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MEDFOUO, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1933.
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Br FRANK JENKINS
HERB la a statement that will
probably surprise you:
The twenty million ownora of mo
tor vehicles In this country are now
paying annually over a BILLION dol
lars in licenses and fuel taxes to
the various agencies of government.
That Is to say, each motor vehicle
pays an average of FIFTY DOLLARS
in taxes per year.
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HERB la a thought that is Inter
esting: The motor vehicle has come Into
general use within the past 35 years.
In other words, a TOTALLY NEW
form of property has arisen within
the past quarter of a century that
now paya taxes amounting to a bil
lion dollars a year or more than
the total cost of the federal govern
ment at the time when the automo
bile first appeared.
THB motor vehicle brought with It
a problem the problem of bet
ter roads.
The poor excuses for roads that
we were using when the automobile
appeared Just simply wouldn't serve
even as excuses for roads AFTER
the automobile came along.
So we had to have better roads.
Everybody recognized that fact at
once. How to pay 'or them waa the
big question.
JUST about that time, some smart
thinkers originated the Idea of a
license fee.
He reasoned something like this:
'These new contraptions are a nui
sance. They scare every horse they
pass out of its wits, causing the
owner of the .horse great mental an
guish. Since they are a nuisance on
the highways, they ought to PAY for
the privilege of being a nuisance.'"
That was probably the thought
back of the first automobile license
fee.
OTHER smart thinkers went on
from where that one began, and
In the course of time THIS
THOUGHT occurred to somebody:
"These automobiles aren't satis
fied with the roads that have always
been good enough for horses and
wagons. Already they are demanding
something better, and their demands
are going to Increase as the number
of automobiles increases.
"Sooner or later, these . better
roads they are wanting are going to
cost us a lot of money. What are
we going to do about it?"
FROM that, of course, it was only
a step to the Idea of a high
license fee for automobiles, the pro
ceeds from these fees being used to
build the roads, thus making the
automoblllst pay for hla own high
ways. Oregon, we are all rather proud
to recall, was one of the pioneers
in this new thinking. We were one
of the very first of the states to
capitalize the automobile license fee
and project a whole system of state
highways upon It.
Oregon people. In spite of all that
may be said to the contrary, have
always been rather quick thinkers.
AT THE beginning, taxstlon of the
automobile for highway- con
struction was confined to license
fees. Then somebody else had a
smart thought.
'Why not," he sstd to himself,
"levy a tax of so much per gallon
en gasoline, so that the user of the
automobile will pay still more to
ward the construction and mainten
ance of the hlghwsya he demands
and uses? This tax will be paid a
little at a time, and won't hurt any
body. And besides It will be col
lected from EVERYBODY, so that
eutsldera In our state who are using
our roads will help pay for them."
It was thus that the gasoline tax
came about.
HERE In Oregon, the bulk of our
highway money comes from li
cense fees and gasoline taxes. That
Isn't so much true of the country
as a whole as of Oreann, as through
out the United sts-es only 55 4 per
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Senate Also Passes District
Power Bill Ten Days Or
Two Weeks More Session
Appear Necessary Now.
SALEM. Feb. 18 (AP) The "gin
marriage" act will be a law In Oregon
and three days notice of intcntluii to
wed must be given before marrlago
licenses are Issued. Governor Julius
L. Meier tonight signed the measure
approved by both house. Similar ef
forts to pass such a bill failed two
years ago.
The state senate under reconsider
ation of the district power bill, to
day passed the proposal. It was prev
iously defeated by a 15 to IS vote.
Four senators In the meantime chang
ed their votes putting the measure
over safely. It now goes to the house
where two other power measures of
a similar nature are In committees.
May Issue Bonds
The bill provides for the creation
of an elective commission of three
members, Issuance of bonds up to
$65,000,000, bonds over the first Issu
ance of 95,200,000 to be by vote ot
the people, to be used for the de
velopment of hydroelectric power.
