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The Weather Forecast: Fair Sunday; moderate temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday 52 Lowest eterrtny 44 Mail Tribune MEDFORD A. B.C. Circulation ll a guaranteed circulation That Is what ou buy when advertising in tha Mall Trlhune, Hertford's only A.B.C. newspaper. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON. SUNDAY, ArRIL 3, 1932. No. 10. Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS TIERE la a statement that la really " startling: Tourist expenditures in California amount to about SIX HUNDRED MILLION dollara a year. THIS figure, which to Oregonlana seems almost ataggerlng. was named at Red Bluff tho other day at the meeting of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland association. THIS six hundred million dollar expenditure was mada largely In Southern California, with Central California coming next. Tha Shasta-Cascade Wonderland association represent Northern Cali fornia and Southern Oregon. Its cen tral thought Is this: "Tourists spend hundreds of mil lions of dollars every year In South ern and Central California. Northern California and Southern Oregon have EVEN MORE to give ttii tourist for his money than have the regions to the south. "So let's go out and TELL THE TOURIST what we have that la worth his while." WHY do tourlsi'with six hundred million dollara to spend come to Southern and Central California? The answer la as simple as any thing can be T.hey come because they have been told persistently and alurlngly of the attractions of South ern and Central California. The way to get them on up Into Northern California and Southern Oregon 1 to tell them with equal persistence and allure of tha things that WE have to show them. That Is the business of the Shasta Cascade Wonderland association. THE meeting of'tne association was held in Red Bluff. Not far from Red Bluff la the now romantic "ghost" city of Shasta. The present population of Shasta la a hundred or so. There waa a time In those "days of old. those daya of gold." when. Shasta's population waa In the neigh borhood of ten thousand. IN THIS old town of Shasta la the first Masonic hall to be built In California, housing the first Masonic lodge of the state. It Is now aban doned. On every hand are the remains of substantial buildings that In the days of gold hummed with an active life. The thick wooden floors many of these ancient buildings are worn deep by the hob-nailed boots of the mlnera. YN THE old town of Shasta, they ' still show you photographs of the thrilling events of those early days. One of the photographs la gruesome. It shows two men dangling by the neck from the llmba of trees. They were bandits Vie gangstera of those days. They held up a stage and killed a coupe of men. The vig ilantes went Into action and within less thsn 48 hours, so the story goes, the murderous bandits were dang ling from limbs. We hear a lot about gang outrages In our big cities In these days. If we copied some of the methods of those early vigilantes, the institu tion of gangsterism probsbly would not lsst long. H Tf ERE is the real point In connec- tlon with these events In old Shasta: The California highway com mission Is planning a wide, straight rosd from Redding to this ancient "ghost" city. California knows the value of ro mance In attracting tourists. Ten people will probsbly want to visit this romantic old town to each ONE that will be attracted by mere ecen ry. yHE hist o r'lo a 1 background of Southern Oregon is as roman tically thrilling as the historical background of Northern California, and the two together have a wealth of tradition that If properly capital. Ized will bring to this region by the thousands tha tourists that In the past have been spending six hundred millions of dollars In Southern and Central California. We have had much to say of our scenery, which la marvelous. But if we are shrewd, we will reallza tht the romantic atory of our past haa an even greater appeal to the tourist than our mere scenery. Europe realized long ago the value of historical background In attract ing tourist money and haa profited heavily aa a result. TILLAMOOK C. ChrlMenaen it Son leaned M. Leach' cold storage budding and equipment on West First ;reet. ON SUICIDE TRY Throat Hacked With Razor No Reason Given For Ant Rlnnri On Ranriannsl Discloses Serious Wound. Changing her mind after attempt- lng to commit suicide Friday night by cutting her throat with a razor, Mrs, Watt Hurst, middle-aged lady of Climax, Ore., was reported out of danger following the discovery of t,he act last night by her husband and son, Tom. Mrs. Hurst gave no reason for the act. according to Information receiv ed from there, and the attempt was not revealed until blood was discov ered on the bandages she wore about her