Twenty-Sixth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JO' Y
No. 90.
10 CHEERED BY HOOVER
Today WO R
PLAN
A Tale For Wall St.
Big News For Science.
Euphemism For Uncle
Sam.
You May Drink Poor
Stuff.
Copyright King Feature Synd., Inc.
Mr. B. Forman, of Bochester,
commenting on the' fact that
great Wall Street firms did not
start "investment trusts," or
similar devices tells the story
of a famous horse thief in- Po
land. Every little while, he
went into Russia, returning
with the best horses.
v.t i. iu. , ouiu rui
man, "eachr, Jewish family in
' Poland manages to raise a duck
or a chicken to celebrate. One
Easter all the ducks and chick
ens suddenly vanished. . Be
reaved families plucked up
courage, went to the big horse
thief and asked him politely,
whether perhaps he knew any
thng about those vanished
clucks ana cnicKcns. lie repli
ed, "ask my children a b o u t
fhat,.I don't bother with little
things'." That was in Mr. For
man 's judgment the situation
in Wall Street when the finan
cial volcano -blew up and
scorched the ' little , people,
camping at its fectV v'
This news is more important
than anything about Wall
Street, peace talk,, reparations
and all the rest.
Two German scientists, Dr.
Lange and Dr. Brasch, of the
University of Berlin, have con
structed of rubber, paper and
aluminum an; X-ray tube, ex
pected to-produoe .;ray of 16,.
000,000 volts! It has already
developed a 2,500,000-volt ray.
This will . produce greater
power than the world's present
total supply of radium. It is
foot of lead, taking pictures on
the other side of the lead, and
will be of greatest value to
scientists, especially in medi
cine. It is suggested, seriously, in
Washington, that there is to be
"revision of war debts," i
pleasing euphemism, meaning,
"Uncle Sam wjll not get his
money."
The Allies find they cannot
j. pet as much out of Germany as
Tthey hoped. Therefore, it seems
logical, rational, altogether de
sirable to say to Uncle Sam :
"Sorry, but we can't pay what
wo borrowed from you in the
war."
If they sny that, presumably
that will settle it. Uncle Sam
will charge it to experience,
and know 'better next time.
M
The government, by court de
cision, will not interfere with
people making beer in their own
houses, first buying the where
withal. Those that sell a ma
terial that has no alcohol in it.
but will develop alcoholic
tpiickly, if you give it 8 chance,
arc within the law.
The brilliant and beautiful
Mabel Willcbrandt, who once
enforced prohibition as assist
ant attorney general, now wins
the right for her clients to sell
an extract, non-alcoholic, that
will, in time, rroduco a fairly
good brand of wine.
Prohibition seems to be mak
ing a compromise with hypo
crisy. You must not buy well
made beers that would agree
with you, or well-made wines.
Hut you may manufacture in
ferior stuff yourself, and drink
I all you want of it.
The latent perplexing attack on
Ine Catholic church cornea from
(Continued on rage Two)
i ui r Lur ll
OF EUROPE
Confidence and Joy Gain In
. Continental Capitals-See
Trade Revival Foreign
Views Reflect Optimism
Acute Situation Eased.
WASHINGTON, June SO. (P)
Tho United States proposal for a
year's suspension of Inter-governmental
payments went forth tonight
to a world already made joyful by
the prospect of a tonic for its econ
omic nilmcnts from this side of the
Atlantic. .'
Ever since word yesterday that
President Hoover was conferring
with prominent republicans and
democrats in congress on the deli
cate situation of International fin
ance, tho announcement of his plan
had been awaited eagerly.
After tho first surge of enthus
iasm, it whs aoon apparent that
a new confidence was threading Its
way Into the restlessness which of
late has been a disturbing factor In
international affairs. -
Not for many a day has there
been such a distinct change in tho
diplomatic and financial atmos
phere overnight. Where early yes
terday tho doubta and questions
that had seemingly -become taken
for granted persisted, a fresh hope
now Is discernible.
There Is yet no telling, of course.
as to the full effect of the presi
dent's forthcoming plan for help
ing Gormany especially. But al
ready It 1s being heralded as prom
ising a means by. which German
buying power wlli be bulwarked,
thereby benefitting world markets.
