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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Tues day; no change In temperature. The Home News la Important to you while away en yr.xxr vacation. Keep posted by having tha Mali Tribune milled to youx ad dress. Telephone 75 now. Tf mperaturt Highest renter 4 ay toMet IhU morning Twenty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1933. No. 105. fin MS Comment ... ... r. ui llk i n i in in ii inrn in r- . . - Day's News By FRANK JENKINS OREGON votes decisively for repeal of the federal prohibition amend ment, Joining the 19 tate that al ready had voted tor repeal. Nobody la surprised. The outcome of the election was expected. That la proved by the small vote. If there had been doubt, the vote would have been larger. OREGON votes also to repeal the prohibition amendment to her own constitution, thus going the whole road. If that had not been done, we ahould still have had consti tutional prohibition In Oregon, re gardless of what happens In the United States as a whole. The majority for atate repeal, lncl " dentally, runs aomewhat higher than the majority for federal repeal. The voters knew what they wanted. They wanted to do away with prohi bition. THE sales tax, for which a vigorous campaign was waged, goes down to defeat, which la not surprising. It amounted, so far, as large num bers of voters are concerned, to vot ing a new tax on themselves In order to lighten somebody else'i taxes. Human nature Is human nature. THE people of Oregon vote against I the sales tax. At the same time, by a fairly decisive majority, they vote against an Issue of $103,000 ot power fund bonds. That Is consistent. If we are not to have new taxes, we mustn't vote new debta. INCREASING conservatism as to public debt la reflected by the vote on the debt limitation amendment, which Is close. , Tills - amendment would have required a two-thirds vote In order to Issue. bonds. On the face of figures available aa these words are written, It will prob ably lose, but remember that the nor mal tendency Is to vote no measures that the voter does not fully under stand. Yet the total of these no votes, plus those who voted against . the amendment because they under stood 1t and didn't want It, barely ex ceeda the affirmative vote. Oregon's total public debt, In, pro portion to population, is the second largest In the Union. The voters, ap parently, are beginning to take note of that fact as they should. THE amendment to permit coun ties to adopt managerial form of government If they choose Is swsmp ed. Oregon voters were not In the mood Friday to try new experiments. Perhaps they figure that the na tional government la trying new ex periments enough to last u for quite a while. ipHE grand Jury amendment, per- mlttlng prosecution by Informs tlon filed by the district attorney, Is defeated. The voters, probably, didn't under' etand It, and the tendency a sensible one, Incidentally Is to vote against what len t understood. , etHE oleomargerlne tax goes down to a oeieat ny a neavy majority. Pocketbook voting again. People voted agslnat the sales tax because they didn't want to pay It. They voted against the oleo tax because they didn't want to pay It. THERE was Irigly light. light vote exceed' That raises the old question: Would the result of the election have been different If more people had voted? Probably not. Certainly not If those who did vote represented a fair cross- sectlon of public opinion. It la regrettable when people fall to exercise their right to vote, which is a priceless privilege, won by count less sacrifice!, but It Is likely that the result of the election would not have been much different If there had been a heavy vot Instead of a light one. Due to the fact that a number of the stores In Medford do not close until six o'clock, announcement waa made late this afternoon by Manager H. Halght of the Medford Rogue, that the game at the fairgrounds this evening between his stirregatlon s-d the Colored Otant. will be called it 6 o'clock Instead of 5.30 aa previ ously announced, FAMOUS BRITISH !l Found Guilty rAlK INJUKtU IN Y. Crx FAULTY LANDING Exhausted by 37 Hours at Controls Attempt to Land at Bridgeport, Conn. Plane Is Complete Wreck NEW YORK, July 24 (AP Captain and Mrs. James A. Molll son arrived at Floyd Bennett field from Bridgeport, Conn., tonight. