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Newspaper Page Texto , - Contestants Working for Added $10 Cash AwSld This Week . o ?m Medford Mail TfflBllNE The Weather Paid-Up Circulation People who pay (or their newspapers ere the Mat prospects (or the adver tiser, a. B a circulation la paid up circulation, rhla oewepaper u - a a Forecast: Fair tonight and Tuesday, with rising temperature Tuesday. Temperature. Highest yesterday , , 88 Lowest this morn In g 32 Twenty-Seventh ear MEDFOKD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1933. No. 277. t mmw Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. riBEB masked bandlta hold up a guard and a mall truck driver at the Sacramento postofflce and escape with a registered mall pouch con taining cash and bonds of an esti mated value of $325,000. The depression doesn't aeem to be interfering with- bigger and better crime, does It? THE ways and" means committee or the house of representatives votes, 13 to 11; against action on any bill to provide automatic Increases In tariff duties to offset Imports from coun tries with depreciated currencies. So, It appears, those who are suf fering from this form of competition will have to go on suffering. PERHAPS you wonder what It la all about. Well, It la like this: Countries hav ing depreciated currencies get MORE DOLLARS for their products which they sell In this country. So they are able to sell cheaper In this country. Because they are able to sell cheaper for thla reason, the tariff doesn't protect as It bas protected In the past. I. . LET'S see Just how It works out, taking England as an example. When British money was on a gold basis, the British manufacturer who sold goods In thla country exchanged the American money he received at the rate of one pound for each 486. Now, for each 4.86 in American - money he receives about a pouncUuld a half. So, you see, he has more Brit ish money with which to pay his bills at home, and so can sell cheaper. Be cause he la able to sell cheaper, the tariff doesn't bother, him as It used to. Fluctuations In the value of the world'a money cause a lot of disturb ances in business. YOtJ may or may not have read fhts not very prominently dis played paragraph In .the day's news contained In a dispatch from Wash ington: "The Atlantic fleet probably will remain on the west coast until July 1, 1934." What does that meant It meana that the world'a war scares are now clustered around the shores of the Pacific, and alnce the business of nsvles has to do with wars, this country Is keeping the bulk of Its navy where It could get on the Job quickest In case of trouble. WHO would start the trouble. If anybody? Well, thla writer Is no Jap hater, and thinks atrongly that the best Interests of both Japan and . the United Statea will be aerved by re maining cordially friendly, Instead of eyeing each other Jealously. It can't be denied that if trouble af fecting us la started In the Pacific the Japs will probably start It. SAN DIEQO, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Incidentally, will wel come this bit of news, for keeping both the Atlantic and the Pacific fleets On this coast means more sail ors to spend money in these cities. Anybody who spends money in these days Is exceedingly welcome ANYWHERE. PREVENTION of harsh treatment of mortgage debtors by creditors and of unfair practlcea by borrowers toward lenders Is proposed In Oregon NOT by legislation, but by organ ised co-operatlre effort on the part of public-spirited citizens. That Is the way to do It. Every effort ahould be made to prevent foreclosures In difficult times such as these, when practically all the nor mal business relationships are dla turbed and thrown out of balance. But If we start passing laws provid ing that debtora need not pay what they owe, we are heading for trouble. Just as soon as we pasa laws pro viding .that debts NEED NO LONGER BE PAID, we shall make It Impossible to borrow money. People with money won't lend u they know In advance that they can't collect. PEIPINO. Feb. 13. P) Official re ports said today that 280 person were allied and 300 seriously injure last December by earthquakes in aortbweai Ksasu province. MEETINGS HELD E PLOT UPHEAVAL People Urged to End Use of Taxpayers' Money in Fos : tering Political Party Many Are Misinformed Citizens of Medford and of Jack son county were urged today by O. O. Bogga to take Immediate action to put a atop to conditions now exist ing In this section and to get before the people of the county the true facta of the situation and to end the holding of meetings at county