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Medford Mail Tribune The Weather ro recast: Tonight and Thursday un Mtlled. Normal temperature, temperature. Highest yesterday SI Lowest tbli morning . , SO Paid-Up Circulation 1 People who pay tor th.lr newspapers are tha bast prospecte for tha adver tisers, a. B. O. circulation la paid up circulation. This newspaper la a. a o. MEDFOKL), OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932. Twenty-Seventh Year No. 232, 1.1 TOT. MEEB WITE1 IV WISE 1 I I I: ;! .. .. i I r- r 1-1 I Comment the ,.miiii mn 1. - III niiiiirniiirnTrnil Fnr All Children ill f.r.&ITnni iTr.PW Day's News By FRANK JENKINS BEFORE the cold apell that visited the Paclflo Coast recently pro viding us, for a tew days, with some thing other than the depression to talk about cabbage waa selling at retail lor around a cent pound. It la now selling lo around SEVEN eenta a pound. WHY? Well, thla la tha atory: Here on the Paclflo Coast, we don't store cabbage In root cellara. but leave It .....i.- weather cold enough to damage cabbage not being expected here. But thla winter tha cold weather CAME, and the cabbage crop of Oregon. WasMlngon and California was extensively damaged. The damage reduced supply, and in response to the reduced supply the price WENT UP. w w ftr law could have been li passed, and It nothing had hap pened to change the existing rela- tlonshlp between aupply and demand the price of cabbage would have re mained low. The farm board could have spent millions of dollars In market-sustain tag operations, as It did In the caae of wheat and cotton, but If nothing had happened the price of cabbage would STILL HAVE REMAINED LOW. But along comes a freeze and dam iibbm extensively, thus CHANGING the relationship between aupply and demand by reducing the available aupply, and IMMEDIATE LY the price of cabbage goes ifp sharply. WE CAN talk until we are niac in the face about why prices of farm producta are low and who la responsible for It, and congress can pass lawa from now until doomsday la an effort to provide relief, but tha fact remains that SUPPLY AND DEMAND control prlcea. When there are more sellers than buyers, prlcea will be low and will STAY low. But when aomethlng happens to bring mora buyers than sellers Into the market, prlcea will RISE. That alwaya has been the case, and It always will be. LAST year, onions were Ihlgh In price, whereas for yeara previ ously they had been low. Why? Well, for many yeara the price of onions waa so low that It didn't pay to raise them, so production fell off. Then, all of a sudden, It waa discov ered that the aupply of onions was low, and at once more buyers than aellera appeared In the markets. That Is to say, the demand waa greater ( than the supply. So the price WENT UP. np he price of wheat la disastrously L low. and has remained so for years, In spit of costly and world wide efforts to raise It: such aa our half-blllloa dollar farm board enter prise. Why has the price of wheat re mained low? VJERE are some figures that tell I tell the story. For tha five years before the war, wheat acreage In the United States averaged 50,829,000 acres. The price Tha price average at Chicago for these five yeara waa 79.4 cents per bushel. Then along cornea the war, with a tremendous demand for wheat, and soaring prlcea the prlcea rising sharply because, In consequence of war demand, there were more buy ers than sellers In the market. In 1919, the price of wheat In Chi cago waa 2.23'-i. and the land sown to wheat In this country had In creased to 73.019,000 acrea. That Is to say, wheat acreage In thla country had Increased approximately 60 per cent. fHS war ended In November, 1918, 1 but of course, the demand for wheat did not Immediately fall off, and It took several years for Russia and other war-torn countries to get back to normal production. But the war demand DID finally end, and Russia and other European produc ers DID get back to normal produc tion, so that In time there were more sellers than buvers of wheat In the markets. So the price went down and STAYED DOWN, because the big wheat acreage stimulated by the war remained In wheat. Wheat acreage In the United States li Jttll far above (Continued on Pag Four) ACTION CLINIAXES SEVERE TEMBLOR 'KSl MUtK INVULVU) UJIMWAUMIH N rWKANh N h I ;V V ; NHAKLNWhMrKN ore.,, Hi LUN KUVlKoi ess-V I W-n iwi I W 7 V". I w ..-.