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Twenty-Seventh Year
MEDFOliD, OREGON7, WEDNESDAY, MAliCH
VX)
No.' 1.
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JKNK1NS
WB. FOSHAY, of Minneapolis,
who In a dozen years ran a
shoestring Into fifty million dollars
PAPER dollars, that la Is convicted
of using the malls to defraud, and
sentenced to 15 years In the federal
penitentiary.
WHAT did he "do?
Oh, he went around over the
country buying up little- utilities,
jacking up their valuations and sell
ing their stock at Inflated prices to
deluded people who thought they
were INVESINO MONEY,
WHAT Foshay was doing In those
dozen years, thousands upon
thousands of others were doing, rak
ing In the easy money while the rak
ing waa good.
Is It really any wonder that we are
going NOW through a period of de
flation and readjustment?
WHEN will good times come back?
A lot of people are of. the
opinion that good times will be here
again when It becomes possible once
more for unscrupulous persons to do
what Foshay waa doing In those doz
en years of stock Jobbing.
This writer, who Is old-fashioned
and doesn't care who knows It, Is of
the opinion that good tunes are
Drought about only by those who
work hard In order to create some
thing of value, ahd not at all by
sharpers of the Foshay breed.
SHERIFF McELWAIN, of Lincoln
county, tells the reporters that If
Vie state police had tipped him off
to what was In the wind, he would
have posted a guard over the Jail
and PREVENTED the spectacular Jail
delivery that made such thrilling
reading the other day.
Possibly. But don't overlook the
fact that It waa the state police who
OOT the tip In the first place and
acted on It so effectively that they
recaptured not only the delivered
prisoners but took In also a number
of the deliverers.
So far In Oregon, the record of the
" state pdllcehaa 'been exceedingly
good.
YOU have been reading a good deal
in the papers about the proposed
"lame duck" amendment to the con
stitution of the United States. Per
haps you know what it is all about,
and perhaps not.
What this amendment, If adopted
by the legislatures of three-fourths
of the states, will accomplish Is this:
Members of congress elected in No
vember will begin their duties In
January, Instead of in December of
the following year, as has been the
case In the past.
The newly elected President will
be Inaugurated at the beginning of
January, Instead of on the fourth
day of March.
WILL this new amendment be a
good thing?
Oh, quite; as the Englla'i say. The
quicker the new congressman gets on
the Job and shows what sort of stuff
he's made of the better.
But don't get all hot and bothered
over the much-discussed" lame duck"
amendment. It's Just another of those
little things that sound good but
don't mean much fundamentally.
It won't make a good congressman
out of a dumb bell.
A(OUT the only thing In the way
or government that DOES mean
much. In this country or In any oth
er, Is electli.? to office men who have
the brains am. the Judgment to make
good laws.
IP" YOU are reading the papers care
fully, ano not Just picking out the
flashiest headlines, you have noted
that Japan Is skating on the edge of
some sort of a political crisis.
Why?
Well, the correspondent of Vie As
sociated Press at Tokyo tells us that
"economic questions are the most vi
tal td the Japanese people, who are
seeking chiefly a return of vanished
prosperity."
ITS ALL very fine, of course, to
send over armies and kill a lot of
Chinese, but what the Japanese peo
ple are really Interested In is "when
do we est?"
WAR Is great slulf. -nil a lot of
attendant excitement, and In
the old days when you went out with
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Zeppelin Arrives
Over Pernambuca
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, March 23.
fAP The Oraf Zeppelin, flying from
Prledrtrhsaiafen with picr..n and
mall, waa tscthttd over this city this
afternoon. This is the first of a m
s?e of flihta scheduled for this
jpTing between Germany and South
Am ik.
RIFLE DISCHARGE
MEDFORDDENTIST
Dr. Paske Sustains Shat
tered Wrist and Ankle
When Gun Accidentally
Fired Bullet Removed
Dr. C. H. Paske. local dentist, suf
fered a shattered left wrist and right
ankle, when he accidentally dis
charged a .32-40 caliber rifle at his
home, 1211 West Main street, this
morning about 8;30 o'clock. He was
cleaning the deer rifle when the ac
ctdent occurred.
