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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1933.
No. 148.
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Comment
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Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
OVER In the Klamath country they
have Jut sold their first car ot
potatoea on the California market.
The price la reported to be $1.60.
That la approximately two and a
naif times the opening price received
last year.
SO FAR o the Klamath country Is
concerned, this Is an unusual po
tato year.
The crop In the United States as
whole Is the smallest In 25 years,
the August lcrop report of the de
partment of agrtoulture placing it
at 293 million bushels. This com
pares with a five-year average of
(round 350 million bushels.
The Klamath country, on the other
band. Is expecting the biggest crop
In history.
CENTRAL, CALIFORNIA Is the big
market for Klamath potatoes, and
normally takes the bulk of the crop.
Thia year, however, Klamath pota
toes are expected to go for the first
time Into the markets of the middle
west. '
IT IS an odd fact, but a fact never
theless, that the favorable situa
tion In which the Klamath potato
grower finds himself this fall Is the
result of what at the time- seemed a
misfortune.
Last winter was an exceptionally
cold winter across the mountains, and
much alfalfa froze out. Over In the
Klamath valley, the potato crop le
the normal rotation with alfalfa, and
so much of this Iroien-out -fairs
acreage was planted to potatoes. -
By one of those streaks of good
luck that sometimes come along, an
exceptionally favorable growing ses
aon followed the hard winter, and be
cause of this comblnstlon of circum
stances they are expecting a record
crop In thia year of low production
over the United States as a whole.
THERE Is sn old saying that "It Is
an -111 wind that blows nobody
good." The 111 wind, bearing Icy cold
along with It, that froze out the al
falfa last winter blew the Klamath
Valley potato grower quite a lot of
good.
THE BURNING question with po
tato growers right now la this:
What should I get for my crop?"
That Is a question that la hard to
answer. The grower who sella -wticn
he Is offered a price that shows him
a. profit usually comes out In the
long run ahead of the grower who
holds too long In the hope of selling
at the top.
But It certainly looks right now as
If the bulk of (he crop should bring
omewhere around S1.7S, which la an
ex'-eedlngly nod price.
At l.7S t'.e K'amath potato crop
will bring In from two and a half to
Uiree million collars.
HERE are some more figures indi
cating how lucky the Klamath,
potato grower Is this year:
On August 15, according to the de
partment of agriculture, the price
paid for potatoes In Oregun was 101 1
per cent of the five-year average from
1910 to 1914, the five year- preceding j
the war. j
The report giving this informs j
tion lists also wheat, epples, butter, i
eggs, beef cattle, hogs and lambs. Pu
tstoes are the ONLY CROP listed in
this report as selling for more this'
year than the average price In the
five years preceding the war.
Lambs, come next to potatoes, sell
lug on August 13 for 88 per cent ot
the five-year average from 1910 to
1914.
THE poorest showing In the list is
made by eggs, selling In August
lor 69 per cent of the 1910-1914 aver
age, and beef cattle make showing
Just above eggs with 61 per cent of
the 1910-1914 average.
Wheat, which has had a somewhat
spectacular price recovery within the
past few months, was still selling on
August 15 at only 79 per cent of the
five-year average price from 1910 to
1914.
These figures will give some Idea
f how low prices of agricultural pro
duct hid fallen before the recent
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OPERATING COST
$46,376 BELOW
Clerk's Report Shows 'Debt
Service' Increase Due to
Accounting for Warrants
Bonds. Interest Met
The Medford school district last
year operated under Us budget allow
ance by $46,376.81 It 'was revealed to
day In an Investigation of the clerk's
annual report lor the year ending in
June, 1933.
While this saving In the operating
costs Is shown, the "debt service"
shows an expenditure qf $10,663.98
more than the budget allowance.
Thia, Superintendent E. H. Hedrlck
explained today, la largely a matter
of bookkeeping. "When we were on
a cash basis all of our outstanding
obligations for grounds, buildings,
assessments, and other purposes were
In the shape of dated paper; for ex
ample, bonds, notes, dated warrants,
etc. When we were forced upon a
warrant basis these obligations had
to be taken up as they became due
and written In warrants against the
general fund. Warrants do not bear
a due date, but they must be paid by
number and In the order written.
