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edford Mail Tribune Temperature Highest yesterday .57 lowest this momfngr .36 iVeoipltatlou To .1 p. m. yofiU-nlay 13 To ft ii. m. today 04 Twenty-Fifth Year FOURTEEN PAGES MEDFORA ORKOOX, Tlll'USDAV, FICURUAUY 19, 19:11. No. 3.10. Today FREE TEXT BOOK The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Friday fair. Not niiii'li change. In tcnincru- M LWINS TPRQVAl Despite High Finance. Ladies Hear About Russia J. J. Corbett, Object Lesson. The Pope's Firm Protest. Copyright King Feature! 8ynd., I no. LOS ANOKLKS, Feb. 17. Jn spit o of objections frnm tin' highest finunc.ittl authority, in cluding Secret n ry McMon, the house iipproves overwhelmingly to !!!), the hill to let veter borrow one-luilf the value ot their war certificates. If they all borrow one-half, I'ncle Sjim will linve to pay out more than fifteen humlred million dollars, and liii;h finance says that will be ruinous. f As a rule "bin money," which means ability, should re ceive respectful attention, as does the captain of a sbi Hut jhifjh finance is sometimes mis taken. Big bankers said the federal reserve system would ruin the fount ry, because it kept a few men from controll ing all the money. They were wrong. Without the federal reserve this country would have bad a black panic long ago. They may be wrong in their idea that banding a billion dol lars to those that need it, and earned it, will ruin ns now. We. spent, gave away and wasted billions by the dozens, in the war, and prosperity did not die. Perhaps some spend ing at home now will help, in stead of hurting. Knowledge is piled up in libraries.The prob lem's lp distribute it, Water is accumulated in lakes and rivers, and distribution is the problem. Money is piled up in financial institutions, a glut of money, the owners cannot lend it. Perhaps distribution there ivill help.' '; American lady patriots list ening here for three hours, ar" assured that Uussia threatens our institutions, and this land is practically the last refuge of good government, as opposed to l!ed Russian ideas. Dr. Pat mont of California went to Uus sia, "fooled the secret police, went just wherever he pleased, and saw things behind the scenes that Americans less in telligent never see." lie saw "iing girls standing in bread lines "with babies born ille gitimately under this soviet sys tem." He saw "wild children, offspring of free love, sanction ed by the soviet system, roam fig around, until they were killed as pests by villagers and their bodies burned. " According lo Dr. Patmnnt, kill ing folks and burning llioni seems to be an Impniiunt feature nf Huh Hiiin life. If Red Russia upsets our (Continued on Pace Four) Abe Martin "Dnnctn ha JfM nbmil rmrhc1 th' point whero yon oiif "! t' war n hlb" said Artie Small, m he left tU riot lies nt th' rLsmrrs this mnniln. lt a Inrkr town Hint ilaini been torn lip at wnie lime or other by a rinliltr ftnuiger. GOVERNORS SIGNATURE IS CERTAIN Senate Passes Measure By 17 to 3 Vote Favorable Action Gven in House Previously Two Hour Debate Precedes Ballot. SALEM, Ore., Fob. 12. (fl) The free textbook bill passed the senate at the stroke of 12 o'clock noon to day by 'a vole of 17 lo IS. Since the bill conforms to u campaign policy urged by Governor Julius I'. Meier, it is apparently certain that he will sign the bill. The measure will lake the regular course, no special effective dales being named in the bill, and will become part of the state's educutional machin ery 90 days after it receives the governor's signature. Two-Hour Debate The two-hour debate on the bill, occupying the entire forenoon, lacked the fire that was expected by an audience that thronged the senate chamber. Senator SVilllam I Woodward, one of its sponsors and chairman of the senate com mittee on edacation. did not. speak, although it bad been rumored that he would talk at length, lie later explained that he did not fukf the Moor because of the nearness of the noon hour, and feared interrup tloa by the noon recess might, have an influence on the voting. The bill took an unusual proced ure in the senate, It came to the floor with a majority of the educa tion committee Se.uulors Fisher, Hvliulmerich, Johnson and Dunn recommending that It not pass; and a minority Woodwurd, , Kberhard and Wheeler recommending that it pass. Special Action It. was a special order for 10 o'clock. When Woodward moved that the minority report be substi tuted to save time it was moved that the rules be suspended and the hill immediately be placed on third reading and final passage, thereby making bat one debate nec essary. This was done. The vote on the bill was: For Hailey, llooth, t'arsner, Crawford, Dunne, Kberhard, Fran clacnvich, Hall, Jones, Kiddle, (Continued on Page 8, Story 1) HUSBANDSTABS; iWIFF'S RRflTHFRi TIES P0IS0if. I I Mb law I,A(MTNA URACIL Cnl., Feb. 10. (Pi Bunjuniin WildiK. 