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PJGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSD'AT, MlY 3, 1933. PREVENTED FROST F Monthly metsoroloRlcsl notes for April as compiled by W. J. Hutchison. local meteorologist, show seasonable spring weather prevailed In the vl clnlty of Medford during the greater portion of April. Overcast skies and broken cloudiness predominated through the month with the result' Ins minimum of damaging frosts, Some frost Injury to fruits occurred on the morning of the 0th when the minimum temperature reached Its lowest point for the month at 26 de grees. Lower temperatures on that date were reported from orchards in the colder locations, however. It was reported that no commercial damage resulted. Except lor tne com penuu on the 9th when orchard heating was quite general in the valley, the month passed with only an occasional light firing In the colder localities being necessary. Temperatures were mostly season able, as an average. However, maxi mums were somewhat variable, rang ing from the highest of 84 degrees on the 27th to a lowest maximum oi 44 degrees on the 17th, making I range of 40 degrees In dally high tenv peratures. The range in dally lowest temperatures was not so pronounced. A monthly lowest was recorded at 26 degrees on the Otb; the highest mini mum occurred on the 36tn at 40 de grees a range of ID degrees. Occasional light rains fell through out the month, but due to the small amount of water falling and the dry- nsss of the soil, were of little value to crop growth. On the 29th, while light showers were felling in the greater portion of the valley, heavy rain squalls, covering limited 'ireas. visited foothill orchards and the Table Bock region. Precipitation as a total for the month fell far below normal: a total of 0.63 Inches as com pared with the normal of 1.29 Inches. The seasonal total also suffered by the deficiency and at the close or April totaled 13 32 Inches subnormal by 2.22 Inches. During the storm of the 16th rain turned to snow and, although some snow melted as It fell, it was possible to get a measurement of 0.5 Inches, The occurrence of measurable snow In April Is very In frequent, as is Indicated by the fact that weather records since 1911 show but two previous yesrs with measur able snow in April. Wind velocities aversged slightly higher for the month than Is usually experienced In the valley. A total wind movement of 4808 miles was re corded for. April, averaging 6.7 miles per hour. The highest velocity at tained was registered at 30 miles psr hour on the 29th. Prevailing winds were from the northwest. Bolar and lunar halos were occa sionally visible during the month, a few being fairly bright and distinct. Hall occurred (or a short time during the storm of the 16th. Hnll wss siso reported as having fallen In some localities on the 29th. Light frosts were observed on several mornings. Max. Mln. Mn. Pre, Meteorological Report May 4, 1933. - Forecasts. Medford and vicinity: Showers to night and Friday; temperature some what below normal. Oregon: Forecast same as for lled-ford. Local Data. Lowest temperature this morning. 46 degrees. CHAMPION DEBATE TEAM IS AT ROTARY IE Temperature a yesr ago today: Highest, 63; lowest, 46. Total precipitation since Septem ber 1, 1932, 13.81 Inches. Relative humidity at 6 p. ra. yes terday. 79; 6 a. m. today, 82. Sunset today, 7:13 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow, 5:03 a m. Sunset tomorrow, 7:14 p. m. Obserratlons Taken at 5 i 120 Meridian Time, Olty IFF S 2 Boston Cheyenne Chicago Eureka Helena Los Angeles 76 MEDFORD ... New Orleans New York Omsha ... Phoenix Portland Reno ...... Roseburg Salt Lake San Pranclsco.. 62 Seatle ......... 64 Spokane .. 68 Walla Walla 64 Washington, D.O. 73 7S ni 40 32 M Rain 44 40 .44 P.Cdy. 66 46 .43 Oloudy 46 34 .02 Cloudy 62 .... Clear 63 46 .37 Cloudy 80 72 .. Clear 70 48 1.26 Clear 60 44 ... Cloudy . 74 64 .... Clear .......... M 46 .14 Cloudy ... 60 44 .... P. Ody. 66 44 .18 Cloudy 48 42 .10 Clear 60 Cloudy 44 .22 Cloudy 46 T. Cloudy 48 .12 Cloudy 64 .01 Cloudy OF FEDERAL RELIEF ACTIVITY t s s 4 5 t 8 10 11 12 18 14 16 16 IT 18 19 20 21 32 38 34 38 26 37 38 39 30 74 83 75 71 76 , 63 49 48 68 63 61 66 77 77 62 47 44 64 70 74 78 81 77 76 83 77 84 73 63 60 64 60 68 43 57 62 42 42 40 41 50 60 56 68 62 40 38 46 62 65 69 68 60 68 48 61 64 68 46 Clear Clear P.Cdy. Clear Clear P. Cdy. P. Cdy. P. Cdy. Clear Cloudy Oloudy P. Cdy. Clear P, Cdy. P. Cdy. Cloudy Oloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear P. Cdy. P. Cdy. Cloudy P. Cdy. Clear P. Cdy, Oloudy Cloudy Mean 66.3 37.2 61.8 V. F. W. LAYS CLAIM TO FIRST (Contributed.) Tint among veteran organisations to conduct a nation-wide poppy sale and the first organization to adopt tfte policy of distributing pop plea made eicluslvely by disabled ex-ser-Ttoe men, the Veterans of Foreign wan of the U. S. makes no conces sions to claims to the contrary. Although poppten made a previous appearance In a few scattered com munities, they were Introduced on a nation -wide scale for the first time by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. 