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mm Mail Tm Paid-Up Circulation People who pay for their newspapers ire the best prospects lor the adver Users. A. B. O. circulation Is paid up circulation. This newspaper is a. B. O. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOUD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1933. No. 245. IMI The Weather forecast: Cloudy with light rain late tonight and Saturday. Kot much change In temperature. Highest yesterday , , , 46 Lowest .this morning .. M 38 MEDl bune I Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. CALVIN COOLIDG3 dies In his bed at the age of 64 probably Juet about at the peak of his usefulness! One has to live about 80 years, you know, to leam enough to be really useful. Heart failure was the cause of his death. CALVIN OOOIiIUpE, as governor of Massachusetts, handled so effec tively a troublesome strike situation that developed In Boston that he won national prominence. Not long afterward, the Republican national convention assembled to nominate a candidate for president, and in the course of time, swayed by considerations that do not need to be entered Into here, It chose Warren O. Harding, a country editor of Ohio, whose genial personality had won him a seat In the senate. Then 1 looked around for a run ning mate that being the political term for candidates for vice president. Somebody said: "How about this man Ooolldge? He's made quite a reputa tion, and ought to lend strength to the ticket." Lending strength to the ticket Is one of the chief recommen dations as a candidate for vice-president. So Ooolldge It was. MjARDINQ became" president, and during his term he visited the Pacific coast. In Seattle, he ate crab meat probably perfectly good crab treat, but It disagreed with him and an attack of Itdlgestlon followed. He was 111 all the way down the coast, and In San Francisco his Indi gestion entered the acute stage. One morning, quite unexpectedly. In a corner suite In the Palace hotel, over looking busy, throbbing Market street he passed away. The eountry was tremendously shocked. SO It was that 'coolldge became president. He was routed out of bed to receive the startling news, and shortly after ward, before his aged father, who was an officer qualified to administer osxa, he took tSe oath of office as president of the United States the moot powerful office on earth. Thus tlto sequence of events that fcsd Its beginning when he handled successfully the Boston strike came to Its conclusion. When men do things, you see, whs they meet situations that arise to confront them, they never know irhet the ultimate consequences of their acts will be. CAT,VIN OOOLIDGB, In many ways, was a strange paradox. He was a New Englander, with all the New England characteristics shrewd thrifty, close-mouthed. He lacked that thing which we call per sonal magnetism, without which, It Is cojnmonly agreed, no political leader can be a complete success. He seldom troubled to make him self personally agreeable to the vot se. Almost never did he resort to flattery that chief stock In trade of the successful polltlclsn. FOR example: While he was vice-president, he earns to the Pacific coast, first visit ing California and then coming north through Oregon and Washington. At Eugene, he was prevailed on by family friends to make a 13-mln-ute stop. The stop Included a trip up SklnneOButte, the hill that rises i$ ttie north end of the business dls trlet In that city. HS didnt want to stop, and msde no effort to conceal his resent ment at the polite pressure put upon him. When he got off the train, he was In a bsd humor, snd didn't care who knew It. 'HUS unsuspiciously the stop be- gan. snd things went from bad so worse. In entering the autorblle to ascend the butte. somebody shut the door on the vice-president's fin ger. It was terrible thing to have hap pen to a visiting vice-president, and Coolldge did nothing to soften the awfulness of It. It was pretty clearly evident that he didn't csre whether anybody In Eugene. Oregon, eier vot ed for him or not. No POLITICIAN ever would hare don'i such a thing. But Coniidre never was a politician, In the usually accepted understanding of the term. (Continued on Page Eight) SALES TAX OUT IN IS T Drastic Budget Cut and Re peal of Three Mill Tax Levy Indicated Action in Present Legislature SALEM, Jan, 6(AP) While the senate as a body remained idle dur ing the morning the house today passed Its first bill making It possible for the state to go on a warrant basis, defeated resolutions barring