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Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Tonight and' Wednesday fair, but becoming cloudy. Not much change In temperature. Hlfhest yesterday M Lowest thU morning IS Paid-Up Circulation People who pay for their newspapers re the best proapecte (or the adver tlsere. A. B- O. circulation la paid up circulation. Thla newspaper la a. B. O. MEDFOKD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1932. Twenty-Seventh Year No. 225. BEIFIISE I POT Comment on the Day's News TERB ri . BT FRANK JEJNKlNS la a Uttle Item that helps to explain why ware cost ao much money: lira. Marlon A. Clark, of Iowa City. Iowa, la atlll receiving a pension of 50 a month aa the widow of a veter an of the war of 1819. war ot 1812 fought 190 VHJS yeara ago. Mrs. Clark did not marry her veteran husband until 80 .tt.r the war bad ended. But he gate her pension Just the samel There are six other 1819 war widows who do likewise m TO one grudges the pensions that were paid to the veterans of the war of 1819 especially to those who came out of the war handicapped oy wounds or sickness or to the widows who stayed at home while the war waa being fought and kept things going. But paying a pension for 70 yeara to a woman who wasnt married to bar veteran husband until 80 yeare after the war waa over does seem Uke carrying generosity somewhat to ex- trsmea o PEAKING of wars, here la an Inter im estlng headline In the news of the day: "Japan Seeks Advantage In v.. Plan for Reduction of Naval Armament." The advantage ahe seeks la read justment of naval tonnage In such a way aa to make the Japanese navy tronwr to relation to the navies of Oreat Britain and the United States than it la now, Perhaps you wonder at times why so simple and sensible a thing aa re duction, of naval armament Isn't done IMMEDIATELY by the tex -burdened nations of this earth." '"-' ' This uttle effort on the part of Japan explains a lot. The nations that go into disarmament conferences particularly the old world nations, don't really want to disarm. All they want la to put something over on ether nations. ANOTHER SIGN of the times: Between the hours of 7 p. m. and 4 a. m. the city of Salem la turning off all Its street lights, on clear moonlight nights, except those In the downtown clusters. The thrifty city fathere of the capi tal city figure that on such nights people can see their way about with out street Ughta, and they estimate that they will be able to aave about (3000 in the course of a year by this little economy. TWO or threeyears ago, we would have laughed uproariously at euoh a scheme and would have kld- ded the life out of the Salem council. How we're Inclined to say: "Not such a bad Idea." Times change, and people change with them, I ERB In Oregon, according to the A bMt jigurea available. ALL the taxes paid by ALL the people amount to about one-third of all the income received by all the people That Is to say, out of each three dollars we receive In Income we pay one dollar In taxes. That la quite a lot. TIE reason, of course, la that In these times of depression our In comes are down while our taxea are MOT. So the taxea we pay take a much larger slice out of our incomes than In normally prosperous times. I I behooves us, therefore, In times such aa these, when Income are down and taxea are still up, to give re sportful attention even to seemingly trifling ways of saving public money, such aa this Salem scheme of turning the street light off on moonlight nights. All of us ars practicing economies in our private expenditures. There Is no reason why the cities, the coun ties, the states and tha nation should not do likewise. NOTI again that etaUment that out of each three dollars of In come ws receive we pay about one dollar In taxea. Tou may say: "I don't. I pay no taxes at all. I own no property, end my Income Unt large enough to be taxed. So I pay no taxea at all. It makes no dlf ( ferenea to me how heavy taxation Is." Some people do say that. TNONT fool yourself. Iran It you own no property and DEPUTIES BALK HERRIOT'S PLAN TO MEET DEBT Proposal to Pay Uncle Sam Installment On Thursday Overruled Belgian Cabi net Resignations Are In BRUSSELS, Dec. IS. (AP) The Belgian cabinet voted today to refuse payment of the 82,126,444 debt in stallment due the United States this week, then submitted Its resignation. Tollef son Must Serve Out P son Sentence Speaker Candidate PARIS, Prance, Dec. 18. (AP) The foreign affairs and finance com mittee of the chamber or deputiea today rejected Premier Harriot pro posal to pay with reservations the debt Installment due the United States on Thursday. The vote In the foreign affaire committee waa 29 to 0; In the fin ance committee 22 to 0. The premier, with the backing of hie council of mtnlstera, had pre pared a note for transmission to Washington declaring the Intention of paying the 819.261.438 and asking that the payment be counted as a part of an eventual accord. