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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1933.
No. 152.
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By FRANK JENKINS.
HERE Is a. headline:
"United Statea Influence In
Cuba Assailed. San Martin Govern
ment Saya Island Must Set Up Own
Rule."
LOUISIANA sugar cane growers and
Western sugar beet growers will
second that motion heartily, adding
the advice that we put a high tarltt
'on Cuban sugar, so that our OWN
PRODUCERS In our OWN COUNTRY
may get all the sugar benefits to be
had.
US. Influence In Cuba hae been
of Immense assistance to Cu
bans, and of LITTLE benefit to our
own people.
U.6. Influence In the Philippines
haa been of Immense value to the
general run of Filipinos and of little
benefit to us.
Isn't tt about time for ua to quit
playing Santa Claus to other peoples
and start minding our own busi
ness? RESPONSIBLE bond buyers are
Ix bidding 93 for bonds of the
Home Owners Loan corporation. That
Is to say, they are offering to pay
92 cents on the dollar for these
bonds, which are not a direct obli
gation of the U. S. government,
which merely guarantees the Interest
for a period of about 15 years.
That la an Important Item of news.
w
HY Is it important?
This is the reason:
If the
new home owners loan bill, which
Is intended to provide relief r for
home owners threatened with the
loss of their home's, is to work, hold
era of the mortgages must be In
duced to accept these bonds IN EX
CHANGE for the mortgages.
With the bonds saleable at 92
cents on the dollar, it will be much
easier to get these exchanges made
than if the bonds could be disposed
of at only about 80 cents on the
dollar, which was originally antici
pated. A FLUSTERED citizen made this
remark the other day: "I'm
not worrying much about the NRA
or the AGA or the RFC or the CCC,
or any other of the rest of these
government three-letter combinations
we're hearing and reading so much
about.
It's the good, old-fashioned NSF
that's bothering me."
GOVERNOR Meter's special relief
committee, casting about for
ways of raising the money with
which to meet relief needs this win
ter, considers the placing of a state
tax of a dollar a barrel on beer and
40 cents a gallon on wine, with sale
of permits to places that sell beer
and wine.
In this way, it hones, some two
and a half million might be raised.
rEER and wine are now legal.
L Nothing la said as yet about
hard liquor, which ISNT yet legal.
But when It IS legal, the eyes of the
tax collectors will be turned upon It
D
OQ and horse racing are now
legal in Oregon, together with
betting on the same.
The present tax Is two and a hall
per cent of receipts. Increasing this
to TEN per cent is considered.
TAXINO the
VICES Is I
people for their
i ancient device,
highly thought of by the tsx col
lectors almost since the time when
tsxes we: first Invented.
Why?
Here Is the reason: Because peo
ple will py for their vices with less
complaint tMn they pay for their
necessities.
AN ancient principle of taxation,
yoi know. Is to get the most
feathers from the goose with the
least amount of squawklr.g.
Mrlke at M Grande
LA GRANDE. Ore.. Sept- 16
F.mp'.oyee of the Grande Ronde Meat
company went on strike here today
In the first serious labor dispute wit
ne.d here in year.
Employees claim that their employ
er, F. A. Epllng. prom led e them at the
time of a 30 per cent reduction In
wazes lait fall, that if he continue
in busings ?he full wage would be
rt'n.-rri m the pr:n.x and that no
suii acuon too piact.
VON DER HELLEN
L
Highway , Board Indicates
i Decision Monday Against
Portland Piea For Larger
Share Protestors Warn.
PORTLAND, .Sept. 16. (VP) Al
though indicating there would be no
reallocation of federal funds for row
work, the Oregon state highway com
mission today withheld it verdict
until early next week on the demand
of Portland and Multnomah county
for additional project money for re
lief work. Carl Washburne, Eugene
member of tie commission, was ab
sent at the meeting and a conference
will be held on the Issue when he re
turn from a vacation trip.