state officials and employes from lobbying and charging five cents for mailing bills to constituents, and saw Introduced bills to repeal the state tax on real property for 1933 and to double the Income tax rate and re duce the exemptions by $300. By CLAYTON V. BERN HARD Associated Press Staff Writer SAELM, Jan. 6. (AP) The spe cial session of the Oregon legislature will adjourn Saturday night without enacting a sales tax, but In lieu thereof will enact the Increased Income tax law, cut the budget dras tically to make up the balance need ed to operate the state, and repeal the 3-mlU tax levy. These were the Indications after the third day of the session In which the senate saw Its first heated debate and the Joint ways and means committee started Its work of surveying the budget. For Salary Cuts The ways and means committee, after considering some of ttie Items (Continued on Page Six) Urging that people see that doors to their homes are locked at night, Chief of Police Clatoua Mccredle to day was Investigating reports that prowlers entered the residence of L. P. Stubblefteld,' at 25 South Orange street this morning, and also the residence at 153 North Oakdale avenue where Herbert Brown had 8&-20 In cftsh, two pairs of pants and a cheek book stolen. Stubblefield told officers that the window to his home was Jimmied and the prowler was seen by him, stand ing at the head of his bed, about four o'clock this morning. When the man realized he had been seen, ac cording to Stubblefield, he "got down stairs In about two Jumps." Stubble field said that $1.60 was missing from his pocket. ' Brown's trousers were found out side the house. OF Jackson County Commissioners Ralph Billings and R. E. Nealon is sued a statement today, announcing that they had asked Paul B. Rynnlng to take charge, temporarily, of the mfifcite nance of roads and bridges In the county In order that they may be kept safe for the public's use. There have been no appointments made for county work, they stated. Rpyal Fake To Be Deported NEW YORK, Jan. fl. (AP) Harry P. Ferguson, whose escapades as "P0ice Michael Romanoff frequently have brought him into clashes with Immigration authorities, was ordered excluded from the United States to day. . C Barnes Owen Sales By Mary Grelner Kelly. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 4. (Spl.) To adjourn or not to adjourn. That seems to he the unexpected question confronting members of the special session tonight. At any rate It Is betng debated behind the closed door of the speaker's room There was a "forgotten man, in troducing himself as such, who sug gested Just that, at the public hear ing on the two per cent sales tax earlier this evening. Property owners, he argued, couldn't pay the assessments already due on their land. Hence, they couldn't shoulder the additional tax on com modities suBgected In the sales tax. Therefore, the special session should adjourn without voting any tax at all. Smouldering embers leapt into ora torical flame as speakers from the ranks followed trained legislators to the platform tonight to express them selves on this already much debated plv-e of Irgtlatlon. The .how began with a prologue; a review of the proposed piece of Democrats Agree on Budget Balance Plan CQOLIDGE TO REST OF NATIVE STATE Simple Services Saturday for Ex-President Struck Down by Heart Attack Hoover Plans to Attend NORTHAMPTON. Mass., Jsn. 8. (AP) Calvin Coolldge goes to his long rest tomorrow amid the austere hills of his native Vermont and the thought ol a nation he led will follow the simple cortege. The services will be as simple as the life he led. That la the keynote of the funeral under preparation today for the 30th president struck down yesterday by a heart attack that came swiftly and left him dead with an expression of peace on his face. Notable Funeral. While expressions of mourning came from all over the world, plans were laid for a funeral that despite Its un ostentatious features, will be a notable one In the nation's history. President Herbert Hoover will come from Washington for the services at 10:30 a. m., eastern standard time tomorrow at Edwards Congregational church the historic structure on Main street named for Jonathan Ed wards long ago. Congressional leaders will come too, and groups o? distinguished people from 'many cities Washington. New York. Boston and others. The choir In which Mrs. Coolldge has often sung, will add Its voices to the ser vices for the dead, and there will be a brief sermon. , ' ; To Ret Beside -Kin. Afterward a simple