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Medford Firms Featuring Popularity Vq s Announced Friday u in vTTiXTrnTrv T AT a tttt FTH Paid-Up Circulation People who pay tor their newspaper are the beat prospects for the adver tisers. A. B. O. alrculatlon la paid up circulation. Thla newspaper Is 4. B. O. 1EIB JSLPF UIUJ lVlAlij Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1933. No. 255. fojfinrMi lot The Weather day. Snow tonight; not much change In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday J8 Lowest this morning 85 M " i -in i . , Comment on the Day's News " By FRANK JENKINS. HERE la an opinion expressed, to this, writer yesterday by thoughtful, Intelligent and sanely optimistic banker a man whose judgment In such matters Is good It ANYBODY'S Judgment Is good: "I think the turn In business af fairs came about last July, and that '"'there has been steady Improvement since that time. But so far as thla particular part of the country Is concerned, we can't hope to FEEL this Improvement much before next sum mer." ' WHY NOT? Well, we are suffering at present from lack of money passing from hand to hand, and It will take until next summer or fall, at about the very best to get enough money passing around again to bring about Improve ment. WHY Is money scarce In the com munity? Well, It has worked out something like this: In normal times, our ma jor Industries, such as lumber ana agriculture, bring back Into the com munity more money than we send out to purchase the thlnga we don't pro duce. The community la something like a rain barrel, INTO which water runs from the roof and OUT of which It runs by way of the bunghole. The water running Into the barrel Is rep resented by the money coming In from our products, which we sell, and the water running out of the barrel Is represented by the money we send away for shoes and clothes and auto mobiles and gasoline and so on. IN NORMAL times, the money com ing into the barrel from our pro- ducte which we sell considerably ex ceeds the money running out to pay for the things we use and don't pro duce. But in tlmea like these, with our principal Industries suffering from lack of markets and low prices, the money RUNNING OUT of the barrel for the things we buy but don't pro duce exceeds the amount running In and eo money gets scarce. We will have to wait until there is Improvement in our principal Indus tries; thus bringing more money Into the community than goes out, before we can begin to FEEL Improvement In business conditions. That Is why It will probably be summer or fall, at the earliest, be fore we begin to see for ourselves this Improvement in business about i which people are talking. nrHROUGH the three long years 1 of this depression, people have been patient," thla banker continued. "They have been astonishingly pa tient. "I wonder a little at times if we could go through another year of It. Would the spirit that has sustained us so far continue to sustain us for another year ".'- t-aROBABLY It would. ' . Compared to the atraln ft re world war, the atraln of the depres sion Is slight. And people did stand up under the strain of the war stood up for more than four years. The depression haa .lasted only three, and the really serious part of It Is less than two years old. -j VES, we can stand up If we have ' I to. Human capacity to endure suffering and disappointment la un expectedly great. But here's hoping the end Is In sight, and we don't have to. HERE la an odd'slatement. made to this writer the other day by una sey Slzemore, of Fort Klamath: "A few years ago, I made a census of my own on the Fort Klamath country, and discovered by actual count that three-fourths of all tile men living there were over six feet in height." Interesting. Isn't It? -e IP YOU are an average Western man and ever walked down lower Broad way or lower Fifth avenue, In New York, you were probably Impressed by the fact that you seemed to be look ing out over people's heads. They are i ASKS IKIMUI SEEK REGULATION F0RA.UNDIC0. Company Grown Past State and Federal Regulation Says Governor in Message to State Law Makers SALEM, Jan. X8. (AP) Charging the growth of the American Telephone and Telegraph company with becom ing "so powerful that It has suc ceeded In avoiding federal regulation and. is defying state control." Gov ernor Julius L. Meter today recom mended to the legislature It memo rialize congress to "pass legislation conferring on the Interstate commerce commission or some other agency the adequate authority to investigate and regulate Inter-state telephone rates and services." The