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Medford Mail Tribune y-Sixth Year In oday L Arthur Brisbane Understands infectious Idea. I Vatican the Oil Man- : i . an4 Tno ,-htK'11' Lay's troubles, the trou- tnatr a-Hungary, anu LpiiBle the "wise fin- " , Just what it an ikov cannot tell you. trdina'ry individual sees iinit nlainly. Ly was beaten by the tee-Lorraine and her L taken from her. The Lhra arranged a pleasant L bv which they would Lien from a beaten and wished nation hundreds lions in gold every year. .minted like planning to Ln pounds of flesh each wo a sick kitten. Ihe lid not work. f how sick the kitten is, is time, noooay Knows, ttre is great power and in Germany, and the Jut the Versailles treaty lied the Germans to dis- me gigantic expenses lur King army and navy must iflped. lips it will all pome out My and smoothly in the One fact seems estab , namely, that we are not to get back the ten bil katffe lent to Europe, that will not "break us" be any vtry deep grief, lope's nations will get on feet, stop their hating, M, throat cutting and k and. make their gov- nts act as decent citizens brdeach other. iverage American reads satisfaction instructions by President Hoover to lary Stimson, who will art in the conference of in London. secretary's instructions interest himself in the fOMIC QUESTIONS in- nd, by implication, he meted to keep out of po- matters and any others immediately concerning Mr's present financial rileged, authenticity not P'fed, that when Calvin W was asked his opin ' the suggested lnorato ' Europe, he replied: M of thing is infec- hcat on the farm nt 25 Is bushel, in somo places, la cents a bushel, ftorium has already been tM hv fUM.,-u in... wi iiiu) a, i uni ! ""an the right to discon Payments on mort- wes at banks, Intcrna wester Cn lill Mo '""her notice. f " "infectious" idea, ""'not be adopted here. tb: s. who used to Be lioul ii b0l"',' 8l"-Prl8CB U ""luc Association tmmlZ ul lr,at "r farms 8My 0vent .. Rnd that ltri, .... r ?" .than al,y -,!armorB ow forty- denatlon- nd the s fntr ( and the U Wporatlons are all 8'' iter's ca- wlPhX. 8 allar where wiebratea m. i. ZfTJ- Te bomb, din- H-n, "7J to the Vatl hrt; Pl?de(l hours f,;r ground, de- be ""t'ul trees. Uthnn.i. cm- u k was crudely tetaUmn govern. muciBts. that Four) MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY W, 1931. No. 117. TAXATION Head Of Closed Babk Reforms Patterned After In diana Plans Urged By Governor's Committee Special Session and Auto License Cut Favored Would Woo New Capitol. PORTLAND, Ore., July 18. (IP) Establishment of a tax regulatory system for the state for the pur pose of reduction and retrench ment In the expenditure of pub lie funds and the reduction of automobile license fees by one third, was recommended today by the executive committee of the Oregon Taxpayers' Equalization and Conservation league. The committee met here today at the request of Governor Meier and spent the entire day in out lining a plan of procedure and drafting a report to the governor. After the adoption of the reso lution Governor Meier issued a statement saying that u-pon his re turn to Salem Monday he would begin sounding sentiment among the. members of the state leglala tors with reference to the tax re duction program outlined by the committee here today. "If I -find the legislators agree able to the plan, I shall convene them In special session," the gov ernor said. Briefly, the program outlined by the committee was: 1. The calling of a' special ses sion of the legislature to meet at the pleasure of the governor to consider tax reform. 2. Giving the state tax commis sion, acting jointly with county tax commissions regulatory con trol over budgets, tax levies and proposed future bond issues of local tax-levying bodies. 3. The reduction of automobile license fees 'by one-third and tho increasing of the present gasoline tax from four to five cents, ef fective July 1, 11)32. 