50, wuh stabbed to death utitl his sister. Mrs. Lily Crowe, was probably fil ially wounded here early today by her est runted Inishiind, Alexander Crowe, (It;, who killed himself by taking poison. The WildigH, wenlthy family, have a Five-acre estate here. She bad met Crowe in Vuncouver, H ' (. a yeur ao mid Ihey were mar ried here hint November but sepa-j rated shbrtly afterward. Wihlig awoke after midnight to; find Crowe in his room. They; quarreled and YVihtig was fatslly j tabbed. Mrs. Crowe, heuring her brother's crh's, went to his nid and j was severely slashed, Alter police hud been summoned , and Crowe was handcuffed he man aged (o get u vial of poison from ' one of his pockets and was dead , within a lew minutes, ' I Scar f ace Capohe Roused By Major Butler's Words Would Let People Judge MIAMI. Flu., Feb. 1!. (P) Al Capone Is wrathful because of pub lished reports that Major (li-neral Smedley HtltkT huh sold the ( hi (ago "public enemy" would be de ported when i.ublie. opinion is aroused. "The general Is III Informed." t'npiine suld In a ntutemenl pub lished today. "He should know the laws or this country protect an American-born citizen and pre. vent the deportation of niaone who, like myself, was bom in this country." Rescues Brother From Death By Flaming Gasoline PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10. (ff) His clothing aflame, Hichard Cunbee, ti years old, was saved from death last night by quick action on the part of his 11-year-old brother Donald. The family had placed a pan of gasoline on a stove to wurm it before using It to clean a piece of machinery. The liquid flamed and spat- tered over the boy. Frantic with fear he ran to the street. Donald caught him, threw him to the wet. street and rolled him In the mad unlll the flames had been smothered. SHI Portland Meat Market Truck Driver and Chance Com panion Drive On Grade Crossing. OIUOCON I'lTV. Ore., ll. 19. (P)--fiporge Stuckert, 3!i, of Portland and Dave .1. (irenler, 27, of Kont. Wash., were killed near Harlow today when their truck was struck by the Shawta limited. Stuckert, driver of the truck, was employed by a Portland meat market and was making deliveries. I lo Is believed to havo given lire nler a ride after picking him up on the highway. The crash occurred after the truck bad speeded parallel to the train for almost a mile on th" long stretch of highway south of Canny. Stuckert apparently turn ed directly in front of the Shasta at the Barlow grade crossing. Train In View. The southern Pacific, train was under the charge of .1. P. Clow, conductor, with W. A. Anderson, engineer, and R. A. Taylor fire man. Taylor said he noticed the truck traveling along the mad and was Hure the train was with in view of the driver for several minutes before the collision. He estimated the speed nf the truck at between 30 and Itti miles an hour. Taylor said Stuckert turned into the side road leading lo the cross ing and speeded onto the tracks without slowing down. The truck was thrown 20 feet and demolished, lis load of ha cqn. hums and sausages was strewn over a UO-foot area. TACOMA, Wnsh., Feb. 19. (?) With 400 visitors present from points throughout the west, tho Wenty-elghlh. annunl convention of the Western ltetall Lumber men's association, opened here to day to plan (-loser co-operation throughout the Industry. The convention adopted n reso lution providing for retention of an assistant secretary of the asso ciation to promote the lumber bustneHs in the Pacific northwest. Will Ho 'renin U-d MARSIIK1KLD, Ore., Feh. lit. (A') The body of W. A. Luso, ft!, pioneer of Marshfleld will bo cre mated in Portland tomorrow. He dh-d Monday. He was the father of Jess Lusc, editor of Jhe Marsh feild Hun, "'enernl Duller says I urn n criminal. , The only charge that I know of, or any law abiding au thorities know of, Is of my being charged with vagrancy. "I have been feeding between 2500 and 300o people dally in Oil cago for the last six months. If this Is nn act of a vagrant, 1 want j to be classed as one. ! "I leave the American people to judge as between (leneral Hutler nd myseir, and I am satisfied to i abide by their verdict." SHASTA ENGINE NEAR BARLOW VANCOUVER; CHOICE FOR VETS HOME Washington Solon Informed Spokane, American Lake and Roseburg Favored in Order Named By General Wood in Report. . TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 10. () Tho News-Tribune todny received word from Congressman Albert Johnson that, according to his in formation, Vuncouver, Wash., has received the choice as the location for the Pacific northwest soldiers' home, in the recommendation