neck. Yesterday she claimed to have a sore throat. Finding of the bloodstains caused Mr. Hurst and his sons to question Mrs. Hurst, who told them of her action during the night Friday. Mrs. Hurst will be rought Into Medford this morning to receive medical treatment. LIGHTS, NOT GANG LEADER CAUSE OF State police were busy Friday and Saturday nights stopping cars going south of South Riverside, and aroused the curiosity of residents of many sections of the valley with the pro cedure, which It waa revealed tonight was only for the purpose of testing lights. A rumor adding much more excite ment to the occasion, however, travel ed about the city yesterday. The report was that state police were looking for a professional gangster, two gun racketeer, en route from Vancouver, B. C, to California, and stopping all cars In hope of halting his Journey. The gangster car, the story stated, was followed by another in which three men were traveling to protect their leader. As many home folks prepared to hear the music of a machine gun, the police announced they were testing lights. STILL UNLOCATED Search for the bodies of Edwin C. Brown and wife, Dead Indian home steaders who lost their lives in a blizzard that raged over the area January 11, was under way yester day under the direction of the sher iff's office. A party headed by A. R. Cooley, a neighbor, who was last to see the ill-fated couple alive, Thursday and Friday found snowshoe tracks that indicated the Browns at one time had passed within 100 yards of their cabin but were blinded by the fury of the storm, only to wander on into the night and perish. Discovery of the bodies la expected soon, as the melting snows make easier the grim task. Telephonic communication with the Dead In dian district is crippled ao no advice on the progress of the hunt Satur day was received. E DROPS PROM SIGHT NORFOLK. Va., April 2 (API John Hughes Curtis, whose negotia tions for the return of the kidnaped Lindbergh baby have carried him twice on mysterious trips from this city, could not be located In Norfolk tonight after an apparent all day absence from his home and office. Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrafre, re tired, and the very Rev. Dean H. Dobson-Peacock. serving with Mr. Curtis as intermediaries, both said they did not know of any contact trip that Mr. Curtis mlRht be making. Both said they believed Mr. Curtis waa In the city, but they had not seen him during the day. It could not be learned from his office or his home whether Mr. Curtis had left the city. VETS SHE TRANSFER PORTLAND. Ore, April 3 (API Oeonte Neuner, United States district attorney .will ko to Roeeburg next werk to complete trsnsler of deeds to the national soldier's home site west of Roseburg and t the present state soldier's home to the federal govern ment, Neuner Intends to .fare here to morrow morn t .t. He will be Joined In Rcweburg by Frank B. Hevern. reg ional utility officer of the United State veteran bureau. DEFENDER AND PROSECUTOR MEET i " $ ill Attoctaltd Prtu Phot Clarence Darrow, (left) special attorney for Mrs. Granville Fortes cue and three co-defendants charged with slaying a native In Honolulu, discussing technical details of the trial with Public Prosecutor John C. Kelley. IN HONOLULU. April 2 (AP) In a temple of justice encircled by palm trees and armed policemen, Mrs. Granville R. Fortescue, society matron and three men of the United States navy will go on trial here Monday for the lynching of a young Hawaiian. Although whatever racial feeling may have existed over the case and Its far-reaching ramifications apparently has subsided and there has been no hint of disturbance, the police guard was "ordered to "be 'on duty during the sessions of the court. Accused of abducting and slaying last January 8, Joseph Kahahawal, one of the five men held on charges of attacking Mrs. Fortescue's daugh ter, the society matron and her co defendants, Lieutenant Thomas H. Mafisie, E. J. Lord and Albert O. Jones, will pin their faith in an array of counsel headed by Clarence Darrow, noted Chicago attorney who came out of retirement to lead the defense. The public will be excluded from the little court room In which the quartet, Indicted on a chargtj of sec ond degree murder, will be trlfd. SI WASHINGTON, April 3. (AP) Secretary Stlmson will sail for Eur ope next Friday and Join the Amer ican delegation at the Geneva dis armament conference. He will be accompanied by Nor man H. Davis, a member of the American delegation to the confer ence who has been here for a week conferring with President Hoover and the secretary of state. Announcement of Stlmson's trip to , Geneva waa made at the Whit House today after he had talked with the president. Mrs. Stlmson will accompany the secretaiy to Switzerland. Allen T. Klotz, special assistant to the