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Medford Mail r I The Weather j Forecast: Unsettled Sunday with rain, j Normal temperature. Highest yesterday , 47 lowest yesterday -n.-. 25 BUTJE rra j CLASIHD aUl . . Jfi5r i Lota of food DsrSJn ,thac mat a geoulat jiE luvtiiia. t i' Twenty-eielith Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1933. No. 217. (QffiEMJ BH HLE LMtf BiUlYEi . . , . , ; i m i unDT-iflunv dm i Liquor Czar ii wwiiiiibdi n i m i By PALI. M.MXON (Copyright, 1933, by Paul Mallon) . Suspicions WASHINGTON, DM. 1 It Is ' an open secret at the White House that the President has grown distrustful of the politicians even In his own In ner circle. Certain unmentionable Instances have aroused his suspicions recentl. Doubt has been raised In his mind as to how far he can count on some of his own followers. Also as to how much disinterested devotion can be expected from some of his officials. It is not entirely the money policy. The break In the cloistered circle on that point Is only a minor part of It. Par more Important Is the evidence that some of his associates have per sonal ambitions of their own. Also that they Intend to look out for their own welfare not his. Trust Perhaps the situation may be de scribed more politely by saying that Mr. Roosevelt is determined from here on to surround himself with trusts! old friends on whom he can count no matter what happens. That Is why he has chosen tried and true associates for the last three big appointments. That also explains why Treasury Director Morgenthau la dis regarding political considerations and Installing his New York friends at key positions in his department. Likewise It furnishes the motive for bottling up news and letting It flow out only through single, trusted mouths. Liquor When the appointment of a liquor cr.ar came up. one of the directing of ficials told his associates: "We want a man they cannot buy." Before that, the we boys would not 4 let a regular government official even handle the liquor code discussions. Morgenthau dug up an old friend In New York called Eddie Orccnbaum and surrounded him with other friends who worked out the code. When the final appointment of the czar was made, Mr. Roosevelt chose one of his old pals. Joseph H. Choate. a New York attorney. Mr. Roosevelt started this current of affairs when he chose Morgenthau to direct the treasury. Morgenthau had no particular experience to quali fy him for the post. Neither were there any political considerations In volved. The same psychological symptoms were noticeable In the choice of Mar tin Conboy, another old Roosevelt friend, as dlstilct attorney In New York. Reasons This Is more unusual than It may appear off-hand. Ui to now It has been generally aasurned an appointee can be trusted until It Is dcllnltely developed other- wise. No overt acts led the trusted few to think otherwise, only a aerlea of peculiar Inner conditions and devel opments. There appears to be no evi dence, for instance, that any one hu sold out or that any bartering Is In Immediate contemplation. In connection with the liquor mat ter they had In mind only the unfor- tunate conditions before prohibition when politics was reputed to be sadly intertwined with the liquor business. They do not want that to happen again. Results 7 Nevertheless it Is quite apparent that If Mr. Roosevelt continues to feel the way he does now, he is going to establish a tighter circle of Inti mates than any president has had be fore. Their allegiance will be personal rather than political. Their ambitions will be his. The only limitation on it Is whether he has enough of that kind of friends to carry the idea much further. Retrenchment The reason Louis Howe decided not to renew his radio contract was be cause ha found hit official position handicapped his speeches. He could not give any newi without making the newsmen angry. He was not free to campaign for administra tion policies in any satisfactory way. That la the same discovery made hy Prof. Moley when he tried writing avndlcated weekly articles while he still was assistant state secretary. Practical considerations will prevent men In public office from engaging in such enterprlsea In the future. That phase of new deal publicity Is about over. Looks Wall streetera are growling on the Inside that the gold price la leaking out in London ahead of time. They say Morgcnthau's efforts to protect the treasury against leaks have been successful domestically, but not with the British. There Is evi dence that .London knew the new to'.d price ta.t Wednesday eight or nine minutes before It was announced h're. Notes One resson Prof. Tugwell became so Interested In the pure food and drug bill Is tti.it he h.