"Notwithstanding the large In
crease in tax delinquencies during
the past year the total Indebtedness
of the school district has -only in
creased $2,460.10. In June 1932 the
total Indebtedness, Including war
rants outstanding, bonds, etc., was
$480,636.04 and In June 1933 It was
$483,116.14.
"A number of people have asked
whether we are meeting our bonds
(Continued from Page Slxi
FLOYD HART GIVEN
STAR CITATION ON
E AS FLIER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. (AP)
The sliver star citation "for gallantry
In action" was awarded today by the
war department to Floyd H. Hart, of
Med ford, Oregon, a second lieutenant
In the 90th aero squadron of the
American expeditionary forces in
France.
The award was made, the depart
ment said, for Hart's service In the
St. Mlhiel sector In September, 1918.
"It's a surprise to me." said Mr.
Hart, vice-president of the Timber
Products company here, when Inform
ed of the above dispatch from Wash
ington, D. C, today, "and I do not
know for Just what Incident during
my service the award was made."
Mr. Hart, always reticent regarding
his harrowing experiences as a war
time filer, although pleased at receiv
ing the belated recognition from the
government, was unwilling to go Into
details of his five months on the
front.
He served over a yesr In France as
a pilot after leaving here in April,
1917. and receiving training at Kelly
Field, San Antonio, Texas, Carlston
Field, Arcadia, Fla., and 'also In
France.
The records show the following ci
tation by his commanding officer
upon completion of duty, which it Is
believed may have been the basis for
the award of the silver star:
"Headquarters Observation
Group, Third Corps. No. 24, 1918.
Lieut. Hart has served under me
as a pilot for the past five
months and has proved himself
an officer of the highest type
and a daring and skillful pilot.
He flew all through the St. MM
hlel and Verdun, Argonne, Meuse
offensive and has always been
ready for the most difficult mis
sions. He has been officially
credited with the destruction of
an enemy plane In serial conduct'
and for his all-around good work
for the distinguished service
medal
"CAPT. W. O. SCHAUFFLER,
"A S.. U. S. A..
"Commanding group."
FISCHER SETS RECORD
KENWOOD COUNTRY CLUB. Cln-.
I clnnati. Sept. 12. (AP) J o h n n y
Fischer of Cincinnati, the home town
favorite and medalist a year apo.
sprang a sensational finish today for
! a 09, two under par and a two-day
I 36-bole total of 141, creating a new
' record for the qualifying play In the
U. a. amateur golf championship.
j Other scores Included: frank A.
IX'lp, Portland. Ore., 14-73-152.
BASEBALL
National.
R. H. K.
Brooklyn . 0 5 1
Pittsburg 1 10 1
Batteries: Thuraton and Lopea;
Meine and Orace.
8econd game:
Brooklyn
R. H. E.
0 4 0
Pittsburg 2
1
Batteries: Leonard and Lopez:
Hoyt and Padden.
t R.
Philadelphia 0
Chicago a
H. E.
8 1
S 0
Batteries: Holley. Pearce and Da'
vis; Warneke and Hartnett.
DEFY PRESIDENT;
HAVANA, Sept. 12.-) Defiant
army officers, barricaded and besieged
In the sumtuous National hotel, re
sisted the new government's demands
today that they come to terms im
mediately. They scoffed at an ultimatum from
President Ramon Orau San Martin
that they wield In 34 or 38 hours,
and made ready for a showdown on
their stand that former President De
Cespedes' administration be rein
stated. Backed by the powerful A. B. C and
O. C. R. R. secret societies, the erst
while commsnders, estimated from 309
to 500 in number, were armed and
prepared for any contingency con
tinued siege or, as some predicted,
battle.
Soldiers who arose against them last
Monday and toppled over he De Ces-'
pedes regime which was supplanted
first by a revolutionary 'Junta and.,
on Sunday, by Orap San Martin
kept an airtight line about the
building.
