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Twenty-Seventh Year
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
AMERICAN onions are .selling
wholesale on the Australian
markets for 100 s ton, or five cents
a pound.
Why? Because the Australian on
ion crop failed, thus decreasing the
supply, so that there arc more buyers
than sellers.
When there are more buyers thsn
sellers, prices go up.
PRICES go up, that Is, when there
are more buyers than sellers. If
people have money with which to
buy.
There la money in Australia, for
example, with which to buy onions,
and as the price goes up In response
to the decreased supply It becomes
profltsble to ship onions from Amer
ica. The Australians get the onions they
want, and we get rid of the onions
we don't want. Thus everybody la
benefited.
All because Australians have money
with which to buy what they need.
N CHINA, there' la a perpetual
shortage of food. China could
CONSUME all the surplus wheat In
the world, thus getting the wheat
market hack to where It ougrtt to be.
But poor China's affairs have been
so terribly mismanaged for so many
centuries that her people have no
money with which, to buy the wheat
they need for food.
So there Is no relief for the wheat
grower In China's food shortage.
VT WAS formerly believed that If
WE were prosperous It didn't make
any dlfferenoe whether ANYBODY
ELSE was prosperous or not.
That, you see, Isn't true. If China
were prosperous, we would have a
market for our surplus wheat, but
because China ISNT prosperous we
haven't.
a LOT of silly people profess to be
a scared pink because of Russia's
plans to raise the standard of living
of her people by teaching them to
be more efficient.
Dont let anything Ilka that scare
you, It the standard of living of the
Russian people Is raised, and ai
result they are enabled to buy more
of the things they want, they are
going to buy a lot of the things we
have to sell.
Just as Australia, at the present
moment, la buying the onions we
have to sell.
THHE world Is full of talk of over-
production, and the prophets of
gloom, who go around with faces so
long that they step on their china
when they walk, tell us we are up
against a dead wall and can't go any
further because we have learned to
produce so much that we can't con
sume it all.
That, of course, la tommyrot. The
trouble lent that we can't consume
what we produce, but that we have
not buying power enough to pur-
chase the things we WANT TO CON-
"l SUMS.
The capacity of human beings to
consume Is almost unlimited, and if
we can ever find out how to make
It possible for them to GET THE
THINGS THEY WANT we shsll have
no further trouble with over-produc-
tlon.
IN 1831, which Is the latest year for
which figures are available, Cali
fornia received 73.605,301 pounds of
butter at her principal markets, and
of this total 36.913,417 pounds, or
almost exactly half, came from Cali
fornia points.
That Is to say. In 1931, California
produced only about HALT of the
butter she consumed.. She supplied
the rest of her needs from other
states chiefly from her neighboring
state of the West.
California la the big butter mar
ket of this coast.
NOTE again that 'in 1031 California
bought 36 !4 million pounds of
butter from other states. Of this
total. Idaho alone sold to her some
18'4 million pounds, or a little bet-
ter thsn HALF of all her outside
purchases.
Oregon was next In butter sales to
California, hut her total was only
6 895,761, or leas than one-third of
Idaho's sales.
(Continued on Psga Six
M
E
Seml-Flnal Address of Cam-
pain Made it. Salt Lake
City Great Ovation for
Party Enroute California
MORMON TABERNACLE, SALT
LAKE CITY, Nov. 7. (AP) Directing
a new attack at Democratic campaign
policies, President Hoover today de
clared that party had based Its bid
for victory st tomorrow's poll "on the
assumption that the American people
were an lgnoraut people."
Given an echoing reception as he
came Into this Mormon stronghold
and rods In a brief parade through
its flag draped streets, the president
told a throng that Jammed this big
tabernacle that "this phase of the
campaign haa been exploded."
8eml-Flnnl Address.
The chief executlve'a words here
stood as the semi-final address of his
campaign, which he will wind up to
night with a radio speech at Elko,
Nev.. before continuing on to Cali
fornia to vote.
Given a four-minute ovation as he
entered the tabernacle. Mr. Hoover
declared himself upon the sliver ques
tion, saying he believed the metal
should be restored "to greater use"
and pointing to his administration as
(Continued on Page Three)
LEFT'XANDIDATES
E
NEW YORK, Not. 7. (AP) Nor
man Thomas, having said his last
word .in the east, will wind up to
night in Milwaukee what he calls
the most successful campaign ever
conducted by the Socialist party.