4. Calling upon all tax-levying bodies to retrench and cut ex penditures to effect. If possible, a 20 per cent tax reduction. The committee's plin for tax regulation was based upon the system in effect in Indiana, which was advocated by Governor Meyer when he called the tax committee together nt Salem recently. The Indiana plan provides for review of local budgets and levies by a state body upon appeal from a group of affected taxpayers. The state body has authority to ap prove or reduce the amounts of the levy, it was said. The tax league's plan proposed that the state tax commisison and the proposed county tax commis sions should share Jurisdiction over budgetj) ln any county anil should pass on budgets prepared by local tax-levying bodies. The county tax commission, consisting of three members, would he named by the governor. A majority vote of the joint commissions would de cide the question nt issue. The modification of the Indiana plan was brought about by tho apparently strong sentiment In the state for "homo rule." The com mittee indicated It recognized thst effective tax reduction might be hindered somewhat by constitu tional limitations, but proposed no Immediate constitutional changes. The committee expressed the opinion automobile owners were entitled to relief through reduc tion of license fees. The loss of revenue would be made up through a one-cent Increase ln the gasoline tax. "I consider the program indorsed In the resolution as constructive and. if enacted. It will go far to ward reducing local taxes." Gov ernor Meier said in his statement. "It Is patterned after tho Indiana plan but has been sufficiently mod ified to make It applicable and adaptable to Oregon conditions. Involved In tho tax problem con fronting us is not only the Immed iate relief to Teal property owners but also the future welfare of the state. "Lower taxes will be neces sary if we are to attract capital to develop our resources, expand our industries, add new Industries and cause our stato to progress generally. "I wish to thank the executive committee for the time and work spent in connection with this mat ter. I appreciate the work and feel they have done a good service to the state. KL'GBNB, Ore.. July 15 W Donald Gray Anderson, 2-year old son of Mr. and Mm. Arthur And erson, of Junction City, was struck and killed instantly by ft north bound passenger train late today. The child was playing on the track In front of his home south or junction City depot. C. V. Simon, county coroner. Investigated the case and announced no Inquest would be held. The Weather OTegon! Fair Sunday and Mon day: no change In temperature: moderate north winds offshore. JOBS HELD INVESTIGATE BEAUTY'S DEATH t tr. EXPOUNDED THAN TAXES . I XVt-mW-'my S " -hS : . Associated Prest Photo Jacob Goldschmldt, one of Ger many's leading financier!, who wai managing director of the Darm taedter und National bank In Bar. Iln the collapse of which added to Germany's financial troubles. MILLION ASKED BY MOTHER ON FRAUD CHARGE Portland Woman Alleges She Was Victim of Ex tortion Plot By Metropoli tan Insurance Agents Son Threatened With Prison, POFITLAND, Ore., July 18. (P) The Metropolitan Life Insurance company, C. II. Twisa and S. P. Spierinff, its nsents, were named defendants In a auit filed in circuit court here today by Mrs. A. Louise WehlKz In which ahe awks dam ages aggregating $1,01,500 tot al leged attempted extortion. The plaintiff is the mother of George H. Wehlitz, who prior to June 12, l!t3fl, waa employed as life insurance agent hy the de fendant company. On or about that dJite, the complaint recites. Tvviss and Splering. acting for themselves and the Metropolitan company, culled on Mr. Wehlitz at her home and wrongfully ac cused her son of emhezzling $5000 of company funds. They told her, tho plaintiff al leged. If she did not raln enough money to cover tho alleged embez zlement they would have her son sent to the penitentiary. The com plaint sayn the defendants knew the accusations were fatae and were made solely for the purpose of extorting money from Mrs. Wehlitz. The thr.eats of -the defendants ra u sed M rs. Weh 1 1 1 z to tu f f e r nervous hysteria with the result she became an Invalid and wa forced to give up her employment. She asks $50,000 general damage. $1500 special damnges, and $1, OOD.OOO punitive damaged. HIT BY DECREES HKltl.IN, July 18. (Pi With Chancellor Bruoninu and KnrplRn .Minister Curtlug In Pnrin attcmpt inu o clear a way fur a stream of International credit to slow hack Into Ocrmany, President Paul von lllndenhurB tonight la sued decrees deslnned to pluir up somo of the holes through which Germany's own capital has heon leaking