and
points east.
"k means a saving of 1" miles
over that or the Pacific highway
ami eliminate! the ascent and d -eent
of two mountain ranges the
,uiktvoiis and Hrcenspring. It will
mean a saving of hours In the trip
from California points to CiatT
l.ske and to Portland, and gives
hII but positive assurance thut this
city will become the hub of auto
mobile traffic of the southwestern
Oregon district."
KLAMATH SEES
TOURIST BOOM
brother, Prince Georoe,
are shown
AT WILSON HIT
BY DEM. CHIEF
WASHINGTON. I'Vb. 7. (!)
Senator Koblnson of Arkansas, the
democratic leader, today criticized
Secretary Stlmsou of the state, de
partment for Iiirt address last night,
saying the secretary of Mut "wont
out of hU way to make a some
wliHt stupid attack upon Wood row
Wilson."
N1-3W YCMtK, Feb. 7. (!)
-Secretary of Stale Stliuson upholds
the JjHt in-American policy of the
United States as a safeguard to Die
independence and welfare of the
southern republics.
Its fundamental principles, he-
assorts, are the Monroe dictriue,
the agreement with Central Amer
ican republics not to recognize uny
government established through
revolution, and tho embargo on
shipment of arms to rebels opposed
to an established republic.
UKDIUNfi. ral.. Feb. 7. (!')
Ira f limine), 4. was shot and
killed today at Pig Hend, 0 miles
east of here. William Wright, 7S-year-old
Indian, and brother-in-law
of (limmel, was arrested and
charged with the murder.
Wright said Chnniel attacked
him and he shot ill self defense.
The argument was said to have
begun during a card game during
whlr-h the players had been drink
ing. UNCLE m TO BREW
WA.IIIN;T0N. Feb. 7. )!')
Orders for the manufacture of two
million gallons of medicinal whis
key in 1 : 3 1 ai-o being sent lo dls
t i l lors in Pe n nsylva nla and Ke n -tucky
by th(e industrial alcohol bu
reau of tint treasury department.
The action Is In compliance with
the prohibition law whieii requires
the government to keep an ample
st nek of medirinal wlikey avail
able.
Oregon Weather
Generally lair tonight and Sun
day but becoming unsettled Kim
day; valley fogs tonight; no change
in temperature. Moderate east and
southwest winds off shore. Increas
ing Sunday.
Supply of Pistols Fails
To Save Gangland Chief
DKTIiOlT. Feb. 7.-Wl Chester
1 Mare, for years a powerful fac
tor In the underworlds of Detroit
and Hamtramek, was Hiot to death
arly today In th kitchen of his
home on Grandvllle avenue.
Found by his slayer In a house
w hleh he had plentifully stocked
with pistols and ammunition, the
gan header wa shot down in the
one room w here h had neglected
to place a weapon. Whether the
VISIT BERMUDA
, Assiwuitftt 'fffls t'hnto
here as they visited Bermuda on .
by Prince George leaving their
way to the Mid-ocean Golf club.
AND G. PUTNAM
QUIETLY WED
Bride to Continue Work
With Aviation Concern
Under Maiden Name No
Honeymoon Planned.
NKW VdltK, Feb. 7. !')
A ivlla Km hart, trans-Atlantic
i flier, and Ceorge Palmer Putnam,
: publisher anil explorer, were mar
ried today at the home of Mr. Put-
nam's mother, Mrs. Frances Put
nam, at Nuank. Conn.
Announcement 0f the marriage
, was made by Mrs. Putnam's ,eere
' tary In New York and confirmed
by relatives at Nuank.
Judge Arthur Anderson perform
ed the iereiuoiiy, which was wlt-
iioh-hmI by the groom's mother and
Judge Anderson's son Uobert.
The bride said she would retain
her maiden na me. and continue
her cxerullve position with an avi
ation company.
