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MEDFOKD, OREGOX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1933.
No. 272.
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Comment
the
on
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
rIAN THBOWS SELF UNDER
1V1 TRAIN." So reads a headline
in the news of the day. The first
f, paragraph of the story following the
headline reads:
"An unidentified man. Toughly
dressed In working clothes, made a
final derisive gesture to life and
leaped to hto death under a awltch
engine near the Southern Paclflo pas
senger station this morning."
- Why? Nobody knows. Perhaps no
one ever will know. But stark trag
edy of some sort must have been back
of such a deed.
HERE Is another. 'headline: "Roose
velt Off on Sea Cruise to Get
Rest."
He will need It. Beginning March 4,
Franklin D- Room1' w1U be tne
busiest man In the world, with NO
CHANCE for a rest EVER.
Those who carry tremendous re
sponsibilities on their shoulders, as
does the President of the United
States, never know the real meaning
of the word "rest."
EDOUARD DEiAdiER. we read. Is
APPOINTED premier of Prance.
The premier of Prance is much more
Important than the president of
rrance.
The French appoint their chief ex
ecutive official. We elect ours. Theirs
Is NOT directly responsible to the
people. Ours Is.
NO ODIOUS comparison Is Intended.
. The French like their rtemJW
We like ours best.
What the people of another country
like best Is not the business of an
other country. It Is theirs alone.
HIRE is a question that Is occupy
ing a lot of attention In the news
papers: "Shall we employ married
teachers whose husbands have jobs?"
This writer, who may be wrong,
would answer that question thus:
"Employ the BEST teacher, regardless
of whether she has a husband wltn
a, job. The children of the commu
. nlty are entitled to the beet inetruc
' Won to be had for whatever money
Is available -to be spent on the
schools."
No other consideration should gov
ern the choice of teachers.
THE HOUSE and senate of the Ore
gon legislature adopt a Joint reso
lution urging the highway coromie
alon to build wooden bridges In Ore
gonmeaning, of course, wherever
wooden bridges are as good as. or
better than bridges of other materials.
' There ARE places, of course, where
steel and concrete are more satisfac
tory bridge materials than wood
very large structures, for example.
WHY NOT Insist on the use of lum
ber for bridges In Oregon? Lum
ber is Oregon's most Important manu
fsctured product,
whv shouldn't we use It wherever
we can. thus helping to create more
Jobs for Oregon workers?
WHY IS lumbernot generally used
for bridges In all places where
wooden bridges are more economical
mnlt miBllV 200d?
Well, the Bnswer. to that question
seems to be that engineers are wholly
famlltar with steel, concrete snd other
building msterlals. but are not so fa
miliar with wood.
The lumbermen of the country have
been overlooking a bet there,
min hmw. nf representatives of the
1 congress of the United States, by
vote of 161 to 3, REJECTS a bill to
reduce the salaries of tu members
from S10.000 a year to $5000.
The Oregon legislature, at Its open
ing session, rejected a proposal to
cut the costs of the session by fall
ing to provide for the members such
conveniences aa law books, pencils,
clerk hire, etc.
Economy, you sec, Isn't regarded aa
beginning at home, so far as our legis
lative bodies are concerned.
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
INDIAN MAID'S DEATH
PORTTaANT. rt. 7. JJPt The detth
of Josephine Jackson. Klamath Indian
girl, for which Edson Duffy, Indian
youth, is being neld. will be Investi
gated by the iM?rsl grand Jury now
in r;?2.:n he.-?. George Nunfr, United
&tte worny, miA today.
BRIBE CLAIMS IN
MAGAZINE STORY
TO COSTPOSITION
Senate Judiciary Committee
Recommends Immediate
Removal of David Barry
Professor Denies Story
WASHINGTON, Fb 7. (AP)
Immediate removal of David 3. Barry
as senate sergeant at arms for writ
ing a magazine article that some
members of congress accept bribes
was recommended today by the sen
ate Judiciary committee.
The case comes up In the senate
automatically late this afternoon for
final determination.
