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edford Mail TwentV-eidith Year MEDFORD, OREGOX, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933. Xo. 221. Ml 11 The Weather Forecast: Tartly cloudy tonight and i Friday. Slightly colder tonight. I ! Temperature ! Highest yesterday .. , 56 Lowest this inurnlng ,., 40 M BV'MjTI .. CC . natcn ths iBiwjNf a MRA.I TRDIJNE iS: El iijih3 Ngvs MtUhUKU ASHUU1U. 40K m mm INi LIST OF PROJECTS! By PAl'L MAI.LOS (Copyright, 1933, by Paul Mallon) Discord WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. As toon as Mr. Roosevelt geta one quarrel In hl official family straightened out, another breaks out. The latest Is In the Tennessee Val ley authority. He will be surprised to hear that his group of quiet boys down there are not getting along any too well. They have kept their new deal side show very much to themselves. No loud talking Is permitted until the doors are locked and the transom shut. Nevertheless, the discordant sounds emanating from within clearly Indi cate that papa Is going to have to bring down a switch or & pacifier very soon. Triple Split Underneath It stems that Arthur Morgan and Harcourt Morgan are unable to see eye-to-eye. The associates of Arthur Morgan says be favors a strong federal ap proach to the problem. For Instance he wants the soli erosion protective measures taken' by tfie federal gov ernment. That Is logical, In an Inter state project. Harcourt Morgan Is pictured by bis friends as a states' rights mdn. They want to turn as much soil pro tection as possible over to the states. The third director, David Llllen- ,k.i lit. In Ih. mlriril. twlddllnz his thumbs. He votes first with one Morgan and then with the omer. Hla prime interest In life la to shoot bent pins at the power companies. His aim has been perfect so far. Politics Die matter of patronage Is more serious. The Noma law says politi cal recommendations should be dls- nrrarrta In mnklne anDOlntmentS. Arthur Morgan has tried to follow that rule strictly, but he has not been entirely successful. One engineer who passed' a civil service examination was amazea wj find those with lower marks getting nh. .wh nt him. He lnautned about It among hla friends and was told that if he wanted a jod ne nao ..I. a rornmmendatton from nmorrtaln county chairman. He could not do that because he waa registered as a Republican. He has a wife and five children on the re lief roll. On the other side of the question, a certain souUicrn senator has his Ire up because Arthur Morgan will NOT appoint his men. Power Director Llllenthal was supposed to have been privately disowned by u anttniutrntimi when he made that first speech offering a sharply lower rate scale w me puwc, w- The whisper was officially passed around that ne spoae ir mui:u .in. n that. nmnnsltlon. The power companies said he waa absurd. A few weeks later no wciii,. w lanta and made a stronger speech. He said the TV A meant the begin ning of a new national power policy and national power program. He nni.HvA: rat radically reduced rates, (b) eventual control of power "by the people. 1U1..1 ti, ivMun, hnvH murmured about thBt might Just as well be left unsaid. The fact seems to be tha Llllenthal represents the Roosevelt view to a far greater degree than tie power people suspect. Putronaje - Thone who have made an Impartial Inside study of the general patron ... -it,, a, inn nt the administration is generally plnylng the game squarely. They insist that Morgenthau, Ickea. Wallace and Perkins among the cab inet members are sticklers for civil service requirement on lower class Jobs. They are giving their friends and political allies the cream, which la to be expected. c..n.a k, ih. nthpr cabinet offi cials accept the civil service rules generally, but streicn mem conum erably to take In poll""1 friends. That U NOT hard to do. Where the political gravy flows freely Is In the emergency re lief agencies and commissions. Mmlety There Is an exception to the cabi net patronage attitude State Secre tary Hull. He has asked for very little. -T-u- tint nntit i, made for a Job waa months after he took office. He wanted the Finland post for a newspaper friend. It so happened that Oenersl Parleys right hand man, Emll Hurja, also wanted that Job. Modesty is such an unusual virtue In politics that the president did not have the heart to turn down Hull. So Hurja remained here w.here he la of more assistance to Parley than he would be In Finland. Note The politclAiis also gnawed real meat out of te 1600 hank examin er appointed under the deposit in auracce f-nd. Fr-Jev is supposed to have stained lea t;an 20 per cent of the appoint menus. His associates say h ho-ta have had more. State department Insiders say Hull will take t-Me responsibility for the expected fMlure nf the cu.rent Pan- Continued, pa Pag 6ix !