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Tribune Bargain Days End Next Monday -Subscribe at Once! Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Fnrvrntl ; Shnnrn anrf cooler to Just 4 More Days Take advantage of uib tantlal BARGAIN OAV a Tinea by entering, jour Tribune subscrip tion nltbout delay. night. Friday cloudy, probably with showers. Highest yesterday a Lowest this morning Twenty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1933. No. 150. WIT (Si. $25,000 Comment the on Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. U s MAINE GOES, ao goes the na A tlon." Thua runa the old po litical saying. Maine, cradle of prohibition, which Toted dry away back in 1851. wtea two to one Jor repeal of the prohibi tion amendment. There Isn't much doubt any longer as to what the nation wM do. f-4 WHAT will be done about repeal ot the prohibition amendment l no longer in doubt. When la appar ently tho only question remaining. Twenty-six states have voted al readyvoting unanimously for re peal. At least 39 tas will have voted by November 7. Thirty-six necessary for repeal. It looks as If the Issue will be de cided by about the first week In No vember. AFTER prohibition, what? Suppose you answer that quea tlon, If you feel that you are com petent to answer It. This writer DOESNT feel competent. But, whatever It Is, it won't be satisfactory. Human beings ' have been searching tor thousands of years lor a satisfactory solution ot the liquor question, and none has been found yet. IP YOU want a PERSONAL, solution of the liquor problem, try this one: B8 TEMPERATE. That works bet ter than any solution yet tried. COLLECTIONS of Income, intangi bles and corporate excise taxes in oreeon for the year 1933 are expected to show a drop of about 50O,000. or approximately one-third, as compared with collections for the year 1531. That la a reflection of the act that Incomes in Oregon, as elsewhere, suf fered sadly In 1933. If Income taxes are to show large returns, there must be incomes to tax. JUT, If you 'javeany faith In the JJ future at all. you musi oeuovo that the time will come again i" there will be Incomes In Oregon. When that time comes, the Income tax will again be productive and will help ma. ter'slly to lighten the burden of tsx itlon on real estate, j If you own any real estate, you will agree without hesitation that the burden of real estate taxation NEEDS LIGHTENING. STATE and regional public works administrators of eight western states are to meet next SundBy In Bait LBke City. The purpose of their conference, we read, Is to "facilitate eo-operatlon between state and fed eral officials in the public works pro gram." 4 4 THOSE are big words so big and high - sounding and carefully chosen that they might mean any thing, or NOTHING. What they OUGHT to mean Is this: If we are going to have a public works program, let's get It started NOW, when we need It." If we surround the program of public works with so much red tape that It can't get atarted until after ' the pressing need for It is past, it won't do u much good. AU it will mesn will be more tsxes to pay. PROBABLT youead this little note In the news of yesterday: "Preferring, he said, to quit busi ness altogether then operate under NBA. Benjamin A. Pearsall, head of a dairy product company of Elgin. III., was preparing to close hll plant at the end of the month." About all thla writer can find to tay of Mr. Pearsall Is that he la poor sport. A good sport la wiring. In grave emergencies, to try anything once. IOST of us sre ready to admit that we are facing an emergency. If NRA doesn't work, there won't be much left to try. SPEAKING of Jobs, whose crestlon Is the prlnclpsl object of NRA. here Is a new one that Is available: a The U. 8. navy, after a long period, of inactivity, has resumed recruiting at full cspsclty. (Continued on Pafa sui FEHL COMMISSARY HEAVY DRAIN UPON COUNTY TREASURY Trial of Slayer Ballot Thief and . Cohorts Costly New Court Is Restoring Economy Relief Principle The county commissary, launched last winter by Earl H. Fehl, then county Judge, and for which there was no authorization In the budget, caused an expenditure of S14.163.93, according to the August financial