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MEDFOKU, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1933.
No. 261.
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Comment
on the i
Day's News
BY FRANK JENKINS.
GBEAT BRITAIN gracefully AC
CEPTS the Invitation ol President-elect
Roosevelt to discuss war
debt revision, and announces that In
March she will send to this country
a mission to request reduction, U
not complete cancellation, ol her debt
to this nation.
And Great Britain, remember, 1
by long odds the fairest and most
honorable of our European debtors.
LETS get a good, square look at
this debt business.
Suppose you were In bad hole,
with every chance that you were going
to lose your' shirt, and in this ex
tremity you went to a well-to-do
,-y.y.r And threw yourself on his
mercy, explaining that If he didn't
come to your assistance you
gone.
Suppose, then, that be came GRA
CIOUSLY to your aid. lending you
all the money you needed, on your
own terms.
that after vou Rot out
of the hole and OVER YOUR
FRIGHT, you said to yourself:
"I owe this old bird a lot of money.
It la an honorable debt, and the loan
aaved me from ruin, but 1 don't pro
pose to pay It U I n nelP OI
,,, I CAN flay it. for I have the
money, or can get It. but If I can
bluff him and shame him out of It
IH be just that much ahead.
IP YOU took that attitude toward
I . hAnnt debts, you would be a
pretty contemptible tort, wouldn't
you? not fit to associate with honest
and decent people.
Well, that's the attitude that Eu
rope takes In a precisely similar situa
tion. SPEAKING of money, Vance Butler,
of Salisbury, Maryland, a service
station operator, buys a piece of
ground, formerly a cemetery, for $200.
and sets a couple of negroes to work
clearing It up.
Digging in the dirt, their spades
ring on brick and mortar and, In
vestigating further, they uncover an
old vault, long since forgotten even
by the oldest Inhabitant. Exploring
this old vault, Mr. Butler comes upon
an old rusty Iron pot which contains
,30,000 In gold and silver coin and
paper currency. Some of the coins
bear dates running back 100 years.
And did he celebrate, do you reckon
I TJCK Just plain, bull luck I Noth--
Ing else could account for the
finding of this treasure.
And what Is luck? Well.Jf you can
answer that question, you're a good
one. Smsrt minds, for thousands 01
years, have been trying to answer It.
But, to date, nobody has been able
to analyze luck and take It apart to
... what makes It tick.
Luck Is stlU Ji great a mystery as
It was back at the beginning o:
things. .
. A NOTHER thought!
J This business of luck, whatever
It is, haa probably ruined more peo
i. than any other one thing. Luck
11 associated in people's minds with
monev something for nothing
And in the effort to get something
for nothing by gambling, by treas
ure hunting, or by Just sitting m me
n and waiting for something nice
to happen an amazing number of
people, down through the world nis
tory, have come to utter wreck.
For every dollar gained by LUCK,
.mce the world began, a BILLION
dollars have been gained by hard
work.
w itbk ara the four leading causes
Jri of death in Oregon In the past
year, as given by Dr. Frederick D.
Strieker, state health officer, ranking
in Importance In the order given:
Heart aliments, diabetes, cancer ana
tuberculosis.
(Continued on Page Pour)
LOS ANGELES, Jan. as. In a
rou2h. tou eh eame wnicn saw 01
fouls committed and three men eject
M niUlu tTrttlrevraltv rf AOUth
c uu K"-'""'
am fallfrtmlo'. haaVftttiftlt OUtntCt
increased its tead In the southern di
vision of the Pacific coast conferem
tonight by defeating California 31 to
VALLEY GROWERS
ENCOURAGED AT
YEARLYJEE1G
Col; Voorhies, of Advisory
Board, Says Question of
Crop As Security Only
Stumbling Block to Cash
Colonel Gordon Voorhies, member
of the advisory board of the regional
agricultural credit corporation, told
fruitgrowers gathered at the meeting
of the Rogue River Valley Fruit
growers' league at the court Douse
yesterday that he believed the fruit
crop of the valley would be financed
this year through the agricultural
credit corporation. E. W. Carlton,
president of the league, presided.