-- " rum i HnriinnnriiT IB Advocates of Foaming Stein Carry Final Roll Call, 230 to 165 First .Direct Vote to Loosen Laws WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. IP) Upon passage of the beer bill by the house, senate Icadera an nounced that prompt considera tion would be given to the measure by their branch. WASHINGTON, Dec. .1 (AP) The house passed the Collier beer bill to day with votes to spare. In a crashing finale to two days of tumultous debate, the representatives went on record for legalizing of beer containing 3.3 per cent of alcohol by weight, an amount equal to 4 per cent by volume. The final roll call came upon the heels of an overwhelming refusal to send the bill back to the committee, an action which topped a day-long procession of votes to beat back every single amendment offered. First Direct Vote The action marked the first time since adoption of the Volstead Act that either branch of congress had held a vote directly on the Issue of relaxing the fundamental prohibition enforcement law. The beer advocates piled up a comfortable majority on the first call of the roll, aa compared with the de feat last year of a 'beer measure 328 to 169. The chamber waa crowded during ine progress of the call. The galler ies were sprinkled with many repre sentatives of wet and dry organiza tions. The bill waa passed by a vote of 230 to 105. Senate leadera announced plans for prompt consideration of the beer bill. Senator Robinson, Democratlo lead- , said he would ask to have the measure referred to the Judiciary com- mlttee and then to the finance com mittee. He said he saw no reason for delay In either committee, and gave assur ance the bill would be given "prompt action." Chairman Norrla of the Judiciary committee aald unless there were ob jections to It, he would refer the bill to the same aubcommlttee now con sidering prohibition repeal legisla tion, headed by Senator Blaine (R., Wis.) Republlcana voting against the bill Included Hawley of Oregon. BT. FALLS SEEKS FEDERAL MONEY The city of Butte rails today pre pared an application to .the FVderM Reconstruction corporation, for loan of tMOOO, to be used In con struction of a water system. The application will be filed with the finance corporation branch at Portland. Attorney Porter J. Neff complied the papers for the loan, and said It would be forwarded to Port land tomorrow. If the application Is granted, the money sought will be available, with in a month. The loan is sought by Butte Palls, through Its city council, under the Finance Corporation clause covering municipal public works. Today's Sunlight Shortest of Year CHICAGO. 111.. Dec. 31. (AP) If you wish to accomplish a day's work today you'll have to work Just a little faster than usual. It's the shortest day of the year In the northern hC3.lsn.here. Winter, despite recent signs to the contrary, officially arrives at 6:15 o'clock (P. B. T.) tonight. Immigration During Depression WASHINGTON. Te. 21. VT Sec retary Stlmson today reported to President Hoover thst as a result of emergency bars ajralnst Immigration, over 500.000 aliens who normally would have entered the United States "during the economic deprewlon" have been held out. The secretary of state reported this result had ta?en accomplished solely through the enforcement of existing provlnlons of law, principally the clause excluding persons likely to become a public charge." Breaking down his total into small er figures. Stlmson said that during the fiscal year ended Jun? 30, 132. only 12.697 quota Immigration visas were Iued as compared with the to tal annual quntrjs of 153.811. In addition, he said, there waa a u "-v ti Lester M. Hall of St. Loult, called the oldest active scoutmaster In the United States, was congratulated by President Hoover on his eighti eth birthday anniversary. (Associ ated Press Photo) FLU EPIDEMIC IN PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 21. (AP) Influenza In probably the most viru lent form since the plague of 1918, now Is sweeping over Oregon and southwestern Washington, health of ficers said today Probably-a-dssen schools In the section are closed and the sick list la estimated at several thousand. Deaths are believed to .have reach ed 0 or 25. three having been re ported from The Dalles within a week. In Portland estimates of those 111 from influenza range from 300 to 400, At The Dalles physicians said they had treated 500 or 600. More than 800 pupils and 13 teachers there were absent. Salem had mote than 200 students 111, and at Corvallls nearly that number were 111. More than 600 children In Vancouver were Influenza victims, with normal ab sences running about 100 a day. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. (AP) A growing spread of Influenza now to taling 33,823 reported cases, was an nounced today by the public health service. There were 3,088 cases November 19: 6,036 cases November 36; -14,201 cases December 3; 26,144 cases De cember 10. The disease -has been mostly mild and the deattis few. On the west coast the disease Is on the decline. Journalism Class Inspects Job Shop The Journalism clas of the Medford high school visited the Job depart ment of the Mall Tribune this morn ing, accompanied b Ralph Bailey, Instructor, and devoted the full ctaai hour to viewing equipment In the shop and watching progress of the HI Times, school paper, published by the Job department on Orape street. There were 30 students In the dele gation. REFUSE EXTRADITION CHAIN GANG FUGITIVE TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 21. (AP) Governor A. Harry Moore today re fused to extradite Robert Elliott Bums, fugitive author, to Georgia, where he twice escaped from a chain Sng. .