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MEDFOKL), OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933.
No. 49.
The Weather
forecast: Unsettled with occasional
light rains tonight and Friday.
Moderate temperature.
Highest yesterday M
Lowest this morning ...... 3.1
1
M
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
THE senate banking committee, by
a voto ol 11 to one, puts It.
O. K. on the Glass banking bill,
which Includes Insurance of deposits
NEXT YEAR.
That Is to say, it the bill passes
congress In Its present form, and Is
signed by the President, deposits In
the bsnks will be Insured within
year.
WHAT does Insurance of bank de
posits mean? Is It somewhat
similar to government guarantee ol
deposits?
It Is similar In purpose and ef
fect, "but not the same In practice.
Under government guarantee, the
government would get behind the
banks, and If the bank failed to pay
the depositor the government would
psy blm.
Under the Insurance plan, a tax
of some sort, or an assessment, would
be levied against all deposits. This
tax, or assessment, would be used to
build up a guarantee fund, which
would be used to pay depositors in
failed banks.
As long as the fund lasted, de
posits would be guaranteed,
WHAT Is the idea of postponing
Insurance for a year?
Well, presumably It la to give time
to build up the Insurance fund
although that Is guesswork on this
writer's part.
The country hasn't been told much
as yet about the Olass banking bill
and Its purposes. It Is an exceed
ingly important piece of legislation,
and' apparently It hasn't yet been
whipped into anything like final
shape.
THE farm strike, wc read, has
been called off.
That Is sensible. If farming can
be helped by legislation, the farm
relief bill which President Roosevelt
has Just signed ought to do It. Cer
tainly no greater powers have ever
been given to one man. since this
nation was founded, than the farm
relief bill gives to the secretary or
agriculture.
We couldn't go much farther in
the way of legislation than wo have
already gone. The leaders of the
so-called fram strike . couldn't very
well ask for more than has already
been done, so, If they are wise, they
will wait and see what happens.
MEANWHILE, there la talk of dol
lar wheat. Here on the Pacific
coast. 75-cent hops are already
reality, and It isn't Impossible that
the price of hops may go to a dol
lar before the new crop comes In.
Within the past few days, we sre
beginning to hesr talk of 35-cent
wool. As these words are written,
a few scattering sales have been
made at 30 cents.
13 THIS the result of the new farm
relief hill and Its Inflation rider?
It may be. This writer, for one,
Isn't well enough Informed to feel
competent to say. No one really
knows Just what etfect the EXPEC
TATION of Inflation has had on
prices of farm products.
We haven't really had. you know,
very much Inflation as yet. We have
merely been talking about It.
wanr wheat, vou will note, has gone
D ... In nthM- countries, aa well
aa here. These other countries are?.it
directly affected by OUR Inflation
plans.
Hons are skyrocketing, NOT be
cause of Inflation, but because of
the sudden change brought about by
legalized beer, which boosted demand
In the face of a sharply limited sup
ply.
There are reasons for believing
that chsneed conditions of supply
and demand are responsible for re
cent rises In the price of wool. It
looks now as If the government,
through Its various loan agencies,
has Its hands on some 70 to 80 per
cent of the available wool supply
and that, by Its recent consignment
order. It may be moving to bring
about a seller's msrket.
That Is to say. It may be that
wool buyers are realizing that the
available supply of wool Isn't large
and that the bulk of the supply la
held In strong hands.
That may be why the buyers af
bidtlmj up the prlcn. Jtirl as. m;r?
Continued cm Pag. Six)
ENTER RESIDENCE
Arguments Begun By State
Neighbors Hit Defense
Eye - Witness Testimony
Final Words From Stand.
EITrW.NK Ore.. Mav 18. (API The
case against Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn
A. Banks has been completed and
closing arguments began at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. The Medford ex
m.hn.w an, hi. wife are accused
of the first degree murder of Oeorge
J. Prescott, Jackson couniy con
stable. Th., tatA iindrl Ua rebuttal with
the appearance of two witnesses this
morning. R. o. ucepnenson,
ford lumberman, appeared to refute
the etatements of John Wheeler.
farmer, who had claimed to be an
eye witness to the tragedy. Steph
enson testified he saw Wheeler near
the court house before and alter
no Bhnotin. and that the farmer
could not have been an eye witness
nor have entered the Banks house
as he had testified.
