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Double Popularity Ballots in Medford Stores Thursday Only The Weather Forecast: Snow flurries today; (air and colder tonight and Thursday. Temperature. Highest yesterday : 47 Lowest this morning 28 Medford Mail Tribuni Paid-Up Circulation People who pay tor their newspaper are the beat prospeeta (or the Adver tisers, a. B. O. circulation la paid up circulation, rhta newspaper la a, a O. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1933. No. 273. M MB 1 .Mi mm mm Comment the on Day 's News By FRANK JENKINS. THERE are rioting and bloodshed In Berlin, and the Prussian diet. which corresponds roughly to the legislature ot one of our great states, V'such as New York, la dissolved by ot. llclal decree of President Paul von Hlndenburg No real comparison can be drawn between the government of Germany and the government at Washington, fearful of excessca and disorders, should dismiss the legislature of the state of New York, thus paving the way to a dictatorship. TRU8SIA, of course, can not f JT compared to any state In this union. It la Germany's super-state, dominating German affairs In a way that we can not understand In this country. l.THAT does It all mean? T? Thla writer does not pretend to know In detail, but It Is evident that these disorders, coming along with all the others that have taken place re cently, 'ndlcate widespread popular dlsccr.'tent with existing conditions In Germany and considerable determina tion to change these conditions. Until the people of Germany be. come better satisfied with what Is going on, there will be no such thing as stability. H ARS. HARRY B. SKEELE, 65. wife lTlo( the dean of the college of mu sic at the University of Southern Call, forma, is kidnaped and held for 10,- 000 ransom. "She was on"' her way to an emergency hospital to see her hus band, who was reported to have been critically Injured In an automobile accident. Old and young, babies and grand mothers none are Immune when crlmlnal-mlnded persons start out to rake In easy money; or what looks like easy money. CECRETARY ot state Stlmson signs kj the "lame duck" amendment to the constitution, and hereafter new congressmen will take their scats in January after being elected In Novem ber. Instead of waiting a little more than a year to get Into action, as has been the case In the past. It was the Idea of the founders of this republic that affaire of govern ment should move as slowly as pos sible, so as to avoid the danger of sudden changes of opinion that might result In overthrow of the govern ment. We of this day. more confident ol the etablllty of our institutions, are drifting steadily In the direction ot quicker and ever-quicker action ot greater responsiveness on the part of government to the popular will. WHETHER the founders of the re public were right or whether we are right la too big a question to be answered offhand. Only time can tell a, as to that. But thla la a popular gov eminent, and popular government must of necessity be made responsive Co public opinion. WHEN this government was estab lished, It was regarded In the older countries as little short of sin fully radical. We laugh now at tnat Idea. If the founders of thla republic, who thought they were departing radi cally from all the accepted theories of government, could come back and see how far we have gone since their time, they would be shocked. We think our government Is so con servative that It leans far backward. Ideaa change, don't they? MORTGAGE RELIEF BILL AGREED ON WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. (AP) The principle of the Hull bill, designed t- u-e S500.000.000 of federal credit to stall off farm mortgage foreclo-cv-cd for txo years, was approved by mmbers of a senate banking sub c:mmlttee today, although several details remained to be worked out. After working on the problem all niornln3. the sub-:omrr.lttee agreed to z-t tja'.n this aftcrc-on to per fect the bill sponsored by Senator Hull iD, Tenn.) T Report British to Offer Huge Sum in Cash to Clear European Obligations to U.S. Gets Rebuff in Senate WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Chair man Borah of the senate foreign re lations committee today threw his In fluence against a lump sum cash set tlement of the European war debt, or any other settlement that embraces no trade concessions for this country. - Commenting on dispatches from abroad that the British would pro pose in the coming negotiations with President-elect Roosevelt a cash set tlement of between $1,250,000,000 and $2,000,000,000 