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The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Tuesday, probably showers, clearing Tuesday. Not mucb change In temperature. Hlgest yesterday .... 67 1 .on est this morning ti edford Mail T To Subscribers If your Mall Tribune ta not de livered to you promptly, Telephone 75. Office open until 7 every evening. Please call us before that time and a cop? will be delivered tn tout home Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, MOXDAY, MABCII 28, 1932. No. 5. M RIBUNE Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS IN the caws from Washington of late, you hare been reading a great deal about unbalanced budgets. "Un balanced budget" U one of these nlgh-Boundlng terms that the Jour nalists like to use. In plain, ordinary words that ev erybody can understand. It means spending more than Is taken In. When a government Is appropriating and spending more money than Is raised by taxation, It has an unbal anced budget. WHEN you spend more money than you earn, you get Into trouble IMMEDIATELY. When your bills come due, and you have no money with which to pay them, you must either stand off your creditors, or you must BORROW the money with which to pay. When you undertake to borrow the money you need, you will be asked some exceedingly embarasslng ques tions, such aa. this: "How on earth do you expect to PAY BACK thla money you want to borrow w,hen you haven't any more financial sense than to spend more than you earn?" It's quite possible that you won't get the money. WHEN government, persistently appropriate and spend more money than they raise by taxation, they too get Into trouble, but NOT SO QUICKLY aa you do. Their ability to borrow Is greater than yours, and unfortunately. It must be said tlose who lend money to governments don't ask such pry ing question as those who lend to Individuals. So extravagant governments are slower In getting Into trouble than extravagant Individuals. BUT, If It keeps up long enough, the government ttiat spends more money than It ralsea by taxa tion get Into trouble just as surely a the individual who spends per sistently more than he earns. Great Britain la a shining ex ample. IP anyone had said 30 years ago that within two decades the credit of Great Britain would become shaky, he would probably have been hustled off to the asylum. But we of thla present day have seen the credit of the British gov ernment become so shaky that It waa compelled to abandon the gold standard of money values In order to save Itself from possible disaster. WHY? Because over ft considerable period of time the British government ap propriated and spent more money than It raised by taxation. THE United States li the wealthiest nation on earth. It. government Is now the most solvent government on earth. But this government of ours Is spending more than It raises by tax ation. In tola year alone. It will spend something like TWO BILLION DOLLARS more money than It will raise by taxation. It Is borrowing the difference. ISTEN: ' ' If the government of the United States, which Is the strongest government on earth, goes on for a number of yeBra spending more money than It raises by tax ation and borrowing the difference, aa It la doing now, It credit also will be shaken, Just aa the credit of the British government was shaken. That la wfty the tax bill that Is now before congress is so supremely Important. YOU may aay: Sure; but what do's all that meAn In MY LIFE?" It means Just this: If the credit of the government of ths United States suiters, the credit of every citizen of the United States will utter. If ths credit of every cltlten of the United States Is made to suffer, business and industry will collapse and you will lose your Job. The present depression ts mild and Innocent compared to what would happen If the credit of the govern ment of the United States should topple from its present firm founda tion. THE subject of government finance la dry. It la more than prob able that thla discussion of It bore you to tears. In the event that you have red this far Into It. (Continued on, Fag. Two, T SOLONS ON NEED Speaker to Take Floor Tues- day for Appeal Dollar: Will Be Affected in Ex-; change, Is Pointed Out WASHINGTON, March 28. (AP) The bi-partisan Insurgent coalition waa defeated In the house today on a proposal that Income tax returns be made available for public Inspection. WASHINGTON, March 28. (AP) A house that has run rough shod over its leadership probably will re ceive an appeal