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MEDPOKD MATXj.JTirnuyE. rEDFORD, Of? FX) OX. WEDNESDAY, FKURUARY 2"). 1931
YANKEE ERA
DAWNING INI
NEW RUSSIA:
SPANISH KING IN GRAVE POLITICAL CRISIS
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Speed and Definite Plans
For Development in
"Future Characterize!
i Soviet Old Submission!
To Fate Now Cast Aside.
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T'pUcd Vresh Stuff CornvpomU-nt.
.MOtft'Ow. . ar. cp)
The nw ItuKKln In not content to
prop nosy ItK future in flowing Ilt
wry term. It innltn on tho lan
firtape of ficurtu, percentiiKc.
graphs and 1nhl'n. It trloa to
chart Hh future as rigidly tvi an
architect phum thi hu.MiiiK of a I
h'hen-foro the extraordinary five
yeftr plnn of national Monniy.
Thf rfore ,i lnrn-r lint equally en
crete 1 -yiar plan in the offline.
These are hlueprfnttt of future na
tional ilfWltipment eoverlnc not
oijly indufrtry hut winee, ')Iup:i
Klfcn. art. Htundard.s of living.
illusrila "waH traditionally a na
tion eonient to drift alon, to wall
plt'ently. The druc-llko vfvet of
it "ncwilicvo" meaning muchly
"(t .owTt niaiter" haw not yet
wihrn off hy any nieann. Kven ii
Tifrst conMciouH and inlelilKnt por
tion wus tallfled with vague nrp-
irlga, introtipwtive soul si tiff. Tl- I he groove of private
fitpyau suhmlKInn to fale. To tlnm! will 1 In ,ollrtiVH.
pOKreMH wuh rnrkoneil In ceiituiiej The price- paid for these huc-
ratherihan in yarn, or let:id'j. refiner In f-iiorumii in food hort
t Aiiierlcuit Mm." :ik cruelty to kulak f;iiuitl.n. and
in the f.ve-yar plan and all It mifferlnc generally. Indeed the
Jm!he we have the nntithtW of-price aUi all along the line for
(id that. , lreeiMly tieeau.-o their Soviet aehievementw .see rim exurhit
mm tw wk aj . w vato. I
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BEAT PIANO
TAX WITH AX
ilN GERMANY
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Citizens Infuriated By Lux
ury Levies One Makes j
Breadbox of Phonograph j
House Cats Also Suf-i
fer Special Taxation.
Anancyottn t'reay HhotO
The eyei of Spain's troubled populace turned to the capital as King Alfonso (lower right) and his
followers ftrugo'ed desperately to find a solution for the vital political crisis that faced the monarchy.
Guns were trained on Madrid and soldiers were held In readiness lor any emergency. Above Is a recent
military demonstration before the royal palace. Below police are shown before the paln;e guarding th
monarch from possible violence. ,
ant population, whom no one labor, having: nerved in I he Hard-!
itreamed to wrench ett mum from ; ing, CoolldKe and Hoover cabinets.
property.
He wuh elected senator on
Republican ticket laxt lull.
COAL RETAINING
people are prone to inertia and
postponement, the vigorous llol
nhvik minority insists not merely;
on wpeed hut on apeed accurately
panned and organized In advance.
F(r them, an "American era" has
dawned In Huxsia. Thl fact In it-;
nlf, quite aside from whether they
succeed or not in following out
thV blueprints, dlgt n sharp fron-i
tier between pai-t and future. !
fThe claim made hy over-stealous '
tiovU'i friends that the charts and
pWins are 1ein gneciirntely followed
find fulfilled are nonsensical. Th"
pPosseKt niliicalculations have al
ready been dlKCl'IMCd.
" l'lim 'lmngel.
Th plan us understood today 1s
only distantly related to the one
originally announced. The changes
have been, in both direction, the
work "being Intensified In some
ftectors and slowed up In others.
Many project Included In the or
iginal plnn have been entirely
abandoned. 'Instead of spreading
Oyer a largo Industrial area, with
consequent "freezing' of capital,
the present Idea Is to concentrate
ott :a selected list of the most Im
portant undertakings and to make
thm actually productive as tiuick
lyiuis posHlhln. That Is tho funda
mental principle of tho work out
lined for 11131.
Outdid Obi I'laii.