Tse soft-nosed bullet pa?ed thru
hia left' wrist, shattering the bone,
and on into the right ankle, a here It
lodged. Physician were cal.ed
once and the Injured man was rush
ed to the Community hospital, where
he underwent an operation lor re
moval of the bullet.
A bad wound waa also left In the
ankle, where the bullet traveled Into
the large bone, Mrs. Paske stated this
afternoon. Dr. Paske had not regain
ed, consciousness from the operation,
but hla condition waa described as
"fine." His injuries will Incapacitate
him for dentistry for aomo t'me but
are not expected to result In any per
manent disabilities.
BUTLER. ROBERTSON IN
AI ACTIVE CLUB MEET
At the meeting of the Active club
last evening, the 'major pare of the
program hour was devoted to the
mock slader suit between Jack But
ler, plaintiff, and Harvey Robertson,
defendant.
Howard Cault presided as Judge,
with William McAllister, attorney for
the plaintiff, and Hilding Benston
representing the defendant. Chester
Hubbard and Dr. L. L. Sander were
called as witnesses. Members of the
club were the Jury.
As the defendant had not prepared
material for the case, the trial was
continued over to the next meeting.
Tuesday.. evening.. - 4, , .,
During the business meeting, Henry
Pluhrer gave a brief talk on the plans
for outboard motor races for the sea
son, and Ralph R. Bailey announced
a committee would be appointed to
meet with the boat club.
The committee will decide whether
the Active club will cooperate with
the Southern Oregon Boat club In
staging the season's program.
WASHINGTON, March 23. 7P)
President Hoover was Informed today
the American Legion's re-employment
drive now tn its fifth week nad re
turned 312.897 Jobless men to work
Mark T. McKee of Detroit, execu
tive director of the campaign, said he
placed this figure before the presi
dent. He said reports placed the fig
ure for yesterday's re-employment at
13.303 in 1,791 different towns and
cities.
"Although the drive was set for one
month," McKee said, "the Leon In
tends to reach its objective of 1,000,
000 Jobs, and will continue the cam
paign Indefinitely."
MOTOR THIEF IS NOT
BUTTE FALLS BREEN
Prank Breen of Butte Fall? was In
Medford last evening, and wiAhed his
friends to know that he was not im
plicated In the theft and shipment of
the outboard motor stolen here, and
reported by San Diego police to have
been shipped from there.
One of the three men held in San
Diego on burglary charges, gave the
name of Prank Breen. According to
officers, the man who stol ethe mo
tor was driving a Paige coupe with
Montan license plates when in Med
ford last October.
Women Now Demanding
Complete Equal Right
Ky Bl H HMAN
WASHINGTON. March 23 (AP)
Organized women three-score strong
invaded the chambers of the house
Judiciary committee today and rang
ed themselves on opposite sides of tSe
movement to put an equal rights
amendment in the constitution.
All the witnesses were women, ex
cepting Representative Ludlow (D.,
Ind ), sponsor of the amendment.
"The first stronehold taken in the
battle whs the strontrhold of equal
suffrage," Ludlow said. "Now they
are moving on to capture the second
stronghold which will make their
emancipation complete the strong
bold 'equal rlteiis '
"It is proposed to sponge out of
our state statutes the monstrous
falsehood that there should be a
doublt lUudud o mora4 wltii ltfi
DEAN GREETS 'BABY' LEGISLATOR
PS
V m .A i 1 1
Asxocsted i-ress I'hoto
Rep. Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa (left), 73, dean or the house of
representatives, welcomed W. Carlton Mobley, 25, to congress, Mobley.
a representative from Georgia, ii tha new "baby" of congress. He suc
ceeds the late Rep. Samuel Rutherford, to whom he was secretary.
