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Second Week of Popularity Contest Comple lfi Voting Heavy Medford Mail Tri ;une . . ' . ' Jo The Weather Forecast: Today fair, no change In temperature. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday , ..J4 Lowest yesterday .. .. , 26 Pald-Up Circulation people who pay for tbelr aewapepera are the Deal prospecta far eh adver tise. 4. B a circulation la said up circulation. Tola newspaper la 4. B. O. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKU, OREGON, SUNDAY, PEBEUAEY 5, 1933. No. 270. i n crp D L 7unno)o) STAR CHAMBER : SESSION CALLED FOR DISCUSSION Additional Powers in Regu lating Companies in Bill Favored By Majority Com mittee Hot Debate. SALEM, Feb. (AP) Starting the day with a "atar chamber" session and against ejecting newspapermen from committee deliberations on the major power bill before the Oregon legislature, the senate railroad and utilities committee's actions and de bate featured the seaslona in the clos ing day of the fourth week of the 37th legislative session. After meetings late yesterday and again this morning, a majority of the committee reported out the mean tire, which would give the Public Utilities commissioner additional pow era In regulating utility companies, with recommendations the bill pass with a few amendments.- The min ority report asked the bill be re-referred, which action was finally taken but not until a bitter personal de bate h&d taken place on the floor of the upper bouse during most of the day. The -debate was between members of that committee, the. minority group. Senators John Gosfl of Coos and Alan Bynon of 'Multnomah charging "railroading" of Utility Com mlssloner Thomas' power proposals, while the majority, Senators Peter ' Zimmerman and W. B. Burke of Yam hill and Sam Brown of Marlon count ered1 with charging them with being abseat at most committee meetings. The consideration will be resumed Tuesday afternoon, when a report will again be brought out. i The first piece of major legislation was put on the statutes with the sig nature today of Governor Julius L. Meier on the bill providing a work ing basis for the handling of BJ.C. funds for relief of unemployed in the state. Aside from this no final actions on any of the major issues before the legislature have been taken. In the meantime considerable dla ousslon went the'rounds as to the con stitutionality of the ways and means committee's proposal to divert more than half million dollars from the mlllage tax levlea for higher Insti tutions of learning to the state gen eral fund. .It was Indicated the at torney general would rule such action unconstitutional. Both houses held sessions today, adjourning In the afternoon until Monday, . i UP 10 CREDITOR A Judgment and decree, in default In favor of T. E. Pottenger and wife, and Elmlra Cox was handed down yesterday In circuit court, against- L. A. Banks, publisher-editor of the Dally News. . The' decree provides, that pottenger and co-plaintiffs are entitled to im mediate possession. It is further pro vided, that Banks, under Oregon law may redeem the property within six months by the payment of 18.185.53 the amount of the Judgment end costs amounting to 17.30. The ac tion was not contested. The suit was for possession of the building on West Main street, occu pied by the Dally News. and pur chased by Banks. It 'was averred that Banks had failed to comply with the terms on the contract for the pur chase. M AND W STORE Thieves entered the Montgomery Ward Co., store on South Central avenue Friday night, and stole ap proximately 100 worth of goods. Fifty dollars worth of watches were among the articles stolen. A large quantity of Jackets, shoes, and other goods, were found ready to be tied in bundles in the back of the store. The robbers were evidently fright ened away before they could losd the goods on an auto or truck, t. F. An drea, manager, was In the front part of the store early in the evening and he believes the intruders were fright ened away at that time. - The robbers are thought , to have hid In the store, before It closed as there were no slens of a forced en trance. In this respect It resembles tlie rojery of The Toggery last Jio-yembar. BURGLARS ENTER ROOSEVELT CONFERS WITH YOUNG Owen D. Young, who has been mentioned prominently as a