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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUTTRSDAT, ATOIL 28, 1932. PAOE THREE i L ILL TALK HERE " The citizens of Med ford and vicin ity will have an opportunity to near Monro L. Baker, who 1 tald to be one of the most Interesting and dy namic speakers on the Pacific coast. Mr. Baker will be the ohlef speak er at the prohibition rally which will beheld In the Presbyterian church. South Holly street, Mectford, Friday evening. April 29th, at 8 o'clock. The other Med ford churches are cooperat ing to make this a real rally. Mr. Baker, who Is an editor, trav eler and lecturer, la deeply Interested In two questions which are agitating the minds of a great many citizens; y 'iff Wfc w M' If AIoiuo L. Baker. first, "Do the defects of prohibition warrant and necessitate Its repeal and the establishment of some other system?" and second, "Should the United States discard Its prohibition amendment and in Its plaoe substi tute some form of government con trol of legalized liquor?!'. . To. both of these questions the ever vocal and Increasing vociferous "wets" de clare a clamorous "yesl" The "drys," on the other hand, give the dispas sionate reply, "Let us be on our guard lest we Jump from the frying pan Into the fire. Let us not change until we know what we are changing to and are assured that It la a change for the better." In order to evaluate this oft-mentioned alternative to prohibition government control of liquor Mr. Baker made a trip through Canada a few months ago and visited each of the eight provinces of that do minion having a control system. This Journey took him from Victoria on the extreme west, across the vast ex panse of Canada to t Halifax on the extreme east. Mr. Baker thoroughly Investigated the facts concerning "the liquor boards," "government liquor stores," 'beer parlors' and "taverns" of Can ada. Also he investigated the actual working out of the Canadian plan as It relates to the Increase or de crease of the amount of liquor con sumed. Its benefits or injuries to the average Canadian home and Its ef fect of other lines of business. He win answer the question, "Is govern ment control a boon to Canada, or do Its drawbacks more than offset Its advantage?" Bev. R. E. Close, superintendent nf the Anti-Saloon league of Oregon, will accompany Mr. Baker and will deliver a short address dealing with the campaign of the "drys" in de fense of the state prohibition laws. Mr. Close states that Alonzo L. Baker Is In great demand by clubs and vari ous other organizations, that citi zens on both sides of the prohibition question are anxious to hear this gentleman and that the universal testimony Is that they are all "highly pleased with Mr. Baker's unbigoted presentation of a very controversial subject which gives food for thought to those who differ with him in prin ciple as well as to those who are heartily In accord with him." All are cordially Invited to hear these speakers. There will be no ad mission charge, but an offering for the promotion of prohibition in Ore gon will be taken. Children are wel come but they should be aocompanled by and sit with their parents. No session of the grand Jury Is con templated within the next month, owing to the lack of sufficient Im portant matters to Justify the expense of the session. The circuit court is watching Its budget with extreme care and holding down the Judicial costs as much as possible. The May term of the circuit court is scheduled to start the fourth Monday In May, and at present no matter of Import ance Is pending. The district attorney's office re ceives from three to ten complaints dally from citizens demanding a grand Jury probe. Most of the lot are of a civil nature and concern Saturday night dance fights, cow, fence disputes, tampering with Irri gation ditches and neighborhood rumpuses. The district attorney's office views these as an effort to settle private differences at public expense end matters that should be adjudicated between the parties con cerned. Troutdale Chas. E. Lambert open ed paint shop. PAINLESS PAYMENTS AUTO INSURANCE HOLMES INSURANCE Society and Clubs Edited by Eva Nealon Delightful Programs Planned for Music Week Elaborate plans are being complet ed In local music circles for observ ance here next week of National Music week, and the public Is prom ised an unusual list of programs at churches, theaters, service clubs and high school one of the most Import ant to be the community program at the high school auditorium next Tuesday evening. No admission charges will be collected for the lat ter event and much of the outstand ing talent of the city will be Included In the program. Solos, choruses, a beautiful concerto, piano and violin work of unusual merit, will be fea tured. Interest in music 'week plans is also spreading from city Into coun try and the rural schools, where Mrs. Una B. Inch, has arranged the ob servance, will not be slighted, but will be given an opportunity