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MEDFOK1), OREGOX, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932.
Twenty-Seventh Year
No. 32.
Comment
the.
on
Day's News
Br FRANK JENKINS
Br FRANK JENKINS
AL SMITH, as you have wad In
thla newspsper, carries Msssa
chueetta decisively over Franklin D.
Roosevelt and aa these words are
written Is running him a tight race
In Pennsylvania.
A PEW weeks ago, after the drub
blnga he received In Vermont
and North Dakota, It looked as If
Smith didn't have a chance. We
were all laughing at him because he
had said that he was a receptive
candidate and It seemed there wasn't
anything for him to receive.
Now his stock Is up pretty fax
up, because Maasachusetta and Penn
aylvanla are big atates, with a lot of
delegates; carrying a tremendous lot
of prestige.
AL, WHO Is fond of wise cracks, Is
probably quoting this morning
the old. old one thst runs something
like this: "He who laugto last
laughs best."
STILL, Roosevelt's followers, who
were going great guns up to
Tuesday, can remind themselves, like
the Irishman who laughed himself
hoarse and weak over how ridiculous
the bull was going to look when he
rubbed Its nose In the dirt, that
they had a good laugh, anyway.
CAPTAIN PRANK WINCH, noted
sportsman, speaking before ser
vice clubs In Southern Oregon, makes
this Interesting statement: (
"There will be more tourists on
the Paclflo Coast this summer than
In any FIVE YEARS all put together
In the past."
WHY? " "
Well, there are more conven
tions on the Coast this summer than
ever before In one year. Los Angeles,
alone, will have more than 100.
The statement Is made on good
authority, although this writer does
not know It personally to be a fact,
that ISO conventions, large and small,
are to be held on the Pacific Coast
this yesr. 1
WE ARE Interested In tourists for
two ressons one, because they
bring money here to spend, and the
money they spend with us Is NEW
money, added to what we already
have, thus helping to make times
better for all of us.
The other resson Is that the tour
ist Is a prospective settler, as Cali
fornia has proved so unmistakably.
In large numbers, he comes first
to we and returns to live.
npOURISTl" Do you like that
word?
This writer doesn't. Somehow It
seems to smack of tin cans and
brske beams. Even the railroads rec
ognize the word "tourist" as some
thing second-rate, terming their
poorer sleeping cars "tourist" cara.
"Guests," as suggested by On-to-Oregon,
Is a much better word. It
hss the flavor of real hospitality.
r1 IS Just possible that your eye
may have caught this trifling lit
tle item In the day's news, dated at
Santa Ana, down below Loa Angeles:
"Chsrles H. Nye, 38-yesr-old singer
of crooning songs, must serve nine
months In Jail and remain under
probation for five years as a result of
a recent conviction."
So there really Is some Justice In
the world, after all, Isn't there?
THE American Society of Newspa.
per Editors, meeting In convert'
tlon in Washington, gives out this
formidable statement:
"This society recognizes the fo
ment In the popular mind In this
period of economic disturbsnce, with
Its accompanying problems of gov
ernmental, corporate and Individual
management.
"We believe that as a result of
this disturbsnce there will be an
urge for change and for experiment
In the American program. In politi
cal, commercial, Industrial and so
cial procedure."
WHEWI Whst Vines of wordsl
Do you suppose those dignified
editors reslly knew what they were
talking about themselves?
One doubts It.
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AMERICA WINS OPENER
IN DAVIS CUP TENNIS
WASHINGTON, Aplrl 38. (AP)
A straight set victory by Wtlmer Alli
son over Mar 11 Ralnville sent the
United Statej Dala cup tram off to
a winning start acalnst Canada In
the opening round of American cone
competition today. The scores were
0-2. 6-4, 6-4.
IMEDFORD UN
DEAD IN
FUMES
Mrs. Irene Ezzell Discovered
in Kitchen With Gas Flow
ing From Stove Jet When
Daughter Investigates
Mrs. Irene Ezell, 42, employed in
Economy Groceteria No. a, was found
dead In the kitchen of her apart
ment, Durrell court( 329 North Holly
street, early tola afternoon Dy ncr
daughter, Doris. Death, according to
Coroner H. w. Conger, was due to
gas asphyxiation Inflicted with sui
cidal intent or ny acciaeni
not definitely determined which.
