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Temperature V
Highest yesterday 80
Ijuwest tlita morning: 30
I'm-liiliniion ;
To ft p. in. yesterday 00
To ft ii. ill. Imlny OO
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The Weather
Forecast: Tonllu and Wednesday
unsettled; no change In tempera
ture. mmi)
MEDFORIV OREGON1, TUESDAY, FKBHUARY 10, 1931
Xo. 321:
Twenty-Fifth Year
NJfi
Todav
By Arthur Brbban
Defense Sidetracked.
Two Pink Spots.
Russia Will Nurse Babies.
Prosperous Ireland. .
Copyright King Features ynd, I no.
; Republican chiefs are said to
have "sidetracked" the naval
constructions program of $74,
000,000 to avoid discussion and
!&k of a. special session. -
The program would' have
provided one aircraft carrier,
to cost, included armor, am
munition and 114. airplanes,
27,fii56,0O0 ; also one flying
deck day cruiser, with 36 air
planes, costing i)i20,7SO,000 ;
four submarines costing $17,
600,000, and 130 planes for $5,
000,000 plus $3,000,000 for ex
perimenting with Diesel en
gines. '
All this would have been
strictly up to date defense, but
it is abandoned to save the
country from another session
of its legislator
; On the other hand your wise
gentlemen actually propose to
spend $30,000,000 to "modern
ize" three oid battleships, Z'cw
Mexico, Mississippi, and Idaho,
i And when they are modern
ized they will simply be noth
ing bat targets, for bombing
planes and. pleasant strutting
deeks for naval officers too old
to accept a new idea.
v Sometimes consumptive pa
tients have bright pink spots
hit Fitirer piiTOir, necoitinr.TTC i-jng-of
hope not to be fulfilled.
Yesterday,' Wall Street had
H bright pink spot on eacn
-)heek, and looked remarkably
well Trices .were up, from 2
to 15 dollars a share. Brokers
bought and sold more than 4,
000,000, nearly four times as
many as on the same day of
the previous week.
Hope springs eternal in the
stock ticker, but nobody knows
whether this is the pink spot
of health; or gnawing financial
tuberculosis.
lu connection with Russia's
plan to conscript women for
industry, 'government taking
care of the babies while their
mothers arc at work, you rend
'that this is done because of
"the present serious, shortage
of labor in Russia." You wish
we had that shortage here and
wonder how the Russians man
age it.
'"'
Russia's plan to open gigantic
government nurseries to care
for babies, while mothers are
working in mills, forests, fields,
mines, or factories, will present
problems that not even Stalin
can foresee. Separating women
from, their babies may be a
(Continued on Pane Four)
Abe Martin
Nnlliln' looks fuiinr a linll
(till o' women nil krrpln' quiet
while nothor woman tnlk. Jite
Kite has aorvutrd a flnn poxlHon
nltli n auln theft concern.
(Copyright John F. Dillo Co.)
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NECESSARY m FOR APR
Proposed Law Will Bar
Copco Construction of Big
Plant in Klamath County
Is Declaration of Reames
at Salem Meet.
SALEM, Feb. 10 () Amend
ments to the hydro-electric com
mission act were called for today
by the joint utilities committer in
an attempt to meet uome objection
voiced against the proposed meas
ure as drawn and to eliminate con
flicts between the proposed law
and tlio federal power commission
act.
This was the decision made at
the hearing today following dis
cussion of the measure. Another
nearlm; on the same matter will
bo held tonlKht, at which time the
committee hopes to conclude public
sessions on the administration
measure.
If the proposed law is enacted
the California Oregon Power com
pany will be unable to construct its
four and half million dollar power
plant in Klamath county, declared
Kvan Iteames. of that company.
The elimination or such a project
for the state means more than
J IDO.OoO taxes to Klamath county
alone, and will force erection of
the project 17 miles south in Cali
fornia. Financing Obstacle
Reames declared the financing
provisions of the bill prohibited
their company from building this
project. The firm nas already
spent $153,000 in preliminary work
and has the money ready to start
work, employ 1500 men, and place
the power project where power is
needed, Kearney states. The pro
posed bill would necessitate refin
ancing of private companies In
order to construct within the state.