3 In the domain of agriculture, in
rlleetivls;ing . the peasants nnd
tiuildlng up ytnte-owned grain far
torteA, the Soviet succcrmcs have
been ho great that the oriRinal
tiltieprlnt look lllco nn incoherent
Ihlish m-rnwl. The flvo-year
iplan forosnv SO million acre sow
dt' by collectives In 1033, but al
ready liuit year they planted over
lot million acres. In l'.i30 half
the marketable farm product came
from the so-called socialized sec
tor, that U from Mate nnd collec
Itp farm". This year half the pen-L.
ant. l:ut no one here counts th
price, no more than a general
counts the casualties in a victori
ous offensive, provided only he has
plenty of fresh forces and ammu
nition In renerve.
Tanks Ati)iuilllied,
The five-year plan was greeted
skeptically not only outride hut in
sido the ovlet t nion. Vet hy nnd
large It major tasks have thus
j WASHINGTON, Feh. L' ." . (,V,
'; Senator liavis wai asked today a
j he apiearcd at the lohhy commit
; tee hearing. If he njecteil to hav
, ing hi picture taken.
I "1 don't object," he answered,
i "but my observation has been that
i a lie travel arofJnd the world while
: the truth Is putting' on its boots."
"All right, 'wo will take the pic
; ture- and then put on the boots,"
) rejoined Senator Caraway, tho com-
in it lee chairman.
Senator Davis made Tio explana
tion in appearing before the com
mitteo of why ho assumed ho was
POPULARITY AS
Last year! lhG mI,n referred to in the publish
e Hiory.
However, he told the committee,
"I hoard thcs! tumblings ahout me
last fall and I spent consldt Mhe.
time then in trying to run down
the source so the Nye committee
could Investigate It."
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STORY 2
(Continued from Po 1)
Do
' bcJieMCt in
th'e d:oubJja
stanckr,!1?
Schilling Coffee is fW
those who will not tol
erate "cheapness" in
their own homes and
who appreciate the same
standard in those who
make their coffee. The
Schilling roasting room,
is the only plaiv where
cheap coffee is not made
side by side with good
coffccgTherc is no Schil
ling double standard
no confusion of quali'4.
Schilling lclieve8 that
"cheapness is 'Conta
gious." There are sev
eral good coffees Iwr
where is the finest apt to
come from?
Schilling
eoffvu
Wtnft of III Morning
far Itwn accoinpliMhtMl.
Iniliimry wuh iwlip n Iniw
itfforo llw war tin ln'r't'
ch. .liil.il rnr 111 I, yur u Ihikit
tlfnn tho whulf of pii-war pi-o-
Tho 41iI:iI)k nf ilw-H'' ncliifV'
tuentH jiro inn r-lnlmraio fur 11i
Bcopi" of ilitw artli li'H. A ranilmn
MUnlatlon from almoHt any ;Sovlot
"IipimIi kIv in ld-a of lu mm,'-)
nlliiclo. Hero, for liistani-o. Ih Va
lerian KiiIIi.vkIipv. iK'ail of Hie ulato
n 11 1 n s 'om ni IhhIi.h. iloallnk-
merely wllh plans for iho produc
tion of hlndt inftalH whlrh iiiv
Huro to Im cnrrlrl out In larKfxt
part If not In full.
Iron r.knmple.
'Ixt us lake plK-lron. In 1931
we ii to mnclt oljjlit million
tons of plg-lron, which will out
lltanco tho plK-lron proiluctlon In
KiiBland for lliUS, whkh amounted
to 7,7110,1101) ton. Kvc-n In lnS
tho plK-lron producilon In MnKlaml
oxcccilcd oui-H almost two-fold.
Whon wo produce our elht mil
lion I. Mix In l-ii.il we will film. ini
ttf.lll.ll. UllT. ,. 1. .1 lx
tfiim, ,.1.1. I. .. " f" "I' "IIKU'S
- j.-.Mn HU lll'l-
Klilm producetl Iwlce as much uk
wo.
'Then Med. 'Whon wo produce
what tho plan indicated In 11)31.
S.SOO.ttoO torn., uo will heat the
French production of 19;, al
though oven In IS7 il'r. nch pro
duction w.ih twice as laritc a.s otnv."
Nallonal Income's lii-nnlh.
Tho saino sort of picture i.s re
vealed for coal and electrical en
ergy. If In revealed In tho Rreat
Ki'owth of national Income, 411 Pil
lion rulilcH foreseen for 11131, a
mini expected In tho nrlulnal plan
only ly 111.1,1 anil hlrhor l.y nearly
20 per cent I him I1130V lolal; anil
last yeai In turn was II per cent
ahovo llll'll. The nvvraKo yearly
Increase of nallouiil Income under
the old regime hero wan about 2'i
per cent.
