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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1932. JENNINGS WAITS Any further legal aotlon In th Mount petition of Sheriff Ralph O. Jenntnga, against Gordon I Bcher merhorn, democratic nominee, will be deferred until Friday. December 18. The 30 day allowed by law, for filing a petition for a recount expired Friday. Attornoys for Sheriff Jennlnga. will next move under the provision of the corrupt practice act, which pro vides that a recount can be ordered and called to determine the votes cast at an election. The action Is not as bad as It sounds, and Is not lmpunglng of the candidate against whom the recount Is filed. It thwarts any attempt at an evasion of a recount In a close race and provides that a petition can be filed after assumption of office. Friends of Schermerhorn said be was visiting friends and relatives in Siskiyou county and that he was a frequent visitor In Yreke, Calif. Be has been absent from bis accustomed haunts In this city and oounty since the Saturday following Thanksgiving. The length of his abaenoe from this county Is not known. The matter of a recount hit a snag last month when It was discovered that Scher merhorn was out of the county and could not be served with a sum mons. Attorneys for Sheriff Jennings took no further action, being content to file the proceedings under another statute, upon proof that Schermer horn wis not available for service of summons. This statute provides for recount after swearing into office. The official count gave Schermer horn the election by a majority of 133. The petition filed by Attorney Porter J. Neff, asserts that Jennings, a "write-In" candidate, received a majority of 87 votes, and that a number of votes were not counted on technicalities. The general sentiment throughout the county Is that a recount should be held to satisfy both sides. Cer tain political bloos and a few coun ter precinota oppose any count of the official ballots. FOR Clin NEEDY ' Public spirited folk an numerous In the Little Applegate area, accord ing to reports forthcoming from that vicinity. J, A. West and J. J. Mon ell, oo-operatlng with the Medford city relief association, have donated dry wood on their property to the needy Medford men, who cut the wood In return for vi same. Home Economics club of the Orange, and the home extension unit conducted through the oounty dem onstrator's office, are making up garments and bedding from 900 yards of material aent them by the American Bed Cross. All-day meet ings are being held to advance the neoessary work, "Forty at 8," fun organisation of the American Legion, will have a wreck Thursday evening at the Armory, in conjunction with the southern Oregon district conference in session here during the after noon and evening. The conference la to conclude with a banquet and danoe. ' Members of the fun troup ore expected to be In attendance from all points In Jackson and Jose phine counties, and Initiation of the class of six candidates will be com pleted at this gathering. First steps in the initiation were held at Grants Pass Isst week. Vets Will Plan Coming Events A large attendance la looked for at tomorrow night's meeting of Med' ford Post No. IS .of the American Legion which will be held at the Armory. A number of Important business matters will be discussed Including plans for the Southern Oregon district conference on De cember 18 and the Christmas and Mew Tear's dances on December 38 and January I. A special entertain' ment program will feature Co poo motion plcturea by Past Commander Horace Bromley, covering the recent "rJold Rush" celebration In Yreka, the Mount Shasta Ski Jumping tournament and other current events of local Interest. All Legionnaires are oordlally urged to attend. flfnator'a Home Burns OENB9BO, M. T, Dec. 10. (AP) Hampton, the century old home of Congressman-elect James W. Wads- worth, was destroyed by fire of un determined origin this morning. The loss vii eatlmsted at 890.000. Health can be bought I Christmas Seals are the currency. It takes a Christmas Sal to make It Christmas mall. BMttlsh Rite Stated meeting lodge, 7:30 p. m., Dee. 13th. L. S. WILLIAMS. Secy. TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY FOR BALLS 1 small Circulating, 1 Electrlo beater. Phone lOvl-Y or 640. KMED Broadcast Schedule Sunday 10:00-10:18 Judge Rutherford, lec turer. 