out of tho country. In a decree aimed at hoarders of foreicn currencies, It was made compulsory that every holder of such currencies or drafts, cred its or claims in forelxn curren ,,iP,,Ierlaro them at the Itelchs hank. fnless thfl Itclchsl.ank nKrees that the holder needs them for essential economic purposes, they will he converted hy the Itei'hsbank Into Oerman marks at the official rato of exchange. DEMOCRATS SEE NKW James A YORK. J1y IS- 4V Knrley. chairman of the ... Ynrk Dnmocrallc state com- mlt(M, inftued a statement today declaring h had found on a tour of the country a "universal foe -In that th Democratic party Is on the eve of a great national vic tory." He had Juft returned from a tour of twenty states. Oregon Labor Chief Warns Solons to Attend Special Session Unshackled, and Warns Against Present Hysteria for Reduction PORTLAND; Ore., July 18. VP) ' Ren T. Osborne, executive sec retary of the Oregon Stato Feder ation of Labor, today sent out let tera to every member of tho Ore gon state legislature urging that they not agree to consider only tax legislation in the event a spec ial session of the stato legislature is called. The letter enld that unemploy ment "looms a tho overshadow ing problem" rather than taxation. Osborne warned the legislators against hasty tax legislation and said there was danger "hysteria" might deceive the people "into surrendering fundamental righU that have been established by our ancestors through generations of effort. " Return of employment, Oeborn's letter said, would give workers money to spend und bring greater profits to all than would a 20 per cent tax reduction. The letter urged every member of the legislature not to "go to s. special session with your hands tied." 1 FALL JOURNEYS HARBOR PLANS 10 PRISON N LOSE AGAIN TO PHILLY BIDS FORiam AMRI II ANRF FRISCO I AWYFR n A r AMiiirilTIAII I llllkiwi.1 ll iwu iiivswvs ki in im-ii W. UUNVtNllUN WASHINGTON, July 18. VP) Philadelphia opens the national convention bidding on Monday with an appeal ,to the 'Republicans to go there for thoVr party meeting next year. Mayor Mackey of Philadelphia with Senators need and Davis of Pennsylvania and a delegation of Philadelphia will lay the proposal before Chairman Fesa of tho. Re publican national commission. . 2 ,3 IN STAG E I.A GRANDE, Ore., July IS. (P) Two persons were killed and a third injured seriously east of Un ion today In tho collision of an automobile and a westbound stage. Louise Farrli. I,a Grande, and herald C. Tumor, 25, Medical Springs, were killed and lonard Goble, Medical Springs, was in jured. All were riding In the automobile driven hy Miss Farrls. None of the Mtago panaengcrs was injured. Reports of tho accident Kaid Miss Farrls hnd passed another car and met tho stage head-on. 1 LOS ANGELES, July IK. (P The screen'B perfect lover and Its dashing smart lady, John Gil bert and Ina Claire, have failed to find In real lire tho beautiful fancies of love they enacted with such success ln films. L Miss Claire, In a suit for divorce filed In superior court totlay, charged mental cruelty. Tho tem peraments of tho screen's stylist and Its Don Juan did not make for happiness, the actress said. Filing of the action brought to a definite close the. romance that began In a sensational manner more than two years ago. Hollywood predicted an Ideal romance but In her complaint Miss Claire said, tho bliss ended after tho first six months. From then on to the day they separated In October. 1931. Gilbert, she said, was cruel habitually, causing her mental anguish and pain. I.AKEPORT. Calif., July 18. (IP) a man giving his name J. B. Bossett, sought since his re ported drowning In the Columbia river proved unfounded, wai In likeport today, authorities mid. The man was reported to have cancelled postofflce for his mall to bo forwarded to Seattle. MEMPHIS, July 18. (UP) A new wrinkle was found In the bootlegging Industry here when police captured Albert Htricklln. negro, who was "taking liquor or ders" In m house-to-house canvass. mm .....j... K-.v.-v.....r....