Captain Mario Torres Menler. for
mer head of the aviation corps, was
one who saw trouble and possible
bloodshed ahead.
"This can't go on," he said. "We've
got to do something, even if it means
fight."
Paying no outward attention to the
beleaguered officers, president Grsu
San Martin proceeded with his pre
pared schedule and shortly before
noon the members of his cabinet took
the oath of office.
A meeting of the ministers was
called directly after the ceremony.
the purpose being to outline the next
steps the government will take in Its
efforts to strengthen its hold. Aside
from the situation at the Nalonal
hotel, the city was tranquil. But
political leaders believed the trouble
at the National was close to a show
down. 4
URGED FOR STATE
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 13. (AP)
A non-partisan, non-salaried state
liquor commission of three, to be
appointed by the governor, was one
of the' features of a plan suggested
here today by Dr. William 8. Knox,
chairman of Oovernor Julius - L.
Meier's commission to study liquor
control plans for submission to the
state legislature In the event the 18th
amendment Is repealed.
The plan. Dr. Knox said, would set
up certain regulations. One of these
would be the prohibition of the sale
of "hard" liquor In hotel dining rooms
or restaurants.
A damage suit- for $5000 was filed
In the circuit court yesterday oy
Lloyd Walch, of Eagle Point, against
the Re m 1 n gton A rms com pn ny of
New 'Jersey, and Al Plche, hardware
dealer of this city.
Walch alleges that on or about
January 1, last, he fired a 30-30 cart
ridge made by the Remington com
pany, and sold to him by Plche, and
the same exploded In the gun caus
ing an eye injury.
Walch alleges that his eyes were
weakened, and the tissues of the
pupU lacerated, ss the result of the
accident.
The plaintiff charges that the cart
ridge "was constructed of defective
material, and negligently compound
ed with excessive powder."
I Oregon Heather,
j Fog and mlat on the coaat, but
othenrlae fair tonlirht and Wednes
j day: no change In temperature: gen
! to moderate changeable winds off
(thore.
Seeks Long Ouster
Mrs. Hilda Phelps Hammond ol
New Orleana it chairman of a wo
men's committee seeking to oust
Huey Long from the United States
senate. (Associated Press Photo)
MAINE 2 TO IFOR
DRY IM REPEAL;
TRIO VOTE TODAY
(By the. Associated Press.)
Maine, where prohibition was
cradled away back before the Civil
war, has voted to strike the 18th
amendment from the national con
stitution. Repeal Is ts expressed confidence of
similar results today In Maryland,
Colorado and Minnesota, where elec
tions on the repoal proposal were be
lng held. Prohibitionists, disputing
the ground, kept on fighting.
' Maine, which passed a state pro
hibition law In 1851, voted yesterday
about 3 to 1 for the proposed 3 let
amendment, which would delete the
18th. It was the 34th state to enter
the repeal column. Thirty-six are
necessary under the constitution be
fore an amendment becomes the law!
of the land.
Twenty states have now taken all
the steps to ratify repeal. Artzotra,
the latest of them, riled Its formal
notification of ratification with the
secretary of state at Washington yes
terday. At least 39 states will have voted
on the repeal proposal by November
7. The next states to vote after to
day are Idaho and New Mexico. Both
have called election for next Tuesday.
The 26 states Which have voted to
ratify repeal are: Michigan, Wiscon
sin, Rhode Island. Wyoming, New
Jersey, New York, Delaware, Nevada.
Illinois, Indiana. Massachusetts, Con
necticut, New Hampshire, Iowa, West
Virginia. California, Alabama. Arkan
sas, Tennessee, Oregon. Arizona. Mis
souri, Texas, Washington, Vermont
and Maine.
LUMBERMEN TO MEET
FDR CODE DISCUSSION
eTEATTLE, Sept. 12. fP) A west
coaat lumber code bulletin Issued to
day announced Industry meeting, on
the lumber code In Tacoma, Portland
and Eugene, September 13. )4 and IS,
and contained log allocattona for the
month ot September In the Puget
Sound, Columbia River and Graya
Harbor dlatrlcte.
