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Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Tmilght and Friday rain; not imicii clmnjce In lem porn tun. Temperature , Highest, yesterday 0:1 L.owct tlit morning; :t lroclluulon To 5 p. m. yesterday T. To 5 a. 111. liMlny (HI Twenty-Fifth Year MEDFORIX OKKCiOX, THUUSDAY, VHUUUARY '2u 1 ):!!. x. :ym. STATE POLICE BILL VOTED Today By Arthur Briibuu Mixed News Again. And a Big Copper Mine. Complicated Industry. Many Chances Remain. Copyright King Future! tynd, I no. IIOlXiK, Cul., Fob. 25. Jtack from beyond tin1 Mexican border to rend news that does not. interest Mexico much, the victory f Major Thompson in Chicago, that of the prohibition amendment in the supreme court, the bonus question, Mus cli Shoals question, wheat problem and a rising stock market. Many things, important when you dwell among tlienij seem trivial n few miles away, and a few thousand feet up in the mountains. 0 11 the w n y through Tucson, ytu read the jflcxican paper, "Kl Tucson oiizc," ably managed, and learn about "Policia que deposito $250,0(K) en 6 anos," (A police man that deposited $2,10,000 in six years). This energetic New York defender of the public earned, it seems, $1000 a year as policeman, and the Mexican editor, I!. K. Vida do Moreno, wonders at the opportunities that our nation offers to en ergy iind talent. Mi "l'epi er," who has sold newspapers from coast to coast, the Boston American in Chi eago and the Kxaininer in San Francisco, calls out the Tucson Paily Citizen, owned and pub lished by Fank H. Hitchcock, who used to be postmaster gen eral. "I'epper" and General Hitchcock agree, after trying everything else, tjiat Tucson is Hie place. And "I'epper" wishes the world to know that he is ex pecting Mr. Kockefeller any day now, and l'aderewski is just -joining in. on bis private ear. '"You coultf live 10 years for what he gets just for play ing the piano once. Soft;" says Mr. I'epper. News of bread riots threat ening in I'aris proves that con ditions can change suddenly, in prosperous France, as they did, not long ago in prosperous Wall Street. The wise men asking what causes the world trouble, are as foorish as a drunkard, unable to under stand what causes hik head' ache the next morning, The world is paying for the war. Tor the butchering of 20,000, 000 men, at a cost of 2,")0,()00. 000.000. The interesting magazine. "Asia," prints a pathetic pic ture of a miserable creature in rags, haggard, timid. (Continued on Pace ElKht) A be Martin u Toll lllnklor L- urtM.nilir hl-M-lf frr orfkT tlii rlnj9 nn in ntmiHTM tliat Ills mIoichu'II bo "A Kali (iaxillnr Tank." 1ntn o' M kn bntlii nt th' hip an' wnrk their nay lmn. - iTaoil El" 5 iWft T j HOI DEBATE CENTERS ON HALE. HOSS Meier Consolidation Meas .ure Given 22 Majority Secretary's Removal of Raffety Held Inspiration for Control Change. 8ALKM, Ore, Feb. 2H. UF) Hy a majority oC 21 the senate, today puwed the state police bill, one of Oovcrnor Julius L. Motor's admin istration mousurcs. It was Intro duced by Senator B. L. liddy. and provides for consolidation of law enforcement organizations into one group. The bill came up on divided re ports, the minority favorable re port of the committee on revision of laws, slKned by Kddy, bclnc substituted for the adverse major ity report by a vote qf 22 to 8. Negative votes on the measure were IJillinKsley. Dunne. Eberbard. Kranciseovicll, Hall. Johnson. Mo ser, and Strayer. The majority committee members who returned the rejected adverse report were IMilcy, Kranciseovicll, Strayer anil Mall." Tower Mill Signed Oovcrnor Meier sluned the sec ond power bill of the session when he affixed his alKlialure to senate bill 62 providing for the creation of the hydro-electric commission to regulate ai.ii conserve the water power resources of the state. This bill was the subject of a series of public healings and passed in both houses after extended ueuaies. The-house passed, the resolution providing for the creation of an Interim committee of between five and seven members to study agen cies and laws affecting the depen dent delinquent