- ... Sheridan V. K. Fraker and Roy Neely opening card room and radio and sporting goods store In old Ideal Cafe building. Sharply Cut reduction In the number of allnn not subject to quota limitations from 45,990 during the previous fiscal year to 24.040 during the past year. As compwed with the 107,460 non quota atlens who entered the United States during the fi-al year ended June 30. 1030. he pointed out. the reduction last year was one of 776 prr cent. "The number of non-quota 1mm! gratlon vIaas luud to native o non-quota countries, which comprl most of the countries of the western hemisphere during the period men tioned, amounted to 0,392. he said "representing a dccrciAe of S2.6 and 84 9 per cent as compared with 19, 815 and 62 41. respectively, the num ber of familiar visas issued during the previous two years." STATES IN NIGHT Series of Shocks, Starting at 10:10 PM., Center in Ne vadaCalifornia Startled by Pronounced Rocking As Tar rm could he ascertained In Medford today, no one In this vlclii it y f Pit I lie rnrt hquak whlcV visited western territory lat night. SAN PRANCIiSCO. Dec. 21. (yp) A strong earthquake shook virtually the entire western United States, embrac ing about a fifth of the nation, last night. Seismologists said It was the most severe in the area since 1025. No serious damage was reported from the series of shocks which be gan at 10:10 p. m. (Pacific Standard time) and continued with diminish ing intensity until 11:15 o'clock. The quake centered In Nevada where win dows of some buildings were shat tered. Wide Area Rocked. Clocks were stopped In cities as widely separated as Salt Lake City, Utah, and Fresno, Cal. Chandeliers swayed, pictures were thrown awry and some crockery broken. A few minutes later newspapers in the area received hundreds of tele phone calls asking the source of the shocks. Most of the queries came from persons reporting swaying chan deliers or stopped docks. Center In Nevada. Seismologists agreed the quake cen tered in Nevada, where several minor (Continued on Page Pour) THURSDAY BALL IN OF The Medford Asoclatlon of the Un employed announce dtoday through the manager, Harry G. moo re, tnat the work on the group will continue throughout the winter, and that, In order to assist In the financing of operations; a public dance will be given on Thursday evening, Decem ber 22, at Dreamland hall, In the Ch liners building. Music for the oc casion will be provided by the Oregon Lumberjacks. The organization has been in ex istence since early last summer, and numbers nearly BOO residents of Med ford in Its membership, nearly all of whom are heads of families, many of them home owners. The associa tion Is organized for the purpose of aiding each member In the solution of mutual problems, and a great deal of constructive work has already been accomplished, according to general reports. The assolatlon'a work has been carried on largely without a great deal of publicity, but through Its efforts a?veral thousand hours of work have been provided to the mem bers of the group. It has secured and distributed to Its members over 150 tons of foodstuffs, during the fall and early winter months, and maintains a commissary department, located in the old city hall building. where material Is gathered for dis tribution to the unemployed. The funds derived from the dance Thursday evening will be used to fur ther increase the aupply of materials In the commlseary, and to provide additional work for many of the un- moloved in the city, according to Mr. Moore, and a generous response on the part of the public la urgca. 6 SCARLETTEVER CEI Dr. C. I. DrummoiMl. county phy slclan, atatd this morning that about alx caM of acarlrt fewr ara under quarantine at th. prant tlma In Central Point, with two caa "quit severe." The epidemic, h. stated, has been prevalent there since early m the fall, and has not been cleared up "as a result of carelessness of the people who have It. and fall to re port, In order that they might be placed under quarantine.'1 Dr. Drummond said that aeveral who had been qtiarantlned did not observe the restrictions, thereby spreading the Illness. Voorhies Attends Credit Board Meet Colonel Gordon Voorhle. local or chardtat and member of the regional agricultural credit corporation board. left last night for Portland for a meeting of tha board. He took with him an application form mada up here