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 24. (AP) Refreshed by nine hours' sleep, Brltaln'a famous flying couple Cap tain Jim and Amy Johnson Molllson regarded cheerfully today the craca up which ended their flight over the north Atlantic. Friends aaid they were In good spirits when they awakened at the Bridgeport hospital. Tneir neas were pushed side by side and the air ad venturera discussed new plans. A friend, Vernon Stusrt, of New York city, said they would issue a state ment soon regarding the future.' Plane Badly Wrecked. Their plane "Seafarer." In which they flew from Pendlne, Wales, plan ning to start over the ocean again to Bagdad, and thence back to Eng land, lay In awampy grass at the rim of the Bridgeport airport, virtually a complete wreck from last night's mishap. Airport officials said only a few parts could be salvaged. The Molllsona slept soundly. Dr. Isaac L. Harshberger, their physician, aald. Thev wore new honors as well as bandages. Jimmy found himself the first man to fly across the North At lantic twice from east to west, while Amy waa the first woman to make such a flight In a hcavler-than-alr craft. Exhaustion Causes Crash. The British empire's tamous flying couple In their "greatest gamble," crashed last night near the end ot the first leg of what was to be a tri angular flight from Wales to New York, thence to Bagdad and thence back to England. Physical exhaustion caused the ac cident after the Mollisons had flown hours from Pendlne Sands, Wales, to within 80 miles of New York. Their gasoline nearly gone, they tried to bring the plane down on a runway at Bridgeport airport, only to have It shoot Into marshlands and turn over. I waa so tired I didn't know where I waa headed," Molllson whispered as mechanics carried him and his wife (Continued on Page Five) FIVE FINED FOR FAILING TO STOP Failure to stop at the stop sign where the old Central Point highway Joins the new highway, near the P. and E. railroad tracks, resulted in four drivers being lined one dollar each In Justice court today. Earl Smedley, P. C. Flndley, Sam uel B. Hober and Bryan Newton were the four paying fines for not heeding the sign. Tracey O. Morgan was aUo fined one dollar for driving hia car without a muffler. Harvey Scott Honored. PORTLAND. July 34. (AP) Placed at the crest of Mount Tabor park, overlooking the country which he loved, a bronze statue of Harvey W. Scott, pioneer editor of the Oregon, an, waa dedicated here Saturday. Hun dreds of persons from many coast points attended the ceremony. White Wing For Balbo By DALE HARRIPON NEW YORK. July 24. () Mr. Smyths on his broom today, stroked his beard thoughtfully and dreamed of hla big moment. It was in front of the hotel In which Oeneral Xtalo Balbo had an engagement two evenings ago with Mr. Amy the as good a white wing as ever pushed a broom reached the climax of an ordinarily routine life. In that moment he was s hero. Great crowds were gathered to etch a glimpse of the neatly-whU- kered Italian airman. They were .-n the alert for the first sign of his starched white suit and well trimmed beard. About that time, when the crowd mas growing impatient, Mr. Amy the wandered upon the scene. His psll-on-w heels and his broom had been park ed on another street. He was drawn from the routine of work by an ure :o see what wa going on. He Auntered into th? c.o.-.tl n cagle-eyea youth ruabed Xorwazd 4 1. , s avMS HARRY A. BOWLES, found guilty of second degree murder Sunday for his participation in tne snooting i Mllo Baucom. state policeman, near urants rasa Jury l. LIFE SENTENCES SLAYERS AT G. P. GRANTS PASS. July 24. (AP) John Alvln Barrier, 17. and Harry AdolDh Bowlea received their life sentence today while the mother of the vouth and the father of the older of the slayers of State Police man Milo Baucom listened. Asking Barrier, who was convicted Tuesday of first degree murder with recommendation for life Imprison ment, If he knew ot any reason why sentence should not be pronounced, Judge Harry D. Norton received the response: "No. I do not." "It Is the Judgment of the court that you will be imprisoned in the penitentiary of the state of Oregon for the period of Vour Ufa," Judge Norton pronounced, turning to Bowles In turn who made & like re sponse and received sentence In the same words. He was convicted Sun day morning of murder In the second degree. The ceremony waa perfunctory and lacked any words of admonition by the court. ASTORIA BY STAND ASTdRIA, Ore., July 24. (AP) Provoked at the attitude of Portland interests In protesting the proposed Astoria trans-Columbia river bridge, Mayor