He also stated that he believed the
toltr -could -be- worked-out- -to-eoa-4
form, rather than conflict, with the
federal act, and secure the saino
objects which the present measure
proposes.
SALEM. Feb. 10. (IP) The old
age pension bill, which was listed
for consideration In the house to
day, was placed on special order
of business for 2:00 o'clock on
Thursday afternoon. The mensure
was recently reported out of the
committee with recommendation
that it pnss. The decision was
I reached after a public henrlng- on
1 the proposal, providing $30 a
month for nil eligible dependents
j past the age of 65 years. A de-
bate Is expected when the bill
comes up for vote.
.Motion to reconsider the Port of
i Portlund commission bill had not i
been mndo by noon in the sen
ate, but such actions was contem
plated some time before adjourn
ment. The Angell bill paRsed the
senate yesterday but Moser, who
protested the proposed selection of
commissioners by the legislature
; and by election, moved it be held
over for reconsideration.
Chango Text Book mil
The house education committee
was considering a change In the
free-text bill for public school stu
dents. The change would elim
inate high school students from its
provisions. Final action will be
tnken during the afternoon and a
favorable report of the commit
tee Jr expected later In the day.
Consolidation of city and county
government, ' involving Portland
and Multnomah county, Is propos
1 ed' in a joint resolution signed by
I all but one of the Multnomah
county delegation. The resolution,
I which provides for a constltu
i tional amendment, specifies that a
charter consolidating the two gov
ernments may be proposed by a
voto of the people.
Warehouse code Aim
A uniform wnrehouse code with
Washington nnd Idnho is sought
In a move for appointment of a
legislative committee ' to confer
with similar groups from these
two states to draft such regula
tions. The resolution was adopted
by the house. The senate Indef
initely postponed a resolution call
ing for the appointment of circuit
Judges by the governor. .
With '.Mrs. Lota Smith of the
Mnrion county delegation lending
the fight for exclusion of high
schools from operation of the free
(Continued on Page 6, Story 1)
Last Food of Poor Family
Brings Death To Children
nnOWNWOOD. Tex., Feb. 10
(Pl Two small boys were dead
anil the other members of a family
of seven were In a serious condi
tion here today as a result of hav
ing eaten food which authorities
snld contained poison.
Katlng the last food In their
home at breakfast yesterday, the
entire family of l.onnln Jones, 40,
a tenant farmer, was stricken soon
afterward. Jones had been nut of
work locemly.
A general court-martial was ordered for MaJ. Gen. Smedley O. Buucr ot tne marine corp as n
result of an address at Philadelphia In which the officer made reference! to Premier Mussolini which
Italy protested. At the left la Major General Butler stepping from plane after an air trip. Below right
hewa him addreulng marines when he started a campaign to dry up Quantico, Va and upper right Is
a clqgeup. ' ' '' - -
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ASKED TO SET
L
Central Civic Council Urges
Minimum of 50 Cents Per
Hour - On ovNew .School
Buildings,
Information concerning rccom
mendntions made by the Central
Civic council to the Medford school
board as to minimum wage scale
on tho construction of the new
school buildings wn.t released to-,
day from headquarters of the Cen
tral Civic council. Tho council
made these recommendations to
the school board at n recent meet
Iiik of the civic group, but thia Is
the first public announcement of
the uggetcd scale.
In order that common labor
might not he impoBed upon by be
ing forced to accept wages lower
than, a living wage, th Central
civic council nas recommenuen
that a minimum scale of 00 cents
per hour be established In tho con
struction of the new buildings. It
was felt by membaro of ihe coun
cil that common labor should be
nt least entitled to this minimum
and that a great portion of the
wages received by labor will al
mast immediately, be returned to
local merchants and taxpayers
through the regular channels of
trade.
75 Cents fop AitlsmiH.
While taking no definite action
with regard to the etnbtinhment
of a scale of wage, for skilled la
bor, It was the general opinion of
mem bent of the Central Civic coun
cil that no less thnn 75 cents per
hour should be paid for this kind
of work, and from that -figure up
to the prevailing wnpe cnlo should
be used, according to tho supply
and demand for skilled workers.
