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I 1 Airplane Trip to San Francisco, Added Award, for Oleta Rogers AIL TEOUNE The Weather Paid-Up Circulation People who pay Cox their newspapers ire the beat prospects fox the adver tiser, a. B. O. oirculatloo la paid ap circulation. This newspaper is EBFORB Forecast: Fair tonight and Tuesday. Not much change la temperature. Temperature Highest Yesterday Lowest This Morning . , , , " Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, MOXDAY, ilAKCH 13, 1933, No. 300. Ml liv M M . IT . raj Bflii Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS SOUTHERN California ii shaken by what the early dlspatrhea de scribe as the wont earthquake In a century, and probably the worst In California's history, There may have been severer quakes but they were back in the days when there were not so many people to be killed or so muoh property to be damaged. CATASTROPHES, 'you see, are estl- mated In terms of loss of human life and damage to property owned by human beings. An earthquake out In the middle of an uninhabited des ert wouldn't mean' much, one way or another. FORTUNATELY very fortunately Indeed the fires that followed tha earthquake did not get beyond control. In San Francisco' tremen dous disaster in 1906, It was the fire thst did the greater part of the dam age. San Franciscans refer to 1906 as the year of the "great fire," rather than as the year of the earthquake. npHE sympathy of the entire nation goes out to Southern California In this hour of Its suffering. Hen In Southern Oregon, where our relation- ships with California are peculiarly close, our sympathy Is especially OSS of human life, of course, " comes first In Interest,, and It has been heavy. As these words are written, the total Is not known, but it is pitifully large." Damage to property, It la estlmat ed In early and not very reliable re ports, will run "into the millions, at the very least, and probably into the tens of millions." Tf ERE is a thought that at this moment seems mercenary; yet It occurs: There has been tremendous damage to property ohlefly buildings. These damaged buildings must be repaired, and the destroyed ones must be re built for It Is unthinkable that brave and great southern California will not proceed Immediately with the restoration of her beautiful cities. The task of rebuilding will require lumber In large quantities, and lum ber Is Oregon's principal manufac tured product. SUPPLYING this 'lumber will pro vide employment for many needy workers who now have no employ ment. it Is an odd thing, yet true, that human suffering and misfortune In one place sometimes help to alleviate human suffering end misfortune In another place. This life we live has many odd angles. ANY newspaper man will tell you this: News values are RELA TIVE. That is to say. what would be big news one day will be comparatively unimportant news on snother day. News that looks big one day will be pushed out of the picture by 3IQ OER news the next day. A WEEK or so ago, the Oregon legislature was big news, and we were all keenly Interested In Its do ings. Then along came the closing of the banks all over the country and we forgot all about the legislature. It adjourned on mday. after having done a pretty good Job, considering the dlf'kmlt task It faced, and the story of its adjournment was told In The somewhat goofy old nigger who butted his head against a wall "because It felt so good when he quit" was applying the same prin ciple. OST of the news In recent weeks has been unpleasant newa. and each succeeding acarehead has been a little more unpleasant than the preceding one. Fool opUmlsts, such as this writer. like to find something to feel better about. So. for the benefit of such, let us say that these succeeding un pleasant events that have been Saturday's papers. Which also con- SUmmai Eia teat, E TO YIELD LARGEREVENUE Approval Within Few Days Is Prospect in Congress Si 50,000,000 Return to Help in Balancing Budget WASHINGTON. March - 13. (AP) Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, Informed President Roosevelt late today that "we have the Totes to pass both the economy and beer bills. -Robinson expressed the opinion the senate would support the 3.3 per cent beer measure, and that not more than two days would be required for passage. WASHINGTON, Mar. 13. (AP) Democratic members of the house wars and means commit tee agreed today to write a bill legalizing beer of 3.2 percent alcohollo content by weight 'and named a subcommittee to com plete a draft bore nlsht if possible. WASHINGTON, March 13. (AP) In a surprise me; s?e of two sentences. President Roose'. asked congress todsy to erjet ..-.r and other bever age leim- v,;. Immediately. Der.