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5 1 Medford Firms Are Featuring Popularity Contest Ballots ail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Tues day, with occasional rain, little chance In temperature. Highest yesterday , 43 Lowest this morning .. SI Paid-Up Circulation People who pay tor their newspapers are tha beat prospeota Cor the adver tlaera, a- B O. circulation la paid up circulation. Thia nawapaper la . a a EDFORD Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKU, OREGO., MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1933. No. 265. MMi M M rrrvn mnnrr TEE ML . - i Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS SALEM, where these words are writ ten, la experiencing ita biennial thrill. Every two years the legislature meets, andhen the legislature meets interesting and Important and color ful people descend on Salem lrom all over the etate and headquarter here anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of months. While the legisla ture la In session. Salem la the center around which Just about everything In Oregon revolves. And how Salem loves It I AND why not? For 22 months, Salem, although the capital city of Oregon. Is Just an other town. Portland Is the big city of Oregon, and, capital or no capital, the Important business of the state, In ordinary times, la done In Port land. Most of the state offices, aa a matter of fact, have branches In Portland, and nearly all the Impor tant meetings are held In Portland. But during the approximate two montha In which the leglalature la in session all this la changed, and Salem comes Into lta own as the real capital. You cant blame these people here for liking to see the legislature assemble. It's only human to like to be In the center of things. MT"e different 'this year, "they're " all saying. Why? Oh. the depres sion, of course. Everything, you knew, u afriu-ted bv the depression. Fewer people. It is said, are coming to Salem this year from the far cor ners. Monev la money, In this partic ular year, and It costs money to travel. So a lot of people who have come to Salem In the past are staying at home. Or at least that'a what they are all .. mi. But the lobbies at the capitol building seem to have Just? about the same crowds as in the past. fflJHLL, maybe eo," Salem people admit, when thla more or lew abvlous fact la pointed out to them, but they add: "Anyway, the ciowda LOOK different." The wives and daughters and cous lna and aunte of the legislators and the lobbyists and the lookers-on, the Salem people will tell you, have been all dressed uo like a horse In the past but this year they're not putting on so much dog. They're Just dropping In In their old clothes "coming ae they are," In the lauguage of the auto camps. It may be true. Still, this writer haa observed no patchea on the pants of the men and no frayed edges among the clothing of the women. It looks about like an average crowd. -"lOLONII. BILL HAHL.EY looms f large In the lobby crowd, his wide black hat and his flowing white hair setting htm apart. "Who's that?' those who don't know him Inquire Those who do know him cluster around, slapping him on .the back . and listening to his sunny philosophy. They're saying here that Colonel Bill Is going back to Washington to see Walter Pierce take his seat In congress, and they're betting that these two picturesque figures from the wide open spaces will get their share of attention. They WILL; no doubt of It. . rUIf ARNSPIOER, of Medford. Is here, "arranging." he explains. I "for a little clarification of Irrigation district procedure." Olle has just arranged to clarify matters for the water users of his dls. trict to the extent of. about 50 per cent of their previous costs. Not so bad. ' He knows what he'a about, that boy. IIIBO OnXENWATERS, youthful dls- trict attorney of Klamath county. Is Interested in clarification and am plification of court procedure, nota bly the procedure of grand Juries. He U young, and being young eome of the red tape of the past appears use less to him In these modem days. So he la doing his beet to get It done away with. A NO eo it goesair:own the line. There ta a lot of talk about lobbyist, and there la a general im pataaaon the all lobbylate are wicked nca four ACTION SPEEDED BY DECISION NOT TO HOLD HEARING Volstead Modification Voted 12 to 5 in Senate Finance Committee - Revenue Will Be Largest Sum WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. (AP) Brushing aside proposals for further hearings, the senate finance commit tee sent the