Subscribe for the Mail Tribune During Barg ait Days Sept. 6-12 The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Wednesday fair; little change In temperature. Ttemperature. Highest yesterday - Lrvet this morning - M edford Mail True; one MEDFOKDS ONLV MEMBEft Keen buyers of newspaper space Invariably Insist upon A. B. 0. circu lation. Keen publishers appreciate this fact and bfl per cent, belong to A. B. C. The Mall Tribune U Med ford's only member. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFORD, OREGON; TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1932. No. 142. M EiflW tFJHi 1 i Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS THE most Interesting development In the BIO newi of the day la the resignation of Mayor Jimmy Walker, who, knowing that Governor Roosevelt waa going to -remove him, heat him to It with the old line: "You can't fire ME; I resign." MAYOR JIMMY resigns because he knows the governor la going to fire him. That raises this more or leas Interesting political question: What lnducea Governor Roosevelt to make up his mind to-remove the mayor of the city of New York? HERE, of course, la the answer: Because he decides toat It will be more popular over the country aa a whole to throw Mayor Walker out than to whitewash him and leave him In. THIS writer, who would like to ad mire JTanklln D. Roosevelt but finds himself cold and unresponsive whenever he tries It, Is regretfully of the opinion that Governor Roosevelt Is the sort of politician who weighs very carefully the probable effect of decisions In Important matters and then decides upon the course of ac tion that In his Judgment will do him the most political good, ee fffjuT," vou "doea that make ' him very much different from the general run of politicians?" The answer, unfortuntely, Is NO. Politicians generally are pretty much Inclined to act that way. And, It must be added In fairness, those who DO act that w.ay are apt to be the most successful. Still, that doesn't alter the fact that with conditions In this country u they are at this particular moment In hlatory we NEED leadera who have the courage to do the right thing, regardless of whether it Is populsr. i OVERNOR ROOSEVELT . a f t r months of hesitation, has evi dently decided that removal of Mayor Walker la the popular thing. Most of us out this way think It is also the RIGHT thing. But In this writer's mind there lln. gers the suspicion that If he had de cided that the popular thing waa to whitewash Jimmy and leave him In office that would have been done. OPEAKINO of the BIG news. Just what really la bis? That all depends. If you are In tenselv Interested In national and world affairs, It la news of these af. fairs that la big news to you. But If you are most deeply Interested In the news of your own community and the people generally who live In it and what they are doing and why, then the BIG NEWS to you Is the news that la close to you. To most people. It Is this news- of their own communities and the peo ' ule who live In them and what they are doing that la the really big news. A FRIEND said to this writer ttie " other day: "When your column deals with lo cal events or people, or with people and events In Southern Oregon, or with travels over the state of Oregon and what Is to be seen, I READ IT. "But when It deals with big and rather heaxy events of world or na tional news, I pass it up. Why don't you write exclusively of thlnga that are close to us?" . HERE la the answer: This column, whether you read It or not, haa to be produced every day. It Is difficult In the extreme to find EVERY DAY subject of Interest that are close to home and that are capable of Intelligent discussion. So' there you are. fiERMAN aclent'its, the Bend Bui- letin tells us, have been working again on the problem of parental control of sex which, reduced to plain language that everybody can understand, means ability to decide before It haa been born whether you will have a boy or a girl baby. The Bulletin tells us: "Now that they (these German sci entists) have the answer, It all seems very simple. If you want a trl feature LIFE IN P IS Former Public Defender Calm As Fate Heard After 72-Hour Deliberation Tinnin Also Held Guilty BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. (AP) Frank J. Egan, ousted public defend er, and Albert Tinnin, ihls ex-convict associate, were found guilty today of the murder of Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughes. Life Imprisonment was rec ommended. The Jury, which had deliberated 72 hours and 10 minutes, recommended