for consideration of the board The application blank la recommend ed for use in obtalnlnf loans, In order that southern Oregon kiddles may enjoy the fine Christ mas services to be featured Sun day by Medford churches, the Mail Tribune's free Christmas matinee has been postponed until Monday morning. This change waa ar ranged through the cooperation of Don Qeddes, manager of the Pox Craterlan.and Elno Hemmila, man ager of the Fox Rial to. The same program will be pre sented at both theaters at 10:30 a. m.. Monday, both houses being provided by the Fox Theaters so that all Rogue River valley kiddles may enjoy this special movie treat. A carefully selected holiday pro gram has been secured Oeddirs and Hemmila for the free Christmas matinee. The feature picture will be "Forblddln Adventure." with a fine caat, sure to appeal to the Juvenile audiences. This cast will Include such favorites as Edna May Oliver, MItzl Green. Jackie Searles and Louise Faxenda. A popular Mickey MeOulre comedy, "Mickey's Helping Hand," and a clever car toon comedy will top off the fine Tribune matinee bill. All children will be welcome at the Craterlan and Rlalto theaters Monday morning at thla holiday show. NAB AUTO THIEVES AFTER WILD CHASE LPT. otto Rutier. 33. of Central Point, paroled three yeara ago In local courts on a burglary charge; Arthur Hod, 33, trn!nt who arrived here two weeks ago from Mlnneaota and Qladya nwin. 1. nf Jacksonville, wera ar- rested tav state nollca about two o'clock this morning. In a barnyard near Central Point, following a wild auto chase over country roada In stolen car, during which shot were fired by the law, The atata police allege that Rutzer, driver of a stolen auto, desperately endeavored to elude the purauers by forcing their car off road embank menta. Five or alx shots were fired In an effort to stop the fugitives They finally drove Into a barnyard. and were cornered. Whenever ine state police auto drove alongside the fleeing auto. Rutzer rerusea 10 stop, and. authorities say, tried to force them Into the ditch. The trio were In an auto belonging to Sanford Richardson or central Point. It had been stolen from South Central avenue, near the cratenan theater earlier In the evening. one of the ahota fired by the awie TV.1II- struck tha back Of tha Rich ardson car. The Owln girl became frightened during the wild ride. Dur- lng Its height ahe attempted to stop the auto by turning off the awltch, i,t iT,.trt turned off the lights'. She told Dollce she laid down on the floor of the auto and neggea nuizer to svuh. . . . . . . - m.. n.. inntr the lanes and h.tween the Midway Highway k. n.oirir Hlcrhwav. norm 01 r, , mnA the hllhhUb aHQ m ti.. -r,ti. According to the atate police, the .tnien , .r. from the streets of this city, irio WIB unni. uv " - - .uu. - and valley towns, and the city police are checking to determine If more local autos were not taken by them. last night, they are accused of taking ine auto neionging to wuimm n. lock. flIB Columbua avenue, thta city, from In front of the Methodist church Isst Sundsy; an auto belonging to Mrs. Oladys Gassaway of Port Jones. Calif., from In front of the Commu nity hospital, and an auto belonging to Dewey Acree of the Central '""'nt district. The Acree car waa stolen first by a Chlco. Calif., youth, visit ing kin In the valley, and then by the arrested group, the state police aver. All the stolen vehicles, according to the authorities, hsd keys left In them which made theft easy. The gang would use the machines for "loyrld In. " and then abandon there The state police sllege artlclea left ;n the autos were taken. Police records ahow that Rutzer waa arrested In 1829 for burglarizing the Durant garage In this city, and wsa sentenced to three years In stste pris on, and paroled. He la atlll under the oa role. Rod arrived In thla section two weeks ago from Minnesota, and little Is known of his record. If any. He la said to have relatives living In this county. State police say the Owln girl hss been under observation for aeveral months. A Ssms Valley girl of tender yeara, la also Involved, but the stste police are aatlsfled she knew nothing of the criminal oueratlona. and Is the victim of bad companlone. Bhe waa told the autos were rented Her name la withheld from publication. The Owln girl ts held In the woman ward at the county Jail; Rutzer and Rod In the city Jail. Criminal Information will be filed against them, aa soon aa a complete check on their eecapadea have been ma(,. f Orexnn Heartier Unsettled tonight and Thursday; proosoij rain nortnwret; normni wmi perature; moderate ehangeabla wind offshore, OVER COL. LIBBY Telegram From Steiwer Says Federal Status With drawn at Request of Gov ernor and State Adjutant PORTLAND, Deo. 21. (AP) The name of Governor Meier appeared to- day In the controverey surrounding the withdrawal of federal recognition of Colonel Eugene O. Llbby of the Oregon National Guard. Although the governor said "I stayed out of the mess,' and declared he had made no rocommendatlons In the Llbby case, a telegram received to day from Senator Frederick Steiwer said the war department withdrew recognition of Llbby at the requeat of the governor and the state aajuiani. The telegram waa addressed to Paul Doyle of the disabled American vete rans of the World war, wno naa asseu Steiwer to Investigate t,ie caae, Governor Meter sain. If nia name had been used In the Llbby contro. versv It waa used without his au thority. The telegram from senator oieiwm aid! 