children and child welfare orgs nidations. Literary Test Loes The house defeated Ihe change In the literacy test of voters, which hud already passed the 'senate. The northwest turkey fair In Douglas county was voted $luon for premiums. '"or an opening statement on the state police bill Senator li. L. Eddy relied on the address he mado to the senate yesterday prior to the measure being set over for a spe cial order. Senator Joe 13. Dunne made di rect reference to Senator Sam II. lirown by declaring that the hill (. lii-ou-n's method of getting even with Secretary of State Hal E. Hoss for removing T. A. Raf fety from the office uf chief traffic inspector and appointing Kent Shoemaker. llos to Hue Act "Sam lirown told Hal Hoss that he would rue the day that he mado that change," Dunne said, "anil that he would sec to It that he did." Dunne declared that "one of the state's prides is the state traffic force. The traffic officers have dono outstanding work anil havo won tho admiration of nil tourists coining Into Oregon. ' Dunne read several letters and telegrams from nationally-known traffic nnd motor vehicle associa tion officials recommending against tho bill. The governor already has full authority to enforce the laws of tho stale and needs no other legis lation for the purpose. Senator X. l-'ranclscovlch said. Jiovcmor Has fonlnil Tho governor has direct control of all enforcement bodies with the exception of the traffic force, ho said, and the latter, he said, had been built up by Hoss to a high standard of efficiency unexcelled by nny other department. The bill, he :ild. nilmlts that law enforce- (Continued on Pifle 6, Story 1) CRESCENT CITY POHTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 26. (fll Vord reached here today from Washington that the boafd of army engineers has approve? the Crescent City, Cal., harbor Im provement project. Involving an expenditure ut around two mtlliun dollars. This money would be applied on more than 2 300 feet of breakwater to Hound rock. Thl report will e made to con-gre&a. HARBOR FUNDS GAIN APPROVAL Torch Murderer . s rfjf i 4ntfiatfd Prfts Phota Charles A. Simpson, 21, San Fran, uiseo police said confessed to beat, ing, binding and then burning to death Mrs. Albina Voorhies. 65, in' her small grocery store to rob the place. His loot was three dollars. Raids Uncover Greatest Liquor Prescription Syn dicateThirty Arrested By Agents. mow yomc Tob. ' 2. (&) Siir'poftrcl uf eniiHitlracy In what fi'doml nuthuritScH r n I I o (l tho tui'tictil Hiitior-proHL'i'lptlun ymll ratc vvvv uniMiviTCfl. 1 0m phyHir l:m.s and too druKKlHtu wuro undir investigation tnday. UliUM-icd by Hor.uMi J. H!miuon, up clal trfamry airent. inu agents nuiilr I I slmultam'oiiH rails un 1' driiK ftiH'f, an uTflce hiitldiim and a hotel yesterday anil arrested more than ;to men. SiKiied pru mTiptluiiH totalin-; MII2 were seized in t li 3 apartment uf Nathan JJern Ktein. lhiHir Found. Kleven prtfoncrH were talten at the headquartci-M of the syndicate in I'nlon uniare. Twelve drug Kists and employes were arrested at their nton-H in Manhattan, the lironx anil Itrouklyn. Murrls Sweotwoftd. an ex-eoiiviel. u ar rested at the ll'ilr). Alha. Small iliiantitit-H ( liituor were eon f tr eated nt eaelr phiee. The eoinplaintH named 4 7 phy rielaiiK as cunsplrattirf, Additional namea of physteiaim and druK iiift will tut to a. federal Brunei Jury. Slminona .said the syndl eate had transai-ted a IniylnesH of $:i.)Htn.noo a year for tho hint nix or elht years hy 0 lVortlnr modi elnal lifUnr thrmiqh the illegal use of prewriptlons. . DK'TUOIT. Feb. 2C itV) With only one voice in opposition, the National Education association, de partment of superintendence, to day adopted resolutions upholding the eighteenth amendment. The lone opponent of the reso lutioitri committee report was Dr. Daniel s. Kealey of Hobokon. N. J., who had offered a repeal reso lution. Dr. Kvalry did not Ask adoption of his own resolution, however,! hut devoted a 10-inlnute talk to! opposing the one reported by the . resolutions committee, In which hei declared the Hlh amendmet as "most effective