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Voting Increases in Popularity Contest Standings Announced Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Thurs day, but with fog; little change in temperature. Highest yesterday . . , 48 Lowest thU morning 30 Paid-Up Circulation People who pay far their newspapers fcio the beet prospeote (or tbe adver Users. &. B. O. circulation u paid up circulation, mil newspaper la a. a a Twenty-Seventh Year ' MEDFOUD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1933. No. 267. uniui& iru Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. SOUTHERN Oregon complains bit terly ot the villainous weather of the past couple of weeks. An old timer said the other day: "This has been one of the most unpleasant winters I remember." Csltfornla, too, has had Its share of bad weather. THE East, on the other hand, has had a wild winter. One of the current news reels shows what the ski Jumpers do back there when they have no snow. They haul It In trucks from where the snow Is and spread It on the ground. ODDLY enough, every time the Pa cific coast haa a hard winter the east seems to have an unusually mild one. And when we have little or no winter out here the east ap pears to get it hard. This lent offered with any color of authority. It is a mere statement of offhand Impressions, and .the weather sharps might quote facts to disprove It utterly. But at least that Is the way it seems. A PENNSYLVANIA Jury awards to Zack Miller, of the famous 101 Ranch, damages to the extent of $66,000 against Tom Mix, famous movie cowboy. The circumstances are Interesting In these particular times. Tom, It appears, had a contract to ( appear In the 101 Ranch show. But, later on, he got a much better Job, and so he dropped the 101 Ranch. The verdict was for the damages suf fered by resaonu of Mix" failure to go on with his act. How would you like to' have a Job so solid that if you left it your em ' plovers would consider themselves damaged to the extent of $342,000 whloh Is what they sued for, altho they got only $66,000. That would be pretty nice in times like these, wouldn't it? H THE board of army engineers re ports adversely on a project to provide a 7-foot channel in the upper Columbia river, between Celllo and Wallula. They base their report, It Is said, on the contention that natural currents of the river are too swift for navigation. Although they didn't, they might, with entire propriety, have held that If the government tackles many more such projects under existing condi tions of income and outgo It will go broke. rEOPLE along the Columbia, of course, won't like the report. They want the ohannel-deepenlng project, because it would create employment at the present time and might pro vide trade advantages in the future. But in the same breath they will probably Insist tliat coats of govern ment must be reduced. One reason why it is so hard to reduce the cost of government Is that all of us want what we want when we want It from the government. THERE Is an old and very true saying to the effect that you can have your cake and eat it, too. And we can't have lowest cost gov ernment and at the same time have the government do for us all the things we would like to have done. If we are going to have lower taxes, we must DO WITHOUT some of the f services the government has been providing. SPEAKXNO of ' 'government and business, the Union Pacific hss Just received permission from the Interstate commerce commission to bring under ONE accounting system Its various subsidiary lines. The really odd part of It is that it hasn't been permitted to make such an obviously sensible economy In the past. This Is a good thing to remember: Every time government regulation forces the railroads to retsin methods of doing business that are coa'lter than they should be, reduction of freight rates, which the west vitally rfceds. Is pushed thst much farther offlnto the future. WASHINGTON. Feb. l.(AP President Hoover today Mundt a pro clamation increasing the footwear tarlZ. $ E Gov. Meier Reveals Coin Se cured for Current Needs to Keep State Off War rant Basis-r-After Session SALEM, Feb. 1. (AP) Out of the cooperative deliberations of Governor Meier, Secretary of State Hoss, State Treasurer Holman, members of tbe highway commission and the chair men of the senate and house com mittees on ways and means concern in? the financial status of the state has come a solution of financing cur rent cash -needs. It was announced today by Treasurer Holman In dis closing the details of a 92,000,000 loan negotiated with Portland banks to eliminate the necessity of placing the state on a warrant basis. Governor Julius L. Meier, in a spe cial message to the legislature trans mitted the Information of the loan to the two houses toV'keep you ad vised regarding the state's financial situation and to enlist your coopera tion In meeting the conditions under which the loan was obtained." The governor emphasized that "arrange ments had been made to avoid plac ing the state on a warrant basis." After Session The loan will not be made until after the legislature has adjourned and pending that time the highway commission will make temporary ad vances from- the highway fund to the general fund' to enable the treasurer to meet current obligations and pay the expenses of the legislature. Participating In the loarr will be six banks in the following amounts: United' States National. $600,000; First National, 350,000; the Bank of California, el 50,000; American Na tional, 50,000; Canadian Bank of Commerce, 940,000; Citizens National 910,000. Conditions Listed ' Principal among the conditions at tached to the loan, which will bear five per cent Interest and be repay able as state funds are collected and made available, are those that the three mill property tax for state pur poses be not disturbed by the legisla ture this year and that a similar and adequate levy shall be made for next year unless measures producing equivalent revenue next year are en acted. "That no measures are adopted In creasing the disbursements from the general fund" over the estimates contained In the budget as prepared by the budget department for the 1933-34 btennlum. "That if, prior to full payment of the proposed 92,000,000 loan, the gen eral fund goea on a warrant basts then the unpaid portloas of such loan will be redeemed from the first moneys thereafter regularly accruing and credited to the general fund." Trouble Predicted For Border Towns WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (AP) The prediction -that whole towns along the Mexican border in Texas would be wiped out by bandits as a result of the removal of troops from Port D. A. Russell at Marfa. was made lh the house today by Representative Thomason of Texas. Henry Ford Declares U.S.. On Threshhold of Bright Future Sans Technocracy NEW YORK, Feb. 1. (flV-The New York Times published today under a Detroit dateline a copyrighted in terview with Henry Ford, in which the famous automobile manufacturer declared that these are not bad times but good ones, and that we are on the threshold of an Inconceivably bright future. While the Ford plants still lay id'.e because of the strike in the Briggs company's factories. Ford gave a leis urely interview at Detroit to the Times representative, Harold N. Denny. He said that it Is the development of machines which will bring the bright new era and he smilingly dis missed technocracy. "Technocracy sema to me mis named." he said. "I see little evi dence of technical experience in it. Its diagnosis of present conditions are permanent, when it forgets the fluid and progressive elements m life, it simply goes on the rocks. "Life has a funny way of pushing out where we least expect it. U breaks up all our diagrams. All that bas happened now, as I see It. :s that life bas broken out. We bsd . Oou.iht It nicely su.'jlUz-d in cer I t:n financial and industrial pn:env. People say some tain g has broken Reichstag Dissolved; Hitler Mystery Slaying The body of Rose Gendler, 22-year-old department store elerk of Moline, III, was found stuffed In a burlap bag under a river bridge. Police theorized ahe was slain aft er repulsing kidnapers. (Aaaoclated Preas PhotoV AS ABSENCE OF FEES Formal notice that he had with drawn as counsel In the receivership suit of the News Publishing Co., L. B. Tuttle, president, against L. A. Banks and. the Medford News Publishing company, was filed today in circuit court by Attorney M. O. Wllklna of Ashland. ' Formal notice was also filed by Attorney Wllklns that he had withdrawn as counsel In the suits of O. B. Waddell against the Suncrest Orchards, Inc., L. A. Banks and O. B. Waddell against L. A. Banks. The News Publishing Co. receiver ship suit Is based upon claims against the Medford News Publishing Co., and L. A. Banks, for the collection of ap proximately 910,000 alleged due on promissory notes for payments on the property. The Waddell suits; are based upon Mortgages, approximating 97000, al legedly due for funds advanced by the Medford National bank and as signed to Waddell. ' The Wllklns notice states that Judge L. Q. Le welling of Albany, as signed to the case, Banks and At torney Gus Newbury have been for warded copies. The brief notice reads as follows: "This Is to advise the court, and the parties, plaintiff and defendant, that I have this day, January 31, 1933. withdrawn further appearance as attorney for the defendants (News Publishing company and I. A. Banks) and that I voluntarily consent to the nomination and designation of such (Continued on Page Seven) down. I say that life has simply 'broken out. It always does. There will never be a technocracy In the sense of a mechanical oli garchy, because life will not stand for It." An almost boyish smile lighted Ford's face as he said: "The machine sge is barely started now. In the real machine age which is to come the dirt and ugliness and confusion and noise and disregard of human lights which are all about us today will be dene away with. This Is only the ox-cart stage of the ma chine age. I wish I might live to see the real thing when It comes." Although he declared no one knows Just when industry will pick up, he said : , "This period that we are going through right now Is th recovery. Tbe bad times were back in 1029 and before. That was the real panic that so-called pro prisma period. Business, at bottom, never was so bad as it was in what we called boom times. 