"The only thing that Is holding
us up now," Colonel Voorhies said,
"is whether or not the board of di
rectors will make the loans with the
crop alone as security. We know
that we can get the money now If
we can give ample security, but the
board must decide on whether or not
the crop la ample security.
'!.., Will Know Soon.
"R. E. Towle, manager of the re
gional agricultural credit corporation,
is in Washington now." Colonel Voor
hies said, "and will know by Febru
ary 1 whether or not the crop will
be accepted as ample security. Frank
ly." he said, "I believe we will get
the money, but we will have to fight
for It." ' '
No figures were divulged by either
Voorhies or J. C. Thompson, who also
talked on finances, as to Just what
basis money would be loaned on, but
It was Indicated that crop production
over an average of the past -lew years
will be considered. Only the estab
lished orchard lata will be loaned
money, they eaid, and "fly by night,'
"shoestring" growers will not be
Included In those receiving loans.
It's Done in California,
The California branch of the cor
poration Is maktng loans to fruit
growers, with the crop atone as se
curtty. Colonel Voorhies said, but the
board of directors of that corpora
tion la made up almost entirety of
frultmen. The Oregon board has only
one frultma?., and that Is Colonel
Voorhies. The rest are bankers and
stockmen. Senator Frederick Bteiwer
made the appointments. Colonel Voor
hies said, and the stockmen, at first.
were militant against the fruit Inter
ests, but were beginning to warm up
now.
A 38-page brief has been made up
by valley fruit Interests, and has been
presented to the regional board to
show the Importance of the fruit in
dustry to the Rogue River valley, and
the average return to the growers
during the past few years. Cost per
box for producing the fruit Is also
Included In the brief.
Strict Grading Favored.
Raymond Reter spoke briefly, and
urged that the meeting go on record
as favoring a more strict grading, and
declared that tests made of a train
of pears by the Pacific Fruit Express,
(Continued on Page Four)
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., Jan,
28. (yp) Led by Keith Topping, who
slipped under the basket for five
field goals, Stanford's basketball team
made a second half comeback here
tonight to defeat University of Cali
fornia at Los Angeles, 41 to 38, In a
Pacific coast conference contest.
Jackson Co. Delegation
Tender Governor Bid to
Diamond Jubilee Fiesta
By Mary Grelner Kelly
SALEM, Jan. 37 (Spl.) The Med
ford delegation had their picture talc
en with Governor Meier today. The
effective Httle scene showed Repre
sentative Day handing the chief state
executive an Invitation to the Oregon
Diamond Jubilee celebration to be
held In Medford June 8, while Repre
sentative Kelly acted as a witness to
the transaction. Although the picture
doesn't show it, Oovernor Meier said
he hoped he would be "fortunate
enough to attend."
"The most distinguished looking
bunch of legislators that money cin
buy." That was the way Lieutenant
Oovernor Vic Meyers of Washington,
described the Oregon salons as he
waved the house gavel (a la baton)
In the role ol honor guest this after
noon, o
The black eyed, ehleky-looking -chestra
leader, was escorted from the
senate chamber to the house by a
body guard oP four representative
and senators. Wsvlng his rtht hand
to the applause, he fairly tap-danced
un the aterjs nt the rostrum, jowlnff
1 iUi daace baa4 fhftiuii to. the, com
Pomona
THREE YEAR JOLT
AUTO PART THEFTS
Patience of Court Exhausted
After Two Former Sen
tences and Paroles
Chas. Davis Gets Leniency
Clifford Leslie 'Sargent, with two
prison sentences with paroles against
him, who plead guilty to stealing
tires and auto wheels from rural
barnyards, was sentenced to serve
three years In state prison, Saturday
morning by Circuit Judge H. D. Nor
ton. The court held tnat "aargenr.
has passed up the opportunities of
fered him, and decided upon grand
larceny on commercial basis." The
district attorney's records showed that
Sargent was sent to the state prison
at Salem from Coos county, had been
naroled, and was then sentenced to
the Washington state reformatory for
grand larceny, and return to tne oa-
lem prison. He hss been a resident of
this section for about two years, ana
had been for a short period, a wood
chopper, In the Applegate.
