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46 Medford Firms Now Featuring' .Votes in Popularity Contest AIL TRTBU Paid-Up Circulation People wbo pay for tbelr newspaper tre the beat prospecte tor the adver tisers, a. B. O. circulation la paid up circulation. This newspaper la a. B. a The Weather Forecast: Unsettled Sunday. Prob ably occasional rain. Moderate temperature. IllShest yesterday S9 Lowest yesterday morning XT EDFORD MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1933. No. 258. Twenty-Seventh Year M M NE IMfM !13ISSI!i(i mum BETTER GRADES OF Report Made to Circuit Judge Says Fund 0. K. Bui Much Seized Liquor Gone V--No One Blamed. DRINKABLES UNACCOUNTED FOR The grand Jury, W. T. Grieve of Prospect, foreman, yesterday submit ted to Circuit Judge H. D. Norton a report on the prohibition tund, which It found all right, and further i .,..,.. ftnrtAcrA of confiscated liquor placed In Vie custody of the sheriff, which lor a iimo woa u-m in the city hall Jail, and a portion of -V.- Tlma In A bfUWtmcnt Vault at the court house, at which place the defi cit occurred. The grand jury report, does not state where the liquor went nor does It fix any blame. The grand Jury recommends that 'a more careful record be made by the sheriff and other police officers of the liquor seized, kept or destrow ed, and that the sheriff keep detailed accounta of all liquors turned over to him by the police." Coddlng's Beoords Clue Fha anni-tniTA TVflJ IITIRArtherl bV the grand Jury from- the records of the district attorney and the state police. Foreman Grieve .told the ,court last Wednesday that the "disappearance' mfottftttner nnri that "the more they heard the deeper they got." The court directed oai xne gruuu jury return and make "more definite and clear" from what vault in the court house the confiscated liquor was tn.a lln.n vnl.lt. MR In ChATCS Of former .Sheriff Ralph Jennings, and Deputy raui Jennings, ana jauer O. W. Dunford alone had keys to the ihii t.nu. vmilfc nnri It was. locked with two locks. In the city hall It was stored in me omce ana in wie thought probable that evaporation (Continued on Page Pour) .FRUITlROIRS I The annual meeting of the Fruit Growers League will be held next Saturday afternoon at the Auditorium In the new Court House, and a large attendance of fruit growers of the district are expected to be present to hear the Interesting and educational program planned for the meeting by E. W. Carlton, president of the league. In addition to the routine matters i of the session, several speakers are scheduled to appear. Edwin Smith, of Wenatchee, Wash ington, former representative, of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic com merce in England, who Is now In charge of transportation testa on rer- Ishable fruit products, will give an : Illustrated talk on some of the find- ! ings resulting from transportation tests on apples and pears made dur- i Ing the past season. Mr. Smith's In formation will prove of value in the preparation of fruit for markets, ac cording to those who have heard him talk on this subject. For the purpose of explaining the functions and operations of the State Department of Agriculture, Max Oehlhar, Salem, director of agricul ture for the state will address the growers at the meeting, according to present plans. Mr. Gehlhar will be present unless unavoidably detained In Salem on official business. Other addresses planned, for the meeting will be given by W. W. Aid rich, assist ant horticulturist, division of hortl t cultural crops and diseases, bureau ' of plant Industry; and Arch Work, assistant Irrigation engineer, division of irrigation, bureau of agricultural engineering. Mr. Aldrlch will speak on the re cent results from pear irrigation studies which may reduce production costs, and Mr. Work's topic will be "Some results of irrigation Investi gations on clay adobe soils at Med ford, Oregon. It la planned to have, as a part of the meeting, a discussion of the ef forts being made to secure crop pro duction loans for the coming season, and it Is probable that the work will have progressed far enough by next week-end to give the growers a com plete picture of the financial arrange ments being made. This