- 'A k I AMI 1 I FN " I Definite Sign of Early Action Seen $108,402 Total Sum Involved in Jackson and Josephine Counties A definite sign of early action on highway and bridge construction In Jackson and Josephine counties, amounting to approximately (108,402, was noted here today In announce ment from Portland of the opening of bids on 22 National Recovery Act projects, Including three for Jackson county and two for Josephine coun ty, which have a definite bearing on this locality. Leading the list Is the paving of toe North Ashland section of the Pacific highway, which provides for th wlrlsininrr anrl tnhlit Ifi IntT nt the Davement. beclnninz at the end of f the underpass crossing and continu ing one-half mile up the hill toward Ashland. The pavement will be- wid ened from its present width of 16 feet to 30 feet. . Low bidder on the work was the United Contracting Co. of Portland wlt.h $23,649. Alettford Work Listed Second is listed the paving of the South Medford section of the Pa cific highway, which refers to the widening of Riverside from Sixth to Ninth streets, where the width will be changed from 40 to 47 feet; and from Twelfth street souWi to Barnett approximately one-hall mile, whero the highway will be increased from the present 20 to 36 feet. E, C. Hall nf Eugene is named as the low bidder with the bid of 10.037. The third project, listed within Jackson county, provides for the con struction of a new bridge over the Applegate river on the Provolt-Med-ford secondary highway. The low bidder Is Mountain States Co. ofd Eugene, 3,noe. Plans for the widening of River side have been under way here for some time. The various utilities have already removed poles from the street, which threatened to Interfere with the work, and other prepara tions were neanng completion to day, it was announced at the city superintendents office. hew Williams Bridge The- bridge over Williams creek, named as a Josephine county pro ject, will cross the creek on the well known Williams creek market road, and will constitute a rebuilding pro ject. The low bidder is Mountain States Construction Co., Eugene, with $15,623. The second project In the neighboring county Is for the paving of the Grants Pass section of the Pacific highway; bidder, United Contracting Co., Portland. $17,207. Also of Interest here la announce ment that R. L. Stuart of Medford Is the low bidder on the paving of the Roseburg section of the Pacific highway with a bid of $10,403. - Medford'a application for federal funds for construction of the pro posed new sewage disposal plant Is now In the hands of the three, Wash ington committees, finance, legal and engineering. City .Superintendent Fred Scheffel stated today. An effort to bring early considera tion of the application In the capital city has been launched by Mr Schef fel through communication with At torney Edward C. Kelly of this city, now a member of the public works staff In Washington, and through wires to Congressman James W, Mott and Senator Frederick W. Steiwer. The wires were sent from Medford today. Urging citizens of Jackson county to purchase Christmas seals this season, to aid In the battle against tuberculosis Mrs. Leonard Caroenter will speak over radio station KM ED at 11:45 o'clock tomorrow forenoon. It was announced today. All persons Interested in the Christ mas seal movement are requested to tune in. and hear Mrs. Carpenter's talk. Mrs. Carpenter, who la head of the Oirl Scout movement In Medford takes an active part in many public betterment pmjerts Re Is also a member of the hoard of directors for : the Jackson County Health asaocla I tlon. ALBANY. Ore , Dec. 7 -?. For te first time in the memory of veteian employers of the courthouse, Linn county will hare no regular grand Jury seMlon this month. District At torney Shanks discovered there - not n ingj crlratns case pending for invcsLeauoa. Rose Bowl Game A Roman Holiday To Attract Coin MOORHEAD, Minn., Dec. 7. (API President Lotus D. Ooffman nf the University of Minnesota, termed the Rose Bowl football game, played annually at Pasa dena, Calif., "a Roman holiday staged for the commercial Inter ests of Los Angeles," in a talk here last night. He said he was opposed to any modification of western conference 'tiles making it possible for big ten tennis to play In the game. JAKE CHARGE AS II A. O. Soderberg, who for the put 11 years has been assistant and field executive in the Portland council, has been selected and accepted as execu tive of the Crater Lake Boy Scout council. During past years, Mr. Soderberg has been in charge of scouting In Washington, Multnomah, Yamhill, Clackamas, Tillamook, Clatsop and Columbia counties and one district in the city of Portland. Scouting in these district under Mr. Soder berg has progressed rapidly and ef ficiently. The coming of Mr. Soderberg, early in January, will mean new life to scouting activities In the Crater Lake district. 