Reportn from abroad' evidenced
the eagerness with which the peo
pies and their leaders had been
waiting for a palliative move from
the United States. Tho encourage
ment drawn from Mr. Hoover's ac
tivity was reflected not only in up
swings of the exchange markets
here and In Europe, but in optl
muttlc expressions from govern
mental and press quarters n& well.
The word in Berlin was that the
cabinet, with a happy spirit that
had been missing for weeks, spent
today s session discussing the Hoov
er ctatement of intention to help
and nothing elBc. Press dis
patches from there, possibly re
flecting tho views of the foreign
office, expressed gratification that
a "change of opinion has come In
Washington" as to Germany's sit
uation.
The importance attached In for
elgn capitals to Secretary Mellon's
conferences with leaders In Great
Britain's government and financial
affairs has not escaped notice here.
rhere was an assumption in
London that he cabled Mr. Hoover
what Prime Minister MacDonald
and others told him of the Europ
ean financial situation becoming in
creasingly acute. This was not
denied in Washington.'
There was a coincidence between
an unofficial statement in London
as to one plan to help that might
be followed and Information avail
able In Washington. Under it. in
terallied war debt payments to this
country would be postponed for a
lime, leading to a corresponding
suspension of reparations payments
to the Aiili-a by Germany."
French officialdom also showed
the significance it placed on tho
American move. The contention
again was voiced thereabout repar
ations and war debts being linked,
which position continues) to bo
stoutly opposed by the Washington
government.
FALL'S LAST BID
10 ESCAPE CELL
EL PASO, Tex., June 20 (ff
Albert B. Fall, former iiecreUiry of
the Interior, left hts home here at
p. m. today to enter the William
Beaumont Rovernment hospital to
be examined by army doctor". He
was accompanied hy his daughters,
Mrs. C. C. Chasfl and Mrs. Jouett
Elliott and his physician, Dr. H.
T. Stafford. Mrs. Fall was near
collapse. She wa treated at her
home before Mr. Fall kft. She
did not accompany him.
PKNDLKTO.V, Ore., June 20
H Umatilla county officials are
battling one of the worst crime
waves ever to sweep over the dis
trict. Ranchers, business men and
even Indian tribesmen report var
ious theft. Stores and barns have
been entered and homes robbed. A
number of bod cheek offenses are
under investigation.
England Likens ;
, President's Act I
To War Entrance
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LONDON, June 20 iff)
President Hoover's announce- 4
4 ment that America was con- fr
4 sidering stretching a helping
hand to Europe in her econ-
omlc extremity was looked fr
upon by England tonight as
having much of the slgnific-
ance of the entry of the
4 United States Into the war. f
Officially the British gov-
eminent had "absolutely noth-
t ing to say" about in authorlta-
t tlve quarters the comparison
was drawn between America's
advent into the war at a
critical Juncture and the pos-
4 slbillty of her Jumping In now
to help bridge the economic
crisis.
RUNNERS PLAN
F
Loophole Found In Export
Act, and Exporting to U.
S. On 'Grand Scale,'
After Year of Idleness
Predicted. .
TORONTO, Ont., Juno 20. (fll
A' WlndsJr, Ont., dispatch to
tho Toronto Daily Star says
"liquor exporting on the grand
scale la to be resumed to the
United States early next week,
jiquor runners believed. "
. The dispatch says the liquor
runners claims tor have- found a
loop hole In the law prohibiting
export to prohibition countries
and today overy rum runner on
the border water front Is prepar
ing hts boats for high speed work
again, after a year of Idleness
since tho liquor export act became
law on June 1, 1930,
The plan, according to the dis
patch, Is based on legal opinions
holding thore Is no means of pre
venting breweries and distilleries
from selling their products for
exports hy small boats, to non
prchlbitlon countries such as the
French inland of Mtquelon and Is
suing liquor export certificates
for the goods. The purchaser will
then tako tho liquor directly from
the brewery or distillery to a boat
load it and depart,
Should It so happen he Is
"obliged" to land hi cargo at
some nearer point, say the United
Stntes, the Canadian customs and
excise authorities will have no
interest, it is said, because the
certificate will show that the liq
uor was properly sold for export
to a non-prohlbltion country and
taxes were paid on It Is required
by law.
