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ail Tribune EDFORD Paid-Up Circulation People who pay for their, newspapers are the best prospect fat the adver tisers. A B. a. circulation is paid up circulation. This newspaper u a. B. a Lowest (till morning k Twenty-Seventh Year 1IEDFOKD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932. No. 231. The Weather Itoreeaat: Rain tonight and Wednes day, Little change In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday M m Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. BANDITS hold up a bank In the outskirts, ol Minneapolis and get away with $30,000. Back in Cincinnati, other bandits hold up a payroll mes senger and take $2500 from blm. These are the crime highlights of one day's news. IN BAD TIMFS, unprincipled people steal because they need the money V or make themselves believe they do. In good times, the same kind of peo ple steal because they WANT the money. Criminal minds are criminal minds In depression or prosperity. - FRANCE declines to pay her war debt to the United States, and, It one may Judge accurately by com ment In the French press, thinks It was a smart thing to do, Germany says: "If France Isn't bound to pay her war debt, WE aren't bound by the treaty of Versailles." One thing, you see, leads to an other. France may not be as smart as she thinks. GOVERNOR DERN, of Utah, op- pose state sales taxes, tearing that borne merchants will be injured by purchases OUTSIDE the state. It is possible, of course, for under the constitution of the United Ststes people In states that have sales taxes can cot be prevented from buying in states that have no sales taxes. But If the tax Is moderate, the trou tle Involved In buying in another state, sight unseen, and having one's purchsses shipped home will be too great to be worth while. Where there is a difference of only one or two cents in the gasoline tax, for example, people don't take the trouble to buy their gasoline over the state line. GOVERNOR DERN suggests that the sales tax should bs levied by the federal government, and a share re mitted back to the states, Just as the property tax Is levied by the counties, which remit to the states, the cities, the achooldlstrlcU.etc.,.. That would be pnsalble Just ss it would be possible for the federal gov ernment to collect all Income taxes and remit to the states; assuming, that is, that all the states levied In come taxes. But a lot of people are going to object to having the tax-collecting authority taken so far away from borne. 1 1 IT WOULD be cheaper, probably. If ONE agency collected ALL the taxes and distributed the money among the various tax-spending bodies. A lot of duplication of effort Is Involved In the present system. ' But It would be cheaper, also, if we had only one government, cen traliied at the national capital. That, likewise: would eliminate a lot of duplication of effort. BUT in this country we l.f.ven't yet reached the point where we are willing to give up local self-govern-' ment m return for greater economy. Most of us still think It Is worth whst it costs to have government as CLOSE TO US sa possible. v ""ROM time to time, for example, F somebody arises in Oregon and prepoaos ionsolldatlon of our 38 coun- ties into some eight or ten. asserting that If this were done large econo mies could be effected. True enough, In all probability. The administrative cost of operating a big county is about ths same as the ad ministrative cost of operating a small county. But If an Initiative measure pro posing consolidation of all of Ore gon's counties Into some eight or ten were to be placed on the ballot and Toted on. It would be snowed under. There Is no telling what may hap pen In the future, but tor the present the tradition of local self-government is too strong In this country to per mit any material changes. IP TOU smoke a pipe, you are fa miliar with French briar and Ital li.n briar, these woods having been the favored ones since time Immem orial. Someone, however, recently asked ehe forest service If satisfactory substitutes for these woods can't be found in this country. The forest service replied thst In all probability the burls of manzan lt and wild lilac, both of which grow I Continued on Pass Four) Robbers Make Big Haul From Bank PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 20. W Fsur rotters today escaped with 136. 