As the sixth week of the regular
session closed tonight, already one
day past the scheduled 40 days, there
was no indication the two houses
could complete their work . before
another 10 days or two weeks. - Appro-
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SI.
IS
An office and storage building will
be erected on West Main street, Just
across from the Western Union office
building. It was learned yesterday
from the building department. The
name of thi applicant for Buch a
building permit waa not announced,
but the description of the building
was given.
It will be a brick structure, 35 by
30 feet In size and one story In char
acter. The property upon which it Is
to be located belongs to the Southern
Pacific.
HOW WE APPEAR IN
EYES OFJHJTSIDERS
IT IS TO LAUGH.
(Corral I Is Cazette-Ttniw)
The comic opera war In Jackson county hns reached the slate where Editor
Banks has been Indicted for criminal libel and where he has drawn up and
had his dupes adopt resolutions directed to the president, to Chief Jim Ice
Hughes. Chief Justice Brandels, Hl-ram John-sing, Boravlch, Norriskl, et l.
demanding that they take steps to head off the revolution In Jarkwn county.
Wo presume the president was included along with these radicals merely
because he was president.
The almost unbelievable thing about the Jacks-on county war Is that any
body down there would take it seriously, outride the Immediate parties to
the issue. All of which goes to show how unstable our Institutions may be.
All there Is to the Jackson county scrap Is a desire on the part of a radical
editor to overturn the regular courMi of government In Jackon county, where
he has failed miserably In binlne, and Incidentally ruin his competitor.
What an ambition! In his wild efforts to arrompllM. this he ha gathered
around hlra all the malcontents In the county and there are always many
natural born Insurgents and potential rebels In every community. Even at
that. It would seem to an Innocent bystander that the charges of Banks
ataln't every respectable force In Jackson county and his falstaflan, bom
basllc. grandiloquent blurb, would have had the effect of making the most
radical "rlNg-buMer" laugh himself to'dealh.
' Editor Banks has appealed to mob spirit only, and his appeals have been
$o aburd, so abounding with magniloquence and froth, that It Is a wonder
that even his following has not laughed him out of the county.
(Till; IMLI.EH CHRONICLE)
Inelln Bank, publisher of the Medford New. Is under Indictment for
criminal libel as a result of s series of event that ha rent that prosperous
city from top to bottom. aroued hitter enmity between neighbors of long
standing, and threatens to end In bloodshed.
Banks, It will be remembered, Is the Callfornlan who aspired to become
a lulled States senator. Coming to MertTord he purrhaned the New?, a
dally paper, and at once proclaimed hlmelf the self-appointed champion of
the down-troddf n peepul.'
Banks did not succeed In becoming senator, but hN tactics have given
Medford a black e tlirouc bout the entire state as a hotbed of radicalism.
Banks has been sued so many times that he now refue to ar-pt sum
monses. He no longer ran employ an attorney In Jarkm roiinty. all
members of the bar there having repudiated him. Hit last attorney quit In
dltgutt.
rirrnit Judce Norton, one of the outstanding JurWs of Oregon. Is the
object of Hanks' latet attacks. With land. hie restraint the Judge thus far
has refused to exercise his contempt of court power, but there are few to
say that he would not be justified In so doing. Fortunately, the Jackson
county grand Jury has acted to end ttiU "reign of terror," and an effective
muzzle soon may be forthcoming for Editor Banks.
The "freedom of the pre" doe not enter Into the present Medford
ttuatlon. The rieht of an editor to speak out on any subject or Issue is
jralnuvlt guarded In hol!i I he pre- and bar of Oreinn. If Fdilor Banks were
confining hlmelf to legitimate attacks. Instead of tnuhfemaklng and out-
lii&l laftfVlflMii, his oul4 J
Petitions Seek
County.Court Ban
Political Meets
Petitions, asking that the county
court house be closed to political
meetings and meetings political in
character, are at the chamber of
commerce this week, where any
one wishing to sign them may do
80.