'Scoutmasters' training will be one of the early objectives of Mr. Soderberg on his arrival. A group of the scout committee met yejterday noon with Mr. Soder berg, and at that time Regional Ex ecutive Piper expressed his apprecia tion and admiration of what had been accomplished by the volunteers under the able leadership of Larry Schade during the time the council has been forced to be without a trained execu tive. - .. ' 1 NORTON ABLE 10 T Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, who has been 111 from a cold snd dental attention the past fortnight, is rap idly improving, and was able to hold court today. Three divorce cases and & number of routine matters were presented. It is not likely that the petit Jury or the grand Jury for this county will be called until after the first of the year. Circuit court in Josephine county has been deferred until then. Attorneys and friends of Judge Norton, and his physicians, have ad vised him not to attempt court work untjl he was fully recovered. Too close and long attention to Judicial duties are partially blamed by them for his Illness. The lightest criminal docket In manv montha confronts the court. Most of the criminal matters have been disposed of and crime la not so frequent as It was a year or so ago. The civil docket, however, Is loaded with a number of matters that have been pending for several months, and which were delayed by the abnormal conditions prevailing here, last win ter, spring and summer. E E A. Uie annual election of officers conducted last evening at the meet' Ing of the Jackson County Medical society, Dr. A. P. W. Krcase of Medfjtd was elected president. Other officers named were: Dr. D. A. rorbea of Eagle Point, vice-president; Dr. E W. Shockley of Medford, re-elect-d secretary and treasurer for the sev enth consecutive year: Dr. r. a Thayer, re-elected to the board of censors. Dr. R. W. Stearns win attend the state medical convention aa a de gate from the society, and Dr. Kresse was named alternate. - The society was entertained at din ner at the Ashland hotel by Dr. Oor. don MacCracken. The usual discis sion of cllntesl cases was held during the meeting which followed, and Dr. P. O. Bwedenburg of Ashland read a paper entitled "The Heart." Prldav evening. December 8. the local Masonic lodge will celebrate Its annual past masters night. A buffet dinner will be served In their dining room at ;30. Following this an interesting proRrsm, honoring those men who have served the lodge as masters, has been arranged. An er)oyable evening Is anticipated and all Masons an cordially, invited. OIL ON TROUBLED I Hint Peek Will Remain at Agricultural Post NRA To Take Charge of Some Farm Produce Codes WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. (AP) Peace signs hovered over the dispute in the agriculture department to day after President Roosevelt had conferred with the warring leaders. George N. Peek, the agriculture ad justment administrator, and Guy Rexford - Tugwell, assistant secretary of agriculture, both told reporters they are not resigning. There waa some talk of Peek going to the NRA to take charge of the food codea Just transferred there: but Peek said he had "not heard anything about it. It hasn't ever been con sidered so far aa I know." Inquiries at the NRA developed the Impression there that Peek would re main at the agricultural adjustment post to keep charge of some of the codes, as well aa of the farm act In general. , Preparations were made at the NRA meanwhile, to take charge of the nu meroua other codes dealing with farm products after the original processing, which will be devised under the John son regime. ROSEBURO, Ore., Deo. 7. (API Kojo Serder, 60-year-old Csecho-31o- vaklan. late yesterday admitted he fatally shot his sister-in-law, Aman da Serjer, 31, earlier in the day be cause ahe refused to prepare hla breakfast or let him use milk that waa In the kitchen and ordered him to the bam to milk the cow, Sheriff Percy Webb announced. The aherlff quoted Serder as say ing after brooding over the alterca tion with Mrs. serder, he seized a gun and returned to the kitchen of their farm .home at Sutherltn, near here. Serder said hla alster-ln-law grabbed a knife and flourished it as he entered the room. He struck her with the barrel of