of GeneraV Wood. . . Spokane comes second anions the recommended sites, while American - Luke, near Tacoma. where a large veterans hospital in now located, is mentioned third, RoHeburgTt Ore., is the fourth point named in the recommendation, ac cording to Johnson. Congressman Johnson's message fras as follows: Humors Confirmed "Previous rumors with refer ence to recommendations of Gen eral Wood for location of the northwest soldiers' home are now confirmed. These are to the effeot that Wood has recommended in the following order: "Vancouver, Spokane and Amer ican Luke In Washington and Roseburg In Oregon. "A meeting of the hospitaliza tion board will not likely be held for another, week on account of General nines' time being so occu pied with bonus problems and other legislation. To date it has been Impossible to secure, unified action by the Washington state delegation ort hehalf ' of any one site. It is stated that it will be practically Impossible to bring into the picture any sites offered by cities not named in the above recommendations." ROSEBtTRO, Ore., Feb. 19. (fP) Tocal people In close touch with the soldiers' home issue, were In-; cllned to doubt the accuracy ot observations .credited to Albert Johnson, congressman from Wash ington, in which he said General Wood has selected Vancouver, Wash., as the nite of the northwest home. General Wood snid upon his visit hero the report probably would give the names of four or five acceptable sites in tho various parts of the area to be served, set ting forth qualifications of each but expressing no choice or per sonal preference, leaving the selection to the board of managers. JtejMrt Sealed The News-Krview here Is in formed by a telegram from Wash ington that General Wood's report was submitted sealed and Its con tents are closely guarded. It Is believed it may contain a list of sites in cities named by Con gressman Johnson, in the order named, but it is thought here the report Is Impartial regarding pref erence. . , Roseburg was the last site vis ited. 4 . ALBANY, Ore., Feb. 19. fP) Judge II. S. Hewitt, 84, one of the state's oldest residents, and dean of tho law profession here, died nt his home last night. He had been In II) health several months. Judge Hewitt was born In Yam hill county, tho son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hewitt, Oregon pio neers of 1843. He wan graduated ; from Willamette university in ! 170, and engaged In educational work for many years, teaching Greek and Latin at Albany college. KAI.ICM, Ore., Feb. 1!). fp) The census at the slate penitentiary reached HL't Inmates today, the larg est number of prisoners to be housed at one time In the history of the institution. Four inmates from l.a (irande and one from Yam hill county were dressed in at Hie penitentiary this morning, and two convicts were received from Doug las county Wednesday night. J Feared Kidnaped Asianattd Prtti Photo Hundreds of persona enrolled Irw a search for Virginia Brooks, 10,1 who disappeared from her home ri San Diego, Cal.t and believed by the police to be a possible kidnaping victim. ' BIDS ARE EYED Green Creek-Jackson County Line Section Grading Will Cost $34,040 if Bid Ac cepted. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 19. (JP) C, Compton, Mc.MinnvlIle con tractor, wiw low bidder at 1128,215 for surfacing 34 miles of, the Old Oregon Trail and wven miles on the John Day hignwny in Raker county with bituminous, macadam, when bids were opened by the state highway deparlment today. In point of expenditure, the nftxt largest project to be, considered wua the nnn-Hkldiling of R4 mllcv on the Kugenc-Wllbur idretoh the Pacific highway In Initio, and Douglnx. counties. K. J. Neman of Iteedwport was low at $ 1 T, 1(1 a. Wren & Greenotrgh. Portland contractor, hid $l2.1tif. for l.nan feet of lunnellng and two miles of surfacing nn (be J3lk Cr'ek section of tho CrnpHua highway in Doug las county. Other projects Included: Josephine county: Green CrOek Jackrfon county line section of Pa cific hipbway, three miles grading. K. L. Ashton. low, $34,040, VOTE ON VETERAN I LOAN LATE TODAY WASHINGTON', Feb. 19. P) The isenai ngreed today to a limi tation of debate on the vtt.i'ran' Innns hill nrtcr ti p. m., Indicating a vote before the day i over. Kenalor McNary of OrKon, the a wist ant republican leader, propos ed the limitation agreement which provided t hat no senator could Hpeak longer tban 10 minutes or mor than once after .1 o'clock. MARINES SLAY 25 IN NICARAGUAN BATTLE WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. W) The navy department was advised today that l!5 InstirRents were killed by marines February 1, nenr F.I Tule, in the northern part of Nicaragua, victim. 1 .