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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.
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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.
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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.
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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." " .
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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,