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Newspaper Page Text$10 Cash to Popularity Girl Securing Mo Votes This Week K5 The Weather Forecait: Unsettled, ooculonal rains; no change In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday 44 Lowest yesterday , , 80 Medfomd Mail Tribune Paid-Up Circulation Psople who pay tor then newspapers lie the oest prospect (or the sdver tlssra A. B. O. circulation la paid up circulation, rhla newspaper L . a a Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUjSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1933. No. 276. Ml 1CT BE U1 Comment the on Day's News By FRANK JENKINS BACK In 1027, a representative of the Borden company said to Jack 'Duke: "The time will come when South am Oregon will be the CENTER of the dairy Industry of the Pacific W ' Coaaj. 1 ' rAT la a pretty strong statement. How did ha Justlry It? Like this: "You have an unusually favor . able marketing location, being about on the breaking point between the great California market on the south and the Portland and Seattle market on the north, a "So you can take your choice, send ing your products to whatever mar kef la most profitable at the time of shipment. ' That Is a great advant age." jttnpHEM you have good roads, which . makes concentration of milk at one point easy. All successful dairy sections must have good roads, for milk hss to be transported quickly and cheaply. . "Last, but probably most Import ant of all, you have CHEAP PEED, and that la what a dairy country must have If It la ty be successful. The dairyman who la to make money must keep his costs low. Just as the successful manufacturer must keep his costs low." ' -f . N THIS connection, you may re- member the survey of dairy opera tion -In Oregon conducted some, years ago by the department of agriculture and Oregon State College, This sur vey showed that In the irrigated sec tions of Eastern and Southern Ore gon butterfat was being produced TWELVE CENTS per pound oheaper than in the Willamette vaUey. This, of course, was prior to the market crash in 1929, when prices were higher, so we can't say now that we are producing butterfat 12 cents per pound cheaper than the Willam ette valley, but the same RELATIVE situation still exists. , -M- HBRE la an interesting statement made to this writer yesterday: . "It takes a ton and a half of Taklma alfalfa to equal ONE TON of Southern Oregon alfalfa In feed ing value." That Is something to think about. -M- AND tbe Klamath Basin, Mr. Duke says, can produce alfalfa - for around 88 a ton, whereas In the Yak ima country the cost is around $9 a ton. CHEAP PEED, you see. It gives us a great advantage. "pHS dairy Industry, like other ln- dustrles. Is not enjoying great prosperity at the present moment. But It is an Important Industry to any community, because It Is a CASH Industry. ; The cheaper the dairyman's costs, the more money he can make In good tlmea, and the nearer he can come to breaking even In bad times. Here In Southern Oregon we have cheap feeds, which mean low costs. That Is why this is potentially one of the great dairy districts of the Pacific Coast. HERS Is anotheVlntereetlng atate ment made to this writer yes terday: "Approximately ,000 a month la , sent out of one Southern Oregon county for sausage alone." Think of that, here In one of the most Important hog district of Ore gon. LET'S analyze that atatement a little: Six thouaend dollara a month amounts to sbout 70,000 a year. This 70,000 a year sent out for sausage produced on the outside DECREASES by Just that amount our bank de posits, and decreasing our bank de posits reduces the amount of bank credit available for carrying on busi ness and Industry and thus PROVID ING JOBS. - ORDINARY practice Indicates that upon each dollar of bank de posits about ten dollars of bank credit Is built. If that Is true, and experience In- ( Continued on Pag four) CRIMINAL LIBEL CHARGES LODGED IE SET AT Allegation of Embezzlement of Fruit Growers Funds by Banks Basis of Findings Against Editor Hall Banks' Reference to Officers of Law as Bandits Held Violation Check Forger Also Indicted Five Not True Bills L. A. Banks, following his indictment yesterday, appeared at the county jail last night, where he waited for the return of Sheriff Gordon L. Schermerhorn, who served the warrant upon him. Howard A. H1U and ' Mrs. Ariel B. Pomeroy were qualified as bonds surety in the sum of 1000. The bond was approved by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. L. A. Banka, publisher and editor of the Dally News was Indicted on I a charge of criminal libel, by the grand Jury, William T. Grieve of Prospect, foreman. The indictment was based upon an-alleged libelous article published In the "Once In Awhile" column and captioned "Ban ditry," on February 0. The grand Jury reported late Saturday. The grand Jury also returned a criminal libel indictment again&tJ Leonard Hall, publisher and editor of the Jacksonville Miner. The al leged libel was embraced in an art icle December 30 dealing with alle gations of embezzlement, In the Norcross suit. A circuit court Jury last