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Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Thursday fair. No change In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday : 16 Lowest thU morning 36 To Subscribers If your Mai Tribune la not deliv ered to you promptly, Telephone 75. orrire open until 1 every evening. Please call us before that time and a copy will be delivered to your borne. Twenty-Sixth Year MEDFORD, ' OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1931. No. 203. SHMEBS Tl MU IB jfllW I . : : ; r-v. 'i : : : SIGN CONTRACT THIS WEEK FOR MODERNPLANT Two-Story Concrete Struc ture 'Will Be Among Best - in State Work Expected to Start Immediately Flans for an extensive building program were announced today by the Snider Dairy and Produce Co., to Involve construction of a new plant twice the size of that now operating on North Bartlett, at a cost of many thousand dollars. An estimate on the money to be expended will not be given out by Mrs. Maude Snider, president of the company, until the contract is letthls week, ahe Btated this afternoon. - The plant . will be a two. story con crete building and will be erected at the same location now occupied by the company on North Bartlett. It will be one of the most modern creameries In the state of Oregon and will handle a volume of business double that now going through the local plant. The demands of Increased business realized during the past year, in spite of all the depression talk, have ne cessitated construction of the new plant, Mrs. Snider stated. Complete plans for the building and the amount to be spent on the construction will be announced In the very near future. Work on the construction will start as soon as contracts are awarded. USED DEER LIGHT ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 4. (AP) Frank Jantzer, 16, of Azalla, and James Foster, 47, Richard Goodman, 40, and Virgil Coggtns, 23, all of Med ford, were brought to the county Jail here today accused of spotlighting . deer In Cow Creek canyon. Fred I. Perry, state police officer who made the arrests, said the men had killed two does and a fawn Sun day night. T,he officer said he ob tained information and descriptions of the men and arrested them at Medford. One of the does killed was said to have been tamed by the Allen Jones family on Starveout creek, a tribu tary of Cow creek, and was wearing a bell and a large red flannel band around Its neck to protect it from hunters. E AS VITALITY EBBS WEST ORANGE, N. J., Oct. 14. (AP) Although Thomas A. Edison has had nothing to eat or drink except six spoonsful of pears since last Fri day, his doctor said today that noth ing had developed to cause immedi ate concern. Dr. Hubert 8. Howe's morning statement follows: "Mr. Edison rested, quietly all night. There are Indications of In creasing weakness but nothing new has developed to cause immediate concern." Dr. Howe said Edison was con stantly In a stupor verging on a state of coma which is expected to precede death. LOCAL BURGLARY Earl O'Neill, 14, of this city, was arrested early this morning In a box car in the railroad yards at Ashland, and Is" being questioned by the authorities, relative to the rob bery of the home of William Peck, a policeman of this city, last week O'Neill Is alleged to have stolen $20 in money and to have then started on a world tour. O'Neill, the police say, gave bis home as Chicago, but later admitted he lived in this city. The authorities also questioned the lad. relative to a number of recent depredations by small boys. O'Neill was found In a box-car with two older transient youths. ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL WILL RISE ON ISLAND WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. f AP) Historic Analostan Island in the Po tomac river Just west of the White House has been purchased by the Roosevelt Memorial association aa the site ot a national memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, Does Housework With Portion of Heart Shot Off CHICAGO, Oct. 14. (AP) Mrs. William Smith, 21, fired a bullet Into her heart) yesterday and then spent the next three hours . cleaning her apartment and preparing her husband's din ner. Her husband took her to a hospital, where it was feared she would die. X-rays Indicated the bullet tore away part of the heart and lodged In her back. Physicians were unable to explain why she did not die Immediately, v