Pavlns Clets Leniency
Charles Davis, lndloted with Sar
gent, was granted a suspended sen
tence, largely upon plea of hla moth
er and friends and the faot that ne
had no previous criminal record. The
court admonished Davis to "quit
"monkeying with moonshine and run
ning around the country."
The evidence showed that Sargent
and Davla had rode around the val
ley and "spotted" their loot, and re
turned at night to get It. They were
arrested at Marshfleld. while alleged
ly attempting to sell the solen prop
erty to a "fence."
(Continued on Page Four)
LINDBERGH ANGLE
TO PORTLAND CASE
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28. (AP)
While several fishermen searched the
Columbia river today for a body they
believed might prove to be that of
Lee Schleslnger, Portland merchant
and sportsman who disappeared De
cember 28, Chief of Portland Police
Leon V. Jenkins revealed that he baa
sent photostatic copies of the ransom
note received by Mrs. Lee Schleslnger
to Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf,
superintendent of New Jersey state
police.
Chief Jenkins disclosed tonight that
the New Jersey police head had writ
ten him requesting the photostatic
copies so that he could compare the
handwriting with that of notes re
ceived In the Lindbergh kidnaping
case.
HOOD RIVER, Ore., Jan. 28. (fff
Seven persons were lnjuted, none ser
iously, when their bobsled got out of
control and crushed Into a parked
car here- last night.
plimentary greetings showered upon
htm by Speaker Snell and former
Speaker Lonergan.
Accepting the garet from Speaker
Snell, he flourished It In the air as
he announced himself in favor of cer
tain customs peculiar to the Oregon
legislature.
"The most outstanding of these Is
the seating of beautiful secretaries
right next, to the legislators in both
houses. I see, I shall have some con
structive suggestions to make to the
Washington legislature when I re
turn."
Olvlng a sketch of his life, the or
chestra leader declared he was the
second youngest of IS children. When
his audience laughed, not knowing
whether to take him seriously' or not.
he checked them with:
"My mother didn't think It waa o
funny. More laughs.
"Anyway. I always tell that story,
to the amazement of the men and
the amusement of the women."
Feeling called upon to furnish en
tertainment, the Washington execut
Ire beckoned to the platform, Cap-
Grange
OF
GIRLSJTEREST
Second Count of Ballots for
Popular Girls Made Sat
urdayHawaii Trip and
Coastal Cruise Await
Although scores of contestants, in
the Medford Merchants-Mail Tribune
popularity contest have not turned
in their votes today, the contest tabu
lation shows that a number of Rogue
River valley girls are making gigantic
strides toward the goal of a delightful
Hawaiian voyage and the second
prize, a trip to Seattle and a sea
cruise to San Francisco and return
from that city. The returns, to noon
today, were as follows:
Name,
Ruth Koozer .
Harriet Campbell
Addye Allen
Dorothy Orth ..............
Votes.
1,000
1,000
1,000
1.000
1.800
a.ioo
4,800
Myna Bush
Margaret Chlldera
Arvllla Burns
Margaret Mel ling
Janet Wray Smith...,-...
Vivian Meter
Ethel Chord 4
Sybil Jean Young .
Peggy Miller .
36.300
1,000
1,000
1.000
1,000
1,000
Jean. Fabrlck
18,100
1.000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1.000
1,000
1,000
1,000
19,400
1,100
1,000
44.000
37,300
3.700
1,300
1,000
1,000
1.000
1,000
1.000
1.000
. 1,300
1,000
1,000
1.000
1.000
1.000
33,700
1,000
Kathleen Ness .
Maureen Green
Ruby Ranney ....
Dorothy Slead .
Dean Holt
Betty Bardwell
Ruth Ashcraft '
Arlene Hay, Central Point..
Dorothy Eads ......
Laura Drury
Montana Ranney ......
Yvonne Devoney
Leah Inch
Oma GeBauer .
Ruth Meusel ..
Louise Elrod
Lucille Barrett ...
Billy Ranney
Josephine Power
Evlyne McKee
Winifred Jones
Edna Newbry, Talent .
Jean Chamberlain .....
Marjorle Wheeler .
