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Facts Not Claim Tou talcs no ohsncea oo A. B C. circulation. No claims made the auditor's figures tall tha itorr. Tha Mall Trlbuna la Medford's onlj A. B. C. Newspaper. The Weather Partly cloudy Sunday: unsettled at tlraei; moderate temperature. Temperatura Hlgheit yesterday -. M I. (meet venterdav H MEDFOUD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1932. Twenty-Seventh Year No. 64. Medford Mail trvbune Comment the on Day's News Br I BANK JENKINS CONGRESS levies a tax of three per cent on gross aalea of elee trlcfty In toe United State. Whereupon we aay approvingly: "Good! Soak the power companlea, which are big, and can afford It; and let ua little fellowi off without a taxi" Such a program sounds good to ua. BUT wilt. " i Proceedlnga have been under way In Portland, before the public service commissioner of Oregon, to compel reduction of electric rates. We hear now tLat because of thle new tax which haa been levied upon the power companies It may not only be impossible to reduce electric ratea but may even be necessary to RAISE them. That la to aay. because of thli new tax It may be necessary for the peo ple of Portland to pay MORE for their electricity. Instead of getting it for less. THIS writer knows of a house that i rentin? for 3S per month. The tenant thinks the rent la too h.gh. and la demanding that It be reduced. The owner would like to reduce the rent. But the taxea on hie house amount to 33 a month, so that even at his present rental he haa left only 13 per montA for repalra, In surance and Interest on bla money. So he Is resisting the demand for a lower rental. That la to say, because of high taxea the renter of tola house Is paying more rental than he would have to pay If taxea were leaa. THE point Involved la thle: When taxea are HIGH, you and I have to pay more for what we get than we would have to pay If taxea were LOW. The burden of taxation falla on EVERYBODY not Just on those who pay the tax directly. The sooner we come to realise that fact, the more Intelligently we ehall be able to think on the subject of taxation. WHILE we are on the subject of taxation, here la an Interesting little story that appeared a day or so ago In the papers: One of the bllla before congress Includes an appropriation of S70.00O for a new postoffloe at Riverton, Wyo. When the Lions club of Riv erton heard of thle appropriation. It met and adopted this resolution: "We respectfully request that our delegation do not urge thla Item, but rather Insist upon strict econ omy In all publle expenditures. We believe auch an appropriation is un called for and the poorest economy at thla time IF every community and every or ganization of votera In the United States would adopt the broad-minded attitude adopted by the Lions club of this small town In Wyoming, It would be IMMEDIATELY possible to reduce federal expenditures and ao bring about a reduction of burden some federal taxation. The ONLY way In which taxea can be reduced is by reducing expendi tures. GEORGE Ivereon writes to thla newspaper: "I wish to take exception to what la Implied in your front-page column of a few daya ago In regard to wages and salaries being cut. "The aalary and wage earners are having a regular hysteria and think the bottom haa dropped out of ev erything because their pay check Is a few dollars smaller than It waa a few yeara ago. But let us all look at the problem from the angle aa to what those eame salarlea will buy today compared to what they would buy then "Those who are drawing salarlea and wagea today are far better off than they have been for a quarter of a century." rAT la undoubtedly true. Those who HAVE JOBS today are bet ter oft IMn those who had Jobs a generation ago. Our big concern, at thla moment, la for those who have no Joba. And It la better. In thla writer's Judgment, that MORE people should (Continued on Page Six) Strawberries At New Low Price PORTLAND. Ore.. June 4. (API Complete demoralisation of the straw berry market faced growers here to day. The sale of trurkloada of the berries to Yamhill street merchants at 33'3 cents a crate of 34 baaketa established the lowest price v known to tha PorUand bad. TAX MEASURE IN IS Billion Dollar Revenue Measure Adopted By House Senate Consents Consideration Early Hour. Br Cecil B. Mtkson Associated iVcas Staff Writer WASHINGTON, June 4 (AP) House of Representatives adopted the compromise billion dollar revenue bill with a shout of "ayes" today. A few minutes later the senate grave unanimous consent for Its con sideration beginning Monday noon. Leaders