moans yet devised to curtail the diet rit.uUun and ue of alcohol." i REPORT 181 KILLED WELLINGTON. I'cb. 21. uV More than 10 persons were kilb-d in the It.ia and Uingatoka districts or the Fiji Islands In the word hurricane and floods there In re cent years, member of the crew of a government whip reported on their arrival at Suva, Kijl Islands tonight. Toledo Klrst National and Lin cul$ County banks merged. QUIZ DOCTORS IN REVELATION BIG RUM RING i i m li INVADED DRY AGENTS Exclusive Manufacturers Club Housed Bumptuous Bar Police Head Re signs Membership After Ordering Raid. . PHILADKLPHIA, Fob. 26. (A) Tho Munufaeturers' elub, ono of Phihulolphlu'e most oxcltisive in Mtilutions, was raided early today hy n special polleo detail personal ly directed by Major Iemuel B. Sehofield, director of public wafety. a member of the club. Armed with a warrant issued by Mugitflrato Kdward 1. Uarney, the raiding party onteri tho club shortly before 2 o'clock. In a suit of room on an uper floor. Di rector Schoficld said, ho found a regular old-fashioned bar. and about 100 lockens many of which contained liquor. Kind Fine Liquor. From tho lookers nnd the bar the raider saiu tney removed foe tween fi00 and H00 quarts of liq uors, includlnp cordinls. cliam pr.;nofl. rye, Scotch and Bin. Tho n.itu.tfer of tho elub. AukunI Uolll, wna prrestcd on a charge of pos sesion. Immediately after the raid. Di rector Schofiold tendered his res lunation h (i member of the club, and isMicd tho following Mate ment: "Tho only way to enforce tho prohibition law la to arrest tho big follow nlonK with the little fellows;. To the police. Itroad and Walnut mrectB (the ehib---contra I city location ) looks the amo as any little Hpoakeasy up an alley." Investlfcatlon Made. Major iichoflold received reports late yealerilay that a larn KlocU of lliior was )n tho club. Ho made a personal Investigation. Since he was a member nothing was thought of his visit. lntcrin- the club, the raiding party went directly 1o the room on the upper floor, whore with the use of crowbars they forced their way into the suite, after repeated knocks had failed to bring any re sponse. A number of members of the club were In the luxuriously ap pointed barroom. They were not v crested. Ixjimiel U. fc'chofield. director of the department of public Fafoty. has relentlessly purftuod liquor law violator ever since he became a memhor of Mayor Mackey's cabi net. Ho hn.s conducted personally and otherwise many raids, and has several times shaken up tho per sonnel of the- police department when he felt the policemen were not showing sufficient interest In breaking up law violations, . 1 : RAN KKANCISCO, Feb. 20. (Ay) It was "Kill 'or up" instead or "irimmo five" in California today as motoristH took advantage, of the most recent gasollno price slicing competition between major oil com panics. The Standard Oil Compa ny of California started the down ward move hy paring 2 cents from previous prices, tiasoline now is retailing from service Htatinn pumps at 19 centa bcrc and IS1, ccnta in Ivia AdrcIch. Other ma jor companies followed sujt. Ktuurlurd officials said the reduc tion was "made to meet tho com petition" of independent dealers. Cold Blooded Clans Move r Into Nifty New Quarters Washington1 National Zoo WA.SiriNVrrON. Feb. 26 4Pt Today was moving day for the tur tles, alligator, snakes and lizards at the national zoo. Into their nifty new reptile house they wont In cratew, bucket, gunny-sacks nnd Jrtrong boxes, locked for Fafety'ci nako. Ihh-.Ii found Its own vine and fig t rev. In o n i u ca-'t s a cactus, i n native-habitat cages, modeled by Or. William M. Munn. director. Mr. Mann helped by fiand -decorating 15 cages. Never, Mann "aid. had he wit nessed such activity anion tho Slander On Bank May Be Expensive For Oregon Citian 1 OIIHUON I'lTY. tin-.. Feb, 26 .(.-Vr l-'hamed with "shm- Utr on a bank." . 