-i hay fever and 1Q0CUB.UC4 ga iaV BUJ, READYTHISWEEK 3 IF SENATE ACIS fw . AM1IC;S1 fed -S&i 1 No Restrictions Ready With Repeal Drunken Driving Only Curb Block Ref erendumProfit to State SALEM, Dec. 3. (AP) Oregon, as a state will witness only a few days of unlicensed and uncontrolled sale of alcoholic liquors after the repeal of the 18th amendment next Tuesday. The Oregon legislature, In extraordi nary session would pass the Knox control bill by the end of next week, legislative leaders predicted, and with the governor's signature, It would be come effective at once. During the week or less Interim there can be no restriction upon liquor sales, except that provided by the federal government or by the sup ply and price. The only laws effec tive In the state would be those In force on driving automobiles while intoxicated and city ordinances on drunkenness and similar offenses re sulting from too much imbibing. The only control of sale and dis tribution would be within munlcl palltlea where ordinances now In ef fect regulate or prohibit sale of liquors. Outside of municipalities the "ltd will be off." The Knox control measure, which may be amended further In the sen ate, would pass In substantially the same form as approved late yester day by the house, it was predicted. It carrlea the emergency clause, which would make It effective at once upon the signature of the governor. The plan provides, for state-owned liquor stores and designated dispen saries, governed by a commission of three persons, one from each congrea-. alonal district. The commission would be appointed by the governor, and aalea of any liquors, other than wines and beers of less than 14 per cent alcoholic content which may be served with meala at hotela. restau rants and clubs, would be In package form only through these dispensaries. The measure does not carry any tax, making it possible to attach the emer gency clause and not make It aubject to referendum. License to purchase Is provided In the measure, but the revenue to the state would come through profits of state-owned stores. The senate today expected to re ceive the house bill and send It to the committee at once. The measure Is now being engrossed with house amendments to present It to the aen ate. What amendments would be made would not materially change the atate-owned plan. It was believed, and a canvass of the senate Indi cated enough votes were obtained to assure Its passage. On the eve of the repeal of the 18th amendment, the senate alco holic control committee will hold a public hearing on the bill. The com mittee then would prepare It for In troduction In the senate probably by Wednesday. Debate In the senate would start about Thursday and the governor's signature was anticipated Saturday night following conference committee action to have both house nii senate concur In amendments. This would be the procedure If pres ent inaicaiions noia true. EOR PRICE SLASH WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. (JF Threatening prosecution for any un able to Justify their actions, the re covery administration today gave no tice that one hundred dry cleaner that they were charged with viola tions of their code by disregarding minimum prices fixed for their trale areas. They were informed that a hearing would be held Monday, December 11. and that those who failed to Justify their actions would have to deal w.lh the department of Justice. This wa the first time NRA ha sought court action. It has removed a few blue eagles, and a number of violators have (yen brought arounl through persuasion. While announcing the move toward discipline. NRA acted also to help hotels which complain they cannot operate under the wage and hour schedules of the newly adopted cod Tor their ttrade. Hugh S. Johnson, the administra tor, signed an order, stating applica tion of wage and hour provisions on condition that all hotels try to con form to the fullest extent possible untji January 1: that those which do not carry out code terms file by that date petitions substantiating the ci;m of undue hardship; a:i-l ;.T.-t by the same date the :iulatfy i.ta 1 i&w ttoiiaaoq a coCa uUkotttg. - DRY CLEANERS TO FACE COURT MOVE President Roosevelt appointed Jo seph H. Choate, Jr., New York attor. ney, as administrator of the new federal llauor control code. T FEDERAL CONTROL OF LIOUOR CODE Rush Ratification of Prohi bition Repeal Tuesday Legal Aspects and Tax Revenue Future Problems WARM SPRINGS. Ga., Dec. 3. fl) President Roosevelt wound up a carefree two weeks stay here tonight, cleaning up his table In the cottage On 'Pine mountain with the signature of the liquor Import code. He will reach Washington Monday with a complete machine established to control the liquor Industry from the moment of repeal of prohibition Tuesday. The liquor import code provides a minimum amount of Importations baaed on the five year average of 1910 to 1014 and leaves to the dis cretion of the federal alcohol control administration the amounts to be al lowed above this minimum base of about 4.000.000 gallons of hard liquor annually. The administration has laid down the principle that additional amounts will be based upon the needs of the consumers and not of the Im porters. Edward G. Lowry, special as sistant to the secretary of the treas ury and a member of the alcohol ad ministration, brought the liquor code here. