Medford Mail Tf .bune
Facts Not Claims
Ton take bo chsnces on A. B. C.
circulation. No claims made tht
auditor's figures tell tht story. The
Mall Tribune U Medford Onljr A. B.
C. Newspaper.
The Weather ,
Forecast: Tonight and Thurtdsy
fair! not much change In temper
ature. Highest yesterday to
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MEDFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1932.
Twenty-Seventh Year
No. 55.
Comment
on the
Day's Nezvs
By FRANK JENKINS
H
ERE are tome flgurea you should
find Interesting:
Twenty-two per cent of all the
cars on Oregon's state highways, on
the average, are cars Irom other
states.
That is to ssy, motorists from
OUTSIDE Oregon pay one-fifth of
Oregon's gasoline tax. Putting It
another way, they maintain one-fifth
of our roads.
ARS visiting-Oregon from other
states travel, on the average,
434,000 miles dally over the state
highways of Oregon. That Is more
miles than are traveled by outside
ears In any other western state.
For California the corresponding
figure Is 411,600 miles. For Wash
ington, It Is 397,700 miles.
Why? Well, It must be because
there Is more In Oregon to be seen,
thus keeping visiting motorists trav
eling more steadily.
THESE figures are quoted by Ray
Conway, In a recent issue of
the Oregon Motorist. They are taken
from traffic surveys made by the
bureau of public roads.
It la probable that you have been
stopped from time to time along the
highways and asked where you were
going and how far you had traveled
that day. You may even have re
sented this questioning, looking upon
It aa a bit of needless red tape.
But statistics can't be secured
without asking questions, and sta
tistics are often exceedingly Interest
ing, as well as valuable.
t
ONE trouble with statistics Is that
by the time we get them they
are becoming old.
For example, the latest figures
available on income taxpayers In Ger
many are for 1928 which Is four
yesrs ago. But from these figures
we learn that In 1928 there were
only 122,000 persons In Germsny,
which Is one of the most populous
countries of Europe, who earned
more than 95,000 a year.
It la estimated that the number.
Is muoh smsller now.
IF Germany hadn't GONE TO WAR
back In 1914, It Is extremely
probable that In 1928 the number
of Germans earning more than (9,'
000 a year would have been many
tlmea 122,000.
F" Is an Interesting" word, isn't
It? If Germany hadn't gone to
war In 1914, It Is highly probabl
Indeed, It la practically certain
that the world-wide depression from
which we are all suffering so severely
would never have happened.
There might have been moderate
disturbances to business, but noth
ing like the shake-down we- have
been going through since 1929.
We profit from our mistakes that
Is, when we profit at all it is usually
because we size up our mistakes and
draw conclusions from them.
Here' Is the conclusion that OUGHT
to be drawn from the world war
"It didn't pay. Let's not do It again.'
YOU have been reading a lot In
the past few days about Amelia
Farhart Putnam, the first woman to
fly over the Atlantic alone, and have
noted, doubtless, thst she Is refer
red to oftener than not as "Miss"
Earhart.
Why? Well, for some reason or
other, we have a habit In this coun
try of referring to married women
who are more famous than their hus
bsnds as "Miss" and using their un
married namea.
Do we feel thst there Is something
scsndalous about a married woman
being more famous than her hus
band, and therefore seek to conceal
the fact that shs Is married?
Perhaps you csn answer thst ques
tion. This writer can't.
WHO. by the way. Is this Mr. Put
nam who is Miss Earhart 's
husband? The answer to that ques
tion is rather interesting here in
Oregon.
He la now a well-known publisher,
a member of the firm of O. P. Put
nam's Sons. He was formerly the
publisher of the Bend Bulletin.
CONGRESS, along with taxation, la
battling over birth control leg
islation, and If you follow the papers
you know that the fight Is getting
warm.