Collier-Blaine 3.05 per cent beer and wine bill speeding back to the senate today with a favorable report. The Volstead modification bill was approved, 12 to 5, within little more than an hour of consideration in executive session. Chairman Smoot said he would sub mit the committee's report today. which will put the bill before the senate, ready for action as soon as the parliamentary situation permits. No Changes Made. No changes were made in the bill, as approved a week ago by the senate Judiciary committee. The committee turned down Chair man Smoot's proposal for hearings and agreed to confine its constdera- (Continued on Page Three) 4 COLLEGE CLOSING SEEN IE FURTHER FUND CUTS MADE PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 30. (fP) The state board of higher education today in a. formal statement warned Oregon that any such "further drastic reductions" aa proposed by the leg islature for the schols of higher learn ing "will mean either closing some o them, crippling all of them, or both." The statement Issued today was a condensed financial statement of the educational set-up. The board summarized the situa tion under ten points. They were: "1. Higher education in Oregon asks no special favors of immunity from retrenchment. - "3. The six Institutions under the board are already operating on an in come 21.5 per cent below the normal as of the 1929-30 blennlum. "3. Without further cuts by the legislature this reduction will be 31 9 per cent for the coming 1933-34 bl ennlum. "4. The complete payroll of the in stitutions has already been reduced $621,312 in the present blenium. "5. Further payroll reductions or dered will bring such cuts to ft 1.525,- 704 for the coming blennlum, or 24 3 per cent reduction under the 1920 30 blennlum. "6. Salary cuts of 9 to 27 per cent have been applied to a scale already lower than the average for the coun try. "7. Decrease in expenditures In the instructional work already parallels decrease In enrollment. "8, Continuing appropriations for agriculture extensions are, automat ically reduced to match county cua of 25 to 35 per cent. "9. Additional slashes now propos ed 1 nthe legislature would reduce total income to little more than ha'.f that of the normal 1929-40 blennlum "10. The only way to meet such cuts would be to close some Institu tions outright or cripple all beyond the point or recovery for a decade cr more.' HITLERAClVES BERLIN, Jan. 30 ;PV Adolf Hit ler, picturesque leader of the Oerman fascists, war. made chancellor of Ger many today, succeeding Oeneral Kurt Von Schleicher who resigned last week. But In granting him the ambition of his political lifetime President Von Hindenburg surrounded him with cabinet of conservatives. Franz Von Pa pen, the former chancellor and con fidant of the president, is vice chan cellor; Konstanttn Von Neurath re mains foreign minister; Alfred Hug enberg, the nationalist leader, has aa Important cabinet post. PARIS, Jan. 30 Edouard Dal adr, requested yesterday to form ) new cabinet succeeding that of his chief. Joseph Paul-Bancour. told President Lebrun today ho thought am was going to succeed. Officers Honored Ha !aW S Captaln Bonn. George Codding. ROSEBURO. Ore., Jan. 30. (AP) Captain Lee Bown, head of the state police division at Medford. was elected president of the- Southern Oregon Peace Officers' association at a meet ing of the body here Saturday night. Sheriff Henry Hess of Coos county was named vice-president and District Attorney George Codding of Medford was chosen secretary-treasurer. The association accepted the Invitation of. Grants pass to hold Its next meeting In that city. BULLETIN An Important reduction In freight rates, which will be greeted with optimism by southern Oregon growers. was announced late today In a wire to the Rogue River Traffic association from J. A. Russell of Portland, repre sentative of the Erie railroad. It an nounced that the eastern trunkllne officials hare decided upon a $1.25 rate for apples and a $1.55 rate for pears. Prevailing rates are $1.50 tor apples and $1.75 for pears. The wire also states that they will rush the approval of the Interstate commerce commission to publish these rates on short notice. . -4 FOLSOM PRISON. Cftl.. Jan. 30. (AP) At least six convicts were trap ped under several tons of rock and mud at the Folsom state prison to day when a wall of the quarry, loosen. ed by recent rttfns, gave way. Warden Court Smith began rescue operations. Two men were removed shortly after the slide and taken to the prison hospital. HAL ASUNCION, Paraguay. Jan. 30. (AP) The