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MEDFOKD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1932
No. 29.
ne
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
MUCH bu been laid In Oregon
about Increase of taxes In re
cent years and all that hu been
said has been true, Taxes HAVE In
creased In Oregon at a staggering
rate.
But It Is well to pause and reflect
that Oregon hasn't been alone In
thla Increase In taxation.
LET us consider what has happened
In California, our great and much
admired neighbor to the south.
Taxes collected In California by
federal, state and local governments
have increased from am, 118,000 In
191S to 597,188,000 in 1930.
An Increase of (480,000,000 In taxea
In 15 years le aomcthlng to think
about.
LET us get It down to a per capita
basis.
, In 1915, assuming that the taxes
had been collected equally from all
the population, each person In Cali
fornia would have paid (37.55 for the
aupport of the various branches of
government.
In 1930, the per capita tax had
risen to 105-90 an Increase of 182.02
per cent.
During the same period the popu
lation of California Increased only
90.5 per cent.
IT IS Interesting to get a look at
the Individual tax items repre
sented, by these totals. ,
In 1915, the federal taxes In Cali
fornia amounted to (13,129,000. In
1930, they amounted to (149,288,000.
State taxes collected In California
In 1915 totaled (20.400.000. By 1930,
California's state taxes had Increased
to (104,500,000.
IN CALIFORNIA, as elsewhere, the
big volume of Increase came In lo
cal taxation that Is. In .taxes col
lected for county, city and district
purposes.
.....Jn. 1915, taxes collected !n Callfor-
nla for local purposes amounted to
(77,589,000. In 1930, the total was
(343,400,000.
The figures here given are vouched
for by the California state chamber
of commerce.
HERE la a statement Just Issued
by the committee on govern
mental expendlturea and taxation of
the California state chamber of com
merce. You will find It Interesting:
"Taxea have mounted to a point
that la alarmingly out of line with
Income. The basic Income of the
tate la the wealth created by agri
culture, the extractive Industries and
the value added by manufacture In
any given year.
"In 1930 the baste income of Cali
fornia waa (2,588,045,000 and taxes
(507,188,000, or about 23 per cent of
Income. While complete figures are
not yet available, It la eattmated that
thla year (1931) the proportion of
taxea collected will rise to Just one
third of basic Income.
Total taxea will be reduced to ap
proximately (500,000,000, but total
Income, aa finally compiled for 1931,
will drop to around 1,500,000,000."
IP THESE eetlmatea by the state
chamber of commerce are correct,
they mean that out of each three
dollars of Income In California In
1931 one dollar had to go for taxes.
IT IS not here Intended to assert,
or even Intimate, that because Cali
fornia also has been showing stagger
ing Increases of taxation Oregon
ihould not be worried by what has
been going on here in the same line.
That la not true. The tremendous
lncreasea In taxation EVERYWHERE
In the past couple of decades con
stitute a real emergency, for taxa
tion, as you know, is a burden on In
dustry, and if Industry la too greatly
burdened by taxation It will be lim
ited aa to the wages It can pay to Its
workers for only so much Juice can
be squeezed out of an apple.
Taxation Is a subject that requires
tamest attention on the part of
thinking people all over thla country.
RUT it la Just as well for us to
realize that Oregon has not been
alone In Increasing taxation that, aa
a matter of fact, haa been somewhat
more conservative In that direction
than other states.
The hsnd.caps that we hare im
posed upon orelvee by too enthtul
tic voting of taxes have been match
ed, or even exceeded, by the handi
caps Imposed upon themselves by
the people of other states.
Thst means that we shsll enter
tij'on the Inevitable period of recov
ery on at least an even looting with
r states.
FACING RUIN BY
DRY LAW POLICY
Reversal of Prohibition En
forcement Attitude Home
Wine Making Is Called
Betrayal of Growers
SAN FRANCISCO, April 35. (AP)
Revision of the eighteenth amend
ment to permit the sale of naturally
fermented beverages waa advocated
here today as a new policy of the
California Vlneyardlsts' association
by Donald D. Conn, managing direc
tor of the association.