The Central Civic council has
tnken this action because of'ltw
program of assisting In alleviating
(he unemployment - situation In
Medford. having strongly endorsed
the bond Issue for the construction
of tho new scnool buildings, and
feeling that local labor should be
protected Insofctr o possible. The
council also recommended to the
school board that local labor nnd
local materials be used exclusively
in the building program. , ,
Hill Improvliwf.
PORTLAND, Feb. 10. (Pi
Hamucl Hill, famous good roadx
advocate, who was stricken by
severe cold yesterday, pent
good night at the hospital nnd
wan Improving today, nttenrtants
finid.
Hillary Jones, 8, and E. V. Jones.
6, died. Jones, his wife, about 35.
and three other . children, Includ
ing Lonle, a 17-year old girl, were
brought to a llrownwood hospital,
where physicians Bald their condi
tion was critical. t
lr. C. W. Oray, county hculth
officer, said that bread which the
family had eaten contained a dead
ly poison. An inquest was to be
beld today.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. (P)
Lumber and pulp wood from four
localities of Russia today were
barred from , the . United tates
by Ihe' treasury unless tho ship
pers can prove they nre not pro
duced by convict labor.
The action was taken under the
tariff law, which prohibits impor
tation of convict made goods, and
under authority of treasury regu
lations Issued three months ago
placing the burden of proof that
convict labor doeB not e,nter into
manufacture of imports upon the
shipper, t
The order is tho first tnken un
der the new regulations.
4
ON NEVADA FIELD
WKLLS, Nov., Fob. 10. P)
Louis , No tar, field manager of tho
Boeing airport at KIko, Nov., was
killed and Burr . Wlnslow, pilot,
wan hurt yesterday when a Boo
ing eaMtbouml lr mail plane
crashed into the beacon hero while
trying to land from Elko In a
hrnvy fog.
The plane was trying to reach
Wells ahead of on ensthound train
to entrain mall, ns it hnd reports,
of bad weather ahead.
IT POLICE PLAN
FOUTLAND, Feb. 10. (P) Tho
Portland Central labor council at
a meeting last night lodged an
unanimous protest against the
proposed establishment of n state
police force, recommended to the
legislature by Governor Moler.
Michael Rovo, president of the
council, In explaining" the protest,
raid: "Tho statu police. In states
where such plans hnvo been Adopt
ed, have hfvti used against the
workor and this Is the prlnclpnl
reason for the council's protest."
BIG CANNERY GOING
UP IN VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER, Wash., Fob. 10.
iff) Construction of a l'in.000 can
nery here was nssured today by
announcement from Washington.
D. C, that the federal farm board
hed approved a loan to Washing
ton cooperative canneries for con
struction of the plant to handle
prunes.
Killed at fnrve.
VANCOt.'VKIl. Wash., Feb. 10.
rieorge Mledle, 22, was kill
ed, nnd rieorga Wells. 20. seri
ously Injiircl Inst nlaht when
their automobile fulled to take
a curve near Iililceflclil and over
turned several times,
UMBER
UNDER
RAN
CONVICT MADE TO
Alocltt& I're. t'lioto
GRANGERS PLAN
SQUIRRE
L
E
Poisoned Barley Will Be
fepread Throughout Jack-,
sorf C o u n t y County
i Agent Co-operating.
An orgnnlzed war on the rhod
onts of Jackson county was decid
ed on last night at a meeting of
the county agriculture committee
of the grange with Fred ('.off of
Koseburg, chairmun -of the state
grange agriculture committee. Tho
meeting wum the monthly one of
the county agriculture committee
which Is composed of three mem
bers from each of the eleven sub
ordinate granges. - There was a
full attendance and then a few
more, every section of the county
being represented, thirty-eight per
sons being crowded into (be county
agent's offices.