The body wss found lying In the
kitchen near the stove, and the gas
Jst was going lull blast. Evidence
..... nnH hv thn coroner that the
dead woman bad moved a amall stove
to the back porch tms noon.
'It Is barely possiDie, sum
mnw "that Mrs. Ezzell acci
dentally turned on the gas and per
ished lrom the fumes before she
could save herself or realized the
danger."
Left ro tsote
Th enrnner said he found no fare
well note, nor sign of poison, and
that Mrs. Ezzell was suffering from
no worry or despondency.
tk. ,M,h ma discovered bv Doris
EzseU, a dsughter, also employed as
i. u. un, in ,h. ntirrtl court
when her mother failed to respond I
to telephone calls, rne asugnier ,
from crlef and ,'ould Rive
no Information on the strange death.
She will be questioned later.
Coroner uonger saia no iuiiu
would be held unless there were some
new developments.
Mrs. Ezzell and daughter moved to
ft nniiv Ktret court last fall. The
daughter was recently Injured In an
auto accident, Tne aeaa woman w
well known In this city. She waa a
member of the Frank and King stock
company that appeared In thla city
five years sgo. one enacvea muuwi
roles.
IT
FOR FOX FILMS
HOLLYWOOD. Calll., April 38.
Apt Ahapnt from the screen for
more than nine months, Clara Bow
has signed a contract with the Fox
film comoration for six months.
with a renewal option for a long
term contract,
nrtcrinniiv scheduled to re-enter
the films via the smsller. Independent
companies. Miss Bow wss successful
In obtaining the Fox contract wnicn
will pay her between $125,000 and
$150,000 for each picture.
Miss Bow retired from the screen
last summer following a nervous
breakdown and a series of events
which kept her In the public eye.
her contract with Paramount etudlo
having been ended by mutual con
sent.
Her first picture under the Fox
contract will be "Call Her Savage."
ON FJSH1NG TRIP
ROSEBURO, Ore., April 38 (AP)
Dr. F. E. Kick, Seattle physician and
well known sportsman, waa critically
ill In a hospital here today from a
heart attack.
He stopped here early In the week
on his way home from ft Mexican
fishing trip, to spend a few days flail
ing the North Umpqua river, and col
lapsed In his hotel room. It waa
found necessary to administer oxygen
and when the local supply became
exhausted, state police rushed addi
tional tanks from Cottage Grove.
GIRL KILLS FATHER
IN FAMILY QUARREL
BROWNWOOD. Texas, April 38.
(AP) Eva Nell Melchlnger. 17. con
fessed today she shot snd killed her
father, Joe Melchlnger. 48 last night.
The girl said her father had re
fused her permission 'to attend a
program at a school snd her mother
aided with her. The widow snd
dsughter sre In Jell, charged with
murder.
FIVE GIRLS LOSE LIVES
IN ILLEGAL OPERATIONS
OKLAHOMA CITY. Akla.. April 28.
(API The disclosure that five girls
have died here recently aa the result
of alleged criminal operations waa
made today by County Attorney
Lewis R. Morris. Invest lusting the
deaths of two University of Oklahoma
co-eds.
; The co-eds, Mrs. Frank Lee. 17
j year-old secret bride of a university
'athsete. and Virginia Lee Wyckoff,
died here a few days ago.
t Dr. Richard K. Thicker. p-'Klctsn
and surgeon, charged wtth murder
In the recent death of M:u Robbie
(Lou Tbofflpson. 21 year-old telegraph
WHEN DEMOCRATS GATHERED
Mra. Woodrow Wilton, widow of the world war President, and
John J. Ratkob, chairman of the democratic national committee. Wire
among the prominent democrat attending the Jefferaon day rally In
Wathlnaton.
MINN OF
SALEM, April 28. (AP) The
greatest ultimate school economy
without loss of school efficiency lies
In the reorganization of the amsll
school units into larger districts.
C. A. Howard, state superintendent
of schools, today sdvlsed county
school superintendents of the state.