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. (AP) The United States will send no re ply to the latest note from Oreat Britain on the war debts. After repeated conferences today between President Hoover, Secretary Stlmson and Secretary Mills, the Im pression In Informed quarters ws dis tinctly that the United Btatea and Oreat Britain now understand each other'a position. No reason la seen In official circles for the United States to reject the payment expected from Great Britain Thursday. STORES TO CLOSE AT E Christmas shopping this year will need to be done during regular store hours, according to a decision reach' ed by Medford merchant at a meet ing held this morning at tn chamner of commerce. The prevailing opinion among those present at the meeting, and the one which received the ap proval of the group, i that Medford retail stores will keep regular houra next week, and will not remain open for any additional periods. Christmas eve, coming as it doea on Saturday night, will see the storea of the city open for business, which is contrary to Vsual procedure In Medford, but the Saturday night opening precedent overbalanced the desire of a few of the merchants to close that evening. Monday, Decem ber 26th, the day following Christmas, and Monday, January 3, the day fol lowing New Year's, will be observed as holidays by Medford stores. The marked increase In demands upon local merchants for donations to the ever-increasing number of charitable organizations waa con demned by the merchant at this morning's meetings, and the preva lent opinion waa that hereafter, bust' neas men will recognize only regularly established institutions and agencies. "The business men of Medford, thru their willingness to cooperate in the solution of the relief problems, ha?e been made the victims of many relief schemes, and the time has come wben we must draw the line, for our own preservation," was the statement made today by John Moffat, presl dent of the Retail Trade Division of the Chamber of Commerce. GUNMAN THREATENS SOLONS Rep. Joseph W, Byrne of Tennes see Is one of four candidates en tered In the race to succeed John N. Garner, vice president-elect, at speaker of the house when the new congress convenes March 4. (Asso ciated Press Photo) PERMITTED BEER House Committee Told Any Member of M. E. Church Using" Beverage Violates,! Vows Resolutions Read! At 1 o'clock this afternoon, the temperature had risen to 39 degrees, and a atrong aoutheasterly wind waa blowing In town, with a northerly gale reported at the Medford mu nicipal airport, where the local branch of the United Statea weather bureau Is located. Forecast Issued for Medford and vicinity tonight and Wednesday Is for fair weather, but "becoming cloudy. Not much change In temperature." The. north wlnovregistorea- between 10 and 19 miles per hour, the weather bureau reported today. No estimate could he given as to the velocity of the wind blowing In town, aa no ane mometer la maintained In Medford. Minimum temperature recorded by the bureau today waa 18 degrees above zero at 7:40 o'clock. No me dium temperature could be listed, according to the bureau officials, as erratic c h a n g e a were recorded throughout the night. WASHINGTON, Deo. 13. (AP) Bishop James J. Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist Episcopal church. South, bearing numerous resolutions oppos ing "legalization of the liquor traf fic," told the house waya and means committee today that any member of his church who used Intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes violated hla church vows. Appearing In opposition to the Col lier bill, he testified after numerous questions had centered about thla point. Representative Treadway (R., Mass.) had asked a series of such questions of Deeta Pickett, research eercetary of the board of temperance, prohi bition and public morals of the Methodist Episcopal church. Cannon read numerous resolutions he said had been adopted within the last 80 days by different con ferencea of hla church, and one from the Federal Council of churches of Christ In America opposing either modification or repeal ot the prohl. bltlon laws. . . - . Testifying on the proposal to legal tee the sale of beer, Pickett said: We believe the re-establishment of a vast legalized trade In beer with an alcoholic content In excess of that now permitted will decrease the rev. enue of the country." Nominate Martin Grants Pass P.M. PORTLAND, Ore., eDe. 13. (P The first Indication that Oregon's prolonged cold spell may be breaking waa given by the government, weather bureau here today. Temperaturee over the state were generally higher than for the past severe days. The forecast today predicted ' rair weather tonight and Wednesday, probably becoming cloudy Wednes day." But little change In temper ature waa expected, however, and easterly wlnda were in the offing. In, dlcatlng' that a positive, definite bresk toward more nearly normal conditions can not yet be predicted. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. (AP) J. Clyde Martin waa today nominated to be postmaster of Orante Pass, ore. Cvntlnued on Pag Eighty Stste police today telegraphed a warrant to authorities at Red Bluffs, Cel., aeeklng return to this stste of Joseph Bass and Lloyd Stewart want ed In Josephine and Douglas counties, for alleged bond bunco gams activi ties. Raymond W. Brune, third mem ber of the trio, la not wanted here. The three were arrested at Marysvllle, Calif., last week, and turned over to the Red Bluff authorities. Baas and Stewart are alleged to have attempted to swindle 8. S. Smith of this city. S. a. Kellett of Oranta Pass, Dr. H. C. Church of Roseburg snd Prof. Henry English of Myrtle Creek, by offering bogus certified checks, for California Water Service and Coos Bay Water district bonds. Thirty enthuslsstle mining men of the Rogue River valley met at the Chamber of Commerce building last night and organized a permanent mining association with articles of Incorporation drawn up and signed, by-lawa adopted, and officers elected for the ensuing year. They are Dr. J. F. Reddy. president; L. R. 8hurt- leff, secretary and H. B. Fleming, treasurer. These officers, together with C. C. Clark, J. T. Dradenatott, Bert New, man, A. E. Kellogg, W. Z. Llljegran and George Barton constitute the ex ecutive committee. Mining districts In Jackson, Jose phine. Siskiyou and Del Norte coun ties will be represented by vlce-presl dents to be appointed by President Reddy. Attention was called last night to the gold mining activities, rapidly gaining In Jacksonville and vicinity. The need for an organization to aid the unemployed In such activities was stressed and the offlcera pledged themselves to give thla need their Immediate attention. 11 CHILDREN DROWN SKATING IN GERMANY BERLIN. Germany, Dec. 13. (API Eleven children drovrrd today while skating on the Moselle and Raise rivers. MORE WINTER FOR AZ SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. (AP) More snow, frost and frigid weather for California tonight and tomorrow was predicted today by the weather bureau aa tie cold wave entered Ita fifth day. Soda Springs, near Lake Tahoe, ap parently waa the coldest California town last night with 8 above zero. It was 8 above at Independence and 16 above In Hants Rosa. Stockton reported 18, Sscramonto 34, and San Bernardino 30. San Francisco 34 and Los Angeles 40- F EL WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. (;P) A man Identified as Martin Kemmerer of Allentown. Pa., threatened the house chamber with a loaded revol ver todar. demanding the right to speak on the floor, hut threw down his gun and was arrested witnour Injuries. In the midst of debate he arose in the gallery to the left of the speak er's chair, waving the gun In his hand, as persona sitting about him rushed out of the chamber. There were ahouts of "Look out for the man with a gun." Kemmerer uttered some words which could not be understood in the confusion. Men and women poured out into the corridors. Standing with one root over tne rail of the gallery, he pointed his gun toward the membership. Repre sentatives looked upward, atartiea, and some headed for the cloak-rooms. "I want the floor for a few min utes," he shouted. He stood for a few moment, wav ing the gun. Then Representative Maaa, Republican, Minnesota, walk ed across the chamber directly be low him and said: "Throw down that gun." He pitched the gun down to Maas. who caught It. Police Immediately rushed Into the Ballery and seized the man from behind. The house resumed Ita proceedings 4 Motion by McFadden Voted Down, 361 to 8, in Con gressAction On Debts Cited As Excuse for Slap WASHINGTON, Dee. IS. (AP) Pennsylvania Republlcana In the house today demanded the resignation of Representative McFadden aa secre tary of their delegation as a result of his lmpeschment resolution rected at President Hoover. SALES TAX ADOPTION dl STATE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS NORTON DECREE Central Point Banker Faces Two-Year Stay in Pen Unless Plea to Governor Or U. S. Court Answered DEFEAT OF DRY REPEAL LEAVES Garner-Robinson Hostility In creased G. 0. P. Blamed, Democrats Responsible Bishop Cannon Discredited PORTLAND, Deo. 13 ) rec ommendation to the state legislature that It adopt a general sale, tax at the special session to be held next month, was voted today by the con vention of county Judges and com missioners. In session here. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (AP) The house of representatives by 861 to 8 votes this afternoon rejected a move by Representative McFadden, Pennsyl vania Republican, for the impeach ment of President Hoover on the ground that he had betrayed the country on war debts. The resolution charged the presi dent had "failed to obey and uphold the law passed by the 73nd congress forbidding cancellation in whole or in part of the war debts due to the United Statea from foreign nations, and la endeavoring and has endea vored to nullify the contracts existing between the United Statea and its foreign debtors." It waa tabled on motion of the Democratic dean of the house, Fou of North Carolina, with opposition votes oomlng only from Representatlvea Blanton (D. Tex.), Griffin (D, N. T.), Patman (D., Tex.), Romjue (D.. Mo.). Sweeney (D. Ohio), Black (D. N. T.), Hancock D. N. C), and McFadden. DENTISTS TO FETE The state supreme court In an optn, Ion handed down today, affirmed Ctr cult Judge H. D. Norton, In the two year prison sentence psssed upon L. Alvln Tollefson. former cashier of the Central Point State bank, . Tollefson waa charged with embez zlement, through the perpretratlon of a bank robbery hoax last May. All the money amounting to approxi mately $700, was recovered. Toller son msde a confession, entered a plea of guilty before Judge Norton and waa isntenced. At the time, a peti tion waa presented by citizens ask ing leniency. Tollefson Is at liberty on bonda furnished by hla father and Elmer R. Hull. Dlatrtct Attorney George A. Cod ding said thla afternoon that the au, preme court ruling meana that Tol. lefson will have to serve the prison sentence. Two further courses are open, appeal to the United States su preme court, or a petition for clem ency from the governor. Constitutional nolnta of law In volved In the procedure were argued two weeks ago before the eupreme court by District Attorney coaaing, representing the state, ana Attorney A. E. Reamea repressnung loueison Marvelous Deftness of Mr. X Will Be Tested in Local Demonstrations YOUTH ARRESTED FOR AUTO THEFT AT STOP STREET By Paul Million. (Copyright by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.) WASHINGTON, Deo. 13. OP) That house prohibition vote left plenty ot bad feeling under the aurface. No room In Washington Is quite large enough now to hold Democratio Speaker Oarnpr and Arkansas Joe Robinson, Democratio leader of "the senate. Gamer's associates confidentially believe Robinson Is ths main reason v-hy the resolution failed.' The Ar kansas boldly said before the vote that auch a resolution would not get through the senate without modifica tion. Then In the roll-call the Arkanaa. delegation of the house unanimously opposed the Garner resolution. It waa the only delegation In the house that waa unanimous on the question. You will never be able to convince Garner that Robinson did not have something to do with that. The real reason the resolution fail ed waa that 44 Democrats refused to follow the party platform. Thirty two came from below the Mason Dlxon line. Practically all hall from rural sections. There waa no organized effort to line up thla group. They came to gether spontaneously. Moat of them actually hated to vote aa they did. The line of party regularity la easier and more profitable. If they knew the result waa going to be ao oloae some ot them might have been con veniently absent. Aa It la their namea will be on the blockUst of the leaders for some time to come. Their bills will have a rough course mapped out for them thla aesslon. This la the way things are done ill Washington. kind, Be first Things are going to heppen and a, lot of hard tasks will be performed when Mr. X, the Handy-Andy, Jack-of-all-trades, starts hla work for the Mall Tribune readers. Mr. X, mar vel of the age, boaata he can do every thing. He paints, repairs clocks, tells what la wrong with an automobile, weavea rugs, draws cartoons, orates, writes music, mends broken perco lators, glvea Information on wed dings, plana menus, tells women how to remodel !ast year's ran coai aim so on down the list of Jobs, soms of which stump the average