032 after holding uo employes and customers in the branch bank of the Pennsylvania company lor Insurance on I t-'j and granting unu inltles. t 45th r 1 Walnut slrcfU, West Phils delphia. TT CUT WO GETS OF COUNCIL Expense List Totaling $1 67,-194- Is Approved for City After Long Debate He. lief Fund To Remain Reduced from a total of $171, 664.70 WH67.194.85, the Med ford bud get for 193a waa passed by the city council last night at the close of a long argumentative session, which opened at 7:30 o'clock and continued until midnight, with members of the city budget committee, the citizens' tax committee and the Chamber of Commerce tax committee In attend ance. The reduction of $4,470 was made through cuts In departmental coats and elimination of the pro vision for tax delinquencies In the general fund. The sura of $62,000 as a, tax delin quency provision to care for the re demption of bonds and Interest,- how ever, was Included in the budget. The amount was determined on the basis of a 75 per cent collection of taxea, anticipated for the coming year. Departments Cut. The departments of city govern ment were slashed $1360 in the bud get and the decrease will be made in the fire department, building and lights, and heating of the new city hall. The sum of $300 was pruned from the fire department budget, a reduction of $760 was made In the salary and expense account cf Frank Rogers m the building and lights department, and the cost of heating the city hall was reduced $300. This last saving has already been accom plished, according to report today, through substitution of wood for oil as fuel at the building. The emergency relief of $6,000 which was the subject of great dis cussion at the first public hearing last Thursday, was left in the budget at final passage last night. The ma por portion of the amount will be spent In widening Bear creek bridge and the East Main street bottle-neck, It Is understood. If the property own ers of East Main street continue with the street widening project outlined, to which they will contribute $12,000. Veto Library Increase. A recommended Increase of $750 in the library fund, the only increase sought by O. O. Boggs of the citi zens' committee, which requested im portant slashes in the budget, was not granted by the council. The ap propriation was left at $750 Instead of $1500. Complete elimination of this appropriation was suggested by Councilman Dade T e r r e 1 1, who voted no when It was moved to leave it at $750. The meeting opened last night with a complete report of the finan cial condition of the city, given by Mayor E. M. Wilson, who stressed the necessity of caring for the bonded Indebtedness. Disbursement last year, he pointed out, are less than they have been at any time since 1926. Expenses Now Low. The operating expenses of the city. he maintained, have been reduced a low as possible with safety to the city. During the year of 1032, he said, but 64 per cent of the taxes were collected. The amount of de linquent taxes coming In brought this percentage up to a little higher figure, but" tha city for the current year will have a tax delinquency of over $60,000, he stated. Referring to the proposed elimination of the $6000 emergency relief fund, provided in th! budget as prepared by the com mittee. Mayor Wilson said protests had been received from the depart ment of labor, insisting that Med ford make some provision for supply ing work to the unemployed, and stating that other cities have made more generous appropriations to this need. - Burden on Taxpayer. Following Mayor Wilson's report, Mr. Boggs of the citizens committee stated that the delinquency tax pro vision In the budget would Inflict a burden upon the persons paying their taxes, repeating the same stand as taken at Thursday's budget hearing. M. N. Hogan insisted that the city's benefit must be guarded and W. A. Gates again asked for reductions In the budget, describing taxation as a burden to local home owners. Others participating in the extensive dis cussion, which held up definite ac tion on the budget until 10 o'clock. were: A. W, Pipes, A. C. Hubbard, Harry Moore and members of the city council and city officials, called upon to explain costs in their re spective departments. SALEM. Dec. 20 (AP) The con viction of George W. Wolfe, alleged accomplice In the robbery of the Bank of Bonanza November 12, 1931. In which four men were declared to have escsDed with $5205. was reversed by the Oregon supreme court today In an opinion by Justice George Brown, and the case remanded to Klamath county for retrial. Farmer Relief H earing To End WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (AP) An