In a report summarising his ad
mln lnlstration's affalra In the past
five years, Conn charged that a re
versal of governmental prohibition
enforcement policies threatened dis
aster to the grape Industry and made
legalization of wine making Impera
tive. Reversal Called Betrayal
He charged that for 13 years the
government, by liberal rulings and
interpretations of the Volstead act.
"approved and assisted the growing
and sale of Juice grapes for a home
wine making 'only to "betray" the
grape growers by a "complete revers
al" of prohibition enforcement policy
later.
"The government, from the begin
ning, has been a party to the In
creased volume of wine-grape pro
duction," his report seta forth. "Both
federal and state authorities not only
permitted these additional plantings
(after Vie prohlbltln act was passed)
but It did much to encourage wine
grape marketing and sale.
Prog ram Approved
"Fruit Industries, ht. , . . had Its
genesis aa a result of a conference
between the department of Justice,
the treasury and department of agri
culture In Washington. Its program
was fully understood from the be
ginning." The a ntl -prohibition, portion of
Conn's report was endorsed by a com
mittee of leaders of the Industry. He
accompanies his explanation of his
dry-law revision recommendations
with the declaration, that he haa
been a dry" advocate Vie last five
years and blocked every effort of the
wet element to put the organized
grape Industry on record for prohibi
ten, modification or repeal. , -Variation
Scored
Bitterly criticising the prohibition
enforcement department's acceptance
of a decision by Federal Judge Mer
rel E. Otis of Kansas City, aa the
basts for its enforcement policy, Conn
stated :
"Neither the grape Industry nor
any other enterprise can efficiently
or profitably conduct Its business If
the legal status of its product and
its method of marketing are subject
to varying political opinions or fre
quent changes In governmental di
rection and policy.
Would Outlaw Industry
"To put Into the Interpretation of
the law now the views of one Judge
who haa never dealt with vineyard
(Continued on Page Three)
T
IN SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG, Union of South
Africa, April 25. AP) An Ameri
can citizen, arrested here last Fri
day at the request of the attorney
general of the state of Missouri, was
identified today by the police as
John Long.
They said thla may be an alias.
It was understood that the Ameri
can authorities sought him as Martin
Depew. the kidnaper of Mrs. Nell
Donnelly, wealthy garment manu
facturer of Kansas City, Mo.
The man was arrested by four
detectives, who found him In bed.
He was on an American ship when
It arrived recently at Durban.
Depew was a steamshovel operator
and was charged with kidnaping Mn.
Donnelly, who was later released
without payment of $75,000 ransom
demanded.
Three men and a woman. Dcpew'i
wife, are under arrest, charged with
complicity tn the abduction.
Romance Bared in Life
Of Swedish Match King
STOCKHOLM, April 35. (P) A
tale of romance of 30 years' standing
turned up today In the tangled af
fairs of Ivar Kreuger, Swedish match
king, who committed suicide In Paris
last month. It waa disclosed he be
queathed about 93.000 to Mrs. inge
borg Eberth, Stockholm society
woman.
Asked If she were "the woman In
Kreugers life, Mrs. Eberth said:
"If I answer that question It will
be telegraphed all over the world. I
will only aay that he willed me the
most"
The money probably will not be
available, for InTwtUftilTn showed
no cjh among K.-eu?r's awets. Mrs.
Ehfrth said, however, he made a last
pOItt IB Ul &a4 feOC jW
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VETS' OPPOSITION
TO
WASHINGTON, April 35. (P)
A war veteran, Fred O. Reynolds of
Baltimore was hissed by fellow vet
erans today when he opposed the
cash bonus payment before the house
ways and means committee..
One cry of "throw him out" was
heard.
Reynolds said he represented a
group of veterans opposed to full
payment.
"We feel this bill to be class legis
lation which endangers the financial
stability of the government," he said,
referring to the Patman bill to ex
pend the currency by two billion dol
lars to pay the remainder outstand
ing on the bonus certificates.