8. In 1033. When the public from coast to coast demonstrated Its preference for the poppy as the appropriate mem orial flower of the nation, attempts on the part of other organisations that year to abandon the poppy by popularising other aymbolto blossoms were Immediately forgotten. Ifte suc oesa of the V. F. W. distribution of popples bad convinced them that the little flower of Flanders field origin could not be replaced. LAKE COUNTY PAYS . FIRST HALF TAXES flALXM, May 4.(AP) Lake coun ty was the first county of the state to make payment of state property tax moneys for the first half of the year. Tieasurer Rufus C, Holman an nounced here today. The turn of t&OOO was received from Lake county to apply on the tax levy made on that county. Belief extended through federal committee located In the various counties Is given out on basis of acuta, need and In addition to, not In lieu of, all available resources of the family, Just as the federal gov ernment Is putting money in the counties, not In substitute to county funds, but In addition to all avail able resources, Is the explanation of the relief situation made here by O, W. Reynolds, field representative of the state relief committee.' . Mr. Reynold was here from Oorval- lis for the day conferring with t,.e local relief committee, located in the city hall, and offering suggestions to aid the progress of the work. The local relief committee la rap Idly neorlng completion of Its task In the selection of men to enter the civilian conservation corps ' to be engaged In reforestratlon, he stated Snlxty-nlne men will be drawn from this county to compose a part of the 3000 Oregonlans to be employed by the government. The men are se lected according to population, and while the number going from Jackson county Is small, the benefits to be derived by this region are far from minor, Mr. Reynolds stated today, From the number of forest camps to be established In southern Oregon, this county and olty will benefit greatly, the state leader pointed out, The forests will be Improved, fire protection will be established and much money will be spent here In the purchase of supplies for the men. 300 of whom will be placed In each camp, the first of which will be es tabllahed on the Apple gate. The men will be given a caeh al lowance of $30 a month and of Vils amount will make a 3S allotment to dependents. In this manner many dependents will be taken off the re Uefltst of the county, Mr. Reynolds explained. Many people coming to the relief offices, he stated, are registering for work, rather than relief. The com mittee Is primarily Interested In re lief of destitution and In disbursing this relief the committee Is Insisting that sll able-bodied people work for what they get. With this statement. Mr. Reynolds explained again that the relief Is giv en on a basis of actual need in addi tion to and not In lieu of all avail able resouces of the family. Real estate or tBurano Leave It to .Jones, Pbona 790, When Old Ironsides sails Into Ores cent City harbor today the old frig ate will arouse for one who yester day had hopes, but little prospects of oeing at the harbor, many fond mem ories, dating back to 1&80. It was In that year that Mrs. W. H. Brown went aboard the V. A. A. Constitution. She was a little girl of la and had corns to Boston harbor from away out tn Iowa. Her father was an importer of French horses. Mrs. Brown said yea terday. and on that trip to the east ern harbor to receive hla cargo, took her with him. Old Ironsides was In the harbor, and the little girl from the middle west i among the many who visited tt. About all she can remember now is the beauty of the great sails, wafting heavenward, sallora In white, scrub bing the decks end the strains of military music, which welcomed vis itors. Mrs. Brown had planned to motor to Crescent City for a second glimpse of the ship today, but rainy weather sort or interrupted her plana as well as those of the famous frigate. She still had hopes this morning and may be making