Intention to close hearings tonight on the domestic allotment farm relief plan so that preparation of a bill niiBht be begun was announced today hy Chairman Jones of the house agrl. culture comma tee. Woman Is Sheriff Mra. Bessie Kelly, a democrat, li the first woman aherlff of Texas county, Mo. She succeeds her hut. band, a republican, who died from auto accident Injuries. (Associated Press Photc F PAST DUE NOTES Suit for foreclosure of mortgages on three alleged causes of -action were filed In circuit court this after non against Suncrest Orchards, inc., Llewellyn A. Banks and Edith R. Banks, by o. B. Waddell, acting for the Med ford National bank. The first cause of action Is on a promissory not for . $4500, Issued January 33, 1931, andlenewed March 18, 1932. The second cause of action Is for $2,028.44, on a promissory note Issued June 29, 1932. In the first snd second causes uf action, Llewellyn A. Banks, Edith R. Banks. Suncrest Orchards, Inc., the Peoples Zlcctrlc Co., and the State Industrial Accident commission are named as defendant. The peoples Heotrlo company claim s lien for material furnished, and the accident commission a Judgment for $283.31 In the above causes of action, the Suncrest Orchards, Inc. Is offered as security by mortgagee. The third cause of action Is based upon a promissory note for $4800, secured by a mortgage on West Main street property. POTENCY OF BEER FEATURES DEBATE WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (AP) The potency of 3.2 per cent beer and whsther President Hoover would sign a bill legalizing It ensnarled the house In lengthy arguments this afternoon, while friends of the legis lation insisted victory would be theirs on a vote tomorrow. Despite challenges to (he contrary from foes of the measure, Representa tive Ralney, majority leader, and others beld 3 2 beer to be non-lntoxl' eating. Nearly the entire membership was In attendance, and every word of de bate was followed In a tense silence by crowded galleries. T BY COVERSTONES The birth of twin boys to Mr. and Mra. Vlrgtl J. Coverstone of Portland was announced In a wire this rrorn Ing to Mr. Coverstone's parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Hoffman of this city. The babies were born this morning at the Hart maternity home, weighed five and alx pounds, and with their mother, were reported as getting along nicely. Their arrlal makes the Cover- stones the parents of four boys. Their two older brothers are nine and seven yeara of age. Mr. and Mrs. Coverstone are wen known here. RAGES IN THE DALLES THE DALLIES, ore., Dec. 20. (AP) The Influenza epidemic reached more serious propostions here today with another death, that of Leland Andrews. 83 years old. This was the third death from the disease this week. More than 560 pupils and 13 teach ers are out of school because of the malady. Doctors estimate that nearly 2000 cases have been treated. DETROIDo7-7a'F A bak lng company salesman was killed and a bank employe wounded today when two negroes unsuccessfully attempted to hold up an armored bank truck as It stopped In front of the baking company offices. WALLENBBURO, Colo.. Dec. 20. (AP) One man was killed and at least one man Injured In an explosion to day in Calumet No. l mine, 16 miles north oX .Walaeuburg. HOOVER PLAN FOR REVIEW OF DEBTS Opposition Party Shys at Participation in Commis sion for Probe of Problem Expected to Go Ahead WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (AP) Democrats today were clearly shying away from active participation in President Hoover's proposal for a commission review of the war debts problem, and he was expected at the capltol to go ahead on his own Initi ative. It was understood the president and Oovernor Roosevelt already have exchanged views and that the demo cratic president-elect Is leaving the Issue with this administration. Friends of the president-elect were convinced he would stand by his pre viously announced policy that debt negotiations should be conducted through regular diplomatic channels and separately with the debtor na tions. Wants Separate Probe . Meanwhile It became apparent that democrats In congress were not In clined to listen to the presidential suggestion that members of congress aeive on the debt commission. Senator Swanson of Virginia, a democrat member or the American arms 'delegation, who had been re garded as perhaps the first choice of the president for a place on the debts agency, said: "The power to negotiate ajl foreign relations Is left with the