of both parties confidently predicted the gigantic tax raising legislation would be in the hands of President Hoover by Monday night. The bi-partisan drive to put the government on a paying basis by next year continued with accelerated momentum. The senate approved a ten per cent cut on federal civilian salarlea of over $1,000 after repeat edly voting down efforts to make the exemption larger Demand Action There were demands for Immediate action on the democratic aide as the conference report on the tax bill reached the senate early in the after noon. Senator Watson of Indiana, the republican leader, however, said he had been Informed of objections against the bill calling for debate. He was given unanimous consent for consideration on Monday. A fight la In prospect against the modification made by the senate and house conferees in the power com pany tax of three per cent. Thla levy was changed in conference to apply to consumers of electrical energy In stead of power company gross re ceipts. Approval predicted "Every practical man In this cham ber knows the senate la going to approve this bill and let us do it now," asserted Senator Ashurst (D.. Arizona) , Senator Connally (D. Texas) also urged Immediate action and when consideration was put over both sen ators Watson and Harrison of Miss., the democratic tax leader, predicted senate approval on Monday Treasury's official estimate of the yield as submitted to the house by Acting Chairman Crisp of the ways and means committee waa placed at ftl, 118,500.000, which, with the ex pected, savings through the economy measure and cuts In supply bills totaling 3 50.000 ,000 Is expected to meet the expected deficit of nearly 1,500,000,000. (Continued on Page Ten) ALUMNI LEADER CORVALLIS, Ore., June 4 (AP) Clifford Dunn, of Klamath Falls, was elected president of the Oregon State College Alumni association at the annual meeting held here today In connection with Alumni Day of com mencement week-end. Dunn suc ceeds Jeannette Cramer, of Portland, who completed five years as a mem ber of the board. The association took no action of any kind concerning the proposed physical merger of the University of Oregon and Oregon State college. Other officers elected were: C. H. Reynolds, LaGrande, vice-president; David A. Wright, Salem, treasurer; B. C All worth, secretary. BASEBALL RESULTS R. R. E. Oakland - 16 0 Portland - - 3 8 2 Ludolph and Read; Koupal and Falmlaano. R. H. S. Hollywood .. 0 10 0 Missions - 3 5 0 Sliellenback and Basster; cole and Rlcd. R. H. E. San Francisco ........................ 7 13 1 Loa Angelea .. 3 S e Henderson and Wallgren: Herr mann, Bweetland and Campbell. R. H. E. Sacramento 17 0 Seattle 3 0 0 Vinci and Woodail; Kalllo and Bottartnl. IS INJURED WISHING Karl J in ouch, assistant supervisor of Crater national park. Buffered in juries in his ankle Friday night at the forestry guard training camp, when he enescrd In a wrestling bout with Hugh Hitter, one of the rangers. He WM brought to Medford yes terday for treatment. Report at the forestry office stated that a smash ing blow to his cherk caused Janouqh to wrench his ankle. Varrh lor :nnvlct WALA WALLA, Wash., June . (AP) A search aee centered on routea between here and Bpokane to night for Joseph Lander. 35, wno escaped from the state prison early today after overpowering a guard and taklof tut clothes. THEY'LL MAKE THE RAFTERS RING I fib A V " ft . Iste'3 Associated Press Paolo Tha two rival keynoters for tha national political conventions In June got together on the espltol atepe In Washington to congratulate each other. Senator L. J. Dickinson (left) of Iowa Is the republican keynoter and Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky la tha democrats choice. SEIZES REIMS IN CHILEAN REVOLT SANTIAGO. Chile, June 4 (AP) A revolutionary government headed by a military Junta, was aet up In Chile tonight after army aupportera of Carlos Da vlla, former ambassador to Washington, seized the president ial palace. The Junta, composed of Senor Da- vim. v,oionC. wrniNui. I Eugenio Matte, waa expeciea to pro- claim a socialist republic, anti-foreign In administration, but free, the rebels said, from "Russian sovietlsm." President Juan Esteban Montero left the palace for an unannounced destination after the coup, which was bloodless except for the killing of three persona and wounding of sixty in a riot near the palace. Huge crowds which formed around the palace when soldiers led by Col onel Grove descended upon it were nonplussed by the coup. The entire Chilean air force, back ed by at least the moral support of the