In & campaign addresa In Brooklyn
last night, he assailed Democrats
and Republicans as "puppet parties"
and declared the size of the Socialist
vote "will be the most Important fac
tor In compelling decent government
action" this winter.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. (AP) Prom
a sick bed, William Z. Foster wound
up his communist campaign for the
presidency with a demand for a so
viet government In the United States.
Red banners fluttered over a cheer
lng throng In Madison Square Gar
den last night as Poster, speaking
by telephone from his Bronx home,
denounced Republicans, Democrats
and Socialists.
He called the Hoover policies
"program of starvation," declared
"Vie illusions of the masses regard'
lng Roosevelt will quickly be shat
tered" and called Norman Thomas
a "slick magician" heading the "third
capitalist party."
LINDBERGH HOAXER GETS
FREEDOM FROM PRISON
PLEMINGTON, N. J., Nov. 7. (AP)
It was learned from a reliable
source today that the one-year sen
tence Imposed on John Hughes Cur
tis, who was convicted of obstructing
JusMve In the Lindbergh kidnap case,
will be commuted this afternoon to
permit his Immediate freedom.
Curtis was sentenced to a year In
prison and was fined $1000. It was
learned today that when the sen
tence, from which Curtis took an
appeal which is now pending, la com
muted he will psy the fine and drop
the appeal effort.
SEVEN NEGROES SAVED
BY HIGH COURT FINDING
WASHINGTON, Not. 7. (AP) The
supreme court today set aside the
death sentences Imposed on seven
negroes at Bcottsboro, Ala,
The ruling fey the court means that
the cases will go back to Alabama
courts for a new trial.
The highest court upheld the con
tention of counsel for the negroes,
convicted of assaulting two white
girls, that they had not had a fair
trial. The declalon by Justice Cuth
erland reviewed In detail the charges
and the grounds on which the appeal
was taken. He said It was necessary
in deciding the case to consider only
EDFORD
rat
Both 'Parties Confident
LAST MINUTE
AHH-MEDFORD
APPEAL A FLOP
Ashland Tidings' Effort to
Defeat Gates, Elect Pipes
by Prejudice Against Med
ford Proves Boomerang
The eleventh-hour effort of the
Ashland Tidings to put over Its can
didate, A. W. Pipes, for county Judge,
by inciting the entire electorate to
unite against Medford, proved to be
boomerang when the hand bills
containing this appeal were scattered
throughout the city today.
All local political observers agreed
that letting these unfair antl-Med-ford
pamphlets appear in this city
destroyed w.hat support Pipes had
and concentrated the people behind
their city and their candidate, Pop
Gates, as nothing else could.
According to one report, the cir
culation In Medford was a mistake,
the Ashland Tidings expecting the
hand bills to be confined to Its own
city and the rural 'districts. How
ever that may be. the antl-Medford
literature was scattered all over town
and scores of Irate citizens called at
the Mail Tribune In person, and
phoned their protests.
(Continued on Page Ten)
ON RADIO. 6 P J.
0. X. "Fop" Gates, Independent
oandidate for the Jackson county
judgeship, will complete his cam
paign tonight with an address from
radio station KMED, from 6 to 6:15
o'clock, giving voters some last min
ute thoughts to carry to the polls
with them tomorrow.
Mr. Gates' campaign has met with
an enthuslastlo and favorable recep
tion In all sections of the county and
the talk tonight Is expected to place
the final seal of assurance upon his
election, his supporters, who repre
sent all communities, stated this
afternoon. They urge all voters to
tune in at 6 o'clock. ,
OF
All Medford stores will be asked to
close for Armistice day, the Retail
Trade committee of the chamber of
commerce announced this morning.
It Is customary for all Medford shops
to close for observance of the holiday
and a unanimous response Is antici
pated. Curtis, a Virginia shipbuilder,
played a prominent part In the kid
nap case, announcing that he was In
touch with the kidnapers and ne
gotiating with them for v return of
the infant son of Ool, Charles A.
Lindbergh.
He directed Col. Lindbergh and po
lice on numerous efforts to make eon
tact with the kidnapers and Col.
Lindbergh was on one such errand
when word came that the child bad
been found dead.
have counsel was denied and whether
thia infringed the due process clsuse
of the 14th amendment.
Justice Sutherland said that the
men, from the time of their arraign
ment to the beginning of trial, had
been substantially denied counsel at
a time such representation was of
vital Importsnce In properly preserv
ing the rights of the defendants.
He suggested the cases bad been
foroed to trial without proper prepa
ration by counsel.
All other grounds for seeking to
have the conviction set aside were
parsed over by the Justice as of no
whether the right of Xh man eg
M
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1932.
The Last
THE situation before the election in Jackson county today, is
very similar to the situation preceding the primary election
last May.