president under the constitution. The methods he adopts have been left entirely with him under law and custom, I think a situation has developed that malres It wiser for the United States to conduct separate negotiations. The United States Is really the only cred itor nation and Joint negotiations would only bring a solid front against us. I'p To Congress "Of course, any negotiations that the president may effect are not op erative until congress has approved. "I concur with the sentiment ex pressed by President-elect Roosevelt at his conference here with President Hoover that the negotiations be di rect and separate. I have had no oc casion to change my views since then. I think Governor Roosevelt waa .wlm in his decision."' S ' ' ' ' ALBANY, K. Y., Dec. 20. (AP) There was silence at the executive mansion todiy concerning President Hoover's proposal that President-elect Rooaerelt cooperate with htm In set ting up machinery for dealing with war debts, disarmament and world economic problems. Close associates of Gov. Roosevelt delved into his past utterances, find ing In them evidence which they In terpreted to mean the Hoover sug gestion would not bring a favorable response from the governor. As for the governor himself he In dicated to newspapermen that any formal statement of bis position pro bably would be made at Washington. WASHINGTON? Dec. 20. (AP) President Hoover Informed congress in a special message late yesterday he proposes to seek cooperation from president-elect Roosevelt, looking to ward methods for fmmedJate recon sideration of war debts, the world economic conference and disarma ment. Ilegardless of congressional opposi tion to a debt commission, he spoke of plans to set up an agency of that sort, empowered to survey war debts with nations "who have sought to maintain their obligations to us." He did not specify the nations. There wss no word whether he al ready had moved toward getting to gether with his successor. At one point in the message he took a fling at Mr. Roosevelt's views as to how debt discussions might be conduct ed, telling congress "ordinary dlsplo matic agencies are not suit- abbe for th conduct of negotiations which can best be carried on across the table iby specially qualified rep. resent at Ivos." Oregon Weal her. Rain west and snow or re.:, east portion tonight and Wednesday; lit- tie change in temperature; south to southwest galea offshore. TOUGH GUY OF GANGDOM WHINES WHEN WOUNDED CHICAGO. Dee. 20. AP) They aaid Frank Ntttl was a "tough guy." But Nlttl lay In the Bridewell hos pital today, felled by police bullets. Intoning prayers that he might live. It was, however, doctors said, only a matter of hours until he likely would die. Underworldllnga and police called him the "Enforcer" the heir appar ent to the throne of the liquor, vice and gambling syndicate vacated when Al C a pone, gangdom's overloard, went to the federal prison at Atlanta for violation of the Income tax laws. Nlttl won his sobriquet In police cir cles for his reputation for giving or ders to "rub out" enemies of the Ca pone gang. Police said more than a score of persons were splattered Into eternity via the bullet and torture method at Nltti's orders. Nlttl was among seven hoodlums In a downtown office when police dropped In yrsterday. The police have been quite active during the 'last Wrek since Mayor Anton Ormak Nd them to "clamp down" on gangsters. Free Christmas Matinee Gift To Med ford Kiddies Here's great news for southern Oregon kiddles 1 The Mall Trib une, through the fine co-operation of Don Geddea, manager of the Fox Craterlan and Eino Hemmlla, manager of the Fox Rtalto, will sponsor a free children's Christmas matinee at the Craterlan and Rl alto theatres Christmas morning. All kiddles are cordially Invited to enjoy a carefully selected moving picture program, starting at both theaters Sunday morning at 10:45 o'clock. 