SALE OF ESTATE
ERE SON T
NEW YORK, March 23. (AP)
The Daily News says Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh plans to sell the Sourland
estate near Hopewell, N. J., as soon
as his kidnaped baby Is recovered or
.hope Is definitely abandoned.
The place was purchased for Its se
clusion. Since the kidnaping it has
become a center of Interest.
HOPEWELL, N. J., March 23.
(AP) The morning bulletin from po
lice at the Lindbergh homo today
was a reiteration that the kidnaped
Lindbergh baby Is still mlwtng and
all clues have proved worthless.
Supt. H. Norman Schwarzkopf said
Viat Information brought by S. Wal
lace Campbell of Chicago had been
found to have no bearing of value to
the case.
Ho said he had heard nothing of a
rumor that the baby was held on an
Island off the Colombian coast.
IN KIDNAP THREAT
SAN FRANCISCO. March 23. p)
Edward J. Margett, rug dealer, said
today he had received a letter in
which a threat was made to kidnap
his daughter, Miss Jacqu:lli.e Mar
gett, a student at the Sacred Heart
convent at Menlo Park, Cal.
The alleged threat was received sub
sequent to one received In Boise, Ida.,
by William V. Regan, business man,
intimating that his two daughters,
also students at the Menlo Park con
vent, and his son, William V. Regan,
Jr., a student at Santa Clara uni
versity, would be abducted. Guards
were ordered for the Regan children.
WASHINGTON, March 23. (AP)
Secretary Stimson stated today In a
letter to the foreign relations com
mittee that he believes the revised
protocol for American adherence to
the world court "fully accepts" the
senate's reervatlon against advisory
Jurisdiction by the court.
The secretary's declaration, read to
t'ie committee by Chairman Borah,
provoked a storm of debate In the
executive session and it waa decided
to ask Mr. Stimson to appear for
questioning.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 33. (Tj
An explosion that was he Aid four
blocks away and wrecked a gambling
room on the west side here today,
blowing out the windows of tlw
room, forcing a door and scattering
the furnishings. ,
Police who heard the blast rar to
the room, but found no one there.
Poker china Uttered the floor, tables
were overturned and smoke filled the
place.
escapes for the male delinquent and
legal penalties for the woman who is
caught In sin."
Mrs. Rebecca Greathouse, assistant
United States attorney in the Dis
trict of Columbia, flailed the supreme
court, saying it, "In Its conservative
way, always interpret the rights of
women under tie common law of
1788. when the constitution was
sdopted. We have no rights under
the constitution except suffrage.
Mrs, Jane N. Smith of New York
tektified: "We believe all industrial
legislation should apply to men and
women alike. It is almost impossible
to secure equality from state legisla
tures. I now because I've worked
with the New York state legislature."
Mrs. William J. Carson, Philadel
phia, of the National League of Wo-
I mtu VoKri, led tht opposition."
STI10N AROUSES.
STORMY DEBATE
SALES TAX VOTE
SIDETRACKED BY
OE
WASHINGTON, March 23. (AP)
House rules which assign each Wed
nesday's session to action on local
bills staved off a while longer to
day a decision on the fate of the
manufacturers' sales tax proposal,
the keystone of the billion dollar
revenue bill.
Despite victories by the an tt -sales
tax forces on amendments to the
measure, the outcome of the vote
is uncertain, with both sides claim
ing sufficient strength to win.
Opponents of the manufacturers'
tax struck hard at the close of yea-
terday'a session changing for . the
fourth time an important section of
the measure, to boost the levies on
great wealth. By a 100 to 149 vote-
estate taxes were rased to a maxi
mum of 45 per cent on amounts
above $10,000,000, as compared to
the 20 per cent of existing law. This
was only five per cent above the
committee recommendation but in
voting many of the members thought
that they -were adding 43 to 20 for
a total that would give the federal
and state governments 65 per cent
of everything left by men who die
in possession of vast fortunes.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 23 fTT)
Marshall N. Dana, chairman of the
state game commission, late yester
day delivered to Governor Meier his
resignation from the commission.
The governor Is expected to fill the
vacancy today or tomorrow.