week returned a verdict in favor of Norcross, in his suit against L. A. Banks, Howard A. Hill, O. H. Tay lor, W. B. Barnum and O. B. Mor row, for the full amount asked. Norcross based his suit upon the claim that Banks had collected funds on a three-quarters of a cent per box basis, from the defendants, for payment of the balance due on the $1000 note,' but that no funds had been applied to the payment of the note. V. i . tw..r Based on Editorial - The Indictment against Banks Is based upon an article in the "Once In Awhile" column, and the entire article Is made a part of the indict ment. It was printed . two days following the serving of an attach ment on newsprint by Eugene Wright for back salary allegedly due. This case is now pending In Justice court for decision. ,. The indictment sets forth as al leged specific libel In the article, the following: "Bandits on the public payrolls entered the Medford Dally News on Tuesday." Also, "Following the first outrage where bandits under the badge of authority of the law, en tered a news plant and seized all the newsprint. , A friend came to the rescue." , . Also, "That bandits wearing the badge of authority, in open viola tion of the laws of the state . . . An Indictment was also returned against O. CyCrowIey, charging check forgeries. $1000 Ball Set Ball In the Indictments agatmt Hall and Banks were set at 1000. and bench warrants ordered Issued for their appearance. Besides the three true bills, the grand Jury returned five not true bills, the same not being made pub lic. The grand Jury reported shortly before four o'clock yesterday after noon, after being In session all week. One of the last witnesses to be call-, ed before the grand Jury, was Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin, president of the Good Government Congres. . Banks, in the past month has fre quently commended the present grand Jury in his column, and at the Good Government Congress session Pridsy night, praised them from the Oleta Rogers Takes Lead In Popularity Contest as Girls Race Grows Warm ' A crisp new $10 bill will be given to the popularity contestant who se cures the most votes this week In the Merchants -Tribune contest, ac cording to an announcement by the committee yesterday. The tabulation appearing in today's Issue of the Mail Tribune, compiled early Saturday afternoon will be used and the total at 6:00 o'clock next Saturday evening will determine the winner of this added cash award. This added In ducement for girls to enter their bal lots is made to bring In thousands of votes being withheld until later in the contest and to facilitate the counting of votes during the final week. Little Oleta Rogers, the "flower girl," led the hot race for honors when vots were counted yesterday. Miss Rogers has 344.600 votes with Margaret Melllng a close second with 238.800. with the fourth week of the six weeks' contest under way to morrow, local interest is growing by leaps and bound. Two marvelous va- IrMlon trim, one a cruise to Hawaii and -a delightful vacation on Uncle flam s lovely island territory, and tins GRAND JURY FOR ABJECT ATTITUDE The citizenship of Jackson county and the grand Jury were arraigned for their "quiescence and complacency In the face of covert threata of blood shed and terrorlzatlon" by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton yesterday after noon, from the bench, In the course of remarks to the grand Jury, fol lowing Ita filing of three Indictments. "I arraign the citizens of Jackson county, and because they have al lowed by their complacency, the pres ent situation to arise," aald the court. "The people speak only through their grand Jury, and it la the only Inquisi torial agency they poBBesv-y..thalr .attitude they want their publlq of ficiate hamstrung and hogrtled, and aubjeot to an almost dally fire of criminal libel, slander and covert threata of violence, bloodshed, and sudden death,- with chargee of a dla honest court and a dishonest district attorney." . ' ' The oourt, In his remarks, men tioned no names. He recited that "willful vlcloua. and flagrant propa ganda" had been circulated on the Dahack case. He cited the two grand Jury proceedings In that case, and the appointment of a special prose cutor. ' "Only recently." the court con tinued, "there have been ' flagrant charges that the court and district attorney were tying the hands of the grand Jury. This Is untrue. No grand Jury, during my four yeara In. office has been Intimidated, and I leave It o the word of every Juror, who has been called In this court." At the conclusion of the court's (Continued on Page Four) Japanese Accept Navy Explanation TOKYO, Feb. 11. (AP) A Japa nese navy apokesman commenting to day on advlcee from Washington that the United States' Atlantic fleet would remain In the Pacific aald: "If Admi ral Pratt (Admiral William V. Pratt, chief of naval operational says that economy la the reason, we must ac cept that as the true explanation." platform In one of his speeches. Bonds were furnished by Hall Im mediately following the court pro cedure with A. W. Plpea and Ralph Woodford as sureties. other a splendid ocean voyage from Seattle to Victoria, B. O., and San Franc Jsco are real Incentives for special effort on the part of con testant during the final three week of the popularity campaign. Over SO prominent Medford business firms, listed In an advertisement on page 3 of today's Mall Tribune, are featur ing 100 votes with every dollar cash purchase or dollar paid on accounts previous to January 21. The tabulation of votes, made early Saturday afternoon. Is as follows: Name. Votes. Ellow Mae Wilson . 