life imprisonment. Notice of appeal was filed. Joseph E. Dalmon, laundry owner. delivered the Jury verdict as foreman. Before - the Jury came In Judge Frank H. Dunne announced he would appoint Acting Public Defender Gerald Kenny to represent Egan, In place of Attorney Vincent Hall 1 nan, who was guilty of contempt of court dur ing the final . arguments and barred from further participation in the case. Egan Protests Egan protested against the appoint ment. The Jufy summoned a bailiff at 11:18 a. m. and announced a verdict had been reached, but because an other trial was occupying the court room It was nearly half an hour be fore the verdict waa actually returned. During that time Halllnan tried again to enter the courtroom, but was restrained by a bailiff. Dalmon then read the verdict find ing Tlbert Tinnin also guilty and recommending life imprisonmnent. Egan heard the verdict without flinching. After Woman's Wealth Egan, who-held the public defend er's position for several years, was accused by the state of having planned the death of the aged wom an, once his friend and client, so he might realize from her estate, con sisting chiefly of Insurance made pay able to him. The prosecution charged that Egan threatened Tinnin and Verne Doran, former chauffeur of Egan, Into killng the woman. Doran, who also faced a murder charge, testified for the state. He said Egan threatened to have them returned to prison as parole violators unless they acceded to his demands. He said he and Tinning went to Mrs. Hughes' home and Tinnin knocked her unconscious, then placed her body under the wheels of their heavy automobile and directed Doran to drive over it. Later he said they cast the body Into a street to make ,her death appear to have been a hit-and-run accident. Tinnin, former Folsom penitentiary saxophone player, frowned and grip ped his hands tightly as the verdict was read. T USE ALL STATE HIGHWAYS ' PORTLAND. Sept. 6, (AP) The three million dollars which Oregon will spend on highways of the state under projects now contemplated will not be employed on a force account hand labor basis. And the work will be done on msin highways where Im provement Is necessary, rather than In places where It Is not at present usable. This statement was made Monday by Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the state highway commission. "Oregon has spent 1,500.000 this year for hand labor relief employment by force account." Scott said. "One half of that sum would have done the same work on a competitive basis. But the present usable value of the work done is much lew; probably not more than 10 per cent of the sum ex pended." Hereafter the contract plan will be used In budding road, a requirement of the government, Scott said, since federal funds are being used. Another rule the commission will Invoke. Scott said. Is that cou::ts In which such federal money is to be employed cannot hope to confine employment on those projects to resi dents of such counties alone. CHAMPOEO. Ore, Sept. 6 (API Speaking of highway plans proposed for the tate highway commission, Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the com- (Continued on Page Three) Salem. Bids called for construction cf new honpltal building at state RISON r A Modern Venus """"" S" it x Dorothea Cunningham has been aelected by the American Progrea. alve Chiropractio aasociatlon the most nearly perfect health spec imen to serve aa guide to chiro practic. She's 19 year old, weighs 107 pounds and stands five feet three Inches. (Associated Preas Photoi ROTARIANS7 LADIES TO ENJOY ANNUAL T Medford Rotarlana and their ladles and guests' will enjoy their annual picnic tonight, according to a report of the picnic committee made at this noons Rotary meeting. The event will be held at the spacious home of Hamilton Patton on Capitol Hill and elaborate preparations have been made by Vie committee in charge to assure the success of the affair. A picnic dinner will be served at 6 p. m. and will be followed by dancing and cards. Swimming in the Patton pool will also be available for those who care to Indulge In this sport. Rotarlan E. R. Rlstine of Mt. Ver non, la., was the principal speaker at today's meeting, telling of his trav els over 44 states and visits to many Rotary clubs throughout the nation. He also spoke of the International convention recently held In Seattle, at which session ,he was a delegate, and told of the large attendance of representatives from SO different countries In the world. The "farm ers strike" in Iowa was touched upon by the speaker, also