-. fi i , . I i . m M M A II BY COMMISSION VETS LOAN IS PASSED Measure Granting Borrow ing Privilege of Fifty Per Cent Face Value Bonus Certificates Now Goes to President. WASHINGTON, lVh. 10. P) Afler ua nriiM'iloon of debate tho senate iMlHscd tho votertviLs' loan hill by Ji vote, of 72 to 12. WASHINGTON,, Vb. 19. (P) Prediction was made in the senate today. a It neared a vote on the veterans' loan measure, by Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi, that there would b enough votes to pass the legislation over the prospect tve veto of P rosiden t Hoover. "WASHINGTON, Kwh. 13. The veterans' loan bill would allow World war veterans to borrow up to half the face value of their bonus Insurance certificates. Vresident Hoover and tho treas ury estimate aimroxlmaU-lly 000,000,000 will be borrowed, if the mcamire becomes law. Veterans Administrator Klnes holIeveM 2,5110,000 veterans of the more than 3,000,000 holding th adjusted service certificates would j avail themselves of the. loans. I Interest In tho Iohiis would bo! charged nt per cent instead of I 6 per cent as now. Voteramt are now allowed loans! iip to lili'i per rent nf the value of bonus certificates. ? ' ) The averago loan available would' bo $.100. mmm KALHM, Ore,, Feb. 1 9. Threats to Invoke the referendum on the Portlnnd Firemen's and Policemen's Pension bill were froe ly made by Insurance men follow ing a very heated hearing before the senate insurance committee today. The Insurance men declared they would "show them that there are some votea In the state outside of Multnomah county." MARSUFIELD, Ore., Feb. 19. (A') Word has been received hero that tho propoaod project for a 20 foot channel from tho Jottles to the Coon Bay Lumber company mill has been disapproved by tho XI. S. army district engineer's of fice. Menator Charles McNary re cently expressed himself as favor ing the project. Oregon Weather Fair tonight and Friday but be coming unnntlli'd In tho nortliwoHt portion Friday; coldnr In '.he oast portion tonight. Fri'sh norlhweHt wlndB orrnhore. 4 Killed In Crash " I'KNSACOLA, Fin., Feb. 19. (P) Mcutnnant Paul B. Thompnon, I pilot, and Andrew Herman Mlozlk, ' Htudcnt filer, were killed today an their land training plane went Into1 a Hpln at low altitude and crashed j JuhI ontHlde tho city llmllH. ' BY SENATE Charlie Chaplin Welcomed As England's Hero of Hour Once Resided in an Attic LONDON, Feb. in. (Pl-A shy little man with eloquent feet wns Knglnml'H greatest hero today. It was Charlie Chnplln, of course, corning homo for the second time since he left his London attic to seek his fortune 20 years ago. F.ver since It became known that be was returning, the news papers have maintained a barrage about him nnd today they follow ed him with bulli'llns from his ship to loiiliin. A tremendous welcome begun the moment he etepped off the boat at Plymouth ami it continued as the boat train sped through the countryside on a schedule the movie fans knew by heart, f'hnplln was in holiday mood, parading before tbo cameras 'nt, Corn Beef Odors Bother Tenants Federal Building MILWAl'.KEK, Wis., l'eb. 19. (P) What the hungry souls in the federal building e have to eut from now on will depend upon how (ho wind blows. If It blows from the north 4 east the patrons of tho Post- office CHfeteria will got corn- -fr ed beef, cabbage, onions and olher odoriferous dishes. Hut If It does not they'll havo to take chances on something else. f Dignified tenants complain ed about the odors to Peter K. Pnlasecki, tho postmaster. They were coming up an ele vator shaft. JOY 10 COAST Anxiety in Klamath Basin Relieved By Heavy Rain Snow Reported in Mountain Country. KLAMATH FALLS, Feb.' 19. (VP) Relieving, in part, a great deal of anxiety, a heavy rain tell in tho Klamath basin yesterday and moro was predicted today. Lack ot mois ture had endangered the irrigation water supply. A heavy fall of snow wan reported In tho mountain re gions of the district. s- : PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 19.-(P) Ail was quiet on the western coast today, and sunshine followed yes terday's boisterous gale. The gale brought with It a deluge of rain in several sections, and less generous precipitation In others. In tho Orays Harbor area 3. IB Inches of rain fell In tho 24-hour period ending at noon yesterday. Seattle had 1.41 inches, Olympla reported 2.75 Inches, and Long view, .91 of an inch. Portland received little moro than half nn inch, Truck garden ers nnd farmers in tho rain belt were jubllunt. 