It was generally conceded the com
mittee's recommendation would be
adopted, Barry already being under
suspension.
A motion by Senator Robinson (R.,
Ind.,), to recommend permitting the
73-year old officer to resign was re
jected by a vote of 11 to 4.
Immediately prior to the drastic
committee action, Professor William
C. Johnstone, of George Washington
university here, had denied report
that he bad taught Ills political sci
ence students there was corruption
among the national legislators.
"I have never made a statement
reflecting on the Integrity of con
gress," he told the committee, and
was not questioned.
Barry had testified he was defend
ing congress in the article against a
widespread belief it was corrupt, and
had cited Johnstone's .teachings.
TWO DAYS IRE
PORTLAND, Feb. 7. Winter,
which crept In from the Rocky Moun
tain region during the week-end, con
tinued to make its presence felt in
Oregon today. The weather bureau
here predicted, the cold would con
tinue for at least pwo more days.
The temperature fell to 6 below
zero at Burns last night; to 4 above
at Bend, 8 below at Baker, 33 above
at Eugene. 23 at Salem, 30 at Walla
Walla, and 28 at Portland and Marsh
field. New Box Plant
To Be Erected
PORTLAND, Ore., Peb. 7. (p) plans
for erection of a $150,000 box and
shook plant at Cathlamet, Wash., by
H. E. Leash of Clear Lake, Cal.. presi
dent of the International Wood Prod
ucts corporation, were announced
here today by J. L. Kraft, cheese man
ufacturer of Chicago, and Leash. The
plant will manufacture all boxes used
by the Kraft Oheese company in he
United States.
Fug
itive Cruiser
Making For Java
BATAVIA, Java, Peb. 7. (AP)
Chased by warships, submarines1 and
flying boats, the fugitive Dutch
cruiser De Zeven Provinclcn, with
native mutineers In control, was west
of Nias Island today, making for the
Java naval base at Sourabaya.
(Nlas Island Is off the west coast
of Sumatra, about 800 miles north
west of Batavla and about 1200 miles
northwest of Sourabaya.)
Judge Canon a Candidate
For Land Office Post in
Bourbon Administration
(By Mary Grelner Kelly.)
. aLEM, Feb. o(6pl.) There Is
no dearth of candidate for the ap
pointive Democratic offices now open,
according to state Chairman Carl
Donough of Portland, who was a vte-:
ttor at the legislature today. I
Mr. Donough, who visited Medford j
during the last presidential campaign,
is a candidate himself for the U. S.
attorney's post, as Is John Beckman
of the house, of representatives. Ash
by Dickson of the state senate, Al-,
fred P. Dobaon. who ran agslnet Van- I
Win tie for attorney-general, and
others.
The only Medford resident defin
itely out for one of the Democratic
jobs, over Which Mr. Donmt? !
exert official influence. Is V. H.
"judge" Canon, who Is one of the
two being considered for the land
office.
In the absence of a Democratic
United State senator, the rerp:ms,
bility lor making theft recommend
alios to tiie Preside at Uii upoa
Ted Baker Resigns as
SYNDICALISM LAW
STAYS IN STATUTE
BY SENATES VOTE
Solons Vote, 22 to 8, to Re
tain Measure After Two
Hours' Debate Medical
Bill Stays On Calendar
SALEM, Feb. 7. (AP) The Oregon
criminal syndicalism law will remain
on the atatute books. By a vote or
22 to 8. members of the state senate
late yesterday decided to retain the
act, following a three-hour debate
over a divided report. The minority
report against the measure, calling
for the repeal' of the law was sus
tained. In the house, meanwhile, the so
called medical fundamentals bill was
assured its place on the calendar after
a debate waa held on a divided re
port. The majority report that the
bill pass waa approved by an over
whelming vote, but no vote was taken
on the measure Iteqlf.
8ALEM Peb. 7. (AP) The house
and senate today, following long de
bates of yesterday, settled down to
the grind on third reading of bills
and by the noon recess had disposed
of a acore of meaaurea.