Paraguayan war office to- day announced that a Bolivian air plane has bombarded a hospital at Islapol yesterday morning, killed seven patients and wounding eight seriously. Four were slightly injured Islapol, the principal Paraguayan fort in the northern Chaco region, where Bolivia and Paraguay are in conflict, is the site of an emergency hospital. Those who have been wound ed recently !n the Chaco fighting are concentrated, there. Hinkler Alive Is Report From Alps LONDON, an 30. (AP) A report which could not be confirmed that Bert Hlnkler.i missing British flier, had been found alive In the Alps was received today . by the committee which has been directing a search for htm for three weeks. He started Jan. 7 on a solo flight from England to Australia. -4 BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Sleigh of 419 Columbus avenue. Sunday. daughter, welshing- nine pounda, 11 ouncea, at the Sacred Heart hoepltsl Born to Mr. and Mr. Fred Spaur of MoAndrewa road, a eon weighing alx pounda. seven ounoea, at the Oonv munlty hospital today. Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rogers of Route 2, a daughter, at the Com' munlty hospital thla afternoon. ONE SURVIVES AS 580 CHINESE DROWN SHANGHAI, Jan. 30 OP) Five hundred and eighty persona, all Chi nese except one British missionary, were reported by a Chinese survivor today to have drowned when the steamer Hsln Nlngtal sank January 15 in Hanchow bay. He said he was the sole survivor. When cooking sausage roll them in flour and they will riov burst during 'the) fv"titimgr Moratorium on Farm Mortgages Topic of L INQUI SALEM, Jan. 30. (AP) Governor Julius L. Meier today took official cognizance of two problems with which the legislature . has been wrestling fir three weeks, a proposal for moratoriums on farm and home mortgage foreclosures and the matter of adopting stricter regulation to control the charges of smalt loan op erators. Concerning a moratorium on mort gage foreclosures during the period of the present economic stringency the governor advised that the law makers make careful Investigation Into the legality of declaring such a moratorium, and if they found that such 'legislation Is not within their powers to give careful consideration to -the suggestion of investing the courts with authority to require the taking of full testimony In all fore closure proceedings. This, he said, would enable the courts to accomplish the same end by establishing a policy of rendering decision based upon equity in con sideration of the fact that there are many who are unable to pay, by rea son of circumstances beyond their control, yet are threatened with loss of their property. Drastic legislation to curb the ac tivities of "unscrupulous lenders," particularly those operating under the statute which permits loans of less than $30 without maximum In terest or other considerations, is ad vocated. SALEM, Jan. 30 (AP) Measures introduced in the house today, num bered 31 while only three were pre-. Rented in the senate, ranging from definitions of legal terms to major changes in the school laws of the state and providing tax on malt and wort. Only three bills were passed by the house while the senate cleared Its calendar of one memorial. Gover nor Julius L. Meier's special message to the legislature was read in the house, presented Just before noon ad journment It will be read In the senate. His message urged legislation to afford relief of bona fide residents of mortgage foreclosures, and urging limit to interest rates charged by loan companies for small loans. Two of the measures passed by the house would exclude any from voting on tax measures and bond Issues but real and property tax payers. Con siderable debate was held on the measures' concerning the rating of In come tax payers in this act, It being interpreted payers of Income, unless they pay property tax would also be excluded from voting on these Issues. The companion bill, both Introduced by Representative B. F. Nichols would apply to municipal Issues as well. Both carried by safe majorities , JAPANESEAC1N T TOKYO, Jan. 30. (AP) Foreign Minister Yasyua Ucblda was authori tatively reported today to have sent notlve to the League of Nations that Japan's decision on whether to with draw from the league will depend on the character of the proposed league's report on the Manchurlan Issue. Count Uchlda sent a message to Geneva which these sources said au thorized the Japanese delegation to Inform league officials that If para graph four of article 16 of the league covenant was applied to the Manchu rlan controversy, Japan's decision on continuing membership would depend on the nature of the report called for In that paragraph. 