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Annual Christmas Opening Medford Stores Gala Affair Saturday
Medford Mail Trt;une
Paid-Up Circulation
Peopla who psy for their newspaper
are the beat prospect for the adver
tiser. A, B. O. circulation 1 paid
up circulation. ThU newspaper la
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The Weather
Forecaat: Inc reusing cloudiness, fol
lowed by ralr i Ii ite tonight or Ihun.
day. Somew VruC warmer tontf ht.
Hlihut yester fay . M
Lowest this m nrnlng zS
Twenty-Seventh Year
Comment
'on' the
Day 'Y News
By FBAKH . JENKINS.
WILLIS SHAraf'B KILMER, Who
made his rmmey as a patent
medicine magna U , spent a lot of It
en a string of race horaea, and is
now publishing a newspaper, la back
from a trip to 'j arope with Ideas ol
bla own on fbl a business of war
debt cancellation about which the
papers are printing long stories that
nobody much re ads. '
Ills advice to fthe American govern
ment la to "tell European debtor na
tions to stop OS eating, stop bluffing
and PAT Vf." )
-RANCE, England and Italy,1' he
I4 saya. "are . prosperous and able
to pay. Their i poverty talk la Just
so much poppy cock.
"They are using money they owe
us to prepare tfor another war. Two
Jit the battlesh! Ids they have built In
the past year ! represent more money
than the Decei iber 15 payments.
"They built those battleshipa with
money that 'wits due us when they
made their trior atorlum bluff and got
away with It.
IF SOMEBOiyr owe you money and
says he ciwa't pay It and pleads
for renewal ol! the note and reduction
of the prlncijal, you look him over.
If he given evidence In his dally
living of extietne and genuine poverty
you are Indira 1 to be easy on him,
realizing thaf.vou can't get blood out
of a turnip tiled not wanting to try.
80 you renew1 the note and maybe
you forgive hia 1 a part of the debt.
But if he oea out and buya
fancy new automobile, you get hot
under the c ol Ur and demand your
money.
TTHAT, Mr. Kl Imer tells us, is what
1 the Europe n nations that owe us
money are dofitg. They are crying to
us about theii; poverty and then going
1 out and buj-g fancy -new battle
ships. '7 V
It doesn't sou nd so good.'
OP C00R8H.-what Kilmer tells us
may be a la t of moonshine. There
Is nothing to .In dicate that he knows
any more about it than anybody else,
Still, we ha M been taking the ad
vice of a lot of'tstatesmen about these
war debts, and the only place It has
got us has been deeper Into the hole.
' So we might a well listen for a while
to a patent me4 lclne manufacturer .-
In the days wli en he was going good,
Willis Sharps Blilmer prescribed for
. every human aliment, from house
maid's knee to .falling hair and his
invariable prescription was a bottle
of Swamp Roo.
What he la prescribing for our war
debt troubles Is .a little dose of com
mon sense. It 1 light not be- so bad.
SPEAKING of jioppycock, the Inde
pendent Mel ithly, published by
tfthe Petroleum M soclation of America,
cites an estlmabj t, made by "experts"
back In 1928. tci the effect that the
total possible production of petro
leum from all the proven fields in
America was 8,301 1,000,000 barrels.
In less than IX years, these same
fields produced 6.090,000,000 barrela
and there Isn't ithe slightest .sign as
yet that they ai'a falling.
-
COME 30 yeara ligo. the timber con
O servatlonlsts fissured us with sol
emn faces that t a 25 yeara ALL the
virgin timber In the United States
would be GONE--
Considerably ro ore than the quarter
of a century thej named aa the out'
aide possible llmSt of the timber eiO'
Lply has passed, mnd It Is quite prob-V-'ole
that there Is more timber In this
country now, tnkl ng new growth Into
consideration, Vtv there was then
At least there Is a lot more timber
left than a mai jiet can be found for
at the present ajoment.
0
I. he timber country,
' where our p inclpal manufactur
ing Industry Is a awmllllng, we know
something of ttas dsmsge that has
been done by thl s recklessly Inaccu
rate eatlmate of he life of our timber
supply.