her aecond call on the V. 8. A. Constitution when the Mail Tribune goes to press. An Interesting and Instructive pro gram wss en loved by members of the Medford Rotary club at their regular weekly meeting Tuesday at the Hotel Medford. The program, in charge o: Rotarlan George Smith, principal of the . local high school, presented the Medford high school debating team, winners of the western Oregon cham pionship, who were guests of honor at the luncheon. Members of the team. Elizabeth Ferry, Frances Ferry and Dolph Janes, were Introduced by Ralph Bailey, coach of the Medford forensic classes. Prof. Bailey announced that the Med' ford team would meet the Pendleton debate team In the state finals Sat urday at Corvallls The debate will be broadcast over station KOAC at 7:30 p. m. The debating team from Medford will consist of the Misses Ferry, Mr. Janes being unable to compete, due to illness. The question for debat will be, "Resolved, that at least 50 per cent of all state and local reve nue should be collected from sources other than tangible property." In the Rotary club program tne affirmative side of the question was presented by Elizabeth and Frances Ferry, who handled their subject in a comprehensive and convincing man ner. Many lnterestlg facts were brought out by the speakers, who told of the urgent need for. tax reform to shift part of the present heavy bur den from the property owners. Tho fact that the annual coat of govern ment has increased from three bil lion dollars to 14 billion dollars, or $000 for every family In the United States was a revelation to many lis teners. This means that one day's Income out of every four goes for the cost of government, according to the speakers. Some excellent reasons for the shifting of the present prop erty tax burden to the Income and sales tax were developed by both speakers. The annual rollcsll of the Jackson County Health association was an nounced by Hamilton Pat ton, who urged the support of the local Ro- tarlans. President Lantls told of plans for the Intercity meeting of the Southern Oregon Rotary clubs, scheduled for May 17, at Medford, Murray Hill, noted speaker, will de liver the principal addres sof the evening. Quests at the luncheon were the Misses Elizabeth and Frances Ferry, Dolph Janes, Ralph Bailey, C. J. Toy and T. W. Delrell of Klamath Falls. STOLEN PETUNIAS Some thefts are designated as mis demeanors. Not so (at least in a biased corner of one legal cranium), the nocturnal plucking of petunias. Such a dastardly crime, thinks At torney Frank DoSouza, should fall under the heading of grand larceny, and be termed a felony. This extreme state of mind on the part of Attorney DoSouza, began with bed of petunias Frank's bed. He planted them himself (and they were 13 honeys). Came the night, and Frank looked tenderly over the new flower-bed be fore he entered the house and crewl- ed Into his own. Dawn found the enthusiastic attorney -gardener out side to take another look. But alas, three of the choice plants were gone. "And they call kidnaping a crime," sighed Frank as he refilled the gap ing holes which once cradled trip lets of the petunia world. F FOR U. S. GOODS PARIS, May 4 AP) The minis try of finance has prepared to Im pose shortly a IS per cent surtax on American goods. The decree, It was learned. Is ready for signature, to be Issued when the dollar approaches 30 francs, which of ficials expect. Thla surtax already la effective on British and Japanese goods because of depreciated exchange. It cannot be Increased without par liamentary authority which Premier Daladler wss reported contemplating. ISHBEL WATCHES FIRST LADY KNIT 1:L. -. f V ; - .... . Ishbel MacDonald (right), daughter of the visiting British prime minister, displays keen interest in the knitting done by Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt "between times." (Associated Press Photo) L HAS FINE RECORO LINDBERGH READY FOR MEANS TRIAL Ralph Moody, member of the dis trict attorney's force, who Is helping prosecute L. A. Banks and Edith R. Banks In Eugene for the killing of Constable George Prescott, and who was yesterday appointed special pros ecutor by Governor Julius Meier, has hod one of the most Illustrious ca reers of any attorney tn Oregon Moody moved to Medford to take up law practice about three years ago. After years of practice in the Ore gon courts, where he was considered one of the outstanding trial lawyers in the state, Moouy was named chief counsel for the Southern Pacific com pany, with offices In Portland. After many years In that position, Moody was