4 PROSPECT REGION A case of diphtheria waa reported in the Prospect district today by Dr. O. I. Drummond, county physician and an extensive Immunisation pro gram la being carried on there. All throats In the school are being cul tured, he announced, to protect car riers. Phraloal examinations In the Reese rreek school were completed Frldsy, sdlas Blsnche Runels, county nurse, reported today. Fifty four children were examined and 35, Including pre school children, were given 1mm1"""' Itton against dtphttterta. Special Message by Meier THOUSANDS SNOWBOUND ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 30. (AP) For the seventeenth consecutive day, winter stormed the fnr west today, d Isruptlng mountain travel with snow drifts and flooding southern Callfor nla with rata. Between 3000 and 3000 men, women and children were snow bound in the San Bernurdlno moun tains, and the California ttlghway department ordered every available snow plow to the rescue. Those trapped were members of week-end motoring parties who had gone into the mountains to enjoy winter sports Los Angeles and Long Beach were drenched by rain, which brought the precipitation in the former city to the highest seasonal total In 17 years. Lifeboats were pressed into service TAX LEVY ISSUED BY CO. ASSESSOR Final figures compiled by the as sessor's office, shows that the state and county tax levies, outside 'of high school districts will be 14. mill. and Inside high school districts, 10.0. In Ashland, which makes Its own levy for the library fund or .3 mills, the levy will be 10.4 Mills. Special levies In the Incorporated towns of the county are listed as fol lows: Mills Medford 30.7 Ashland ........ 34.7 Butte Falls ... 34.3 Central Point 28.3 Eagle Point 15.3 Gold Hill ...... 32.8 Jacksonville ..,...,.......,. 24.0 Phoenix -...........,.,..-'.. 23.1 Rogue River ............................. 0.7 Talent .. 16.8 The total mllloge for the incorpor ated cities, for all levies, city, state. (Continued on Page Four) 4 FOR SACREO CONCERT The First Christian church was filled to capacity last evening for the sacred concert presented by the church choir under the direction of Mrs. Effle Herbert jfeomsn, and those who attended pronounced the prog ram, entirely composed of the works of the masters, one of the most beau tiful contributions In music Medford has received In many seasons. The opportunity afforded the sing ers to learn music of the highest type ss well as the opportunity offered the public to come and hear, was the subject of much pTalse for the direc tor. An enthsltstio welcome was ex tended all guests by the church or ganization, adding much to the per fection of the evening. Some of the numbers were aug mented by -a string quartet. fr which John R. Knight, violin teacher of Jacksonville and Medford made the arrangements. The excellent musicianship of Mrs. Yeoman, under whose direction the entire program was arranged and presented, waa exhibited in both her own contributions to the program and the work of the choir under her direction. She sang "Come Unto Me" from the Messiah by Handel; accompanied the trio arrangement by Jocelyn at the piano, and directed the chorus and the choir and orchestra. Much praise for Mrs. Mabel Hart ley Sims, church pianist, and all oth er participant was also heard. A few very appropriate words, em phaslzing the need for appreciation of music and It relation to life were contributed by Rev. W. R. Balrd, as tor of the church. 4 Vie Ripley. Chicago Blackhewka hockey center, will be out of compe tition for at least two months. He Is in a hospital for observation, vaca tion and perhapa operation. Eddie Fiynn. former Olympic and National A. A. U. welterweight boxing champion, won nl first two pzofea aicmal aiagomeau with, ease. to rescue families In flooded sections of Long Beach. Reno, Nev., was without power for the third day as a result of broken lines high In the Sierra Nevada mountains. The snowfall at Yosemlte national park broke all government records with a total of 148 Inches, settled to much less than that, since the first blizzard hailed winter's determined attack. ' At a number of mountain points, rescuo parties struggled to reach per sons cut off from sources of supplies by ever increasing snow drifts Light snow fell at Seattle. Wash., last night and storm conditions pre vailed over the state. The United States weather bureau predicted the Pacific