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Mail Tr: The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Thurtdsy fair but becoming cloudy i not much change la temperature. Highest yesterday 16 Lowest this morning 43 Facts Not Claims You take no ctiances on A. B. C. circulation. No claims made the auditor'! figure tell the story. The Mall Tribune is Medford's Only A. B. C. Newspaper. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON', WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1932. No. 43. Medford ffiUNE WLILEFSDH WFESSEg B80IBBEMY . , . . , . Cdmment the on Day's News By FRANK JENKINS ALBERT B. FALL, former secreury of the Interior, whs sold bit In fluence a a publlo official for money nd went to Jail for It, rides out of the prison doors In a luxurious li mousine. This writer has a notion ttiat If he fell to low as to take a bribe, and went to Jail-for It which heaven for bid he would prefer to ride away when his sentence was served out In a battered and ramshackle old fliv ver. How would you fesl about It.? FALL'S conviction and imprison ment, on the charge of selling his Influence as a member of the cabi net of the President of the United States, Is one of the saddest chap ters In the country's recent political history. , Every good citizen must hope fer vently that this may be the last time we are called upon to face auch a humiliation. HERB la some good advice: Be honest In your private af fairs. Tou have only one life to live, and strict honesty and fair dealing an about the only ways in which you can Justify the time you spend here. They are the ONLY ways thst will permit you to face the great Bleep with a free mind. BUT if you are 'honored by your fellow citizens with a public of fice, be honest If it kills you. The man In whom public trust Is placed and who dishonors toe trust that has been reposed in him Is about the lowest form of Ute, ' HERE Is a paragraph from the cur rent news of the day, dated at Harbin, In Manchuria: 'The danger of a Russo-Japanese clash, developing out of the extraor dinarily complictaed situation In the Far Eastern cockpit. Is steadily grow ing." That la bad. War la always bsd. A world wallowing In depression and unemployment, whose principal cause Is war, ahould know that by this time. BUT If Japan and Russia HAVE to fight, we of this coast can at least look on with virtuous Impar tiality and say: "May the best man win." Meanwhile, we shall sell them things with which to fight. ANN KARDINoVnd Harry Bannis ter, we read In the dispatches, are divorced, and Ann comes out of the courtroom In Reno with tears on her face. That la at least a change. Moat of the movie people who get divorces In Reno come away with a come htther look In the eye, questing about for new candidates for the matrimonial state. nnHE trouble wi'th Ann and Harry seems to have been that Ann was the big member of Uie team. The glory and the big earnings were hers, He waa Just Ann Harding's husband That rasped his masculine pride and started trouble. So, the story as told In the press runs, they got a divorce to see if they could get along unmarried. pOR thousands' perhaps millions, of years, men were the lords of creation. If anything big was done, THEY DID IT. If glory was being passed around, they got it. Women existed for men's gratlfl cation and solace. Their place In the world was a secondary place. THE world changes. The old order passe. New ways take the place of old waya. And In this new world women sre taking a new place. They are learn ing that they have mlnda that are aa great aa men'a minds. But that Isn't all. They are learning that cer tain Individual women have BETTER minds than certain Individual men. When one of these women with an outstanding BETTER mind mar ries a man with an Inferior mind and atepa out ahead of him In the world, aa really does hsppen from time to time in this day and age, a situation Is crested thst goes against tradition. Men hare been lords of creation too long to accept such sltustlons and like them. Witness Harry Ban nister. BAKER Plans being conslderea to lower bxldgs oq Bridge sutt I E Young Cashier Hoped to Cover Defalcations, Con fession Given District At torney and Sheriff Alvin Tollefson, 2.1, cashier of the Central Point State Bank of Central Point, confessed to Sher iff Ralph O. Jennings this after noon that the reported Holdup of the bank yesterday was a ruse o cover up defalcations In his accounts. Tollefson signed a statement, admitted