expense, designed to remove county officials from office. Speaking ex temporaneously before the Klwanls club at luncheon at the Hotel Med ford, he condemned the attitude of the people which has permitted this situation to arise and urged them for economy's sake to co-operate In a program to put the unemployed to work and to end the abuse now di rected toward county officials. Light. Heat Used Often. County lights and county heat are be Ins used frequently at meetings of citizens, plotting against officials, demanding resignations from officials of the county, which Is feeding them, Mr. Boggs pointed out, deploring the extravagance of the situation and the detrimental results realized in business from Its existence. "Things have reached a deplorable state," he explained, "when a delega tion representing maybe one-tenth of the population of Jackson county can call upon a county commissioner r1emajKi,i.& is- --resignation. It: .tla- time," Mr, Boggs added with empha sis "that something was done about It. Many of these people, who have been misinformed ara good people. You would be surprised if you went to one of these meetings. They need to be given the facts. They are get ting Just one side of the situation." Taxpayers Foot Bill. - "And county lights and county heat are being used at the expense of the taxpayers for the holding of these meetings." Turning to the relief problem in troduced by Harry Moore, speaker at today's luncheon, in a review of the stamped money plan, Mr. Boggs stressed the need for putting to work people who are receiving aid from the county, and doing nothing In re turn for funds received. Such a dole system, he pointed out, encourages the people to linger around town con demning the very government that Is supporting them, when they should be given an opportunity to work for what they received. Opposition to the dole system was also voiced by several other members of the club and Mr. Moore urged the business men to become "relief mind ed, for your own good." ' (Continued on Page Three) Pendleton Cold. PENDLETON, Feb. 13. (p) Sun day night was the coldest of the winter period here with a minimum of 21 below zero. It was the coldest since the winter of 1030 when a low of 26 below zero was reached. The temperature at 7 a. m. today was 17 degrees below. HOW WE APPEAR IN EYES OF OUTSIDERS STOP THE SACRIFICE. The war In Jackson county Is still going hell bent. Though no blood has hfen spilled as yet, It Is likely to deluge the Rogue river valley ere long. xn last lsue of that paroxism of paranoia, the Medford News, contains the fol lowing under signature of Its editor and puhlinhr, Ij. A. Banks, as reason lor refusing to obey summons to appear In court In one of the many rases In which he Is defendant: Now then, we have arrived at that point of a complete showdown. I refine to enter the circuit court of Jarkton county now or at any other time for any purpose whatsoever while this court Is presided over by Circuit Judge Harry D. Norton. Furthermore I refuse to appear In the circuit court of Jarkson county UN T If THE BAR ASSOCIATION, which Is now In full control or this court, IS IMSSOl.VKO RY THE PEOPLE, and this Illegal trust crushed out of existence In Jackson county. If this means hl.wiil!-hed. I am prepared to offer my life a a sacri fice for the honor of Jackson county. A we have before suggested, the peare-loihtg citizens bad better send for Don StHner and prevent this supreme "sacrifice for the honor of 4ackon county. He hate a lot of these would-be martyrs of sacred causes In faicm and there Is room for another nertz. Salem Capital-Journal. , - L. A. Batiks of Medfwil In I.I pifas for freedom, the declaration of Inde pendence, the constitution, et al. mhe that essential point that real free dom of speech must permit others to disagree with you and that there Is no freedom when Mmidrr, untruth and unwarranted insult go unchallenged. Banks crle "pen-edit Ion hen he falls to pay his law..ir, falls to pay for hi building, does nothing on his newspaper obligation. He Indicts the press, the bar, the courts, the town officials everyone who doesnt agree with b views. But almost In the next Issue of his paper he seeks suppression of a radio station and another newspaper who begin to approximate the unfair itf of his own tatempnt. The InManre Is a splendid one of the Intoler ance of some "HhrraK lnik should recall Voltaire's real lnlght into freedom when oltalre dtlitred he would oppose a certain view until hi death lor the right of his opponent to state his view -Cool Bay Jimea, Fired by Senate I -Ma nJ" ...V" 1 IaV H a m m ,: M David