coast states and Nevada and Idaho might expect more snow and rain today and tomorrow. HIGH AREAS GET Twelve feet six inches of snow has fallen in the past 10 days. In Grater Lake National park, according to re ports from park headquarters this morning, bringing the total snowfall for the month of January to 30 feet four Inches. Snow continued to fell In the lake today, which will add con siderably to the total for the month, officials said. Fish Lake Is now three-fourths full of water, according to Olln Arnsplger, manager of the Medford Irrigation district, and five feet of snow on the ground. Hyatt Prairie has four feet of snow, which assure: a maximum supply of water there for use in rrl gatlon during the summer. When the spring thaws and rains start, it is be lieved that all reservoirs will be full. The mountains have more snow (Continued on Page Four) BURGLARS BUSY E Thieves were busy In Medford Sun day night when three buildings were reported entered and goods stolen. The Bungalow store, at 409 North Riverside, reported that a large quan tity of candy was stolen. The Lin coln market, at 606 West Sixth street, reported the loss of a quantity of cigarettes, candy and chewing to bacco. . Thieves also entered the K. P. hall again, but nothing was stolen. DOG LICENSE CUT T The county court at a session last week cut the Jackson county dog license fee 75 per cent, and the rate Is now 35c for male dogs, and 50c for female dogs. The dog license is due on or before March 4. To date four dog licenses have been taken out, under the -reduced rate. Dog license funds are used to pay the claims of farmers for stock killed by dogs. Any balance at the end of the year has been transferred to the general fund. Deer Pays Visit To Phoenix Home A beautiful doe. driven down from the mountain by the heavy .snow storm, raging in neighboring areas yesterday, m Je her appearance in the T. V. Williams farm yard, Mr Williams reported here taday. His farm Is located Just west of Phoenix and the deer was the first to rltlt him. Sarah Teasdales Death Accidental NEW YORK. Jan. 30 P Th death of Sarah Teasdale. lyric poet. was the result of an accident. Dr. Charles Noma, chief medical exam' I lner, found today after an autopsy. The body of the poet was found yesterday in a partially lUled. Dew ltub in be apartment. FOR R.F.C. FUNDS WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. (A P) President Hoover today awaited a report from his aides on the 900.000,000 crop loan bill before expressing his formal approval or disapproval of the measure. The bill was being studied also by the budget bureau and by Secretary Hyde. Sponsors have predicted the president would approve the bill. Under It. the secretary of agri culture would loan tlie full 900,000,000 to Individual farmers for use In producing 1033 crops, taking as security a first lien on the crop. - Further hope that the fruit indus try of the Rogue river valley will celve funds for the production of the 1033 crop was contained in a telegram received thla morning by Ben E. Har der, president of the First National bank, from Senator Charles E. Mc- Nary. Senator McNary's telegram ii as fol lows: . "Ben E. Harder, Medford, Ore. "Letter received and am labor ing with the chief of the agricul tural credit corporation to make loans for production of fruit ' ' . crops with crops as security. Have several--times conferred with Mr. Hovey, chief of the corporation which Is -a part of the Recon-. st ruction Finance Corporation, and will also cooperate with Mr. - Towle as I am familiar with the situation, and In deep sympathy with your desires." The aid of Senator Stelwer, ' and other members or the Oregon cong ressional delegation have also been enlisted. The estimated maximum amount for the handling of the Rogue valley fruit crop has bscn fixed at 9750,000. and would be used for all phases id the crop production, including pack ing. Distribution of the money, if ob tained would be throutfh federal agencies, cooperating with local la te rests and fruitmen. It has been Intimated that the -curing of the money will not be dif ficult or delayed, once the agricul tural credit corporation has been as sured of the merit of the loan. If secured It would brighten the horticultural h or iron, enabling many orchardists to grow and harvest their crops, and Improve local labor con dtons. An effort wll be made to have the funds, if granted, available for early spring orchard activities. ' HILLSBORO BLAZE DESTROYS LARGE HILLSBORO, Ore., an. 30, (AP) A fire, said to have been the most disastrous