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Newspaper Page Textedford Mail Trib'jjne The Weather. Forecast: Tonight and Thursday fair; frost In the morning. Temperature: Highest yesterday '3 Lowest this morning t. SI To Subscribers If your Mall Trlbone la not deliv ered to yoo promptly. Telephone 75. Office open ontll J everj evening Pleaw call oi before that time and a cop; will be delivered to tour home. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1931. Twenty-Sixth Year. No. 196. M Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS I If letter to this writer, a reader of this newspaper says: 1 "Your statement a few days ago to the effect that you are an Incur able optimist about expressed my own feelings covering my entire lifetime to the present time, or at least to the recent past. "But' at the present time I am fighting myself to hold onto that optimism and to stand up four square and 100 per cent for our In stitutions of government, which seem to me to he degenerating." THIS reader Is a solid, conserva tive citizen, NOT a radical, so bis reasons for feeling that the in stitutions of our government are de generating will be found interesting. These reasons, he says, are admir ably summed up In an article In the current number .of the Saturday Evening Post by Merle Thorpe, who Is the editor of The Nation's Busi ness, the magazine published by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. So It may be worth while to quote here some of the statement made by Mr. Thorpe in the article referred to. HERE is one of them, which is certainly startling enough: Conduct of public affairs in this country has come to require a gigan tic administrative mechanism that Is as cumbrous as It Is colossal. It is built on a gangling framework of 1,900,000 laws now on the statute hooks. More than 300,000 taxing . units collect and spend the funds which are the llfeblood of its existence. KJEARLT two million laws in this country or approximately one law for each SIXTY persons. And more than 350,000 taxing units or one taxing unit for each 480 persons. We ARE rather oumbered with government, aren't wet BUT here Is a - statement EVEN MORE startling! . v- -...i . . "For the services It renders not to say thrusts upon the people, gov ernment In this country is spending FOURTEEN BILLION dollars a year1 one-fifth of the national income. "It has recruited an army various ly estimated at from 8,000,000 to 6, 000,000 employees and retainers, who, in turn, at four to the family, rep resent from 13,000,000 to 30,000,000 persons dependent upon' the payroll of government. 13 analyse those statements a little, so that we may understand them better. If government Is spending one fifth of the national income, It means that of every five dollars you earn you contribute ONE DOLLAR to the government. Quite a burden. Isn't It? - fcUT," you may say, "I don't pay any taxes. So all this means nothing in MY LIFE." Don't fool yourself. EVERYBODY pays taxes, either directly or indir ectly. If you don't pay taxes to the t&x collector, you pay them to some body else. You pay taxes indirectly every time you pay your rent, every time you BUY AN ARTICLE. Taxes are a part of the cost of doing business and are added to the price. They HAVE TO BE. A ND don't overlook Mr. Thorpe's statement that from twelve to twenty million people are dependent on the payroll of government. , It means, if true, as it undoubtedly Is, that each six to ten persons are supporting, not only themselves but ONE non-productive employee of government in addition. That Is what TOO MUCH govern ment means. 4-4 HACK in 1890, the cost of govern ment for each average citizen amounted to $18 08. By 1928, the cost per citizen had jumped to $106.30. That is a pretty stiff Increase. TOW let'a see bow thla high coat of government works out In the way of added burden on Induatry. The interstate commerce commission says: If the taxes of all railroad. In the United Stat, were reduced from their average of 11591 per mile to the average Canadian baae of 1367 per mile, they could have handled 9 PREB all grain, flour, nail and live atock and mil bare bad left ,403. 000,000 more revenue than they act ually received during tbe period from 1923 to 1927." (Continued on Fage Two) flraOTE URGES Financiers Vote Support ' $500,000,000 Fund to Mobilize Frozen Assets Ready in Week, Is Word ATLANTIC CITY, N- J., Oct. 7. (AP) The American Bankers' asso ciation today voted approval of Presi dent Hoover's plan for a $500,000,000 bankers' pool to mobilize the nation's frozen credit. NEW YORK. Oct. 7. (AP) Lead ing New York bankers, who were working today on details of the $500, 000,000 credit corporation proposed by President Hoover for the relief of banks outside the federal reserve system, indicated they expected to have a working plan ready by the end of the week. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. (AP) A proposal for a central mortgage dis count bank was discussed today at President Hoover's conference of bankers and real estate men called to consider means of providing the home builder with better credit fac ilities. WASHINGTON, 6ce.7. (AP) Gratified at the reception given by congressional leaders to his proposals for spurring business, President Hoov er turned today to attack difficulties in the financing of home building. Secretary Lamont, as chairman of the president's conference on home construction and ownership, headed those Invited to meet at the White House to devise more ways of easing credit to allow Increased building. The President is convinced credit for home building Is not as satisfac torily organized as other branches cf credit. To work against this situ ation, he called in prominent real estate men from various sections. ' f .... I. .w ni.ii. - wnTvtcv-. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. (AP) A momentous slx-pdlnt program for marshalling the nation's latent buy ing power into commercial channels today was laid before the American people with the unified Indorsement of President Hoover and political cap tains. It Included liberalization of the government's own rediscount 'restric tions to permit acceptance of certain classes of industrial securities now ineligible; creation of a $500,000,000 corporation by private bankers to, handle the frozen paper of Insolvent banks and supply some cash soon to hard-pressed depositors. And expan sion of the federalMand bank system to provide more adequate credit ac commodations for agriculture. Support In Principal Placed before a colorful bi-partisan conference of congressional leaders last night at tbe White House, the administration's domestic plan won their support in principle. Wblle congressional action will be required eventually to carry the program to completion, no special session Is con templated. The president failed, however, to gain sanction for him to discuss with Premier Laval of France, on the let ter's visit to Washington this month, extension beyond next June of the lnter-governmental debt moratorium. , In making public after midnight the proposals which had brought the democratic and republican leaders hurrying from all parts of the coun try, he said "foolish alarm" was de laying the return of better times. GROCER CALLED PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 7. (AP) Isadora Lang, 73, president of the general grocery company here, and for many years Identified with the wholesale grocery business In the Pacific northwest, died at his home today.- He was head of the pioneer firm of Lang & Co., which four years ago merged with Allen Ac Lewis and Mason. Ehrman & Co., In the general grocery company. In addition to the General Gro cery company, branches of which are In Salem and Longvlew, Lang was president of grocery companies In Baker. Ontario, Eugene and Astoria, Ore. and Welser and Nam pa, Idaho. He operated the Elco dairy In the Tualstln Valley, one of the finest on the Pacific coast. State Aides Regret Governor's Illness SALEM, Oct. 7. (AP) The state board of control and superintendents of state institutions at the n.eetlng here today passed a resolution re gretting the absence of Governor Julius L. Meter from the capital be cause of Illness, and wishing him a speedy and complete recovery from Illness. Governor Meier has been confined to his room In a Portland hotel the past month because of ill- HOOVER BANK POOL FOR BUSINESS SPUR Ainsworth in Van Duzer's Place MILK ORDINANCE TEETH' REFUSED BY COUNCIL VOTE Amendment Prohibiting Sale of 'D' and 'C Grades in City Held Unnecessary in Report of Committee The city council at its meeting last night besides refusing to vote an amendment to put teeth in the city milk ordinance as asked for by the Jackson County Dairymen's associa tion, to prohibit the sale of D and C grades of milk, and also killed by a majority Vote, 5 to 3. the proposed ordinance which would forbid the keeping of pigeon lofts In tbe city within 100 feet of a dwelling, as re lated elsewhere In this paper. The action on the proposed amend ment to the milk ordinance was taken on