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Newspaper Page Textt Contest for Hawaiian Vacation Cruise to Be Launched Saturday edfoed Mail Trdune The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Frt dayi occasional rain or snow; not much change In temperature. Highest yesterday 40 Lowest this morning 18 Paid-Up Circulation People who pa? for tbeli newspapers are the best prospect tat the adver tisers. A. B. O. circulation Is pud ap circulation. Thu newspaper la A. a a Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, QREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1933, M i i No. 256. mm iSEHflTE Comment the on Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. A RESOLUTION Introduced In the upper house of the North Da kota legislature proposes that 89 etatee secede from the Union, leaving a "financial .east" of nine statea. "All we will demand," the resolu tion asserts, "la that our remaining territory have no treaty or trade re latione, no agreement, or understand ing whatever, no business or-social connections with this financial East." Sounds like the old days when Sockleas Jerry Blmpson was going good, doesn't It? THAT may be all right for North Dakota, which hasn't been wholly as smart In the past as It might have been. But as for us out here In Oregon and California, and the rest of the Far West, we prefer to build great reclamation projects, develop our bar. bors, build up the national forests . and national parks so as to develop profitable tourist buslnes and make the bloated financial East pay the bulk of the bill. We're smarter than North Diikota, you see. A BILL Introduced In the Oregon legislature proposes atlffer In heritance taxes, running up aa high as 4 per cent of estatea of more than a million and a half. Sound enough. It's all right for able people to make all the money they honeatly can during their life times, but the wisdom of permitting great estatea to be left behind -descendants who haven't worked to earn them la questionable. . '"J LESS money In the pocketa of Idle rich and more money In the pock t eta of the vast numbers of common ordinary people Is coming to be ac cepted as a mighty good recipe for enduring prosperity. It la the common ordinary people who do the bulk of the buying, when they have the money, and It la buying that creates markets which In turn provide business activity and employ ment. ANOTHER bill Introduced In the Oregon legislature proposes ro- ' creased Income taxes In the higher Income brackets which Is a fancy way of saying: "Tax the big in cornea higher." Maybe It's all right In principle, but In practice the returns will be disappointing. There aren't enough big incomes left In these days. - - k muie iTinmath CountT Realty board 1 urgee the legislature to pase sales tax. That Is a sound position for realty boards to take. Real estate ! already over-burdened with tax, and besides the general property tax has to be paid In a lump sum twice a year which comes hard. The salca tax Is paid a few cents at a time, and nobody misses the money. That Is why the sales tax la so well adapted to tlmea such as these. ' TO TAX ever has been popular, il Probably no tax ever will be. But the sales tax, of which the taxes on cigarettes and gasoline are the best known examples, comes as near being popular as any tax ever has been. y Witness. for example, the wide spread demand that automobile li cense fees, which have to be paid In a lump sum all at once, be reduced and the SALES TAX on gasoline in creased. Nobody even thinks of protesting the sales tax on cigarettes, although n amounts, on the average, to almost 40 per cent. SALARY reducing bills are appear ing In the legislature. They will be fought, of course, but In the main they are sound In principle. If you doubt that, take a look at the list of candidates for every office at every election. Up In Spokane, for example, they are holding an elec tion for city commissioner, paying 13000 a year, and at the last count there were more than ONE HUNDRED candidates for the office. (ConUaued pa Page four) INE BOLT LEADERSHIP IN CLOTURE VOTE Drastic Limit On Debate Loses by Single Vote Voluntary Limit Is Agreed Upon to Break Jam WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. (AP) The legislative Jam in the senate over the Glass bank bill was broken today when an agreement was reached to limit voluntarily debate after the drastic cloture had been rejected. Defeat of the attempt to limit de bate through the severe cloture rule was lost by the slimmest possible mar gin, 68 favoring the rule and SO being opposed, which meant failure, be cause two thirds was required to win. A change of a solitary vote would have clamped on the rule. The Glass banking reform bill, ap proved by the senate banking com mittee Inst