Roose velt cabinet possibility, is shown talking with the President-elect at the executive offices In Albany, N. Y. The subject of their talk waa not ditclosed, (Associated Preaa Photo . E 17-14 The fast and tricky Chemawa In dians defeated the Medford high school"' basketball team. 17 to 14 last night at the Senior high gym. A fourth quarter rally gave the visitors a lead, of three points which they held, most of the period which wr.s featured by long passes, and & fast finish. Medford bombarded the back board with shots In the, closing sec onds, but were unable to drop one through the net. The visitors guarded close, and played a stronger defensive game than the night before, when they lost by a score of 32 to 31. The first half ended with the score 8 to 4 in favor .of Medford The, third quarter was even. In the final canto the Redskins started a rally and gained a lead when a couple of "crip ples" came their" way. ' Luman and Harris were high point men for the locala with four points each. Amera' led for Chemawa with six points. White and 8c heel were ff form, and had poor luck with their shots. Chemawa made four substitutions. Medford made one Hammack going in for Luman in the fourth period. The line-up: Chemawa (17) Medford (14) Amera, 8 ............ .F......- 4, Luman Pratt. 3 F, 1, Whle Dog Eagle ..,.C 4, Harris De Poe, 3 0 .... S.jBrown Shoulderblade.l, G - 1, Schesl Substitutions: Medford, Hammark (1); Chemawa: s. Shoulderblade'(3), Zundle 2). Babb, Archambeau. Referee: O. Harrington. The Tiger Cubs defeated Phoenix 20 to 17 la a preliminary game. "TO - STAR ' IN -STAGE " SHOW FOR LEGION Youth la at tt again, stealing the show, according to Robert Lorraine, director of the comedy to be present ed February 15 and lfl by the Med ford post of the American Legion. And by youth, this time he means, three dashing young ladies. A red head, a blonde and a brunette. They are: Adra Edwards. Nelle Greene and Ethel Chord, all well known in the local younger set; and in amateur theatrics la. "They are 'marvelously clever for their years." Mr. Lorraine said yes terday, assuring the public that the Legion show is not going to be any slapstick affair, but a production with polish and snap and that eer- tain subtle something that the mod ern audience demands, even of com edy. "I have seen French professional In these roles." Lorraine continued turning back to the girls, "and thy weren't any better than these three local misses, and they were getting plenty of money for what they were doing. "I've seen tnany'others make their way throxigh this production, for Trt presented the show ninety three times, this will be my ninety fourtn and this it the b:st cast I've pre sented la the comedy." JURY LIST "PLOT" JUST ANOTHER OF Y FAIRY TALES Ed. Note: Accusation by the Dally News on February 3 that aupportera of h, A. Banks, News publisher, .had been stricken from the tentative Jury list through lntrique of the Mall Tribune is refuted in the following statement by R. E. Nealon, county commissioner: To the Editor: ' In order that the public may know the truth, relative to the published and spoken charges of County Judge Fehl, that Xim "jury list was tamper ed with," I request that you publish the following statement: The charges are groundless. The tentative list of Jurors was drawn In the regular and legal man ner from the poll books, each mem ber of the court, having a book, and each drawing six names from each precinct. The tentative list was then returned to the clerk for checking to see if anybody had died or moved away. The clerk's office also typed the list. The clerk's office also struck, off several namea for legal reasons,, such as death, or removal from county, . - A week ago Judge Fehl suggested that the court approve the Jury list. The tentative list was then produced. Judge Fehl then aald if there were any changes Commissioner Billings or myself desired to make, to make them. Several names were marked off. I marked off the name of Ted Heimrottl, and Commissioner Billings marked off the name of A. J. Blsh off. Judge Fehl was present dur ing the entire proceeding. Names were written In to make up" those stricken. Elsie Olsen Brown, clerk to the county court, was also present. The Jury list was then approved, and the county tourt adjourned, and everything waa satisfactory. A