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The Weather Forecast: Cloudy with occasional light rains tonight and Wednesday. Little chanee In temperature. Highest yesterday . 44 Lowest this warning ,, 34 MEDFOR Paid-Up Circulation Peopla who pay tot their ne-w spa pars ro the best prospect for the adver tisers. A. B. O. circulation la paid up circulation. This cewspaper U A. B. O. MAIL T D KIBUNE TweDty-Seventh Year 1EES Tffl wm Ijftf FMil Commen on the Day 's News By FRANK JENKINS. THE ANCIENT Egyptians possessed the art of making purple gold or, to speak more accurately, they knew how to change the natural yellow color of gold to a deep purple. An American sclentlest, we read, has Just learned how they did It. They used Iron, arsenic, red heat end hammering. , It took him a long time to find , the lost secret, but hs managed It. Presumably, he feels quite set up over It. WHAT does It prove? Well, about all It proves Is that there were fads then, Just as there are fads now. The Ancient Egyptians, seeking novelty, produced purple gold, and because It was a novelty probably preferred It to yellow gold. Seeking novelty similarly, we pro duce white gold, which looks so much like silver, a far less precious metal, that only experts can tell the differ ence. Pads are queer things, aren't they? BUT don't sneer too much at fads and fancies. Pads and fancies make people want things, and want ing things Is a powerful Incentive toward progress. About all the progress we have made In this world has come about because somebody wanted something we didn't have. And the least progressive peoples In the world are the peoples who want the least. UP IN VANCOUVER, across the Co lumbia In Washington, a man narrowly escapes death from carbon monoxide poisoning. He was warm ing up his car by letting the engine run In a closed garage. A dendly gas, known as carbon mo noxlde gas, comes from the exhaust of a gasoline engine. Letting the engine of your car run in a closed room Is far more dangerous than fool ing with a loaded gun. INNUMERABLE warnings against this practice have been printed and uttered, and it would seem that any one who can read or hear would know better. But hardly a month passes that we do not read of a death, or deaths, from carbon monoxide gas poisoning caused by warming up cars In closed garages. People are astonishingly reckless with their lives. THE house of representatives re duces., from $90,000 to sio.ooo the department of agriculture approprla. tlon for participating In fairs In the various states. Pairs, apparently, have so far out' lived- their usefulness that even the congress of the United States recog nizes the fact and considers that an appropriation for government partici pation In them no longer has vote' getting power. TIERE is a curious Item In the day's 11 news: Eleven members of the Seattle dele' gatlon to the Washington legislature are so nearly penniless that the party leaders have to get together and raise money with which to outfit them and send them to Olympla. One of the legislators so outfitted PAWNS his new suit as soon as he gets to the state capital, and spends the money for food. Well, the legislature Is one place to put wie unemployed. THE TEMPERATURE at Fairbanks, in the great Interior valley of the Yukon, drops to 44 below zero, which Is a trifle nippy even up there under the edge of the Arctic circle. There Is less complaining, however, at 44 below at Fairbanks than at 40 above at Los Angeles. Fairbanks ex pects 44 below, and gets It, and Los Angeles pretends not to expect 40 above, but gets It Just the same and a lot lower. u THE THINGS we are used to don't bother us so much. Thst Is one reason why the depression is becoming somewhat more endurable. W are getting used to It. The odd thing about depressions is that about .he time we begin to get used to them they come to an end. " ETTINO back for a moment to the V-I weather at Fairbanks, in Alaska, It Is 44 below there now. and will get much colder than that before the winter ends. And the sun Just barely peepa over the horizon for a mo- Continued oa Page Four) E TELLS SESSION Study of Oregon's Financial Problems Shows Sales Tax Only Recourse, Word Drop Prejudice, Plea SALBM, Jan. S.