recommendation of the council health committee. All of the councllmen Messrs. Meeker, Grey, Kerahaw, Terrltt, Allen, Porter, Furnas and Darby were present. The killing of the milk ordinance amendment was made on the recom mendation of the council health committee, whose report read as fol lows: Palls In Portland "Your committee has made Inves tigation of the proposed amendment to the standard milk ordinance and find that while such an amendment was passed In the City of Portland, that it apparently was not effectual for the purpose Intended, .and It, is the understanding of the committee that the amendment to the Portland ordinance will be repealed, - "Under our present ordinance penal! . is provided A.or.;wrouguX grading of milk and the penalty that can be assessed against the wrong doer Is in the same amount as any penalty that could be provided under our charter for violation of the pro posed amendment, and furthermore, the same Inspection would disclose either a misbranding of milk under the present ordinance, or If under the proposed amendment, a violation thereof. Consequently, your com mittee is of the opinion that the proposed amendment will not be of any assistance In aid of the discovery of violations of the ordinance nor will it act as a deterrent thereof. Grading Is Question "The theory of the standard milk ordinance Is in effect that any milk suitable for human consumption can be brought Into the city and dis posed of, provided the same is pro perly graded. The proposed amend ment would prohibit grades O and D from being distributed within the city for human consumption and would be contrary to the spirit of the standard ordlnanoe. Your committee has discussed this phase of the ques tion with Dr. Haskell of the U. 8. Department of Agriculture, and oth ers, and Is of the opinion that at least under the present circum stances, It would be much better for the community to not at this time deviate from the standard ordinance. "For the above reasons, your com mittee believes that the proposed amendment should not be adopted, and so report." WOULD SILENCE CALAMITY HOWL Resolutions were adopted this after noon by the retail trade committee of the Chamber of Commerce urging the sllenoe of all local calamity howl ers, of which It Is claimed there Is an over-supply, and recommending that the community Inaugurate a woodpile for the aforementioned In order that they may occupy their time in some constructive way. The resolutions nd with the state ment, "That no man out of work seri ously wants to live off the Red Cross, and that If given a chance to "work. he will." Pepper's Wife Sobs 'As Others Applaud Prowess With Bat PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7 (AP) When Pepper Martin connected for .his home run today a woman In the boxes cried while the rest of the multitude rose and cheered. The woman was Mrs. Martin, wife of the series hero. She always cries, she said, every time her husband gains glory. "He's always been hero to me," she said. "When we were in grammar school 1 stood on a soap box to cheer hit baseball work. Now w.hen the crowd start cheering him my eyes get misty. X just can't help it." The President's Six-Point Program (By the Associated Press) 1. Creation of a half-bUUon dollar private credit agency to handle credits unacceptable to the reserve banks. 3. Liquidation of some of the frozen assets of Insolvent banks. 3. Appointment of regional bankers committees to aid gen erally in credit expansion. 4. Liberalization of the rules to permit reserve banks to handle a wider variety of securities. 6. If necessary, creation of a government credit agency similar to the old war finance corpora tion. 6. Strengthening of the re sources of the federal land banks to further accommodate the farmer. 5-1 Sensational St. Louis Center Fielder Gets Three Hits, Including Homer in Cru cial Contest With Macks SHIBK PARK, Philadelphia, Oct. 7. (AP) As the sensational "Pepper" Martin blasted three hits, one of them, a home run, to drive in four runs and tie the world series record of 13 hits in one series, the St. Louis Cardinals, behind "Wild BUI" Halla han's sturdy pitching, won the cruc ial fifth game of the current series, ft to 1, today and started' back to St. Louis for Friday's tilt with a 8 Wi-iead ln-games. - - It was Hall ah an 's second victory of the series, but his performance today failed to equal his three-hit shut-out of the world champions In the second game In St. Louis and was overshadowed by the amazing wallop ing of Martin, a veteran of one