It scared peoplk pink, causing them
to believe that tin lr children wouldn't
be able to find even a piece of wood
to whittle with, their Jack knives,
with this Idea ft ted In their minds,
using substitutes for lumber became
a sacred duty.
The fiber box. which has played so
much hob with, the wood box in
diintry, upon whlc h we depend heavily
for payrolls anl aa an outlet for a
large volume of our pine timber, had
Its origin In th'a timber conservation
hysteria.
(Continued pa Page Pcrur
STATE POLICEMAN
TARGET FOR GUNS
AUTOMOBILE GANG
First Bullet Ruins Officer
Folsom's Revolver At
tempts Pursuit, But Is
Ditched By Bandits Fire
Bandit's Description
The description given by State
Policeman Joseph Folsom of the
gunman who fired a half dozen
shots at him, when stopped for
questioning last night near Gold
Hill, la as follows:
About 30 years of age.
Weight 165 pounds.
Height five feet eight Inches.
"D a r k complexloned, square
Jawed, aullen appearance.
Wore dark colored shirt, coat
and hat.
Sheriff Ralph Jennings said this
afternoon Viat the description of the
assailant of Officer Folaom fitted in
a general way with that of Paul Mc-
Quade. sought as one of the slayers
of Victor Knott, Ashland policeman,
a year ago. The sheriff said weight,
height and description were about
the same as McQuade, who walked
with a strut. Lee Jackson, also lnr
dieted for the Knott murder, was
taller.
The sheriff's office advanced the
theory that t.he trio might have been
the thieves who robbed The Toggery
last Friday night, and held there
was a possibility the gunman might
be one of Knott'r slayers. Sheriff
Jennings says there Is no question
but that the desperadoes' car con
tained stolen goods or contraband.
The authorities received a report
this morning that a car answering
t,he general description of the bandit
vehicle had been seen In the Apple
gate district and were Investigating.
Up to early this afternoon no word
had been received from Springfield,
ILL, relative to who the Illinois li
cense the auto carried was Issued
to. The state police think the li
cense plates were stolen.
' State Policeman Joseph Folsom, on
patrol duty on the Pacific Highway
one mile south of Gold Hill, narrowly
escaped' death or Injury about 7:15
o'clock last night, when a murderous
gunman opened fire upon htm at
close range, and in the auto chase
that followed stood upon the running
board of a Chrysler sedan and con
tinued firing, until one of the bul
lets hit the windshield of the state
police car, and caused Officer Folsom
to plunge into the ditch.
The first shot, fired when Officer
Folsom was two feet away, struck a
buckle on his Sam Browne belt and
staggered him momentarily. The
gunman leaped on the running board
as his two companions drove the car
ahead. Officer Folsom leaped Into
his own car,. and started pursuit. Two
.J. . . ',,. voi u
the missile that splintered the wind
shield. Folsom's revolver was ren
dered useless by the first shot at close
range, which broke the trigger.
Recalls Knott Slaying.
The gunfire occurred a year and
three days from the anniversary of
the slaying last November 18 of vic
tor Knott, special policeman of Ash
land, when he and another officer,
sought to question occupants of an
auto. In the warehouse district. The
episode of last night resembles In
main details the Knott slaying. Albert
W. Reed of Denver, Colo., is now serv
ing a life term In Salem state prison
upon conviction of complicity In
the slaying.' His companions Paul
(Continued on Page Pour)
MEDFORD'S
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during the current afaon. nlll rll-n-iv M"-tr ilrhe for ly.ir'l. lli:ir(1ay whru lln-y ili-li -. r.'-r-un high
whool. thamplon of Portland, ai M.:. iuh stadium 'a thai city for the m ll al al .! i. . :to neither
tram nlll hate an ailvanUre In .lth'. the J'" bna.t a (slaty of Individual nor. kh.i.i h..i. .pell trouble
for the Bedford, machine. On tbe other band, tbe lifer eleven, $ ojpaeiyknjt oatftt vj&b. igk lta fiovfc-
British Bankers
Assured Morgan
Aid To Sterling
NEW YORK. NoT 33. (API
The Evening Post said today that
according to persistent reports In
the financial district, New York
banking Interests, headed by J. P.