April 16, Introduced In the senate April 18, and filibustered against the past week by Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, was designed to curb the use of federal facilities for speculation. When originally In troduced last April It represented almost IB months of work by' the banking committee In an effort to modernize the national banking act and to tighten the federal reserve and national banking e-ystem for protec tion of the public. Among other things it provides for creation of a federal liquidating cor poration to speed payments to de positors In closed banks, and an ap propriation. oX $135,000,000 would he voted for this corporation Immedi ately. . k Nine Democrats Bolt, Thirty-four Democrats and 34 Re publicans voted to apply the Infre quently used cloture. The nine Democrats who bolted the party leadership Included Mrs. Cara way, colleague of the Democratic leader, Robinson of Arkansas. The others were Costlgan of Colo- i rado, George of Georgia, Long of Lou isiana, Reynolds of North Carolina, Russell, the new senator from Georgia, Thomas of Oklahoma, Trammell of Florida, and Wheeler of Montana. Senator Gore, Oklahoma colleague of Senator Thomas, one of the fili busters, voted present. , Senator Dill, Democrat, of Wash lngton, was paired against the cloture petition. The vote follows: For cloture : Republicans Austin, Barbour. Bing ham, Couzens, Dickinson. Fess, Glenn, Goldeborough, G rammer, Hastings, Johnson, Keyes, Metcalf, Patterson, Reed, Schall, Schuyler. Shortrldge, Stelwer, Thomas of Idaho, Townsend, VandenbeTg, Walcott and White 34. (Continued on Page Plve) SCHLESfNGER ALIVE IS SHERIFFS BELIEF PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 19. (AP) Sheriff R. E. McCrlte of Clark county. Wash., said today he Is positive that Lee Schlealnger, prominent Portland merchant and sportsman whose auto mobile was found In the Columbia river at Vancouver, Wash Deo, 39, did not go Into the river with the car. The sheriff said he will launch an Immediate Investigation Into Schleslnger'a disappearance. Penn Oil Prices Lower Than Ad In Today's Issue C. J. Prltchett, manager of the local Western Auto Supply Co. store, re ceived word today, too late to change the ad In today's paper, that prices on Penn Supreme 100 pure Penn sylvania oil are lower than adver tised. The new price for a gallon In bulk Is only 63 cents or 17 cents per quart when bought in gallons. - Other prices for Penn Supreme In bulk are as follows: 1 gallon, fl. A. E. 30-30-40, 68 cents; 5 gallons, S. A. S. 20-30-40. 93.33: 1 gallon 8. A. E. 60, 78 cents: S gallons S- A. T, 60. 3.50: 50-gallon dfum. 8. A. E. 30-30-40, per gallon. 03 cents. The-advertised prices on Long Run motor are correct. Warm In La Grande LA GRANDE. Ore., Jan. IS. (API The Grande Ronde valley escaped the severe wind and snow storms that swept over much of the north west yesterday, and a southerly wind dissipated the cold wave here. The temperattire here this morning was 19 degrees higher than 24 hours pre viously and normal conditions ex isted today with the sky partly clear. DEMOCRATS Legislature Refuses to Take Hand In Governor Meier, Holman Row flTLO DDflDI CMC UNO i HUULLmo DECLARE SOLONS SALEM, Jan. lO.P) The legisla ture does not propose In the face of other and more pressing problems de manding its attention, to assume the role of arbitrator of the troubles and discord of the state board of control. By adopting reports of their resolu tions committees both houses this morning so advised the board. Notification of the legislative de cision to hold aloof from the con troversy which has been raging of late between members of the board, oame in reply to a request from the board that a committee be appointed to Investigate the "reign of terror" charges made by Rufus Holman, state treasurer, against Wil liam Elnzlg, secretary of the board, whom Holman declares has been con ducting his office in s "secretive and high-handed manner." Quiz Plea Shelved. The board resolution asking for an Inquiry into Hoi man's charges, adopt ed Tuesday after a heated clash be tween Governor Meier and Holman, was referred to the resolutions com mittees. 