governor named the American Telephone and Telegraph company as the one he was referring to In his statement of "within the last 20 years we have witnessed the mushroom growth of a telephone monopoly." The governor further recommended the legislature to memorialize con gress to "Investigate the holding com pany and monopolistic features of the American Telephone and Tele graph company' In conclusion the governor declared it was In the "Interest of the rate payers that the state utilities com missioner be provided with financial resources comparable to those of the utility." He had previously referred to the Investigation of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, a subsidiary of the American Telephone and Telegraph company, now under way by the state utilities commw sloners, "with limited funds." ' The governor's message, the third of a series of special messages to the legislature, was read to both houses today. SALEM. Jan. 18. (AP) A mora torium on the construction, recon struction and realignment of high ways In Oregon during the years 1933 and 1934 was proposed In a senate Joint resolution Introduced today by Senator Joe K. Dunne of Multnomah county. The resolution Is a companion measure to Dunne's bill Introduced yesterday, which would halt the fur ther Issuance of highway bonds, al though about .19,000,000 In bonds la still available. The preamble to the resolution re cites that the "financial and In dustrial condition In the state of Oregon are such that It Is difficult to finance or otherwise provide for, public Improvements," and that "the tax burden Incident to the adminis tration of the essential and unavoid able functions of state, county and municipal government are sufficient to exhaust all possible revenues, thereby demanding a temporary post ponement of highly desirable, but yet unnecessary public Improvements." 4 Life Sentence. OAKLAND, Oal., Jan. 18. (ft. A life sentence In San Quentin prison was Imposed today upon Mrs. Bessie Nelson for the murder of her hus band, Harry Nelson, county official and war veteran. Meier Holman Hostility Keeps Capital Gossipers Busy Daring Spare Time BALEM, Ore., Jan. 17. (Bpl.) When a state treasurer slaps the face of a governor, that's news. Rufus Hol- M.n. nrnvlRlnniO threat to dO that brought every newspaperman In the capltol scurrying Into the board of control meeting with sharpened eara and pencils this morning. Not only that, but the wordy battle between these two officials furnished legis lators and their stenogs enougn gun to vitalize gossip teste during every reoew from now until the end of the week. Tntrt waned for one reporter, however, when It was learned that n. - TYMunirpr Hnlman has threat ened thla Identical form of chastise ment on leaser members of the capi tol's otflctal household upon other occasions. In the Interest of torrid news, cer tain members of the press hold that xiw untmin .tifttilri h enlolned from verbally administering the same type of punishment more than once. Tx those Jackson county residents who believe In signs, the purchase of a new cash register for the tax com mission by the board of control, may be deemed the lucky gesture that will swing the J. C. Barnes bill Into law. The register. If large enough, ma7 be W&X io tHi recent, fiom S4 lifoe Studies Stock Trades Irving Ben Cooper, associate counael of New York's Seabury In vestigation, was chosen by the sen ate banking committee to resume Investigation Into the New York stock exchange. (Associate Press Photo) William R. Olaysner, former Trail district . resident and transient laborer InoUoted for intent to'klll, -waa found guilty by a circuit court Jury last night, after short deliberation. The Jury was composed of ten men and two women Ruth W. Sparrow "of Central Point and Luclnda Hubbard of thla city. Olayzner entered Insan ity as a defense, claiming his. mind was disturbed by domestic troubles. A number of physicians were called to testify on mental conditions under certain circumstances. Glayzner was indicted for assault with intent to kill, and waa convicted under a lesser charge assault with a deadly weapon embodied In the charge. Under the law, Glayzner is liable to a sentence of from six months In the county 'jail, to ten years In prison. The law also pro vides for a county Jail sentence of not more than two years, and a fine. Glayzner was charged with assault ing his estranged wife, Golds, with a butcher knife In her Ashland home last summer, when efforts at a recon ciliation failed. Mra. Glayzner sus tained wounds on the arm and breast. After the attack. Glayzner