Morgsn Ac Co., have assured pri
vate London bankera that a sub
atantlal credit will be advanced to
support sterling, if needed as a
result of payments by the British
treasury of the $95,000,000 of war
debts due the United States Dec.
15.
JOBLESS PROBLEM
SALEM, Nov. 23. (AP) Idle lands
In Oregon offer the "surrst. nappies,
and most economical solution of Ore
gon's problem of unemployed,"
Charles H. Oram, state labor commis
sioner, declared In his biennial re
port which was released here today.
The report will be presented to the
1033 legislature.
The commissioner renewed his sug
gestion of 1931 that the state, In Its
Increasing emergency, inaugurate and
pave the way for a back-to-the-land
movement wltij the three-fold object
of furnishing employment to the un
employed, developing class of small
home owners sustaining themselves
and replacing on the tax rolls of the
state an Increasing volume of land
now unproductive and non-tax bear
ing. Simple legislation, the report sets
out, should make the land now owned
by the counties available for such im
provement and use. A considerable
portion of the land not suitable for
homes might be turned over to the
forestry department for reforestation.
Gram said the state and counties OT
Oregon have a superabundance of Idle
land. Much of it has been taken over
for taxes or on foreclosure of state
loans, and could be used fof establish
ing small sustaining homes.
FIVE FAT TURKEYS
Fl
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. (AP)
Five fat turkeys, the gift of well
wishers, have come to Vie White
House to form the centerpiece of the
simple Thanksgiving dinner the pres
ident and his wife will eat tomorrow.
The choicest will be selected by
chefs. White House aides or charity
will get the other four.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hoover Thankflgiv-
Ing will be a day for offering thanks
and resting "wlVi plenty to eat," a
presidential secretary said.
For them It will be their last
Thanksgiving day In the executive
I Mrs. Roosevelt arrive next March 4:
HALT COFFEE PLANTING
THREE YEARS IN BRAZIL
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov. 23.
(AP) President Getullo Vargas Is
sued a decree today prohibiting the
planting of coffee anywhere In Bra
zil for three yeara.
NO PAPER THANK 8GKVING DAY
In order to permit enjoyment or
the holiday by employes, and in
accordance with long-established
diatom, there will be no Issue of
The Mall Tribune Thursday.
Thanksgiving day.
UNDEFEATED TIGERS MEET PORTLAND CHAMPS TURKEY DAY
MEDFOliD, OK EG ON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
Hoover Opposes Holiday
On War Debt Payments;
Would Hear Suggestions
In Conference With Party Heads Says
No Facts Presented To Justify
Debtors Passing Obligations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. (AP) President Hoover today declared him
self formally opposed to suspension of December 15 payments due on
war debt and recommended that confess create an "agency to exchange
views" with debtor nations, upon International financial obligations.
I
LONDON. Eng., Nov. 23. (AP)
The Canadian press reported tonight
that the British government la- pre
paring a statement to be submitted
to the United Btates setting forth Its
reasons for believing tfiat the war
debt payment due December 15
should be suspended.
LONDON, Eng., Nov. 23. (AP)
Official comment was refused today
on a statement attributed to the ad
ministration at Washington that the
British, government had Indicated It
would make the war debts payment
due December 15 but would make no
further payments until the United
States considers revision of the debts.
PABIS, France. Nov. 23. (API-
Premier Herriot and Lloyd Tyrrell,
British ambassador, talked together
for some time today, presumably
about the attitude of both govern
ments toward the American debts.
They Issued no communique but
there were Indication that France
and Great Britain will adopt a com
mon policy wit,! the object of ob
taining an eventual adjustment of the
entire Issue.
Mother Victim of
r" Revolver Accident
ROSEBURO. Ore., NOV. 23. (AP)
Mrs. Genevieve Elder, 25, was killed
at her Days creek .residence Tuesday
when a small revolver she was re
placing on the mantle accidentally
discharged. The bullet entered her
head. She was the mother of two
small children. Her husband, H. R.