'Have talked with chief or mum. concerning Colonel Llbbv and ha a- vises me action waa taken after rec ommendation made by tha governor and atata adjutant. Advises file In dicates a thorough investigation made and It waa concensus of opinion among offlcera of regiment that Llbby waa temperamentally unfitted ror me nost. I have asked that a written re port covering reasons for the action be furnished me, and when it is re- celved I will communicate wim j further. Assure you of my desire to correct any iniustice aone. Llbbv here today declared: "T pro- pose to see thla thing through, and will ask for a oompiew innws Into administration of'th, Oregon National ousrd. aa well aa tha con duct of this case against me. "It smacks too much of pure rail roading" to ba let go by without challenge, especially sfter my 31 yeara of aotlve service." BUDGETS TESTIFY TO POPULAR CRY FOR EXPENSE CUT The definite tendency of Medford people to reduce expenditures ror me coming year to fit their pocketbooka a evidenced In the budgets filed by cltv and schools at the county asses- sor's office, and the aama tendency Is . . . - hiiH , ,n- repcauKi ia j,.i," Jackson county, puouo meeting which will be held Friday morning at iu ocioca v me vu,v ,uu. in. City DUOROt lOT teroay, nroviaea ror an epenuinu. 01 .ioi.idi.. - waa 173,333 .00, showing a cut for ... . -a. lit tins year 01 o.lm. in., w... o.cu . rt innrnf mtUll twn thirds of a mill tax. The Medford school district, which filed Its budget some time ago, ahow- decresae. The amount of district tax to be levied. according to this year'a budget, la (179,709.31 aa against (3M.031.31 for Isst year, representing a reduction of I74.3is.00, whlcn msana tnat tne school levy alone will be more than eight, mills less than last year. Thla saving waa made by a cut ox M3 851 on operating expenses and a cut of better than ,30,000.00 In the debt load. Tha Jackson county budget aa pro posed for the coming yesr 1, 333. 871.33 against I3S3.830.GO for Isst year, representing a saving or sou,- 040.44. 4 Burns Charleston ' OU Co. eon- tracted to begin drilling for oil on leasee about 11 mllea from her. Use of Wheat for Money Held Prosperity Remedy LONDON, Dee. 31-(AP) The use of wheat aa a baste for money would double tha price of grain and provide a awlft avenue for return of prosper ity, believes J. T. Oarllng. a director of the Midland bank, one of Eng- land's Important financial Inatltu- tlona, Darling, who would link wn.ai to s gold and ,nver, nenevee - tnat in wheat aa a baala for currency we poa- seas an even more powenm in.tru- ment for raising prices and atlmulat- lng world trad.." "Wheat," ha declared when an- noiinclng tha plan, "haa In a marked laegree one oi wi. qualities ui vu,- rency basis In that It U In universal demand and haa a world-wide mar- - ' There would be a central super 1 bank as custodian for iuoh -toea, and Dies In Flames Claire Vance, crack flyer and veteran of the air mail lines, who had flown 7.800 hours in his career, was found dead In tha burned wreckage of hit plane in the Con tra Costa. Cal.. hills. He crashed a few minutes after leaving Oakland Airport In a heavy storm, bound for Reno, Nov. (Associated Presi Photo) (ill DECLARED LEGAL IN ALL RESPECTS A report, widely circulated over the state and northern California that all marriages performed by County Judge 0. B. Lamkln since November 18 were Illegal and not binding, la a false and sensational statement, not based on the law according, to the atate at torney-general, In an opinion on the point which holds the Judge Lamkln knot-tying Is legal, valid, constitu tional, and according to Dan Cupid, The attorney-general ruled that Judge Lamkln waa appointed by Governor Meier to serve until January 2. 