Senator Jay Upton made a valiant
tight, today -against an. adverse re
port of the education committee on
his bill wbloh would change the legal
school ages of pupils from 4 to 20
Inclusive, to 6 and 18 Inclusive, wltn
the result that the senate vote was
a tie and the bill goes on the calen
dar for third reading. The bill was
bitterly debated.
The bill was a proposed amendment
to the existing law whereby the
county levies a school tax and dis
tributes It to Ihe districts on the basis
of the number of persons of school
age. Upton claimed that to change
the age limits to 6 and 18 years would
save the taxpayers S575.000 a year.
Establishment of a central clear
ing bouse for finger prints at the
state penitentiary. In co-operation
with the state police, would be au
thorized In a bill passed by the house.
Under plans for the reorganization
of the World War Veterans' State Aid
commission, the house passed a bill
eliminating the cash loan refund,
making 1938 the final date on which
loans are available Instead of 1945
and providing that for the next two
years all loans made by the commis
sion would be at the rate of 6 Instead
of 4 per cent. The measure received
the endorsement of the American Le
gion and other veterans' organiza
tions. SILLY
The Daily News declares In a
front page box today that: "Over
the long distance telephone on
Saturday, February 4, a represen
tative of the Medford .Mall Tribune
made the statement. 'If ' George
Codding Is removed we are brake'."
No representative of the Mall
Tribune made any such statement
and the publication of such a
claim I n slllv falsehood.
State Chairman Donough, Kation.il
uommicteemen pierce and Congress
man Martin.
Four familiar faces brightened the
crowded lobby yesterday. They be
longed to Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Far
rell and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hart.
Attorney Farrell, newly elected presi
dent of the League of Cities, was
here on business concerning that or
ganisation. Floyd Hart, who has tim
ber at heart, was here on a little lob
bying expedition affecting Jackson
county.
Answers to the queries of constitu
ents is an expensive item Itself, and
has to corrf!) out of the taxpayers'
money. But If the taxpayers are will
Ing to pay for it. there la no reason
why their representatives shouldn't
answer their questions.
However, not to speak at the cost
of stationary, stamps In the houoe
of representatives alone amounts to
(OODQDa JTQCJ 0Bl
FOR FARMER WILL
Emergency Measure to Be
Drawn, Hurried to Enact
ment This Session Is De
cision Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, Peb. T. (P) A
decision to draw up and push to
ward enactment this session an
emergency measure for farm mortgage
relief waa made today by a senate
banking sub-committee considering
the problem.
The sub-committee, headed by Sen
ator Fletcher (D., Fla.), decided It
would be useless to seek enactment
this session of any of the huge per
manent proposals for Tevlslng the
whole agricultural credit structure.
The group decided to meet tomor
row and formulate a bill designed to
give a breathing space from the fore
closures that have brought disorder
In the farm belt.
"If we can't get the bill drafted
and out this week It will be no use
to try to get It through this session,"
said Senator Stelwer (K., Ore.), a
member of the group.
To this end, Stelwer Indicated, the
committee might combine some fea
tures of emergency bills Introduced
by Senators Hull (D., Tenn.). Harri
son (P.. Miss.), and possibly others,
.. The Hull bill would permit from
$800,000,000 to 1 ,000,000.000 loans by
the Reconstruction corporation to
holders of farm mortgages to pay on
delinquent taxes and Installments on
condition there be no foreclosure for
two years. .
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FOR FEDERAL AIO
IN FRUIT HARVEST
Prospects brightened materially to
day for the securing of federal funds
for the production of the 1933 pear
crop in the Rogue River valley.
A telegram was received this morn'
ing by J. C. Thompson, chairman of
the agricultural committee of the
Medford Chamber of Commerce, from
Senator Frederick Stelwer at Wash
ington. D. C, as follows:
"In conference this morning with
Director McCarthy and other officers
of the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration. I was advised that loans
would be made on crop security alone,
Final action has not been taken on
loan values, but action will be taken
on apples within few days, and
pears soon thereafter."