11. Mar- tin tvuh at liberty nit his own recognizance ttitluy, aftor hav- 1 t inu' br-rn bound over to tlt r Kiatul jury, with bail set ut Ho Ih ihuiKoa with tin vine 4 mado falfe statements in con- v noctiou with the Kstacada Stat v hunk, while at a dance ut tlarfield recently. FATALGUNSHOT Slaying of Woman During Elopement Held Accident Wife Tells Downfall of j Husband. KALKIGfl, N. C Keb. 26. (T) Prosecutor A. J. Duvld of Habway, N. J., announced today that Wil liam M. Krarcr, charged with the murder of Mrs. Phoebe Ktader, had admitted shooting the woman but claimed It was aceldontal. Tho .body of Mrs. Stador, a for mer Kith way hair dresser, was found Sunday near Tappahannuck, Va., and waa identified yestcrduy by her husband. Kahway residents say Fraitor recently drove about in his automobile, announcing he had tho bodf of his girl friend In the car. ' f' . :i"T,-r7 i Mrs, Frazer Insists Mrs. Stadcr "rtilnedM her husband. "I forgave him time aftor time. I don't know whether I can atand by him through this," she said. Money Ills Ituln Sbo described J-'razer as a lov ing, attentive and industrious hus band until ho Inherited $25,000 from his father two years ago. ilo then- quit Work, she said, moved into a fine bouse and turned "playboy." U c c c n t 1 y ho went "broke" and got a Job In a factory. Mrs. Stader's husband was also out of money and out of work. She refused to live In the shabby furnished room to which her hus band wanted to take her after they had been evicted from an upart mcnt In which they ,had lived for two j'cara. Stader took no part In tho merriment and dancing In the apartment during thoso two years. Krasier, who was arrested here yosterday, said he would not con test extradition to New Jersey. Shot nn Accident A. A. Aronson, tho attorney re tained by .''razor, said his client had admitted shooting Mrs. Htadcr but claimed he "loved her and had no reason in the world for kilting her." and that the dischargo of a rifle he carried in tho roar scat of his automobile wns; accidental. Krazor, Aronson said, carried tho rifle for "protection purposes." "Krasser and. Mrs. Stador wcr in love with each, other,'' Aronson said, "and hd planned to get divorces and marry. "They wero taking a trip the night Mrs. Stador was kilted. They had not decided upon their desti nation hut had considered Flor ida." Aronson told how Frazcr de scribed tho lifting of the riflo from tho rear scat of the machine. It rired and the bullet killed Mrs. Stader. Krazer, according to his attor ney, offered no explanation of the storioM that he carried tho corpso around in his machine. Work nearlng completion Sumptor-CJranlto road. itllcti, calling attention to how they were behaving. I One hundred pound land tur jtles, 100 years old, that had been !IUK4Cih for months, lumbered ox I cited ly about, craning long wlth crcd necks to -tec the bsnd-palntcd leenery. They were moved in (three days ago and have been eat I ing every day since. In their dingy old home they ate but once a week. Crocod.les und alligW-ors lay on the hank in a tropic netting by a miniature golf course. q banded rat f iQf nuke hed his skin to be freshly-whining at tomorrow night's f o r m a I opening of the reptile HAIRDRESSERS LOVER ADMITS j houxo. TAX RELIEF PROGRAM S AGREED ON Intangible and Excise Measures to Be Carried Through Present Session Opposition at Hearing No Special Election. SALF.M, Ore,, Feb. 2G. (!') The intangibles and excise tax program, Including tho eight per cent rate, will bo carried through by tho legislative committees of the two hoiise-H and tho state tax commission, despite opposi 1 1 o n presented last night by thoso op posed to the high rate of intangi bles at a public hearing before these bodies. The only change made In the program aa decided upon last week Is that the legisla ture wilt not call a special election for submitting the new 1930 Intan gibles tax bill to tho people. These decisions were made early thin morning by legislative lead ers after a conference in tho of fices of Governor Julius L. Meier. following tho hearing, und which did not terminate until lung past midnight. .Met With .ovenor Tho two committees, members of the tax commission, president of the senate and speaker of the house conferred on the entire tax situation with the governor, and a vote was taken on the soinirate items after nearly three, hours uf discussion. Tho p r o g r a m recommended, with the support of the ontiro tax ation group and endorsed by the governor is as follows:- - 1. That an eight per cent tax on Incomes from Intangibles be levied for ttio year 11130 and sub sequent years. This hill has al ready passed tho house. No NiMvlal Klcrllou 2. That no special election ho called by tho legislature, but should a referendum be Invoked, provision ho made by amendment to this bill providing for audi elec tion to ho held about .June 30, and upon which ballot no other mat ters will appear. 