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MEDFOUD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932.
No. 221.
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Comment
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on
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
IN bla lat message to congress.
President Hoover recommends a
aalea tax covering practically every
thing but food, and at toa same
time proposes a cut of 11 per cent
In the pay of federal employees.
"(Jet more money, and SPEND
LESS." That la the nub of his ad
vice. ffQALANCE the budget." we
J heard those words a lot last
aprlng when congress was wrestling
with the revenue bill, and In an ef-
fort to make the budget balance a
lot of new taxes were levied and
are now being paid.
But the budget ISNT balanced.
So far this year, the government
of the United States has spent about
three-quarters of a billion dollars
MORE than It .has taken In.
That la to say, we have gone Into
debt this year by about as much a
it used to cost to run the whole
government, and the year Isn't over
yet.
That 1 why the President Is com
pelled to advise more taxes and less
spending.
THE sales tax, recommended by
the President, la bitterly opposed
In THEORY. In PRACTICE, It seems
to be about the most popular of all
taxes.
The gasoline tax, by which prac
tically all the states are financing
a large part of their highway sys
tems, is an example. Hardly any
one complains about the gasoline
tax. Here In Oregon, most people
eeem to want automobile licenses
reduced and the gasoline tax IN
CREASED. v
When you buy a package of clg
arettes. SIX CENTS, or considerably
more than a third of "the average
price you pay, la represented by the
' tax. '
Tet nobody complains.
HE tax on gasoline la a sales
tax. The tax on cigarettes la a
aalea tax. Both run around THIRTY
PER CENT of the price paid for the
taxed article.
Pirst-grade gasoline Is selling In
Oregon at the present moment at
from 15 to 90 cents a gallon. Of
thla price, five cents Is represented
by the tax.
Fifteen cento la probably the aver
age price paid for a package of cig
arettes. Of this, six cents goes for
tax. In the case of the ten cent
brands, more than HALF the price Is
represented by the tax.
Yet people do not complain.
REMEMBER, the sales tax on gaso
line and cigarettes runs around
a third of the' price paid by the
V consumer. Yet we have heard no
complaining.
If a general sales tax la levied by
the fVderal government, In order to
pull Its finances out of the hole, It
will probably not exceed TWO PER
CENT.
If people do not conplaln at pay
ing a lax of THIRTY per oent on
gasoline and cigarettes. It does not
seem reasonable that they will ob
ject to paying a tax of around TWO
per cent on general commodities
otfier than food.
theory because ft will tax the
poor at the same RATE aa the rich,
although of course the rich will psy
more taxes than the poor because
they have more money to spend.
The sales tax la popular ln prac.
. tic, because It Is paid In small
amounts and so the money la not
missed. Income and property taxes
hare to be paid In large sums at
one time, and so they bear down
hard.
HPHE government has to Jiave
money enough to pay lt bills.
Otherwise. Its credit will vanish, and
when the government's credit van
ishes the value of money we use Is
affected and business goes to smash.
Income taxes at the present time
are not ' sufficient to ralae the
money needed, because ln times of
depression there are not enough In
comes. Property taxea are not suf
flclent to meet the need, because ln
times of depression property becomes
piratically non-productive and so
?v.frs In Its ability to pay taxes.
T.ie sales tax Is eay snd pain
1::3. as we know by experience with
choline ar.d cigarette. To this
v. "!r. It s-em t:;e test (l'it'on of
t'"e r"'" prcYm.
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Sponsor of Last Spring's Bill
Brings Up Question Again
In House Currency Ex
pansion Is Held Need
WASHINGTON, Deo. 8. ( AP )
Democratic leaders do not expect the
house veterans committee to act this
session on President Hoover's pro
posal to reduce veterans benefits
137,000.000 a year.
The president's recommendations
were Included In his annual budget
message.
Open hearings on all veterans' leg
islation and on possible methods of
reducing expenditures for former
soldiers, will be started tomorrow by
a Joint congressional committee.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. (AP) The
annual drive for Immediate cash pay
ment of the bonus was begun ln the
house today by Representative Pat
man (D., Tex.), with the statement
that the outlay would provide needed
currency expansion.
Pat man, sponsor of the bill passed
by the house and killed by the senate
last spring, said on the floor there is
too little money In circulation.
The Texan's speech was the first
made ln the house on the bonus
since the closing days of the last ses
sion, when the galleries were crowded
with veterans who had marched here.