Elder, left several days ago on
hunyng trip.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 33. (AP) An
attempt by insurgents to force their
way to the floor of the convention
of the American Federation of Labor
was stopped today by a barrier of po
lice and locked doors of the conven
tion hall. .
Oregon Emerald Editor
Silly Replies Stanford
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, C a I.,
Nov. 33. (AP) An edltorlAl In the
Oregon Dally Emerald, student pub
lication of Vie University of Oregon,
which accused Stanford, along with
the Universities of California, Wash
ington, Southern California, Oregon
and Washington State college and
Oregon Stat college, of subsidizing
football players, was described today
as "silly" by Stanford officials.
Dr. Thomas A. Storey, head of the
physical education department here,
said the article was not true and
was based on misinformation or ho
information at all. He declared Stan
In a lengthy rormai statement ioi-
lowing his conference today with con
gresslonal leaders of both parties, the
president declared that "as to tne
suspension of Installments due on
December 15, no facts have been pre-1
sented by the debtor governments
which would Justify such postpone
ment." Favors Commission
At Vie same time, the chief execu
tive declared a commission should be
created to receive suggestions on the
war debt problem and to report to
congress such recommendations as
they deem desirable."
The statement continued:
'I have stated on many occasions
my opposition to cancellation. Fur
thermore, I do not feel that the
American people should be called
upon to make further sacrifices. I
have held, however, that advantages
to us could be found by other forms
of tangible compensation than cash,
such an expansion of markets for
products of American agriculture and
labor. There are other possible com
pensations In economlo relations
which might be developed on study
which would contribute to recovery
of prices and trade. Such compen
sations could be made mutually ad
vantageous. These things might
serve to overcome dlfflcuult.es of ex
change In some countries and to
meet the question of Inability of
some of them otherwise to pay.
'It Is unthinkable that within the
comity of nations and Vie mainte
nance of international good will,'
Mr. Hoover said, "that our people
should refuse to consider the request
' (Continued on Page
Four)
Dallas Veteran
Taken By Death
DALLAS, Ore., Nov. 33. (AP)
Colonel Conrad Stafrln, 06, veteran of
the Spanish-American and world wars
and a charter member of the local
American Legion poet, died here yes
terday afternoon.
He was born In Sundsvall, Sweden
and came to the United States with
his parents when 0 years old. HIa
travels carried him to 47 of the 48
states,
SALEM, Nov. 33. (AP) The su
preme court today handed down an
order curtailing time extensions
granted attorneys on filing of briefs
or petitions. The order will become
effective December 6.
ford does not pay players and never
has, but pointed out deserving stu
dents were helped out with scholar
ship on a non-dlscrlmlnatlve basis.
Almon E. Roth, comptroller, said
Vie charges were ridiculous and that
If any student was getting checks
from the university he Was working
for them.
From a list of 33 non-competltlve
Stanford scholarships It was disclos
ed that nine of these were given to
students who played freshman foot
ball this year. The scholarships are
donated either by the alumni associ
ations or Individual alumni.
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mi our i., li.. nii.ni .iiaril- tireave.. luerrt: Hi niinar k. renter. Dennett,
ri.i,in M. Kiriiev. director of
FtohrtMr, fullback OlUnska, tuaUhack, and Danrtn K, BUtilfO tJ-Jlehi
23, 1932.
ROOSEVE' , MS
BE
Huge Throng of Visitors
Keep President-Elect Busy
in Washington Stay
Policy Hints Dropped
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. (AP)
President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
left Washington at 2:20 p. m., east
ern standard time, today for Georgia.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. (API
stream of callers, many of them
prominent In Washington official
dom, today kept President -Elect
Roosevelt busy from the time ne nn
lshed breakfast.
Lines formed outside his hotel
rooms, and many of the conferences
of necessity, were short.
One of the earner visitors was jus
tice Brandels of the supreme court.