Jean Swlgart -
Oracle Wakefield, Jacksonville
Prances Wakefield, J'ksonvllle
Virginia Pick. Jacksonville
Oleta Rogera ..
Marie Rlgdon, Aahland...,.
(Continued on Page Five)
JUDGE TO HEAR
Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, who
has been holding court here the past
week, trying criminal matters which
have been accumulating since last
May, will hold court In Grants Pass,
the first three days of the coming
week.
Circuit Judge George P. Sklpwortb
of Eugene, Is expected to be here the
first of the week, to hear further mo
tion and arguments in the election
contest of Former Sheriff Ralph O.
Jennings against Sheriff Gordon L.
Schermerhorn. Barring further legal
moves, which are not anticipated.
Judge Sklpwortb Is expected to pro
ceed at an early date In the recount
ing of the official ballots as far as
the office of sheriff Is concerned.
During the absence of Judge Nor-
tou, it la also expected that Judge L.
O. Levelling of Albany will be here
to hear further motions, demurrers,
and arguments in the receivership ap
plication of the News Publishing Co.
L. B. Tuttle, president, against The
Medford News publishing Co., i. A
Banks, president, and for collection
of si 1,000 allegedly due on promis
sory notes for the purchase of the
paper.
The case has been in the courts
since early last September.
v
OHTOA.OO. Jan. 28. (TP) A crowd
of 600 marching toward the Tribune
building to stage a demonstration be
fore the Japanese consulate there
was blocked at the Michigan boule
vard brldee today by police and ser
era! wer hurt in a brief battle of
bludgeons.
Banners bearing the legend "peace
for China, down with Japan" were
dliplaved by the marchers.
Policeman Bernard Deshon was in
jured by a blow on the . head, and
, two demonstrator were similarly
hurt.
for Mortgage Moratorium
'LAME DUCK' AUTHOR LAUDED
Sen. George W. Norrla (right) of Nebraska, author of the "lama
duck" amendment to the constitution, la shown aa he waa congratulated
by Sen. John Blaine of Wisconsin after ratification of the measure by
the thirty-sixth state, Missouri. (Associated Press Photo
APPROVAL VOTED
The county court yesterday, all
members concurring,-Adopted a'reso-
lutlon addressed to the state high
way commission, approving without
qualifications, the first unit propos
ed Pacific highway Improvement be
tween Ashland and Talent for which
bids have been received totalling more
than $77,000 for grading and con
struction of two bridges across Bear
Creek. Awarding of the contracts, ac
cording to R. H. Baldock, chief en
gineer of the commission, have been
held up pending approval of the fed
eral bureau of public roads and pur
chase of right-of-way.
The resolution also urges that the
remainder of the survey recently
madehetwoen a point 1.8 miles north
of Ashland and Talent, be abandon
ed, and In event further Improve
ments are made the route be so sur
veyed as to Include . Talent on the
main highway.
The petition says In part:
"That we oppose the use of the
present new survey of the second unit
of this Ashland-Talent highway In
that it would unquestionably ruin
the business interest of Talent and
that It would leave this Important
municipality without direct connect
ion with the Pacific highway
The resolution further urges that
the state highway commission start
work at once on the construction of
the "first unit," of one and slx
tenthA miles as a means to provide
employment In this area. The first
unit, so-called extends from the city
limits of Ashland to a point Just
north of the city limits of Talent.
Bids for this work have been opened
but not let. Future action depends
on the approval of the federal Bureau
of Public Roads, which is-practlcal
ly assured. .
The state highway commission has
called a public hearing at Ashland
for Wednesday, February 8, when both
sides of the question will be discuss
ed. The survey for the highway changes
as at present drawn, would be with
out the city limits of Talent, cause
heavy damage to the business Inter
ests of Talent and leave that muni
cipality off the main section of the
Pacific highway.
THElM
E OF DEPRE
CLEVELAND, j&n. 28. Three
j!altto Protestant, Cat hollo and Jew
. have set up a "sun glass" hers to
focus the burning rays of religion in
the practical solution of such depres
sion problems as social disorders and
labor disputes.