-p) While not committing himself to any specific remedy to solve Oregon's financial problems, Governor Julius L. Meier told the- extraordinary session of the 37th legislative assembly here today that "My study, of the subject has led me to the conclusion that a gen eral sales tax Is unavoidable." The- governor's 1800-word message was delivered to the Joint sew Ion of the house and senate, called together for that purpose, following organiza tion of the two houses. He reiter ated that he called them into spec ial session to raise revenue for state purposes to relieve the state prop erty tax, and to provide unemploy ment relief. Offers Only Relief. In discussing the general siUes tax. Governor Meier said he had been advised by the state tax commission that In its opinion "a general sales tax, patterned after the sales tax adopted by Mississippi In 1933 to solve Its financial and tax difficul ties, offers the only means of pro viding sufficient revenue to permit the cancellation of the state levy on property." On the second purpose for which he called the special session, the gov ernor recommended that not less than (500.000 should be made available for relief purposes during the spec ial session. There are approximately 57,078 unemployed in the state, he said, and held that "the problem of affording relief to those unfortunate men. women and children is as much a duty of the state as of the federal government. . Deficit Now $4,000,000. Introducing his appeal for the leg islature to take some definite step (Continued on Page Two) CUT BY MAKERS NEW YORK, Jan. 3. (AP) Cigar ette prices were back today where they were two years ago as a result of cuts announced by most of the lead lng manufacturers. Prom a price of 8.85 per thousand, the R. J. Reyn olds, American Tobacco and Liggett and Myers companies have lowered their quotation to 86. The new price Is subject to the usual discounts allowed Jobbers. Under this reduction, the retail price, of. the standard brands. It Is expected, will be reduced to a basis of two packages for a quarter as against a price of 15 cents per pack age under the previous manufactur ers' price. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. (AP) Marlene Dietrich, exotic German born film star, was unable to work for any motion picture producer other than Paramount Studios under a tempor ary restraining order in effect today. The studios also sought a writ re straining Miss Dietrich from leaving the United States, but this was de nied. The break between Miss Dietrich and Paramount fiared into the open yesterday with the filing of- a suit for $182,850.06 for the alleged breach of contract by the studio against the actress, DIES IN FRANCE PARIS. Jan. . (AP) Jack Plck ford. brother of Mary Plckford and motion picture star, died In the American hospital here today. He had been In the hospital since October 14 after suffering a break down. He was 38 years old. Death resulted from "multiple neuritis which finally affected the brain cen ter." It was said. Mary Plckford. who had been kept Informed of her brother's condition by transatlantic telephone, had ex pressed a desire to come from Holly wood to be with him. Jack Plckford's first wife. Olive Thomas, died hers In 1930 In drama tic circumstance,. He was also the O.Torced husblnd of Marilyn Miller, stage and screen actress. Special Session Organized Without Friction Following Night's Caucus PROBLEM OF TAX IN SOLONS' LAPS SALEM, Jan. 3. (fF) Oregon's tax problem was "dumped into the laps of the legislators by 'the governor," was the expressed view of some lead ing senators and representatives fol lowing the address of Governor Julius L. Meier to the special session of the legislature at noon today. Tho pre dominant opinion was that solons were little surprised at the contents of the message because it was previ ously conjectured the governor would, outline the situation and leave the matter to the legislature. "It was all right and leaves noth ing to comment about." Senator Harry Corbett declared when asked his view on the message. "He left the method of solution to the legis lature." Senator Charles Spauldlng of Sa lem declared the "message failed A designate' a solution to the labor problem, or how the recommended $500,000 for unemployed would be distributed. He Just suggested and left the matter unsolved." SALEM, Jsn. 3. (VP) Preparing for consideration of tax and unem ployment measures that will be drop ped Into the legislative hopper with in the next few days of the special session, the senate today adopted as Its first resolution one from the reso lutions committee authorizing the president to appoint a committee of seven members on revision of laws and a committee of nine on assess ment and taxation. These two committees will sit Joint ly with similar committees of the house in consideration of revenue bills. " .P - President Kiddle announced that he would name the members of the com mittees tomorrow. FIRST BRIDE GELS REFUND OF $5 FEE Pursuant to his campaign pledge, Justice of the Peace William R. Cole man this morning returned to the bride the $3 he charged the groom for tying the matrimonial knot. The couple were Harry E. Powell and Por estlne Wnlker of the Central Point district. Ned S. Mars and Richard Brown, appeared before Justice Coleman on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without proper lights. Sentence was deferred on Mars, Brown was fined $10 and the fine remitted. Both entered pleas of guilty. Thayer Dodge. 