-.vyYy.SwM if f fn) ' ! lit ' v s- : . Aimee's Mother Smilingly Passes Sanity Tests, and Enjoyed Them Charged With Delusions, Wearing Short Dresses and Trying To Appear Young. MENTALITY HUPES FOR OF 'MA' ISSTABIL1TY UNDER FIRE OF EUROPE French Objections to Ger man Loan Plan Fade Af ter Cordial Paris Parley -Washington Hears Good Will Needed More Than Money By Central Powers Associated Praaa Photo Officials were Inveitlgatlnfl the death of Mrs. Marlon Day Berrien (Inset), widow of a navy officer and former "Follies" actress, whosa charred body was found on the sun porch of her flro-swept house In Forest Hills, N. Y. Police who went to guard the ruins stumbled on th body under a wicker porch set The radio was playing when firemen answered tha alarm. Ex-Cabinet Officer Expect ed to Enter Call Today, After Spending Night at vCllancha-Neighbors Cry as Drama Unfolds in Background. KL PASO. Tnx., July 18. (ZD Albert B. Fall, former wcrtary of the Interior, hKan his Journey o the New Mexico penitentiary at Santa Kc late today. While bin wife anil (InuKhtcm, weepinfp, and a group of friends stood near, ho wan nnHlHtel down the roar stepa of hla nig red brick mansion and Into an ambulance, which then left for his ranch at Three KlvorH. N. M. It wan be lieved he would upend the nlKht there and continue to Santa Fo tomorrow. Kail will inervo a nentpncp of a year and a day on a conviction of accepting a bribe of $10(1,000 from K. j. Dohony whllo a member of President HnrdlnK' cabinet. Shortly before 0:00 o'clock, n ambulanre turnerl Into a driveway at tho rear of tho Kail houno. A dosson photoKiapherrt and repftrterw who had waited at tho residence day and night for pearly a week, Htood In Kllencc. A motfircycle policeman stopped his machlnn In tho Rtroct out Hide tho driveway. In many windows of adjacent Iioiihck appeared facoH of men, -women and children, sonift of whom had been Fall's neighbors for twenty yearn and more, Othem , tood on curbH nearby. Many worn crying. Someone carried a few articles into the ambulance. An attendant sent with tho ambulance arranged the pillow on the bed on which Fall wa to He. Mrs. Jouett Kl liott. Fall's daughter, appeared on a small back porch with a hand kerchief to her oyen. Then Fall appeared, leaning heayjly on a cane and supported on each side by two men friends of t he fam ily. He waa dressed In pajamas, which gleamed white "hcnAjtt h a green smoking Jacket, fin hin white hair was preed a white hat. The big black felt in whb h h Ik moat readily Identified had been laid acide. Ktpnl"g down lowly, at taut hR reached the ambulance, lie was lifted in. nlmost bodily, and laid on the Iwd. Then the ambulance backed out the driveway, and preceded by the pollreman on his motorcycle, drove, rapidly away. Court of Appeals Upholds Right to Whaler Island In Crescent City Harbor .interior . Department Will Appeal Again. T.OH A.N'f'.KLBS July 11. W fiilbert Of?lor, IS, pufforft Inter nal Injurlnn tnniKht whon thn alr pUnfl hfl vnn flying rolljipiwfl ni hff matlo a nhnrn hank nnl ffll 300 fwt. Atlonrtanta at Iho h'u pttal whr ho waa takm al! thcra wan Httlft hojM for hla rft-crvery. BAKER. Ore.. July 11 (II Klmer Mtrea, 42. waa Injured fa tally while iinloa.HnK Ina from a truck at the. flrand llnn'le Pine company'a plant at l'omloaa today. JULY ID. Th Oregon cixiat loop caravan whlrh left HortlanJ Friday mornlntr arrived In Aatorla today. WASIUMdTON, July 18. (P) Eric I.ydors, Ban Franclaco law yer, haa been granted a second RUHtnlnlnR decreo to hla Valentino acrlpt rlftht to Whaler Inland by tho dlatrlct of Columbia court of appeala. A 3 14 -aero land strip, 83.1 yards from tho ahoro In Crescent 'lty harbor, California, Whaler Island had been Involved In harbor Im provement plans set forth In six reports to conKI'ess between 1767 to 1915. Tho Improvement, ui-Kod as a storm-refuKo lo Ihe extended coast between Han Kranctsco and the mouth of tho Columbia river, was authorized In DIK. Uvdcrs filed for the land In January, 1027 under the Valentino Script act of 1x72, by vlrtuo of which In 1S76 Thomas II. Valen tine found, and applied for U. H. lands in tho boundaries of the Kurt hrarborn reservation, within corporate limits of tho City of Chicago. Valentino had been au thorized to lako enual iuanlliy palcnls for lands surrendered. I.ydcis claimed Whaler Island had never been occupied hy Iho gov ernment camo under public land laws. The Interior department, claimed Del Norte county had vested right to the Island for payments made on ImprovemenlB pursuant to har bor development. Congress pasaed a