'We regret that the state board of control has seen fit to appeal to this legislative body to Investigate and settle matters which seem to u to lie wholly within the province of the board la Its conduct of the ex ecutive branch of the state govern ment," read the report of the senate committee this morning, which re port was adopted with few dissenting votes. Problems Press. - "There are grave problems con fronting the executive and legislative branches of this state government which present a rea. emergency; prob lems of economy, problems of Just and adequate taxation and serious problems of unemployment relief. "It is our hope and intention to consider all of these questions wltn out delay and to attempt their solu tion in accordance with the best Judgment granted us. It is also our hope that with these matters fairly met, we may adjourn it the earliest possible date. "We trust that the members of the board of control will recognize that It Is their duty, as well as ours, to meet these problems promptly and effectively, and that they will, for the time being at least, put aside any personal differences which may exist between them, so that they also may devote their entire time and energy in attempting to formulate remedies for the distressing condition in which our people find themselves." The report recommended that "no action be taken on the resolution from the board of control." PARTIAL REPORT BY T The Jackson county grand Jury, which has been In session since Pan uary S, plenned to make a partial report today. It submitted the re port late Wednesday afternoon to Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, who di rected the grand Jury to revise the report In order that tt be "more dear and definite." This was what the grand Jury was engaged in doing today. The court requested the grand Jury to make Its report on the handling of liquor seised and placed in the custody of the sheriff more "certain and definite." The grand Jury heard testimony that some of the liquor had "disappeared." Foreman Orleve Informed that every angle had been Investigated, "but the grand Jury can find no end and Is getting In deep er." The court asked the lnqulsl- torlay body to describe explicitly where the liquor was stored. The report simply stated that It was In a vault In the court bouse. The court advised that there were several vaults In the court house, snd so there would be no confusion In the future asked that the liquor valdt oe described as "located In the basement of the court house, with two locks and in the custody of the sheriff." I The grand Jury report said that former Sheriff Ralph Jenntng; his son, Paul, a deputy, and O. W. Dun ford, Jailer, had access to the liquor vault. The grand Jury also investi gated the conditions of 10 gallons: (Continued on Pagt Three), I 'fifp widener j l Aft &S i Josephine "Flfl" Widener, daughter of the millionaire Phlladelphli sportsman, Is shown with her new and third husband, Aksel C. P. Wlch. fold, former member of the Danish legation In Washington. They wen married In Reno. (Associated Presr Photo) MASS MEETING TO DESPITE WEATHER Despite the handicap of the most severe weather of the winter, one of the largest crowds ever to attend a public meeting, will be in attendance at the mass meeting of the Medford post of the American Legion. The purpose of the meeting Is set forth as to "mobilize public sentiment, already crystallizing, against further spreading over Jackson county of false and vicious propaganda, which has created so much turmoil and dis sension. The meeting will be held In the armory starting at eight o'clock. Attorney E. E. Kelly wtll act as chairman of the meeting, after Intro duction by L. C. Oarlock, commander of Medford post, and It will be under the direction of the executive com mittee of the Medford Legion . A frank and plain discussion of the civic problems confronting the people of t.o county, will be undertaken, with expose of the tactics employed to confuse the people. Women are especially invited to attend. All In terested In restoring good will, and the banishment of political vaudeville and canards are urged to attend. Speakers at the meeting will In clude L. C. Oarlock, the Rev. Father Black. H. D. Reed of Gold Hill, Attor ney Porter J. Neff, Delroy Getchell, the Rev. W. H. Baird, and others. Music will be furnished by the Elks band, under direction of F. Wilson Walt. (Continued on Page Five) Solons Are Devastated By Stenographic 'Garhos' As Legislature Grinds By Mary Grelner Kelly. nAT.mur .r.n. m. rfBnl.l since the i Wn-H 1 1 in the board of control office yesterday. Represen tative Harvey wens, insurance hum, . contacting legislators and state offic ials In the Interest oi not powcioo. Legislative Oarbos are growing more devastating aa the session pro gresses. Some of those who started out demurely In black and white secretarial frocks" are now Diossom- lng forth in flame, orange and gaga oerlse. Hata are disappearing and eye Duncturlng colffeura are In evidence. This, of course applies only to those among the eligible keyboard ahebas. Those of the married variety are Just aa they were at the opening of the session. Some are even worse. And they wear hats, i Most of these commltta meetings remind one of a college seminar, with the chairman acting aa professor. There Is generally a period of silent atudy over proposed bills. Then some one raises a mental hand and asks "teacher" a