Twenty-eigHt upstate counties and
a half dozen highway associations.
represented by more than a hundred
men, appeared before the commis
sion in protest to Portland and Mult
nomah county g demand for more
money. The Portland delegation de
manded 60 per cent of the money
set aside for work within cities and
the fund for feeder roads.
This demand, would result in re-al-loc&tlon
of more than 1.000.000 fed
eral money to be taken from other
propects, it was stated by Leslie M.
Scott, chairman of the commission.
The Portland demand stipulated $1,
800.000 of the $6,100,000 federal mon
ey he said, which originally was bas
ed upon area and post road miles.
rather than population. Portland now
has been allocated more than $600,
000 on this basis, he said.
The decision of the commission, un
derstood In view of previous state
ments by Chairman Scott and the
attitude today while hearing argu
ments on the matter for about two
hours, would be against the Portland
group, resulting In no change In the
allocation of more than 150 projec'.s
already listed by the commission and
sent to the bureau of public works
for approval.
Few Jobs Ordered
While upstate county Judges and
commissioners were organizing the
campaign against the Portland dele
gatton and in support of the com
mission's allocation, the board offi
cials opened bids on ten projects and
awarded Jobs on nine to the amount
of $554,537. Equal or more amounts
will be awarded every three" weeks
from now until January. It was inti
mated. The nexi meeting, at which
about three-quarters million dollars
worth of work will be let, was set
for October 4.
The largest contract awarded was
for grading of 1 51 mile of the Neil
Creek-Barron Creek section of the Pa
cific highway In Jackson county. It
went to Von der Hellen Ac Pierson of
Medford with a low bid of $177,313.
Two other large contracts went to
Myers & Goulter. Seattle, $86,062 for
grading 425 miles on the Middle
Fork-Forest boundary section of the
Pendleton -John Day highway, and to
Morrison -Knudsen of Boise. Idaho,
for eight miles grading on the White
Rock-Lakevtew section of Fremont
highway. These Jobs are in Grant and
Lake counties respectively.
Lively .tilts between Multnomah
county and upstate delegations re
sulted when Chairman Scott opened
discussion on the matter of alloca
tion of funds. Both sides were pre
pared for battle, but the contest was
(Continued on Page Six)
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TO STEAL BREWER
DENVER. Colo.. Sept. 16 (AP)
With one man already In Jail here.
Denver police aald they expected
hourly the arrest of three others in
volved in an alleged plot to kidnaj
Adolph Coors Jr., wealthy Denver
and Golden, Colo., brewer and club
man. Chief of Police Albert T. Clark
paid Robert Lane, former Denver dry
scent, is a prisoner in the county
Jsll In connection with the abduc
tion scheme, of which the Intended
vtrilm had been aware for a month.
Clark said one of the three ethers
being sought la Clyde Culberfson.
former Investigator In the federal
prohibition bureau here.
Denver offlrera uncovered the plot.
Clark said, while they were trailing
members of an auto theft ring opr-
ating here and
In Kansr..
Competition Now Thmttled
LOS ANOELES. Sept. 16 (AP)
The official title of -Grand Ltar-ln-Chlef"
of the International Sour
douch association, Alaska gold rush
miners, was bestowed on S. 8. Skiff
Mit-.-hcit of West wood, near here, af
ter a 'prevarication luncheon."
DEWEY DISTRICT
STILL SHY $100
ON SCHOOL TAX
Medford Board Declines To
Permit Attendance Until
Full Amount Paid On
Over-Due Tuition Fees.
School days are here again. But
not for grade pupils in Dewey district.
No. 30, according to the last report
on tax delinquencies, coming from
the county school superintendent's of
fice last night. One orchard concern
Friday paid $633.99 for Its 1930-1931
school taxes. Thirty children are con
ceerned. The fall term will open in Medford
tomorrow, where the children of Dew
ey district have pursued their studies
for a number of years, but until
$100, stiU due in over-due tuition
charges, la paid, the pupils will not
be accepted by the Medford system
With payment of one years delin
quency in school tax, which amounts
to U216, and Interest, the Medford
district will accept the Dewey pupplls,
it was announced several weeks ago.
