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MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1933.
No. 252.
Im
NICK KAYL HELD
ARS0NPL0TTER
Two Youngsters Of Earl
" -Bryant Periled When At
tempt Made To Fire Small
Home Feeling Runs High
Nick Kayl, 65, a resident of Cres
cent Olty, Callt., and owner of a small
house in Jacksonville, la held In the
county Jail, charged with attempted
arson ,ln a plot, which the state po
lice say, imperilled the lives of two
young children one 1U with pneu
moniaand family of Earl Bryant,
an unemployed man Kayl was arrest
ed in Crescent City Saturday after
noon. .
The cough of Raymond Bryant, age
two years, awoke the mother, and re
vealed the alleged Incendiarism, In
time for the father to stamp out the
flames, and save his flock from a
hideous fate.
According to the atate police, Kayl
came to this city from the California
seaport late Thursday, January 12,
and kept his movements dark. He Is
owner of a small frame house In
' Jacksonville, Insured for 150O and as
sessed on the tax roll at 200. The
polloles expire next April. The Bry
ants have been living In the house.
Children Asleep
Kayl, according to the state police,
bored a hole at night Into the walls
of the. house, near where a heating
-ti Th. ill child. Raymond,
lust recovering from pneumonia was
asleep near xne nenwi. ; o
nWn nearbv.
Into the bored space, Kayl Is al
leged to have placed pitch, oil-soaked
- .ivi ot.nor hiirhlv Inflammable
material. The end of the yarn was
left hanging from the aperture to act
as a wick. The fuel was shoved In be
tween the partitions which were de
cayed, and tinder dry. The firebug
lighted the oily etrlng and fled.
The Investigations also revealed,
that an attempt had been made to
bore a hole beneath the kitchen stove,
but was abandoned because of the
rotten condition of the lumber.
Awakened By Cough
The mother, half asleep nearby, was
(Continued on Page Five)
STOVE IDLER
John Boyd, to. received severe
burns on his face, arms and legs late
Friday, when he attempted to build
a fire with the assistance of kerosene
at the Washington rooms, where he
made Ibis home.
He was taken to the Sacred Heart
hospital In an ambulance and his
condition last night was atin unde
termined. Boyd was living alone.
RANSOM NOTES
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 14. (AP)
Detectives and police officials today
declared that the 30.000 ransom
notea received by Mrs. Lee Schles
, t.i-.,4 in ronnectlon with
the disappearance of her husband
unquestionably were the work of a
i- - . n,i inkester.
"We place no credence whatever
in these notes," said Harvey Thatcher,
captain of detectives, aiwir tp
aald was a thorough Investigation.
Schlesinger's automobile was found
in the Columbia river at Vancouver,
Wash.. December 29. It had plung
ed from a dock.
RUNYAN CAPTURES
RICH GOLF PRIZE
AQUA CALIENTE. Mex.. Jan. 14.
M( AP) A young but experienced
golfer, Paul Runyan, won the 7500
fourth annual Agua Calient Open,
a victory over par and a select list
of professionals here today with
72 hole total of 287.
aV tttrHHna- rnllv Oil the last nine
accounted for the 2-stroke margin
by which the 2-year oia proiew
frnm irVan.la -i.rt IVTlitft PlaltlS N.
Y, trounced bis pal, Horton Smith,
or Oak Parr, 111., wno piayea in
same threesome and was the runner-
Legion Will Move to 'Halt Propaganda
SENTIENT FOR
BROADER SCALE
Senate Committee Evidences
Inclination To Include All
Soil Products In The
Proposed Allotment Bill.
By F. O. Vosburgh
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (P) A
growing sentiment for broadening the
domestic allotment farm relief bill to
apply to all agricultural product was
evident tonight among members of
the senate committee which will con
sider the measure Monday.
Also apparently gaining ground
was the view that because of the nov
el character of the plan, the legisla
tion should be altered so that It
might be applied experimentally to
one product and then, if it works,
extend to others.
Power To Secretary
One proposal advanced as a solu
tion for both objections was that the
bill be amended to give the secretary
of agriculture authority to operate
the Ingenious system of bounties In
connection with one or more com
modities as he sees fit.