that he had lost S500 In gambling games and that he took the money from the bank. Tollefson reported a loss of $1390 in the purported robbery and 690 of this amount was found In a cof fee pot at his home In Central Point this afternoon. "Load Off Chest" After signing the statement. Tol lefson expressed satisfaction that "a load Is off my chest." In his statement. Tollefson ae- clared that his wife or other mem bers of his family knew nothing ot his acts. He hid the 690 In the coffee pot while his wife was asleep last night. SusDlcion was attached to Touei- son shortly after he reported the robberv. when the sheriff and stave police were unable to find any resi dent of Central Point, near the bank at the reported time of tne robbery, who had seen the bandit leave or enter the building. Tollefson was taken tB the court house to Identify two suspects. It was at thla point that he admitted his guilt. Hoped to Cover Defalcation. The statement sets forth that Tol lefson hoped to cover up his defalca tions, lost In gambling, and that he feared an unexpected arrival of a bank examiner. Tollefson waa closed this afternoon with District Attorney George A. Codding, Sheriff Ralph Jennings and Capt. Lee M. Bown of the atate po lice. Tollefson la a fine appearing man of about 25 years, and has been a resident of the Central Point district for seven years. His father owna a controlling Interest In the Institu tion. The family formerly lived at Stttes, Idaho. The denouement came aa a distinct shock to the family and frlenda and acquaintances. Tol lefson Is a star tennis player. May Waive Hearing Further legal action In the case depends on circumstances, but It w expected that Tollefson will waive a grand Jury hearing. Under the Ore gon banking law covering emocEzie ment, .he Is liable to a prison sen tence of from one to 20 years and 5000 fines. In a robbery of the Central Point State bank, September 9, 1930, Tol lefson waa the hero, firing ahots at the bandit as he fled In a rented auto.. Robert Glenn, a transient res- ident of this city, is now serving 16 yeara In state prison for the first holdup. HAY FEVER CURABLE Dr. W. W. Howard of this city read a paper today at the state convention of osteopaths in Portland on a re cently discovered cure for hay fever, througha which he asserts over 90 per cent ot all cases may now be cured. Phoenix Neighbors To Meet Tonight PHOENIX, May Neigh bors of Woodcraft circle will meet at the Orange ball tonight and enfer ta'.n members of the Medford and Ashland lodges, and husbands of the Phoenix lodge members. At the close of the business session a short pro gram will be enjoyed. CENTRAL POM M R ADM TS HOLDUP A RUSE Archaeoligists Confirm Burning Sodom, Gomorrah LONDON. May 11 CAP) The Bib lical story of the destruction of the cities of Bodom snd Oomorrah by fire and brimstone is believed by Father Alexis Mallon, Jesuit arch aeologist of the pontificsl Biblical institute at Rome, to be confirmed by archaeloglcal dlrzoverles on the site of the two towns. Father Msllon who, with Father Robert Koeppel. has spent three years excavating on the north shore of the Dead 8ea In Pale-tine, said their investigation has shown that the two cities were contemporary and existed from before 2.VX) B. C to not later than 2100 B C. At the Utter tfste, tie said, beta had been XL'S MOODS VARY &i&lbmmiiMimmtam mi.i ihihh n ,i W,f. nnMH i litaMaTfa'-ll tyiiK ' mmsi. ymnnnfmmm gVi1fi"tnY ri'ni '"-"--'-i ruinmriTfif r " AuociMfd P Pbote His "last ride" actually under way, Alphonse Capone waa by turns chatty and soberly contemplative as the train carrying him to the At' lanta penitentiary rolled south from Chicago. He was snapped In these contrasting moods as he sat In his compartment with United States Marshal H. C W. Laubenneimer. SF TESTIFY TO GOOD REPUTE OF JUDGE DALLAS, May 11. (AP) Charac ter witnesses testifying to the ex cellent reputation of the defendant consumed most of the morning ses sion of the circuit court here in the case of O. P. Coshow, former president of the Empire Holding company, who is charged with de vising a scheme with Intent to de fraud in the sale of stock of the Empire company. Among the witnesses who testified that they had known Judge Coshow over periods extending from 10 years to most of his life and who lauded him for his reputation for honesty and upright character, were Judge John McNary of the United States district court of Portland; Paul Wal lace of Salem, Mrs. Marie Flint