Howard explained that such dis
tricts should be of sufficient size
and valuation to provide atablllty
of school sdminlstrstlon at a rea
sonable cost. He said the trend In
other states was toward the larger
school.
Flirures prepared by Howard showed
that the 1931 tax levies for schools
in 2200 school districts In Oregon
rsnged from less than one mill to
49 mjlls. He declared that these
figures showed gross lnequslltles In
ability to support the schools.
Definite suggestions mciuaea m
Howard's letter to the county super
intendents Included the closing of
small schools whenever transporta
tion and tuition can be proviaeo.
elsewhere at less expense, merging
Bnd support of one school by two
adjoining districts, and that schools
with extra capacity offer their fa
cilities to adjoining amall schools
at reasonable tuition.
children from all sections of
southern Oregon and northern Cali
fornia are In Ashland today for the
third annual spring music muni,
sponsored by the Southern Oregon
Normsl school.
This Is the opening day of the an
nual fete and will feature the grade
children. Tomorrow has been des
ir.i. "hicrh rhnnl" dav and ap
proximately 200 singers will tske psrt
in the choruses. 150 In the band en
semble and 75 In the orchestra.
Miss Harriet Baldwin, bead or tne
miiKtn department of the Medford
schools, will direct the mixed chorus
on Friday; F. Wilson wait or tnis
city, the massed bands from Yreka,
Weed and Medford. and Helen Kll
gore. director of music In Ashlsnd.
the boys' glee club ensemble.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aplrl 28. (AP)
Two persona were Injured, one seri
ously, when an automobile carrying
a cargo of alcohol crashed Into a
passenger car here today.
Louis Lsrsen, 40, received severe
head Injuries snd his body was lacer
ated. Ills wife, Elsie Lsrsen, wss
less seriously hurt.
John Peterson, 21, said by police
to have been the driver of the liquor
car, was srrested on a charge of liq
uor possession, transportation and
reckless driving.
f company employe, has disappeared.
Another physician named by re la
tlvea of one of the dead co-eds will
lie questioned.
Morris estimated a "ring of at least
a dozen doctors" were performing the
operations.
An Investigator waa assigned to
check a report that six university
j students submitted to blood tranafu
' slona in an attempt to save a co-ed
! who died.
Dr. W. B. BiwII. president of ts,e
mil verity at Norman, said he waa
I "determined to get to the bottom of
I U matter.
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OPENS TRIAL OF
BAKER AID AIDES
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 28. (AP)
-Charged with malfeasance and neg
ligence In office. Mayor George L.
Baker, two city commissioners, the
city engineer and a prominent Port
land contractor, went on trial in
circuit court here today, accused of
having paid $200,000 too much for
a site for a municipal market.
The defendants are Baker, Com
missioners John M. Mann and Earl
Riley. City Engineer O. Laurgaard
and O, Lee Wilson, contractor, who
was president of the company which
sold the market site to the city.
The five men waived all technl
call ties including their right to de
mur to the indictment, in order
to obtain an immediate trial. The
malfeasance case Is the first to be
tried In the list of indictments re
turned by the county grand Jury
April 4 at the conclusion of four
months' Investigation of the market
site negotiations.
Fifteen persona were Indicted, most
of them In connection with the al
leged offer of a bribe of 10,000 to
Mayor Baker for his favorable vote
on one . of the two sites.
By EARL FEHL
AGAIN 'CALLED'
To the Editor:
Mr. Fehl makes the statement that
I was attending and attempting to
break up his meetings. He had com
pleted his meeting at Ashland, and
had asked for questions, and Invited
anyone to speak. I accepted and waa
the last of several to talk.
At the armory. In Medford, I at
tempted to correct htm once, only.
When he stated that Mr. Gore had
gone to Washington at his own ex
pense of $20,000. he knew that Mr.
Gore, as chairman of the committee,
had received 812,000 from the 18 O.
and C. counties' expense money, and
5000 for services from Jackson
county. He quotes an array of fig
urea as premiums paid on bonds In
1927 and early In 1928. The total of
these premiums was 131. 000. which
was a saving of 833.000 to the tax
payers by the time the bonds were
matured over and above the dally bal
ance of 2 per cent received from the
banks.