- Amendment along these lines had
powerful support but there were some
who objected on the ground this
would be nothing more than "pass
ing the buck' to the agriculture de
partment. -
In a day of renewed discussion of
the agricultural problem, hearings
were opened on a measure introduced
by Senator Harrison (D., Miss.), un-
der"whlch the reconstruction corpor
ation would be authorized to lend tv
(Continued on Page Five)
ROOSEVELTS ARE
TARGET OF DRYS
NEW YORK, Jan. It (AP) Criti
cism of President-elect Franklin D.
Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt for their
reported utterances on the liquor
question was applauded today by
several hundred women attending the
Prohibition day luncheon of the Wo
men's Christian Temperance Union.
The criticism waa voiced by the
Rev, Norman Vincent Peale, pastor of
the Marble Collegiate church, and
was directed primarily at an address
made by Mrs. Roosevelt Dec. 9 In
which aha said conditions brought
about by prohibition "require more
strength of character' than any con
ditions she remembered In her youth.
"The average girl of today,' she
continued, "faces the problem of
learning very young how much she
can drink of such things as whisky
and gin and sticking to the proper
quantity."
A group of women leaders of To
peka, Kas., sent Mrs. Roosevelt I
letter of "protest" at the time, oi
which she declined to comment.
"I do not like to publicly criticize
a woman, especially the next first
lady of the land," Dr. Peale said in
his address to the W. C. T. . wo
men today, "but In the name of
Heaven how could she stand up and
say that every girl early In life must
find out how much rum she can
hold?"
RIGHT TO RESIST
OEKEVA. Jan. 14. (AP) As lead
ers of the special assembly of the
League of Nations were arriving to
resume their effort for a concilia
tory settlement of the Manchurlan
dispute. Dr. W. W. Yen notified the
league today that China reserved the
right to offer armed resistance to
Jspanese military action In the area
of Bhsnhalkwan.
Japanese troops, the Chinese min
ister asserted, have "taken an unlaw
ful advantage of the special privilege
claimed under the protocol of 1801"
to attack and occupy Shanghalkwan.
He accused the Japanese of
"slaughtering thousands of peaceful
Chinese citizens" and said they were
"further concentrating In large num
bers near Shanhalkwan and along
the Pelplng-Mukden, raUBti,"
BMSHHGM
Leaves Cellar 'Prison1
Police removed Arthur Doebrlch,
22, from a cellar In Cincinnati after
Doebrlch had lived underground
three years, he said, because hit
father would not buy him clothing.
The father was charged with abuse
of family. (Associated Press Photo)
T
LEVIED BY FEHL
A writ of review In the ease of
Former County judge Lamkln of Ashp
land, and Former Commissioner Vic
tor Bursell of Central Point, will be
filed, according to William Brlggs,
counsel for Lamkln. The two form-
county officials, were arraigned
before County Judge E. H. Febl ten
days ago, charged with "contempt of
the county court," and "mutlllatlon
of the county records." The "muttl-
latlou" consisted of signing their
names to the county court Journal
on January 3, and waa part of the
aftermath of the appointment of R.
E. Kcalon as commissioner, to fill he
vscancy caused by the resignation of
John Barneburg.
The two ex-offlclals were found
guilty and each fined $1. The legal
ity of County Judge Fehl's procedure
was contested and It la Intended to
carry the matter to the higher
omirto, for final decision.
Fehl contended "the county court
speaks through the Journal," and that
the appointment of Nealon was In
valid, The attorney general of Ore
gon In an opinion held that Nealon'e
appointment was valid and legal and
that failure to sign the court Journal
until three days later did not In
validate their act, as the signing was
directory."
Since the decision of the attorney
general, Commissioner Kealon has
been functioning as a county official.
F
IS AIM FOR STATE
SALEM, Jan. 14 (AP) Re-establish
ment of an active bureau of mines
and a school of mines at the state
college were advocated by several
hundred mining men gathered here
today from all parts of Oregon to
perfect a permanent organization of
the scattered unite throughout the
state.
Purposes of the mining congress
are to collect Information relative to
the nature and extent of the mineral
resources of the state, Secretary E. O.