sec retary and Captain E. A. Regnler. aide to the cabinet officer also will go. LOCATEDON PEAK ASH MOUNTAIN. Sequoia National Park. Cal.. April a (API At the end of a frozen snow-pack trail, half a mile from a shelter cabin, forest raneers tonight souttht further trae of Lieutenant Edward D. Hoffman, whose army airplane was found dash ed to pieces against a towering Sierra peak. The trail gave evidence of a atrutr gle against the snow, packed dep on the ground, and of efforts to sur vive a Wizard which waa raging when the flyer vanished February 1. MISS EZELL INJURED Doris Eell was Injured In an au tomobile srcldent near the Firestone service station On South Riverside avenue lat at nisht and was taken to the Sacred Heart .hospital by state police. The ex'ent of Miss EzeH's Injuries was not learned. A. E. Llnrte of Portland was driver of the auto in which Miss Ezell was rldln?. and which struck another car ' parked In the street. He is held In I the county Jail on n open, voarga. STATE DECLINES CRATER ENTRIES EX-CROWNPRINCE It will be at least two weeks yet before Crater Lake national park will be thrown open to travel from the Medford and Klamath entrances, as it will take that long If no more snow falls, for the park's snow re moval crew to dear snow from the entrance roads, especially as It de veloped yesterday that the atate highway department will not clear the road between Union Creek and UiA.Medford..park.utrance.I.as-.laat year. A letter has Just been received at the Crater national park head quarters here from the atate high way department stating that be cause of the necessity for exercis ing rigid economy in its expendi tures, the department would be un able to clear the Crater Lake high way of snow this year, as had been confidently expected until thla notice wns received. This means that the park snow plow crew, which resumed work yesterday In clearing the road be tween Anna Spring camp and the Medford entrance, when It reaches the latter place will have to con tinue on its clearing work until Union Creek Is reached. Many local people and tourists are anxiously awaiting the time when they can drive up to Crater Lake national park to view the park and lake In their winter glory. Also tourists have been arriving here and at Klamath Falls from distant sections of the country for the past week or more with the expectation of seeing Crater Lake and were much disappointed to learn that the entrances were bar ricaded until the roads were clear ed. WASHINGTON, April 3. (API Acting Chairman Crisp of the house ways and means committee, today fixed Monday, April 11, to open hearings on legislation for full cash pavment of tho soldiers bonus. "The committee wanted a week's rest after the tax bill, and I am going away for a short vacation ovr that period. Crisp said. "Personally I am opposed to pay ing at this time the 50 per cent unpaid on the veterans certificates, btit we promised advocates of such bills a hearing and they will be given an opportunity to present their case." Famed Indian Fighter to Happy Hunting Grounds COOKSTOWN, N. J., Apirl 3. (AP) A famous old Indian fighter Brig adier General Edward 8. Godfrey Is dead today after an attack of heart disease In his old colonial home filled with relics of his thrilling battles. He was 88 years old. The noted veteran of the Indian wars who fought in i he ba tt le of Little Big Horn, escaped the fate of General Custer and his troops In that famous msesa?re by temporarily ig noring the orders of his superior offi cers. He drove the Indiana to cover and fell back, saving the lives of his men. The Illness which caused the gen eral's death had kept him In bed for several weeks In the house which had been In the poeewion of Mrs. Godf :ey's family more than 200 years. Alter funeral services next Tuesday Bl PARTY DRIVE TO AID TAX ACT IS Hope To Put Through Fiscal Program Before June Conventions New Sales Tax Move Looms Is Talk n I RANCIS M. STF.PHKNSON AMtrlatfl Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, April 3. (AP) A bi-partisan drive to push the billion dollar revenue raising bill through the senate was mobilizing today as Secretary Mills give qualified en dorsement to the measure approved by the house. The tieasury head spoke of some "serious defects and discriminations" In the legislation but gave It en dorsement as a victory for some fin ancial principles. Senate leaders added their pledge to balance the government's Income and outgo by next year but the dis pute on what la necessary to bring this about developed further today. tent Ions of the decocrn: leadership tions of the Democratic leadership that a S'JOO.OOO.OOO saving in govern ment expenditures next year can be made by congress this saving la counted on by the house to balance the budget with the aid of the reve nue bill. Senate