1033, when the new county Judge will be sworn In. It had been argued that under the Oregon law, County Judge-elect Fehl was entitled to asume office Novem ber 18. Tha attorney-general In his ruling, cited Oregon law, and held that Fehl had filed for the regular term, which starts January 2, and not for the unexpired term of the late Judge Alex Sparrow, which would ex pire in January, 1035. Thirty-four coup lea have been wed by Judge Lamkln since November :S, according to the county clerk's office. A majority of the newlyweda hailed from northern California points. The county clerk's office reported today that the past week there had been a lull, and that the usual Christmas rush from California had not been manifested. The clerk attributed this to the depression, and storms In the Siskiyou, rather than any fear that Judge Lamkln knots were not secure and legal. -f IN BILLIARD FINALS mm YORK, Dec. HI. (Ft The national poclrct billiard champion ship lies strictly between Ralph Oreenleaf of New York and Brwln Rudolph of Cleveland, with the other eight hopefuls definitely also-rans. Oreenleaf 'a seventh auwrealve vie. tory of the current ehsmplonahlp tournament, a 13S to 00 triumph over 33-year-old Jimmy, Caraa Isst night, together with Rudolph's sixth winning game In seven starts, left these two veteran masters of the game the sole remaining contendere for the crown now h,!d by Green. leaf. gold and allver a formed the baale for tha currency. His plan aa ad vanced considers only the British .moire and would use 800.000,000 bushels of wheat. "DebU could then be settled by debit and credit In the ledger of the custodian. Nor would It matter In how many elevatora or warehouses tha wheat waa stored, or In what em. plra countries they were situated, so long aa they belonged to tne aama organisation and were aubject to ef ficient care and Inspection. Tha loca tion of the wheat would then become a matter of convenience for the ultl mate marketing of It." Tracing tha Idea back to tha daya of Abraham, and tha centuries before when wheat waa widely used as money and etored In temples, h. would form a auper-central-bank em- gracing the amilrt ALREADY BEING GR001DF0R1 New York's Ex-Senator Now G. 0 P. Hope to Beat Roosevelt 4 Years Hence; Cannon Trying Comeback Br PAIX MAM.OV. (Copyright. McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Some eastern Republican wets are organis ing a sub-rosa insurrection against their party floor leader, Bert Snell, They have been quietly buttonholing their brethren In dark corners, sound tng out the chances of Representative James W. Wndsworth for Snell's Job. So far they have met with a fairly good response. If they get far enough along with ' their movement they will pit Wads worth against Snell when leaders of the new congress are chosen, after March 4. The wets seems to feel Snell has not given the Republican party In the house the kind of leadership It ought to have. He voted for the Oarner repeal resolution, but he did not try to push the resolution through. Up to this time he hss (ways been considered a dry. Back In their minds also la th Idea of pushing Wadsworth forward as a presidential candidate In 1036. They think they can build hlrn up to that prominence if they can only " get the leadership. Wadsworth Is thoroughly capable. There la no doubt about that. Ha waa in the senate for msny yeara. He lost out when Republican drya In his atate rebelled against hla wet atand. How tha times seem made for him. Snell got the leadership two yeara ago by kicking cut Tlllson. He naa been very successful. Both ha and Wadsworth ara conservative. Snell 'has not heard about the movement against him, but when he doea tha fur will fly. Mister fftlmson was peeved about the New York Times saying that laughter came from the room where he and Treasury Secretary Mllla were writing the second debt note to the British. The secretary of state let It be known that he thought auch a trivial thing ahould not appear In newi papers. He declined to Indicate what the laughter was about. (Continued on Page Five) SALEM, Ore., Deo. 31, (AP) Ore gon'a governor, Julius L. Meier, will not Issue Chrlatmae presents to peni tentiary Inmates In tha form of par done. The governor today reiterated tha atatement he made s year ago Uiat no additional clomency because of Chrlatmaa would ba considered. The governor further stated he waa giving consideration to pardon rec ommendations now before htm In the usual form and that ha would not alter hla procedure because of the holiday season. Last year the execu tive did not announce any additional pardons at Chrlatmaa time. Will ROGERS LOU ANGKLES, Jo. 20. See where France has Paul Boncoitr to form a new cabinet. Six years ago in Geneva at a disarmament conference he was head of France's delegation and I saw quite a lot of him. He is very able. I have always wondered since tnen why they never used him more. France will pay and it can't possibly hurt them as bad as it will some of our writers and American financiers. I never saw people so broken-hearted over our country receiving s little dab of money. Congress voting on beer again. It passed tho people, but they can't get it through congress. fjji. to?"" i . mt. tyaalei Isa.