"We want you to know that there
are some veterans who consider this
appeal unpatriotic."
Representative Ralney, Illinois,
Democratic leader, warned, aa the
hisses rang out. that the demonstra
tion was a violation of the rules.
The National Association of Manu
facturers, through James A. Emery
put before the committee an em
phatic protest against full cash pay
ment of the soldiers' bonus.
Emery called the 2.000,000,000 new
money plan an "experiment" and
warned the committee to "avoid ex
periments, especially those condemn
ed by historical precedents."
(Continued on Page Eight)
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HOPEWELL. N. J., April 25. f AP)
Police announced today that mo
tion pictures of a baby left In a
nursery at 8an Jose. Cal., lind been
shown to Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh, but that after seeing
the pictures they hud said the baby
was not their missing son.
"Projection of the pictures," aald
Col.-H. Norman Schwarzkopf, super
Intendent of the New Jersey state
police, "showed definitely that this
la not the Lindbergh baby.
Colonel Schwarzkopf said Investr
gators had been sent to Downing-
ton. Pa., to question a couple held
there.
"Tills couple." he said, "have not
been connected with the Lindbergh
case as yet."
believe the money la deposited for
her somewhere. He was a "fine,
noble man." she said.
H't death, she told a correspond
ent for the newspaper Polltlkken at
Copenhagen, was still a mystery, with
unanswered question In every direo
tion.
"Why was his coffin not opened
In Stockholm?" she anked. "What
was all this talk about a glass win
dow tn the coffin? Such things are
not done in Swden. What was the
rumor about the body having been
embalmed?"
8ht aa!d he pave her about 117.200
before he left for the United States
early this year In caje he should
ned money, but thst It waa in the
form of debentures which she did, not
GIRL'S SLAYER
Associated Press Paore
A mob of 200 armed men broke
Into the Jail at St. Francis, Kaa.,
seized Richard Read, (right),
confessed attacker and slayer of
Dorothy Hunter, 8 (left), and
took him to a ranch near Atwood,
Kaa, where he waa lynched.
FIRE MARSHALS
CONTINUE PROBE
tiG BLAZE HERE
There were no new developments
today in the state fire marshal's
probe of .the incendiary blaze which
threatened destruction of the entire
packing plant district early Saturday
morning and entailed close to $200,-
000 loss. Adjusters for the insur
ance companies arrived yesterday.
The safe of the Growers Exchange
packing plant was opened late Sat
urday and the contents found In
tact. They consisted of accounts and
shipping records.
Plans for rebuilding, if any, will
not be known until after the insur
ance adjustment is completed. Swift
& Co. haa temporary quarters In the
E. J. W. Hearty plant nearby. Three
fruit shipping concerns .have opened
negotiations for securing the C, and
E. plant for this season's operations.
A man known as "Captain" James,
and his two sons, were arrested Sat
urday for questioning relative to the
alleged theft of hams and bacon from
the salvaged stock of Swlth St Co.
The trio was arrested by City Traffic
Officer George Prescott, and It is al
leged some of the cured meat was
found In the James truck. James
has conducted a religious and relief
mission here and friends claim the
affair la the result oi a misunder
standing. Fire Chief Elliott says that
Js-mes assisted In fighting the flamea
and was relief man on a hose Satur
day morning.
The above incident was the basis
for a wild rumor that agalned wide
circulation, that a group of hungry
men had overpowered watchmen and
stolen hams.
L!
NEW YORK, April 35 (AP) Hun
dreds of newspaper publishers from
all parte of the country began to
day a series of meetings that will
last most of the week.
The Associated Press held Its 33rd
annual meeting today and the
American Newspaper Publishers' as
sociation will hold its 46th annual
convention from Tomorrow to Fri
day. The newspapers of America "have
not shirked their duty to the public
of publishing the news In adequate
form," In spite of present conditions,
Kent Cooper, general manager or
the Associated Press, said today in
his annual report to the board of
directors of the association.