18, entered a plea of guilty to a reckless driving charge, and sentencel was postponed vntl January 10. Dodge faces another charge. Milton B. Sexton, who wan shot In the pocketbook, during a fight at the home of Antonio Sonedos Satur day night, and Wilbur Sexton, were to be arraigned In justice court this afternoon. Newberg Bank Is Purchased NEWBERG, Ore., Jan. 3. (AP) Purchase of the First National bank was announced here today by the United States National bank of New berg. The formal announcement was made by R. Parrot t, president of the purchasing bank, and W. H. Wood worth of the Pint National. The merger was eriecuve toaay. Dora Chadwick First Medford Baby For 1933 The whistles had not ceased their blqwing for midnight of New Year's eve, announcing the welcome arrival of 1933, when a shrill, Insistent voice was added to their echoes In the household of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chad wick, 539 fcffle street. A little girl, (ne first to arrive In Jackson county In the new year, was bom to the Chsdwlcks at 13:03 a. m., Sunday morning, January 1. Hinting at better times and a more bountiful future, she tip ped the scales at 10 pounds, and has been named Dora Leona, her father announced yesterday. Eager to report the arrival of "Little Miss 1933," he hurried to the courthouse yesterday morning, but found the offices closed. tz de but of the new year's first baby therefore remained unknown un til reported to the Mall Tribune. j POWERS Survey made up CoquMe i river south of here for road to be built by Coos county. HEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1933. Father Murders Family fit Aubrey Welch, 39, was arrested In connection with tha fatal stab, bins o' his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Welch, 52, and their eight year old daughter, Bebe Eileen, at Tlgard, Ore. Police charged he ran amok while under the Influence af liquor. The father and child are shown. (Associated Press Photos) FLOOD DANGERS PASSED AS STREAMS DWINDLING Med ford's forecast for cloudy weather and occasional light rains with little change in temperature, sounded less ominous this nlternoon wnen the sun shone brightly for several hours todny. However, yesterday1 rain fall left the year's total over an Inch higher, with .88 or an inch falling between 5 a. m., and 5 p. m. Monday, and .15 of tin Inrh between ti p. m. yesterday and 5. a m. todny. Total preclpltntlon since September 1, 13S. now stands nt 8.3-1 Inches. ' Word received by the Crater Lake park office from the lake stated that a blizzard was, raging there yesterday and that a car was unable to travel down the highway an hour after the snow plow had cleared It. The exact depth of the precipitation was not available at the park headquarters here. PORTLAND, Jan. 3. (AP) Danger of extensive flood damage in the Wil lamette valley appeared remote to day as the river began J.o fall at Eugene and above, while theSantlam river and lesser tributaries were fall ing rapidly. The Willamette rose one foot at Portland and probably will continue to rise slightly for a day or so, the weather bureau said. The stage here this morning was 7.3 feet. At Eugene where soma damage was threatened the river reached a crest of 11.3 feet at midnight and then be gan to subside. Unusually heavy rains flooded the Willamette valley yesterday, with SHERIFF RECOUNT SETTLED SOON IS T A third citation, ordering Gordon L. Schermerhorn, who Monday as sumed the office of sheriff, to answer the petition of Ralph G. Jennings. "write-In" candidate for the office, for a recount and contest, was sched uled to be served today by Coroner Frank Pejl. Attorneys Porter J. Neft and Frank J. Van Dyke filed the cita tion with the clerk thin morning for service. Under the citation Sheriff Seher merhorn will have seven days in which to prepare a reply, after which, barring