A similar telegram was received by
B. B. Harder, president of the First
National bank.
The advice that the federal loans
would be made on crop security alone
was held by chairman Thompson to be
cheering, and what the agricultural
committee has been striving for. It
means that the loans will be made
on the crop, if waivers can be secured
on other obligations, and that the
federal money will be protected by
the crop, and not the land, etc., etc.
This will be beneficial to growers
whose orchards are encumbered.
The amount sought Is 9750,000, and
(Continued on Page Three)
FEDERAL SALARIES
WILL NOT BE CUT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (AP) The
senate today voted to exclude salaries
from a proposed blcnket cut of five
per cent in government expenditures.
The vote was 63 to 30 for the ex
emption. "N.
The proposal was adopted after Sen
ator Bingham (R., Conn.) had con
tended that In an effort to make the
five per cent cut the Bratton amend
ment demanded, department heads
would discharge employes If forbidden
to cut salaries.
Mining Congress
Advocates Board
SALEM. Feb. 7. AP) A delega
tion of the Oregon Mining Congress
waa at the legislature today seeking
enactment of a measure providing
for the creation of a mining board of
three members to supervise mining
,dvaiopmAat in Oregon
SIR RONALD AT
Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador to the United States, ll
shown with newspapermen at Warm Springs, Ga., after his "very sat.
Isfactory" conference with President-elect Roosevelt. (Associated Prats
Photo)
LARGE AUDIENCE
GREETS
The dining room of the Hotel Med
ford basement was filled to capacity
today noon for the chamber of com
merce forum program, devoted to the
Shasta Cascade Wonderland. Mem
bers of the Rotary club, members of
the chamber of commerce, and guests
eager to hear more about their own
section of the country, listened at
tentively to the story brought to them
by T. V Stanley, secretary-manager
of the wonderland.
"Our Job Is to get the tourists here
and to get them to linger here," he
declared, "not to speed them through
the territory in the old manner. In
Jackson county they should spend at
least five days; one at historic Jack
sonville, a day finning the Rogue,
two days at Crater lake, a day in
Ashland. The tourist problem Is
naturally related to this region, for
we have everything to attract the
visitor." .
Important benefits to be derived by
the region through tourist travel were
emphasized by Mr. Stanley through
the use of many maps and figures.
showing the gain during the past year
In tourist travel through the won
derland and the amount of money
left by tourists.
The speaker was Introduced by Prof.
Irving Vlnlng of Ashland, who also
drew many Inviting word pictures of
the region, emphasizing the need for
promotion of the Shasta Cascade
Wonderland program.
Following the address. W. S. Bolger,
president of the chamber of com
merce, assured the speaker that the
local chamber realizes the value of
co-oporatlon In such a program and
will do everything possible to sup
port the enterprise. He also urged
chamber of commerce members to
Join the goodwill tour to tho Eagle
Point Orange tonight, leaving the
chamber of commerce at 7:lfi o'clock.
Today's meeting was opened by Dr.
W. E. Lantls of the Rotary club. An
nouncement of the ham golf tourna
ment at the local course Sunday
morning waa made by Hamilton Pat
ton. ATTORNEY FALLS
4
BUOE1N1?, Feb. 7,7P) Oflcern were
considering the theory that j. Be'i
Hall, Florence attorney found dead
In his office yesterday, following an
alleged quarrel with A. A. Robb over
a Judgment, may have died aa a pe
nult of apoplexy brought on by a
flRht, as the investigation proceeded
today.
Robb admitted striking Hall in the
scuffle that grew out of an argument
over a Judgment Hall had obtained
on Robb'e land, and he told officers
Hall fell against the wall, struck his
head on the corner of his desk and
slid to the floor. The doctors testi
fied thie might have resulted la ce.
ebml shock.
