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MEDFOliD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2i, 1933.
No. 2607
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By FRANK JENKINS.
HERE la the opening paragraph of
a dispatch Irom Salem:
"Moving elugglahly. the Oregon
leglalature closed lta aecond week with
little aocomnllahed toward early eo
lutlon of the atate'a perplexing prob
lem of where to obtain revenue to
continue the functions of atate reve
nue." The atate, apparently, la in the
aame boat with aU lta citizens.
WHEN a solvent atate and the
atate of Oregon IS aolvent rune
out of money with which to pay Its
Immediate and pressing bills, the or
dlnary method la to BORROW.
The atate of Oregon, like many
other states, has trouble borrowing
money right now because It can'
show where It Is going to get money
with which to pay back lta borrow
ings. Prooerty taxes. Income taxea, excise
taxes. Inheritance taxea all these are
not yielding money according to e
nectatlons. Men who lend want to
know whera the money la coming
from with which to PAT BACK.
Before the state can borrow money
again, it must make a showing of In
come aufflclent -to meet Its needs,
That la where the legislature comes
in.
rpHE SITUATION In which Oregon
Still, It has lta merits.
When we find that we Just simply
can't GET IN any more money, we
are forced to atop paying money out.
There Is no other way out of if "Bo
this situation In which the state finds
itself will do more to bring .about
economy than years and yeara or
TALKING.
Cheaper government Is one of the
pressing needs of the day, and what
ever brlnga It to ua will be highly
beneficial In the long run, even It
annoying In the present emergency.
TOO are reading a lot these days
A about the "lame duck" congress
tm-vitvi vou wonder lust what a
"lame duck" congress Is.
This is the answer: It la a congress
made up largely of members who were
defeated for re-election In November,
but hold office until the fourth day
of the following March.
The present congress Is made up
of an unusually large number of
such members, because the mortality
rate among the "lna" waa exceedingly
heavy last fall.
The voters saw to that.
rpHE present congress will be the
1 last "lame duck" congress we
shall have, for as these words are
written 85 statea have ratified the
SOth amendment to the constitution
and only 36 are required to make the
amendment effective.
The 20th amendment to the eon
etltutlon provides that newly elected
senators and representatives, aa well
as a newly elected president, shall
take the seats In January following
their election In November.
HEN the constitution of tne
United States was adopted, the
fourth of March following the elec
tion In November was none too soon
for newly elected members of con
gress and the newly elected president
to take office.
Communication was so slow In
those days that It actually took about
that long to get the necessary for
malities, such aa the counting of tne
vote, out of the way and to get the
new officials to Washington.
Then the frame of our constitu
tion were inherently suspicious of
sudden changes, and thought It wise
to see to it that changes of adminis
tration wers msde as slowly aa pos
sible. "Don't rock the boat" was their fa
vorite motto.
IN THESE mociern days, we want
action, rather than delay; and so
the prompt seating of new presidents
and new members of congress is In
line with present public opinion,
which Is sound.
But let's not Jump to the conclu
sion that the "lame duck" amend
ment, which will eliminate such de
lays. v:ill solve nil of the problema of
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HOUSEHOLDER ARE l
INJURED IN SMASH '
Ship Bound for Medford
Falls Spon After Take-Off
No Passengers Aboard
Account Stormy Weather
Pilot Harold R. -Adams of Med
ford died a short time after the
crash, at Eugene, of a plane he
was piloting south.
PORTLAND, Jan. 24. (AP) The
southbound United Air IJnea mall
plane and passenger ship leaving here
at 10:10 a. m. today was wrecked at
Eugene a short time later, with pos
sibly serious injuries to pilot and
co-pllot.
The Injured men were:
Harold Adams, pilot.
Kenneth Householder, oo-pllot.
The stewardess, a Miss Peterman.
waa not mentioned In first advices
reaching United Air line offices here,
It waa Inferred that she was unin
jured. -
There were no passengers aboard
since the low ceiling had caused
cancellation of tickets on the plane's
departure from Portland.
The crash occurred in the take-off
and the wrecked plane fell near the
Eugene airport. Ordinarily no stop
la made at Eugene.