10:18-10:80 News Digest, Mall Tri bune. 10:30-10:48 Home and Fireside. 10:45-11:00 Morning Melody. 11:00-13:00 Progressive Education. Monday 8:00- 8:08 Breakfast News, Mall Tribune. 8:08- 8:18 Mualcal clock. 8:18- 8:80 A peerles psrade. 8:30- 9:00 Shopping Oulde. 8:00- 8 :30 Friendship Circle Hour. 8:30- 8:45 Today. 8:48-10:00 Health Chat. 10:00 Weather Forecast. 10:00-10:30 Morning Melody. 10:30-10:45 Advance Shopping, by Oladyce La Marr. ' 10:40-11 :00 Vignettes. 11:00-11:18 Fashion Parade. 11:18-11:30 Quartettes Parade. 11:30-13:00 Song and Comedy. 12:00-13:!" -Mid-day Revue. 13:18-13 :30 Popularity. 13:30 News Flashes, Mall Tribune. 13:30-13:48 Olft Packet. 13:48- 1:00 Popular Vocalists. 1:00- 3:00 Dreaming the Waltz Aw.y. 3:00- 3:00 Danoe Matinee. 8:00- 3:30 Songs for Everyday and a Travel Talk. 8:30- 8:38 KMED Program Revue. 8:88- 4:00 Muelo from Yesteryear. 4:00- 4:30 Across the Seas to Ha waii. 4:30- 8:00 Masterworks Program. 8:00- 8:18 Silly Ollly Story. :1S 8:48 Popular Parade. 8:48- 8:00 News Digest, Mall Tri bune. 8:00- 6:80 Dinner-dance Music. 6:30- 6:48 Jesse Crawford, poet of Wurlltzer Organ. 6:48- 7:00 Chandu, the Magician. 7:00- 7:18 A Travel Tour with Jack Benny. 7:18- 7:80 Reveries. 7:30- 8:00 Modernlstlo. 8:00- 8:30 Eventide. AMONG SELVES IN (Continues now Page One) lng then: "We will have everyone in this campaign but Joe. He Is the only one out." It was only a few weeks before elec tion when the result was obvious that Robinson tripped up to Albany to see the nominee. It was too late then. DRYS There is no reason for any. one to hold out his tongue wailing for a drink on the uasls of the exist ing prohibition situation In oongress. The drys are very active under the surface. Rev, a. O. Dinwiddle, the dry lobbyist, has been buttonholing congressmen dally. They apparently know they cannot stop a compromise repeal resolution and beer in the end. Their purpose is to delay things as long as possible. In that purpose there Is a very good chance they will be successful. In his private conferences with senators Dinwiddle has Insisted on two things. He wants ratification by state legislatures instead of special state conventions. He wants a guar antee against return of the saloon. He also would like to see a referendum resolution passed Instead of repeal, but he does not press this because he knows it Is impossible. The dry strategy Is very clever. If you ratify by legislatures It means Indefinite delsy. There are 47 legis latures meeting In 1033 and 41 of them start In January. They will quit before congress passee on the question. They will not meet again In moat cases until two years hence. The drys believe they can stop this thing now a semblance of pros perity may bs restored In two yesrs. Then perhaps everyone will forget about the prohibition question. IE JAN. 3 TO THRESH OUT TAXPROBLE!VIS (Continued from Pag On) with tb necessity of tMumtng hare of the cxpeos) of unemploy ment relief. Federal legislation makes loans a Tall able to the state for un employment relief only upon condi tion that the state ah all exhaust lte available resources before applying for federal aid. It has been made perfectly clear to us that if such action Is not taken, we cannot turn to the federal government for re lief. Government Reduced Let me make It clear that the tax question Is not one of finding addi tional revenue to meet an Increas ing cost of government. On the contrary, the cost of state govern ment has been substantially reduced during the present blenntum and will be drastically reduoed If the legislature follows the recommenda tions contained In the budget now being prepared under my direction. Until last December, When our state tax commission eliminated from the levy property tax for state pur poses amounting to M .500 ,000, he owners of real property had. since the foundation of our comraon wea'ith, continuously borne the lion's share of the cost of state gov ernment. The state tax oommlalaon last year eliminated the state property tax solely for the purpose of giving re lief to distressed property owners during the present world-wide fi nancial crisis. Had the commission pursued the routine procedure of previous administrations and levied a property tax last December, the state would now have ample funds not only to take care of the cost of state government but also to ap ply on the Inherited deficit. Revenues Shrink The commission