He knows they were bought at the
market price and by the advice of
the three larger banks of Medford,
Including Mr. Fehl'a friend, Mr. Gore,
who loaned the writer a bankers'
rate book for the court's benefit In
purchasing bonds,
Fehl knows that those transactions
were before the 1028 elections, in No
vember: when the voters approved
them by electing me a third term
by a large majority.
The writer does not want all the
credit, aa the court consisted of the
late W. J. Hartzell, a former broker
from Minneapolis, and Geo. Alford,
former commissioner, a farmer; In
addition to myself as the third mem
ber. Mr. Fehl stated at the Ashland
meetings, and at the Medford meet
ing, that when the court house was
completed, the last of the O. and C.
fund would be gone. Then he ad
mits that 1 stated facta when he said
that $15,000 wss invested In Liberty
bonds and $56,000 In road bonds, and
the balance of the $.100,000 In the
Paclflo highway and Crater Lake
highway bond redemption funds.
Would you believe what Mr. Fehl
said at the armory, or the printed
i statement?
Mr. Ft hi dnMn't rtsnr that fc m,m
chairman of the Went Hide highway
committee, and started the petition.
He says there were no estimates
(Cootlnued on Page Bli)
Poet lutt at flea.
NEW YORK. April 28 ( APIVeri
fication of the report that Hart
Crane. Cleveland poet, hud been lest
at sea from the liner Orluba was
received by the Ward line today,
but details were UcJUcg.
OF COUNTY RELIEF
Klamath Criticism Met by
Threat to Spend No More
Funds in County Bids
Opened at Session Today
PORTLAND. April 28. (AP) The
state highway commission's policy
in refusing emergency employment
relief to counties was emphatically
reiterated here last night at the
preliminary session of the road of
ficials. The commission not only
met the criticism of a member of
the Klamath county delegation by
the reiteration, but declared that
if the county was not satisfied with
what roads were being built "there
are other places we can spend the
money where It will be appreciated."
The commission met to hear the
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TO URGE PATROL
END!
The city council at Its next meet
ing wilt be asked by a committee
composed of members of the Rogue
River Traffic association to provide
a heavier patrol of the packing dis
trict to prevent a repetition of the
costly fire that swept the area last
Satturday morning. This action was
decided upon at the regular meeting
of the association this noon at the
Jackson hotel.
The council will be asked to con
sider that a fire in the packing dis
trict during the shipping season
would 'cause a heavy financial loss
to shippers and growers alike.
Information was received that a
decision within a few weeks can be
expected from the interstate com
merce commission on the northwest
fruit rate case which has been pend
ing since 1928. Conditions have
changed since the action waa Insti
tuted. Shippers hope that the de
cision will be made before the start
of the coming shipping season.
Local fruit and shipping organi
zations, headed by the Fruitgrowers'
league, will shortly prepare resolu
tions asking congress to make
changes In the tariff laws, which
have resulted In a retaliatory tariff
Inimical to the fruit industry being
Invoked by foreign lands.
Robert Norrls made a report of
progress on the Northwest Fruit
Manual, which will contain a descrip
tion of Rogue River valley pears.
The manual is distributed all over
the world. It will be Illustrated with
colored plates.
Crop prospects were reported as
good, with a heavy set of pears.
BASEBALL
RESULTS
National.
R. H. E.
7 ia l
6 8 3
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Batteries: Kolp. Wyaong. Ogtlen
and Manlon; French, Spencer, Swift.
Harris and Grace.
R H. E.
Brooklyn -. .U 14 1
Philadelphia 6 10 8
Batteries. Phelps and Lopes: Hoi
ley, Hansen, Orabowski, Elliott and
McCurdy.
American,
R. H.
1 8
.. 8 10
Boston
New York ,
Batteries: MacFayden and Berry:
Gomez and Dickey.
" """""" R, H. E
Philadelphia . 4 10 a
Washington 10 18 1
Batteries: Walberg. DeShong and
Hevtng. Fischer, Marberry and Spen
cer.