to en Joy some of the best compositions gracing the favorite art of all cen turnes. Indications are that all society will be music-minded next week and revel in the annual festival which brings with It program after pro gram to bring the world back Into the realm of harmony and beauty. - Colorful Banquet Given By Central Point Juniors One of the most enjoyable social events of the year for the Central Point high school occurred last Fri day evening when the senior class and the faculty were guests of the Jnnlors at the annual Junior-senior banquet. Sixty-two people were seat ed at the banquet table In the audi torium room. The banquet was pre pared by the Parent-Teacher associa tion and was served by the sopho more class. The room was brilliantly decorated with flowers on the lattice work and in baskets, and the tables were lovely In emerald green and old rose, the senior class colors. Tulips were used for table bouquets. Fa vors were corsages of sweet peas for the girls and pink carnation bou tonnleres for the boys. Place cards were prepared to carry out the same color plan. John Smith presided as toastmaster. Janice Hesael grave, ac companied by Mrs. Lois Young, gave a musical reading. Maxine Vaughn entertained with several dances; the sophomore class presented two clever skits and R. A. Botts player a violin solo Donald Snyder gave the farewell for the senior class and Delbert Avers responded for the Juniors.. Buth Turpln gave a toast to the class ana Mr. Jewett spoke on the topic "Carry On." Pupils Pay Tribute to Composer Haydn On last Saturday, April 23, the pu pils of Harvey Amos Moore paid trib ute to the composer, Joseph Haydn, in commemoration of the 200th an niversary of his birth. The program of Haydn music en Joyed was as follows: Liebea Marchen Hormtrzu Natalie Tengwald Hunting Chorus Frances Lewis. Allegro from F Major Trio Doro thea Olsen. Romano In F Barbara Sheldon. Discussion of the events In the life of Haydn by the class. Largo from Sonata in D Gertrude Boyle. Allegro from Sonata In B Con stance Moore. Mrs. Pearson Returns To Southland Tonight Mrs. Harold Pearson, who has been guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Driver, since last January, and a welcome participant In many events of local society, particularly the play of the St. Mark's Altar Guild, presented Tuesday and Wed nesday evenings of this week, plans to leave this evening for her home in Birmingham, Ala. 'Her departure will be regretted by many groups. Novelty Dance On Friday Calendar Plans for a prize novelty dance have been announced by the Pythian Sisters for Friday night In K. P. hall. The committee in charge is composed of Mrs. Wm. Schwartz, Mrs. May berry, Mrs. C. E. Jacqua and Messrs. Ray Yost, J. B. Yarborough, W. L. Walden and Oeorge Fisk. They re port extensive preparations for the event, Including refreshments and prizes. Primary Council Meets At Junior High Saturday. The Jackson county primary coun cil will meet at the Junior high school In room 24 Saturday, April Miss Lillian Wise will continue her talk on "Primary Writing." All primary teachers are urged to attend. Invitations Out for Friday Bridge Event Miss Dorothy Nyswaner and Mrs. H. D. Sercombe will be hostesses Fri day evening at the latter' home on Newtown at a lovely spring bridge event. Invitations have been issued to 12 guests. Alpha Sigma Class Pout pones Party The party announced for this even ing by the Alpha Sigma class of the Methodist Episcopal church has been postponed and will be held at a later date to be announced In the near future. a Mrs. Piatt Leaves For Portland Sunday. Mrs. Hal Piatt Is leaving Sunday for Portland, where she plans to spend a week visiting friends and attending to business Interests. Let Us Frame Your Favorite Pictures (Any site tip to 8 by 10) 50c Wurts Gifts May Day Party on St. Mark's Calendar. Gala plans are consuming the hours of members of St. Mark's Guild this week, who will entertain with a May Day bridge party at the St. Mark's parish house Monday afternoon. Playing will begin, at 2.00 o'clock and elaborate decora tions, honoring the romantic day. when flowers travel hither and yon tn quaint little baskets, conveying a message of love, will form a pleas ing setting for the affair. Contract, progressive and pivot auction bridge will be played. Mrs. O. J. Semon la chairman of the party and Is being assisted in making arrangements by the fol lowing able committee: 1 Mesdames Hugh Hamlin, R. E. Swan. Harry L. Butler, Chester Fitch and Edwin. - Johnaens Return From Trip North Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Johnsen return ed yesterday from Seattle and Van couver, B. C, where they enjoyed a few days' visit with Mrs. Johnsen 's son, William Adams, who came from Calgary to Vancouver to meet the Johnsens, upon their arrival by plane. Mr. Johnsen transacted business for the "Standard OH company of Cali fornia, for which he is local district manager, while in Seattle. Building Bridge Club