report of the county, submitted to day to the county Judge. Trial of L. A. Banks, local agitator now serving life for murder and the ballot theft trials, which resulted tn the conviction of Fehl and his chief lieutenants In the agitation that fol lowed hla assumption of office, re sulted In the circuit court budget ap propriation of $8430 being over expended by S1B.022.90. The circuit court expendlturea to date, total $26,452.90. Estimated cost of the Banks murder trial at Eugene, the Fehl ballot theft trial at Klamath Palls, and the four ballot theft trials here la placed at $25 000. They en tailed 90 per cent of circuit court expense since January 1. The county commissary extrava gance will either have to be absorbed In tax levies of the coming year, or subtracted f-.om the relief fund al lowances tee 1034. Court Budget Same These restoration of law and order costs -probably will have to be ab sorbed in future tax levies. The cir cuit court budget, trimmed last year n the bone, was only $8430 and will be the same the coming year It la thought. The budget-makers last year could not foresee the turmoil and therefore allow for lt heavy cost. Absorption of these two costly Items In the tax levies for the com ing year without Increasing the tax burden, or Impairing the functioning of vital parts of the machinery of county government, Is one of the many financial problems confronting the county court and the budget (Continued on Page Seven) IN AMATEUR PLAY PORTLAND. Sept. 14. (AP) Eddie Hogan of Portland, who yesterday tied with Max Stoddard, also of Portland for medal honors tn the qualifying round of the Oregon slate amateur golf tournament, survived this morn ing's elimination round by defeat ing C. W. Hamilton of Hood Rtver, S and 4, A steady drlrxle of lain greeted the players as they trailed over- the Port land Golf club course today. Don Moe and Dr. O. F. Willing re mained In the competition, Moe win ning from R. B. Watson of Portland, 5 and 4 and Dr. Willing disposing of Bill Williamson of Oswego, 6 and 5 J. Wilson Johnston of Eugene sur vived the morning round, defeating Warren Monroe of Portland, one up on the 20th hole. H. B. Bentley of Ashland won from Joe Brown of Portland, 2 up. LAWSON Tl OP K FN WOOD COUNTRY CLUB. Cin cinnati. Sept. 14. (AP) Fighting another battle against elimination, Ross ("Sandy") Somervllle, Canadian holder of tihe title, waa two down to William Lawson Little, Jr., 23-year-old San Franciscan, today after the ftrtt 18 hole of their 36-hole quarter-final match In the United 8tates amateur golf championship. George T. Dunlap, Jr., of New York. Walker cup star, gained the blpgest lead of the morning compe tition by finishing the 18 holes three up on Eddie Held, his rival from the metropolitan district. 3000 FISHERMEN IDLE IN COLUMBIA STRIKE ASTORIA. Ore, Sept. 14. (AP) While 3000 Oregon and Washington gillnetters kept their boat off the Columbia river today, the price com mittee of the packers was attempting today to reach a price agreement with the Columbia River Fishermen's Pro tective union and thereby avert a repetition of th strike that tied up the Industry on the rlvr for more than a month at the start of the season last spring. Bandits Gets Federal Post E. G. Bennett, Idaho and Utah banker, has been appointed a di rector of the federal deposit cor poration by President Roosevelt. VIOLENCE FLARES SOLDIERS CALLED HARRISBURO. Pa., Sept. 14. P) Marching orders for two battalions of National Guardsmen were drafted hurriedly and secretly today u Oov. ernor Plnchot moved quietly with plans to place the Payette county soft coal district under virtual mar tial law for the second time in ten weeks. (By the Asoclated Press.) Violence burst forth in PennsyV vanla coal atrlke territory today and sent President Roosevelt Into action for quick establishment of the code to govern the bituminous mining In dustry. Sixteen minera were ahot in con filet with mine guards In the Fayette county soft coal district. Word aped to Washington, where It led to a conference between the President, Governor Olfford Plnchot and cabinet members. Mr. Roosevelt undertook to get ac tlon on the coal code today and dla. patched federal agents to the