Harlan of Eugene said. The organ!
ration also assists In publicity to
attract capital for development pur
poses. There la no over-production
of precious metals at present and
there Is need of an organization
which will raise the standard of the
industry and provide training for men
interested in the various phases of
mining, he said.
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PORTLAND REGION
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 14. TV
Snow fell briefly here today, a re
minder after several days of mild
weather, that the season la still win
ter. The flakes melted as rapidly as
they struck the ground.
The Dalles and Eugene reported
light falls. At Klamath Falls snow
began falling today after several days
of dear weather. Half an Inch of
socnr itll t La praoos,
TEACHER MUST PAY FOR
SLAYING "SLOUCHY" WIFE
MARSHALL, 111., Jan. 14. (AP)
A sequel to a etory of domestlo dis
cord which ended In death, waa
written hero today when a Jury In
Clarke circuit court returned a ver
diet of first degree murder against
Hubert Moor. 32-year old school
teacher for the slaying of Bis wiie.
Marjorle.
The verdict carries a penalty of
death In the electric chair.
Mrs. Moor, also a school teacher
at Robinson, IU, was found dead In
her husband's automobile last Au
gust. Moor first aald they had been
set upon" by robbers but later con
fessed he killed bis wife.
I KOt tired of always finding the
sink full of dirty dishes," Moor said.
During his trial he testified tnaL
"God told me to shoot her; I heard
Him,"
Pear Growers Warned
By Hartman on Quality
By I, Q- Stewart
"Medford la rapidly losing. Its rep
utation for first quality pears," de
clared Dr. Henry Hartman before an
audience of pear growera and ship
pers at the courthouse, Saturday aft
ernoon. "The Hood River D'AnJou
is taking the place with the trade
formerly occupied by Medford pears,"
he said. - However. Mr. Hartman
further explained tha this' did- not
represent so great a loss of quality
locally, as It did that Hood River
hud ra sed their erodes m a lew
years.
Of course Medford growera did not
have to be told that pears are not
selling. But Dr. Hartman. In tne
employ of the northwest pear coun
cil, has Just returned from the big
eastern markets with first hand In
formation and he gave his observa
tions. Low purchasing power of the pub
lic, pears still a luxury, 20 per cent
more pears In storage than a year
ato. too much "Junk" going east,
limitation of credit affecting Jobbers.
demoralized condition of all fruit
markets, weather unfavorable and
curtailed foreign markets, were com
ponent parts of the picture he had
TINY FREE STATE
SEAT OF TURMOIL
BERLIN, Jan. 14. UP) The tiny
free state of Llppe. with a population
of 104,000, finds Itself today In the
center of the German limelight to an
extent It never dreamed.
Its 115,000 voters tomorrow choose
a new diet an event to which ordin
arily only alight attention la paid by
the nation as the state ranks four
teenth among the relch'a seventeen
and Is a mere speck on the map.
Adolf Hitler, national socialist
leader, decided, however, to stage i
comeback In Llppe after hla relch
ita? setback November B. The little
state therefore had been deluged with
hla brownshlrta, storm troopers xrom
every part of Germany arriving to
help In a house-to-house and farm-
to-farm campaign.
TOO MANY ELKS IN
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 14. fl) A
delegation of aportamen and stockmen
from Milton-rreewater, Ore., appear
ed before the atate game commission
at Its regular meeting here today and
asked that the commission do some
thing to remove the menace of too
many elk In the Walla Walla valley
and other parts of eastern Oregon.
Matt Ryckman. superintendent of
state game fish hatcheries, reported
so the commission that he nas re.
celved 1.000.000 trout from Caltfor
nla of the variety coming from Scot
land's famed loch Leien. The com.
mission authorized him to have the
egga hatched and to plant the young
traits in Oregon's streams,
Oregon Weather
Unsettled Sunday with rains and
snows, clearing Monday; temperature
below normal; fresh changeable winds
offshore,
Moor said his wife kept their home
In such a slovenly condition he was
embarrassed when puplla or other
persona called. He declared his wife
waa more Interested In a career than
In home making.