was re ported aa making an attemtp to com mit eulcide. He waa defended by At torney O. H. Bengtson, named by the court to defend him when he was unable to provide his own counsel. Oregon Weather. Cloudy tonight and Thursday, with snow tonight In west portion; snow tonight and Thursday In east por tion; not quite so cold north portion tonight: strong southerly winds and gales offshore, diminishing tonight. per cent sales provision In the bill. Optimism la funny that way. The proposed Jackson county bill la now undergoing observation In the taxation and assessment committee room. If It survives this ordeal. It will be a great day for the old home t1. At any rate there will be a public hearing on the bill Monday night (January 33) at 7:30 In one of the committee rooms of ths state house. This 1s being conducted by the Joint sssessment and taxation committee and the house committee on taxation and revenue. It is hoped that a number of interested Jack son county citizens will attend the meeting, giving their support to Mr. Barnes and the local delegation who sponsor the bllL Governor Julius Meier has heard many Interesting things about Med ford recently some of them compli mentary and others not so compli mentary. At any rate he expressed enthusiasm over the forthcoming die. mond Jubilee celebration to be staged there, when Informally apprised of the fact by Jsciison county visitors. The thrill of a lifetime was ac corded the modest wife of Representa tive E. C. Kelly this afternoon when she was presented a beautiful bttth- AUTHORIZE AUDIT WHEN W OUT School Districts Must Pay for Own Fact-Finding if Undertaken Will Save Around $5000 for County An audit of the county booka, with the proviso that an audit of tho school district accounts, at the expense 01 the county, be eliminated, has been ordered by the county court. Com missioners Billings and Nealon fa vored the audit of the county books, but could see no reason why Jack son county should pay for an audit of the school districts. It was on this point that the county court members differed. The revised recommendation of the grand Jury provides that the achool districts of the county and city con duct an audit, "the expense of said audit to be borne by each of the dis tricts themselves." The school dis tricts audit was characterized as the "Joker." Simplifies Work. With the school districts conduct ing and paying for their own audit, the county books should be completed within a short time. The school dis trict audit would have Increased the work, the time required, and the ex pense thereof. Commissioners Billings and Nealon have not opposed audit of the county books, in fact, have favored it. But they did not want the school district (Continued on Page Two) SURVEY TALENT IE Resolutions recommending that re survey of the proposed new Ashland Talent unit of the Pacific highway be made to conform with the survey of the first unit, so as to leave the city of Talent on the main route, was passed this morning by the coun ty court, and a copy will be mailed to the state high-way commission. The action is In accordance with that taken by the chambers of com marce of Ashland and Medford, ap proving the construction of the first unit of highway north of Ashland and opposing the proposed second unit, which would isolate Talent. The county court, It Is stated in the resolution. Is in favor of the con struction of new highway units with in the county "when same can be construed to be for a meritorlus im provement and of a beneficial na ture." The proposed new construction, the court states, would Isolate the entire city of Talent from the main high way. In view of this fact a new survey Is requested. If such a survey cannot be made to conform to the requirements of the highway commission and "most of the recommendations herein set forth," the county court resolution recommends money appropriated be used In alterations, and improvements of the present highway. WOMENlNVlTED TO HEAR TRUTH AT MASS MEET The Medford post of the American Legion today completed Its plans for the mass meeting to be held tomor row night at the Armory at eight o'clock. The purpose of the meeting, as outlined, Is to evolve ways and means for ending the "false and vicious propaganda, that has been spread over the county for the better part of the past three years, and has kept the county In turbulence, that has resulted In widespread unfavor able publicity. Women of the county are especially Invited to attend. It was announced last evening. The chairman of the meeting will be Attorney S. X. Kelly, and other speakers Invited