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pync eight MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAT, DECEMBER 23, 1932. Medford Mail Tribune "Cnrm to Sagtritrn Ort,oa rudi the Mail rribimt" Daily to rapt talordar nauaiNd o? murouD pbinting ca is-ir-st s. fu si. bmm it tOUKKI W BUHL, IdlM a L KNUrr lUna.ee Ao lAdapaodtm Navtpaiiar otsrer) as eaeoorl clan natter at Madford Oreiud. nasal 4r al Mart I. euuneiwTiOr hatm rj Mill In adfarxs Dalli. rear Dally, aiofltB 60 Br Carrie 10 adraoee Medford, Aislaod, laesiosXlU, ciraral Point. Pboenli. Talaoi. Uold Bill and ao Blfrj-aia. Dalli, ejonUl ' Daily, goa real a" All Lares, cask to sdeanea. Official papal of tne CI tj of Medloes. Offlctal PP Jaefcaoo IJounty. tUHBHM Of TUB AS80C1ATIU PUESB Baeemng rull Uaaad Wire Sanies TM aieodaud Preee k aieluelieli enUUed to Dm see (or ptiolleaUoo or all ram dUpeunee sredlted U or nthenrlee endltad 111 lUs oapar and alas to tba local am outilUbed herein All rUMa lor wiMteauoo of apecttl dli pawnee Barcla ara ajso rowrred. memj or oniticd hum sfEMBEK Of AUDI1 BUUEAD or C1KCULATI0NB AdrertUInt topreaaotatlMe M. C. HOCIENSEN k COMPACT Ofltaa In Ne Yors. Chleuo. Detroit, Ban rraodaeo, boa Aofeies. ream- rHw Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry -.. . Aiir 7 nnrurnlnxAta left 1QV1 In Oils year of Ht nd Hellralslng. Beer In eomlms back. It will pro due revenue and there will be no mora true if every voter drlnka gallon of beer per diem, and no time off for Bundaya. In two yeara, the budget will be balanced. Then every body will be happy and possess a beer paunch. . Oltzo Bhlmoda, 8, heard yeatarday tJiat Santa Claua would not get here on time, but swallowed tha newa with grain of aalt, aa be aaya he heard the aame canard laat year. Quito a number of backing coughe in reported. When Col. Tou VU was a boy In Ohio, and had a hack ing cough, hla womenfolka would greaa hla wlahbon with lard and keroaene, put a red-hot piece of red flannel on the mesa and aend him to bed. Nowadays the cure for a hack ing cough la to atart hacking close to aomebody, who drove up a moun tain road recently, when he thought nobody was looking. - The worthy poor are atlll getting the worat of It, because they do not possess the brazen gall and the sym pathetic whimpering ability of the transient Indigent, who aquata where be thinks the pickings will be fat teat, and then starts howling and goaalplng. The worthy poor are un complaining, and retain their dignity and pride. It would be a simple community taaf to ana 1st them amply IX a distinction waa drawn. The worthy poor were here before tha depression, and will atlll be here when It has passed. The unworthy poor ware chronic gadders before the De pression, and their feet will atart Itching again, when the bean barrel Is empty. It Is Jackson county'a duty to teed Its own, first and laat, and restore them to normal contentment. It la not a duty to care and feed all Imported hungry who may not be as hungry aa they testify. . AN OREGON STATESMAN (Corrallla Oaxette-Tlmes) Be la a moat Interesting and oompanlonable Individual, one of the most widely read men In the state of Oregon and well Inform ed on many subjects. He la en tertaining, agreeable, has a fine sense of humor and a wonderful gift of speech. Ha la sympathe tic and has a quick comprehen sion, but whether or not hla atrugglea to keep the mortgage company from taking hla farm taav warped his Judgment on matters of economics, finance, and politics, he la, according to our view of the thing, everlasting ly unsound. The Idea Is prevailing In some circles that they will soon be turned loose In the oounty vaulta with a wheelbarrow and a acoop ahovel. "Deny Parole, 13th Convtotlon" (Sacramento Bee) Even a criminal runs out of luck, a a NEW TORE. Deo. 90 A Job for everybody between tne agea of 35 and 4fi and after that you go flahlng on an Income paid by the atate. (Press Dispatch) Arrangements will also be made to have milk and honey flowing uphill. . QUESTION FOR SANTA CLAl'S Many good people think you wear Pagan whiskers. How about It? Also your mustache resemblea the ons worn by Andrew Mellon, and you have round rosy cheeks like President Hoover the dastardal Do you favor the plan to have a lawyer hanging from the limb of every Christmas tree? If you bring Medford a Municipal Lie Detector, I will cast you (Santa Glaus) back Into the oblivion, from which I yanked you. Brazilian Voters Apathetic RIO DK JANEIRO (AP) Slow re sponae by r'ltoms to opening of reg istration Hats for the constitutional convention election neat May have caused newspaper campaigns In sev eral cltlea to apur enrollment. Here In the capital 40,000 office holdera regis te red but only a few private cltl sens. Sort Berths In Spanish Army MADRID (AP) "You're In the army now" has a leas foreboding sound for Spain's recruits. The war ministry has decreed that soldiers' bedding be made of soft cotton wool Instead of the traditional hard esparto graaa matting on which old timers bunked.