He was with Governor Roosevelt
about 30 minutes, and declined to
talk with newspapermen on leaving.
No Special Hesston Hint
Governor Floyd B. Olsen of Minne
sota, farmer-laborlte who supported
Roosevelt In the campaign, told re
porters the governor was Interested
In "immediate" passage or -progres'
stve farm legislation."
The words 'special session' were
not used," Olsen added, saying, how
ever, that he expected prompt action.
Olsen said Mr. Roosevelt had ex-
nressed a desire for expedition of
two other proposals ne nas in mina.
One of them, as you can guess,
was beer legislation," Olsen said.
I do not feel privileged to say
what the other was."
At Press Club
Five hundred reporters heard
brief extemporaneous address by
President-elect Roosevelt last night
but not a word was written on It.
As guest of the National Press club
at dinner, Mr. Roosevelt was Initiated
to the select class presidents and a
few others who are invited to speak
off the record," with a non-quota
tion pledge imposed, on all news
papermen present.
. .i
Petitions asking the right to sell
bonds and adjust a note, In the liqui
dation of the Citizens Bank of Ash
land, have been filed with the county
cleric as follows:
To sell two shares at $30 each, of
the California-Oregon Box company,
to Arthur L. Cogglns of Ashland.
To sell 1000 shares of bonds of the
Talent Irrigation district, at 28 flat
to Frona Herrold of this city.
To compromise a note of E. N.
Butler and wife of Ashland, In the
sum of $3,846.38. Butler has offered
to pay the principal. If the interest
amounting to $151, is eliminated.
Ll
PORTLAND. Nov. 33. (AP)
81lghtlY warmer ttmperaturea tonlRht
and Thursday wera predicted by the
weather bureau here today for Ore
gon. Snow In the mountains and rain
m the north and west portlona to
night and tomorrow appeared to be
Indicated.
In tnrin. nml nlioil ! they Tlli K '
lull llielr drhe. The lineup lniluile:
BANK LIQUIDATION
athletic: T. White, half and ouarterbark; Knlpi, halfback: Hrheel. quarter
Holiday Turkey Is
Shot From Roost
Atop Third Story
Mrs. George WUkle, who resides
at B07 South Central avenue Is
not going to miss her turkey din
ner tomorrow Just because the big
b I rd she h ad p u rc h ased for the
occasion flew on top of a three
story building after It had run a
block from home.
The big turkey hsd been locked
in the garage by Mrs. WUkle, and
when she opened the door this
morning to see how the gobbler
was getting along, out it flew, aha
said, and it was down the street
in a brief space, atop the tall
structure.
Mrs. WUkle, calm In the face of
losing her prize bird, brought the
foul to earth with a shotgun.
ADD FINAL POLISH
Finishing touches were being made
by the budget committee to the 1933
budget for Jackson county today. The
main Item before the budget com
mittee Is a levy for relief. The bud
get committee desires to avoid this, if
possible, though realizing the need.
The meeting today was called by
County Judge Lam x in, upon recelv
ing Information from Salem relative
to the state levy.
The first publication of the 1932
budget, aa required by law, is ex
pected to bo made within the week,
A public hearing on the budget must
be called within ?o days auer me
first publication.
Henry O. Enders of Ashland,
member of the budget committee,
with Dr. George A. Deane of the West
Side-Central Point district, and Ben
E. Harder of this city, said this morn
ing that he had been advised hat a
committee from the south-valley
Granges was scheduled to appear be
fore the committee today and ask i
heavy slash In the levies.
Dr. Deane said that under the Ore
gon laws, 80 per cent o the levies
and salaries were fixed by law, and
mat they were largely mandatory.
Salaries of the heads of departments
are fixed by law, and changeable low
er only by voluntary action on the
part of the department Heads, via-
trlcts and circuit Judges of the state,
with but one or two exceptions, last
summer voluntarily cut their pay, in
accordance with Governor Meier
economy policy.
The lew for the coming year, for
this county, has not as yet been def
initely fixed, but Is expected to be
slightly lower than last year, but in
no great amount.