H. Barry, ,3-ycar-old sergeant at arms of the United States senate, who was ousted last week after a hur ried trial, In which he acknowledged uuthonthlp of a magazine article con taining the statement "there are not many crooks In congress." Associated Press Photo.) PLAN DRAFTED BY WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. (AP) A broad, far-reaching program for world "teowomfro 'recovery, based on balanced budgets and sound money, was laid before the senate finance committee today by Bernard . M. Baruch, former chairman of the war industries board. Baruch, a close advisor of President Hoover and President-Elect Roosevelt was the first witness as the commit tee opened its investigation of the nation's economic ills in the hope of finding a road to recovery, - The gray haired financier read a long prepared statement to the com mittee opposing all forma of infla tion, Insisting that sound money was the basis of any road to recovery, and outlining new plans for farm relief. Other suggestions advanced by the New Yorker were: An International agreement on silver. Revision of the Versailles treaty to "remove the age old causes for world conflict," and thus speed disarma ment. Increase the profits of farm crops by decreasing output. Aids to rapid liquidation of debts. Encouragement of rapid consump tion of commodity surpluses and control of productive capacity. Baruch listed four causes of the depression : Inflation due to the war; debt and taxes1, national self-containment; ex cess productive capacity. Hoover to Speak. WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. ( AP) President Hoover left by train this afternoon for New York, where to night he will deliver a Lincoln day address. Among those who accompa nied him was Walter Newton, a secretary. E SE T Trial of Indicted Editors Will Follow Arraignment Pleas Probably Next Week Judge Norton Lauded Trial on the criminal libel Indict ments returned Saturday afternoon By by the grand Jury, against L. A. Banks, editor and publisher or the Dally News, and Leonard Hall, editor of the Jacksonville Miner, will fol low the usual legal procedure. The first step will be the arraign ment, when pleas 'will be entered. It the defendants see fit. their counsel may enter a demurrer to the Indict ment. If denied the cases will be set for trial. The Oregon law permits the filing of two affidavits of prejudice. The presiding Judge may voluntarily disqualify himself. The supremo court then names a Judge from an outside district to hear the case. Circuit Judge H. D. Norton la hold ing oourt this week In Josephine county, but Is expected to return the end of the week, when the arralgn rnen will probably be called. Accused at Liberty. Both the Indicted editors are at liberty on l'ooo bonds. Hall reported at the courthouse shortly after the Indictment waa returned. Banks re ported in the county Jail about 9:00 o'clock, where ho waa awaiting Sheriff Schermerhorn. Judgo Norton approved the bond offering. There was widespread praise throughout the city and county Sun day and today, for, Judgo Norton's re- ma rkata the grand' Jury; following the return of the true bills. It awak ened' the public consciousness to the need of steps to end the two years' political turmoil, and defiant atti tude toward established procedure and duly elected officials. The re inarka were addressed to the grand Jury and public alike, and scored their "complacency" In the present altuatlon. . Resume Tomorrow. , The grand Jury la scheduled to re sume Its session tomorrow., Justice of the Peace W. n. Cole man Is scheduled to glvo his de cision tomorrow In the attachment filed by Eugene Wright, former ad vertising solicitor, against the news- (Contlnued on Page Three) SHULER RADIO BAN LEFT ON BY COURT WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. (AP) The supreme court today refused to reconsider it recent action declin ing to pass upon the .refusal or the federal radio commission to grant a new license to radio station KQElf of the Trinity Methodist Church, South, at Los Angeles, over which the Reverend Robert P. Bhuler broadcasts. Schuler, who was defeated last fall for election to the senate, broadcast addresses objectionable to members of the Catholic church 'and numerous other persons. They protested against a renewal of the license and won. $2.50 AUTO TAGS FASHI Word has been received by the ate-to police, from the secretary- of state that the 92.50 auto license fee is now In effect, and the license Is good until July. The new license rate does not apply to trucks, trailers, seml-trallers, mo tor buses and autoa