0 The managers were off the Job. People weren't iliy working or really thinking. Now they are. We are seeing now the passing of an old era and the beginning of new one better than anything the world ha known betfore, m !.!'.. i'i i ii.ii ..i'i.ili...i.iuwi '" ,1 ft - CI i , kMaaatat.kttiaaH.il: i- ' -"--i-"'' vf EfBfBlEKfl ROOSEVELT SEES CABINET PICTURE Often - Changed Characters Reduced to Semblance of Permanence Hull, or Young to Be Secy. State WASHINGTON, Fob. 1 (AP) The latest preview of the ever-changing Roosevelt cabinet picture, a seen by some democrats In Washington who ordinarily are well Informed, Indi cates that nearly all of the cabinet posts In the new administration have been offered, and several definitely settled. This Information presents the sit uation as follows: BUte Senator Oordell Hull of Tennessee, if he wants it; otherwise Owen D. Young of. New York If he wanta It. Treasury Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, who haa not yet accepted but generally la expected to. War Former Governor George H". Dern, of Utah. Justice Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana. Postofflce-jamea A. Parley dl New York. Navy Still open. Senator Claude Swanson ot Virginia, In case Senator Glass refuses treasury. Interior senator Bronson Cutting- of New Mexico If he wants It. Other wise the plaoe Is open, with John B. Elliott of California, prominent among the possibilities. ' Apiculture Probably Henry A. Wallace of Iowa. f Commerce Uncertain. William H. Woodin of New York preferred, but probably won't accept.. (Continued on Page Three) : 4 E Interest in the Medford Merchante Medford Mall Tribune popularity contest la Increasing dally, with to day's tabulation placing Miss Mar garet Melllng at the head of the list with a total of fiS.OOO votes toward winning the grand prize of a three weeks' vacation trip to Hawaii. The second prize, a boat trip to Ban Francisco, Csl., from Seattle, Wn, la also encouraging the popular young ladles to make the most of their time. Miss Rosamond Wall is another contestant who has forged ahead re markably during the past few days snd now has 84,600 votes. Miss Fredricka Brommer haa 33,400 votes and Miss Laura Drury haa a total of 34,500. A number of other girls list ed below are also gaining ground in the race. . , Name. Ruth Koozer Votra. J.0O0 1,000 1,000 1.000 1.600 3.100 4.800 88.000 1,000 1.000 1.000 1,000 1,000 6.100 1.000 1,000 1.000 1,000 1.000 1,000 1,000 1,000 94.900 1.100 1,000 64,000 37,300 Harriet Campbell -Addye Allen , Dorothy Orth Myma Bush ..... .. Margaret Chtldera Arvllla Bums , Margaret Melllng Janet Wray Smith.. Vivian Meter Ethel Chord Sybil Jean Young Peggy Miller Jean Fabrlck Kathleen Nena Maureen Green . Ruby Ranney Dorothy siead Dean Holt Betty Bardwell Ruth Ashcraft Dorothy Eada Laura Drury Montana Ranney -Yvonne Devaney Leah Inch Oma GeBauer (Continued on Page Five) Ask Dismissal Married Women ASTORIA, Ore, Feb. l.P Peti tions were being circulated here to day by a group of single, unemployed women, asking thst business firms discharge married women whose bus bands are working, and employ sin gle women who hare no other meant of support. The petitions will be presented to the chsmber of com .mere ad service organisations. May Direct Budget Democratic leaders In Washing ton said Walker D. Hines of Chi cago was alated to become the new director of the budget. (Associated Press Photo) AIR MAIL FUNDS AREVOTED OUT WASHINGTON, rob. l(AP) The senate today .adopted a proposal by Democratic Leader Robinson striking the $19,000,000 fund for air mall from the treasury-postoffice bill. The vote was 30 to 35. The vote was a victory for ' the Democrats In their efforts to slash appropriations snd help by that much In balancing the budget for the new administration. " Robinson argued that several months remained before the new ad ministration will be called upon to act on new air mall contracts and meanwhile the matter could be work ed out at a reduced cost, the appro priation to be made later In a defic iency bill. g. p: taxTdriver SUICIDES IN JAIL GRANTS PASS, Ore., Fob. 1. (AP) W. H. Leonard, taxi driver, killed himself In a cell In the Josephine county Jail today by slashing his abdomen and throat with a small pen knife. He was sent to Jail yes terday on a statutory charge, but of ficers said he accepted the situation calmly. An investigation to account for the failure of the Jailer to discover the pen knife when he searched Leonard disclosed that the prisoner wore three pair of trousers and ithat the knife must have been in a pocket in one of the inner garments. 