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Newspaper Page TextM The Weather Forecast: Cloudy, probably with rain late tonight or baturday. Moderate temperature. Highest yesterday 3 Lowest thl mnrnlne Rf EDFORD TRIBUNE A. B.C. Circulation 1 a giMrnntrril rlri'uI:itlon That I whnt oil buy tvhrn itriiertMlilK In (he Mall Trlhimr. Medford's only A. B.C. npupai.r. MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY, ATOIL .1. 1932. Twenty-Seventh Year No. 9. DUMB Mail EEBEMBE i - 1. i - i rmm El M IS w Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS A BUSINESS man who travels much between the East and the West aald the other day to this writer: "For the past two years, It has seemed to me that business has been consistently better on the Paclllc than the Atlantic coast; but on my last trip to the East, only a lew weeks ago, business appeared to me to be a little better back there." YOU will draw your own conclu sions, ol course from that state ment; but you will probably recall the old theory that both good times and bad times start In the East and travel slowly westward until they reach the Paclllc Coast. . "A LITTLE while back," a travel ing man told this writer the ether day, "I heard a fellow say wishfully In a crowd: 'Wouldn't it be nice to get back to tne good old days?' " "I said: 'What good old days the nineties?' and he answered: 'Yes.' I told him: 'You are back In the good old days; we're living now on about the same scale as in the 'nineties, and we call It HARD TIMES.'" THE early 'nineties, of course, were pretty dull, one of the major de pressions being then under way; but the late 'nineties were regarded as pretty good times. Our average Bcale of living is prob ably as good now as the average scale of living in the late 'nineties. But we are acutely depressed and are sure we are having a TERRIBLE TIME.. . Our standards change, don't they? HALF a dozen men were discussing the state of business, as men will", the" other day, and what they were saying wasn't exactly compli mentary. One remarked: . . "Wages have got to come down, and AWAY down, before business can Improve." That man, you see, was old-fashioned. He was looking back to the good old days. ANOTHER one spoke up: "Yes?" he ssid; "and If wages go AWAY down, where will the mon ey come from with which to buy the things that must be bought If In dustry la to be kept moving st a ispld pace?" This man, you see, Is a modern thinker. AS YOU may .have heard. If you are & good listener, business Is de pressed. On every hand there are surpluses. There Is more food than people can BUY and eat. There is more clothing than people can BUY and wear. There are more automo biles than people can BUY and drive. Before business can be good again, we must eat the surplus of food. We must wear the surplus of clothes. We must acquire and drive the aur plua of automobiles. And so on. Here Is a puzzling question: If wages are to be kept down at the bare level of existence, so that all people can buy is enough o keep body and bouI together, how are we going to consume these surpluses that plague us? 1 npHE best thought of the present day runa something like this: The capacity of human beings to consume the products of lsbor Is lim ited only by their capacity to BUY these products and pay for them. So If we can make It possible for people to buy and pay for the things they WANT there will be no such thing as ft surplus and business csn go forward at a steady pace, providing employment for everyone. .4 HOW can we make It possible for people to buy and pay for the things they want? This writer confesses frankly that he can't answer that question. If you can answer It Intelligently, and can prove that your answer will work, you win perform ft service to humsn Ity that will be of Inestimable value. But Oils much, at least, CAN be said: Paying starvation war's WONT make It possible for people to buy and pay for the things they want In sufficient volume to keep industry moving at a pace that wui provide employment for everybody. (Continued on Page Ten; LEFT INTACT FOR SENAO ACTION Measure Carrying Increase in Postal Rate, Tax On Stock Deals, Autos, Realty Sales Voted 327 to 64 WASHINGTON, April 1. (AP) The House today passed and sent to the senate the new reve nue bill. The vote on final passage was 327 to 64. The hill is designed to balance the bud get of 1933. Final action came after three beetle weeks In which the house ran wild for seven days and ' booted out the general sales tax. It then floundered around for a substitute for the 