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Medford Mail Tri noil H tc Mt irnejl iwav.1 MAIL THIHLNG A. H. C. An A. B. C. Auditor In audltlnj circa, latloni checks nens print aied, spoil age, cub received and other details, Citing credit only for NET PAID circulation the best advertising money can buy. via it - wer . Twenty-Seventh Year AIEDFOKD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1932. No. 165. BFS1 The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Tuesday fair and continued warm. Temperature. Highest yesterday 80 Lowest thts morning - 47 EUNE wmssm ME Comment on the iDaj's Nezvs By FRANK JENKINS TJ W. THOMPSON, of New York. collapse and die at the open- log game of the world's series. Heart failure. One moment enjoying life; the next moment gone. DEATH haa to come to EVERY BODY. It came to Mr. Thomp son In about aa pleasant a guise as it could assume. - HEART failure, which leada all causes of death In this country. Is preventable to a rather surprising extent, the doctors tell us. If you want to avoid heart failure, don't worry. Don't overdo. Don't get excited. Don't get so enthusiastic about your work or your play that 4 you won't know when to stop. Be moderate. Take things as they come, neither rejoicing too much over the good things nor grieving too much over the bad things. Keep on en even keel. T0 all this, remember, If your greatest desire Is to avoid heart failure. If you want to have a good time as you go along through the only life that will be yours to live, that Is another matter. NDREW Rossi, of Kent. Woshlng- ton, a farmer, Is stung by a bee and dies 30 minutes later of anaphy laxis, s. big word that sounds posi tively terrifying but means simply a kind of blood poisoning. Think of the time Mr. Rossi would have wasted if he had spent his life trying to avoid heart failure. r.- 'nuMno n. .rternD. cues at ropier fc Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 120. 3 Would YOU want to live to be 120? That Is a hard question, and prob . : ably you cant answer It. At least - you can't answer It accurately, for you don't know now how long you will want to live. But this much can be said with truth: Most people, since the beginning of time, have wanted to live Just as long as they can. Self-preservation, you know, Is said to be the first law of life. nr-HESE words are written on a type- writer at a desk that Is placed in front of a, window. Above the win dow is a transom, and In this tran som Is a butterfly that beats Its gay wlnga unceasingly against the glass, seeking thus to get through Into the clear air and the warm sunshine on the outside. t It has been beating Its wings against the glass for an hour. If left to Itself, It will go on doing so until It dies. WOW adjoining' this transom In ' which the butterfly ls,beatlng Ita wings helplessly against the glass Is another transom that Is OPEN. If the butterfly had BRAINS It would pause and look around and size the situation up, seeing the ad Joining OPEN transom. It would then fly around the Intervening obstruc tion and escape gladly Into the clear air and the warm sunshine, where It wants to be. But It can't do that, because It HAS NO BRAIN. P"OR many years 'now, Oregon has had the Initiative, the referen dum and the recall. After all these years of experience, Just what do you think of these devices? . This writer, speaking frankly, ' doesn't think much of them. They have been subject to frequent abuse, and they haven't contributed much to the respect In which government OUOHT to be held. TnHE Initiative, the referendum and the recall are subject to abuse because of the freedom and ease with which measures may be got onto the ballot by the petition route. An Intelligent citizen said to this writer the other day: "1 11 bet I could circulate a petition to hang all the ministers and burn all the churches In this town and GET IT FILLED sot because people want to hang the ministers and hum the churches but merely because enough of them would l :n the petition without ever reading It. In order to get rid of me." f!iat sounds like a radical state i merit, but It probably Isn't far from the truth. ejHIS writer has believed for years that In the Interest of better government we ought to put a stop Continued, pa fs ourj PLUNGES OFF END COOS FERRY SLIP Body Found Pinned Behind Wheel Companion's Re mains Wash Ashore Fear 2 Others Lost Lives MARSHPIELD, Ore., Oct. 3. ) A broken cable on the end of a ferry al!p early Sunday bore mute testi mony of the way In which at least two Portland men lost their lives some time during the night, when their automobile plunged Into the waters of Coos bay. The car. a sedan, was found In 20 feet of water beneath the ferry ap proach on the Oregon Coast high way from the north. The body of Karl B. Meeker, 45, of Portland, was washed ashore at Em pire, four miles down .the bay from the ferry slip, and that of Paul A. Smith, 38, of Portland, was removed from Its watery tomb behind the steering wheel of the submerged ma chine. Fear Four Lost I.Ives. The car, raised by a barge der rick, was found to contain a dunnage bag bearing the name of Edward R. Joplln. 