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3-Day Vote ' Contest With $5. Cash Award Stimulates Interest Medford Mail Tribit? je The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Fri day. Not much change In tem perature. Highest yesterday 48 Lowest this morning - u a? Paid-Up Circulation People who pay ten tbelr newspapers are the Dost prospect fox the adver tiser. A. B. O. circulation Is paid up circulation. This newspaper U A. B. O. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1933. No. 285. nnrw mm JVI 1S23 Banks Strange Paradox -Poses as Truth's Friend but Treats it Shamefully Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. HEBE IB a rather Interesting state ment, which la backed up by of ficial statistics of the meat In dustry: Each person In the United States eats, on the average, about his own weight In meat per year. That Is to say, per capita consump tion of meat In this country In )93a was 132 pounds, which comes some where near an average weight. CONSUMPTION of meat In this country has been declining dur ing the past 30 years. In 1000, It was about 142 pounds per person, or about 10 pounds above the 1932 average. Prom this point. It dropped to 138 In 1902, and then started a gradual climb that lasted until 1900, when tt reached 155 pounds. Here It start ed slipping again and slipped untU 1917. when it reached a low of 120 pounds per person. Then consumption of meat tilted up again and climbed slowly until 1923, reaching 150 pounds per person. Then another decline started that carried It down to 132 pounds In 1932. IT IS Interesting to note that the 1 drop in meat consumption that has occurred in the past 30 years hasn't been steady and unbroken. In stead. It has been up and down. Vimt whv. this writer doer not pre- "tend to-toiow,--Perhaps meat.eatlrjB has been Influenced by faos, wm have had their rise and fall. n,,t. at least, here In a meat coun try, It is encouraging to know that the decline in meat ooiiuu.F hasn't been unbroken. It has had Its ups in the past, along with Its downs, and so It may be assumed that rt will have other ups. On the basis of past experience, we are about due for another up now. THE DROP in consumption of meat is due almost wholly to beef. ivhich ha SUP!" rom R nlgn of 77 pounds in 1907 to a low of 46 pounds last year. This writer, for one. is m fond of big thick steak as ever, but appar ently there are many who are not. Something quite drastic must have happened to the public's appetite for beef to bring about a reduction of nearly half in per capita consump tion in about 30 years. WHILE beef eating has been going down, pork eating has been going up. Back in 1902. along about the same year when people of this country were eating 155 pounds of beef apiece per year this Including babies, of course, along with the' adults, for these der capita statistics take In everythlng they were getting away with only 56 pounds of pork apiece per year. Pork teetered up and down, but principally down, for a decade- and half, slipping clear down to an an nual per capita consumption of 49 pounds in 1917- Then something hap-pened-Just what, nobody seema to know. Anyway pork consumption started totns up in 1917. and with a few minor slips has been going up ever lnce. It even went up last year over the year before. In 1032. the people of thla country ate 73 pounds of pork piece. AND here is a curious thing, in spite of all the vegetable oils that have been flooding the country, per capita consumption of lsrd in this country has increased steadily since 1900 not much up and down, but with an almost unbroken upward curve. CONSUMPTION of veal has gone upward steadily since 1900, when It was four pounds per person. It .is now six pounds. Mutton and lamb have Just about held their own tn the 30 years, slip ping rather badly from 1914 to 1928, but staging a recovery along about mnri h'ne row about enual o' . . , , , the 1900 figure. h.cb was acten, pounds per person. BILL INTRODUCED PASSESJN HOUSE Practice of Keeping Recall Petitions On Ice for Politi cal Club Is Abolished Would Know Backers The long threatened recall attempt against Circuit Judge H. D. Norton of this Judicial district, and which has been one of the political clubs whirled in the political turmoil, was cited in the legislature yesterday, as convincing evidence that corrections of abuses of the recall are needed, before the people "in their disgust abollah it." The house, with but lour negative votes, passed a bill prohibiting the keeping "of recall petitions on ice, to be used as a club, and to