77,000 Ruth Koozer Harriet Campbell , Addye Allen - J,K0 - 1,000 . 1,000 - 1.000 - 14.000 7.SO0 ,.238,800 - 1.000 1.300 - 1,000 . 1.000 - 1.000 - d.ioo Dorothy Orth Margaret Childers Arvllla Burns Margaret Metling Janet Wray Smith Vivian Meter Ethel Chord , Sybil Jean Young Peeny Miller ... Jean Fabrlck XOontlnued on. Page Fourl END OF ROOSEVELT FEUD SEEN Apparently the rift between the two branches of the Roosevelt family, which ha existed since 1920, Is being healed. Kermlt Roose velt, aecond eon of former President Theodore Rooaevelt, will Join Franklin O. Rooaevelt, the Preaident.elect, on a cruise Ip southern waters early In February. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Kermlt are first cousins. (Associated Press Photos) Today Is the anniversary of . Abra ham Lincoln, but owing to It being Sunday, the 19th annual meeting and banquet of the Jackson County Lln ooln club will be held at the Medford hotel tomorrow, Monday, at 7 p. m.. sharp not 7:30 aa printed on the tickets to which everyone, both men and women. Is Invited. A short, but snappy program has been prepared and all other arrange ments completed for one of the best events In the history -of the club. Those who attend will not only be honoring the memory of the great American, but will highly enjoy the program. '' In addition to the regular speeches and music a representative of the Junior Republican league will have a place on the program and young Republicans are urged to attend. The tickets this year are In keep ing with the times, being only 1. and It Is hoped this will aid mate rlslly In the attendance. Those who haven's secured a ticket can get them at the hotel before the banquet. Another feature will be dinner mu sic by the Ladles' String Trio from Ashland. The program Is as follows: Invocation Rev. Alexander O. Ben nett. Singing, "Star Spangled Banner.". Report of Nominating Committee Miss Reglna Johruon. Introduction of New Officers. Vocal solo Miss Ellow Mae Wilson. Accompanist, Mrs. George Andrews. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address WU llsm Dougherty. Jr. Abraham Lincoln Address Rev. George V. McCIure. Vocal solo Miss Ellow Mae Wilson. Address- on behalf Junior Republi can League Prank VanDyke. Reading of letters and telegrams. Introduction of guest. Report of Resolutions Committee. Close by singing "America." FALLS IN EAST By 111 Associated Tress Heavy snow fell throughout the east Saturday while the winter's mightiest storm appeared breaking up In other sections. It was the blRgeat snowfall since 1026 in New York City, and 30.000 men. Including 18,000 unemployed, worked to clear the streets. Almort every line of communication In the metropolitan area was delayed, but It war. not cold enough to cauw much Buffering. New York"s eight-Inch fall, how ever, looked small . beside reports from other cities. Springfield, Mass.. was blanketed by 18', Inches. South ern Mew Hampshire reported about a foot and Rhode Island nine Inches. Maine had about 13 Inches. Copper Magnate IUe. NEW YORK. Peb. 11. (AP) John D. Ryan, chairman of Anaconda Cop per Mining company, died today of heart disease. Ryan, bom In Michi gan In 1804. had been 111 only about a day. He had long been prominent la U oopper. Industry. DEMOCRATS PLAN F WASHINGTON,- Feb. ll (AP) Encouraged and - mollified by rlalns support, house Democratic leaders tonight labeled as "tentative" plans to punish members who oppose the program to give Franklin D. Roose velt drastic power of government re organization. Earlier -there had been a definite movement led by Speaker Garner to force a record vote in the house and perhaps In the senate on the reor ganization proposals so the painful retaliation of loss of patronage could be meted out to those Democrats who stand in the way of giving the president-elect the power he appar ently seeks. The vice president elect began holding conferences with both Dem ocrats and Republicans after that, however, and beamingly said the re action to his proposal to allow the incoming president broad powers was "exceptionally favorable." Garner wants to give Roosevelt more au thority than is contained In the treasury-postoffice bill. This measure which would allow the chief executive to merge, reor ganize and abolish bureaus, has been passed by both houses and Is due to go to conference Monday. BY JUDGE FEHL Commlsloners Ralph Billings and R. E. Nealon yesterday stated that the appointment of A. W. Walker of Central Point, and pioneer auto deal er of the city, up to seven years ago, as "probation officer" was the ap pointment alone of County Judge Earl H. Pehl. The two officiate stste. that under Oregon law, the making of the appointment rests with the county Judge, without the commis sioners having a voice. Walker's duties will be to attend to probation matters, and other matters of the oounty Judge, ss directed. Walker was named las January ai a tentative deputy sheriff by Sheriff Schermerhorn and ha been on duty In the county Judge's office for the past month. ' He Is a well known resident of the city and county. Huskies Sweep Cougar Series SEATTLE. Wash, Feb. 11. (API The University of Washington five swept a two-game serlee with Wash ington State College by winning a nerve-tingling contest tonight. 