'Forbidden Adventure" with Mitel Green, will head the free matinee bill with a Mlckle McQuire comedy, "Mtckle's Helping Hand" and a cartoon comedy. "Santa Clans," completing the program. The same program will be featured at both the Fox Craterlan and Fox Rialto theatres, both theatres being offered to accommodate the kiddles who will enjoy the holiday program as guests of the Mall Trib une and Fox Theaters. Damage estimated between II 000 and 1500. principally from water, was reported at the Elks building In Ashland Saturday night, when fire broke out In the dumb waiter, and spread to the unused attic, of the building. House lines were used in the building to place the blaee under control, while the city fire lines were used on the roof. Much water poured down through the building, although there was no fire below the club room floor. No damage resulted to the lodge room. According to J. Edward Thornton, sec retary of the club, the loss was cov ered by Insurance. Replasterlng and re-tintlng will be necessary In the office and a portion of the building, he stated. PORTLAND. Ore., Deo. 20. (AP) A furious southwest wind that raked the-coast of Oregndui;ng tha night continued with only slightly lessened Intensity today and storm warnings were up again from Marshfleld to Tatoosh Island for strong south and southwest winds, reaching gale force at night. An inch of rain fell In Portland during the night, bringing tha preci pitation here for the past two days to 3.20 inches. Moderate temperatures prevailed over the state. All rivers In Oregon wen rising steadily today, on the coast many were out of their banks. Toy Wagons Used In Carrying Loot PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 20. (JF) Children's express wagons pulled along the street today by two men. who gave their names as Stanley Martin and Elmer Stanford, contain ed, police said, $2,600 worth of stolen cutlery and watches taken In a rob bery of a hardware store. Police be came suspicious of the men and searched the wagons. Janet Gaynor and Husband Separate LOS ANGELES. Dec. 20. (AP) The Evening Herald and Express says today that Janet Gaynor and Lydell Peck hava separated, and It la re ported that a statement has been drawn up between the motion pic ture actress and her husband making formal announcement of the separa tion and this will soon be made pub lic. Miss Gaynor and her husband said no divorce was contemplated. Ex -Congressman Dies. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. (AP) For mer Congressman William E. Cleary died today In his Brooklyn home after a heart attack. He was 83 years old Portlsnd Bids to be called soon for repair of north and south Jetties at Ysqulna Bay, for which 500,000 has been allotted. The police raided tha Loop office and found Nlttl with tha others. Ev erything went peaceably until Nlttl whipped out a pistol. It belched lead toward ths four policemen and a bul let tore through the arm of Police man Harry -Long. In the subsequent pistol due, Nlttl went down, three bullets In him. Nlttl dropped, police said, as he tried to chew up and swallow a piece of psper. The paper was In police hands today and authorities sought to decode the writings thereon. Pos sibly, they ssid. It carried the names of others next In line for the "En forcer's" activities. In addition to tha chewed paper, police found other Interesting data. There were, they said, messages tn code and bills Indicating; large orders for "wheat and oats." Ths prosecut tors' force took over the messages for transltalon. Also was found some blark powder which wan sent to the Northwestern university's crime school lor analysis, VETS FUN' .ASH 0F$45f 0,000 ASKEDjnLEAGUE National Economy Organiza tion Says Nearly Half of Entire Federal Revenue Now Going to Ex-Soldiers WASHINGTON, Deo. 30. P) Re ductions of almost 9450,000,000 I yesr In vetarsns' spproprlatlons wss urged before s joint congressional committee today by the National Economy league, which said the gov ernment Is now paying "nearly one hslf of Its entire annual revenues to former service men and their de pendents." William Marshall Bullitt of Louis ville, former solicitor-general of the United States, not a member of the league, said he was In "entire sym pathy" with Its purpose and had been asked to speak for It. None for Non-Injured, Re proposed slashing 1109,000,000 from benefits to Spanish war vet erans who have suffered no Injury or disability from that war. and 340. 000,000 paid on account of World war veterans all "without doing the slightest Injustice to any veteran or to his dependents where the vet eran died or Buffered an Injury or disability as a result of his war serv ice." "The Spanish war, Including all soldiers' pay," he said, "cost ,583,- 000,000, and yat the government has already paid to the veterans ,715,- 000,000, or at the rate of 45,000 for each man who was wounded or died, or suffered of disease. "There Is no more reason for the government to pay this huge sum to Spanish war veterans who suffered no Injury or disability than there Is for ths government to make a similar gift to the present-day widowed mothers or children or to