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Medford Merchants-Tribune Popularity Confcrt Opens Saturday edpord Mail Tebune The Weather Forecast: Occasional snow or rain tonight and Saturday; not much change In temperature. Highest yesterday 32 Lowest this morning - i Paid-Up Circulation People who pa; (or tbeli newspapers are tba beat proapeota for tha adver tisers. A. B. O. circulation la paid up circulation. Tbla newspaper la - a o. Twenty -Seventh Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1333. No. 257. m mi M Infill MfIfl Comment the on Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. HERB la a headline In the news of the day: "U. S. Relralna from Special Jehol Policy." Jehol la the area In which the Chinese and Japanese are lighting. So what the headline means la that Uncle Sam, tor the present, at least, will keep out of the row. a- 'HHUE 1 a proverb running' some r 1 thing like this: "The burned child avoids the fire." We got our fingers so badly burned In Europe that we are learning to keep them away from hot placea. ' JAMES FARKEROf St. Louis, la eulng Mrs. Melva Mllller Antho nopoulus for damages because, he ays, ahe promised to marry him, but later changed her mind and refused. Ha thinks S10.000 would be about right In return for the agony her change of mind caused him. Juat offhand, without going Into the subject In a really thorough and affective way, can you think of a lower form of human life than a man who sues a woman for breach of promise to' marry? PRESIDENT HOOVER, In a special message to congres on the subject of budget balancing, recommends that sales taxes be adopted Immediately " as the best method of bringing in federal revenues. Increase In federal revenues, as of course you know, la .needed because the government of the United States la spending approximately a billion dollars a year more than it la taking in. If that on much longer, there will be, trouble; and It will be the kind of" trouble that affects EVERY BODY. When nations," persistently and over long periods of time, spend more than they take In, people lose confi dence In their money, and when peo ple lose confidence in their money there la REAL trouble. THE SALES TAX la an easy and more or less painless method of raising money because It is paid out in small sums. You don't miss the money you pay In cigarette and gaso line taxes, for example, because you pay It a little at a time. It la knowl edge of this fact, undoubtedly, that causes President Hoover to recom- ' mend It. As a matter of practical politics, however, It Is likely that Prealdent Hoover's approval of a sales tax will go about aa far as anything could to DEFEAT the sales tax. i ' It would never do, you see, espec ially In tlmea like these, for an In coming administration to follow the advice of the outgoing administra tion. . STATISTICIANS estimate that on December 1, 1833, 47,600.000 per ons were gainfully employed In this country which Is a statistician's way of saying that that many people had Jobs. All these experts like to ex press their opinions In big words. They think It maSes them Bound more Impressive. On the same date, these statla , tlelana tell us, 12,800,000 persona were without Jobs. That la a lot of unemployment. NOW here Is an odd thing: They tell us that back In the big years of 1927. 1828 and 1929 there was ' unemployment In this country to the extent of aome two and a half million persona. That la to say. that many were without Jobs, even In those big years. Some of them were speculating on the bull market, maktot; a living out of the boom In stocks. When the stock boom busted, of course, these livings ceased. others. In those big yeara were Idle because they didn't want work. There la ALWAYS a certain amount of un employment. TIB six-hour day enthusiasts tell ua that If the depression should end and business again become ac- me, with consequent Increases In earning and consuming power., we would still have 5.950.000 more work era In this country than there would be Jobs for. (Continued on Page Eight) IN 20 YEARS HAS TRAFFICJIED UP Citrus Growing Sections of Riverside and San Ber nardino A? Covered by First Snow in 15 Years SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. (JP) Three persons were reported missing, highways were blocked and a Nevada town was snowbound as a new storm was reported sweeping down from Alaska, today to bring added precipi tation for the western states. Searchers set out to look for Jack Blackmer, 20 - year - old Doorlngton, Cal., trapper believed to have been caught by heavy snows of yesterday and Tuesday. Harry Clark and E. M. Moore, last seen flying over Los Vegas, Nev., In an open-cockpit airplane, were feared lost In a blizzard between that city and Ely, Nov., reports here said. Ely was reported completely snowbound with all highways blocked by deep drifts. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20.-(AP)- In the wake of the heaviest rains In 20 years, a heavy snow storm swept sec tions of southern California's citrus growing territory early today. The fury of the storm extended across the desert country to the Colorado river, nearly 300 miles from the coastal plain, leaving the barren country. In which snow ordinarily Is alien, under a white blanket of a foot or more In depth. The storm brought 3.07 Inches of rain to Los Angeles. At 5 o'clock last night, the downpour was heaviest when almost half an Inch fell In ten minutes. The rain caused serious tie-up of traffic. -Although - at -least thirty persons were treated for traffic Injuries, only one death, that of John O. Vance, was reported. Apparently blinded by rain, he was struck by an elsctrlo train while driving his auto mobile. 8.65 Inches of Rain The heaviest rainfall reported In southern California was at Newhall where 0.05 inches tell during 23 hours. The weather man said continued rains were in prospect for southern California during the next 24 hours. The snow storm, starting late last night, aweipt the countryside in the vicinity of Riverside and San Bernar dino. It was the first heavy snowfall in 10 years. The ridge route, connecting Los An geles and San Francisco, was again closed to traffic by heavy drifts which at some points reached a depth of five feet. (Continued on Page Five) 4 OPENING DAY OF PULARITY VOTE Tomorrow the Medford Merchants Mail Tribune valley-wide popularity contest and "prosperity drive will be launched with two wonderful prizes In store for the winning girls. One will be a delightful vacation cruise to Hawaii, with the best of accommoda tions and alt expenses paid. The second prize will be a trip to Seattle where the lucky Rogue River valley miss will board a steamer for a cruise to San Francisco. After a pleasant sight-seeing vacation in California's bay city, the Medford girl will return by steamer to Seattle and thence to Medford an outing almost as allur ing as the Hawaiian voyage. A large group of Medford business concerns will feature popularity votes for the next six weeks and people from a.U parts of southern Oregon will come to Medford to secure ballots for their favorite candidate. 100 votes will be given with every dollar pur chase In the stores listed in the large advertisement on page six In today's Mail Tribune. Other popular Med ford stores will be added to the list featuring popularity votes until Fri day evening, January 37th, when the list of participating firms will close. Any Rogue River valley girl, in marrled and over 18 years of age, will be eligible to compete in the Merchants-Tribune contest. An entry blank, which Is also good for 1000 Initial votes, appears In today's paper. Ballot boxes will be maintained at the Medford Chamber of Commerce building and at the Mail Tribune of fice for the convenience of shoppers who wlrti to cast their ballots for popularity candidates. SALEM. Jan. 30. (AP) Introduc tion of a Pi rf-Mutual racing bill was expected today after It was learned a measure similar to the one defeated at the last session had been drawn for some legislators. The sponsors claim Parl-Mutusl provisions would finance the state fair and return ad ditional funds into the rate. Debt Discussion AT Legion Gathering Hears De bunking Talks by Promi nent Men in Drive to Halt . 'Propaganda and Turmoil Confidence Voiced The following reaolutlon was adopted at the masa meeting by practically unanimous vote: "Be It resolved, that this mass meeting does hereby go on record aa expressing confidence In the existing organizations of local gov ernment in this community, and In the elected and appointed of ficiate who are performing public duties In our midst. "And further, we desire to pledge our encouragement and support to these officers so long aa they occupy their posts, and bo long aa they continue to faith fully perform their proper duties." The American Legion masa meeting at the Armory laat night was attend ed by 1,449 people, according to a count kept at the doors by Roland Hubbard and O. L. McDonald, using automatic checkers. Though