-:K--,vlc leaders of both senate at"! iiouse let him know at once that th3;. would follow his recommenda tion. Vice-President Garner referred it to the senate finance committee. Speaker Ralney turned it over to the house ways and means com mlttee. . -. Means Big RevciruT. The prospect was that within i few days, both branches would ap (Continued on Page Five) Searchers Aorlnted Piens telephoto taken tfhe next sunrise. 1 ' A f&sihmiteit Sf I aWT, w,,.l,At,l M.r,,.-i.sr,ll.ili m i iMi'i.iSsy' vv-' t3rt....,Ms n iV;y - 1" " ,rr" ' " TsssaMaiMiiiiiiiiiiswiaiiww ntn -"Y , ,' lMii 4&zs -S&di re-wv-.v & "v4 Tun nlctiir taken at the scene show (left) a demollhed hotel In Co mptcn. Cel.. from wblrh seven person, neaped as It sa torn apart by eartn. iiuakese Right: searchers norklng desperately In recoterlng the dead tuna tha 6tockwel4 bulldlof if Comptop, shaken down by series of eaith goakz which t9fSS Spgttej5 QafprBje, iUto&Ui ffwj fteHXh Continued Earthquakes Rock Southern California LOCAL BANKERS AWAIT OFFICIAL Prospect for Wednesday Re sumption Is Consensus Scope of Operations Un known Until Arrival Word NKW YORK. March 13. (AP) Preparation for early resump tion of trading in the New York Stock Exchange were seen In Wall street today as the ex change ordered Its whole office forces to arrange clearance by tomorrow of all existing con tracts where delivery has been suspended. There was every Indication today that looal banks would be open for business Wednesday, bankers stated while awaiting Instructions from Portland, which hsd not yet arrived late this afternoon. With no word from the north, Medford bankers were unable to give out any definite Information regard ing what the next two daya will bring. They were expecting advice not later than tomorrow morning. . Under Just what plans they will operate following the opening, local Institution heads were also unable to say. Until advice Is received from headquarters, they will continue op erations under the restrictions estab lished last week,; serving the public as far as possible without oarrylng on regular business. '-: "All we know about It up to date Continued on Page Five) Scour Ruins for Victims of Earthquake at dawn In Compton, CaL, where seve ACTION FILLS AIR L Roosevelt Likened To Fam ous Kinsman In Emer gency Knock-out Blow Job Seekers Gives Laugh. Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper Syndicate. WASHINGTON. March 13. Altho everyone seems outwardly calm, and the new crowd la riding surprisingly easy In the saddle, there la action In the air at the White House, presi dent Roosevelt Is already being lik ened to his famous kinsman, Theo dore Roosevelt, who shot from the hip, "Bang! Bang I" With the panic at Its peak, with Walsh dead In the capltol. funeral servlcea awaiting the close of the In augural, flags flying at half-mast, and wlt& Cermak dying, the admin istration had a sorrowful beginning until F. D. cleared the atmosphere with his drastls order closing the bsnks. The next biggest surprise was the neat solar-plexua blow which F. D. gave to office seekers. This was also strongly reminiscent of the old T. R. (Continued on Page Three) 4 Kent Exchange Dictator. NEW YORK. March 13. (AP) Fred I. Kent, New York banker, was named foreign exchange "dictator" today pending resumption of exchange deallnga on a normal basis. ral lives were lost In earth tremors of Legal Holidays Will End Today Is Expectation SALEM, Mar. 13. (P) The ex ecutive office hero announced to day's legal holiday, closing banks and courts, was expected to be the last one proclaimed by the governor. PORTLAND, Mar. 13. P) Qov Meler today Issued a proclamation extending the banking holiday to cover Monday. Courts through out the state were to remain closed. WINNER OF THIRD PLACE TO El In recognition for the excellent showing msde by Oleta Rogers, the little "Flower Girl" In the Merchants Tribune popularity contest, recently conducted In this city, an airplane trln to San Francisco has been ar ranged through the co-operation and courtesy of tho United Air Lines. While in San Francisco she will be (Continued on Page Bight) -f- Conservator For Harriman Bank NEW YORK. Mar. 13. UP) The Harriman National bank did not open for business today when other. .Fed eral reserve members resumed opera tions and at the bank It was stated a conservator was present to take ohrage of the bank's affairs. the previous evening and Just belore BALLOTJUSPECTS D. J. Conner Taken Near Gold Hill Is Fifteenth Taken In Custody Was Leader in G. G. C. Outfit O. J. (Jean) Conners, "parliamen tarian of the Good Government con- m," reputed "L. A. BanXs guard," i and one of the "Green Spring Moun- tain Boys" was arrested by state police Sunday afternoon in connec tion with tne Drawn nut Dungiea theft of official ballots from a court house vault on the night of Monday. February 30. Couners wae the fif teenth man to be detained In con nection with flouting of constituted authority. Connera waa found In the Ooia Hill area, where he wae engaged In placer mining, and told authorities he had been out of touch witn me world, and did not know of the ballot burning charges and arrest He left this city two weeks ago, he said, IVas Active Worker Conners was an active worker In the "Good Government congress.' At the organizing meeting, he displayed an intimate knowledge of "Roberts Rules of Order." Authorities Intimated five or six more arreata are scheduled. 