R. H. E
-378
.11 10 1
Chicago
Cleveland
Batteries: Csraway, McKaln, Greg
ory and Grube; Harder and Pytlak.
ARE FORCED TO LEAVE
BAKER. Ore., April 38, AP
Three Japanese gardeners from Idaho
who were forced to leave Eagle Val
ley a few days ago, had the same
experience near Halnea Wednesday
when they left the land they had
rented In the Muddy Creek commu
nity shortly before a large commit
tee of citizen were to pay them
a call and request their departure.
Road Will Seek
Grain Rate Hoist
CHICAOO. April W(AP The
Oreiron short line rsllrosd. subsldlsry
of the Union Paclflo lines, will ask
tor drastic Increases In arsln rates
In the Interstate commerc commis
sion hearlnf. It was understood from
rallabl sources today.
CITY'S STAfii ON
Public Hearing Fails to Bring
Compromise Counter
Proposal by Power Com
pany Expectation Council
Further consideration was given
the franchise of the California Ore
gon Power company, which expiree
June 7, at the opening meeting last
night at the city hall, attended by
a small crowd composed chiefly of
city officials and representatives of
the power company, and no Indica
tion of a change In the council's
proposal for a 3 per cent tax on
gross sales as a franchise tax was
expressed.
The proposal, recently made by
the council committee, was received
hT the nowar com nan v representa
tives and a counter proposal la ex- I
pec ted from the company at an early
date.
To Consider Plnn
J. O. Thompson, representing the
power company, made no definite
statement regarding the company's
reaction to the committee's recom
mendations, but promised to take the
proposal under advisement to deter
mine what the power company will
and will not be able to do.
The power company has not been
paying thla city a tax on gross In
come during the past, contrary to
prevalent opinion, Mr. Thompson in
formed the gathering. The S per
cent tax paid waa a part of the aale
contract, dating back to the power
company's purchase of the city's dis
tribution system. The final contract
for sale included a $30,000 cash set
tlement and payment of 8 per cent
on gross revenue until, expiration of
the franchise, June 7 of thla year.
Oppose dross Tax
The power company has lived up
to all stipulations of the agreement.
It pays no gross earnings tax In any
city In Oregon and If such a prece
dent were established In Medford It
would have to be repeated elsewhere,
Mr. Thompson stated. He emphasised
the power company's stand as one of
oo-operatlon, always, and assured the
council that If a satisfactory agree
ment Is not worked out before the
expiration of the franchise June 7,
the city will be protected until the
next budget period. . - - -
Extent of payroll brought into
Medford and all of aouthern Oregon
waa listed by Mr. Thompson to ahow
that the power company la very
much a part of Medford.
Figures Quoted
The gross revenue for last year In
Medford he gave as $330,000. The
total paid Into the city he estimated
at $556,000. The operating expense
amounted to $06,600, the payroll to
home residents was $310,300, and lo
cal purchases amounted to $186,000,
he stated. Copco also pays annually
in taxes $44,161, which la 9 V per
cent or the taxation total for Med
ford. The power payroll at Prospect
during the past year. Mr. Thompson
said, totaled $760,000.
The major portion of the discus
sion was led by Mr. Thompson and
J. O. Orey of the council. Delroy
Qetchell, president of the Farmers
and Fruitgrowers bank, and H. W.
Hamlin of the E. W. J. Hearty Fruit
company, were the only townspeople
expressing opinions and theirs were
very brief. A spirit of amiability pre.
vailed throughout the meeting.
SEATS SWITCHED
WASHINGTON. April 38 (API-
White House social arbiters today
revised the seating Hat for President
Hoover's dinner tonight to mem
bers of the governors' conference,
replacing Governor Roosevelt of New
York, whose seat was but one re
moved from Mr. Hoover, with Gov
ernor Plnchot of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Plnchot, who was defeated
for Republican nomination to the
house In Tuesday's Pennsylvania prU
r ry by Representative McFadden,
will alt at the chief executive's left
hand.
The original list waa based upon
the rsnklng given the governors t
their Richmond conference.
Business Success Shows
Results of Advertising
SCHENECTADY, K. T.. April 2
(AP Ollbert T. Hodges has facts
and figures to prove It pays to ad
vertlse even In times of economic
distress.