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LOS ANGELES, June 20 P)
Constance Bennett, the motion pic
ture actress, undorwent an emerg
ency operation for intestinal ad
hesions today at Santa Monica hos
pital where her physician, Dr. H.
I. Hlodgett reported her as "rest
ing comfortably" although grayvcly
111.
Miss Rennctt's Illness, he explain
ed, followed an operation for ap
pendicitis two and one half yearn
ago In Paris. Although she has
been 111 several months, Dr. Blod
gett said she suddenly became vio
lently Thursday.
Throughout the day and night
the actress' younger sister, Joan
Bennett, film actress, mt beside
the bedside of the stricken star. The
physician said Miss Bennett, would
not be out of danger until three
days have passed.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 20
tP) The German flying boat DO
X completed her long fllsjht from
Altenhreln, Switzerland, today,
landing on the harbor a at 12:55
p. m. a. m. (E. B. T.)"
MOSCOW. June 20. P) Rus
sia has virtually completed its
spring sowing campaign, reports
stating that last year's acreage
has been surpassed by more than
9,000.000 hectares, (approximately
22,000,000 acres.)
MEMPHIS, June 20. (UP)
A mother hen who hatched a set
tin of duck eggs was nearly
drowned hi-re when she followed
"her children" Into some deep
water where they were swimming.
CANADA
LIQUOR
L
LAND
QUEEN
RESPITE OF
F
WAR DEBTS
President Proposes Econo
mic Tonic For World
Allies Must Agree to Aid
Germans Congress
Leaders Approve Plan
Aim to Speed Business
Recovery.
WASHINGTON, June 20. (PI
President Hoover tonight an
nounced an offer to the world for
a ono year's suspension of all ln-tcr-governmental
debts.
"The American government pro
poses," announced the presi
dent, "the postponement during
one year of all payments on; In
tergovernmental debts, repara-.
Hons and relief debts, both princi
pal and Interest, of course not
including obligations of govern
ments held by private parties."
The announcement was given nt
the White House after receipt or
informal reports from tho Euro
pean governments and there Is a
confidence at the capital that
France, Great Britain and' tho
other allies will Join in the move
to forego collection of their , rep
arations from Germany. Unlow
that occurs congressional approval
of the proposal Is not expected. .
Mr. Hoover coupled with his an
nouncement a hope that by this
expression of "desire to assist,"
America will have contributed to
the success of the forthcoming
land disarmament conference in
Europe. He reiterated 4 the burden
of competitive armaments
contributed to bring about
has
this
depression."
The step to aid In avoiding an
European financial crisis was tak
en only after tho president had
consulted with all congressional
leaders whom he could reach. Ho
announced that . 21 senators nnd
18 representatives, including both
republicans and democrats,
approved the proposal.
Rv this action. America
had
will
nniinrtlon next year of
more than $346,000,000 in war
debts. America exacts tho allies,
in turn, not to collect tho $425,-
000,000 in reparations owed them
by Germany In the coming year.
"The nurnose of thlB action,"
said tho president, "is to give the
IWthcnmlnir vear to the economic
recovery of the world and to help
free the recuperative forces al
ready in motion In the United
States from retarding Influences
from abroad."
Congressional action will bo re
quired to approve a suspension.
While congress does not medt
until December, none of tho war
payments Is due until Dec. 15.
For this reason and for the rea
son so many leaders have pledged
cooperation, the president does
not regard an extra session noces
sarv. Secretary Mellon, who Is In L'in.
don, played a leading role In the
negotiations which brought nbout
the understanding. Mr. Hoover
dealt through him. Amnassau .
Dnwes Is In this country and the
president said he had endorsed
tho proposition. Ho also raid
Owen D. Young of New York,
whoso name Is on the Gorman
reparations plan now operating,
kj rnvert It. Dl and
Young have led two reparations
Mr. Hoover announced the
names of those In congress i who
had approved the scheme. While
the group Included tho republican
leaders It did not Include either
Senator Rob'nson of Arkansas, the
democratic leader, or Rep. darn
er of Texas, minority leaner
Other democrats prominent In
party affairs relating to financial
matters. Including Senators Har
rison of Mississippi and Repre
sentative Collier of Mississippi,
the ranking democrats on .n
. nnA tmuMo ways ann
imnniw - - ,i..i.,
means committee, respectively
Chairman Borah of the "onalo
foreign relations 'committee "
tunma listed In support.