army and navy, took part in the revolt In view of President Montero's re fusal to resign, some foreign diplo mats doubted the United States and other countries would recognize the new government. FRUIT OF VALLEY Ideal weather condltlona prevail for fruit throughout the Rogue River valley and the 1032 fruit la conser vatively estimated by ahlppera and growers aa being "at least 1000 care more than la.it year." which would bring tha total to 3200. A warm apell long overdue would cause a drop that would reduce the tonnage, court Hall, pioneer fruitgrower, save It la not feasible to make predictions until the middle of June. The early predlctlona holda there will be a light crop of ms, a mod erate crop of Bartletta, and a normal cron of D'Anloua and Cornice. Crooa In districts competitive to the Rogue river have been "hard hit' which reacta aa a local benefit. STOCKMAN NOT GUILTY IS VERDICT OF DALLAS. Ore.. June 4 fAP) Jay H. Stockman, ex-counsel for the Em pire Holding company, waa found not guilty tonight on s charge of devising a scheme to defraud through the aale of atock. The Jury, return ing the verdict at 8:00 p. m., haii been out nine hours. Seattle Mayor To Cut Salary SEATTLE. June 4 (AP) A re quest the mayors salary be cut from 17.500 a year to ooo snd the cus tomary payment of I5O0 monthly to the mayor for "investigational pur Doeea" be stopped at once will be i marie to the city comptroller aa soon i as he take office llondev. Mayor elect John r. Dora aald todajk IN ON INSIDE GAINED PROFITS IN COPPER DEAL WASHINGTON, June 4. (AP) The use of "inside information" for personal profits by high officials of big copper companies dealing In the ntocks of their own corporations was charged today in the senate banking committee's stock market Investiga tion. William A. Gray, committee coun- ul l4 a nf what lnauiB Copper company, and a few others, including the National City corn- pany, made more than $4,000,000 by buying up t,he stock of other cop per concerns they knew were to be acquired by Anaconda, Those in on the deals, he charged, were Cornelius P. Kelley, president of Anaconda; John D. Ryon, chair man; H. P. Guggenheim, large stock holder in the Chile Copper company; and W. E. Thornton, president of the Greene Cananea Copper com pany, in addition, to the National City company, Gray also charged these men pro fited from a "wash sale" In copper stocks which boosted the price In violation of stock market rules. MEXICO CITY, June 4. (AP) More than 400 persons were reported dead or injured today as a result of severe earthquakes that shook Mexico yesterday. Reports trickling into Mexico City over damaged communications sys- terns ssld at least 300 were killed or hurt in the area about Ouadala Jara, with the death toll still mount' lng. Thousands were homeless In the back country. Fearing recurrence of the shocks, offlclala forbade Indoor meetings, closing schools, saloons, churches and theaters. A dispatch from Coll ma said the bodies of 17 victims had been recov ered. Delayed official dispatches from Guadalajara, raised the death toll In that vicinity to at least 30. Twenty towns were destroyed or damaged Newspaper Advertising Showing First Uptrend NEW YORK, June 4 (AP) 8am- j uel H. Weaton, expert on newapaper operation, aald today that for the first time sines 1929 sdvertlsing had shown a alight upward trend, and he expressed the opinion that this was a hopeful sign for forthcoming general Improvement. One reason expressed for thla out look waa that In April classified ad vertising volume started distinctly upwards aa compared with the first two months of the year. This has been followed In a lesser degree by total advertising." he aald. If thla Index worka In tha future aa It haa In the past, It Indicates there will be a slow but steady In crease In total advertising volume." It waa Mr. Weaton'a belief that In March, "bottom'- appeared to have been reached and that advertising I underwent t flattenlm out process IN ATTEMPT 10 FLYTOPOLAi Hausner Unreported After Leaving Halifax Gaso line Good For 52 Hours Due At 5 A. M. Today. (By The Associated Tress) The hour at which Stsanlelaus Hauiner, Poland-born American pilot waa due over the British coast on his New York-to-Warsaw flight paw ed yeaterday without word of his whereabouts. No Immediate concern waa felt for hla ssfety, however, because he had estimated the S2t gallona of fuel he carried would keep him aloft for 52 houra, or until 12:46 p. m. Eastern Standard time today. (Sunday.) He had hoped to reach the British coast In 31 hours, or by about 3 p. m. Saturday: Paris by p. m., and