edford Mail
TwentV-eidith Year
MEDFORD, OREGOX, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933.
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The Weather
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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"
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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
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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