9600,000,00 Item, In the meantime approv ing taxes designed to strike the wealthy and fix sales levies on selected Industries. WASHINGTON, April 1. (AP) By a vote of 211 to 178, the house today struck from the revenue bill the Swing amendment to impose war time surtaxes on high Incomes. The-Item was calculated to bring in $17,000,000 of income. - The vote came after the house had refused again to incorporate a gen eral sales tax in the bill. Without a record vote, It retained the Mamseyer amendment calling for a 45 per cent levy on estates. The action on the surtax amend ment, the second of a series prelimi nary to passage of the new revenue bill returned -to the bill a ways and means committee proposal for a 40 per cent maximum tax on incomes over $100,000. The Swing, amendment,, adopted last week, by an overwhelming vote, would have placed a maximum surtax rate of 65 per cent on Incomes in excess of $5,000,000. It was effective on incomes over $100,000 on a graduated scale. By reversing itself the house struck $17,000,000 off the total of It bill. .In so. reversing Itself the- house again sustained the ways and means committee. By 204 to 188, the house voted to retain In the bill the oil and coal Import taxes, thus automatically sus taining levies on wort, grape concen trates, malt and malt syrup. The revenue amounts to $85,000,000. T OF WASHINGTON. April 1. (AP) Calling for reorganization of the gov ernment's merchant marine activities. President Hoover today urged abolish ment of the shipping board. He tald the place left vacant on the boanl by the death of E. C. Plummer would not be filled Immediately. The president said he would post pone filling the vacancy In the hope congress would pass necessary legisla tion for reorganization of the merch ant marine. He recommended such a reorganization in a recent mesh age to congress. "The shipping board In its present form should be abolished," Mr. Hoov er said. 'r'Though this is not a criti cism of the board itself." He explained It was a criticism of the present arrangement for handling shipping activities, pointing out the poetoffice department had the award of ocean mail contract and that there were other shipping activities In various departments. Develop Russian Market Is Word to U.S. Business LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 1. (AP) A definite effort by American busi ness to develop Rum la as a market for United States made merchandise, Thomas D. Campbell, world' largest wheat grower, believes would be the country's greatest solitary factor to ward stabilization of the country's disjointed economic structure. Campbell, owner of 85.000 acrea of Montana wheat lands, returned from Russia after three years in which he gave to the soviet government his agricultural knowledge learned by scientifically farming his vast acre age. With Ralph Budd, railroad mag nate. Campbell was Invited by the Russian government to develop Its wheat production. Budd investigat ed railroads. Russia, Campbell believes. Is the (greatest of four new market posst i billtie for the United States. He luted the other three market as China. India and South Afrlc. Because European market have become Americanized, he aa.d, elimi Inhabitants Flee Claire Windsor Plans To Fight Charge Of Wife LOS ANGELES, April I. (API Announcing she Intended to fight to the limit a suit for alienation of affections brought against her by Mrs. Marian Y. Read, wife of Alfred C. Read, Oakland brokeir, Claire Windsor, former screen actresa who la now appearing here In a stage show with Al Jol son, 1 a a t night Issued a formal statement In which she Indignantly denied the charge. "I met Mr. Read when I waa In New York last September." Ml as Claire Windsor. Windsor said. "He was there on business. He was at several parties I attended. Latr; 1 he saw me in Los Angcies aevemi times, auu iiuw wine v.i.o alienation suit. TARIFFTOWERS OF HOOVER MAY BE TAKEN AWAY WASHINGTON, Aprl 1. (AP) The Democratic tariff bill to atrip the president 'of his tariff-making making power was passed today by the senate. The bill was approved by a vote of 42 to 30. It now goes back tothe houno for action on changes made by the senate. ... The old tariff coalition of Demo crat and Independent Republicans put the bill through- the senat, put the bin through the sonate, veto by President Hoover, :--v v Democrata voted solidly for tine bill and were aupported by six western Republicans. The bill would repeal the Republi can flexible tariff and provide for congressional action on changes in duties recommended by