will be I. O. Oarlock, commander of the Medford poet, Nell R. Allen of Grant Pass, president of the Southern Oregon Bar association. Attorney Porter J. Neff, the Rev. Alex Bennett of the First Methodist church, and others representing all sections of the county. Representa tives of service eluto and other or ganization! will be In attendance. BLANKET OF SNOW OVER MAJOR PORTION OREGON The heaviest snow since January valley this morning. The official measurement! announced by tho United States Weather bureau here, was four and one-tenth inchefj. In 1030 the heaviest fall measured six and one-half Inches. More snow was forecast for tonight In the weather bureau report. This morning's storm was an nounced by a flurry shortly after 1:00 which amounted to a trace at 4:10 a. m. . At 8:56" the real storm be- can and continued until 0:25, when It had heaped more than four inches of snow on city and country grounds. Flurries of snow were continuing at intervals during the afternoon and report of storms to. the north and south were received. No highways were blocked this afternoon by the heavy fall, however, L. O. Oarlock, manager of the out-of-state automo bile registration bureau, announced. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 18. (AP) Prom Astoria to Medford and from the coast to east of the Cascades, Oregon waa blanketed with snow to day. The storm slipped In from the northwest last night and was moving CIVIC LEAGUERS BACK LEGION IN by JEUNE9SE BUTLER. Members of the Jackson County Civic league, organized last fall for the purpose, according to its consti tution, of advancing the "moral pros perity of Jackson county,'1 went on record at their meeting last night, as giving encouragement and un qualified support to Medford Post No. 18, American Legion, In its efforts to restore harmony, bring peace and end disturbances which have kept this and surrounding communities In tur moil for the past several years. Letters conveying the league's senti ment and decision will be sent to Medford post, District Attorney George Codding and Commissioners Ralph Billings and R. B. Nealon. These letters will also bo published In the Medford Mall Tribune, Jack sonville Miner and Medford Reporter. Action of the league followed a brief and "to the point" discussion of the matter. Members speaking greatly delpored the situation, stated that they desired as Christian and right thinking people to be patient, toler ant and forbearing, but that the time had undoubtedly come for a speedy and permanent settlement. Tho large amount of highly unfa vorable publicity which Is being given to Medford and Jackson county was pronounced by the chairman of the educational committee as harmful in the extreme. Reports coming from Portland and other up-state cities, the speaker aald, Indicated that Medford was growing in Ill-repute and was being dubbed a "little Russia." Another speaker, a visitor at the meeting, asking for an explanation of the Legion's attitude, said: "I merely want to' know the truth, for I've heard It is all Just a newspaper row," he averred. In answer he was told "It is a much larger and more significant matter than a mere news paper fight' which waa the con sensus of opinion among all present at the meeting. Officers and committee chairman of the Jackson County Civic league feel that this Is tho first opportunity of the organization to render a com munity service and to show its colors where Issues relative to "moral pros perity" are involved. As stated by them and other members, the league will always be found ready and sufficiently courageous to take the stand for what is right now and in the future. To the Editor: As the commander of Colonel Sar gent Camp, United Spanish War Vet erans, I take pleasure In endorsing the stand recently taken by Medford post. American Legion, as expressed In the resolution recently adopted and published by it, condemning the appeal to mob violence on the part of certain of our citizens In their misguided efforts to force the resig nation of certain of our recently elected and appointed county offi cials. I believe It to be the duty of our citizens 'to respect and uphold the constituted authorities which are created by our laws to handle matters of this character, and I sincerely de plore any action which might tend to further disrupt ths peace of this community, and appeal to the people of this district to properly respect our laws and the orderly administra tion thereof, without the commission of any overt act which might lead to even more serious trouble. Respectfully, 13, 1930, blanketed the Rogue River