and trucks en gsged commercially. The fee reduction ia expected to permit msny Jackson county real dents to procure licenses and operate their cars. SLASH IS SOUGHT IN VET PAYMENTS WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. (AP) A bill to cut off payment of non-aervice connected partial disability allow ances for vetersns wss Introduced to day by Representative Lankford (R Va.) A similar measure waa Introduced In the senate last week by Senator 8 moot 'R . Utah.) Lankford estimated a saving of from 300.000.000 to 400.000,000 -annually would result. E SESSI FOR LEGISLATURE .L Large Amount of Work Ahead Prevents Adjourn ing Friday 'Night, Predc tion Major Bills Stalled , LEGISLATIVE STATISTICS By the Associated Press , Number bllla Introduced 7o7, of which 452 In the house and 255 In the senate. . Total number, of bills and reso lutions 801. ' Measures signed by governor, 17. Measures vetoed by governor, 0. Other measures ready for signa ture, 39. Bills passed one house only, 182. Number bills withdrawn, 38. Bills killed by either house. 85. Bills In committee or not yet on calendar. 346. ' By Clayton V. Bernhard , Associated Press Staff Writer. SALEM, Feb. 13. (AP)A glance at the above statistics Impresses with the belief the Oregon legislature will be physically unable to clear up Its work by Friday night of thla week, the end of the regular 40-day period In fact It appeara a big 'task if ad journment can be taken by the end of the following week. And most of the major bills are Included In those remaining in committees, while ap propriation measures have not yet been Introduced. Vote Funds Tuesday i Tuesday will see the first big ap propriation bill to be brought out by the waya and means committee. It will call for the .voting of about $4,000,000 for state institutions, the entire sum to be provided for In one bill. Other measures are being pre pared and will be brought out by the committee in rapid, succession this week. Time' out will bo taken by both houses this afternoon to pay homage to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. Judge Wallace McCamant of Portland will deliver the address before the Joint assembly in the chamber of the house of representatives. Both' senate (Continued on Pago Three) BOURBONS WRECK REPUBLICAN HOPE OF TARIFF BOOST WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. (AP) A democratic majority bound tightly by a party caucus smothered under a 212 to 174 vote In the house today the last republican chance to get consideration at this session of legis lation to raise tariffs to offset depre ciations In fof.!n currencies. The ballot was on. a motion to take from the ways and means committee the Crowther bill for automatic In creases In duties against depreciated currency countries. Both parties had conferred on the Issue, with re publicans agreeing to support It and democrats to oppose. Only three democrat Hill of Washington, Martin of Oregon and Connery of Massachusetts left party ranks to vote with the minority. Fifteen republicans and Kvale, the farmer-laborlte, voted with the democrats. They werer Amlle, Chrlatgau. Gilchrist, Guyer, Hocb, Hope, Morton D. Hull. LaGuar dla, Lambertson, McOugln, Nelson of Wisconsin, Peavey, Schneider, Sparks and Stafford. AT SEVEN O'CLOCK The memory of Abraham Lincoln "the greatest Republican of all time will be honored tonight by Republi cans of Jackson county at the annual banquet of the Jackson County Ltn- coin club at the Medford hotel. The program Is scheduled to start at 7 o'clock, Instead of 7:30 as printed on the tickets. Rev. Oeorge V. Mcdure of Ashland will deliver the main address of the evening, and several other prominent Republicans will also be on the pro gram aa apeakera. Frank Van Dye, member of the Young Republicans club of Jackson county will also talk. In addition to the regular talks, many other Interesting Heme have been added to the program. Ellow Mas Wilson will present a vocal solo, accompanied by Mrs. Oeorge An drews, and William Daugherty will give the Gettysburg address. Miss Resins Johnson, chstrman of the nominating committee, will give her report, . E $60,000 Ransom Demanded by Two Masked Men When Charles Boettcher, II, Abducted at Midnight DENVER. Colo., Feb. 13. (AP) A scion of a wealthy, pioneer Colorado family, Charles Boettcher, II, today was held by kidnapers for a purport ed 60.000 ransom. Two masked men, accosting the 31 year old heir to a fortune and his wife at the garage aa they returned from a party at midnight, herded them into an upstairs room of their home, remained several minutes, handed the wife