estimated, and It believed conservatively, that with the economies and curtailments Intro duced Into the administration of state affairs, ample revenue would be derived from the income, Intang ibles and excise taxes and other re ceipts to maintain the state gov ernment and Its educational Institutions. Although the estimated economies have more than materialised, there has been such a shrinkage In revenue receipts that the state tax commta slon has to face the necessity of re- storing the property tax when under law it makes Its levy this month. It was In the hope of avoiding this situation which has now come to pass that the state tax commission, In conjunction with the Oregon Tax payers' Equalisation and Conservation league, submitted to the voters at the general election last fall a revised in come tax measure to supplement the state revenues depleted by the eco nomic depression. Because of the rejection of this measure by the people, the commis sion now has no alternative under the law but to restore a tax on property for state purposes tn Its December levy. The legislature 1 the sole author ized revenue-raising body of the state and la the enly agcEy we can look to now for relief from the state prop erty tax for next year. First to Return Funds. Let me emphasize that the situation confronting the legislature Is not one of raising additional funds to meet Increased requirements. Requirements have been slashed to the bone by ef ficient organisation and the intro duction of business methods into the conduct of state affairs. We have achieved results which have attracted attention throughout the nation and have brought numerous inquiries from other states for Information about the methods we have followed In our retrenchment program. In so far as I can recall this Is the first administration that has returned approximately 1,000,000 to the gen eral fund for the benefit of the tax payers. In so far as I can recall, this Is the first administration to submit a state budget over 14,000.000 lower than the total appropriations for the preced ing blennlum. The lifting of the property tax for state purposes this year afforded tax relief when It was desperately needed by property owners and counties dis tressed by ever-mounting delinquen cies. If we go back to the practice of previous administrations, that of levying a property tax, the burden falls on the counties, not on the state, for that portion of the property tax allocated for state purposes is set aside from the first moneys col lected and must be paid, regardless of the hardship which It works on the counties. We face an emergency due to the abnormal shrinkage in state revenue and the necessity for providing relief for our citizens who are In distress because of unemployment. In this respect the situation of Oregon Is not different from that of other states, except that Oregon Is. perhaps, more fortunate than many others. , Shall we provide emergency meas ures to meet this crisis or shall we fall back on the confiscatory1 property tax? Such la the Issue, and It is one which the legislature alone Is empowered to determine and solve. As stated, I am personally favorable to the abolition of the property tax and will co-operate with the legisla ture to that end. MOSES Privately Senator Moses of New Hampshire thinks someone slip ped a stiletto Into his beck election dsy. If you know him well enough he will name you the man. He can prove It by figures showing how he and some of his friends ran In certain districts. The Moses associates do not believe Al Smith's Boston speech hurt the senator at all. They claim he got most of the Smith following, even after Al called htm "Hawkshaw the Detective. Mosea will write his memoirs after March 4 for the Saturday Evening Post. He may get himself appointed head of a new Republican publicity setup here. PROGRESSIVES The progressive Republicans who went for Roosevelt have no Intention of Joining the Democratic party Just yet. They have privately mapped out a straight course for themselves. They will co-operate with Roosevelt with their right hand and try to reor ganise the Republican party with their left, Down underneath they would rather see their own party reorganised on their lines. Meanwhile they will co operate with the Democrats and hope for the best. The leaders tn this movement are Senators Hiram Johnson and George Norrla. S-kt 1-V ItVl-UII . -S Ineal N. vu" a Bvrua sauia sit v as i ilia iwvm , excellent care and a real home at I moderate ratea. Maternity Depart ment, 93.00 per day. Convalesent Home, 163 Granite St, Ashland. FOR RENT Modern 7 -room unfur nished hotm. Clean. 