in payment for the $11,000,000,000 of Europe's war obli gations, the Idaho senator In a state ment said: "I am not Interested In any plan which deals with the debts that docs not include the adjustment of the currency question and certain other problems which stand in the way of opening up world markets and re storing trade and commerce. "A lump sum payment would not do us any good of a permanent na ture, unless we can find markets and restore the purchasing power of the people." On the house aide of the capltol, the Democratic leader Balney of Illi nois called the proposal to offer a lump sum settlement of about ten cents on a dollar "sheer nonsense." "The American people won't stand for it," he insisted. ! E During the course of the trial this afternoon of W. H. Norcross against Howard A. Hill, L. A. Banks and other frultmen. it was charged that 'due to failure of the sheriff's office to make proper service of subpoenas" on L. A. Banks and A. J. Blschoff, his secre tary, they failed to appear as wit nesses. Attornev Porter J. Neff said In open court that the subpoenas had been placed in the hands of the sheriff yesterday, "with fees." The attorney informed the court that "Blschoff was advised by tele phone, with the result that he Is now hiding out to evade service." The subpoenas were placed m tne hands of Deputy sheriff Phil Lowd, Attorney Neff said. Attorney Neff said Banks and Bls choff were desired as witnesses to testify to collection of three-quarters of a cent per box of pears. Zt vrns then agreed by stipulation between counsel that the levy had been col lected by Banks. UNMEPLOYED WILL MEET T Announcement was made today by K. J. Knutson, president of the Med ford Unemployment association, stat ing that the regular meeting of the organization will be held Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the county court house. Mr. Knutson stated that plans have been made to have some promt nent man of the county meet with the group at each regular meeting. In order that they might sooner ar rive at some real relief for the unem ployed In the county. In his state ment, Mr. Knutson said we do not want these meetings to be political, but something constructive for the good of the county economically." County Judge Earl H. Pehl will be the speaker Thursday. TO RESIST SALES TAX SALEM. Feb. 8. jp) A referendum will be invoked If a sales tax Is adopt ed by the legislature, the executive committee of the Oregon State Grange promised last night. The committee said the Orange wl.l resist enactment of such a tax and recommended in its stead lowering exemptions and raising rates on in come taxes, increasing the inherit ance tax, passage of a gift tax law strict eeonorry in appropriation and j am::;:;i'.l:n of any remaining deflci; I by 10-year bonds. SLAYER REVISITS INMSTODY Wm. Moore Taken to Scene On Columbia Route Where Young Tourist Who Be friended Him, Murdered PORTIiAND, Ore., Wb. 8. () Pesslmlstlo In the extreme, bis Jail ers said, about the outcome of his trial for murder, William J. Moore. 24, was today taken again to the spot where he has admitted he shot and killed a young tourist who be friended him. Surrounded by officers, Moore rode up the Columbia River highway to a place near boopey Palls, where the bullet-riddled body of Harold P. O'Connor of Brooklyn, N. Y., was found. The purpose of the trip was to determine whether the killing took place In Hood River or In Multno mah county, and accordingly In which county Moore will go on trial for the alaylng. District attorneys of the two counties held a conference to day. Yesterday, following the trip from LaOrande, where he was arrested, detectives announced Moore had signed a confession that he shot O'Connor to death after the Brook lyn youth had given him a ride, and that he robbed the tourist and stole his money and checks. On the way to Portland the party stopped at the place where O'Connor's the place," the, officers quoted Moore, the place.", he affloera quoted Moore. "That's the fence I leaned the body against." 1- : SEEKS BACK PAY Eugene D. Wright, former adver tising solicitor for the Medford Dally News, through his attorney, Allison Moulton, late yesterday filed an at tachment against the newsprint sup ply of the paper, for $280 salary, aa aertedly due. This morning Wright filed a garnishment on the county clerk to tie up funds due from the county.. Papers in both instances were served by Constable George Prescott. Constable Prescott, in serving the attachment yesterday, attached 1200 pounds of paper, and removed it to a bonded warehouse. The morning paper appeared late this morning, delay being due, It was said, to press trouble. The writ of attachment was Issued by Justice of the Peace William R Coleman. 