the tariff commission. This la a sad day for the dogs of Medford for it Is the last day of spring that they can run around, as the ordinance, In existence in the city for years paat requiring that all dogs be confined on their home premises during Aplrl, May and June, except that they can be taken -out by their owners. If In leash, goea Into rigid ffect tomorrow. Failure to observe this ordinance will result In the arrest and fine of any owner. The ordinance really went Into effect today, but as uo previous warning had been Issued of this, any many owners had for gotten the date of going Into effect, it was not rigidly enforced, as it will be from now on. . . The purpose of the ordinance la to present doga running at large, de stroying gardens and flower beds. Any dog found at large will be gathered in and taken to the pound. Will Ask Vote On Philippines WASHINOTON, April 1. Speaker Garner told the house today he will ask a vote Monday on legisla tion granting Independence to' the Philippine islands. nating them as possibilities of devel opment, Russia haa turned toward Germany. Italy and France for it merchandise, encouraged by unlim ited credit offered the soviet govern ment. "These three countries." Campbell said, "have extended Russia unlimit ed credit privileges on money loaned them by the United States. The to tal amount of money Russia apenda annually in these cotin tries for mer chandise the United States thou Id I lay down on Russian shores la aston ishing " Loosening of credit privileges to I RtiMta by American bankers, Camp- bell said, plus certain tariff changes, I probably constitute two major meth ods of developing the Russian mar ket. His experience In Rum la, he i wild, haa convinced him Russia looks toward America as a tort of model ! In how to handle both industry and i agriculture. Campbell scoffed at the Idea of a Ruefto-Coloeat alliance. IP X OPEN OP ON TWO SHIFT SCHEDULE Timber Products Co. Force Increased to 100 Ex Workers Employed De clare Bldg. Loan Dividend Officers of the Timber" Products Co. today announced that within the next ten days the company will open its saw mill for a regular two-shift run throughout the spring and, If rmrf I 1 Inni iimrifv tlirniichmif. thfl summer and fall. Thia will be good news to the peo ple of Medford. The Timber Pro ducts Co. (formery the Tomlln Box Co.) has never shut down the box factory, but did shut down the mill yard and saw mill several months ago. This reopening of the saw mill and continuation of the box factory op eration will give employment to 100 men and assures a steady payroll to former employes who have been laid off for a long time. The official announcement stressed the fact that one of their chief considerations in reopening now was to supply work for these loyal employes and there fore no new men are wanter and should not apply. Another local prosperity note was sounded today when officers of the Southern Building and Loan associa tion announced they declared their regular 6 per cent dividend today which will distribute considerable cash in the community as the stock holders are practically all local resi dents. In spile of the country-wide de pression, officers of this company de clare the concern has enjoyed a nor mally good business, and an Increase In' business la anticipated,' as Med ford people with money to invest are coming to realize more and more that under prevailing conditions the best and safest place to Invest money Is at home. 4- 11 IS E The first farm credit loan for this county was filed with the county recorder this morning. It waa is sued to Fred W. Greene in the sum of M00, and la a seasonal fcrop mortgage of a contracture! nature. Greene states In the document that he Is engaged in the raising of al falfa and pears and submitted as a basis of the loan a budget of his expenses. The application was filed last Sat urday with the Farm Credit Bank at Spokane. Wash., and waa returned approved Thursday, indicating that no time la lost In accepting or re jecting. Other applications filed" about the same time will be returned In the order of their receipt. Blanks for the filing of the loan applications, and Information can be received at the chambers of com merce, In this city and Ashland. The federal law under which the farm credit bill operates, requires that all crop loan contract be matter of public record. ALBERT H. VESTAL CO. P. 1 WASHINGTON. April I. CAP) Representative Albert H. Vestal of Indiana, the republican whip of the house, died today at the naval hospi tal. Two days ago Vestal collapsed