motor proces sion will start for Plymouth, Vt., more (Continued on Page Plve) FAKElLBTOINS Probably because they hadn't seen any gold for so long and hadn't re viewed the little volume of verses which save "All is not gold that glit ters," several service station ope rators In Medford this week have taken counterfeit half-dollar gold pieces which were turned over to them for gasoline -and cash, accord ing to state police, who are investi gating the case. Two young men In a Chevrolet se dan, bearing Minnesota license plates, would drive up to the service station and after getting some gasoline, would pay for It with the gold pieces, po lice were Informed. Cash was also exchanged by some. It was said, for the copper coins, washed In gold. "California," with a large MW sign was on one side of the hexagon shaped coin. In bas-relief, and Lib erty's head was engraved on the other side, officers said. The coins were to be exceptionally small, dated 153. Roosevelt Unable Attend Funeral NEW YORK. Jan. . (AP) President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt will be unable to attend the funeral to morrow of fenjer President Calvin Coolldge, but he will be represented by his wife and their son, James. Lobbies for Tax System legislation, by a tax commissioner. Entrances and exits then did swift heel and toe across the stage and oratory ebbed and flowed. The meeting adjourned with a puzzled ex pression on most faces. ' J. C. Barnes of Medford, with his well known (in Jackson county) pro posed shelter tax bill tucked In his vest pocket, arrived on the scene in the midst of the oratory. He re mained on the sidelines tonight, how ever, flanked on each side by the Jackson county representatives, who have gone over the draft with him. At the end of the hearing he put persuasive powers to w -k as he made his way among the legislators still lounging about the capitol halls until a late hour this evening. It Is probable that he will remain In 8alem several days In an attempt to win further support. At 11:30 p. m-. the committee be hind the closed doors of the speaker's room emerged. Their verdict was In favor of continuing the special ses jslon and battling the problems at 1 hand through to the bitter end. MAY ASK SUPREME COURT NEED OPINION ON NEALON'S STATUS Intermediary Seeks Consent for Legal Opinion to End County Court Deadlock Bursell Faces Judge Steps to have the Oregon supreme court take Jurisdiction and render a decision in the controversy over the legality and validity of the appoint ment of R, E. Nealon as county commissioner were under way this afternoon as a means to settle the dispute and restore peace In Jackson county. If the supreme court took a direct .hand It would be able to give a de cision within a few days. The ac tion would have to be by stipula tion between the two sides. Attor ney E. E. Kelly, & friend of County Judge E. H. Fehl, and his counsellor on many occasions, presented the proposal to the county Judge. A de cision on the plan Is expected this afternoon. Peace Held Need Public opinion In the city and county was strong today for a settle ment of the dispute, to the end that the excitement subside and the coun ty court return to Its normal func tions. Many residents of the county called at the court ihouse today to "size up the. situation for them selves." The majority of those visit ing the court house agreed that the time had come "for give and take and a speedy readjustment.'1 Victor Bursell of Central Point, former county commissioner, appear ed before County Judge Fehl this morning to answer to the charge of contempt of court and "mutilation of the county records." The allega tions are made on an affidavit made by Howard A. Hill. Former County Judge C. B. Lamkln cf Ashland did not appear this morning. Former Commissioner Bursell was represented by Attorney Harry Skyr man, who questioned the "rlghj; of the- county Judge to sit alone, with out another member of the county court." Commissioner Billings re fused to set. County Judge Fehl then overruled the motion of Skjrman. It was also contended that County Judge Fehl had no Jurisdiction, and that he was taking an arbitrary stand In tie matter. Object to Wilklns At one stage- of the proceedings, Attorney Skyrman abjected vigorous ly to Attorney M. O. Wllklns, counsel for Fehl, "read'ng things that were not In the charge." County Judge Fehl denied the first motion of Attorney Skyrman for fur ther time In which to plead. Later the county Judge ruled that the hear ing would be resumed at 2 o'clock. Attorney