tomorrow from Speaker Garner to pass a bill to bal ance the budget. He Indicated today tn a confer ence with newspaper men he would take the floor to urge the house to accept taxes fiat would offset the loss of revenue represented by Its action In trimming the sales tax from the pending revenue bill. "It haa come to a point now where the worst kind of taxes are better than no taxes at all," he said. s Luxury Tax L'rged His statement came about the time there were being distributed to house members copies of a letter from the American farm bureau federation, advocating selected taxes on luxuries and certain manufactures and levies on a group of Imports to make up the amount lost by elimination of the sales tax. Some of the Import taxes proposed were similar to amendments that were pending Saturday when Demo cratic, Republican and Independent leaders united In appeals to the house not to transform the tax bill (Continued on Page Eight) UP TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, March 28. (AP) The senate today passed and sent to the White House the Thomas-Carey bill extending the time for payment of construction charges owed by western Irrigation districts to the government. The senate agreed to a house amendment that the deferred pay ments should bear lnteieot, the rate to be fixed by the secretary of In terior. It was advocated aa a relief meas ure for tha western reclamation dis tricts and was Indorsed by Commis sioner Mead of the reclamation bu reau and representatives of the dis tricts. WASHINGTON, March 28. (AP) The house refused today by a vote of 203 to 132 override one of its committees and consider the Smith bill to establish a $100,000,000 re volving loan fund for the aid of farmers In Irrigation, drainage and levee districts. Proponents of the measure had held approval of the bill waa essen tial to halt migration from farms to cities and to prevent an unem ployment Increase in urban centers. WASHINGTON. March 28 (AP) The Oregon law prohibiting fishing from boats afloat in the McKenrle river above Its Junction with Blue river waa sustained today by the su preme court. The case was brought by Dayton C. Thompson and his partner, propile tora of a resort on the McKenzle, who protested against their guests being prohibited from fishing from boas while fishing from the bsnka was permitted. Oregon Weather Probable showers tonight and Tues day, clearing east portion Tuesday: cooler east portion tonight, fresh west winds offshore, backing to south- j Bacon Rind, Osage Chief Victim of Dread Ailment PAWHUfiKA. Okla . March 28 fAPt Bacon Rind. 84. Osage. Indian leader. died here today of cancer and pneumonia. He had been 111 sev eral months. Leading tateman of the Osszes for half a century. Baron Rind new many prefdena. He leaked the part of a leader, towering six fet four Inches In height. He wore long hslr. Bacon Rind was a member of the committee which aided In comple tion of the Indian land allotment bill In IfK Bscon Rtnd, whose tribal rme mas Wah-SheHah, took part r. many White Hon gaV.er.ng. II was a host to C aid; 51 Hiet oUier Great Aunt Brings Toys For Missing Lindbergh Infant BOSTON, March 28. (AP) A great aunt of the Lindbergh baby was en route by steamer to New York today, her cabin containing foreign toys purchased for the youngster before he disappeared. Mrs. Agnes Morrow Scandrett. sister of the late Dwlght W. Morrow and aunt of Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, reached Boston yes terday on tte liner Exarch, from Istanbul. She was eager for fresh lews of the search. Mrs. Scandrett heard of the kidnaping in Naples. E CAUSES SWITCH IN Mystery surrounding the switching in political faiths by voatrs, particu larly In the Eagle Point and Ashland : precincts has been solved with the ! Information that It Is due to desire j to vole either for or against Sheriff 1 Ralph G. Jennings In the May pri maries In his race for re-nomlnatlon I on the Democratic ticket. County 1 Clerk Dellltah Stevens Meyer said today she had no definite figures, but estimated that the "Democratic reg istration was one-third more than usual." It is figured by those In the know that local politics, with the killing of Everett Dahack, during the Reese Creek still raid. In the back ground. Is actuating the votera more than any ardor for the Democratic party. Jackson county democracy Is fair ly split up over the sheriff contest and a lively but quiet fight la going nn under the surface. Several Med ford Republicans have changed their political