4 PLAY SONS HERE SALEM, Feb. 8. (AP) Medford. Klamath Falls and Ashland may be the scenes of basketball games be tween Southern Oregon Normal school and the Willamette Bearcats late In February. Coach "Spec" Keene of Willamette university told the As sociated Press here today The Bearcats won from Coach How ard Hobson's Olant Five by a 40 to 38 score here in December. Since that time both teams have been strength ened by new players. ELKS' BRIDGE TOURNEY With the best attendance for some time the Bias' bridge tourney cre ated cons.'iable excitement last night. Carl Bowman took the prize for the evening. Ralph Wilcox won the traveling prize, while Vlo Beck man, winner of last month's prize, ended up as low man. The bridge game scheduled for February 14. has been called off to make way for the Elks' Valentine dance. Dr. Thayer and Dr. Coe played a close and good game of billiards In the Elks' tournament last night. Thayer winning by points. Wood and Waterman will play tonight. Quake Felt In Germany. KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 8 (AP) An earthquake lasting for two minutes shook houses, threw objects to the floor and caused many living on upper floors to leave their homes today. $5 Auto License With Additional NCOMETAX BILLS E) SALEM, Feb. 8. (AP) The entire tax program for consideration of the state legislature was expected to be brought Into the house some tune to day. In addition to the two sales tax proposals mentioned earlier two othera relating to Income tax proposals ana two on administrative features were expected, It was learned through the house legislation and rules commit tee. The Income tax bills provide for an increase In the tax rate from one to five per cent to two to eight per cent. Exemptions Lowered. . Both also reduce the exemptions, one bringing It to 800 for single per sons and (1500 for married and 300 additional for dependents. The other would make the exemptions 1000 for single and (2000 for married per sons with $400 additional for each de pendent. The other two bills pro vide for administration of the In come and excise tax acta. Creation of a state fair board to handle the expositions each year aa was done prior to the formation of the department of agriculture la sought In a proposal which will be Introduced by Representatives Loner gan and HtU and the entire Marlon county delegations. Board of Five. The new board would consist of five members,1 appointed ' by he gov ernor to serve four years. ' Jo must be experienced In the holdln,; ot fairs, another would be a banker, i nd others a livestock man, farmer au" .. lay man.. . Many minor measures wero killed, either by committee reports or by withdrawals in both houses. Nine met death In a few minutes In the house. "At this rate," Speaker Earl Snell said In an aside, "we can ad journ at the end of 40 daya." Amendments to the so-called Lewis & Bennett bill passed by the 1031 legislative assembly found little op position In the house Wednesday morning and the bill was passed with only one negative vote. The original measure specified that utilities are subject to a tax of not less thsn five per cent If they operate without a franchise for a year or more. Gives City Powers. In explaining the measure before the house. Representative Hilton, of Multnomah county said that It gives a city council discretionary power In fixing the tax rate, which In Its Judg ment may be fixed at less than five per cent or In other Instances at a greater figure. Scheduled for the major argument of the afternoon session Is the so called basto science bill, over which an hour's verbal battle was waged when the house finally rejected a mi nority report that ihe bill do not pass. Repeal of the state prohibition act, as requested by a Joint resolution, is also expected to stir up the house orators. Hoover Plans No ' Extended Voyage WASHINGTON. Feb. a. P) Presi dent Hoover aald today that he did hot expect to leave the United States after March 4. except possibly to psss through the Panama Canal zone on hla way home. The President made the atatement In response to questions by news papermen regarding reports he would make a trip around the world or visit the South Sea Islands after Inaugur ation day. FINAL WIRE FLASHES CAPE TOWN, UNION OF BOLTn AFRICA. Feb. 8 (AP) The British filers. Squadron Leader O. R. Oayford and Flight Lieutenant O. E. Nlrho lettn, landed at Walrlsh Bay at 4:40 p. m. (10:40 A. M.. E. ft. T.) today after setting a new long distance non-stop record They beat the American long distance mark established by Russell Boardman and Jean Pnlando by more than 300 miles. They were In the air 87 hours and 28 minutes, MIAMI, Fls.. Feb. 8. (AP) Prenldent-elect Roosevelt spent the last 24 hours fishing and swimming off Green Bay In the Bahama Inlands, Radio messages received here from Vincent Astor. owner of ttie yacht Nonrmahal reported anchor would be lifted late today for a trip to Andros Island. 