She said sin.- would he at her
desk Monday and that her huisband
would be at work as usual In the
New York -publishing firm of
Hrewor Warraiie. wllli which he
is associated.
RATES FALL AGAIN
KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 7- fp)
Another rale reduction by Ihe
Southern Pacific Railway from
points, on Ihe Mudoc Northern line,
and the Alturas rut-off, to practic
ally all large cities of the Pacific
coast, was announced lodHy. to be
come effective March !. The rate
covers flour, cereals, cereal pro
ducts, grain and grain products. It
Is the second rate reduction made
by the company In Klamath county
within Urn w'fck.
W A SI II Nl iTO.V. Feb. 7. !'
Approximately S 4,01m acres on the
south and east boundaries has
been added to Mount Halnler
Natlonal park by the recent net ton
of President Hoover In approving
legislation revising purk boundar
ies, Horace M. Albright, director
of the national park service, said
today.
shooting was the work of iji.Mare'n
gangster enemies or a betrayal by
Ills f rb nds H not know n to I he
police.
m Mare's wife Anna. ho noti
fied the puliee- of the slaying and
biter told police and AsHiMant
Prosecutor Frank G. Schema nuke
a story which the latter ssiil was
full of contradictions, l detained
at hcadq rlei F.
The house had plulols scattered
In virtually every room.
HINT III,: ;
WILL VETO
ROGUE II
Reports Current at Capital
Say Governor to Follow
November Election Vote
Against Barring Commer
cial Fishermen.
Ily Clayton V. Iterulianl.
SAI.KM. Kid). 7-111 With two
thirds of the limited -10-day ses
sion passed, the Oregon legisla
ture has not enacted a major Mil.
a survey of the first four weeks
revealed today. The major hills
include the , administration meas
ures on power, police and Institu
tional reg illations, taxation bills,
approprlal Ion measures ami high
way proposals, observers predict
the session will continue tit least
10 days over the required period.
The Uogue Uiver fish bill, which
Is considered the closest measure
to those of major importance Up
cau.M' of the state-wide Interest
created, has been passed by both
houses and Is now before the gov
ernor. May Veto Hill.
Keports current tho past few
days state the governor will veto
the bill, wbteh provide for dos
ing tho stream to commercial
j fishing. Arguments presented In
this view Include the fact that
1 the people voted against chining
! at the November election. Others
deelare he will sign the bill since
he favored closing In his election
eampaigu. The governor has u"t
committed himself one way or the
d her since bin inauguration, and
has refused lo make any state
ment.
Hills Killed.
A statistical review discloses
that of the I7li bills Introduced
both houses, 114 have been
passed by tho legislature, of which
'Jl were signed by the governor
Thirty-six of the original bills
have been killed, either by with
dvawaU Indefinite postponement or
by substitution. ' Tho governor, to
date, has not vetoed any meas
ures, nor havo any bllla been
voted down in either house upon
final passage. In add It ton tu (be
bills passed by both houses, the
lower branch passed 1!7 others
and the senate upprovcil L'O of Its
own proposals. This leaves H'H'
bills yet to be disposed of either
In committee uv on the floor.
Many Pending.
Important bills pending In 0"'
legislature, In addition to scores
on salary Increases, education, in
surauee, judicial and fish regu
lations, are the intangibles tax
bills, old age pensions, adminis
tration utilities and power hills.
Tho grange dlntrlct power bill Ih
also In the hands of committee
men. The free-text bonk bill lm
not yet been reported ut, nor
has the state building code, and
the anti-trust measures. The com
mercial fish rode, embargo on
agricultural products and tho agri
cultural department measures have
yet to he acted upon.
SAN FltANOIHCO, Feb. 7. W)
Convicted of attempting to bomb
the CowleM Publishing Company
building In Spokane, Wash,, Henry
A. Use, former Spokano fireman,
and Thomas Hoyle, San Francisco
bookkeeper, today faced possible
sentences of from uno year to life,
Tho Jury which convicted them
lat night on all five count of the
indictment, defl iterated four hours.