Republican leaders d 1 d agree with Speaker Garner, however. that a determined drive can put through the fiscal program In time to permit final adjournment of con gress before the June political con ventions. A triple attack gets going next week In the senate to wipe out the (continued on page nine) 4- TO HITLER PARTY BERLIN, April 3 (AP) Former Crown Prince Frlcdrlch Wllhelm to day- pledged - his support to Adolf Hitler, presidential candidate of the national socialists, who would re pudiate the Treaty of Versailles. Frledrlch Wllhelm, hitherto more closely allied with the nationalist party than with the Hitlerites, an nounced his position aa all political Germany was prepared for a week of strenuous campaigning for the run off election a week from tomorrow In which the ch lef contenders are Herr Hitler and President Paul Von HIndenburg. "As I believe a closed nationalist front is absolutely necessary, I shall vote for Adolf Hitler," he said. The republican "Iron front," sup porting the president for reelection, Is ready for a whirlwind campaign. Ten thousand mass meetings will be held. Fleets of motor trucks and air planes will spread throughout Ger many countless handbills urging the voters to make the Von HIndenburg turn-out so Impressive that Hitler will be decisively smashed. SUBPOENA LOCALS IN EMPIRE TRIAL Subpoenas were served yesterday afternoon by the sheriff's office on nine local people, to appear In Polk county court April 11 at Dallas, Ore., to testify In the case of the State of Orejion versus Frank Keller, Jr., of the Empire Jloldlng corporation. From here subpoenas were served Harold Parker, Dr. Jud D. Rlckert, E. M. Wilson, Chet Leonard, Ernest Scott, Harry Moore, Tom Ftiaon, Miles Stuart and W. S. Bolger. Wildcat Stage Is Halted Here Stat police Saturday arrested L. L. Bruin, 517 Leavenworth street. Ban Francisco, on a charge of operating a "wildcat stage." The authorities say Bruin Jiad collected about 950 from five passengers, destined for va rious points in the Willamette val ley. A preliminary hearing Is sched uled for Monday. at the memorial chapel In Arlington national remetery, General Godfrey will be laid at rest In the noted bur ial grounds near the remains of many of the heroes with whom he served , As an officer In the seventh cav alry. General Godfrey rode the plains for 13 years, flKitinc the Indians almost continually. Previously, aa a youth of 17, he saw active service during a short enlistment In the Civil war and later participated In the Cuban campaign of the Spanish American war. Upon his retirement from the srmy In 1007, General Oodfrey came home here to spend bis time gardening and writing an account of die battle of the Little Big Horn. He was chair man of the National Custer Memo rial aas-jclation. SPOTL' ' i POLITICAL STAGE Twin Troublemakers De velop In Week Smith Resents Rumor He'll Sup port .Roosevelt For Job. By I. Harold Oliver Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, April 3 ( AP) Old man Tariff and the comparative youngster Prohibition are strutting forward In presidential politlca aa Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Hoover corral most of the nominating delegates to the Chicago conventions. Developments of the last week brought out these twin troublemak ers, while Alfred E. Smith furnished a week-end high apot with a atate ment denying he would withdraw his name from the democratic convention and resenting reports he would sup port Gov. Roosevelt in return for a cabinet appointment. Ciernrd Quits Simultaneously, the democrats lost their national committee treasurer, James U. Gerard, who resigned after handling the party's finances for eight years because he said the job required more time than he could give to it. Chairman Raakob will appoint a suc cessor to conduct the party's "vic tory" fund drive. Republican leaders long bro accept ed the democratic challenge to lock horns on the Hawley-Smoot tariff act In the coming campaign. The sen ate's passage Friday of the demo cratic measure to revoke the presi dent's power to make flexible rate changes broadened the Issue. The democrats are ready to make (Continued on Page Nine) WASHINGTON, April 3.