The defense contended Moor was
Insane but the Jury In Its verdict
specified It considered him sane at
the time of the murder.
A motion for a new trial was filed
by the dofonse and Judge Shuey
fixed Tuesday for arguments. Moor
waa taken back to Jail.
Moor and his wife were university
graduatea. . They had been married
six years and had no children.
Tholr parents, who live in Indian
apolis were In court when the ver
dict was returned. The Eev. A. D.
Wrentmore, father of the slain wo
man, expressed the belief "Justice has
been done."
to nresem. Bosc pears are sxm
going to the consumer In an Inedible
condition, he statea. uno jranoiw
cere of Boses are still In storage,
which ahould not have been with
held so long to the detriment of
aualltv.
On the other hand ne waa oi v
opinion that D'AnJous should do bet
ter In the short time remaining do
cause lower grades are off the mar
ket. - mr response- to'.1" -quefttoJ
wbAthar Medford "shinned all the
funk?" Dr. Hartman said. "No, butf
they contributed their share and It
was not distributed among all the
nacklnB houses."
"The trade wants a D'AnJou with
no rust whatever. We may argue
all we want to that quality la un
impaired, but If It will not bring
the monev. why ship them? The
nnu can have a little russet, but
heavv russellng depreciates its value.
The fancy grado In all varieties Is
probably not adhered to rigidly
enough." r
Dr. Hartman declared he Is skep
tical of all schomea to limit tonnage,
and that the grower can never do
much to Increase the selling price
of peers, after they are out of his
hands.
LESS LAST YEAR
SAN FRANCESCO, Jan. 14. fl
California fruit cannerlea packed 10,
130,715 cases of fruits In 1032. and
5,770,037 cases of vegetables. The com
bined fruit and vegetable pack of
18,900,752 cases compared with 18,-
304,054 in 1031.
The pack of cling peaches, the
state's blggeat Item, declined to 5,.
413,972 cases from 8.348.852 In 1931;
pears to 1,418,134 from 1,808,856 and
aprlcota to 1,804,581 from 2,005,724
cases.
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SELECT
Annual election was held here last
night by the Royal Order of Jesters
and the following men were named:
Jerry Jerome, director; Charley But-
terfleld. tmpressatio, and Jerome and
A. K. Case of Orante Pas;, represen
tatlvea to the national convention in
Atlantic City.
Plans were also made for the cere
monlal to be held In southern Ore-
gon some time In the spring, to which
courts of the Pacific coast, reaching
from Seattle to Ios Angeles and east
to Reno will bo Invited.
Last night's meeting was held
the Jackson hotel and was attended
by 33 members from Jedford, Ash
land, Grants Pass and lAkevlew.
A banquet preceded the election,
Kukelik Saves
Precious Viol
PRAGUE, CMchMlovakla, Jan. H.
(AP) Jan Kubellk, the violinist,
received Injuries to the chest and
several broken ribs today when hla
automobile collided with a truck, but
he clung to his Stradlvarlus, which
waa not darraged.
Kubellk'A hands. Insured for 1100,
000, were pot injured
Exhorts Farmers
"Mother" Blooer, who with her
husband lost a farm near Ml not,
N. D urged several hundred farm.
era at L Mara, la., to Invade Dos
Moines to ask the Iowa legislature
to atop farm foreclosures. (Assoc!
ited Press Photo)
TO
ENJOY WONDERFUL
VACATION JAUNTS
Medford Is about to have an elec
tion! Not a political election but
popularity election. Who Is the
most, popular girl In our community?
That Is what Rogue River valley peo
ple are going to determine. And
In finding the young lady to bear
the title of "Miss Medford" they are
going to have all the fun and ex
citement of a regular election.
The "Miss Medford' Popularity
Election Is to be sponsored by the
Mall Tribune and a group of rep
resentative Medford merchants.
The prizes to be awarded the for
tunate winner and runners-up are
wonderful vacation trips. Girls am
bitious to Join In the competition
have the assurance of congenial
companions on thflr trips, as the
tour parties will be made up of win
ners from neighboring cities now
holding similar elections.
Offer llnwnll Trip
What marvelous trips have been
planned, one of them to Hawaii I
And what girl will not thrill at the
possibility of winning one of them.