4 , PROBE STRIKE FOR DETROIT. Feb. 1. (AP) An In vestigation to determine what, if any. communistic agitation waa connected with the atrike of eOOO. Briggs Manu facturing company employes which tied up production for more than a week and forced a shutdown of the Ford Motor Co., was promised today. Meanwhile, Ford officials said they were awaiting definite Information from the Briggs company on their production schedule before making any announcement regarding the re opening of their factories through out the country. M. L. Briggs, assist ant general manager of the Highland Park plant, said "We'll be (hipping bodies to the Ford assembly plants today and hauling them by truck to the Rouge plant tomorrow." Auto and Engine Mix At Crossing James Stewsrt. "the bee msn," and a Southern Pacific freight engine had a alight controversy at the Sixth street crossing early this afternoon, resulting In s sprslned steering wheel to the Stewsrt auto. Both vehicles were going slow at the time, and the impact was slight, according to the city police. Stewart escaped injury. No reason was a.wtgncd for the smash, except that Stewart did not see the engine. Voices Gl CO-OPERATION OF TBu,i PARTIES REFUSED Ymx ON ENABLING ACT W'X Nazi Leader Says Nation in Bad Graces of Almighty Since 'Days of Treachery' Fourteen Years Ago BKKLIN, Feb. 1. (VP) Disso lution of the Reichstag was of ficially announced tonight and a new election was set for Maroh 5. BERLIN, Feb. 1 (P) One of Chan cellor Adolf Hitler's closest advisers Id today that President Von Htn- denburg had agreed to sign a decree for dissolution of the relchstag after one more effort la made to obtain cooperation of the Centrist party. me presiaent was particularly anx ious to have, his new government supported in the relchstag, but Hit ler's National Socialist party, although It -Is numerically the largest In par liament, must have the support of the centrists for a majority. The government, since Hitler be came its head, has been angling for that support to Insure the passage of an enabling act which will guar antee the cabinet six months In M- flce without fear of being over thrown. BERLIN, Feb. 1. iff) Chancellor Adolf Hitler In a proclamation to the German natlonvtonlght declared that since the 'days of treachery" 14 years ago, "the Almighty has withdrawn His bleaslngs from our people." "More than 14 years have passed since the fatal day when the Ger man people, blinded by inward and outward promises, forgot tlio lienor and liberty of the relch, thus losing all, ho new chancellor said. "Since those days of treachery, the Almighty has withdrawn His bless ings from our people." 4 FRUIT BALANCE Suit was filed today In circuit court by William Berthold Barnum against the Suncrest Orchards, Inc., L. A. Banks, president for the collec tion of $2060.40 allegedly due on fruit sold In 1031 and 1032. The complaint sets forth two causes of action, the first for 42831.36 and the second for $04.05. Barnum alleges In his complaint that the fruit was purchased for $7300.08, and that $4468.73 was paid, leaving an unpaid balance of $2831.36. Application for a writ of attach ment against the Suncrest Orchards, Inc., accompanies the suit, which was filed by Attorney Porter J. Neff. Lake County Legislator Keeping Sharp Lookout For Technocracy's Taint By Mary Orelner Kelly. BALEM, Jan. 30.Spl.) No tech nocrata are going to run the govern ment If Representative Bolder of Lake county has anything to say about It. In fact, so wary la Mr. Bnlder of these new-fangled bogeymen that he acana every proposed piece of legis lation with an eye to discovering they have a finger In It. He found the earmarks of tech nocracy In House Bill 70, which came up for third reading thle morning. It Is a bill cancelling the Interest on Irrigation bonds In order to per mit the reorganisation of districts. So loudly did Mr. Bnlder air hla "sus picions" on this proposed measure that he spiked Its further progress until It wss referred to the commit tee on Judiciary. Then came Rouse Bill 47. propos ing that cities be permitted to pur chase, build, own and operate tele phone aystems. The Lake coanty representative, with a gleam In his eye, amelled more "technocracy" In thla scheme. He got up and told the house so In no uncertain terms. Perhaps ha spoke too late, or perhaps the house r,sd become Immune by this time. Anyway, this bill passed. Law-makers are lined up oa botb gEB 1 rniMwiM rDMflrn oom A blast of gunfire, ostensibly from gangsters' guns, came from a passing oar In Chicago as Mrs. Mafalda Marltots (above), sister of sea if ace Al" capone, emerged from a relative's home, but she was unhurt and denied the shots were fired at her. (Associated Press Photo) JUDGE WILL HEAR PLEA IN TEN DAYS Word from- Eugene today stated that Circuit Judge L. G. Sklpwortn of Linn