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. p) Do meatic distilleries were moving at full blast and Importers were having liq uor on fast boats In foreign port today m a hurried effort to meet the expected demand for legal spirits Tuesday upon Presidential proclama tion of repeal. President Roosevelt will return from his vacation at Warm Springs to re ceive notification that thlrty-slx states the number necessary to amend the constitution have rati fied the twenty-first amendment re pealing prohibition. He plans to Is sue his proclamation Immediately up on that notification. Perhapa for quick action, Acting Secretary of State Phillips today asked the governors of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Utah to Inform him immediately of the results of repeal conventions in those states Tuesday. Thlrty-thrte states have ratified. The president's and the state de partment's proclamations are to be Issued simultaneously. In a move prevent Interference with their Is suance, the government today asked dismissal of legal proceedings that have been brought In the District of Columbia supreme court to block the action. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. WW Legal ir,ed liquor will return Tuesday but It will be months perhaps years toe fore the government and the ststea decide the questions growing out of prohibitions unexpectedly sudden death. The Webb -Ken yon act of 1813 which remains on the statute books after the passing of the Volstead act puts on Uncle Sam the responsibility of pro tecting dry states from liquor ship ments. Even more pressing from the federal standpoint is the administration of the codes and marketing agreements written to enable supervision .at ths source of the business. Interlaced with this Is the proper federal tax to yield substantial rev enue to a treasury which need It badly and at the same time keep the :?,;? !u enough to discourage the home manufacture of gin and the il licit distilling of corn and rr- Hindi lilveh ROSKBUHG. Ore., Dec. 2 AP Te first civil work money to be paid out In Douglas county wa dis tributed today by Foster Butner. -nunty (l. rector of civic works. The .vnei.t. n mounting to 1400, wa Utttl?Ut4 to 40 oea. LINDBERGHS SET FOR AIR HOP O'ER Flight From Africa to Brazil Dotted With Ships and General Conditions Re ported Favorable. NEW YORK, Dec. 3. (AP) Colo nel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, who have flown from the arctic to the equator In five months' aerial survey, were poised tonight for an 1875-mile flight across the South At lantic. I The airport at Natal, Brazil on ; the easternmost tip of South Amer ica was preparing to receive the fa mous aviators, who have been at Bathurst, Gambia, South Africa, since Thursday. It was estimated the low winged monoplane, equipped with special pontoons for the strenuous voyage started July 0, would require 14 hours to span the ocean. Lindbergh ex pected to take off at midnight, east ern standard time. The voyage would not be so lonely as Lindbergh's solo flight across the Nortfi Atlantic In 1927, for one-third of the way across the South Atlantic Is the German steamer Westfalen, anchored as a guide for Germain malt planes which make regular trips across the span. St. Paul Island Is half way across and the Pan American Airways op erates five wireless stations on the coast of Brazil. Lindbergh's ship la equipped with a wireless set. For the curly-haired Lindbergh, the flight would be his third across the Atlantic. His wife, relief pilot and wireless operator, was with him on his second trip, made by easy stages from Newfoundland to Denmark. The path across the South Atlantic always Is dotted with vessels, either plying from Europe to South Amer ica, or irom SouWi . America to m United States. The general flying conditions over that part of the At lantic are much better usually than over the North Atlantic. TAT HIGHEST FIGURE TIME WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. f) Spe cial taxes die with repeal, liquor tax es come to life, and the treasury l carefully balancing revenues thus lost against those gained In deciding what tax rates shall be recommended for enactment at the coming session of congress. Today, officials noted also, an In crease In ths public debt to the high est point since war-time borrowing carried it to Its all time peak, closed their