In transmitting his resignation to
the executive, Dana wrote, "I do so
for the reason that I have offered
myself as a candidate for the nom
ination for United States cenator.
subject to the Democratic pr:marlea.
and feel that neither your adminis
tration nor the game commission
should be em bar r Rased by any sug
gestion of political exploitation of
this appointment."
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E TO TAKE
LOS ANGELES, March 23 WP)
Under orders of her physician to re
frain from preaching for an extended
time, Almee Scmple McPhcrwn Hut
ton, Internationally known evangel
ist and pastor of the Angelu temple,
waa secluded In the temple parsonage
today. The evangelist last week un
derwent a blood transfusion for a con
dition described as secondary anemia
and which her physician, Or C Mac
Kcnzle Jones, said resulted fro n over
work. Mrs. Hutton returned to her pulpit
Sunday and delivered tw sermons.
Shortly after she complained of frei
lng ill and a prolonged rest wbs or
dered for her.
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BATTLE IN
CHANOCHUN. Mnnrhurla. Marcli
23. -(API A nw buttle. In which
(Ive JflpHnM and 42 G'ilnr re
killed, broke out Uxluy In the i''e
pred revolt In Klrm province;
gelnst the new Marr-hurlan lte.
It w the fourth encounter In 24
houm nd occurred t Tonchletun,
35 mtlee fcouthweit of here on tilt
South Munchurlen railway. To re
rolt U reported to be under the di
rection ol Tiling Iil, ntl-Japnee
war lord.
Oregon Weather
Druattled tonlfht nnd Thnriday:
moderate teme ."-attire: freh to
atrong muui wind! olltfigre.
DANA QUITS GAME
TORNADO RELIEF
RUSHED TO AREA
ASTOLLJOUNTS
Over 300 Lives Lost Un
told Property Damage in
South Red Cross and
Legion Take Relief Lead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 23
(AP) Succor for the suffering and
needy was advanced today tn devas
tated communities tViat surrendered
more than 300 lives and untold prop
erty damage to tornado fury.
The Red Cross and the American
Legion took the lead In administer
ing relief, with aid from doctors,
nurses and residents of the stricken
regions.
Dr. William De Klelne of Washing
ton, national director of medical and
health service for the Red Cross, Is
en route here to take charge of the
relief forces. Meanwhile, the work
1" being directed by c. H. McFarland,
Red Cross field representative.
A survey Is being made In north
western Georgia by Red Cross offi
cials and volunteer civilians to deter
mine the aid needed there. Food,
clothing and shelter are being dls
trlbu ted.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. March 23.
(AP) The aouth's tornado death list
went above the 300 mark today as
the work of rescue and rehabilitation
progressed.
Estimates of the Injured ran as
high as 2500, while the .homeless
were estimated upward of 7000.
A dawn check of fatalities, which
have Increased steadily since first re
ports of seven dead Monday, disclos
ed 246 known klllod In Alabama to
day, 35 in Georgia, 18 In Tennnessec,
two in South Carolina and two in
Kentucky for a total of 303 in the
five states struck by storms.
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FOR LOCAL LINKS
A. P. Johnccn, chairman of the
tournament committee of the Rogue
River Valley Golf club today an
nounced this year's program on
tournament and club activities, as
follows:
April: Spring handicap; 72 holes
medal play for the H. D. McCaskcy
trophy. Tills play takes in full han
dicap and gross score.
May: The president's cup tourna-
ineut, involving a qualifying round
for first 32 players with straight
match play after pairings at net
score. The second Saturday and
Sunday the disqualified players will
compete on the same basis. Match
play will be for medals Involving
three weeks.
During the moi.ths of June and
July it la planned to hold home
and home matches with Klamath
Falls, McCloud. Weed. Hoseburg.
Grants Pass and Marshfleld. Also
during the month of June will be
the ladles' southern Oregon cham
pionship. .August: Club championship, with
the firs iQ qualifying for match
play. In addition there will be two,
three or four additional flights for
other prizes.