adherence, for some reason and a number of others have an nounced their Intention to write in the name of Sheriff Jennings on their own ticket, Is possible. Some of the candidates, aa they search for votes, are said to be col lecting evidence of "Illegality al ready, for use In case of defeat, and, to make the aftermath of the pri mary Interesting. The filing time closes a week from Wednesday. It was reported today that Edwin Gould, a young man, was contemplating filing for county treasurer to oppose County Treasurer A. C. Walker. It waa also reported that Earl C. Oaddla of this city, was contemplat ing filing for county Judge on the Republican ticket -4 PARTIALLY BURNED EDEN PRECINST, March 2B. (Spl.) Plre of unknown origin almost de stroyed the nine-room house of George Jackson, south of Phoenix, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Phoenix fire department was called and ar rived In time to quench the flames before the building was completely gutted. There was nc. one at home when the fire broke out, according to the report here. URGE HOG FUEL FDR VETS' HOI PORTLAND, March 28. (P) The Journal says in a special dispatch from Washington, D. C, that Senator Stetwer "has Invited the attention of the Veterans' administration to the poslbillty of Installing a fuel plant at the Roseburg Soldiers' home for consumption of sawdust and hog fuel." "Lumber Interests," the dispatch said, "assert this Institution by reason of its location offers exceptional op portunity for heating by use of by products of the sawmills." Judge Aligned. SALEM. March 28 (AP) Chief Justice Henry J. Bean of the Oregon supreme court today announced the assignment of Judge T. K. J. Duffy of Bend to KUmatb Falls to try the ciscs of Cook vs. Abbey and Johnson va. Great Northern railway. Judge W. M. Duncan was disquali fied in these two cases. Catholic dignitaries when they vis ited Washington seven years ago. A lover of good horses, he had many. He waa a firm believer In the old customs of his tribe and always took part In marriage and other ceremonies. His English vocabulary waa limit ed and hta talks in public were de livered In the Ossge tongue and translated by an interpreter. His Income from the tribe oil and ess wealth yielded him a fortuns. In recent years, however, his Income had dwindled to about 12.000 an nually. He lived In a modern home near Pawhiuka but kept a tepee In the yard, wU.ch bt occupied in lummsr OF NEAR FINAL STAGE SAY INTERVENORS Expect to Confer With Col. Lindbergh Today in Nego tiations for Restoration of Kidnaped Baby Son HOPEWELL, N. J., March 28. (AP) The Very Iter. H. Dobson Babcork of Norfolk, Va., con ferred with Col. Charles A. Llnd- i bergh for nn hour tmlny ns a re sult of a "cniit net" with the kid napers of the Lindbergh baby, he said, but he referred all ques tioners regarding details to the colonel. By Frank E. Taylor (Associated Press Staff Writer) NORFOLK, Va., March 28. (AP) John H. Curtis, Norfolk boat manu facturer, aatd today the very Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock serving aa an In termediary for the return of the kidnaped Lindbergh baby, left Nor folk today for Hopewell, N. J., to hold a personal conference with Col onel Charles A. Llnd berg,1!. Curtis said he and Rear-Admiral Guy H. Burrage, also serving as in termediaries, had found It necessary to change their plana and remain In Norfolk. He would not say whether Dean Dobson-Peacock left by airplane, nor the hour of his leaving, although he had previously revealed the minister went to the Hampton Roads naval air station. Asked If ha believed the trip to day would complete the negotiations for the child's return, he said: "I never believe anything until It is completed." He added, however, today's conference with Colonel Lindbergh would have an Important bearing on the plans of the Norfolk citizens. HOPEWELL, N. J., March 26. (AP) The Lindberghs, near the end of their fourth week o reparation from their stolen baby, heard today that three "intervenors" from the south might call upon them before night fall; but they repeated that they placed no "special significance" In the negotiations the three Norfolk, Virginians, have undertaken. A statement late last nigM by . (Continued on Page Eight) SALEM, March 28. (AP) Willis C. Hawley, congressman from the first district for more than 20 years, filed his candidacy for re-election with the secretary of state today. Hawley Is in Washington, . 