Hodgea ts president of the Advertis
ing Federation of America which has
completed a study of the 17-year
records of 120 corporations. Blxty
of these corporations failed to main
tain their advertising programs. The
other sixty corporation annually in
creased their advertising expenditures
In spite of depressions st an average
rats of 16 per cent over the previous
year.
Hodgea first took up the cases of
the 60 concerns which enlarged their
advertising:
"Seventeen years ago many of these
60 companies were small." he said,
"today every one of them Is numbered
among the fortmoat business hotxws
of America. Thty have multiplied
their net aw La to four times what
ihej were n eais ago
Splendor Marks
Funeral of Dog
At Cost of $1000
nrrw. o., April as. (api
Baby Olnter. 11-year-old Pome
ranian, was burled In splendor
today st a cost ot sUOOO.
Frank Callahan, wealthy owner
of grand circuit race horses, or
dered scores ot floral pieces for
ths rites In ths gardens of his
estate. The body of his pet dog
was placed In a 400 bronze cas
ket and workmen built a con
crete vault.
A granite monument will be
erected.
IN MASSIE TRIAL
ON LYNCH DEATH
HONOLULU, April 38. () The
Jury considering second degree mur
der charge against Thomas H. Mas
sie, Mrs. Grace Fortescue, E. J. Lord
and A. O. Jones, resumed delibera
tions at 8:50 a. m. today (3:30 p. m.
Eastern Standard Time) with no ver
dict in sight. '
The tension which attended ses
sions of the trial was gone. Judging
from appearances, Honolulu had for
gotten the sensational trial of the
w-mian from the mainland and three
navy men for killing Joe Kahahawal,
Hawaiian, while the youth was await
ing a second trial for an alleged as
sault on Mrs. Thalia laaasle, wife of
the lieutenant and daughter of Mra.
Fortescue.
HONOLULU. April 38. (AP)
After three weeks of maneuvering,
challenging, arguing and pleading
the case of Lieutenant Thomas H.
Masste and three other defendants
the case went to the unusually con
stituted Jury late yesterday, and
with the Jurors went a somewhat
complicated set of Instructions from
Circuit Judge Charlea Sam Davis
The court ruled, that the Jury
could find the defendants, with the
exception of Massle, guilty of sec
ond degree murder, guilty of man
slaughter, or not guilty. For Mas-
ale, Judge Davis said the Jury might
make any one of these findings,
plus a possible verdict of not guilty
by reaaon of insanity.
Separate Verdicts Ordered.
A separate verdict for each of
the defendant. Massle, Mrs. Gran
ville Fortescue, Albert O, Jones and
E. J. Lord, waa ordered. Judge Davis
also ruled that evidence regarding
the assault upon the accused naval
officer's wife, Mrs. Thalia Maasle,
in which Kahahawal supposedly
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ATLANTIC FLIGHT
SEASSONTO OPEN
MONTREAL, que.. April 58. (AP)
Lou Helchers. trans-Atlantic (light
aaplrant, took off from Bt Hubert
airport art t.tt a.m.; eastern stand
ard time, today on a practice flight
to Havana. Cuba.
PORT DARWIN. Australia, April 9S.
(AP) C. W. A. Bcott, noted filer,
landed here at 10:23 a.m. today
after a flight from Lympe. England.
In which h, recovered his record
for flights between England and
Australia by besting ths record of
J. A. Butler S hours and 40 minute.
Scott's time for the flight wss
days, 30 hour and 49 minutes.
ROOSEVELT LEAD
PHILADELPHIA. April Si. (API
Returns from Tuesday's Pennsylvsnls
primary election today Increased the
lesd of Governor Franklin D. Roose
velt over Alfred E. Smith In the
Presldenttsl preferentlel contest.
Totals for 634 of ths 8181 dis
tricts advanced Roosevelt's margin
to 33,737 and showed htm leading
In 48 of ths 67 counties.
The figures:
Smith, 78,731; Roosevelt, 08,488.
"Last year their combined net pro
fits were three times greater than In
the comparatively good year of 1015.