question he cant answer. A smart lad in the class pipes up with an explanation and starts the discussion. This resolves into a de bate between two leading personal ities, aided and abetted by others who line up behind them. The debate often disintegrates Into a verbal free- for-all and teacher has to call for order. One of the most cautious and serious minded "seminars" Is con ducted by a Joint committee on as sessment and taxation. This one meets almost daJly and studies the marries again OF HEALTH ASSN. SET FOR FEB. 2ND Plans for the bi-monthly meeting of the Jackson County Publlo Health association were made at a meeting this morning of the Medford com' mlttee at the home of the chairman, MUs Helen Bullls. The plana, as mad", provide for the bi-monthly meeting February 3 at 2 .00 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Olen Fabrlck. The Medford committee as hostess group, will serve tea follow ing the afternoon program. It was also decided that in place of the regular monthly meeting of the Medford committee, a bi-monthly meeting will be arranged at the Ber rydale community center, support of which la one of the major projects of the committee. Mrs F. Corning Kenly reported the work done by the dental cllnlo and commended the work of Dr. James Johnson and Dr. R. O. Mulholland. who give their services during an en tire afternoon each week. The dental clinics are to be held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Mrs. R. E. Green. Christmas seal sale chairman, reported that approxi mately 150 Jackson county residents, who have not yet responded to the mall aeal sale will be reminded by postcard of the committee's earnest hope that the present total receipts may be materially augmented. The receipts to date fall far short of last year's total. various suggestions offered for the relief of the taxpayer.. Jackson coun ty'a two representatives are on thla one. Today they apent the first psrt of their meeting weighing the merits between two bills submitted, which purported to solve the delinquent tax problem. One bill auggested a return of eight percent Interest on delinquent taxes ouly apportioned to the cities, counties and school districts. The other advocated a alx percent return with the aame distribution. The committee favored the former with certain recommendations. Earl Day, In a quiet and impressive talk suggested a discount to those taxpayers who paid their assessment on time, rather than a penalty for those who do not. This may be In corporated Into the tax scheme work ed out by the committee. Calph Cowglll, with characteristic enthusiasm made a number of 'the legislative committee rooms today. He Is here primarily In the Interest of fish legislation, having been asked to sppear before the Joint game commit tee which met this afternoon. Complaint that leglslatora have lost their spirit of play are being voiced not only by amusement palace operators sbout Salem, but also by some of the younger wives who an ticipated getting In a few dancea be fore the legislature buckled down to serious work. Skeptical outsiders no doubt will arise to declare that the spirit of plsy la already fully gratified during legislative session. BASES FEE UPON SALEM. Jan. 19. (T) Clearing the way for new regulations of commer cial motor vehicles, a so-called truck bill bearing the name of Representa tive M. A. Lynch of Redmond, former member of the state highway com mission, was received by the house today. The bill reduces the number of car rier classifications from eight to three, places contract carriers on the same basis as common carriers, places the enforcement of regulations in the hands of the public utility com missioner, bases the mileage fee on the ton-mile plan Instead of weight through a mill and a half levy In stead of a mill as at present, and ts estimated to Increase the revenue of the state $650,000 annually. Enforcement Simple. Law enforcement will be simpli fied, Representative Lynch said, while a close check-up will be made by state police In conjunction with the utilities commissioner. Each truck will be required to have a meter for accurate recording of Its mileage and complete hauling records will be kept. While the mlllage has been slightly Increased, the change la not as great as appears, because of a lower licence fee, It was said. All farm trucks are exempted from the additional mile age license charged contract and conv mon carriers while similar rules ap ply to cooperatively .operated,, equip menfc. . Combines Features. Some additional Increase will be noted in the revenue derived from busses, but no restrictions are placed upon the length of load capacity of the equipment. Trailers are not in cluded in the bill. The measure is a combination of other proposed bills and Is said not to be