There is no question tfcst a majority o the people of Jackson
county don't want Earl Fehl for county judge.
There was no question before
of the REPUBLICAN voters did
candidate for county judge.
But then as NOW, there was
defeat him. There were five candidates for county judge in
the primaries the Fehl opposition was split four ways. Every
effort was made to get some of
and throw their support to others. But none of them would,
Then, as NOW, THEY ALL THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE
NOMINATED, AND THEIR PARTISAN SUPPORTERS
THOUGHT LIKEWISE.
A S a result Earl Fehl Won the
votes. His nearest competitor, Judge Lamkin, received
2075 votes. Gaddis received 1165 votes, Thomas 697, Willetts
637. In other words 2425 Republicans wanted Fehl, 4574 Re
REPUBLICANS DIDN'T WANT
voters refused to forget their political and personal preferences,
refused to get together, the man they opposed, WON.
Now it is apparent that if ONLY 175 VOTES had been
switched from any of the weaker candidates to Judge Lamkin
who was unquestionably the strongest candidate, Lamkin would
have won, and a large part of
Jackson county wide open all
avoided. That was the writer's opinion then, but the Mail
Tribune unfortunately, did not enter the primary this year,- and
like most other papers In the . state never has supported or
opposed primary candidates. NEVER AGAIN !
JOW the Fehl opposition is split three ways instead of four,
' The same effort has been made to make one of the can
didates withdraw. But none
elected, now just as the primary
. And unless there IS some concentration behind the strongest
opposing candidate, unless this opposition is not again scattered
three ways to breakfast, then take our tip; Earl Fehl with his
solid backing is going to win.
Don't be deceived. The Mail. Tribune isn't. We know
what the street talk is, we know what the straw ballot indicat
ed, that Gates, Codding and Beeson are the strongest anti-Fehl
candidates. But we ALSO know that the minority support
Fehl enjoyed in the primaries and is his today, did not PAR
TICIPATE in the straw ballot, it is a silent vote, but it is a
CERTAIN one. It is going to the polls 100 percent strong
tomorrow. And unless there is a last minute switch to the
strongest opposing candidate, political history in the primaries
will be repeated again.
1J0W there is nothing political or personal in this paper's
' opposition to Mr. Fehl. Although he has spent most of
his time the past decade or so, slinging mud at this paper, we
have never said anything to
private citizen, or his moral character. We don't oppose Fehl
in his private capacity, we do
public office. Our opposition
that he is ENTIRELY UNQUALIFIED for public office, and is
PARTICULARLY UNQUALIFIED by temperament, and char
acter for the position of a JUDGE.
SECOND, that the things he represent, the political methods
he sanctions and uses, are wrong, economically destructive, have
done this community great harm, and if endorsed by the people
and consequently continued, will do irreparable INJURY
render any constructive progress in this community when pros
perity does return, PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
Nor is there anything personal or partisan in our support of
C. E. (Pop) Gates for county judge, George Codding for Dis
trict Attorney or Everett Beeson for sheriff. We have repeat
edly pointed out that our endorsement should in no way be
interpreted as reflections upon those other candidates who
are as strongly opposed to Fehlism and all it involves, as they
and we are.
But because of the situation is above presented, and in an
effort to prevent what happened at the primary, we have urged
and hereby nrge again and for the last time that all our
readers who believe as we do, who oppose Fehl and what he
stands for, vote for these three candidates. '
Not for their sake certainly not for the sake of this news
paper, but FOR THE SAKE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT, for
the sake of returning Medford and Jackson county to something
approaching nnity and sanity one mora.
e e e
HPHE Fehl-Wilkins-Zundel triumvirate sneer at the suggestion
of unity and harmony.
constant dissension, constant
is their life blood, and their influence and their causa collapses
without it.
But we know a majority
DON'T FEEL tb,aj ay abouj
and Accurate . Election Returns
AIL TRFUNE
wnwm
Word!
the primary that a majority
not want Mr. Fehl, as their
no unanimity, as to how to
these candidates to withdraw,
nomination. He received 2425
HIM. But because those 4574
this noise and fury that has torn
these months would have been
have. They ate all going to be
candidates were. .
reflect upon his standing, as
oppose him as a candidate for
rests FIRST upon our BELIEF,
OF COURSE THEY DO. For
mud slinging, constant agitation
of the people of Jackson county
H Ai jjj ALSO KOW. tit
in Campaign Windup
UNITE EFFORTS 10
G!VE 001 RETURNS
Great Result-Gathering Ma
chine Set Up for County
KMED to Broadcast Bul
letins From Mail Tribune
Arrangement have been completed
by the Mall Tribune and radio sta
tion KMED to give subscribers and
radio listeners the fastest and most
accurate election reports ever fur
nished southern Oregon.