year In the majors. The Cardinals blasted three Ath letic pitchers. Waits Hoyt, Rube Wal berg and Ed Rommel, for twelve hits while Hallahan allowed the champ Ions nine, three of them by Al Sim mons, slugging outfielder. Martin Opens Fire Rising once more to the great heights he has reached In every game of the series, Martin drove in the opening run off Hoyt In the first Inning with a long fly to Simmons, beat out a bunt down the first base line In the fourth inning, and topped off the- performance by belting a home run Into the far left field seats with Prank le Frlsch on base to (Story 1; Continued on Page Two) At the monthly meeting to be held tomorrow evening at the Grange hall In Central Point, chief toplo of dis cussion will be the action of the Med ford city council last night In killing the amendment to the stan dard Medford milk ordinance w.hlch had been requested by the associa tion, according to prominent local members of the association today. Por thll reason a large attendance of association members Is expected at the meeting. Whether the essocl stlon should mske another effort to Induce the council to put teeth Into the ordinance will be considered. Medford Bankers Await Details on Hoover Plan There may be great merit In the program advanced last night by President Hoover to bait economic depression, . but local bankers are not ready to endorse It. is the opin ion they advanced when interviewed today. Thorough consideration of the program and further informa tion regarding Its actual content were named as necessary to formu lation of an opinion on the advisa bility of adopting the domestic credits plan, which asks bankers of the nation to form, a national in stitution with capital of at least $500,000,000. to rediscount assets not now eligible for discount by federal reserve banks. "I have nothing to say." was the answer of B. K. Harder, president of the First National Bank, when asked for his opinion of the plan. "Presi dent Hoover said a lot. I would have to do a lot" of thinking before commenting on his program. "There are no doubt many things PLEAS OF GUILTY L U. S. COURT HERE Quartette Awaiting trial Change Pleas Shortest Session of Southern Ore gon Federal Court. The Jury la the Jesua Jarra case came In at 2:45 o'clock thla afternoon with a verdict of guilty and sentence was deferred until tomorrow at 10 a. m. The seaalon of the United States district court for southern Oregon, which began here Tuesday afternoon came to a practical end at 11 this forenoon when four persons yet to be tried changed their pleaa of not guilty to guilty, and one of them waa sentenced, except that the Jury In the case of Jesua Jarra, Mexican, waa still out, and Judge John McNary announced that he would hear an argument In a civil action at 3 o'clock thla afternoon and also would ibold court at 9 a. m. tomorrow to hear any ex-parte matters that might come up. The Jurors, not on active duty, were discharged. It was the ahortest term for any U. S. court In local history, due to the amall number of cases on the docket and the fnat that defendants In all but one of the alx cases chang ed not guilty pleas to guilty. Many Witnesses The trial of Jarra, which began yesterday forenoon on a possession and selling to an Indian oMrge, proved long because of the large number of witnesses examined, the case going to the Jury at 11 a. m. Immediately after tbe Jury went out the - oases ' of liquor possession and selling, and maintaining a nuis ance In the Hotel Blanco and Joe's Place, at Marshfleld, against Joe and Helen Bevanda and Chaa. Oraff were scheduled for trial, but the three accused changed their pleaa to guilty. On recommendation of Assistant U. S. District Attorney Rex Klmmell, Judge McNary deferred Imposing sentence on tha throe, who since being arrested and Indicted, have moved to Seattle, until October 21 In t,he federal court at Portland, at which time they will .report from Seattle, Sontenoe Imposed Forest O. Atkinson, a Klamath Falls young man with a wife and two children, then changed his plea of not guilty to guilty to selling and possession, and also selling to a Klamath Indian, following which the court Imposed a 00 daya sentence In the Multnomah county Jail at Port land, with credit to be given on that sentence for fie five or six weeks he had spent in Jail since his arrest and indictment, awaiting trial. It la expected that most of the district court personnel will remain In Medford until some time tomor row before leaving for Portland, and that Judge McNary will get