and waa sent to the hospital. His condi tion had been reported as Improving. Vestal, who was 67 years old, was elected to the 65th congress from the 8th Indiana district and had served continuously since. He waa born In January 18, 1875 on a farm In Madi son county, Indiana. He waa a grad uate of Valparaiso university and was admitted to the bar when only 21 years old. He Is survived by a widow and two children. flffl. SHOOTS SELF SAN FRANCISCO. April I (AP) Mtas Evelyn B. Chapman, 23, Stan ford university medlra! school gradu ate, shot and killed hemelf here to day In the apartment of her flame. I James A. Cary. 25. a student at the Stanford University hospital. Friend of the girl told police she had been nervous and had com plained that marriage seemed "so far away. as Village Sinks Slowly Into Earth Will Speak Here Urn: . II. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, Oklahoma's colorful political figure, nlll lli.lt MeriTorrt April 12 In his cnmpnlgn suing through const states In the Democratic president lul nice. liorEWELL, N. J., April 1. (AP) Major Charles H. Scoeffel, deputy superintendent of state police, sailed Monday for England on a special mission, "the nature of which we cannot reveal at this time," Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, jStf,te police head, said In his afternoon bulletin from the home of Col. Charles H. Lindbergh today. "He sailed on the Mauretania last Monday on specific Instructions from Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf," the bulletin said, "and will return when his business Is completed." NORFOLK, Va., April I,(AP) Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage, re tired, said today there has been a new development since yesterday In the negotiations for the return of the kidnaped Lindbergh baby. T.'ie admiral, spokesman for three ! Norfolk men acting as Intermedia ries for the child return, declined to indicate the nature of the devel opment, saying Its - publication "would hinder negotiations." HOPEWELL, N. J., April l.(AP) It was Philadelphia's turn today to become the "clue" center in the Llndbergs kidnaping mystery. Reports flew that Charles A. Lind bergh. Jr., kidnaped a month ago tonight, might be found in or near that city. Police scoffed. Hundreda of other tips or similar nature have proved valueless. Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, head of the state police, said "there has been no Investigation directly or In directly of the report the baby was held in or near Philadelphia." BY TOPPLING TREES ROSEBURG, Ore., April 1. (IV) Jnmrs Huntley. 16, waa Instantly killed near Canyon vllle Thursday, when he was crushed under a large tree. He and Reuben Dubell, employed as woodcutters, had cut the tree, the butt of which had remained resting on the stump. Huntley waa caught under the tree when It roiled from the stump. BEND, Ore., April I. iPt Perry O. Sumpter waa fatally injured and D. D. Price waa badly hurt Thursday when they were struck by a falling tree in the woods south of here. The two men were eating lunch when a gust of wind felled the tree DROP $10 TO $55 DETROIT, April 1. P r 1 C re duction ranging from $10 to 155 a:e announced by the Chevrolet M'-tor Car company effective today. The maximum reduction la on tha five window coupe, which is cut from M5 to M)0. The standard sedan I tut from $035 to i.'.ftO. Coincident with the price reduction W. 8. Knuden, president and gen eral manager of the con. pan ay. Mid Chevrolet would continue to manu facture six cylinder cars exclus'vely and hsd no intention of bringing out an eight. j E FEATUREOF WEEK Roosevelt Supporters Press ing for Nomination by Democrats Foes of j Hoover Planning Bolt1 By BYRON PRICB. WASHINGTON. April 1. (API The pains of Internal strife are growing appreciably keener for both of the parties, aa presidential poli tics crosses the threshold of April- In three Important respects, the past week haa contributed signifi cantly to these troubles: Abandoning the conciliatory de meanor of earlier weeks, the eup-1 porters of Franklin D. Roosevelt have begun to press mercllrisly to ward consummation of his campaign for the Democratic nomination. Hoover Foes Plan. The Republican opponents of Presi dent Hoover have laid down a pol icy of standing aside for the present, giving him a renomlnatlon without substantial oppoaition, and then If an opportunity presents Itself, lead ing a bolt from the ticket. In both parties there haa developed a growing reallwitlon of the deadly earncstneas of the prohibition or ganizations in