The question isn't whether birth
control information a'lall be avail
able. It la available now, and la be
ing used. The only question Involv
ed la whether It shall be LEGAL.
Birth control la now In the boot
leg stage forbidden by law but
sanctioned by public opinion. That
'hat
1 th. long acd tht abort of It.
VOTE ANALYSIS
OF SPLIT FIELD
Fehl Strength in Medford
Dwindled Since Last May
oralty Race Rural Areas
Gave Victory Margin
Official count for Republican and
Democratic office were completed
by the canvassing board and the
county clerk's office thla morning and
there were no material changes from
the first tabulation of the Mail Tri
bune. William R. Coleman, according to
the official count, defeated Olenn O.
Taylor by 81 votes, In a field of five.
It was one of four close races on the
Republican ticket the others being
for sheriff, district attorney, and the
legislative seats. For the other posi
tions In the November elections the
result were overwhelming for the
winner. The democrats were more de
cisive, with no close races.
An analysis of the vote shows that
the victors In the county judge race.
(Continued on Page Three)
ALONG COAST TO
.E
SUNNYVALE, Csl.. May 25. (AP)
After a two-day trip to the Pa
cific northwest, during which It went
aa far north as the Canadian bor
der, the dirigible. U. S. S. Akron
returned here early today and- was
moored to the mast at the aircraft
base.
Passing over San Francisco at
dawn, the giant craft was aafely
moored by 6:30 a.m. Lieutenant
Commander Charles E. Rosendahl,
In chaTge of the airship, reported
progress during the night by radio
tr the naval station at San Francisco
as he followed the coast line south
ward. Neartng the base he called
for the landtag crew, which tied the
(Continued on Page Plve)
Two Navy Fliers
Lost In Waters
SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 39. (PI
Two navy fliers apparently were
drowned, and the third was saved oy
the merest chance today when a tor
pedo land plane In which they were
flying went to pieces In a power dive
three miles south of Coronado over
the Pacific ocean.
Official jackson County
Names and No. of Precincts
Ashland Boulevard
Ashland East Central
Ashlsnd West Centrsl
Ashland Oak .
Ashland North
Ashland East
Ashland Southeast
Ashland Northwest
Ashland west
antloch .
Applegate -
Barron .
Bellevlew
Butte Falls
Centrsl Point North
Central Point South
Climax .
Derby
Deter
Eagle Point
Flounce Rock . . -
Foots Creek
Gold Hill
Orlltln Creek
Howard
Jacksonville South
Jacksonville North
Lake Creek
Medtord North Main .
Medford South Main
Medford North Central
Medford South Central
Medford North Riverside .
Medford Oskdsle
Medford Newtown
Medford Northeast
Medford Southeast
Medford Esst
Medtord Southwest
Medford West
Medford Northwest
Mound -
Orchard Home
Perrydsle
Phoenla Esst
Phoenix West
Plnehurst
Roaue River
Rosy Ann
Sam's Vslley
Sterling
Tslent East
Talent West
Trail
Union
Watkins
Willow Springs
Wlmer
TOTAL
Storekeeper's Neck
Nearly Severed By
Ax in Robbers Hand
CHAH.IS. Idaho, May 34. (AP1,
His head almost severed by a blow
from an axe. the body of O. M.
Read, about 79. pioneer storekeeper
was found near the rear door of
his grocery early today. Read was
last seen alive about midnight, his
body being discovered by Sam
Hrssen, whose dog caused a dis
turbance about 4 a. m.
Robbery la thought by officers
to have been the motive. Read
was said to have carried a sum of
money, but It was not found.
FLOYD COOK INS
DELEGATE SEAT IN
G.O.P. CONVENTION
PORTLAND, Orel, Msy 29. (AP)
The lists of delegstte who will attend
the republican and democratic na
tional conventions In Chicago In June
appears definitely determined on the
face of practically complete returns
from Frlday'a election. There were
few close contests In the election of
delegates who will attend the "big
shows."