handy man and often baffle expert tradesmen. technicians and professional men. Hla service la free to Mall Tribune readers. First come, nral servea. however. Only one Job of Fill In the coupon now, with your request. There la nothing mysterious idoui Mr. X except the uncanny deftness with which he does things. He Is a real personage. He la not connected with anv exnloltatlon other than this particular free offer to Man itio. una readers. He win ne nere m per son. He will actually do the tblnga he la asked to do. Letters are pouring in now. eacn succeeding mall brings a flock of re-miesta. One lady has written to Mr. X from a nearby city asking him to find her a rlace of business. And a man whose name Mr. X will not dl vulge wanta Mr. X to teach hie wife not to talk back to him. Thla Mr. X will not do as he undertakea only those thlnirs which are not danger oua to life or limb. However, he will give the henpecked husband some Eood sdvlce. Oh. yes. here's another: "Will Mr. X come to our home and get rid of the snli?" "Sure thing." said Mr X: "1 11 be right out when I atart to work and rid your premises of the pests." Mr. X Is interviewed Mr. X this morning was telling reporter for the Mall Tribune of the miscellaneous chorea that have been aastgned him by newspaper readers In the many towns where he has "done his Huff." "I should tfilnk." said the Inter. viewer, "that you would get Into I some Jams, cbeltenglng the world to find just anything for you to da." I: If o Dr. Chat. A. 8wt of Oakland Cat., national secretary of the Na tional Aasoolatlon of Preventive Dent istry for Children, will be honor guest thla evening at a banquet at the Hotel Medford, planned by dent ists of thla city and Ashland. Din- ner will be nerved at 6:80 o'clock and following dinner Dr. Sweet will address the gathering. Dr. Sweet will speak In the county court house auditorium tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock under the au spices of tha Jackson County Public Health association, and a large at tendance la urged by Miss Mildred Carlton, president of the association. A special Invitation to tha meeting hai neen extended all parents and members of the Parent-Teacher as sociation In the county. Dr. Sweet bsa been obtained for this sneaking date through he oourtey of tha den tal society, and the health associa tion la anxious that all persons in teres ted In the health of growing boys and girls hear thla message. Tea will be served by members of the health association following the lecture. 4- F Cecil Peacher, 17, who came to Derby from Chloo, Cel., about three months ago to make his home with the Carl Denhardt family, waa arrest ed early laat evening by city police. Just after he had stolen the automo bile belonging to Marvin Abbott of Central Point, which was parked on Sixth street. Today he admitted hav ing atolen another ear here in November. Abbott, who waa standing on the atreet corner at sixth and Central. about S o'cloc Monday afternoon. saw hla car driven up to the atop sign, and aa he stepped out to stop it, Officer George J. yrescoi. arure un to the opposite stop sign. When he questioned the youths as to why they were holding ap trafflo, Abbott explained that hla car waa being atolen, and Peacher waa placed un der arrest. According to officer Preecott, Peacher ssld he had hitch-hiked to town to get some supplies from the Red cross for the Denhardt family, and had atolen the car to take the BTOcerlee back to Derby. This morning Peacher told Officer Pnescott that he had atolen ciaua t. "Dewey" Acree's car, November 18, which waa later found abandonee. Officer Prescott visited the Den- har.it family at Derby thla morning, to check on the boy s story. Accoro.. lm to Mr. Denhsrdt, Peacher accom panled them back to Medford from Chloo. following a disagreement witn hla Barents. Mr. and Mrs. at. w. Peacher. Young Peacher la being held in the city Jail. The under cover dry fight la not an especially formidable thing. Outelde ot the Rev. X. O. Dinwiddle, none of the dry leadera are getting very far In their lobbying activities. The power of the allied forces la weak- In the knees since election. Mr. X. "The hardest stunts usually are done easily," said Mr. X. "How la It possible for any one man to learn so many specialty tradea7" the Interviewer asked. "Concentrste and you can do any thing." YeBhl" waa the answer, "but a fellow could concentrate all over the place about building a 33-story hotel, and that wouldn t get the hotel up.' Although Mr. X la the man of i thousand trades, If he excels In one thing, It is talking. He recalls some of his early experiences In hla "trade." Tells