make pub lic the names of individuals and groups who undertake recall of offi cials." ' Backers Would Be Known . Under this proposed law, the re callers and the contributors will be known the same as the official they are seeking to remove. The bill pro vides that three .months after filing the original petition the petition must be completed; all names being held by the official In charge and not turned back to the promoters. Only legal registered voters can sign or start a recall. By forcing petitions to be filed In 90 days and giving publicity to all contributors and the names of mem bers'0f;Tecair organizations', -the' rtiost flagrant abuses will be cured. The recall has degenerated Into a species of graft and racketeering, the house was repeatedly told. Norton Cose Cited The recall campaign against Judge Norton, was cited as an example of the abuses practiced in the name of reform. In a signed article in today's Oregon lan, by John W. Kelly, the local situation Is mentioned as fol lows : "For ten months In southern Ore gon Judge Norton has been shot at In the dark by recallers whose Identity has been veiled in mystery, said Rep resentative Miller, and it is time that something be done to show up the hidden- promoters of recalls. Repre sentative McCormack said that the grangers and others of his district want the recall law brought up to date." Would Remove Veil The new law would remove the shroud of secrecy from all recall peti tions, and reveal by publicity the ca?h contributors, if any, and the names of signers of recall petitions. In this county, the names of the fathers of the Norton recall remain (Continued on Page Three) BULLETIN SHANGHAI, Feb. 24. (Friday) In a upeedy reply to the Japanese ultimatum, (he Chinese government today refused to -withdraw Its troops from the province of "Jfehol, for the conquest of which the Japanese nl ready have started preliminary mill tary opera! Ion. "The fact that Japan not only Is bent on attacking and seizing Jelml but also declares that her military opernlions may be extended to North China. Is sufficient o prove that lier long -chert shed policy of aggression remains unchanged.'' the Chinese re ply said. JUDGEClfTO - GET MOTTS JOB SALEM, Feb. 23. Appointment of Judge Chas. H. Carey of Portland, former circuit judge of Multnomah county, ae state corporation commis sioner to succeed James W. Mot :, congressman-elect, will be announced by Governor Julius L. Meier before evening, it was predicted by well informed observers tn the legislative lobby this afternoon. Judge Carey was present In the lobby and the executive office this afternoon, but was non-committal regarding the appointmeht. Bingham To Be British Envoy WASHINGTON. Feb. 33. (fl5 Of fteiftl circles here heard today that Robert W. Bingham, the Louisville, K ' - puli:irr. d:::nil'.y hid tc: Present-, led Roosevelt I to be ambassador to London, Indicted John Drew, former city treas urer of Milwaukee, was indicted on charges of embezzling $500,000 in city funds. (Associated Press Photo) ROBINSON, A DRY, IS CREDITED AS REPEAL ENGINEER By PAUL MALLON (Copyrighted by MoClure Newspaper ; .. . syndicate.')- WASHINGTON, Feb 23. The man behind the guns In prohibition re peal was nobody else than that erst while dry -Democratic Floor leader Robinson. How he did it Is an inside tale reaching far beyond the prohibition Issue. It means Robinson's unques tioned retention as Democratic leader. It re-establishes his force as a guid ing power In congress. When Garner Is kicked upstairs to the vlce-presl dency, Robinson now will be the most Influential man in congress. Two nudges pushed him into ac tion. One 'came from the legislature of his state. It went on record for repeal a few days before his change of front. Some close friends suggest he had the legislature take that ac- tlon to open the way for what he did. That Is being denied, but not strongly. The second nudge Is supposed to have come from Mr. Roosevelt. That can never be proved, one way or an other. " Robinson went about his little coup with an air of enthusiasm which strongly suggests that he got the Idea for it himself before he was nudged by anyone. He lay low In the last Presidential campaign. There was considerable (Continued on Page Seven) MUM ON POLICY NEW YORK, Feb. 23. f William H. Woodln, secretary of the treasury for the Roosevelt cabinet, announced this morning that he was to have a noon conference with Ogden L. Mills, the Hoover treasury aecretary, "to get an Insight Into things." Wood in also disclosed that next week the planned to "disassociate" himself from all the companies of which he ts head or a director. He declined to discuss his proposed policies as treasury chief, but indi cated that practically all his time from now until Inauguration would be spent In familiarizing himself with the workings of the department he will heads Governor Dern War Secretary HYDE PARK. N. Y., Feb. 23. (AP) President-elect Roosevelt today named George H. Dern of Utah as secretary of war. The president-elect also announced selection of Rep. Lewis Douglas of Arizona, as his new budget director. 