Mc Call of Polk county and formerly of Roseburg, E. J. Page of Dallas; John Manning, state legislator and former district attorney of Multno mah county; B. P. Irvine, editor of the Oregon Journal. That Judge Coshow had advised here that "people of moderate means should not invest" In stock in the Empire company, "although he per sonally believed In the Investment," was the testimony of Mrs. 8tella Henry of Spring Valley. She said she had talked with Judge Coshow in Portland after her husband had Invested S2000 tn the stock, end that she later Invested ft800, but that no statement made by Judge Coshow was responsible for her decision to Invest. FEDERAL CROP LOANS FOR COUNTY SI 3.557 Federal crop loans rerelvert so far In this county total $13,557, accord ing to figures in the clerk's office. The number of sppllcations granted number fi5 and approximately 350 more applications are to be acted upon. Sixteen of the loans are for $300 and more and the balance chief ly for 2f0 or more. The lowest amount Is 58. destroyed by firs and never were reoccupled. Trares of violent conflagrations were found In the ruins, he said, including layers of sshes. He added that on the plain below the hill on which the cities stood there was s curlotw rock formation, about five feet high which legend associates with Lot's wife. who. acrordlng to the Biblical story, was turned Into a pillar of salt at the time the cities were destroyed. The excavators penetrated 26 feet and dug through three cities, each built on the ruins of another. Under neath the- three, they said. Is prob ably a fourth. The ruins of Sodom and tiomorraa were found In the top layer. ON PRISON TRIP vu . ; w T--SWX 'tfiiiiiaYftrAiit-a E SENATE LEADERS WASHINGTON, May 1 1 . ( AP) The senate finance committee, In Ita report on the billion dollar revenue bill submitted today In the senate. declared the measure must be accom panied by a230.000.000 In savings to balance the budget next year. The committee unanimously fa vored balancing the 1033 budget, pointing to deficits of the last three years. WASHINGTON, May 1 . (P) At bi-partisan White House breakfast with members of the new senate economy committee, President Hoover today set underway a new money saving program in the senate along the same lines an that riddled by the house. The drive specifically Is aimed at a goal of saving 1300.000,000 or more through reduced appropriations and governmental consolidations. . Many of the items of the original house economy bill were discussed, Including the five-day week and pay less furlough plan for federal em ployes. Secretary Mills was appoint ed spokesman for the group break fasting with the President, a role he has assumed following all of the series of recent White House parleys. GET 2 CARLOADS DAVENPORT SETS Two more full carloads of daven port sets arrived In thla city today for Weeks & Orr's store, according to s n annou ncemen t this morning. The acts, produced by Roberta Bros. "of Los Angeles and shipped direct to the Medford concern, are of sturdy j "Sanoweb" construction and avail able In a wide selection of styles j snd coverings. On March 16, Weeks Ac Orr's furnl ; ture store received two carloads of davenport seta from Roberta Bros, factory which were featured In a special sale recently. The new shlp- ment of davenports and chairs will I be Immediately placed on sale. WILL GRADUATE Students, numbering 175. snd com posing the largest senior elaaa in the hUtory of the Medford high , school, will be graduated June 10 ! at the rommen"ment program to !bw held at the high school sudlto i num. I The commenrement address will 'be delivered by Victor P. Morris, pro. fesor cf economtra at the Univer sity of Oregon. He has announced ss subject for his tslk, "Taking a :.'"k at Tomorrow." The commencement protram mill ibt the first to be presented In the ntw nigh acbool auditorium. VICTORY IN OliOPIISIIC NOTE Returns From Primary Elec tion Interpreted As Turn . to Moist Side Ingalls Governor Choice of G.O.P. CHARLESTON, W. Va.. May 11. (AP) A Democratic presidential pret ence 340 out of 3342 preclnts tn the state gave: Murray 3004, Roosevelt 26,346. For governor, 415 out of 2342 pre cincta give: Republican Townsend 29,545; White 17,061. Democrat Herold 042, Odges 9040, Krump 9503, McCuUough 3475, Tay lor 6601, Wilkinson 6716. CHARLESTON, W. Va.. May 11. P) Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt con tinued to amass an overwhelming vote today as returns from West Vir ginia were slowly reported. The New Yorker had 18.016 to 1.872 for Governor William H. Murray of Oklahoma, with 234 of the state's 2,324 precincts reported. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May II. (AP) -Decisive victories for antl-prohibi- tton candidates in Ohio waa indicated today by partly complete returns of yesterday's primary election. Most of the candidates endorsed by the Anti-Saloon league apparently were defeated by wide margins. Although there was no direct vote on the prohibition Issue, the primary results were Interpreted by anti-pro-hibltlon forces as Indicating that sentiment In Ohio has turned toward the moist side. Most of the wet-dry fight was on the Republican ticket, where David S. Ingalls apparently was nominated for governor and Gilbert Bettman seemingly nominated for U, 8. sena tor. Favored Repeal Plank Ingalls, assistant secretary of the navy for aeronautics, and Bettman, the Ohio attorney general, cam palgned on platforms for liquor re peal. Senator Robert J. Bulkley, a wet, was unopposed for the Democratic nomination for re-election, and Gov ernor George White, favoring a pro hibition referendum, and also seek ing the Democratic nom In talon for re-election, had an easy victory over (Continued on Page Eight) ENTATION OF PLAYS TOMORROW (By Billy nn mum.) On Thursday, May 12, the Junior high school Dramatic club will present another group of one-act plays en titled "Uncle Jimmy," "School Daste," snd "Good Medicine." There will b two performsnces, matinee for school children, at 1:30, and an evening show at 8 o'clock. The plays have been derlcted by Miss Oladys Benge, the dramatic club Instructor. "Uncle Jimmy" Is an old man who splits wood and runs errands for the village. All his life he has wanted to travel and when the opportunity comes unexpectedly, the play becomes of great interest. The cast portray' Ing the everyday home folks of Friendship village Is: Uncle Jimmy, Bob Gall; Mrs. Amanda Toplady. Don na Maquln; Mrs. Postmaster Sykes. Elaine Brophy; Josef. Fred Beck: Mitty Phyllis Neilaon; Calliope Marsh, Ro berta Ivanhoe; Grandma, Wauneta Vllaon. and Uncle Rod. Dwlght Short. "School Daze" Includes numbers varying from a pirate sne to a Ladles' Aid meeting. Barbara Holt has the leading role, with most of the members of the Dramatic club taking part. The scene of "Good Medicine" Is laid In a doctor's office, and humor ous complications result from sn se wn trie millionairess, who sets out to find sn honest doctor. The charac ters are: The Doctor, Bob Young: his wife, Mildred Drury: Hetty Sage, the millionairess, Betty Dynan. BASEBALL RESULTS American. n k. t St Louis 0 6 1 New York -. ... t 8 1 Batterlea: dray. Klmsey and Fer rell; Allen and Dickey. Chlcaeo at Philadelphia, Detroit at Boston, Clevelsnd at Washington, postponed; rain and cold. National. New York at Chicago, postponed: rain. Largely Attended Affair Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce Speakers Re veal Opportunity Waiting Attended by more than 300 guest, representing cities of southern Ore gon. Portland snd Salem, and com posing the largest crowd In the his tory of the local Chamber of Com merce, the fifth annual Oregon prod ucta dinner at the Hotel Medford last night waa pervaded by a spirit of optimism, bringing promise of better years In the Rogue River valley and the state of Oregon at large. The golden opportunities available to the Pacific coast states through development of trade relations with the Orient snd South America were related by Dean Roy R. Hewitt of the Willamette university law school, who also urged elimination of the existing spread between producer- consumer dollar and adoptloi. of a trade promotion tariff. Spicing his address with stories of many lands, he held his audience inspired to the close of the program. Tomato Industry Stressed. Unlimited benefits to be realised by the Rogue River valley through extensive development of the tomato Industry, now In process under lead ership of the Bagley Canning com pany, were emphasised by W. A. Gates, who urged his audience to re member and practice the old-time slogan, "By Medford trade Is Medford made." The Rogue River valley forms the only tomato producing area between California and the North Pole, Mr Gates declared. The tomato repre sents a turning point tn ths life of this valley. Within 10 days more than 'half a million plants will be set out In this vicinity, bringing a nevr revenue to numerous farmers, a