1 Except that they have an "airtight case,' and that "tracks were left like an elephant going through the snow, they refuse to divulge the nature or extent of the evidence collected. Signs were plentiful that the fed eral agencies are taking more than a passing Interest In the case, and have been for some time. They have been Investigating the bonds signers, as related to unpaid federal Income tax, It Is Indicated. It was reliably reported this morn ing that one of the bondsmen who Is (Continued on Page Eight) POETWER VICTIM OF AUTO EUGKNB, March 13. (AP) George Melvln Miller, founder of the city of Plorence and brother of the famed poet, Joaquin Miller, "Poet of. the Sierras," died at a Eugene hospital Sunday following an autora&.ille ac cident In which he was struck down as be was returning to his home one night two weeks ago. He waa born on a donation land claim near Eugene May 17, 1853. the youngest of five children. In 1887 he bought land on the Slu- slaw river near the coast and laid out the town of Florence. Much of his life was devoted to the promotion of Lane county, and It was through his efforts that the Florence -New York highway waa designated by the federal government. T TERMED ILLEGAL SALEM. Mar. 18. p) The act passM by the state legislature which would put the state on a warrant basis If and when the three members of the state board sees fit, was de cltred by Rufua C. Holman, state treasurer, as being "In direct viola tion of section 1, article 8, of the state constitution.' Holman, In a letter addressed to the governor and secretary of state, the other two members of the board, suggested that "In view of the crisis confronting me aa state treasurer In the handling of public funds that we cooperate in having the question here mlsed Immediately to be decided by the state supreme court TO RECEIVE $101,000 FROM R. F. C. WASHINGTON, March 13. (AP) Ths Reconstruction Corporation to day ordered emernency. relief loans of 413.308 to Michigan and aiol.000 to Oregon. The Oregon loan Is to be used In seven counties during Macoh Bank Opening Day Does Not Indicate Strength Status WASHINGTON, March 1 (AP) President Roosevelt remalna anx ious to Impress It upon depositors that even though their hanks do not open today there Is nothing to fear. After explaining the progressive plan for the reopenlngs banks In federal reserve cities today, In cities with "recognised" clearing houses tomorrow, and In the rest of the country Wednesday he said last night: "Let me make It clear to you that If your bank does not open tha first day, you are by no means justified In believing that It will not open. A bank that opens on one of the subsequent daya la In exactly the same status as tha bank that opens tomorrow." LEGION WILLING TO TAKE 25 P. C. CUT INBENEFITS WASHINGTON, Mar. 18. Op) The American Legion's national legislative committee in a statement late today said the Legion was willing to ac cept a 35 per oent "reduction In World war veterans' benefits." The statement, issued by Ray Mur phy of Ida Grove, Iowa, chairman of the committee, said: "The need for economy In govern mental expenditures la apparent,, and la fully recognised by the American Legion, "The administration ! pledged oy Its party platform to a 25 per oent reduction In such expenditures. "In the presence of existing con ditions and the need for such econ omy, the American Legion, unwilling1 that the basic structure of World war veterans' relief be destroyed, Is willing to make Its full contribution to sound national credit, and to the administration' efforts to rehabili tate suoh credit, by supporting a 35 per oent reduction In World war vet-; erans' benefits." i BEER1N0REG0N WOULDBE LEGAL SALEM, March 13. (AP) Should the national congress authorize 8.6 per cent beer, the manufacture of suoh beverage would be legal In Ore gon regardless of existing state laws. Oregon now has a law which makes unlawful tha possession of wort or mash for manufacture of Intoxicat ing beverages, but should the Vol stead Act be modified to define 3.6 per oent beer aa n on -Intoxicating, this state law