work Is in the hands of the Rogue Valley Agri cultural Finance committee, with J. 4 T. Thompson as chairman. Either Mr. Thompson, or some member of his committee will explain the efforts which have been made during the part year and the results expected. The league meeting will convene at 3:00 p. m., Saturday, January 28th, was the rep?rt from President E. W Carlton Women Plan For Fair 8l u X Miss Lena Madesen Phillip Is president of the National Council if Women, which la sponsoring the nternatlonal congress of women to is held In July In connection with the world's fair In Chicago, (As. related Press Phota OF DEPARTMENTS AIM IN PROPOSED BILL SALEM, an. 31. (AP) Consolida tion of the state corporation depart ment, banking department and the insurance department into one com mission of finance will be proposed in a bill to be Introduced within the next week, It was authentically learn ed here today. While, It waa not stated who the sponsors of the bill would be, It was understood the measure would carry the support of the administration. One commissioner would be named to head the new consolidated depart ment at a salary of (5,000, the pro posal states. Indications today were Senator Jay Upton would Introduce the bill In the senate. OF Robert Rose, a picturesque and well-known stockman of the Long Tom Mountain district, was acquitted by a circuit court Jury last night of setting a forest fire last. August. The jury retired about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon., and returned twice for instructions from the court when apparently deadlocked. Following the verdict Rose, well known to scores of valley residents as a hunter and guide, shook hands with the Jury. The court admon ished Rose: "In the future be care ful of becoming Involved In suspi cious circumstances." The evidence In the case wan whnllv climumstan- tlal. The court also tolft Rose they .had been "lenient with him." Jack Rice, Jointly Indicted with Rose and scheduled to go on trial Monday, will be discharged from the county Jail and the case against him dismissed. 4 SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Jan. 21. (AP) Advices received here late to day said Ray Fuller, night airmail pilot, had been found dead In the wreckage of his plane which crashed near Boerne, Texas, early yesterday. Traffic Accidents on Decline Says Report Evidence of the campaign being carried on 07 various state agencies for highway safety Is Shorn In the 1932 report of traffic accidents, deaths and Injuries as compared with 1931. State police, the Oregon Automobile association and municipal officers are constantly engaged in efforts to lessen highway accidents and the to ut during the part year of 20,883 as against 27.228 In 1931 shows a de crease of 8.403 or 23 5 per cent. In the number of deaths there teas a de crease of 42 or fifteen per cent and in Injuries a decrease of 1411 or 23 per cent. According to Ward McRernolda. ex aminer of the operators division, traf fic schools as conducted by the Three A. are doing much to promote better driving and prevent accidents. Detailed accident report for the state follows: 1931 Month Acc. Deaths InJ. ! January . 2.312 31 403 February 1.855 12 281 j March 2,415 26 iiS S Convicted Murderess Tells of Placing Portion of Re mains in Small Trunk- Admission Is Surprise. PHOENIX, Aria., Jan. 21 (AP) From the tips of Winnie Ruth Judd came the admission today that she herself packed the dismembered body of Hedvig Samuelson In a trunk and other luggage two days after the slay ing of Miss Samuelson and Agnes Anne Lerol. The truth of her accusations against John J. Halloran, wealthy lumberman whom she seeks to Involve as acces- ory to he crime, were under tChe at tack of Halloran's counsel, when the convicted murderess admitted placing a portion of Miss Samuelson's body In a small metal trunk. Fights Impeachment Fighting to prevent Impeachment of her testimony during Halloran'a preliminary hearing, Mrs. Judd pre viously had denied touching the bod ies after the two women were slain in their Phoenix apartment the night of October 16, 1931. She had clung tenaciously to her testimony of the last five days that "Jack Halloran picked up Sammy's (Miss