the roada were slippery and the severest weather of the winter prevailed, all sections of the county were repre sented, with delegations present from the Applegate, Prospect, Oold Hill, Rogue' River, Central Point, Eagle Point, Talent, Phoenix and other dis tricts. The count did not lncllide smal children.1 Woman Heckle. Heckling In mild form broke out when the session had progressed well past the half-way point.. A well dressed woman, who gave the name of Henriette P. Martin, arose from her seat in the front row, and atarted talking. She was Invited to the plat form, and for about five minutes ad dressed the crowd. Her ohtef com plaint was the Legion's right to check the names on the "resignation peti tions," and declared that "anybody Who buys food or clothes Is a tax payer," and that Franklin D. Roose velt, President-elect, had said, "Every body la a taxpayer." She asked the (Continued on Page Pour) T SHADE EVIDENCE PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 30. (AP) The state gained a victory today at the resumption of the preliminary hearing of John J. Halloran, when It succeeded In introducing a certain shade, on which, Winnie Ruth Judd charged, were blood stains, made by the wealthy lumberman at the du plex apartment of Agnes Anne LeRol and Miss Hedvlg Samuelson after they were slain October 1031. .- Halloran Is accused of being an "accessory'' to the crime of murder," of "aiding and assisting' Mrs. Judd In disposing of the body of Mrs. LeRol, and "advising" her to escape from Fhoenlx to Los Angeles. Mrs. Judd was tried for slaying of Mrs. LeRol. The curtain shade testimony, pro duced from B. O. Smith, fingerprint expert for Sheriff J. R. McFadden of Maricopa county, was attacked vig orously by defense counsel. WASHINOTON. Jan. 30. fAP) President Hoover today said the es timates he submitted to congress on revenue needs were dependent on the amount of economies that could be effected at this session and express ed regret that the Democratic house did not approve his reorganization proposals. Legion Baseball To Be Continued INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 30 (AP) Rus sell Oook. director of the American ism commission of the American Le gion, said today the Legion's annual junior baseball tournament will be he'.d next summer despite withdraw.il of the financial support of the two major leagues. DARING AVIATOR FALLS TO DEATH IN TEST HOP DAYTON, Ohio. Jan. 30 (AP) Lieutenant I. A. Woodring, 31, lest of the army's "three musketeers" noted for their daring flying, was killed to day when an experimental type ob servation plane, which he was testing, crashed near here. Lieutenant Woodring was returning to Wright Field, when, without warn ing, the engine exploded. Tiie ship was torn to bits The death Is the second fatal careh here in eight days. Last Friday Cap tain Hugh Elmendorf, Washington, D. O., was killed and Captain Frank O'D. Hunter, Rockwell Field. Cali fornia, seriously Injured, when an experimental plane went into a tfttl spin. Captain Hunter Is recovering in a hospital. Lieutenant Woodring was regarded as one of the outstanding flyers In the air service. In 1038 at March Field, Cal., he was a member of the "three musketeers" of the air corps, so dubbed because of their daring in stunting planes and their ability to maneuver in any man ner, flying solo or as a unit. Other members of the famous trio were Lieutenant A. L. Cornelius and Lieutenant J. J. Williams. Lieuten ant Cornelius was killed in a plane crash in 1928 and one month later planes piloted by Lieutenant Williams and Woodring collided head on, the former being killed, but Woodring saved his life by using a parachute. A year prior. Lieutenant Woodring won tht Mltchel speed trophy race for army pilot at Dayton. Lieutenant Woodring had been stationed at Wright field for the laat two years. TO E WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. (AP) Senator McNary of Oregon today told newspapermen after a conference with President-elect Roosevelt that the In coming president urged him to expe dite the domestic allotment farm re lief bill now before hla committee. McNary la chairman of the senate agriculture committee before which the bill passed by the house Is pend ing. "I told him," McNary said, "that the senate committee was making a supreme effort to simplify the meas ure and in removing all complexities In administration and language and that If this were done It was likely the committee would report the bill. I also told him I had