opposed by the highway department. The house concurred with the sen ate today by passing the Joint me morial to congress asking a ban oe placed on Importation of foreign made goods which would work a handicap upon American Industries. The vote was not unanimous. The senate previously had passed the measure. The three bills up for final passage In the house were all re-referred to committees in rapid succession. One, H. B. 13, providing for a Hen on seed crops, was sent back to the agricul tural committee. Two others, one providing for collection of wages from employers, following discharge or res ignation of employes, and Its com panion bill, were likewise re-referred for further study. Hearing Slated. A publlo hearing on the forestry yield tax measure will be held at the capltol tomorrow night. It was an nounced. Price Williams, field representative of the Reconstruction Finance cor poration, will arrive here tomorrow for a conference with the two com mittees on unemployment, it was an nounced today by Representative Carle Abrams, chairman of the house committee. He will be brought here from Portland by T. B. Wilcox, chair man of the state-wide committee on unemployment. Approximately $2,000,000 In cer tificates of Indebtedness held by the state of Oregon against Insolvent Ir rigation districts, on account of mon ey advanced to the districts to pay bond interest, would be cancelled by a bill Introduced In the house today by Representative Lynch and Sena tor Upton. The bill Is identical with one passed four years ago, but which the attorney -general held was In effective because the constitution had not been amended by vote of the people. Under the old authoriza tion the state could guarantee in terest up to five years. LAVTON STEALS SHOWWITH CUE CHICAGO. Jan. 10. PV Johnny Layton, the famous redhead from 8e dalla. Mo., Is on the ivory warpath again. On the trail of his eleventh title. Lfiyton launched his attack In the 1935 world's three-cushion billiard championship tournament yesterday. Opening up with a rapid-fire count of II, he clicked off points with amazing ease and accuracy and wound up with a one-sided 60 to 8 victory over Frank Soot I lie of Buffalo, N. Y., in 35 quick Innings. It was the most decisive victory of the tournament so far, and while Clarence Jackson, De troit veteran, led the big parade with two straight trlumps, Layon stole the show. POPULAR GIRLS HIGH GRADE BONDS OF CITY NAMED AS CANDIDATES Thousand Votes Given As Starter for Each Candi date Contest Winners to Get Wonderful Trips Just one more day, then the mer chants of Medford and the Mall Trib une will launch the valley-wide pop ularity contest that will determine what Rogue River valley girl will enjoy a delightful cruise to Hawaii, with all expenses paid. The winner of second place, too, will not be for gotten. For her there will be a trip to Seattle and from there a round trip boat voyage to San Francisco. In the bay metropolis she will be shown the many attractions of San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley. Already a number of well known Medford girls have been nominated by friends who want to see them compete for the two wonderful vaca tion voyages. Other girls will be added as nominations come In. A blank appears In this paper for the convenience of Rogue River valley people who wish to enter the girls from Medford and other southern Oregon communities In the big con tests One thousand votes will be given as a starter to every girl nomi nated by a friend for the Merchants- Tribune popularity contest. The Initial list Is as follows with more names being added doily; Eleanor Orth. Virginia Gregory. Fredrlka Brommer, 3 11 Miriam Moore. (Continued from Page One) T FOR WIFE ATTACK William R. Qlaysner, transient la borer and former resident of the Trail district, found guilty by a Jury In circuit court Tuesday, of assault with a deadly weapon was sentenced to serve an Indeterminate term of not to exceed two years and six months. Nick Kayl, 68, of Crescent City, CM 1 If., who admitted an arson plot to burn a house he owns In Jackson' vllle, while the Earl Bryant family slept last Thursday night, was sen tenced to serve an indeterminate term of not to exceed five years In state prison. Following the sentencing of Glayz- ner, who told the court, "I don't re member what happened," Deputy Dis trict Attorney Oeorge Kellsen ad dressed the court: "I feel that this man should be warned that when he gets out, he Is not supposed to again attack his wife, and the mother of two children. Dr. Swedenberg testi fied that If the butcher knife had not struck a bone, the woman would have been murdered." The court replied, In effect, that after a man had served a prison term he would not commit an assault. In both the Kayl and the Glayzner sentences, the