law sustaining tho Interior de partment, l.ydera' stand waa sus tained by com. decree, which stood up In the court of appeals, was appealed again on a techni cally, and now has been sustain ed a second time. The interior department will wend the case agalnt tothe court of appeals. U'HAY, Va., July H. UP) I'resldenl Hoover ai rived at his Itapldan camp shortly after B:00 o'clock today and planned to stay until tomorrow afternoon. lie will then return lo Washing ton In order lo keep In etoe. touch with tho conference. In Ixmdon Mondsy on tho German financial crisis. Thn president's guests for the week-end had all preceded hint to tho camp. After his arrival, he at on the front porch of what Is known as the town hall and chat ted with them until dinner time l'AWTUCKKT, It. 1 July 18. (I'I'I Within 111 days, IMgar V. Slorom celebrated his flint birth day Anniversary, his 35th wedding anniversary, and the 80th anni versary of hut appointment ns a letter carrier. I.OS ANGEI.KS, July 18. (IF) Mrs. Minnlo Kennedy, mother of Aitnee Weinplo Mcl'herson, tho ovangollst, late today weathered smilingly and with tho compli ments of psychiarisla an examina tion as to her mental condition. Tho tests, occurring nt the Hor- mosa Bench cottago whore stto retired after tho Initiation of pro ceedings to annul her recent mar riage to Cluy K. Hudson, wore or dered by II. J. Gormly, aocretary of tho county lunacy commission, and resulted in tho formal state ment from Dr. Victor Parkin of Los Angeles, ono of the examiners that "Mrs. Konnedy's condition at tho present time doeB not war rant her being taken to the psy chopathlo ward." Mrs. Kennedy, who relinquished her lingering claim to Hudson when Mrs. L. Margaret Newton Hudson filed a divorce action against him, received tho psy chiatrists in a now black" gown with a marcel which she obtained for tho occasion after she hart been Informed that the tests had been ordered. Present besides Dr. Parkin were Dr. J. O. Wilkey and O. L. Lindsay of Hermosa Beach; Uermly, and Mrs. Kennedy's at torney. Krank Lober. Tho Her mosa Beach, physlolans represent-' ed Mrs. Kennedy. Dr. Parkin announced no con tinuance of the tests. 'I enjoyed 'the examination," Mrs. Kennedy said after the lec tors had withdrawn. "Tho psychi atrists acted as gentlemen, and 1 had a very nice chat with them." To which Lober added, "Mrs. Kennedy .ottino through It boautl-fullv." aormlv said ho ordorcd the examination after B. V. Clear tor, an officer of Angelus Tem ple, of which Mrs. McPheraon Is the head and with which Mrs. Kennedy was connoctcd for years before an estrangement with her doughtcr, hart submitted an affi davit claiming that ho was act ing for Mrs. Kennedy's own pro tection In seeking a toBt of her mental condition. Tho nffldnvit claimed that Mrs. Kennedy Is senile and ch'tftlsh. suffers Inpacs of memory, Is sub ject to dehiHlons of persecution, dresses fantastically and wears short dresses In an attempt to ap pear youthful and that "she Is likely to be Imposed on by de signing and unscrupulous por sons." 1,OB ANUKLKH, July 18. (P) Mm. Minnie (Ma) Kennedy, who within the past week has gone from tho heights of honeymoon Joy to the depths of annulment proceedlngH was ordered examined by two psychiatrists 'by II. J. lor mely, county lunucy commission secretary, today. An nffldavlt was filed with the commission hy H. V. Clearwater, special Angnltw Temple officer, who charged Mrs. Kennedy was "senllo and afflicted with childish delusions." (lormely refused to Is suo a warrant until Mrs, Kennedy could bo examined. The secretary appointed Dr. E. H. Kteel and Dr. Victor Parkin, Los Angeles psychiatrists, to ex amine Mrs. Kennedy at her Her mosa Hench cottage where Bho took refuge since filing her an nulment action against O. Kdward lludHon. Clearwater charged Mrs. Ken nedy "has lapses of memory in which she does not recognlw) her oldext frlendo. She has delusions or persecution and walks In the vicinity of he,r home accoBtlng men on the street and telling them to move on." !ormlcy said the status of the affidavit ws questionable until the outcome of the examination. Thfl examiners left for the beach cottago thin afternoon. Mrs. LONDON. July 18. P) Ad vices from Paris that France would attend a meeting of minis ters of principal creditor nations and Germany' Monday evening hero tonight had apparently olear ed tho road for an International mooting of first Importance. Because of tho hesitancy of the French government for the Mon day meeting, It had been doubted whether the London conference on relet to dcrmany would be hold, and the rollef provalled that, If It were held, Its works would be' Impaired by the absence of French statesmen.