In Meeting Today. Iflnmhtvn of the Building Bridge club are meeting this afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. W. Simmons, who is being assisted as hostess by Mesdames T. B. Morris and W. H. Wood. St. Mark's Food , Sale Postponed. Postponement of the food sale planned for Saturday by the St, Mark's Guild was reported today by the social group. No date for the sale was announced. OF COUNTY RELIEF (Continued trom Page One) delegation from Klamath county headed by Judge Fred R. Goddard, who requested continuation of emer gency relief In that county. The commission replied it was Impossible to do so as funds were not available and no new bond Issues would be called. Relief Important. R. E. Bradbury, of the delegation and a member of the state unem ployment committee, declared that unemployment work was more Im portant to the county than the con struction of the 13 miles of Merrlll Malln highway, whloh was let by the commission several weeks ago, or far more Important than the con templated Klamath Falls-Lakevlew oiling project. The former project was let for about $100,000 while the latter will be advertised, to cost about $80,000. "If the county doesn't care for those roads and feels that way about It. there are other places we can spend the money where It will be appreciated," Chairman Leslie Scott told Bradbury. Lane Gets Road. Lane county's long campaign for a two-mile stretch of road the Ches hire -Har pole school section of the Siuslaw highway terminated suc cessfully when the commission last night decided to call for bids on this Job at the next meeting in May. The cost, estimated at $50,000, will be divided equally between state and county. The highway commission opened Its public session here today, the first order of business being the opening of bids on 12 highway pro jects. Bids on the $172,000 'bond Issue will be received this afternoon. Awards will be announced later to day. No delegations are scheduled for the highway meeting this time, the first time In several years. L F Students, teachers, parents and friends of Jackson school will gather at the school building tomorrow night for the "April Frolic," which Is eagerly looked forward to from year to year. Following dinner at 6 o'clock the program wilt open with the big "Cir cus Parade." One hundred and fifty children from the primary grades will participate in this three-ring show and all the usual characters and animals will be on hand. Upstairs the wrestling and boxing matches promise to provide no end of thrills. An Important feature of this show will be the match of "Bull Neck Moose Face" versus Andrew H. Brown, with Amos on hand as train er. Also two husky "professionals" from Medford high school should furnish sufficient excitement for sport-minded guests. Mrs. Reld's Toy orchestra, which employs everything from wood blocks to Iron skillets as Instruments, will furnish such gay tunes as "Pop Goes the Weasel," "Money Musk' 'and "The Irish Washer Woman" for the "old fashioned dance." Also, In addition to a number of confessions there will be the "Beauty Parlor," where efficient operators will perform the miracles of face lifting and other beautifying processes. The proceeds from this event will go toward health, welfare and other worthy projects of the school for the ensuing year. PLANT DESTROYED By MYSTERY FIRE HOOD RIVER, Ore.. April 28. (AP) Fire early today destroyed the large cold storage and packing plants of the Apple Growers' asso ciation, and the fruit packing plant and, warehouse of the American Fruit Growers here. The origin of the fire was not Immediately determined. A high wind caused the fire to spread rapidly throughout the struc tures. Much valuable washing and packing machinery was destroyed, and two adjoining cottageB burned. SALEM. April 28. (AP) Officers today were conducting an Investiga tion of an alleged Incendiary fire which late last night destroyed a warehouse located in the Industrial district with a loss estimated at approximately $5000. The warehouse was owned by Harley White, and was constructed more than 30 years ago. All fire fighting equipment In the city was pressed into service. A few nights ago an attempt was made to burn the Starr Fruit company's plant here, officers said. 1 TR1JRECKED SOUTH BEND, Ind. April 38. (AP) Engineer James Groves and Fireman Walter C. Schlnnlng, both of Battle Creek, Mich., were scalded to death and two other persons were Injured when the Maple Leaf passen ger train of the Grand Trunk rail road, en route from Montreal to Chi cago, was derailed here today and one of Its baggage cars plunged off a high elevation embankment on a house. Apparently none of the train's pas sengers was Injured and none of the coaches was overturned. Police and volunteer workers, however, searched the rulna of the house for other pos sible victims. The two injured, nei ther seriously, were 5-year-old Mar shall Brad burn and his father, who were asleep in the house. LISOW JANNEY pepvlr