0., and It was an nounced he would not be In Oregon during the primary election campaign. Hawley filed on the Republican ticket wit hthe sloganu; "No Interests to serve but the public Interests." George W. Porter, of Medford, filed for tha Republican nomination from Jackson county for the state house of representatives. NASHVILEE. Tenn., March 28. (AP) A group of Eastern college students, protesting against treat ment they received from officers who expelled them from the Kentucky coal fields, were described by Gover nor Henry H. Horton today as "un invited guests" and were advised by him to avoid communism, Ths governor received them and heard their protest but gave them lit tle encouragement as regards any ac tion he might take to discipline the officers they said mistreated them. In addition to advising them against communism, he expressed the hope they "would not get into serious trouble." CLOUDS AND SHOWERS PORTLAND. Ore-. March 28 (AP) Continued cloudy weather with oc casional showers was tha weather pre diction for today and Tuesday thru out the state. Only moderate winds were expected, with little change In temperature. Generally rainy weather prevailed over the itate Saturday and Sunday. First Hnol nld PORTLAND, March 28 ( AP) The flrat confirmation of sales of Pacific slope wool for this year came to the Portland trade today, with the intttal business appearing In southern Cali fornia, the first section to start 1912 shearing. The business waa in the Bakerafleld district and the general price waa 81i cents. More Oraln ilen. 1 OUTMHTnU Uarrfi OB I API Several additional count. were an nounced by the agriculture depart ment today as having been desig nated to the Red Cross aa eilglble to receive free government wheat for livestock feed. FRINGE OF DIXIE aw" 4 3i AuociMttd Pro Photo Six persons were Injured and many buildings demolished when a section of one of the freak spring tornadoes that wrought such havoc In the south clipped Hamilton. O. Above Is shown a general view of wrecked houses In the residential section. At the right is an unusual example of the storm's effect on a stone house. AGENT NEXT STEP Affairs of Vie Jackson County bank, Incidental to transfer of Its deposits and business to the First National bank, proceed apace and without furore. Transfer of deposit boxes to the First National were completed Saturday. Preliminary de tails of the transfer will be com pleted thla week. One of the early steps will be ap pointment of a liquidating agent for the assets of the Jackson County bank, not accepted by the First Nat ional bank. The appointment will b made by the directorate of the Jackson County bank. The liquldat Ing agent will maintain offices, prob ably in 4hv Jackaon County ..Bank building, and ths liquidation will be under his direction. The unaccepted assets more than exceed the deposit waivers, and Include the Jackson County Bank building, vaulta and bank equipment, bonda and notes. The period of liquidation depends on crop and general business conditions. Jackson County off Jet a la said today there had been several Inquiries by prospective tenanta but no definite action had been taken. The build ing was built and equipped for bank ing and the Jackson County Build ing & Loan association and the Farmer's and Fruitgrowers bank, have been mentioned as possible oc cupants. The building haa also been mentioned as a theater or depart ment store, which would require con siderable remodeling. EX-SECRETARY OF T WASHINGTON. March 28. (AP) Death came early this morning to Leslie M. Shaw, who was secretary of the treasury under President Roosevelt and before that attained national prominence as governor of Iowa, Eighty-four years old, Shaw suc cumbed to double pneumonia, devel oped from a cold he contracted sev eral week ago on a business trip to New York. His widow survives him. a daughter, Mrs. John McMullin, and a son, Enrl Shaw, now In Min neapolis. In recent years the former secre tary devoted himself to writing on financial topics on which hs was quite an authority. EUGENE. Ore., Msrch 28. (AP) Stephen Mogenaon. former priutnt of the Junction City State bank, waa sentenced to two prison terms today on embezzlement charges, and Cir cuit Judge o. F. Skipworth who prounced sentence, then ordered an Immediate and complete grand Jury investigation or ths bank's affairs. Mogensen pleaded guilty to two charges of larceny embeezlsment. He faced five other Indictment to which he pleaded not guilty. The charges will be dismissed. On one charge of ember.llng 8.500 Mogen sen was sentenced to a term not to exceed 10 years, and for