After being dismissed, the Jurors
filed back Into the court room to
plead for mercy for Uoyle.
CHICAGO, Felt. 7. fl Owners
of nine bakeries In the Humboldt
park district have appealed to the
courts for protection against a
group of women who call them
selves "The Mothers League." and
whom they accuse of singing a
boycott against their bread to
force the prleo from 10 to 6 cents
per pound louf.
The movement, bakers nay, Is
not a labor movement, since each
of (hem employ union help.
The Noted Dead
IIOM I Fe I . J . A'i Tom m as
Tittoni. one of Ihe most active of
Italian ntatesmen In tho the pre
Mussolini era, died today.
Preacher Wrestler
A.taocuuea frets rnato
The rtov. Charles H. Urban of
Philadelphia, former college foot
ball player. Is shown here signing a
contract to engage in professional
wrestling.
Community Leaders Will
Have Recommendations
for Homemakers Confer
ence Late Today.
The program for the cloning day
of the Jackson County Farm Home
makers conference opened this
morning at the First Christian
church with Si! farm women, rep
resenting communities reaching
from Ashland to tl rants Pass, in
attendance. Dismission introduced
yesterday were continued with tho
I divided into groiipa to tli-
cuss 'problems in which each Is
most Interested. Leaders of the
various groups, who will ' make
reeunintendsHuntf to the general
assembly this afternoon are Mes
dames J. L. Kd wards, J. It. Mc
cracken, Carl CiIagow and Kfflo
Ulrdseye.
M Iss A. tirace Johnson of the
household management depart
ment, Oregon State college; It. G.
Fowler, county agent, and Mabel
C Miuik, Jackson county home
demonstration ngent, will parth-l-pate
In this afternoon's program,
which will be climaxed by the ban
quet at 7 o'clock this evening.
Main speakers on tho program
yesterday were Paul Marls, exten
sion director; Madge J. Iteese, field
nl In home demonstration and
GROUPS IalK
PROBLEMS
ARM WOMEN
club work for the western states ; collections under the Invalid act
In the extension servleo of tho; except the difference between the
I'nlted States department of agrl-itax on gross and net incomes.
culture; Miss Carlbel Nye, stato!
leader of home economics exl eli
sion; Harriet K. Siliuard, clot h In i,
specialist ; Miss Lucy Case, nutri
tion specialist ; Zelta Itodenwold,
homo management specialist, and
Mabel .C. Mack.
Fhxt and foremost among the
Interests of farm women (Mimes
comfortable housing. Miss Heeso
Informed her audience. Adequate
onvenierice,s, health, medical at-
(enllon, food, clothing, high school
education and opportunities for
adult education, she also listed as
topics to which women of the farm
are ready to devote much time.
A great need Is being realized
on the farm for lime to enjoy
music, art, books, magazine and
general social cultivation. Through
seen ring a def Inlte farm Income,
leisure time for development of
the mind will he available, Miss
ltecso pointed out.
(Continued on pago ' Aur, Story U)
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bUUH CH t
expecis mm m
TO FAVOR RUM HAL HOSS PLEA
nui nnrrn nnno ,
MIAMI. Flu., Feb. 7. P) Jouctt
Hhoiise, i-luilrman of the national
democratic executive coin nil t tee.
told a gathering of party leaders
here last night that states whose
delegates will represent n majority
In the next national convention,
"have already declared for Homo
change lit existing conditions and
If that means going wet, then I say
that the democratic parly already
has gone wet."
Mr. Kimono said the democratic
parly "must face sipiarely and
honestly tho prohibition question."
He would not predict what posi
tion the party would take. "Jtut
whether Its position be fur repeal
or for modification or for continu
ing In status quo," he said, "I hope
the democratic parly will have the
courage to let the American people
know where 11 stands, and I don't
think there Is any doubt that It
will."