books on the offer to exchange fourth . Liberty loan bonds for the October Issue of 3' and made ready for the customary mid-December fin ancing, Involving the refunding of more than 1700,000,000 In maturing obligation. They held the price of newly mined domestic gold stationary after three Increases in as many business days, which carried ths quotation 25 oenta upward for the week to its highest level since the gold operations began. A special treasury committee head ed by Assistant Secretary Hess is at work on the tax recommendations. Indications have been that it is con cerned principally with Income taxes with the primary object of providing an Indisputably balanced budget for the fiscal year Which ends July 1, 103S. A key piece In the Jig-saw puzzle of federal flnancea which the com mittee la attempting to fit together Is the amount of revenue from the special taxes that will be lost soon, compared with ths income to be de rived from legallred liquor. In mak ing this comparison, they have only estimates with which to deal. T DETROIT. Mich., Dec. 2. AP) A wedding was solemnlred today be tween a bride who sat before a tele phone in Stockholm, Sweden, and a bridegroom who aat in a telephone office In Detroit. The principals were Miss Sigrld So fia Margaret Carlson and Bertll Halmar Claaon, the latter of Flint. Mich. Across thousands of miles came the voice of the bride, from Stockholm, to London, to Olasgow, to Maine, to New York and to Detroit. English operators In Scotland and London wrote down the words. The Ameri can consul In Stockholm translated them. They were the witnesses to si fiMqn OPENS CHRISTMAS SEAL DRIVE PP?P' CRIES AGAINST Mrs. Grace Coolidge, widow of the former President, opened thl public sale of Christmas seals for the National Tuberculosis asiocla tionat Northampton, Masi. Left to right: Frank Kiernan, secretary ol the Massachusetts association: Mary Hewitt, Smith college student; 8. Merle Rose of Amherst and Mrs. Coolidge. (Associated Press Photo) AL'S CRITICISM OF F.D.R. POLICY HELD LEADERSHIP BID New York Sun Says Smith Aims 'To Check Roose velt and Radicals With Conservative Vote. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. (AP) Alfred E. Smith's criticism of the monetary and public works policies of the Roosevelt administration has started speculation In political quarters here as to whether the former governor Is bidding for leadership of the con servative element In the Democratic party. Smith's editorial demand for re turn to the gold standard and his as sertion afterward that the public works program had fatled came only a fortnight after he had made a so cial call on President Roosevelt at the White House. There have been recurring reports that the former governor, his pnrtys candidate for president In 1928. might seek the Democratic nomination for United States senator next year. The term of Senator Royal 8. Copeland, a Democrat, expires at that time. To these reports Smith has re mained silent. He could not be reached today for comment on the possibility he might seek to organic the -party's right wing. The New York Sun, discussing Smith's editorials, said: "Smith has now broken completely away from Roosevelt and It will be surprising If the happy warrior does not fltcp to the front as the recog nized exponent of the conservative faction of the party. "Just what practical steps In poll- tics Mr. Smith may take If he seeks to check Roosevelt and the radicals. will not be determined for several months, but the natural procedure would seem to be Tor him to becomo a candidate for United States senator next year If the polittml set-up In this state lends Itself to his candi dacy. "That has been talked about for a long time, but Bmlth has shown no Inclination to go to the senate." Observers commented on Smith's statement on his call for "sound money" that he was too old to be regular Just for the snke of party regularity. They recallrd. too, that he remained silent during the mu nicipal campaign last month In which t.he Tammany candidate. Mayor John P. O'Brien, was defeated for re-elec tion. TO WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. fAP President Roosevelt has sent word to the mate bunking committee . ho would like to see some chanties made by congress In the securities pub licity act so It will not Interfero with capital going Into legitimate en terprises. Chairman Ftctcher of the commit tee made this statement to news paper men today, but dented renorU the president had communleatd with the committee urging slock ex change regulation, government su pervision of which Fletcher previ ously held Mid probably would be proposed hy his committee. He said Mr. Roosevelt had Informed the committee through Henry Mor genthau, Jr., acting treasury secre tary, he dclred some modification ia tot securities . DAKOTA OFFICIAL CONFESSES THEFT; Head of Hail Insurance De partment Implicates Dead Man Forged Names of Farmers to Warrants BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. 