September: Men'a southern Ore
gon championship, the qualifying
round being played on Friday before
Labor day.
In addition to these established
tournaments it la planned to hold
an electic tournament during May
and June for first and second prizes.
The electic tournament permit
player during his regular play, In
May and June, to select the beat
score on each hole regardless of the
number of rounds he plays. At the
time of playing the hole the player
decide that la the best score he
can make and selects It as final
circling the csrd and turning It in
at the caddie house to be posted.
Also throughout the year It la
planned to oold various other
matches such as flat; tournaments,
match play against par and point
par play.
After the southern Oregon chain
ptonshlp it is planned to have a 60
day goat prize. Tills Involves each
player being presented with a goat
medal. Challenges will be made and
the defeated member is required to
turn over his goat medal to the
victor. At the termination of the
tournament the man holding the
urea test number of goat medals la
declared the winner and secures the
prlre.
One of the outstanding changes
made In the club's operations Is the
method of establishing handicaps.
There has been established a com
pulsory rule that all score cards must
be turned In at the csi'die house
after each round. The gross scores
are registered every day for refer
ence In determining handicaps. The
player's average score oer a period
of time will permit the handicap
committee to reaflly determine a
ralr and Just handicap which will
eliminate any possible subsequent
controversies.
JAMESTOWN. N. Y March 23,
IAP) Oscar Pslm, 67, Scandinavian
fraternal leader, died today,
A rtatlon-wlde survey of land val
ues conducted by the federal division
of agricultural tatlvtlcs !, pres
ent land values only six per cent
above the 181214 average
LOWERING OVER
SHANGHAI ZONE
Japanese Preparing Strong
Measures to Block Re
entry of Chinese Forces
Authorities Pessimistic
Ity MORRIS J. HMtltlS
AsMHiHlnl Press Htufr correspondent.
SHANGHAI, March 23. (AP) War
clouds again lowwecl over Shanghai
late this afternoon as Japanese army
officials announced they wero pre
paring to take strong measures to
block a reported re-entry Into the
12'i-mile rone by Chlneso troops.
The Japanese said they were in
formed by observers that the Chi
nese had crossed Soochow creek at
Chlawangmtao, within the zone ot
evacuation described In General
Uyeda's ultimatum of February 20.
Japanese officials asked British
consular authorities to request the
Chinese to withdraw south of the
creek. A spokesman said the Chl
neso were digging themselves In on
the north side of the stream, oppo
site the Japanese lines, with the ap
parent intention of remaining.
Delegate Wulkn Out.
The pessimistic situation was deep
ened by the failure of the Nanking
government to appoint a military
delegate to the peace parleys to re-
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HAS HIGH PRAISE
FOR DEPOSITORS
Although no formal statement has
yet been Issued by bank officials In
volved in the transler of the Jackson
County bank to the First National
bank, under the direction of the state
banking department on Monday, C.
W. McDonald, president of the Jack
son County bank, when interviewed
by a representative of the Mall Til
uuue UKlay.-ftxprcaaod tUoJilfeliett ap
p roclatlon for the attitude s:iown by
the bank's depositors, throughout the
recent crisis.
"On behalf of the offlcerj and di
rectors of the Jackson County bank."
said he, "I would like to publicly
thank our depositors for their splen
did loyalty and spirit of unselfish co
operation toward the Institution In
Its recent difficulties a spirit re
sponsible for surmounting a serious
crisis at the minimum delay and
minimum sacrifice to all concerned."
"This fine spirit extended through
out the bank's clientele, from the
smallest depositor to the largest, and
did not slacken even after the goal
set by the state banking department
had been attlned. I am therefore
glad to personally take this oppor
tunity of letting our depositors know
how much we appreciate their action,
and how gi ate Till we are for the spirit
of loyalty and helpfulness they nave
shown."
Other officials of the bank express
ed the same appreciation. Tuey were
particularly gratcrul for ths attitude
of many of the largest depositors,
who in case of loss, had the most to
lose,
In this direction the Standard OH
company of California came In for
specific commendation, as well as
most other large depositors, who also
promptly waived 00 per cent of their
deposits.