the gun, Webb aald the elderly man admitted, then fired five shots. Serder, together with his brother, Louis, and the latters' wife, had been living in the house built a year ago Und financed by Kojo. T Partial returns have been received by turkey raisers on their Thanksgiv ing shipments to San Francisco. Ac cording to County Agent Robert O. Fowler the growers netted from 16c to 16c per pound, and In some In stances 17c to 18c. This was more than the growers or the county agent expected. The turkey price did not sag the day before Thanksgiving, as in former years, close to 200.000 pounds of valley turkeys were ship ped to California markets, and will bring In between $25,000 and 30.000. The Christmas and New Years tur key trade Is expected to open In a week or ten daya and many growers think the 1933 turkey crops will be clesred away by then. BOSTON, Dec. 7. (P) A general meeting of the wool trade for con sideration of plana for the formation of a national wool trade association will be held here Monday. Roosevelt Rebuke for Condoners of Lynching WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. ,V) Presi dent Roosevelt is convinced the nation will not tolerate lynch law. Speaking to the Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America last night, he made plain Mi belief that America seeks a government of its own "that will be sufficiently strong to protect the prisoner and at the same time to crystallize a pubile opinion so clear that government of at: kinds will be compelled to prac tice a more certain Justice." The younger eeneratlon. the Prc. dent added, "u not content with preaching against that vile form of collective murder lynch law." In a rbuke, aoftened only by hla failure to mention names, Mr. Roose velt condemned "those in high plaoea or in low who condone lynch law" Oovemor Jsmea Ralph of California recently gv verb! approval to th Lindberghs Cross South Atlantic Safely Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh ure shown leaving their plane after their arrival at Saint Michael, In the Azores, on their recent visit to the Atlantic ocean Islands. The flvlng couple proceeded to Africa and thence 'to South America, arriving at Natal yesterday after spanning the South Atlantic, (Associated Tress Photo.) FLYING COUPLE I NATAL. Brazil, Pec. 7. (D-r-Cnlonel Charles A. Mndhorch to - day Inspected the monoplane which cnrrlrrt him and Mr. Mnd bergh newts the South Atlantic yesterday and found Its Irft wing damaged. NATAL, Brazil, Dec. 7. (AP) Na tal, accuatomed aa It la to feting filers, admittedly had a problem on tta handa today In the matter of honoring or. trying to honor Colo' nel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. The smiling taciturnity with which the Americana responded to cheers from throngs that hailed them on their arrival yesterday from Bath urat. Gambia. Africa, continued to mask their plans and movements. The usual rumors flew Vie rounds: Plights Into the interior, hops along the coast and even a grand tour skirting the continent. . But there was neither "yea" nor "no" from the flying couple officially. So, Natal had to be content with occasional glimpses of "Llndy" and "Anne" going to and from the Brit ish consul Ate there is no United States consul here and of speculat ing, apparently groundleasly, upon their future movements. (Continued on Page Pour ) LENIENT ATTITUDE WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. (AP) At torney General Cummlngs said todny the Justice department's general attl tude toward prohibition law violators "of previously good character" would be extremely lenient, but he promised vi porous prosecution of the habitual criminal type. He estimated that of 2210 federal criminal cases pending, BOO were pro hibition cases and said that 3764 federal prohibition offenders were in Jail nut of a total prison population of 16.JS57. The prison population was described by Cummlncs as 6809 brlow the fig ure for year ago. He attributed the decrease to a more liberal treatment of prohibition cases because repeal was in sight. Cummlngs estimated that within the next year there mny be as many as 10,000 cases of violations of liquor revenue laws. lynching of two kidnapers at Bin Jose. The Judicial function of govern ment, the President reminded his llstenenera, la the protection of t:ie Individual and the community through quick and certain Justice. That function, he added. In many places "has fallen Into a sad state of dlsrpslr." "It must be part of our program to re-establish It," he said. Turning to a common objective or church and state. President Hooevelt described It as "a more abundant life" Church and governments, he