4 Oregon Cageman At Death's Door EUGENE, Feb. 23. iT) With George Horn A Stahl, Oregon basketball player, fighting a losing battle for life at the Pacific Christian hospital ! here, the University of Oregon basket- bull team left Thursday afternoon . tor Seattle. Sta.u is suffering from A ble Diieumoiua and his condition l described as critical. IS 5 DAYS' GRACE 10 ENTERDilURRER Pleas of Not Guilty Made at Hearing On Libel and Syndicalism Indictments Special Prosecutor Pleas of not guilty were entered lii circuit court thos morning before Judge George F. Sklpworth of Eu gene, to three Indictments one charging criminal syndicalism, and two charging criminal libel, by L. A. Banks, editor and publisher of the Medford Daily News. The not guilty pleas were entered with the proviso that Banks be given five days In which to file a demurrer to the Indictments. Banks, who ap peared as his own counsel, filed three motions, asking that the Indictments be quashed. The motions contended that the articles upon which the in dictments were based were, "within his constitutional right," and that the question involved was "the free dom of the press against public con demnation of public officials." Special Prosecutor planned. The court, from the bench, recom mended that a special prosecutor be named to hear the criminal syndi calism charge and that "the district attorney should not try the criminal syndicalism indictment. Deputy Dis trict Attorney George Nellson advised the court that a request had already been filed with the .governor, request ing that a special prosecutor be ap pointed. The court declared that the special prosecutor should be "In no way in volved in your difficulty here." At the opening of court, Judge Skip worth urged Banks to procure an attorney. The orchard 1st -editor re plied that "the illegal legal trust had closed the doors to him." Banks then read his motion to set aside the in dictments. -Should Get Attorney. ' Near the end of the Banks presen tation of his motion, asking that the, criminal syndicalism indictment be quashed, the court again "strongly urged" that he procure an attorney. The court suggested to Banks that through an attorney he present a general demurrer to the Indictments. Banks then acqulsced. The court granted five days in which to file the demurrer, with the privilege of withdrawal of the pleas. The court Informed Banks that he would Insure as far as the court could, a guarantee of his constitutional rights, "but the court can only go so far." The court held that the motions presented by Banks were not In legal order or form, but they would be admitted as part of the record. Judge Sklpworth fur ther stated that defendants In his court would be protected "In their constitutional rights." The court, aside from advising him to procure an attorney, gave advice as to the meth ods to pursue. The court hinted from the bench that the criminal syndicalism indict ment did not state sulflclent grounds to constitute a crfme. Argument In H Pays. Under the ruling of the court, ar gument on the demurrer to be f'.led by Banks will be heard in five days. Before granting this time, the court asked Bank; "Are you, sure this is sufficient time?" The entire proceedings required leas than 15 minutes. The court room was packed, with an overflow crowd In the hallway. Once, when a mild disturbance arose In the hall, the court rapped sharply for order, with the words: "Order must be maintained in the courtroom." Many of the audience remained to hear the naturalisation hearings con ducted by Circuit Judge H. D. Nor ton. Officers Attacked. Judge Sklpworth returned to Eu gene today. The demurrers and re ply by the state may be presented to him In briefs, and the court will make a written ruling. Separate demurrers, in ordinary )t- gal procedure, would be filed against each Indictment. The criminal syndicalism Indict ment was based on an article printed January 8, entitled "The Declaration of Independence." The criminal libel indictment were based upon articles entitled "Banditry" and "Judge Nor ton's Confession." In the first, the officers who seized newsprint In the News plant, on a writ of attachment, were rttlciawd. The second article excoriated Circuit Judge H. D. Nor ton for his address to the grand Jury. 4 Know In Pendleton PENDLETON. Ore., Feb, 23. AP) Some snow fell here lsst night, fol lowing a heavy wind and rain storm, but most of the fall had disappeared this morning. The temperature drop ped to S3 above during tie njgh.t Dam Dynamiting Claim Cited by Former Aide As Distortion Sample Examination of Site Yields no Evidence To Bolster Often Repeated Charge Bunkhouse Fire Another Lie . For a man who spends so iniioh lime cliUming llmt "truth" in Jurkson county Is published only In hi, newspaper, and that truth depends solely upon the Dally News for its existence here. L. A. Banks, editor of the Dally News presents a strange paradox. Banks presents the F. A. Bates. Aged Foots Creek Minor" case as one of the leading miscarriages of justice In Jackson county, wherein Bates Is supposed to have been the victim of a wicked conspiracy between officers and miners, and supposed to have been deprived of his property Illegally and Eates banished from the county. A shining example of one of the "truths" he presents In his newspaper to prove his case Is brought out by an interview with A. H. Clem ents, of Central Point, a mining man with whom Banks was associated in the Black Channel mine venture. No Dynamite Evidence. Bates and Banks have repented'? contended that the dams of Bates' reservoirs had been dynamited by the alleged "conspirators" In an effort to hinder work on the. Black Channel mine, and to drive Bates from his property. Banks has repeated these charges time and time again, refer ring to Bates as the "poor, aged man," whose reservoirs were dynamttod In a wicked conspiracy to deprive him of his property. Banks, together with Claude Ward. Banks' brother-in-law. George' Schu macher. Bates, and clel Clements and A. B. Clements, made an Inspection of the dams early last spring, when Banks first became Interested In buy ing the property, and the matter of the dynamltlntr was discussed and In vestigated. THE OHOUP OF men WENT TO THE DAMS. INSPECTED THEM, AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF DYNAMITING, Clement said this morning. Were washed Out. There was absolutely no evidence of dynamiting In the dams." Clem ents repeated. "The dnms were washed out when the reservoirs got full or water, due partly to gophers and moles digging through tne conns, ana , purwy lU tllW mn. uto In the dams had been there for years and had rotted." "I TOLD BarV. there was no evi 11. - .1,. . mhp, I dence of dynamiting," Clements said. "and he immediately came out In nis paper and announced that an Inspec tion trip of the dams had been made by experienced mining men, and that It was the UNANIMOUS opinion that the dams HAD BEEN DYNAMITED. "He has repeatedly stated since that the dams were dynamited." Clements continued, "when he KNOWS THAT THEY WERE NOTI There wan abso lutely no evidence of their ever hav ing been dynamited, but they did (Continued on Page Eight) KILLEJLAT MINE GRANTS PASS. Ore., Feb. 23 (API Crushed by a 300-pound boulder. Leroy Brubaker, 39. was killed Wed nesday at the Jackson mine near here. He was master of the Wlmer Grange. Bru baker and his brother-ln-l O. W. Ringer, were working With sluice boxes when an earthsllde started. Ringer escaped without In-Jury- Marion Co. Relief Committee Named SALEM. Feb. 23 (AP) One county committee to work with tne state un employment relief council was an nounced by Governor Julius L. Meter today that of Marlon county While others were being considered and names suggested, none have definitely been decided upon, he declared. He was busy today on names suggested for the Lane county committee. Portland Has Bootleg Feud PORTLAND, Ore., rtl. aa. nff Several men were held for question tng here today as the result of the wounding during the night of Forrest Bradley, who was attacked by two gunmen In his home. Police said the case was a flare-up between boot ledgers and hl-Jackers. -- TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 23. (API Rev. Edward L. Wolff, 69. a Method ist minister for 40 years, who re tired several yesrs ago, died today. He was a native of Pennsylvania and , cam to Washington 48 years ago. HEARING SLATED FRIDAY1R1G Circuit Judge W. M. Duncan of Klamath county will arrive this even ing to hear the receivership petition of the News Publishing Co., Lee Tut tle, president, against lx A. Banks, and