Wilklns, repreaentlng Fehl as "a friend of the court"; Skyrman, representing Bursell, and County Judge Fehl went Into a conference. Former County Judge Lamkln and his attorney, William Brlggs, Jr., were to be In court at 2 p. m. At torney Wilklns represents both Hill and the county Judge. Many From Country The county court room was packed this corning, most of these being residents of the Gold Hill and Rogue River districts. They numbered be tween 80 and 75 men, with a few from this city. The group, after a short stay on the court house lawn, moved Into the county court room. There was also (Continued on Page Nine) BETTY COMPSOfl VICTIM MESSENGER BOY ROBBER HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Jan. 8.p In a sealed police report opened to day, It was disclosed that Betty Compson, film actress, who said she was held up in her home last night and robbed oJewels which she valu ed at 941.500, was aware of the Iden tity of the robber. The actress, the report said, was afraid to name the intruder because he might "take her for a ride." HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 8. ( AP) Hollywood's "messenger boy" robber has listed Betty Compson, screen act ress and former wife of James Cruz, film director, among his victims. The actress reported to police today she lost jewelry valued at 41.500 to the robber, who lata last evening forced his way Into her home, bound and gagged her and a companion after threatening to kill her if she did not reveal the hiding place of her Jewel box. The loss Is covered by Insurance, the actress said. Miss Compson was playing cards TAKE ROAD FOR PLEATOSDLONS 1 50 Leave Communist Head quarters in Portland for March to Salem Expect to Reach Goal Sunday Mediord was reported yesterday to be represented In the march by O. H. Oom, M. W. Randall and V. S. Ware. Harry Moore, manager of the Medford Association of the Unem ployed, however, when questioned to day, said that the men were not named by the association and that no one from the association had an nounced plans to Join the north bound army. BALUM, Jan. fl. (p) A resolution calling for a Joint meeting of the house and senate on the opening day of the regular session Monday, to hear the pleas of the "hunger march ers." alleged to be organizing for a trek to Aalera, will be Introduced in the senate this afternoon. Senator Jay Upton drafted the reso lution, following a request by Riohard L. Lovelace, who ran on the Com munist ticket for congress from the third district last November. Love lace during the morning was confer ring with senate and house staaers, urging a Joint meeting be held. . PORTLAND, Ore Jan. 8. - (P) About ISO men and several women, mostly wives of the men, left Com munist headquarters here today on a "hunger march to Salem, where a special session of the state- legisla ture Is discussing taxation and un employment relief. - Although the marchers represented no specific organizations, they were captained by Fred Walker, Portland Communist leader, and Louis Olson, active In Communist work. The marchers said they expected to reach Oregon City tonight, and were to spend the night at the Ore gon City fairgrounds. Tomorrow they will go to Wood burn and camp over night. They hope to reach Salem Sunday afternoon, to Join with delegations from Marshfleld, Klamath Falls, Med ford and other southern Oregon cities. Sunday night, Walker said, a state wide "conference" of marchers will be held. Demands will be made on t&e legislature Sunday for "unemployed Insurance." The marchers carried many banners of Communistic design, all making demands for food, work, four-hour days and four-day weeks for workers. Other banners demanded release of "the flcottsboro boys," of Mooney and Billings, and recognition of the Soviet union. Trucks bearing bedding of the marchers preceded them. An auto mobile caravan will leave Portland Sunday with additional representa tives of the group. Mt. Hood Lodge Razed By Blaze HOOD RIVER. Ore., Jan. 8. (AP) Loss estimated In excess of $8000 resulted when fire destroyed Mount Hood lodge, one of the plo:ier moun tain resorts of Oregon Tuesday. Be cause the loop highway wast snow bound It was Impossible to send any flre-flghtlng equipment to the resort. The lodge was two miles off the Icop highway. Whether it will be rebuilt Is not known. with E. D. Leshln, her ex-prod uetlon manager, when the robber, dressed In the uniform of a messenger boy, knocked on the door of her residence. "Miss Compson?" he asked. The actress replied in the affirma tive and opened the