young cr Hr After School I i f lllllfl"r' j-Tl "a LJ""' GIVE the children a bowl of Kellogg's and milk. Just the nourishment they need. Delicious. Healthful. Easy to digest. How much better than hot, heavy food. No trouble to prepare. Try Kellogg's yourself for afternoon refreshment. Quality guaranteed. MASSIE FLAYED BY PROSECUTOR AT (Continued from fa go One) confessed participation, could be considered only as it related to Massle's mental state. Relating to the defense contention that Massle's mind went blank when he confronted the native with a pistol and heard him confess. Judge Davis Instructed that if a plea of in sanity had been Introduced, the burden of proof was on the prosecu tion to show the naval officer sane. Unwritten Law "Out The Jurist warned the 12 men that "no man may take the law Into bis own hands, and the alleged fact that the deceased ravaged the wife of one of the defendants can not be considered." To Justify a second degree mur der verdict. Judge Davis ruled, the Jury would have to conclude the prosecution had proved the four persons killed Kahahawal and that they had Intended to kill him. However, the Jurist said. It would be unnecessary for the prosecution to have proved premeditation If it had shown the defendants entered Into an agreement the reasonable consequence of which was the slay ing. Final Pleas fleard. An Intense plea In support of the Insanity defense of Lieutenant Massle and In behalf of the unwrit ten law, made by Clarence Darrow. and a fiery demand by Public Prose cutor John C. Kelley for conviction of the quartet, preceded the in structions. In concluding his argument Dar row proclaimed his kindliness toward all races and directed a special re mark to the three Chinese on the Jury. With brevity and fire Kelley whirled Into his argument. "You have been presented with a defense of sympathy, not of In sanity," he said. "If you are going to decide this case on passion, then tell me and I'll be silent. "I Intend to paint the other side of the picture you have been shown, and show you a vain, egotistical man who has been the cause of trouble." Officer Blamed. Kelley then asserted that Massle had taken his wife, against her de sires, to the dance the night of the attack, and that the naval officer was responsible for it all. "They sacrificed that girl," Kelley shouted, pointing to Mrs. Massle, "for his ego and made Roman holiday for the crowd that disgraced this court with applause last week." Then he sjwerted Massle was "high" the night of the dance. Massle had testified to taking a bottle of liquor to the party. Again hinting disbelief In Mas sle's admission that he held the pistol which killed Kahahawal, Kel ley aald: He couldn't hide behind the skirts of his mother-in-law, nor be hind the two sailors who helped him. . . . The best you can say for him Is that he lied like a gen tleman." Slaying Unjustified. Striding up and down in front of the Jury, his face red with passion. Kelley asserted Massle's story did not Justify the killing, "and that, under the laws of the territory, la murder." "Is there to be one law for the people here and one for the vis itors?" he demanded. "If you' let these people go they will make Mas- i sle an admiral because he and Adml- J ral Pratt (chief of naval opera- j tlons) think alike. They both be-! Ueve In lynch law.' j "Up at the hospital," the prose cutor went on, "when Mrs. Massle Identified four men as her assail ants, If Lieutenant Mamie had picked up a gun and mowed them down he would at least have had the respect of this community, "But It took him four months to get up courage to act, and then he had to get two enlisted men to help him. "Without being swayed by mercy." he concluded, "or by admirals for In the language of Smedley Butler I say 'to hell with the admirals V there Is no reason why you cannot bring In a unanimous verdict of guilty. We do not ask for vengeance only for Justice." YONKER8. N. Y., April 28. (AP) Sarah Lawrence college announced today Newton D. Baker, former secre tary of war, would deliver the com mencement address at the college on June 9, when his daughter, Margaret, will be graduated. SHOT BY WIFE As a result of an argument over divorce proceedings filed In a rants Pass by Mrs. Amanda Da. we Carr, her husband, Rodrlck B. Carr, suffered ft bullet wound acres sthe abdomen Tuesday evening when he went te the Carr residence on the Redwood highway to make amends for the dis agreement. According to the report, Carr sat on the bed. and Mrs. Carr, thinking he knew of a revolver hidden there, seized it. The gun vent off in the scuffle which followed. Carr called the sheriff, but after a conference) with the district attorney, Mrs. Carr was not arrested, as she had re quested. The couple was married In Med ford February 14, 1931, Information from Grants Pass states. . . Can you r $, w "And she's v imagine doing jr s , A 80 n'ce a thing like " 3r g. J 1 in other that?" 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