Patman said he had "never yet
found a plan' that would assure safe
currency expansion except "paying
the adjusted service certificates."
Currency expansion, he said, must
be achieved "without Jeopardizing
sound money . . . without endangering
the gold standard" and must be
spread all over the nation as a pay
ment for services Instead of aa a dole.
"Paying the adjusted service certifi
cates would do all these things," he
said.
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Two Inches of snow fell ln Ashland
last night and this morning, and the
streets and sidewalks were glazed and
slippery.
Mrs. Ella Oxford of Ashland this
morning broke her left arm. Just
above the elbow, when she slipped
and fell on the sidewalk. Scores of
other Ashland residents suffered falls,
It was reported as the "slickest day"
In the Llthla city ln many moons.
Snow as reported falling In the
Slskiyous this afternoon, and state
police cautioned motorists traveling
over the Slskiyous to un chains, as
the Inch of snow that fell In the
mountains last night had packed
solidly and was ice-g'.azed, making
traveling hazardous.
It is expected that the state snow
plow will be placed on the highway
as soon as possible, to clear the road
Reports also said that shout two
Inches of snow had fallen on the
summit of the Qreensprlngs 'moun
tains, and that there had been a
brisk fall of snow on Sexton moun
tain, north of Grants Pass.
Winter conditions prevailed
throughout the mill sections of the
county, with snow reported at Pre
pect and Union Creek.
, A northeast wind, accompanied by
a light snow; was blowing early this
afteronon, and the temperature had
dropped to 27 degrees at 1 o'clock,
five degrees below the o a- m. record
ing today. Snow, which started to
fall at midnight and stopped about
10 o'clock this morning, measured
only a trace less than a tenth of
an Inch, according to the local branch
of the federal weather bureau.
The weather forecast issued for
Medford and vicinity over tonight
and Saturday, predicted unsettled
weather, probably with snow. "Con
tlnued cold" was also included in the
forecast.
Canada Protests Seizure
Suspected Rum Runners
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (AP) A
vigorous protest against the board
ing and seizure more than one hour
offshore of British vessels suspected
of rum running, has been lodged
with Secretary Stlmson by Csnsdian
Minister Herridge.
The Canadlsn minister, it was
learned today, handed the protest
to Stlmson last Monday. It was
caused by a case pending In the
I supreme court, involving the validity
i of the seizure of the C'ansdisn ves-
1 t1 "Mirel Tc.y" nl?"j!r eleven and
j a hilf mlln off the Mis-acln r.i
coast. The fust circuit court of ip-
To Ask
ENGLAND 10 PAY
WAR DEBT, CLAIM
$95,550,000 Due Uncle Sam
On December 15 Coming
Up Is Impression Given
French Premier in Confab
PARIS, Dec. 8. (AP) Premier j
Herrlot received the Impression ln '
conference with. Prime Minister Mac-
Donald of Great Britain today that j
England will pay the 995.S50.000 due
the United States on December 15,
but Neville Chamberlain, chancellor ,
of the exchequer, said the British t
government had not yet reached a
definite decision.
Mr. Chamberlain participated in
the discussion between the two
premiers.
As he left for London this eve
ning he said the British would come
to a definite decision regarding the
payment ln a few days.
Irrespective of the December 15
payment, he said. Mr. MacDonald and
M. Herrlot had decided to continue
the agreement reached at Lausanne
until a final debt settlement Is ar
ranged with the United States.
Washington Deo. 8. (ap) a
second firm, polite, refusal to extend
the war debt moratorium was ln
the hands of the British today while
the American government waited to
see how much of the nearly $135,
000,000 due December 15 would be
paid by foreign debtors.
A few hours after renewed oppo
sition to reducing these obligations
had been heard In congress, Secre-
tary stlmson last night gave Sir
Ronald Lindsay, the Brltlah ambas
sador, the United States' reply to
that country's newest request for
suspension of payments this month.
At least six countries have asked
for a new moratorium, the Bellgan
government making a second appeal
yesterday.
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TOLD TO
NEW YORK. Deo. 8. (AP) The
railroads, tooting for a clear track to
prosperity, delivered a bulky docu
ment to Calvin Cool Id ge and associ
ates today.