SAVED HIS COIN
Charles Burst of Gold Hill, candl
data for constable for that district
At the last election, Is the only can
didate to date In this county, to file
an expense account, showing no ex
penditures. This Is the flnsl day for the filing
of expense accounts. Most of the
county candidates have filed a state
ment of expenses.
Those filing late yesterday and to
day, and the amount of their spend
ing were: Louis Ulrlch, B7., canal.
date for county clcnti J. B. Plttenger,
Ashland, candidate for Justice of the
peace, 16; Frank Perl, unopposed
candidate for coroner, ,, and Attor
- ''V. B, Pblppa; county Judge,
199.65.
lnin.ua , mil lime' unit lo Irar Trom
I'rnnt row. left to rljclit. dhaw, tackle
emli l.lndtey, end. Bark row, left to
afar. jpuA. Fhjt courtesf. Qiefontan),
No. 209.
Write-in Candidate Sees At
tempt to Hinder Tax
Schemes 'Friendly' Con
test Suit Gives Him Laugh
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 23. (AP)
Willis E. Mahoney, mayor-elect of
Klamath Palls, against whom an ous
ter suit was filed yesterday In that
city, declared here todi, that the
California-Oregon Power company was
back of the movement. He called
upon his friends and supporters "to
bold the lines until I return to await
the call to arms."
Mahoney waa on his way to Seattle.
He said his physician has ordered a
complete rest following the strenuous
campaign. At the election 1783 voters
wrote In Mahoney'a name to give him
a victory over Mayor Fred E. Cofer.
Friendly Suit.
The ouster suit, described as a
"friendly action," was brought by R.
C. Groesbeck, attorney and president
of the chamber of commerce. It's
purpose Is to determine whether the
city charter provision calling for ft
two-year residence In the city as ft
prs-requlslte to office Is valid and
enforceable In Mahoney's case.
"It Is significant," Mahoney told
the Associated Press today, "that fol
lowing my appearance before the
budget committee at the city hall, at
which I outlined plans of the new
administration to take 30 per cent
of the cost of city government from
real estate and collect It from Indi
rect revenues, pointing specifically to
franchise taxes as the source, that
within 13 hours the California-Oregon
Power company rushes into court.,,
Smoke Screen Laid.
Mahoney said that In this case "a
smoke screen is set up" through the
use of "another tax payer, who under
the guise of a friendly suit, wants
to clear up the atmosphere.
(Continued on Page Four)
T TO DEATH
BOLKY, Oaia., Nov. 33. (AP)
A negro bank president and three
Itabbers, two of them white men, were
hot to death today In a furious gun
fight following the attempted robbery
of a bank In this negro community.
All three robbers were struck by
bullets from the weapons of H. O.
McCormlck, assistant cashier, vlgl
lantea and officers. The battle began
the robbers attempted to escape
with cash seleed while all three were
In the bank.
J. L. McCormlck, city marshal and
brother of the assistant cashier, led
the attack of the vigilantes. He killed
the negro robber.
O. J. Turner, the president, waa fa
tally wounded after he set off the
alarm.
None of the robbers waa Imme
diately Identified.
W. W. Riley, cashier; H. O. McCor
mlck, Turner and seversl customers
were in the bank when the robbers
entered after parking their automo
bile on the side of the street opposite
the bank.
Dalles Railroad
To Be Extended
TUB DALLES, Ore., Nov. 2SWAP)
Formation of a company to take
over the Oreat Southern railroad, ex
tending from The Dallea to Friend,
waa announced here Tuesday. Im
mediate xpeudlture of aas.ooo for re
pairs to track and equipment waa an
nounced. The line will be extended.
WILL
ROGERS
CORONA, Cal., Nov. 22.
Well, as you read this onr two
presidents will be as nervous
over their meeting as a couple
of debutantes. Well, we all
hope some good comes from
their meeting and, in fact, we
hope some money comes out of
it, too.
I know a hitch hiker out here
that is Laving such poor luck
getting a ride that now he is
standing in the middle of the
road offering to go either way.
Tours,
a4. f ' DAjC.