door. Without hesitating, the robber pushed open the door and forced Miss Compson Into the room with Leshln. He then made them walk up the stairs to a bedroom where he bound and gagged Leshln. "Now listen," the robber warned, "I know my business and If you make any squt S: Z it burn you both down." The actress said before binding and taping her mouth, the robber forced her to reveal the hiding place of Jewelry. Fifteen minutes after the thug fled. Miss Compson freed herself and called polios. Several Hollywood residences re cently have been held up by robbers posing aa messenger bom ERD HUDDLE Kills Father Robert Shears, 20. at top, was charged with first degree murder at Portland, Ore. after he had shot and killed his father (below) In a row In which, he told poiice, the father had threatened the life of the boy's mother. (Associated Press Photo) ... , , . JUDDSFHEND RR PHOENIX, Ariu., Jan. 8, Judge Howard O- Speakman today sustained John J. Halloran's demurrer to an Indictment charging him as an "ac cessory to the crime of murder," and ordered Ren L. Jennings, county at torney, to re-submlt the charge, with an Information to be filed before a committee of magistrates. The indictment returned by the Maricopa county grand Jury after It had heard from Wlnne Ruth Judd what she asserted was her "whole truth" story, chared Halloran with having concealed his alleged knowl edge that murder had been commit ted by (Mrs. Judd. She Is under sen tence to be hanged February 17 for the murder of Agnes Anne Lerol, and has pending sjgalnst her an lnfor m at Ion oh arg 1 n g her with h a vl ng slain Hedvlg Samuelson. $195,100 DEFICIT IP. WASHINGTON, Jsn. 8. (AP) The Republican national committee reported to congress today that It had spent $3,070,063 from June 1, 1033, to the end of the campaign year. This compared with $1,708,000 re ported by tie Democratic national committee, and $6,350,1 1 1 the Re publicans spent In the 1028 election. The O. O. P. report showed the Republican committee ended the year with a deficit of $105,100. ' KjM i ... i ' ) Mrs. Coolldge Courageous Under Death 's Blow WITH CUT MRS COOLIDOE 3 cl ftd NORTHAMPTON. Mass.. Jsn. . (AP) Grace Goodhue Coolldg. was racing today the heart-rending loss of her husband with the same cour age snd poles vlth which she had shared Calvin Coolldge's early strug gles snd later the burdens of the chief executive of the United Btstes. It wss she who was the first to see her husband ort the floor of his dress ing room. She ran downatslrs, stop ped at the landing, and called to Harry Ross, the former president's secretary and friend: "My husband Is dead." Her voice was described by Ross as "calm, although she was g!-atly affected." She had been his constant compan ion snd help-mats from the days when the young Vermont farmer boy. with a Job In a local lew office, took her from her school teaching to be h!s bride In 1903. She was 3 at the time. I The young newlyvfds set up house keeping in the fsmed two-family (Continued on Pags Three) ROOSEVELT AND CONGRESS IADS No Extra Session Necessary Increase in Income Tax, Beer Levy, Gas Tax and Expense Slash Is Planned WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (AP) Speaker Garner said today ho had a tax plan "which I think Is not quite as painful" as the proposed Increase In Income taxes but he declined to disclose Its nature at this time. The speaker, discussing the pro gram the democratic leaders talked over with President-elect Roosevelt last night In New York said the ways and means committee would not meet to consider the proposed broad ening of the Income tax base Ar about two weeks. "We've got plenty of time," he iffttd. "I understand the beor bill will be sent to the white House in about two weeks." Garner said the democrats would concent&te on plans to balance the budget, legalize beer, repeal the 18th amendment, and enact farm relief legislation. Bv KHA.NCIS M. 8TEPHEVSOV. NEW" YORK. Jan. fl. (Pi A Democratic program to balance the national budget now without neces sity of an extra session of the new congress this spring has been evolved here at a conference between President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt and congressional leaders. It calls for an Increase 1n Income taxes; enactment of the proposed levy on S.3 per cent beer; continuation of the gasoline tax. and a MOO.000,000 slash Jn appropriations below the Hoover budget. Boosts Income Tax. The new tax plan provides for a boost In the normal Income tax rates from 4 per cent on the first 01,000 net Income