rapidly eastward to give eastern Ore gon and Washington another winter delivery. , Portland had about four Inches of snow at 8 a. m., and the weatherman said conditions were right for a heavy fall during the day. Low temperatures accompanied the storm. Portland had a minimum of 23, Salem 6, Eugene 26, Oregon City 28 and othor points reported similar conditions. The Columbia river gorge was in tho grip of a terrific blizzard as day break came. A northeast gale raked the mld-columbla section, driving fine snow before It. The air mall was oporatihg on schedule, however, and trains were generally on time. Budget committee for the new year was appointed last night by Mayor E. M. Wilson with approval of the city council, in session for regular meeting at the city hall. It Is com posed of E. H. Janney, J. A. Perry, Ralph Sweeney, Bert Thlerolf, Leland Brophy, J. C, Barnes, w. H. Merrltt and Gain Robinson. Other appointments approved ' by the council were: Olty attorney, Frank Parrell; health officer, Dr. L. D. Inskeep, and building and elec' trlcal inspector, Frank Rogers. AH three were reappointments and un opposed. Reports Rendered. Many department reports were heard and numerous communications considered by the council. The or dinance for control of meat packing and sales, to assure the public of sanitary and healthful meat products was up for second reading, but re ferred back to the committee for re. port at next meeting. The commit tee members were advised to get in touch with butchers and meat pack- era before that time, in view or any changes desired in the ordinance A representative of a Klamath Falls house was present to find out (Continued on Page Two) FILIBUSTER TO WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (AP) - Senator Coueens (R Mich.) charged In tho senate today that the Repub lican leadership was In a "conspiracy to continue the filibuster" against the Glass bill and objected to any agreement looking to withdrawal of tho cloture petition. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. (AP) Senate leaders were attempting today to break the deadlock over the Glass banking bill by a compromise to limit debate voluntarily, instead of apply ing the cloture rule and by modifica tion of the branch banking provisions. Camera Shows Crowd Claims Way Too High Photographs taken by Verne 8h an gle, photographer, from the roof of the court house during the height of the "demonstration' last Thursday give mute and Indisputable testimony of the number of people who were harrangued. Photographer fihangle estimates that his camera caught SO per cent of the people In attendance. Ths photo Includes the bulk of the crowd, which was on the sidewalk and tho adjacent lawn. It does not Include those within six feet of the steps, and massed on the steps. A count shows that the front of One crowd was 16 people wide, and 17 rows deep, which multiplied makes 3S2 souls. Taking -Shangle's estimate that he "caught" half the folks, there were 704, A count of the faces, hats, and other marks of, a person, shows 343 people in the picture, which tal lies with the 'row estimate." There are 26 people shown standing across the street, on tho sidewalk, and one man standing alone near the public library. Allowing that 300 people were In tho courthouse, and around the cor ner, and at tho DeVoe corner, the total attendance at the "domonstra- What A Milkman! Little "Spanky" of the movies, In a great big hat, poses In the role ot a milkman. (Associated Preu Photo) . . L START Ti INGE , Examinations, marking- the close of the first . semester ' In the Medford schools, were given yesterday and to day in all buildings of the system. and tomorrow and Friday will be holidays for school goers, Superln- tendent E. H. Hedrlck announced this afternoon. There will be no' class work carried on In any school Thursday and Fri day, and teachers will devote this time to grading examination papers and making up records. Elementary pupils m grades one to six will return Friday at 1 p. m. for report cards. Pupils who are enter ing Junior high school for the first time should report Friday at 3:30 p. m. to receive their schedules and assignments to lockers. Regular classes will be resumed in all schools Monday, January 33. All textbooks are furnished without charge to pupils in grades one to eight. Pupils, however, must furnish tablets, pencils and other equipment, COPCO EMPLOYES TO A big meeting of tho Copco Forum ; employes club of the local power company Is slated for tomorrow noon at the Hotel Medford. A special en tertainment program has been ar ranged by