legal entanglements, a date will be set for the recount of the of ficial bsllota. The issue should be definitely decided, pro or con, with in two weeks. The official count gave Sherirt Schermerhorn a majority of 123 votes, and upon the count a certificate of election was issued. Jennings. In hi !petl0on claims that 331 votes cast for him were thrown out on technleall i ties by election boards and that he iwas elected "by not less than 97 'votes.' Jennings contends that the I "intent" of the voter should have been taken Into consideration by I the election boards. The first citation in the case was Issued December 3. but service was ! not obtainable, owing to the absence of Sheriff Schermerhorn In Siskiyou i county, Calif. He returned Saturday, and assumed the office Monday. Drunk Charg&For New Congressman BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 3. f AP) T. C. Coffin, mayor of Pocatelio and congressman-elect from the second dis trict of Idaho, was ordered to appear In &ollc court this afternoon en chr.-;e of druriker.nc-s. He waa ar retted shortly after midnight. Eugene getting 3.30 inches In 24 hours. Salem had 3.30 inches, Ore gon City 3. 67, Portland 3.82, and Al bany 2.30 Inches. For several hours serious flood damage appeared probable In the up per valley. "Tent City." near the Ferry street bridge In Eugene, was evacuated and those living In the place were moved into the armory where the Red Cross cared for them. The exceptionally hard rains were not confined to the valley, however, although possible danger there held the greatest threat. Marahfleld and North Bend had 3.96 Inches of rain, and Roseburg had 2.58 Inches. Two feet of fresh snow fell In the Mount Hood sports area Sunday night, marooning 75 automobiles until snowplows forced taelr way through the drifts. Since Saturday four feet of snow fell at Government camp, bringing the total to nearly 7 feet on the level. A landslide eight miles east of Scottsburg closed the Drain-Reeds-(Contlnued on Page Eight) OLD AND NEW, SIT IN AT LOVE FEAST Old and newly-elected officials of Jackson county were guests last night at the Hotel Holland at a banquet given In their honor by Treasurer A. C. Walker and Assessor J. B. Coleman. Justice of the Peace William R. Cole man acted as toast master. All of the county officials new and old were Invited, and alt at tended with the exception of County Commissioners Ralph Billing and R. E. Nealon, Clerk George A. Carter, Circuit Judge H. D, Norton. Officials present were District At torney George A. Codding, School Superintendent C. R. Bowman, County Surveyor Paul Rynning, Justice Wil liam R. Coleman, Sheriff Gordon L. Scherrcrh'rn. Constat! George Pr- cott, Judge Ea1 H. Fehl and the hosts. The session was devoted to a dis cussion of affair In general, and con gratulations were extended. Assessor Coleman gave an exhaustive talk on the tax system and the proposed ssIm Ux. Justice Coleman tald this morning that the meetings would probably be regular affairs. Divers Unable To Locate Body VANCOUVER. Watfn., Jan. 3. (P Two diver who for six days have searched the floor of the Columbia river here for the body of Lee Schtes inger. 39. prominent west coast mer chant and portAtr.an, resumed their work today, confident that the body i will be found near the pier at the north end of the interstate bridge draw span, or among the piling un der the docks. CONFINE EFFORTS TO RAISING TAXES AND JOB RELIEF SALEM, Jan. 3. (AP) Permanent organization of the house and senate, as outlined by the caucuses of the 37th legislative assembly last night, was completed at the opening meeting of the extraordinary session here to day. The senate completed lt work and adjourned to hear the message of Governor Julius L. Meier at 11:30. The house did not complete Its busi ness until 20 minutes later. The governor at noon was prepared to address the Joint assembly of the two houses. (By the Associated Press) Highlights of Governor Meier's mes sage to the special session or the legis lature: A general sales tax Is unavoidable. Let politics stay adjourned during' deliberations of the grave problems before us. Immediate relief for Oregon's un employed and destitute Is necessary. Tax on real property should be abolished forever. Unless a new tax source la found, the 1933 legislature will be forced to restore the property tax. I am not committed to any specific remedy to solve the taxation and Job less problems of Oregon. Real property cannot carry thfl- presenc burden without confiscation and