Warsaw by S a. m., Sunday. The reticent 31 year old emaieur fller of Newark. N. J., who held only private pllot'a license waa highly optimistic when he flew away Into the northeast at 8:46 a. m. Friday. At 3 p. m. Friday hla monoplane waa sighted over Halifax. Two hours later he waa reported over Nova Scotia. PARIS, June 4. (API The French government recognlred Amelia Ear hart Putnam'a solo flight acroaa the Atlantic by awarding her the Cheva. lier'a cross of the Legion of Honor to day. The decoration, plua a speech oy Paul Palnleve. minister for air, duced Miss Earhart to blushes and stammers. "Five yeara ago I had the great pleasure of decorating Colonel Llnd benih after his flight," said M. Pain leve. "Now I have the honor to be etow thla cross upon the colonel's charming Image, When Mlsa Earhart recovered her oomposure, she said "Mr. Palnleve, I osn find no words to expreas my appreciation, - ON ESPEE TRAIN KLAMATH PALLS, Ore., June 4. (AP) F. T. Sullivan, white steward on Southern Pacific trains, waa se verely beaten nd robbed early today while lying in his berth. Hospital at tendant here said his skull was frac tured but that he would recover. They said he would be taken to the South ern Pacific hospital at Ban Francisco tonight. Theodore Jordan, a negro porter, is being held In the county Jail as a material witness, pending Investiga tion. 4- TO STUDY POMS J. Veme Shangle, local photograph er, Is leaving thts morning for Ban Francisco, where he plans to study for about three daya will two of the coast'a leading Illustrating pho tographers. Ralph Young and aLrry Morton. Mr. Strangle will also do some work with outstanding portrait art ists In the bay city before returning here, where he expecta to ahow the high echool graduatea aome new In novations. He la being accompanied south by W. A. Wood. Oregon Weather Generally fair Sunday and Mon day, except unsettled probably with light rain In the northweat portion; moderate temperature; normal hum idity; fresh northwest winds off shore. early In April, starling on an upward movement before the dose of that month Statistics compiled by Weston, who has spent mors than half a century with newspapers, showed an Increase of 43-100ths per cent In advertising In April over the preceding month. While the percentage of Increase was small, the statistician cited It la significant In view of the fact April la not one of the seasonable months, when volume Is Incresaed because of aalea and aperlal oflera, snd that It occurred alter the Easter period which usually Is followed by a slump In advertising. As the result of the small Increase, Weston looked for an Improvement In general trade conditions within the next all weeks to 60 daya. Newa paper advertising dropped off In ap proximately that man; daya befois tha crash, IB VOTE C, JUNE 13 UNLESS Petition Signed To Force Roll Call Capital Police Unable Feed Vets On Trail Of Cash Payment. WASHINGTON, June 4. (AP) A roll call vote in the house June 13 on the soldiers' bonus, unless adjourn ment intervenes, was assured tonight while 1.728 veterans here from every state in the union to urge cash pay ment faced a food crisis. A house petition to force a vote received its 143th signature, the to tal necessary before a roll call could be demanded, with the only "Joker" lying in the fact that the house may not be In session June 13. Funds for Food Gone In the meantime, metropolitan po lice said they hsd funds sufficient to feed the bonus marchers now in the district for only 48 more hours. They estimated their supplies would be ex hausted by Sunday nipht If 1.000 more veterans en route to Washington rive on schedule. The serious food shortage led to Immediate plana to evacuate the groups that have settled In three camps and hourly were adding to their numbers. The district commis sioners decided to ask the marchers to leave Thursday, furnishing trucks to transport- them not to exceed B0 miles toward their homes. Those not accepting will have to feed them selves so far aa the commissioners are concerned. More Knmut As their committee continued a door-to-door canvass at the house of fice building, the veterans themselves made ready for comrades reported from all parte of the country to be on the way. The reports of the new marchers yet to come made the position of the metropolitan police almost desperate. On Monday al( veteran marchers are to be concentrated ,ln seml-open-atr quarters near the army airport. Boil ing field. Lumber required to build a roofed-over shack as protection for a mere handful against rain and the hot sun waa rapidly eating into