said, can work hand In hand toward a new definition of prosperity prosperity "socially controlled for the coinmcn good." He assured the council that It can be "a prosperity built on spir itual ind social values rather than nn aprclai priv:lre and special power," BLAZE DESTROYS Spelling a losa of .approximately $65,000 lor heirs to the Abbie J. Champlln estate, fire yesterday de stroyed the 26-room SI Oro ranch house on Foots Creek and all furni ture and household goods in it, with exception of an electric refrigerator. salvaged from the kitchen, Charles Champlln, grandson of the lato Mrs. Champlln, reported here today. The Ilamea were bollevcd tha re sult of a flue fire, occurring In the kitchen of the house yesterday morn ing. It waa thought entirely extin guished until flames wore discovered in the afternoon shooting up the ceilings in dining room and kitchen. The house was occupied by Mrs. Q C. Kettle, Mrs. Beatrice Jones and Fred Champlln. They were warned of the fire when smoke waa smcllcd but found all efforts to save tho building or any of Ita content fu tile, the house being of frame con struction. Rosewood furniture and Oriental rugs, In the Champlln family for many years, were among the most valuable things destroyed. Tho fam ily also lost all clothing and many highly prined linens, brought here from Europe. Neighbors of the community were organ lised by D. H. Perry, well known mining man of the vicinity, soon after the fire was discovered and were able to savo the other nearby ranch buildings from the flames. 1632 CARS PEARS SHIPPED TO DATE Pear shipments up to last night, according to tho Southern Pacific freight department, totaled 16:13 cara, Shipments are being made at thi rate of five or six cara a day and show an Increase over the total, at the close of the rush season. Of the pear shipments, 1404 cars were packed pears and 228 cara of cannery peara. They were sent to Eastern points. Apple shipments total 70 cars, higher than last year, with more to come. Most of the apples are dea lined for Chlrago and New York and ome for Portland and San Francisco for export. YULE TREE TRUCK DRIVER PAYS PINE George V. Field of Ontario. Calif., arrested by the state polite for 1m proper llc.ne platea on a truck load ed with Christmas trees, pleaded guilty before Justice of the Peace Wllllsm R, Coleman and waa allowed to proceed with his cargo on promise to remit a $5 fine and cost, when and !f able. Field and two companions have been cutting Christmas trees near Selms In Josephine county, and had cut flOO trees which they expected to sell for 50 rents each In the south ern California market, they told the court. They purchased the trees from a prlvnte owner, they said. Mrs. Trowbridge Injured In Fall Mrs. Alice Trowbridge of 905 West Tenth street, rerelved a severe frac turej of the femur yesterday after noon, when she slippd and fell on the sidewalk at her home. She waa taken to the Sacred Heart hospital, where diagnosis revealed the broken hip bnne. She was reported reeling is well as could be expected at the hospital this afternoon. TEN DEAD LISTED IN RAIN AND WINE STORM ON COAST SEATTLE, Dec. 7. (AP) The toll of winter's first aevera storm in the Pacific northwest atood at a pos sible 10 deaths today, with six of the victims missing through fishing boat wrecks and an "unreported" fishing boat off the west coast of Vancou ver Island. Two of the boats, the B. O. 1620 and the Bella, were ashore, battered wrecks, and tho Soren Knutaen was missing. Elnard Oksvik. owner of the Bella, Ole Hansen, of the E. O. 1620, and Soren Knutson of the So ren Kuutsen, were unaccounted for. Two, Loggers Killed. Two of the other deaths were log ging ramp fatalities, with Paul Mas ssr. SO, being killed by a wind-felled tree at Buckley, Wash., and Thore Hasslng, OS, being crushed by a tree In a Gray's harbor county camp. The of her two fatalities were auto deaths, a blinding rain In western Oregon was blamed for an automobile collision In which Robert McBrlde, 43, a prominent Portland shipping com pany representative, was killed near Salem last night. Elmer L. Wilson. 