trouble territory to Investigate. After weeks of delay, coal operat ora and N. R. A. oflclals consulted on another draft of the code; but with many disputes yet to Iron out READ LOVE THEFT E LOS ANOra.TVS. Sept. 14. fF A Jury or seven men and five ..women retired today to decide whether blonde Claire Windsor, stage and screen beauty, stole the low of A. fred C.'Pvad. Jr., young former Oak land stock broker, a chawed in the 100.000 damage suit against the actress by hla divorced wife, Marian Young Read. In hla charge. Superior Judxe 3o- eph Suroul told the Jury the fat that Miaa Windsor "may have be lieved the Reads were no longer liv ing together harmoniously is no de fense." "If you find that Read no longer had an affection for hla wife at the time he met Miss Windsor." the Judge said, "then you shall bring In a verdict In behalf of the defend ant J.B. OE 0. S. C. CORVALLI9. Ore.. Sept. 14. (AP) Dr. J. B. Horner. 77. professor of his tory at Oregon State college for 42 years, died early today at hit home. Death waa pronounced due to a heart attack. Dr. Horner, who celebrated hla 77th birthday last month, had appeared In rugged health, and had Just com pleted moving and reorganizing the college museum, hut chief Interest since hla retirement from active ; teaching a year ago. j Considered one of the foremost authorities on Oregon history. Dr. I Horner was the author of several I books on that and related subjects I and of numeroua article on historic and prehistoric events of the Oregon I country. Moll Jailed Here REDUCED APPLE T TO Northwest Fruit Industries Announces Through Presi dent Scherer Plan Keep Under Grades Off Mart SEATTLE, Sept. 14. (AP) Paul Scherer of Medford, Ore., president of the Northwest Fruit Industries. announced here today that the asso ciation had approved a recommenda tion to growers that they do not nar- veat, or ahlp Interstate, any apples below the fancy grade with the ex ceptlon of yellow Newtons and Wine saps. A schedule of prices, recommendea by the commodity committee of the organization, waa also approved. The schedule established a minimum price of 80 cent for all grades. Plan Walta Approval. The proposed "marketing agree ment" upder which the action waa taken waa aald to be in the hands of the secretary of agriculture, await. Ing approval. Illness of a court re porter who made the transcript of the Portland, Ore., hearing, July aa, caused delay In Its transmittal to Wash ington, D. C, It waa learned. In the meantime the board of trua. tees In the association decided to take action on the assumption that the marketing agreement" will be ap proved. The agreement carried a provision that any violations or tno actions of the commodity committee made by ahlppers In anticipation of approval would be penalized the aame as If the act were In effect. Rigid Enforcement. The association had served notice on shippers In Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana that the agree ment will be rigidly and Impartially enforced. The schedule of prices la aa tol Iowa: Jonathans 163 and larger, extra fancy, ai.OO; fancy, 80c. 115 and smaller, extra fancy, BOc; fancy, hoc. Romes 183 and larger, extra fancy, $1 00; fancy, 85c. Delicious 160 and larger, exira fancy, tl; fancy, tl 20. 100 to 150, ejttra fancy. tl.50: fancy. 1.36. 88 and larger, extra fancy, 1.20; fancy, tl.OS. Wlnessps 163 and larger, extra fancv. tl.25; fancy, tl-IO: 175 ana smaller, extra fancy, tl.00: fancy. 90c. Staymans All sizes, extra fancy. $1.00: fancy, 85 cents. Spitz All sizes, extra fancy, tl; fancy, 85c. Newtowns 135 and larger, extra fancy, tl.35; fancy. 