Up to last night all that sum. with
the exception of 9100 had been rais
ed through the Intensive campaign
waged by the Dewey school board.
But until the $100 is paid Medford
will not accept the school-goers.
The tuition has not been paid the
Medford district for more than one
year and a half. Payment of one year's
tuition, however, will reinstate the
Dewey pupils. No compromise, other
than that, however, will be made,
Superintendent E. H. Hedrittk stated
for the Medford system yesterday,
adding that the grade pupila will not1
be accepted until the warrant, is paid
and a new contract signed. -
While some educators stated that It
was possible 'that the district would
raise the necessary $100 Monday, the!
school board of Dewey district. ex-
pressed doubt, stating that many of i
those, who have not paid their taxes,
have no children and fall to realize
the seriousness of the situation. Oth-1
era are out of the county and cannot
be contacted in time to remedy mat
ters. The bus, running from the Dewey
tq the Medford district, will either
appear in Medford empty Monday
morning, or return with the ssme oc
cupsnts it brings In, for the children
will not be granted entrance at Med
fords school doors. The bus driver la
under contract to run the bus for
another two years, so will be com
pelled to make the trip.
ALFREETWEEKS is
CALLEDBY DEATH
Alfred Weeks, member of a well
known pioneer family, died late last
night following a two weeks' illness
at his home on North Central ave
nue. A resident of southern Oregon for
many years, Mr. Weeks was promin
ent In business and lodge circles. He
was half owner of the Del Rio orch
ards, a member of the Flks lodge,
and had gone far In Masonry. He
was a brother of the late Fred Weeks
and had numerous other relatives
In the valley.
Funeral arrangements will be in
charge of the Conger psrlora and a
complete obituary will be published
Monday.
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GOLD BEACH. Ore.. Sept. 18. OP)
The next time Phil Adams hooks a
trout he's going to pull in his line
immediately. Returning here from a
fishing trip. Admtold of hooking
a small trout and then letting It play
on his hook while taking a kink out
of his line. Suddenly a terrific Jerk
on the line told Adams he had a new
bite.
Bracing himself, the fisherman at
tempted to play his new catch but
the leader broke and out of the water
leaped a full-grown otter.
As Adams stood astonished, the ot
ter swam to shore and disappeared in
the brush , Adams said.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. (API
Report that a mob was threatening
an American ice fartory and Spanish
shoe plant at Manrsnlllo. on the
southeastern coast of Cuba, were re- I
celved today at the state department.
SALEM, Sept. 16. yp) A hearing
of the rates, practices and operation
of McCracken'a Fast Freight line be
tween Portland and Tillamook will
be hld here Sept. 26, public utilities
commiaaiouer announced today.
GUILTY IS VERDICT
WITHOUT
IN
Defendant, Charged With
Wife Murder, Unmoved
At Fate As Sisters Weep
Sentence On Tuesday.
COURT HOUSE, SAN JOSE, Sept.
16. (p) David A Lamaon was con
victed of wife murder and condemned
to the gallows by the swift decision
of a jury here tonight.
Without the twitch of a muscle,
the young Stanford university pub
lishing house executive received the
verdict.
There was dead silence for a few
seconds and then a scream from a
woman which startled the court as
spectators rose In their seats. But
Lamson, pale and quiet, stared at a
spot on the Judge's bench.
Only when the verdict was formal
ly read after being entered in the
record did the convicted man move.
Then he gripped his leg with his
hand.
Deputy District Attorney Allan P.
Lindssy, who only a few hours be
fore had delivered the final argument.
caustically denouncing Lamson as a
man craftily plotting to do away
with his wife and bring Mrs. Sara
Kelley, Sacramento divorcee to his
office on the Stanford campus, ex
pressed satisfaction with the verdict
"We think the verdict represents
justice." said Lindsay, "and we are
satisfied."