the method of adjusting price conditions In Cedar Rapids, la., by a conference of pro ducers, retailers and consumers, which resulted in mutual satisfaction to all.' Rotarlan Rlstine spoke highly of Medford and Jackson county, commenting highly upon the new county court house and compliment ing the local citizens upon waiting to build this fine structure until funds were available to pay first. C. J. Semon gave a report on the Southern Oregon golf tournament, and August Johnsen announced plans for a service club golf tournament to be held Jn the near future. Plans for an intercity Rotary meeting at Klamath Falls on October 15 were discussed. Visiting Rotarlans at today's ses sion were J. W. Stover of Sedalla, Mo., and E. R. Rlstne of Mt. Vernon, la. Quests Included Prof. D. S. Llbby, park naturalist of Crater national park, and Kenneth Waters of Salem. . According to the OranU Pass Dally Courier, a marriage license was lsued In that city Saturday morning to Her bert Hnry Ouenther, 25, and Eliza beth May Melltng, 10, both of Med ford. No details of the wedding were ob talnable from the parents of either. Ouenther was reported today as being on a vacation and Miss Melting also out of town. "torn. Mlwes Florida. MIAMI. Fla.. Sept. 6 (AP) The Miami weather bureau announced to day the tropical storm east of the American mainland had recurved out to w and Florida was no longer in Cal Coolidge The Republican Case" For Guidance of Voter Party's Platform Clear and Explicit Is Assertion of Former President in Urging Hoover Re-election Ed. Note: Former President Calvin Coolldce presents "The Republi can Case" In an Interesting article In the Saturday Evening Post on sale today, exceprts from which the Mall Tribune Is able to publish by spe cial permission. The article says In part: Our government Is a government by political parties under the guiding Influence of public opin ion. There does not seem to be any other method by which a republic can function. For a great many years we have held very tenaciously to the two-party system, and those two par ties have been charged with the re sponsibility of conducting our public affairs. Efforts to break away from this system have not been successful, because in general the people have recognized that their affairs were well administered and the suggestions made for establishing a new party have not seemed practical. When they have wished for reform, they .have sought for It within the old parties, where with a little determi nation they have been able to find adequate remedies for existing abuses. Make-Up of a Party Not all the members of a political party think alike. They have a great diversity of opinions on many differ ent subjects.' It would not be pos sible to form or maintain a great party on any other basis. In decid ing which party they wish to sup port people have to determine which is the most nearly representative of their views and whinh will probably provide them with the best kind of government they can reasonably ex pect. No party la perfect. No public officer Is able on all occasions to do exactly. what he wants to do. If he did we should find ourselves in the hands of a set of arbitrary deapots Instead of, a body of representatives of the general trend of public opin ion. Parties are made up of far more than their present Individual mem bers and platform declarations. They consist of a great body of traditions which are oftentimes of more impor tance and more Influence In deter mining final decisions than the loud est affirmations of the hour. For more than two generations the Re publican party has been one of the most effective Instruments of popular government that ever existed. (Continued from Page One) f- BY E SALEM, Sept. 6. (TP) The supremo court today handed down but a sin g' t written opinion as it resumed its activities following a month's vaca tion. Hearing of appeals was also resumed today. In the opln'on, Justice Harry Belt reversed the lower court In the case of Carolina F. Allegretto against the Oregon Automobile Insurance com pany, appellant, Involving collection of damages for automobile Injuries. . The lower court in Multnomah county, with Judge H. K. Zimmerman presiding, returned a Judgment In favor of the plaintiff against t!ie company, following unsatisfied Judg ment against Edward B. Harris, the Insured. MRS. PRIMCE CAMPBELL SUCCUMBS IN EUGENE EUOENE, Sept. 8. UP) Mrs. Prince L. Campbell, widow of the late president of the University of Oregon, died at her home here today. Dr. Campbell was president of the university from 1903 until