Samuelson's) body In his arms, and laid It on Anne's bed," and had Insisted that when she visited the apartment again the next night, Hal loran had told her both bodies were In the trunk. Halloran's aftornef. Frank O. Smith, dropped hla questioning of Mrs. Judd as soon as she had made her admis sion, and. she was returned to the state prison at Florence. Admission Surprise Smith's line of questioning drew the condemned woman Into discus sion of articles concerning the mur ders as published in a Los Angeles newspaper and assertedly authorized by Mrs. Judd. "Of coure, Mrs. Judd, that portion of the statement in the newspaper about you putting parts of Miss Sam ueleon's body In a trunk and hatbox In the apartment la true, lsn It?" asked Smith. "There's nothing In that article about that," replied the witness. "It isn't even mentioned." "Perhaps you remember It better than I do," said Smith. Then he read clippings of the news paper articles: "Sunday morning when I lifted Sammy from the trunk, I tried to place her' In my own little metal locker trunk . . Tells of Transfer "Did you lift Sammy from the trunk?" Smith asked. Mrs. Judd sat silent, snapping her wrinkled white handkerchief in ban daging motions on and off her left hand. "You can answer that, can't you?1 asked Superior Judge J. C. Niles, the committing magistrate. "I know whether It Is true or not. "Then answer," admonished the court. "No," she burst out. "I didn't lift Sammy I lifted a portion." Her voice faded nearly to a whis per. "Then you lifted other portions and changed them?" asked Smith. "Yes." "It says here," she shouted as she arrived at the part In a clipping re lating to a fight between the three women, "that I dragged Sammy's body to the bathroom. Well, I did not. "I didn't move either of those bod . lea, Mr. Halloran moved them both. April , May June . 1.997 2.657 2.833 2.058 29 32 31 19 20 13 23 19 13 366 616 622 July 487 474 435 535 484 678 August 1,966 September 1.981 October 2.416 November 9.384 December 2,576 27,339 SS 1,999 32 January 2.098 22 351 February 1,612 15 204 March . 1.865 18 323 April 1,853 17 31 May 1.760 14 402 June 1.699 17 385 July 1,638 14 433 August 1,682 21 386 September 1,364 32 325 October 1,398 19 337 November- 1351 17 . 370 December 2.100 20 423 30.822 326 4.384 Decrease 6 4"6 43 1 311 Ot Of li.Ti 6(23 Ex-Street Sweeper In Legislator's Role j-rx s John O'Malley (right), Milwaukee street sweeper elected to the Wis. consln legislature, pauses In front of the eapltol In Madison to give a few pointers to J. T. Hobbs, a brother In O'Malley's trade. (Asso ciated Press Photo FEHL DECLARES LEFT INK BILLS County Judge Earl H. Fehl last night Issued a statement to the citi zens and taxpayers of Jackson coun ty explanatory, as he sees It, of the financial and relief status of the county. Judge Fehl In hla letter says "It has been Incumbent upon the newly crea ted county court to pay bills left un paid by the former court for the months of November and December, and. some for October, 1032, which up to January 10 were In the amount of $6861.37." The Judge also states In his letter, that "your present-county court has been compelled to draw upon the faith and the credit of the county for an expenditure of an amount of money equal to 913,000 or more, to take care of the bills Inci dent to the closing administration of the former court." A warrant Indeb tedness of $80,000 Is also charged to the retiring county court. The letter then continues: "I trust that when the politic al atmosphere of Jacknon county Is clarified that you one and all will realize that It Is utterly Im possible for your new county of ficials to show any consideration whatsoever for the Interests of the taxpayers until we have been able to pay up the back county bills and so perfect an organiza tion that will function In the Interests of efficiency, economy and Just administration of the public funds. In the meantime, I hope you will bear with the present county court In the ad ministration of the trust im posed upon them, and I feel that when you know the truth of the situation you will refrain from criticism of your present offi cials." County Judge Fehl says the coun ty commissary Is being conducted as an "emergency