Ft
ASTORIA, Ore., April 25. (fl)
Possibility of a strike of all com
mercial fishermen on the lower Co
lumbia river loomed, following a mass
meeting here Sunday at which the
fishermen demanded a 0-cent price
for the season opening May 1, The
packers have made an unofficial of
fer of fl cents.
Three thousand glllnetters operat
ing 2500 boats would be affected by
such a move and considering can
nery employes, more than 7000 would
be affected.
GEESE FUR
ENOIN, Man., April 35. fT, Ooose
for dinner Sunday, yum! yuml A
flock of wild geese wis Tying over
town when sn electrical storm broke
A thunder bolt hit the Hock and down
tumbkd 52 birds. Theg wext dJT.Jded
LUMBER TARIFF
PLAN REJECTED
BY C0M1VIITTEE
Senate Finance Group Re
jects Proposal in Revenue
by Close Vote Battle to
Be Carried to Floor
WASHINGTON, April 35. aT) In
a aeries of rapid fire ballots, the sen
ate finance committee today disposed
of the tariff Issue In the revenue bill
by voting import taxes on oil. coal
and copper and rejecting levies on
forest products.
The provisions In the house bill
for an Import tax of one cent a gal
lon on oil and $2 a ton on coal were
retained. An Import levy on copper
the rate to be decided later was
added.
All Votes Close.
All votes were close. The attempt
to remove the oil tax from the bill
lost on a tie vote, 9 to 9. The lumber
duties were rejected, 10 to 8.
The committee also rejected by 10
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STATE AID LOANS
SALEM. April 35. (AP) The
executive committee of the Oregon
department of the American Legion
unanimously voted against request
ing a moratorium for an Indefinite
period on principal and Interest on
world war veterans state aid loans.
It was announced today by Jerrold
Owen, secretary of the state bonus
commission,
Owen announced the executive
committee took this action at a
meeting In Portland yesterday fol
lowing consideration of resolutions
from five posts in Oregon demand
ing a moratorium. The commission
secretary was informed of the action
by state Lesion officials today. Owen
announced tl).ro was about $30,000.
000 In veterans' loans In Oregon.
The reasons given for the rejec
tion of the demand by the state
department were: The apparent un
constitutionality of the move, that
were It practical It would deprive
all veterans not yet taking advantage
of such loans from obtaining any
funds; prevent payment of cash
bonuses; would benefit less than
15 per cent of the borrowers; and
would make It Impossible for the
state to retire the $2,000,000 bond
issue falling due this year, thus
paving the way for bondholders to
take over the matter ana iorce pay
ments from veterans.
FEHL'S MYSTERY
E
Legal action In the motion of a
new trial for "Earl H. Fehl. editor of
the Pacific Record-Herald, against
whom a circuit court Jury returned
a 15.000 damage verdict in a libel
ault In favor of Roy Parr, game war
den. Ashland, lagged today.
Owing to the extreme length of the
court'a instructions, and the high
cost of transcription, the court re
porter will read the Instructions to
vie court In chambers.
The moot technical point of law
Involved la whether or not the court
Instructed the Jury relative to al
leged damage to Parr aa a citizen,
and a game warden, and distinguish
ed between the two points.
No action waa taken by the court
relative to the hearing of a defense
mystery witness who would testify
to alleged statemenu of Mrs. Ge
Bauer at a secret order meeting. The
court Indicated last week that he
would not hear Vie testimony on the
grounds it was cumulative and would
result In an 'Interminable'" Intro
duction of testimony,
BOY HIKER KILLED IN
PLUNGE FROM CLIFF
LA OFIANDE, Ore., April 25. (flV
Harold Shultz, 10, of Laorande, waa
fatally Injured yesterday when he fell
over a cliff on Rooster Peak west of
LaOrande. He was hiking, with a
group of boys at the time of the
accident. The boy, whose skull was
fractured, died lent night In a local
hospital.