his death in 1925. Mrs. Campbell was one of the best loved figures in Eugene's cultural and social life. CRACKSMEN USE RADIO TO FOIL POLICE ALARM CHICAGO, BepU 8. (AP) A gang of "radio cracksmen" was sought to day by the police for the robbery of the safety deposit boxes of Koch & Co., where they obtained loot vari ously estimated from 8100,000 to 1.000,000. The "radio" burglars, so called by the police because they are said to set up a low wave radio to notify them if a police alarm was sent out while they were at work, are believed by the authorities, to have been ope rating on a nation-wide scale. Police Lieutenant jMeoh TTonan said the same group of criminals was Mt&DiaWaUlif XflK ft Aft-hlOTTlPfl "lflb" NEW Presents TO LEGION MEET The Jackson county exhibit for the national American Legion convention in Portland next week la refcdy for shipment, and will leave Medford some time this week, according to C. L. MacDonald. chairman of, the publicity committee of the Medford Chamber of Commerce, who has been In charge of arrangements for the exhibit. The display will include pears, apples, tomatoes, tomato juice, peaches, and other products of jacKson county, as well as a display of pic tures of the recreational attractions of the district. One hundred boxes of extra fancy Bartlett pears, furnished by the va rious packers and growers of Medford fruit, will be Included in the display. These pears will be distributed to the thousands of visitors who are ex pected to visit the exhibit in the lobby of the Hotel Benson, and the general purpose is to advertise the excellence of Jackson county pears and other fruits, particularly to the visitors from eastern states, ... ... Pears for the display have been do nated to the Chamber of Commerce by the following growers and packers: Pinnacle PacWng Co., Sgobel and Day, Southern Oregon Sales. Suncrest orchards. Bear Creek orchards, New- bry 5t Sons. Growers' Exchange. Rogue River Co., American Fruit Oroweri, and the Bardwell Fruit Co. The Ash land Chamber of Commerce la gather ing a quantity of Ashland peaches for the affair, and the tomato Juice Is being furnished by the Bagley Can ning Co., of Ashland. . (Continued on Page Three) 4 E PORTLAND. Sept. 6 (AP) Frank lin D. Roosevelt will be the guest of Oregon for the entire day of Wednes day, iiept. 21. and will deliver In Port land o:ie of the three major speeches of his western tour In the Interest of his campaign for tye presidency. The New York governor will reach Portland at 7 a. m. and will leave southward via Klamath Falls, at 10 p. m. State and city officials are planning the reception and making arrangements for the address. Demo cratic leaders and strategists of the party will confer with the nominee during the day. ' Camas Valley Firebug Taken ROSEBURO, Ore., Sept. .(AP) Owen Tiller, 17, of Camas Valley, was brought to the county Jail in Rose burg yesterday, charged with setting out three fires In timber lands along Wildcat creek, a short distance from the section In which he lives. Ac cording to forest patrol officers who 1 made the arrof.t, Tiller's tracks were j found in the vicinity of the fires and followed to his home. He Is reported t to have made a confession. - In Cincinnati, which netted 8600,000. He also said he believed they cut Into a vault of a bank at Highland, Wis., last October 9. escaping with a large sum of money. "Last October 36 this same radio precaution," the lieutenant aald, "saved the entire gang from capture. The radio brought the police alarm to the cracksmen Just a squads were ordered to trap them In the Interna- tlonal Investment Co., where they were preparing to cut up irom -no 1 bssement Into the safety box vault"! The exact amount of the loot In the Koch At Co. robbery Saturday awaited the opening of time locks to- W FAILS TO CHOOSE NEW CHANCELLOR No Reference Made to Resig nation of, President Hali of University of Oregon Finance to Be Studied PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 6. (AP) No action was taken, nor reference made, at the morning session of the Oregon state board of higher educa tion either to the resignation of Presi dent Hall as head of the University of Oregon or the selection of a chan cellor as supreme executive head of the various educational institutions. The board recessed shortly after noon to reconvene during the mid- afternoon for the consideration or a report from the finance committee, which went Into session Immediately following the luncheon hour. All members of the board were present, except C. C. Colt. No candidate for political