This dramatic testimony to the value
of an unbroken advertising policy
should bring confidence and Inspira
tion to executives who want tangible
proof that a courageous program, even
In thene difficult times will pay.
"Now let us look at the other aide
of the picture the dark side. Let
us see what happened to the other
sixty companies, the ones that pur
sued an erratic and uncharted course.
"When times were good they plung
ed heavily. When the going became
difficult they tightened their purse
strings,
"But this policy didn't work. Seven
teen years ago every one of the sixty
firms In this erratic group was an
Important national business. Today
more than half of them have lost
that position of lmporteace sUaa
tare perlahed,"
BOLGER ELECTED
C. OF C. PRESIDENT
REPLACING DEUEL'
Reduced Budget Adopted for
Coming Year New
Leader Asks Continued
Cooperation in Activities
"Looking forward to program of
definite accomplishments In the ac
tivities of the chamber for ths com
ing year," Wm. 8. Bolner. local man
aner of the J. C. Penney Co. store,
last night sccepted the presidency of
the Medford Chamber of Commerce,
of which he has been an active mem
ber since arrival In Medford five
years ago. Hs wss elected to fill ths
vacancy created by the reslmstlon
of H. S. Deuel, received yesterday.
Budget totallnz $0395 was adopted
for ths new year at the meeting of
tne ooard or directors last night. It
represents a reduction of from 16 to
50 per cent In each Item, but will
not Interfere with progress of the
organization, Mr. Bolger assured the
public In the following statement to
day: Enthusiasm Cndlmmed.
'It Is true the operating budget
hss been reduced to meet economic
conditions: however, our enthusiasm
and desire to accomplish definite and
beneficial results has not been lessen
ed. Ws hsve as members of the
board, men who are familiar with
local problems. I humbly seek the
contlnustlon of good will and coop
eration that has been given foTmer
presidents of the Chsmber of Com
merce. We have a lob to do, snd
you hsve my word that It will be
done to the best of my ability.
"We have Ideas on activities that
ws hope to Incorporate In the pro
gram of work that we are sura will
meet with the approval of all. Ws
are after results, like any other or
ganisation. Ws feel that Just plain
garden variety of hard work Is the
solution.
Support Needed.
"It ts In times of economic stress
that we need the support, whols
heartedly, of all concerned. I am
confident that we will have a splen
did year."
The budget accepted at last night's
meeting Includes S5845 for operating
expenses and 34S0 for activities.
Ths program recommended by the
commtt(eet Composed of H. a. Deuel,
cbewimarii Roland Hubbard. W. M.
Olennson. T. O. Lumsden and O. O.
TyreiT-ww, accepted for the coming
year.
Cooperation of the Chamber of
Commerce In the effort to secure out
side aid for production of the 1831
pear crop Is promised In the pro
gram, as well as assistance In the
enlargement of canning factory fa
cilities In this district.
Posalllbltles of lncressed poultry
and dairy production here will be
lnvesttgsted, according to recom
mendations of ths committee, and
ths work of the executive committee
of commerc and agriculture, which
has proved so successful in the past,
continued.
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NEW HOPE SEEN
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HOPEWELL, N. J.. April 28 (AP)
The Lindbergh kidnaping myetery
stretched on toward the end ot Its
second month without a solution to
day, although Norfolk intermediaries
trying to get the bsby back Indicated
fresh ground for hope.
Salvatore Spltal and Irving Bits,
two New York "go-betweens" named
weeks ago by Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh to desl with ths kidnapers,
withdrew from the ease. Their lew
yer, Abraham Kesselmsn, said In New
York that the futile 81)0,000 ransom
paymsnt msds by Col. Lindbergh
promoted their withdrawal.
WILL-
ROGERS
piays:
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., April
28. 'When you think you hve
heard all tho devilment about
anything, why you haven't
heard anything till you hear a
little Italian congressman (and
A Republican, too, 8 1 range to
ay) from New York city, La
Guardia. llo'e always got the
evidence. Ho dragged in a
tninkful of canceled checks
yesterday that brokers had
given financial writers.
You know it's too bad very
body was so busy getting in
on it that no one had time to
investigate Wall Street before
'20, when the horse was being
stolen.
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