Starting at 5 p. m. tomorrow, the
Tribune will begin furnishing bulle
tins to the radio station, showing
first eastern xeutrns In the pres.
dentlal race, as compiled by the Asso
ciated Press and flashed to the news-
paper over the Associated Press leas
ed wire. As the evening wears on,
the flow of dispatches will constant
ly Increase until around 9 o'clock
when mid-west and coast results will
begin to add their voice to the cho
rus which will cull for election of
either Herbert Hoover or Franklin
Roosevelt.
Autos, Wires Used.
Soon after closing of the polls In
the county at 8 o'clock, 13 automo
biles, carrying members of the Trib
une's augmented news staff, will
leave the newspaper office, each to
"cover" one or more polling places
In the city and suburbs. In addition
to the city reporters, two telephone
wires will be kept busy, bringing In
returns from outlying county pre
cincts, to be added by the staff of
expert com p 11 a tors.
(Continued on Page Four)
DENTALSOClETY
El
T
The Southern Oregon Dental so
ciety will meet this evening at the
Hotel Medford at 0:80 o'clock for a
dinner and program session.
Dr. F. O. Thayer will be leading
speaker of the evening and will dis
cuss dental foci of Infection, as re
lated to the work of nose and throat
specialists. A large attendance Is ex
pected. Insull Resting
On Hospital Cot
ATHENS, Greece, Nor. 7. (AP)
Samuel Insull, who will remain In
a hospital while lawyers argue about
his extradition to the United States,
had his baggage moved over from
his hotel today and sent out word
that he would see no one until he
has had time to rest.
Medford Polling Places
Medford Polling Places.
Polling places for the city of Med
ford and suburban precincts have
been designated as follows, by the
county clerk:
North Main Holland Hotel
South Main Public Library
South Central Jackson Hotel
North Central New City Hall
North Riverside Lincoln School
Oakdale Senior High School
Newtown Courthouse, ground
floor
Northeast
ters
Boy Scout rteadquar-
jnst 88 the only sure and safe way in the primaries was to unite
behind Judge Lamkin so
THE ONLY SURE AND SAFE WAY TODAY is to unite
behind Gates, Codding and Beeson. For while we admit the
same result MIGHT be obtained, by backing some other combi
nation, the conditions are so critical, the issues so Important
to the future welfare of Jackson county, we feel THIS IS NO
TIME TO TAKE CHANCES I
And those who insist upon voting otherwise, DO take chances
VERY SERIOUS CHANCES.
SO with that final plea the local campaign h over as far as
the Mail Tribune is concerned. (Are we glad of it!) For
the reasons above given we urge the people of Jackson county,
in their own self interest, and fojr the welfare of this valley, to
cast their ballot for
Gates for County Judge.
Codding for District Attorney.
Beeson. for, SbxiifJ,
CAMPAIGN BROADCASTS
(Tim la Eastern Standard)
Tonlnht (Monday)
WEAF-NBO and WABC-CBS
0 :30 President Hoover probably
en route to California, and Calvin
Coolldge from Northampton. Mum.
11 Gov. Roosevelt from Hyde
Park, N. T., and James A. Farley
from New York.
WABO - CBS 0:18 Socialist,
Norman Thomas.
HEAVY BARRAGE
L
Jackson county today saw the close
of the 1933 campaign In a blizzard
of wild charges, and last minute ac
cusatlons, that exceeded in bitterness
and frenzied falsification any of the
many tempestuous closes of previous
campaigns. The air was full of vitu
peration and vindication and rumors
spread like a forest fire from one end
of the county to the other, and spared
no candidate of either party from
president to constable.
A deluge of 11th hour canards and
charges were due to fall upon front
porches and lawns, starting at a late
hour this afternoon and continuing
throughout the night. Voters were
urged to disregard the final desperate
and unanswerable appeals to prejudice
and hate. Rural districts Bunday were
aflame with political rumors of all
descriptions, and degrees of falsity,
The Trail, Elk creek, Evans creek and
Butte Falls regions were seething with
political charges, reports said.
County Assessor J. B. Coleman pre
dicted that a 70 per cent vote would
be cast. This means that close to 14,
000 votes, ten per cent more than
were cast at the primary election
The Judge Norton recall plot, spon
sored by the Ban lea -Fehl -Willi Ins trio
combined with discontent, the state
of the times, and the last minute
barrage of canards, were listed
arousing Intense Interest and a record
vote la predicted In both city and
country.