Think of It I A glorious dream trip
that will linger forever In the mem'
orles of the fortunate girls who win.
Votes In this election will not cost
one cent. They will be available at
Medford merchants when you make
cash purchases and pay cash on ac
counts. The list of merchants gtvlng
the votes will be published at the
opening In this paper. Signs In dis
play windows will guide you to the
cooperating stores.
All Medford merchants are Invited
to Join in to make this a city-wide
project.
The remarkable contest will be
launched In Medford on Saturday,
January 2J, and anyone In the Rogue
River valley Is nttled to nominate
a girl for this competition. An of
ficial nominating blank will appear
In the Mall Tribune soon, which will
start the nominee off with 1.000 free
votes.
Merchants Listed
A partial list of Medford business
concerns which will participate In
this Mall Tribune-Merchants contest
follows: Burelson's Ready-to-wear
shop. People's Electric store, Law
rence's Jewelry store, Plerce-Alten
Motor company, Larry Schade. Jew
eler, Jarmln & Woods Drug store,
J. Verne Shangle, Murray Beauty
shop, Armstrong Motors, Inc., With
am Super-Service station. Campbell
Clothing company. The Home Groc
ery, The Band Box and Shoe Box,
Adrlenne's, Swem's Olft Shop, Med
ford Domestlo Laundry. Heath's Drug
store, Medford Furniture ft Hard
ware store, Gardner Drugs, Inc., The
Peasley's, Mutual Mill 6c Seed com
pany. Lee's Men's shop. Valentine's
Cafe, DeVoe's and Huson'a What-not,
(Continued on Page Eight)
Women Approve
Of Luxury Tax
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 14.-WVThe
Portland federation of women's or
ganizations, meeting here today,
adopted a resolution endorsing the
luxury tax on cosmetics, malt ex
tract and tobacco proposed in the
Oregon Immature y Representative
Hanah Martin of aalem
ar" a?Kf' 2,-4,
tMfc a l
Turmoil
GIVE INSIDE DOPE
Fanning Of Factional Fires
Must Cease Say Ex-ServicemenAction
Aimed At
Daily News Editorials.
Med ford "a American Legion launch
ed a "determined campaign" Satur
day following a meeting of the execu
tive committee and past command
era of the post, with the avowed pur
pose of "halting the propaganda of
Llewellyn A. Banks," publisher of the
Dally Newa. .
According to spokesmen of the vet
erans' organization, a resolution was
passed at the post meeting Monday
night condemning alleged appeals to
mob rule and threat to overthrow
constituted authority, "as published
In at least one Medford newspaper.
The resolution, according to Legion
members, was inspired by the recent
call for a "march on the court house
and the fact that a "serious sltua-
tlon la rapidly developing In Jack
son county, due to vicious propa
ganda."
Mews Dons Cap
No newspaper or person was men
tioned tn the resolution, but Legion
men point out that on Wednesday
morning the Dally Newa carried an
editorial with the caption "American
Legion, I call your damnable bluff"
Llewellyn A. Banks.
According to veterans w,ho attend
ed Saturday's meeting the Intention
of the Legion now Is to prove that
their resolution waa not "bluff," and
that alleged fanning of factional fires
which It la feared may precipitate
violence, must cease.
(Continued on Page Five)
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MANY WHO SIGNED
BANKS PETITIONS
ARE NOT VOTERS
Checking of the resignation peti
tions started BatUKtay afternoon bjr
members of the American Legion. The
namca were checked with the regis
tered voters book first. Out of M
names, Blrlog their address aa Butte
Full"; 34 names were not listed as
registered voters. Checkers estimat
ed one-third of the signers were un
regletered. The petitions, presented Thursday
during the "Indignation meet' de
mandlng the reslgnatlona of District
Attorney George A. Codding, Commis
sioner K. 5. Nealon, and Commission
er Ralph Billings, contain Sen names,
sccordlng to the county court count.
The petitions Have been formally
filed with the county clerk, and are
now publlo records. A speaker at the
demonstration " claimed there were
2000 algnatures on the petitions.
