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MEDFOKD, OREGON', WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1932.
No. 43.
Medford
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WLILEFSDH WFESSEg B80IBBEMY
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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''
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