few days later Judge Fehl made the charges which as before stated were groundless. Both Commissioner Bill ings and myself told Judge Fehl, that we had marked off the namea of Helmroth and Blschoff, and the rea sons why we did so. Nevertheleas Judge Fehl continued his contentions. The names of Arthur Perry and Robert W. Ruhl were placed on the Jury list by Judge Fehl. He said that Mr. Ruhl was one of the best jurors he had ever aeen In court, when &e served as a Juror several years ago. I believe that If the voters and tax payers of Jackson county would In vestigate all sensational claims and charges, for themselves, before form ing art opinion much of the distrust and suspicion now so plentiful would be eliminated. . Respectfully yours, R. E. NEALON, ' County Commissioner. Stanley Funeral This Afternoon . Funeral rites for Carl E. Stanley, who was killed by the accidental discharge of hta own gun at his home in this city Thursday, will be observ ed thia afternoon at the Perl Fun eral parlors at 1 o'clock. . TALENT, Ore., Feb. i (Spl) Ou Zemke, rancher of the Talent dis trict, la suffering three broken ribs and numerous bruises, as a result ol an attempted goring by a bull. The animal attacked Zemke in the bain and then charged Zemxe's son who was able to eacape Injury. Barely s'sle to cllmD over the barnyard fence, the elder Zemke reached the other side as the bull, a massive animal, crash ed into the fence. It Is probable the injured man will be Incapacitated for several weeka. ' Banks' Admirers Post $1,000 Bail; Recall Plans Bared at Mass Meeting PUBLISHER MOST FACE GRAND-JURY HEARING ON LIBEL Llewellyn A. Banks, editor of the Medford Daily News, whose arreat was ordered on a charge of criminal libel, made by Attorney M. O. Wllkins it Ashland, was released under alOOO bond when arraigned before Justice of the Peace L. A. Roberts of 'Ashland yesterday afternoon. Bond waa furl-lshed-by admirers who Jammed the small courtroom. Banks waived preliminary hearing and waa bound over to the grand Jury. Banks was ordered to appear for -r-ralgnment at 10 o'clock yesterday, but by arrangement with the sheriff he did not appear until 3 o'clock. Judge L- A. Robert and the com plaining witness, M. O. Wllkins wait ed until 10 o'clock, and when Banka did not show up they left. Sheriff Takes Own Time Judge Roberts declared yesterday that he did not postpone the time for arraignment, that his order was for Sheriff Gordon Schermerhom to pro duce Banks In court at 10 o'clock. The delay was a volntary act on the part of the sheriff's' office, as far as the court was concerned. Judge Rob erta aald, and the sheriff's office Is liable for not -carrying out the orders of the court. Banks had declared In hla newspaper that he would resist arreat, and the officers did not "call his bluff." Several objections to the warrant were raised by the sheriff's office, in that the warrant was not dated and that the warrant Itself did not set a time for arraignment. Members of the sheriff staff also objected to serving the warrant oi the grounds that the district attorney and refused to swear out warrants for Banks' against oth er persons, but they were advised that their duty waa to serve warrants when they were given to them. Fehl to Fore After Banka' bond was signed by six (worn property owners, 60 more names were affixed to a subsequent sheet by landowners who expressed their desire to be Included on the bond. County Judge Earl H. Fehl ap peared as a friend of Banks, and In formed the subsequent signers of the bond that they did not waive, their right to Jury duty by signing the pledge of support aud confidence. Mrs. Ada Deakln of Aahland raised the question of whether their right to Jury duty was Jeopardized. ' Banks was cheered by his friends, and Judge Roberts admonished the crowd that the dignity of the court room muat be preserved. Those, who attended the arraignment expecting nreworxs were disappointed, and some got their first glimpse of legal proceedings. A large crowd standing outalde the 'open windows, on 'he sidewalk, also gave three cheers ' 'or Banks. Asst. Dlst. Attorney George Nellson read the statute from the Oregon code that defined criminal libel, and asked Banks If he were represented by an attorney. Banks said that he was not, that he did not wish a hear ing, but would be