The Inter-faith commission is de
scribed by Rabbi Barnett R. Brlckner,
one of the sponsors, as the first
movement In America In which tho
three religions have Joined to give
a concrete answer to the question
"what does religion propose to do
about the present social crisis?'
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28. (JP)
The weather outlook for the far west
ern states for Jan. 30 to Fb. 4:
, Unsettled weather Is Indicated to
continue with occasional rains over
the Pacific slope and snow over and
east of the Cascades and Sierra Ne
vada mountelna; temperature will not
tdeput syiAVCrtaUx front Um poxoL
FULL OPERATION
DETROIT, Jan. 28. (AP) Henry
Ford,' In. a statement tonight; an
noun cod that his automobile plants
throughout the country "one way or
another will be going again full tilt
In a very short time."
He said that the labor trouble In
local body plants that forced a shut
down of his factories throughout the
country "is not a strike It's an at
tack on the Ford industries."
The statement, the first Mr. Ford
has made since he was quoted abroad
saying over trans-Atlantic tele
phone that "certain competitors" were
responsible for the body plant strike,
was brief He declined to comment
on the telephone Interview with a
London newspaper, but said:
"You Just can't stop progress. This
is not a strike It's an attack on the
Ford Industries. So was the Balden
patent suit years ago, but all efforts
of that kind to throttle any industry
Is like a man throwing ahea into the
wind; eventually he gets himself all
covered over with ashes. One way
or another our plants will be going
again, full tilt. In a very short time.'
Other Ford officials said today that
If the body workers at the Brlggs
Manufacturing company's plants re
turn to work, or the plants get Into
operation with other help by Tues
day, the Ford factories will reopen as
soon thereafter as a flow of auto
mobile bodies Is established.
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E
LONG BEACH, Cal., Jan. 28. P)
The brief romance of Marlon Talley,
of Kansas City, former Metropolitan
Opera, singer, has ended In the an
nulment of her marriage to Michael
Rauchelsen, 48 year old Oerman con
cert pianist of international reputa
tion.
The annulment was granted last
night In superior court here on the
singers charge that her husband had
violated a pre-nuptlal ktrreement by
refusing to allow Miss Talley's moth
er and sister to live with them.
Cost of Headache Pills
Big Item in House Bill
By Ciarenoe M. Wright
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 38.-(P)-Hou
members may not be able to get
shaves and haircut free as do sena
tors, but they did spend M.238,006 on
a payroll last year and that doesn't
Include the more than M.000,000 they
got themselves.
These figures were Included In the
ainual report of South Trimble,
clerk of the house. It showed that
the house, like the senate, had some
expenses last year that might sur
prise the man who knows nothing
about congress.
For example, there was 110.80 for
3.400 headache tablets, $13.08 for a
carton of flaxy sedative.
There was. too. 870.13 for water
coolers toe water. M Imposed, to pe
TO SAVE FARMS
Sales Tax Opposed in Long
Debate State Master Is
Opposed to Measure Pro
posed by J. C. Barnes
A resolution favoring a three-year
moratorium on mortgage foreclosures
waa paased by the Jackson county
Pomona Orange in session In Medford
yesterday. A total of 32 resolutions
were Introduced, but many of them
were not heard, due to lack of time.
The grange also opposed the Barnes
sales tax, as It was presented to the
legislature. Grangemaster Ross Kline
gave two speakers a chance to talk
for each aide, and the debate lasted
well Into the afternoon. Henry Con
ger and O. C. Hoover talked In favor
I. B. Kline
Pomona Master.
of the Barnes sales tax, and State
OranRe Master Ray QUI and Commis
sioner Emmett Nealon talked against
It, QUI explained the tax fully, and
(Continued on Page Plve)
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. SB, (IP) Six
persons were saved from possible ser
ious Injury or death when police and
firemen rescued them from a burning
hotel here today.
Warned by police radio that the
hotel occupying the two upper floors
of a three-story frame building was
on fire, Patrolman Fred west and
Pred Mahnke ran up the stairs to
the hotel and rapped vigorously on
the doors of the rooms. Several door
were broken open when the patrol
men received no response.