a ransom note and departed with Boettcher In a motor car. Lindbergh Case Cited The note, typewritten on a piece of white paper, read in part: "Don't notify the police. Tell Claude Boettcher he better get $60,000 ransom. He better do busi ness. Follow instructions. Notify .us thru a personal ad in the newspapers. "Say 'ready to come home, Mabel, when you're ready.' Don't forget the Lindbergh baby would still be alive If the ransom had been paid." Claude Boettcher mentioned In the note la Claude K. Boettcher, father of the kidnap victim. He Immedi ately offered a $8000 reward for the safe return of his son. Appear Suddenly Mrs. Boettcher told police the men appeared out of the darkness as Boettcher alighted from the car. "Come here, Charlie and stick up -your hands,"-' one of the men ordered, "Do what you're told and eyerything will be all right." 'i Mrs. Boettcher, who had remained In the car, said she sensed the situation-and told her husband: "This Is a holdup, don't resist." The kidnapers were startled when an automobile came around a corner and Its light reflected In the. drive way. ' "Put your hands down until that car gets by," one of the men ordered Boettcher, who compiled. , y Description Given ' The car was believed to have been that of the unidentified man who notified the domestic in a- home next door that a kidnaping or robbery waa taking place In the Boettcher drive way. Police announced a description of one of the men was obtained from Mrs. Boettcher. W. H. GORE INJURED E William H. Oore, well-known resi dent of the city and county, sustained Injuries Sunday afternoon, 'when In order to avoid striking a boy on bicycle, he drove his auto Into a ditch, on the Jacksonville highway, near the Hollywood orchard. Mr. Oore sustained minor Injuries to his right shoulder, and right leg, and a alight cut on the forehead. He was taken to the community hospital, and then returned to his home. The car wss badly wrecked. According to the report of the mis hap, Mr. Oore had Just passed a car. The boy on the bicycle was riding well over toward the middle of the road. Just behind the passed auto. Oore swerved his machine, it skidded, and plunged Into the ditch. Prohibition Debates Fun For Legislature Gallery But Solons Dread Issue (By Mary Urelnnr Kelly.) AAIiEM, Feb. (0pl.) It's slwa-rs fun for the gallery when the prohi bition question comes up In the house. The actors before the legis lative microphone get so choked up and embarrassed over what the audi ence out in "votloland" is thinking about them, that the situation be comes comic. r It was that way this morning when the house vote on whether or not to refer the two remaining prohibition sections of the constitution back to the people in a special or general election. Some of the political-minded play ers suffered stage fright, others suc cumbed to nesr panlo as the great moment came upon them. One mem ber even bolted for the door to evade hiving hla vote recorded, bnt was dragged bock; by tb ergeaat-atv- He's Well Again s - Despite hla 71 year,, Amos Alonzo StnQQ, veteran foutball coach, quick ly recovered from an attack of bronohlal pneumonia. He's shown leaving a New York hospital. (As sociated Proas Photo) CASH FOR VOTES SPEEDS UP RACE . Zest has been added to the Medfovd Merchants -Ma 11 'Tribune popularity contest by the offer of a ten dollar cash prlee to be awarded to the con testant who turns in the most votes this week. This bonus will be given to the girl securing the largest num ber of ballots up to 6 o'clock Satur day evening, February 18. regardless, of her previous standing in the race. As the winner of the ten-dollar, bill may be a girl who now has only a few thousand votes, every participant is urged to work hard during the next five daya to secure as , many votes as possible.. Tabulations made prior to this week will not be considered in awarding this money. , Another ' check-up on votes will oe made Wednesday, February 18, and published In the Mail Tribune that afternoon, so that the young ladles and their- friends may ses how they are progressing In the race to win a glorious three weeks' , trip to Hawaii with all expenses paid from the time they leave Medford until they return. Announcement was made last week that the second prize will Include a visit to Victoria, B. C, from Seattle. Wash., In addition to a sightseeing trip to San Francisco, Cal., by boat. With these two wonderful voyages to work for, as well as the ten dollars to be given Saturday evening, this promises to be almost as exciting as the final week of the contest. S.CHAAF UNDERGOES OPERATION ON SKULL NEW