39, Portland apartment man ager who. police were informed, was a third member of the party, bent on a hunting trip In Curry county. Fear that even & fourth person may have been In the car was expressed when women's clothing floated from the car as It was being raised. Meeker and Smith bought hunting licenses In Albany Saturday. Two rifles, a shotgun and complete hunt ing and fishing equipment were found In the car. The bodlea were removed to a North Bend undertaking parlor pend ing runner investigation hrtotrM tragedy. Police advanced the belief that the men, driving In a heavy fog. (Continued on Page Eight) FEOERlllRT FOR LONG TERM The southern Oregon term of the federal court will open here tomor row, for one of the longest sessions In many years. District Attorney George Neuner end Clerk Kenyon arrived today, making ready for the opening session. reaeiai juage Airier Fee, who will preside is expected to arrive this afternoon. United States Marshal Jack Day and deputies and other of- iicihis or me court are scheduled to arrive this afternoon. Judge Fee Is fairly well known In this CitV. He nminleH . circuit bench several years ago. when Judge C. M. Thomas was disqualified. District Attorney George A. Neuner Is well known from frequent visits In . . - . The onenlne case nn thM hv. t. listed as that of the United States against Cliff Johnson and others. This is an alleged prohibition law violation arising In Klamath county. The second case is that of the govern ment SKAlnst Pat Hoffllft anrf nrii.r. on similar allegations. October 10 Is the date set for the trial of Racine Welwr. trio.! Indian charced with the murder or his father. It Is expected to be the longest trial of the session. An unusually large number of civil actions occupy the federal court docket. These Include Mary Allen versus A. C. Allen, an action to dis solve a 130.000 trust fund, and re turn the bonds comprising the trust fund to the custody of Mary Allen. The case Is set for October 15. Attorneys A. E. Reames. George M. Roberts. Qua Newbury, and Kelly and Kelly of the local bar, will appear aa counsel In a number of listed litiga tions. The federal term Is expected to last between two and three weeks. The docket for the term, subject to change, Is as follows: United Statea va. Cliff Johnson, et al, October . United Statea vs. Pat Hogue, et al, October 5. Ivan Nealon vs. Henry Von Hoeven bcrg. October 6. United States vs. Duval Hurd. et al. October . United Statea vs. Charles McNeil, October 7. Amelia Matthews vs. Bfildrldge, October 7. United States vs. Esclne Welser, October 10. United States vs. Freman Crane, et al. October 11. Lee Burns vs. Pacific Oreyhound Stages. Inc., October 11. Mai 8. Mayer vs. Consolidated Truck Lines. October 11. Mary Allen vs. Albert C. Allen, October 15. E. M. Ellis, et ux. vs. General Pe troleum Corn, of psilf, October Is, Japanese Occupation of FOR UNEMPLOYED County Court Tells Governor Change in Plans Would Disrupt Relief Setup Use No Local Tax Funds The county court today addressed a letter to Governor Julius L. Meier, setting forth that any change In the plana for the use of federal funds on the re-routing of the Pact f to hlghwav over the Slsklyous will disrupt relief work the coming winter In Jackson county and "unnecessarily Increase the relief burdens of all, besides de priving the unemployed of badly needed Jobs and funds." The federal government has appro priated $455,000 for federal road work in Jackson and Josephine counties, with the requirement that It be used during the winter and spring, to re lieve unemployment. It is also re quired that the money be expendod on the re-routing, or no place. "Not a cent of the money la drawn from local taxes or sale of state bonds," the county court says. Multnomah Willing "If Jackson county doesn't want the funds, Multnomah county will take them," said. 'Commissioner Victor Bursell this morning. Commissioner John Barneburg voiced the same sen timent. Both commissioners said that the funds were vital to the fur nlshlng of relief work the coming winter, and that It was the keystone of the relief program. . A protesting petition, signed by 600 rentdentwuf -the south end of thi county against the change In the route was circulated by the "Taxpay Continued on Page Five) 1 ATTACKED HERE BY REV. M'CLURE Voicing a great demand for thought "the only requirement for defeat of the Zorn -Mcpherson measure," Rev. Geo. V. McClure of Ashland address ed the Medford Kwanis club today at the Hotel Medford in opposition to the bill for merging of Oregon's school of higher learning, upheld last week by Roger Ball of Oregon State college. Rev. McClure placed