"The Standard Oil company, how
ever," as one official expressed it.
"not only waived Its 60 per cent, but
voluntarily waived the entire amount
thus handing over for the benefit
of the bank and its depositors a sub
stantial sum. Certainly 'hli waa a
demonstration of civic loyalty and
self-sacrifice, for which the officers
and directors of the bank are not only
deeply grateful, but for which the
entire community may welt be
proud."
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PORTLAND, Ore., March 23. f AP)
A dispatch to the Journal today
from Its Washington, D. C, bureau,
said Senator Stelwer has Introduced
a bill to authorize preliminary sur
vey of Chetco Cove' at Brookings.
Curry county, "looking toward esti
mates' of improvement needed to
create a harbor.'
Mottled Teeth, Strange
Affliction, Found Here
At a meeting of the Medford Den-1
Hit' Study club, Monday night. Prof
F. C. Reimer of the Southern Oregon
Experiment nation. Talent, reported
the discovery of mottled teH In the
Rogue River valley. These are the
first cases ever reported in Oregon
It Is probably found elsewhere In
Oregon, but has not been recognized
or properly Identified heretofore, ac
cording to Prof. Itelmer.
Mottled teeth Is a peculiar nnd dis
tinctive affliction of human teeth,
and Is endemic and abundant In the
southwest, especially In Arietta, New
Mexico, Colorado, and occsr,ionally
found In other states.
Recently the water supply of a town
tn ymtheastern Kansas was condemn
ed because of rxcessive fluorine con
tent, the professor said. The trouble
has been recognized in the loutliweit
Life In Prison
X '
Muc seviiiour, Apache Indian inut
spend me rest or his me in prison
for the alaylng of Henrietta Sihmer
lrr, Columbia iin.er.ty research
norkrr. MKs Srhinrrlrr wa slain on
the Apache reservation In Arizona.
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CURTLY REFUSED
IN APPEAL COURT
CHICAGO. 111., March 23.- (AP)
Alphonse Capone escaped Imprison
ment In a federal penitentiary for
at least 30 days more when Circuit
Judge Bamucl Alshuter today grant
ed the gangster's lawyers a stay of
one month on the understanding
that within that time ihey would- file
a writ of certiorari for appeal to the
united fiurtaupximivcduYU..'t.
CHICAGO, III., March 23. -(AP)
The U. S. circuit court of appeals re
fused today to listen again to Al
Capone'a appeal from hla conviction
for dodging federal income times.
The court disposed of the matter
in short order, having received only
yesterday Vie government's formal
answer to the Capone arguments for
a new hearing. Previously the tri
Judge appollate court had upheld the
conviction before U. S. District Judge
James H. Wllkorson, who Imposed a
sentence of 11 years in prison and a
(50,000 flue. i
Only an a,ppcnl to the U. S. su
preme court stood between the gang
ster and punishment now.
Five months ago tomorrow "Scar
face" Alphonse was locked tip in the
county Jail where he still sits, read
ing, playing cards, chatting at inter
vals with cellmates, family, attor
neys, or t.ie few outsiders who are
allowed to see him.
FOR DROUGHT'S END
HKL8INC1FORH, Finland, March 23,
( A P ) Thousands of cases of w.i la-
key are pouring into Finland in prep
aratlon for the resumption of the
wet era.
The first consignment of 5600 cases
came from Scotland. Sweden con
tributed 75.000 liters of brandy and
22,000 of punch. The first shipment
of cognac from France Is due to ar
rive about Aplrl 5, the day the pro
hibition act lapses.
Police Guarding
Against Kidnap
DURHAM. N. C. Msrch 23. (AP)
The home of Mrs. John A. Buch
anoan, daughter of C. W. Toms, vice
president of the Liggett Ac Myers To
bacco Co., has been under heavy po
lice guard because of death and kid
naping threats, police said today aft
er 10 days of secrecy.
for many yesr. and the drinking
water haa been under suspicion as
the possible cause. During tht past
year extensive experiments conducted
at the ArlBona Experiment station
have proved that the troublj la due
to excessive amounts ot fluorine In
the drinking water. Fluorine. Prof.