measure , " and ' should the time arrive when the county court la able financially to place on the payroll of Jackson county many of the unemployed In work that will be of a beneficial nature . . I can as sure you that the commissary will then cease to function." The official believes. It la "economy for the coun ty, during this bad weather to handle the matter In the way It Is being handled." The county Judge saya he will "welcome criticism thereto." and that the people aa a whole, will agree with the pl-ns for meeting the emergency. In conclusion the statement says, that all the transactions of the coun ty court are a matter of public rec ord open to all. and requests citizens to form their opinions from them, and, 'any information going about the street of Medford, or the high ways and by-ways of the county should have little consideration,1 from cltlxens. Orrjton Weather Rain In west and snows and rains In east portion Sunday and probably Monday; normal temperature; fresh and ffrong west and southwest winds onshore. if OPEN CONTEST TO Forty-Six Firms Will Give Votes in Six Weeks' Con test Winners Get Trip to Hawaii and Seattle. The Medford Merchants-Mall-Trib une popularity contest started Satur day with 48 well Known weaiora firms already featuring popularity votes In purchases for their patrons. The contest will last six weeks and the girl wiho wins the coveted title of "Miss Medford" will be awarded a delightful vacatidn cruise to romantic Hawaii, The winner of second place will enjoy a trip almost as alluring a train trip to Seattle, where she will board a luxurious steamer for a voyage to San Francisco and return. These two wonderful prizes are made possible by the participating mer chants and the Tribune, and the win ning girls will be given the best of accommodations available, and tne pleasant company of popularity con- est Vlnners from other cities In the United States. The following list of Rogue River valley girls has been nominated by friends for the contest and new con testants will be added until next Friday night, January 27: Nina Blake. Gertrude Boyle. Babe Fuhl. Marjorle Marshall. Ruth Koozer. Constance Andrews. Mildred Orltch. Marjorle Wheeler. Harriet Campbell. Rosalee Root. - - - Anna May Fuson. Barbara McOuat. Adra Edwards. Babe Whitman. Viola Tnmpleton. Leah Inch. Addye Allen. Dorothy Orth. Myrna Bush. Margaret Chllders. Arvllla Burns. Margaret Me 11 Ing. Georgia Edwards. Janet Wray Smith. Vivian Meter. Ethel Chord. Sybil Jean Young. Zoe Dell Lantls. Olive Lantls. Peggy Miller. Jean Fabrlck. Barbara Wall. Kathleen Ness. Maureen Green. Dorothy Rogers. Ruby Ranney. Dorothy Slead. Jane Schmidt. Dean Holt'. Betty Bard we 1 1. Ruth Ash craft. Arlene Hay, Central Point. Dorothy Eads. Laura Drury. Montana Ranney. Yvonne Devaney. Barbara Drury. (Continued on Page Eight) HATTIE HARDMAN CALLED TO REST Hattle May Hardman, wife of L. H. Hardman of the Table Rock district. passed away at the home of her mother, Mrs. onie pence or aeo souin Central at 4:15 p. m. Saturday. Mrs. Hardman was born at Eagle Point Nov. 33, 1892, aged 40 years, 1 month, 26 days. Since her marriage to Mr. Hardman, they have resided at Table Rock. Besldea her husband and mother, she leaves three children, Oretta, Nell and Phylls. Also two children by a former marriage, Roy and Earl Cameron. Also one brother, R. L. Pence of Riverside, Calif. Mrs. Hardman was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints. Funeral arrangement will be an nounced by Conger run era 1 parlors upon definite word as to the arrival of her brother. GROCERIES TAKEN BY ALLEGED SHOPLIFTER Preston Smallwesrl, 30, of tht city, waa arrested last night In a local store and placed In Jail on a charge of ahopllttlng. Smallvood, according to the police, was caught with a pound of butter, a pound of coffee, and a can of milk that he had stolen. Chief of Polios Clatous McCredle sstd that shoplifting was becoming prevalent In Medford, and that more arrenta were forthcoming unless It Tat stopped. N HOOVER KIN SAVES HIS FARM I. f; ( 7 1 ST . Sr,SjS5:' t.-..J r W. ra ft'fc.,'gia ' i y.-.