8HAMOKIN, Pa.. Feb. 8. (AP) soon after an automobile sped from the Trevorton shirt factors, two explosions and fire destroyed the plant with an estimated low of RSO.ooo today. About 300 men and women ara thrown out of work. Officials said threata had been received. TISDALE. Saskatchewan. Feb. 1. (AP) Four women and a man were burned to death and at leant five otherpersons were seriously Injured today when fire destroyed the Imperial Hotel here. The dead: Mrs. C. Couture, 48: her two daughters, 18 and 22: Miss Emma Bay, an employe of the hotel, and Fraser Page, a traveling salesman. BOMBAY, Feb. 8. (AP) Mahatma Gandhi's wife, arrested last week for Illegal political activities, was sentenced to six months' Imprisonment today and fined 500 rupees. In default of which the Jail sentence will be extended six weeks, tier husband has been In prison, at Food sine January, li3J. DOUBLE VOTES THURSDAY FOR POPULARITY CONTEST Tomorrow will be double vote day 1 Aa a special Inducement to make Thursday an outstanding shopping day In Medford, the merchanta of thla city who are participating In the Merchanta-Trlbune popularity contest will offer 300 votes with every dollar cash payment on merchandise or service and on back accounts, prior to January 21st. ' The offer of double votes will be a real Incentive for contestants to stimulate buying here tomorrow. It Is especially emphasized that thla offer Is for Thursday only, the plan of double vote day being featured In cities throughout the United States where similar popularity contests have been and are being conducted. A list of merchants offering double votes appears on page 2 of today's Mall Tribune. Today's tabulation ahowlng the standing of girls Indicates increasing activity. With 'two delightful sum mer vacations aa goals for contest ants and less than a month of the contest remaining. Interest la growing by leaps and bounds. The Mall Tri bune Is also offering double votes to morrow on subscriptions as well as advertislr.), irount incurred prior to January .Mr- .only. Popularity ballota are not ts- x offered on national ad vertising '.aa offering being effective for local a'wounta only. The Mail Tribune h as-Just received more detailed Information on the two wonderful summer vacatlona which will be offered as prizes In this unique contest. Details of the de lightful Hawaiian trip and the voyage from Seattle to Ban -Francisco and return will appear In early Issues of this paper. The atandlng ot con testants tabulated this morning fol lows: Name. 1 Ellow Mae Wilson Vor.s. . 38.8U0 . 1,000 . 1,000 , 1.000 , 1.000 . 7.400 . 7.600 .144.000 , 1,000 . 1,300 , 1,000 1.000 Ruth Koozer Harriet Campbell . Addye Allen Dorothy Orth Margaret Chllders Arvllla Burns -.. Margaret Melllng ...... Janet Wray Srruth. Vivian Meter Ethel chord ................ Sybil Jean Young Peggy Miller ; 1.000 6,100 1,000 1,000 1.000 Jean Fabrlck Kathleen Ness . Dorothy Slcad Dean Holt Betty Bardwell Ruth Ashcraft Dorothy Eads 1.000 1.000 . 1,000 78,300 1.100 1.000 ....101.300 04.900 1.000 70.400 1.000 l.ono Laura Drury ....... Montana Ranney Yvonne Devaney Lea rnch .... Oma OeBauer - Marfrnret Purcell Rosamond Wall ...... Lucy Clement Melva Parrett ...... ............. Justine Miller , 1,000 1,100 1.000 1.000 1,000 1.000 1.000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1.000 21,300 1,400 1,000 1,000 1,000 21,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 11.800 2.000 74.800 2.900 1.000 24,900 Jean Dungee .... Dorothy Peterson , Wilms Morgan Mildred Walker Gertrude Hasklns . Gertrude Henderson . Margaret Morrison -Viola Dietrich Nellie Bushnell - Jean Fltzglbbon Eunice Wheeler Edna Brewold .. Elizabeth Purcell Wanda Walzak Hilda Blngler . Audrey von Stein . Eleanor Orth Blllle earless .. Bernlce Cameron . Flora Colltna . Maud Demorest Joyce Banish Ruth Hanscam Virginia Gregory Frederlcka Brommer . Marian Moore .... Marjory Mulholland . Geraldlne Latham (Continued on Page Five) Looms for Oregon Cent Tax on Gas BLIZZARDS, COLD STRIKE COUNTRY ON ALL CORNERS (By the