2. (AP) A s'-ate department manager con fessed today he misappropriated 350, the attorney general said, as three national guardsmen remained On duty In his office to protect Its records. Attorney General P. O. Sathre an nounced E. J. Hctslng, hall Insur ance department head since January 1 last and department employe since 1924, admitted the irregularity In a signed statement and Implicated a man now dead. Governor Langer said In a state ment a thorough Investigation would be made "to ascertain how much has been stolen by the mnnnger of the hall department and his accomplices, If any." He ordered three guardsmen on duty last night and department rec ords Impounded after, he said, names of two farmers had been forged to state warrants totaling $1350. The farmers, Langer asserted, did not get the money. The governor explained the mili tary guard was ordered so depart ment records could not be altered. Helslng, suspended from office Im mediately, told Snthre there were no other Irregularities. Late today the guardsmen were withdrawn. TREED BY BEAR GOLD BEACH, Ore., Dec. 3. (p) The bear, as Claude Bardon explain ed afterward, was not only the larg est he had ever seen but the skinni est. So he took for the nearest tree while his bride with whom he was strolling raced to their nearby house for a rifle. When Mrs. Bardon came back for the bear, she found no bruin there. Bardon 'a dogs had chased the intruder from the vicinity. Auto Toll. BAKER. Ore., Dec. 3. (AP) Her bert Webb of West Bloomfleld, Wis., was kilted and Jack Wright of Colo rado Springs, Colo., was seriously In jured when, their automobile over turned on the Old Oregon Trail high way, four miles west of Durkee, near Bhker, today. 4 Wife "layer Qul.xed. ALBUQUERQOE, N. M., Dec. 3. (AP) While Carl W. W!fman, 45-yenr-old pharmacist, was held here on murder charges following a con fession police said he made to slay ing hi., fourth wife a week ago. prepa rations were under way In Denver to dimmer the bodv of Wlckman's sec end wife. ' rJoctitlnnMs Klert. PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 3 (AP) E. R. Nichols of the llnlverslty of Re (11 nn ds. at Redlands, Calif., was elected president of ths Western As sociation of 1achere of speech at the closing of the organization's fifth r-nnusl convention here todsy. Orsce Bridge of Portland was elected vl Rolph's Resignation Sought As Price For Lynching Approval BERKELEY. Cal., Dec. 3. (AP) A call to the people of California to demand the resignation of Gov ernor James Rolph. Jr., for Jits expression condoning the lynching of Thomas H. Thurmond and John M. Holmes was Issued here today by a group of University of California professors and clvto leaders. "California stands disgraced by Its governor, a self -proclaimed party to lynch law," aald the statement Issued by the group. "It can wipe out the blot upon its fair name only by disclaiming the governor's voice as the voice of the people. "We ask that all citizens of Cal ifornia, acting through their or ganisations and as Individuals, demand his resignation." wh m h LYNCHI Missouri Sheriff Rushes Pris oner to Penitentiary After Threats Texas Mother Found Slain; Seek Negro KANSAS OTTY, Deo. 3. P)-aul Kauffman, M, condemned attacker and slayer of Avis Woolery, Ifl year old Webb City. Mo., girl, was removed from the Jackson county Jail today and taken to the state penitentiary at Jefferson city for safe keeping because, officers reported, of lynching threats. The lynching threats had grown In numbers. Sheriff Thomas B. Vsah said, since th hanging of Lloyd War ner, negro youth, by a mob at fft Joseph, Mo., Tuesday. BEAUMONT, Tex.. Deo. 3. (TP) Mrs. William Brockman, 36, wife of a Hardin county farmer, who left her home shortly after noon to drive to Kountre to exchange a pair of baby shoes shs had bought was found shot to death late today and her body burned almost beyond recognition be side the light truck shs had been driving. Officers and citizens of the com munity immediately formed a posae and began searching the woods near by for a negro seen by Civilian Con servations corps workers near the scene of the killing, carrying a sho gun on hla shoulder. Mrs. Brockman had been driving alone In ths light truck. m County Attorney Bryant Cos, who reached the scene shortly siter me body was discovered, expressed ths opinion that Mrs, Brockman was shot while in the truck, then ths machine was set afire. Ths tree army workers said they saw ths negro carrying the shotgun leave ths road and walk Into the wooded thickets. SEN. REED'S JOKE POSTAL CHIEFS WA3HINOTON, Dec. 3. A Jaw respecting but much pestered postof flcs department