willing for the mat ter to go directly before the grand Jury. Wllkins at flee fie Attorney Wllkins, Jii Roberts. Attorney Nellson, Phil Lowd, Bsnks and Judge Earl H. Fehl were the chief chara.' at the hearing. Those who signed the bond were Electa A. Fehl, wife of Judge Fehl; Howard A. Hill, of Medford, Henrietta B. Martin, wife of a government radio operator here and president of the Good Govern ment Congress: w. J. Jones, Rogue River rancher: E. B. Simmons, Talent merchant: Walter w. Phledc, Eagle Point farmer, and E. A. Flemming, or chardtst of Jacksonville. Mrs. Martin announced that she represented the Good Government Congress, and that the congress wns behind Bsnks to a member. Attorney Wllkins left the oourt room as soon as his part of the hearing was com pleted, and returned to his own offl-e next door. Mrs. Martin inspected the warranty bond after It had been signed, with the statement that "too many things have been changed in this country for us to take any chances." she found the bond correct, however. Laura Markle Hurt In Fall Saturday Little Laura Markle, known to a host of friends as "Lou." fen at the home of her mother, Mrs. Peggy Mar kle. yesterday afternoon and received a broken arm. She was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital, where a bad fracture below the elbow of her runt arm was treated. FOUR KILLED WHEN TRAINS CRASH -':' ,:. .!-. .-."r.x Four persons were killed and 28 passengers Injured when thl iteam engine collided with a gas-electric motor coach near Knoxvillr la. Flames from exploding gasoline after the crash destroyed t bridge on which the trains met. ( Associated Press PhotaV OMA GE BAUER FORGES TO FORE IfJ BALLOTING A total of 84,800 votes places Mlsa Oma QeBauer In the lead in the Medford Merchants-Mail Tribune po pulartty contest up to the time the ballots were counted Saturday after noon. During the past ffw days ft large number of votes have been cas t. Indicating that the contestants are making an effort to forge ahead as the third week of the race Is started. Miss Oleta Rogers and Miss Margar et Moiling are close runners up -In the latest vote count and many othor young ladles listed below are making rapid progress toward winning the grand prize which will be a free jour ney to Hawaii. The second prize offered in the popularity contest, an interesting boat trip to San Francisco, Cal. from Seattle. Wu.. with all expenses paid from Medford and return, la also worth working for, and some of the girls are concentrating on this award. Name. Votes. Ruth Koozer 1,000 Harriet Campbell ' 1,000 Addye Allen 1.000 Dorothy Orth 1,000 Solons Beauty Contest Leaves Trail of Sparks Among Partisan Stenogs (Mary Grelner Belly) SALEM, Feb. (Spl.) Women are strange creatures. But then so are men. Most of the feminine members of the "third house" are "mad" now because their husbands or bosses weren't pronounced winners of the Impromptu beauty contest inspired by a male reporter In search of an Innocent bit of human Interest. The winners were James Chlnnock In the senate, and M. A. Lynch In the house. The poll was taken In the lobby during one recess and of course didn't pretend to be complete. The unfor tunate author of the scheme explain ed, under fire, that his poll was but a random one, taken by his woman assistant during a limited time. But the irate females, who weren't con sulted upon It, won't let the matter drop. Some of Viem say a second com plete poll U to be taken with ballot boxes and everything. Every fem inine "third houser" will be urged to vote and the candidates will be class ified aa following: (1) the handsom TO NEW OFFICE J. P. Pllegel, well known local at torney, Is going to hang up his own shins! In the very near future, he announced yesterday. He la with drawing from the firm of O. C. Bogga to aster private- practice. Attorney Myrna Bush ....... Margaret Chtlders .. Arvllla Burns Margaret Moiling .... Janet Wray Smith.. Vivian Meter Ethel Chord Sybil Jean Young -Peggy Miller 1,500 7.400 4.800 ....... B3.000 . 1,000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1,000 Jean Fabrics: 6,100 1,000 1,000 Kathleen Ness Dorothy Slead Dean Holt Betty Bardwell Ruth Ashcraft .... Dorothy Eads Laura Dairy Montana Ranncy . Yvonne Devaney Lea inch Oma GeBauer Margaret Puree U Rosamond Wall , 1,000 . 1.000 . 1,000 . 