Jacksonville Man Finds
Body of Missing Trapper
In Bear Basin Country
In rugged terrain, deep down In the
Bear Baaln country, out from Crea
cent City, the badly decompoacd body
of Clarence Cllne. 24, mlaalng since
December 24, was foun laat week
end by George Campbell, volunteer
searcher from Jacksonville, It waa
reported here today, following Camp
bell' return from the coaat country.
Succeeding 300 aearchers, who had
combed the country since the youth
ful trapper, in the employ of A. Spald
ing and company of New Jerary, dla
nppeared, Campbell located the body
In leaa than an hour after entering
the almost Impassable region. Hla
aucceM was reported here by O. A.
H cm of Jacksonville, who announced
that Campbell will receive MOO In
reward.
Campbell cnWred the search with
descriptions of the lay of the land
given out. when Clin a knapsack waa
found, where he had discarded U to
ease his Journey through the snow.
He found the body a short distance
from the spot, but over In the BaMn
country, where C. r- l.r I v,.ndercd.
apparently after brooming over -ex -
E
Samrjjons Asserts Audit Re
port Showing Irregulari
ties Being Covered Up
3 Appointed in System
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 12. (AP)
A demand that a copy of the audit
report bearing on alleged Irreguiarl
tlea at Oregon State College be pro
duced by the secretary of state for
the Information of the board was
voted by the state board of higher
education at Its meeting here yester
day following the assertion of. E. O.
Sammona, board member, that an ap-
parent attempt was being made to
cover up what he described as facts
about "Inefficient, sloppy, rotien
business management at the college."
Three Appointed.
A strengthening of the organisation
of Oregon'a ayatem ot higher educa
tion wee undertaken by the board
with the appointment of three men
to direct specific functions through
out the avstem.
Dr. George Rebec of the University
of Oregon waa named dean and di
rector of the graduate division for all
institutions of higher learning In tlio
state.
E. B. Lemon, registrar of Oregon
State college, waa named director ot
admission and recorda for the entire
ayatem. C. D. Byrne, now head oi
the division of Information, was ap
pointed secretary of the board. Mem
bers ot the board atated that the re
organization lnvolvea no salary
changes.
To Name Comptroller.
One appointment, that of a compt
roller for the system, remains to be
made to complete the unified organi
zation plan the board has been study
ing for some time.
The graduate division, neaaea dj
Dean Rebec, who will be located at
Eugene, essentially provides the same
organization arrangement for the ad
vanced work as la already In opera
tion In the lower division, for tne
first two years In liberal arta and
sciences. The lower division work Is
ndmlnlstered by a director located at
Corvallls.
Desn Rebec will head a graduate
council with one representative from
the university, one from the Btate
college and one from the medical
school at Portland. The function ol
thia council will be to formulato uni
form atandards. regulatlona and poll
clea for graduate work throughout
the system.
Co-ordinate Keglitrar,.
As director of admission and rec
ords, Lemon's task will be primarily
to co-ordinate the work of the regis
trars offlcera on the several campuses.
His office will also have charge ot
arranging for high school contacts
and of supervising throughout, the
system proposed changes In courses.
Lemon will retain hla present post at
the atate college.
In order to give Lemon sufficient
time for his work, the board ap
pointed Delmer Ooode, associate editor
of publlcatlona at Oregon nr te coi
lege, as assistant registrar,
Byrne will continue hie duties as
(Continued on Page Plve)
1
B. V. Zsmore, farmer near Lambert
vllle, Mich., has plsnted 40 acrea of
onions on peat land formerly con
sidered worthless.
haunted and losing hla way In the
heavy snow, which then measured 17
feet.