no opinion on the aenate action or the action that would come on the bill at the White House." The Oregon senator said Mr. Roose velt stated he hoped "the senate committee would report the bill in some form and send it to the white House, whatever might be ita fate." Famous Capitol Circle Magnet for Lobbyists Legislatures arid Aides By Mary Orelner Kelly SALEM, Jan. 30. (Spl.) To the cynical, It might suggest a vicious circle to an optimist, an ocular halo of friendliness that continuous rim of human eyes that top the brass railing directly beneath the dome on the two middle floors of the capltol building. Around these gleaming supports, lawmakers from the two houses meet. Their gazes and thetr problems drop together Into the space below. Lob byist meets lawyer and their vision mingles on common ground beneath. Stenographer meets boy friend and they both stare downward lost In the seclusion of space. Standing room around the railing (especially on the second floor) Is at a premium during legislative working hours. And often late at night and on holidays, the famous circle la anything but deserted. Eyes looking over the railing may discover a six-gellon hat bobbing alorg the lower hallway on two short, sturdy legs. If attending the ses sions, the owner of the eyes will know that Dr. James A. Best of Pen dleton has arrived. A typical westerner, the doctor, who has practiced medicine In Uma tilla county for 35 years. Many the cowpimcher and bronco buster naa With Britain Agreed on JOBLESSJELIEF Special Message to Legisla ture Asks Creation of Body , to Serve Without Pay for Survey of, Needs SALEM, Jan. 30 (AP) Creation of & state relief commission of seven members to serve without pay, but with a fund at its disposal to take care of necessary expenses of adminis tration, supervision and accounting and to provide for a thorough survey of unemployment conditions was rec ommended to the legislature today by Governor Julius Meier in a special message. The .lawmakers were also urged to enact legislation necessary to make contracts between the state and va rious counties, under which the counties received loans from the re construction finance corporation, enforceable-. A request was made that the legis lature sot aside' a fund of not leas than $500,000 for unemployment re lief. SALEM. Jan. 30 (AP) Both houses of the legislature started the serious business of voting upon meas ures today, attempting to clear the desks In order to adjourn early' for the week-end. Five measures were up (Continued ,on Page Nine) ENCOURAGI PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 2(V (AP) Prospects for the coming season's fruit crop in the Pacific northwest do not appear to be. encouraging, Judging from surveys recently made. Though Incomplete, the surveys in dicate that 35 per cent damage has been done to crops by freezing wea ther. Some estimates range as high as 50 per cent, though these are con fined to certain localities. Some spots, particularly In the strawberry areas, show practically complete loss. Rasp berries, also, appear to have suffered heavily. No estimate has yet been made of the damage to loganberries. The extent of damage to tree fruits has not yet been ascertained, but some sections report more buds have been lost than usual. this 236-pound physician ushered Into the rough-shod world, as he rode the plains and lasoed his far reach ing practice in the early days. Always ready to doff his big hat and fight when it was necessary. Dr. Best resigned as mayor of Pendleton to enter bbe world war. He served two years as captain in the medical reserve corps, returned to Pendleton and enlisted again in the battle of public health. He was county phy sician and health officer for the past 13 years. Besides having one of the most extensive practices in eastern Ore gon, Dr. Best Is said to have one of the largest farm acreages in Uma tilla county. He raises wheat and cattle but hla hobby Is breeding Percheron horses. "And that,", sighed the Pendleton lawmaker, "is where my money goes." Senator Oeorge W. Dunn of Ash lsnd is not ft vain man. At least, nc. to the extent of subscribing to the compilation of the Dunn gr nealogy. Every term Senator Dunn Is reminded of his duty toward the family of Dunn by the genealogy experts who according to notices sent, are working overtime gathering ma terial to put his famous ancestors (Continued on Page Nln REACJTDECISION Stimson Instructed to Open Negotiations for Confer ence Early in March Sino-Jap Situation Talked LONDON, Jim. 20. (AP) The agreement between president Hoover and President-elect Roose velt to discuss the war debt with Great Britain In March was char acterized in political quarters hero this evening as the best news In weeks. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. (AP) President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt, in today's White House conference, agreed upon a discussion of war debts with representatives of Great Britain to take place early In March after the change of admin istrations. In a statement Issued at the White House following the hour and a half meeting In the red room, It was said the official talks with Great Britain would Include also the economic problems of the world and "ways and means for Improving the world situation." Secretary Stimson was Instructed immediately to Initiate negotiations with Great Britain arranging for the projected conference. Statement Later ""Mr.' Roosevelt made no statement when the Wihlte House session was over, but let It be known he planned to do so after leaving the city In mid-afternoon for the trip to Muscle Shoals. In diplomatic quarters, note was taken immediately that the state ment referred to Great Britain alone. At the very time It was Issued, blasts against the French default on pay ment of Its December 16 debt In stallment to this country were being sounded In the senate. France Scored Senator Robinson (R., Ind.) had set It off with a scathing speech, In which .he termed France a "thorough In grate." He was Joined by senators prominent In both parties. The White House statement was reviewed in detail by the president, Stimson and Mills in the executive offices before it was given out by one of the chief executive's secretaries. Great Britain met Its December 15 Installment, thereby causing a favorable reaction here. Prior to do ing so, however, the British empha sized In strong language that the payment was considered ttiere the last to be made under existing ar rangements. The president and president-elect did not skip entirely over the Slno Japanese situation in thetr discus sion, although talk of the problem was said to have been Incidental, , Mr. Roosevelt was represented as feeling that an accord between the outgoing and Incoming administra tions on the sustaining of American treaties had produced a healthy ef fect In that part of the world theater where he Slno-Japanese situation Is paramount. REIVES CREW EUREKA, Oal., Jan. 30, yp On a breeches buoy rigged up by the coast guard, several members of the crew of the lumber schooner Tiverton were brought eahore today as the ship lay aground About mile south of Hum boldt bar. Coast guard officers said the Tiver ton did not appear to be In Imme diate danger and It was decided that a portion of the crew would remain on board, temporarily at least. The crew numbered 17. The sea, was still rough. The Tiverton, a 33fl-ton wooden craft, commanded by Captain Ahlln, left San Francisco Wednesday for Eureka,. Distress signals from her were first seen here early today, but the weather was so thick the vessel could not be Immediately identified. Launches were sent out and a coast guard cutter it rated 300-mlle dash from San Francisco to go to her aid. The Red Cross prepared for emergency work. NBW YORK, Jan. 30. (TP) The British freighter Exeter City battled heavy Atlantic seas today in ft storm that cost the Uvea t her master, third officer and two members of the crew, damaged her considerably and caused her to flah an S- O. 8. in the early dawn. Blocks Bank Bill 1 1 The Glaaa banking bill faced an uncertain fata after an organized filibuster led by Senator Huey Long of Louisiana prevented a vota on Its most controversial feature that permitting statewide branah banking. (Associated Press Photo) PLACE LIENS ON Suit for the collection of money, reportedly due, and based on the assignment of labor ana material Hens, were filed In circuit court late Thursday afternoon by Clel W. Clem ent against P. A. Bates and Ella Bates, Jacob P. Lund and Margaret Lund, and the Black Channel Mines, Inc., a corporation. The Black Channel mine Is ft placer claim, owned by P- A. Bates, an aged man, around whom so much of Jack son county's political, turmoil has raged. The complaint sets forth that Bates and wife and Jacob Lund and Mar garet Lund, entered into an agree ment with L. A. Banks, editor- or- chardlst of this city, Dr. F. O. Swed- enberg of Ashland and A. H. Clem ents, a mining engineer, for the con trol, operation and development