the food funds. The move from vacated buildings to the central camp waa demanded by the health department, which found the quarters serlouaty over crowded and conducive to Illness. f), 8. C, Leads Camp All day long,, the group of nearly 500 now at the central camp gather ed straw for bedding or wielded ham mer and saw In the hasty effort to construct the temporary shelter. (Continued on Page Ten) T Exhibits of work accompllahed by atudenta In the Industrial arts de partment of the Medford Junior high school are being displayed In the show windows at the Big Pines lumber company, the Medford Pur. nltura snd Hardware company, and Kick and Llndley's hardware. Tlie exhibits were Arranged by Albert H. Fitch, supervisor of the apartment, and Include projecta made by the boya during the school year. The aeventh grade students pro jects srs bread boards, broom hold ers and lampa; the eighth graders, magazine racks, book racks and end tables; and the ninth grade, forging and oiling, ornamental Iron works and writing desks. A total of 230 boya are enrolled In the department, according to Mr. Fitch. The displays include only partially the work completed dur lng the year. PORTLAND, Ore., June 4. (AP) Dr. Joaeph F. Wood of Portland, dele. gate at large to tha democratic na tional convention In Chicago June 37, was elected chairman of the Ore gon delegation at an organisation meeting here today. Judge William M. Duncan of Klamath Falls wss elected vioe-chalrman, and Lynn Black of Dallas was chosen chairman of the group. The democratle delegation will leave Portland the night of Wednes day, June 23, arriving In Chicago Saturday morning. EF, OMAHA, Neh., June 4 ( AP) nmhop Tltue !vwe of Portland end hlii dntrhter, Jene IB. were bruteed and ihnken everely today when their mitomobite overturned In looee (travel nr Onceola. Neb. Mm Lowe uf fered a neve re arm apraln. The tovi were return I n to the home of ft -enda in Omaha where they stopped for a vtalt while en route bark to Portland from Atlsntlc City where Btuhnp Lowe had attended the recent Uethodut eoniertnot. Something New '4 A V ISA rminlly Ororgla Coleman, the na tion's premier woman diver, is pic- turrd in a hull, lug null, but here she Is shown cranking up an airplane for a tour of I'nrlflc const cities to extend an Invitation to this summer's Olympic guinea. Mlsa Coleman ap peared In Medford t week ago. ERS LEAGUE DIRECTORS VISIT TESTING The first official visit of the direct ors of the Fruitgrowers' League to the new Jackaon County Experimental Farm, which waa created lBrgciy through the efforts of the league, waa made on Friday afternoon, and at tended by alxteen of the eighteen directors of the organization, follow ing a business meeting held at tne Hotel Medford A number of mat ters of Importance to fruitgrowers of the valley were considered at the meeting, at which E. W. Carlton, league president, presided. A. S. V. Carpenter, chairman of the committee which haa been In charge of arrangements for tha new experimental farm, made a complete report on the activities of hla com mittee, stating that the farm la now In operation and will undoubtedly bring great benefits to the fruit rala Ing Industry of the valley, through the research work to be done. A discussion of fruit auction methoda employed In eastern market centers, particularly In New York, waa one of the Important bualneaa mattera at the meeting. Many local growers are dlasatlafled with some of the methods used In the New York auction, and the league Is making an Investigation of these methods, with an Idea of urging that reforma be made In selling methods. Financial problems of the fruit growers occupied a portion of the meeting, with P A. Scherer rendering a report on the activities of the ag ricultural finance committee, form ed aome time ago by the Medford Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Scherer Indicated that the hope for financial aid for production of thla year'a crop haa not been entirely abandoned, and that the aub-commltteea ap pointed to work on thla problem Is still busy with plsns for raising funds. A vote of thanks for the govern ment frost service rendered to the valley during tha spring season was extended by the directors, with par ticular commendation to Roy Rogera, who waa In charge of the frost pro tection work In the Rogue River vsl ley. SEEK TO BOLSTER A committee waa appointed to In ventilate the lettuce aituatlon In the RoKue River valley with aim to estao lUh a price, fair to consumer and producer, at the recent meeting of the southern Oregon Protective m- aoclatlon, held at the Central