1,000 - 02,800 1,100 . 1,000 7 WOO 84,800 - 1,000 , 48.000 Otdgeon Crew . Lucy Clement , Melva Parrot , Justine Miller 1.000 1.000 1.000 1,000 (Continued on Pag Five) est legislator; ?2) the most distin guished looking; (3) the most pleas ing personality. "I know already how I'm going to cast my ballot in the contest," chirp ed an unattached blond beauty on the stenographic force. "It will be (1) Senator Franciscovttch; (3) Sena tor FranclAcovltch (3) Senator Frnn clscovltch," -And rolling .her big blue eyes skyward she sighed. "Isn't he Heavenly looking?" Senator Joe Dunne may not be aa handsome as Senator Franclscovltch In the eyes of blond stenographers, but he holds the record for intro ducing senate bills. So far-this term he has Introduced 37. Besides this, his name appears upon numerous resolutions and memorials. This sounds Ilka a Joke, but It Isn't. Speaker Earl Bnell (who can always be heard all over the houae while he Is presiding) asked one of the weaker-voiced brethren to sub. (Continue on Page Eight) t Pllegel will be located In the same, the Davis building, In ,an upstairs suite, No. 32 North Central. He will share a reception room with H. K. Hanna, another well known local attorney, and will move Into the new location as soon as the rooms now being remodeled, are ready for occupancy, I Oregon Weather Pair Sunday and Mpnday but with local valley tout; no chance In tem perature; gentle changeable winds offshore- ; POLITICAL PLANS INCLUDE SCALPS The Jackson county legal -political war whloh' haa torn the county for the past two yean, continued at the "first assembly of the Good Gov ernment Congress," at the Armory, Saturday morning. Police estimated the crowd at between laOQ and iooo. The majority of those in attendance. ft check of the parked autoa showed, were. from the rural sections. Many of this city, drawn by curiosity attend ed. The meeting revealed plana for ft campaign to launch recall move ment against the circuit Judge and district attorney. . L. A. Banks, editor-orchard 1st, pre sented a program for the "rehabilita tion of Jackson county," which n- cluded mine development, building of a cannery, and other constructive enterprises. He climaxed hla remarks however, with the charge, "that the rehabilitation would not be ft success, until law and order had been estab lished In Jackson county, and the dis trict attorney removed, also the olr cult Judge. He favored the appoint ment of "someone who is not a mem ber of the legal profession to the bench.' .... "Law and Order" Record Played Banks' proposal that the "grand Jury Indict the district attorney for malfeasance In office," was embodied later in ft resolution, whloh was car ried. The grand Jury waa "memorlal laed" to indict District Attorney Cod ding for "malfeasance." The resolution contained the fa miliar oft-repeated charges, that "law and order have been broken down in Jackson county," that "life la not safe and that' "property la being confiscated without due process of law." . I County Judge E. H. Fehl, announc-1 ed as a "guest speaker." also address ed theaudlence, and was given he heartiest round of applause of the: session. Judge Fehl said he ' was "elected by the people and waa thej 'representative of all the. people, but; that "his hands were tied by the other members of the county court." Henrietta B. Martin, wife of a civil service employee, and president of the good government congress, urged ill present to go to the Dally News of fice, and sign petitions for the recall of Circuit Judge Norton and District Attorney Codding.' She advised a.'l not registered to proceed to the coun ty clerk's office and register and then sign the recall petitions. County Judge Fehl and Mrs. Mart in also urged all to go to Ashland and attend the preliminary hearing of L. A. Banks, in Justice oourt. Bnnks in his talk declared, "that fil ing of the criminal libel charge was a frame-up to -keep him from attending the meeting." Banks held that the Jus tice court had no right to issue a war rant for hla arrest on the criminal libel charge, "but that it could 'nly be done by the grand Jury, and when that la done, I will submit to arrest gracefully." Mrs. Ad&h Deakln of Ashland took the platform near the close of the meeting. She also charged that "law and order had broken down," and fa vored signing