A number of the petitions have
been In circulation for several days
and through them many people
havo expressed their disapproval of
the use of the court house audi
torium for the promotion of politi
cal schemes.
DAILY NEWS ON
FRIDAY DOCKET
Upon assignment from the state
supreme court of Oregon, Circuit
Judge William M. Duncan of Klam
ath Falls has been designated to
hear and try the suit of the News
Publishing Co., L. B. Tutatle. presi
dent, against L. A. Banks, and the
Medford News Publishing Co. Judge
Duncan .has advised all parties to
the action that he will be ready to
start trial next Friday at 9:30 a. ra.
In the circuit court. .
Change In Judges was made when
Judge L. O. Lewelllng of Linn coun
ty, originally assigned to the case
upon an affidavit of prejudice filed
by Banks' . counsel, announced that
pressure of court business In his own
district barred him from presiding
until an Indefinite date.
The News Publishing Co.. original
founders of the News, seeks a re
ceivership and possession and the
collection of approximately 1 1.000
due on promissory notes Issued by
Banks In payment for purchaso In
June, 1929.
The News, and Banks, In its answer
charged fraud and filed a counter
claim. The original firm filed a re
ply to the answer Friday In which
It denies the chargea and sets forth
that Banks never alleged fraud until
after the present action was started,
though three yeara had elapsed since
the purchase. The reply also aeka
that Banks be stopped from state
menta and assertions alleging fraud.
The receivership plea has been
pending for six weeks. Two weeks
ago M. O. Wllklns of Ashland with
drew as Banks' attorney.
Mrs. Flora Home Mrs. Al Flora re
turned yesterday from spending three
weeks in Walla Walla.
unfcttt b fiieq Oregon MBipa&ct
Banks' Political Party Henceforth
T
CORBETT PASSES
IN DEEP SLEEP
One-Time Idol of Sporting
World Develops Fatal
Heart Ailment at 66 Years
of Age Friends Near.
By Alan Gould
Associated Press Sports Editor
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (AP) A pale,
courageous shadow of the once-mag
nificent "Pompadour Jim" of the gay
nineties and the man who rocked the
puglliBtic world by knocking out John
L. Sullivan over forty years ago.
James J. Corbett died in his sleep to
day at his suburban home In Bayslde.
Long Island.
Death was due to a complication
of diseases which had sapped the for
mer heavyweight champion's strength
for the past year and developed a
fatal heart ailment three weeks ago.
He waa 69 years old.
Wife Last Solace
Wistfully, a few hours before he
died, his dark eyes opened and slow
ly searched the room where he has
received the homage of the sporting
world since the day he was stricken.
"You're there, dear, aren't you?"
Corbett asked, with a smile as he
looked for the wife who has been
hla constant nurse and companion.
'"Of course, Jim," she replied.
"Kiss me, darling."
He groped for her with one arm.
She leaned over. As she kissed him
Corbett sank back, unconscious. Into
another period -of unconsciousness
from, which , he never emerged. .The
doctor's last Visit had been to ad
minister a sedative and he did not
arrive again, until after Jim was
dead.
FREE MEALS AT
The grand Jury, William T. Grieve
of Prospect foreman, adjourned Sat
urday afternoon until Monday. The
grand Jury has been In session all
week.hearlng testimony and evidence
on a- number of cases. It was report
ed the grand Jury called witnesses,
and viewed documentary evldenco.
showing that three or four local men.
have been eating meals In the county
Jail, and, that two have been sleeping
In space atop the courthouse. The
grand Jury was reported as investi
gating upon whose orders the ac
commodations were granted.
The present grand Jury closea Ita
term of office February 37. when a
new grand Jury will be drawn, on
that date for the next term of court.
TIGERS LOSE TWO
The Medford Tlgera were defeated
again last night by the chiloquln
Indians to the tune of 31 to 17 in
the second game of the week end in
that town. Friday's score was 25 to
20 and the double header was com
pleted last night with general re
joicing among the red men.