away ahortly after his session tomorrow morning. MOYLE AND ALLEN RELATE HARDSHIPS TACOMA, Wash., Oct 7. (AP) Safe In Tacoma after a night from Skagway, Alaska, Don Movie and Cecil Allen, California aviators, told today of their harrowing experiences while flying over the Bering sea In an attempt to make a non-stop dash from Japan to America. They arrived here last night, Just a month after leaving Samushlro Beach, Japan. of merit in his suggestion." Treve Lumsden, cashier of the Jackson County bank, stated. "But as to the workability of the plan I have nothing to say. We are too far away from the east to be able to form a correct opinion of the pro gram "The news comes l:ke a bolt from the sky," P E. Wahl, cashier of the Farmers' and Fruit O rowers' bank, declared. "I have not had time to digest the plan. Z hope that It Is a step forward. There Is evi dently considerable confidence among easterners In the plan, Judging from the change In the stock market," W. H. Oore, preildent of the Med ford National bank, also complained of lack of Information when asked his opinion of the program. "Condi tions warrant an undertaking to aocomplleh the purpose President Hoover seems to desire,' he stated, "but I would have to know a great deal more about it before I could endorse the program.' SONNY WHITNEY AND BRIDE v'SfSfwjar m ts . fc .TSa'af'iRHl, a s-j 5 t f Sir t " Ti i lillillil Mi." v. ivK i mi f t II i J r 4. 1 , ..., I'IOfO Cornelius Vanderbllt Whitney of New York, heir to the bulk of tha Henry Payne Whitney fortune, and his bride, tha former Gwladya Crosby Hopkins of Philadelphia, are shown after their marriage. The wedding, which links two of the prominent families of the east, was at tha country horns of tha bride's mother In Stafford, Pa. HURL VEGETABLES i AT RESIDENCE OF L MONMOUTH, Oct. 7 (AP) The residence of Dr. Arne 8. Jensen, head of the education department of the Monmouth Normal school, was pelted with fruit and vegetables oy mem bers of the normal football squad and other male, students 'last night In a noisy demonstration protesting Jensen's alleged activities against training students as athletlo coaches. The students also staged a dem onstration before the residence of Dr. F. B. Bowersox, mayor of Mon mouth, because the mayor had ap peared before the state board of higher education's committee of in vestigation in opposition of Dr. J. 0. Landers, president of the - normal school. The-third move of the dem onstrators was to cheer Dr. Landers before the letter's home. Monmouth police- were called upon by Jensen to quiet the disturbance. PEPPER'S MOTHER PR0UD0FPLAYER OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 7(AP) She didn't raise her boy to be a baseball player, but "My I I hope he wins todayl" says Mrs. Oeorge Martin, mother of the Cardinals' Invaluable "Pepper." The Bt. Louis outfielder's 67-year-old mother devours the play by play accounta In the newspapers. "I didn't want him to be a base ball player," she admit. "I thought It would be better for him to be a doctor or a lawyer. But he waa crazy about baseball and I gun maybe he knew best. , Feverish Buying In Stock Market On Hoover Move NEW YORK, Oct. 7. (AP) Fev erish buying In the stock market was Wall atreet'a response to Prasldeut Hoover's plan today. Prices of many leading issues again advanced sharp ly and opening transactions ranged from 1.000 to 10.000 shares In num erous leading Issues. Prices began to taper off under profit-taking as tha tint flush of the rally paled and moderate reac tions appeared In principal shares which had soared 11 to 5 above the prevloua close. Trading was extreme ly active. REFINERS BOOST PRICE ON WHOLESALE SUGAR SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7, (AP) Sugar refiners here announced an increase of 6c a hundred pounds In the price of refined cane sugar, to wholesalers. Tbe new price la M W. pgjmm on o SIMPLE SERVICE ZKOLEWOOD, N. J.. Oct. 7. (AP) 1,1 the suburban Presbyterian church which he and Mrs, Morrow had at tended for 20 years a brief and sim ple funeral service was conducted for Dwlght W. Morrow today. Only the presence of many distin guished men and the great banks of flowers were evidence of Senator Morrow's position in the affairs of the nation. Many of those who attended the service. Including a former president of the United States, had known Dwlght Morrow long before he be came a public man, or even a partner of J. P. Morgan, Portland Woman Lost In Woods Found Unhurmed PENLETTON, Ore.," Oct. 7. (AP) Mrs. Jack Mowery of Portland, who