The republican convention opens
June 14. and the democratic Jve 27.
Oregon sends seven delegates from the
state at large, and two from each or
the congressional districts, a total of
thirteen. The democrats elect four
from the state and two from each of
the districts, sending 10 persons to
the meeting.
On the face of available returns,
the republicans elected are:
State at large: Hawkins, Thompson,
Myers, Carter, Welch. Henderson,
Cook. First district: Meyers, Derby.
Second district: Peterson, Deannand
Third district: Sandblast, Klepper.
The democratic list wss: state at
large, Wood, Langley, Moses, Miller,
First district Flnley, Black. Second
district: Vote close with Duncan,
Fitzgerald and Stllllngs grouped, and
Raley fourth. Third district: Morrow,
Csrson.
start Mckenzie pass
OPENING WORK JUNE 6
PORTLAND, May 39 yp) The
work of removing snow bsrrlers from
the MacKenzle highway will be start
ed by the state highway commission
June 6. It was announced hera today,
Equipment now It being assembled
It Is expected that two weeks" time
will be necessary to clear the road.
s
PORTLAND. Ark., May 29. (AP)
P. F. Harvey, cashier of the Bank
of Portland, hla wife, their 18-year
old son and a woman guest, were
kldnsped today by bandits who made
him open the bank vault which was
robbed of about 012,000.
Traveling In an automobile, the
robbers fled the town with their cap
tlves and nothing hat been teen of
them since.
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LATEST FIGURES
KEEP ITT AND
DELZELL AHEAD
i Slight Changes Show Motl
179 Votes Above Veteran
Incumbent in G. 0. P.
Race for Congress Seat
(By the Associated Tress)
PORTLAND, Ore., May 35. (AP)
A revtalon of election figures by the
Washington county clerk, and a
slight change In Jackson county
Democratlo figures, put James W.
Mott 179 votes ahead of Represen
tative Willis C. Hawley for the Re
publican nomination to congress
from the first district, and William
Delzell 27 votes ahead of Harvey
Starkweather for the Democratic
nomination.
The tabulation at 11 a. m. gave
these totals, with 11 of the 17 coun
ties official on the Republican ticket,
and 7 official in the Democratic
count:
Mott 30,919; Hawley 30,740. Mott's
lead 179.
Delzell 12,092: Starkweather 12.069.
Delzell't lead 27.
E
426-VOTE VICTOR!
Gordon Schermerhorn defeated
Ralph O. Jennings by 42S votes. In
the democratlo primaries, according
to the official count completed this
afternoon. The primary brought out
the heaviest democratlo vote in
years. .
Sheriff
Schermerhorn . 1673
Jennings 1247
County Clerk
Ulrlch
..1010
. 712
... 819
...1963
828
Berkman .
Barrett
County Judge
Phlpps .....
Fuller .
Wortman . 914
' Justice of the Peace
. Stewart ,. , ..
Canon .,, , I 899
Governor Returns
To Ailing Mother
SALEM. May 39. (AP) Governor
Meier returned to Portland late yes
terdsy where he will remain until
next Tuesday. Mrs. Meier's mother
was reported in a precarious condi
tion there. This haa necessitated
Oovernor Meier- spending much dl
his time In Portland during the past
few weeks. "
Returns Show Vote by
Co.
Com.
County Judge
1 i
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lead over W. C. Hawley, Incumbent.
MAYOR WALKER
ADMITS PROFIT
PURELY VELVET
NEW YORK. May 25. (AP) Mayor
James J. Walker acknowledged on the
stand today that he received 9346.
692.78 from a Joint brokerage aocount
he had with Paul Block, newspaper
publisher, and in which the mayor
had made no Investment.
Testifying at a stormy hearing of
the Hofstadter legislative committee
the mayor said the Joint account was
opened without any initial invest
ment. It was opened, he said, "on
Mr. Block's splendid credit and repu
tation,"
"Did you stand ready to stand any
loss that might be incurred?" asked
Samuel Seabury, chief counsel of the
committee.