,. .... .i said at the White
House that the president hud
talked over the tolephone with
Senators Robinson or Arkansas,
and Couzens, republican of Micni
gan, and that they had assured
him of support. Their names were
not Included in the formal state
ment. Onp-I'lpcft Hultcm AtTcrtod
IIOSTON. June 20. (CP) .
Boston' antl-one-plece bathlnK
lult law appUe to young men "
well m young women. Four youth
wrc nrrented recently for Bitting
on City Point's unndu while wenr
Ing only trunks,
YEAR
OM
ARTIST ANGERS VANDERBILT IN RENO
' 'tV s-
Because of alleged "persistent attentions" of Peter Arno, (inset)
New York cartoonist, to Mrs. Vanderbllt, her husband, Cornelius, r.,
became angry at the New Yorkir.. Vanderbllt's attorney said he started
for Arno't home with a gun but "came to his senses" and turned back.
HAWLEY AGAIN IV1INE BLAST AT
CANDI DATETO CAMP CLATSOP
FRAME TAX ACT
Veteran Solon Denies Re
port He Will Quit Politics
Has No Doubt of Re-Election
Silent on llwaco's
Attitude.
AHTQRIA. Ore.i June 20. (TV
Congressman W. C. Hawloy today
definitely Hplked rumors that he
would not be a Njnndiduto for re
election next year.
"I moftt certainly am ft eandl-
dato for re-election and I have
no doubt regarding my renomlnn
tlnn or my election," Hawley Hald,
Congressman Hawley wh hero
to attend tho Oregon National
Guard battle demonstration.
ilawley said that during his 24
yearn In rongrrnH ho had two
ambitions: to write, a tariff and
to write a model tax law for the
entire United males.
"The first nun been aecompllNh
cd and I am now working on tho
second, a law to apportion the
burden umong nil taxpayorH and
those who Khould pay taxes. It
will assist In general co-operation
between tho states and tho feder
al government and to n great ex
tent eliminate double taxation. It
will retire the federal government
from as many tax nourees ns pns
slblo and leave such sources open
to the stales."
Congressman W. C, Hawley had
no definite comment to make on
a resolution adopted at Hwaso
Friday night by tho Lower Col
umbia Associated Chambers f
Commerce in which tho federal
government was called upon to
consider the entire area within
a radlurt of 200 miles of Portland
in selecting n site for the proposed
branch of the National soldiers'
home.
Hawley did say, however, that
he had taken a stand for Itose
burg In the beginning of the con
troversy nnd that he intended to
defend his original stand.
Tho Wmi t her
Weather forecast for Kunday and
Monday, Juno 21 and 22.
Oregon generally fair Sunday
but becoming cloudy and unsettled
on the coast and local thunder
storms in the mountains of oat
portion; Monday generally cloudy
and unsettled; moderate tempera
ture; moderate changeable winds
offshore.
OrtKOON CITY. Ore., June 20.
(A) Announcement was made
today thflt nil depositors In "ie
defunct Hank of Commerce wilt
receive every cent of their money.
IMPERILS LADS
Belated Explosion After
Mock Battle of Militia
Terrific Roar, None Hurt
Govdr'nor Rdviews
State Troops,
CAMP CLATSOP, Ore., Juno 20
(A1) Se ve ra I c h 1 Id re n n arrow ly
nscaped siirlous Injury, or death
here today In tho belated explos
ions of a mine.
A group of hoys remained on the
field until virtually all tho specta
tor had left and guards had been
rrhoved. Then they began explor
ing tho Hand dunes over which the
attacking Infantry had ' swept
earlier in I he afternoon.
Huddenly there was a terrific
rnar and those who had remained
behind raw the children disappear
In a cloud of smoke, and sand.
(I Hindu and spectators rushed to the
scene but their assistance wait nut
needed. None of the children wu
hurt.