his faith In defeat of the measure In the belief that Oregon voters, the majority of them, are still thinking people and will not respond to the false economy bait, put out by the advocates of the bill. "Anyone who thinks the Zorn McPherson bill Is going to save the state money and at the same time maintain the high standards of edu cation, now prevalent here, la either crazy or dreaming, Rev. McClure maintained. - He then asked If the McPherson, connected with the orig ination of the bill, were a relative of Almee's, adding, "It la fantastic enouRh to have been drawn by Almee herself. And don't forget Almee la a very clever woman.' . "The Southern Oregon Normal school Is already a Junior college," Rev. McClure declared, showing that students attending two years at the normal are admitted with Junior standings at Oregon's university and college. To convert the school Into a Junior college, exclusively, he show ed would result In a loss of enroll ment and force students, who now obtain teachers' training In southern Oregon, to go to Eugene at a greatly Increased cost. Medford students, of which there are 60 this year at the normal school in Ashland, he pointed out, would have to continue to Eugene, where the cost would be $244 a year more than In Ashland. Rev. McClure was Introduced to the club by John Fuller of Ashland. The musical program for today's lunch eon waa also furnished by the Lit hi city. The following persons from the Southern Oregon Normal school entertained: Tom Caldwell, Foss Cra mer, June Alklns, Mrs. Fesack and MUs Clarice Fenton. The numbers were all enthusiastically received by the Ktwanlans. Ray H. Wlsecarver of McMlnnvllle, democratic candidate for secretary of state, was a guest at the luncheon. Arthur W. Manuel, Pacific coast man acer of the Chicago concert series, was alo a gueAt, and In a short, In spiring talk, asked the club's cooper ation In the enrollment of member in the south prn Oregon branch of the Civic Music association. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. Aldrkh, a son weighting 7'i pounds, at tho Sacred Heart hospital, Sunday, Octo 4 - Scene to H4;U;-v -"V VlvV,.? rrti- -- ---- 'Vi i r -,T:-"r'Ti - ,. - - its. im.illi- Jew- ! tap .1 mPWiM tw- 'X.r- MkMbK tu.sts1Lalab A"-,, slinar .. ar r .11 A wall of water, sweeping down sections of two freight trains, carrying railroad men and Itinerants aboard them lo their deaths, demolished a number of bridge, swept away buildings nnd Inundated naff a dozen towns. The air view here shows where the water anight a Southern Pacific freight on a siding as part or the long line of cars stood on a trestle, which was struck by the full force of the water. Home of the cars were curried two miles awny. To the right Is a section of the train which escaped damage and a freight car can he seen sprawled arrnss the tracks, hundred of feet of which were de stroyed. In the center Is a culvert and directly henide It Is one of two locomntlres which were washed Into the stream. In the left foreground can be seen part of the debris washed down from the mountains. Associated Press Photo. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 3. (AP) A seasonal atmosphere of harvest days prevailed at the luncheon of the chamber of commerce here today when the program was arranged and presented by southern Oregon com munities. The meu featured potatoes and meat from Klamath Falls, pears from Medford, peaches and tomato Juice from Aabland and melons from Rose burg. Speakers Included Judge R. C. Oros beck, president of the Klamath cham ber, who discussed the Industrial end commercial activities of southern Ore gon; Frank Jenkins, president of the Southern Oregon Publishing company. who spoke on "tourist travel." and Dr. I. E. Vlntng of Ashland, former president of the state chamber, who told of fish, game and wild life in the southern counties. The program of music was arranged through the chambtrs of commerce in the south. A. P. Johnson, director of the Med ford chamber, presided on behalf of the visitors. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Watkina, a daughter weighing 7 pounds, two ounces, at the Community hospital, this afternoon. Roosevelt Home After Swing Through Country ALBANY, N. T., Oct. S. (AP) Governor Roosevelt returned to Al bany at 1):07 a. m., today aftr a three weeks campaign tour that took him to the Pacific coast. The governor was met at the train by a small group of delegates to the democratic state convention, which opens here at noon. One of the first to greet the gover nor was Lieutenant Governor Herbert H. Lehman, who is favored by Mr. Roosevelt for the gubernatorial nomi nation. "I don't know what's been going on here, so I can't comment on It now," the governor said when aked about the convention and the opposi tion to Lehman's candidacy. Taking a lsat look at the railroad car which bore him so many Lhou JQO oC nUiea, La aaid . of Mountain Cloudburst Catastrophe through the Tehachapl pass near IlakersNeld, Cnl., nn Rent. 20, took about 30 DEEDS IN VALLEY Frank Ml lick, alias Frank Mallard. 