the Medford News Publishing Co. Possession and collection of 11,000, assertedly due on payments for pur chase of the plant la sought. The case ts scheduled to start at 9:30 o'clock in the morning. Banks and the News. In an answer filed, allege fraud, and Banks entered a counter-claim averring money was due him from the original founders and owners of the plant. Judge Duncan was assigned to the case a week ago, when Circuit Judge L. a. Lewelllng of Linn county, origi nally, detailed to the trial by th state supreme court, announced that he would be unable to hear, because of pressure of Important court business in his own district. Judge H. D. Norton of this district, and Judge James T. Brand of Coos county have both been disqualified by filing of affidavits of prejudice by Banks. Two is the limit of prejudice affidavits that can be filed in a case. LUCKYlEDFORD GIRL ANNOUNCED IN 9 MORE DAYS Just nine more days, then the win ner of the Merchants-Tribune popu larity contest will be announced and the lucky Medford girls will begin preparations for their 1 delightful summer vacation trips. The winner will enjoy a cruise to Hawaii where she will enjoy nine glorious daya in Uncle Barn's lovely Island territory. They will be days filled with glamor ous adventure and pleasure, Jtoo, with alght-seelng trips around the Island and swimming at romantto Waiklkl Beach. In fact, Miss Medford will stay at the lovely Royal Hawaii an Hotel which overlook tho world famous beach. The second prlre winner will enjoy an equally delightful summer voyage, going from this city to Seattle where she will board a luxurious steamer for a voyage to Victoria, B. C, thence to San Francisco and home with stop overs filled with side trips and sight seeing tours. As a special award for the Medford girl securing the moat votes from Wednesday's tabulation to 0:00 oVlock Saturday evening a criwp .fl.00 bill will be given by the Mall Tri bune. This added award for three days work will prove an extra Incen tive for contestant to put forth ef fort for popularity ballots this week end. Members of Medford post 15, Amer ican Legion, are working out details of a great Popularity Ball which will climax the six weeks Merchants-Tri bune contest. Fifty-two well .known Medford business firms are featuring popularity votes on cash purchases and, as a special Inducement for the final days of the unique contest, these partlclpaVng concerns will fea ture exceptional values for thrifty southern Oregon shoppers who wish to make purchases and boost the showings of their favorite candidates for Miss Medford honors. Another tabulation will be featured in Friday's Mail Tribune and the staff of this paper Is now making a re-check of all ballots entered to date. All votes submitted are re tained so that a final check will be possible should a close race develop when final returns are announced on Saturday, March lib, PAIR WHO LOITER AT COURT HOUSE QUIZZED! THEFT Officers Deny Seven Ques tioned in Ballot Stealing Nearby Dwellers Give Tips on Strange Goingson The authorities. Investigating the brazen theft and destruction of of ficial ballots Monday night, donied the published report that seven men had been questioned. It was admitted that two men were held In custody for questioning. Their names were not revealed. They were, however, de scribed as "two of the lot who have been living at the courthouse the past month." The ballots were stolen some time Monday night. The next morning the ballot were to be counted In the election contest filed by former Sher iff Jennings against Sheriff Schermer- horn. When reported missing, the election contest automatically stop ped. Residents Give Tips. Valuable Information was secured yesterday from seven or eight resi dents living across the street, who heard the crash of the glass, and saw a group of men talking In the rear of the courthouse, shortly before mid night. Several watched the activity from their windows, and "were sus picion that something was going on." Other Information was obtained from people, who were outside spectators at the "Good Government Congress" meeting Monday night. A dozen re ported seeing knot of men earnestly conversing, and- that they surmised "something was in the wind," and they had the feeling "they were under guard." From all these sources, it has been established "there was more business than usual at the rear of the courthouse." . - An Inside Job. Authorities also further strength ened their contention that it was "an Inside Job," and that the ballot van dals were familiar with the basement and