(Continued on Page Three)
E. B. DAY OPPOSES
L
. B. Day, Republican candidate for
atate legislator from this district,
when Interviewed today by The Mall
Tribune In reaponae to Inquiries re
ceived here, declared himself as abso
lutly opposed to passage of the Zorn
Macpheraon bill for merging of Ore
gon's schools of higher learning.
He based his opposition to the bill
upon an economlo standpoint, stat
ing that he saw In It no merits as
sn economic measure. And that alnce
no money was to be eaved by disrupt
ing the educattonal system at this
time, he could see no reason for
damaging the educational atandlng or
the state.
East J. D. Rlckert residence
Southeast Roosevelt School
Southwest Washington School
West 3 W. Fourth St.
Northwest Jackson School
Suburban.
Howard Howard School
Orchard Home Luke's residence
Perrydale Oak Orove School
Roxy Ann Chanticleer Station.
Stations marked with an asterisk
have double election boards.
The polls open at 8 a. m. and close
at 8 p. m.
Paid-Up Circulation
People who pay for their newspaper!
are the best prospect for the adver
tisers. A. B. C. circulation la paid
up circulation. This newspaper la
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No. 195.
VOTING MILLIONS
RELAX AS BATTLE
OF BALLOTS NEAR
Day Before Election Finds
Hoover and Roosevelt On
Road Party Leaders
Voice Full Confidence
Br HAROLD OLIVER
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. (API-
America's voting millions relaxed
from a bedlam of political debate
today to await tha writing of the
final chapter of a precedent-ohatter-Ing
campaign tomorrow'a choice at
the ballot bo of the nation's next
president.
Both aides were expressing confi
dence In the outoome as the pre
election spotlight played on the lead-
ing ngurea. They were campaigning
to the very last. President Hoover
while en route to his home state of
California to vote, and Franklin D.
Roosevelt In New York state Just
prior to his final appeal for na
tional support from Pougbkeepsle.
Cundldates on Hoad
Quadrlennlal election evea usually
find tha Republican and Democratic
nominees making exhortations to tha
people to vote normally is per cent
of the ellglbles fall to do so but
few campaigns have witnessed can
didates on the road the day before
election carrying on tha light
Whatever the outcome of ' feirnqr-'
row'a groat march to the polls, hen
are some of the leaders' forecasts or
statements'
President Hoover: "I have fixed
my faith upon the logical conclu
sions of a thoughtful people."
Oovurnor Roosevelt: "I believe that
the best Interests of the country re
quire a ohange of administration.
Every sign points to that change.'
(Continued on Page Three)
STAND ON ITEMS
BEFOJLVOTERS
Although not taking an active part '
In the promotion of any legislative
meaauree appearing on Tuesday's bsl
lot, with the exception of the Rogue
River closing bill, the Medford Cham
ber of Commerce, through Its board
of directors and committees, haa .
taken official action on a number of
these measures, according to W. S.
Bolger, president of the organization,
and haa made some recommendations
on those which street, either directly i
or indirectly, the welfare of southern
Oregon.
The Rogue River closing bill Is, of
nourae, approved by the local olvle
organization. It la believed t'iiat the
passage of this act will greatly stim
ulate tourl- trsTtl in and through
southern Oregon, to the ultimata
benefit of everyone living In this
section of the country.
The proposed Oleomargarine Tax
bill has been approved by the Cham
ber of Commerce, acting upon the '
recommendation of the agricultural
committee, headed by A. C. Hubbard.
(Continued on Page Five)
Talent P. T.A.Will
Serve Election Day
Talent P. T. A. announced today
that hot refreshments will be served
election day at the polls, both at the
schoolhouse and the club house. A
chicken noodle dinner will be served
at noon, and a baked ham dinner In
the evening. Pie and coffee will be
served from one to nine o'clock, ac
cording to members of the organisa
tion. WARNING
With eleventh hour canards, end
last minute charges and accusa
tions, scheduled to flood cities and
rural districts, voters were warned
this morning, by political orga
nization heads, to dlsmlvs all fren
zied last minute vindication as
baseless, and the traditional last
minute mud-ellnglng. Every home
In the country la scheduled to
have an armload of pamphlets and
circulars left at the door, between
sundown and sunup tonight, as
a last minute appeal. It la the
oldest trick known to politics, and
prima facia evidence that tha
charges are untrue or they would
not have been held until the vic
tims could not reply to them, be
cause of the corrupt practice act.
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