- KARAfEL KORN and home made Caramels, pudge, Fruit Squares, Pop torn Balls. Holly Thsatar Bldf . What a IF THE present political situation doesn't send that lame duck amendment over the top with a bang, nothing can. Deplorable is a mild word for the status quo, nationally and internationally. At no time in recent history, has there been greater need for unity of action and definiteness of purpose; less need for partisanship and philandering. But because we have an administration in power, but WITH OUT responsibility; an administration out of power, which must in three months, TAKE the responsibility, poor Uncle Sam, nationally and internationally represents nothing so closely as r cat chasing its tail, OUTSIDE of the beer bill, no progress is being made in any direction. President Hoover has one idea of treating the war debts, President-elect Roosevelt, apparently, hag another. It is a time when the leaders of both major parties should drop personal differences and partisan jealousies; and get together on a common policy, based upon what is best for this country and for the world. But at the present writing there seems to be no liklihood of this. In spite of the emergency that exists, the crisis through which the entire world is passing, everything points to political fiddling during the next three critical months, while "Rome burns." WE HAD hoped that the exigencies of the situation would not only bring Hoover and Roosevelt together, but their two parties together, and the obstacle to constructive progress which our anitquated procedure presented, would be surmount ed by the power of a genuine disinterested patriotism. But at the moment there appears to be no chance of this. The fear we expressed many weeks ago that this lame duck congress would talk a great deal but do nothing, promises to be realized, And the basio reason, for this mess is simply retaining a procedure regarding a change in government, which has been out of date for a hundred years. It is too late to do anything about it, as far as this next administration is concerned. But ratification of the lame duck amendment will rescue the next and all succeeding adminis trations, from a similar catastrophe. The Oregon legislature should place ratification of this amendment at the top of its calender ; and put it over in record time. Will France IT SELDOM pays to go to. extremes. France prides herself on her realism, her concentration upon what is best for France, regardless of the rest of the world. That pride is justified. It has made France today the richest and most powerful nation in Europe. Her repudiation of the war debt, was a perfectly logical and consistent product of that policy. But there are certain indications today that in that repudia tion France went too far. She may find that even in rationalism and constant awareness of self interest, there may be such a thing as going too far. IT IS now rumored, for example, that the debtors of France, believe "that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. If it is proper for France to repudiate her debt to the United States, why isn't it proper for Argentine, Brazil, Czecho slovakia, Rumania and Hungary to repudiate their debts, to France t That puts a different light on the situation I Another thing. By paying her debt, England is today more popular in the United States than she has been in a generation. France is more unpopular. The declaration from the White House that in any debt readjustment, only those debtors who PAID on December 15th will be considered, hasn't helped matters any along the Quai d'Orsay. HOREOVER France's tourist revenue is falling; her exports " largely luxuries are dropping. Her allies, Poland, the Little Entente, are in a bad way financially and that ring of steel is looking a bit rusty. One is therefore not surprised to find the new French r;,;v ernment dodging the matter of war debts entirely. Nor will it surprise those who follow such matters closely, if that default on December 15th is reconsidered, and