--. .iin-r Mists--lsi A. E. Hoovsr (right) or Grand Meadows, Minn., s cousin of Presi dent Hoover, worked out plan with Des Moines Joint stock Isnd bank officials to prevent a foreclosure sals on his 200-acre farm. 8hown with him, left to right, are, Elmer Quandt, and T. O. Staynor of the Minnesota farmers' "holiday association." Associated Press Photo) AFTER BLIZZARD PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. HI. (AP) Oregon was rapidly shedding Its blankket of snow today as tempera tures rose, but a few sections reported continuance of snow storms that de scended on the northwest early this week. A bright sun turned Portland's snow Into slush and gutters ran full as stretches cleared on winter's clear est reminder. However snow remained on nearby hills but expected rains may clear the ground In this vicinity. State highway officials said all ar terial roads were passable. TO El Members of the -Medford Klwanls club at luncheon tomorrow at the Hotel Medford will celebrate the 18th anniversary of the founding of Kl- wanlanlsm. The program arranged for the day la In charge of the Kl wanls education committee, composed of J. O. Mann, Rev. Alexander O. Ben nett and W. J, Warner. In ihe celebratlo.f the local Kl wan tons will be Joining members of 1873 clubs In the United States, who will observe the anniversary of Klwnntan- lsm with appropriate programs. Kennell-Ellis Suffers Fire SALEM, Jan. 21. (AP) A film ex plosion in the Kennell-Ellts studio started a fire In the Oregon build ing at 1 o'clock thla afternoon, bring ing extensive damage to the build lng and contents from smoke and water. The fire was extinguished In less than an hour. Blame Women Smokers If Cigaretts Are Soaked For State Luxury Tax BAL.EM, Jan. SO. (SpD If cigar ettes get socked for a state luxury tat. It will be the women's fault, e clared a number of law-making Ad ams now gathered at the etate eapl tol. They didn't refer to the atrong minded women who are back of such a movement, but to the women who smoke. According to their statements, the use of tobacco has Increased to Inestimable proportlona since women acquired the cigarette. Therefore tobacco la now considered the best bet on the long list of single luxury tax producera. Beoond In Una la soft drinks, with perhapa milady's cosmetics coming In for a good third. Speaking of cosmetics, one of the most "colorful" stenographers In the house of representatives claims that she uses on the average. S300 worth of make-up a year. This, of course. Includes her vartoue creams, lip sticks, hsnd lotions, powders, rouges, manicure materlsls, etc. Seeing this girl Is believing her. This Isn't cattl nees. It's luxury-tax-mlndedneas. If there Is anyone at the eapltol who works harder than a member of the stste tax commission. It's aaoU-et D 5r DOWN IN TEXAS B. F. Lindas, former Medford at torney, who ran for mayor several years ago on "a nigger In the wood pile" plank, on which were based wild allegations of graft, and other felon ious offenses were charged against well-known citizens, is held by Brownsville, Texas authorities for -s-turn to Oregon City, ore., to faoe trial for indications alleging embes rlement. Lindas was tried on the same count last spring, and the Jury disagreed. Clackamas county has announced its Intention of re-try Ing Lindas, and will Issue warrants for his return. j Lindas since leaving this city, has1 figured in a number of spectacular episodes. On one occasion when being arraigned, on one of the Indictments, i he was granted permission to go across the street, and get a sandwich, by the aherlff. He disappeared for three months, before he was located In Seattle. BY MONMOUTH, Ore,, Jan. 21. (AP) The Oregon Normal basketeers out stayed a speedy five from Southern Oregon Normal of Ashland here last night and won a well-earned 23-to-28 victory. The contest was fiercely played throughout with both teams taking the lead at various times. The Wolves of Monmouth held a 14 -to-11 lead at the half and shortly after the second opened Increased the lead to 10 points. Ashland forged up to within three points of the winners later In the game but Oregon Nor mal put on extra speed for a victori ous flnlah. member. The three of them not only cover their dally routine, but can be discovered digging through files until late hours at night, and