J. C. Ten Brook today issued a public statement calling upon the citizens of Astoria to atrlke "In their own defense" and register such pro test through channels of trade aa to make business Interests of Portland realize Astoria is "In deadly earnest. The mayor declared the city of Portland as If It was "foreign ' terri tory," and "Is continually placing barriers against every effort of this community to progress." Several Portland organizations last week entered protests at the bridge hearing before United States engl neers. WOODBURN. July 24 The Wood burn Legion Junior baseball team wis one up on Milwaukee after a 10 to shutout yesterday. Pinch Hits in Reception grabbed his band, shaking It de ;ightdly. "Viva Italia 1" the youth said. Mr. Smyths responded to the hand snake rather uncertainly, but the youth seemed to be well Intention- o the street cleaner smiled. In a moment he was the center of a pushing crowd, with men and wo men Tying for a chance to shake his hand, clap him on the back or even touch the hem on hla wnKe gai menta. Someone led a cheer. Mr. Smythe beamed. To few men come such spontaneous applause. They were probably (he figured) finally waking up to the excellent Job be l ad been doing lately on the avenue Then Oeneral Balbo, his bosom dripping with medals and each hair of his beard carefully arranged, drov up. The crowd, recognising it had ftr red. swept toward him. The general acknowledged th- cheers and passed on Into the hotel The other bearded man In the 'rite tult went back to his broom H la a question which was the IVE DRY VOTES TOTAL STRENGTH E Benton and Linn Furnish Only Voice in Formalities of Ratifying Repeal Probably August 14th ROSEBURO. Ore.. July 24 (AP) Repeallats today had a margin of 17 votea in Douglas county on the face of complete unofficial returns from Friday's special state election, wmcn give an unofficial total of 2624 votes for repeal of the 18th amendment and 2607 votes against repeal. For repeal of the Oregon prohibition laws the county voted 2752 yes; 2571 no. CORVALLIS, Ore., July 24. (AP) Benton county voted by & margin of 221. to retain the 18th amendment, and by a margin of 870 to keep the remaining Inoperative prohibition laws on the statute books. PORTLAND; Ore., July 34. P) The drya will have not more than five votea la the state constitutional con vention which will next month for mally ratify Oregon's overthrow of the 18th amendment. Repeallsts will command 108 votea In this convex tlon. Only two Oregon counties voted dry In Friday's special election. Ben ton, of which Corvallts la the county teat, will have two votes In the con vention, and Linn will have three. Governor Meier Indicated over the week end he probably will call the constlutlonal convention In Salem for August 14. The ratification la only a formality. Each, candidate for dele gates was pledged by the state to vote In the convention, wet or dry, as his county voted. Over the entire state repeal of state prohibition carried by considerably more- votes than did federal repeal. Those who analyzed t,he condition said thla waa because of the obscure and confusing wording of the federal repeal ballot. It waa necessary, In or der to vote against the 18th amend ment, to vote for the 21st, or repeal ing amendment. Many who Intended to vote for repeal, wasted their vote by throwing It In with the dry vot ing strength. The vote for repeal of the loth amendment was 133,038 to 70.878. The state repeal vote was 138,837 to 1.324.. This count Included all or Oregon's 1.787 precincts except SO tiny and remote placca with a hand lul of votes. . The aales tax vote was 164,730 to 44,844 against the propoael. The pro posed tax was referred by the legis lature as a means of lifting tne tax burden from the shoulders of prop erty owners. The grange and other organizations led a successful battle against its adoption. HEAT INTENSIFIED BY ABSENCE OF BREEZES Although the mercury only regis tered 08 degrees Sunday, w. J. Hutchison, meteorologist at the U. 8. weather bureau here, said today that the many complaints about the heat were probably due to the lack of air circulation. The humidity, he said, registered about 30 per oent, the usual average. Yesterday was the warmest day since July 15 when 100 was reached. The maximum, according to the weather bureau, waa recorded, as usual, between four and five o'clock. . S. HART HOLLYWOOD. July 24. (UP) Wil liam S. Harti famous "two gun" cow. boy of motion pictures, was resting easily at