offloe, nor any political propaganda or propa gandlst will be permitted to exploit their wares through the medium of the atate owned and operated radio broadcasting station at Corvallls, the board decided. .The matter had been laid before the board for a state ment of Its policy, with the sugges tion that it might be In furtherance of public Information were seekers after office, proponents and opponents of Initiative and referendum mens ures and constitutional amendments permitted to present their arguments over the Corvallla station. President Kerr opposed the proposition, insist ing that "It would be most unwise. He pointed out that were the station to make a charge for Its use, it would commercially It. and put It directly Into competition with private owned stations. . REGISTER 2233 PUPILS IN CITY With the six public schools In Med ford opening this morn';. and classes scheduled for the afternoon. 2233 pupils were registered for the opening day, according to figures re leased st the offices of E. H. Hedrlck, city school superintendent. f The largest enrollment wss given 1 for the Junior high school with 610 pupils, and senior high school listed second, with 474 registrations. Of the four grade schools, the larg est number of children was reported from the Washington school, where the total reached 333 this afternoon. Roosevelt had 306 listed, while Jack son had 268. and Lincoln, 342. Mr. Hedrlck said this afternoon, that although today's registration was below that of last year, there Is still a number of ntudents to come In. some of whom are working In the fruit, and others who have not re turned from vacation trips. Charles O. Smith la principal of the senior high this year, B. R. Finch, Junior high school; J. C. Tucker, Washington; Miss Sara Van Meter, Roosevelt; H. W. Oust in, Jackson, and Miss Or a Cox, Lincoln. Books are being furnished up to and Including the eighth grade, and dlstrlbuton is being handled In the four grade schools by sides of Miss Winifred Andrews, head librarian. After the Initial issuing of books the supply will be kept in the centra! library, Mr. Hedrlck said today. High school books are available at the Koke-Chapman book store, Brown's Drug store, and the Office Stationery and Supply company. Work of the health department will be started actively next week, according to Mrs. A. E. Dodson, city school nurse. At thst time, exami nations will be given to the children in all of the schools. 7718 regular meeting of the city councu ui be held In the council chambers this . evening at eight ft.cioek, at which tlms It 1 expected decwona will be reached concerning the m0vlng of offices to the city hall on Pltn and central streets, Mayor E. M. Wilson said this nfter- noon tnat n8 expected some action to te taken concerning the cleaning of thtJ building, f AmrrU-an Cleveland H 1 1st. IoiU 3 10 I HilMfll and. BCTUU iUOJU ftlia H Pear Markets NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (AP) Pears: 61 cars arrived, 47 California, 12 Ore gon, 4 New York, 1 Washington un loaded; 28 on track; by boat 4 New York arrived; slightly stronger. California Bartletts, 23,960, best. 1.90-2 85; rew S3.10. ordinary, 81.60 2.60; common and ripe, a 1.50-2. 05; few low as 11.20; average, 2.10, Oregon Bartletts 2140; extra fancy. 1.35 to 2; tops, 1.10-1.40; average, 1.60: fancy, 1.30-1.70; tops, 95c-135; average, 81.42. Washington Bartletts 060; extra fancy, 1.50-1.85; average, $1.15. CHICAOO. Sept. 8. ( AP) Six Cal ifornia. 3 Colorado, 7 Oregon arrived; 24 on track; by truck 2 Michigan; 17 sold. California Bartletts, 1.50-2.05; av erage, $2 .05. The circulation department of the Mall Tribune was kept busy today receiving subscription renewals and new subscriptions on the opening day of the annual bargain rate period. Several Tribune readers were In the office at the opening hour and steady flow continued throughout the day up to press time. Under the bargain rates this year mall subscribers may receive the pa per for 94 per year those served by carrier continue at the $5 rate. The bargain days will continue In effect up to and including September 12. No subscriptions at the bargain rate will be received after the latter time except where bearing a malting date not later than September 12, RACE WITH COP E T Edgar Smith, 31, of Portland, chal lenged a state policeman to race on the Jacksonville highway last night, and did some fancy racing before the siren sounded. Smith Is alleged to have passed the state police car, and to have waved his hsnd In a signal to "come on." An exciting contest