Adams and Householder are both
very well known In Medford and
have families In Seattle. Adams flies
between this city and Seattle and
Householder between Seattle and
Oakland. No particulars of the wreck
had been received at the local air
port bls afternoon, Phil Sharp, man-
agor of Pacific Air Transport stated.
He waa wiring for full details when
the Associated Press dispatch was re
celved. Both Adams and Householder
stay over In Medford frequently and
have participated In many lodge and
civic events here.
BUILDING SOLD
An order confirming the sale of
the Pacific Record-Herald building
on Sixth street was filed In the re
cording department of the clerk's of
fice late yesterday, as another legal
chapter In the suit of Ntedermeyer,
Inc., against Earl H. Fehl and wife
and the Pacific Record-Herald and
others.
The order was signed by Circuit
Judge Earl O. Latourette of Oregon
City, who handed down a decision
awarding Nledermeyer, Inc., Judgment.
Attorney E. E. Kelly, representing
Pehl, said that an appeal to the su
preme court would be filed today.
The sale orders shows that the
building was sold to Ted Helmroth
of the Griffin Creek district and J.
B. Thomas and wife of Ashland, with
the high bid of 95372.43. an amount
covering the mortgage and the costs
of the action.. Thomas and Helmroth
were the high bidders at the public
sale January 7. '
Os West in Impassioned
Plea Before Solons for
Victims of Loan Sharks
(By Mary Grelner Kelly.) i
SALEM, Jan. 93. (6pl.) Great big
teardrops splashed on feminine
cheeks as former Governor Os West 1
painted the plight of duped hua-1
bands and wives in the clutches of
"loan sharks." at a public hearing
on a trio of small loan bills held
before the revision of laws commit
tee this afternoon. J
There was standing room only as
former Governor West began his emo
tional plea in the Interest of "tens
of thousands of wage earners In the
state"
He told how couples were lured
Into borrowing money by one well
known loan company, through entic
ing radio advertising, only to be
brought to utter ruin anJ dlspair b7
their exorbitant rates of interest and
ruthlesu demands.
Before he ended, he quoted the
Bible and the Merchant or Venice,
reaching a dramatic cHma as he pic
tured the wolfish eyes of the usury
expert after he has victimized his
prey.
There were those to be heard on
the other side of the question, but a
larne number of the crowd left when
trie spigot of emotion waa turned off,
snd West, with the flourili of s
o.d-lMhioned a: tor, r?pt his la.ge
WINNIE RUTH JUDD ON STAND
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Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd, sentenced to hang February 17 for the
alaylng of Mrs. Agnes Lerol In the "trunk murders" case. Is shown aa
she testified In Phoenix, Ariz., at hearings for John J. Halloran, In
dicted aa an accessory In the case. (Associated Preaa Photo
STORY OF FATAL
HUNT IS RELATED
"1 TRIAL OF ROLF
The trial of Heinhard A. Holf of
the Central Point district, charged
with Involuntary manslaughter for
the accidental slaying of Joe 8t. Ger
main, his hunting companion, in mis
take for a bear, was started In cir
cuit court thla morning. The trageay
occurred in the Butte Palls district
last October.
Rolf was called to the stand aa the
first witness of the day. He said he
was 32 yeara old, had hunted since he
was 18 years old. He had been a
resident of this county for sbout 18
months. Rolf testified that the trag
edy was sn accident. He claimed that
St. Germain failed to answer pre-iu-
ranged signals, and that when he fired
the fatal shot he had no icea at. uer-
maln waa In range.
Rolf, on the stand, showed the ef'
fects of worry. He waa accompanied
1& court by hts wife.
A Jury to hear the case was secured
late yesterday, after a special venire
had been drawn by the court. One
woman Luclnda B. Hubbard of thla
city la a member. The othera are men.
Including many hunters, as follows
John 8. Catey. Medford: Fred Pet
tinger. Medford: William Jordan. Ap
plegate: O. V. Meyers. Medford; Iuls
tJlrlch, Medford; B. M. Bush, Med
ford; Jess Nell, Ashland; Clauds Say-
lor. Medford: J. C. Wellls. Medford,
and Raymond Reter. Medford.