It contained the story of the rail
roads' plight, a plea for "equality of
opportunity" and a seven-point pro
gram Intended to rescue the nation's
gigantic network of steel snd rolling
stock from a situation called grave.
Alfred P. Thorn, general counsel for
the Association of Railway Executives
spoke for the railroads of the country
ln presenting the statement to the
national transportation committee,
headed by Coolidge.-
$6000 Blaze In
Portland Mill
PORTLAND, Ore Dec. 8. (P
One fireman and two mill employes
were injured here today when fire
broke out in the Clark & Wilson
lumber mill and caused dsmage esti
mated by the company at 8,000
Ernest Shipley, JutiIot fire captain,
suffered a back Injury and Tony Cor
nac, old employe of the mill, was In
jured similarly, and Chris Slgen
thaler, 20, another employe, was over
come by smoke.
Hoover Extends
R. F. C. Loan Time
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (AP) In
a formal proclamation, President
Hoover late today extended tha peri
od under which the Reconstruction
Corporation may make loans to re
lieve destitution and expedite public
works until January 32, 1934. - '
peals sustained Vie seizure holding
It valid under the tariff act of 1930.
which authorizes the boarding of
vessels by the coast guard within
twelve miles offshore.
The Canadian minister ln his note,
which has been brought to the at
tention of the supreme court, stated
his government was unwilling to
recognize that the tariff act had
any binding force outside the three
mile jurisdiction of tha United
8tstes.
The note aald it seemed clear that
,7ii:- of British vewls on high
. -. H::tcr the tariff art mas not
Justified by international law.
COOLIDGE AUTOlSITORS
Abolishment Experiment
Named Chancellor
Gen. Kurt von Schleicher (above),
who was looked upon as the power i
behind the von Papen government, ;
waa given a mandate to form a
new cabinet by President von Hind
tnburg. (Associated Press Photo)
RELIEF MEASURES
WASHINGTON, Deo. 8. (AP) A
federal appropriation of at least $500,
000.000 for the relief of the "dis
tressed farm population" was demand
ed today by the farmers' national re
lief conference.
This was advocated ln the first
resolution adopted by the conference
which convened in Washington to
day Xo draw up a legislative farm
relief program for submission to con
gress. "
The resolution said this amount
was necessary "to raise ail rural fami
lies to a minimum health and recent
standards of living."
At the same time the delegates from
38 states adopted a preamble to the
resolution asking that congress per
mit represented ves of the conference
to rend Its demands on Ihe floor of
the senate snd house and that con
gress Immediately enact the legislative
program advocated.
SALEM. Deo. 8. IP) Non-resident
motor vehicle registrations for the
month of November totalled 3.724
cars, an Increase of 398 over the
number recorded during the same
month last year, Hal E. Hoas, secre
tsry of state, reported. Increased
registration In the non-resident bu
reau has been shown each month
since August, there being 1.255 more
machines registered during the past
three months than ln September,
October and November of last year.
Including November "registration
figures, the total for the current year
has reached 87,989 automobiles. This
total la 2.870 cars less than the num
ber recorded over the same period ln
1931, statistics show. Last year, the
full 12 month's total was 93.142. re
quiring more than 8.000 cars to fie
registered ln December this jesr to
equal that mark.
LE
THE DAU.ES, Ore., Dec. 8 (API-
State police today said they had all
highways In the mid-Columbia region
closely guarded as the senrch contin
ued for Lester Snyder, 39, who yes
terday escaped from a Salt Lake City
officer who was taking him to McNeil
Island federal prison.
Snyder Jumped from the train at
Biggs, 30 ml IPs esst of here, state
police learned that he headed east
after the escape and last night en
tered a store at Blalock where he
purchased food.
Snyder was to begin a five year
sentence for auto theft.
CLAIMS TIGHT ALIBI
LOS ANOFLF, DA 8 (API
Mrs. Edward O. Delarm, wife of the
husband at whot home Walter
James Quy, suspect in the killing
of Captain Wa!ir Wander well, ad
venture seeker, had lived, added sup
port to Guy s alibi today that he was
in bed st the time of the tratredy. by
saving she saw him in the home at B
o'clock Monday night,
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SHOW INCREASE JUUKt LtWtUJNB
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BLAST OF WINTER
LOW OVER STATE
Ice Laden Wind ' Brings
Record Cold of Season
With Blizzards in Some
Sections City Has Snow
WARM DAYS A1IKAD.