furnace room of the courthouse. It Is generally believed that the vault window was broken, as a camouflage, and that the perpetrators of the out rage worked exclusively from the in side of the courthouse. The 18 tops of the ballot pouches found hidden In a cranny beneath the courthouse Monday afternoon, fol lowing the discovery of readable por tions of the ballot In the furnace, have been photographed for finger print. The authorities would make no statement relative to the evidence and Information they have obtained, or give the names of those ques tioned. They aald "things were com ing along nicely." They would make no prediction a to when develop- (Continued on Page Eight) E SALEM, Ore., Feb. 23. (AP) Gov- evrnor Julius L. Meier today took an active interest in the adjournment of the legislature when he announc ed rejection of the proposal to recesB for a few week and urged the two houses to remain at their desks until work had been completed. It was Indicated the session can adjourn sine die the latter part, of next week. ELKS mTlMK 65TH ANNIVERSARY The 65th anniversary of the B. P, O. Elks will be celebrated tonight at the Slks' temple with an open lodce session to every member or No. uou, whether their cards are up to data or not-: An appropriate program has been prepared which assures everyone Rood time, special musio Including the band. Interesting tallta, etc. Ex alted Ruler Ftegel Invites and urges every member to be present. KIDNAPER CHASE LEADS TO SIDNEY, NEBRASKA SIDNEY. Neb., Peb. 23 (AP) Two Denver officers arrived here this afternoon In search for Chnrles Boettcher and., kidnaped, Denver proket. FEHL REFUSES TO RFC RELIEF LOAN County Commissioners Sign Application Without Judge Evils of Present Relief System to Be Wiped Out Deflnlt step were taken this morning by the county court to cor rect evils existing tn tne relief to the unemployed situation in this county. Upon application of Hamilton Pat- ' ton, chairman of the county relief work, he was granted authority to strike from the county commissary us unmes oi tnose not entitled to aid. Patton told the county court that of the 2000 families receiving county provisions, close to 300 would probably be stricken from the list a unworthy, patton was instructed to do this at once, acting with his committee and Mis Lillian Robert of the Red Cross. . Kyes Opened Patton told the county court that "hi eye had been opened up," and that he needed the backing of the county court. Patton told the county court that after names had been stricken from the list thoy had after ward obtained orders for provisions. Patton was instructed to strike the unworthy name from the list be fore March 1. , . County Judge Fehl wa not In at tendance at this morning's meeting. He held a conference today with Governor Meier at .Salem relative to relief work here. - Fehl Refuses to Sign The county court Tuesday night sent in Jackson county's application for Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion funds. County Judge Fehl re fused to sign the applfctalon but Commissioners Billings and Nealon did. It will amount to about 22,000 ' per month. , For several week there has been widespread complaint anent the is suing of provisions to "all comers" from the county commissary. It has been widely claimed that many am ply able to purchase their own have been procuring county lood. It wa reported that some had laid In large supplies of county food, . . (Continued on Page Five) 1 WILL KOGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal Feb.' 22. Carter Glass when he told the senate that the whole re construction finance thing was bad, told them exactly what every senator knew in his heart but didn't have the nerve to Hay. Every man, every industry, in the U. S. was hit by depres sion. Before you start dealing out public funds to help you should have first found out have wo enough money to give aid to everyone, every indus try. If not, I am not going to give part of them a sandwich , aud leave the rest go hungry. But no, they didn't do that. They started right in by help ing the bankers, so every man, woman and child in the U. S. thinks, and rightly so, that they have got as much right to get somo sort of governmcut aid as the bankers. Due to the lack ot foresight of our lawmakers, the bankers, the railroads and big business ' got the first U. S. dole and it . will never bo finished till the last one hundred and twenty . million reach in and get theirs, because they feel they got it ; coming. i No wonder Glass was too' smart to be treasurer. i IlMI MeNyiM jrndlt,. tn