CUne, according to the story out
from Crescent City, came to the coast
country last winter to learn trapping
He went Into the hills to spend the
winter at a cabin, located In the Bear
Basin country. He started In from
the Patrick's creek region of the high
way on December 24 and no more was
heard from him. After a period of
time elapaed a search waa organized
and the man's knapsack waa found,
caat aside on the trail. The search
ers, deducting that he had become
exhausted and thrown the knapsack
away to ease his trip, started a more
extensive combing of the region. The
pack was found about a mile from
the cabin, for which he waa headed.
A new fall of soft crusted snow on
the ground at that time had made the
trip more hasardous, accounting for
the young man's excessive fatigue and
loss of direction, searchers stated.
Although no names were revealed
in the report today, Cllne was under
stood to have relatives In the east and
on the Pscliic coast.
HARVEY BAILEY
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r-;ttXF Villi 1
pv M l 1
Handcuffed and chained around the feet, Harvey Bailey la showr
In charge of police and federal agents at Ardmore, Okla., where hi
was captured after hit break from the county Jail at Dallas, Tex, (Also,
elated Press Photoi
OF TRAFFIC LAWS
!T
The busiest day In the history of a 1
Jackson county Justice court, waa ex
perienced yeaterday, when Justice of
the Peace William R. Coleman han
dled 22 cases chiefly for traffic viola
tions, ranging from drunken driving
to no n -display of a red light on the
rear of a vehicle. The previous record
waa 16 cases In a day. All the offen
ders plrad guilty and Included some
well-known local figures.
Dr. J. M. Keene of thia city, and a
Central Point farmer, waa charged
with driving & car without a proper
tall-llght, plead guilty, and a fine
of l waa suspended. Dr. Keene made
some volcanic comment on the situa
tion. Leo (Carldeo) Ohelardl, athletic
atar of the high school, was charged
with reckless driving on Wt Main
street. Ghelardt entered a plea of
guilty and was fined C26 and costs.
The youth was traveling 45 miles per
hour. The court aRreed to sunpend
$16 of the fine when $10 and costs
were paid. .
Don O. Reams, truck driver for the
CCC, was fined $5 and coata and
given until September 30 to pay.
(Continued on- Page Three)
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158 IN TOURNEY
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 12. (AP)
AI Zimmerman, Portland pro and
Pacific northwest open champion
tramped around the Portland goir
club cotirse here yesterday In 68-74
for a 36-hole total of 142, to lead
more than 80 golfers from four west
ern states In the first day's play of
the Oregon open title tourney.
Dr. Cliff Baker, and Willie Coenln,
tied at 144 for the second position
while Lawrence Lamberger, Joe Morel
and Harold Niemeyer gathered 145's
to deadlock In the next niche.
Don Moe waa 10th on the list with
148. Other finishers on the open day
of the tourney's play Included Frank
8hafer, Salem, 157; Bob Hammond,
Jr.. Medford, 158: H. B. Bentley,
Med ford 161; J. Varley, Balem, 185; J.
D. McAuley, SI Ivor ton, 170, and C.
Bennett, Medford, with- 175.
.
I0NAL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. (API
President Roosevelt Interrupted his
conferences on finance today to re
ceive an urpent recommendation from
Chairman HrrlMn of the senate fi
nance committee for "rational Inlla-tlon."
BACK IN IRONS
SUNDAYS FALL
FROM
PROVES EATAL
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 13. (AP)
An Inquest Into the death of Oeorge
M Sunday, 40, son of Billy Sunday,
the evangell.t, Injured In a fall from
n window ot his apartment, will be
held here today. .
Sunday died unexpectedly laat
night aa four doctors were attempt
ing to reset a fractured Jaw, one of
several Injuries received In the four
story fall Thursday night.
Dr. Edgar H. Howell, one of the
physicians, said Sunday was under an
anesthetic, but attributed hla death
to shock caused by the Injuries,
Although Sunday was previously re
ported recovering, hla mother, Mrs.
Maine Bunday, said a premonition of
death had been with her all day yea
terday. Sunday'a father waa also here,
having cancelled en engagement In
Portlnnd, Ore., to come to hla son's
bedside.
Sunday told police hla fall was acci
dental. His wile, the former Mauryne
Relchard of Hollywood", reported he
had broken her finger In a nervous
outbreak a short time before.