(By the Associated Press)
In Chicago where there waa a
sharp drop of 11 above zero last
night, a word of consolation came
for future generations. It was
voiced by Dr. R. E. Wilson, for
merly of the Massachusetts Insti
tute of Technology, who said In an
address that people are now living
ln the "tall end of the glacial age,"
and that 1000 years from now the
earth will enjoy perpetually warm,
mild and dry weather.
(By the Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8. (AP)
A blasting, Ice-laden wind that
whooped out of the east and the
north last night, continued to beat
over the Oregon country today,
sending temperatures skidding to the
lowest mark of the current season.
At Meacham, t the top of the
Blue mountains, the temperature
dropped to lft degrees below zero.
Baker's low was 2 degrees below zero
snd La Grande .had 3 degrees above.
Pendleton had a minimum of four
above.
Blizzard In Jtlamath
Klamath Palls ln the southern sec
tion of the state experienced a bliz
zard during the night, 'ry powdery
snow swirling on a stiff. Icy wind
which sent the temperature down
to 8 degrees above zero.
Medford, Roseburg and Wolf Creek
ln southern Oregon had temperatures
of 28. 36 and 28 respectively. In
the Willamette valley the readings
fell off sharply with Salem and Al
bany having lows of 19 degrees, and
Eugene 18 degrees above. Portland's
minimum for the nlg,ht was 19 de
grees. Cold To Continue
Continued cold weather, with
snows over the mountains In the
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WILL HEAR PLEAS
IE
L. O. Lawelling of Albany, circuit
Judge of Linn county, was today as
signed by Chief Justice Henry Jt Bean
of the state supreme court to hear
the receivership case of the News
Publishing company, L. B. Tuttle,
president, against L. A. Banks and
the Medford News Publishing com
psny. The ?K;i.loH of tne high court fol
lowed the filing yesterday of an affi
davit of prejudice by Bsnks, through
his attorney, M. O. Wllklns of Ash-
land. against Judge H. D. Norton.
Monday an affidavit of prejudice was
filed by the defense against Judge
James T. Brand of Coos county, pre
viously 'assigned by ths state su
preme court to hear the esse. The
defense has exhausted 1U affidavit of
prejudice rights under the Oregon
law.
Date of the arrival of Judge Lew-
elllng to hear the ease is not known,
but he is expected to come as soon as
possible sfter receiving official notice
of the appointment. If he does not
arrive for trial tomorrow, local attor
neys thought, he would not come be
fore Monday next.
Widely circulated reports that the
flung of at least a dozen new sin
davits of prejudice agslnst Judges
In this county In the past 18 months.
constituted a drain of county fi
nances, are erroneous In part. Ac
cording to the county clerk, expenses,
salary snd mileage of ouUlde Judges
assigned here, on filing of affidavits
of prejudice are drawn from state
funds, and all records of costs are
kept at Salem.
Judge James T. Brand of Coos
county, against whom Attorney Wil
kins filed an affidavit of prejudice
Monday, has been aaalgned to moat
of the local cases, with Judge E. C
Latourette of Clackamas county hear
ing one case and Judge T. E. J.
Duffy of Deschutes county hearing
one.
Judge H. D. Norton of this district
ta hesrlng routine matters in the lo
eal curt this week and next.
The petit Jury. If conditions war
rant, may he called for the week of
December 19. If pending criminal
eases are ready lor trial.
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Quits Stanford
1 sfi'K -W-V
Glenn 8. "Pop" Warner rationed
aa head coach of Stanford Univer
sity to accept a contract with
Temple university In Philadelphia,
lAssociaiea rress rnotoi
EAGLE RIDGE INN
IS DESTROYED
MORNING BLAZE
KLAMATH FALLS, Deo. 8. (AP)
Fire this morning destroyed Eagle
Rldgs Tavern, one of the landmarks
on upper Klamath Lake.
The building and equipment, pro
perty of tha California, Oregon Power
company, were a total loss and the
caretakers, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Long
mire, barely escaped with their lives,
The flames were discovered by
Longmlre at 8 o'clock when the glare
on the hill back of his quarters woke
htm from sound sleep. Snatching
their clothes, the couple escaped into
the bitter morning, air, and by 7
o'clock the charming rustic lodge,
which for 38 years had stood on a
high ridge overlooking the lake, was
a mass of smouldering ruins.