Neighbor Saw No One
Mrs. Vivian McCulston. who re
sides across the street from the
Banks house, testified she ran into
the vard as soon as she heard the
shot that killed Prescott. She look
ed up and down the street and did
not see snybody. she said. The de
fense had Introduced four "eye wit
nesses" who claimed they were m
front of the house at the time of
the murder.
Tn it. .iir-rebuttal the defense
again Introduced Walter Jones, may
or of Rogue River. He denied hav
ing been within five blocks of the
Pacific Record-Herald building on
the morning of the tragedy. Sam
Carey, of the News Publishing com
pany which ' was then headquarter
ing there, had testified that Abner
Cox and Jones had been at the of-
II ..nlt a tatanViftn mil Came
irom Mrs. Banks saying Prescott had
been killed, cox ciaimea to
been In front of the Banks house
as an eye-witness.
Wheeler nl
.Tnhn whiir wax to hsve been
recslled to the stsnd for the de
fense but was ill In bed ana couia
not come for rebuttal.
nnth thji fttnt and defense restea
their cases and Judge O. F. Skip
worth gave Ralph Moody, chief
n-nuvtihAr until 2 o'clock to pre
pare his opening statements. Moody
plans to outline the states esse m
his first appearance and to save
the oratory for his final closing
arguments after the. defense has
spoken.
Three lawvers will n eaa ior w.
and Mra. Banks. Charles Hardy.
Eugene attorney, will open and will
be followed by 'Joe Hammersly of
Portland, with Prank Lonergan, also
of Portland, as the final defense
speaker. The atatute which limits
,h, Hjfnu n two sneakers was
waived by Judge Sklpworth with the
permission of the state.
Moody win be tne oniy siavc
sneaker. It la expected the case
will go to the Jury some time Sat
urday.
rniirtrnftm Parked
The courtroom was packed again
today as the final snow were nreu
from the witness stand. All of the
evidence has now been assembled and
it Is for the opposing lawyers to
Interpret It to the Jury the state
hnwinv r.h nnnks and his wife
planned to shoot Prescott snd set
a trap for him a tne floor, tne oe
foi ihnwlne that Banks had plan
ned a mountain trip, had a rifle
handv. and shot the officer during
a moment of "transitory Insanity"
when the officer tried to break into
hi hnmit
Judge Sklpworth. in an informal
talk with the lawyera after the Jury
had left the courtroom, discussed
the law as It applies to the death
of Prescott.
"T want, tn h Stir, that the right
Interpretation is placed on the law
by both sides of the esse in sppeai
Irig to the Jury," Sklpworth aald.
Officer Has Rleht
"The statute holds that an olfi
Hh warrant for a man's ar
rest may break open any door or
portal If entrance la refused." Sklp
wnrth explained. "The defense la
introducing two pleas in the esse.
temporary insanity,' and seii-oe.
The record shows thst Prescott
did have a warrant for Banks' ar
rest snd thst the arrest was lawful.
The statute provides that an offi
cer may break an outer floor or win
now to caln entrance.
"The defendant would be able to
plead self-defense only In the) event
that the mftloer was using more
fcrce then necessary, or had threat
ened tt. defendant and was at
tempttiy y commit a felony on his
person.
It will be for the Jury to decide
whether or not this wss the case.
Mrs. Bsnks testified thst Prescott
didn't say a word at the door. Even
though Pr-sott was a trespasser.
, ...... ... r,f't th
i would have no :g ht to kill htm.
Continued pa Page SevenJ
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FIVE
VALLEY Y0UTH1S
BENEFICIARY OF
LOS ANGELES, May 18. (AP)
The $5,000,000 fortune of Miss Mar
garet Keith, eccentric 49-year old
recluse, who had orchestra mualc
played and flowers placed beside her
body for several days after her re
cent suicide, will go to a 37-year
old nephew, Albert C. Allen Jr., of
Central Point, Ore., It was disclosed
In the 330-word will to be filed
probably today.
The terse document which names
the Security First National Bank of
Los Angelea as executor and trustee,
bequeaths the entire estate to young
Allen, with the exception of a few
minor bequests to several other rel
atives, all of whom are described in
the will as "In good financial con
dition."
Heir to a large Utah mining for
tune. Miss Keith hid herself from
the world behind the barred gate
of her Palos Verdes estate. 33 miles
south of here, and finally ended her
life In her Beverly Hills mansion a
few weeks ago. .
"I think the amount Is way over
drawn," and "It's nothing to get
excited about," was the answer of
Albert C. Allen, Jr., of Central Point.
known here as "Jim" Allen, when
interviewed this afternoon concern
ing the five million dollar estate left
him by his mothers sister, Miss
Margaret Keith of Los Angeles.