YORK, Feb. 13. (AP) Sur geons today performed what was de scribed as a successful operation on Ernie Schaaf. injured Boston boxer, to remove a blood clot from the base of the brain. at-arms amidst a chorus of banter lrur, boos. The spotlight, however, had Its never-falling charm for the older leg lulatlve troupers, and warmed by its glow some of them, after prelimin ary sputtering, began picking up fa miliar cues and going through the lines. Nothing new was said, of course. Aside from the aforementioned comic prologue, it was about as exciting as an all-star revival with all the atara past 60. Coming under the heading of seri ous slapstick, was the remnrk by Rep resentative Belton that the present legislature was more competent to conduct the affairs of atate than were legislatures, for instance, in the 90i. This he accredited to the fact tht the present lawmakers haven't liquor around. Continued on Fag JTwoi E COMPANIES KNIFE BANKRUPTCY BILL Measure Plugged Full . of Holes in Senate Without Two Interests Showing Hand Compromise Seen WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. fAP, The M)nntf 1llHlrlnrv Mmmlrfsk. ( ' day favorably reported a bankruptcy uui nppiy at mis time only to Individual ft.nri farm rlohtAn leaving railroad and other corporate ode. iur wie jibxc congress. committee men said that while there was general ncrt-r-msinti that. railroad reorganization and other cor- jjuinuuM ueDb adjustment was needed Inclusion Of tht Mnt.nn tn fhs. legislation would endanger passage The measure roported Is a substi tute for the bill rtvrttintlv na.. kts the house covering individual and farm debtora and railroad and other corporations. Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper Syndicate. v. By PAUL MAM.ON WASHINGTON. SVh ia Th- h.n.. and Insurance companies did a nice Job shooting around corners at the LaQuardla bankruptcy bill. iney are tne ones who plugged It full of holes without ever ehowlng their hands. Their rnnrMntntivM have been buttonholing senators in kiio uunwre. ineir agents out in the country fhave written thousands of confidential letters claiming the bill would be a national calamity. Their opposition macio it necessary for the bill to be revised radically before any" effort can be mnrlA t.n nn tf in tits senate. -That ia the cause of the present delay. ' 1 Their ob lection nni tt ha -' sonable. The bill passed by the house ruuDurHgua an (Motors to claim an ; Indefinite moratorium whether or not they could pay. A Detroit newspaper man wrote a story explaining the bill. It anneared In a mnmin nan. Thit. day nearly 100 persons called a cer tain large Dank in the city saying they would not pay mortgage interest then due. The bank holds about 82, 000 mortgages. Aa soon as that story got around in connresslonal cloakroom tb hin . was as good as dead: The new Hantlntrn hill In rnm. promise written by the bankers and Solicitor General Thatcher. It is not acceptable to a majority of congress. Speaker Garner has let Senators know his crowd will not accept a rail road bankruptcy bill unless individu als are given the same privileges. The bankers would like to see the railroad phase adopted without glv-,' lnir the whole minfrv an InHaflMit. .- debt moratorium. Neither aide has, a majority, only a real compromise could get through. This situation has led proponents (Continued on Page Two) CHINESE ENVOY (By the Associated Press.) ' Soon after Japan Informed ths Uairue of Nations today that It waa adamant In Its determination to pre serve the Manchukuoan government in Mancnuria a spokesman for the Chinese national government hinted that th Chinese minister to Tokyo would be withdrawn In the event the Japanese started a drlvs In the ad- Joining Chinese Province, Jehol. The Chinese spokesman, T. Soong, acting premier and finance minister, said he did not "see the use of keeping a minister In Tokyo If there should be a drive on Jehol, as obviously diplomatic measures would be of no avail." Fears that Japan was on the verge of excommunication from the league caused a heavy slump In the Tokyo atock exchange. A foreign office spokesman said he believed Japan's withdrawal from the league waa a foregone conclusion. , E WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. lft TUs senate today added a33.ooo.OOO to the , army appropriation bill to open cltl Zens' military training camps to ap proximately Bfl.OOO Jobless and home less youths. Under the plsn adopted the youths would enter citizens' training camps . that would run for H months and would be subject to all the training and discipline of a regular arm post. .