new payroll to laborers, and new pur chasing power to Medford. Oregon Is not only adequately sup plied with food products for her peo ple, Mr. Gates sdded, but Is ready to clothe citizenry and homes with the highest types of merchandise manufactured from Oregon products Oregon Has Resources. "Why Oregon Chickens Come Home to Roost" was named as ths subject of Dean Hewitt's address, when he was Introduced by A. P. Johnaen toast master for the evening. And the many reasons why they do were list ed by the dean, who placed particu lar emphasis upon the fact that in Oregon are located all things Which make Ufa worth living. Each man's goal Is to live a richer, fuller life, he declared, and on the Pacific coast, through development .of trade pos sibilities, appreciation and use of what la given, that goal will be realized. The Oregon lan s acceptance of crit icism from outsiders, the dean con demned, urging the people to laud the benefits of ths good old Oregon rain Instead of admitting, "Yes, It rains here all the time." Need for educating the people of the nation regarding the actual cost of agricultural products and the small profit realized by the producer was demonstrated by the speaker through (Continued on Page Eight) TO GET HEARING WASHINGTON, May 11. (AP) The veterans' cash bonus advocates soon will he given a hearing by the house rules commute on the Patman resolution seeking a preferred par liamentary statue for the new money redemption plan. Representative Patman (D., Texas) appealed to the powerful rulea com mittee after his bonus payment plan was rejected In a fifteen to ten ways and means committee vote. Med fords Importance as Trade Center Revealed Medford's position as commercial center of Jackson county and Its Im portance In the general economic scheme of the state of Oregon are given particular attention In the United State commerce department new report. "Commercial Survey of the Paclflo Northwest." made public today, according to Frank Messenger, msnager of the Portland district of fice of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. The "Commercial Survey of the Pa cific Northwest" Is one of a aerie of regional studies made by the com merce department for the purpose of providing business men with balc information as to the wealth, re sources snd msrketlng possibilities of the principal economic areas ot the United flutes. Wines and Beer Raskob Remedy For Depression BOSTON. May 1 1 . ( AP ) The production and sale of light wines and beer and a tax levy, based on Canadian rates. Is John J. Ras kob's Idea of the most effective tingle action congreea could take toward restoring prosperity. The chairman of the Demo cratic national committee spoke during a bridge party sponsored by the Massachusetts Democratic national committee apoke during a bridge party sponsored by the Massachusetts Democratic victory campaign committee last night and his address was broadcast. BOURBON'S BILL ON TARIFF RIGHT WASHINGTON. May 11. (AP The house today sustained Presi dent Hoover's action in vetoing the Democratic tariff bill, which pro posed to atrip him of his authority to change Import duties under tne flexible provisions of the tariff law. The Democrats with their scant majority were unable to marshal the two-thirds majority necessary. The measure was passed originally by ths house. 214 to 1S2. Acting Chairman Crisp of the ways and means committee had told the house It was 'futile and unneces sary" to attempt to override ths veto because of the Republican-controlled senate and the Republican adminis tration. Representative Snell, New York, Republican leader, however, demand ed a record vote on ths veto mes sage, which had been read only a short time before. PARENTS' SCHOOL With Mra. Ruth'M. Trowbridge of Medford, chairman of the gathering, the Jackson county school for par ents will conduct an all-day aesalon at the First Christian church to morrow, open'ng at 10:16 o'clock, under the direction of Mra. Mabel C. Mack, county home demonstration agent. Exhibit of children's clothing, suggested book for the children's corner of a home library, and aug geated books for parent education and child development will be shown. The program followa: Morning. 10.15 Group Singing. Mrs. Mabel Sims, Jacksonville, director, 10:30 Considering Individual Dif ferences. Mrs. Sara W. Prentiss. Corvallts, professor of parent educa tion. 13:11! Covered dish luncheon. Afternoon. ' Mrs. Etta Schilling, Ashland, chair man. 1:30 Announcement. Mrs. Mack, home demonstration agent. 