the same rationalism and self interest that led France to commit this error, will eventually be responsible for her correcting it. Naughty Crater Bears Steal Christmas Candy They may not bell re In Santa Claua, and they do not mind their maws and paws butt the bears In Crater Lake National park are going to have a merry Christ ma I "But how about Mr. Harry Harding?" writes h. Early this week Mrs. Harding, wife of the caretakr at Crater Lake lodg, where she Is spending the winter, re ceived her Christmas boz from her daughter In Seal Beach, Cal. She had walked to Government camp for her mall, got the box. which m in the mess hall, and started back to the trail. But the cook called her back. Leaving the Christmas box on the doorstep she tarried In the kitchen FALL PIG CROP SHOWS INCREASE WASHINGTON. Deo. S3. (AV-An Increase of approximately four par cent In tha total 1S32 fall pig crop as compared with tha previous yaar waa announced today by tha depart ment of agriculture. Because of a decrease In the spring pig crop, the total fall and spring production was three per cent smaller than in 1931. A 1-B par cent Inoreasa in the num Mess! Reconsider? for a very few minutes. But quite long enougn. Returning to the doorstep she found the box was gone. She sum moned Ranger Harry Puller and the search began. Just behind the mesa hall a big bear was found, tearing the box into pieces. Realising ha was discovered, bruin grabbed the large basket of Christmas candles, fruits and nuts from the box and started. Into the forest. Fellow bears watch ing the proceedings Joined the chase and aU mouths were soon busy, chewing up the ticats. When they had downed the major contents of the basket, Mrs. Harding, standing by. gathered up the leavings and the bears smacked "Merry Christ mas. ber of aowa to farrow next spring compared with the prevtoua year waa estimated at 39,090.000, an Increase ot 1.321,000 over the previous year. Three R'a for Romany By BUDAPEST (AP) The flirt spe cial school for gypsies lu Hungary Is to open soon at Saekeafehervar. south of here. Gypsies have been free to attend elementary achoola but generally haw preferred to re main In blissful Ignorance of the three K'a. KnTlrts Buy English Engines LONDON (AP) eovtet orders for 3fJ locomotives for use In Russian ateel works have beea placed In Eng land aaya "Motor Transport.' Orders for 39.000 tons cf steel plates also nan neen irgen. Personal Health Service By William Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady U a stamped, self addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In Ink. Owing to the large number of letiers received only a few can be answered here. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions, address Dr. William Brady in cars of The Mall Tribune, BO THIS IS THE 8 CHAEFER METHOD? An Insurance company which has gone Into the practice of medicine and general public health on an ex tensive scale dis tributes a book let on first aid. There are some quaint notions main talned by the tyroa who got up the book let. Thus' any wound by a "rusty nail la dan gerous. To be sure the book let say It is dangerous "on account of the possibility of tetanus (lock jaw)," but why drag In the rust? That has nothing whatever to do with the possibility of tetanus. Any wound by any nail, be It ever so bright and new, la as dangerous as Is a wound by the rustiest nail. The simple customer la advised to rub a frostbite vigorously with cold water, snow or ice. That's funny. Kind of allopathic dose of homeo pathy. On the same principle, If one sustained a burn from a hot flat iron, these comic opera doctors would treat it with a vigorous steaming with the teakettle. Anyone who has ever had a frostbite, much less ob served the course of the condition, knows that the correct treatment la gentle (not vigorous) massage or kneading with the warm fingers or hand. Somehow, when these big cor porations go Into the doctoring busi ness they feel they must employ only orthodox gentlemen to hand out "au thoritative" advice, and naturally the orthodox medical men cherish all these curious old notions. Every day I thank heaven we have In the medical profession the docs and the orthodox. We must thank the docs for such progress as we have made In medicine. The orthodox, In any field of life, are the standpat ters, the holders back, the dumb Johns who never learn to think for themselves. After rescue of a drowning victim, says this amazing booklet, "lock your h'-nda underneath hla stomach and lift