PRESIDENT QUITS WHEN SPAIN CUTS CHELATION Zamora Opposed to Repu diation of Catholicism and Move to Nationalize All Church Property MADIUDE, Oct. 14. (AP) Manuel Azana, minister of war In the Altai a Zamora cabinet, was nominated by the assembly minorities group tonight to suc ceed President Niceto Alcala Za mora, who resigned this after noon. MADRID, Oct. 14. (AP) Niceto Alcala Zamora resigned today as presi dent of the Spanish republic, six months to the day after he was pro visionally elected to that office. He is represented as opposed to the action of the national assembly In approving a constitutional amend ment which would dissolve all church orders and nationalize their property. The president -offered 'his resigna tion once before recently, but with drew It when members of his cabinet presuaded him to remain In office.1 This time, however, he said it would be impossible to reconsider his de cision. The repudiation of Catholicism as the state religion of Spain was fol lowed today by the incorporation of an article in th new constitution which threatens church orders with extinction. . In Stormy Session. The national assembly, after: a stormy 15-hour session, adopted by a vote of 269 to 178 a compromise amendment to article 24, providing for the dissolution of those orders recognizing a higher authority than the state and those considered dan gerous to the state. It also stipulates that property may be nationalized where It Is deemed beneficial. . The vote was preceded by a long drawn-out debate In which Catholic deputies proposed 20 other amend ments, one by one, in order to de fend the Interests of the church, and was followed by an outbreak of flst flghting between Catholics and soc ialists on the chamber floor. Cut Age Old Union. The Catholic church was divorced from its age-old union with the state with the adoption of article 8 of the constitution by the assembly last night, voting 267 to 41. It declared that "No state religion exists" and banned the church from engaging in commercial, industrial and education al activities. It was followed by demonstrations against the church in Madrid and Ovledo, In which extra police and civil guards were called out to pre vent disorders. The defection of Spain leaves Bel glum, Italy, Bolivia. Colombia, Vene zuela, Argentina, Peru and Paraguay as the principal nations In which Catholicism Is the state religion. Countries that have separated church and state In recent years Include Prance, Portugal, Mexico, Chile and Russia. 4 Loads Logs for Japan. MARSHFIELD, Ore., Oct. 14. (AP) The steamer Yoneyama Mara was in port here today to take one million feet of logs and lumber for Japan, Hard Times? Local Folk Remember Real Hardships Grasshoppers flying, flying. The sun obscured by their wings for several days. All crops eaten up. Those were hard times when Delroy Oetchell, president of the Fanners' and Fruitgrowers' bankv was a little boy back In Minnesota. - "The state of Minnesota, repu diated; couldn't pay Its obliga tions. Times aren't hard nowl" Mr. GetcheU exclaimed, when Interviewed yesterday. "There's plenty of money in the banks, plenty In reserve. The only trouble la. people are watt Ing for a lower level to start build ing, spending It. "If people would spend money on things they need, things that should be done, the so-called depression would be broken In 30 days. Times aren't hard now. People- Just think they an. ANTI-HOOVERITE WINS WISCONSIN CONGRESS SEAT Thomas R. Amlie, Progres sive Republican, Elected in First District Opposes Dry Law and ' Tariff RACINE. Wis., Oct. 14. (AP) An anti-Hoover progressive .Republican. Thomas R. Amlle, Elkhorn attorney, yesterday was elected by first Wis consin district voters to till the unexpired term of the late Repre sentative Henry Allen Cooper, 'dean of the house." With all but two of the 200 pre cincts reporting, unofficial returns gave Amlle 14,295 votes. His closest rival, A. J. Bouma, Racine, upset political forecasts to get 7241 bal lots, the largest number ever given a socialist candidate In the normally conservative Republican district. Amlle, supported by the progres sive Republicans, Gov. Phillip. P. La Follette, his brother, Senator Robert M. La Follette, and Senator John J. Blaine, In hla campaign, made at tacks against the 18th amendment, the Republican tariff and the ad ministration's handling of the unem ployment program. Amlle'a election gives the Republi cans unofficially 215 members In congress to 214 Democrats, one farmer-labor and five seats yet to be filled. 