33 to 30. when Jack Hanover. Washington forward, tossed In the winning banket with less than 30 seconds to go. Wash Ington won an over-time game last night, 31 to 27. Billy Sunday Has Attack Of Heart DBS MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 11. (AP) Bev. . William A. (Blllv) Sunday, famed evangelist, was seized with, a heart attack here tonight aa he was conducting a revival meeting. He vm removed by ambulance to his hotel. Hlr condition waa reported snows. WILL BE ENDED BYM'SPEN Both Houses Pass Bill-Re quiring Three Days Notice Before Ceremony Meas ure Awaits Signature SALEM. Feb. 11. (AP) Both houses of the Oregon legislature ap proved the marriage delay bill, known aa the "gin marriage bill" when the house adopted the proposal today. The senate approved the propoaal for branch banking which haa been one of the controversial meosurea on financial mattera during the session. Both houses worked today, the bouse adjourning shortly after noon and the senate continuing In aes- slon until after 3:30 p. m. The long expeoted plan of prohibition forcea to upset the mandate of Oregon'a voters at last . November's election In repealing the atate prohibition en forcement act, and to again require enforcement of antl-llquor Iawa In Oregon, made Its appearance in the legislature today. The "gin marriage bill," which re quires a period of three days from the time notice of marriage la given to the Issuance of the license, now goes to the governor for his sig nature. The branch banking ' bin, making It possible for some large atate banka to hare branches In amaller communities, now goes to the house for approval. The prohibition bill as originally drawn ran Into snags snd as yet has not been Introduced. TWO ARRESTED ON Chief of Police Charles P. Talent of Ashland yesterday arrested T. Jack Bunch, 24. and Hamilton Lewis, J 'J, of 327 Edwards street of this city on charges of check forgery,, according to State Police Captain Lee M. Bown. The two men were turned over to state officers to conduct an Investi gation, and It Is expected that charges will be preferred Monday. The two men allegedly Issued about eight or ten checks In thla city, and are also being sought In Douglas and Josephine oounttes, Captain Bown said.. The men are said to have traveled sa far north as Port land, using Lewis' oar. The men are charged with securing names from mall boxes and forging them. Stanford Drops Final Cage Tilt STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Calif , Feb. 1 l.-(AP) Stanford's basket ball team dropped the fourth and flnsl game of their aeries with U. S. 0. 38 to 28, here tonight. . LOS ANOELE8, Feb. 11. (AP) University of California's basketball team remained In the running for the southern division of the Pac Iflc coaat conference title 'tonlg.it by winning a wield struggle from the Bruins of the University of Califor nia at Loa Angelea, 87 to 88. The Callfornlana beat the Bruins 37 to 38, Friday night. Fake Resolution Places Sergeant-at-Arms Singer On Four Day Pork Diet (.Mary Orelner Kelly) SALEM, Feb. 10. (Spl The Ore gon legislature, not to be outdone by congress, la having It's eergeent-at-srms trouble. At leaat It appear ed ao on the surface when a fake resolution wes introduced at thla af ternoon's session, suspending Joe Singer, non-ham-eating official for four days, during Which time he was to live on a diet of pork furnished by Representative Bel ton of Clacka mas. , Legislators today fox-trotted their way Into the afternoon session to the rhythm of radio music. This was made possible by another Joke resolution demanding the installa tion of a receiving set upon which members mljzht hear the "melodious" and "mellifluous" volco of Speaker Earl Snelt during a aeries of brosd oast over KOW In the evenings. Joe Singer, sa sergeant-at-arms, wss accused in the "suspension reso lution" of having "permitted some self seeking and profit-taking sales man to unduly display and advertise hi vara thai receiving set) In toe Estranged I V" v Asa Kiuled I'rett Photo Los Angelea newspapera report that Irene Rich, film actrese, and her husband, David Blankenhorn, Inveatment broker, have separated and that divorce proceedings will be nied soon. U At a meeting Friday afterooon,'b9- tween employees and James H. Ovmn, manager of the Owen-Oregon Lumber Salea Co.; of thla olty, arrangements were made for the operation of trie sawmllli starting Monday. Thla will mean