rarely desert their posts completely even on holi days. Pressure Is brought upon them from Inside and out. On the one hand they hear the walls of the email property owners; on the other, the sobs of Income-tax victims who say they have lost their Incomes. They must sym pathetically hear the plea of all con cerned and yet not lose track of their main duty to the etate. Tax delinquencies. That'a a subject wblch wrought a furrow In the other wise smooth brow of Commissioner John Carkln, who got hla early traln lng wrestling with the tax dlfflcul. ties of Medford property holders. John, who Is about 30 pounds light er than when be left Medford ( due to a self-imposed routine of gymnasium) produced, upon request some Interest ing figures on the subject. With tax delinquency on the gain, Oregon ahowed a total of 34..0o,J83 on the books. Jackson county has Continued on Fag four ICY HEDGING ON BUDGET DUE SOONJNFRANCE 'resent Financial Situation Sound, But Future Not Bright Strong Ministry Is Needed for Guidance By JOHN STATESMAN (Copyrighted by McOlure Newspaper syndicate.) You are going to see some fancy financial hedging in the French debt problem. France's present financial situation is sound and business la not In acute distress, but the Imme diate future is not bright. There Is much fear In Paris that the dark days of 1926 are to be repeated. Fi nancial Paris is worried about the mounting budget deficit and fearful of Its effect on the stability of the franc. Finance Minister Cheron is faced by strong opposition In liis economy program, both from govern ment employes and special private In- . tereate. He has little hope of In creasing taxes or custom duties. In come from both sources has fallen off heavily in the past year. A strong ministry Is needed, but it simply does not exist now. The Paul-Boncour government Is gener aly regarded as purely a stop-gap, but weak as It Is, It may survive for some time, merely because the coun try dreda the thought of a succes sion of weaker ministries. No European leader seriously ex pects; Germany nor Austria, Hun gary or Bulgaria, for that matter to continue to accept the restriction , of the peace treaties which limit he national army to a small paid body for "Internal security." 1 .Each coun- . try la surrounded by neighbors arm ed to the teeth. If the lid is removed, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria can have a larger and better army by spending the same amounts now: supporting their military forces. The reason is that a mercenary army, paid as the armies of these countries , are paid, coats at least twice as much as an ordinary European army on its basis 6f compulsory military service. Letting down the bars would not make for peace, but the 'treaties did not make for peace. Olemenceau said In the French chamber after the teratles were signed: I hare con ceived the treaties ns a means of con tinuing the war." The results are beginning to be apparent. The weakest spot In the European peace fabrlo continues to lie in the Balkans. In recent weeks Italian ac tivity in Albania hae increased stlU further with a view toward embar rassing Jugo-Slavla. M. Jegtlo, the Jugo-Slav foreign minister, has been moderate and wise In his public state ments. As a result of the gathering Balkan, clouds, bonds between Jugo-Slarla, Rumania and Seecho-Slovakla havs been strengthened and Prance looks on with a worried eye. An IntitrMtl nr atiiaiv tut 4V . lng conditions of women in VI win (Continued on Page Pour) Will ROGER? 'tntt' w$ays: BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Jan. 20. Here la how this two-headed president thing works out. Ttre have a president that's in but hag no authority, a presi dent that'a out but has no au thority, a senate that's La frat has no leader, a house that'a in but's been voted out, a budget that both sides are afraid to try to balance, debts that era owed us that will never be paid, debts that we owe which we keep adding to. We are gore at Japan because they took Manchuria, sort at the world because they dont disarm. In fact, we are just sore at ourselves because w muddled everything Tip and in the midst of it all we tell thai Philippines "what constitutes liberty." Tours,