embezzling 1.M5 he was in fenced to a term of not to exceed three years, the sen tenres to run concurrently. AGED WOMAN KILLED BY CAR AT CROSSING PORTLAND, Ore., March 28. (AP) Returning alone from Easier serv ices, Mrs. Julia A. Stanton, 00 jears old, was struck by an automobile and fatally Injured near her horns last night. She died today. Aha waa walk' In tcroM (&s Uvtersectloo. LIQUIDATION TORNADO HITS - atwr - s LIFE IS LOST IN EFFORT TO SAVE HOARDED RICHES HILLS BORO, Ore., March 28. (AP) The gold which he had labored for years to accumulate, was Instru mental In pausing the deattv.Ol-S.JCj-, Knight -lat night. The elderly farmer, who lived alone In hla small house, died In a hospital here from burns he suf fered when he crawled Into the flaming building to recover his life's savings. Knight went to the post office Sunday morning. He returned to find bis home in flames. He beat hla way through the fire to the spot where he had hidden a considerable store of gold coins. Then back through the flames he made his way. He was attempting to enter again to a'ave a package of currency when neighbors dragged him back. They rushed him to a hospital, where he died from terrible burns on his head, his face and cheat. TROUTDALE, Ore., March 28.. (AP) The seasonal and famed smelt run in the Sandy river got off to an Indifferent atart here Sunday. A large crowd gathered around the bridge Just above Troutdale, with the usual collection of bird cages, tied trouser legs and pots and pans with which to dip the smelt. Commercial fishermen sat up all Saturday night when first evidences of the run were shown, and scooped up large quantities of the fish In their live boxes. At latest report, however, the run had not reached the almost incredible hordea of smelt that usually attract many curious hundreds to the banks of the Handy. Last year the run did not materialise. GARAGE AND CAR BURN ON ROGUE RIVER FARM ROGUE RIVER, March 28. (Spl.) Fire, supposed to have caught from ashes' thrown out, burned the wood shed on the Jimmy Milton ranch Thursday afternoon, also burning the car and several other valuable things. Only by the efforts or neighbors snd a strong wind which blew sway from the house was the house saved. First Lady Hostess for Children s Easter Party WASHINGTON, March 28. ?) Arter a rslny and unpromising atari, the White House Easter egg rolling fete became more popular today, with Mra. Hoover Joining a throng upon the lawn to distribute small gifts to all the children present. Although a chill northwest wind whipped the spary of White Home fountains for ftO feet, nearly 2.000 children snd members of their fam ilies had corns and gone from the south lawn by noon. The rain hid ceased. Earlier, the Plrst Lady had played hoateas to about 1M children of Washington officials Inside the ex ecutive mansion. Throughout this ceremony, a small txou fitf heiwur nhildria buddied outr HAMILTON, OHIO v; - E TO ARGUE ACTION IT. TOKYO, March 28. (AP) The Japanese government has decided to refuse to furnish the league of na tions with tha statement of her side 6T the Japanese controvoriy called for under article 19 of the league covenant, It was learned on good au thority today. The belief was express ed the decision eventually might lead to Japan's withdrawal from the league. The atep was forecast nearly two montlia ago when China Invoked ar ticle 15 at Oeneva, shortly after the beginning of hostilities at Shanghai. The article specifies that nations on both sides of a controversy shall sub mit statements of their cases, upon which the league may then make its decision of responsibility. The prediction also was made at that time that Japan would resist, even to the extent or withdrawing from the league. If the application of the article were pressed. Well-informed quarters here today expressed the opinion that' the gov ernment's decision was the first step in what would be a series of refusals of Japan to participate In the league's action. 