'As far as I know, there's nothing
I can do about It." young Allen
said, "because It's In a trust, and
I won't be able to get any of It for
seven or eight years."
Allen graduated from Medford high
school several years ago, and since
has been farming with his father.
well known Rogue River orchardlst.
For the past three years. "As a mat
ter of necessity" Allen had been aid
ing his father on his pear orchard
'Lafalot on the Rogue.'
The young man, tall and quiet,
who doesnt have a telephone at his
ranch home, has written numerous
stories, many of which have been
printed In western magazines. He
said he had not written anything
lately.
Allen has a sister, Mary Allen of
Los Angeles, who he said, might also
have received some of the property
Young Allen married Eva Jester or
Rock Point. They have a son Albert
C. Allen III, age 3 years.
ARE ADDED FOR
E(
Information was received at the
Civic Conservation Corps headquar
ters this morning by Major Glare H.
Armstrong, stating that six new
camps will be estabusned in this
are, two In Josephine county, one
In Jackson county and three ir
Klamath county, he announced
Whether or not these camps are re
placements for formerly designated
spots, ot if they will be in addition
to the 18 already announced, was not
known by Major Armstrong.
Two tight trucks and two heavy
trucks were scheduled to arrive by
train this afternoon from flan Fran-
elsoo. Major Armstrong said. He
stated thst no Information had
reached him whether or not some of
the camps are to be occupied
morrow.
Medical 3erg-ant H. C. Schmaller
of Fort Worden. Wash., arrived this
morning to take up duties In eon
nection with the corps.
ttsjor Armstrong saM the forestry
service la ooperating in every way
possible, and their assistance in help.
irve the army unit has been greatly
appreciated.
Major Gearhart and Lieutenant
Jones )fte tnl mornln on a
eonnoltrtng trip up to and Including
the Plttol crefc camp. Lieutenant
; r.. o' V.-.t. company of cnein'Ts
(win leav on a similar trip covering
sampa to the wee.
Prohi Repeal Fund Public Works
MILLION
BASEBALL
National
R. H. B.
Philadelphia 3 6 8
Pittsburgh 6 15 3
Rhem, Elliott snd Davis; Swetome
and Padden.
R. H. B.
0 10
16 0
Boston .
Clnclnntt .
Frankhouse and Hogan; Johnson
and Hemsley.
New York
3
Chicago
0 6 1
Schumacher and Mancuso; Grimes,
Malone and Hartnett.
American
Detroit I S 3
New York . 6 6 0
Sorrell and Hayworth; Allen and
Dickey.
St. Louis 8 8 0
Boston - - 3 6 0
Coffman, Gray and Shea; We Hand,
Kline. Welch, McLaughlin and Fer
rell. FORESTRY CHIEF
LAUDS CHAMBER
AT FORI MEET
One hundred and seventy-five resi
dents 'of this city gathered at the
Hotel Medford. today noon, for the
forum luncheon of the chamber of
commerce, one of the largest and
most enthusiastic gatherings In the
history of the organization, to hear
the address of Major Clare H. Arm
strong, officer In command of the
base concentration camp In the civic
conservation corps.
B. E. Harder presided as chairman
of the luncheon and introduced
Major Armstrong and two other
members of his staff; Major Blbig
haus in command of medical Inspec
tion, and Major Gearhart, Infantry.
E. C. Solinsity, superintendent of the
Crater Lake national park, Hugh B.
Rankin, supervisor of the Rogue
River national forest, and Karl Ja-
nouoh, assistant supervisor, were also
Introduced by Chairman Harder aa
having been Instrumental In bring
lng the base concentration camp to
this city.
The activities of W. S. Bolger,
president of the Medford chamber,
and A. H. Ban well, secretary, were
highly praised by Mr. Harder and
Major Armstrong In hla address. It
was through the energies of these
two men. Mr. Harder stated, that
Medford was recommended aa loca
tion of the camp. Their efforts to
bring the post to Medford at first
appeared hopeless and It was not
until Major Armstrong arrived that
they realised their hopee had been
realized.
Appreciation of the cooperation ot
the chamber of commerce was voiced
by Major' Armstrong In hla outline
of activities to be carried on by the
government here In the operation of
the conservation corps camps to be
served by Medford.