1.10; 138 to 318, extra fancy, tl.35; fancy, tl.20; 334 to 253. extra fancy, tl.00; fancy. BOc. Oregon Newtowns Extra fancy, tl.50; fancy, tl.35. ELKS' PICNIC ILL The Elks Intend to go ahead with thir big picnic and "beer bust" at their grounds on Rogue river this afternoon and evening, was the word from the local temple this afternoon, following a conference of the chair men and Exalted Ruler Joe Fllcgel. It had been feared that the threat ening weather might force removal of the "Dutch lunch" set for 6:30 and the boxing program to the E!kV temple, but it was decided that as the weather remained warm, it wouid be better to go ahead with the or iginal plan. The program will start at 4 p. . m with band concert and sport, follow ed by the feed and ring program The fisticuffs U scheduled to start at 9 p. m. OPENING FRIDAY The Junior high school book ex change will be open for luting of books for sale Friday (tomorrow) be tween the hours of 1 and ft o'clock. It was announced todsy. The five books which will be han dled by the exchange thli year are: Payne's "American Literary Blad ings." El;erton and Carpenter. "First Course in AUtebrs," West "Early Progress." Ullman and Henry "New Elementary Latin." Caldwell and Cur tis "Introduction to Silence." The exhpnre w.ll Le opened for the sal of books neit Monday. baseball I Ntalonal CHICAGO. 111-. Sept. 14. (AP) Gabby Hartnett's single with the bases full In the ninth drove In two runa that gave the Cubs a 4 -to-8 victory over New York In the first game of today's double header. The victory reduced New York's lead to five aud ne-half games. The score: R. H. E. New York . . 3 8 3 Chicago ...... 4 10 1 Fltzslmmons and Mancuao; Root, Malone and Hartnett. R. H. E. Detroit ............ 3 15 0 Washington . 4 10 0 So ire 11 and Hayworth; Whltehlll and Sewell. ADD NATL First game: R. H. E. Philadelphia 2 5 0 Cincinnati 15 1 Moore and Davis; Derringer, Kolp and Crouch. Called account rain. Second game postponed.) L OF VALLEY IS OK'ED Govt. Appraiser to Start Work Here in 10 Days Probably Means Govt. Financing Local Irrigation At press tme. a telegram waa received by Porter J. Neff Irom Washington. D. C. that the ap praisal or I lie Medford Irrigation district had also been authorized. "The R. F. C. advises appraisals for Talent and Gold Hill Irriga tion districts have been author ized. Appraiser will be In Ore gon within l dajH." Robert B. Park man, Clerk to Senator Rtelwer. Washington, D, C. The above telegram received this afternoon by Prank Farrell, local at torney for the Talent and Gold Hill irrigation districts, will cause great rejoicing in southern Oregon. While the authorization of apprais als does not mean the government aid asked, HAS been granted; It DORS mean, that In all likelihood It will be, for it la a fixed policy of the government not to go to the cost of making appraisals unless the appli cations are satisfactory and the con ditions sppear to Justify relief asked for. The Talent Irrigation district has a debt of approximately $1,000,000 and the Gold Hill district $70,000. If this government refinancing goes through it will allow the ranchers under the two districts, to pay off this debt In 38 years at 4 percent. Instead of 20 years at 6 percent. The principle will also under government financing be materially reduced. In other words It will mean cheaper water for south ern Oregon than has ever before been secured, or that a few years ago would have been deemed possible. As the Medford district was also considered by the government along with these two districts, and the three were grouped aa one. there la no doubt the Medford district ap praisal will be similarly accepted, al though at 8 p. m. today. Porter J. Neff, attorney for the Medford dis trict had not received word to that effect. According to Mr. Psrrell this Is the first Irrigation district In Oregon to receive government appraisal under the R. P. C. and as far as he Is In formed, the first In the northwest. This rfiault 1 due to the fact that the officials of the Iocs districts were on the Job 100 per cent from the out set. FAIL TO ASSURE WASHINOTOK. 8pt. M. (P Secretary Hull expressed hope today the present Rorernment In Cuba would keep order, but report which reached the state department Irom scattered points throughout the Isl and were far ffm reassuring. The secretary of state said condl tlon are probably leas favorsble at Antllla than at any other point Blttr oontroverslea eslat between employers and employes In that great '.g;ir port, and apparently no settle, ment cm be expected In the Imme dlst lutuia. Thrilled AUDIT ALLEGES COLLEGE STORES Superintendent of Buildings Target of Report Lum ber Inventory Short Use Trucks in Private Errands CORVALLIS. Ore., Sept. 14. Wltri comment directed mainly at E. P. Jackson, superintendent of