1 INCREASE HALTED 0N0RDER0FI.ee. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. (AP) The interstate commerce commis sion today suspended until May 13, 1032 schedules of the Pullman com pany increasing charges for berths occupied by two persons. The company proposed to charge, In addition to present rater, 20 per cent of the lower berth fare when an extra passenger occupied either an upper berth, lower berth or a section In a sleeping car. At present no charge Is made for the second passenger, the only re quirement being that the second passenger have proper railroad tickets. During the period of suspension the commission will Investigate the situation. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14. (AP) The Oklahoma 4-H dairy cattle judging team today won the national cham pionship at the national dairy show here and thus became provlleged to represent this country at the inter national dairy Judging contest In England next June. The Oklahoma team made a total of 3659 points out of a possible 4800. Michigan was second with 3584 points, Kansas third, Nebraska fourth, South Dakota fifth. Life Sentence For Slayer of Family PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14 (AP) Ira H. Ormond. 88, who last May stabbed his wife to death with a bayonet and tften asphyxiated their two small children, today was sen tenced to a life term In. state prison. He pleaded guilty to a charge of sec ond degree murder. "Why, when I was a little boy, they killed the grasshoppers. New crops grew and the state of Minne sota carried on. Then came a cy clone a real one, too. It killed 60 people. Injured many and swept the Mississippi river dry between 8t. Cloud and Bait Rapids. Times were really hard then." They were also hard when Mr. L. O. Caster's father, T. B. Ellison, came here from Missouri with 2o cents In his pocket and five children to feed. "But he didn't complain about It," Mrs. Caster, in from Eagle Point to ehop, told fnends yesterday. "He had traded for a place near the 401 ranch. What we didn't have we went without. Put up our own meat, raised cane. (Story One continued on Page Twp OKLAHOMA 4-H JUDGES WINNERS SINO-JAP PEACE NEGOTIATIONS AT MYOAFAILURE China Government Fears Direct Conversations May Tend to Delay Evacuation Japanese in Manchuria GENEVA, Oct. 14. (AP) The league of Nations council decided to day to Invite the United Slates to Join in seeking a settlement of the Manchurlan troubles between China and Japan, but encountered Japanese opposition. The council thereupon agreed to await an official statement from Tokyo In the hope that the opposi tion would be withdrawn, but with the expectation in unofficial quar ters that the council was prepared to invite the United States to partici pate even over the Japanese objec tion. TOKYO, Oct. 14. (P) Prelimi nary conversations designed to open the way for direct negotiations be tween Japan and China for settle ment of their controversy over Man churia, resulted in failure today. For the time being, at least, there will be no further private conversa tions between Baron Shldehara, Jap anese foreign minister, and Chiang Tso-Pin, Chinese minister to Japan. The Nanking government was rep resented as having taken the view that any further such talks might be misconstrued as Indicating China's willingness to enter Into direct nego tiations with Japan before the latter evacuated the occupied districts. Insist On Withdrawal. Vernacular reports of the conversa tion here Monday between Chiang Tso-Pin, and Baron Shldehara Indi cated the Chinese envoy had Insisted upon the withdrawal of Japanese troops from.' Manchuria as a pre requisite to any immediate negotia tions. 