their threat to with draw support from any candidate who accepts a moist plank. All of these developments further confirm forecast of a campaign of groat bltternesa, in which party lines may come to mean very little. Tnlks New Parties, Talk of a third party and ven fourth party has been revived, and although such talk usually cornea to nothing In the end, the politicians urn listening and watching. The RoosevoU drive captured two more states during the week. Iowa and Maine. A last-minute decision to press for Instructions In the closely-divided Maine convention caused much surprise. Evidently the Roosevelt leaders, encouraged by a succession of victories and aware of the driving determination of the stop -Roosevelt movement, now are prepared to force ahead even st the expense of making some enemies. Rnnsevelt to Fore. The New York governor now haa a definite pledge of 123 delegates. He needs 770 for the nomination. He has a fair assurance of about 600 for the first ballot, and ft chance for many more, but there are some 330 out of the total of 1154. which are sure to go else where. Mlnsourra 38 were Instructed during the week for Jsmes A. Reed. New York's 94, which Tammany Leader John F, Curry expects to con trol . u ndcr the unit rule, are to remain unpledged for the present. A situation may very well develop where the final decision will reat tn the hands of five or six leaders. controlling such delegations aa those of New York. Illinois. Ohio, New Jersey and Missouri. Insurgents In Eye. Several development during the past few day have focused Interest on the Republican Insurgent. Oovernor Olfford Plnchot of Penn sylvania declined to enter the Ore gon primary. When the time limit arrived Tuesday night, Senator Hi ram W. Johnson hsd no delegates entered In hie nam In hla home state of California. Thus, appar- (Continued on !- Two) PORTLAND, April 1. (API Gover nor Jiillua L. Meier will deliver the principal address at the 70th anniver sary celebration tonljrht at the Plrat African Methodist Episcopal Zlon church of Portland. Brave Lad Saved After Eleven Hours in Shaft MIAMI. Okla., April I (API Brave baby Gerald Collin lived to day, aaved from a terrifying prison deep In a mine drill hole by strong arms and warm hearts. Wan and brtilned. but with a cour ageous "I'.-n all right' the three-year-old doubled up for It hours 20 feet bwJow the surface of the earth at the Mary Ann lead and nnc mine near richer, wa rescued throngh a parallel shaft last night. "Hen alive." cried a husky miner. Out from beyond the light of the little rescue area a roar of thanks echoed through the hills from the throat of thousands of watrhera. Whirled In an ambulance 11 mile to the Baptist hospital here cuddling In the mother' embrare of Mrs. Paul Collin, little Gerald "talked a blue streak" and dldn t appear badly hurt. But X-ray picture were scanned today for possibble fracture by three physician who waited at the rccu shaft until th boy wa Limit Hours On Prayer, For Poor At County Home The county couit directed this afternoon that no further relig loua meetings be held at the county poor l aftei 4:30 p. m. Complaint wa reg.iterud that the night meetings keep the inmates, some over 90 sears of age, awake after they retire at 8 o'clock In the evening and upset the routine of the Institution. It was also held that the services "could be heard a block away." The leadt-e held It was necessary to speak loud so the deaf Inmates could hear. The county court made It clear that' religious organisations were welcome to hold servl;ea at the poor fflrin, but they must do so before 4:30 p. m. Y WASHINGTON, April 1. (AP) The senate, which will have the next and last say on taxes, appropriations and bonus payments, Is on an econ omy rampage. In the spirit now pervading this chamber, the appropriation bills are due for a drastic? slash, some of tho higher Income taxes voted by tiie house are facing a paring down and t,he bonus bill is doomed to defeat. The senate leaders believe thia spirit will continue undiminished. So far two of the annual supply hills have been sent back to the ap propriations committee for 10 per cent reductions. All t.Me other in ens ures appropriating funds for next year'a operating expenses of the gov ernment face the same treatmont. Aa ft result of thia unprecedented action, the senate appoprlatlons com mittee la marking time on the other necessary appropriation bills. De partment heads have been notified to give recommondatlon for further paring down. T.hey have protested by the senate means business. It la