"I am much pleased to have this
opportunity to speak to you leading
buslneas men of this city.' First and
foremost I wish to thank you and
the entire community for the won
derful welcome and spirit of friend
liness we have received on every
hand." Major Armstrong declared in
opening hla address. "You are for
tunate in having such two fisted go
getters and 'can do' men aa Mr. Bolg
er and Mr. Banwell at the head of
the chamber of commerce. They have
worked day and night since my ar
rival to provide for our needs."
Major Armstrong also compliment
ed Medford upon being chosen as the
base camp, stating that they city
would enjoy a steady flood of cash.
Announcement of the spring con
cert of the Medford Gleemen was
made by George Henselman, who
urged all luncheon guests to attend
the program one week from tonight.
FIRST Of FORESTERS
MAB0KFTBIJD. Ore., May IB-
The first contingent of the federal
civilian conservation corps to be as
signed to southwestern Oregon for
ests will arrive tomorrow morning
from the training camp at Fort Lewis.
Thirty nfen will comprise the first
groirp. They will go from Marshfleld
to- Gold Bch by ste snd thence
I to Affniw. whi-h t near the site of
the forest camp.
ASSIGNED TO AGNESS
IMMETmTQ
IS In
HITLERS PLEDGE
By Rudolph Josten
BERLIN. May 18. AP) The
whole German nation rallied today
behind the government In solemnly
assuring the world that her hallowed
ideals are universal peace, universal
disarmament, and properly working
economic machinery.
Such alms were Included yesterday
by Chancellor Hitler in his foreign
policy pronouncements before the
relchstag In which he reiterated a
demand for arms equality, accepted
world peace proposals of America and
pledged cooperation In guarantees of
international tranquility and secur
ity. Seldom In the history ot the
relchstag did a chancellor's declara
tion win such unanimously over
whelming support of all classea and
parties.
Newspapers took the stand that
success of the world disarmament
conference now was dependent upon
(Continued on Page Five)
DIUUHUaUlB u W
Well Known, Important
Citizens From Medford
Say Banks Undesirable
Testimony of Catspaws Riddled by State
Defense Council Heckles Witnesses
As Murder Trial Nears End
By ARTHUR PEKRY
EDGENE, May 16. Men long active . In the varied affairs of Medford,
and the Rogue River valley, some of whom rose to high positions In the
state, came to the witness stand In the rial of L. A. Banks Wednesday,
and testified that the chief defendant of the murder trial, bore a "bad"
reputation "for truth and veracity" and as "a peaceable and law-abiding
citizen of the community" In which he lived.
And, for the victim of Banks' fren
zy, Constable George J. Prescott, the
same array of substantial citizens
testified that his reputalton, as a
"peaceful, mild-mannered- and not
quarrelsome man" was good.
Herkled By Defense
Each of the eleven character wit
nesses was subjected to a long bar
rage of. at times, heckling queries
from Defense Counsel Lonergan.
The final character witness, of the
day. was E. W. Carlton, for 38 years,
an orchardlst of the Table Rock dis
trict, a director and former president
of the Fruitgrowers League, now pres
ident of the State Horticultural so
ciety. On cross-examination, after a few
preliminary questions. Attorney Lon
ergan snapped
"What relation are you to the head
of the Western Union?, and then fol
lowing a dialog occurred between the
two;
Carlton: "He !e my brother."
Lonergsn: "SO your brother Is -head
of the Western Union?"
Carlton: "Yes"
Lonergan. "Who asked you to come
here?"
Carlton: "Judge Kelly."
Lonergan: Attorney E. E. Kelly."
Carlton: "Yes."
Lonergan: "How did he reach you
over the Western Union lines?"
Carlton: "No. by telephone."
Lonergan: Over the Pacific Tele
graph and Telephone lines?"
Carlton: 'Ys, and also over a farm
ers' line, that run to my place."
Politics Enter
C E. (Pop) Gates, former mayor
of Medford, former state highway
commissioner, and once mentioned
for governor, was the first witness of
the day. Attorney Lonergan and the
witness knew each other, politically,
and otherwise. The manes of politics
was being followed by the two In
.'.heir verbal sparring, when the court
said, "this has sone far enough."
Mayor E. M. Wilson called to the
Mtand, was cross-examined on the
sewer bonds, the franchise to the
rower company. . and the audit of
county and city hooka In the past.
The attorney attempted to show, be
cause Banks in his newspaper had
opposed thee Issues, and "attacked
them bttterly," there was a "perse
cution plot" against him, one of the
claims of the defense. .