Thoo no 111010 than hint at ac
complishments under unfavorable
conditions. line could ndd such
oulslaniliiiK facts as tho nearlv to-
I tal elimination of unemployment
ithe rodiictloii of lllteraev from 77
! Per cent before tlio war to about
I 30 Per cent now. the establishment
ENERGY SOURCE
Government Expert Declares
Efficient" Use Cuts Con
sumptionSays Chemical
Properties Factor.
cumpaign is an emergency men
sure and the later, season plans
will be broadened.
The Portland meeting Is called
hy the Pacific Pear Council, David
K. Rosenberg, this city, president.
A large number of delegates from
this section will attend, including
Haymond R. Heter, David II.
Wood. Hnrry Cedarwnll, II. Van
Hoevenberg and others.
Talk Cannery Price
The cannery price for ihtrttetts
and the cannery outlet this year
will also he discussed Informally
j The directors of the Fruitgrow
ers league will hold a meeting this
afternoon, when they will give
thoir approval to the New York
advertising campaign.
They will aNo consider the plan
for reorganization of the fruit In
dustry organizations of the valley
for which scant hopes of success
are entertained, by growers or
shippers.
WASHINGTON LP.)
spite widespread use of
p o w o r, petroleum and
KOiireen of energy, coal will re
1 main the major houith of f4; am
: and steam-electric power,
i Such l the opinion of II. M.
Hoar, alithor of a study issued
by the department of commerce.
His findings a re based
noloy leal procetwes o f
De
water other
teth-onlrol.
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STORY 3
(Continued from Page 1)
observance, he said, had rt bearing
on the KUhJect of state police.
I loss Criticized
Kddy criticlssed Secretary of
Stale Hal K. Hosh for his opposi
tion to the state police measure,
declaring it was "one of the great
est mistakes he bad ever made."
"Never before," said Senator
l-Mdy. "have we seen organization
preaching and teaching violation
of law, as we have seen them In
recent years, ami we do not know
nf a seven-hour working day for w,en these waves of nulla wrv mav
in per cent of the InduMsia) work-J reach the tnto of Oregon. If we
er and a five-day week (one dav
of rest for four of lahoty for 70
per cent of the workers, ill mil
lion pujiiU in public school dur
ing l!l3n and l!t millions expecte.l
in I!3I, against the negligible num-l
her under the old regime. I
.Miwt slgnif leant of all U
vote as Home friend or class wants
us to Vote, If wo vote on n basis
of personality and not principle we
will be disloyal to tho people of
Oregon."
which hnve taken place in re
cent years.
Now Prm-essem Planned.
The fact that the coal industry
as a whole Is In a depressed con
dition Ih laid by Hoar to the fact
that tho fuel has been utilized
more efficiently by new processes,
that other sources of power are
coining into broad !!.,. and that
foreign nations are now making
efforts to produce enough coal
to meet their own demands.
"Technology of iho utilization
of coal," Hoar decflired. "has ad
vanced more rapidly in the past
few years than at any tim? in
Its history. Lignite I utilized fr
steam -raising purposes; gas is
made from coal or from oil: and
in Oermany motor fuels have been
recently ob'.ufned from the dis
tillates of coal."
These new developments. Hoar
points out. have resulted in large
savings to coal consuming Indus
tries. I lccirlc Vtllllico.
"The electric utilities, for ex
ample, have been enabled to re
duce the amount of coal necessary
to develop a kilowatt-hour from
.1.2 pounds In 1M!. to I.Tti pounds
in 1 ! J s, a reduction of nearly 4
per cent." be explain. "The rail
roads, which absorb about a quar
ter of the tof:il fool cnusumpllor
in the lulled States, nnd the
Iron and steel Industry have he n
effecting similar savings."
While a l.irge amount of coal
will cont Hue to he employed In
the geiifratton of heat and pow M
Hoar declares, an Increasing part
of its value in the future wilt be
found In Its chemii al properties'.
Already one-fifth of tin annual
output of bituminous (oal in this
country I being subjected to
chemical processing.
! fty Wadr Werner.
' IJKIil-IN. W The German
jare a music-loving people. Yet in
j Neuhaus-Schiernitz, Thuringia, an
I infuriated citizen attacked und ut-
terly demolished his piano with an
I ax. while another inhabitant of the
jsame town tore the works out of
(his phonograph and converted it
j into a bread-box.
How could such things happen
in fiermany. the country of liach,
j H-ilmvt-n and Wagner, where con
j certs are more popular than the
niovie.s and where even precise
scientists like Einstein play the
violin?
1 Tho reason . i simple. TbU is
"economy year" in tho fatherland,
and what the IJruenlng govern
ment hasn't done in tho lino, of
trimming down public and private
finances, the various mate and lo
cal community authorities are do.
ing.