The case Is expected to go to the
Jury 1st today.
grey hat before
grand exit.
him and made a
Tonight will come the hearing on
the Jackson county homestead ex
emption bill. J. C. Barnes arrived
early from Medford, calling attention
of the local delegation to stiU an
other haircut he received In the In
terest of more effective legislation
No smug lawmaker would dare get
too hard-boiled with Donald Weed.
20-year-old deputy sergeant-at-armn
in the house especially if he knew
Donald. 1ls young boy from con
don. Ore., now a student at the Unl'
verslty of Oreccn, has a pair of
knuckles which, when contacted with
almost any type of Jawbone, will pro
duce bird music.
A student for four summers at the
Citizens Military Training camp at
Vancouver. Wash .. Donald carried
away the boxing championship medal
for three consecutive years. That
isn't all. He placed third In track,
in the mile run classification In 1030
and 1031, and he Is pitcher on the
University of Oregon baseball team
Donald has a stack of medals that
would mske a war hero hide his
head. These are principally for box
(Conunu.n. vu rage Eigbt),
TO PLEA
FOR VOTE RECOUNT
Sheriff Gordon L. Schermerhorn
yesterday through his attorneys filed
answer to the recount petition or
former Sheriff Ralph G. Jennings.
Circuit Judge L. O. Skipworth of
Lane county, assigned to hear the
election contest, is expected here in
a day or two, to hear arguments and
motions, preparatory to clearing the
legal decks for the actual counting of
the ballots. This is not expected to
take long.
The answer is brief and consists- or
two paragraphs. The first denies all
allegations set forth in tne com
plaint; the second prays that the suit
bo dismissed and that the costs be
assessed, to Jennings.
The recount grew out of the gen
eral election race for sheriff. In the
official count Sheriff Schermerhorn
waa given a majority of 123 votes,
and was Issued a certificate of elec
tion. Jennings was the "write in" candi
date, and second in the race. He
filed a contest, alleging that the db
election boards of the county dis
carded. 381 votes for him on "techni
cal errors," and further alleging that
he won the election by "not less than
97 votes." The petition sets forth
the number of votes uncounted in
each election precinct for him, and
they average about four for each of
the SB precincts, or a total of 233
votes.
The technicalities upon which the
votes wero uncounted were: For mis
spelling, "R. Jennings," "Sheriff Jen
nings," and failure to mark, an "X'
In front of the name.
"The Intent of the voter," as out
lined by Oregon law promises to be
one contention In the argument, also
the legality of Jennings' candidacy,
on. the grounds he waa a defeated
primary candidate for the office. The
plaintiff holds that the will of the
voter, as expressed by the "write In"
Is the final arbiter, and must be
counted regardless of technicalities.
Gets New Trial
DALLAS, Jan. 24. (AP) L. H.
Ream of Independence, found guilty
after trial last week on a morals
charge, was granted a new trial yes
terday by Judge Arlie Walker, be
cause evidence which should have
been admitted was not at the first
trial.
BABY WITHOUT GULLET
DIES AFTER OPERATION
HARBROUCK HEIGHTS. N. J., Jan.
24. Pt Ltttla Helen Maria Taylor,
the bo7 bum with a cloaed esopha
gus, died early today at Haabroucfc
Height hospital.
The baby prerloualy had been given
only "one ch.nce In a thouaand" to
eunrlre.
After aha waa born last Friday,
nuraea noted that whenever aha waa
given nourlahment, aha Buffered se
ver choking spells and her faoa turn
ed blue. Dr. William J. OreenfleK
of Hackenaack found that the aaoph-
a ?' i. or aullet. the tube through
which food la carried to the stomach,
BEER BILL AIRING
SLATED MONDAY
BEFORE T
Legislators Drop Heavy
Grist of Bills in House
Hopper Insurance Mat
ters Are Among Majority
SALEM, Jan. 34 (AP) Introduc
tion of 40 bills. 30 In the house, of
which 10 dealt with insurance mat
ters, and 10 In the senate, several
having to do with further salary re
ductions of state officials, featured
the legislative session during the fore
noon today. The sixth message by
Governor Julius L, Meier urging Co
lumbia river development steps was
sent- to the two houses.