30, of Phoenix. Ariz., Is being held m Jail here, following his arrest by state police Sunday morning, and his con fession to setting fire Saturday night to a residence In Talent, the Rexford barn in the Applegate district. Sep tember 24, and another barn on Bear creek. In the vicinity of Ashland, Sep tember 28. According to officers who arrested Mlllck, he was held by them Septem ber 16, on a parole from an Institu tion In Arizona for the criminally in sane. That slate refused to extra dite, due to the expense, and the Jackson county court ordered his re lease. Police said Mlllck told them s "mean streak" was the cause of such action. Special Investigators are checking on the poslntllty that Mlllck Is responsible for a number of fires between here and Portland, which were set during the time ha was en route to this city. Suit was filed in circuit court at Grants Pass Friday by Miss Guardlna Palmerton, 17, of Medford, by her father. O. F. Palmerton against Dr. and Mrs. John R. Vasko of Alameda, Calif., for $1000 as a result of Injuries to her back, left hip and pelvis, suf fered In an automobile accident July 4. Ml. Palmerton was riding In ft truck which was struck by the Vssko car. r I don't think I'll ever be able to sleep In a regular bed any more." As he laughed and wsved to the crowd, a friend shouted: "Did you bring home the bacon, governor?" "You bet I did," Roosevelt replied with a chuckle. Mr. Roosevelt will nend the next two weeks in New York state, going ! on the road again on Oct. 17 when he will begin a 10-day trip to the south and to the border statea of Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri. Tentative plans for the second long campaign trip also Include visit to Indianapolis and either Pittsburgh or Philadelphia. During the last week of the presi dential drive, Mr. Roosevelt Intend piL Into New England, Manchuria Condemned HOOVER LEAVES FOR IOWA TALK WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. (AP) Car rying his campaign for re-election personally to the west, President Hoover left In mid-afternoon aboard a special train for Des Moines, where he will speak tomorrow night. In hla speech tomorrow, President Hoover will discuss the Issues of the campaign at length for the first time since his acceptance speech in Wash ington, August 11. The president's friends expect him to devote much of his speech In Dcs Moines to the agricultural problem, which was discussed by Governor Roosevelt In the same state only last week. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 3. (API President Hoover's address at Des Moines tomorrow nlttht will be broad cast over NBC chain through KOW, starting at 5:30 p, m Pacific time. AUTO LICENSE COT I SALEM, Oct. 3. (AP) Urging that automobile licenses be cut only mod erately with a powible Increase in the gasoline tax, Leslie m. Scott, chair man of the state highway commis sion lodny addressed the first fall forum meeting of the Salem chomber of commerce. Anticipating some action by the state legislature next January re garding high license fees, Scott de clared that the cut should not ex ceed one-third of the present fee, and that to compensate for this re duction, a one cent Increase in the gasoline tax be made. Even a one third cut would curtail construction by reducing revenues from this source by a million tax dollars to the commission under this year, which in turn wa more than a mi'lion dol lars les than the revenues a year ngo. The Increased gas tax would bring In about $1,400,000, but nnne of tills would go to the counties, while one-third of lice rue fees reverts to counties, he said. l.oiiff-fle TeMlflrs. KAN0AS CITY, Oct. 3 fP, R. A Long, 82-year-old lumberman and In dustrialist, testified briefly today at the opening of a suit in federal court seeking a receiver for the Long-Bell Lumber company and It various sub' lives, official estimated, wrecked E FOR BODIES AFTER BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Oct. 3. (AP) Fifteen bodies were In the morgue here today while a thousand workers searched through the twenty odd miles of debris strewn canyon for a scare or more of other victims of the cloudburst torrent that swept down from Tehachapl pass Friday night. Only four of the bodies were Iden tified, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kadd, Woodford service station operators, their son Peter, 20. and Mrs. Nell Cooper, Cal lent telegraph operator. Among the missing were A. H. Ross, railroad engineer; Harry Moore, brakeman; Amelia Williams, aged 2, granddaughter of Mrs. Cooper; Clif ford Barron, Bclllngham, Wash., and John Tempest, Callente. The unidentified dead were be lieved to be mostly transients on the freight train that was swept to de struction by the 45 foot wall of water that roared down the railroad pass. It was reported today that among the transient on the freight train were two young women, names not learned. 