1 :40 significance of Suoceaa and Failure. Mra. Prentiss. 3.00 A County Progrsm In Psrent Education. Mrs. Clarlbel Nye, Cor vallls, state leader of home eco nomics extension. Evening. Mrs. Mabel C. Mack, home demon stration agent, chairman. 8:00 What the Parent Expect of the school. Mrs. A. T. Lathrop. Central Point. 8:18 What the School Expect of the Parent. E. H. Hedrlck. auper Intendent Medford city schools. 8:30 Adapting the Family Program to the Economic Situation. Mtsa Nye. HOOD RIVER Number of Improve. menu underway to Oeorte Morrison dance hall In W. O. W. hall, Medford, the government report points out, la the principal retail and wholesale center of southern Oregon A the largest city of thla area. It Is shown to be In a position to draw trade not only throughout Jackson and Josephine counties, but also from a considerable area across the California line a well. The drawing power of Medford in retail trade, the official aurvey atatea, I enhanced by the fact that lis store hsve an established repute tlon for quality merchandise. In the city and also In the Immediate sur rounding area. It Is noted, there Is a wealthy population whose preferences In general consumer lines are reflect' ed In the demand for high-grade merchandise. CooUnud oq fia(S fjvaj ALOFT BY AKRON . FALL J( DEATH Third Member of Camp Kearney Ground Crew Hauled Into Porthole After Dangling Far Below Ship CAMP KEARNEY, Cal May II. ( AP) After dangling for two hours on a tall rope of the giant dirigible, Akron, from which two of his comrades fell to death. Bud Cowart, a landing crew bluejacket, was hauled Into the Akron at 1:1R o'clock today. CAMP KEARNEY, Cal., May 11 (AP) Killing two men In the third hour of unaucceMful attempt to land, with a third bluejacket ding ing to the end of a landing rope, the world'a largeat airship, U. 6. S. Akron, waa crulalng around a tem porary mooring maat here thla after noon, ThU apectacular climax came on lta fourth day out from Lakehurat. N. J., on lta first transcontinental and longest voyaRe, marred by many difficulties. Naval officers expressed doubt the giant aky rider would be able to make lta emergency moor ing. The airship reached San Diego shortly after 8 a.m. today, but waa unable, due to the fog, to proceed to the emergency landing field hers for more than an hour. At 8:40. with weather clearing somewhat, the big ahlp seta lta nose over Camp Kearney, but did not attempt to drop Its first landing line until 10:60. Aa the crew seized the line, upward current shot the ship aloft with three of the ground crew clinging to the rope. The amazement of the throng gathered at the flel turned to hor ror .when two of . the. bluejacket, ., Robert Ed fall and Michael Henton, both of the naval training station at San Diego, dropped to their death. The third man, Bud Cowart, man aged to maintain his grip on tha line a the 'lp aslled on In a wide olrcle above the mooring mask TO FIGHT RECALL PORTLAND, May 11. (AP) A group of nearly 600 business and! professional men of Portland had or ganlsed today In opposition to ths proposed recall of Mayor George U Baker and City Commissioner John M. Mann, to be voted upon May 30.. Mllo B. Mack, president of ths East Side Commercial club, heads the movement which Is opposing ths efforts of what Is known as ths Citizens' Committee of Fifty," with whom the recall movement origi nated- Membership of the latter or ganisation never has been published. An aroused citizenry," Mack said, "la girding ltaelf to battle against that little group that Is, ws feel, not acting In the best Interests of Port land In pressing a needless recall," Ths two city officials were accused In the recall ' movement of negli gence and Inefficiency In office. Mack said his organisation will be known aa "Tha Committee of 500," but that the membership now reaches nearly 600. WILL- . ROGER? BEVERLY IIILIiS, Cal., May 10. That fellow Maasie and liis wife liarl n tougher time getting out of Honolulu than they did while there. I didn't read about anybody trying to stop Darrow, but I bet at that he made a lot of friends over there. I have known Dar row a good many years and al ways go to seo him in Chicago. I knew Willinm Jennings Bryan many years ago. Both men lived ahead of their times, Bryan in government and Dar row by believing that the under dog in any fight had his side and I bet they both had great admiration for each other. Jmi, HiHM lr.4li,la5'' V