1 The Japanese foreign minister was represented as having taken the at titude that since his country's prin cipal Interest In Manchuria was the protection of Japanese lives and property, China would have to give assurance of this before Japanese soldiers could be recalled. Appeal to League. Instead of seeking settlement of the question by direct negotiation with Japan, China appealed to the League of Nations, asking Interven tion, Japan has contended before the league council that the Man churlan problem Is one requiring di rect negotiations between the two countries, and not a matter war ranting action by any outside agency. . BALANCE FADES PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14. (AP) Visions of a reported excess fund pf $199,000 available for use of the state board of higher education from additional unexpended balances at Oregon State College vanished In thin air today. B. C. Sammons, chairman of the finance committee of the board, an nounced In a signed statement that this sum is not available. Sammons' statement, Issued fol lowing a meeting of the executive committee of the state board, said that contrary to earlier accounts, President W. J. Kerr of the State College made no report of a dis covery of 199 ,000 In additional bal ances and was not present at the recent meeting of the board in Salem. . CHICAGO, Oct. 14. (AP) The thirteenth bomb hurled at theaters involved In the controversy between silled Independent owners and the Motion Picture Operators' union was exploded early today. It had been tossed at the feet of two policemen on guard In front of the Easterly theater. They Immedi ately kicked It into the street and began firing at the fleeing bombers' automobile. None was Injured. The bomb exploded, shattering win. dows In the theater and In other buildings within the radius of a block. Japanese Killed In Violent Storm TOKYO, Oct. 14 (AP) At least thirty were known dead and many were missing today following one of the worst typhoons In years. First reports that 200 persona were missing In the town of Oga, Ml ye prefecture, could not be confirmed. Torrential rains, accompanied by cyclonic windy, swept western and central Japan yesterday CAPONE CHEERFUL AT TAX EVASION TRIAL Despite the povernment's big artillery of legal machinery directed against him, Al Capone, Chicago's acar-faced gang lord, appears quite unperturbed. Here he Is chatting happily with hla defenae oounael, I.A...V A.n- L, hl 8hls' leal "'" attorney, and Attornoy Albert Fink (right), during trial In federal court, Chicago. The government ohargea him with Income tax evasion. COOS BAY ILLS RESUMING SOON IS MARSHFIELD, Ore., Oct. 14. (AP) Olfflclal announcement from H. W Bunker of San Francisco, president of the Coos Bay Lumber company, that the mill will re-open here Thurs day for an indefinite period, and the announcement of E. S. Evans, presi dent of the Evans Products company, of full-time operation of the Marsh field plant, was received today with much satisfaction. The Coos Bay Lumber company will begin limited production tomorrow. Former employes will again be given employment. ' With announcement of fulltime op eration of the Marshfleld units of the Evans Products company and prelim inary arrangements for establishment of additional departments with In creased employment, Coos Bay as regained a feeling of security. ' Production of cedar flooring to meet government orders and the man ufacture of millions of patent citrus fruit containers are In the expansion program of the Evans company, Evans announced. Evans said 'the turn toward In creased business1 activity and normal conditions already has come, and American business is on the road to convalenscence ." IN CITY LIMITS A vigorous war against hunters, par ticularly young boys, who Insist upon shooting off guns within the city lim its, will be carried on by the local police, according to Police Chief Mc Credle today. Residents on the east side, particu larly In Siskiyou Heights extension, are thoroughly aroused and deter mined to make examples of the Juveniles- who prowl around In the early morning and evening, firing off shot guns in all directions, at great dan ger to property and lives, and they have called for police protection, which has been granted. Officers will patrol the east side during the hunting season and any one found firing off guns within the city limits will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. NIGHT CLUB STAR SEATTLE, Oct, 14 (AP) A popu lar night club here lost Its master of ceremonies today when police arrest ed Joe Tenner on a warrant charging him with Issuing bad checks In Red Bluff, Cal. A letter from Sheriff M. P. Huff of Red Bluff, described Tenner as a "great vaudeville star," who Red Bluff citizens gladly cashed checks for when he cams there In a "power ful limousine, with a chauffeur and two damsel companions" Tenner, band-leader at the High Hatters' club here, when shown the warrant and letter, said: "That's funny, I thought that happened In Roseburg, Oregon." Afrs. Hoover