ensued. Smith will be arraigned In 1 Justice court today, charged with speeding. He had four passengers ' two In the rumble seat. Robert Head, 28. an employe of the j nstlnal park service, Is charged with 1 operating with a foreign license, and: Fred Johnson of Prospect for not having a driver's license, as the re sult of an auto collision on the Crater Lake highway yesterday. Head, the police allege, tried to convince them he was a resident of California. The crash occurred when Johnson tried to turn Into a aide road and there was a mlxup in signals. Several near-accidents were report ed as the result of autos falling to observe stop signs at main highways. The worst places are the Eagle Point Intersection with the Crater lake highway and the Intersection at the Prank By bee place on the Jackson ville road. The authorities are continuing their campaign agalnnt Oregon residents driving autos with Washington and California licenses. GAINS IN AUGUST NEW YORK, Sept. 8. The market value of all shares listed on the Stock Exchange Increased 87, 287,743.341 In August, the exchange announced today. The quoted value was 27,782.801.806 September 1, against 20,404.750,465 August 1. The aversge quotation of listed shares was 821.18 September 1, against 815 68 August 1. Total borrowings by member firms agalnat collateral on September 1 amounted to 1.10 per cent of the market value. This ratio wan 1 6 August 1. Jar Of Fruit To Serve As Ticket Plans are In formation for a special morning matinee next Saturday st the rox Craterlan theater, admission to which will be one quavt Jar of canned food, or one quart Jar of augsr, or three empty Jars, with tops. The proceeds of tho show will be turned over to the J(u-kon county Uaejni lojmen. HUtf teat, , SUICIDE OE FILM STAR'SJSBAND Jean Harlow, Platinum Blond Beauty, Hysterical JUter News of Tragedy Mar ried Only Two Months HOLLYWOOD, Sept. . CP) In an ffort to uncover a motive for the apparent suicide of Paul Bern, mo tion picture producer. Inspector of ijeiecuvea David A. Davidson an nounoed today he would Question Jean Harlow, screen star, who mar- rJed the producer two months ago. u.vinson said ne would call on Mlsa Harlow at the home of her parents aa soon as he received word the act ress waa In a condition to be Inter viewed. Mlsa Harlow waa reported near a collapse today. Although Davidson said there waa no doubt In his mind that the death of Bern, whose body wss found yes- wroay aiiernoon In his Benedict Canyon home, waa a suicide, the In spector said he wanted to clear up ... angiea 01 me case. 'Mine Harlow may be able to ten something that will aid ua In our investigation.' "he said. Widow Near Collapse. The widow waa at the home of her parenta In Beverly Hllla today. She became hysterical on being Informed of the-death of her husband, and so far haa made no statement to police. There was little for the police de tective to reconstruct a story of the tragedy, and, eeemlngly, there 'faa mora to encase It in a mystery which Was something akin to the script of (Continued on Page Twelve) 1TE TOO STRENUOUSLY Seven drunks were lodged ln.Jaft Saturday -night by city police with three forfeiting cash ball of $10 each when, they failed to appear before Judge Olenn O. Taylor In Justice court this morning. Eddie Williams of Ban Francisco, a transient; John Doe of Medford and W. w. Chandler forfeited ball. ine otners, all translenta without money, were "floated" from town. They were Jamea and Robert Roberta, brothers from Oallce, Ed Spencer of Reese creek and Joe Johnson. Copper Advances In Foreign Marts NEW YORK, Sept. fl, f AP) The copper Industry waa further cheered today by the Increasing f'rmnesa of foreign metal prices'. It waa reported that copper eold abroad aa high as 35 cent a pound, elf. Hamburg, Havre and London. WILL- ROGERS 9 ays: BISHOP, Cal., Sept. 5. I bought my worn- ranch. The mnn is to turn over 200 year ling worms, 2000 2-year-olds, 500 bull worms and the rest s mixed herd. Now I find in these Sierrai Kevadas they are fishing with grasshoppers, so I got a grass hopper ranch adjoining. Am going to do a Luther Burbank cross my grasshoppers and worms' and produce an animal that ri the fish don't bite at him he will bite the fish, so you get your fish anyhow. I am no fisherman and hop I never get lazy enough to take it up. I am in these mountains on an essential industry (ask Bill Hayes.) But these loafers up here tell me that the fish are not biting this year, and you would be surprised the votes Hoover is losing. Yours, Cit. .ailMalilluaifaaaiiaia.laa."' 0 ft