Members of the family ssld funeral
service will be held In Los Angeles.
DRUGSTORETiRE'
Smoke from a chimney floated
across tho Craterlan sign last night
nbout 8:30 o'clock, causing a pedes
tnsn on South Central avenue to
phone the fire department that the
Wood drug store wss ablaae. The
flickering sign, snd the smoke, left
the Illusion that a conflagration waa
raging.
Tho fire department arrived post
haste, but there waa no fire. A thor
ough Inspection of the roof and In
terior revealed no flame..
Druggist Wood had Just reached
home, and put on his slippers, when
a friend phoned that hla drug a'orc
was sblaze. He rushed downtown.
and arrived at the same tune as the
fire chief. They wslke.1 down the
street, snd dlscovettd what had tooled
the pedestrian.
FOOTBALLBOYSTO
GATHER WEDNESDAY
Coach Dsrwln K. Burgher of the
high school today Issued a call for
all boys going out for football thia
year to meet him Wednesday at the
hull schol. at 3 p. m , for Issuance
ot equipment and light practice.
DEFINITELY SHOWN
BY ADVERTISING
25 Large Cities Report 16
Per Cent Increase in
Newspaper Display Ads
for August Over Last Year
WASHINGTON, Bept. 12. (AP)
NRA "compliance boards", are to be
set up In every city and town to as
sure observance of the blue eagle
agreements.
As. outlined to reporters today by
Hugh S. Johnson, the administrator.
the duty of each board will be to In
vestigate complaints of violations,
hold hearing and seek to obtain vol-'
uutary. compliance.
If this la not forthcoming, they
will report to Washington for disci
plinary action.
The local board will have no execu
tive authority.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. (AP)
NRA reports that newspaper display
advertising "has taken a definite and
appreciable upturn" today supplied
President Roosevelt's recovery efforts
with the new. Impetus born of favor
able tokens.
Twenty-five large cltlea from the
Atlantic to the Pacific reported a 18
per cent August advertising gain over
August, 1032, after display lineage
had declined steadily through July.
The NRA termed It a definite reflec
tion by "one of the most accurate
business barometers ... of renewed
confidence on the part of the na
tion's business.'
: Many Prohlems
After this comment, recovery lead
ers from President Roosevelt down, .
settled anew to a multitude of prob
lems at hand. Their activities in
cluded: President Roosevelt summoned hla (
recovery council to discuss the whole
line of government endeavors, stress
ing the nation's credit needs.
Hugh 8. Johnson called a public
hearing on the soft coal code, press
ing for a mid-week agreement with
the added spur of threatening labor
conditions In western Pennsylvania.
Johnson sought to stop violations
df Industrial codes and re-employ-
ment agreements. The agricultural
adjustment administration said pro
secution under the law which pro
vides both fines and Jail sentences
awaited textile manufacturers who
blame profiteering prices on the cot
ton processing tax.
See Ample Credit
The president's conference with his
chiefs of government was In some re
spects merely a continuance' of last
nights financial parley with the men
who control billions of government
credit. Mr. Roosevelt's aides appear
ed convinced that the credit la avail
I Continued on Page Six)
WILL-
ROGEHS
'says:
SANTA MONICA, t'al., Sept.
11. "Well, I guess I am all wet
as iihiihI, but a headline in all
the papers like this don't par
ticularly add to my patriotism:
"Cuba piokg new president as
battleship Mississippi steams
into port," any more than the
following would: "United
States of America having in
ternal trouble and his majesty
King George has dispatched his
drcadnaughts to stand by in
New York harbor to protect
British investments in America,
and to see that the right mnn
is elected."
' But that couldn't happen,
for they are both big nations,
and would mean war. But
when one nation is big, and one
is little, why tho littlo nation's
port is just like a public regat
ta. Everybody can come in
that's got a boat. The whole
thing, as I sec it, all over the
world today is that tho little
nations ha got no business be
ing little.
ClIH(tHilrn.UtUi