In Neuhaus-Schiernitz the new-
, est luxury tax happens to bo a levy
of 10 marks $J.4(t) on musical
instruments hence the ax and
1 breadbox.
j House Cuts Taxed.
In other communities in pres
sure oil the citizen's patience mav
take a slightly lifferent form. Sev
eral towns have flapped a special
tax on house cats: others, like Ber
lin, disdaining to take out their
money urge on the household pets
or piano, have bluntly laid a head
tax on every inhabitant.
lierlin also collects a special sur
tax, through restaurants and cafes,
on every glass of wine or cup of
tea or coffee.
The surtax figure are neatly ar
ranged in a little column opposite
the drinks after the waiter has fin
ished totaling all the other items
on the bill and -has added bis 10,
per cent a system of accounting
which really adds plcturesqueness
to the hill. I
No Argument. j
Hut it makes the average tier
man so angry that many cafe own
ers hnve printed on their menus
the footnote:
"Please don't argue with the
waiter about the 10 per cent tax.
Tie and We are compelled to col
lect It for the city."
To give the worried taxpayer an
appetite, many menu also are em-
belllshed with asterisks and a foot
note explaining that every dish so
marked has been reduced in price1
since the government isued its
warning that "prices must fall hanj
in hand with wages." 1
Itut hy far the most obvious of-!
fects of the national money need,
on an average household, are the
widespread wage rut ranging from
B per cent upward. Kew pay en-,
velopcK remain immune in thV
fatherland, and the civil service i
salaries were among the first to
be slashed.
Some Price Down.
All such pocketbook irritations.
however. :ire supposed to be eoun-
terbalaneed by a gnrai wave of
retail price-rduotiorw. 0Knowinj
this, the German family man ofton
.sharpen his pencil and tries to
figure out the economy year bat
ling average.
"Let's see.v he begins, after his
Wile has cleared awiv lhf dinner
dishes. "My wag en were cut 6 j
per cent on the first of the month
but potatoes are a little cheaper. J
Coff.-t- costs me 10 nor cent more
et the cafe; hut the corner quick-;
lunch room ban knocked mven
pfennigs off th price of plS-(
Knuckles and sauerkraut.
t 'Iho ret tes 11 Ufhcr.
"f'igarets are 10 per cent higher
hut the shoe stores had a clear
ance sale last Week, . Kent hasn't
come down and street car fares
still remain at 2f pfennigs (6
cents but 10 pfennigs have been
dropped from the 20-pfennig wur
eharge on taxlcub fares.
' "On tho other hand, what's this?
A special 10 marks tax on musi
cal instruments?! !' Mr. Average
German's fist strikes1 (he table;
bis voice treinbbs with emotion.
"Quick! Kmina. the ax!"
Baby Beater Is
Found Guilty in
Portland Trial
PORTLAND. Feb. 25. P)
"Guilty as charged," the jury
reported, and Je I.eroy
Joncji stood convicted of as
sault and battery upon his 7-months-old
son. The verdict
was returned Iat night. Jones
will be sentenced Friday.
The baby was committed
to Wavcrly home after Jones'
arrest. Alt testimony of the
stato was that the tot was
badly bruised, especially on
the arms and legs, and had
minor bruises on the body, as
well a several deep scratches.
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OLD NEWS HEM TELLS
AUGUSTA. Mc.-I IT) Augus
ta residents or? wondering what
kind of a clock they had in u
church at Frankfort three quar
tern of a century ago.
T heir bewilderment resulted
from the following nws item,
which appeared 7 i years ago in
the Kennebec Journal:
"In the Congregational Church
at Frankfort there Is an old
clock made of apple trees by an
ambitious citizen of Monroe. It
cost bo much to grease the clock
that it was found advisable to
let it rest. A levee is to be held
to raist funds for a new town
dock that will not require so
much oil."
Gems In Hottlc
M I LvOUD. Conn. CP) Digging-
for a building foundation,
William Ferguson turned up a
bottle containing gems said to
be worh $1,800. He offered
to split with two companions
who witnessed the find.