appointed assistant attorney- general, and spent several years in Washington. D. O.. In that capacity. A break in health caused Moody to retire from the rigors of such an active practice, and move to the mild southern Oregon climate, where he has since regained his health and his former aggressiveness. With his wealth of experience and hla knowledge of criminal law, Moody was considered one of the most valu able members of the prosecution staff. He worked with W. 8. Levens. special prosecutor, who died in Eu gene .Tuesday morning, almost day and night, while the case was being prepared here. '. ASHLAND ILL L START m WA8HINTON, May 4. fAP) The Post ssid today that Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh has given assurances that he will be ready and willing to testify next Monday when aston B Means and Norman T. Whltaker are brought to trial on charges of con spiring to steal 3 5,000 from Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean. - Means already has been convicted of taking $104,000 from Mrs. McLean In return for which he was supposed to effect the recovery of the kidnaped Llndberg baby. Fender and body repairing. Prices right. Brill Sheet Metal Works. OLD PEOPLE LIVE LONGER at the CONVALESCENT HOME 153 Granite St., Ashland D, ORTLAND offers NOTHING FINER IN HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS DdNMOORG Yi il ASHLAND. Msy 4 (Spl.) Opera tion of the Moon Lumber Mill will stnrt May 15. the plant having been leased by Elmer Powers, well-known lumberman oi this district, who has contract to deliver 5.000.000 feet or box lumber to he Sctzer Box com psny of Sacramento. The order Is sufficient to Insure operation of the mill for four months snd represents in the neighborhood of ,50,000 In payroll and cost of operation. Contract for the cut was signed yesterday snd today Mr. Powers, with xorce or men, started such repair work as Is necessary on the mill. Including loggers, truckers, etc.. men In the woods and at the mill, ine .lining of the contract will pro vide employment for between loo snd 135 men for the four months' period. Log. will be brought to the mill from the Dead Indian and Oreen sprlng mountain district. tflK 't Raps' , mmvmi i 1 FIRST DEGREE NOT UNKNOWN VERDICT FOR LANE COUNTY Three men have been officially convicted and hanged in Lane county for murder, according to records on file at the historic Lane county court house. The last was Albert Brown lee, hanged May 17, 1927, for the murder of a storekeeper, Eaton Hook er, while robbing Hooker's store. The two other men hanged were Claude Bran ton, who killed John A. Linn and burned Linn's body while attempting to rob Linn of his cattle. Branto was hanged May 12, 1899. Elliott Lyons was hanged April 17. 1903. for shooting and killing Sheriff W. W. Withers, while resisting arrest. The case of Lyons 1 the only 'one that parallels the L. A. Banks case, except that all three hangings oc curred In the months of April and May. Old-timers around Eugene vaguely remember other hangings, but only three of them have the legal stand ing necessary to warrant recording In this county flies. Lane county's earlier hangings take on the same glamour as many of Jackson county's esrly day parties, when Justice was meted out in swift but flnsl measure. Jackson county's partisans In the political war, which ended with the killing of Officer George Prescott by L. A. Banks, have been wondering about the strategy used by Banks' attorneys In asking a change of ven ue. Lane county records show, how ever, that Lane county has had Its share of extreme penalty verdicts. McKEE RENOUNCES POLITICAL CAREER NEW YORK. May 4. (AP) Jos eph V. McKee, w.ho succeeded James J. Walker for a brief period as mayor of New York and who was the chief hope of the anti-Tammany forces la the November election, renounced his political career today. He accepted the presidency of the Title Guarantee and Trust company. Build Up the Blood IT THEN1 nervous V V and in need of a blood tonic when i you're anfemie.l weielit below normal and you feel tired out and weak, fol low the advice of Mrs. Herman Wk-kv man of lilGO Berry St.. Salem. Oregon, who says: 'I have taken Dr. Pierce Golden Medical .Discovery off and on for a nutubt-r of years as a builder and a blood tonic. Whenever I feel played out and my appetite becomes poor and I get notrouF. I know It's time to take th 'IlKcovery and it never falls to help inc." Sold by all druggists. Writ to Dr. Plrec CllmU, Paffal, N. V., for (no dlaai adrteo f1 wtrmned for Win. 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