build ings at Oregon State college for the last 20 years, the special audit of Oregon State colege building funda was made public here last night. Charges contained in the report in cluded one thai Jackson purchased $386 worth of materials and supplies from college stores and charged them to himself in 1921; that the lumber Inventory In the aame year waa five to seven thousand feet short, and that Jackson had houses under con struction during that period; that college trucks were used for Jack' son's private business and the driv ers' salary paid from college funds; that one truck driver took a six weeks' vacation on pay; that original dally labor charge sups which em ployes signed and original material requisition have disappeared and that (Continued on Page Three) . TILLER-TRAIL JOB PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 14. (AP) The Portland office of the bureau of public roads today was In receipt of bids on three forest highway pro jects to be built In Oregon under the NBA construction program. Oeorge P. Price of Dayton, Wash), bidding $40,808. was Hwcst of 11 bidders or the grading of 4.6 miles of the Wes ton-Elgin highway In Un ion county. Tom Llllebo of Reedanort was low bidder with $42 970 for the construc tion of three bridges tn the North Santlam highway In Linn comity, over Pnmella, Mlnto and Marion creeks. Ten' blda were received on the gradlt.g of 1.7 miles on the Tiller Trail highway In Douglas county. Clarence Young of Oakland. Ca)., was low bllder at $68,100. P. C. DILLARD OP MEDPOTID WA8 SECOND WITH $74,971. and Enrl L. MrNutt of Eu gene third with $77974, 4- SLASH IN FARES NEW YORK. Sept. 14. (AP) The Evening Post saya the American trav eling public, on and after November 1, may expect a reduction of nearly 80 per cent In railroad passenger fares as a result of efforts qf western rail leaders for a blanket cut to that amount by carriers of the en tire country. The plan, which the western roads had hoped to put Into effect June 1, contemplates a cut In the basic pas senger fare from 3 8 cents a mile to a straight 2-cent-a-mlle rate for round-trip tickets and elimination of the Pullman surcharge. LUMBER CODE HOLDS PORTLAND, Sept. 14. AP) Upon the success of the national lumber code depends largely the prospect of prosperity for the Industry, John Ten nsnt, president of the Long Bell Lum ber company, told more than 100 log gers snd lumbermen meeting here to day at the call of the West Cosst Lumbermen's association. "The NRA code must work,' Ten nant declared, "and It's up to us to make It work." Oregon weather. Showers today and tonight; cooUr in the interior tonight: Prlday cloudy, showers in the mountains; moderate fresh changeable winds offshore. 6ALEM, Sept. 14. (AP) -Salem will be grsnted a re-employment office. K. L. Mersereau, federal re-employment manager for Orrgon, announced following a conference bere yesterday. by Cops Chase Led Cuban Revolt Sgt. Fulgenclo Batista was the center of activity In the Cuban re volt. From his place as top serg eant In the Cuban army he took the title of "revolutionary chief .of armed forces" In the uprising which caused the downfall of the de Cespedes government. (Associ ated Press Photo. T SCHOOL PROBLEM STILL UNSOLVED No solution to the problem con fronting the school board In the Dewey district, No. 39, was reported here today and the indications were that the children of-that school dis trict would not be returning to their books next Monday, While some residents of the district have paid their taxes thla year, none have paid since the appeal for pay ment to enable the children to attend Medford schools again this year waa made. In order to correct the impression that no residents of the district had paid their taxes, County School Su perintendent C. R. Bowman made It plain today that some had paid, but that none had responded to the plea Issued a few weeks ago. The Medford school board has made no change In Its original de cision to refuse the children entry in the local schools unless the tuition is paid. Superintendent E. H. Hedr.k atsted today, adding that It was hts understanding that members of the District 29 hoard were doing every thing pneslhle to solve the prohlem, but