Aroused from their slumber, the
five of the tenants, two girls and
three men, escaped to the atreet with
out aid. Sam Wler of Phoenix, Ore.,
suffering from a leg Injury and un
able to walk rapidly, was carried to
safety by the police.
PORTLAND, Ore!, Jan. SB. (AP)
Percy J. Chapman, assistant manager
of the Salem branch of the Portland
Gas and Coke company, died In a
hospital here today following a short
Illness. .
piped Into each member's office
and 81,388.47 for 448.400 pounds of
loa to keep the watei coolers oool
The paper cups they drank the water
cost 8349. The towel bill was 83.187,
98 and the soap purchases amounted
to 8834.64.
Co everybody could keep tabs on
wht waa going on "back home,"
Trimble reported 8849.93 had been
spent for newspapers, which are kept
In the speaker's lobby papers from
all over the country, nearly 100 of
them.
There were 78 balr brushes that
cost 14.01 and about a third of the
438 house members have shiny patea.
For the more fortunate member.
maybe, 144 combs costing 818 were
purchased. The members needed some
clothes brushes, too, so $33.43 was
spent lor Uketa.
rN"SSa
mm f nan war f i' '"Tl
JAPANESE PLAN
IS SECRET WORD
Movement to Follow Seizure
of Jehol, Is Report to War
Office President Hoover
Is Upset by Reports
Copyrighted by MoCltire Newspaper
Syndicate
By PAUL MALLOtf
WASHINGTON, jsn. S8. our high-
est official circle baa vmfM,i.i
word that the Japs have big things
in mind.
Their War office plan Is supposed
to provide for an invasion of China
proper as soon aa the seizure of Je
hol Is completed. That means plenty
of trouble. Both President Hoover and
State Secretary Stlmson are upset
about It. They laid their Information
ooiore uov. Roosevelt when he was
here. It was kept quiet because the
tip was not exactly in printable of
ficial form.
The Invasion of Ohm.
ly call for action by the wortrf nnm.
era. Our officials have been mum on
campaign, confidentially
they were willing to let the Jake take
that province without further pre
test. But the moment they move .
low the Great Wall toward Pelplne
and Tientsin we shall have something
What that something will be has
not been fully determined. The Indi
cations are that we will notify Ore at
Britain and Prance of the altuatlon
and seek a consultation. There la
revy 4ittl'iiMuTi6o that we can or
will do anything Important.
Stlmson would like to declare a
boycott. Mr. Hoover, the senate and
mr. Kooseveit would not
care to go that far.
What we really bom . that at.-
British Will be stlrrert Infe,
Their holdings in China would then
be endangered. They might offer lead
ership. They have been ducking It
J1UW,
If Britain cared t inatllut . .
cott we might be persuaded to to
"D unnncea are, nowever, that
all anyone will do about It la talk.
That Joint statement Issued by he
White House ifter the Hoover-Roosevelt
conference was misleading. The
background there waa that the ad
ministration waa trying again to prod
Mr. Roosevelt Into action with It on
war debts. Mr. Roosevelt would not
act.
The statement waa nhraaed ta
sound aa If something had been ac-
oompiisnea. am a mater of faot noth
ing was. Mr. Roosevelt declined to
alter his policy. He consented to let
Stlmson go ahead with preliminary
discussions. He reserved to himself
full leeway for action after March 4.
That atory about the British offer
log us a lump sum settlement waa
planted by a Cabinet officer. It waa
supposed to help push Mr. Roosevelt
Into doing something.
Those who should know what la
going on say the British made no
auch offer. We would like to have
them make an offer like that and
maybe now that they have read about
It In the papers, something will be
(Continued on Page Five)
WILL
ROGEHS
'eisys:
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Jan.
27. The Glass banking bill
passed the senate. During the
long argument ovor it so much
was printed about what Huey
said that the newspapers never
did print what the bill said.
We just trust to the good bank
ing judgment of Carter Glass
to have something worth while.
Glass is an absolute authority
on money and it's astonishing
that the Republicans were
never able to win him over.
France wants to get In on
the debt settlement on account
of them paying nothing. As it
is under the new settlement we
are to start paying them.
Tonrs,
' iauitl Ma.Siu.aJ lirlNeJs, laj,