3. That the 1 929 Intangibles tax case be appealed to tho United States supremo court. The Uix was declared unconstitutional by the Htato Hiiprcme court. 4. That provision he specifical ly mado that return of the 5900. 000 collected under this law bn mado to the taxpayers In the event tho supremo court upholds the de cision of tho Oregon court, with interest at 6 per cent from tho date of tho Oregon court decision. 6. That In tho event the 1929 tax Is declared constitutional, tho remainder of tho taxes due under this luw bo collected. (Continued on Pagt 6. Story 2) WASHINGTON. Kcb. 26. (P Revision of freight rates on wool and mohair moving from tho west to the cast was ordered today hy the Interstate commerce commis sion in upholding generally two complaints of tho Uoston Wool Trade association. The commission said the appli cation of Its orders "will result in hot h I ncroases a nd red actions, although tho latter will predomi nate." As a basis for a new sched ule from the central west to the cast on wool and mohair in tho grease, tho railroads wero ordered to apply tho fourth class freight rate scalo for western trunk lino , line, plus five per cent. MELBA AT REST E t MKUIOUMNIC, AiiHlrRllu. Fn1. (I'l Tho burly uf lnnio Ni'lllc MoIIih wan laid to r(!Ht today by tho hIiIo of til (at of her fHthcr In the Cfttintory of tho lltlli' vlllauo l.llycluk', neiir tho homo hIio Iovi-oV Tho UKUully Inihy HtroW of Mi'l hotirno oro hilhhril uml llnrd wllh Morrowlnj; crowdx when the cajikot wan taken on farm eurt to tho 1'renbytorlun church, where thou Handn had filed pant the birr. The church, where the diva as a Rlrl xanir. In the choir, waa full to ovcrllowlng for tho funeral service. In! "IIA F El (CTI OVERRIDES fafl BONUS VETO AnaociatcU I'regs I'hoto Gladys Getpi, brunette daughter tf Mr. and Mn. Vivian Gtlpi, waa queen of Mardl Graa at New Orleans. CITY IS HEAVY Early Morning Fall Melts Rapidly Heavy Precipi tation at Crater Lake Says Phone, One of the n.-w Hills of snow In Medford and tho valley this win ter waH a light ono which began falling at 6:30 o'clock this morn ing, coiillnuinK for two or threo hours, und which was ao soft and full of inolsturo ' that It melted, almost as fast us It fell, thus being immeasurable, and finally turnod into rain. While this was going on on tho floor of tho valley more solid snow was falling in tho roothllls und In tho Sisklyous ami other high mountain districts. A phono message from Crater Lake National park, to tho head quarters offlco In Medford, lato this forenoon said that It began snowing In tho park at 6 o'clock and by 1 1 a. m. six lnchos had fallen. It was still snowing hard at tho tlmo of phoning and all this timo a hard wind was blowing ut the rim vicinity. HI Inches I)ee Now Including this fresh snow of six Inches the depth of snow at gov ernment camp at II a. m. today was 71 Inches, ami well over a foot moro at tho rim. Tho laHt previous fall of snow In Medford was on February 17 when two-tenths of an inch fell, and tho only other snow to fall here this winter was on Nov. 10 and Nov. I I. when each day only a traco fell. Light rain continued to fall in .Medford at times off and on until late this afternoon and moro rain is tho forecast for tonight and Friday, with not much change in temperature. No precipitation had fallen In Medford during tho 24 hours previous to 5 a. m. today. K LA MA T 1 1 FA LLS. Ore., Feb. 26. ! Klamath county ranchers were rejoicing today over a heavy snowfall. Snow began falling at 5 a. m. and by noon two inches cov ered the