ITAXES HOLD
'LIMELIGHT
AT SALEM
Revenue Raising Problem
More Muddled Than Ever
After Four Weeks of Ses
sion Intangibles Main
Point in Confusion.
SALKM, Feb. 7, A') A predic
tion made before tho opening of
the legislature by Charles V. Gal
loway, chairman of tho state tax
commission, that the tax question
would overshadow all other issues
In the session, appears in a fair
way to be fulfilled, with four
weeks of the session gone and
lax matters becoming more com
plicated. Centering the couIuhIou is tho
Intangibles tax question. Two
bills have been introduced to tako
the place of the 11)2! intangibles
tax act that the supreme court
held unconstitutional after tho
tax commission had collected thru
It about $900,000. Om of these
would serve simply to retroact
and rover the collections already
i made on l!t-9 Incomes.
The other is offered as a per
manent measure, beginning col
lection with 19.10 intangible: in
comen. Would Avoid Ijiw.
Iloth are shaped to avoid the
unconstitutional points that tho
court found in the original act.
Against these measures are two
resolutions and a bill providing1
for refund of the money collected
under tho Invalid act, with their
proponents demanding that tho
legislature and the tnx commis
sion see to It that the refund is
made before new acta are adopted.
In addition to these is a longer
list of miscellaneous tax meas
ures than has appeared In a legis
lature for ninny years, some C
which would work broad changes
In the tax collecting scheme ' ut
the counties and the- state. And
hanging over tho capltol dome l
th6 shadow of threatened revolt
by. tho taxpayer) ngatnst ..paying
property taxes.
Taximyen Plan Itevolt.
According to- Senator W. K.
Jlurko, chairman of the senate
wing of tho ways and means com
mittee, groups of taxpayers in
Yamhill and Marlon counties have
signed agreements not to pay their
taxes and havo called meetings
of protest at several places.
It was the hope of tho tax
commission that enactment of the
retroactive Intangibles bill would
make it unnecessary to refund the
which would meet tho main de
feet found by tho court hi tho old
act. Hut proponents of tho re
fund Insist that the stato must
keep faith with tho intangibles
tax payors by making an actual
refund, even If It is . re-collected,
IrfHH TlimUeiitMl.
If It Ib not made they declares
tho h title will lose hundreds
J of thousands of dollars through
persons who, out of resentment,
will ovinia other luxiw. Heply
Iiik lo thin argument. Semttur It.
I.. Hilily, rhulrmnn of the sennto
eommlttec on uHM'Hmnent uwl tnx
iltlon, KUKKCHtM Unit tho ctrnactlvo
bill nilKlit bo dropped, and tho
Ktnto Imiuo trunnfer . neitlfleiitos
whereby. In tho payment ot other
taxeB, tho puyerH uonld reoeivo
eredlt (or the money they paid
under tho Invalid act
He polntH
out that there In no money on
hund with whleh to mulio tho ro
rund, thut It Iium all cone Into pay
ment of Htate RipenHcn. To malso
tho refund otherwlne ho say tho
vtnto would have to 1hkuo 8 Pr
rent wariuntu that would cost
JKiO a day Interent.
un orttu uurd
SALKM, Feb. 7 ft Ciovorunr .
Julius U Molrr bus no mynipatby i
with Secretary of State, Hal K.: ...
Hoss In tho tatter's objection tlintr
the governor's slain police bill, if .''
passed, will rob Hoss'h offlco of;'
one of Us functions. Tho governor
so Informs Hohh In n letter today,
replying to mm written by Hour to
the governor Thursday, objecting
emphatically to tho polh'n bill.
The governor states that ho Iuih
never questioned tho efficiency ot
the present traffic force, and that
It Is bis liifcnllon to retain nl r f .
rictent officers, but rojatlvo to ad
ministration of tho traffic depart'
ment by tho Hoorclary of state's of
flco Meier said that "It never (lid
and dues not properly belong lo
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