1 3 0.00, water paid. Phone 729-W, ASHES Why Bring That Up? There Are No Aahes la Gasco Briquets TRT A TON Tel. 1(1 Tel. 1 VALLEY fl'EL CO. An Open Letter to HUSBANDS ""a f , o.c.4I Xtf9 c& le a kni 1 rl 1 - - "rtC .ami aO aT a--V 0,0 nttf J . .-asi6' '..n ...fY&o -fltO .l,r.lv . t a.D"- . -rn- . tn' '. 0c Mr" Lit Uw . rW to r 7w MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. 117 So. Central Medford, Ore. Phone 283 "WARD'S ... the gift itore for all the family" OF BOND Warrants for the return of Joseph Bass, Lord Stewart and Raymond W. Brune to this state from Marysvllle, Cal., where they were arrested, have been Issued In Douglas and Joseph ine counties, according to the state police. Tne trio are sought for at tempting a bond bunco game by means of bogus certified checks upon a number of southern Oregon resi dents during August and September last. The trio are alleged to have ased as bond house representatives seek ing to purchase California Water Service bonds and Coos Bay Water district bonds. When details of the transaction had been completed, ar rangements would be made for the cash payments and bond delivery the following day. Later the bondholder would receive a telephone call that the "representative" had been called out of the city. A abort time later a messenger would appear with a certified check for the bonds and seek their delivery. State police yesterday Investigated the operations of the gang In Grants Pass and m the Rogue River district They found witnesses who Identified pictures of Bass as the "messenger." State police also claim that hand writing on ths bogus cashier's checks compares with the signature of Bass when he registered at the state line auto checking station. Information In the hands of the authorities Indicates that the men had a list of the of the California Water Service and Coos Bay water district bondholders and endeavored si Isl-B Dine At The Hotel Medford MERCHANTS LUNCHEON SOc Regular Evening Dinner oinVoom Itt i vii ajcxaii TV 1 1 II uaill one Person U two Person THESE ARE THE mm BP Since 1884 We have been compiling authoritative title records enabling in to offer Abstract Service that's Dependable! We are equipped to Intelli gently serve yon on all mat ten pertaining to titles! Title Insurance Jackson County Abstract Co. 121 E. Sixth St Phone 41 to operate extensively. In several Instances they made slowing prom ises and oilers. The state authorities will make application (or the return of Bass. Stewart and Brune but the trio are also wanted In California for fake bond operations. It Is probable they will lace trial there. Southern Oregon residents ap proached by the asserted swindlers Included b. C. Kellett of Grants Pass, who when proffered a certified check by the "messenger" kept It as evi dence; Dr. H. O. Church of Roseburg: Henry English, superintendent of schools at Myrtle Creek, and 8. 8. Smith of this city. Ward's Will Qive You . . . T For Your OLD ICE BOX Regardless of Make or Condition When You Purchast THE NEW TRUKOLD Electric Refriqerator $ 4- Pay Only $7.50 Down! Then $7.50 a Month! Guaranteed 3 Years! TruKold should top every Christmas list! No other gift lasts so long in useful daily service through the years. TruKold offers healthful preservation of every food, and a whole new realm of thrilling possibilities in frozen deserts, chilled salads and ice cube drinks! Tru Kold prices have recently )een lowered . . . think of the axtra value NOW with $10 allowance on your old ice box! Only 3 Moving Parts! No Belts! No Gears! No Higher Sluality Made! 'fiii. :t i 7$ i I Montgomery Ward & Co. 117 So. Central. Medford, Ore. "WARD'S . . . the gift store for all the family" Phone 286 7 Telephoned We Would Be There At Six" A COURTESY CALL M ANT disappointments and sometimes embar rassment result from "just dropping in" on folks. 'A telephone call is so quick and reassuring that most people think of it not only as a courtesy due others, but a real convenience to themselves and it costs little. Anyone, anywhere, any time from your own telephone, or from public telephones conveniently located everywhere. Home Telephone & Telegraph Co, of Southern Oregon