Opens Girl Scouts' Meet BUFFALO, N. Y Oct. 14- (AP) Mrs, Herbert Hoover today opened the 17th annual convention of the National Council of Girl Scouts, of which she Is honorary president. Mrs. Hoover spoke for about 10 minutes, emphasizing her attendance at the convention in the role of guest and Usteatr rather loan as apeaisr, GAVE BAD CHECKS 'Jp PHONE EARNINGS IN NINE MONTHS EXCEED DIVIDEND NEW YORK. Oct. 14. (AP) The American Telephone and Telegraph Co., earned 92.11 cents, a share In the third quarter of this year, or 14 cents a share less than the dividend requirement for the period, the re port for the first nine months dis closed today. Per share earnings for the nine months amounted to $7, or 20 cents above the dividend for- that period. Net income for the nine months was 9128.458,310, 'equal to (7 a share on 18,345,713 average shares out standing, compared with 9123,460,182 or 98.13 a share on 10,184,380 aver age shares In the corresponding pe riod lost year. Walter S. Glfford, president, said that during the first nine months the Bell system had a net loss of about 207,600 telephones, or 1 1-8 per cent of those In service at the beginning of the year.- "For September, however," the statement said, "there was a net gain of 12,600 telephones and the usual seasonal Increase in , long dis tance calls." ROSSES GET LICENSE TO A marrlftgo license was Issued to day to James C. Ross of Central Point and Mrs. Vie Ross of this city, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Tacoma, Wash.' Mr, and Mrs. Ross received a divorce in this city November 17, 1030, less than a year ago. Both are welt knownf here. Mr. Ross, with his brother, operates the Ross confec tionery and pool hall at Central Point. 1 IN INTANGIBLES SUIT SALEM, Ore., Oct. 14. (AP) In tervention In the suit against -the 1931 Intangibles tax law was request ed In petitions filed in the circuit court hers late yesterday by George W. Hobson of Multnomah county and E. S. Porter of Marlon county. The action in support of the new law was filed In the case of Maude B. Oreene and Mary A, Caswell vs. the State Tax Commission, which case seeks to have the 1931 Intangibles tax act unconstitutional. Speed Formation Hoover Credit Relief Machinery NEW YORK, Oct. 14. (AP) Local organizations were being set up In various parts of the country today as units In the new National Credit Corp., while the central organizing committee labored on last minute details In New' York.' All Indications point to the begin ning of actual operations In extend ing loans to banks by the first of next week. The corporation Is ex pected to start with Initial funds of more than $170,000,000, and this may be raised to $1,000,000,000, tf that amount Is needed. This was the corporation's first day of legal existence, as Incorpora tion papers were filed in Delaware late yesterday. This huge concern carries out fie suggestion made by President Hoover to ease points of tension in the banking Viucturej L VOTES BONDS FOR E OF SITE ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 14-(AP) The first definite, official step toward obtaining the site of the northwest' national soldiers' home here was taken last night by the Roseburg city council, which voted bonds in the sum of $126,000 for purchase of 407 acres to be donated to the government as the site of the 92,000,000 Institution. Only $106,000 In bonds win be sold, as It I expected this , will be ample to acquire the land. The sale has been set for 7:80 p.m. Mon day, November 2. Rufus Holman, state treasurer, has announced the Btate will bid par or better, giving the city an opportu nity to advertise the bonds for un conditional sale, which requires the bidder to satisfy himself regarding the legality of the bond Issue before submitting a proposal. LAVAL TO BIG YOUNG DAUGHTER PARIS, Oct. 14. (AP) Premier Pierre Laval, who sails for the United 8 fates on Friday, .told the Anglo American Press club today that he has no definite program for economic restoration for the world. "I am making this visit to America to defend the common Interests of France and the United States," he said, "and also to safeguard our old civilization, A member of the premier's staff said this afternoon that Mile. Jose Laval, the premier's eighteen-year-old daughter, would make the trip to the United States with her father. $1,912,729 NET SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 14 (AP) California Oregon Power company re ported net Income for 12 months ending Aug. 31, before depreciation, of $1,012,727, against $2,189,831 In the preceding year. Market 8t, Railway, which operates on a five cent fare, reported Income after all except depreciation for the year ended Sept. 30, of $1,341,018 compared with $1,461,236 In the pre- vlous year. Although no specific rate of inter est has been announced for the cor poration's notes or debentures, which are to be sold to banks to give it Its funds, the organizing committee has been flooded with subscriptions for the Initial offering. While only com mercial banks were requested to par ticipate, the committee has been re ceiving numerous Inquiries from sav ings banks. They will be permitted to participate where state laws per mit. While the final plan as proposed by the organization committee spoke of a maximum Issue of the deben tures of $1,00,000,000 tf the commer cial banks alone participate In the extent of 20 per cent of their de posits, as requested, the Initial amount raised will exceed $800,000, 000, as against $600,000,000 suggested in President Hoover' crooosaL OFFICE WITH AID HIGHlf POLICE Huey Long of Louisiana Fighting Ouster Attempt of Lieutenant Governor . With Show of Arms BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 14 (AP) Governor Huey p. Long to day ordered state policemen to arrest Lieutenant-Governor Paul N. Cyr II ho should appear at the capltol and press his claim that he Is the rightful governor of Louisiana, BATON ROUGE, La.. Oct. 14 (AP) Surrounded by state highway po. Ucemen, Huey p. Long, held the governor office In Louisiana today against the challenge of Lieut. Gov. Paul N. Cyr, who Is trying to oust Long on grounds that he la a United States senator and cannot be state's chief executive at the same time. Through the night a score of po. Ucemen guarded the capltol and governor's mansion to thwart an attempt by Cyr to take charge of me state government. Oyr was at hla home In Jeaneretta today. He went there last nigh aftor taking the oath aa governor at Shreveport yesterday. "X am going to make Long gov ernor or senator, but not both," he said today. Aside from that brief statement, he would not comment. Frank J. Looney, Cyr's legal coun sel, said: "We will file suit In a few days In BhrAvnnnrfc nnri ni rf will be made to , forcibly take possession of any office, but pending the out come of the suit, of course, we will recognize Cyr as governor." Judge Q. T, Worthem, another ot fiw'a fwiiinuli ulil. "We do not expeot Long to yield, but we are going ahead In an orderly legal way. In fact, we don't want him to yield. We are watching It he recognizes King (Senator Alvin O. King, president pro-tempore ot the senate) as lieutenant governor. If he does that Is an admission that he, himself, has vacated the office) ot governor try certifying himself aa senator." , Senator King was due In Baton Rouge at noon today to take the oath as lieutenant-governor. - Both. Long and Oyr agree that office la vacant. WILL CONSTRUCT An i ii r t-A VUAM A I A LV Of Mil Ml UnLLLU THE DALLES, Ore., Oct. 14, (AP) Construction of a bridge across the Columbia river at The Dalles will start within a few Weeks. At a special election here yesterday voters of the city authorized a 600, 000 bond Issue for the structure. The vote was 1383 to 414. The elec tion gave the city council authority to oall for bids , Immediately and sell the bonds, . The bridge, will connect the Battle Pass highway and The Dallea-Calt-fornla highway, completing an Im proved eastern route highway from Canada to Mexico. ' Will Advance Alibi LA ORANDE, Or., Oct. 14 (AP) An attempt will be made to prove that Wlllard Sullivan was In Idaho at the time he la acouaed of having murdered Homer Btdwell, prominent Union rancher, will be made by hla defense attorneys, they -Indicated at the murder trial here today. WILL ROGERS HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Oct. 14. Every Monday some nation issues Japan an ultimatum to quit fighting China and every time she gets another ultima tum she sends in another army. I'oor League of Nations have written Japan so much they have run out of stationery. She don't even open their notes any more. That League was a great thing to make the little fellow behave but when the big follow wants to get away with any thing it has no more power than a Semite investigating committee. A