A roaring 45 -mile an hour gale
from the north made futile efforts to
cope with the fire with fire extin
guishers and garden hose.
MEDICAL LEADER
Dr. R. W. Stearns of thla city was
elected president of the Southern
Oregon Medical society at the meet
ing last night at th home of Dr.
B. G. Barkwlll In Ashland. Other of
ficers named for the new year are:
Dr. A. F. W. Kresse of this city, vice
president; Dr. B. W. 8 hock ley, Med
ford, secretary: Dr. Mattle B. Shaw,
Ashland, retiring president, delegate
to the state convention; Dr. Stearns,
alternate delegate: Dr. F. O. Sweden
burg, Ashland, member of the board
of censors.
The choice of Dr. Shock ley for sec
retary constituted his sixth re-elec
tion to that office.
During the evening's program Dr.
J. J. Emmens read a paper on "A
New Remedy In Medicine." Follow
ing the program, refreshments were
served.
Hug
e Sawmill
Razed By Fire
TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 8. (AP)
The plsnt of the Eatonvllle Lumber
company at Eatonvllle, waa almost
completely destroyed by fire this
morning. The lose Is estimated at
1600.000. The plant was one of the
largest fn the state. All wires were
down from Eatonvllle due to the fire
and the heavy wind and news of the
fire was brought out by motorists.
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Railroad Sees Benefit
If Beer Again Permitted
WASHINOTON, Dec. 8 (Ar
The senate Judlaclsry committee, be
fore which Is pending all prohibi
tion repeal legislation, gained a new
member today favoring submission of
a repeal amendment with protec
tion for dry states and a ban agslnst
the saloon.
Republicans designated Senator
Schuyler, Colorado Republican, to
fill tha vacancy caused by the deati
of his predecessor, Senator Charles
W. Waterman.,
A check-up of committee senti
ment yesterday revealed that It fav
ors submission of a repeal amend
ment, with protection for dry states.
The house ways snd means com
mittee today sped its hearings on
bear, witla a view lo Vlndlnc up
Stations
PLANT AT TALENT
FEEL AXE
State Budget Director Will
Ask Legislature to Discern
tinue Funds for Eight Ore
gon Experiment Stations
Disapproval of the recommenda
tions of the state budget department
concerning appropriations for experi
ment stations and extension work of
the state board of higher education
was prevalent In horticultural and
agricultural circles here today, when
It was learned that the recommend
ations. If followed by the state legis
lature, will abolish the Southern
Oregon Experiment station at Tal
ent and possibly affect operation of
the county agents office here.
Such a move would take from serv
ice Prof. F. C. Kelmer, chief at the
experiment station, his assistant!
Louis Gentner. and other workers
frequently employed through the sta
tion. "Continuing appropriations for ex
periment stations and extension work
of the state board of higher educa
tion, amounting to 1308,890, will be
abolished by the state legislature If
it follows the recommendation of the
state budget department. Henry M,
Hansen, budget director, announced
today he would ask for the it peal
of these continuing appropriations,1
tha Salem dispatch states.
The Southern Oregon Experiment
station Is operated under these ap
propriations. The ststlon has been
ln existence here, serving the horti
cultural and agricultural interests of
the valley since at-least 1913. Dur
ing that time many valuable discov
eries have been mads. Professor
Relmer has contributed greatly to the
control of blight in the southern Ore
gon pear Industry, being a constant
worker ln that field, and la perpetu
ally bringing valuable Information to
light regarding sprays, through ex
perimentation. He started the use of sulphur on
alfalfa, which has proved very bene
ficial to dairymen and other growers
of alfalfa hay.
. SALDM, Dec. 8. (IP) Continuing
approprlatlona for experiment sta
tions and extension work of the state
board of hlghar education, amounting
to 308.89, will be abolished by the
state legislature If It followa the rec
ommednatlon of the state budget de
partment. Henry M. Hansen, budget
director, announced today he would
ask for the repeal of these continuing
appropriations.
Elimination of this money, unless
secured from unrestricted funds of
the higher educational Institutions
now used for other purposes, would
mean the curtailment of extension
work to the amount of 9108,000 and
closing of eight experiment tsatlons
now operated by the State college.
The experimental stations to be
closed would Include the Pendleton
field station, the Astoria atatlon,
Union station, Umatilla county sta
tion, Sherman county atatlon. Hood
River oounty station and the south
ern Oregon station at Talent.