of the property, and that in this pur pose alleged debts for material and labor were Inourred, for which the Hens against the property have been registered. Four material liens and five labor (Continued on Page Four) By the Associated Press Japan 1033 army recruits, serv ing their first period of compulsory training, are to be sent to Manchu ria, Increasing the man power of the forces there by approximately 50 per cent. This movement will take place In vie next few months. The recruits probably will be assigned to garrison duty, releasing the veterans for act ual fighting. Hoi tl J Hies have been resumed on ft relatively small scale In southern Jahol. Reports from Tokyo said three Japanese forces had Joined on the southeastern border preparatory to occupying the province of Jehol as soon as the weather Improves. At Geneva, the League of Nations committee of 10 prepared for Its final effort at conciliation, but the pros pects did not appear to be bright. IS I IN FALL ASTORIA. Ore., Jan. 30.OP) Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Rudd of Seaside be lieve they have the original "rubber baby." Last Sunday their 18-months-old son fell from ft second-story window of the Rudd home to the frozen ground, 14 feet below. His mother rushed frantically downstairs, only to find he had picked himself up and walked un concernedly back' into the house. An examination failed to reveal even a slight bruise. SHARE-THE-WORK CAMPAIGN LACKS Claim That 105,000 Firms Participating Somewhat Askew Expensive Cars Sell Well at Auto Show (Copyright by Mcciuro Newspaper Syndicate By JAMES McMDLMN NEW YORK, Jan. 20. The nation- al 8hare-the-Work committee had In- tended to wind up lta activities shortly but lnttmatlona were received from high quarters that lta contln- ud existence would be appreciated . xor tae aaxe or continuity until the new administration takea over. Walter Teaglea' company Standard - Oil of New Jersey has been urglnfl; him for some time to come back to , hla own Job. When ha started the committee he thought he would be away from hla regular business lor two month. He haa been away five. Thia meana that Matthew Sloan who haa Just been named co-cha.tr- ' man with Teagle will take command In Teagle'a place. Sloan haa had no pressing Job of his own since he waa eased out of New York Edison. The figure from Washington that 106,000 firms are participating In the Share-Work movement la aomewhat oockeyed. The correct Information la that 109,000 repilea have been re ceived in response to 400,000 letters sent out by the sacretarlea of com merce and labor. Only about 15,000 of these have been analyzed to date, but 83 per cent of thU number have adopted the ahare-work principles. Local authorltiea are concerned about the latest New York state fig ures on factory employment. . . That- drop In December waa conalderably greater than sesaonal. Another dis turbing factor la that total payrolls have fallen ever further and faster than the number of employed. Now It can be told that ex-Chatr-man Albert Wlggln waa prime mover toward rajalng a loan In banking circles to save' the Bank of the United States. He loat the argument to the more (Continued on Page Two) SENATE AND HOUSE TO SALEM, Jan. 30. (AP) The sen ate at 13:40 p. m. today Joined In the house action and adjourned until Monday at 11 o'clock. Before adjournment, the second week of the legislature aaw a - total of lea measures proposed for con sideration, of which 103 are In the house and 57 In the senate. -f- Hinkler Searchers Located In Simpton LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Jan. 20 (AP) Captain W. L. Hope and hla companion, Lieutenant Klnley, who were reported missing on a aeat'. through the Alps for Bert Hlnkler. British flier who dropped out of sight thirteen daya ago, were located today at Vetrox In the Slmplon valley. WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Jan. 19. Everything is different nowadays, even the way a country gets its freedom. We give the Philippines twelve years. In two years they are to have a constitution that is suitable to us. I hope they make it. Ours after 150 years is not suitable to us. They owe ns some money so we bet their freedom against 10 years 'that they can't pay us that (we can't pay our na tional dcfit in 100 yeara.) So here is all they got to do to get their freedom: get a constitu tion that will suit Democrat and Republican, pay all their debts and keep out of the clutches of Japan. That's what I call a sporting offer.