employment for between 05 and 70 men, In addition to thoae now em ployed, bringing the total In all de partments to between 90 and 100. " Manager Owen ssld the present run would laat for two weeks approxi mately, and would mean a payroll of between (7000 and $8000, , All the workera are old employees, and ' the majority are family men. Manager Owen aald they would re ceive first consideration, and that there was no employment available for new applicants, locally or from other points. K. 0. FOR SCHAFF NEW' YORK, Feb. 11. (AP) While baffled boxing minda atrove today to put two and two together and come up with the right answer. Ernie Schssf rested uneasily In Polytechnlo hospital, his left side pertly paralyzed by lntra-cranlal hemorrhages, the re sult of his knockout last night by Prlmo Camera. No medical or other light was cast upon the mystery of what actually caused the hemorrhsge In .the dolor ous battle that ended In the 13th round before 30,000 disgusted cus tomers when the Italian mammoth gently nudged Ernfe on the nose with a left Jab. - house ohamber," hence his prescrib ed "punishment." The law makers decided which aids their bread was buttered on to day when they debated the advlav blllty of putting a tax of four per cent on oleomargarine, made of Im ported oocoanut oils. The -bill paw ed the house by a substantial ma jority. The legislature la Just another football game to Representative Chas. A. "Shy". Huntington, former vars ity coach at the University of Ore gon. Most of the tricks he under stands, others he'll learn after further scouting. The hidden ball stunt is one. On'.y he thinks the legislative pigskin Is sometimes burled too long for good sportsmsnehlp. "Touchdowns scored that way are negative victories," ne savs. Huntington was a star quarterback on tha University of Oregon teams of 1914. 1018 and 1010. He was head coach from 1818 until 1020 X (.Continued on Pag fouiJ E F Supplies for Eight Years, Ex cept for Cable, Await P. T. & T. in Western Electric Storage, Revealed By JAMES McMl'LLlV. Copyrighted by McCIure Syndicate. WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. Inside re ports indicate that Western Electrlo (A. T. Ss T. subsidiary) could ahut up shop completely except foV the cable division for eight yeara without Im pairing Ita usefulness to American Telephone. It has enough equipment already on hand to laat thnt length of time. In spite of this situation telephone officials have fought against a shut down because of the adverse effect such action would have on the public morale. Western electrlo la filling In by making trays and other non-elec-trlc products but la finding It diffi cult to compete In alien fields. One thing about American Tele phone Ita directors all own sizable blocks of stock themselves. So what- ever thry do to their dividend affect their own pocketbook. Reduction of the appropaiatlon for the Federal Trade commlsston may not be directly traceable to New York influence. But there were more than a few long distance calls between New York and Washington shortly before the house committee made Its report. Some of our leading utilities are con vinced although they never say so out louq that the trado .commission la an unnecessary pain in tm neck, .- Banking circle in New York are talking again about gold having been taxen out m hundred thousand lots and stowed away In sate deposit vaults oy various millionaires who hurriedly withdrew the metal from their ac counts when rumors flew that wa were going oft the gold standard. Democratic Floor Leader Robinson has quieted most of the senate Demo crats who were after his scalp. nu leadership this session hsa grown increasingly strong and ef fective. The fact that he made no speeches In the last campaign la being forgotten. His loyalty to the Roose velt cause s no longer questioned. it la too early to aay how the in side fight against him will come out. But If he continues along the lines he baa recently followed he can easily expect re-election to the leadership. Two months ago bis waa doomed. .Hitler haa a reputation among the highest officials here as being far short of a Mussolini. They have marked him down aa an orator and a windbag. He appeara to lack Mua- sollnra degree of Intelligence and force. They are confident he will ' stub his toe before long. ' M. Olaudel does not apeak good (Continued on Page Eight) WILL ROGERS eSsy: BEVKRJjY HILLS, Cal., Feb. 11. England had no idea they would kick up such a fuss just by suggesting that they settle in cash. The senate howled how dare you offer us 'cash, go I guess England will just lave to keep on owing us.. ' Here is one for the book. Hollywood is having its first divorce forced on it. That old rich Oklahoma Indian that lives out here, the government wants him to divorce his wife. Well,, they are huppy and don't want to be divorced. The govern ment claims they could pick him out a cheaper" wife. He says he don't want a cheap wife. I imagine the Indian agents would like to marry him themselves. So poor old Hollywod, they won't let you live happy if you want to,; Tours, .ClIU ldtollja8atf, la i.