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PORTLAND, April 23. fyF) A 75
year -old widow was selected by two
holdup men Sunday as their victim
The two broke into the house of
Mm. Mary H. Walters, widow of ft
Civil war veteran, and after binding
her legs and arms with adhesive tape.
threatened her until she told them
where she bad hidden her savings of
FORCES IN LAST
Massachusetts Vote Seen
As Climax in Effort of Al
Smith to Halt Governor's
March to Nomination
WASHINGTON. April 25. ( AP) A
climactic decision which may virtual
ly clinch the democratic presidential
nomination for Franklin D. Roosevelt
or may cast tremendous odds against
him. Impends in tomorrow's Massa
chusetts and Pennsylvania primaries.
In these two states the "stop-
Roosevelt" forces beaten back so far
have concentrated their strength
behind Alfred E. Smith In a stupen
dous effort to halt the New York gov
ernor's triumphant piling up of
pledged convention votes. The strug
gle resting with the voters today is
square cut. At stake, far more Im
portant than the 112 votes to be had.
Is the moral effect on political lead
ers and voters In the numerous states
which yet have to choose their candi
date. The result, however, .may be less
definite than the Issue. On the eve
of the decision a summary or blend
ing of opinion, partisan and neutral,
appears to favor a division In the
votes of both states. Massachusetts
throwing the bulk of Its 36 to Smith,
Pennsylvania giving a majority of it
76 delegates to Roosevelt.
Without the furore ftccomnanvlne
the democratic campaign, the republi
cans during this week will select 264
more delegates In thirteen states;
practically every one of the votes Is
sssured to President Hobver'a column
which alrea,' counts 423 In 'pledged
and claimed delegates. To all Intents,
the nomination Is his now.
HITLER S PARTY
GAINS SEATS IN
OIET ELECTIONS
BERLIN, Cltrmany, April 35. (API
Adolf Hitler's national socialists
are the strongest political party to
day In four of tho five German states
which participated In yesterday's dlot
elections, but they still lack a clear
road to control of any of them.
Wlllicim Kube, leader of the na
tionalist socialist faction In the Prus
sian diet, demanded today, however.
mat tie Prussian diet reslun Im
mediately. "Dr. Braun'a auccessor
must be a national socialist." he said.
"and Adolf Hitler will choose him!"
The election, which followed two
presidential electlona In which Hit
ler's Pasclat legions fought futllely
to place him at the head of the relch.
resulted In three deaths, many other
casualtlea and hundreds of arrests.
Only in Bavaria did the Hitlerites
run slightly behind.
In Prussia, where the fight waa
moat bitter because of the theory
that "whoever controls Prussia con
trols the relch," the Hitlerite forces
garnered In 163 seats against the nine
uiey held heretofore.
DEATH IS RESULT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. April 34.
(AP) A wager, aportlngly made on
his youthful prowess, brought death
to Bayard Tuckerman Elklna of
Philadelphia, 30-year-old Harvard
sophomore, and scion of one of
America's wealthiest and socially
prominent families.
The youth succumbed yesterday
to septic poisoning from a com para
tlvely slight leg Injury received eight
days ago when, attempting to leap
over a fence "on a bet" with a com
panion, He lost his balance and
was Impaled on an iron picket.
Rain at The Dalles.
THE ALLE8, Ore., April 38. (P)
Half an Inch of rain fell here Sun
day and during the night. The pre
cipitation was. welcomed by truck
gardeners, wheat growers and
chardlita and Is expected to account
for an Increased yield of spinach and
green peaa which are now being har
vested.
13 YEAR OLD
TRIES TO
PHOKNIX, Aria., April 35. P)
Arizona's youngest "bad man" of rec
ord, 13-year-old Bobby Merrell, waa
being sought by posses of mounted
officers and citizens today In the
sparsely settled desert country lying
between here and the Mexican bor
der. The youth late last night at Hu
bert, southeast of here, shot and kill
ed hu father and wounded hu moth
er and younger brother, according to
county olllclaU. Then, like most or
the outlaws ths western country haa
knwn. the youth quickly saddled
hu pony and galloped away. Into the
wild, cactua-atudded country.