bankruptcy in cities and coun ties. m Retrenchment Is not the complete answer. Not less than 300.000 should be made available for relief purposes at this special session. No more relief funds will be forth coming from the national govern ment until Oregon has exhausted Its resources. HOOVER HITS AT BALKY SENATORS WASHINGTON, Jan. S. (AP) President Hoover today hit out at congressional opposition to his plans for regrouping governmental agencies, saying in a statement that unless "oongTess keeps Its hands off now" or gives larger powers to President elect Roosevelt, any reorganization will be "merely make-believe." Calling In newspapermen for his first prens conference since Septem ber 13. Mr. Hoover said he considered "the proposals of Democratic leaders in congress to stop the reorganiza tion" to be "a backward step," The chief executive added that he believed proposals on Capitol Hill "to transfer the Job of reorganization to my successor' were simply "a device ' by which his plana eo$ld be defeated. P 1 MOLLISONfl 8 .... Mollisons Plan Atlantic Flight LONDON. Jan. 8. (AP) Captain J. A. Moll I son, and his wife. Amy Johnson, announced today they in tend to make a flight tngwthor acroM the north Atlantic this year after Captain Molllson completes a pro jected solo flight next month to South Africa. TWO FAMILIES CREMATED WHEN OIL KINDLES FIRES SHELBY, O.. Jsn. 8. (AP) An today when a lire destroyed their one Miller, 38. Ms wife Beatrice, 37, and and ths youngest a baby of two ws Mrs. Miller ana ner cmiareu wo trapped In their beds. Miller died a few hour after tht fire from burns received when ha attempted to rescue his family from the blazing home. Before he died, Miller told his fsther-ln-law. A. W. McOrejtor. the firs started when coal oil he was us ing to kindle the fire exploded, show ering the three beds on which the family slept with flaming oil. BARSTOW, Texas, Jan. 8. (API P1t persons were burned to death In a fire late yesteMay which destroyed yie home of Walter Hood, tenant far- mri . three mites north of here. I Three others nr believed dying as TO NAME CITY AIDES FOR DUTY JHIS YEAR New Councilmen to Take Seats at First Meeting of New Year Department Heads to Be Retained Appointments for the new year and I the new term of city government will j be made tonight by Mayor E. M. WI1- son at the meeting of the city coun- I ell, cnd for 7:30 o'clock at the city1 hall. Newly elected councilmen will be Installed and preside for the first time. They are: 8. A. Kroschel, Al LIUrell and Fred Heath. Other mem bers, who with those named, will complete the council, are: Dade Ter rett, p. C. Darby, W. M. Clemenson. who was re-elected In November, and George Porter. Superintendent of the local airport will be appointed tonight, and Tom Culbertson, It Is understood, r111 be named, as he is the only qualified applicant under consideration. Plan ning commission and water commis sion appointments will be made and a new police Judge, to succeed Judge Glenn O. Taylor, may be named. The latter appointment, however, may not be decided upon tonight, Mayor Wil son stated, adding that the city coun cil Is anxious to place the office in the city hall. Names of applicants being considered were not divulged. A milk inspector will be named and perhaps a budget committee. Heads of the police and fire de partments and a city superintendent, which will probably remain the same, will also be appointed tonight. Since there has been no complaints, Mayor Wilson stated this morning, there will indoubtedly be no change made In these heads. The people in the recent election, he added, ex pressed their approval of the exist ing program In city government and unless objections are voiced by the new council members, no changes will be made in the departments. The new members, however, are to be consulted and in case of objec tions, adjustments will be under taken, he said. ' Committees within the council, to head activities of the new period, will also be named by Mayor Wilson to night. INFLUENZA WAVE SUBSIDING WHILE A decrease In the number of influ enza cases in the county, but wtth an Increase in the severity of the disease was reported this morning by Dr. O. I. Drummond. county physician. The .epidemic seems to be losing it spread, he stated, but those pemons having It are mors seriously afflicted than before the holiday sejscn. There have been a few deaths tn Jackson county, he snated, but all from com plications, chiefly pneumor.la. The disease In Itself Is not serious if proper precautions