In the history of this city razed the-Commercial building hre Sunday and caused damage estimated at nearly $100,000. The structure, located at Second and Main streets, housed a grocery store, dry goods store, meat market and other business firms on the ground floor and lawyers and doctors offices above. Starting In the rear of MacMarr's store at 1:15 a. m., the flames broke through the north wall Into Miller's dry goods store and from there swept up to the second floor and on to the roof. Stubbornly resisting the efforts of the local and Forest Grove depart ments, the fire burned throughout the day. Loss of a large part of the law library of E. B. Tongue, who was district attorney of Washington county for more than a quarter of a century and of Thomas Tongue, Jr referee in bankruptcy, could not be definitely estimated. The library was started by Thomas Tongue, Sr., when he began practice in 1860 and contained thousands of volumes, some now out of print and lrreplac able. The building, a two-story brick structure, waa owned principally by Ed Sehulrrteiich, president of the Commercial National bank. It was valued at $48,000, but Insurance of only $19,000 waa carried on It. La Grande Has Snow LA GRANDE, Ore.. Jan. 30. (AP) Two Inches of snow fell here this morning. Tha minimum temperature CAPITAL BLINKS OF THE KIN GFISH' Strange Chap Provides New Experience for Politicians Bankruptcy Bill Facing Death - in Upper House By PAUL MALL ON, Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper Syndicate. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30 J The word has been passed to the big boya In New York that the LaGuardla-Haet-lnss bankninfcnv hill m fore adjournment. The eub-rosa on the situation is that the house will pass It swiftly. but that the senate will nmhnhtv mi. on an Inflation amendment. They figure that will tie It up. That la all probnbly correct, except the conclu sion. The VerV Strnntrpat. ni-M.ttr will bo exerted to get the bill through oeiore April i. tho situation of two railroads contlnuea to require it. If the bill appears to be headed for a sidetrack you will find both Mr. Hoover and Mr. Roosevelt Jointly demanding action. Congress could not hold out ac&ln.t itlirh nmuiii. Aa things stack up now tho bill should puss even ii it encounters serious dif ficulties. The reaaon the LaOuardla bank ruptcy bill was held up so lone waa because banking lobbylata were chang. ing it every day. Nearly ten days waa required tor framing the measure. Every day they wero dissatisfied with tho changes maae , me any Deiore. .... .- .. , Washington has never quite seon a fellow llko Huey Long. It does not know what to do about him. The chief tople wher over polltlclana gather now la how beat to bri dle h I m. The trifth la they all are a little afraid of him. Anyone who opposes him has a battle on hand. The other day he called the of fice of Senator Pat Harrison and hucy V. L0N6 ,a: leu sena tor Harrison to be on the floor of the senate today. I am going to talk about him." Apparently he changed his mind. Although both were on the floor, nothing was said. Earlier sever.l senators were dis- cutting cloture at the big round luncheon table In their private din ing room. Someone asked Harrison what he thought. He had not been prominent In the efforts to suppress Long. He said he was going to vote for ototure. Long Jumped up from the other end of the table and strode over to Har rison, barking: "You had better do what I tell you," and a lot of similar chatter In the aame vein. (Continued on Page Eight) NEWS DEFAULTS An order of default In Judgment was filed In the clerk'a office today In the suit for strict foreclosure. In stituted by T. E. Pottenger and oth ers against L. A. Banks. The suit Is for $15,358.46, assertedly due from Banks, on the purchase of the build ing on West Main street, occupied by the Medford News Publishing com pany. The complaint allege that the terms for payments were not com plied with, the taxes unpaid, and re pairs to the building not kept up. Attorney W. E. Phlppa appears aa counsel for Pottenger. Attorney's fees of $1000 are requested. 4 m O. O. Clancy, alias Jackson, wanted here for tha alleged pasage of a spur ious check for $11 on the Ever Shady Auto camp, and under arrest at Red Bluffs, Calif., has waived extradition and will be returned here. State po lice hold warrants for him Issued in Coos. Linn. Clatsop. Douglas, and Col umbia counties. Clancy Is alleged to have posed aa a representative of large oil and tire corporation, and to hava taken part payment on do. 0