ReimeT pointed out, la such an ac
tive cheinil element that as little
as three parts In a million of water
will produce mottled teeth.
The fluorine attack and breaks
down the enamel of the t?eth Part
or all of, the enamel may he affected
ThJt destroys the normal transluc
ency of the teeth, residing In a
chalky white appearance, aud the
teeth glare unnaturally when the
mouth la opened. In must, esses part
or all of the enamel clilm f f. In
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SERVES NOTICE
ON FJE STATE
Ireland Shall Neither Abolish
Oath of Allegiance to
Crown Nor Discontinue
Land Annuity Payment
LONDON. March 23. (AP) Great
Britain is determined Uiat Ireland
shall neither abolish the oath of
allegiance to the British crown nor
discont Inue payment of the Irish
iiin Bummies, j. a. 'i nomas, secre
tary for dominions, told the house
of commons today.
To that end the government has
.sent a communication to the free
state government, which will make
the British standpoint "clear be
yond the possibility of a doubt," he
said.
Eamon de Valcra, new state presi
dent, Informed Loudon officially yes
terday he intends to abolish the
oath, and although there has been
no official communication regarding
the land annuities, his public state
ments during and nines the recent
Irish election made it clear he in
tends to discontinue their payment
to England.
Hound to Pay.
The British government, said Mr.
Thoma considers that the free state
is bound by the most format and
explicit understanding to continue
paying these annuities to the na
tional debt commissioners.
King 'George waa Informed today
of the critical situation created by
President de Valera's announcement.
Mr, Thomas did not give the text
of the British reply to Dublin, but
he assured some opposttfon ques
tioners it would be made public In
due tlmi.
TTils la no time for panic, he told
the house, "but the matter la serious
and the best way to deal with It la
not by debate In the commons."
Pressed for details, he aald he
had no Intention of going Into them.
'My answer Is clear and explicit,"
he declared, "the annuities are a
bargain between two peoples, hither
to honorably kent, and we Intend
that the agreement shall stand."
WILLAMETTE TO
8ALEM. Ore., March 33. (AP)
Tti Willamette University College of
Law will be continued and made to
meet requirement, of atandard law
schoolj Immediately. Tftls waa the
decision ot the Institution's board of
trustees after an all-day aesslon yes.
terday. ' Consideration of possible
elimination of the college of law was
the o'llet order of business.
A committee consisting of Judge
James W. Crawford, Amedee M. Bmlth
and Merton DeLong of Portland and
Harold Eakm and Paul B. Wallace of
Balcm was named by the board to
outline plans for financing a stand
ard law school at Willamette, to re
port to the regular June session.
All faculty members In the college
of liberal arts and the law school
were re-elected by the trustees with
the exception of Prof. W. W. Graham,
part-time muslo Instructor.
loggers Hurt
ASTORIA, Ore., March 33. (API
Two loggers were hurt at the. Tide
water logging camp near here Tues
day when a mulligan car they were
riding Jumped the track.
SWILL-
ROGEHS
HKVERLY HILLS, qalif.,
March 22. "I'hnr La,)" goundu
like a mouth wash but. runs like
n nice linrsc. All American
liornrs saw of him wan his tail
and his ilust.
KiikIiuiiI, which holds a man
date) over Australia, now has
the nuto, aeroplane, and Wil
liams of Canada won the Olym
pics. Now this race horse makes
a sucker out of us but the good
old U. S. A. still holds one in
ternational record.
Our international bankers
have loaned more of other peo
ple's money to foreign coun
tries on less security than was
ever lomied before even on se
curity. Now there is a record we
want to sco beat, but no other
bankers arc dumb enough to
beat it.
RETAIN COLLEGE
OF LAW IS WORD