CAMP CLATHOP, Ore., Juno 20
A'i The 102d Infantry success
fully defended Camp Clatsop
against an Imaginary enemy In the
annual battle demonstration of tho
Oregon National (iuard,
Itlfles, machine guns, trench
mortars, and how It iters were used
by -the lflJd and the 2 1 K t h field
artillery to put tho "enemy to
route.
Nine army planes served ns the
eyes of the defending army.
Prior to I he demonstration the
National fluard pnsned In review
before MJor-f leneral (fn'orge A.
While and Governor Julius L.
Meier.
F,
OF FRICSO FINED
HAN KUANCIHCO. June 20- (P)
Abe Ituef. wealthy properly own
er nnd 2"t years ago polltlcnl hnnn
of Han Francisco, wait fined $5.00
for contempt of court hero today
by Cnlted Htates Judge Frank H.
Kerrigan.
Ituef was found guilty of re
opening a rewtaurant In the base
ment of the Green Htreet theater
after It had been padlocked by the
government after a srles of raids.
SITE FIGHT -SALARY CUT
NETS JABS FAVORED BY
TO EUGENE O.S.C. HEAD
Roseburg In Mass Meeting
Answers Rival, and Twits
University City for Dis
avowal Church Work
Efficiency Enters Dis
cussion.
UOSEHL1HQ. Ore., Juno 20 P)
Tho RosobuiB Chamber of Com
morco, In muss meeting hero last
nlcht took vigorous exception
nllcLMl "mlsrelirosentntlon and
misstatement of facts" by T. O
-n..unii t'ii.nnA nclncer. In con
ncctlon'wltli the northwest national
soldiers' homo elto controversy.
rrl nhi,,hn. nil 11 IcU hll'lV Crltl
elzod statements credited to Russoll
rnt linsrlmrir sites had
been rejected three tlmos by tho
federal hospitalization board; that
Hoseburg lacked proper facilities
and that Roseburg did not have
sufficient churches for the welfare
of tho veterans, and could not pro
vido entertainment "and dlverslo!
for tho veterans. 1
i..Dnl...i. nnvnr hns been ro
Jected as a site for tho northwest
branch of the Inatldnal soldiers'
homo and. In fact, is tho leading
contender with tho only other Bite
being offered as a second choice,"
Dr. 12. B. Stewart, formerly state
commander of tho American Legion
tni.1 ihn phiimber.
Dr. Stewart said It was known
definitely, oven before the mauoi
..,.. nnirrew. that BhOUld
"such a homo bo aosignaica iui
IVin nnrtbwnst. thot'0 Was hO TOa-
Lon., physical . or otherwise why
Roseburg should' not be onosen oo
a location for tho nomq.
nnfnpinff tn a stntomont attrlb
uted to Russell that nt tho time
Eugeno gave Its endorsement to
Hamburg, Hugone am not reunsu
tho si and nature of tho proposed
Institution, ror, which $1,000,000
hns been appropriated for tho first
construction, Dr. Htewart said that
apparently this was the undorlying
motive for Kugono's prosont action.
Dr. Stewart said Roseburg her
self did not rcallzo tho magnitude
of tho proposed construction at tho
time sho firnt solicited help In ob
taining 'tho home but that "Wo do
i,niinvA timt heenitso tho mag
nitude of tho project to above our
original expectation is any rutioim
why Kugeno should not Keop u
pledge."
Dr. Alexnnder Muirdcn, pastor
... ti.n tflrl Presbyterian church.
criticized statements attributed to
Russell relative to Roseburg church
facilities.
"itoselnirir." ho said, "has some
thing that Kugeno does not have.
1 venture to say that If our cham
ber of commerce gave en Indorse
ment as Kugono gave to Roseburg.
that every business mnn In this
city would stand by that Indorse
ment with civic pride.
"Ileirarillmr our churches We
hv everv denomination that Ku-
gene hos. and nro apparently doing
more effectlvo work as ovmencoo.
by the trustworthiness of our
pledged word."
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BISHOPS SUFFER
YAKllMA, Wash.. June 20 (IP
Ministerial delegates to the Pacific
Northwest Conference of Methodist
churches today adopted a resolu
tion recommending that tho salaries
of bishops bo reduced from $7500
to $0ft0.