a hospital today after un dergoing a major abdominal operation physicians reported. Dr. E. C. Moore, who performed the operation, said Hart's pulse and tem perature were norma) and that he was "doing as well as could be expected." ROOSEVELT AND BRIDE VISITING HER PARENTS FORT WORTH. Tel., July . (UP) Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, son and dauirbter-ln-law of the presl dent, arrived here last night. The couple, married Saturday In Burling' ten, la . are visiting at the home of the bride, who before her marriage vaa Miss Ruth Oooglna, Forth Wort.i ocietv girl. HIGHWAY FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENT DELAYED SALEM. July U.(n With official approval from Washington on high way projects to be constructed wr.h federal public works funds still de laved, there i little hope that many Jrbs ran be completed this summer, R H. Ba:dock. stale highway toeglo- Shute With Trophy a( .. Jfil W .ffBg HWa- Densmore Shute. the 28-year-old profeaslonal from Philadelphia who won the British open golf title In 36-hole playoff with Craig Wood, la pictured with the famous trophy that goes with tne cnampionsnip (Associated Press Photoi BASEBALL American, (Mrat Game) Washington .... Philadelphia R. t 2 Batteries: Burke. Russell and Berg: Grove and Cochrane. Second: R. H. E. Washington ,-.10 14 0 Philadelphia 6 11 0 Batteries:: Orowder, McAfee, Rus eell and Sewell; Barnshaw, Freittis and Cochrane. CAlERSl'AFT PORTLAND. Ore., , July 24. ) Members of the Pacific Northwest Canners association will meet Wed nesday and Thursday of this week in Seattle to discuss supplemental cods for each Item of the fruit packing industry as part of the general code submitted under term of the indus trial recovery act. . A preliminary meeting was held here Saturday, attended by represen tatives of 82 packing plants. The as sociation explained that the Pacific northwest group will follow the ac tion of the National Canners asso ciation which is preparing a general code. LADRElUEDlM LEDGE OK ML CUFF ASTORIA. Ore.. July 24. (AP) Lacerated and bruised, and sorely tired, but sustained by a atout little heart and an alert mind, Oeorge Bu chanan, 14, reached Seaside before dawn today In the arms of reacuers who had removed him from the sea ward brink of an 800-foot cliff that rises above the rocky beach on Tilla mook head. For six hours the lad had clutched the scant ledge until the thrilling res cue was made. President Speaks On Radio Tonight President Franklin D. Roosevelt will be heard over the National Broad casting company's network from 0:30 to 7:00 o'clock thla evening, Pacific Standard time, tt has been an nounced. No information aa to the subject of the president's address has been received. The speech will be hesrd over station KEX, Port Is nd among others. GRANGE SPENT $765 IN ELECTION ACTIVITY SALEM, July 34. (AP) The atate Orange spent 1766 In Its campaign to defeat the aales tax and the debt and taxation limitation measures and in support of the state power funds, expense filings made with the secre' tary of atate today showed. SPANISH WAR VETS OPEN CONVENTION SALEM. July 24'. (AP) Pension discussion waa expected to be the ma Jor topic of the United Spanish war veterans state convention which opened here today. Governor Julius L. Meier pledged the support of the administration to the 600 delegates In earning out the FEHL JURY CHOICE 1SSL0W JOB FOR Three Prospects Passed in Preliminary Questioning at Noon Knowledge of G. G. C. Among Queries KLAMATH PALLS. Ore.. July 24. The prospects of a long tedious trial were viewed here today at the start of the Jackson county ballot- theft case transferred to Klamath county by a change of venue. The Klamath Palls courtroom, presided ever by Judge Skip worth of Lane county, waa crowded. Only three prospective Jurora for the case against Earl H. Pehl, Jack son county Judge, were passed In pre liminary questioning this morning Pehl will be the first of several to come to trial accused of removing ten thousand ballots front the Medford courthouse on February 20. T. J. En right, attorney for the de fense, and Ralph S. Moody, for the prosecution, directed the questioning. Enrlght told the veniremen he be lieved the county Judge had a right to talk over business and matters of government with other officials and citizens. He said he would require of the Jury proof be shown by the state before any decisions were made t.o whether gatherings at the Jack son courthouse were of criminal In