"I stood ready to," the mayor re
plied.
ton't you know there was an un
derstanding that you should not be
liable for any loss?"
"The subject was not discussed,
said the mayor.
Mayor Walker told his story of the
10,000 letter of credit bought for
htm In 1027 by a repress nUtlve of a
bus company 12 days after he had
signed a contract giving that com
pany a-franchlse to operate busses in
three of the city's five boroughs.
Testifying as the climax witness be
fore the Hofstadter legislative com
mittee Walker said he had been told
the letter of credit was bought for
him by members of the democratic
party to be used as "pin money" on a
trip to Europe.
Lake of the Woods road opened to
traffic Ashland Tidings.
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Pact Cf I niiic Triirkc I eaviv
Veterans On Washington,
ina., Doorstep Kanroaa
Refuses to Furnish Rides
WASHINGTON, Ind.. Msy 39. (AP)
Three hundred and fifty world
war veterans of the "bonus expedi
tion" stirred from their Improvised
bunks slong the tracks of the Balti
more and Ohio railroad hero today
and wondered how they are to con
tinue their march to the national
capltol. I I
The Illinois trucks that Brought
them here at 3 o'clock thla morn
ing returned Immediately after their
passengers had been unloaded and
the Illinois obligation to bring
them thla far In Indiana had been
fulfilled.
Progress Putties.
The veterans msinly from Oregon
hsd one dominant Idea in mind this
morning and that was to get to
Washington. D. 0., to press their de
mands for cash payment of the
bonus. Just how they will proceed
(Continued on Page Three)
IE
C. M. Kidd of this city yesterday
completed purchase from Mrs. Mar-
jorle Peasley of this city and Chicago,
her residence on Crown Hill, for a
sum said to be In the neighborhood
of tlfl.000. It was one of the largest
real estate transactions of the year
here.
The property Is located in a district
of many fine homes. It is modern
In every respect, consists of nine
rooms, and Is one of the finest resi
dences In the city.
The Kldda expect to move Into the
home late In the summer.
Mrs. Fessley, a former resident here,
arrived last week from, the east.
4
BY ROYAL NEIGHBORS
KLAMATH FALLS .Ore.. May 36
(AP) Officers were elected here last
night by a district convention of the
Royal Neighbors of America which,
attracted 73 delegates. Officers are:
Nellie Randall, Aahland, president;
Freda Klngsley, Medford, vice presi
dent; Alice Turner, Ashland, secre
tary and treasurer. These officers
will serve at a state convention to
be held In Corvallls In 1033.
Precincts on
School
Superintendent
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RESULTS
National.
R. H. E.
Brooklyn - -........ 2 4 9
Boston - 4 7 0
Batteries: Vance. Quinn and Lo
pes; Brown and Spohrer.
R.
New York
..12
Philadelphia - 8 12
lean. h. eihou, arbowi. Hansen
and McCurtiy.
IN SCANTY DRAPE
LONDON, Msy 23. (AP) The
church trial of the Reverend H. F.
Davidson, 62-yesr old rector of Stiff-
key, on charges of Immorality pro
duced a sensation today when the
prosecution Introduced as evidence a
photograph of the clergyman with
girl about fifteen years oici, w.no
was only partially draped with a
shawl.
The prosecution Intimated the
photograph was taken for publica
tion with the Idea a large sum of
money could be obtained. Mr. Dav
idson Indignantly denied thla and
declared he had been trapped. He
said the photograph had been taken
Just before the opening of his trial.
The clergyman said the girl's
mother, who was a friend of his, ask
ed him to arrange for a picture of
her daughter In a bathing suit, to
he used to advertise bathing suits.
He described himself as a "poor
fool of a parson who allowed himself
to be trapped Into It."