and 8 per cent on Income above that, to 8 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively. It also proposed a out in exemp tions for married persons from $3,500 to $3,000 and a continuation of the present slash for single Qprsons from $1,600 to $1,000. Mr. Roosevelt, who has banned the sales tax recommended by President Hoover, presided over tlio conference, which was held last night. In a subsequent talk with newspapermen he declined to comment except to say he did not disagree with these suggestions for legislation. Accept Deficit Figure. The Democrats said the Hoover es timate of the deficit for next year was $403,000,000. They accepted this disputed figure and based their cal culations accordingly. Their plan calls for raising $126, 000,000 by the proposed levy on beer; $137,000,000 by continuation of the gas tax: reduction of an additional $100,000,000 in .expenditures, and $130,000,000 by the new Income tax rates. (Continued on Page Six) EE Regular meeting of the Medford American Legion Post, No. 15, will be held at eight o'clock Monday evening at the local armory, it was announced today. Lee O. Oarlock, commander, urges a large attendance, as several Important matr re scheduled to come before the body. 4 - ) :3 t ' JN. NO LEGS BROKEN IN ATTEMPT TO ITEINSULL Efforts to Return Utility Magnate Draw Wink in Washington France Dickers On Debt Payment By PAUL MALtON. (Copyrighted by MoClure Newspaper Syndicate.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Knowing ones wink here when you mention the InsuU extradition case. The fact is getting around to those inside that nobody broke a, leg try ing to get the Illinois utilities ex magnate back for trial. That Is par tially sustantlated by the fact that such a small nation would not have dared to defy the United States If we said mllltantly we wanted him. It Is also true that courts over there are more amenable to the soft er things In life than ours are. The Idea was permitted to prevail in certain Greek dlplomatlo circles that the Insull case was mined m Chlcaco policies. The demand for his hide was particularly loud In our publicity megaphones Just before the November election. The atste de partment apparently did little more than the usual routine In such mat ters sfter ejection, PubVo ultlll.tj interests will be sat isfied. They have been sadly Irked by publicity ovst the Insull smash- up. Also the legal strength of the case sgilnst Instill was not exactly conclusive. Oa the q. . the French are soured lug us out about making their dftbi payment in return for tariff conces sions. That is what Is behind stories out of Paris that the commercial treaty may be signed. The French are pressing that trade for all they are worth. The dickering w!U have to be doae with Roosovdlt.. Best British sources report thst Britain Is planning some mgr nrbves sgalnst our tariff, worse then the six per cent fnty on wheat milled here In transit. Announcement wis b made shortly. It appears thst France and Britain are wofltlng to gether on tha method of attack. Behind thin Inh. ri-l. ia -in-.M fear among wets that perhaps the Mes. may not be as good as they thoirght at flrst. They are not will ing to confess It nubllclv mt rm. said recently he would not dare to. ovvr aarocates in mi district would muraer mm politically. . Nevertheless, a fMllnv 1. -fM .t... perhaps bef-r will embarrass sincere ww Giiwii. nanuib projiiDition. 'me (Continued on Psge Elevoa) Portland Grants Street Car Permit PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. . (AP) A permit to the Portland Traction com pany to operate street cars In the city under an "experimental fare structure," was granted by the city council today. The temporary permit will expire August 81. Pares now are 10 cents a ride. ILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, CaL, Jan. 5. Been stirring around the studio so fast since New Tears that I never did get a chance to talk to you about our New Tear's football game at the Rose bowl. Andy jrel'.on's boys from Pittsburgh played U. S. C. The score was 35 to nothing, but I don't want you to think those Pennsylvania Eepu b 1 i e a n didn't do better than the score shows. The highlight was a Pitt man had his panti tore off the same as a Notre Dame man did a few weeks ago, . These old grape fruit squh-t-ers from here in California beat you and then tear the breeches off yon. We got a man out here coaching named Jones that could take the senate page boy . and beat Harvard, Princeton and Tale with 'era. Tours, Anas MtNutMtarllullis