A check of the petitions shows that
37 per cent of the signers are resi
dents of the Rogue River, Gold H1U
snd Wlmer areas. 323 residents of
Rogue River, 67 residents of Gold
Hill and 17 residents of Wlmer sign'
ed a total of 307. The bulk of the
signatures were msde by residents of
the north section of the county, and
also Include the Trail, Eagle Point
and Central Point districts. The
signers In Vila olty, Pboenlt, Talent,
Ashland, Applegate and Jacksonville
and all other areas made up the bal
ance.
Two of the signers of the petition
gave th-ir address aa Grants Pass.
One family In the Wlmer district pro
vided ten signatures.
The American Legion post of this
city will make a check of the names
signed against the registration cards,
court records, tax rolls and Indigent
list, and will make an effort to de
termine the place and length of resi
dence In the county. There la known
to be several dupllcattona In signs
tures. The names are evenly divided
between men and women.
Since Thursday, aeveral have In
formed county officials Vist they
signed the petitions when advised
they sought speedy relief and work
and asked to nav. their name, with
drawn.
BASKETBALL
W, 8. O. 49: Oregon SI,
Stanford ; So. California M.
California 33: U. O. U A. N.
Washington eJi daae tt.
MASS MEETING TO
TO INFLATE
FLY INJINTMENT
Idea Grips Congress But
Method Is Hard To Agree
Upon Kingfish "Kids"
Germans For Beer Bid.
By PAUL M4LLON
Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper
Syndicate
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14 The In
flation Idea has spread underneath In
Congress until a majority now ap
proves It.
That does not necessarily mean In
flation la coming Immediately. No
two congressmen can agree on how
you ought to go about it. The chief
question backstage now la how to
keep It under control, not If wo
should thave It, The largest number
favor action by revaluation of the
dollar.
Decision wilt rest with the Harrison
economlo investigating committee.
NobodV hopes for action before the
special session after March 4.
Financial affairs in the government
believe congress la barking up the
wrong Inflation tree. They think
the best way to proceed would be
tn rough a vast public works pro
gram. Issuing currency against It.
They do not openly advocate such a
program but they say It will afford
the only way for congresa to do what
it desires and that la to raise prices
and increase purchasing power.
Congress generally Is slightly aide
of building programs. The existing
one la not furnishing as much em
ployment as was expected. It will
probably choose a more direct method
next time.
Huey Long nearly went to war Dri
ve tely with Germany a few days ago
but It turned out to be a Joke, or at
least his Idea fi a joke.
A college student called on Lone
seeking an Interview. The student
aald It would help him to get a Job '
on the college paper. "'Sit tight,
young fella." ssld Huey. "I'll glva
you a story.' He reached for a tele
phone and got the German embassy
on tne wire.
Then followed fifteen minutes of
iliellralatng because Huey was not In
vited to the few beer partlea at the
embassy. He aald something about
having received a German battleship
commander unfortunately in silk pa-
amaa wnue ne waa governor of Louis
iana and that later he returned the
visit properly In a silk hat. Bo now
he thought he waa entitled to some
beer.
The amiable Germane wen worried
until they found out later through
mutual friend that It waa all In
fun. Long will probably be an early
guest at the embassy If he la not
there now.
The boys at the top have decided.
to do something swiftly for the rail
roads. Hence the rise In bond prices.
That topic was discussed far mora
than anything else at the New Tork
conference of Roosevelt with Con
gressional leaders. It was fanned up
by the assertion there that two Class
One systems are facing receivership
during the first quarter of this year.
A third big receivership waa aald to
be due later In the year.
(Continued on Pag rive)
WILL
ROGER?
"says:
BEVERLY HILLS, CaL. Jan.
13. See where Arizona voted
to do away with the "lame
duck" congress.
If you know what "lame
duck" congress is, it's the type
of congress they are holding
now where nobody is going to
try to do anything till another
congress is called. Why this ad
ministration wants to stick in
there till the last dog is hung
and take this punishment is
hard to understand.
It's like a troup of actors get
ting hissed off the stage bat
insisting on staying on there
because they had a two weeks'
contract. ,
' Yours,
7 5,
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