retired ministers, unfortunate farmers, cr unemployed stenographers, clerks or industrial workers." Average $2,300 Apiece, "For the world war," he added, "the government has already paid to the veterans $3,430,000 for their service, and over 17,000,000,000 for deaths and disabilities, making be tween 10 and 11 billions of dollars which the veterans have received, or an average of 2,300 apiece. "That Is about half of the total cost of the World war and the vet erans still hava over two' billions of dollars of "bonus" coming to them ss well as an enormous amount of unpaid installment benefit on ac count of war risk Insurance." GLEEMEN MEETING AT Regular weekly meeting of tha Med ford Oleemen will be held In tha au ditorium of the new court house, at 7:30 this evening, and future meetings will all be held at that lo cation, according to Dr. E. W. Shock ley, president. Tha mens'., chorus will begin preparation tonight for their next public appearance, scheduled for Grants Pass on the evening of Janu ary 4th. The last appearance of ths Olee men, at tha opening of tha new Llthla theater. In Ashland, was a signal suc cess, was the report from tha Granite City, and other out-of-town programs will be staged during tha coming months. Dr. Shockley especially urged a full attendance of all members at to night's meeting. LIBBY LOSES STATUS AS FEDERAL OFFICER WASHINGTON, Deo. 30 (AP) Tha war department revealed In an of ficial notice today that federal recog nition of Colonel Eugene Ubby of tha Oregon National Guard baa bean withdrawn. This action, the notice said, was taken December 10 by Major General George Leach, chief of the mllltla bu reau of the war department, after a report from Oregon officials. POLICE FAIL TO FIND Tn vext I cation by state police In Grants Pass, concern! njr a human hand aeen In Rogue river clutching a fishing pole, failed to cast any light on tha casa, according to reports published In that city. A prospector living near Gal Ice reported the Inci dent to Coroner L. B, Hal) Sunday, and tha search waa made. Tha prospector said only tha tip of the rod was above water, and when ha pulled It free from tha river mud, something white rose near ths surface which ha thought to be a hand. Killer naive Hearing. PORTLAND, Dec. 20. (P) Chin Hlng, 58, Chinese, accused of slay ing his oousln. Harry Chin, waived preliminary hearing In municipal court here Monday. He was arrested Sundsy on a first degree murder war rant. Harry Chin wss shot to death while he waa playing Man Jong In a Chines club, May Tell All Dr. William C. Judd (above), whose wife, Winnie Ruth Judd, li under sentence to hang for th laying of Mrs. Agnes Le Rol and Mis, Hsdvlg 8amuelson, said ht would tell tha "true story" of ths Killings In an effort to save his wife's life. (Associated Press Photo) EXPECTED TO END With 34 Inches of snow falling In Crater national park In 32 houra, leaving a blanket four feet one Inch deep at headquarters, and three feet seven Inches at Annie Springs, park officials aald today that the "cloalng storm' lor the west entrance Is now raging. Information concerning the snow was received at the park hesdquar tera here last evening about five o'clock, after no Information had been available throughout the day. due to broken telephone service. Two feet of snow was reported In the Sbklyous this morning at alx o'clock, by state police patrolmen. ' It was stll? snowing at that time, they stated. Travelera arriving here from northern California early today, re ported IB Inches of snow at Mt. Shasta City. While the higher regions were re celvlng a heavy blanket of . anpw, Medford received considerable rain, H9 of an Inch falling between a. m. and 6 p. m. yesterday, making the total since September 1st, 0.36 inches. Precipitation for the month of De cember, ss well as the entire sesson, Is one Inch below normal, according to flgurea at the local branch of the U. S. weather bureau. Ousty winds were reported by the bureau this afternoon along the air ways, but were causing no noticeable delay to the plane schedules. . PsTrTDLaTrOrf, Ore., Dee. 30. UP) Police said today the were without a tangible clue as Uiey continued their investigation of the slaying of Mrs. Mary Ballo, 65, who was slsshed and shot to death In her home Sun day. She was a cook at the atate Insane hospital dairy ranch near Rleth. No motive has been established for the brutal killing unless, officers said, the slayer believed money had been hidden In the woman's house. Rumors hsd been heard that Mra. Ballo either had a large sum of money or expected to receive a large amount. This clue has not been pressed, how ever, as some money remained In her pocketbook. PITERS FAVOR FIVE-DAY WEEK INDIANAPOLIS, Dee. 20.