Beer Flcarlng Monday.
The first large public hearing, ne
cessitating arrangements for use of
the house chamber, will be held here
next Monday night on the beer bill
and resolutions on the repeal of the
atate prohibition amendment. The
announcement stated a large crowd
would attend that hearing.
Other publlo hearings added to the
growing list Included one on the truck
and bus bill for next Monday after
noon following adjournment of the
two houses, one tomorrow night on
the timber yield tax and another Fri
day on opening the Willamette river
to commercial fishing.
Nineteen of the house bills dealt
with amendments to the state Insur
ance code sponsored by the ways and
means committee and Representative
Harvey Wells, chairman of the in
surance committee.
Would Restrict Dentists.
Others of the bills would make
more drastic the restrictions upon
dentists who advertise professional su
periority or prices, use glaring or 11
lumlnated signs picturing teeth or
any portion of the human head ana
forbids the employment by licensed
dentists of advertising or publicity
agents and Increases the license fees
of dentists who are not graduates of
qualified schools from 2B to 60;
provide that cities need not advance
costs or furnish appeal bonds In suits
to which they are parties; allow
county agents and biological survey
agents to sell certain poisons; reduce
the compensation of Justices of the
peace in Klamath county to not to
exceed 1165 a month; reduce the sala
ries of the district attorney and other
officials of Klamath county.
KLAMATHlACES
FIVE PCT. TAX ON
UTILITY INCOMES
KLAMATH PALLS. Ore., Jan. 34.
,7p) The Klamath Palls city council
last night, at the request of Mayor
Willis E. Mahoney, passed an ordin
ance imposing a five per cent tax
on the gross incomes of all utilities
operating in the city and not other
wise taxed by a franchise tax.
The ordinance carried the emerg
ency clause.
The companies were given until
February 1 of each year to file re
ports of their gross Incomes for the
previous year. Penalty of 100 a day
Is provided for delayed reports.
PORTLAND, Jan. 34. (AP) Offi
cials of tha Oregon headquarters of
the Pacific Telephone A Telegraph
company said today they have not
been advised of the action taken by
the Klamath Falls city council last
night imposing a 6 per cent tax on
gross earnings of privately owned
utilities.
Local officials of tha California
Oregon power company said today
they had received no official notice
of tha Klamath Falls tax ordinance
for utility corporations, and had bo
comment to make.
waa elowd at tha third rib.
Piv physicians performed
emergency operation yeatTday.
an
In
netting a tube through the abdomen
to permit artflclal feeding. Previ
ously tha child had bee rt nourished
by an injection of sugar and water.
Not being ablo to take food normally,
the child had an eiosea of saliva
and a physician said It had been
necessary to use a auction pump to
keep the mouth dry.
Tha Infant, who was otherwise nof'
mal, was tha daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Taylor of Rldgafleld
Par.
BARNES SALES TAX
ACES UNFRIENDLY
Barnes Bill Finds Few Sup
porters and Many Op
posed in House Committee
Airing Author Is Heard
SALEM, Jan. 34 (AP) A series of
conferences In Portland beginning to.
day following executive sessions at
the state capltol during the past 10
days were expected to bring to an end
the uncertainty of Oregon's finan
cial situation, legislative leaders and
state officials declared here this
morning. Two recommendations to
relieve the present shortage of cash
In the state treasury .were made late
yesterday by members of the state
highway commission to whom the
governor turned for assistance.
The continued executive sessions
held behind closed doors over the
state's financial condition still played
an Important part In the legislative'
assembly as the third week, got well
under way Monday.
Temporarily Embarrassed.
The state board of control and
members of the Joint ways and means
committees conferred all day with
Portland bankers and late yesterday
statement from the governor re
vealed that Oregon was financially
heslthy.'but temporarily short of cash.
The actual cash deficit by Febru
ary 1, it was pointed out at the con
ference, will be 3, 3 02, 000.
Commlttc ps started to work early
today and several were ready t-. re
port out some Important bills. Pub
llo hearings, likewise, were being
scheduled; rapidly, with four held yes
terday and almost as many scheduled
for today and every day this week.