several times, In order to force the water out of hla air passage and stomach. Page the American Red Cross the venerable medical advis ers of that organization will be grati fied to find that somebody still rec ommends the notorious Jackknlfe atrocity, which waa quietly, oh, so quietly, deleted from the Red Cross manual of first aid about three years ago, after a lot of unpleasant criti cism had been leveled at the trick by some cynical doo. The tyroa who got up this Insurance company's first aid booklet evidently felt little un easy about the old stunt, for they Immediately add: "Do not lose much time in doing this." Sugar Is Important Item For American Family (by The Bureau of Home Economics, TJ. 8. Department of Agriculture) America has a aweet tooth. We consume more sugar per person than any other nation in me worm. v mi, mio-ar can and ausrar beeta. we manufacture sugar In vast quantities and we import several numou every year. More than at other times, no aouoi, we like to eat sweets at Christmas. Rtif mrwfc neonle like a aweet des sert any day, or perhaps a pepper mint cream to "top off" the meal. The sugar glvea a feeling of aatla- factlon and finisn. you revere that order, however, and eat eugar or candy before meals, you lessen your appetite for the meal. If you iiu onArji rAmii&riv before or be tween meals, you will find yourself eating leas of otner necaea jooan thus gradually sacrificing energy aad health for the long run. These common experiences Illus trate tha usee and the abuses of sugar In the diet, says the Bureau of Home Economics of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture. Sugar la valnb!s aa fuel food, and for Ita flavor, but It la not a build ing food or a protective food. This Is true of cane sugar and beet augar hv. ttfinrl suorar. from either source, la a pure carbohydrate, and containa no protein, no mimrDu, vltamlna. Molasses, brown sugar, and cane sirup have more food value, because they contain more of the original aubstancea or the sugar cane than refined augnr. Sweeta of s.iy kind, however, dull the appetite for foods of greater nutritive value. Sugar should not be allowed to re ni.. ffcM In the diet. Therefore the nutrition epeclallsta' advice la: neer eal sweets oeiore mrm.. wnen aucar was ft luxury food. and few people could afford to uai It In quantity, camions as kj manner of using were unnecessary. But eugar In recent years has be come very cheap and we consume. the united states, more man twic- M.,K n-- nMAn a. wa did 60 yeara ago 150 pounds per Capita, ac cording to tne ngurea inr iaji. way we consume i mereiore necomr. an Important dietary question. The sugar ordinarily taken in cor- .- M- with cereals or In dee mnrt the surrar contained In or added to fruits, la aervlng a useful purpose aa an energy rooo, not. over balancing other foods. An occasional sweet after meala. or In place of dessert, Increases the calorlea with out disadvantage to the Individual who la active. Overindulgence In aweeta. however, may cause digestive dlsturoanre oecause 01 tne concentra tion of the eugar. In a restricted Aim Im mi.i m. ritM mill- nutrition by crowding out essential nutritive values found In other foods. The bureau of home economics In cludes three pounds of sugar In lta , , lAvwt -u.l. ma-V 11.' for a family of five. rr the famhy I .lain that ma-bat .rfrfltlnn.l V , .. .WW, .. aw.VMa Brady, 51 D. X might add: "Don't stop to shave or mow the lawn, either, but begin artificial respiration at once. In fact, there are a lot of little things one should not wait to do in such an emergency, and no doubt these big insurance corporations and the American Red Cross will learn what they are in time. Of course, the orthodox little boys who got out the first aid booklet for the insurance people place the vic tim's arm under his head. They have the audacity to call that the Schae fc method. Schaefer, however, has never approved the Innovation of the Red Cross or allied organizations. He advised that BOTH arms be extend ed above the head. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Banana. Wife peels banana, then acrapea ail the outside of tha pulp off, dis cards It, nd feeds the children only the Inside. X say the whole pulp la good food for children. E, O. Answer If the banana Is quite ripe enough to feed the baby the sur face of the peel Is golden yellow, flecked with brown spots (not black bruise marks). The pulp Is soft and sweet, but not mushy. The entire pulp Is suitable for feeding babies four months old or over. "The Brady Baby Book" gives instructions about this and other things. Send a dime and a stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for a copy. Splmtl Curvature. , Daughter, 16, has developed within past two years slight curvature of spine. One shoulder and one hip are noticeably lower than the other . . . Mrs. B. W. I. Answer Appeal to the girl's pride to assume a proper posture. 