72, Burlington, Wash., banker, waa killed by a motorist blinded by the heavy rain and wind. New Storm Coining. The two-day storm, bearing torren tial rains, high winds and heavy snow fall over a wide area, let up yester day afternoon In the Puget Sound the Lower Columbia river highway were closed temporarily to traffic by slides and high water. Slides east of area, but the weather bureau predict ed a new storm today. Land and water traffic waa tied up or handicapped, farm lands flooded, highway passes In the Cascade moun tains clogged with snow and base ments In various cities flooded by (Continued on Page Four) NFW YORK. Dec. 7. (AP) James A. Emery, general counsel for the Nstlonal Association of Manufac turers, declared today that "we will never surrender rugged Individualism for ragged collectivism." Emery spoke at the association's annual convention. Wlllford I. King, Columbia profes sor of economics, In a criticism of NRA, aald. "If the object Is to make work and diminish production." he said, "why not subsidize the boll weevil, destroy our Irrigation works and set fire to our cities? Why not assure the per manence of the policy by cutting off the right arm of each child at birth I" 4 DIES By STROKE James Ricks, caretaker of the county fairgrounds, died at his home there1 early Wednesday morning of paralytic stroke. He was born In Lin coln county, Mliwourl. September 17. Ifl.V), and crossed the plains with his parents from Missouri when a bov of six years, to the Sacramento valley In California. He married Flora MeOhe t Roseburg. Oregon Janu ary 23. 1B09. One son. Walter Ricks, wss born to the union. Mr. Rtrks Is survived by his wife and aon and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral home Friday at 3:30 P. m.. Rev. L. F. Belknap officiating interment la Jacksonville cemetery. LEGISLATORS I0LD TO AND ACT ON BILLS Sixty Hours Left of Extra Session and No Major Matters Yet Passed Committees Act As Brake SALEM. Her. 7. (AP) Tha whole as pert of liquor control Iff! t sin tlon In the special session was altered this afternoon when Senator Allan llynon member of the senate committee of alcoholic affairs, was advised verbally pf an opinion by Attorney General Van Winkle that the home rule amendment to the state consti tution is revived by repeal of the prohibition amendment, and that the Knox bill embodying s plan or exclusive state liquor stores was unconstitutional. Senate and house leaders when advised of the opinion comment ed to the etrert that the altered situation might easily operate to prolong the session through at least another week. Salem, Dec. 7. (AP) Tho sales tax bill for school relief, now being prepared,' will be brought out on the floor of the house later today and be considered tomorrow, It was defin itely ascertained from the commit tee on taxation and revenue. SALEM, Deo. 7. (AP) Committee of the house and senate of the Ore gon legislature which had before them the Important liquor control and tax measures, were sent Into meeting during the aesslons of the assembly today to complete reports for action before recess tonight. With 60 hours remaining of the special session, and not one of the major matter for which the extra ordinary assembly waa called yet passed, Speaker Earl Sncll and Presi dent Fred Kiddle demanded the groups got definite action in an ef fort to eliminate a Jam Saturday night. In the meantime the houses started to work on leaser measures on the calendars. Committees Prodded At 'the opening of the house ses sion. Snell requested the taxation and revenue and the assessment and tax ation committees of the house to get onto the floors today tholr measures for school relief and for collection of delinquent taxes. He declared he did not care what kind of a bill was- brought out for school relief, nor what action the house takes, but the committees must bring In some bill Immediately. The taxation and revenue cKntntt- teo waa working on the m noosed sales tax which woulo perhaps come in tne form of an amended mil to the measure already introduced by Representative Arthur McPhllllps. The speaker surrendered hie place on the (Continued on Page Plie) T LAUDS SALES TAX Another ex-Modfordlte now llvlnf n California Is an ardent booster for the sales tax In that state. He la Wm. L. Handy, who several yeara ago waa a member oi the contracting firm of Handy St Drew In this city. A carpenter by trade, Mr. Handy now Uvea at 234 North Las Robles, Pasa cena, but still owns several city lots In Medford. In writing to a friend here Mr. Handy expresses the wish that Ore gon would follow California's example and relieve the property owner by nn equitable sales tax. "It works ell down here," he writes, and If Otegon would adopt It, It would oe easier for me to pay my taxes up there.' WILL- ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 6. Talk about the "noblo experiment." The noble exper iment id just Blurting. Every stnto is in doubt as to how their liquor will be handle J. Say, it's not how the state will handle its liquor, it's how the folks will handle theirs. States arc going to have scandal over the sale of it and politicians will fight over the taxes of it, but anyhow the first week will be the hardest. Yours, , SiiUMtasLtaalUIftll