C-C Secretary
WARM SPRINGS
:E
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AFTER KIDNAPING
LOS ANQELE3, Feb. 7. (AP) In
vestigation of the kidnaping and the
release 24 hours later without pay
ment of the demanded ransom
money of Mrs. Mary B. Skeele, wife of
Dr. Walter F. Skoele, dean of the
University of Southern California
music college, .centered today about
Individuals closely 'acquainted with
members of the Skeele, family, police
announced.
The authorities branded the ran
som plot aa being the work of "ama
teur students of crime," and predict
ed arrests In the case would bo made
shortly.
Mrs. Skeole, 65, was Uborated by
the kidnapers near her home last
night after being held captive for 34
hours. Ransom of 910,000 had been
demanded.
The frail little woman was un
harmed save for a few scratches
which she said were self-inflicted
when she tried to remove a gag that
had been placed over her mouth by
her captors.
(Continued on Page Three)
F
Southern Oregon timber may help
to span the Oolden Oate. according to
M. M. McVay of Crescent City, direc
tor in the Oolden Oate Bridge and
Highway district, who visited here
yesterday. He Is looking over the
lumber situation, he stated, and Is
anxious to obtain some from this dis
trict for the mammoth construction
The ground-breaking coremony,
preparatory to construction of the
bridge, to be the greatest single span
In the world, will be held in San
Francisco, February 28 and 2fl, Mr.
McVay stated, and a glorious cele
bration, fitting so great a bridge, will
be held. The United States fleet will
be out, the Akron will float over the
bay district and the bay region and
all of California is asking tho ret
of the west to Join the festivities.
SLAYER OF TOURIST TO
RE-ENACT DEATH SCENE
' PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7, (AP) 1
Over the same hlghwsy on which he
sped five months ago In the dead
man's car, William J. Moore, 34, waa
taken today as state policemen ques
tioned him concerning the death of
a younic tourist from New Xorlt-
On 8pt. 1. last. Harold F. O'Con
nor of Brooklyn waa shot to death by
a man he had picked up on the high
way. His automobile, money and
travelers1' checks were stolen. Last
night, state police at La Grande said.
Moore confewed to them he saw
voung O'Connor slain and that he
fled in the young man's automobllb
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SECURES LOCAL
MAN'SSERV1CES
Formal Resignation to Be
Given Board of Directors
Thursday Is Expectation
Means Better Position
BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 7. (AP)
Mayor James P. Pope, senator-elect
from Idaho, announced yesterday that
W. T. Lockwood, secretary of the Boise
chamber of commerce, would be his
secretary in Washington.
Senator-elect Pope will leave here
February IS and Lockwood will leave
March 1 after Initiating his own suc
cessor Into office. C. T. Baker, Med
ford, Ore., will become secretary of
the Boise chamber.
Information was received here to
day confirming report of the appoint
ment of O. T. Baker, secretary of the
Medford Chamber of Commerce.
secretary of the Boise, Idaho, cham
ber. Wire from Mr. Baker was re
ceived last nght by Mrs. Baker an
nouncing that he would return to
Medford Wednesday. His formal reslg-
' C. T. Baker
nation. It la understood, will be pre
sented the Medford board of directors
at the next meeting, acheduled for
Thursday noon of this week. No con
sideration of a successor will be made
until that time, It la aald.
Promotion for Baker,
The appolntmont to the Boise
chamber represent an important In
crease In salary aa well aa work In
a much larger field, for Mr. Baker.
Boise, the capital of Idaho, Is a city
of more than 30,000 population and
one In which an extensive chamber of
commerce program la already under
way.
Mr. Baker was aummoned to that
city ilast week-end by wire and tele
phone call, asking If he would be
Interested In the position, Mrs. Baker
said this morning. . The Invitation
came as a great surprise, and he left
to Investigate the offer Saturday
evening.
Money Assured.
He waa assured by the Boise board
of directors that there would be no
obstacles to encounter In carrying out
the chamber of commerce program,
that the money hsa already been
raised for the extensive projects under
consideration, and that there la
money in the bank for next year.
It will be necessary for him to give
the local chamber of commerce board
two weeks' notice before leaving for
the new territory.