of the recall petitions. Mrs. Deakln. In an impassioned speech, also censored Attorney M. O Wllklns. for his recent stand. She also attacked the courts and district at torney's office. The session lasted until well past noon, and started to disperse when Chairwoman Martin announced that a collection was In order., The sesalon waa good-natured 'or the most part, and It was evident that the tenseness that characterized pre vious gaherlngs the past month had lessened. A group of boys voted "No" on the resolutions, and were rebuked by the chair. A voice in the gallery nhouted, "they're not old enough to vote." E TO REDUCE PAY WASHINGTON, Peb. 4 Pr : Th house today refused to reduce Its members' salaries and Insisted that the capltol restaurants continue to function through federal spproprla tlons, but It did place a limit on the slae, snd consequently the cost, of congressional funeral delegations. The price of hslr cuts ad shaves, the taste o? pigs knuckles and bean soup and expenditures for funerals formed the business of the day In considering the aiegg.OO supply bill tat Uia leglaJtUaa oraaoo. . TRUTH WILL OUT G. 0. P. TELL Bourbon Plans to Place Walsh and Glass in Cabi net Given World by Elephant-eared Republican. ny PAUL MALLON (Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper Syndicate WASHINGTON A republican sena tor with elephantine ear nwrheerd two democratic leaders talking about Senator Walsh and Glass going Into the Roosevelt cabinet. The eavesdropper telephoned the news to a republican editor here. Nest morning the editor's Washington Post waa splashed with headlines "Tom Walsh to be Attorney General and Carter Glass to get Treaauryship.' That waa the way the news got out. The republicans here can always be relied upon to tell on the demo crat and the democrats' tell on the republicans. That assures the truth. It. created ft very bad situation for Walsh and Glass. They were put In the light of having disclosed some thing that should have been kept secret until President-elect Roosevelt announced It. .Glasn fumed, fretted and Issued ft more or less convincing denial. Walsh protested, indicating he had the matter under considera tion. Their statements thraw pis off the track. . The altuation afc ti.ni-. h. suggested that bota would go In the tuuiB. at ine positions named. - --An announcement of their appointment together with the name of the new secretary of state was expected from Warm Springs before the end of this week. The three way deal had not been consummated. Authorities were cer- - tain It would be. IrtAnfltiF h. seoretary of state was then lndis tinot. The boys Inside thought It might be Bernard BaruQh, Col. House or Prank Poik. The R im. miuM -- ..... , a uave- aeiio- erately tried io mislead the House In making the report of Its early loans. The background on th... i. .u. n P. O. Is dead set against publicity.' muiia every attempt m congress to make Dublin th fut- T. k-i, publication haa a bad effect on the wanting situation. ine corporation held the report back Until th. last mini... r iu. .... . ... w ...a 1Mb day. Then it luted in one bunch 85 wmy me 0,000 loans we made. What congress demanded to know was the reason for each loan. The way it was done so one could possibly tell the purpose of any loan. Senator Coimens called the turn on the report regarding the Dawes .. luiuirmca UH XSCtS SbOUt the loan as aet fnrth rv.- .a The corporation report Indicated Gen- " "woa received the entire S0. 000,000. The explanation for th... 4.iM may lie In the fact that Dawes ob tained fifty or sixty million that ho (Continued on Page Eight) WILL ROGERS 'sta-ltSC r$ays: BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Peb. 4. With a million and one home talent problems that ought to be worrying our law makers, why they are still ex cited about the debts. England ' is paid up till June so why istart worrying now about June. Sup-, poso all the unemployed had work till June, the hungry food till June they could rest mighty easy for awhile. They haven't got it, but the dobta; are paid till June. I bet if yon diagnosed all our troubles and listed 'em in the order of their importance to ns ' right now, you would find debts awful near the bottom. Any problem that is even tem porarily settled' up to four months ahead is no problem nowadayn. ' Tonrs, WW