are taken, he emphasized today, urging all pe.rsona at flic ted to go to bed as soon as they realize that they are being attacked by the flu gorms. If this care 1s taken, complications will not result and the disease can be easily con quered. If care Is not taken however, he stated, there la great danger of pneumonia. Many deaths from the Influenza have bn reported In the south. Hiram To Expound On Debt Thursday WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Sena tor Johnson (R., Calif.) served notice in the senate today he would make a speech on war debts tomorrow. entire family was wiped out early -story home. The desd were James their firs children, the oldest eight ks. a result of burns received In the fir. The fire was caused by gasoline thrown Into a heated stove. The dead: WalMr Hood, 40, tenant on the Charles K. Nichols farm. Three children of Mr. and Mr. Walter Hood, aged i, 4 and 8 years, all girls. The two year old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hood. Injured and In tha hospital are: Mrs. Wslter Hood. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hood. The three are expeoted to die. Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heed escaped uninjured from the blulnc building. No. 212. FOR PEACE PLAN Secretary's Brain Child Finds No Favor When Informal Announcement Is Made Before President Ready By PAUL MAIXON. Copyright hy McClure Newspaper Hyndlrnle. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Mr. Stlm- on was struck violently a few weeks ago with a new idea for the promo tion of pence. All that has come of It so far is war between the state de partment and the White House, Nobody is saying anything about it publicly yet, but they will soon. It seems the secretary of state de cided to use the Chaco dispute to promote a bra'.n child he has long been nursing in silence. He wants President Hoover to recommend that the senate ctit off shipment of arms to all warring nations in this hemis phere. He thinks that would tench the boys not to fight. Apparently Mr. Hoover told him to go ahead and prepnre his idea in mes sage form to the sen&te. Tho prepa ration is supposed to have been done by Assistant Secretary of State White. He sent the draft over to Mr, Hoover and an Informal announcement about it was made at the state department. That waa a signal for Lawrence Richey, Mr. Hoover's confidential sec- restary. to imitate a 8-Inch shell mak- tag a direct hit. It Is supposed to be unbecoming for a president to express wrath. Mr. Richey always does It Jor him. He did this time In terms the state department could easily under stand, although some of the words he used are not in the diplomats vo cabulary. The private explanation is that Mr. Hoover wanted to see the sttmson ideas on paper and had no Idea they would get out. He put the draft In the rear corner of a bottom drawer a week before he went away. It may stay there. Some of Mr. Stlmson's frlenda are whispering that perhaps he trod on political toes. They point out that some of the Duponte, largest muni tions makers, have been prominent endorsers of the president. Also that a Dupont relative. Lamont Beltn, was only recently made ambassador to Poland. Wheels are In motion to start a new high-powered publicity drive featur ing the virtues of utility companies. Same of the boys have decided that it Is getting them nowhere to be good ani sit quiet and even the negatlvft influence of powerful financial Inter ests will not head off tha flood of propaganda. Technocracy will be a speclU target In the earl? stages. A lot of Inside gosslD Is eolnr around the" senate about two million aires contesting for control of the Republican party. (Continued on Page Two) MILL ROGERS 'says: SANTA MONICA, Cul., Jan. 2. Well, the new year is here. Now what are you going to do with itl I bet you there Is not a man in America (yes, I will tne in more country than that; make it tho world), there is not a single person that leknowg any more about what '33 hns in store for ui than Bill's goat. Ten million people have gone without work for three years just listening to "big men" solve their problem. I don't know what will be the first commission Mr. Roose velt will appoint, but millions hope that it won't be the "presi(l?nt of Ijis concern" or "the head of that corporation" but 10 men who have been without work. We will at least get an original viewpoint. If the non-worker has to go to the dogs, he at least should have a voice on the commission that sends hiin. Yours, IIH. lilhoW trUM, las,