O. O. Alenderfer. another former
mayor was called to the stand. The
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ESTATE
LIQUOR I
FLAYED IN TALKS
BY PROHI LEADERS
A strong argument against beer
was contained in the addresses given
last night at the Baptist church by
W. E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson and Thos.
W. Gales, nationally prominent pro
hibition workers, who spoke on "Pro
hibition or What?" before a large
audience. Every seat In the church
was taken, and several persona were
standing.
Speaking of the "beer by Christ
mas" campaign of last fall, Mr.
Johnson described the advocates as
"chasing themselves around the
block, with their tongues hanging
out." Ha said the nation's capital
"smells like a brewery," and made
references to "creatures who call
themselves congressmen.".
Mr. Johnson told his audience that
the beer barons "get what they want
on a alive platter," and aald the
brewers asked and demanded the law
for the return of beer, and got it.
He said they tried to get beer by "all
(Continued on Page Seven)
WHEN HOLES TORN
IN DEFENSE CASE
EUGENE, May 16. L, A. Banks, on
trial here for murder, was outwardly
amused by the testimony of the char
acter witnesses against him Wednes
day morning, but the impeaching
testimony of the afternoon caused a
change Ir. his courtroom demeanor.
He smiled broadly at tlmea during
the morning session, but was serious-faced
and plainly agitated as the
court day drew to a close.
At times he sat with bowed head,
rocking In his chair, and at other
tlmea manifested an alert Interest.
Many of the morning witnesses
were men whom Banks had bitterly
flayed In his newspaper, and he gar-ed
at them with a fixed stare that was
often broken with a broad smile.
Mrs. Banks listened Intently to the
morning testimony. In the after
oon she resumed her more serious
mien snd gazed at the floor. Banks
spoke comfortingly to her a couple
of times.
The defense has been based so far
upon two contentions Insanity and
self-defense. Alienists tor the de
fense testified Tuesday that Bancs
was the victim of a trsnsitory mania,
at the time of the shooting, but was
sane now.
The self-defense plea was based
upon the testimony of Mrs. Mae Mur
day and her daughter: Abner Cox,
who said he "loafed around the News
and the courthouse" last winter, dur
ing the demonstration period: John
Wheeler, a farmer, and Walter J.
Jones, mayor of Rogue River, who
testified they heard Constable Pres
cott make threats against his alaynr.
It is now the contention of the state
that this testimony was fabricated.
Thursday afternoon and Friday are
now scheduled to be devoted to the
closing arguments of both sides, with
the instructions of the court coming
t onmrniy mununK, mien u vaov wiu
b given to the Jurjy
QUARTER BILLION
T
Budget Director Gives House
Committee Facts For
Consideration In Seeking
Means For Finance.
WASHINGTON, May J8. (AP)
Lewis W. Douglas, director of tho
budget, told the house waya and
means committee today that prompt
prohibition repeal would mean an
annual return of $350,000,000 for
t he federal treasury.
Tills statement was made as Doug
Ins explained to the committee the
great public works and Industrial
control measure submitted to con-
gress yesterday by President Roose
velt.
Douglas said In 1016 the federal
government collected $347,500,000 In
taxes on liquors: In 1017, $384,000,'
000; In 1018, $443,800,000. and in
1919. $483,100,000. .
He said the 1910 and 1918 figures
Included beer.
Assuming that the yield from the
present beer tax la $150,000,000," he
said "then we could expect a return
of at least $350,000,000 from taxes
on spirits."
WASHINGTON. May 18. (API
Four separate ways of raising the
tax money to fund the $3,300,000,000
outlay of the big public works-In
dustrial control bill, were put before
the ways and means committee of
the house today by the administra
tion, without recommendations for
any one but with disadvantages of
some ' levies, pointed out. -
A flat sales tax of 1 1-5 or 1 1
per cent, with no exemptions was
one plan described. Three others,
Involved raising Income tax rates
from their present 4 and 6 per cent
levels either to 6 and 10, or 8 and
13 per cent. In combination with
Income taxation or corporate divi
dends, plus Increased gasoline tax
(to 1 per cent) or levies on tea.
coffee and cocoa, or with new mis
cellaneous taxes covering such Items
as the smaller admission and long
distance telephone charges which
are now tax exempt.
4-
JOHN D. JK S. IDEA
(Copyrighted hy McClure Newspaper
Syndicate)
By Paul Million
WASHINGTON, May 18. Knowing
onea smile and look wise when you
mention the new Glass bill amend
ment proposing to put J. P. Mor
gsn under the federal reserve.