8ee that her school desk fits her. Swimming (breast stroke), riding (astride), run ning, climbing, are good exercises ts encourage symmetrical development. Vocal lessons and training are ex cellent. No piano or violin. No car rying of books or other burdens un der arm. Carrying burdens on the head or on the back Is beneficial. Young Man's Ceriflcate. What did you say about the ques tion of the bridegroom's health cer tificate? Did you say the bride should be excused from furnishing a cer tificate? Mrs. H. E. J. Answer 2 said the young man should bring with him the certifi cate of a reputable physician who has examined him and found no reason why he should not marry. If the young man believes he la able to pass muster he will bring this certificate when he asks the parents' or guar dian's consent or approval. I say the bride should be excused from fur nishing any such, evidence of fitness for marriage. (Copyright, John P. Dllle Co.) augar could be had only If some more valuable food waa omitted. To make the sugar quota In a low-cost diet give more satisfaction, the bureau of home economics sug gests that it be used almost entirely for sweetening other foods. Corn cake and molasses, wheat cakes and brown augar or homemade brown sugar sirup, make a good breakfast, or can be made to serve as a good part of lunch or supper. Baked ap ples with brown eugar make a sweet and Inexpensive dessert, and sweet sauces can be used to add flavor to other cheap foods, such as boiled rice, cornstarch puddings, plain cake, fruit betty, fruit dumplings. Hard sauce, which can be made with table fats, and co ed sauces flavored with chocolate, butterscotch or caramel are among the least expensive ways of adding sweetness to desserts. At Christmas time, however, or for sweets at any time, nut brittles, molasses taffy, butterscotch candy and candled grapefruit or orange peel are among the cheapest sweets, not forgetting, of course, the fam iliar sugared pop corn balls or strings. It Is easy, also to coat marsh mallows with nuts, and If nuts are available this Is an Inexpensive sweet. Parisian sweets, made of chopped dried fruits a combination of dates, figs, dried apricots, and raisins for example with or without nuts, are easy to make and rich in food value. The same Is true of dates filled with nuts and coated with su gar, or raisins, dates or figs dipped In chocolate. A Low Coat Christmas Menu (Breakfast) (Orange Juice for youngest child) Corn Cakes Molaases Coffee (adults) Milk (children) (Dinner) Roast Fowl or Roast Fresh Ham Cranberry Sauce Hominy Spinach or Turnip Greens Steamed Pudding Brown Sugar Sauce Coffee Milk for children (Supper) Cream of Tnmato Soup Peanut Butter Sa -3d w tehee Christmas Sweeta Milk for all Recipes An Inexpensive Cake 3 cups brown sugar 3 cups water 4 tablespoons fat 1 box seeded rslMrr 1 teaspoon cinnamon 14 teaspoon cloves 1 tevpoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 8 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup nut meats, cut In small pieces (not ground) Put the brown sugar and water In a saucepan with the fat, add tha raisins, cinnamon, cloves, and aalt. Boll about fve minutes and set away to cool. Sift the remaining dry ln gjcdlcnta into the mature tad add the nuts sprinkled with flour. Pour into a tube pan greased and lined with greued paper. Bake In a very moderate oven for about IVi hours, or until a toothpick conies out dry. Cool In the pan. Butterscotch Drops 3 cups brown sugar cup top milk teaspoon salt Boll the augar, milk and salt until the candy forma a soft ball when tried In cold water. Remove from the fire and leave undisturbed until cool. Then stir and beat with a spoon until creamy. Drop onto wax ed paper with a teaspoon. Steamed Pudding Vg cup finely chopped beef suet (3 to S ounces) , 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup finely ground carrot 1 cup finely ground raw potato t cup raisins 1 1 cup sifted flour 3 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt li teaspoon cinnamon 16 teaspoon nutmeg Mis the suet and brown augar thoroughly. Add the carrot, potato, and