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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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