The subject of rhodent control
was the chief one discussed and
the fact that the state agriculture
committee of the grange Is endeav
oring to interest all subordinate
granges of the stale into coopera
tion in rhodent control expluins
Mr. Gofi's attendance at the gath
ering. Worse In Dry 8eason
Itecau.se of the great lack of nor
mal rain and consequent dry
weather, the rhodent nuisance will
he greater than ever before unless
curbed, the. ground scmlrrels com
ing down from the hills and out
from their dug outs (his year earl
ier than ever bufore. j
In fact they ure out In great
numbers uiremly nnd have been,
many Bince last fall, whereas in
former years they were just be
ginning to come out by this time;
besides this Is the breeding sea
son. Hence the recognition of the
need to get busy at once in an or
ganized cumimlgn to exterminate
the rhodents, otherwise the last
multiplying pests would do great
damage to .crops.
Cooperation Planned
The county grnuges will cooper
ate with County Agent It. O. Fow
ler In this cainimlKii. More ground
will be covered 111 the extermina
tion efforts than In past years,
and the campaign will even tuke
In unoccupied lunds of tho county,
to make it more effective.
The program Is to scnttor poison
ed barley, which County Agent
Fowler will mix with poison, and
sell to the various communities at
cost. Last year Mr. Fowler mixed
between MOO and GOOD pounds of
poisoned barley, hut becauso of the
organized grange campalRn he will
probably mix up twice as much this
year.
WASHINGTON AUTO TAX
MAY BE FIXED AT S3
OLVMPIA, Wn., Feb. 10. W
Adverso committee reports on two
of flnvernor Hartley's recommend
ations affecting the state's higher
educational Institutions and n
favorable committee report on a
bill for a $3 flat automobile li
cense 'fee and a two cent Increase
In (he gnx tux were brought to
Washington's lawmakers today.
WAR
AV
CROPS
.3
Kingsley Hears Doom With
out Emotion Leaves for
Death Cell in Salem at
Once Defense Moves
May Delay Execution.
"I have made peace with my
God," said Jnmes K, Kingsley,
sentenced in circuit court this
forenoon to die on the gallows
April Ii for tho murder of Sam Q.
I'rescott, Ashland police officer,
as ho was about to board the
Shasta this forenoon en route to
Salem. IIo had little further to
say hut ndded that ho was hoping
for the best. A smile on his un
shaven faco failed to express hopo
but rather indicated ho was re
signed to his fato.
Ilo was handcuffed to . Oscar
Dunford, jailor, and was accom
panied from tho county jail, where
he had been held the past two
weeks, by Sheriff Ralph Jennings,
Policeman Joe Cave and District
Attorney George Neilson. lie was
dressed In a natty brown suit,
wore a new necktie matched with
a light shirt nnd had a new brown
felt hat on his head.
James 13. Kingsley, confessed
and convicted slayer of Sam G.
Prescott, Ashland policeman, with
out a tremor of emotion, stood in
tho circuit court this morning and
heard Judge IT. D. Norton pro
nounce the deuth sentence. Exe
cution date was set for Fridny,
April 3 next.
"In accordance with the verdict
of the jury and the law as pro-.
vided for first degroo murder, I
hereby sentence you to be hanged
by the neck until dend, In the
state prison at Salem, Ore., on
Friday, April 3, 1930, nnd may
the Creator of the universe and
all thlngB, have mercy on your
ifout--to ,iny''',hop,,l,,..w6ro'the- frttd
ful words of the court, as he read
from a typewritten document.
Kingsley, unshavon and wearing
a black shirt open at tho throat,
black trousers, and a coat of
brown, stood erect and listened to
the words of doom unflinchingly.
To Salens EFoilay
With tho pronouncement of sen
tence, the sheriff's off Ico made
hurried preparations to take the
prisoner to the stato prison at
Salem, on the Shasta limited, de
parting at 11:15. Kingsley will
sleep tonight In the death cell.
The court granted t the defense
20 dnys in which to perfect an
appeal to the stale supreme court
and prepare a certificate of prob
able cause for the filing of a mo
tion tor a new trial.