raisins. Sift the dry Ingredients and stir Into the first mixture until well blended. Pill six or seven greas ed custard cups about three-fourths full, cover lightly to keep the pud dings dry, and steam, about 1 hours. Or steam In one large mold for two hours. Servo with any de sired sauce, such as hard sauce, or foamy sauce, or brown augar sauce. Communications Favors Re-Levying Property Tax To the Editor: Within ten daya the atate legisla ture will meet In extra session to work out some plan to raise taxes for state expenses. A 3 per cent general sales tax seems to be the only pro posal that la under consideration. If this plan of balancing the budget Is carried out It would be a start' In the wrong direction. It would mean that sooner or later we would have to back track. In this crisis In our affairs we cannot afford to take the time to explore blind trails that lead nowhere and only push us deeper, Into the mire of unbalanced budgets and unemployment. A 3 per cent sales tax for state ex penses would not reduce my taxes or your taxes. Taxes on my borne In Medford would atlll remain 107, the same aa last year. Interest rate on the mortgage on my home would still be 10 per cent. I would have to carry an additional burden of 3 per cent on 9900 I spend for com modities that arc subsistence re quirements. This would be an addi tional tax Of 18. About $200,000 would be collected from Jackson county and go to Salem not to re turn. I could not pay the 107 taxes, so neither Jackson county, the olty of Medford or the school district could balance their budgets. Now we offer this proposal In stead: First, put the 5 mill state tax back on all property. Let the corpo rations and large property holders In the state pay their Just part of taxes for state expenses. . This tav would be equally distributed over all the general property In the state, the to tal valuation of which la 1,03 7,000, -000. Second, put a 3 per cent gen eral sales tax on all commodities sold at retail and exempt shelter value (1500 assessed value In a home) from all state, county and school taxes. Here then would be the re sult: My home Is assessed at 1800. The 1600 exemption would reduce my taxea 60, leaving 107 less 60, or 947 taxea to pay. Then I would have an extra tax of 5 mills for state expenses on t3C0, or 1.50, making my total tax 948.50. This tax I could pay. The county, city and school dis tricts would all benefit. Mow the uneconomic tax Imposed on shelter is not being oolleoted. If a sales tax waa imposed to take care of this tax on shelter every cent of It would be paid. The amount coming to Jackson county would be about 300,000. This would make it possible for Jackson county to balance Its budget and for the school districts to balance their budgets. It would help me and each home own er In the county to balance our bud gets. It would help Industry the Owen-Oregon sawmill, the Copco. It would help the unemployed, bot.h to get jobs and to ge tax exempt homes. It would bring more people Into Ore gon and Into Jackson county and Into Medford to help carry the bur den of bonded Indebtedness for city water. Irrigation, good roads and schools. The highway to balance county, city and school budgets la plainly marked, "THIS WAY YOU PAY AC CORDING TO ABILITY TO PAY." The other sign reads: "WE ARB GO ING TO KEEP OOLD LEAF ON THE CAPITOL DOME REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS BACK HOME." It la necessary at this time for an organisation to be formed ao that our proposal may be heard. A call for such an organisation will be made within the next few days. J. O. BARNES. Medford, December 33. BANKER HELD GUILTY OF MISUSING FUNDS TACOMA, Wn., Dec. 33. (AP) Clyde C. Eashor, prominent banker and business man of Kelso, was found guilty of misappropriation of funds of the First National bank ot Kelso, of which he had been presi dent. In a sealed verdict opened this morning In federal court. High Thievery In France 8ENL1S, France (AP) A copper rooster weighing 150 pounds which for seven centuries braved the battle and the breeze from the spire of the cathedral here, haa disappeared. Police believe the thieves made night use of scaffolding erected for restoration work. Funds for Columbia. WA3HINOTON, Dec. 23. T The war department today allotted M. 300 for work on the Columbia river. For practical and useful gifts wrapped attractively lee ETHELWYN B. HOFFMANN Sixth and Holly. Beds of pain are eased with sheets of Christmas Seals. Buy several sheeta. , Health can be bought j