county, assignee. t hear the recount petition of Former Sheriff Ralph G. Jennings against Sheriff Gordon L. Schermerhorn, would be here In a week or ten days, to hear further proceedings in the matter. judge Sklpworth, when hero two weeks ago, allowed the defense tan days In which to file an answer, whlah was' done within that period. Argument upon the answer la prob ably the next legal step. Former Sheriff Jennings contests the election upon the grounds that sufficient number of "write-In" votes given him were cast out on technical errors, to give him "a majority of not less than 07 votes." The official vote gave Sheriff Schermerhorn a majority of 133 votes, upon which a certificate of election was issued. It was expected that Judge Skip worth would be here the first part of this week, during the absence of Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, In Jose phine county, where he Is hearing damage action. Judge Sltipworth has been occupied with matters In his own court. ' 4 Repeat Delaware Prohibition Law DOVER, Del., Feb. 1. (AP) Gov ernor C. Douglass Buck today signed a legislative bill which repealed the Klalr law, the state's prohibition act. sides of the dentsl controversy, and the subject appears to be a touchy one. Bhall dentists be allowed to advertise or not? House Bill 148 doesn't put the question that frankly, but according to leading legislators It amounts to that. Oratory cut capers at the public hearing on thla bill to day, and those Interested packed the committee room and craned their necks from the crowded hallway. Representative Frank Lonergan, who Is usually all for or all against every proposed piece of legislation. Is on the side of the so-cslled advertla Ing dentists. "The mala thing Is that they advertise honestly and fairly." he said. The Oregon legislature went modern this afternoon and pondered upon the Inadvlssblllty of carrying, machine guns. A few of the super-serious minded looked shocked, others laugh ed aa Representative John Beckmsn of Portlend Introduced amendments to the existing laws regulating the manufacture and carrying of firearms. The term "machine gun" will be added to the clause.regarding tbe sale, manufacture and Importation ot the Continued on Pag Threap WAR DEBT STUNT TO Ruse Saved Face of Adminis tration and Stopped Grow ing Criticism From Abroad Was Diplomatic Coup By PAUL MALLON. Copyrighted by McCIure Newspaper Syndicate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Behind these current war debt developments was aa pretty a publicity stunt as was ever hatched by a professional press agent. The performance was mainly con cocted and acted but by State Secre tary Stlmson. The bth.ers. Including President Hoover m4 DMiMan.alaaf Roosevelt, were merely minor characters to the major showman. Sttsmon's mala H1NRV I,. STIMSOM purpose WAl tO squeeze France Into paying. Inci dentally he saved the face of the ad ministration and stopped BTowlnir criticism from abroad. Whon the facta come out if they over do thoy will be regarded as a. sensational new achievement In di plomacy. , First Mr. Stlmson planted a story - r ........ ... ul. px. , iiBtv oitw aln had offered to maka a lumn nun payment. That was newa to every one, Including Great Britain. But It helped to ateel them for the shock: they were to get later tbe acceptsno of their standing application for con sideration of their debt. Then this schemer carried through in the Koosevelt-Hoover conference) an agreement to Issue a somewhat meaningless announcement. - It was Issued In the names of Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Hoover. It was framed by Mr. stlmson with restrictions from Mr. Roosevelt's close advisers Pro fessors Tugwell and Moley. The announcement merely said that after March 4 Mr. Roosevelt would receive the delegates from Britain, seeking consideration of their debt. Tricky phrasing in the announce-' ment led most everyone Including -France to believe we had reached some hidden agreement with Britain on a debt settlement. Later the word was allowed to aeep out that alt debtors who paid would receive simi lar consideration. None ot that waa news to anyone (Continued on Page Six) Will ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal.Jan. 31. Well, let's seo what 'we got in today's press that will stand tip till tomorrow: "Hundreds marooned by snow in sontnern Ualitornia mountains." Well, that will be melted by tomorrow. "France throws overboard another government." Well, that won't stand up for another day and neither will their new government. "Roosevelt and Ambassador Lindsay of Great Britain reach understanding." "Well, that won't stand up any longer than the senate hears about it. , "Henry Ford licks the bankers again." Well, that's not news, he has always licked 'em. If more con cerns were owned individually like his and not formed just to sell stock, we would be better off. If your business is any good why do you want to let everybody in on it f Yours, ' , '