The filing of the appeal will
automatically net as n stay of exe
cution. In the ordinary course of
supreme court routine, a final de
cision on the appeal will be hand
ed down In a year or 18 months,
Tho court, before pronouncing
sentence, piado a lengthy review
of the caso In which he declared,
"The verdict was a Just one, made
by a jury In accordance with tho
law and ovldence." Ho comment
ed there was no alternative for
the court except to Impose the
cxtremo penalty.
No Mxteimntloii
The court, In his remnrks, ob
served that the case contained no
extenuating circumstances and
"did not possess any clement of
clrcumstuntial evidence. And If
It did, I would be Inclined to feel
differently about it."
The court declared that the de
fendant though without funds, hud
been "ably and competently do
fended, by as strong a counsel as
muney could have provided." He
rIso declared, "that In view of tho
circumstances, the defense inter
posed the only defense that was
possible an nrrnlgnment and In
dictment of society, for its ad
ministration of the laws."
Judge Norton commented upon
Dolly Joins Alice In Grin
At Press Club High Jinks
As Social Hatchet Buried
WARHINOTO.V, Feb. 10. P
Thrro was a funeral hero last
night nt which the spectators, de
corous ladles . nil, laughed loud
nnd long. Kven Alice Longworth
and Mrs. Dolly ciann gave way
to mirth.
A solemn cortege, wearing deep
est mourning, was carrying a
black casket to Its resting plnre
when the first giggles brake
through the sombre notes of a
funeral dllgo. The box was plocM
under a headstone, bearing the
simple epllnpb:
' Hello Dolly; Hello Alice!" I
It contained a hatchet tbe hat
chet, In fact. None uiher than the
fymhol of tbe capital's famous
(Iniin-Loiiuwnrth feud over soda?
precedence. Tho luricrul was con
SI Pac. unch
7
AittxUttd Ft at PfiQf
Kathleen Key, former screen
actress, was accused of beating
Buster Keaton, comedian. In his
dressing room In Hollywood.
EL
LOCAL SITE
Frank Earhart Property On
South Riverside Pur
chased Building May
Rise This Season Will
Include 97 Guest Rooms.
Papers hnvo been signed for the
purchnso of the Frank L. Earhart
property, locnLed at the corner of
Karhart street and South River
side avenue by the Motour Hotel
system, It was announced this af
ternoon by Glenn B. Hite, gen
eral manager, who is In this city
from Portland in interests Of the
company, ...
The property, 280 feet by 326
teet, Is considered nn ideal loca
tion by tho hotel officials, Includ
ing II. H. Malott and J. Bruce
Murray also of Portland, who are
in Medford. A system of these
structures is plnnned for the Pac
ific coast with temporary plans
to locute In Eugene, Ore., and
Chlco, Calif.
A definite date has not been set
for starting construction work, but
tho Impression was given that an
attempt would be mado to com
plete the hotel in time for the
coming tourist season.
All hotels of the system will
bo located on the Pacific highway,
and will hnvo a 7 0-car garage,
coffee shop, benuty parlor and
barber shop. There will be 97
guest rooms, nil having a shower
or hath. Standard prices for all
rooms Is one of the plans, with a
small garage fee.
The hotel will be a frame struc
ture with stuccoed exterior and
stsndnrd plaster and wall paper
finished interior. Mr, Hite stated
that ho expected . the entire sys
tem to be completed within a per
iod of five years.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Fob.
10. l7P) Jnmes O. Nichols, form
er cashior of the Chlloquln Htnto
bunk, wtilved . Indictment and
plended guilty to a chargo of
grand inrceny by embezzlement
when ho appeared In circuit court
hero today. Ho admitted looting
the bank of (3,500. Ilo took the
money, he said, locked himself in
the vuillt, pounded on alarm and
declared two men had held him
up. Tho time of sentenco was
continued by tho court until Fri
day. ducted by the national women's
piei-B club. The two principals
sat at the same table. Rtiet of
honor nt the newspaper women's
merry making.
Alice and Molly met for tho
first time In ages In tho center of
tho ball room. "Ilellu, Dolly!"
"Hello. Alice!"