Christmas Seals are the currency. LEGISLATORS TO TO Special Session Opening January 3 Means Many Must Leave Homes" By First Caucus January 2. , SALEM, Ore., Dec. 33. ( AP ) The holiday season will be cut short for many members of the 1033 legisla ture who have been called In special session at Salem January 3. Mny will be required to leave their bun? on January 1 In order to reach here for the usual caucus the evening preceding a legislative session. Oth ers, It was learned, expect to arrive In Salem next week to be located prior to the opening of the session. Caucus January t Organization of the new legisla ture will be outlined at the caucus meeting the evening of January 3, at which time also legislative clerks will be employed. Formal comple tion of the organization will follow the opening ceremony of the legis lature Tuesday morning. Earl W. Snell of Arlington, sched uled to be speaker of the house, and Fred E. Kiddle of Island City, listed for president of the senate, have both pledged themselves to a drastic cut In the costs of the session this year and will start the program by eliminating many clerks and assist ants usually employed In the bill rooms and for committees. Both are expected here Immediately after Christmas. Use Regular Force Most of the organization for the regular session will be In force for the special assembly called a week prior to the regular term. Unless upsets occur during the special ses sion. It was believed here both lead ers will be re-elcsted or retained for the regular Uieetlng and the organi zation continued. The governor. In Issuing his proc lamation for the extraordinary ses sion for the two-fold purpose of con sidering ways and means for raising revenue to take the place of the gen eral property tax levied for state purposes, and to provide relief for the unemployed, did not address his statement either to the 1031 nor the 1933 session, but copies of the proc lamation were sent members of the 1933 assembly in compliance with an opinion by the attorney general. He held members of the legislature take office the day following their gen eral election, and that 1933 members would serve In the special session. Sent to New Members Governor Julius L. Meier addressed his proclamation to "All members of the house and senate of the state of Oregon, who at the date herein before mentioned (January 3) are entitled to act aa members of said legislative assembly." The governor is now preparing his message to the special session as well aa hla biennial message to the regu lar assembly. His message to be de livered January 3 was expected to be brief, and It was understood the governor would not recommend any specific revenue raising measure. This he will leave to the legislature after pointing out the financial con dition of the state and the need for some revenue raising legislation. Sales Tax Paramount While the governor did not men tion any special tax In his call for the session, nor was expected to mention any In his message, It was believed a general sales tax would meet with hla approval. Several tax bills will be introduced, among which will be a sales tax patterned, it was reported, after the new Mississippi revenue raising measure. Because of the many ramifications of such tax Issues, some legislators and observers believe five days will not be sufficient to pass a revenue measure, and that the special session' would run over. In this event it Is In the power of the legislature to postpone the regular session until after a 30-day period has been passed. The regular session Is sched uled now for January 9, and runs 40 days. The law provides a special session may run 30 days. House and senate chambers and committee roms are now prepared for the special session, and the state capltol has been made ready for the legislators. WTLHELMS HAVEN, Germany. (IP) Germany's third "vest pocket battle ship." cruiser "C." la on the stocks of the navy yard here. She la to replace the 30-year-old Braunschweig, which was retired from service in 1617 but was reinstated oy force of circumstances In 1931. The old cruiser, flagship of Germany's attenuated post-war navy, is to be scrapped after "Cs" launching. In speed and radius of action cruiser "C" Is much more formidable than her predecessor. The Braun schweig haa three engines, develop ing 18.000 horsepower, and a speed of 18-19 knots. Cruiser "C" will be equipped with eight Diesel motors, developing 54.000 honepower, and will run 20 knots or more. Braunscheig carried four 11-lnch guns, 14 8 5-tnoh and 10 3 3-lnch guns. Cruiser "C" will mount six 11-lnch, eight 6-lnch and four 3 5 inch weapons. The new cmlser will hare the limit displacement of 10.000 tons prescrib ed by the Versailles treaty. Her length will be 805 feet as compared with the Braunschweig's 430. but with her 69 foot width and 10-fcxt draught, she will be narrower and shallower than her prtdeoeeeor. Flight 'o Time (Medfom and Jacaaon Count) HUtor- from th. Mies 01 I'ne MaU Trlbone of and 10 eap ) TEX VEARS AOO TODAY December 23. 