4 DEEPEST OF YEAR Tli practically contlnuoua fall of anow dally at Crater Laka national park alne March 19th, alter taking a reat ycaterriay. bcRan again laat night with a fall of light conilawncy which waa atlll on lale tills forenoon when a telephone mewiage waa re ceived from the park. Thla laat fall made the depth of anow at the park the greateat of the winter aoaaon ao far. with 13 feet and S lnchea at Government camp, and 13 feet and 1 Inch at Anna Spring camp. Aa the mow plow em which haa been working on the Klamath ent rance road In the park for eome time. Ii bending all effort to clear the roada lnalde the park of anow aa soor aa poaalble, the plow waa not workwi on the road between Government camp and tha rim today. Hence, aa the trip to the rim would have to be made on akla, the anow depth at the rim waa not measured today, but It la eatlmated to be about lfl feet. stds near ths south portico. Inter mittent rain caused cancellation of the first scheduled folk dsnces on ths lawn, but Mrs. Hoover helped stage a minuet in ths spacious east room. With the First Lady's appearance on ths south portico, a crowd gather ed magically. In a brief add t cm she said she was sorry all could not have been Invited Inside the Whit House for the festivities there. Then, de scending the broad steps she formed a new receiving line, handing more colored eggs to the children who filed by. Shortly afterward she waved a white lacs handkerchief from ths portico and called "goodbye" to thost Mlow a the ratuuttl injldf. T SWEEP SOUTHLAND WITH ADDED TOLL Eastern Texas, Alabama and Georgia in Path of Sunday Twisters Seven Dead and Scores Injured y DALLAS. March 28. (AP) One person was killed and mors than a score injured by two- tornadoes which struck In East Texas yester day. Coy Herd, negro farmer, lost his life and his wife and baby were seriously injured by a twister which wrecked a dozen farms In Red River county, near Clarkavllle, in north east Texas. Several others suffered minor Injuries,. Another toi ..ado demolished the "shack town" of Seliuan, seven miles west of Henderson, In the East Texas oil field. Injuring 30 persons. Six of the Injured were given hospital treatment, but later were released. The tornado leveled 27 derricks and for a time seven oil wells ran wild, spraying oil over the country side. MONTGOMERY. Ala., March 28 (AP) Another tornado dipped into Alabama yesterday and added six (Continued iruru rage One.) EAST COAST AREA (By the Associated Preas.) . Howling, northeast winds swept1 over New England today; full gales lashed the Atlantic coast, snow blan keted most of the east, and New York was drenched with rain. A blizzard struck northern New Hampshire, deepened wet, heavy snow to seven Inches In ths forenoon and continued unabated. Automobile-traffk-Maeed- n -maiiy parts- of - Mas sachusetts as drifts piled up to four feet or more. Heavy flakes snapped power lines In Pennsylvania snd delayed for more than two and a half hours the elec trocution of a wife-murderer In Belle font. Parts of eastern Ohio suffered the heaviest snow In recent years. New York state was covered from the Adlrondacks to the Pennsylvania line. Albany had more than six Inches at 8 a. m. State police reported that travel was precarious on many high ways. Trolley service throughout the stormy sections was hampered and In many places local railroad service was behind schedule. FOR BOOTLEGGER George Holt, another local boot legger who had planned to quit that Illegal profession and go to Cali fornia to assume a legitimate position on April 1st, ceased handling moon shine a trifle too late. At his hear ing this morning. In Judge Taylor's court, he pleaded guilty and was given a B0-day Jail aentence, which was suspended on condition that he at once assume the Job which hs claims has been promised h'm In Placer county, California, and remain out of the slate. He was given 24 hours in which to depart from tha city. Complaints had been received that Holt was handling whiskey from whore ho lived on North Front street, and In a raid on ths place yesterday, officers found three pints of moon shine, some empty Jugs and a supply of wrappers snd labels for supposed Canadian brands. IN NETARJS BAY PORTLAND. March M (AP) it.i.,1. h.v f.u. mile, anmh of Tillamook on the Oregon coaat. may eventually Become aa wen anown aa an oyater producing region aa any place on tha Pacific or the At lantic. Thla la the belief of Dr. Thomm rtnaa and George Dolcich of Port land, who laat week planted a mil lion and a half Japaneae oyater eeed on 300 acrea of beda In Netarta bay. The large planting waa made to de termine the quantity that can ba produced. Kventually the men ex pect to Inatall a cannery there. - Graf Home Bound From So. America PrirdrichshawkN,, oermany, March 38. (AP) The P-ef fceppehn. homeward bound from South Ameri ca, reported her poaltlon today aa 3S degree, north latitude. 20 degree It minute, weat longitude. Thla would put her a ahort dla'anc to th. weat of the Maderla lalanda. The weather waa tin and abo waa making about 19 knot.