GOOD-BYE ITCHIHG SKIM
Soothing, healing and tremendously
efficient, invisible Zemo brings cool
relief to Itching Skin. Even where
skin is raw and peeling, thousands
have found that Zemo quickly re
stores comfort. It helps smooth away
blemishes and clear up Pimples, Rash
and other annoying itching skin and
Bcalp irritations. Keep clean, anti
septic Zemo always on hand. Use it
freely. It is safe, pleasant. 35c, COc
and $1.00. Sold everywhere.
kai.i:m, ori., ivi. sr.. uft a
the I'lH'ommciulutlnn from Ci'Vi'rnor
foot that them- iu nut ili flnlii, no. Jilllu. I.. MH. r that thi wnv. anil
I -omillliniiniji. To tli iiuw tuli means oonimltteo npnrnvo u mea-
IlK'j- nr unly flr-t n.pa In the " appropriating (50.0110 for a
i illl-wtlon of tho planni'il rtroam. ! compl.-tu examination nml valuii-
riii-ri' In no tliuuiilit of ici-tlnu on'1"" 'f the pivprrtton ami plunt.v
the laun-lH. Thme who try It, no of the Nnrthwrxtri n Klretrlr Voin- j
mntirr limy hlRli tlu-y nmy ho, In Pany and the Pa.ifio Telephone.
the c n m m li n I hloiirvhy, an-1 Telegraph company wn.i plaeeil lx- !
swept lulu polliicol llniiio. J fur the committee !ant nlslit by 1.. j
J. l.llJoqvlHt, attorney representing !
tne governor, ami II. II. Corey.
member of the public xervle coin-IllliMlnn.
Oregon Weather
Vnspttletl toiiiKlit nnd Tliin'sday.
Probably local rain or snow In the
oast iHtrtlon; normal temperature.
1 Fresh northwest Willi! offshore.
FOR HEAD
COLDS
STORY 1
(Continued from Pigs 1)
Davis, the coinniltloo adjourned.
t The M'liatnr Informed Cninway
H 1 1 l'.N'T. Hell! Ill in ill'i I S. l..r..
Klnnew l the rind of nine iiolghinj
provinces to have nil of lu clth,
vlllngeH and luitlllv! vlrotrified
that Mr. Iiahlherg wan In Iho room i The l.it village. Lefferingeii. wa
hut the. chairman replied the com-! too poor to pay for the In-iall iiion
mltleo would decide later on IH;oth.
procedure, griitin
Probe to Continue
After ti.e committee broke up,
t'anmay said the iiiventlgatlon was i1
lint ended. Me Mild ho would con-1 '
elude with inemliors of (he cnni
mltleo. which flmt advanced the
report nf Iho sugar tnuuou-Moli.
before doteiniltilng tlin next slop,
liavis Is a former i.vreiary m'
utility i-onit.iny .lid the work
l.lsl:o. (.41 ui,m l iil.oui
lunity It water iui.iily. a ye.irly
II by tvidioKI feer h:iv iiu been
bl.imed upon an antUtuateil filter
ing 9teiii. Attempta to moot the
.iltiiatli.il by adding di.-infeetanlN
to the top w.ltor cnii.e1 a loud
outi'ry from eltteiiK.
NOTICE!
STRANG'S
Drug Store
Will not be undersold, and
any price, once reduced,
will remain our perma
nent cash price every day
of the week.
Established 1884
'Still a Drug Store'
-THE. STORE FOR EVEBYBODV ' J
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PHONf.-486-4;
MCGTOttORKCN.
First Showing of
Spring Frocks
For the School Girl
In this new shipment of spring wash dresses for the -junior
miss, mothers will find Just the dress daugh
ter should have. There are dainty piques, dimity,
voile and linens in adorable prints and matching
solid shades. The style notes are bolero, pleated and
circular skirts, suede and patent leather belts, or
gandie and lace collars, sleeveless and cap sleeve
and the smaller sizes have bloomers. They are priced
from
125 $95
1 to U .
Juvenile Shop Second Floor
New Scarfs
Come to Mann's for that
new spring scarf. The new
polka dots, plaids, and
stripes with fringed ends
are ready for your selec
tion. We are showing
them in single and double
styles. Choice
$100
Hand Made Nainsook
GOWNS
69
Women's and misses hand made nain
sook gowns. These dainty sleeping gar
ments come trimmed in clever, embroid
ered designs. The colors are peach and
flesh. Your choice Thursday
Chiffon Silk Hose
Women's and misses' genuine Rollins
all silk picot top hose at $1.49 pair. This
fine stocking comes in the wanted chif
fon weight and is full fashioned and has
the Rollins run-top hem. All shades and
only
1.49
pair
WASHYY&AliC Jfo.Jr.4Jtewi..i-5v
Shirts and Blouses
For Growing 'Boys .
Every mother of a growing boy in Medford will
be glad to know that the new TOM SAWYER
o fast-colored broadcloth and percale shirt and
blouses for spring are here. New stripes and
other good-looking all-over patterns as well as
solidshades are now on display in our Main
street window. Sport and dress styles and all
sizes.
Blouses Shirts
89c toS1.25 95c to $1.75
Beys' Section Main Floor