no secret that the leaders of both parties have determined to ap ply the axe to the proposition about to face the house for legislation to authorise loans as payment In full to world war veteran upon their bonus certificates. COUPLE FACING CORTLAND, N. Y., April 1, (AP) R, J. Simpson, 20, and hla wife. Mary Field Simpson, 22, are under sentence to die In the electric chair the week of May 16. They were convicted yesterday of the slaying of Mrs. BImpAon's 14 months' old boy. The child waa killed on the night of September 21, hurt, mutilated and It body thrown Into a swamp where it was found on October 10. The Blmpson'a, arrested three days later, confessed the crime, the dis trict attorney said. The defense contended both the man and hi wife had mentalities of 12-year-olds. George Bill Given Preferred Status WASHINGTON. April l.-(AP) The senate steering committee today gave the George bill to authorize President Hoover to reorganlr-e the government departments a preferred status on th senate s program. taken carefully from the drill-hole. There waa danger, too, said Dr. General Plnnell, of pneumonia a a remilt of exposure. Toddling after hi work-bound father, Gerald stopped to play about the 350-foot drill hole yesterday morning. It maximum diameter is about a foot. He fell in and with his knee doubled up and hi arm ninned above hla head, wedged 20 feet down. There he stayed until volunteers and miner of the trl atate lead and sine district got him out after ft frantic battle to pierce solid rock. "Hurry daddy, take me. take me!" the llttt boy called out a hi res cuers, working In small squads, neared success. "Gee. but he's gritty one. cried 'Daddy' Collin, young mine pros pector. "Ood love you!" ohbed hi blue eyed mother, with hr baby at last in her arm. (Continued on Page Seven) LEFT By SWALLOWING CITY. Ten Thousand Leave Italian Town Near Rome in Haste Buildings Drop Out of Sight-Water Is Blamed NAPLES. April 1. Ten thou sand Inhabitant of the city of Villa Santa 5te(ano becau abandoning the town this afternoon when It started to sink Into tne ancient Ro man caves over which It la built. Santa Stefano Is an agricultural community approximately half way between Naples and Rome. Today 10 buildings In the center of the town slowly sank out of sight Into the earth and many others gave signs of caving In, Their disappear ance was slow enough to give the inhabitants time to escape and so far as known there were no casu al tie. The wholesale exodus began Im mediately and all the Inhabitant fled with as much of their posses sions as they could gather together In a hurry and carry away on their hacks and in donkey carts. Tonight many of them had pitched camp at a sa f e d Is tance from the town, but others pressed on to the neighboring town end village and farmhouse. It was thought that the cave-In was due to the filtration of river water through the ground under the town which broke down the roof sup port!1 of the caves. STEELY NERVED KANE. Pa., April 1, (AP) Dr, Evln O'Neill Kane. 72, who attained nation-wide note in 1010 by remov ing his own appendix and who re cently performed ft second operation upon himself, died today, Th surgeon, long prominent for his work In treatment of cancer, died at 4 a. in., after a alege of pneumo nia. He had been In ill health for severs! weeks. A few months ago Dr. Kane per formed the second operation on him self to relieve hernia. A was the caae in hla first feat, he used ft local anesthetic and mirrors. H aald the operation was successful. HANSEN LOSES FINGER . IN PLANING MILL SAW H. C. Hansen, operator of the Med ford Planing mill, suffered loaa of a portion of the Index ftnger on hi left hand this afternoon when the digit came In contact with ft swiftly revolving saw at the mill. Hansen waa rushed to the Sacred Heart hos pital, where the redded atump wa amputated at the first Joint, siW ILL- ROGERS 'says: lU'jVKIUA' HILLS, Cal., Mnr. tfl. Vt'mt n minute now. .'It's nil ritjht fur Jstck Garner's re funnel congress to pour it into the rich with income taxes, to fine a man for dying, to put a tax on malt till they make it cost like beer even if it don't taste like it. to refuse to pass a sales tax, then turn arnun'l ami tax everything that is sold, to put a tax on matches, and drive the U. S. to the insane asylum trying lo make cigar lighters work. All these fool tilings finno under ihe heading t of (jnngrossinnal employment, but. when they put It tax on chewing gum, the only thing left for a poor man to chew, that is going too far. ffillll. MtHlutt tr.4i..t,. Iw.