ground. Tho outlook pointed to a continued fall through out tho day'. (1 HANTS PAHS. Ore., Feb. 26. m Tho hills adjacent to Grants Pass wero covered today by a h ea y snow. A cold rain with some snow was falling In the city. JUDGE FEE IS WASIIINflTOS. Keb. ill, (II I'roMldcnt Hoover noiulniilcd James AlRcr Ken to bo Hulled filiitcs Judno for the district of Oregon. Allicr I'ec him been circuit JudKe In Oiokoii Hlnce l:'7. Ilo Ih I ycRrs old und Ih a riwldrnt of Pen dleton, Ore. Ilo received his luw Mci-ito from t.olumblu unlver.ilty In Mill. PKNDI.KTON, Ore.. Kcb. 20. il'i Judne JanicH AlKcr Koo of I'cnilleton, nominated today by 'resident Hoover to bo district fed- eial jiidttn of Oregon, la circuit Indun of tho alxlh iudicial district of Oregon. Ills term expires 9 11K5. LIGHT NOW IN ON HIGHLANDS NOMINATED.TD SUCCEED BEAN Hoover's Action Against Loan to Veterans Meets Quick Reversal in Lower Branch Same Result Is Predicted in Senate. WASHINGTON, Feb. lit!. Tho house today overrode Presi dent Hoover's veto of the veterans' loan bill. Tho legislation now goes to tho senate, where its proponents havo predicted similar action. Tho houac vote followed shortly after receipt of a stinging message from President Jloover. in which he .said the government lacked funds to defray expenses of the biU so would have to borrow heavily or Increase taxation to get tho money. House Determined. It was obvious from the begin ning of tho rollcall that the houso was determined to repeat its en dorsement of the 50 per cent loan provision, despite administration opposition. The house vote was 32R to 711. It Ls only a o.ueiNtion of time in tho senate,. It Ih tho present In tention of leaders to cull up tho voto message tomorrow. However, KoniQ want to diwpoKO of other leg islation first, including the Vestal copyright bill. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. P) President Hoover today vetoed tho veterans loan bill. " Iri ft message to the 'hri'useV Ito called tho legislation "unwixe from tho standpoint of the veterans themselves and unwise from the standpoint of ull the people. Overwhelmingly approved by the house and senate, the bill would I n c reat c the amount a ve te ra n could borrow on his bonus certifi cate from 22 li to .10 per cent of tho face value. Take. Itlllloii Pol la r. 1 The president tnh the legisla tion ImposcM a potential cash out lay of $1,700,000. if all veterans apply for loans, less so mo 1330, 000,000 already loaned. He re peated Veteran Adnilslntrator Hincs estimate a billion dollars would bo rcfiui red to administer the bill. "Thero not being a penny in tho treasury to moot such a demand." ho declared, "tho governmont must borrow this hiiiii through tho sale of tho reserve fund recuritles to gether with further Issues or wo must need Impose further taxation. "Tho solo appeal made for the reopening of the bonus act is tho claim that funds from the national treasury should bo provided to veterans in! distress us the result of the drought and husrries do- . prcaslon. Itellef Available. "There arc veteran unemployed and in need today in common with many others of our people. These, llko tho others, are being provided tho basic necessities of life by tho devoted committees in those pai'ts (Continued on Page 6, Story 3) Will ROGERS "at rts "Says: ltKVKKLY HILLS, Cal., I'cb. li. Say. if you want to do something and you really want somebody on the job to help ,...1 .,,,.1 A,, ll I .lnn't -t I'll Villi, IIIIVI VIV, II , tp. ii.Vi.t, v "o anv further than thfFi'tH craled Women's Clubs oyjr" tl)tT". country. To them, (rocs llm success of our little tour; ', You know you can't jus(-stick up, .. somebody 's . jiajnc.'iilld .PXP-(M.'t K people to com? flocking" iif ' nowadays. It don't only lake . . !.... !, i'l. '.'l-- v.. i j'i;i c iiuvi iii , un"" can have Columnist' ,CooIm1!?1 wrcsllc (irctn (iarlio but still somebody has (fot to Miudbnf! 'em to net 'em to pay reul dough to see it. AVe are livinif in nu au'c of "nrue." Yc do nothinir till somebody shoves us. 1 A 111). ml' lku, l i in... v rold'bloodfd clans. Prldefully ho moved among the rapturous rep- 0