The Chiloquln team gained the lead
In the first quarter and held It
throughout. The score st the end of
the first quarter was four to 0. st
the end of the hair, 13 to 10; end of
the third quarter 23 to 15, end of
game 31 to IT.
BLAZE DAMAGES
Fire of undetermined origin was
discovered about 7:10 o'clock last eve
ning at the Rogue River Fruit Co.
on North Central avenue, and burn
ed up through the walls on the west
side of the building, according to
Fire Chief Roy Elliott. The amount
of damage could not be determined
last night. Chief Elliott said.
The engineer of the company dis
covered the fire as he was passing
along the west side of the structure.
It originated in the runway by the
conveyor, and burned tip through
the walls, the sawdust and cork,
causing a great deal of smoke, Elliott
said, making the conflagration hard
to combat. Both trucks were sent
and all firemen assisted In checking
the fire.
Two carloads of apples were ship
ped from the plant yesterday and
sbout 4000 boxes of apples remain
in the buildincr. ahgfatly damaged by
Saturday Meeting Was Last
'Grand Assembly' De
clares 'Father' Hearing Is
Denied to Mrs. Lawrence.
Direction of the effort to oust three
county officers who are under the
fire of the Good Government Con
gress is now entirely In the hands of
the "inner circle" of that organisa
tion, according to L A. Banks, lead
er and dictator, who addressed the
general assembly at the armory yes
terday morning.
Final request of the congre for
the resignations ot the three officers.
Circuit Judge Harry D. Norton, Dis
trict Attorney George Codding and
Commissioner Emmett Nealon, was
voiced by a unanimous vote of the
members present.
"This la the last general assembly
that will be called for this purpose,"
Banks told the congress.
Fireworks Missing
Yesterday's meeting lacked the
dynamite and fireworks of all prev
ious meettngs. and there was not a
single threat of hanging or violence,
and no calls "for a rope." ' Further
measures to remove the officers. It
was indicated, would be undertaken
by the "inner circle," with the gen
eral assembly being left to learn of
their acts after they havo been com
mitted. .-"v j'
No Hint to. Followers.
"The state law says we cannot re
call an officer for six months after
his election," Banks said, shortly
after he pointed to the state eonstl
ttitlon as one of the bulwarks of the
platform of the Good Government
Congress. "We .cannot leave Oeorge
Codding In office for six months, be
cause If we do the county will have
gone completely to the dogs."
Banks gave no hint to his follow
ers as to what was going to be done
by the "inner .circle" in disposing of
the officers, since the general assem
bly was to have no more part In the
matter. The fact that each member
of the congress will be jointly re
sponsible In the eyes of the law, for
any violence committed by the lead
ers caused many of the conscientious
followers considerable worry.
Mrs. J. F. Lawrence, of Medford,
askd permission to speak in defense
of the county officers, but was re
fused that permission by Henrietta
Martin, president. Mrs. Lawrence was
told to attend the meeting tomorrow
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SEEK SELF HELP;
At a meeting of the unemployed
of the city and valley held in the
courthouse assembly room Friday eve
ning, o. H. Goss. the chairman an
nounced, that another meeting would
be called In the near future, and that
It was .planned to have representa
tion from all sections of the county.
Close to 300 people attended.
Chairman Goss in his remarks de
cried, "violence, or talk of violence,
maintaining that the ends desired be
attained in peace ways. He declared
the unemployment were concerned
with only one problem relief, and
that they were willing to cooperate
with any group or organisation, that
had that objective.
"The unemployed have no political
axes to grind," Goss declared. '"It
makes no difference who sits in the
district attorney" chair, or on the
Judge's bench. It does not change the
sire of a loaf of bread, or put an
other Jean streak in the bacon, you
get at the commiswary."