"Look out I" the youth shouted, and
Hoover Aid
lit ll
r as
Associated t'ress I'hoto
George A. Hastings of New York,
administrative assistant to Presi
dent Hoover. He Is connected with
child health work and development
of social aaenclea.
T
ENTERTAIN, THRILL
2500 SPECTATORS
Jupiter Pluvtus, by aredal arrange
ment with the ia.ai'.in Oregon Boat
club and the Medford Active club.
withheld his Sunday drizzling down
pour for three hours yesterday after
noon ao thnt 3fiOO fana might enjoy
the speed boat races at Emigrant
lake. It waa a big day, replete
with thrllla and spills, In accordance
with the advance advertising, with
dare-devil outboard p 1 1 o t a from
four atatea competing for caah
awards.
It was undoubtedly the finest
outboard regatta yet staged in south
ern Oregon, unmarred by any delays
and false starta. The hundreds of
enthustastio fans, crowding the slopes
of Emigrant lake, were Informed or
every detail by Esrle Davis, premier
Medford announcer, who presided
over the public address system. This
system, with microphone in the
Judges' boat, was provided by the
Standard Oil 'company.
Speedy "Miss Sftcramento with
Everett Wilbur of Sacramento, Cal.,
at the wheel, waa the sensation of
the races yesterday. Wilbur piloted
his fleet little boat to victory In
both Class B heata and In both
Class O heata aa well as the Initial
heat In the Class D event. The
first heat of the Class O race and
the marathon were the big thrillers
for the fana, aa these eventa were
marked with thrilling spills and
hotly contested spurts.
Wilbur captured first place In the
first heat of the Class B race. Hla
time for the H-mlle course waa .37
minutes. "Miss Albany," driven
by John Pierstlne. was second boat
with 8:39 minutes while "Legion
naire" with Tom Harrison at the
wheel was clocked In 0:34:3-5 for
third place.
In the second heat of the Claaa
B race, "Mlaa Sacramento" again
flnlahed flrat with a speed of 8:14V4
minutes for the five miles. Close
on her heels waa "Ruth Marlon,"
with J. C. Harland at the wheel,
and skidded Into the south ahore,
nalre" again sevAirens, third place
with 8:38 mlnutea. The Judges
awarded Wilbur's boat first place
with a perfect score, BOO points. Har
land's "Ruth Marlon" and Tom Har
rlaon's "Miss Albany" each scored 680
points but the former waa awarded
first place with an edge on time.
The feature of the Class B event
waa the remarkable ahowlng of J. C.
Harland'a speedy "Ruth Marlon,"
powered by a email Class A Johnson
motor. Harland Is an amateur and
did not accept hla prize money.
In the first heat of the Claaa C
race. Miss Sacramento again lead
at the finish with time for the
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RENO. Nev April 35. W) A dl
vorce complaint waa filed here Prl
day by Walburga Origollo against
Peter origollo of Ashland, ore. niey
were married In Moasburg. Germany,
In 1908. Cruelty la alleged.
"BAD MAN"
SLAY FAMILY
was wounded In the neck. Tne fath
er, R. W. Merrell, 40, former mayor
of Gilbert, fell with a bullet through
his heart. An 11-year-old brother,
Charles, waa wounded In the hip.
Neighbors, hearing the pistol shots,
rushed to the home. Bobby's horse
waa heard to gallop from the corral
aa tliey entered the house.
The mother told Lloyd J. Andrews,
county attorney, that the youth had
never before given the family any
trouble. She ea!4 the boy had gone
to bed last night at hla usual time.
and had appeared with the pistol m
the living room without warning.
"The boy U apparently raging mad
he Just started abootlug his fiun
1H Hid, Andieina,
PROSPERITY FOR
E
History and Census Used As
Proof Optimistic Picture
Medford Kiwanians and
Guests Hear Speaker
A propcroua future tor southern
Oregon, derived from a gllmpce
through the past was related today
by Frank Jenklna. president of the
Southern Oregon Publishing com
pany, whoae column appears dally in
the Mali Tribune, tn an address be
fore a large gathering of Kiwanians
and guesta at luncneon at the Hotel
Medford.