4 TAKENBYTHIEVES W. S. Keye of 319 North Central reported to the city police this morn ing that the furniture had been re moved from the house at 208 West Jarkson. No one has been living in the residence, he eald, and he could not tell when the article were re moved. He listed among the stolen property a dining room set, four upholstered chairs, a bedstead, a floss mattress, and the automatic gauge from the electric range. The range had been disconnected, but officers believed they hesitated removing It, as the stove would have to be carried through the front door. According to a report made at the sheriff's office last week, a house belonging to Keyes in the vicinity of the finh hatchery at Butte Fall was moved. The nearest neighbor resides about a half mile from the place, Keyes said, and no one In that area knew what had become of the build ing. ' A theory was advanced today that the furniture wa obtained for the Ihou ft It new IdcaUois, LYTTON REPOR T PPON FL League of Nations Facing Test in Passing On Com mission's Findings Con sideration to Be Delayed By P. I. LIPSEY. GENEVA. Oct. 3 (AP) The League of nations was definitely at grip to day with the Manchurlon problem perhaps the greatest test It has faced In Its history following publication of the report of the Lytton Investi gating commission which Inferentlally condemned Japan's military occupa tion and turned thumbs down on the Japanese-advised regime of Henry Pu-Yl. Campaign Unjustified. The commission, in an exhaustive analysis of the situation which be gan with the opening of the Japanese army's drive In September of last year, found that the military cam paign -was unjustified and that the new state of Manchukuo Is not sup ported by the Manchurlan people. It proposed a special autonomou regime for the territory, with China retaining full sovereignty over the three provinces, and suggested a special Slno-Japanese conference to work oit the basis of permanent settlement, with the provision that the league council take a hand If the Chinese and Japanese themselves fall to agree. Delay Consideration.- . . Because of the delay requested by Japan and granted last week by the League, consideration of the report will not be taken up until November 14. It was signed and approved by sli five members of the commission. Lord Lytton of Great Britain, General Frank McCoy of the United State Count Luigl Aibrovandl Marescottl of Italy, Dr. Hermann Schnee of Ger many and General Henri Claude! of France. Generally speaking. It was hailed In all quarters here today, except by the Japanese, with satisfaction. The more the Chinese studied It, the more they seemed to like It. See No fielf-Pefense. The report scouted Japan's conten tion, so often repeated while the mili tary campaign waa at Its height last winter, that her soldiers were fighting In self-defense. After giving the conflicting Cht nese and Japanese versions of the events which provoked tho outbreak of hostilities at Mukden on Septem ber 18, 1031, the committee said "the military operations of Japanese troops cannot be regarded as measures of legitimate self-defense." PLAY FOR CLUBS Hamilton Patton of the Rotary club won the championship In the first flight of the service club tour ney yesterday at the Rogue River Val ley Oolf club, by defeating C. J. Be mon, also of the Rotary, 8 and 4. Ro tary also won In the team competi tion, and was awarded the cup being presented by B. K. Harder of the First National bank. In the second flight. Dr. W. B. Lantls defeated O. C. Boggs, a and 1. and In the third flight. Dr. E. Ralph Dlppel won from A. 8. Rosenbaura, 2 and I. George Henselman defeated A. F. West In the first consolation, and Jack Butler won from Eugen Thorndlke, on up, In the second con solation. Team competition gave Rotary 300 points, the Actlvlans 303, Klwanls 313 and Lion 318. On the Rotary team wa George) Henselman, C. J. Bemon, Hamilton Patton and Dr. B. L. Lageson; Actlv lan. Gordon Pratt, Wm. McAllister, Harold Larsen and Arthur Scnoent; Klwanls, O. C. Boggs. A. F. West, O. O. Lemmon and A. 8. Rosenbaum; Lions, D. O. Tyree, Eugene Thorndlke, J. Verne Shangle and Al Llttrell, Trophies were awarded winners In the first and second flight competi tion, and runners-up were presented medals. Member of the Rogue River Golf club are reminded that they have until Saturday night, only, to quality for play for the Pacific Air Transport trophy. Tills competition la open to all members of the club. .NEW YORK, Oct. 3. (AP) The lot tery trial of Senator Jams J. Davt was abruptly ended today. Judge Frank J. Coleman declaring a mistrial because one of the Juror was shown to have reported alleged misconduct of another Juror to defense counsel tUuliig the week-end.