The delegates also gavo approval
to a proposal by tho laymen dele
gate, that bishops upon retirement
return to their district and to the
same status ns pastors in receiving
a pension. Huch a plan would glvo
them $800 annually, Insteud of
$2500.
Andrew Warner, Tacoma, Paciric
northwest director of rellglous""edu
catlon. was Informed today by the
church board of education at Chi
cago that the northwest's budget
for educational -work has been re
duced from $100,000 to $H0.000 this
year. A ohrlnkago In contributions
was blamed.
PORTLAND, Ore, June SO P)
Headquarters of the Farmers'
National drain corporation, Pacific
coast division, were moved from
Pendleton to Portland today.
Faculty Agrees to Reduction
In Pay to Continue Farm
Extension Work Pres.
Kerr to File Request at
Education Board Meeting
Monday. : . , : ,
CORVAU.IS, Ore., June 20
Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of Ore
gon State collese, announced today
ho would make a' definite recom
mendation for a uniform reduction
of salaries nt Instructors at Oregon
Stato college when the state board
of higher education meets In Port
.and Monday.
Tho decision to make , such a
recummendatlon, President Kerr
said, was reached after a review,
of oil other posslbte pavings re
vealed - that ' It . was Imposslblo
otherwise to meet the necessary re
ductions Jn expenditures without
Gripping instructional work of its
major functions and discontinuing
vital services In the experiment tfta;
tion and extonslon sorvlce.
Faced with this . alternative.
President Kerr said, faculty mem
bers hnd expressed a willingness to
take a salary cut rather than, to
thro-.V out whole " departments or
crippio the state service by. trying
to meet reductions made necessary
by tho roforondum on the .legisla
tive appropriation for the Institu
tions of higher education.' .
Reductions had already ' been,
made wherover possible by elimin
ation of courses, Increasing teach
ing loads, combining classoBv dla-r
continuing new faculty appoint
ments and eliminating virtually all
equipment and-Improvement bud
gets. ' ' v-.k.'-'f."
"The college administration has
regarded salary reductions as a last
resort as the faculty of a college is
its greatest asset," President Kerr
said In commenting' on the decision.
"Salaries at the college always havo
been considerably lower than those
In other institutions of the same
type. ' Yet the staff has always
shuwn a Bplondid spirit of co-opera
tion. .,..,'!
"There Is no question about
economic dlfflcultleB confronting;
ine state. iJlstrcss le widespread
and real, with unemployment gen
eral and acuto. , . , , ;
"Prices for many farm product
have not been so low In a genera
Hon and taxes are delinquent Inn
much larger proportion than usual.
Meanwhile the demands on. ttha
typo of sorvlce this college has to
render have been Increased with
the economic difficulties In which
the state has become Involved;
Cnlls for assistance in agricultural
and Industries are more numerous,
widespread and Insistent now than
ever. But the funds are drastically
reduced.
"In reducing the budgets the col
lege has come to realize that, at
best some efficiency must be sacri
ficed. The offer of the faculty In
this matter represents tho efforM
of the staff not only to share econ.
omlc burdens of tho public and to
distribute sacrifices equally
throughout the staff, but It Is also
a move to preserve' and maintain,
to tho fullest extent possible, all
avenues of corvlce that carry the
Benefits of tho Institution to tho
state.
The task of making the budgets
meet the reduced Income is bound
to bo most difficult. If tho board
finds that tlitu will be Impossible
without reduction of salaries, It Is
assumed that the bnols of such re
duction, whatever the amount: may
De, win no 'applied to alt members
of tho college staff and be uniform
throughout the state Institutions of
higher learning".
In the revised budget report to
be submitted by the college for
consideration of tho board Mon
day, the total possible savings are
shown without resort to salary re
duction This Is dlvldod among
resident Instruction, experiment
station -and tho extension service.
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SEEK DESPONDENT
UPSTATE FARMER
HILVERTON, June) 20 (JPi
Sllverton cltliens were organizing
a posse today to start a search to
morrow for Hermann Oruntmann,
22. who disappeared two weeks ago
from the ranch of his unole. P.
Hrlnkmeyer, a short dlstano. south
of here on Silver creek. The youth
was said by relatives to havo been
despondent oyer prospects on the
farm. - ...