Backing up hla prediction with
figures, obtained from Vie census, to
show the buying power of each sec
tion, Mr. Jenkins promised his au
dience that aa aura aa southern Cali
fornia has come to dominate the rest
of that state, so will southern Ore
gon equal or surpass In financial
prominence the Willamette valley
and the complete northern region of
this state.
Agriculture Busla
The reason, be gave, "la agricul
ture." "The wealth of Los Angeles waa
built on agriculture," Mr. Jenklna
stated. "Three counties In southern
Oregon now dominate three crops of
the state." He named Jackaon
county'a pears, Douglass county'a
prunea and Klamath's potatoes.
"Southern Oregon, which haa for
the past 80 yewrs haa ueen Vie or
phan of this state, during the past
10 ycara grew twice aa fast aa tbe
atate aa a whole.
"Because agriculture In southern
Oregon paya better, more people ara
going Into agriculture here. And stay
ing in It, because southern Oregon
la a better place to live. If anyone
asks you why," Mr. Jenkins added,
"tell him because It haa more of the
things which make life worth liv
ing'" Figures In Proof
The average purchasing power per
person In the state of Oregon as a,
whole, the figures revealed, is (460.
The average In Medford la 917. In
Klamath Palls, "Medford's sister
city' the averagela 008. In Rose
burg, whore agriculture Is tho only
means of wealth, tio average la el -
183. ' ' ' - . ..... . V
Lakevlew, another atrlctly agrlcul.
tural center, Mr, Jenklna brought
Into the picture to further allustrat
the Importance of the farming Indus
try. The average buying power there,
he quoted aa 1134. The average for
the leading cltlea of southern Oregon
is (1035.
"In all these regions," he said, "city
and country go forward, hand In
.hand. One provldea the market for
the other."
Averagea for cities In the Willam
ette valley, frequently considered the
heart and soul of the atate, and for
Portland, the metropolis, were then
given by Mr. Jenkins In startling
comparison with those of southern
Oregon. The average purcnaalng
power In Albany la teas. In Eugene
B60, In Salem aeo3, In Astoria tees,
and tn the Rose City (701.
Turning to eastern Oregon, he resd
the following figures: Bend 897,
Ontario 833 and Burns $810.
Reviewing the daya of the great
gold rush Into Jacksonville, the es
tablishment of Port Orford, Bcotta
burg and other eventa, which made
of southern Oregon the leading re
gion of the state. Mr. Jenklna ac
curately aa history repeat Itself so
clared that aa accurately aa history
repeata Iteelf so will prosperity ba
repeated for aoutiiera Oregon.
"For Vie people who took the old
south road latu southern Oregon,"
the speaker concluded, "weren't to be
deterred by fear of death. Thelr'a
waa the spirit to do or die, which haa
A report of the dnoa committee
was given by O. 8. Butterfleld at the
luncheon and O. T. Baker Informed
the club that Chaa. Ingersoll, presi
dent of the Ingersoli Watch company,
will probably be speaker at next
Monad's meeting.
HOOVER VETOES BILL
ON 113' CLAIMS
WASHINGTON. April 25. (?)
Prwldtnt Hoovar today vetoed hi
wcond bill of th preaent aeulon of
congreM, tending buck to the tenat
an act pertaining to certain claims
of Indiana realdlng in the atnte of
Oregon on the grounda that It would
place upon the government "un
known burdens of expenditure,"
BASEBALL
RESULTS
National
St. Louis 4 10 0
Cinclnlnatl - 3 10 I
Hallahan and Mancuio; Lucas and
Manlon.
Philadelphia .
4 IS
I 14 0
Boston ..
Collins, Nicholas and Todd. V,
Davis; Zachary, Cantwell and Har
gtave. Pltteburgh at Cbfagn, postponed:
cold. New York a Brooklyn, post
poned; rain.
American
Chicago at Detroit; Boston at Phila
delphia, postponed, rain ami Wash-
i