Mr. Baker came to Medford six yeara
ago from Hood River, where ha was
secretary of the chamber of commerce
for two years, before accepting the
local position.
Active In Arfalra Here.
During the past six years he has
played an Important part in all activi
ties In southern Oregon, bringing. In
spite of obvious obstacles, much valu
able publicity to this section. He has
elded greatly In Improving marketing
facilities for fruitgrowers, working
(Continued on Page Five)
and that he caalied his checks.
Moore's confession declared anoth
er man whom he could not name
fired the shots that killed O'Connor
after the two had plotted to rob the
traveler. The killing occurred near
Coopey Falls on the Columbia high
way. Deputies aiul state troopers left La
Orande today with Moore in custody,
traveling over the same highway.
They planned to stop at Coopey Falls
and there have Moore enact his ver
slon of the flay lng. Tonight Moore
will be lockid In a cell In the county
Jail. Today murder charges were be
,lnf prepared.
tWILIFAY
BEFORE MARCH 4
OFFICIAL BELIEF
War Debt Installment Ma
neuvers Like Poker Game
Big Public Works Pro
gram May Be Inflation Aid
Br r.U'L MALLOX
(Copyrighted by McOlure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Britain and
Prance found out belatedly about Mr.
Stlmaon'a little International poXer
game on war debta.
That explains the eurious maneu
vera you have aeen recently from
Parla and London. Poker Dick waa
a forthright man compared with the
writers of officially Inspired die
patchea lately from abroad. The in
alde on the thing la that Britain aua
pecta the real purpose of Mr. sum
son's game, which la to make Prance
pay. She cannot be a party to that
trick because she has an agreement
with Prance.
Considerably more bluffing will go
on before anybody shows his hand.
The French were on the verge at
paying last week when they awok
to what Stlmson waa doing. Banker
In close touch with them had Infor
mation that the Frenfe Ia.Hmm mu
working on an arrangement to push
the chamber of deputies into line.
She was afraid England waa getting
preferred sub-rcua treatment from us.
Later she became .wary.
uur omciaia are certain pay-men
will come from Parla before March 4.
A biff OUblle WrtrlrB nnwaw mil v&
the inflationary xtan mw, .....
tho current Harrison hearings.
The boys have not decided defln-
itelv on It vet. hilt, that I. ...
have In mind to offset all thla cur
rency iniiation stuff. They thin
the mlffht start 1t. nf. wit t w.t
lions, stepping It tip higher Jater, If
Mr. ROOAAMlfc nnt. . . . .
Idee, but he haa consented to let the
wya explore It i
A trial bnllnnn fn. th H..1.11. 1.
..... iiuuiiv wins.
plan was put out In New York lait
week by Prof. Tugweli of the Roose
velt board of beat minds. He worked
into a seven-point new deal nro.
grain. You will hear more of It from
here on. -
Twrwell trlerf f Hv .n 1.1- -i
Iri baalo points Included a balanced
budjret and .nunrt uanM -it
aa five billions for publlo works.
Those three things are hardly snalag-
The new deal sa f&r inciHrf
following promises:
jn announcement for a balanced
budget; 35 per cent economies; an
increase In Incom. tnvu nmhiMti.-
repeal; the allotment bill; sound our-
ivnuj, a war avm. arrangement which
will bring economlo Improvement;
Russian rapprochement.
otner ideas will be added before It
(Continued on Page Seven)
WILL
ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Feb.
6. Funny thing, in the same.
paper Saturday that told abont
the senate versus honesty, the
Coolidgo autobiogrnphy in that
very day's installment said:
"If the senate has weakness
it's because the people send
men lacking in ability and
character. But this is not the
fault of the senate. It can't
choose its members. It has to
work with what is sent to it.
"When I wag elected vice
president I was going to learn
the rules of the seuate. Then I
found that the senate had but
one rule and that war that the
senate would do anything it
wanted to do whenever it
wanted to do it."
Now there's the words of a
man that listened to 'em for
two years and argued with 'em
for six.
Tours,