They Insist Senator Glass must
hsve thought up the brilliant Idea
one rainy afternoon when he had
nothing else to do. That la not the
case.
It came from no less a worthy i
opponent of Morgan than Mr. John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., himself, in per-1
son. not a picture. While all lips
have been sealed the inside evi
dence is conclusive.
There U no record to prove It but
many will testify In whispers that
the amendment was first offered In
a private session of the Glass sub
committee by Winthrop W. A Id rich.
He Is president of Mr. Rockefeller's
bank, the Chsse National.
If there Is anyone who thinks Mr.
A Id rich would act tn a matter like
that without consulting Mr. Rocke
feller, he does not know Mr. Aldrlch
or Mr. Rockefeller. They are two
persons with a single thoxight Mr.
Rockefeller's.
The strangest part of the tale is
that at the time (about two weeks
a (To) the committee yawned and was
not interested In the proposition.
Apparently Senator Olass thought
that wss too big a heart for his
horse. The committee filed the idea
away a nd then went down to the
White House to find out what Mr
Roosevelt thought about more pert
inent aspects of bank reform.
They walked into a surprise. Ap
parently Mr. Aldrlch had been there
before them.
When they asked Mr. Roosevelt for
suggestions he pulled the Aldrlch
amendment out of ft drawer In his
desk. It would be unfair to quote
him second-handed but he said sub
stantially he felt It was a good Idea
jXoQtlnue4 on Pige Toraa)
AS FUNDS LOOM
Commission To Map Pro
gram Making Use Of Five
Millions Provided In New
Public Works Measure.
S ALFJM, May 1 R. (fF) A progra m
of highway construction to make use
of the $5,768,000 federal funds avail
able for Oregon after July 1, if the
public worka bill Is approved by na
tional congress, will be worked out
by the state highway commission at
its meeting In Portland tomorrow.
This task will feature the meeting
which will start at 9 o'clock In the
Benson hotel.
Many projects are already prepared
for calling ot bids, and aa soon ss
federal officials authorize the com
mission to obligate the fund bids will
be called for a large portion of the.
work. Two weeks are required for
advertising of contracts prior to their
award.
Let Rids Soon.
It was expected the commission
would list likely projects and that
bids on the first group would be let .
the latter part of next month.
A telegram from J. M. Devers, at
torney for the state commission, now
at Washington, D. C-, confirmed re
ports thst Oregon's share of the
$400,000,000 of the public works ap
propriation allocated to highways.
would be $5,76B,000. This can be
used for Improvements, bridge con
struction, widening and elimination
of grade crossings. The state will not
be required to match this fund.
Ashland to Plead.
In addition to the working out of
the highway program, the commis
sion will hear more than a dozen
delegations, mostly on secondary
highway matters. In the latter class
will be delegations from Deschutes
county, Jefferson county said Wash
ington county. The cities of Aah
land and- Aurora will bo represented
in requests for Improvement of state
roads through those cities.
Former State Senator B. L. Eddy
of Roseburg will appear before the
highway commission again to make
a plea for the North Umpqua high
way. Last month he urged this proj
ect be considered aa one of the toll
road projects for which It was hoped
Reconstruction Finance corporation
funds could be obtained.
L
A delegation of Vancouver, Wash..
Junior Chamber of Commerce Mid
Columbia Regatta officials, are plan
ning to attend the regatta here next
Sunday, at least twelve wilt be In the
party.
Plans to - welcome the Vancouver
group are being made by the Med
ford Chamber of Commerce and
local regatta officials and It Is 1
tended that the visitors will have
no dull moments from the time of
their arrival Saturday evening until
the festivities Sunday evening, wind
ing up the outboard racing meet. ,
WILL
ROGERS
r$ays:
BEVERLY HILLS, Cel., Mar
17. W(-ll, lots of war news in
the papers today. I knew it
was coining when I saw we had
nut down on our army and
navy. If you want to know
when a war is coming jnut
watch the (J. 8. and see when
they start cutting down on
their defense. It's the surest
barometer in the world.
The Democrats have one
great failing 'that I was in
hopes they had lived down)
and that is they just want to
fix the affairs of the world.
Now it's big-hearted and it's
mighty generous, but it's just
not possible for me (3000 miles
away) to tell you what caliber
gun to have in your house. Ton
know your neighbors better
than I do.
Yours.
Q1HI Ht(tuMIi)4Ktifc In
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