R. B. Daniels, chairman and will feature musical numbers and several reels of new "Copco Cur rent Events" movies Including the Yrekft Gold Rush, and tho Mt, Shasta Bkl tournament. All Copco employes and their friends are Invit ed to attend. The Mall Tribune estimates there were 7fi0 people present, L, A. Banks, the Instigator, made two guesses, first 2ft00, and then 3000. County Judge Fehl reported he counted 100 rows, with 42 people to the row, making 4200 people. John Denlson and W. R. Coleman, Immediately after the meeting esti mated the crowd at "around 800. J. IB. Coleman made the same surmlAO, oo veniee ii ci.izens tanen at raoaom were shown the pictures this noon and the general estimate wa. "not more than 850." Lou Reynolds thought tho picture showed BOO peo ple, and J. W, Jacobs placed the number at 800, and Brt orr viewed tho photo and said 000 "Is liberal." Tho photo la quite distinct and shows facial features plainly. Local citizens recognizable are Mose Bark dull, Oeorge Iverson, Jack Hematreet, Ralph Cowglll, I. B. Koy. Dick Lewis, a high school boy, Cliff Larklns, and others. A mother is shown holding her boy up to ee the speakers, od another man in the front row is lin ing a pipe. Any one who likes to work jig taw puzzles would have a fine time counting tltt peop.i 1ft Ite fc$ur HUEY'S FILIBUSTER ON GLASS BILL IS PIE TO LOBBYISTS Real Opponents Would Be Actively Fighting Passage .- if Kingfish Silent Sen. Glass Has Confidence ' By PAUL MMIOM. . Copyrighted by McClnre Newspaper Syndicate. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. The trou ble backstage with Huey Long's fill- ouster in cne senate was that every one has the utmost confidence in Senator Glass. Senators have boon lettlntr him tin t.Hjit banking subjocta for yeara. They know o una iu weup wun me new York financial crowd and he la fair. While Lonff talked t.h ma nents of the bill sat back and laughed. iney wouia nave had to be fighting If Muev hurt nrtti rnnlnj h.j ... them. They were Senators Keane and Metcalf, representing the vlewa of the eastern banking group. ung heat his breast until he was black and blue in defense of the pee pul. He got more oheers In Wall i Street than he did on Main street. The KrtTAIMM- Unit Tnll 4MttH.I., In the senate was a mild Sunday school lesson on finance during Its early stages. The publicity agent for the New York fltnnle ttYnhnntr wn- nM-n nothing developed there to keep him jvo4voi,ou. xiis iciepnone niu to Hnr York waa very light. The, liability' of the stock exchange la a matter w ftiwiwHon out was not pressed at the hearing.-'-'' -: -" , The Inquiry waa conducted ' with John Marrlnan as oounsel. He Is the man LSWrenM tt.l1lv mnflrfanHal secretary to Mr. Hoover, promised to punch In the nose during the last campaign. He was formerly associated With Mr.- HnovA in th - partment and supported Mr. Rooss veii, oraEeniy, All the Wall Street-, lnhtari fc.M - assurances that the Inquiry will tucioi? opuua its eou.ouo appropriated by the senate before Wnrrn a nrt 1 quit. Legislation to curb the stock exchange along the lines suggested by Mr. Roosevelt during the campaign propiiDiy win oe recommended. Tho Investigation Is only laying the ground now for that recommendation. Membera of tha commit.. via been more technical and less pointed in meir inquiries than they were last Tear. Thev havA nn tntjintlnM a. lng the wolves of Wall street alive. iv win an aie a natural death, ex copt the legislative recommendations. They will be enacted sometime In the future, but not any time soon. Strong efforts have been made un derneath to prevent the senate bank ing committee from going Into the Insull case. A letter from the widely- publicized banker In Chicago has been circulated among senators. At least the letter bore the banker's signa ture and was supposed to be from him. It claimed publlo rehashing et the Insull case at thla time might have a bad effect on certain banks. He said no good could come from such an Inquiry and urged that M be dropped. (Continued on Page Two) WILL ROGER? BEVERLY HILLS, Cel., Jan. 17. California Is happy today. It's raining, it" raining. That might mean just another rmirl hole to some places, but brother when you haven't seen a drop of water that, hasn't come through a faucet In 10 months, why rain looks like a miracle from the Democrats. May it keep up as long as Huey Long ! Long live the Democrats! Give California two months of rain in the year and nothing enn stop us hut lack of adjec tives. So look out, Florida. Calif o nia is "all wet" and when she is "all wet" she is hard to eonv pete with. r