COUPLE MARRIED
ROSEBURO, Ore.. Dee. (AP)
William M. Brlggs, city attorney of
Ashland, president o. the League of
Oregon Cities and former member of
the Oregon legislature, was married
In Roseburg this afternoon to Mlsa
Dorothy Nlninger, also of Ashland, by
Rev. J. Frank Cunningham, pastor of
the First Christian church.
Tuesday and submitting a bill for
house action later ln the week.
Owen T. Cull, of Chicago, repre
senting the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul railroad, aald "the railroads
are Intensely Interested" ln realiza
tion of beer, because of Increased
truffle it would bring.
Before prohibition, ha said, jits
Itns alone hauled 00.000 cars a year
In and out of Milwaukee, Aid in
Chicago there had been 4ft breweries
which had benefitted the railroad.
Legalization of beer, ha sstd.
would mean 93,000.000 to 93,900,000
Immediately to his road.
In 1017, the railroads handled T
000,000 tons of brewery material. He
estimated modification would bring
from ftO.000.000 to 175,000,000 a year
to railroads,
OF
GET BLAME FOR
REPEALDEFEAT
'Why Have Repeal With Corn
Liquor Only $3 Per Gal
lon?' Little Hope for
Sales Tax Current Session
Rr PAlTf. MAI.I.nv
(Copyright by McClura Newspaper
syndicate)
WASHINGTON. no a ntrnirii
"Southern Democrat Dry" ta Speaker
Garner's analysis of their position.
"-'u""j vney are lainy well con
tent with the Present situation. Good
"corn-' costs ,3.00 a gallon almost
anywhere. Poor "corn" la available
at what have you?
Repeal will put taxea on and rulse
the pries of liquor to all. The reve
nue will be abroad ln the land,
setting communities on edge. Repeal
la not a thing of tomorrow If It la to
depend on southern votes. Maybe
.v uu un irnaea lor, but lor what?
CONQRESS-In the congressional
cloakrooms the situation on
tlon la being lined up as follows:
rnuniBiTION A few dry-wet
Democrats in the senate behind
Leader Robinson are preparing to
modify any direct repeal resolution.
They wlU be able to do It. They will
propose a dry-wet amendment, pro
viding ratification by state legisla
tures and denouncing tha saloon
anything to complicate the matter.
FARM RELIEF The allotment plan
la privately not highly regarded by
moat of the farm experts. They will
only try It as the last resort. They
do not. think It will do the work.
There are no prospects for Its enact
ment Into law before next session.'
SALES TAX The Inside dope Is
they will let It go until the special
session and tie It up with beer ln
one bill to bslano tha budget.
FOREIGN DEBTS Congress wtll
take no action at all unless It la
forced. Sentiment Is 100 to 1 against?
giving the debtors anything, Includ
ing a oup of coffee.
ECONOMY Soma really Important
economies may be effected In line
with Mr. Hoover's recommendations
to be made ln a message today. There
Is a possibility of another squabble
like last session which may botch the
Job.
There Is little or no chance for
action on any of the following: Rail
road legislation, bus regulation, cash
bonus, banking reform, St. Lawrence
(Continued on Page Four)
FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
JTOW YORK, Deo. 8. Kid
Chocolate, a, slim negro boy, damllng
In his skill, and a chunky, curly
headed puncher from California, Fi
del LaBarba. can bring back to the
featherweight division Friday night
some of the glamor and thrill a great
fighting weight has been losing stead
ily with the years. '
They mt for 15 rounds In Madi
son Square Garden, with 'Chocolate's
claim to the featherweight oham
plonshlp, granted by tha New York
athletlo commission, at stake.
Will
ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Pee.
7. This country is o hungry
this morning they could eat
lame duck.
If you want to really know
one of the major things that's
wrong with us, go take a nickle,
get this week's Saturday Eve
ning Post, read the first article
in there. It's by Sam Blyth.
Then go out, and before you
buy the baby a rattle, your
sweetheart a toothbrush, your
wife a pair of rubber boots, aak
if they "were made in Amer
ica." Then yon can show your
patriotism and not just keep
asking, "What's the matter
with this eountryl"
England is doing it, the
world is doing it, but our soci
ety don't think they smell
right unless they been dipped
in foreign perfume. Tours,