1922 (It Waa rrlday) Ladles' Aid at Gold Hill shows new le. Vsller cattle shipped to California for winter feeding. ExKalser eells photo of his wedding for tlO.000. Soviet Russia condemns Santa Claua. Louisiana In turmoil as Kan out rages bared. Christmas trade in city best In his tory. Three Medford autos stolen by Joy riders found In Ashland. TWENTY YEARS AOO TODAY December 23, 11)12 . (It Was Monday) I Southern Oregon dentists organlzo with Dr. E. O. Bidden as president. City prepares for Christmas celo-1 bratlon, and downtown district crowded with gay shoppers. Tom and Jerry'a on tap at all bars. Jacksonville resident makes first trip out of county In 44 years, and gets picture In the Portland Oregon Ian. Two more days left to register for. city election. Country residents file protest with county court that taxes are too high.- CM' (Continued from Page One) approving other Items In his pro gram. ed hla plan to reopen the debt ques tion with European countries, until after President -elect Roosevelt's In auguratlon). The good impression made by M. Paul-Boncour In the chamber was echoed In the press generally today but It was observed the real test will come when Henry Chcron, the new minister of finance, produces his financial "medicine" in January, for which Socialist support was con sidered doubtful. , Succeeds In Aims The newspHper Le Journal summed, up the situation thus: "M. Paul Boncour wished to form a compre hensive union of the forces of the left. He succeeded for the present at least." The Hoover-Roosevelt correspond ence was given certain prominence In the morning papers but there were bo comments published. The life of the Paul-Boncour gov ernment was prolonged by a vote of 365 to 315 last night after six hours' debate on the premier's program. He announced debt negotiations with the United States would be conducted "with an extreme pru dence" owing to the present politi cal situation in that country. He bid for support of the chamber, which overthrew Premier Hcrrlot on the debt ta&ue last week, by declar ing the chamber's debt stand "traced out" the course he would follow. The chamber voted against mak. ing this month's payment to the United States until a debt conference was assured. Premier Paul-Boncour's position was still precarious because loss of Socialist support at any time would easily wipe out his majority. So- clallsts have 131 votes in the left bloc of the 378 deputies which back ed up M. Herriot until ,he demanded the debt payment. BRAZIL'S DEBTS GUT BY PAYING PRESSING BILLS RIO .DE JANEIRO. fff Brazil,, seeking to ease her "800.000.000 fed eral and state forelen debt burden., and at the same time satisfy cred-. ltors, has paid $35,000,000 on the. most pressing onlleat'.ona this year, according to semi-official banking aources. The paymn. include 11.700,OOO paid by the federal government for . funding and amortization In London arid NNew York. The others have been funding operations by atate) governments and payments on cof fee loans. To meet the problem of state and municipal foreign lndrbtedneM. which takes up more than 40 per cent of the lump sum. a government com mission has suggested that the fed eral government sanction atrreements) between creditors and debtora In Una with "financial and economic possi bilities of debtor states," The propoal wn advanced by Ma jor Juarez Tarora, who has studied . the state forelen debt question for the federal government. He has pointed out that revenus of some states does not equal In terest charges on defati!tM obliga tions. Refunding and other .jreement are proposed as cures for state and municipal Issues which require such surslcal methods. The federal government, by dras tic exchange control, has concen trated on pavln? off s 120 000 000 debt to Rothschilds ot Lond-n and then proceeding with Its funding pian. wnen payment of the Roths child obligation Is completed, the) j treasury win be in a much better ! position to tsck'.e it, fo:ein debt I problems as a whole. a