Judge Syer set next Tuesday for
pronouncement of sentence as the
brief court session adjourned. Lamson
walked steadily from, the court room,
flanked by his attorneys.
Dr. Lamson and Mrs. Tholts, who
had attended every court session of
the four weeks trial, covered their
faces with magazines to hide the
tears that streamed down heir faces
as they left the court room behind
the defendant who was escorted by
six deputy sheriffs.
A court room scarcely full of spec
tators was on hand when the verdict
came. Word that tine Jury had reached
Its decision preceded the report in
court by about 40 minutes, Judge
Syer having been away from the
building at the time,
The Jury received the case at 11:31
a m. today, an early court session
having been held in order to get the
trial into its final phase before the
beginning of the legal week-end which
started at noon.
Retiring at 11:25 a. m the seven
men and five women deliberated
about a half hour, recessed an hour
and a half for lunch and then con
tinued their work until Just before
the dinner hour, when they recessed
for the evening meat. There was then
no indication a verdict was near, the
only sign of progress having been
when they sent out at mid-afternoon
for the exhibits in the case.
There was a two-hour recess for
dinner. Thirty minutes arter return
ing from that meal, the Jury sent
word It had reached the verdict.
In about five minutes It had Judged
the case which had been on trial
here since August 21. The only move
from the defense was a request that
the Jury be polled. One by one the
men and women In the box answered
confirming the report read by the
clerk.
Family Rile nt
LAMAR. Mo., Sept. 16. (AP)
Membera of the F. M. Thorps fam
lly here tonight had little t-o say
when Informed that David Lamson,
widower of their daughter. Mrs. Al
lene Thorpe Lamson, had been con
vlcted and sentenced to death for
the murder of the former Lamar girl,
Mr. R. Thorpe la a prominent aouth
west Missouri business man.
"Oh. I Just couldn't make any
statement now." cried Mrs. Thorpe
tonight when Informed of the ver
dict. "You know how we feel about
it but I Just couldn't say anything
more now."
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PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 16 Wf
The second session of the hearing on
the disposal of the Pacific northwest's
wheat surplus got underway here to
night after two postponement had
been ordered by members of the ag
ricultural adjustment administra
tion board, who are conducting the
hearing.
Delay was catised by a conference
between representative of miller, ex
porter, grower and hipper and the
delegation here from Washington, D
C, which was being hew in an at
tmpt to provide lor expediting ef
the Hearing.
NORTHWEST CROP
Doomed to
Hi: ' " fr ;
- I av
" m .gsw'.i,".i."ft'inwj
it Cfiif
David A. Lamson, Stanford University figure, convicted of the mur
der of his wife Allene. The Jury decided upon the death penalty.
TO HAPPY T
BOISE, Idaho. Sept. 16. P Sen
ator William E. Borah declared him
self today "thoroughly in sympathy"
with a proposal of Senator Elmer
Thomas of Oklahoma for Inflation
of the currency.
His statement on the inflation
question came only a few minutes af
ter he had given his attention to the
Cuban situation In an interview, dur
ing which he aaid he could not "Im
agine a condition under which I
would consent to Intervention" by
the United States in the Island na
tion's affairs.
Arriving from north Idaho where he
spent several days on his way from
Washington, the senator declared he
felt very well and was much improv
ed since his recent operation.
He plana to take no part In the
present prohibition campaign In Ida
ho, declaring "it la already too late,
a the reeal election la Tuesday." He
plana to spend much of the next two
months visiting about the state, com
menting "that's the best way to re
cuperate," Without discussing developments
with Cuba, the senator seld he
"agreed with the administration pol
icy, aa I understand it," against in
tervention. "In fact," he said. "I would aban
don that part of the Piatt amend
ment permitting Intervention." and
went on to add that the amendment
was devised "when this country waa
disposed to Interfere largely In other
nation' business."