-(AP) Murch Brothers, construction com pany, St. Louis today submitted to the veterans admlnlstatrlon the lowest bid $544,000 for the construc tion of six buildings of a national soldiers home at Roseburg, Ore. K. R. Parker, San Francisco, sub mitted the second lowest bid, $5fi5a- 700. The third lowest bid 657, 900 was offered by A. W. Kutache & company. Detroit. The Roseburg soldiers home will contain 150 hospital beds and 450 domlcllsry beds. When completed, and fully equipped the first unit of the new structure will cost ap proximately $1,000,000. Murch Brothers low hid was for building construction only. Other bids were asked for electrical wir ing and equipment, plumbing, heat ing, refrigeration and sewage dis posal. Seventeen bidders submitted pro posals on the general construction. The six lowest, Including the Murch firm were A. W. Kutache of De troit, S5R5.900; Mabsen company of Minneapolis. $500,385: Morle Con struction company of Kanaas City, $563,900; MacDonald-Kahn, Ltd., Ban Franc In co. $556,000. and L. H. Hoff man. Portland, $566,300. LAST YEAR TOTAL SALEM, April 3 (AP) Personal Income and intangibles taxes for 1P32 will equal the returna from 1931, .the state tax commission es timated today following the receipt of returns when the time for filing closed last night. The returns from corporation excise taxes may exceed 1931. although the difference will be slight the commission announc ed. Up to last night about $1,000,000 was paid Into the offices, and to day's mall brought In about $350, 000 more. By the time the malls are cleared, and considering the ex tensions and second payments' due, the total collections should approx imate $3,000,000 for 1D33, C. OF C. ELECTION Ballots for the nomination of seven new directors to the cham ber of commerce board to fill the expired terms of those who have served for two years, were prepared yeatrday. They carry 'the names of all members of the Chamber or Commerce. 14 of whom are to be recommended by each voter. The fourteen members receiving the highest number of votes wiu be carried as candidates for flec tion. Bsllota must be turned Into the tellers not later than April 7. Only members In good standing are entitled to vote. The election com mittee Is composed of Hsrvey Fields. John Moffatt and A. J. Hsuk. ST. LOUIS FIRM LOW BIDDER ON ROSEBURG HOME NININGER NEARING Buy Automobile Aid Prosperity Hoovers Advice WASHINGTON. April 3 (API Want to help the country towards prosperity? President Hoover suecests that if you are thinking of buying an automobile thla year, you place place your order now. It will be a big help, .he believes, to the In dustry, and "there Is nothing that provides widespread employment more than automobile construction." E E LOCAL POOL HALL Eric Olsen. 34, transient, waa yes terday declared violently Insane and will be transferred from the county Jail to the atate hospltnl nt Salem today, It was announced by local au thorities. Saturday morning abovtt 8 o'clock the young man entered Bill's Place on East Main street, knocked the cigar lighter to the floor and threat ened to Jump on it and break it if he was not given food, according to reports at the police station. Olsen was earn' I ng large pack on his back and carried a suitcase. When forced from the pool hall, Olsen went to Brown's Billiards at the corner of Main and Front atreets and requested Bessie McCouochle, clerk, to call the police. When she went to the phone, according to her report, Olsen drew a small pocket klnfe and threatened to strike her. Mrs. McConochle went to the po lice station and reported Olaen, who was arrested and lodged in the coun ty Jail. Papers In Ol sen's pockets showed that he came into the United States from Vancouver, B. C, In 1939, and went to Portland, Ore., several months ago by auto stage. A card In his coat Indicated he had received unemployment aid from the Salva tion army at Portland during the past two months. Polk Nlnlnger, pioneer resident of Ashland, well known in the south ern part of the county, will decide Monday morning whether or not he will enter the crowded primary race for the Republican nomination for sheriff. Acquaintances say that he is expecting to file, "but may change his mind." Nlnlnger was among the first In the county to be mentioned for the post last winter but later declined. Since then he has under gone a slight change of heart. Nlnlnger will make the tenth Re publican candidate, the others being W. T. Berry, Medford; C, J, Haas, Medford; J. H. Hughes, Medford; Phil Loud, Medford; Fred McPhersun, Medford; Ben Moller, Medford; Chaa. Talent, Medford, and Everett Beebon, Talent. Ralph O. Jennings, Incum bent, and Gordon Sc.hermerhorn are the Democratic entrants. With a dozen sheriff candidates, Jackson county leads the state, but not the nation. A press dispatch last week there were 19 aspirants In a Kansas county. Filings will close next Tuesday for the primary election. May 30," and It is expected that candldatea for all offices who have been resisting the urge to run, will come forward on the two final days. This is a good year for csndidates. Even aspirants for precinct commit teemen, the lowest form of political office, la the liveliest In .history, with some precincts having three csndi dates for the berth. Carl Culy of Watklns filed for pre cinct committeeman from the Wat kins precinct on the Republican ticket. FULLER FILES FOR J. H. Fuller of Ashland, former secretary of the Chamber of Com merce and a