tent. Moody directed his questions to ward gathering information from the prospective Jurora as to their knowl edge of the good government cong ress. the committee of one hundred and the committee of seven thousand He asked whether or not the fact that the defendant was a couny Judge would affect their ability to render an unbiased verdict. E WASHINGTON, Julyv 24. (API- President Roosevelt msde ready to day for the supreme endeavor on be half of his recovery program ached uled in the address to the nation this evening. Those In touch with him were Im pressed by the Importance he attach ed to the occasion, coming as It does upon the Inauguration of the Intense national campaign to put more money Into pockets of the needy so they can buy. , As to exactly what he planned to say, however, there was no assuredly accurate telling. Some persona in close contact with him spoke as free ly of their not knowing his Inten tions as they did of their knowledge that he deems the speech of domi nant nature. COUNTY CLERK IS County Clerk Oeorge A. Carter has been subpoenaed by the defense the Earl H. Fehl ballot trial at Klam ath Falls, to take to court Tuesday morning at 0:00 o'clock Jackson county court Journal No. 23, and all of the shorthand notes In the Ar thur La D leu, W. H. Jones, John Glenn and Gordon L. Schermerhorn ballot cases', he aald today. The subpoena waa served Saturday night. Deputy Sheriff Ed Leach plsns to return to Klamsth Palls tomorrow, he said today. Fights Feature Meeting Of Post and Gen. Balbo By H. ALLEN SMITH 1 United Pre. i staff Correspondent NEW YORX, July 24. (UP) Wiley Post, the man who flew alone. and General ltalo Balbo, who led the greatest mass flight of history, met for the first time Isst evening In front of nine movie cameras, fifteen press photogrsphera. four radio mi crophones and about twenty news paper reportera. There were four ffghte. The meeting took place In the Ho tel Roosevelt, where Post 1 making hla headquartera since completion of his record-emsahlng flight around the world. All the efforts of the vola tile Balbo and the modest Oklshoma pilot to lond a bit of dignity to the afralr went for naught. The Italian air minuter called at the hotel and waa ushered to a large nubile room, where the various cam eras had already been set up. The still camera men were to have the flrat shot at the famous fliers, much to the disgust of the movie men who JkWf tlreylj flUUls. wlUj 12)4) 4c?j Kidnaping Charged A charge of violating the national extortion act waa died analnat Percy M. Fltigerald (above), ax- convict known as the "Dice Box Kid," after he waa Identified at one of the kidnapers of August Luer, aged banker of Alton. III. Fltigerald pleaded not guilty. (Aa. oclated Press Photal KLAMATH SEEKS SALEM. July 24. (AP) The city of Klamath Falls today filed prelimi nary application with the state hydro electric commission for 1500 second feet of water from the Klamath river for power development, O. E. Strlck lln, secretary of the commission, an nounced. The water would be used In municipal plant for service to Klam ath Falls and vicinity. No details of the power to be developed nor size of plant were contained In the pre liminary application. rne sue 01 ine- proposed - flam would be near that for which filings had been made by the California and Oregon Power company, but which were cancelled. GOelSlDuE SACRAMENTO, Cal.. July 24. (AP) Assurances of "whole-hearted support" of the nations! recovery program were sent to President Roosevelt today by the governors at tending the twenty-fifth annual conference of governors here today. The conference voted unanimously on the motion of Governor Paul V. McNutt of Indiana, that a telegram be dispatched to the chief executive bringing him "greetings and a pledge of the several states represented by thla conference to the whole-hearted and active support of the recovery program which you have under taken." PHOENIX ..CIRCLE SOCIAL TUESDAY PHOENIX. July 24. (Spl.) All members of the Neighbors of Wood craft circle have been notified that a social afternoon will be spent at the home of Mrs. Lillian Colemsn Thurs day afternoon July 27, in honor of Mrs. Lura Wood, state organiser. All officers and guards are urged to oe present at the practice on Friday the 28th. PUBLIC WORKS MONEY ALLOCATED FOR JOBS WASHINGTON. July 24. (AP) Secretsry Ickes today announced the allocation of sio. 851,548 for Job creating public works, Including 14 postofflces. men about whose microphones