Point Grantee hall. Meetlnga will be held by the or fcanlKAtlon In Or ante paaa and Aah land in the very nea; future. All growera have atgned the agreement to maintain a price of 75 cent a crate for atrawberrlea, and 6' cent a pound haa been established aa price for peaa TALENT PI NABBEO Dee Roberts, 3D, and William Ro land Crosby, 47, were arrested at Talent yesterday afternoon at 4:15 o'clork by state police ofllcers, charg ed with possession ol liquor. The two are being held In the county Jail. Several bottles partly filled with alleged liquor and a half gallon Jug partially filled wets seized by the officers. P0INT FOR COUNTY JUDGE STRESSES SAVING Pipes Advocates Definite Platform Aimed At Allev iation Of Tax Burden Leadership Held Need. The following public statement was leeued yesterday by A. w. Pipes, prominent Medford business man snd former mayor: To the Editor: In view of the fact that no can didate for the office of county Judge of Jackson county (either successful or defeated In the primary) haa come forward with any specific, progressiva and definite program or platform. I propose the following ss constructive, believing this sort of program em bodlea some of the remedial meaaures now needed In Jackson county: First: A reduction In salaries of county employes receiving more then aiaoo per annum. I believe that Sioo per month la a fair baale mini-, mum wage under present economle conditions, and I further believe that the man or woman who is receiving hla pay check from the publto treaa ury should contribute his share In the great program of balancing bud geta, which la now the problem of every community throughout our land. Every business and profes sional man la taking It on the chin. Every Individual who is drawing upon the publto treasury should share his part. Furthermore, the purchasing pow er of the dollar today la approximate ly 30 per cent greater than It waa three yeara ago, and failure to reduce the salaries of public officials Is un fair to the man who has to aupply the tsxes to pay his salary. Second: A survey of all depart menta of county government to ascer tain If the number of employeea can be reduced, either by the eonaollda tlon of departments, or by placing a little more work upon the heada and deputlea of all departments. This program la ;elng employed by business firms and corporations throughout the country aa an aid to economic recovery and the very exlat ence of the corporations. Why not give ' tha taxpayer the aame relief? Third: The elimination of road Bupvrvuuni wiin tneir automoDlies, piling up gasoline mileage, which t believe la wasteful and uneconomic. As a substitution 1 would recommend thAt thla work be done by the county engineer, who would appoint a fore man on each Job, intelligent and cap- awe enougn to carry out the Instruc tions of the engineer between hla visits. Under this arrangement wa would have the foreman on each Job who would be held responsible for the progress and efficiency of the work. We would be minus the super visors salary, and bis gasoline mile age. Fourth: In the matter of pur chases for the county, I would recom mend strict adherence to competitive oia system, Believing this to be tha only way to get the maximum value for the tar dollar. In the past decade bualneaa firms. corporations and municipalise have become encumbered with overlapping departments, excess employees snd lax methods. The blame for this condition has been the era In which we have been living. Publlo officials have been no different from the business or the professional man. All wore effected by the same blight. mm n uj ui TOvKuning is as nana. Business la going through a revolu tionising transition leakage holes sr.. being plugged, lax and wasteful methods are being replaced with ef ficiency and economy by the firms who srs girding for the future. Those who are not thus placing their houses In order are passing out of the pic ture. Municipalities cannot quit. Wa (Continued on Page 10) WILL ROGERS PALO ALTO, Cnl., June 3. Back here again today looking for Mr. Hoover's house, saw a sign "to let" on it, so that don't look any too nourishing for the Democrats. Had a talk with Herbert this morning, t Not Herbert Hoover, but "tho" Herbert Herbert Flcischhacker, who is the J. P. Morgan, Owen Young, Carter Glass and Andy Mellon all combined of the Pacific coast, and he is one rich man who didn't alert out by saying "Well, I am an optimist." He said: "I don't know any more what's the matter with us or what is going to happen to us than the U. S. senate does." Imagine a big banker admit liner to thnt t