today looked hope fully toward early repeal of the Reed Ilquor-advertlaing amendment, even as It prepared to send out enforce ment instructions to Its 47,873 post offioei. "It is Impractical of operation to maks a 100 per cent enforcement Job of it," said one of ths officials charg ed with ths task, as he delved Into the subject of whether he should add Wyoming to his Hat of 33 states snd territories from which such advertis ing should be barred. Sixteen years ago. Senator James Reed of Missouri, an avowed wet. In Joking spirit, introduced the amend ment which forbids mailing of liq uor arts Into dry territory, but the senate took the matter seriously and passed ths measure. This ancient measure, bottled up in ths archives all through ths dry era, has popped out with Impending repeal. 4 Pou Itry Meet. County Agent Robert O. Fowler announced Saturday that a meeting of all poultry raiders In Jackson county will be held Monday after noon, December 4. at 3 o'clock. In the auditorium. The gathering has been called for the purpose of or ganizing the poultry men. Roundup Dates Ret PENDLETON, Ore., Dec, 3. (AP) Dates for the stiver Jubilee Pendle ton roundup next year were set for September 13, 14 and 18 at a meet ing of ths stockholders hers last BE FAIR, FAITHFUL General Johnson Declares In Philadelphia Need Is to See Principles, Not Mis takes of New System PH rLADELiPHIA, Dec. 3. ) Hugh S. Johnson, NRA administrator, at a maia meeting tonight satd that "this la above all a time to be faithful and fair." Labor has had plenty to complain about In NRA," he said. "So has In dustry." "You can't inaugurate a new sys tem of economic relations without making mistakes, but the essential question is not of the mistakes, It is the new system Itself. 'If you hare faith In that the point of attack is not NRA, but the mis takes of NRA. I believe with all my heart in the principle of NRA and in stead of resisting the attack on ths mistakes of NRA I will lad It. That Is the only way to get what I believe about 00 per cent of the people In the country hope for. "It Is always a good thing to get back to original sources and I want to read to you a part of the declara tion of the policy In the first para graph of NIRA." After reading the provision relat ing to the elimination of unfair com petition and to the fullest possible utilization of Industry's productive capacity, Johnson satd: "Any executive has a duty to sx ecute ths law as he finds it, with sympathy and common sense. What then Is NRA supposed to do? "Well. It Is to promote the organi zation of Industry In trade groups for cooperative action. "That ws have tried to do with, every force at our command and we have been roundly criticized for t. "We are to 'induce and maintain .united action of labor and manage ment under adequate governmental sanction and supervision for all ths purposes of ths stated policy, "I think this Is ths most Import ant clause of all." Johnson quoted ths president's statement of policy on the day ths NRA set was signed, In which hs referred to the creation of labor. In dustrial and consumers boards. Continuing hs said: 'This was ths device for getting united action of labor and management. For this pur pose we have balanced this whole organization between men of ths management and men of ths labor type. As to ths deputies, I navs tried to get men In whom I believed I could rely to be Impartial. They represent Vie Idea of adequate gov ernmental sanctions and supervision. "Of the divisional administrators, one Is a scientist, one an editor, ons the head of a great credit reporting company, and ons a retired army of ficer who once had charge of ths greatest buying and manufacturing program on which this government ever engaged. "These men are faithful to ths principles of the law they are sworn to enforce. Every r.ct of theirs Is subject to ths scrutiny of both ths Industrial and labor boards, but for svery final action not taken by the president himself I am wholly and solely responsible." Will- ROGER? 'says: BEVERLY HlliliS, OrI., Dee. 1. Didn't want to get too en thusiastic about Thnnkttgiving till I saw how it turned out. My old friend W. S. ("BILli") Hart, showed up at my igloo with a "cobhlcr" that he had shot with two guns. Now if you will bring everything, I defy anybody to give you a nicer party than I wiU. Homer Croy, the writer of "They Had to See Paris," as hungry as an author can be; Mrs. Klorcna Zicgfnld, looking 25 years old, and not reducing; then an outlaw dropped in. He was only the crown prince 'i son and the kaiser's grandson, Prince Ferdinand. While he i!ot no while meat, as in his early childhood, he seemed mighty cheerful and a fine young chap and whs satisfied with tho wings. , None of us had any gold, 10 we were in a receptive mood. ' illlS.l U.U...kt) sk. - Jl . . t . (g