His comment on the current situa
tion came In reply to a telegram from
Senator Thomas, an advocate of in
flation. Borah did not make public
the text of Thomas' telegrsm. ex
plaining however, that It advocated
Inflation. Replying to It, he aald:
"I am thoroughly In sympathy with
the views covered by your telegram.
I am unable to devise any other meth
od by which to Increase commodity
price and to assist the farmers and
produrers.
The Heather
(Sunday and Monday)
Oregon: Generally cloudy Sunday
and Monday: probably rain In west
portion: moderate temperature; mod
erate southerly winds offshore.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
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Please accept my check or
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PUBLIC JOB COIN
DELAYS LAID TO
STATES, POLITICS
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. (yp) In
biting language and closely clipped,
sentences. Secretary Ickes asserted to-;
day neither red tape nor bureaucracy
waa Involved In the distribution of
public works money.
Unvarnished language marked his
statement to newspapermen in a press
conference In reply to what he called
"political sharp shooting," and "snip
ing" reports that his public works
administration was responsible for
the slowness with which some of the
Job-giving money, already allotted,
was being put to work.
"The major delays now are caused
by political sniping and by the in
ability of local agenclea to put to
work the money we have already al
lotted. "I had a letter from a governor
raising hell about red taps and de
lay. And that In that same letter he
stated that all contracts had to go
back to review for a local committee
under a state law.
"The bureaucracy charged i not
found here but la spread out through
other agencies over which I have no
control.
"There Is a lot of polltloal whlti
banging and sharp-shooting. There
are a lot of persona trying to make a
record for assiduity. They want to be
In a position, in case the program
falls, to say 'I told you so.' It is ab
surd. There Is no red tape connected
with this office.
"A for charges that there la slow
ness at the White House, I csn say
the president is pushing just as hard
a he can. I go over to the president
with a list of project and he ap
proves them In 15 minutes. Some
times he approves them before they
are officially presented.
BASEBALL
Night Raaeball
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 16. (AP)
Night game, 10 Innings.
R. H.
Oakland 8 11 2
Portland - 7 9 3
McEvoy and Veltman; Koupal and
Palmlsano.
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BULLETIN
State police were summoned from
this city and Ashland at midnight
to Barron on this side of the Sis
kiyou to Investigate a reported auto
wreck. No details could be learned.
Another auto amashup was reported
on the other aide of the mountain,
earlier in the evening. Names of
participants were not reported here.
HATE FOR AMERICA
AS REGIE EBBS
Island Business Closed As
Protest Against Acts Of
Workers Ask Abdication
Of President San Martin.
HAVANA, Sept. 16. (A) While
thousand marched In Havana's
street late today shouting against
tine United State government and It
ambassador. Sumner Welle, the sec
retary of war and interior In the Orau
San Martin cabinet accused American
business Interest here of seeking the
new government' overthrow.
The secretary, Antonio Quitera.
charged American and foreign busi
ness interest "are reducing .wages,
turning workmen loose and provok
ing them to atrlkes," In a state
ment urging the "working masses' 'o
back the new administration,
"Workmen induced by American
enterprise . are unwisely lending
themselves to the overthrow of the
government," Gulteraa' statement
said.
Representatives of Cuba' moat Im
portant business interest met in an
other quarter of the city and agreed
in a late session to close their door
for 34 hours Tuesday as a protest
against "acta of violence by the work
ing classes."
They called upon the president to
give way to "a government of con
centration of all the revolutionary
sectors," and declared themselves op
posed to Intervention.
They condemned, however, the
"propaganda of enmity toward the
government of the United States
which now goes beyond that and is
Interpreted s an attack on the Amer
ican people."
Meantime shouts of "down with
Yankee Imperialism," were resounding
at Havana's Malecon aa 8.000 Cubana
paraded In trlbuto to Mexlco'a recog
nition of the Orau San Martin re
gime. Meanwhile many Americana In Cu
ba took added precaution tonight in
face of continued unsettled conditions
aa the government of President Grau
San Martin finished it first full
week, harassed by labor conditions
and demand for It abdication. .