would then not apply to mash or wort for manufacture of beer of that alcohollo content. Manufacture of 3-6 per cent beer In Oregon would be subject to federal regulation should congress pass the bill. CHAINSTORE TAX IS HELD ILLEGAL WAfiltlNOTON, Mar. 13 (F The Florida ohaln store tax was declared Invalid today by the supreme court In a case brought by Louis K. Lig gett company and others. Justice Roberts delivered the opinion. The supreme court hss upheld taxes on chain stores In several states and Roberts said the Florida would have been also upheld had It not provided distinctions as to counties. OEnTHliifFOR TALLAHASSEE. K Msrch U -(API Governor Dave Bholta of Plorl da today algned a death warrant call ing for the electrocution of Oluseppe Zsngsra at tha state prison at Ral- ford during the week of March 30. WA8HINOTOM. March 13WAP) The American government has ac cepted an Invitation to co-operate with tha League of Nations advisory commute 04 tba Blno-Japanes con- OF NEAR NOON TODAY, Third Day Since Start of Up heaval Sets Life Toll at 119 Crews Busy Re moving Dangerous Walls LOS ANC1KI.ES, Cal., March 13. (AP) The 381 h distinct quake of the southern California series was felt here at 11:30 a. m., today. It apparently was not strong enough to do much additional damage. LONO BEACH, Cal.. Mar. 13. OP) Colonel Charles W. Decker, city health officer of Los Angeles and medical coordinator for the quake stricken area, today issued an announcement oondemnlng falsa radio reports. The official statement ssld: "The general situation aa regards ssfety of the clvlllsn population Is suoh that relatives and frlenda throughout the world of those In the stricken earthquake 'areaa should havo no fears. "There Is no epidemic. There Is no danger of suoh a thing. "Water, sanitation, hospitalization and all forms of relief are safely pro vided, and adequately administered under orderly oontrol. "The ugly, unfounded rumors spread by quavering radio announc ers, starting soon after .the flr.it earthquake ahock JMday ' night In tho broadoast of terrorising messsges of tidal waves, vast death lists, fam ine, pestllenos and horrors that oould be conjured only In a terror atrlcken and Uninformed mind, ail were without foundation. 'There is no cause for alarm. 'Any alarmist resorta should be discounted. "My sanitary engineers, throus-h the entire district, report thst .tha domeetio water supply hss been chlorinated and la safe.' " . ' LONO BBAjOH, Oal., Mar. IS. JPi Red Cross officials today appealed to cne nation not to become hysterical aa a result of Inability to furnish Immediate reports of Injured. A check by the Associated Press of mor gues revealed but s bodies. Belief agencies listed mora than 3.000 missing, but due to tha fact that thousands fled the city after tho first shock, the list waa not conald- ' ered out of tha ordinary under tha circumstances. A complete list of the Injured wss expected to be released by nightfall. Hospitals reported that of the In jured only a amall percentage would likely succumb to Injuries. Work of clearing the debris went forward rapidly today In outlying dis tricts Deputy Coroner Arthur Don lln estimated the list of those killed outright will be approximately 800. LOS ANGELES, March 13. (API Dawn of the third day since tha catanlysmtc earthquakes of Friday brought another tremor which sent thousands of southern Callfornlana ' out of bed at 5:18 o'clock this morn ing and caused some 'small damage In Long Beach, scene of moat destruc tion. Telephones In police and news paper offices rang frequently for the first few moments ufter the lstest disturbance, bringing anxious quer ies. 11 nth Victim Counted There were no further cssualtles reported, although a short tlms be. fore the shock the coroner's office here reported the death of the ona hundred and nineteenth victim. . Henry Ufen, of Los Apgeles. Ufen died In the general hospital from Injuries received on Friday night when a deluge of bricks from a downtown building here hurled him Into the street and beneath tha wheels of an automobile. HLf was the fourth death reported within Los Angeles. The tremor this morning wss felt with varying Intensity In all of tha devaatated areaa but the only report of damage came from Long Beach, where about 83 were killed In the original earthquake. A section of tha coping of a large department store fell Into the street at Broadway and Pine In tha heart of the central business district of the beach city No one waa hurt. (Continued on Page Five) 1 A CORRECTION By mlatske, the price of Oleo was listed In tb Safeway ad In Itlday'a Mall Tribune at Se jr )b. Tbla price should hav been Sc. Tho price of Jettuca should hava been 80 per head lnstesd of c This transposition of prices was ao erroc