Of course, everybody heard, nnd
word went forth the controversy
was no more.
Incidentally, Mm. flann enme
first on the guest list last nlvht,
but then It wn nlphnhetlcsl. The
newnpaper womn gave Mrs. Ing
worth a silver wedding nnnlver
m ry pree n t . It was a framed
phutMiMiii-h of the Uoosevelt fam
ily o Alice's wedding day, Vebnt
ary 17, IflOC, taken from old news
paper files.
AUTO HO
TAKES
CHILOQUIN BANKER
ADMITS STEALING
HOT DEBATE
ON DRY POLL
III!; I iliH.il If!
Opinions Voiced at . Public
Hearing in House Grow
Personal Senator Upton
Authors Bill for State
Referendum On Law. !
Ily Clayton V. Bernliard
SALES!, Feb. 10. (IP) The pro.
hibition referendum again held
iiwny In official Oregon last night.
Five hundred people crowded Into
the Hull of Representatives to
listen nnd applaud for moro than
three hours to debating by men
and women, lawyers and laborers, .
preachers and laymen, on the
liquor question. Opinions, pertinent
to both wet and dry causes and,
many times Involving personal!
ties were expressed, but no vote
was taken. ,
Tho alcoholic traffic committee
of tho Oregon state senate holds
In Its hands the fate ot the sec
ond attempt during the present
slate legislature to refer the Ore
gon dry law to a vote of the peo
pie.
First Attempt Falls
The first attempt failed in the
house on a referendum to repeal
the state dry law. Thia time the
matter was taken Into the sen
ate on a referendum for substl
tution of the Volstead act for the
Oregon law. The debate on the
part of the public was hold be
fore the group which has the
measuro for consideration. ;
At the close ot the hearing, af
ter vainly attempting to curb ap
plause during addresses -- for - and
ugalnHt the bill, Senator J. E. -Bennett,
chairman of the committee,
announced "the evidence Is all In
nnd we will do our . duty,'' . The
verdict was not announced, but
will come in the r form of a re
port ot the sommutee. Whatever
the report, a demand on the sen
ni"t loot1' f on a: .roll ' call will be
murin fin Ihk mamhai- . nlnnul .nn
record on the measure.
Upton Is Author
Sonator Jay Upton, author : of
the bill, opened the discussion with
the .tnlnmAnt thfli-n warn rn nmn n -
lzation back of his bill, and that
' It Intrnnltnan n- .V.-
of giving the people of the state
a chance to express their perog
atlve on a question which leads
nil others In the nation.
The substitution ot the Volstead
law would give recognition to the
man who considers his home his
cnstle. The right to make wine
anil beer In the home and to drink
it "without pulling the blinds" Is
a man's Inherent right, which the
supremo court has upheld, he
stated.
The opposition was led by L. P.
Putnam, who declared himself the
floor leader of delegations from
12 of Oregon's 86 countlos. He
stated moves of- this kind were
"manufactured by liquor men and
the wet press." He called upon
A. L, Veazy, Portland attorney to
doflne the Volstead act and com
pare It to the present Oregon dry
law. ' :
A Step Backward
"fluch a move is a step back
wnrd," Venzy said. "It doesn't
move one stop closer to a solution
of tho problem of enforcement
than the law we now have." Pro
visions In the .Volstead and the
Oregon lnw are Identical, he de
clared, except the atate law takes
(Continued on PQ 6, Story 3)
Will
IT. SMITH, Ork., Feb. 9
Say tluit Tulsa in a 'benr. We
I'lnypd there .Sunday night to
exnctly ;i0,000 at one sihgla
performance!'' making $100,000
I the state of Oklahoma paid in
I the one week,' It wasn't the at
I traction, it was tho ' cause,
j These people down in these
I slates know that there is folks
that are hungry, and they are
going to feed 'em as long on
they are able, and say, they
go a great gag down here. They
don't just open up a soup
kitchen and feed a lot of pro
fessional bums, they make .'em
work and then give 'em tho
money to buy some food. TCay
ed my wife's town, Rogers,
Ark., Monday and Ft. Smith
Monday night. . '
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