Speculation waa rife aa to the new
regime's stability or the lack of it.
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BOSTON, Sept. 16. (AP) Railroad
roadbed and highway were washed
out, communttle and home were
Inundated, a flood-threatened dam
waa dynamited and telephone serv
ice injured today as an easterly
storm swept central New England,
deluging large' areas with five Inches
of rainfall.
Rain was still falling a the weather
bureau sent out warning of a new
storm, north of Boston to Eastport.
Maine. The Atlantic coaat storm
which ha ravaged regions to the
southward waa expected to make
Itself felt along the New England
coast during Sundsy.
NORFOLK, V., Sept. 18. (APJ
Bwlrllng north along the Atlantic
shore, a hurricane lashed e aboard
with the fury of death and devasta
tion tonight.
Four Uvea were lost two men
drowned on the Carolina coast, one
man died seeking to escape the flood
that swept Into mine working near
Wllkestrarre, Pa, and another drown
ed In a swollen creek In Pennsyl
vania. Five men were trapped In a coal
pit at Wllkesbarre by the ushing
water.
After circling around Norfolk,
striking hardest to the north and
aouth, the hurricane swerved out to
sea. The weather bureau In Wash
ington ordered warning along New )
England coast.
SPECIAL REPORT
T
Chancellor Kerr Declines To
State Whyfore Of New
Audit Social Science
Dean Gets New Office.
EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 16. (fF)
Chancellor W. J. Kerr said tonight
that he expected the business offloa
at the state college to complete it
answer to the second or Kubln report
on the special audit of the building
superintendent by Monday evening.
This statement," aald Dr. Kerr,
"will be sent at once to the secretary
of state. Mr. Hoss and it will be for
him to decide what to do with it."
Dr. Kerr said he had been In Cor
vallla today to attend the Horner fu
neral but had found only a few min
ute to look in at the business of
fice to inquire about progress on the
audit investigation.
The. chancellor declined to state,
who la in charge of the new investi
gation at Cor vail is but it 1 presumed
to be Executive Secretary Jensen who
directed much of the work on the
March reply to the original audit
completed in February.
In the latest document by Chief
Auditor Otto Rubin charge of Irreg
ularities are amplified and Kubln de
nies any coercion or Improper tactic
In getting affidavit attached to the
original audit.
Extensive shifts in the office of
university professor were under way
Saturday. Dr. James H. Gilbert, dean
of social sciences on all campuses i
to be moved out of the quarter In
Johnson hall adjoining the presi
dent's office which he ha had for
many year. He 1 assigned to remod
eled quarters In Friendly hall with
other professor in social science.
In Johnson hall the chancellor la
gathering about him the members of
hi Immediate official family. C. D.
Byrne, chief publicity man and act
ing secretary of the state board 1 re
ported due to get Dean Gilbert 'a old
quarters.
2 VOTTTUESDAY
(By the Associated Prrss)
Two more states New Mexico and
Idaho vot Tuesday on ratification
or repeal of the 16th amendment,
bringing to 31 the total of state to
act.
Repeal lata in both state predicted
the parade for repeal would not bo
Interrupted. Dry, however, insisted
the two state would vote to retain
prohibition.
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley, the democratic national chair
man, telegraphed the governor of
New Mexico and Idaho urging that
every possible effort be exerted to
elect wet delegates.
Will
ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS, Cat, Sept.
15. Say, they are having a
time out hero in California in
the courts over something I bet
a lot of you didn't know any
thing about. They drill an oil
well down straight for quite a
little ways, then they got a
"gadget" that turns it off to
one side and they head it out
towards where they know some
oil is. Mr. Roosevelt owns
what's in the ocean but these
old boys are diving down, turn
ing to the left and robbing the
poor Democrats.
It's a great thing for these
states that have no oil. All you
do is drill a few "cockeyed''
wells near the line and go over
and yet it from "Ma" Fergu
son or "Alfalfa Bill" Murray.
By the way, where do yon get
one of those tools t
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