-Bankers attending the nil -day con
ference in the executive office said
the financial situation was clearing
up, but they stressed the fact that
before the banks lend another 1,000, -
000 to the state they will want defi
nite assurances that revenue will be
available to repay, either from a prop
erty tax levy or from some other
source that will stand.
Plans Snrgested,
Suggested plans for financing listed
were:
Plan A Bell $3,000,000 treasury cer
tificates and retire them $1,000,
000 on May 1, 1034, and $1,000,000 on
May 1, 1038.
Plan B Sell $1,000,000 treasury cer-
(Continued on Page Eight)
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Los Angeles Has
Big Lumber Fire
LOS ANOELES, Jan. 34. ( AP)
After more than an hour and a half
during which It raged uncontrolled,
the fire which destroyed the E. J.
Stanton 4c Son Hardwood Lumber
manufacturing plan t waa brought
under control early today. The loss
was estimated by officials of the
company at approximately $300,000,
A
G. A. ?. Convention
Slated For Salem
SALEM, Jan. 34. (P) The Grand
Army of the Republic will hold l'J
annual convention here next June.
The entertainment committee be
gan initial preparations last night,
preparing to entertain more than
1000 persons at the convention.
Feed Hungry First and
Investigate Later Says
Head of County Relief
(By Moore Hamilton.)
Unices the persons receiving aid
through the county commissary abuse
the service being offered them, tne
plan adopted by the county court to
furnish groceries to the destitute
stands a good chsnos of staving off
hunger and cold for the rest of the
winter, and reducing the cost to the
county for caring for the poor.
The new commissary ayatem. devel
oped by and under the direction of
Hamilton Patton. Is to "feed them
first and Investigate them after
wards." It was apparent that many
are now getlng groceries from the
oounty who are not deserving and
not In desperate need, but even so.
the expense to the oounty haa been
greatly reduoed througn the plan,
pattern aald. Hundreds were amlllng
Saturday, aa they came from the
commissary with their arms filled
with groceries, got In their eara and
happily drove away.
According to Patten, any regular
authorised eharltable organization
may reoelv supplies In caring for
destitute by applying to the county.
Figures given by Patton show that
during the months of November and
December of last year, while the
needy were being cared for by emerg
ency relief road work, that ttie cost
Opposes 'Secession9
I ' , v i
Leading tha fight In North Da
kota's state senate against a pro
posal that 39 states secede Is Sen.
James P. Cain (above) of Dickin
son, N. D who says tha secession
plan "borders on treason and aedl
tlnn.1 (Associated Press Photo)
GIRLS GET BUSY
SEEKING VOTES
FOR ISLAND TRIP
A large list of Rogue River valley
girls ara begtnnlng their vote-getting
actlvltlea In the Medford Merchanta
Mall Tribune popularity oonteat,
whloh opened Saturday. Two won
derful vaoatlon trips delightful
cruise to Hawaii and a voyage irom
Seattle to San Francisco and return,
are lncentlvee Jor special efforts on
the part of conteatants. With only
a alx weeks oonteat these two fine
prices are well wortn little extra
effort during tne next 40 days.
Tomorrow's Mall Tribune will again
carry a Hat of popular Rogue River
valley glrla who have been nominated
by friends. A nominating blank ap
peara on page S of today's paper, and
any girl who la aolected by a friend
to enter the cinteat will receive an
Initial block of 1000 votes. New con
teatant will be permitted to enter
up to Friday evening when tha Hat
of participating Medford firms will
also be cloaed. From time to time a
tabulation of the standing of con
testants will appear In the Mall
Tribune. The official ballot boxes
are located In the Mall Tribune of
fice and the Medford Chamber of
Commerce building, although some
of th participating flrma will ar
range for ballot boxca In their atorei.