should be shown In the pictures. The quarrel between the still csnv era men and the movie men concern. ed an electric light bulb, allegedly stolen from the room where the mov ie cameras bad been net up, facing an American and an Italian flag. globe, two palm treea and a glided table. The affair reached auch a pass that one of the newspaper photogrsphera approached a movie man and aald: "You lousy so-and-so, I'd take tripod and beat the brains out of your hesd if you had any." Post stepped forward. "Aw, come on now," he urged. "Lets get It over with. Where's Colonel Balbo? Come on. Colonel." "Oeneral," aald Ambassador Agua- to Rosso. "Oeneral Balbo, Mr. Post, The general and post took their places In front of the flags and pot ted palma. The radio men began speaking softly Into microphones. The whirr of the cameras waa heard and JWHIHWW. M Et Dli E GlfEJEADACHES Market Too High Before Drop Now It's Far Too Low Bears Circulate Ru mors to Ruin Confidence Copyright, 1933, By Paul Mallon WASHINGTON, July 24. Those who keep a weather eye on the stock mar ket for President Roosevelt have had headaches lately. Before the drop, they were whis pering that the market waa too high. wnon it lurneo on them, they be gan alnglng that It waa too low. One expert compared the situation with what happened In a small southern town during a recent drought. A col ored church congregation assembled to pray for ra!n. Their prayera were soon answered. Before they could get home there was a cloudburst that wet them to the skin. That waa on Wednesday. It n. tlnued to rain heavily until Sunday wnen ine congregation assembled again. The colored preacher gave thanks for the blessing of the past week, but looked from the drenched congregation out the window at the) pouring rain and added: "Howerer: Lord, thla la ridiculous." The truth sppeared to be that the. playful urchlnea In Wsll street were doing a little bear raiding. They cir culated wild rumora to help their gome, una waa mat Mr. Roosevelt waa in or double pneumonia. That one came at the moment the President waa lunching with the Italian filers. Thla Is the customary technique In bear raiding. The operators circulate one- dire prophesy after another and keep them coming so fast that the truth rarely catches up with the fic tion, tn the end they fool no one ex cept themselves. If there waa anything sensational ly wrong with the business situation, the government experts could not find It. Late statistics on production and consumption Indicated that problem was worse than they expected. But It waa not alarming. The flguurea mere ly spurred, the Industrial recovery crowd Into hastening along with a sedative the general wage stimula tion drive. Certain smart politicians are ar ranging to have their names mention- ed as possible successors to Treasury Secretary Woodln. It puts them In me umeugnt and does no harm. The Idea Is that Mr. Roosevelt might see their namea In print and arrange for the lightning to strike them. (Continued on Page Seven) ON 1ED TONIGHT The radio public of southern Ore- gon will have an excellent opportu nity tonignt to learn about the big celebration to be staged In Klamath Palls August 10. 11 and 12. W. B. Canton, post commander of the- American Legion post of Klamath rails will give a B-mlnute talk over radio ststlon KMED at 7:30 n. m and will tell about the big entertain ment program which has been ar ranged for the enjoyment of all who attend the 1833 Legion state conven tion. This big event mesne a great deal to all southern Oregon, aa It will at tract thousands of visitors from nesr and far to thla section of the atate and thousands of dollars of outside money will be placed In circulation throughout this entire territory. Com. mander Canton, who la a former resi dent of Medford and a delegation of Klamath Legion officials are expected to arrive here thla evening at 7:80 p. m. (By the Associated PreM) Kldnapera had atruck. again today, with one new captive added to the growing Hat, and a death to mark the trail of terrorism. tjnsries r. urscnei. weaitny on op erator, waa abducted from a bridge game at bis Oklahoma City home Saturday night by gunmen. At Philadelphia a kidnaper's bullet cost the life of Frank A. McClatchy, aa-year-old real eatate man. Mc Clatchy waa kidnaped Wednesday and waa shot when he offered resis tance. Hla abductors then fled. The family of John J. O'Connell of Albany continued Ita vigil today with little to Indicate when a development lgh.t be looked tog.