Associated Press.) .Winter rode the full crest of Its power today, with blizzards, sub-zero temperatures, transportation tlups, suffering and even death In a wide section of the nation. Prom the far northwest to the Great Lakes region, whence the toy blast apparently was heading east ward, and from Canada to Texas, the storm ruled with unabated fury. By nightfall the weather man said the eastern seaboard would be feeling the full effects of the disturbance. In Chicago alone It was estimated that 11,000 homeless flooded charity shelters and police stations. Heavy frosts were forecast for Call fornla in the north section, with lo cal frosts In the southern section, The' Paoiflo northwest "Washington and Oregon had' sub-zero readings. STATE HIGHWAY E Two members of the state highway commission Leslie M. Bcott of Port land, chairman, and R. C. Washburn of Eugene, and State Highway Engi neer R. H. Baldach conferred this morning with members of the county court, and the Ashland city counc.? and other citizens, at a public hearing on the proposed changes on the Pa cific Highway near Ashland. The meeting adjourned at noon, and went into executive session. A definite de cision Is expected this afternoon. The matter rests almost entirely upon the right-of-way question. Land owners of the right-of-way ask (60, 000. The state highway commission holds it la not worth more than $30,- 000. The city of Ashland has ex pressed an Intention of condemning the strip. The highway changes, as proposed, would cost In the neighborhood of $80,000, which Includes bridges over Bear creek. It runs for 1.6 miles north of Ashland. The county court has been anxious to get the work started in order to furnish employment for local labor. Two matters Involved In the right-of-way controversy are a atrip of land known as the "Qold Mine," where It Is asserted dredging operations are being planned and the Jackson Hot Springs. . It is understood that the state high way commission la ready to proceed with the work, as soon as the right of-way question Is settled. Bids for the work were let several weeks ago. but the contract has not been let, to date. ROOSEVELT CALLS NEW YORK. Feb. 8-(AP) President-elect Roosevelt's Invitation to the 48 governors to meet him March 8 at the White House in a conference extraordinary was seen by his sup porters today as a move to map a program In which the governmental units would march In step In a drive to regain prosperity. The subjects Mr. Roosevelt outlined for discussion. In the invitation made public heYttj last night, were: Taxes, federal aid for unemployment relief; mortgage foreclosures, especially on farm lands; better land use by re forestation; elimination of marginal agricultural land; flood prevention and other steps: and the reorganize tlon and consolidation of local gov ernment to decrease tax costs. MW SENA COMMITTEES ARE FOR ROAD NEEDS SALEM, Feb. 8. (P) Oregon will, after July 1 next, have a flat auto mobile license fee of approximately $5 per passenger vehicle, will pay an additional one cent of tax upon gaso line and perhaps a tax upon lubricat ing oil, if the recommendations of the Joint committees of the house and senate on automobile and highway legislation are followed. After weeks of study of the vari ous proposals submitted, the house committees on highway and highway revenues, motor vehicles and aero nautics and the senate committee on roads and highways Jointly today adopted the following general policies to be applied in drafting committee bills: A flat, low license fee of from $3 to $6. The general consensus of opinion being that $5 will be the figure ultimately decided upon. An Increase of one cent In the gasoline tax. Taxation of trucks and buses and other commercial osrrlers on the ba sis of a mill per ton-mile. The program embodies the essen tial features of the bills Introduced by Senator Joe E. Dunne and Repre sentative M. A. Lynch. The committee bills will be drawn with an aim of raising a gross an nual revenue of $11,000,000 without deductions foi administrative expense or distribution to the counties. EAGLE PT. GRANGE AND MEDFORDITES IN HUGE MEETING An enthusiastic welcome greeted the Medford "goodwill" tour to the Eagle Point Orange hall last night, where a Joint meeting of Orange rs and busi ness men enjoyed the program pre sented by the local Chamber of Com merce. There were 108 visitors In the Orange hall, which was filled to ca pacity for the event. The need for closer cooperation between country and city folks, for promotion of the prosperity of all, was emphasized by W. 