The flrat prlra Hawaiian voyage la
especially appealing. Luxurtoua ac
commodations will be provided and a
nine-day stay at Honolulu with
rooms In the beautiful Royal" Ha
waiian hotel, overlooking romantic
Walklkl beach. The stopover In the
lalanda will provide ample time ta
visit the pineapple plantations, the
many unique attraotlona of Hawaii,
and enjoy the aurf at Walklkl. The
aecond prl trip la almost as In
triguing as the Hawaiian voyage. The
girl wno secures the aecond largest
number of popularity votes will ce
(Continued on Page Five)
to the county waa about 000 each
week. The needy of the valley can
now be fed for about W00 each week.
Patton aald. which la about one
elrth what It was costing before.
No work la being received by the
county for the food "doled" out now.
However but, Patton aald, when an
individual or family has received five
dollars' worth of food and aupplies,
the head of the family signs a prom-
mlssory note for five dollars, payable
to the county, and due as soon as the
individual obtalna work. Repayment
of the notes will depend largely upon
the character of the person receiving
the aid.
An average of S35 families were
given aid each of the three daya Iat
week. Patton aald, with an average of
five persona to the family. The com
missary Is open Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdaya. with families of aeven
or over receiving aid on Tuesday
families of four, five and alx or
Thursdays, and leas than four or
Saturdays. The groceries are given
out much the aame aa at a grocery
store, with an account kept of Just
what each neraon receives. At tho
end of the day a card Index la pre
pared with the name of each person
(Continued on Pag Signt
TOUGH SPOT FOR
HUEY LONG SOON
IS CAPITAL HINT
Guarded Stories Say Louisi
ana Senator to Be Called
Home On 'Personal Busi
ness' R.F.C. Loan Angle
By PAUI. MALL ON.
Copyrighted by McCliire Newspaper
Syndicate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 34 The Wash
ington boys have picked out a nioe
spot to put Huey Long on. Aa a mat
ter of fact they have two spots in
view and may use both.
That Is what is behind tha guarded
stories from here recently that tha .
Louisiana senator might be called
home shortly on personal business.
Also the published references to his
Income tax returns. Tha matters are
not yet In shape for action. They have
proceeded far enough to become the
subject of conversations In every
first-class drawing room In the capi
tal.
Long knows what if aolng on. That
wss what ha may have had In mind
when he dropped tha remark in the
senate: 'I intend to carry on this
fight even If X lose my seat because
of It.
Long's political opponents began
raking over hie record long before he
ever thought of filibustering agalnat
the Glass banking bill.
The fiK a staged has actually
put these opponents In an embar
rassing position. If they make any
charges against 'Mm It will appear
they were animated by his filibuster.
That Interpretation does not fit tn
with the underlying facts.
Nevertheless It la poaslbls his op
ponents may decide to drop the mat
ter. It could be settled amicably off
stage. They aay It will not be, but
you can never be sure about those
things.
Stranger things hay happened m
Washington.
One angle of the case concerns
failure of the Union Indemnity. New
Orleans, The group Insurance com
pany folded up two weeks ago after
having obtained laat August a 400,
000 loan front the rt. F. O.
The R. F. O. la very cagey about Its
business. It will not divulge en
dorsers of loana or collateral It re
ceived. On thing is oertaln. The
corporation flrat authorised a loan
of 1.350 ,000 to Union Indemnity. For
some reason the amount waa out
(Continued on Page Pour)
s .
Salem Civil War
Veteran To Rest
SALEM, Jan. 24. (AP) Funeral
services will be held here this after
noon for Harlan Porter Oarnahaa,
past commander of Sedgwick chapter
of the O. A. R."
Carnahan participated In Oeneral
Sherman'e memorable march to the
aea. He passed away Sunday at his
residence, 83 yeara of age.
WILL
ROGER?
'tnC'
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 23
Fastest air trip I ever made in
a commercial plane, Loa An
gelei to Sacramento, 411 miles,
in two hours flat. That's 2C5 an
honr. On the Varney line,
Lockheed plane, Pilot Taft. .
Flying part of the Sierras all
snow-capped at that Bpeed was
more of a kick than the Ancles
at about 90 miles.
Another big bank failure.
Suppose the fire department
waa run like a bank. A fire ex
aminer finds a small fire. Goes
back from time to time to see
it getting bigger, then just as
there is nothing left but the
chimney, he notifies the de
partment: "TVe better
what we can save for those
people,"
Tours,
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