hart met with no success. Plans on the part of some residents of the district to move Into Medford to place their children In school here were also announced today. And In response to the announced Intentions school officials stated this afternoon that such a move would not relieve the parents from tuition payments untess bonaflde residence was estab lished. Moving Into Medford purely for school purposes will not suffice, It was made plain. T Pour persons, arrested! by the state police for traffic violations, were taken Into court at Oold Hill this rek and fined, with no fines im- posed suspended, it was reported here today. Albert Snowdln Sargent of Oold Hill, arrested for traveling without an operator's license, was fined 15 and $4 AO costs. Rollo Stephen Hayes of Medford ws4 fined SA and 4.50 costs for having no operator's license. Louis O re n well Klncade of Grants Psss, who wss charged wtr.h operating a car without muffler, was fined the same amount, as waa John Frederick Lamont Bates of Rogue River, for operating a car with a California license, after becoming s resident of Oregon. The four were taken before Judge H. D. Reed tn Oold Hill. Pnppf .'ode Agreed WASHINGTON. Sept. 14. (AP) Hearing on a code of competition for the paper and pulp Industry opened before the recovery sdmlnls trstlon today with officials of the American Paper and Pulp assoclstlon, whlcn submitted the draft, saying all sections of the Industry and la ror were In substantial sgrecment. COUPLE ADMIT STEALING CARS FOR WILD RACE Yakima Girl, 17. Starts Crime Career at Saturday Night Drinking Party Winds Up in Medford Jail Ernest Dlefenbach of Tiklmi, Wash, arrested here early yesterday, is being held for the department of Justice, state police announced this afternoon, on a charge of auto theft under the Dyer act. Hla case will be presented to the federal grand Jury In Portland in the Immediate future. Charges may also be brought under the Mann act. Communication with the department of Justice In Portland waa completed today. "It's a thrill to be chased by police prowlers. To have 'bulls after you from the right and the left, and to sleep In the great outdoors, knowing any minute that they may get you" Bo thinks Marguerite "Rita" Brown, 17, of Yakima, Wash., she declared In her Jail cell here this morning, reviewing her flight with Ernest Dle fenbach, SO, from Yakima. Wash., to Medford, where both were placed be hind bars yesterday. Dlefenbach, who piloted, the stolen . Ford coupe, which brought the two here on the "thrilling" Journey, msy be charged with any number of things as a result. There are lots of possi bilities, state and city police reported today. The Mann act, the Dyer set. and Just plain larceny. 1 To Become Mother. His girl friend, taken Into custody by state police at Phoenix, tho stolen (Continued on Psge Plve.) WILL ROGERS HALTS S HOLLYWOOD, Cel., Sept. 14. (AP) The film career of Mary Rogers, known to the screen as Mary How ard, was at an end today. Her father. Will Rogers, grinned and said; "She's back In the kitchen." Rogers declined furt.her explana tion. Mlsa Rogers had appeared in only one picture and seemed on her way to a successful career In films when halted by her father, 4 Yelm Mill Destroyed. YEIjM, Wash., Sept. 14. UP) Plr starting from unknown causes in the boiler room of the L. Hammersmith ft Sons sawmill here last night de stroyed the mill snd a million feet of finished lumber, much of It car decking. The loss was estimated at between MO.OOO and 50.000. Fifty men had been employed. WILL- ROGERS BEVERLY inLLS, Cal.. Sept. 13. Did jou sec in the paper whero Cuba in liable to have another change of government! Well, the other flay I told you (or was you listeningt) that revolutions run in packs like hounds or bananas. One revolution is just like one cocktail. It just gets you or ganized to get ready for the next. Now they are just having more fun down there than they have had in years, if old 'Mother Superior" America wasn't trying to horn in on all of it. It's their country, it's their sugar. Tako the sugar out of Cuba and we would no more be interested in their troubles than we would a revolution smnnir the Zulus. . Villi MtfJVlt rnut. Ut 1