8. Bolger.. president of the Cham ber of Commerce, who declared that Main street has got to awaken to the fact that the much-needed dollars in this region are going to come from mining and agriculture. If the far mer hasn't a dollar, It's certain the merchant Is not going to get a dollar, Mr. Bolger explained. The agricultural program of the Chamber of Commerce was outlined by W. A. Oates and O. L. MacDonald spoke on the Diamond Jubilee cele bration planned In this city to ob serve the 75th birthday of Oregon. Short talks were also made by C. T. Davles, Wm. Perry, Ross Kline, A. C. Mlttelsteedt and Harry Ward, who presided at -he meeting, before turn ing it over to Mr. Bolger. The Medford Oleemen, local chorus directed by James Stevens, solol&t, and Sebastian Apollo, pianist, enter tained with several rousing numbera. which were received with repeated applause. At the conclusion of the program refreshments, which the Medford del egation described as "wonderful," were served by the Eagle Point Orange. There was Ladlno cheeie, the well-known Eagle Point product, with pie, cake and all the fixings. TE FIRED FOR STORY WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. (AP) David S. Barry, dismissed senate ser-geant-at-arms,. In a statement today, said the motive back of the magazine article which caused hla removal was a desire to defend congress, but warned the country against dema goguery. . . The 73-year-old employe, who was removed by the senate on i M to 17 vote last night for his article In the New Outlook saying some members of congress would accept bribes, said the people of the country should have faith In the honesty ot oongress. BOOM FOR HULL IDEA.JSJN1HT Many Private Conferences by Phone Revealed Aim to Name Senator Secre-! tary State Irks Advisers By Paul Million (Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Mr. Roose velt personally started the Hull boom for secretary of state. It nearly brought him to a break with his brat known public advisers. It also brought to light an Inside story of Senator Hull's connections In the last campaign which was not even suspected by Mr. Roosevelt's closest friends. Those two were sel dom seen together. Yet they appear to have done twice as much private conferring since the pre-conventlon campaign as any of the other publlo itgures around Mr. Roosevelt. They did tt all by long distance telephone.' One day Mr. Roosevelt called Sena tor Hull six times. his clandestine comradeship start-' ed at the Jackson Day dinner here last year. Hull caught Mr. Roosevelt's ' eye by leaping Into the fray against the Raskob-Smlth steamroller. After that Mr. Roosevelt took few political steps toward the presidency without consulting the modest senator from Tennessee, The mere fact that Hull kept all this secret for so long Is sufficient , evidence of his Integrity. Apparently , Mr. Roosevelt is picking hia cabinet , on a personal integrity basis. Hull fits snugly In that picture with Sen ators Glass and Walsh. , v, . ... From a political standpoint the Hull appointment would be a dud.' Mr. Roosevelt has been forcefully In formed of that fact by most of thore around him. That Is the situation which undoubtedly prompted Mr. Roosevelt to say in the presence of Falrley, Flynn and Frank Walker: "I want to say In their presence' that I will not discuss the cabinet with them. That Is peculiarly my own official family." There Is another precedent shat tered. . (Continued on Page Seven) f AMERICA'S 10 BIGGEST PROBLEMS as a noted sociologist sees tbem. Prof. William Fkltllnr; outturn dls oussrs this alHorhlnic and vital subject In a sorlcs of 10 dally ar tlolrs heglivnlnt- Thursday In the Mall Tribune. Professor ORbuni. a prominent member of the University of Chi cago faculty, was research director of the President's Research Com mittee on Recent Roclal Trends. WILL ROGER? BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Feb. 7. That was an impressive ceremony over the radio Mon day held in the house of repre sentatives to pay a beautiful tribute to the memory of Cal vin Coolidge. The lawmakers gathered in that body today can pay more homage to a president in death and deal him more misery in life than happens in any civilized nation. After the Massachusetts jur ist's fine oration of Mr. Cool idge 'g achievements we lis tened breathlessly for a mo ment for fear sj;ne senator would get tip (just out of force of habit) and denounce the oration as beiug "partisan, misleading and made in the interest of the opposing par ty;" and Mr. Hoover sitting there thinking, "I have to die to get this."