- ' The npparont harmony' which reigned over the discussions In Paris today occasioned some Bur prise here. (Continued on Page Two) ( PoflTLAND. Ore., July 18. (Pi Raymond Allen, 21, Portland, drowned In Iho Willamette river hero'today when a canoe In which he was riding capslced. Ills body was recovered. Allen was canoeing with Kohert McKeo, H. High wind and rough water capsized their canoe. McKee tried to pull Allen lo a log raft 100 feet away but Allen's strug gles exhausted him and he had to abandon the attempt In order to save himself. By Arno Boseh-Flcurot (Copyright, 1931, by tho Associated Prose) PAHIS, July 18. P) The 'ob stacles In the way of French par ticipation In the conference -ot major statesmen In London Mon day were swept away today In conversations between the heads of tho French and German govern ments. " '' Premlor Laval decided, after discussing tho Gorman crisis with Chancellor Bruenlng and Foreign Minister Curtlus, his separate ne gotiations with Germany were suf ficiently advanced to remove the French objections to taking part in the London meeting. - "' . The French decision remained In doubt until a communique waa Is sued at . the conclusion of the Franco-German conversations, and evon then 'It was set forth Indtr-t ectly" In connctlon "with" a reTSY ence to a meeting tomorrow of tne representatives of the powers that will be present at the British cap ital. ,' ,'." M. I,avai made It clear lie con sidered the atmosphere cordial during hla talk with Herr Bruen lng and Chancellor Curtlus and during the larger conference which followed and at which the way was opjned for Franco-Gerrtian cooperation In (he future. Tho French and tho Germane were wholly frank, It was under stood, the Germans setting forth, tho details of the crisis ln thnlr country and sayjng, In . effect, 'What l tho world going to de about It?" The result was many pleasant references, during the Franco German conversations today, to co operation between the two nations and vague . mentions of political understanding, It was authorlta lively reported. . ... There was an evident deelre on both sides to avoid any clashes In Paris over prickly political ques tions, suoh as the guarantee of the Polloh frontiers and Austro-Ger-man union, but the veiled refer ences to these problems were un derstood by all participants. Tho political aspects to the con ference over Gormany'a financial state are expected to bo put aside In one way or another by cooper ation for the welfare of Europe, which will be decided upon be twoen tho French and Germans tomorrow. This would leavo the financial problem to the London parleys. WASHINGTON. July 18. UP Material modification of the French plan for a ; loan to Ger many nppeared certain tonight as trans-Atlantic discussions contin ued to pave the way for the seven powers1 conference In 1ondon :on Monday. The French proposal that such a loan be guaranteed by the Unit ed Htates, Great Britain and France Is regardod here as wholly unac ceptable, and Secretary Stlmsoa has mo informed the k rench pre mier. Certain other conditions of -the propoeal, having to do In part with guarantees to 'be given by Germany herself, likewise are looked upon in Washington with skepticism, i Some hope of an effective agree ment is seen, however, In the fact Francs actually Is discussing real relief measures, the American rep resentatives, Secretaries . Stimson and Mellon, are expected to enter the london conference with con fldnce a compromise will be pos sible. , Some advices Teaching govern mental circles say the problem of Germany's salvation no longer cen ters entirely around an actual money advance, but' turns rather upon an International accord which will restore confidence in German Institution"!. The Ameri can embassy In Berlin has reported that economic conditions already are Improving, although they re main uncertain. Thin situation greatly magnifies (Continued on Page Biz).