The photograph was taken in the
mother's apartment with the mother
present, Mr. Davidson said. He ex
plained that he was pushed Into the
picture with the girl and aaaertea
the fact that the shawl with which
she waa draped had dropped down
was due either to Its having slipped
through his hand without his know.
edge or Its having been yanked Irom
his hand by the photogrspner.
Three weeks before the photo
graph wss taken, he said, he had
been warned he would be trapped,
An Impoverished woman was to In
vite him to her house and appear
unclothed before him. whereupon two
detectives would step out and dls
cover, them, he testified.
Machado Fears
Rebel Reprisal
HAVANA, May 35. ( Extreme
precautions were taken by govern
ment officials today to guard against
reprisals by opponents of the regime
of President Machado following the
killing of four political prisoners by
their military guard yesterday. It
wss officially explained that the four
prisoners, two of whom were well
known attorneys, were shot down be
cause they were trying to get away.
Candidates
Justice Peace
DELAYS ADOPTION
E
Elimination Right to Buy
Plant Brought to Atten
tion of Council by Pipes
Rate Contract Passes
Following extensive de-bats of the
subject, psrtlelpsted In bv attorneys,
other interested citizens and repre
sentatives of the California Oregon
Power company, the ordinance pro
viding a 10-year franchise for the
power company, to become effective
June 7, expiration date of the pres
ent franchise, failed to pass the first
reeding at the meeting of the city
council last night. The rat contract.
Including a saving of approximately
9000 a year to the city, passed the
flrat reading.
The meeting was one of the largest
held since Introduction of the fran
chise question, but was attended by
but five councllmcn, Four voted for
passage and one, J. O. Grey, against.
Mr. Oroy gave as reason for his negs
tlve stand failure of the new ordin
ance to Include the clause of the or
iginal franchise, granting the city of
Medford right to repurchase the pow
er plant at a consideration to be
named by a board of arbitration.
Pipes Raises Question.
The elimination was brought to the
attention of the meeting by A. W.
Pipes, former mayor of Medford, In a
question to the council and power
company representatives,' following
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BOURBON RELIEF
BILL PRESENTED
SENATE GROUPS
WASHINGTON, May 35. (P) A
$2,300,000,000 Democratic bill for un
employment relief and revival of In
dustry was laid before the senate to
day with the approval of the com
bined Democratic steering and policy
committees.
The bill was drafted by a sub-corn
mlttee headed by Senator Wagner of
New York and was approved unani
mously at a Joint session of the two
committees.
The bill proposes: Allotment of
300.000,000 under the present cap
italization of the reconstruction cor
poration for loans to states for direct
relief to the Jobless.
An Increase of 1,600,000.000 In the
capitalisation of the corporation for
loans for self -liquids ting construc
tion, both public and private.
A bond Issue of 0600,000,000 for
public works program.
The committees agreed to put the
relief bill before the senate as soon
as the pending revenue measure has
passed. '
t -
FOR HOOVER CONFAB
WASHINOTON, May 35. (p) Forty
publlihera have been Invited to the
White House conference tonight with
President Hoover. Ways of helping
the economic situation of the ooun
t7 will bo discussed. Namea of
those who will attend were not dis
closed. It was said President Hoover Is
strongly desirous of gslnlng the non
partisan support of the publishers In
shsping public opinion.
WILL-
ROGER?
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., May
24. I dn't suppose there is
any country unless it be India,
where the wife is any more
downtrodden than they are in
the U. S.
Amelia Putnam flew across
the Atlantic ocean and then had
to call up her husband to see
if he thought it would be safe
for a married woman to ven
ture into London alone.
But by golly ua old scared
males, our hats are off to Ame
lia. Her brnvery is only tur
passed by her skill. But there
is no kidding oursclvei, it does
make a "sucker" out of us
men. While tho men are play
ing bridge and arguing over
their golf scores, the women are
flying the ocean.
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