Goss said he had been called
"radical." He said that at a meeting
of the "Oood Government Congress"
when it was proposed "that Jackson
county be seized," he had protested
and "am glad to say that was voted
down."
a OA satd that the Unemployed as
sociation would aid the unemployed
with their problems, and made a plea
that no worker be evicted for failure
to pay rent, that he be given not
less thsn 30 cents per hour, and that
he be furnished with food.
Goss further declared that -this
organization will not Indulge In per
sonalities," and said "that the pres.
mt situation u an economic battle
not a political quarrel." H thought
there should be more interest in tne
uemfklGged, than. i4 tt poUUoUUfc
ROOSEVELT ASSAILANT IN HIS CELL
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Associated Press talephoto of Gulaeppe Zangara who tried to kill ,
President-elect Roosevelt In hla cell In Miami. Fla., after hit ahootlng
had wounded five persona. ...
BY G. SKIPWORTH
Arguments and motions In the elec
tion contest of former Sheriff Ralph
G. Jennings against Sheriff Gordon
L. Schermerhorn are scheduled to be
heard Monday In circuit court before
Circuit judge George F. Skip worth
of Lane county.
The defense, represented by Attor
neys Frank DeSouza and E. Kelly,
will raise the eligibility of Jennings
to be a candidate for sheriff, con
tending that his primary pledge bars
his candidacy. The court will rule
upon this question. If the court
In Its decision upholds the eligibility
of Jennings, the recount will pro
ceed. If It Is dented, the case la
ended.
Jennings, through his attorneys.
Porter J. Neff and Frank Van Dyke,
will contend that as a "write-in"
candidate he was the chocle of the
voters who wrote In his name, and
that they were within their rights as
citizens under the Oregon election
laws In so making their "write-In"
votes.
The former sheriff In his petition
claims that he won the election by
"not less than 97 votes" and that
election boards of the county dis
carded 381 "write-In" votes for him
on technical errors."
Old Spinning Wheel to
Be Exhibited in Medford
By Mary Orelner Kelly
SALBM, Feb: 17. (8pl.) Repreaen-u-.lve
Child of Linn county la
proudly displaying a 150 year old
pinning wheel In a spare room of the
atate houae, whlen he purchased from
a proud but depreaslon-rldden pion
eer family of Marlon county.
The amall antique, whlc'j waa ued
by four (feneration,, rlsea but two
feet from the floor and waa uaed In
front of the family fireplace In the
old day,.
"I'm going to talte thla down to
Medford during the diamond Jubilee
annlveraary celebration next year,
and put It on duplay," Mid Mr.
Child.. "Why. Juat think, thla little
pinning wheel la twice aa old a the
atate of Oregon I" he added.
The older member, of the hmne
(In point of experience) are getting
to try their wing. In the apeaker'a
chair the dy. It !oox aa though
th candidate are getting prety well
lined up to next ;oar, aepreeUUv
-if.
10 MISS ROGERS
Oleta Rogers is tho happy winner
ox the $10 cash prize given Saturday
night as a reward for turning in the
most votes in the Medford Merchants-
Mail Tribune popularity contest dur
ing the past week. This award waa
an Incentive for the young contest'
ants to work faster than usual In
order to capture the $10. A total
of 332,000 votes were cast for Miss
Rogers.
Among the contestants who turned
In large quantities of votes were El-
low Mne Wilson with a fine ahowlng
of 204.000; Rosamond Wall with 226.-
000, and Margaret Melllng with 222,
800. Leah Inch secured 175,000 votes,
according to last night's count. All
figures will be carefully checked be
fore the award Is made. With the
completion of the fourth week of
tho contest a complete recount of all
ballots cast to date will bo made
early thla week to confirm the stand
Ings of contestants.
Only two weeks remain until the
popularity contest, ends and some
Medford girl will win tho coveted
Ilrst prize trip to Hawaii. It la ex
pec ted that the Mall Tribune and
Chamber of Commerce ballot boxes
will be deluged with votes from now
until March 4.