had been lost In the woods near Uklah since 10 o'clock yesterday, was found by a searching- party this morning. She became lost after she tell and sprained her ankle. - After spending the night on a bed of pine boughs, she bound her Injured foot with strips torn from her skirt and was attempting to find the camp when found. , She went Into the woods on a hunting trip with Portland friends. f Pear F!:rkets NEW YOIIK, Oct. 7. (Special to tha Rogue River Valley Traftle asso ciation.) Four cara of California Boscs sold here today at prices aver aging 43.74; three California Hardya at $3.07, one .Washington Bartletts at 43.80, two Washington Anjous at 43.03, and two Colorado Anjous at 3.49. Two Oregon Bosc, transport, 43.7S to 43. IS, average 43.04. Two Oregon Commlce, trader, 43.4fi; Growers Ex change, 3.21. Gold Hill, 43.37. Part care Trader Anjous, 43.36. . Two Ore gon Bartletts Del Rio, xf 43.M. fanoy 43.89, Fifth Avenue, 48 87. Weather warm, overcast. Wreckage Of Plane Sighted Off Coast HALIFAX. K. 8, Oct. 7 (API Wreckage of the ship-to-shore mall plane "New York." missing from tha liner Bremen, waa reported sighted today. , Hoover llroadcast, HIW YORK. Oct. 7 (AP) The address by President Hoover before tha Pan-American commercial con ference will be broadcast Thursday at 11 a.m. (K8.T.) over the WEAF HBO and w ABC-CBS networks. Hiwav Board -i 1 MFIFR mis . miiiii iil.ii.iiuu n il III M'iM 1 hu itouii run SUDDENCHANGE Van Duzer Known As Dis pleased With Conditions Ainsworth Anxious to Please, Is Declaration PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 7. (AP) Govern or Meier announced today H. B. Van Duzer, has resigned from tha state highway commission, and J. C. Ainsworth has accepted appointment to the road board. Ainsworth is chairman of tha board of the United States National bank. Governor Meier said Van Duaer re signed two daya ago. Ainsworth said he had been offered membership on the commission and has accepted. He said It la "too early" to lasuo a statement, as ha wants to acquaint himself thoroughly with the work of the board. , "I know I ahall find the work most Interesting," he said,- , "and I ahall endeavor to please everybody." Oovemor Meier gave no reason for Van Duzer's resignation, and at tempts to reach the former commis sioner immediately were unsuccessful It waa known, however, Van' Duaer recently had not found conditions on the highway commission to his liking. Several times previously he threatened to resign but waa prevail ed upon to remain on the bo&tti. In a later call to Governor Meier for further Information on tha rea sons for the resignation of Van Du-! aor, tha reply waa given that "a lot of things could be said on the mat ter." .,... Tha " governor ""i'ald 'Van" Duaer " ' mailed him tha resignation' Monday and gave 111 health aa tha reason for wishing to be relieved of tha post. Van Duzer later In a call to the. Associated Press confirmed tha gov ernor's announcement, asked If tha governor had made public his letter of resignation. Re waa told tha governor had not done so, but that the executive had merely stated tha resignation apoks of "111 health." Approvea Ainsworth. "Well, that will stand," the for mer commissioner said. "And you may add that tha resignation waa tendered, too, because of business and personal reasons." "I should like you to Bay," ha added, "that the governor'a aeleatloa of Mr. Ainsworth waa an admirable one " Van Duaer had been a member of the highway commission for eight years. "I should like you to say," ha told the Associated Press, that X leave the commission with consider able regret. And I am very, very ap. preclatlve of the opportunity that has been given me to aerva tha public." 4 I CLASH WITH POLICE MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 7s (AP) Several hundred Jobless men and women, massing for an outdoor meeting, fought with the police In the streets toda, stoning mounted men who charged Vio'r ranks. Several were Injured in the hall of stones but the crowd was driven back: a police wielded their clubs. Will ROGERS a EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 0. Talk about big ranches and a great cattle country, you ought to ace. this Hearst Rabicora ranch in Old Mexico. Takes a week to even fly over it.- Lot of rain, grass and . tens of thousands of fat cattle. First news of the outside world hav seen - was a Mexican sitting under a mesquite bush reading the Saturday Evening Post about Coolidge not running. His refusals are getting longer every year, 0 lM tUIMtl n"