court showed leniency. The court said that the fact that 'Olaysner had always been a hard worker and did the beet he could, In the circumstances In which he had been placed, and bears a good pre vious record, reacts to his benefit." The court declared there were miti gating circumstances, that the atti tude of his wife had driven him to mental distraction. The Jury reduced the charge, In Its verdict. In sentencing Kayl, an aged man beset by financial woes, and 1U- health, the court "felt the care he will receive will aid him." and that his declining years entitled him to len iency. The court advised both prisoners (Continued on Page Eight) Dsvlrtnon Retires. PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 19. WP) Retirement of A. J. Davidson, gen eral manager of the Spokane, Port land Seattle railway, with which he has been associated for nearly 30 years, was announced here today oy Charles A. Hart, general counsel for the northern lines. WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. (AP) Mrs. Henry W. Peabody, chairman of the woman's national committee for law enforcement, In an open letter to members of congress, today termed the Collter-Blalns beer bill "ridicu lous and appealed for Its defeat on behalf of "forty million children." In a statement made public simul taneously, Mrs. Peabody said ft "wo men's revolution" had been -started In the capitals of 30 states, "in active protest against their law maker, SIPPED UP IN RECENT Companies Holding Off for Even Better Market for Prospective Issues Boom Al Smith, Jr., Judge By JAMES MeMCLMN. Copyrighted by MrClure Newspaper Syndicate. NEW YORK, Jan. 19. The recent boom In high-grade bonds has had a curious kickback. Several first rate utility issues have been nrfr4t alnce the first of the year and were snapped up quickly. Now other com panies wtth prospective offerings are holdlnjr off for an even better mnrlror. and lower Interest rates. It Is a long thne since any prospective-floater of bonds could afford to be so high hat. Two erstwhile Mtlssollnla nt iiHUtv chains have had their wings some what cllppped within recent months. 81dney Z. Mltcljell boss of Electric Bond and Share has yielded more authority to bis directors (represent ing an increasing Morgan Interest) R. C. nonson the man tohlnrf a. soclated Gas and Electric has had to ahare his power In some eases with local banking committees. One Of tha blffmfc acrrliMiltiiMl equipment companies hsa gone to banks holding farm mortgages pointed out that the farma wouldn't be worth much if the machines were repossessed and suggested that tha (Continued on Page Three) T IN ASHLAND DEATH Pour true bills and fire not true bills were returned by the grand Jury, William T. Orleve. foreman, late Wed nesday afternoon. After examining IS witnesses, and Investigating every possible angle, the grand Jury returned a ot true bill In the case of Al E. Jordan. Ash land merchant. As a result of an al tercation In the Jordan home, on Christmas Day. Walter F. Long of Dunsmulr, Calif., a railroad engineer, was killed, when hta Jugular vein struck the Jagged neck of. a broken ginger ale bottle. Jordan was hold ing the Jagged glass, when tbe men grappled and fell to the floor. Long died before he could make a state ment. The tragedy cam as a climax over a trivial matter. sexton Exonerated. A not true bill was also returned tn the case, of Milton B. Sexton. Sex ton and aon were charged with as sault with a deadly weapon, when they visited the home of Antonio Sonendoes, New Yeara day. A general fight resulted. Sexton was ahot tn the hip-pocket, the bullet striking a billfold. True bills returned by the grand Jury were against the following! otto Rutzer and Arthur Rod. for the alleged theft of an auto belonging to Sanford Richardson of Central Point last month. The pair, with two girls, were arrested after a wild chase by the state police over tha country lanes In the Central Point district. Rutr. at the time, state police aay, was on parole for theft. Rod la a recent arrival from Minne sota, authorltlea say. . Indicted for Receiving Goods. Robert W. Langenbacher of Jack sonville was Indicted for receiving goods allegedly atolen, by Martin Wil kinson, also Indicted, from tha Chit wood Drug store In Jacksonville last December. Charles Davis and Clifford L. Sar- gent were Indicted for grand larceny. The pair were alleged to have stolen two tires, and two disc wheels belong ing to Oeorge Backus. E DECLARES CB'JNSE PHOENIX. Arts, Jsn. 19. (AP) Counsel for John J. Halloran chal lenged today the competence of Win nie Ruth Judd aa a witness against the lumberman at his preliminary hearing on a charge of being c eory to tha crime of murder,' on grounds she la of unsound mind, un able to comprehend tb oath and sot a voluntary witness.