Inactive girls with only tho Initial
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v
Earl Day of Jacluon county did
very neat Job of It himself thla week,
when he served in the brief absence
of Speaker Earl Bnell.
There la nothing like a quaff off
Bull Bun water to keep the Multno,
raah delegation In trim. A large con.
talner of thla, with accompanying
sanitary cups la placed In the house
at their disposal. Aa yet no one has
fined sny of the Portlandera for ad
vertising.
Farmers ultimately learn to sleep
when they come to the legislature
During the first part of the session
a numebr of the farmer member, were
discovered up aa early as five o'clock
In the morning looting for some place
to serve them breakfast Meeting with
an aatontahlng lack of sympathy on
the part of restaurant operators, the;
have, practically to a man. develop
ed the habit of morning sleep.
Nobody In the houw dare declare
Continued on, Paga Eight),
Is Word
R.F.C.
Record Cleared By Recapitu
lation Stimson's Peace
Notes Bring No Result
Stalin's Overthrow Seen. .
(Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper
Hynclicnte)
By PAUL MALL ON
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. A reca
pitulation should be marie on the
Dawes loan to keep tho record
straight Tjrmanently.
General Dawes had $120,000,000 of
collateral.. He negotalated an R. F.
C. loan for $00,000,000 In July. He
took only 30,000,000. Borne months
later he dipped in for $10,000,000
more and finally took the remaining
$80,000,000.
Several authorities who investigat
ed the loan were never advised that
Dawes took more than $30,000,000
until after the loan was made public
the other day. Recent statements In
congress are in error on that point.
Thla column has been In error simi
larly. No correction has been re-
quested but this one la given volun
tarily. -
One thing about Mr. B Unison la
that failure never beats him down.
Hla. first statements la official life
were advices to the world powers to
be good boys and not to fight. His
last will be the same.
Hla conferee remarked about' It
after his latest note to Peru on the
Letlcla dispute. . They also remarked
that no one yet has paid the slightest
heed, -r M. - . 'V ..- -, .
Mr. Roosevelt told a recent Warm
Springs visitor he had whittled down
the names for the 30 key positions .
In his administration until he had
46 from which to make a final choice.'
He Tailed to mention any of the
names.
It Staltn Is not overthrown, within
the near future men here In close
touch with the Soviets have been
misled gravely. - The peasant revolt
grows constantly stronger. They can
say when the cities shall eat.
Local opponents of Inflation ant
inclined to give Senator Borah a vote
of thanks. Ever since his remarks
about the necessity for devaluing
the dollar banka and Insurance com
panies have been getting a huge vol
ume of mail from nervous depositors
and policy holders all worried about
inflation.
There are well-informed people
who think that Borah was a trifle
HlRlnrtAniinnc Tt. la nnr1 tho. hja l
the first advocate of Inflation who
has ever prcseucea tne dollar-shrink
lng side of the picture.
New York opposition w the five
billion dollar public works bond la-
sue In the Tug we 11 (or Roosevelt)
program have cooled off a lot. Antt
inflationists are beginning to see
that It Is vastly preferablo to cur
rency tampering as a concession to
public opinion.
WILL
ROGER
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.,
Feb. 17. I never saw in any
of our papers -whether this
I tii I i ri u fellow was n citizen or
not. If he wasn't, it looks like
they would have a way of de
porting everybody thnt didn't
belong here.
All the good Italians in the
country (and there is nmny of
them fino citizens) they would
be tickled to death if all their
renegade countrymen wore out
of here, for they done nothing
but bring disgrace on their
whole race. Poor Tony Cer
niaek.'a fine fellow; I never
went through Chicago that I
didn't see him, and he was so
proud of President Roosevelt
when he flew out there to ac
cept the nomination. Tony
drove him all over Chicago to
show him what a city he had,
while thousands were waiting
in the hall. ,