1 E NAVY 10 TALK BUFFALO, N. Y., Feb. 19. VP) Major Clcneral SmedTey Butler planH to retire from tho Mnrlnn eorpa next Heptomher to become a lecturer. Me announced hlfl Intention to forsnko his military career for the HiiHtliiKH lant night when he ar rived hero to deliver an addroan, explaining thnt he had Rlgned a contract to deliver a nerlen of lcc turea beginning next October. Hlf retirement, ho anld, wan con tingent upon the connent of the president, nddlng thnt noma Watm ington officlalH were nwaro ot bU plann nnd that he expected no op position. Plymouth with Captain Campbell, the automobile racer, and Htevo Donoghuo Ihe Jockey, the great clown calling off tho step like a sergeant-major, "I've got four months to spare." he told the reporters, "and I'll probably visit Paris, Madrid and Berlin. " F.ngland had more heroes than she knew what to do with today, an 'tin pi In and Campbell came In tofct-iher. . There was a tumultuous crowd at pnddlngton station when Chap lin arrived, and policemen sur rounded the little movie star to protect him from the enthusiasm of his admirers. From the sta tion he went direct to his hotel where the royal suite had been reserved. DELUGE BIGS FARMING AREAS MAJOR BUTLER W FORSAK VOTE OPON INTANGIBLE 1 TAX SOUGHT Special Election On Measure Will Be Incorporated in Tax Program to Be Pre sented to Legislature By Committee. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 19. (P) A special election to pass upon an 8 per cent Intangibles tax measure for 1930 was voted by the Joint taxation and revenue committees last night and will be Incorporated In the tax program being prepared for presentation to the legislature within the next few days. The election is neceesitated by the de sire of the committee to bring about immediate relief to real prop erty taxpayers, making the propos ed revenue effective upon 1930 In comes rather than waiting a pos sible referendum to appeal at the next regular election. Meier Approves The decision of the committee was taken following a session with Governor Julius L. Meier, at which he approved the program of the committee with the suggestion' that the Intangibles tax levy be advanc ed one year. The revenue from thia tax Is estimated to total about 750,000 annually. The special elec tion would be called as soon as the measure Is enacted. ' In his statement to the commit tee, Meier pointed to the "serious and critical taxation situation In Oregon," and that under the pres ent system "real estate and tan gible personal property have been required to hear a larger and larger share ot the ever Increasing tax load." '' Owner Organizing ' He stated : "Owners ot real property are now organizing in all sections ot the state to give ex pression to a reasonable demand for equitable taxation. They are demanding, and have a right to de mand, that the tax load shall be more fairly distributed. "Whatever the final solution of this matter may be," Meier said, "the roal property ot the state must he relieved In Its practical entirety from advalorem taxes for stato purposes. Anything short of this accomplishment would fall short ot satisfying a fair and reasonable demand which the owners ot real property are presenting, and which they have an eminent right to pre sent." Points Emphaslied The governor emphasized the Important points of the tax pro posal, as follows: "1. Increase In the rate of the excise tax on corporations, Includ ing banks and financial institutions, from E per cent to 8 per cent, such Increase to become effective In 1932. "2. The enactment ot a new In tangibles tax law under which In come from Intangibles would be taxed at the rate of 8 per cent, as compared with the rate of 5 per cent in the law of 1929, Invalidated by decision of the supreme court. The new measure is designed to Batlsfy the conditions imposed by the court, for u valid enactment, and Is to become effective tor the taxation of Income received from Intangibles during the year 1930 und annually thereafter. Should Appeal Decision "3. An appeal from the decl slon of the Oregon supreme court. Invalidating the 1929 intangibles tax law, should. It possible, be tak en to tho supreme court of the United Slates. The effect of such action would be to withhold the refunding ot the $894,000 collected under that law until the court ot last resort shall have had the op portunity to pass on the matter. As a part of this plan It Is contem plated that a general law should be enacted to provide tor the re funding of taxes collected under an Invalidated law when the same has been so held by the highest court to which the case has been ap pealed." " . 1 COLV1LLB, Wash., Feb. 19. (IP) 1. K. Yodor, 73, reputedly wealthy retired mining man, Is dead and an unnamed man was In Jail here today as the result of what was described as an argument over a lease In the Deep Lake country 10 miles eaBt of Northport yesterday. Sheriff Dick Bone brought out the body and made an arrest, but refused to discuss the tragedy or to namo the man Involved,