--P) The five-day week proposal submitted to a referendum vote by members of tha International Typographical Un ion waa favored, 82,073 to 18,010, ac cording to tha official tabulation completed today. Woodruff Randolph, secretary of tha International Union, said two other referendum propoiIs were de feated. One of these proposed tha levying of a special assessment for unemployment relief and the other would hava amended old age pension conditions. Two other proposals for minor changes in tha union rulei carried. Randolph said. Favor Navy Sale Of Old Clothing WASH I NO TON, Dec. 20; A favorable report on the Shortrldga resolution authorising tha navy to sell surplus and old clothing at nom inal prlcea for relief was voted today by tha senate naval committee. FRENCH PILOTS KILLED WHEN SHIP HITS HOUSE ANTHONY, Department of the Seine, Prance, Dec. 30. (AP) Two pilots were killed and ten other per sons were Injured today when an army airplane crashed through the oof of house in this village. AT DATE, VIEW Work of Sen. Morrow Un done, Bit by Bit Friction Growing Old Fear of Jap Colonization Is Revived By Pan) Mnllon WASHINOTON, Deo. 30. Nobody to paying attention now to the trouble brewing below the Hlo Grande. They will within the next few months when It becomea first page news. i ne work of Senator Morrow Is bs. Ins undone hit hv hit. tvi !., trivial incident Is the protest of Mex ico against a flight of American planes over the border Nov. 22. Flares were dropped and Ignited forests. That Is piled atop a series of other trmaiiuee tne murder of two Mexi can boya In the midwest, tmuhua a. consuls with prohibition agents. They msxe a rormidsble obstacle to friend liness, all together. Our worries will commence If the Japs try to get another foothold down there. Oov. Roosevelt Is keeping In close contact with democratic senators. Ha sent his economic sdvixer Pmf xfiv down to see a certain senator last week. Moley was told the senator was busy. His name was not recog nised. Nearly two hours Ister tha senate got a long distance telephone (Continued on Page Eight) E OPEN TO ALL SAYS G.IVERS0N, LEADER In answer to several questions re garding formation of the Jackson County Taxpayera league, meeting of which has been called for Wednesday evening, aeorge Iverson, leader of the move, stated today that every taxpay er In Medford Is wanted as ft member and ever taxpayer In the county Is urged to attend the session, although the organisation meeting will deal with county and atate affaire only. oomo oojecuon to noiding the meeting this week has been voiced. Mr. Iverson stated, but he Is anxious that ths taxpayers convene before the county court 'mooting on Friday and oeiore ine state legislature meets January 3. The program originally outlined has undergone several changes, but much interesting data will be available for Wednesday evening, dealing chiefly with tax delinquency, county and state scXhool matters, county and state school' nutters, county and ueeoea legislation. At a very early date after the holi days, Mr. Iverson stated, a meeting of Mearora taxpayers will be held to or ganize the Medford unit. At that time municipal and school afialra will be discussed. Hawley Paper Co. Under New Heads PORTLAND, Deo. 20. (p) Al though control of the Hawley Pulp ft Paper company at Oregon City has benn transferred to new Interests, representatives of bondholders and owners of preferred stock of the com pany will continue to serve on the board, It wss revealed today, follow ing the announcement that control of the Oregon City company had passed to the Western Cooperage company of Portland. Will ROGERS SANTA MONICA, Cal., Dec. 19. The United States aenata sentenced the Philippines to 12 years more of American receiv ership. Will you tell me one thing 1 How can one nation tell when Another nation is ready for in dependence t But our govern ment can do it. Tes sir, there is not a dozen of 'em that's ever been west of the Golden Gate, but they just could tell you to a day 12 years from now when the "little brown broth ers" would be able to mess up their affairs as bad as ours. ' Certainly lucky for us we got our liberty when we did. Sup pose the house of commons in England was holding a clinic over vis to decide if we were ready for Belt determination. Yours, . UU, VtKsejtt f