of lint Start 'The way I started out In this racket la kind of funny," he aald. "When I returned to Canada from three yeara with the Canadian Expe ditionary Forcea In France I had tuberculosis and gas poisoning and 1 spent two and a half yeara In a hospital there. "Discharged, I went to Minneapo lis for no reason at all and tried to get a position. Falling in that I tried to get a Job. "I couldn't make the grade there either, so I went around to a news paper office snd told the editor I A number of bicycles were stolen in Medford yesterday afternoon and city police are looking for one young man, a student at a local grade school, who la thought to be respon sible. The hoy being sought was paroled a few weeks ago In Juvenile court on a similar charge. Lloyd Smith, who reside, at SIS North Central avenue, had his bl oycle stolen, and It had not been fojnd thla afternoon. Durell Adams' bicycle, atolen from the Waahlngton school, was found by Chief of Polios Clatous McCredle, at the Lincoln school, ahortly after the report bad been turned In. One pedal was broken from the wheel, he said, Dur ell Uvea at 1000 West Eleventh street. Mickey Miller's bicycle was found at the end of prune street, after it had been stolen from In front of the Toggery, offlcera ssld. (.Continued pa Page tour) Amy Reported Enroute Home LAOOS, Nigeria, Africa, Dec. 13 (Pi Amy Johnson, British flier who seeks a new Cape Vown-to-London record, today left Duala, Cameroon, at S a- m- local time (3 a. m.. K. 9, T.). according to unconfirmed report received here. No newa had been received of her progreas since ahe paseed over Loanda )terdai morning, heading, for Dual. LUDO GRIEVE IN PROSPECT FALL Ludo Grieve. 43, of Prospect, re. celved head Injuries, the seriousness of which were undetermined this afternoon, when he fell over a la-root embankment, when working on hydraulto power plant near hla home thla morning. He waa orougn the Sacred Heart hospital In an am bulance at noon, after Dr. Jamea O. Haye. of this city was summoned to the scene of the accident. X-raya were being taken late today to determine the extent of hla Injuries. Mr. Grieve waa working on . valve, when he stepped onto an Ice coated platform, allpped and waa thrown over the ledge, landing on nia neaa. Dr. Haye. waa summoned and re turned to Medford with the Injured man. (Continued on Page Four) VETS HEAR PLANS WASHINGTON. Die. 13 P Rep reeentatlve Underwood (D., Ohio) to day announced he would nominate Representative Crosser. an Ohio Dem ocratio colleague, for epeaker of the next congress. OF DIOTT HERE Thursday, Deo. 18 will be a big day for Southern Oregon Legionnaires ao- , cording to plana outlined by Com mander Oarlock at last nlght'a meet ing of Medford post at the Armory. World War veterans from all posts In southsrn Oregon aa well aa state offi cial, from Portland and elsewhere will aasemble here for the annual district conference of district No. 4 to discuss Important business matter, and to make plans for the coming year. The conference will take place at 3 :30 p. m. In the council ehambere of the new city hall and will be open to all members of the American Legion. In the evening a banquet will be held at the Hotel Medford for all legion and auxiliary members with a special price of only (too per plate. Reservations should be made at once. At 7:30 Medford volture ot the "40 et 8" aoclete will conduct e cere monial at the Armory and at 0 p. m. a dance will be staged at the Masonic hall. Admission will be free to all legion and auxiliary memoers. Plana for the annual Chrtatmsa and New Year's dance, were discussed at last nlght'a meeting and all indica tions point to some successful and enjoyable holiday parties. The dates will be Dec. 38 and Jau. 2nd. Legionnaire Durr. formerly of Marahfleld, was Introduced aa a new member of Medford post. The pres ent membership for 1033 1. over 100 and it la hoped to reach the new quota soon after the first of the year. Aa a apeclal entertainment feature of last night's session, a 30-mlnute program of Copco motion pi,4iires waa presented by Past Commander , H. L. Bromley. Of special Interest waa a reel ot American Legion films showing local legion activities during the psat six years. Picture, of the recent Gold Rush celebration In Yreka were also exhibited by the Copco newe-reel. Mrs. Judd Plans Thwart Gallows FLORENCE, Aria, Deo. 13, (API Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd, Arizona's notorious "trunk murderess," called her hueband and attorneys tnto con ference here today at the state pris on to lay plana to thwart ner execu- I tlon which the state supreme court set for February 11.