widely known resident, Saturday filed for county Judge on the Democatlc tlcaet, W. E. Phlpps. a lawyer of this city, and J. F. Wortman of Phoenix, farmer, have filed for county Judge on the Democratic ticket Earl H. Fehl, Medford; Ear) O. Gaddis, Med ford; C. A. Thomas, Ashland; A. H. Wlllets, Talent, farmer, and O B. Lamkln, Incumbent, are the Repub lican entries James Styart filed for the position on the Democratic ticket. Charles Hamilton, Ruch; N. J, Wi ley. Medford, and J. H. Bowen of Rogue River filed for Democratic precinct committeemen Playmate Shoots Portland Youth PORTLAND, Ore., April 3. (AP) Edward A. Pike, 15, was shot In the left side lat Friday by a small rifle In the hands of s playmate. He is expected to recover. Gordon Mc pherson and young Pike were hunt ing In the woods near Bright wood when the accident occurred. DECISION TO JOIN RACE FOR SHERIFF E STORY OF CAPONE TRIAL IS REVEALEDJN QUIZ Gangster Chief In Agree ment With Judge For 21-2 Years In Prison Un til Boast Newspapermen. ny Nath.in Robertson (Associated Prpsa Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, April S. (AP An astounding story of the power of Al Cnpone nnd Ills ChU'ngo gang sters, told In the words of the man who finally made them sur render before the strong arm of the federal government, waa made public today by a senate commit tee. It waa the Inside story of the government's long battle against Capone and his gang as told by District Attorney George E. Q. John son, at Chicago, to the Judiciary sub-committee considering the nom ination of Judgo James H. Wlllcer son to the circuit court. rurt Overturned Wllkerson sentenced Capone to 11 yenrs in the penitentiary after overturning an agreement by John Hon to recommend 2!i years If Ca pone would plead guilty. In nls sensational testimony at an execu tive session of the committee Tues day. Johnson revealed what he said were the true circumstance of that agreement for the first time. He said Judge Willterson approved of the agreement but later over turned It after Capone himself had shown hla "unbelievable arrogance" by making the terms of the agree ment public. Johnson testified that he waa "embarrassed" when the agreement waa rejected but had begun to be lieve himself that It wna a "mla take" and felt that Wllkerson had "not done anything Judicially Im proper." Tower of flanglanfl Told The most amazing part of John son's testimony waa hla description of the power of gangland, the In timidation of witnesses, and the forces the government had to over corn e In administering Justice against the powerful rncketeera. Witnesses called to testify against the gangster had a "stock phrase," he said, which was: "It you want to send me to prtson, all right, but I will not talk, be cause you know I will be taken for a ride." " " " "That la true," Johnson com mented, as he told of a man who "gave evidence which waa very help ful to tha government," about tha "Jullano mob" which waa credited with many murdera. ,"Just bofore Christmas, mo." Johnson said. "I took him before the grand Jury and talked to him about H o'clock. He waa getting ready to return an Indictment but that night he waa murdered be fore 0:00 o'clock. I have had many etperlencea of that kind." Conspiracy Revealed The district attorney told of a conspiracy case sgatnst 31 men In which six of them were murdered before the case went to trial and eight of their associates, including some witnesses, were killed. Turning to the Capone case. John son described how the government had finally gotten him by llrat working on hla aasoclatea and put ting them In Jail. "First, we convicted Ralph Ca pone. then Prank NUM. who waa a partner In these gambling enter prises," Johnson aald. "Ralph Ca pone's work was In prostitution and In selling beer and In gambling. Nlttt was on the alcohol side of the racket. "I might add their overturn waa very large. We tracked about 500.- 000 to Nlttl, nearly I3.000.C00 to Ralph Capone. In the Jack oueiK tase we proved over 11.000.000. Of course. It Is the money that gives these people the power. "This process or breamng aown these partners waa a plan to reach Al Capone. In nearly every case we prosecuted we got some leads and aome evidence." ROGERS 'says: BEVERLY HILLS Calif., April 2. When consrPM turn ed down the sales tax claiming that it was unconstitutional, un democratic and even unhealthy, that it waa a tax on the poor in favor of the rioh, then they turned yesterday anil put a tax on matehea. Well I never saw a poor man that didn't at one time during his life, no matter how poor, have to lik'ht a match. Got a tax on candy but not on crude oil from Venezuela. You see these thing they are taxing now they are not a salca taxf No! No! Entirely dif ferent, this is just a tax on things you have to buy. 0 lill. , MtKitiat Sva4it. fae,, ' 4
